Joshua 11
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 11
Conquest of the North. 1 When Jabin, the king of Hazor, heard about this, he sent to Jobab, the king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, 2 to the kings from the north who lived in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the western slopes, and in the highlands in Naphath-dor in the west, 3 to the Canaanites who lived in the east and the west, to the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites who lived in the mountains, and to the Hivites who lived below Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4 They went out along with all of their armies. There were as many of them as there is sand on the shore of the sea, along with a very large number of horses and chariots. 5 When all of these kings gathered together, they went and camped around the waters of Merom to do battle with Israel.
6 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow, around this time, I will deliver all of them up to be slain by Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.” 7 Joshua and the whole army with him surprised them at the waters of Merom and attacked them. 8 The Lord delivered them into the hands of the Israelites who defeated them and pursued them to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth-maim and to the valley of Mizpah in the east. They continued to slay them until there were no survivors. 9 Joshua did as the Lord had directed: the horses were hamstrung and the chariots were burned.
10 Joshua then turned back to Hazor and he captured it, putting its king to the sword. (Hazor had been at the head of all of those kingdoms.) 11 They also put everyone in it to the sword. They totally destroyed it, not leaving any survivors, and they burned Hazor to the ground. 12 Joshua captured all of these cities and their kings and he put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as the Lord had commanded Moses, his servant. 13 But as for the cities built upon mounds, Israel did not burn any of them except for Hazor which Joshua burned. 14 The Israelites carried off the cattle and the spoils from these cities for themselves, but they put every person to the sword, totally destroying them and not leaving any survivors. 15 Whatever the Lord had commanded Moses is what Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did these things. He left nothing undone[a] from everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.
16 Joshua’s Conquests as Ordered by Moses. Joshua conquered the entire land: the hill country, the Negeb, the whole of Goshen, the western slopes, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel with their foothills, 17 from Mount Halak and the uplands toward Seir, up to Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon beneath Mount Hermon. He captured all of their kings and he struck them down, putting them to death.
18 Joshua waged war upon all of these kings for a long time.[b] 19 The Israelites conquered them all in battle. They did not make a covenant of peace with any city except with the Hivites who lived in Gibeon. 20 It was the Lord himself who had hardened their hearts so that they fought against Israel and thus he might totally wipe them out, exterminating them without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses to do.
21 It was at that time that Joshua went and crushed the Anakim[c] from the mountain country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, from all of the hill country of Judah, and from all of the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally wiped them out along with their cities. 22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites. The only ones who survived lived in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. 23 So Joshua conquered the entire land just as the Lord had directed Moses to do. Joshua gave it to Israel following their tribal divisions, and there was a respite from fighting in the land.
Footnotes
- Joshua 11:15 He left nothing undone: Joshua’s completion of God’s plan begun by his servant Moses rests on his obedience in fulfilling every command issued by Moses.
- Joshua 11:18 The actual conquest of most of Canaan was spread out over seven years.
- Joshua 11:21 Anakim: these were the people described as giants by the Israelite spies whose reported findings about the Promised Land struck fear into the Israelites. Now they were ready to put aside their fear and pursue the enemy.
Joshua 11
New King James Version
The Northern Conquest
11 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard these things, that he (A)sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king (B)of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of (C)Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights (D)of Dor on the west, 3 to the Canaanites in the east and in the west, the (E)Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the mountains, (F)and the Hivite below (G)Hermon (H)in the land of Mizpah. 4 So they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people (I)as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots. 5 And when all these kings had [a]met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
6 But the Lord said to Joshua, (J)“Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall (K)hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.” 7 So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them. 8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to [b]Greater (L)Sidon, to the [c]Brook (M)Misrephoth, and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining. 9 So Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
10 Joshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms. 11 And they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, (N)utterly destroying them. There was none left (O)breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire.
12 So all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took and struck with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them, (P)as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. 13 But as for the cities that stood on their [d]mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only, which Joshua burned. 14 And all the (Q)spoil of these cities and the livestock, the children of Israel took as booty for themselves; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none breathing. 15 (R)As the Lord had commanded Moses His servant, so (S)Moses commanded Joshua, and (T)so Joshua did. [e]He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
Summary of Joshua’s Conquests
16 Thus Joshua took all this land: (U)the mountain country, all the South, (V)all the land of Goshen, the lowland, and the Jordan [f]plain—the mountains of Israel and its lowlands, 17 (W)from [g]Mount Halak and the ascent to Seir, even as far as Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured (X)all their kings, and struck them down and killed 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, except (Y)the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. All the others they took in battle. 20 For (Z)it was of the Lord [h]to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that He might utterly destroy them, and that they might receive no mercy, but that He might destroy them, (AA)as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 And at that time Joshua came and cut off (AB)the Anakim from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 None of the Anakim were left in the land of the children of Israel; they remained only (AC)in Gaza, in Gath, (AD)and in Ashdod.
23 So Joshua took the whole land, (AE)according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel (AF)according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land (AG)rested from war.
Footnotes
- Joshua 11:5 Lit. assembled by appointment
- Joshua 11:8 Heb. Sidon Rabbah
- Joshua 11:8 Heb. Misrephoth Maim, lit. Burnings of Water
- Joshua 11:13 Heb. tel, a heap of successive city ruins
- Joshua 11:15 Lit. He turned aside from nothing
- Joshua 11:16 Heb. arabah
- Joshua 11:17 Lit. The Smooth or Bald Mountain
- Joshua 11:20 Lit. to make strong
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
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
