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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Joshua 11:5
And, when all these kings were gathered together, they came in, and encamped as one man, at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
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Christian Standard Bible®
All these kings joined forces; they came and camped together at the Waters of Merom to attack Israel.
All these kings joined forces; they came and camped together at the Waters of Merom to attack Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Yisra'el.
All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Yisra'el.
King James Version
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Lexham English Bible
And all these kings joined forces, and they came and camped together by the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.
And all these kings joined forces, and they came and camped together by the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.
English Standard Version
And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
New Century Version
All of these kings met together at the waters of Merom, joined their armies together into one camp, and made plans to fight against the Israelites.
All of these kings met together at the waters of Merom, joined their armies together into one camp, and made plans to fight against the Israelites.
New English Translation
All these kings gathered and joined forces at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.
All these kings gathered and joined forces at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.
Amplified Bible
So all these kings met and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
So all these kings met and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
New American Standard Bible
So all of these kings gathered together, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
So all of these kings gathered together, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So all these Kings met together, and came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, for to fight against Israel.
So all these Kings met together, and came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, for to fight against Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
So all of these kings agreed to meet, and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
So all of these kings agreed to meet, and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
All these kings met together, then came and pitched camp together at the Merom Spring, to fight Isra'el.
All these kings met together, then came and pitched camp together at the Merom Spring, to fight Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And all these kings met together, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
And all these kings met together, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
All these kings met together at the small river of Merom. They joined their armies together into one camp and made plans for the battle against Israel.
All these kings met together at the small river of Merom. They joined their armies together into one camp and made plans for the battle against Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And when all these kings were met together, they came and encamped together at the waters of Meron, and prepared to fight against Israel.
And when all these kings were met together, they came and encamped together at the waters of Meron, and prepared to fight against Israel.
Good News Translation
All of these kings joined forces and came together and set up camp at Merom Brook to fight against Israel.
All of these kings joined forces and came together and set up camp at Merom Brook to fight against Israel.
Literal Translation
And all these kings met together. And they came and camped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
And all these kings met together. And they came and camped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All these kinges gathered the selues, and came, and pitched together by ye water of Meram, to fighte with Israel.
All these kinges gathered the selues, and came, and pitched together by ye water of Meram, to fighte with Israel.
American Standard Version
And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And all these kings came together, and put their forces in position at the waters of Merom, to make war on Israel.
And all these kings came together, and put their forces in position at the waters of Merom, to make war on Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all these kinges met together, and came & pitched together at the waters of Merom, for to fight against Israel.
And all these kinges met together, and came & pitched together at the waters of Merom, for to fight against Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And all these kings met together, and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
And all these kings met together, and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And when all these Kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
And when all these Kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all the kings assembled in person, and came to the same place, and encamped at the waters of Maron to war with Israel.
And all the kings assembled in person, and came to the same place, and encamped at the waters of Maron to war with Israel.
English Revised Version
And all these kings met together; and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
And all these kings met together; and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle these kyngis camen togidere at the watris of Meron, to fiyte ayens Israel.
And alle these kyngis camen togidere at the watris of Meron, to fiyte ayens Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
and all these kings are met together, and they come and encamp together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
and all these kings are met together, and they come and encamp together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
Update Bible Version
And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when all these kings were met together, they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
And when all these kings were met together, they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
World English Bible
All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
New King James Version
And when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
And when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
New Living Translation
The kings joined forces and established their camp around the water near Merom to fight against Israel.
The kings joined forces and established their camp around the water near Merom to fight against Israel.
