“And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.”
Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and had oppressed the Israelites cruelly for twenty years. — The supplication phase indicates Israel's desperate cry for deliverance from 'nine hundred chariots of iron' (תְשַׁע־מְאוֹת רְכַב בַּרְזֶל), recalling the iron chariot obstacle encountered in 1:19. The twenty-year duration indicates extended servitude, suggesting growing severity as the Judges cycle progressed. The characterization 'oppressed... cruelly' emphasizes the harshness of Canaanite domination.
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