Joshua and his army marched all night to Gibeon. {The enemy did not know that Joshua was coming.} So it was a complete surprise when he attacked them.
Joshua 11:7 - Easy To Read Version Joshua and his whole army surprised the enemy. They attacked the enemy at the river of Merom. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the Waters of Merom and fell upon them. American Standard Version (1901) So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them. Common English Bible Then Joshua along with the entire army launched a surprise attack against them at the waters of Merom. Catholic Public Domain Version And Joshua, and the entire army with him, came against them suddenly, at the waters of Merom, and they rushed upon them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Josue came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them. |
Joshua and his army marched all night to Gibeon. {The enemy did not know that Joshua was coming.} So it was a complete surprise when he attacked them.
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.”
The Lord allowed Israel to defeat them. The army of Israel defeated them and chased them to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Valley of Mizpah in the east. The army of Israel fought until none of the enemy was left alive.