Judges 9:53

9:53 a woman threw an upper millstone ¹  down on his ²  head and shattered his skull.

Judges 1:19

1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered ³  the hill country, but they could not ⁴  conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. ⁵ 

Judges 4:3

4:3 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera ⁶  had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, ⁷  and he cruelly ⁸  oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

Judges 4:13

4:13 he ⁹  ordered ¹⁰  all his chariotry – nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels – and all the troops he had with him to go from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the River Kishon.

[9:53]  ¹ sn A hand mill consisted of an upper stone and larger lower stone. One would turn the upper stone with a handle to grind the grain, which was placed between the stones. An upper millstone, which was typically about two inches thick and a foot or so in diameter, probably weighed 25-30 pounds (11.4-13.6 kg). See G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 268; C. F. Burney, Judges, 288.

[9:53]  ² tn Heb “Abimelech’s.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “his” in the translation in keeping with conventions of English narrative style.

[1:19]  ³ tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

[1:19]  ⁴ tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

[1:19]  ⁵ 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.

[4:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ⁶ 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.

[4:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “with strength.”

[4:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “Sisera.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[4:13]  ⁸ tn Or “summoned.”