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

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

all these		Psa 3:1; Psa 118:10-12; Isa 8:9; Rev 16:14
met together		Heb. assembled by appointment. waters. This is what Josephus calls the lake Semechon, now called Bahr-el-Houlé (Lake Julius) between the head of the Jordan and the lake of Tiberias. According to Josephus it was seven miles long; and according to modern authorities, it is not above two miles broad, except at the north end, where it may be four.

Correlating Passages

all these

	Psa 3:1	[[A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.]] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many [are] they that rise up against me.
	Psa 118:10	All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
	Psa 118:11	They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
	Psa 118:12	They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
	Isa 8:9	Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
	Rev 16:14	For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

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Scott, Thomas. "Joshua 11:5," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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