Joshua 11
Overview
11:1 Divers kings overcome at the waters of Merom;
11:10 Hazor is taken and burnt;
11:16 All the country taken by Joshua;
11:21 The Anakims cut off;
11:23 The land rest from war. Verse 1 Jabin Joshua 11:10, 12:19, 19:36; Judges 4:2, 4:17 he sent Joshua 10:3, 10:4; Psalm 2:1-4, 83:1-3; Isaiah 26:11, 43:2, 43:5-7 MadonThe LXX read Μαρων, which, if legitimate, Calmet thinks may be the same as Maronia or Marath, in Phoenicia, to the north of mount Lebanon, Joshua 12:19, 12:20; 19:15, 19:25.ShimronSupposed to be the same with Symira, in Coele-Syria, joined to Maron or Marath by Pliny and Pomponius Mela.AchshaphSupposed by some to be the same as Achzib or Ecdippa; from which, however, it is distinguished in 19:25, 19:29. It was in the northern part of the tribe of Asher.Reciprocal 9:1 - all the kings; Judges 1:19 - chariots; 5:19 - kings; 1 Kings 9:15 - Hazor; 2 Kings 15:29 - Hazor Verse 2 Numbers 34:11, Chinnereth, Luke 5:1, Gennesareton the north Joshua 11:21, 10:6, 10:40; Luke 1:39 ChinnerothJerome and others suppose this city to be same as was afterwards called Tiberias, now Tabaria, situated on the western shore of the lake of the same name. Joshua 12:3 Dor 12:23, 17:11; Judges 1:27; 1 Kings 4:11 Reciprocal Joshua 13:27 - Chinnereth; 19:35 - Chinnereth; 1 Kings 15:20 - Cinneroth Verse 3 the Jebusite Joshua 15:63; Numbers 13:29; 2 Samuel 24:16 Hivite Judges 3:3 Hermon Joshua 13:11; Deuteronomy 4:48; Psalm 89:12, 133:3; Song of Songs 4:8 land Joshua 18:26; Genesis 31:49; Judges 20:1, 21:5, 21:8; 1 Samuel 7:5-7, 10:17; 1 Kings 15:22; Jeremiah 40:6, 40:10, 41:3, 41:14 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 11:29 - General; Joshua 11:17 - Seir; 12:1 - from the; 12:5 - Hermon; 13:4 - the land of; Nehemiah 9:8 - the Canaanites Verse 4 as the sand Genesis 22:17, 32:12; Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 13:5; 2 Samuel 17:11; 1 Kings 4:20 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 20:1 - horses; Joshua 8:27 - the cattle; 17:18 - for thou shalt; Psalm 33:16 - no king; Habakkuk 3:1 - as the sand Verse 5 all these Psalm 3:1, 118:10-12; Isaiah 8:9; Revelation 16:14 met togetherHeb. assembled by appointmentwatersThis is what Josephus calls the lake Semechon, now called Bahr-el-Houle (Lake Julius) between the head of the Jordan and the lake of Tiberias. According to Josephus it was seven miles long; and according to modern authorities, it is not above two miles broad, except at the north end, where it may be four.
