Discovery BoxJoshua 11:4-6 
Context11:4 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
Context11:9 Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned 4 their chariots.
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.
