Conquest of Canaan — Northern Campaign

1400–1399 BC Galilee Status: ended Casualties: Hazor burned; coalition broken at Waters of Merom

Jabin king of Hazor mustered a vast confederacy 'as the sand on the seashore.' Joshua fell upon them suddenly at the Waters of Merom, hamstrung their horses, burned their chariots, and put Hazor to the torch. Joshua 11.

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Belligerents

Israel under Joshua
Jabin of Hazor & northern coalition

Casualties

Hazor burned; coalition broken at Waters of Merom

Key events

Sudden attack at the Waters of Merom
Hazor — head of all those kingdoms — taken and burned
All the cities of the kings utterly destroyed (herem)

Aftermath

Completed the conquest narrative of Joshua. Hazor would be rebuilt and would re-emerge in the days of Deborah and Barak under another Jabin.

Weapons & matériel

Sudden onset
Hamstringing of horses; chariots burnt with fire

Sources

Joshua 11

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.