Joshua 11:5

All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

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KJV

And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

ASV

And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

YLT

and all these kings are met together, and they come and encamp together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

DBT

And all these kings met together, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

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And when all those kings were met together,.... At some certain place, which Jabin had appointed: they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom: Josephus (a) says it was at Berotha; perhaps it should be Merotha, a city of upper Galilee, not far from Cedesa, the same he elsewhere calls (b) Meroth, These waters are the same with the lake Samachonitis, on which Hazor was situated; so that it was near Jabin where the rendezvous was. This lake is thought (c) to have its name from the Arabic word "Samacha", which signifies high, as Merom does in Hebrew.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Waters of Merom - i. e. the upper waters, the modern Bahr el Huleh, the lake Semechonitis, or Samochonitis of Josephus. This lake occupies the southern half of the Ard el Huleh, a depressed basin some 15 miles long and 3 or 4 miles wide lying between the hills of Galilee on the west and the lower spurs of Hermon on the east.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

Jabin ("the Intelligent"), which seems to have been a hereditary title (Jud 4:2), took the lead, from Hazor being the capital of the northern region (Jos 11:10). It was situated on the borders of lake Merom. The other cities mentioned must have been in the vicinity though their exact position is unknown.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Merom - A lake made by the river Jordan in the northern part of it, which was in the territory of the King of Schimron, near Hazor, Jabin's royal city, and almost in the middle of these confederate kings.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical

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Revelation 16:14
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
Isaiah 8:9
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Psalms 118:10–12
All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Psalms 3:1
O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

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About this book

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Joshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
Date: Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period

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Psalms 3:1
O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
leads to
- Psalms 17:7
  Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
- 2 Samuel 17:11–13
  Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
Through
Revelation 16:14
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
leads to
- Revelation 17:14
  They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen…
- 1 Timothy 4:1
  Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Revelation 20:8
  and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
- James 3:15
  Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
- 1 John 5:19
  We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
Through
Isaiah 8:9
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
leads to
- Isaiah 14:5–6
  The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.

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