Joshua 11:7

Joshua 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
• New International Version (NIV)So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joshua and all his warriors came suddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.

Context of Joshua 11:7

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.” So 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.

Joshua 11:7 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֣א יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ וְכָל־עַם֩ הַמִּלְחָמָ֨ה עִמּ֧וֹ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם עַל־מֵ֥י מֵר֖וֹם פִּתְאֹ֑ם וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and all the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• with him, against them by the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of Meromמֵרוֹםmêrôm · MeromH4792
• suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597
• and they fell uponנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307

Cross-references for Joshua 11:7

• Joshua 10:9So Joshua came upon them suddenly, [surprising them] by marching [uphill] all night from Gilgal.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night.

Commentaries on Joshua 11:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7By 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Suddenly - 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Joshua … came upon: Jabin might have planned to move from Merom in Upper Galilee to meet Israel on a better battlefield when all his forces were ready. However, Joshua attacked suddenly before Jabin could choose the battlefield.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91-9. And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things--The scene of the sacred narrative is here shifted to the north of Canaan, where a still more extensive confederacy was formed among the ruling powers to oppose the further progress of the Israelites. Jabin ("the Intelligent"), which seems to have been a hereditary title (Jud 4:2), took the lead, from Hazor being the capital of the northern region (Jos 11:10). It was situated on the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 11:7

• Armies
• Canaanites
• Jabin
• Merom

In the dictionaries

• Joshua
• Waters of Merom
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• Merom
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Commentaries on Joshua 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings