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Joshua 11

Joshua 11:10

Conquest of the Northern Cities · Joshua 11:1–15
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Translations

Modern
At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Joshua turned back at that time, and he took Hazor, and he struck its king with the sword, for Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms.
Latin
Reversusque statim cepit Asor, et regem ejus percussit gladio. Asor enim antiquitus inter omnia regna hæc principatum tenebat.

Original

Hebrew
English
At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.

Notes

Joshua 11:1–16

The detailed accounts of Joshua’s campaign in southern Canaan show that the Israelites needed God's help to succeed (chapters 6–10). The same was true for the northern campaign (chapter 11). So those details were not needed here.

Joshua 7:1–12:24

This second major section of the book records Joshua's southern and northern campaigns against two coalitions of kings from Canaan. Joshua's victories allowed Israel to settle the hill country from Galilee in the north to the Negev in the south.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Events

People

Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan

Places

Hazor: Major Canaanite city conquered by Joshua

Glossary

Amorites Baal-Hazor Conquest and Allotment of the Land Galilee Gilgal Hazor Jabin Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Tribe of Dan

Topics

Canaanites: Defeated by the Israelites Government: Imperial Hazor: A Fortified City of Naphtali Jabin: Names of Two Kings of Hazor