12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
12 When they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
12 When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
12 They told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor.
12 And they reported to Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor.
12 When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 4:12
Commentary on Judges 4:10-16.
(Read Judges 4:10-16.)
Siser's confidence was chiefly in his chariots. But if we have ground to hope that God goes before us, we may go on with courage and cheerfulness. Be not dismayed at the difficulties thou meetest with in resisting Satan, in serving God, or suffering for him; for is not the Lord gone before thee? Follow him then fully. Barak went down, though upon the plain the iron chariots would have advantage against him: he quitted the mountain in dependence on the Divine power; for in the Lord alone is the salvation of his people, Jeremiah 3:23. He was not deceived in his confidence. When God goes before us in our spiritual conflicts, we must bestir ourselves; and when, by his grace, he gives us some success against the enemies of our souls, we must improve it by watchfulness and resolution.