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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,
02 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,
03 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.
04 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.
05 And when all these kings were met together,
they came and pitched together at the waters of
Merom, to fight against Israel.
06 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.
07 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with
him, against them by the waters of Merom
suddenly; and they fell upon them.
08 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.
09 And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him:
he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots
with fire.
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 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.
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.
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13 But as for the cities that stood still in
their strength, Israel burned none of them, save
Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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, save the Hivites the
inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in
battle.
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 favour, but that he might destroy
them, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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.
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.
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.
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