⁴ They went out along with all of their armies. There were as many of them as there is sand on the shore of the sea, along with a very large number of horses and chariots. ⁵ When all of these kings gathered together, they went and camped around the waters of Merom to do battle with Israel.

⁶ The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow, around this time, I will deliver all of them up to be slain by Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”