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.
16. Joshua and his army took control of the northern and southern hill country, the foothills to the west, the Southern Desert, the whole region of Goshen, and the Jordan valley.
21. During this same time, Joshua and his army killed the Anakim from the northern and southern hill country. They also destroyed the towns where the Anakim had lived, including Hebron, Debir, and Anab.
22. There were not any Anakim left in the regions where the Israelites lived, although there were still some in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
23. That's how Joshua captured the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses, and Joshua divided it up among the tribes.Finally, there was peace in the land.