And why did Dan remain1 on ships?
bAsher continued at the seashore,
And stayed by his inlets.
Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.
Then the kings of Canaan fought
In aTaanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
They took no spoils of silver.
That ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon.
O my soul, march on in strength!
| << Judges 5:18 | Judges 5:20 >> |
Judges 5:19-22
describes the scene of battle and the issue. It would seem (Judges 5:19) that Jabin was reinforced by the troops of other Canaanite princes. The battlefield was near Taanach (now Ta'annuk), on a tell or mound in the level plain of Megiddo (now Leijun), on its southwestern extremity, by the left bank of the Kishon.
they took no gain of money—They obtained no plunder.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Judges 5:19:
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