While they were camped near the Jordan River on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho, the Lord said to Moses,
Then the people of Israel traveled to the plains of Moab and camped east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: When you cross the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,
Joshua slaughtered all the other kings and their people, completely destroying them, just as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded.
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.