Joshua 11
New American Standard Bible
Northern Canaan Taken
11 Then it came about, when Jabin king of (A)Hazor heard about it, that he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country, and in the (B)Arabah—south of [a]Chinneroth and in the lowland, and on the [b]heights of Dor on the west— 3 to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the hill country, and (C)the Hivite [c]at the foot of (D)Hermon in the land of (E)Mizpeh. 4 Then they came out, they and all their armies with them, (F)as many people as the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. 5 So all of these kings gathered together, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
6 Yet the Lord said to Joshua, “(G)Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow at this time I am going to turn all of them over to Israel as good as dead; you shall (H)hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.” 7 So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and attacked them. 8 And the Lord handed them over to Israel, so that they [d]defeated them, and pursued them as far as Great Sidon, and (I)Misrephoth-maim, and the Valley of (J)Mizpeh to the east; and they struck them until no survivor was left to them. 9 And Joshua did to them just as the Lord had told him; he (K)hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
10 Then Joshua turned back at that time and captured (L)Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor previously was the head of all these kingdoms. 11 (M)They struck every person who was in it with the edge of the sword, [e]utterly destroying them; there was no one left who breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire. 12 Joshua captured all the cities of these kings, and all their kings; and he struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed them, just (N)as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. 13 However, Israel did not burn any cities that stood on their mounds, except Hazor alone, which Joshua burned. 14 And (O)all the spoils of these cities and the cattle, the sons of Israel took as their plunder; but they struck every person with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They left no one breathing. 15 Just as the Lord had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
16 So Joshua took all that land: (P)the hill country and all the [f]Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, (Q)the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowland 17 from (R)Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir, even as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon [g]at the foot of Mount Hermon. And he captured (S)all their kings, and struck them and put them to death. 18 Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings. 19 There was not a city which made peace with the sons of Israel except (T)the Hivites living in Gibeon; they took them all in battle. 20 (U)For it was of the Lord to [h]harden their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might (V)utterly destroy them, that they might [i]receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 Then Joshua came at that time and eliminated (W)the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and all the hill country of Israel. Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 There were no Anakim left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, (X)Gath, and (Y)Ashdod some remained. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, in accordance with everything that the Lord had spoken to Moses; and (Z)Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. (AA)So the land was at rest from war.
Footnotes
- Joshua 11:2 I.e., Sea of Galilee
- Joshua 11:2 Or Naphoth-dor
- Joshua 11:3 Lit under
- Joshua 11:8 Lit struck
- Joshua 11:11 Lit putting them under the ban, and so throughout the ch
- Joshua 11:16 I.e., South country
- Joshua 11:17 Lit under
- Joshua 11:20 Lit make strong
- Joshua 11:20 Lit have
Josué 11
La Biblia de las Américas
Derrota de Jabín y sus aliados
11 Y aconteció que cuando se enteró Jabín, rey de Hazor(A), envió mensajeros a Jobab, rey de Madón, al rey de Simrón, al rey de Acsaf, 2 y a los reyes que estaban al norte en la región montañosa, en el Arabá al sur de Cineret[a](B), y en las tierras bajas y en las alturas de Dor[b] al occidente; 3 al cananeo que estaba al oriente y al occidente, al amorreo, al hitita, al ferezeo y al jebuseo en la región montañosa, y al heveo(C) al pie[c] del Hermón(D) en la tierra de Mizpa(E). 4 Y salieron ellos, y todos sus ejércitos con ellos, tanta gente como la arena que está a la orilla del mar(F), con muchísimos caballos y carros. 5 Así que todos estos reyes, habiendo acordado unirse, vinieron y acamparon juntos cerca de las aguas de Merom para pelear contra Israel.
6 Entonces dijo el Señor a Josué: No temas a causa de ellos, porque mañana a esta hora yo entregaré a todos ellos muertos delante de Israel(G); desjarretarás sus caballos(H) y quemarás sus carros a fuego. 7 Y Josué, y toda la gente de guerra con él, vino de repente sobre ellos junto a las aguas de Merom, y los atacó. 8 Y el Señor los entregó en manos de Israel, los derrotaron[d] y los persiguieron hasta Sidón la grande, hasta Misrefot-maim(I) y hasta el valle de Mizpa(J) al oriente; los hirieron hasta que no les quedó sobreviviente alguno. 9 Y Josué hizo con ellos como el Señor le había mandado: desjarretó sus caballos y quemó sus carros a fuego(K).