Verse 6 Be not Joshua 10:8; Psalm 27:1, 27:2, 46:11 morrow Joshua 3:5; Judges 20:28; 1 Samuel 11:9; 2 Chronicles 20:16, hough, Joshua 11:9; 2 Samuel 8:4 horses Deuteronomy 7:16; Psalm 20:7, 20:8, 46:9, 147:10, 147:11; Proverbs 20:7; Isaiah 30:16, 31:1; Hosea 14:3 Reciprocal Genesis 41:25 - God; Joshua 6:2 - I have; Judges 1:4 - Lord; 4:7 - deliver; 1 Samuel 30:1 - the Amalekites; 2 Kings 19:6 - Be not afraid; 1 Chronicles 18:4 - David; 2 Chronicles 20:15 - Be not afraid; Psalm 44:7 - But; Isaiah 37:6 - Be not; Ezekiel 39:9 - and shall Verse 7 suddenly Joshua 10:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 5:3
Verse 8 the Lord Joshua 21:44 great Zidonor, Zidon-rabbah, 19:28; Genesis 10:15, 49:13; Zechariah 9:2 Misrephothmaimor, salt pits, Heb. burning of waters, Joshua 13:6 Reciprocal 10:10 - the Lord; 10:39 - he left none; Judges 3:3 - Sidonians; 4:16 - pursued; 18:28 - far from; 2 Samuel 23:10 - the Lord; 24:6 - Zidon; 2 Kings 10:11 - he left; 2 Chronicles 13:15 - God smote; Isaiah 23:12 - daughter; Ezekiel 27:8 - Zidon; Habakkuk 3:13 - thou woundedst; Matthew 15:21 - Tyre Verse 9 he Joshua 11:6; Ezekiel 39:9, 39:10 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 20:1 - horses; 2 Samuel 8:4 - chariots; 1 Chronicles 18:4 - David; Psalm 46:9 - burneth; Nahum 2:13 - I will burn Verse 10 Hazor Joshua 11:1; Judges 4:2 Reciprocal Joshua 8:24 - returned unto Ai; 9:1 - all the kings; 12:19 - Hazor; 2 Samuel 10:19 - servants; 2 Kings 15:29 - Hazor Verse 11 any left to breatheHeb. any breath, Joshua 10:40 Reciprocal Numbers 33:52 - General; Deuteronomy 3:7 - General; 7:2 - utterly; 20:16 - General; Joshua 8:22 - let none; 9:1 - all the kings; 11:14 - neither; 12:19 - Hazor; Judges 4:2 - Hazor; 18:27 - burnt Verse 12 all the Joshua 10:28, 10:30, 10:32, 10:35, 10:37, 10:39, 10:40 as Moses 11:15, 8:8, 8:31, 9:24, 10:40; Numbers 33:52, 33:53; Deuteronomy 7:2, 20:16, 20:17 Reciprocal Exodus 17:13 - General; Joshua 8:22 - let none; 11:20 - as the Lord; 1 Samuel 15:8 - utterly; 2 Chronicles 13:19 - took cities; Habakkuk 3:13 - thou woundedst Verse 13 in theirHeb. on their heap, The Vulgate, Syriac, Onkelos and Waterland render a?l tillom, "on their hills." As the cities of the plain might be easily attacked and carried, Joshua destroyed them; but as those on mountains, hills, or other eminences, might be retained by him with little trouble, prudence would dictate their preservation. Jeremiah 30:18 Reciprocal Joshua 24:13 - cities; 2 Kings 15:29 - Hazor Verse 14 the spoil Joshua 8:27; Numbers 31:9; Deuteronomy 6:10, 6:11, 20:14 neither Joshua 11:11, 10:40 Reciprocal Numbers 31:15 - General; Deuteronomy 2:34 - utterly destroyed; 3:6 - we utterly; 20:16 - General; Joshua 6:21 - utterly; 1 Samuel 14:36 - let us not leave Verse 15 the Lord Joshua 11:12; Exodus 34:11-13 so did Moses Deuteronomy 7:2, 31:7 and so did Joshua Joshua 1:7; Exodus 39:42, 39:43; Deuteronomy 4:5; 2 Chronicles 30:12 he left nothingHeb. removed nothing, Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32; 1 Samuel 15:1-3, 15:8, 15:9, 15:11, 