John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:15
As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua ,.... Which was to destroy the people of the land, Deuteronomy 7:1 , 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 Exodus 34:11 . read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 11:15-23
We have here the conclusion of this whole matter. I. A short account is here given of what was done in four things:?1. The obstinacy of the Canaanites in their opposition to the Israelites. It was strange that though it appeared so manifestly that God fought for Israel, and in every engagement the Canaanites had the worst of it, yet they stood it out to the last; not one city made peace with Israel, but the Gibeonites only, who understood the things that belonged to their peace better than... read more