Discovery BoxJudges 4:3 
Context4:3 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera 1 had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, 2 and he cruelly 3 oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
Judges 4:15
Context4:15 The Lord routed 4 Sisera, all his chariotry, and all his army with the edge of the sword. 5 Sisera jumped out of 6 his chariot and ran away on foot.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 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.
3 tn Heb “with strength.”
4 tn Or “caused to panic.”
5 tn The Hebrew text also includes the phrase “before Barak.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Heb “got down from.”
