1 And it came to pass when Jabin king of Hazor heard {this}, 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 northward in the mountains, and in the plain south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and on the upland of Dor on the west,

3 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 at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

4 And they went out, they and all their armies with them, a people numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

5 And all these kings met together, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

6 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow about this time will I give them all up slain before Israel: their horses shalt thou hough, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire.

7 And Joshua, and all the people of war with him, came upon them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.

8 And Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and to Misrephoth-maim, and to the valley of Mizpah eastward, and smote them until none were left remaining to them.

9 And Joshua did to them as Jehovah had said to him: he houghed their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

10 And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword; for Hazor was in times past the head of all those kingdoms.

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

12 And all the cities of those kings and all their kings did Joshua take; and he smote them with the edge of the sword, destroying them utterly, as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded.

13 Only, all the cities that stood still upon their hills Israel did not burn, save Hazor alone, {which} Joshua burned.

14 And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle the children of Israel took as prey to themselves; only, they smote all the men with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them: they left none that breathed.

15 As Jehovah had commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua: he let nothing fail of all that Jehovah had commanded Moses.

16 And Joshua took all that land, the mountain and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and its lowland;

17 from the smooth mountain, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-Gad in the valley of Lebanon, at the foot of mount Hermon; and he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death.

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 who dwelt at Gibeon; they took all in battle.

20 For it was of Jehovah that their heart was hardened, to meet Israel in battle, that they might be utterly destroyed, and that there might be no favour shewn to them, but that they might be destroyed, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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

22 There were none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel; only at Gazah, at Gath, and at Ashdod there remained.

23 And Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Jehovah had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

1 Quando Jabim, rei de Hazor, ouviu isto, enviou mensageiros a Jobabe, rei de Madom, ao rei de Sinrom, ao rei de Acsafe,

2 aos reis que estavam ao norte, na região montanhosa e na Arabá ao sul de Quinerete, e na Sefelá, e nos planaltos de Dor ao ocidente,

3 aos cananeus ao oriente e ao ocidente, aos amorreus, aos heteus, aos ferezeus, e aos jebuseus na região montanhosa, e aos heveus ao pé de Hermom na terra de Mispa.

4 Saíram eles com todas as suas hostes, muito povo, multidão numerosa como a areia que está na praia do mar, levando muitíssimos cavalos e carros.

5 Todos estes reis se reuniram, vieram e acamparam-se juntos às águas de Merom, para pelejarem contra Israel.

6 Disse Jeová a Josué: Não te arreceies deles; porque amanhã a esta hora eu os entregarei a todos mortos diante de Israel. Jarretarás os seus cavalos, e queimarás com fogo os seus carros.

7 Josué, com toda a gente de guerra, veio de repente contra eles às águas de Merom, e os atacaram.

8 Jeová entregou-os nas mãos de Israel: feriram-nos, e perseguiram-nos até a grande Sidom, e até Misrefote-Maim, e até o vale de Mispa ao oriente; e feriram-nos, até não lhes deixar nem sequer um de resto.

9 Fez-lhes Josué como Jeová lhe ordenou; jarretou os cavalos deles, e queimou os carros com fogo.

10 Nesse tempo voltou Josué, tomou a Hazor e matou à espada o seu rei, pois Hazor dantes era a capital de todos estes reinos.

11 Feriram ao fio da espada a todos os que nela estavam, destruindo-os totalmente; não foi deixado ninguém com vida; e ele queimou a Hazor com fogo.

12 Tomou Josué todas as cidades desses reis, e a eles mesmos, feriu-os ao fio da espada, e totalmente os destruiu, como ordenou Moisés, servo de Jeová.

13 Porém quanto às cidades que se achavam sobre outeiros, a nenhuma delas queimou Israel, a não ser a Hazor; a essa queimou Josué.

14 Os filhos de Israel tomaram como presa para si todos os despojos destas cidades, e o gado; porém feriram ao fio da espada a todos os homens até os destruírem, sem deixar a ninguém com vida.

15 Como Jeová ordenou a Moisés, seu servo, assim Moisés ordenou-a Josué. Assim Josué o fez; não deixou de fazer coisa alguma de tudo o que Jeová ordenou a Moisés.

16 Tomou Josué toda aquela terra, a região montanhosa, e todo o Neguebe, e toda a terra de Gósen, e a Sefelá, e a Arabá, e a região montanhosa de Israel com a sua planície,

17 desde o monte Halaque que sobe a Seir, até Baal-Gade no vale do Líbano ao pé do monte Hermom. tomou também todos os seus reis, feriu-os e tirou-lhes a vida.

18 Por muito tempo pelejou Josué contra todos esses reis.

19 Não houve cidade que fizesse paz com os filhos de Israel, à exceção dos heveus, habitantes de Gibeom: a todas tomaram à força de armas.

20 Pois de Jeová veio o endurecimento dos seus corações, para saírem à guerra contra Israel, a fim de que fossem destruídos totalmente, e não achassem piedade alguma, porém fossem de todo exterminados, como Jeová ordenou a Moisés.

21 Nesse tempo veio Josué e exterminou os anaquins da região montanhosa, de Hebrom, de Debir, de Anabe, de toda a região montanhosa de Judá e de toda a região montanhosa de Israel: Josué totalmente os destruiu com as suas cidades.

22 Não se deixou nem sequer um dos anaquins na terra dos filhos de Israel; somente ficaram alguns em Gaza, em Gate e em Asdode.

23 Tomou Josué a terra, conforme tudo o que Jeová falou a Moisés, e deu-a em herança a Israel, segundo as suas divisões em tribos. A terra cessou de ter guerra.