¶ And it came to pass, when Jabin¹ king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent² to Jobab king of Madon³, and to the king of Shimron⁴, and to the king of Achshaph⁵,

And to the kings that were on the north⁶ of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth⁷, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,

And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite¹¹ in the mountains, and to the Hivite¹² under Hermon¹³ in the land¹⁴ of Mizpeh.

And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand¹⁵ that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

And when all these¹⁶ kings were met together¹⁷, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not¹⁸ afraid because of them: for to morrow¹⁹ about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough²⁰ their horses²¹, and burn their chariots with fire.

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly²²; and they fell upon them.

And the LORD²³ delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon²⁴, and unto Misrephothmaim²⁵, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed²⁶ their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

¶ And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor²⁷, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe²⁸: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

And all the²⁹ 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 Moses³⁰ the servant of the LORD commanded.

But as for the cities that stood still in their³¹ strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

And all the spoil³² 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, neither³³ left they any to breathe.

¶ As the LORD³⁴ commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses³⁵ command Joshua, and so did Joshua³⁶; he left nothing³⁷ undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.

So Joshua took all that land³⁸, the hills³⁹, and all the south country, and all the land⁴⁰ of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain⁴¹ of Israel, and the valley of the same;

Even from the mount Halak⁴², that goeth up to Seir⁴³, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their⁴⁴ kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

Joshua made war a long time⁴⁵ with all those kings.

There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites⁴⁶ the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.

¶ For it was⁴⁷ 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 LORD⁴⁸ commanded Moses.

And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims⁴⁹ from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed⁵⁰ them utterly with their cities.

There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza⁵¹, in Gath, and in Ashdod⁵², there remained.

So Joshua took the whole land, according to all⁵³ that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their⁵⁴ divisions by their tribes. And the land⁵⁵ rested from war.