Joshua 10:40
So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
Cross-references
Joshua 10:35 records the capture of Eglon, a specific city included in the summary of all the land conquered here.
Joshua 10:37 details the conquest of Hebron, which is part of the comprehensive victory summarized here.
Joshua 10:39 recounts the capture of Debir — one of the specific cities summarized in this verse's conquest list.
In Joshua 6:17, the herem at Jericho sets the pattern for the total destruction commanded and executed in verse 40.
In Joshua 9:24, the Gibeonites acknowledge the very command to destroy all inhabitants that Joshua carries out in verse 40.
Joshua 12:8 lists the same conquered regions (hill country, lowland, Negeb) — a parallel summary of the land Joshua struck.
Joshua 11:14 notes the plunder taken but all people destroyed — echoing the same pattern of total destruction in this verse.
Joshua 11:12 summarizes the northern conquest, mirroring this verse's summary of the southern conquest.
Joshua 11:11 records the total destruction of Hazor — a specific instance of the same utter destruction commanded here.
Joshua 13:4 describes land still to be possessed — contrasting with the total conquest claimed here.
Joshua 15:21-63 lists Judah's allotted cities, many of which were conquered in the campaign summarized here.
Joshua 19:1-8 lists Simeon's cities in the Negeb, part of the southern region Joshua conquered here.
Joshua 11:2 describes the northern hill country and lowland — a different campaign region compared to the southern one summarized here.
In Joshua 8:27, the taking of spoil at Ai shows that total destruction in verse 40 sometimes permitted plunder as commanded.
In Joshua 8:2, God allows plunder at Ai, a different rule from Jericho, yet both are part of the same conquest summarized in verse 40.
In Deuteronomy 7:2-16, God commands utter destruction of the seven nations — Joshua 10:40 is the direct obedience to that command.
In Exodus 34:12, God warns against treaties with Canaanites — Joshua 10:40 enforces that by destroying every inhabitant.
In Exodus 23:31-33, God commands to drive out the Canaanites — Joshua 10:40 fulfills that command with total destruction.
Deuteronomy 20:16 commands leaving nothing that breathes — the law Joshua obeys here. Direct citation and fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 1:7 commands Israel to take the hill country, Negev, and lowland — the exact regions Joshua conquers here, fulfilling that directive.
Numbers 31:15 shows Moses rebuking the sparing of women — a similar total destruction ethic that reinforces the command behind Joshua's actions.