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Sisera
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Death & legacy
BibleThe commander of Jabin's army, routed by Barak and killed in his sleep by Jael's tent-peg.
Judges 4:15–21
Where in scripture
JudgesYahweh confused Sisera, all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled away on his feet.
Judges 4:15 — His army routed
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“Then he said to her, Give me now a little water, for I have need of a drink. And opening a skin of milk, she gave him drink, and put the cover over him again. And he said to her, Take your place at the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and says to you, Is there any man here, say, No.” — Judges 4:19-20
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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