Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Joshua 11:5
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.
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.
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,...
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 so...
FURTHER CONQUESTS CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Jabin and his confederacy (Joshua 11:1)_ 2. The divine encouragement (Joshua 11:6) 3. The victory (Joshua 11:7) 4. The obedience of Joshua ...
JOSHUA 11. DEFEAT OF JABIN AND HIS COALITION. Jabin, king of Hazor, gathers a vast army of Canaanites at the Waters of Merom (locality uncertain, p. 32). The coalition was utterly defeated, the king w...
MET TOGETHER: i.e. by appointment. Compare Amos 3:3....
_at the waters of Merom_ i.e. "the Upper Waters;" the uppermost of the three lakes in the Jordan valley, called by the Greeks "Semechonitis," or Samochonitis (Jos. _Ant_. 5:5. 1), and by the Arabs "_H...
_VER._ 5. _THEY—PITCHED—AT THE WATERS OF MEROM_— These _waters of Merom_ are generally thought to be nothing but the lake of Semechon, so called from the abundance of fish it contains; _Semechon,_ or...
_The Defeat of Jabin Joshua 11:1-9_ And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,...
_AND WHEN ALL THESE KINGS WERE MET TOGETHER, THEY CAME AND PITCHED TOGETHER AT THE WATERS OF MEROM, TO FIGHT AGAINST ISRAEL._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH Here there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous interposition. Joshua's generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty are the prominent factors in the achievement...
WATERS OF MEROM] Probably Lake Huleh, a marshy lake near the sources of the Jordan....
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THE WATERS OF MEROM. — The most northerly of the three lakes on the course of the Jordan....
וַ יִּוָּ֣עֲד֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַ מְּלָכִ֣ים הָ אֵ֑לּ
CHAPTER XX. THE BATTLE OF MEROM. Joshua Chs. 11, 12. THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the beginnin...
JOSHUA'S OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD'S COMMANDS Joshua 11:1 The scene is removed to the waters of Merom, near the sources of the Jordan. Hazor was the capital of the region; Jabin, like Pharaoh, was an her...
A new confederacy had now to be faced and fought. Conscious of their peril, the northern kings now joined in an attempt to break the power of those conquering hosts. Turning north, Joshua led an attac...
Joshua 11:1-23 concludes the brief summary of the conquest of the land of Canaan. Jabin, king of Hazor, called for a number of the kings of the north to align with him and attack Israel. God again rea...
_Merom, or the lake of Semechon, according to most interpreters; though it is more probable, that the confederates would advance to meet Josue near the lake of Cisson, to the important pass 12 miles n...
A goodly number truly if numbers could avail. And here we find cavalry also joined with them. Josephus, if I mistake not, makes the army of Canaan to consist at this time of 300, 000 foot, and 10, 000...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
Israel's victories bring fresh war upon them; but the confederation of their enemies only serves to deliver them all together into their hands. If God will not have peace, it is because He will have v...
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...
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. Ver. 5. _And when all these kings were met together._] Heb., Assembled by a...
_These kings pitched at the waters of Merom_ A lake made by the river Jordan in the northern part of it, which was in the territory of the king of Shimron, near Hazor, Jabin's royal city, and almost i...
1 Diuers Kings ouercome at the waters of Merom. 10 Hazor is taken and burnt. 16 All the countrey taken by Ioshua. 21 The Anakims cut off. [IOSHUA CONQUERETH DIUERS KINGS.] 1 AND it came to passe,...
And when all these kings were met together, had joined their forces by definite appointment, THEY CAME AND PITCHED TOGETHER AT THE WATERS OF MEROM, a small lake about three miles in diameter, north of...
THE SECOND ALLIANCE OF HEATHEN KINGS AND THEIR DEFEAT...
CONQUEST OF NORTHERN ENEMIES (vs.1-15) Israel's returning for the time being to Gilgal gave time for the nations in the north to mobilize. In this God's wisdom is evident, for He brought these natio...
MET TOGETHER: _ Heb._ assembled by appointment...
1-9 The wonders God wrought for the Israelites were to encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war against Satan's kingdom, carried on by preaching the gospel, was at first forwarded by...
THE WATERS OF MEROM; a lake made by the river Jordan in the northern part of it, which was in the territory of the king of Shimron, or Shimron-meron, and near Hazor, Jabin's royal city, and almost in...
Joshua 11:5 kings H4428 together H3259 (H8735) came H935 (H8799) camped H2583 (H8799) together H3162 waters...
‘ And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, many people, even as the sand which is on the seashore for multitude, with very many horses and chariots. And all these kings met together, and...
CONTENTS: Final conquest of Canaan. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Jabin, Jobab. CONCLUSION: Those who, through obedience to His precepts, have God on their side, need not be disturbed as to the number an...
Joshua 11:1. _Hazor,_ then the metropolis of a powerful kingdom, Jeremiah 49:28, is situate on Lake _Merom,_ forty miles north of the sea of Galilee. Jabin with all the allies, 300,000 infantry, and 2...
_When Jabin king of Hazor had heard._ TAKE HEED HOW YE HEAR I. Healing and not hearing. The tidings of the overthrow of Sihon and Og, and the fall of Jericho, seem to have made almost no impression...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:1__ The northern campaign takes shape as an effort to defend the Israelites against the coalition of northern kings gathered around Jabin of Hazor. ⇐
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:5 MEROM may be another name for Madon (v. Joshua 11:1). It was probably 5 miles (8 km) west of the Sea of Galilee....
_THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE NORTH, AND GENERAL RETROSPECT_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 11:1. Hazor] In Joshua 11:11, Hazor is described as “the head” of all the kingdoms named in Joshua 11:1. It...
EXPOSITION THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR.— JOSHUA 11:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS. The political constitution of Palestine was, humanly speaking, the cause of its overthrow. The division of the country into a...
So in chapter eleven, the other kings when they had heard what happened to these kings that had come out against them, they also went out with their host. These are now the kings that are in the area...
Isaiah 8:9; Psalms 118:10; Psalms 3:1; Revelation 16:14...
THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH Joshua 11:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have heard of old that "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." This is true. The outstanding feature in...