Judges 5:26
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Cross-reference
Judges 4:19
Historical context
Judges 4:19 recounts Jael giving Sisera milk before the killing — the narrative background to this poetic description.
Judges 4:21
Parallel
Judges 4:21 provides the prose account of Jael killing Sisera — directly parallel to this poetic version.
1 Samuel 17:49–51
Parallel
1 Samuel 17:49-51 describes a similar victory: a weak person strikes the enemy's head with a weapon — like Jael with a tent peg.
2 Samuel 20:22
Parallel
In 2 Samuel 20:22, another woman delivers Israel by orchestrating the beheading of a rebel — parallels Jael's decisive blow against Sisera.