Joshua 11:11

11 Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed[a] them, not sparing anyone that breathed, and he burned Hazor itself.

Joshua 11:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
ESV
11 And they struck with the sword all who were in it, devoting them to destruction;there was none left that breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire.
NLT
11 The Israelites completely destroyed every living thing in the city, leaving no survivors. Not a single person was spared. And then Joshua burned the city.
MSG
11 They killed every person there, carrying out the holy curse - not a breath of life left anywhere. Then he burned down Hazor.
CSB
11 They struck down everyone in it with the sword, completely destroying them; he left no one alive. Then he burned down Hazor.

Joshua 11:11 In-Context

9 Joshua did to them as the LORD had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.
10 At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword. (Hazor had been the head of all these kingdoms.)
11 Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed, and he burned Hazor itself.
12 Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.
13 Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds—except Hazor, which Joshua burned.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 7:2
  • 2. Deuteronomy 20:16-17
  • 3. S Numbers 31:10

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 12, 20 and 21.
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