f With great Terror and Noiſe, as the word ſignahes, Exod. . 14. ' 24. Jof. 10. 10 1 Sam. 10. moſt probably with Thunder and Light-
ning, and Hail-ſtones, or other ſuch Inſtruments of Deſtrutt'- on pouredupon them from Heaven, as 1s ſufficiently implied, Juag» 5. 20. g (i.e. ) By the Sword of Barak and his Army, whoſe Mi- riſtry Ged uſed ; bur fo, chat they had littleelſe to dog butto kijl thoſe whom God by more powerful Arms had put to flight. þ That he might flee away more ſecretly and ſecurely in the quality of 2 common Souldier, whereas his Chariot would have expoſed him ro more obſervation and hazard. :
16 But Barak purſued after the chariots, and after the hoſt unto Haroſheth of the Gentiles, and all the hoſt of Siſera fell upon the edge of the ſword, and there was not + a man left z.
; To wit, in the Field ; for there were ſome who fled away, as Siſera did. ro :
17 Howbeit Siſera fled away on his feet to the tenc 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.
þ For Women had th=ir Tents apart from their Husbands, Ger. 24. 67. and 31- 33: And here he thoughr to lurk more ;ecurely than in her Husbands Tent. / Not a Leagueor Covenant of Friendſhip, which they were forbidden to make wth that curied people, but on- ly a Ceſſation of Hoſtilities, which be afforded them becauſethey were a peaceable peop'e, abhorring War, and wholly minding paſturage, and were not 1ſraelites, wich whom his principal Quarrel was ; and eſpecially by Gods over-rvling d1ipoſal of his heart ro favour them who were careful to keep themſelves uncorrupted with Jraels Sins, and therefore are pielerved from their Plagues.
18 © Ard Jaei went out to meet Siſera, and ſaid un- to him, Turn in my lord, turn in to me, fear not . And when he had turned in uno her, into the tent, | Or, yg (he covered him with a || mantle. or blanket, 1 This was 2 promiſe of S=curiry, ard therefore ſhe cannot be
excuſed from Diſſimu/ation and Treachery in the manner, though the ſubſtance of her a& was lawful! and worthy. 19 And he ſaid unto her, Give me, | pray thee, a little
* Chap. Water to drink, for I am thirſty. And jhe opened *a bot-
5. 25, tle of milk, and gave him drink», and covered him 0.
n Either becauſe ſhe had not water in her Tent, and prerended fe-r of Diſcovery, or ſome inconveniencie ifſhe went out to fetch ir ; or, as a ſtymificaticn of grearer reſpeCt ; or as a likely mean to caſt him into a ſleep, which ſhe deſired and deſigned; ro which end, pc fſi- bly ſhe might mix ſomething with it to cauſe ſleep, which ſhe could not ſo conveniently have done with water. o Upon pretence of hiding him, but really to diſpoſe him to ſleep.
20 Again he ſaid unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it ſhall be when any man doth come, and enquire of thee, and fay, Is there any man here? that
- thou ſhalt ſay, No.
þ He ſpeaks imperiouſly to her ; bur it is obſervable, that ſhe gives him "y promiſe to do fo, nor makes himany Anſwer; pofſi- tly becauſe though ſhe knew her deſign upon him was warrantable IP * yet ſhe had proceeded too far inuling Diilimulation therein. - Keys ma. —_ who _ wr Pies OS 0, for ra-
21 Then Jae, Hebers wife, took anail of he reneg, | Ek Verree wit uprovis and they Eres þ fad,
{Heb-pur and | took an hammer in her hand, and went ſoftly : 'eq by them to 17a:l- d Chiefly Zebulun and Naphrali, below, Verſe unro him, and {mote the nail into his tempies y, and . 18: and 4: 6: and 6thers hereafter mentioned. e When neither De-
faſtened ir into the ground: ( for he was fait aſleep, : 9” —_ - | oogghes compel them.
and weary ) fo he dieds 3 Licar, WYCKINSS, give car, O ye princes f* Il
q Wherewith they uſed to faten the Tent, which conſequently | ©V*7 I will fing 'uato the LORD, I will ling praiſe to was long and ſharp, being headed with Iron; Theſe Weapons ſhe | the Lord GOD of {ſrae] F- I chuſeth, either, 1 Becauſe ſhe had no vecrer Weapens at hand, this; f You eſpecially that live nearto 7-ae!, and have evil minds 2nd being only the Womans Tent, where Arms ute nor (© be kepr, 2nd ; defigns againſt Jael, know this for your inſtruftion, and caution, theſe peop'e beiug wholly ven ro Peace, and negiigent of War; ; and terror too, if you ſhall preijume to moleſt chem. s Who, as Or Siſera havin; difarmed them b<fore this time. Or, \>. Bucauls ! you lee by this plain Inſtance, is both able and 5efolved ro defend ſhe bad mo's $Kiil 1n the hana!ing ofrheſe, than crher Weipons, | them from all their Enemies.
_ won accuſtomed tov faitcu the Tens herewith. Or, 3. Be- 4 LORD, * when thou wenteſt out of Seir, when
cauſe this was very proper for his pretent poſtur:, and which the A. : * .
knew would be <ffe&:a'. r Weg che 1ofreft part of the Sku!l, thou —_— chedit our of che held of Edom þ, * the earth * Det.
and ſooneſt peirced. This mighr ſcem avery bolu art-mp:r ; but it | * rrembied, and the heavens dropped ; the clouds allo 2J- 2
dropped watter &.
mult be confidered, that ſhe was encouraged to it, purt'y by obler- 4 *PC 03.8. h Seir and Edom are the ſame plac? ; and theſe two exprefſions note