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Chapter 11 |
| 1 | And 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,
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| 2 | And 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, |
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And 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. |
| 4 | And 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. |
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And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at
the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. |
| 6 | And 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. |
| 7 | So Joshua came, and all the
people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they
fell upon them. |
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8 | And 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. |
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9 | And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he
houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. |
| 10 | And
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.
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| 11 | And 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. |
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12 | And 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.
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| 13 | But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned
none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. |
| 14 | And 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. |
| 15 | As 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. |
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So 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; |
| 17 | Even 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. |
| 18 | Joshua made
war a long time with all those kings. |
| 19 | There 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. |
| 20 | For 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 favor, but that he
might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 21 | And 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.
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| 22 | There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of
Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. |
| 23 | So
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. |
