Jos 11:1-9 | ESV | STEP | When Jabin , king of Hazor , heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon , and to the king of Shimron , and to the king of Achshaph ,

Joshua 11:1-9

Conquests in Northern Canaan

1 When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard of this, he ^asent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the ^bArabah south of ^cChinneroth, and in the lowland, and ^din Naphoth-dor on the ^ewest, 3 to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the ^fJebusites in the hill country, and the ^gHivites under ^hHermon in the land of ⁱMizpah. 4 And they came out with all their troops, a great horde, in number ^jlike the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. 5 And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

6 And the Lord said to Joshua, ^k“Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall ^lhamstring their horses and burn their ^mchariots with fire.” 7 So Joshua and all his warriors came ⁿsuddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them. 8 And the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them and chased them as far as ^oGreat Sidon and ^pMisrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of ^qMizpeh. And they struck them until he left none remaining. 9 And Joshua did to them ^rjust as the Lord said to him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.