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And it came to pass that when Yabin (Jabin; the intelligent one), king of Chatsor (Hazor; the settlement or the village), had heard those things, that he did send out to Yobab (Jobab; to cry out), king of Madon (judgement),
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And to the king of Shimrown (Shimron; the dregs), and to the king of Achshaph (sorcery), and to the kings that were on the north of the mountains,
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And of the plains south of Chineroth (place of the harp and lyre), and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor (to heep up) on the west,
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And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh (to keep watch).
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And so it was that they did go out, they and all their armies with them, and they did have much people with horses and chariots, and thus were of a great number.
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¶ And it came to pass that when all these kings did meet together, they did come and pitch together at the waters of Merom (the peak), to fight against the armies of Israel.
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And YHVH did speak unto Joshua, saying: Be not afraid because of them nor of their elohim;
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For tomorrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel; thou shalt root up all their horses and burn their chariots with fire.
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And so it was that Joshua did come, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and their armies did fall upon them.
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¶ And it came to pass that YHVH did deliver the armies of them into the hand of Israel, and they did smite them;
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And so it was that Israel did chased them unto great Tzydon (Zidon or Sidon; city of fishing), and unto Misrephoth Msyim (the burning waters), and unto the valley of Mizpeh (to keep watch over, or to spy out) eastward.
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And the armies of Israel did smite their armies until they left them none remaining, and Joshua did root up their horses and burnt their chariots with fire.
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¶ And it came to pass that Joshua did turned back, and Israel did take Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword; and he did burn Hazor with fire.
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And all the cities of those kings and all the kings of them did Joshua take and smote them with the edge of the sword until he did utterly destroy even them as Moses, the servant of YHVH, had instructed.
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Yet the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel did not burn even one of them, save Hazor only,
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And that one did Joshua burn burn up that their elohim should be no more a plague upon the land.
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And do it was that Joshua did take all that land; and all their kings he did take, and he did smite them, and he did slay them.
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¶ And it came to pass that after Joshua had made war with all those kings, that YHVH did destroy utterly all the Elohim of the lands,
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And this because they did harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, thinking that they might destroy El Elyon in battle.
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And so it was that the war that was between all the elohim of the lands that יהוה (YHVH) had promised unto the seed of Abrahm, and Isaac, and Jacob, and יהוה (YHVH), the Elohim of Israel did come to an end, and יהוה (YHVH) was undefeated.
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¶ And so did Joshua take the whole land, even according to all that יהוה (YHVH) had said unto Moses;
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And so it was that Joshua did divide up the lands for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes, and the land rested from war; so ended the wars of יהוה (YHVH).