... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > the book of Joshua (Josue) > conquest of Canaan (part II) > Joshua marches north and encounters the combined armies of King Jabin and his allies (Joshua 11:1-4) > the kings of the north are defeated by Joshua, who burns their chariots and cripples their horses by cutting the hamstrings