King James Version
What Does Judges 4:1 Mean?
“And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.”
Context
1
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
2
And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
3
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(1) **Again did evil in the sight of the Lord.**—“They turned their backs, and fell away like their forefathers, starting aside like a broken bow” (Psalm 78:57); see Judges 3:12.
**When Ehud was dead.**—See Judges 3:31.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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