1. And it happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Acshaph,
2. and to the kings who were in the north in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the Shephelah, and in Naphoth Dor in the west,
3. to the Canaanites in the east and west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
4. They came out, they and all their armies with them, as a great army like the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.
5. And all these kings joined forces, and they came and camped together by the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.
6. And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of their presence, for tomorrow at this time I will hand them over slain to Israel; you will hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
7. So Joshua, and all the fighting men with him, came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.