1And it came to pass, when Jabin king of
Hazor had heard those
things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon,
and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of
Achshaph,
2And to the kings that were on
the north of the mountains, and of the plains south
of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders
of Dor on the west,
3And
to the Canaanite on the east and on the west,
and to the
Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the
Jebusite in the mountains, and to the
Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
4And they went out, they and all their hosts
with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon
the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots
very many.
5And when all these kings were met together,
they came and pitched together at the waters of
Merom, to fight against Israel.
6And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid
because of them: for to morrow about this time will
I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou
shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots
with fire.
7So Joshua came, and all the people of war
with him, against them by the waters of Merom
suddenly; and they fell upon them.
8And the LORD delivered them into the hand of
Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great
Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley
of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they
left them none remaining.
9And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade
him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their
chariots with fire.
10And Joshua at that time turned back, and
took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the
sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all
those kingdoms.
11And they smote all the souls that were therein
with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them:
there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt
Hazor with fire.
12And all the cities of those kings, and all
the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them
with the edge of the sword, and he
utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the
LORD commanded.
13But as
for the cities that stood still in their
strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor
only; that did
Joshua burn.
14And all the spoil of these cities, and the
cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto
themselves; but every man they smote with the edge
of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither
left they any to breathe.
15As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so
did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left
nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.
16So Joshua took all that land, the hills,
and all the south country, and all the land of
Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the
mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
17Even from
the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto
Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon:
and all their kings he took, and smote them, and
slew them.
18Joshua made war a long time with all those
kings.
19There was not a city that made peace with
the children of Israel, save the Hivites the
inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they
took in battle.
20For it was of the LORD to harden their
hearts, that they should come against Israel in
battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that
they might have no favour, but that he might destroy
them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
21And at that time came Joshua, and cut off
the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from
Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of
Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua
destroyed them utterly with their cities.
22There was none of the Anakims left in the
land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in
Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
23So Joshua took the whole land, according to
all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave
it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their
divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from
war.