Joshua Chapter 11 verse 7 Holy Bible
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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So Joshua and all the men of war with him came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and made an attack on them.
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And Joshua, and all the people of war with him, came upon them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
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So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
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So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fell upon them.
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So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.
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And Joshua cometh, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fall on them;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - Suddenly (see remarks in Introduction on Joshua's characteristics as a general. Also Joshua 10:9). And they fell upon them. This phrase denotes the rapidity of the onset. While they deemed him to be leagues away, he suddenly appeared at the head of his army, no doubt debouching from one of the mountain passes of Upper Galilee; and before they could set themselves in battle array, his troops, without giving the enemy time to rally, or themselves a moment's breathing-time, commenced the attack. The LXX. adds "in the hill country" here, an obvious blunder. The translator must have carelessly read בהר for בהם.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Suddenly.--On this occasion, as in the former campaign which began at Gibeon, Joshua surprised his adversaries by the rapidity of his movements.