Joshua 11:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 11:5

3 to the Canaanites in the east and in the west, the ^aAmorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the mountains, ^band the Hivite below ^cHermon ^din the land of Mizpah.

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

5 And when all these kings had¹ met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

6 But the Lord said to Joshua, ^a“Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall ^bhamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”

7 So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.

8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to¹ Greater ^aSidon, to the Brook ^bMisrephoth, and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining.

9 So Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 11:5

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American Standard Version
And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

Amplified® Bible
And all these kings met and came and encamped together at the Waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

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

Good News Bible
All of these kings joined forces and came together and set up camp at Merom Brook to fight against Israel.

King James Version
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

New American Standard Bible
So all of these kings having agreed to meet, came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

New International Version
All these kings joined forces and made camp together at the Waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

New King James Version
And when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So all of these kings having agreed to meet, came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

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

Young's Literal Translation
and all these kings are met together, and they come and encamp together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

New English Translation
All these kings gathered and joined forces¹ at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.

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