New Life Bible
All of these kings met and came and stayed together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
All of these kings met and came and stayed together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
New Revised Standard
All these kings joined their forces, and came and camped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
All these kings joined their forces, and came and camped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all these kings assembled together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
And all these kings assembled together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Revised Standard Version
And all these kings joined their forces, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
And all these kings joined their forces, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So all of these kings having agreed to meet, came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
So all of these kings having agreed to meet, came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Contextual Overview
1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard, that he sent unto Jobab king of Madon, and unto the king of Shimron, and unto the king of Achshaph; 2 and unto the kings who were on the north in the hill country and in the waste plain south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, - and in the heights of Dor, on the west: 3 the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite and the Jebusite, in the hill country, - and the Hivite, under Hermon, in the land of Mizpah; 4 and they came out - they, and all their hosts with them, much people, like the sand that is upon the seashore for multitude, - with horses and chariots very many. 5 And, when all these kings were gathered together, they came in, and encamped as one man, at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel. 6 Then said Yahweh unto Joshua - Do not fear because of them, for, to-morrow, about this time, am I going to deliver up all of them, slain, before Israel, - their horses, shalt thou ham-string, and, their chariots, shalt thou burn up with fire. 7 So Joshua, and all the army with him, came in upon them, by the waters of Merom, suddenly, and fell upon them. 8 And Yahweh delivered them up into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them as far as great Zidon, and as far as Misrephoth-maim, and as far as the valley of Mizpeh, eastward, - yea they smote them until they left them not a survivor. 9 And Joshua did unto them, as Yahweh had said unto him, - their horses, he ham-strung, and, their chariots, burned he up with fire.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
all these: Psalms 3:1, Psalms 118:10-12, Isaiah 8:9, Revelation 16:14
met together: Heb. assembled by appointment
waters: This 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.
Cross-References
Genesis 11:13
and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah, four hundred and three years, - and begat sons and daughters.
and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah, four hundred and three years, - and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:14
And, Shelah, lived thirty years, - and begat Eber;
And, Shelah, lived thirty years, - and begat Eber;
Genesis 11:23
and Serug lived after he begat Nahor, two hundred years, - and begat sons and daughters.
and Serug lived after he begat Nahor, two hundred years, - and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:24
And Nahor lived twenty-nine years, - and begat Terah;
And Nahor lived twenty-nine years, - and begat Terah;
Genesis 18:21
Let me go down, pray, and let me behold, whether according to their outcry which hath come in unto me, they have done altogether, And if not. I must know!
Let me go down, pray, and let me behold, whether according to their outcry which hath come in unto me, they have done altogether, And if not. I must know!
Exodus 3:8
therefore have I come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to take them up out of that land, into a land good and large, into a land flowing with milk and honey, - into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Amorite and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
therefore have I come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to take them up out of that land, into a land good and large, into a land flowing with milk and honey, - into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Amorite and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Exodus 19:11
and shall be ready, by the third day, - for on the third day, will Yahweh come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.
and shall be ready, by the third day, - for on the third day, will Yahweh come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.
Exodus 19:18
And Mount Sinai, smoked, all over, because Yahweh had come down thereon in fire, - and the smoke thereof went up as the smoke of a furnace, and all the mountain trembled exceedingly.
And Mount Sinai, smoked, all over, because Yahweh had come down thereon in fire, - and the smoke thereof went up as the smoke of a furnace, and all the mountain trembled exceedingly.
Exodus 19:20
Thus came Yahweh down upon Mount Sinai unto the top of the mount, - and Yahweh called Moses unto the top of the mount, and Moses went up.
Thus came Yahweh down upon Mount Sinai unto the top of the mount, - and Yahweh called Moses unto the top of the mount, and Moses went up.
Psalms 11:4
Yahweh, is in his holy temple As for Yahweh, in the heavens, is his throne, His eyes, behold - His eyelashes test the sons of men.
Yahweh, is in his holy temple As for Yahweh, in the heavens, is his throne, His eyes, behold - His eyelashes test the sons of men.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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. It was, as Josephus says d thirty furlongs broad, and sixty long, and its waters clayish. Jerom says e, in his time there was here a village called Merrus, twelve miles from the city Sebaste by Dothaim: here the kings and their armies met
to fight against Israel; so that they were the aggressors, which made the war still more lawful.
a Ibid. (Antiq. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 8.) b De Bello Jud. l. 2. c. 20. sect. 6. c Reland. Palestin. Illustrat. tom. 1. p. 262. d De Bello Jud. l. 4. c. 1. sect. 1. & l. 3. c. 9. sect. 7. e De loc. Heb. fol. 93. D.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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. The size of the lake varies with the season, and the northern side of it ends in a large swamp. The shape of the lake is triangular, the point being at the south, where the Jordan, which enters it on the north, again quits it. There is a considerable space of tableland along the southwestern shore, and here probably the troops of Jabin and his confederates were encamped, preparing to move southward when Joshua and his army fell suddenly upon them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 11:5. The waters of Merom — Where these waters were, interpreters are not agreed. Whether they were the waters of the Lake Semechon, or the waters of Megiddo, mentioned Judges 5:19, cannot be easily determined. The latter is the more probable opinion.
