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Joshua 11:15

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 11:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Joshua 11:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded.
13But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
14And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any that breathed.
15As Jehovah commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
16So Joshua took all that land, the hill-country, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill-country of Israel, and the lowland of the same;
17from mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and put them to death.
18Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, etc.] Which was to destroy the people of the land, (<050701>Deuteronomy 7:1,2); 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 <023411>Exodus 34:11-13 <042718> Numbers 27:18,19 33:52 <050701>Deuteronomy 7:1-5 31:7).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“11:15 God commanded Joshua to exercise faithfulness to Moses’ torah, or “Book of Instruction” (1:7-10). At the conclusion of the two major campaigns to occupy Canaan, the narrator reported that Joshua had obeyed all the commands faithfully.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Lord: Jos 11:12; Exo 34:11-13 so did Moses: Deu 7:2, Deu 31:7 and so did Joshua: Jos 1:7; Exo 39:42, Exo 39:43; Deu 4:5; Ch2 30:12 he left nothing: Heb. removed nothing, Deu 4:2, Deu 12:32; Sa1 15:1-3, Sa1 15:8, Sa1 15:9, Sa1 15:11, Sa1 15:19-22; Mat 23:23; Luk 11:42; Act 20:20, Act 20:27 Joshua 11:16”
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