Jos 11 | ABEn | STEP | And when [ 4 heard 1 Jabin 2 king 3 of Hazor], he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to king Shimron, and to king Achshaph,

Joshua 11

CHAPTER 11 Hazor Wages War against Israel

1 And when [⁴heard ¹Jabin ²king ³of Hazor], he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to king Shimron, and to king Achshaph, 2 and to the kings of the places by [³Sidon ¹the ²great], unto the mountainous area, and unto the wilderness before Chinneroth, and the plain, and unto Napedor, 3 and to the ones on the coast -- the Canaanites from the east, and to the ones on the coast -- the Amorites, and the Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites, the ones in the mountain, and the Hivites under Hermon unto the land of Mizpeh. 4 And they came forth, they and their kings with them, [²people ¹a vast] as the sand which is by the edge of the sea in multitude, and horses, and [³chariots ²many ¹very]. 5 And [³united ¹all ²these kings], and came and camped together by the water of Merom to wage war against Israel. 6 And the lord said to Joshua, You should not fear from their face, for tomorrow at this hour I will deliver all of them being putting to flight before the sons Israel. Their horses you shall hamstring, and their chariots you shall incinerate by fire. 7 And Joshua came, and all the [²people ¹warrior] with him, against them at the water of Merom, suddenly. And they fell against them in the mountainous area. 8 And [²delivered ³them ¹the lord] under the hands of Israel. And beating them they pursued them unto [³Sidon ¹the ²great], and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the plains of Mizpeh and eastwards. And they slew them until the not being left behind of them one surviving. 9 And [²did ³to them ¹Joshua] in so far as [²gave charge ³to him ¹the lord]. [²their horses ¹He hamstrung], and [²their chariots ¹he burned] by fire. 10 And Joshua returned in that time, and overtook Hazor; and her king he killed by the broadsword. [³was ¹And ²Hazor] formerly ruling all these kingdoms. 11 And he killed everyone breathing in it by the mouth of the sword, and he utterly destroyed all, and there was not left behind in it one breathing. And Hazor they burned by fire. 12 And all the cities of these kingdoms, and all their kings, Joshua took and did away with them by the mouth of the sword. And he utterly destroyed them in which manner [⁵ordered ¹Moses ²the ³servant ⁴of the lord]. 13 But all the cities being fortified by a mound of them [²did not ³burn ¹Israel]. Except [³Hazor ⁴only ²burned ¹Joshua]. 14 And all her spoils, and the cattle, [⁴despoiled ⁵for themselves ¹the ²sons ³of Israel]. [³of them ¹And ²all] they utterly destroyed by the mouth of the sword; and he destroyed them, they did not leave behind of them one breathing. 15 In which manner the lord gave orders to Moses, to his servant, likewise Moses gave charge to Joshua, and thus Joshua did; he did not violate anything of all which [²gave orders ³to him ¹Moses].

Further Conquests of Joshua

16 And Joshua took all this land -- the mountainous area, and the whole land of Negev, and all the land of Goshen, and the plain, and the land towards the west, and the mountain of Israel, and the low lands, the ones towards the mountain; 17 from mount Halak, and the ascent into Seir, and unto Baal-gad, and the plain of Lebanon under mount Hermon. And [²all ³their kings ¹he took], and he did away with them, and killed them. 18 And [²days ¹for many] Joshua made [²against ³all ⁴these kings ¹war]. 19 And there was not a city which he did not deliver over to the sons of Israel, except the Hivite dwelling in Gibeon. He took all by war. 20 For it was by the lord to become strong of their heart to meet for war against Israel, that they should be utterly destroyed; so that no [²should be given ³to them ¹mercy], but that they should be utterly destroyed in which manner the lord told to Moses. 21 And Joshua came in that time and utterly destroyed the Anakim from out of the mountainous area, from Hebron and from Debir, and from Anab, and from every mountain of Judah, and from every mountain of Israel with their cities. And [²utterly destroyed ³them ¹Joshua]. 22 He did not leave of the Anakim from the sons of Israel, but except for in Gaza, and in Gath, and in Ashdod, some were left. 23 And Joshua took all the land, as far as the lord gave charge to Moses. And [²gave ³them ¹Joshua] by inheritance to Israel in their distribution according to their tribes. And the land rested from waging war.