3 the Canaanites in the east and west,the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites,and Jebusites in the hill country,and the Hivites at the foot of Hermonin the land of Mizpah.
4 They went out with all their armies — a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore — along with a vast number of horses and chariots.
5 All these kings joined forces; they came together and camped at the waters of Merom to attack Israel.
6 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for at this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to be killed before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
7 So Joshua and his whole military force surprised them at the waters of Merom and attacked them.
8 The Lord handed them over to Israel, and they struck them down, pursuing them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and to the east as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
9 Joshua treated them as the Lord had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.