Joshua 11:1-5

Northern Kings Defeated

1 When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Akshaph,
2 and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west;
3 to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites below Hermon in the region of Mizpah.
4 They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots—a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.
5 All these kings joined forces and made camp together at the Waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

Joshua 11:1-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 11

This chapter relates how that the kings of the northern parts of Canaan combine together against Joshua, Jos 11:1-5; and that the Lord encouraged him to fight with them, and did deliver them into his hands, who, with all their people, were smitten by him, Jos 11:6-11; and how that he took their cities, and destroyed the inhabitants of them, and took the spoil of them for a prey, Jos 11:12-15; and so became master of the whole country, both southern and northern, which is described Jos 11:16-20; and the chapter is concluded with an account of his cutting off the Anakim from various parts, which finished the conquest of the whole land, Jos 10:21-23.

Cross References 15

  • 1. Jdg 4:2,7,23; Psalms 83:9
  • 2. ver 10; Joshua 12:19; Joshua 15:23,25; Joshua 19:36; Judges 4:2,17; 1 Samuel 12:9; 1 Kings 9:15; 2 Kings 15:29; Nehemiah 11:33; Jeremiah 49:28,33
  • 3. Joshua 19:15
  • 4. Joshua 12:20; Joshua 19:25
  • 5. ver 16; S Deuteronomy 1:1; Joshua 12:1; Joshua 18:18; Joshua 12:3
  • 6. S Numbers 34:11; Deuteronomy 3:17; Joshua 19:35; 1 Kings 15:20
  • 7. Joshua 12:23; Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27; 1 Kings 4:11; 1 Chronicles 7:29
  • 8. S Joshua 3:10
  • 9. Numbers 13:17
  • 10. S Exodus 3:8; Deuteronomy 7:1; Judges 3:3,5; 1 Kings 9:20
  • 11. S Deuteronomy 3:8
  • 12. ver 8; S Genesis 31:49; Joshua 15:38; Joshua 18:26; Judges 11:11; Judges 20:1; Judges 21:1; 1 Samuel 7:5,6; 1 Kings 15:22; 2 Kings 25:23
  • 13. S Genesis 12:2; Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 13:5
  • 14. Judges 5:19
  • 15. ver 7
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