Joshua 11:5

Joshua 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)All these kings joined forces and made camp together at the Waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

Context of Joshua 11:5

3the kings of Canaan, both east and west; the kings of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites in the towns on the slopes of Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4All these kings came out to fight. Their combined armies formed a vast horde. And with all their horses and chariots, they covered the landscape like the sand on the seashore. The kings joined forces and established their camp around the water near Merom to fight against Israel. 6Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel as dead men. Then you must cripple their horses and burn their chariots.” 7So Joshua and all his fighting men traveled to the water near Merom and attacked suddenly.

Joshua 11:5 word by word

וַיִּוָּ֣עֲד֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ יַחְדָּו֙ אֶל־מֵ֣י מֵר֔וֹם לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when all these kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• were met togetherיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259
• they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and pitchedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• at the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of Meromמֵרוֹםmêrôm · MeromH4792
• to fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Joshua 11:5

• Psalms 3:1O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me.
• Psalms 118:10Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
• Isaiah 8:9“Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
• Revelation 16:14They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.

Commentaries on Joshua 11:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The waters of Merom - Where these waters were, interpreters are not agreed. Whether they were the waters of the Lake Semechon, or the waters of Megiddo, mentioned Judges 5:19, cannot be easily determined. The latter is the more probable opinion.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Waters of Merom - i. e. “the upper waters,” the modern Bahr el Huleh, the lake Semechonitis, or Samochonitis of Josephus. This lake occupies the southern half of the Ard el Huleh, a depressed basin some 15 miles long and 3 or 4 miles wide lying between the hills of Galilee on the west and the lower spurs of Hermon on the east. The size of the lake varies with the season, and the northern side of it ends in a large swamp. The shape of the lake is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The exact location of Merom is unknown. It was probably in Upper Galilee, a few kilometers west of Hazor.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 11:5

• Armies
• Canaanites
• Confederacies
• Jabin
• Merom

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Waters of Merom
• Camp
• Encamp
• Hazor
• Jabin
• Laish
• Merom

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