10 Por ese mismo tiempo Josué volvió y se apoderó de Hazor(L) e hirió a espada a su rey; porque Hazor antes había sido cabeza de todos estos reinos. 11 E hirieron a filo de espada a todas las personas[e] que había en ella, destruyéndolas por completo[f]; no quedó nadie con vida[g](M), y a Hazor le prendió fuego. 12 Y tomó Josué todas las ciudades de estos reyes, y a todos sus reyes los hirió a filo de espada y los destruyó por completo; tal como Moisés, siervo del Señor, había ordenado(N). 13 Sin embargo, Israel no quemó ninguna de las ciudades que estaban sobre sus colinas, con la única excepción de Hazor, la cual Josué quemó. 14 Y los hijos de Israel tomaron como botín todos los despojos de estas ciudades y el ganado(O); mas a los hombres hirieron a filo de espada hasta destruirlos. No dejaron a ninguno con vida[h]. 15 Tal como el Señor había ordenado a Moisés su siervo, así Moisés lo ordenó a Josué, y así Josué lo hizo; no dejó de hacer nada de todo lo que el Señor había ordenado a Moisés.
Josué toma posesión de toda la tierra
16 Tomó, pues, Josué toda aquella tierra: la región montañosa, todo el Neguev[i], toda la tierra de Gosén(P), las tierras bajas, el Arabá, la región montañosa de Israel y sus tierras bajas(Q), 17 desde el monte de Halac, que se levanta hacia Seir, hasta Baal-gad en el valle del Líbano(R), al pie[j] del monte Hermón. Capturó a todos sus reyes, los hirió y los mató(S). 18 Por mucho tiempo Josué estuvo en guerra con todos estos reyes. 19 No hubo ciudad que hiciera paz con los hijos de Israel, excepto los heveos que vivían en Gabaón(T); de todas se apoderaron por la fuerza[k]. 20 Porque fue la intención del Señor endurecer[l] el corazón de ellos, para que se enfrentaran en batalla con Israel, a fin de que fueran destruidos por completo(U), sin que tuviera piedad de ellos y[m] los exterminara, tal como el Señor había ordenado a Moisés(V).
21 Y por aquel tiempo Josué fue y destruyó a los anaceos(W) de la región montañosa, de Hebrón, de Debir, de Anab, de toda la región montañosa de Judá y de toda la región montañosa de Israel. Josué los destruyó por completo con sus ciudades. 22 No quedaron anaceos en la tierra de los hijos de Israel; solo quedaron algunos en Gaza, en Gat(X) y en Asdod(Y). 23 Tomó, pues, Josué toda la tierra de acuerdo con todo lo que el Señor había dicho a Moisés. Y Josué la dio por heredad a Israel(Z) conforme a sus divisiones por sus tribus. Y la tierra descansó de la guerra(AA).
Footnotes
- Josué 11:2 I.e., el mar de Galilea
- Josué 11:2 Heb., Nafot-dor
- Josué 11:3 Lit., debajo
- Josué 11:8 Lit., hirieron
- Josué 11:11 Lit., almas
- Josué 11:11 O, dedicándolos al anatema, y así en el resto del cap.
- Josué 11:11 Lit., que respirara
- Josué 11:14 Lit., que respirara
- Josué 11:16 I.e., región del sur
- Josué 11:17 Lit., debajo
- Josué 11:19 Lit., en batalla
- Josué 11:20 Lit., hacer fuerte
- Josué 11:20 Lit., sino para que
Joshua 11
English Standard Version
Conquests in Northern Canaan
11 When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard of this, he (A)sent 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 (B)Arabah south of (C)Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and (D)in Naphoth-dor on the (E)west, 3 to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the (F)Jebusites in the hill country, and the (G)Hivites under (H)Hermon in the land of (I)Mizpah. 4 And they came out with all their troops, a great horde, in number (J)like 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 (L)hamstring their horses and burn their (M)chariots with fire.” 7 So Joshua and all his warriors came (N)suddenly 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 (O)Great Sidon and (P)Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of (Q)Mizpeh. And they struck them until he left none remaining. 9 And Joshua did to them (R)just as the Lord said to him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
10 And Joshua turned back at that time and captured (S)Hazor and struck its king with the sword, for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms. 11 And they struck with the sword all who were in it, devoting them to destruction;[a] (T)there was none left that breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire. 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua captured, and struck them with the edge of the sword, devoting them to destruction, (U)just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. 13 But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor alone; that Joshua burned. 14 And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the people of Israel took for their plunder. But every person they struck with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any who breathed. 15 (V)Just as the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, (W)so Moses commanded Joshua, (X)and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
16 So Joshua took all that land, (Y)the hill country and all the Negeb and (Z)all the land of Goshen (AA)and the lowland (AB)and the Arabah (AC)and the hill country of Israel and its lowland 17 (AD)from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as (AE)Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon below (AF)Mount Hermon. And he captured (AG)all their kings and struck them and put them to death. 18 Joshua made war (AH)a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel except (AI)the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took them all in battle. 20 For it was the Lord's doing (AJ)to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, (AK)just as the Lord commanded Moses.
21 And Joshua came at that time and cut off (AL)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 devoted them to destruction with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel. Only in Gaza, (AM)in Gath, and in Ashdod did some remain. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, (AN)according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. (AO)And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel (AP)according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.
Footnotes
- Joshua 11:11 That is, setting apart (devoting) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verses 12, 20, 21
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