Judges 1:19

1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered ¹  the hill country, but they could not ²  conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. ³ 

Judges 4:3

4:3 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera ⁴  had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, ⁵  and he cruelly ⁶  oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

Judges 4:7

4:7 I will bring Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to you at the Kishon River, along with his chariots and huge army. ⁷  I will hand him over to you.”

Judges 4:13

4:13 he ⁸  ordered ⁹  all his chariotry – nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels – and all the troops he had with him to go from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the River Kishon.

Judges 4:16

4:16 Now Barak chased the chariots and the army all the way to Harosheth Haggoyim. Sisera’s whole army died ¹⁰  by the edge of the sword; not even one survived! ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

² tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

³ tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

⁶ tn Heb “with strength.”

⁷ tn Heb “horde”; “multitude.”

⁸ tn Heb “Sisera.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁹ tn Or “summoned.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “fell.”

¹¹ tn Heb “was left.”