Judg 4:3 | NET2full | STEP | The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord because Sisera had 900 chariots with iron -rimmed wheels, and he cruelly oppressed the Israelites for 20 years .

Judges 4:3

3 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord because Sisera ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} had 900 chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, ^{▼▼tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.} and he cruelly ^{▼▼tn Heb “with strength.”} oppressed the Israelites for 20 years.