Joshua · Majority Standard Bible
Joshua 11 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;
1 When Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,
2 to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
2 and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,
3 to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
3 to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
4 So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
4 They went out, they and all their armies with them, many people, even as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots.
5 All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
5 All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
6 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
6 Yahweh said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid because of them; for tomorrow at this time, I will deliver them up all slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
7 So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,
7 So Joshua came suddenly, with all the warriors, against them by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.
8 and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
8 Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them, and chased them to great Sidon, and to Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpah eastward. They struck them until they left them no one remaining.
9 Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
9 Joshua did to them as Yahweh told him. He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
10 At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
10 Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor used to be the head of all those kingdoms.
11 The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.
11 They struck all the souls who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was no one left who breathed. He burned Hazor with fire.
12 Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.
12 Joshua captured all the cities of those kings, with their kings, and he struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded.
13 Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
13 But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only. Joshua burned that.
14 The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.
14 The children of Israel took all the plunder of these cities, with the livestock, as plunder for themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They didn’t leave any who breathed.
15 As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.
15 As Yahweh commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua. Joshua did so. He left nothing undone of all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
16 So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills,
16 So Joshua captured all that land, the hill country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel, and the lowland of the same,
17 from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.
17 from Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir, even to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them, and put them to death.
18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long period of time.
18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
19 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.
19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took all in battle.
20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.
20 For it was of Yahweh to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
21 At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
21 Joshua came at that time, and cut 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 utterly destroyed them with their cities.
22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
22 There were none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel. Only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.
23 So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land had 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)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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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