Joshua 11-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Conquest of Northern Cities
11 When Jabin king of Hazor heard this news, he sent a message to:
Jobab king of Madon,
the kings of Shimron and Achshaph,
2 and the kings of the north in the hill country,
the Arabah south of Chinnereth,(A)
the Judean foothills,[a]
and the Slopes of Dor[b] to the west,
3 the Canaanites in the east and west,
the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites,
and Jebusites in the hill country,
and the Hivites at the foot of Hermon
in the land of Mizpah.(B)
4 They went out with all their armies—a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore—along with a vast number of horses and chariots. 5 All these kings joined forces; they came together and camped at the waters of Merom to attack Israel.(C)
6 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for at this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to be killed before Israel.(D) You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”(E) 7 So Joshua and his whole military force surprised them at the waters of Merom and attacked them. 8 The Lord handed them over to Israel, and they struck them down, pursuing them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and to the east as far as the Valley of Mizpeh.[c](F) They struck them down, leaving no survivors. 9 Joshua treated them as the Lord had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
10 At that time Joshua turned back, captured Hazor, and struck down its king with the sword, because Hazor had formerly been the leader of all these kingdoms. 11 They struck down everyone in it with the sword, completely destroying(G) them; he left no one alive. Then he burned down Hazor.
12 Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and struck them down with the sword. He completely destroyed them, as Moses the Lord’s servant(H) had commanded. 13 However, Israel did not burn any of the cities that stood on their mounds except Hazor, which Joshua burned. 14 The Israelites plundered all the spoils and cattle of these cities for themselves. But they struck down every person with the sword until they had annihilated them, leaving no one alive. 15 Just as the Lord had commanded His servant Moses, Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
Summary of Conquests
16 So Joshua took all this land—the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen,(I) the foothills,[d] the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel with its foothills[e]— 17 from Mount Halak,(J) which ascends to Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.(K) 18 Joshua waged war with all these kings for a long time. 19 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites who inhabited Gibeon;(L) all of them were taken in battle. 20 For it was the Lord’s intention to harden their hearts, so that they would engage Israel in battle, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be annihilated, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 At that time Joshua proceeded to exterminate the Anakim(M) from the hill country—Hebron, Debir, Anab—all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them with their cities. 22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites, except for some remaining in Gaza, Gath,(N) and Ashdod.
23 So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the Lord had told Moses. Joshua then gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. After this, the land had rest from war.(O)
Territory East of the Jordan
12 The Israelites struck down the following kings of the land and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan to the east and from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:(P)
2 Sihon king of the Amorites lived in Heshbon. He ruled over the territory from Aroer(Q) on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, and half of Gilead up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites(R)), 3 the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth[f] to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth(S) and southward[g] below the slopes of Pisgah.(T)
4 Og[h] king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.(U) 5 He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all Bashan up to the Geshurite and Maacathite border, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon, king of Heshbon.(V)
6 Moses the Lord’s servant(W) and the Israelites struck them(X) down. And Moses the Lord’s servant gave their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.(Y)
Territory West of the Jordan
7 Joshua and the Israelites struck down the following kings of the land beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak,(Z) which ascends toward Seir (Joshua gave their land as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their allotments: 8 the hill country, the Judean foothills,[i] the Arabah, the slopes, the desert, and the Negev of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):
9 the king of Jericho(AA) | one |
the king of Ai,(AB) which is next to Bethel | one |
10 the king of Jerusalem(AC) | one |
the king of Hebron | one |
11 the king of Jarmuth | one |
the king of Lachish | one |
12 the king of Eglon | one |
the king of Gezer | one |
13 the king of Debir | one |
the king of Geder | one |
14 the king of Hormah | one |
the king of Arad | one |
15 the king of Libnah | one |
the king of Adullam | one |
16 the king of Makkedah | one |
the king of Bethel | one |
17 the king of Tappuah | one |
the king of Hepher | one |
18 the king of Aphek | one |
the king of Lasharon | one |
19 the king of Madon | one |
the king of Hazor | one |
20 the king of Shimron-meron | one |
the king of Achshaph | one |
21 the king of Taanach | one |
the king of Megiddo | one |
22 the king of Kedesh | one |
the king of Jokneam in Carmel | one |
23 the king of Dor in Naphath-dor[j] | one |
the king of Goiim in Gilgal[k] | one |
24 the king of Tirzah | one |
the total number of all kings: | 31. |
Footnotes
- Joshua 11:2 Or the Shephelah
- Joshua 11:2 Or and in Naphoth-dor
- Joshua 11:8 = Mizpah; Jos 11:3; 18:26
- Joshua 11:16 Or the Shephelah
- Joshua 11:16 Or its Shephelah
- Joshua 12:3 = the Sea of Galilee
- Joshua 12:3 Or and from Teman
- Joshua 12:4 LXX; MT reads The territory of Og
- Joshua 12:8 Or the Shephelah
- Joshua 12:23 Or in the Slopes of Dor
- Joshua 12:23 LXX reads Galilee
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