16 Why did you stay among the sheep pensd v

to hear the whistling for the flocks?w

In the districts of Reuben

there was much searching of heart.

17 Gileadx stayed beyond the Jordan.

And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?

Ashery remained on the coastz

and stayed in his coves.

18 The people of Zebuluna risked their very lives;

so did Naphtalib on the terraced fields.c

19 “Kings camed, they fought,

the kings of Canaan fought.

At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,e

they took no plunder of silver.f

20 From the heavensg the stars fought,

from their courses they fought against Sisera.

21 The river Kishonh swept them away,

the age-old river, the river Kishon.

March on, my soul; be strong!i

22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves—

galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.j

23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.

‘Curse its people bitterly,

because they did not come to help the Lord,

to help the Lord against the mighty.’