Joshua 11
The Defeat of Jabin's
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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,
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and to the kings that were on the
north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chin'neroth, and
in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
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and to the Canaanite on the east
and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the
Per'izzite, and the Jeb'usite in the mountains, and to the
Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
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And they went out, they and all their
hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon
the seashore in multitude, with horses and chariots very
many.
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And when all these kings were met
together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to
fight against Israel.
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And the LORD said
unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for tomorrow about this
time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt
hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
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So Joshua came, and all the people of war
with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they
fell upon them.
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And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased
them unto great Zidon, and unto Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and unto the
valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them
none remaining.
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And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt
their chariots with fire.
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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.
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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.
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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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But as for the cities that stood
still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor
only; that did Joshua burn.
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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.
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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.
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Joshua Takes the Whole
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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;
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even from the mount Halak, that
goeth up to Se'ir, even unto Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon
under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and
slew them.
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Joshua made war a long time with all
those kings.
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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.
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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. Deut.
7.16
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And at that time came Joshua, and cut
off the An'akim 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.
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There was none of the An'akim left in the
land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in
Ashdod, there remained.
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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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