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href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />All these kings joined forces and made camp together at the Waters of Merom to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The kings joined forces and established their camp around the water near Merom to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So all of these kings gathered together, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So all of these kings having agreed to meet, came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So all of these kings having agreed to meet, came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So all of these kings agreed to meet, and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So all these kings met and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All these kings joined forces; they came and camped together at the Waters of Merom to attack Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All these kings joined forces; they came together and camped at the waters of Merom to attack Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And all these kings met together; and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All these kings camped together by the Springs of Merom in order to fight Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All of these kings joined forces and came together and set up camp at Merom Brook to fight against Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After all these kings had gathered together, they went out and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All these kings gathered and joined forces at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All these kings met together; and they came and camped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when all these kings were met together, they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and all these kings are met together, and they come and encamp together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and all these kings are met together, and they come and encamp together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all these kings will meet by appointment, and they will come and will encamp together at the water of Merom, to war with Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all these kings assembled together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And all these kings assembled at the waters of Merom, so that they might fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All these kings made a pact and together they marched to the waters of Merom, where they encamped to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All these kings joined their forces, and came and camped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when all these kings were met together, they came and encamped together at the waters of Meron, and prepared to fight against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all these Kings assembled and they encamped as one by the waters of Merun, and they were prepared to make war with Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And all these kings met together, and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And all the kings assembled in person, and came to the same place, and encamped at the waters of Maron to war with Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/11-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2888" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm">Conquest of the Northern Cities</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·mə·lā·ḵîm (Art:: N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3259.htm" title="3259: way·yiw·wā·‘ă·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To appoint. A primitive root; to fix upon; by implication, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage.">joined forces</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: way·ya·ḥă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">and encamped</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/4792.htm" title="4792: mê·rō·wm (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Upper Galilee. Formed like marowm; height; Merom, a lake in Palestine.">of Merom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: lə·hil·lā·ḥêm (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">to fight</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1-4</a></span><br />When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. / When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army, / saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-13.htm">Judges 4:13-16</a></span><br />he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon. / Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. / And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-47</a></span><br />But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">2 Chronicles 20:15-17</a></span><br />And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God. / Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel. / You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a></span><br />Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-18</a></span><br />No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. / Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. / Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. / But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10-13</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. / Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-19.htm">Jeremiah 1:19</a></span><br />They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a></span><br />So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18-20</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. / Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-4</a></span><br />For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a></span><br />Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.</p><p class="hdg">all these</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">Psalm 3:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many <i>are</i> they that rise up against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/118-10.htm">Psalm 118:10-12</a></b></br> All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9</a></b></br> Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/2-21.htm">Agreed</a> <a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/joshua/10-34.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/joshua/10-34.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/36-4.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/9-11.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/joshua/11-7.htm">Merom</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-18.htm">Met</a> <a href="/joshua/8-11.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/joshua/10-34.htm">Position</a> <a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Together</a> <a href="/joshua/5-1.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/15-13.htm">Agreed</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/joshua/11-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/15-4.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/joshua/11-12.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/joshua/11-7.htm">Merom</a> <a href="/joshua/17-10.htm">Met</a> <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Position</a> <a href="/joshua/12-24.htm">Together</a> <a href="/joshua/11-7.