After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-haggoyim. Sisera, who had 900 chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help.
Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time. She would sit under the Palm of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Epharim, and the Israelites would go to see her for judgement. One day, she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in teh land of Naphtali. She said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: Call our 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. And I will call our Sisera, commander of Jabin’s army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over them.”
Babak told her, “I will go, but only if you go with me.”
“Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the Lord’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” (vv. 1-9, NLT)
Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day the Lord will give you victory over Sisera, for the Lord is marching ahead of you.” So Barak led his 10,000 warriors down the slopes of Mount Tabor into battle. When Barak attacked, the Lord threw Sisera and all his chariots into a panic. Sisera leaped down from his chariot and escaped on foot. Barak chased the chariots and the enemy all the way to Harosheth-haggoyim, killing all of Sisera’s warriors. No a single one was left alive. (vv. 14-16, NLT)