1 When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Ach'shaph,

2 and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chin'neroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west,

3 to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Per'izzites, and the Jeb'usites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

4 And they came out, with all their troops, a great host, in number like the sand that is upon the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

5 And all these kings joined their forces, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

6 And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."

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

8 And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining.

9 And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

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

11 And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.

12 And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took, and smote them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.

13 But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned.

14 And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed.

15 As the LORD had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.

16 So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland

17 from Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir, as far as Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon below 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 people of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon; they took all in battle.

20 For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be utterly destroyed, and should receive no mercy but be exterminated, as the LORD commanded Moses.

21 And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.

23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.

1 Sucedeu depois disto 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, e na campina para o sul de Quinerete, e nas planícies, e nas elevações de Dor, do lado do mar;

3 Ao cananeu do oriente e do ocidente; e ao amorreu, e ao heteu, e ao perizeu, e ao jebuseu nas montanhas; e ao heveu ao pé de Hermom, na terra de Mizpá.

4 Saíram pois estes, e todos os seus exércitos com eles, muito povo, em multidão como a areia que está na praia do mar; e muitíssimos cavalos e carros.

5 Todos estes 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 todos os homens de guerra com ele, veio apressadamente sobre eles às águas de Merom, e atacou-os de repente.

8 E o Senhor os deu nas mãos de Israel; e eles os feriram, e os perseguiram até à grande Sidom, e até Misrefote-Maim, e até ao vale de Mizpá ao oriente; feriram 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 voltou Josué, e tomou a Hazor, e feriu à espada ao seu rei; porquanto Hazor antes era a cabeça de todos estes reinos.

11 E a todos os que nela estavam, feriram ao fio da espada, e totalmente os destruíram; nada restou do que tinha fôlego, e a Hazor queimou a fogo.

12 E Josué tomou todas as cidades destes reis, e todos os seus reis, e os feriu ao fio da 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; a não ser Hazor, a qual Josué queimou.

14 E todos os despojos destas cidades, e o gado, os filhos de Israel tomaram para si; tão-somente a todos os homens feriram ao fio da espada, até que os destruíram; nada do que tinha fôlego 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 Halaque, que sobe a Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, ao pé do monte de Hermom; também tomou todos os seus reis, e os feriu e os matou.

18 Por muito tempo Josué fez guerra contra todos estes reis.

19 Não houve cidade que fizesse paz com os filhos de Israel, senão os heveus, moradores de Gibeom; por guerra as tomaram todas.

20 Porquanto do Senhor vinha o endurecimento de seus corações, para saírem à guerra contra Israel, para que fossem totalmente destruídos e não achassem piedade alguma; 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 e 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 foi deixado na terra dos filhos de Israel; somente ficaram alguns em Gaza, em Gate, e em Asdode.

23 Assim Josué tomou toda esta terra, conforme a tudo o que o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés; e Josué a deu em herança aos filhos de Israel, conforme as suas divisões, segundo as suas tribos; e a terra descansou da guerra.