1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things , that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 3 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. 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. 5 And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
6 ¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. 8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 ¶ And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. 11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. 12 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, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. 13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
15 ¶ As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; 17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle. 20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
21 ¶ And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
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1 Quando Jabim, rei de Hazor, ouviu isto, enviou mensageiros a Jobabe, rei de Madom, ao rei Sinrom, ao rei Acsafe 2 e aos reis que estavam na região montanhosa ao norte, na Arabá ao sul de Quinerete, na Sefelá e em Nafate-Dor, do lado do mar, 3 aos cananeus do leste e do oeste: aos amorreus, aos heteus, aos ferezeus, aos jebuseus nas montanhas e aos heveus ao pé do Hermom, na terra de Mispa. 4 Saíram, pois, estes e todas as suas tropas com eles, muito povo, em multidão como a areia que está na praia do mar, e também muitos cavalos e carros de guerra. 5 Todos estes reis se ajuntaram, vieram e acamparam junto às águas de Merom, para lutar contra Israel.
6 O Senhor disse a Josué:
— Não tenha medo deles, porque amanhã, a esta mesma hora, eu os entregarei, todos mortos, aos filhos de Israel. Você mutilará os cavalos deles e queimará os seus carros de guerra.
7 Josué e todos os homens de guerra com ele avançaram de surpresa contra eles junto às águas de Merom, e os atacaram. 8 O Senhor os entregou nas mãos de Israel, que os atacou e perseguiu até a grande Sidom, e até Misrefote-Maim, e até o vale de Mispa, ao leste. Os israelitas os mataram sem deixar nem sequer um. 9 Josué fez com eles como o Senhor lhe havia ordenado: mutilou os cavalos deles e queimou os seus carros de guerra.
10 Nesse mesmo tempo, Josué voltou, tomou Hazor e feriu à espada o seu rei, porque naquela época Hazor era a capital de todos esses reinos. 11 Mataram à espada todos os que nela estavam e os destruíram totalmente; ninguém sobreviveu. E a cidade de Hazor foi queimada. 12 Josué tomou todas essas cidades e também os seus reis. Matou todos, destruindo-os totalmente, como Moisés, servo do Senhor, havia ordenado. 13 Mas os israelitas não queimaram as cidades que estavam sobre as colinas, exceto Hazor, que Josué queimou. 14 Os israelitas saquearam para si todos os despojos dessas cidades e também o gado; porém mataram à espada todas as pessoas, até que as destruíram; e ninguém sobreviveu. 15 Como o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés, seu servo, assim Moisés ordenou a Josué; e assim Josué o fez. Nem uma só palavra deixou de cumprir de tudo o que o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés.
16 Assim Josué tomou toda aquela terra, a saber, a região montanhosa, todo o Neguebe, toda a terra de Gósen, a Sefelá, a Arabá e a região montanhosa de Israel com as suas planícies; 17 desde o monte Halaque, que sobe a Seir, até Baal-Gade, no vale do Líbano, ao pé do monte Hermom; também venceu todos os seus reis e os matou. 18 Por muito tempo, Josué fez guerra contra todos esses reis. 19 Não houve cidade que fizesse paz com os filhos de Israel, a não ser os heveus, moradores de Gibeão; todas as demais foram tomadas por meio de guerra. 20 Porque do Senhor vinha o endurecimento do seu coração para saírem à guerra contra Israel, a fim de que fossem totalmente destruídos e não se tivesse piedade alguma; pelo contrário, fossem totalmente destruídos, como o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés.
21 Naquele tempo, Josué foi e eliminou os anaquins da região montanhosa, de Hebrom, de Debir, de Anabe, e de todas as montanhas de Judá, e de todas as montanhas de Israel; Josué os destruiu totalmente com as suas cidades. 22 Nem um dos anaquins sobreviveu na terra dos filhos de Israel; somente em Gaza, Gate e Asdode permaneceram alguns. 23 Assim Josué tomou toda esta terra, segundo tudo o que o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés. E Josué deu a terra em herança aos filhos de Israel, conforme as suas divisões e tribos. E a terra repousou da guerra.