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Joshua 11:1

JabinJobabAchshaphHazorMadonShimron
Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;

2 to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;

3 to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

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BSB
Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;
KJV
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
WEB
When Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,
ASV
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
DARBY
And it came to pass when Jabin king of Hazor heard [this], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
BLB
And it came to pass [that] Jabin king of Hazor heard, and he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
ÅB
Da Jabin, kongen i Hasor, hørte dette, sendte han bud til Jobab, kongen i Madon, og til kongen i Simron og til kongen i Aksaf
OTB
Da Jabin, kongen av Hasor, hørte om dette, sendte han bud til Jobab, kongen av Madon, til kongen av Simron, og til kongen av Aksjaf,
B1930
Da Jabin, kongen i Hasor, hørte dette, sendte han bud til Jobab, kongen i Madon, og til kongen i Simron og til kongen i Aksaf

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  • Joshua 11:10

    At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.

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  • Isaiah 43:5–7

    Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.

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  • Psalms 2:1–4

    Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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  • Joshua 10:3–4

    Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

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  • Judges 4:2

    So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.

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  • Psalms 83:1–3

    O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

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  • Judges 4:17

    Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

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  • Isaiah 26:11

    O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!

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