⁷ So Joshua and his whole army went to attack them at the Waters of Merom. They quickly attacked them by surprise. ⁸ The Lord caused the Israelites to win against them. The Israelite soldiers chased them as far as Sidon, Misrephoth Maim and the valley of Mizpah in the east. They killed their enemies as they chased them, until they were all dead. ⁹ Joshua did what the Lord had commanded him to do. He cut their horses' legs and he burned their chariots.