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New King James Version
Joshua 11:7
So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they 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.
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.
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 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 these things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west, 3 to the Canaanites in the east and in the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the mountains, and the Hivite below Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4 So they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots. 5 And when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel. 6 But the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire." 7 So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them. 8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to Greater Sidon, to the Brook Misrephoth, [fn] and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining. 9 So Joshua did to them as the LORD had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned 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
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all [fn] the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all [fn] the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
Genesis 3:22
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"--
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"--
Genesis 10:5
From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
Genesis 10:20
These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations.
These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations.
Genesis 10:32
These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.
These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:2
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the 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 ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."
And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."
Genesis 11:5
But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
Genesis 11:11
After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.
Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.
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.
