1. King Jabin of Hazor heard about Joshua's victories, so he sent messages to many nearby kings and asked them to join him in fighting Israel. He sent these messages to King Jobab of Madon, the kings of Shimron and Achshaph,
2. the kings in the northern hill country and in the valley of the River Jordan south of Lake Galilee, and the kings in the foothills and in Naphath-Dor to the west.
3. He sent messages to the Canaanite kings in the east and the west, to the Amorite, Hittite, Perizzite, and Jebusite kings in the hill country, and to the Hivite kings in the region of Mizpah, near the foot of Mount Hermon.
6. The Lord told Joshua:Don't let them frighten you! I'll help you defeat them, and by this time tomorrow they will be dead.When you attack, the first thing you have to do is to cripple their horses. Then after the battle is over, burn their chariots.
7. Joshua and his army made a surprise attack against the enemy camp at Merom Pond
10. Up to this time, the king of Hazor had controlled the kingdoms that had joined together to attack Israel, so Joshua led his army back and captured Hazor. They killed its king
11. and everyone else, then they set the town on fire.