11:1 And when Jabis the king of Asor heard,
he sent to Jobab king of Maron, and to the king of Symoon, and to the king
of Aziph,
11:2 and to the kings who were by the great Sidon, to the hill country and
to Araba opposite Keneroth, and to the plain, and to Phenaeddor,
11:3 and to the Chananites on the coast eastward, and to the Amorites on the
coast, and the Chettites, and the Pherezites, and the Jebusites in the
mountain, and the Evites, and those dwelling under [mount] Aermon in the
land Massyma.
11:4 And they and their kings with them went forth, as the sand of the sea
in multitude, and horses, and very many chariots.
11:5 And all the kings assembled in person, and came to the same place, and
encamped at the waters of Maron to war with Israel.
11:6 And the Lord said to Joshua, Be not afraid of them, for to-morrow [at]
this time I will put them to flight before Israel: thou shalt hough their
horses, and burn their chariots with fire
11:7 And Joshua and all the men of war came upon them at the water of Maron
suddenly; and they attacked them in the hill country.
11:8 And the Lord delivered them into the power of Israel; and they smote
them and pursued them to great Sidon, and to Maseron, and to the plains of
Massoch eastward; and they destroyed them till there was not one of them
left that survived.
11:9 And Joshua did to them, as the Lord commanded him: he houghed their
horses, and burned their chariots with fire.
11:10 And Joshua returned at that time, and took Asor and her king; now Asor
in former time was the chief of these kingdoms.
11:11 And they slew with the sword all that breathed in it, and utterly
destroyed them all, and there was no living thing left in it; and they burnt
Asor with fire.
11:12 And Joshua took all the cities of the kingdoms, and their kings, and
slew them with the edge of the sword; and utterly slew them, as Moses the
servant of the Lord commanded.
11:13 But all the walled cities Israel burnt not; but Israel burnt Asor
only.
11:14 And the children of Israel took all its spoils to themselves; and they
slew all the men with the edge of the sword, until he destroyed them; they
left not one of them breathing.
11:15 As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, even so Moses commanded
Joshua; and so Joshua did, he transgressed no precept of all that Moses
commanded him.
11:16 And Joshua took all the hill country, and all the land of Nageb, and
all the land of Gosom, and the plain country, and that toward the west, and
the mountain of Israel and the low country by the mountain;
11:17 from the mountain of Chelcha, and that which goes up to Seir, and as
far as Balagad, and the plains of Libanus, under mount Aermon; and he took
all their kings, and destroyed, and slew them.
11:18 And for many days Joshua waged war with these kings.
11:19 And there was no city which Israel took not; they took all in war.
11:20 For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts to go forth to war
against Israel, that they might be utterly destroyed, that mercy should not
be granted to them, but that they should be utterly destroyed, as the Lord
said to Moses.
11:21 And Joshua came at that time, and utterly destroyed the Enakim out of
the hill country, from Chebron and from Dabir, and from Anaboth, and from
all the race of Israel, and from all the mountain of Juda with their cities;
and Joshua utterly destroyed them.
11:22 There was not [any one] left of the Enakim by the children of Israel,
only there was left of them in Gaza, and in Gath, and in Aseldo.
11:23 And Joshua took all the land, as the Lord commanded Moses; and Joshua
gave them for an inheritance to Israel by division according to their
tribes; and the land ceased from war. |
11:1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of
Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to
the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
11:2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the
plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on
the west,
11:3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite,
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and
to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
11:4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people,
even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and
chariots very many.
11:5 And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched
together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
11:6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to
morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou
shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
11:7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the
waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
11:8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them,
and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the
valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none
remaining.
11:9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses,
and burnt their chariots with fire.
11:10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the
king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those
kingdoms.
11:11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the
sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he
burnt Hazor with fire.
11:12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did
Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly
destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
11:13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel
burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
11:14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of
Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the
edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to
breathe.
11:15 As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua,
and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded
Moses.
11:16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country,
and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain
of Israel, and the valley of the same;
11:17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in
the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and
smote them, and slew them.
11:18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
11:19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save
the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
11:20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come
against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they
might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded
Moses.
11:21 And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the
mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of
Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly
with their cities.
11:22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of
Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
11:23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said
unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to
their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. |