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

5These kings all joined together to fight against the Israelites. They put up their tents near the water at Merom. 6The Lord said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid of them. This time tomorrow they will all be dead! I will give all of them to you Israelites. You must cut the legs of their horses so that they cannot run well. You must also burn their chariots.’ So Joshua and his whole army went to attack them at the Waters of Merom. They quickly attacked them by surprise. 8The Lord caused the Israelites to win against them. The Israelite soldiers chased them as far as Sidon, Misrephoth Maim and the valley of Mizpah in the east. They killed their enemies as they chased them, until they were all dead. 9Joshua did what the Lord had commanded him to do. He cut their horses' legs and he burned 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 10:9The Israelite soldiers marched all night from Gilgal. When they reached Gibeon, they quickly attacked the Amorite armies by surprise.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2You know very well about how the great day of the Lord will happen. That day will surprise people very much, like when a robber comes 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

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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