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Joshua 11:7
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So Joshua and all his troops surprised them at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.
So Joshua and all his troops surprised them at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.
Hebrew Names Version
So Yehoshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.
So Yehoshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.
King James Version
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
Lexham English Bible
So Joshua, and all the fighting men with him, came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.
So Joshua, and all the fighting men with him, came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.
English Standard Version
So Joshua and all his warriors came suddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them.
So Joshua and all his warriors came suddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them.
New Century Version
So Joshua and his whole army surprised the enemy by attacking them at the waters of Merom.
So Joshua and his whole army surprised the enemy by attacking them at the waters of Merom.
New English Translation
Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.
Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.
New American Standard Bible
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and attacked them.
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and attacked them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came Ioshua and al the men of warre with him against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell vpon them.
Then came Ioshua and al the men of warre with him against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell vpon them.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they fell upon them.
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they fell upon them.
Contemporary English Version
Joshua and his army made a surprise attack against the enemy camp at Merom Pond
Joshua and his army made a surprise attack against the enemy camp at Merom Pond
Complete Jewish Bible
So Y'hoshua came against them suddenly with all his fighting men and fell on them at the Merom Spring.
So Y'hoshua came against them suddenly with all his fighting men and fell on them at the Merom Spring.
Darby Translation
And Joshua, and all the people of war with him, came upon them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
And Joshua, and all the people of war with him, came upon them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Joshua and his whole army surprised the enemy and attacked them at the river of Merom.
So Joshua and his whole army surprised the enemy and attacked them at the river of Merom.
George Lamsa Translation
So Joshua came suddenly to the waters of Meron, he and all the people of war who were with him; and they fell upon them.
So Joshua came suddenly to the waters of Meron, he and all the people of war who were with him; and they fell upon them.
Good News Translation
So Joshua and all his men attacked them by surprise at Merom Brook.
So Joshua and all his men attacked them by surprise at Merom Brook.
Literal Translation
And Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom. And they suddenly fell on them.
And Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom. And they suddenly fell on them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iosua came sodenly vpon them, and all the men of warre with him by the water of Merom, & fell vpon them.
And Iosua came sodenly vpon them, and all the men of warre with him by the water of Merom, & fell vpon them.
American Standard Version
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
Bible in Basic English
So Joshua and all the men of war with him came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and made an attack on them.
So Joshua and all the men of war with him came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and made an attack on them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Iosuah came, and all the men of warre with him against them by the waters of Merom, and sodenly fell vpon them.
And so Iosuah came, and all the men of warre with him against them by the waters of Merom, and sodenly fell vpon them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
King James Version (1611)
So Ioshua came, and all the people of warre with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fell vpon them.
So Ioshua came, and all the people of warre with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fell vpon them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua and all the men of war came upon them at the water of Maron suddenly; and they attacked them in the hill country.
And Joshua and all the men of war came upon them at the water of Maron suddenly; and they attacked them in the hill country.
English Revised Version
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
Berean Standard Bible
So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,
So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Josue cam, and al his oost with hym, ayens hem sodenli, at the watris of Meron, `and felden on hem.
And Josue cam, and al his oost with hym, ayens hem sodenli, at the watris of Meron, `and felden on hem.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua cometh, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fall on them;
And Joshua cometh, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fall on them;
Update Bible Version
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fell upon them.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fell upon them.
World English Bible
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.
New King James Version
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.
New Living Translation
So Joshua and all his fighting men traveled to the water near Merom and attacked suddenly.
So Joshua and all his fighting men traveled to the water near Merom and attacked suddenly.
New Life Bible
So Joshua with all the men of war came upon them by surprise at the waters of Merom, and fought against them.
So Joshua with all the men of war came upon them by surprise at the waters of Merom, and fought against them.
New Revised Standard
So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his fighting force, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.
So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his fighting force, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Joshua, and all the army with him, came in upon them, by the waters of Merom, suddenly, and fell upon them.
