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Joshua 11:1
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;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jabin king of Hazor receives intelligence about recent military movements and immediately dispatches a messenger to coordinate with allied rulers across the region. This occurs at the opening of a narrative detailing a northern coalition’s response to Joshua’s campaigns.
The words — The Hebrew כִּשְׁמֹעַ (ki/sh.Mo.a') = when/heard [H8085] marks a precise temporal trigger, while וַיִּשְׁלַח (va/i.yish.Lach) = and/he sent [H7971] denotes the active transmission of that intelligence. Together they frame a chain of command initiated by a single report.
The thread — This pattern of royal correspondence and coalition building appears in Joshua 10:3 and Joshua 11:10, where allied kings coordinate responses and Hazor is later identified as the former head of northern resistance. The text also echoes the broader Jabin narrative referenced in Judges 4:2.
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to recognize that military advances trigger organized political resistance, not isolated skirmishes. It demands attention to how leadership coordinates across geography to counter a single advancing force.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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,
Cross-references
- 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.
- Joshua 10:3 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,
- 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.
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Isaiah 43:5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
- Joshua 12:19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
- Joshua 19:36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
- 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.
- Psalms 83:1 A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
- 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!