Joshua 11:1-5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Conquest of Northern Cities

11 When King Jabin of Hazor heard this news, he sent a message to: King Jobab of Madon, the kings of Shimron and Achshaph, ² and the kings of the north in the hill country, the Arabah south of Chinnereth,^(A) the Judean foothills,^[a] and the Slopes of Dor^[b] to the west, ³ the Canaanites in the east and west, the Amorites, Hethites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.^{(B) 4} They went out with all their armies – a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore^(C) – along with a vast number of horses and chariots. ⁵ All these kings joined forces; they came and camped together at the Waters of Merom to attack Israel.^(D)