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These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.[a] All these kings gathered and joined forces[b] at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.

The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn[c] their chariots.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 11:4 tn Heb “They and all their camps with them came out, a people as numerous as the sand which is on the edge of the sea in multitude, and [with] horses and chariots very numerous.”
  2. Joshua 11:5 tn Heb “and came and camped together.”
  3. Joshua 11:6 tn Heb “burn with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.