Joshua 11

1And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

1When King Jabin of Hazor heard about Israel’s victories, he sent messages to King Jobab of Madon, the king of Shimron, and the king of Achshaph.

2and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill-country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,

2He also sent word to the kings in the northern mountains, in the Jordan Valley south of Lake Galilee, in the western foothills, and in the region of Dor on the coast.

3to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the hill-country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

3He contacted the Canaanites on both the east and west, the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites living at the foot of Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

4And 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.

4These kings came out with all their armies, making a huge crowd as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a vast number of horses and chariots.

5And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

5All these kings joined forces and set up camp together at the Waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

6And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hock their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

6The LORD said to Joshua, 'Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow, I will hand them all over to Israel, dead. You must hampering their horses and burn their chariots.'

7So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.

7So Joshua and his entire army traveled to the Waters of Merom and launched a surprise attack on them.

8And Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Sidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

8The LORD handed them over to Israel, who defeated them and chased them as far as Greater Sidon, Misrephoth-maim, and the Valley of Mizpah to the east. They struck them down until no survivors were left.

9And Joshua did unto them as Jehovah bade him: he hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

9Joshua did exactly what the LORD told him to do: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

10And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

10At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor, killing its king with a sword, because Hazor had previously been the leader of all those kingdoms.

11And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

11They killed everyone in the city with the sword, completely destroying them so that no one was left alive, and Joshua burned Hazor itself.

12And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded.

12Joshua captured all these royal cities and their kings, killing them with the sword. He completely destroyed them, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.

13But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

13However, Israel did not burn any of the cities built on mounds, except for Hazor, which Joshua burned.

14And 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 that breathed.

14The Israelites took all the goods and livestock from these cities for themselves, but they killed every person with the sword until they were destroyed. They did not leave anyone alive.

15As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.

15Just as the LORD had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it. He did everything the LORD had commanded Moses.

16So Joshua took all that land, the hill-country, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill-country of Israel, and the lowland of the same;

16So Joshua took control of that entire region: the hill country, the whole Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, and the mountains and foothills of Israel.

17from mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and put them to death.

17His conquests stretched from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and put them to death.

18Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

18Joshua fought against all these kings for a long time.

19There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: they took all in battle.

19Not one city made a peace treaty with the Israelites except for the Hivites living in Gibeon; all the others were taken in battle.

20For it was of Jehovah 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 Jehovah commanded Moses.

20For it was the LORD himself who made them stubborn so they would fight Israel. This happened so that they could be completely destroyed without mercy, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

21And 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.

21At that time, Joshua went and wiped out the Anakim giants from the hill country—from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the mountains of Judah and Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them and their cities.

22There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.

22No Anakim were left in the land of Israel, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Jehovah spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war.

23So Joshua took the entire land, just as the LORD had promised Moses. Joshua gave it to Israel as their own special possession, divided according to their tribes. Then the land finally had rest from war.