On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
Parallel translations
- WEB So God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel on that day.
- KJV So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
- NKJV So on that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan in the presence of the children of Israel.
- NASB So God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan on that day before the sons of Israel.
- NLT So on that day Israel saw God defeat Jabin, the Canaanite king.
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Quick answer
God subdues Jabin, king of Canaan, before Israel that day.
Overview
The decisive subduing of Jabin is credited directly to God. The deliverance, accomplished through Deborah, Barak, and Jael, is fundamentally the Lord's work. Israel's enemy is broken not by superior force but by divine intervention on behalf of His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 18:47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
- Neh 9:24So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.
- Ps 18:39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
- Ps 81:14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
- Ps 47:3He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
- 1 Chr 22:18“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
- 1 Cor 15:28And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.
- Heb 11:33who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
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