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Judges 4:21

Judges 4:21
Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a nail of the tent,.... When she perceived he was fast asleep, and it being now put into…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

If we can overlook the treachery and violence which belonged to the morals of the age and country, and bear in mind…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 4:17-24

We have seen the army of the Canaanites totally routed. It is said (Psa 83:9, Psa 83:10, where the defeat of this army…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

a tent-pin a wooden peg, used for fastening the ropes, and driven in with the mallet, both of them instruments which…