The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said:
The Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River across from Jericho.
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded.
Moses the Lord’s servant passed on the Lord’s commands to Joshua, and Joshua did as he was told. He did not ignore any of the commands the Lord had given Moses.