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Diverse kings overcome at the waters of Merom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Hazor is taken and burnt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">All the country taken by Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">The Anakims cut off</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">The land rests from war</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>All these kings</b><br>This phrase refers to the coalition of Canaanite kings who united against Israel. Historically, the Canaanite city-states were often in conflict with each other, but the threat posed by Israel prompted them to form an alliance. This reflects the common biblical theme of God’s people facing opposition from a united front of adversaries, similar to the coalition of kings in <a href="/genesis/14.htm">Genesis 14</a>.<p><b>joined forces</b><br>The unification of these kings signifies a significant military alliance. In the ancient Near East, such alliances were strategic, often formed to counter a common enemy. This mirrors the spiritual battles believers face, where opposition may come from various sources united against God's purposes.<p><b>and encamped at the waters of Merom</b><br>The waters of Merom are identified with a location in northern Canaan, possibly near modern-day Lake Huleh. This site was strategically chosen for its proximity to the northern territories and its resources. Archaeological evidence suggests that this area was fertile and well-suited for sustaining large armies, indicating the seriousness of the threat to Israel.<p><b>to fight against Israel</b><br>The intent to fight against Israel highlights the ongoing conflict between the Israelites and the inhabitants of Canaan. This battle is part of the larger narrative of the conquest of Canaan, fulfilling God’s promise to give the land to the descendants of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). It also prefigures the spiritual battles faced by believers, with Israel representing God's chosen people and the Canaanites symbolizing opposition to God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_of_northern_canaan.htm">Kings of Northern Canaan</a></b><br>These were the leaders of various city-states in the northern region of Canaan. They united to form a coalition against the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/waters_of_merom.htm">Waters of Merom</a></b><br>A location in northern Canaan where the coalition of kings gathered. It is significant as the site of the impending battle against Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, led by Joshua, who were in the process of conquering the Promised Land as commanded by God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, appointed by God to succeed Moses and lead the people into the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/battle.htm">Battle</a></b><br>The event where the coalition of Canaanite kings planned to confront the Israelites in an attempt to halt their conquest.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_opposition.htm">Unity in Opposition</a></b><br>The coalition of kings demonstrates how opposition to God's people can often come in unified and formidable forms. Believers should not be surprised by collective resistance when standing for God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_strategy.htm">Divine Strategy</a></b><br>Just as Joshua relied on God's guidance for victory, Christians are called to seek divine wisdom and strategy in spiritual battles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a></b><br>The Israelites faced a daunting coalition, yet their faith in God's promises led them to victory. Believers today are encouraged to trust God amidst overwhelming challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The gathering of the kings at Merom, though intended for Israel's defeat, was within God's sovereign plan. This reassures believers that God is in control, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_battle.htm">Preparation for Battle</a></b><br>Spiritual preparedness is crucial. Just as Joshua prepared his people for battle, Christians must equip themselves with the armor of God (Ephesians 6) for spiritual warfare.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_records_confirm_joshua_11_conquests.htm">Are there any external historical records confirming the conquests detailed in Joshua 11? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_defeat_allied_armies.htm">How could the Israelites quickly overwhelm multiple allied armies, as described in Joshua 11:1-5?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_11_12-15_align_with_sparing.htm">How does the absolute obedience in Joshua 11:12-15 align with prior instructions about sparing certain peoples?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_24_14-15_reconcile_idolatry.htm">Joshua 24:14-15 - How does this pledge to exclusively serve the Lord reconcile with the later biblical narratives showing continued idolatry in Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">The waters of Merom.</span>--The most northerly of the three lakes on the course of the Jordan.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The waters of Merom.</span> Robinson and the later travellers generally identify this with the Samochonitis (Joseph, Ant. 5:01; Bell. Jud. 3.9.7; 4.1.1), now Huleh. Keil and Delitzseh deny this, but it may be regarded as established, on the authority of Ritter, Vandevelde, Tristram, in short of all who have visited Palestine during the last thirty years. But its name, "the waters of height," would seem to answer to this, the highest of the inland lakes of Palestine. The Jordan runs through it, and it is also the reservoir for numerous other streams. "In the centre of this plain, half morass, half tarn, lies the uppermost lake of the Jordan" - the little lake Phiala excepted - "about seven miles long, and at its greatest width six miles broad, the mountains slightly compressing it at either extremity, surrounded by an almost impenetrable jungle of reeds, abounding in wild fowl, the sloping hills near it scoured by herds of gazelles" (Stanley, 'Sinai and Palestine,' p. 382). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/11-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֑לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kings</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּלָכִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">joined forces</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּוָּ֣עֲד֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiw·wā·‘ă·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3259.htm">Strong's 3259: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and encamped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·ḥă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Merom</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵר֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4792.htm">Strong's 4792: </a> </span><span class="str2">Merom -- a place in Upper Galilee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to fight</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hil·lā·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed on, to consume, to battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/11-5.htm">OT History: Joshua 11:5 All these kings met together (Josh. 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