Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
But Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, who was married to Heber the Kenite. He went there because King Jabin of Hazor had a peace treaty with Heber's family.
The writer is showing how Sisera, the defeated military commander, fled to what he thought was a safe place because of a political alliance.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, the Israelites were under oppression from King Jabin of Hazor and his commander Sisera during a period of cycles of sin and deliverance in ancient Israel. After a decisive battle where the Israelites, led by the prophetess Deborah and military leader Barak, defeated Sisera's army, Sisera fled on foot seeking refuge in what he thought was a safe location. He went to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was a peace treaty between Jabin and Heber's family, reflecting the complex alliances among nomadic groups in that era.
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