Joshua 11:15

15 Long ago the Lord had commanded his servant Moses to do this, and then Moses had commanded Joshua to do it. Joshua did everything the Lord had commanded Moses.

Joshua 11:15 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 11:15

As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command
Joshua
Which was to destroy the people of the land, ( Deuteronomy 7:1 Deuteronomy 7:2 ) ;

so did Joshua, he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded
Moses;
both with respect to the destruction of the people, and of all their images, pictures, altars, groves, and high places; see ( Exodus 34:11-13 ) ( Numbers 27:18 Numbers 27:19 ) ( 33:52 ) ( Deuteronomy 7:1-5 ) ( 31:7 ) .

Joshua 11:15 In-Context

13 But the Israelites did not burn any cities that were built on their mounds, except Hazor; only that city was burned by Joshua.

14 The people of Israel kept for themselves everything they found in the cities, including all the animals. But they killed all the people there; they left no one alive.

15 Long ago the Lord had commanded his servant Moses to do this, and then Moses had commanded Joshua to do it. Joshua did everything the Lord had commanded Moses.

16 So Joshua defeated all the people in the land. He had control of the mountains and the area of southern Canaan, all the areas of Goshen, the western hills, and the Jordan Valley. He controlled the mountains of Israel and all the hills near them.

17 Joshua controlled all the land from Mount Halak near Edom to Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon, below Mount Hermon. Joshua also captured all the kings in the land and killed them.