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All these kings gathered and joined forces[a] at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.

The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn[b] their chariots.” Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 11:5 tn Heb “and came and camped together.”
  2. Joshua 11:6 tn Heb “burn with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.
  3. Joshua 11:7 tn Heb “Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them at the Waters of Merom suddenly and fell upon them.”