7. So Joshua and all his fighting forces came upon them by surprise at the waters of Merom and fell upon them.
8. The Lord gave them into the hand of Israel. They struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivor remained.
9. Joshua did to them as the Lord had said. He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
10. At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, and struck down its king with the sword. Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
11. They struck all who lived in them with the edge of the sword, destroying them. No one who breathed was left, and he burned Hazor with fire.
12. Joshua captured all these kings and their towns. He struck with the edge of the sword, destroying them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.
13. However, Israel did not burn any of the cities that stood on mounds except Hazor. Joshua burned it.
14. The children of Israel plundered all the goods and the livestock of these cities, but they struck all the people with the edge of the sword until they destroyed them. They did not spare anyone who breathed.