Josué 11

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Conquista de los reinos del norte

1 Cuando Jab铆n, rey de Jazor, se enter贸 de todo lo ocurrido, convoc贸 a Jobab, rey de Mad贸n, y a los reyes de Simr贸n y de Acsaf.
2 Tambi茅n llam贸 a los reyes de la regi贸n monta帽osa del norte; a los de la regi贸n al sur del lago Quin茅ret;[a] a los de los valles, y a los de Nafot Dor,[b] al occidente.
3 Llam贸 adem谩s a los cananeos de oriente y occidente, a los amorreos, a los hititas, a los ferezeos, a los jebuseos de las monta帽as y a los heveos que viven en las laderas del monte Herm贸n en Mizpa.
4 Todos ellos salieron con sus ej茅rcitos, caballos y carros de guerra. Eran tan numerosos que parec铆an arena a la orilla del mar.
5 Formaron un solo ej茅rcito y acamparon junto a las aguas de Mer贸n para pelear contra Israel.
6 Entonces el SE脩OR le dijo a Josu茅: 芦No les tengas miedo, porque ma帽ana, a esta hora, yo le entregar茅 muerto a Israel todo ese ej茅rcito. Ustedes, por su parte, deber谩n desjarretar sus caballos e incendiar sus carros de guerra禄.
7 As铆 que Josu茅 parti贸 acompa帽ado de sus guerreros y tom贸 por sorpresa a sus enemigos junto a las aguas de Mer贸n.
8 El SE脩OR los entreg贸 en manos de los israelitas, quienes los atacaron y persiguieron hasta la gran ciudad de Sid贸n, y hasta Misrefot Mayin y el valle de Mizpa al este, y no quedaron sobrevivientes.
9 Josu茅 cumpli贸 con todo lo que el SE脩OR le hab铆a ordenado: desjarret贸 los caballos del enemigo e incendi贸 sus carros de guerra.
10 Al regreso Josu茅 conquist贸 Jazor y mat贸 a filo de espada a su rey, pues Jazor hab铆a sido cabecera de todos aquellos reinados.
11 Los israelitas mataron a espada a todo cuanto ten铆a vida. Arrasaron la ciudad y le prendieron fuego.
12 Josu茅 conquist贸 todas las ciudades de aquellos reinos junto con sus reyes; a estos mat贸 a filo de espada, destruy茅ndolos por completo. As铆 obedeci贸 Josu茅 todo lo que Mois茅s, siervo del SE脩OR, le hab铆a mandado.
13 Las ciudades que estaban sobre los cerros fueron las 煤nicas que los israelitas no quemaron, excepto Jazor.
14 Tomaron como bot铆n de guerra todas las pertenencias del enemigo y su ganado, y mataron a todos los hombres a filo de espada, de modo que ninguno qued贸 con vida.
15 As铆 como el SE脩OR hab铆a ordenado a su siervo Mois茅s, tambi茅n Mois茅s se lo orden贸 a Josu茅. Y este, por su parte, cumpli贸 al pie de la letra todo lo que el SE脩OR le hab铆a ordenado a Mois茅s.

S铆ntesis de la conquista

16 Josu茅 logr贸 conquistar toda aquella tierra: la regi贸n monta帽osa, todo el N茅guev, toda la regi贸n de Gos茅n, el valle, el Arab谩, la regi贸n monta帽osa de Israel y su valle.
17 Tambi茅n se apoder贸 de todos los territorios, desde la monta帽a de Jalac que se eleva hacia Se铆r, hasta Baal Gad en el valle del L铆bano, a las faldas del monte Herm贸n. Josu茅 captur贸 a todos los reyes de esa regi贸n y los ejecut贸,
18 despu茅s de combatir con ellos por largo tiempo.
19 Ninguna ciudad hizo tratado de ayuda mutua con los israelitas, excepto los heveos de Gaba贸n. A todas esas ciudades Josu茅 las derrot贸 en el campo de batalla,
20 porque el SE脩OR endureci贸 el coraz贸n de los enemigos para que entablaran guerra con Israel. As铆 ser铆an exterminados sin compasi贸n alguna, seg煤n el mandato que el SE脩OR le hab铆a dado a Mois茅s.
21 En aquel tiempo Josu茅 destruy贸 a los anaquitas del monte Hebr贸n, de Debir, de Anab y de la regi贸n monta帽osa de Jud谩 e Israel. Habitantes y ciudades fueron arrasados por Josu茅.
22 Ning煤n anaquita qued贸 con vida en la tierra que ocup贸 el pueblo de Israel. Su presencia se redujo solo a Gaza, Gat y Asdod.
23 As铆 logr贸 Josu茅 conquistar toda aquella tierra, conforme a la orden que el SE脩OR le hab铆a dado a Mois茅s, y se la entreg贸 como herencia al pueblo de Israel, seg煤n la distribuci贸n tribal. Por fin, aquella regi贸n descans贸 de las guerras.

Josué 11 Commentary

Chapter 11

Divers kings overcome at the waters of Merom. (1-9) Hazor is taken and burned. (10-14) All that country subdued, The Anakims cut off. (15-23)

Verses 1-9 The wonders God wrought for the Israelites were to encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war against Satan's kingdom, carried on by preaching the gospel, was at first forwarded by miracles; but being fully proved to be of God, we are now left to the Divine grace in the usual course, in the use of the sword of the Spirit. God encouraged Joshua. Fresh dangers and difficulties make it necessary to seek fresh supports from the word of God, which we have nigh unto us for use in every time of need. God proportions our trials to our strength, and our strength to our trials. Joshua's obedience in destroying the horses and chariots, shows his self-denial in compliance with God's command. The possession of things on which the carnal heart is prone to depend, is hurtful to the life of faith, and the walk with God; therefore it is better to be without worldly advantages, than to have the soul endangered by them.

Verses 10-14 The Canaanites filled up the measure of their iniquity, and were, as a judgment, left to the pride, obstinacy, and enmity of their hearts, and to the power of Satan; all restraints being withdrawn, while the dispensations of Providence tended to drive them to despair. They brought on themselves the vengeance they justly merited, of which the Israelites were to be executioners, by the command the Lord gave to Moses.

Verses 15-23 Never let the sons of Anak be a terror to the Israel of God, for their day to fall will come. The land rested from war. It ended not in a peace with the Canaanites, that was forbidden, but in a peace from them. There is a rest, a rest from war, remaining for the people of God, into which they shall enter, when their warfare is accomplished. That which was now done, is compared with what had been said to Moses. God's word and his works, if viewed together, will be found mutually to set each other forth. If we make conscience of our duty, we need not question the performance of the promise. But the believer must never put off his armour, or expect lasting peace, till he closes his eyes in death; nay, as his strength and usefulness increase, he may expect more heavy trials; yet the Lord will not permit any enemies to assault the believer till he has prepared him for the battle. Christ Jesus ever lives to plead for his people, and their faith shall not fail, however Satan may be permitted to assault them. And however tedious, sharp, and difficult the believer's warfare, his patience in tribulation may be encouraged by the joyfulness of hope; for he will, ere long, rest from sin and from sorrow in the Canaan above.

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Footnotes 2

  • [a] "lago Quin茅ret" . Es decir, lago de Galilea.
  • [b] "Nafot Dor" . Alt. "las alturas de Dor" .

Chapter Summary

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.

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