Judges 5:17

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15 And¹ the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
As Issachar, so was Barak
Sent into the valley¹ under his command;
Among the divisions of Reuben
There were great resolves of heart.

16 Why did you sit among the sheepfolds,
To hear the pipings for the flocks?
The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.

17 ^aGilead stayed beyond the Jordan,
And why did Dan remain¹ on ships?
^bAsher continued at the seashore,
And stayed by his inlets.

18 ^aZebulun is a people who jeopardized their lives to the point of death,
Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.

19 “The kings came and fought,
Then the kings of Canaan fought
In ^aTaanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
They took no spoils of silver.

20 They fought from the heavens;
The stars from their courses fought against Sisera.

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Barnes' Notes

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Judges 5:17

The land of Gilead, on the east of Jordan, was divided between Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh, who are both comprehended here. Joppa was in the territory of Dan Joshua 19:46, and was in later times the sea-port for Jerusalem.

His breaches - Rather havens; i. e. the creeks and bays and river-months by which their coast was broken. Joshua 19:29.

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