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All these kings gathered and joined forces[a] 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[b] their chariots.” Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 11:5 tn Heb “and came and camped together.”
  2. Joshua 11:6 tn Heb “burn with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.
  3. Joshua 11:7 tn Heb “Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them at the Waters of Merom suddenly and fell upon them.”

All these kings joined forces(A) and made camp together at the Waters of Merom(B) to fight against Israel.

The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand(C) all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring(D) their horses and burn their chariots.”(E)

So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them,

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