The Arameans saw that the Israelites had defeated them. So they came together {into one big army}.
Joshua 11:5 - Easy To Read Version All of 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all these kings met and came and encamped together at the Waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. American Standard Version (1901) And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel. Common English Bible All these kings came together. They came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And all these kings assembled at the waters of Merom, so that they might fight against Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all these kings assembled together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. |
The Arameans saw that the Israelites had defeated them. So they came together {into one big army}.
“Lord, I have many, many enemies.\par Many people have turned against me.\par
But then those kings saw it,\par and they were amazed.\par They all panicked and ran away!\par
All you nations, prepare for war!\par You will be defeated.\par Listen, all you faraway countries!\par Prepare for battle!\par You will be defeated.\par
So the armies of all these kings came together. There were many fighting men and many horses and chariots. It was a very, very large army—it looked like there were as many men as grains of sand on the sea shore.
Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of that army. I will allow you to defeat them. By this time tomorrow, you will have killed them all. You will cut the legs of the horses and burn all their chariots.”
All these kings came together. They made plans to fight against Joshua and the people of Israel.
These evil spirits are the spirits of demons. {\cf2\super [122]} They \{have power to\} do miracles. {\cf2\super [123]} These evil spirits go out to the rulers of the whole world. They go out to gather the rulers for battle on the great day of God the All-Powerful.