1 And it came to pass, when Jabin * h2985 king * h4428 of Hazor * h2674 had heard * h8085 h8800 those things , that he sent * h7971 h8799 to Jobab * h3103 king * h4428 of Madon * h4068, and to the king * h4428 of Shimron * h8110, and to the king * h4428 of Achshaph * h407,
2 And to the kings * h4428 that were on the north * h6828 of the mountains * h2022, and of the plains * h6160 south * h5045 of Chinneroth * h3672, and in the valley * h8219, and in the borders * h5299 of Dor * h1756 on the west * h3220,
3 And to the Canaanite * h3669 on the east * h4217 and on the west * h3220, and to the Amorite * h567, and the Hittite * h2850, and the Perizzite * h6522, and the Jebusite * h2983 in the mountains * h2022, and to the Hivite * h2340 under Hermon * h2768 in the land * h776 of Mizpeh * h4709.
4 And they went out * h3318 h8799, they and all their hosts * h4264 with them, much * h7227 people * h5971, even as the sand * h2344 that is upon the sea * h3220 shore * h8193 in multitude * h7230, with horses * h5483 and chariots * h7393 very * h3966 many * h7227.
5 And when all these kings * h4428 were met together * h3259 h8735, they came * h935 h8799 and pitched * h2583 h8799 together * h3162 at the waters * h4325 of Merom * h4792, to fight * h3898 h8736 against Israel * h3478. met...: Heb. assembled by appointment
6 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Joshua * h3091, Be not afraid * h3372 h8799 because * h6440 of them: for to morrow * h4279 about this time * h6256 will I deliver them up * h5414 h8802 all slain * h2491 before * h6440 Israel * h3478: thou shalt hough * h6131 h8762 their horses * h5483, and burn * h8313 h8799 their chariots * h4818 with fire * h784.
7 So Joshua * h3091 came * h935 h8799, and all the people * h5971 of war * h4421 with him, against them by the waters * h4325 of Merom * h4792 suddenly * h6597; and they fell upon * h5307 h8799 them.
8 And the LORD * h3068 delivered * h5414 h8799 them into the hand * h3027 of Israel * h3478, who smote * h5221 h8686 them, and chased * h7291 h8799 them unto great * h7227 Zidon * h6721, and unto Misrephothmaim * h4956, and unto the valley * h1237 of Mizpeh * h4708 eastward * h4217; and they smote * h5221 h8686 them, until they left * h7604 h8689 them none remaining * h8300. great Zidon: or, Zidonrabbah Misrephothmaim: or, Salt pits: Heb. Burnings of waters
9 And Joshua * h3091 did * h6213 h8799 unto them as the LORD * h3068 bade * h559 h8804 him: he houghed * h6131 h8765 their horses * h5483, and burnt * h8313 h8804 their chariots * h4818 with fire * h784.
10 And Joshua * h3091 at that time * h6256 turned back * h7725 h8799, and took * h3920 h8799 Hazor * h2674, and smote * h5221 h8689 the king * h4428 thereof with the sword * h2719: for Hazor * h2674 beforetime * h6440 was the head * h7218 of all those kingdoms * h4467.
11 And they smote * h5221 h8686 all the souls * h5315 that were therein with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, utterly destroying * h2763 h8687 them : there was not any left * h3498 h8738 to breathe * h5397: and he burnt * h8313 h8804 Hazor * h2674 with fire * h784. any...: Heb. any breath
12 And all the cities * h5892 of those kings * h4428, and all the kings * h4428 of them, did Joshua * h3091 take * h3920 h8804, and smote * h5221 h8686 them with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, and he utterly destroyed * h2763 h8689 them, as Moses * h4872 the servant * h5650 of the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765.
13 But as for the cities * h5892 that stood * h5975 h8802 still in their strength * h8510, Israel * h3478 burned * h8313 h8804 none of them, save * h2108 Hazor * h2674 only; that did Joshua * h3091 burn * h8313 h8804. in their...: Heb. on their heap
14 And all the spoil * h7998 of these cities * h5892, and the cattle * h929, the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 took for a prey * h962 h8804 unto themselves; but every man * h120 they smote * h5221 h8689 with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, until they had destroyed * h8045 h8687 them, neither left * h7604 h8689 they any to breathe * h5397.
15 As the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 Moses * h4872 his servant * h5650, so did Moses * h4872 command * h6680 h8765 Joshua * h3091, and so did * h6213 h8804 Joshua * h3091; he left * h5493 nothing * h1697 undone * h5493 h8689 of all that the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 Moses * h4872. left...: Heb. removed nothing
16 So Joshua * h3091 took * h3947 h8799 all that land * h776, the hills * h2022, and all the south country * h5045, and all the land * h776 of Goshen * h1657, and the valley * h8219, and the plain * h6160, and the mountain * h2022 of Israel * h3478, and the valley * h8219 of the same;
17 Even from the mount * h2022 Halak * h2510, that goeth up * h5927 h8802 to Seir * h8165, even unto Baalgad * h1171 in the valley * h1237 of Lebanon * h3844 under mount * h2022 Hermon * h2768: and all their kings * h4428 he took * h3920 h8804, and smote * h5221 h8686 them, and slew * h4191 h8686 them. the mount...: or, the smooth mountain
18 Joshua * h3091 made * h6213 h8804 war * h4421 a long * h7227 time * h3117 with all those kings * h4428.
19 There was not a city * h5892 that made peace * h7999 h8689 with the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, save the Hivites * h2340 the inhabitants * h3427 h8802 of Gibeon * h1391: all other they took * h3947 h8804 in battle * h4421.
20 For it was of the LORD * h3068 to harden * h2388 h8763 their hearts * h3820, that they should come against * h7125 h8800 Israel * h3478 in battle * h4421, that he might destroy them utterly * h2763 h8687, and that they might have no favour * h8467, but that he might destroy * h8045 h8687 them, as the LORD * h3068 commanded * h6680 h8765 Moses * h4872.
21 And at that time * h6256 came * h935 h8799 Joshua * h3091, and cut off * h3772 h8686 the Anakims * h6062 from the mountains * h2022, from Hebron * h2275, from Debir * h1688, from Anab * h6024, and from all the mountains * h2022 of Judah * h3063, and from all the mountains * h2022 of Israel * h3478: Joshua * h3091 destroyed them utterly * h2763 h8689 with their cities * h5892.
22 There was none of the Anakims * h6062 left * h3498 h8738 in the land * h776 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478: only in Gaza * h5804, in Gath * h1661, and in Ashdod * h795, there remained * h7604 h8738.
23 So Joshua * h3091 took * h3947 h8799 the whole land * h776, according to all that the LORD * h3068 said * h1696 h8765 unto Moses * h4872; and Joshua * h3091 gave * h5414 h8799 it for an inheritance * h5159 unto Israel * h3478 according to their divisions * h4256 by their tribes * h7626. And the land * h776 rested * h8252 h8804 from war * h4421.