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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,...
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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 so...
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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 11:15)
5. The...
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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...
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MET TOGETHER: i.e. by appointment. Compare Amos 3:3....
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_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...
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_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...
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_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,...
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_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....
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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...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 11
THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE TOWNS IN THE...
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THE WATERS OF MEROM. — The most northerly of the three lakes on the
course of the Jordan....
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וַ יִּוָּ֣עֲד֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַ מְּלָכִ֣ים
הָ אֵ֑לֶּה וַ יָּבֹ֜אוּ וַ יַּחֲנ֤וּ
יַחְדָּו֙ אֶל ־מֵ֣י...
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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...
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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 he...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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,...
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THE SECOND ALLIANCE OF HEATHEN KINGS AND THEIR DEFEAT...
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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...
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MET TOGETHER:
_ Heb._ assembled by appointment...
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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...
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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...
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Joshua 11:5 kings H4428 together H3259 (H8735) came H935 (H8799)
camped H2583 (H8799) together H3162 waters H4325 Merom H4792 fight
H3898 (H8736) Israel H3478
all these - Psalms 3:1, Psalms 118:10-12...
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‘ 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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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.
⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = documen...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Isaiah 8:9; Psalms 118:10; Psalms 3:1; Revelation 16:14...
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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...
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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
ki...