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Judges 4:16

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But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.

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  • Can God stop iron chariots?

    Judges 1:19 says Yahweh was with Judah and gave him the hill country, but he 'could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.' Judges 4:13-16 shows Yahweh routing Sisera and his nine hundred iron chariots without difficulty.

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