15:19-22; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42; Acts 20:20, 20:27 Reciprocal Exodus 17:10 - Joshua Verse 16 all that land Genesis 15:18-21; Numbers 34:2-13; Deuteronomy 34:2, 34:3 hills Joshua 9:1, 12:8 the land 10:41 the mountain 11:21; Ezekiel 17:23, 36:1-3, 36:8 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 1:7 - in the plain; Joshua 15:51 - Goshen Verse 17 the mount Halakor, the smooth mountainthat goeth Genesis 32:3; Deuteronomy 2:1, 33:2 Seir Joshua 11:3, 1:4, 12:7, 13:5 all their 12:7-24; Deuteronomy 7:24 Reciprocal 1:7 - in the plain; Joshua 9:1 - Lebanon; 12:1 - from the Verse 18 a long timeCaleb was forty years old when sent from Kadesh-barnea to spy the land, and he was eighty-five at the conclusion of this war - Joshua 14:10. Almost thirty-nine years of this time were spent before Israel passed Jordan; which leaves between six and seven for the term of Joshua's wars. 11:23, 14:7-10 Reciprocal Judges 11:26 - three hundred; Habakkuk 3:6 - and drove Verse 19 the Hivites Joshua 9:3-27 Reciprocal Numbers 21:1 - then; Deuteronomy 2:30 - for the Lord; 20:11 - tributaries; Joshua 6:25 - Rahab; 9:7 - Hivites; 9:15 - made peace; 10:1 - how the Verse 20 it was Exodus 4:21, 9:16; Deuteronomy 2:30; Judges 14:4; 1 Samuel 2:25; 1 Kings 12:15, 22:20-23; 2 Chronicles 25:16; Isaiah 6:9, 6:10; Romans 9:18, 9:22, 9:23 as the Lord Joshua 11:12-15; Deuteronomy 20:16, 20:17 Reciprocal Numbers 21:1 - then; Deuteronomy 20:11 - tributaries; Joshua 6:25 - Rahab; 8:17 - a man; 10:1 - how the; 19:36 - Hazor; Judges 4:7 - And I; Esther 9:2 - as sought; Psalm 46:8 - desolations; Isaiah 63:17 - and hardened; John 12:40 - hardened; Romans 2:5 - But after Verse 21 the Anakims Joshua 14:12-14, 15:13, 15:14; Numbers 13:22, 13:23; Deuteronomy 1:28, 2:21, 9:2; Judges 1:10, 1:11, 1:20; Jeremiah 3:23, 9:23; Amos 2:9 Joshua destroyed Joshua 10:42, 24:11, 24:12; Psalm 110:5, 110:6, 149:6-9; Revelation 6:2, 19:11-21 Reciprocal Joshua 11:2 - on the north; 11:16 - the mountain; Judges 1:9 - afterward; Ezekiel 6:2 - the mountains; Luke 1:39 - city Verse 22 only in Gaza Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 17:4; 2 Samuel 21:16-22; 1 Chronicles 18:1, 29:4-8 Ashdod Joshua 15:46; 2 Chronicles 26:6; Nehemiah 13:23, 13:24 Reciprocal Numbers 13:22 - Ahiman; 13:28 - saw the; Deuteronomy 1:28 - we have seen; Joshua 14:12 - the Anakims; Judges 1:18 - General; 1 Samuel 5:1 - Ashdod; Amos 2:9 - I destroyed Verse 23 according to all Exodus 23:27-31, 34:11; Numbers 34:2-13; Deuteronomy 11:23-25 according to their Joshua 14:1-19:51; Numbers 26:52-55 And the land Joshua 11:18, 14:15, 21:44, 21:45, 22:4, 23:1; Psalm 46:9; 2 Timothy 4:7, 4:8; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 Reciprocal Numbers 26:53 - General; 26:55 - by lot; 32:22 - land; Joshua 12:7 - Joshua gave; 24:11 - the men; Judges 3:11 - the land; Nehemiah 9:8 - hast performed; 9:22 - divide; Psalm 44:2 - drive out; 105:44 - gave; 135:12 - gave their; Proverbs 19:14 - the inheritance; Ecclesiastes 3:8 - a time of war; Jeremiah 21:2 - according; Ezekiel 45:8 - according