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When Jabin king of Hazor heard about all that had happened, he sent messages to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Acshaph.

Then Joshua went back and captured the city of Hazor and killed its king. (Hazor had been the leader of all the kingdoms that fought against Israel.)

Israel killed everyone in Hazor, completely destroying them; no one was left alive. Then they burned Hazor itself.

But the Israelites did not burn any cities that were built on their mounds, except Hazor; only that city was burned by Joshua.

Madon, Hazor,

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (also called Hazor),

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

So he let Jabin, a king of Canaan who ruled in the city of Hazor, defeat Israel. Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim, was the commander of Jabin's army.

But Sisera himself ran away to the tent where Jael lived. She was the wife of Heber, one of the Kenite family groups. Heber's family was at peace with Jabin king of Hazor.

"But they forgot the Lord their God. So he handed them over as slaves to Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and as slaves to the Philistines and the king of Moab. They all fought against your ancestors.

Two years later Absalom had some men come to Baal Hazor, near Ephraim, to cut the wool from his sheep. Absalom invited all the king's sons to come also.

This is the account of the forced labor Solomon used to build the Temple and the palace. He had them fill in the land and build the wall around Jerusalem. He also had them rebuild the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Tiglath-Pileser was king of Assyria. He attacked while Pekah was king of Israel, capturing the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also captured Gilead and Galilee and all the land of Naphtali and carried the people away to Assyria.

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

This message is to the tribe of Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. This is what the Lord says: "Go and attack the people of Kedar, and destroy the people of the East.

"Run away quickly! People in Hazor, find a good place to hide!" says the Lord . "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has made plans against you and wants to defeat you.

"The city of Hazor will become a home for wild dogs; it will be an empty desert forever. No one will live there, and no one will stay in it."