Joshua 11:12
And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.
Cross-reference
In Joshua 11:15, it confirms that Joshua left nothing undone of all the Lord commanded Moses, directly supporting the obedience stated in the main verse.
Joshua 11:20 explains that God hardened their hearts to ensure their utter destruction — this verse shows the execution of that divine plan.
In Joshua 10:40, a summary of the southern campaign uses the same language of total destruction, echoing the main verse's summary.
In Joshua 10:39, Debir is destroyed following the same pattern, reinforcing the consistent method of Joshua's conquest.
In Joshua 9:24, the Gibeonites recall the same command to destroy all inhabitants, which Joshua is now executing in the main verse.
Joshua 10:28 records Makkedah's total destruction with no survivors — same herem pattern as Hazor.
Joshua 10:30 records Lachish's total destruction — another example of the same practice of no survivors.
In Joshua 10:32, the same pattern of capturing and destroying a city is recorded, showing consistency in Joshua's campaign.
In Joshua 10:35, Eglon is similarly taken and utterly destroyed, mirroring the actions in the main verse.
In Joshua 10:37, Hebron is destroyed with the same formula—no survivors left—paralleling the conquest in the main verse.
Joshua 8:22 records the total destruction of Ai — Joshua 11:12 continues this pattern of leaving no survivors as commanded.
Numbers 33:53 commands Israel to dispossess the inhabitants — Joshua's conquest here fulfills that divine directive.
Deuteronomy 20:17 lists the nations to be utterly destroyed — Joshua targets these same peoples in his conquest.
Deuteronomy 20:16 commands no survivors in Canaanite cities — Joshua's slaughter here follows that law.
Deuteronomy 7:2 commands utter destruction of Canaanites — Joshua's action here directly obeys that command.
In Numbers 33:52, God commands the destruction of inhabitants and idols—the very command Moses gave that Joshua obeys in the main verse.
1 Samuel 15:8 shows Saul sparing Agag, failing to fully destroy — unlike Joshua who utterly destroyed all kings as commanded.