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Joshua 11
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- And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard
those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron,
and to the king of Achshaph,
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- And to the kings that were on the north of the
mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in
the borders of Dor on the west,
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- And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to
the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the
mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
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- And they went out, they and all their hosts with them,
much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with
horses and chariots very many.
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- And when all these kings were met together, they came
and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
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- And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of
them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before
Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
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- So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him,
against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
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- And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who
smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and
unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them
none remaining.
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- And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he
houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
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- And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and
smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of
all those kingdoms.
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- And they smote all the souls that were therein with the
edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe:
and he burnt Hazor with fire.
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- And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of
them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he
utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
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- But as for the cities that stood still in their
strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
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- And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the
children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote
with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they
any to breathe.
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- As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses
command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD
commanded Moses.
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- So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the
south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and
the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
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- Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even
unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings
he took, and smote them, and slew them.
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- Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
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- There was not a city that made peace with the children
of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in
battle.
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- For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they
should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and
that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD
commanded Moses.
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- And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims
from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the
mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed
them utterly with their cities.
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- There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the
children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
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- So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the
LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel
according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
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