It happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
"The waters of Merom ..."  This location was probably intended to be the staging area where full preparations for an assault upon Israel would be completed.  Joshua's sudden attack frustrated that plan.  "Merom lies between Lake Huleh and Lake Tiberias some ten miles west of Jordan, where copious springs feed a tributary to Jordan."[11]