9And he did as the Lord had commanded him, he hamstringed their horses and burned their chariots.


In Context

6 And the Lord said to Josue: Fear them not: for to morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire.

7 And Josue came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them.

8 And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Israel. And they defeated them, and chased them as far as the great Sidon, and the waters of Maserophot, and the field of Masphe, which is on the east side thereof. He slew them all, so as to leave no remains of them:

9 And he did as the Lord had commanded him, he hamstringed their horses and burned their chariots.

10 And presently turning back he took Asor: and slew the king thereof with the sword. Now Asor of old was the head of all these kingdoms.

11 And he cut off all the souls that abode there: he left not in it any remains, but utterly destroyed all, and burned the city itself with fire.

Joshua 11:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:9Joshua did to them as the Lord had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And Joshua did unto them as Jehovah bade him: he hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9And Joshua did to them as Jehovah had said to him: he houghed their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9Joshua did to them as Yahweh told him. He hamstrung their horses and burnt their chariots with fire.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9and Joshua doth to them as Jehovah said to him; their horses he hath houghed, and their chariots burnt with fire.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him: he hamstrung their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.