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Joshua 11:5

Joshua 11:5
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And when all those kings were met together,.... At some certain place, which Jabin had appointed:

they came and…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Waters of Merom - i. e. “the upper waters,” the modern Bahr el Huleh, the lake Semechonitis, or Samochonitis of…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

The waters of Merom - Where these waters were, interpreters are not agreed. Whether they were the waters of the Lake…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 11:1-9

We are here entering upon the story of another campaign that Joshua made, and it was a glorious one, no less illustrious…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

at the waters of Merom i.e. "the Upper Waters;" the uppermost of the three lakes in the Jordan valley, called by the…

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