So Joshua came suddenly, with all the warriors, against them by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    So Joshua came suddenly, with all the warriors, against them by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.

  • KJV King James Version

    So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.

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Cross-references (2)

Passages linked to Joshua 11:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Joshua 10:9 Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night. For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 11:7 So Joshua came, and all the people…

Jos 11:7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

Ver. 7. By the waters of Merom suddenly.] Like a lightbolt. Bajazet, for like cause, was surnamed Gilderun, or lightning: and of two brave Romans Lucan saith that they were

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“ duo fulmina belli. ”

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain When they least expected them, intending there to refresh,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So Joshua came, and all the people of war…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Suddenly - When they least expected them, intending there…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 7. By the waters of Merom suddenly] Joshua,…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jos 11:7. Joshua came — against them — When…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Suddenly - As before, at Gibeon Jos 10:9, so…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. Suddenly — Joshua’s victories were achieved by bold…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. So Joshua came] With the suddenness and rapidity…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) Suddenly.—On this occasion, as in the former campaign…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Suddenly. (see remarks in Introduction on Joshua"s characteristics as…
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 11:7 Joshua . . . traveled: Jabin might have…

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