Joshua 11
New International Version
Northern Kings Defeated
11 When Jabin(A) king of Hazor(B) heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron(C) and Akshaph,(D) 2 and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah(E) south of Kinnereth,(F) in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor(G) on the west; 3 to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites(H) and Jebusites in the hill country;(I) and to the Hivites(J) below Hermon(K) in the region of Mizpah.(L) 4 They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots—a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.(M) 5 All these kings joined forces(N) and made camp together at the Waters of Merom(O) to fight against Israel.
6 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand(P) all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring(Q) their horses and burn their chariots.”(R)
7 So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them, 8 and the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel. They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon,(S) to Misrephoth Maim,(T) and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left. 9 Joshua did to them as the Lord had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.
10 At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword.(U) (Hazor had been the head of all these kingdoms.) 11 Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed[a] them,(V) not sparing anyone that breathed,(W) and he burned(X) Hazor itself.
12 Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.(Y) 13 Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds—except Hazor, which Joshua burned. 14 The Israelites carried off for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but all the people they put to the sword until they completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed.(Z) 15 As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.(AA)
16 So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country,(AB) all the Negev,(AC) the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills,(AD) the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills, 17 from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir,(AE) to Baal Gad(AF) in the Valley of Lebanon(AG) below Mount Hermon.(AH) He captured all their kings and put them to death.(AI) 18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time. 19 Except for the Hivites(AJ) living in Gibeon,(AK) not one city made a treaty of peace(AL) with the Israelites, who took them all in battle. 20 For it was the Lord himself who hardened their hearts(AM) to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.(AN)
21 At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites(AO) from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir(AP) and Anab,(AQ) from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns. 22 No Anakites were left in Israelite territory; only in Gaza,(AR) Gath(AS) and Ashdod(AT) did any survive.
23 So Joshua took the entire land,(AU) just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance(AV) to Israel according to their tribal divisions.(AW) Then the land had rest(AX) from war.(AY)
Footnotes
- Joshua 11:11 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 12, 20 and 21.
Jozua 11
Het Boek
Israël overwint vele volken
11 Toen koning Jabin van Hazor hoorde wat er allemaal was gebeurd, stuurde hij een dringende boodschap naar koning Jobab van Madon, de koning van Simron, de koning van Achsaf, 2 alle koningen van het noordelijke bergland, de koningen van de Vlakte, ten zuiden van Kinneroth, de koningen van de laaggelegen gebieden, de koningen van het bergachtige gebied van Dor in het westen, 3 de koningen van Kanaän, zowel uit het oosten als uit het westen, de koningen van de Amorieten, Hethieten en Perizzieten, de koningen van het Jebusitische bergland en de koningen van de Chiwwitische steden op de hellingen van de berg Hermon in het land Mispa. 4,5 Al deze koningen reageerden op de boodschap door hun legers te mobiliseren en zich te verenigen om Israël te vernietigen. Hun gezamenlijke legers, met heel veel paarden en strijdwagens, kwamen bijeen en sloegen hun kamp op bij de bronnen van Merom.
6 Maar de Here zei tegen Jozua: ‘Wees niet bang voor hen, want morgen om deze tijd zal Ik hen allen in de macht van Israël overgeven. Dan moet u de pezen van hun paarden doorsnijden en hun strijdwagens verbranden.’ 7 Jozua en zijn troepen verrasten het vijandelijke leger bij de bronnen van Merom en vielen aan. 8 De Here gaf dat enorme leger in de macht van de Israëlieten, die het achtervolgden tot aan Groot-Sidon en een plaats die Brandend Water werd genoemd en in oostelijke richting tot aan het dal van Mispa. Geen enkele vijand overleefde deze veldslag. 9 Jozua en zijn mannen volgden de aanwijzingen van de Here op. Zij sneden de pezen van de paarden door en verbrandden alle strijdwagens.
10 Op de terugweg veroverde Jozua de stad Hazor en doodde haar koning. Hazor was eens de hoofdstad geweest van een verbond van al die koninkrijken. 11 Alle inwoners werden gedood, waarna de stad werd verbrand. 12 Daarna bond hij de strijd aan met de andere steden van de verslagen koningen en maakte ze met de grond gelijk. Alle inwoners werden gedood, zoals Mozes had bevolen. 13 Behalve Hazor stak Jozua echter verder geen enkele hooggelegen stad in brand. 14 Alle buit en het vee van de verwoeste steden hielden de Israëlieten voor zichzelf, maar de inwoners doodden zij. 15 Want dat had de Here zijn dienaar Mozes opgedragen. Mozes had die opdracht op zijn beurt aan Jozua doorgegeven, die deze dan ook uitvoerde. Alle aanwijzingen die de Here Mozes had gegeven, voerde Jozua nauwgezet uit.
16 Zo veroverde Jozua het hele land: het bergland, de Negev, het land Gosen, de laaggelegen gebieden, de vlakte van de Jordaan en de heuvels en laagvlakten van Israël. 17 Het gebied van de Israëlieten strekte zich nu uit van de Kale Berg dicht bij Seïr, tot Baäl-Gad in het dal van de Libanon, aan de voet van de Hermon. Jozua doodde alle koningen die in dat gebied heersten. 18 Er was een lange oorlog voor nodig om dit resultaat te bereiken. 19 Geen enkele stad kreeg de kans met Israël vrede te sluiten, uitgezonderd de Chiwwieten uit Gibeon, alle anderen werden met geweld veroverd. 20 Want de Here zorgde ervoor dat de vijandelijke koningen de strijd aanbonden met de Israëlieten in plaats van om vrede te vragen, zo werden zij genadeloos gedood, zoals de Here Mozes had opgedragen. 21 Gedurende deze periode roeide Jozua ook alle reuzen uit. Dit waren afstammelingen van Enak en zij woonden in het bergland in Hebron, Debir, Anab, Juda en Israël. Hij doodde hen tot de laatste man en maakte hun steden met de grond gelijk. 22 In het land Israël werd er niet één in leven gelaten, maar in Gaza, Gath en Asdod zijn enkelen overgebleven. 23 Jozua nam het hele land in bezit, precies zoals de Here Mozes had opgedragen. Hij gaf het aan de Israëlieten als hun erfdeel en verdeelde het onder de stammen. Toen kon het land zich eindelijk van het oorlogsgeweld herstellen.
Joshua 11
World English Bible
11 When Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west, 3 to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4 They went out, they and all their armies with them, many people, even as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots. 5 All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
6 Yahweh said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid because of them; for tomorrow at this time, I will deliver them up all slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
7 So Joshua came suddenly, with all the warriors, against them by the waters of Merom, and attacked them. 8 Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them, and chased them to great Sidon, and to Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpah eastward. They struck them until they left them no one remaining. 9 Joshua did to them as Yahweh 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 used to be the head of all those kingdoms. 11 They struck all the souls who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was no one left who breathed. He burned Hazor with fire. 12 Joshua captured all the cities of those kings, with their kings, and he struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded. 13 But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only. Joshua burned that. 14 The children of Israel took all the plunder of these cities, with the livestock, as plunder for themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They didn’t leave any who breathed.
15 As Yahweh commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua. Joshua did so. He left nothing undone of all that Yahweh commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua captured all that land, the hill country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel, and the lowland of the same, 17 from Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir, even to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them, and put them to death. 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 the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took all in battle. 20 For it was of Yahweh to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Yahweh commanded Moses. 21 Joshua came at that time, and cut off 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 utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 There were none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel. Only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
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