Joshua 11 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Joshua Takes the Whole Land

Now it happened^H1961, when Jabin^H2985 king^H4428 of Hazor^H2674 heard^H8085 of it, that he sent^H7971 to Jobab^H3103 king^H4428 of Madon^H4068 and to the king^H4428 of Shimron^H8110 and to the king^H4428 of Achshaph^H407,

Jos 11:2

Jos 11:2and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country and in the Arabah—south of [fn]Chinneroth and in the [fn]Shephelah and on the [fn]heights of Dor on the west—

Jos 11:3

Jos 11:3to 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 [fn]at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

Jos 11:4

Jos 11:4Then they came out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

Jos 11:5

Jos 11:5So all of these kings agreed to meet, and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

Jos 11:6

Then Yahweh^H3068 said^H559 to Joshua^H3091, “Do not be^H3372 afraid^H3372 because^H4480^H6440 of them, for tomorrow^H4279 at this^H2088 time^H6256 I will give^H5414 all^H3605 of them over, slain^H2491, before^H6440 Israel^H3478; you shall hamstring^H6131 their horses^H5483 and burn^H8313 their chariots^H4818 with fire^H784.”

Jos 11:7

Jos 11:7So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they fell upon them.

Jos 11:8

Jos 11:8And Yahweh gave them into the hand of Israel, so that they struck them down, and they pursued them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim and the valley of Mizpeh to the east; and they struck them until [fn]there was no survivor remaining for them.

Jos 11:9

Jos 11:9And Joshua did to them as Yahweh had said to him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

Jos 11:10

Then Joshua^H3091 turned^H7725 back^H7725 at that time^H6256 and captured^H3920 Hazor^H2674 and struck^H5221 its king^H4428 with the sword^H2719; for Hazor^H2674 formerly^H6440 was the head^H7218 of all^H3605 these^H428 kingdoms^H4467.

Jos 11:11

Jos 11:11And they struck every person who was in it with the edge of the sword, [fn]devoting them to destruction; there was no one left who breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire.

Jos 11:12

Jos 11:12And Joshua captured all the cities of these kings and all their kings, and he struck them with the edge of the sword, and he devoted them to destruction, just as Moses the servant of Yahweh had commanded.

Jos 11:13

Jos 11:13However, Israel did not burn any cities that stood on their mounds, except Hazor alone, which Joshua burned.

Jos 11:14

Jos 11:14Now all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the sons of Israel took as their plunder; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them. They left no one remaining who breathed.

Jos 11:15

Jos 11:15Just as Yahweh had commanded Moses His servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Jos 11:16

Thus Joshua^H3091 took^H3947 all^H3605 that land^H776: the hill^H2022 country^H2022 and all^H3605 the [fn]Negev^H5045, all^H3605 that land^H776 of Goshen^H1657, the [fn]Shephelah^H8219, the Arabah^H6160, the hill^H2022 country^H2022 of Israel^H3478 and its [fn]Shephelah^H8219

Jos 11:17

Jos 11:17from Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir, even as far as Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon [fn]at the foot of Mount Hermon. And he captured all their kings and struck them down and put them to death.

Jos 11:18

Jos 11:18Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings.

Jos 11:19

Jos 11:19There was not a city which made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivites living in Gibeon; they took them all in battle.

Jos 11:20

Jos 11:20For it was of Yahweh to strengthen their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might devote them to destruction, that they might [fn]receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Jos 11:21

Then Joshua^H3091 came^H935 at that time^H6256 and cut^H3772 off^H3772 the Anakim^H6062 from the hill^H2022 country^H2022, from Hebron^H2275, from Debir^H1688, from Anab^H6024 and from all^H3605 the hill^H2022 country^H2022 of Judah^H3063 and from all^H3605 the hill^H2022 country^H2022 of Israel^H3478. Joshua^H3091 devoted^H2763 them to destruction^H2763 with their cities^H5892.

Jos 11:22

Jos 11:22There were no Anakim left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod some remained.

Jos 11:23

Jos 11:23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Thus the land was quiet from war.