So Joshua, and all the army with him, came in upon them, by the waters of Merom, suddenly, and fell upon them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josue came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them.
And Josue came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them.
Revised Standard Version
So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.
So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.
THE MESSAGE
Joshua, his entire army with him, took them by surprise, falling on them at the Waters of Merom. God gave them to Israel, who struck and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and then to the Valley of Mizpah on the east. No survivors. Joshua treated them following God 's instructions: he hamstrung their horses; he burned up their chariots.
Joshua, his entire army with him, took them by surprise, falling on them at the Waters of Merom. God gave them to Israel, who struck and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and then to the Valley of Mizpah on the east. No survivors. Joshua treated them following God 's instructions: he hamstrung their horses; he burned up their chariots.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.
Contextual Overview
1Then when Jabin king of Hazor heard [of Israel's other victories] he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2and to the kings who were in the north, in the hill country, and in the Arabah [the plain] south of Chinnereth (the Sea of Galilee) and in the lowland and on the hills of Dor on the west; 3to the Canaanite in the east and in the west, and to the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite at the foot of [Mount] Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. 4They went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. 5So all these kings met and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 6Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow by this time I am going to hand over all of them slain [by the sword] to Israel; you shall hamstring (disable) their horses and set fire to their chariots." 7So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.8The LORD handed them over to Israel, who struck them and pursued them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh; they struck them down until no survivor was left. 9Joshua did to them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung (disabled) their horses and set fire to their chariots.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
suddenly: Joshua 10:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:3
Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth."
Then God said, "Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth."
Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever"—
And the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever"—
Genesis 10:5
From these, [the people of] the coastlands of the nations were separated and spread into their lands, every one according to his own language, according to their constituent groups (families), and into their nations:
From these, [the people of] the coastlands of the nations were separated and spread into their lands, every one according to his own language, according to their constituent groups (families), and into their nations:
Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham according to their constituent groups, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.
These are the descendants of Ham according to their constituent groups, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.
Genesis 10:32
These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and from these [people] the nations were separated and spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their descendants, by their nations; and from these [people] the nations were separated and spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:2
And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they settled there.
And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they settled there.
Genesis 11:4
They said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, and a tower whose top will reach into the heavens, and let us make a [famous] name for ourselves, so that we will not be scattered [into separate groups] and be dispersed over the surface of the entire earth [as the LORD instructed]."
They said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, and a tower whose top will reach into the heavens, and let us make a [famous] name for ourselves, so that we will not be scattered [into separate groups] and be dispersed over the surface of the entire earth [as the LORD instructed]."
Genesis 11:5
Now the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
Now the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
Genesis 11:11
And Shem lived five hundred years after Arpachshad was born, and he had other sons and daughters.
And Shem lived five hundred years after Arpachshad was born, and he had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah.
When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them,.... Being encouraged by the Lord, they set out with Joshua at the head of them, to fight the kings and their forces. It is highly probable that these were not the whole body of armed men in the camp of Israel, but a select company Joshua took of them, and who would be able to make quicker marches on this expedition:
by the waters of Merom suddenly; the Targum is,
"they lay by the waters of Merom;''
as they were thoughtless and careless, and not on their guard, Joshua and his forces came to them suddenly, unawares, and they not provided for them:
and they fell upon them; at once, which threw them into disorder and confusion.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Suddenly - As before, at Gibeon Joshua 10:9, so now Joshua anticipates his enemies. Taken by surprise, and hemmed in between the mountains and the lake, the chariots and horses would have no time to deploy and no room to act effectively; and thus, in all probability, the unwieldy host of the Canaanites fell at once into hopeless confusion.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 11:7. By the waters of Merom suddenly — Joshua, being apprised of this grand confederation, lost no time, but marched to meet them; and before they could have supposed him at hand, fell suddenly upon them, and put them to the rout.
