Contradiction with Joshua 11:15
Contradictory because it mentions Joshua left nothing undone that the Lord commanded, implying complete obedience.
Joshua 11:15: As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. [left...: Heb. removed nothing]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:16-17
Contradictory because it instructs to destroy all the cities utterly, suggesting a different approach or extent of fulfilling God's commands.
Deuteronomy 20:16-17: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
Contradiction with Judges 2:1-3
Contradictory because it illustrates the failure to drive out all inhabitants, which contrasts with the implication of success in Joshua 11:5.
Judges 2:1-3: And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. [angel: or, messenger]
Contradiction with Joshua 13:1
Contradictory because it points out there were still very much land to possess, indicating incomplete conquest.
Joshua 13:1: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]
Contradiction with Joshua 9:15
Contradictory because it describes making peace with the Gibeonites, which contrasts with the idea of gathering to fight referenced in Joshua 11:5.
Joshua 9:15: And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
Contradiction with Judges 1:27-28
Contradictory because it notes tribes did not drive out all inhabitants, differing from the collective battle readiness in Joshua 11:5.
Judges 1:27-28: Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Contradiction with Joshua 10:40
Contradictory because it details Joshua smiting all the land, indicating total defeat, which conflicts with battles still forming.
Joshua 10:40: So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
Contradiction with Numbers 33:55-56
Contradictory because it warns incomplete driving out will bring trouble, suggesting issues not implied in the military conflict of Joshua 11:5.
Numbers 33:55-56: But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.