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JPS Old Testament
Joshua 11:7
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon 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.
Amplified Bible
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by 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.
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
1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, 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 that were on the north, in the hill-country and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the Lowland, and in the regions 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 the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. 5 And all these kings met together, and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel. 6 And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel; thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.' 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them. 8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him; he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
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
And God said: 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'
And God said: 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'
Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said: 'Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.'
And the LORD God said: 'Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.'
Genesis 10:5
Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
Genesis 10:32
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:2
And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
Genesis 11:4
And they said: 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.'
And they said: 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.'
Genesis 11:5
And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
Genesis 11:11
And Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begot Shelah.
And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begot 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.
