Judges 4:3
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.”Judges 4:3
What Does Judges 4:3 Mean?
Judges 4:3 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 4, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Judges 4:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 107:13“Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.”Judges 1:19“And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.”Psalms 106:44“Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:”Exodus 14:7“And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.”Deuteronomy 20:1“When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”Joshua 17:16“And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.”1 Chronicles 17:10“And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.”Psalms 106:42“Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.”Ecclesiastes 4:1“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”Judges 3:9“And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.”Leviticus 25:14“And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:”Deuteronomy 28:29“And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.”Deuteronomy 28:33“The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:”Deuteronomy 28:47“Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;”Judges 3:15“But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.”Judges 3:31“And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.”Judges 5:8“They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”Judges 10:16“And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.”1 Samuel 7:8“And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”1 Samuel 12:10“And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.”
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