Joshua 11
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Conquest of Northern Cities
11 When King Jabin of Hazor heard this news, he sent a message to: King Jobab 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, Hethites, 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(C) – along with a vast number of horses and chariots. 5 All these kings joined forces; they came and camped together at the Waters of Merom to attack Israel.(D)
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.(E) You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.’(F) 7 So Joshua and all his troops 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 Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and to the east as far as the Valley of Mizpeh.(G) They struck them down, leaving no survivors.(H) 9 Joshua treated them as the Lord had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned 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(I) them; he left no one alive. Then he burned 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(J) 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,(K) the foothills, the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel with its foothills – 17 from Mount Halak,(L) 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.(M) 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;(N) all of them were taken in battle. 20 For it was the Lord’s intention to harden their hearts,(O) 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(P) 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,(Q) 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 the land allotted to each tribe. After this, the land had rest from war.(R)
Joshua 11
Revised Geneva Translation
11 And when Jabin, king of Hazor, had heard this, then he 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 by the north, in the mountains and plains, toward the south side of Chinneroth, and in the valleys, and in the borders of Dor, westward,
3 to the Canaanites (to the east and to the west), and to the Amorites, and Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites in the mountains, and to the Hivites, under Hermon, in the land of Mizpah.
4 And they came out, and all their armies with them, many people, as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with horses and chariots, exceedingly many.
5 So all these kings met together, and came and camped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
6 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. For tomorrow, about this time, I will deliver them all, dead, before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
7 Then came Joshua (and all the men of war with him) against them, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them suddenly.
8 And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel. And they struck them and chased them to the great Sidon, and to Misrephoth, and to the valley of Mizpah, eastward, and struck them until none of them remained.
9 And Joshua did to them as the LORD had Commanded. He hamstrung their horses and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 Also at that time, Joshua turned back and took Hazor and struck its king with the sword. For Hazor had previously been the head of all those kingdoms.
11 Moreover, they struck and utterly destroyed all its people with the edge of the sword, leaving no one alive. And he burnt Hazor with fire.
12 So Joshua took all the cities of those kings, and all those kings, and struck them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses, the servant of the LORD, had commanded.
13 But Israel burnt none of the cities that stood firm in their strength. The lone exception was Hazor, which Joshua burnt.
14 And the children of Israel took all the spoil of these cities and their cattle as plunder. But they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, not leaving anyone alive.
15 As the LORD had Commanded Moses, His servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua. He left nothing undone of all that the LORD had Commanded Moses.
16 So Joshua took all this land of the mountains, and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the low country, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the low country of the same,
17 from Mount Halak (which goes up to Seir) to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, under Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings and struck them, and killed them.
18 Joshua made war with all those kings for a long time.
19 Nor was there any city that made peace with the children of Israel, except those Hivites who inhabited Gibeon. All others they took by battle.
20 For it came from the LORD to harden their hearts, so that they would come against Israel in battle, intending to utterly destroy them, showing them no mercy. But that they would bring them to nothing, as the LORD had Commanded Moses.
21 And Joshua came that same season and destroyed the Anakims out of the mountains, out of Hebron, out of Debir, out of Anab, and out of all the mountains of Judah, and out of all the mountains of Israel. Joshua utterly destroyed them, with their cities.
22 There was no Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel. They were only left in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod.
23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had said to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel, according to their portions, through their tribes. Then the land was at rest without war.
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