“ Kings came and fought. The kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the streams of Megiddo. But they didn’t carry away any silver. They didn’t take anything at all.

君王都来争战。那时迦南诸王在米吉多水旁的他纳争战，却未得掳掠银钱。

“君王都来争战；那时迦南诸王在米吉多水旁的他纳争战，却得不到掳掠的银钱。

“君王都来争战；那时迦南诸王在米吉多水旁的他纳争战，却得不到掳掠的银钱。

“迦南诸王来战，来到米吉多河边的他纳交战，却没有掠走金银。

众王都来争战；那时迦南众王争战，在米吉多水亭的他纳争战，却没有取得银钱。

君王都來爭戰。那時迦南諸王在米吉多水旁的他納爭戰，卻未得擄掠銀錢。

「君王都來爭戰；那時迦南諸王在米吉多水旁的他納爭戰，卻得不到擄掠的銀錢。

「君王都來爭戰；那時迦南諸王在米吉多水旁的他納爭戰，卻得不到擄掠的銀錢。

「迦南諸王來戰，來到米吉多河邊的他納交戰，卻沒有掠走金銀。

眾王都來爭戰；那時迦南眾王爭戰，在米吉多水亭的他納爭戰，卻沒有取得銀錢。

『君王都來爭戰。在米吉多水旁的他納交戰，那時迦南列王沒得搶掠銀錢。

列王來戰、迦南諸王戰於他納、在米吉多水濱、未獲金幣、

迦南列王咸至、戰於大納及米吉多水、貨財之屬、毫無所得。

列王來戰、維時迦南諸王戰於他納、米吉多水畔、欲掠之貲財、毫無所得、

“ Kings came, they fought, the kings of Canaan fought. At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo, they took no plunder of silver.

“ The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of silver.

“ The kings of Canaan came and fought, at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs, but they carried off no silver treasures.

Kings came and fought. Then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the Waters of Megiddo, but they did not plunder the silver.

“ The kings came and fought; Then the kings of Canaan fought At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo; They took no plunder in silver.

“ The kings came and fought, Then the kings of Canaan fought In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoils of silver.

The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money.

Kings came and fought. Then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no spoil of silver.

The kings came[ and] fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought, at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no silver as plunder.

“ The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.

She says,‘ They must be finding riches to bring back. They must be dividing them up. Each man is getting a woman or two. They are giving colorful clothes to Sisera. The clothes are very beautiful. He will bring some for me to wear. The men must be finding many things to bring home.’

But the tribe of Manasseh didn’t drive out the people of Beth Shan. They didn’t drive out the people of Taanach, Dor, Ibleam and Megiddo. And they didn’t drive out the people of the settlements that are around those cities either. That’s because the Canaanites had made up their minds to continue living in that land.

Baana’s area was Taanach, Megiddo and the whole territory of Beth Shan. Beth Shan was next to Zarethan below Jezreel. Baana’s area reached from Beth Shan all the way to Abel Meholah. It also went across to Jokmeam. Baana was the son of Ahilud.

So Sisera gathered together his 900 chariots that had some iron parts. He also gathered together all his men. He brought them from Harosheth Haggoyim to the Kishon River.

It is better to go to the Lord for safety than to trust in mere human beings.It is better to go to the Lord for safety than to trust in human leaders.The nations were all around me. But by the Lord’ s power I destroyed them.They were around me on every side. But by the Lord’ s power I destroyed them.They attacked me like swarms of bees. But they were burned up as quickly as thorns in a fire. By the Lord’ s power I destroyed them.

“ The ten horns you saw are ten kings. They have not yet received a kingdom. But for one hour they will receive authority to rule together with the beast.They have only one purpose. So they will give their power and authority to the beast.They will make war against the Lamb. But the Lamb will have victory over them. That’s because he is the most powerful Lord of all and the greatest King of all. His appointed, chosen and faithful followers will be with him.”

Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies. They had gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.

You sold your people for very little. You didn’t gain anything when you sold them.

But Abram said to the king of Sodom,“ I have raised my hand to make a promise to the Lord. He is the Most High God. He is the Creator of heaven and earth.

Jabin was the king of Hazor. He heard about the battles Israel had won. So he sent a message to Jobab. Jobab was the king of Madon. Jabin sent the same message to the kings of Shimron and Akshaph.He also sent it to many other kings. Some ruled in the mountains in the north. Some ruled in the Arabah Valley south of Kinnereth. Others ruled in the western hills. Still others ruled in Naphoth Dor in the west.Jabin sent the same message to the people of east Canaan and west Canaan. He sent it to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites. They lived in the central hill country. He also sent it to the Hivites who lived below Mount Hermon in the area of Mizpah.Those kings marched out with all their troops. They had a large number of horses and chariots. It was a huge army. The fighting men were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore.All those kings gathered their armies together to fight against Israel. They set up camp together at the Waters of Merom.The Lord said to Joshua,“ Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel. All of them will be killed. You must cut the legs of their horses. You must burn their chariots.”So Joshua and his whole army attacked them suddenly. They fought against them at the Waters of Merom.The Lord handed them over to Israel. The Israelites won the battle over them. They hunted them down all the way to Greater Sidon. They chased them to Misrephoth Maim. They chased them to the Valley of Mizpah in the east. Not one of them was left alive.Joshua did to them what the Lord had ordered him to do. He cut the legs of their horses. He burned up their chariots.At that time Joshua turned back. He captured Hazor. He killed its king with his sword. Hazor was the most important city in all those kingdoms.The army of Israel killed everyone in Hazor with their swords. Its people had been set apart to the Lord to be destroyed. Israel’s army didn’t spare anyone who breathed. Then Joshua burned down the city.Joshua captured all those royal cities and their kings. He and his men killed everyone in those cities with their swords. He totally destroyed them. He did just as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded.Many cities were built on top of earlier cities that had been destroyed. Israel didn’t burn any of those except Hazor. Joshua burned it down.The army of Israel kept for themselves the livestock and everything else they took from those cities. But they killed all the people with their swords. They completely destroyed them. They didn’t spare anyone who breathed.The Lord had commanded his servant Moses to do all these things. Moses had passed that command on to Joshua. And Joshua carried it out. He did everything the Lord had commanded Moses.

Joshua said,“ Open up the cave. Bring those five kings out to me.”So Joshua’s men brought the kings out of the cave. They were the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon.The men brought them to Joshua. Then he sent for all the men of Israel. He spoke to the army commanders who had come with him. He said,“ Come here. Put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on the necks of the kings.Joshua said to them,“ Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose hope. Be strong and brave. This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.”Joshua put the five kings to death. He stuck a pole through each of their bodies. Then he set the poles up where people could see the bodies. He left them there until evening.At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take down the bodies. So they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where the kings had been hiding. They placed large rocks at the opening of the cave. And the rocks are still there to this day.

Many kings joined forces. They entered Israel together.But when they saw Mount Zion, they were amazed. They ran away in terror.Trembling took hold of them. They felt pain like a woman giving birth.

So Cain went away from the Lord. He lived in the land of Nod. It was east of Eden.

They said,“ Kings and armies are running away. The women at home are dividing up the things the army took from their enemies.Even while the soldiers sleep near the sheep pens, God wins the battle for them. He gives the enemy’s silver and gold to Israel, his dove.”The Mighty One has scattered the kings around the land. It was like snow falling on Mount Zalmon.