5. And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
6. And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
7. So Joshua and all his warriors came suddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them.
8. And the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. And they struck them until he left none remaining.
9. And Joshua did to them just as the Lord said to him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
10. And Joshua turned back at that time and captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword, for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms.
11. And they struck with the sword all who were in it, devoting them to destruction; there was none left that breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire.
12. And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua captured, and struck them with the edge of the sword, devoting them to destruction, just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.
13. But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor alone; that Joshua burned.