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Jabin

Jabin, a Canaanite king of Hazor, oppressed Israel for twenty years until he was defeated by Deborah and Barak.

The name Jabin means “Jabneh, he that understands; building”

MaleCanaanOld Testament2 books7 verses

Summary

A king in Canaan living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Judges 4:2; only referred to as Jabin (יָבִין).

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Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Jabin without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Judges 4:2
    So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.
  2. Judges 4:3Referred to, not named
    Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
  3. Judges 4:7
    And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
  4. Judges 4:17
    Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
  5. Judges 4:23
    On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
  6. Judges 4:24
    And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.
  7. Psalm 83:9
    Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,