Joshua 11:4-6

11:4 These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots. ¹  11:5 All these kings gathered and joined forces ²  at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.

11:6 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn ³  their chariots.”

Joshua 11:9

11:9 Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned ⁴  their chariots.

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¹ tn Heb “They and all their camps with them came out, a people as numerous as the sand which is on the edge of the sea in multitude, and [with] horses and chariots very numerous.”

² tn Heb “and came and camped together.”

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

⁴ tn Heb “burned with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.