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Northern Palestine Taken

Then it came about, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph,

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The Northern Conquest

And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard these things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,

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and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country, and in the Arabah — south of Chinneroth and in the lowland and on the heights of Dor on the west —

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and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,

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to 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 at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

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to the Canaanites in the east and in the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the mountains, and the Hivite below Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

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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.

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So they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots.

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So all of these kings having agreed to meet, came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

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And when all these kings had [a]met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

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Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow at this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel; you shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”

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But the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”

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So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.

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So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.

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The LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, so that they defeated them, and pursued them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim and the valley of Mizpeh to the east; and they struck them until no survivor was left to them.

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And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to [b]Greater Sidon, to the [c]Brook Misrephoth, and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining.

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Joshua did to them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

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So Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

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Then Joshua turned back at that time, and captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms.

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Joshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms.

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They struck every person who was in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was no one left who breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire.

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And they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was none left breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire.

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Joshua captured all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, and he struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.

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So all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took and struck with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.

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

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But as for the cities that stood on their [d]mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only, which Joshua burned.

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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 who breathed.

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And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the children of Israel took as booty for themselves; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none breathing.

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Just as the LORD had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.

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As the Lord had commanded Moses His servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. [e]He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.

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Thus Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negev, all that land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowland

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Summary of Joshua’s Conquests

Thus Joshua took all this land: the mountain country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, and the Jordan [f]plain — the mountains of Israel and its lowlands,

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

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from [g]Mount Halak and the ascent to Seir, even as far as Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings, and struck them down and killed them.

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Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings.

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Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

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

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There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. All the others they took in battle.

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For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might utterly destroy them, that they might receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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For it was of the Lord [h]to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that He might utterly destroy them, and that they might receive no mercy, but that He might destroy them, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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Then Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab and from all the hill country of Judah and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

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And at that time Joshua came and cut off the Anakim from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

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

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None of the Anakim were left in the land of the children of Israel; they remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod.

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So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Thus the land had rest from war.

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So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.

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