Joshua 11:1-5

Northern Palestine Taken

1 Then it came about, when Jabin king of ¹Hazor heard of it, 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 who were of the north in the hill country, and in the ²Arabah -south of Chinneroth and in the lowland and on the heights of Dor on the west -

3 to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite in the hill country, and ³the Hivite at the foot of ⁴Hermon in the land of ⁵Mizpeh.

4 They came out, they and all their armies with them, ⁶as many people as the sand that is on the seashore *, with very many horses and chariots.

5 So all of these kings having agreed to meet, came and encamped 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

• 1. Joshua 11:10
• 2. Joshua 12:3; Joshua 13:27
• 3. Deuteronomy 7:1; Judges 3:3, 5; 1 Kings 9:20
• 4. Joshua 11:17; Joshua 13:5, 11
• 5. Joshua 15:38; Joshua 18:26
• 6. Judges 7:12

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. Sea of Galilee
• [b]. Or "Naphoth-dor"
• [c]. Lit "under"