11:10 At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, 3 and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time 4 the leader of all these kingdoms.
11:12 Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, 5 as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded.
1 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
2 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
3 map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.
4 tn Or “formerly.”
5 tn Heb “and he struck them down with the edge of the sword, he annihilated them.”
6 tn Heb “and struck them down and killed them.”
7 tn “Caleb’s brother” may refer either to Othniel or to Kenaz. If Kenaz was the brother of Caleb, Othniel is Caleb’s nephew.
8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Caleb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.