Joshua 11:5

And all these kings assembled at the waters of Merom, so that they might fight against Israel.

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In The 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.

In Context

4And they all went forth with their troops, a people exceedingly numerous, like the sand that is on the shore of the sea. And their horses and chariots were an immense multitude.

6And the Lord said to Joshua: “You should not fear them. For tomorrow, at this same hour, I will deliver all these to be wounded in the sight of Israel. You will hamstring their horses, and you will burn their chariots with fire.”

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Cross References

2 Samuel 10:15And so, the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel, gathered themselves together.

Psalms 48:5I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.

Isaiah 8:9O people, gather together, and be conquered! All distant lands, listen! Be strengthened, and be conquered! Gird yourselves, and be conquered!

Matthew Henry on Joshua 11:2-10

Confederacy Against Israel. ( b. c. 1450.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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