John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:24
And the hand of the children of Israel, prospered and prevailed against Jabin, the king of Canaan ,.... They continued their wars with him, in which they were successful: until they had destroyed Jabin, king of Canaan ; took him, and put him to death, and took his cities, and destroyed the inhabitants of them, and so acted more agreeably to the declared will of God, that they should not spare the Canaanites, but destroy them. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 4:17-24
We have seen the army of the Canaanites totally 3434 routed. It is said (Ps. 83:9, 10, where the defeat of this army is pleaded as a precedent for God's doing the like in after times) that they became as dung for the earth. Now here we have, I. The fall of their general, Sisera, captain of the host, in whom, it is likely, Jabin their king put an entire confidence, and therefore was not himself present in the action. Let us trace the steps of this mighty man's fall. 1. He quitted his chariot,... read more