Kishon

Kishon is a river named in 5 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Kishon River (high confidence; 1 other proposal below).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Judges

• Judges 4:7
  And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
• Judges 4:13
  And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon.
• Judges 5:21
  The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 18:40
  And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

Psalms

• Psalm 83:9
  Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.