NSB(i)
1 Jabin king of Hazor heard about this. So he sent a message to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
2 and to the kings 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 They came out with all their troops and many horses and chariots. Their army was more numerous than the sand of the seashore.
5 All the kings met at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
6 Jehovah said to Joshua: »Do not be afraid because of them! About this time tomorrow I will deliver them up all slain before Israel. You must hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.«
7 So Joshua and all the people of war with him came up against them. Suddenly they attacked them by the waters of Merom.
8 Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Israel, who killed them. They chased them unto great Zidon, and to Misrephoth-maim, and to the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they killed them. They did not leave any survivor remain.
9 Joshua did to them what Jehovah told him to do. He hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.
10 Joshua then turned back, and captured Hazor. He killed the king with the sword, for Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms.
11 They killed all the people there with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them. None were left alive. He burned Hazor with fire.
12 Joshua took all the cities and all the kings and struck them with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them. Just as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded.
13 Israel did not burn the cities that stood on their own mounds with the exception of Hazor, which Joshua burned.
14 Israel took all the spoil of these cities including the cattle. They killed every man with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them all. None were left alive.
15 Jehovah commanded Moses his servant and so Moses commands Joshua and Joshua complied. He left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.