Joshua 11:7-9

11:7 Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them. ¹  11:8 The Lord handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, ²  Misrephoth Maim, ³  and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained. 11:9 Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned ⁴  their chariots.

¹ tn Heb “Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them at the Waters of Merom suddenly and fell upon them.”

² map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

³ tn The meaning of the Hebrew name “Misrephoth Maim” is perhaps “lime-kilns by the water” (see HALOT 2:641).

³ tn Heb “burned with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.