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Joshua 11

Joshua 11:5

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

Modern
All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
Traditional
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Literal
And all these kings met together, and they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
Latin
Conveneruntque omnes reges isti in unum ad aquas Merom, ut pugnarent contra Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

Notes

Joshua 11:5

The exact location of Merom is unknown. It was probably in Upper Galilee, a few kilometers west of Hazor.

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

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Merom: A place where Joshua defeated Jabin's coalition

Glossary

Amorites Conquest and Allotment of the Land Gilgal Hazor Jabin Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Mizpeh Mount Hermon Tribe of Dan Waters of Merom

Topics

Armies: March in Ranks: Confederated Canaanites: Defeated by the Israelites Confederacies of Kings Jabin: Names of Two Kings of Hazor Merom: Joshua Conquered the Confederacy of Kings Under Jabin, King of Hazor, Near Protection: Not to be Found in Hosts