Joshua Chapter 11

Joshua Chapter 11
1 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 unto the
kings that were by the north in the
mountains and plains toward the south
side of Cinnereth, and in the valleys, and
in the borders of Dor westward,
3 And unto the Canaanites, both by east,
and by west, and unto the Amorites, and
Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites in
the mountains, and unto the Hivites under
Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
4 And they came out and all their hosts
with them, many people as the sand that
is on the sea shore for multitude, with
horses and chariots exceeding many.
5 So all these kings met together, and
came and pitched together at the waters
of Merom, for to fight against Israel.
6 Then the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not
afraid for them: for tomorrow about this
time will I deliver them all slain before
Israel: thou shalt hough 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 suddenly, and fell upon them.
8 And the Lord gave them into the hand
of Israel: and they smote them, and
chased them unto great Zidon, and unto
Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of
Mizpeh eastward, and smote them until
they had none remaining of them. 9 And
Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade
him: he houghed their horses, and burned
their chariots with fire.
10 At that time also Joshua turned back,
and took Hazor, and smote the king
thereof with the sword: for Hazor before
time was the head of all those kingdoms.
11 Moreover, they smote all the persons
that were therein with the edge of the
sword, utterly destroying all, leaving
none alive, and he burned Hazor with
fire.
12 So 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 utterly destroyed them, as Moses the
servant of the Lord had commanded.
13 But Israel burned none of the cities
that stood still in their strength, save
Hazor only, that Joshua burned.
14 And all the spoil of these cities and
the cattle the children of Israel took for
their prey, but they smote every man
with the edge of the sword until they had
destroyed them, not leaving one 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 the 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 slew them.
18 Joshua made war long time with all
those kings,
19 Neither was there any city that made
peace with the children of Israel, save
those Hivites that inhabited Gibeon: all
other they took by battle. 20 For it came
of the Lord, to harden their hearts that
they should come against Israel in battle
to the intent that they should destroy them
utterly, and show them no mercy, but that
they should bring them to naught: as the
Lord had commanded Moses.
21 And that same season came Joshua,
and destroyed the Anakims out of the
mountains: as 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 destroyed
them utterly with their cities.
22 There was no Anakim left in the land
of the children of Israel: only in Azzah,
in Gath, and in Ashdod were they left.
23 So Joshua took the whole land,
according to all that the Lord had said
unto Moses: and Joshua gave it for an
inheritance unto Israel according to their
portion through their tribes: then the land
was at rest without war.