Northern Kings Defeated

11 When Jabin^(A) king of Hazor^(B) heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron^(C) and Akshaph,^(D)

¹⁰ At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword.^(A) (Hazor had been the head of all these kingdoms.)

¹¹ Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed^[a] them,^(A) not sparing anyone that breathed,^(B) and he burned^(C) Hazor itself.

¹³ Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds—except Hazor, which Joshua burned.