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Jabin

king of Hazor, defeated by Joshua

King of Hazor who led a coalition of northern Canaanite kings against Joshua at the waters of Merom and was defeated and killed during the conquest.

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was the king of , the leading city of northern , at the time of 's campaign to conquer the land. When news of Israel's victories in the south reached him, Jabin organized a coalition of northern kings, assembling a vast army with horses and chariots at the waters of . God told Joshua not to fear, and Israel fell upon the coalition suddenly, routing the army, hamstringing the horses, and burning the chariots. Joshua then turned back to capture Hazor — described as the head of all the northern kingdoms — and put Jabin to the sword and burned the city.

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