Joshua 11:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷Joshua and his army made a surprise attack against the enemy camp at Merom Pond^[a] ^8-9and crippled the enemies' horses.^[b] Joshua followed the Lord's instructions, and the Lord helped Israel defeat the enemy. The Israelite army even chased enemy soldiers as far as Misrephoth-Maim to the northwest,^[c] the city of Sidon to the north, and Mizpeh Valley to the northeast.^[d] None of the enemy soldiers escaped alive. The Israelites came back after the battle and burned the enemy's chariots.

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Footnotes

11.7 Pond: See the note at 11.4,5.
11.8,9 and crippled the enemies' horses: It is also possible that the Israelites crippled the enemies' horses after the battle at the same time they burned the enemies' chariots; see the note at 11.6.
11.8,9 Misrephoth-Maim … northwest: Or “the town of Misrephoth to the northwest” or “the Misrephoth River.”
11.8,9 northeast: These three areas were 30 to 55 kilometers north of Merom.