Joshua 11:15

15 As the LORD had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. And Joshua did as he was told, carefully obeying all the commands that the LORD had given to 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 of the towns built on mounds except Hazor, which Joshua burned.

14 And the Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of the ravaged towns for themselves. But they killed all the people, leaving no survivors.

15 As the LORD had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. And Joshua did as he was told, carefully obeying all the commands that the LORD had given to Moses.

16 So Joshua conquered the entire region—the hill country, the entire Negev, the whole area around the town of Goshen, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, the mountains of Israel, and the Galilean foothills.

17 The Israelite territory now extended all the way from Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir in the south, as far north as Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon in the valley of Lebanon. Joshua killed all the kings of those territories,