1 And it comes to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor hears, that he sends to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings who [are] on the north in the hill-country, and in the plain south of Chinneroth, and in the low country, and in the elevations of Dor, on the west, 3 [to] the Canaanite on the east, and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the hill-country, and the Hivite under Hermon, in the land of Mizpeh— 4 and they go out, they and all their camps with them, a people numerous, as the sand which [is] on the seashore for multitude, and [with] very many horse and charioteer; 5 and all these kings are met together, and they come and encamp together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel. 6 And YHWH says to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of their presence, for about this time tomorrow I am giving all of them slain before Israel; hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.” 7 And Joshua comes, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom, and they suddenly fall on them; 8 and YHWH gives them into the hand of Israel, and they strike them and pursue them to the great Sidon, and to Misrephoth-Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpeh eastward, and they strike them, until he has not left a remnant to them; 9 and Joshua does to them as YHWH commanded to him; he has hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire. 10 And Joshua turns back at that time, and captures Hazor, and he has struck its king by the sword; for Hazor [was] formerly head of all these kingdoms; 11 and they strike every person who [is] in it by the mouth of the sword; he has devoted—he has not left anyone breathing, and he has burned Hazor with fire; 12 and all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, Joshua has captured, and he strikes them by the mouth of the sword; he devoted them, as Moses, servant of YHWH, commanded. 13 Only, all the cities which are standing by their hill, Israel has not burned them—except Joshua has burned Hazor, only; 14 and all the spoil of these cities, and the livestock, the sons of Israel have spoiled for themselves; only, they have struck every man by the mouth of the sword, until their destroying them; they have not left anyone breathing. 15 As YHWH commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua has done; he has not turned aside a thing of all that YHWH commanded Moses. 16 And Joshua takes all this land: the hill-country, and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the low country, and the plain, even the hill-country of Israel and its low lands, 17 from the Mount of Halak, which is going up [to] Seir, and to Ba‘al-Gad, in the Valley of Lebanon, under Mount Hermon; and he has captured all their kings, and he strikes them, and puts them to death. 18 Joshua has made war with all these kings [for] many days; 19 there has not been a city which made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivite, inhabitants of Gibeon; they have taken the whole in battle; 20 for it has been from YHWH to strengthen their heart, to meet in battle with Israel, in order to devote them, so that they have no grace, but in order to destroy them, as YHWH commanded Moses. 21 And Joshua comes at that time, and cuts off the Anakim from the hill-country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill-country of Judah, and from all the hill-country of Israel; Joshua has devoted them with their cities. 22 There has not been Anakim left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, were they left. 23 And Joshua takes the whole of the land, according to all that YHWH has spoken to Moses, and Joshua gives it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes; and the land has rest from war.
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Jabin
King of Hazor who called the northern kings to join forces at the waters of Merom against Israel, where Joshua defeated them and burned Hazor; Scripture does not say whether he is…
Cited in the guide: Joshua 11:1
Jobab
King of Madon whom Jabin of Hazor summoned to the northern coalition that Joshua defeated at the waters of Merom.
Cited in the guide: Joshua 11:1
Cross references (23)
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- 1 Joshua 11:10; Isaiah 43:5–7; Psalm 2:1–4; Joshua 10:3–4; Judges 4:2
- 2 Judges 1:27; Joshua 12:3; Joshua 17:11; Numbers 34:11; Joshua 12:23
- 3 Judges 3:3; Genesis 31:49; Joshua 18:26; Joshua 15:63; Joshua 13:11
- 4 Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 13:5; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 32:12; 2 Samuel 17:11
- 5 Psalm 118:10–12; Psalm 3:1; Isaiah 8:9; Revelation 16:14
- 6 Joshua 10:8; 2 Samuel 8:4; Joshua 11:9; Judges 20:28; 1 Samuel 11:9
- 7 Joshua 10:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3
- 8 Joshua 13:6; Joshua 19:28; Zechariah 9:2; Genesis 10:15; Joshua 21:44
- 9 Joshua 11:6; Ezekiel 39:9–10
- 10 Joshua 11:1; Judges 4:2
- 11 Joshua 10:40; Deuteronomy 20:16
- 12 Deuteronomy 20:16–17; Deuteronomy 7:2; Numbers 33:50–53; Joshua 10:39–40; Joshua 10:28
- 13 Jeremiah 30:18
- 14 Numbers 31:9; Deuteronomy 20:14; Joshua 8:27; Joshua 10:40; Numbers 31:11–12
- 15 Exodus 34:11–13; Joshua 1:7; Deuteronomy 7:2; Acts 20:20; Deuteronomy 12:32
- 16 Joshua 10:41; Joshua 11:21; Joshua 12:8; Ezekiel 36:8; Joshua 11:2
- 17 Deuteronomy 7:24; Joshua 11:3; Joshua 13:5; Deuteronomy 33:2; Deuteronomy 2:1
- 18 Joshua 11:23; Joshua 14:7–10
- 19 Joshua 9:3–27
- 20 Romans 9:18; Deuteronomy 20:16–17; Exodus 4:21; Deuteronomy 7:16; Deuteronomy 2:30
- 21 Deuteronomy 9:2; Deuteronomy 1:28; Numbers 13:22–23; Joshua 15:13–14; Revelation 6:2
- 22 1 Samuel 17:4; Joshua 15:46; 1 Chronicles 18:1; 1 Samuel 5:1; 2 Samuel 21:16–22
- 23 Joshua 21:44–45; Numbers 26:52–55; Psalm 46:9; Joshua 14:1–15; Exodus 23:27–31
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