2. and to the kings in the hill country in the north, in the Jordan Valley south of Lake Galilee, in the foothills, and on the coast near Dor.
3. He also sent word to the Canaanites on both sides of the Jordan, to the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the hill country, as well as to the Hivites who lived at the foot of Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
4. They came with all their soldiers — an army with as many men as there are grains of sand on the seashore. They also had many horses and chariots.
5. All these kings joined forces and came together and set up camp at Merom Brook to fight against Israel.
6. The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will have killed all of them for Israel. You are to cripple their horses and burn their chariots.”
7. So Joshua and all his men attacked them by surprise at Merom Brook.
8. The Lord gave the Israelites victory over them; the Israelites attacked and pursued them as far north as Misrephoth Maim and Sidon, and as far east as the valley of Mizpah. The fight continued until none of the enemy was left alive.
9. Joshua did to them what the Lord had commanded: he crippled their horses and burnt their chariots.
17-18. The territory extended from Mount Halak in the south near Edom, as far as Baalgad in the north, in the valley of Lebanon south of Mount Hermon. Joshua was at war with the kings of this territory for a long time, but he captured them all and put them to death.
19. The only city that made peace with the people of Israel was Gibeon, where some of the Hivites lived. All the others were conquered in battle.
20. The Lord had made them determined to fight the Israelites, so that they would be condemned to total destruction and all be killed without mercy. This was what the Lord had commanded Moses.
21. At this time Joshua went and destroyed the race of giants called the Anakim who lived in the hill country — in Hebron, Debir, Anab, and in all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them and their cities.
22. None of the Anakim were left in the land of Israel; a few, however, were left in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
23. Joshua captured the whole land, as the Lord had commanded Moses. Joshua gave it to the Israelites as their own and divided it into portions, one for each tribe.So the people rested from war.