1 Sucedeu, depois disso, que, ouvindo-o Jabim, rei de Hazor, enviou mensageiros a Jobabe, rei de Madom, e ao rei de Sinrom, e ao rei de Acsafe; 2 e aos reis que estavam ao norte, nas montanhas, na campina para o sul de Quinerete, nas planícies e em Nafote-Dor, da banda do mar; 3 aos cananeus do oriente e do ocidente, aos amorreus, aos heteus, aos ferezeus, aos jebuseus nas montanhas e aos heveus ao pé de Hermom, na terra de Mispa. 4 Saíram, pois, estes e todos os seus exércitos com eles, muito povo, em multidões como a areia que está na praia do mar, e muitíssimos cavalos e carros. 5 Todos esses reis se ajuntaram, e vieram, e se acamparam junto às águas de Merom, para pelejarem contra Israel.

6 E disse o Senhor a Josué: Não temas diante deles, porque amanhã a esta mesma hora eu os darei todos feridos diante dos filhos de Israel; os seus cavalos jarretarás e os seus carros queimarás a fogo. 7 E Josué, e toda a gente de guerra com ele, veio apressadamente sobre eles às águas de Merom, e deram neles de repente. 8 E o Senhor os deu na mão de Israel; e os feriram e os seguiram até à grande Sidom, e até Misrefote-Maim, e até ao vale de Mispa ao oriente; feriram-nos até não lhes deixarem nenhum. 9 E fez-lhes Josué como o Senhor lhe dissera; os seus cavalos jarretou e os seus carros queimou a fogo.

10 E, naquele mesmo tempo, tornou Josué, e tomou a Hazor, e feriu à espada ao seu rei; porquanto Hazor, dantes, era a cabeça de todos esses reinos. 11 E a toda alma que nela havia feriram a fio de espada e totalmente os destruíram, e nada restou do que tinha fôlego; e a Hazor queimou com fogo. 12 E Josué tomou todas as cidades desses reis e todos os seus reis e os feriu a fio de espada, destruindo-os totalmente, como ordenara Moisés, servo do Senhor. 13 Tão somente não queimaram os israelitas as cidades que estavam sobre os seus outeiros: salvo Hazor, a qual Josué queimou. 14 E todos os despojos dessas cidades e o gado os filhos de Israel saquearam para si; tão somente a todos os homens feriram a fio de espada, até que os destruíram; nada do que fôlego tinha deixaram com vida. 15 Como ordenara o Senhor a Moisés, seu servo, assim Moisés ordenou a Josué; e assim Josué o fez; nem uma só palavra tirou de tudo o que o Senhor ordenara a Moisés.

16 Assim, Josué tomou toda aquela terra, as montanhas, e todo o sul, e toda a terra de Gósen, e as planícies, e as campinas, e as montanhas de Israel, e as suas planícies; 17 desde o monte Calvo, que sobe a Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, às raízes do monte de Hermom; também tomou todos os seus reis, e os feriu, e os matou. 18 Por muitos dias, Josué fez guerra contra todos esses reis. 19 Não houve cidade que fizesse paz com os filhos de Israel, senão os heveus, moradores de Gibeão; por guerra as tomaram todas. 20 Porquanto do Senhor vinha que o seu coração endurecesse, para saírem ao encontro a Israel na guerra, para os destruir totalmente, para se não ter piedade deles, mas para os destruir a todos, como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés. 21 Naquele tempo, veio Josué e extirpou os anaquins das montanhas de Hebrom, de Debir, de Anabe, de todas as montanhas de Judá e de todas as montanhas de Israel; Josué os destruiu totalmente com as suas cidades. 22 Nenhum dos anaquins ficou de resto na terra dos filhos de Israel; somente ficaram de resto em Gaza, em Gate e em Asdode. 23 Assim, Josué tomou toda esta terra conforme tudo o que o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés; e Josué a deu em herança aos filhos de Israel, conforme as suas divisões, conforme as suas tribos; e a terra repousou da guerra.

1 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, 2 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, 3 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. 4 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. 5 And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

6 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. 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. 8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

10 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. 11 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. 12 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. 13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. 14 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.

15 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. 16 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; 17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 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. 20 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.

21 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. 22 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. 23 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.