The full extent of conquest — As the LORD God of Israel had commanded (כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל). Joshua struck from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen as far as Gibeon. The geographic extent—from Kadesh-barnea in the far south to Gaza on the coast, and the country of Goshen (the region south of Jerusalem)—encompasses the entire southern territory. The phrase 'as the LORD God of Israel had commanded' attributes the campaign's total success to obedience to the divine mandate given to Moses.

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