וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם יְהוָ֥ה בְּיַֽד־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ וַיַּכּוּם֒ וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם עַד־צִיד֣וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וְעַד֙ מִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת מַ֔יִם וְעַד־בִּקְעַ֥ת מִצְפֶּ֖ה מִזְרָ֑חָה וַיַּכֻּ֕ם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־לָהֶ֖ם שָׂרִֽיד׃
און גאָט האָט זײ געגעבן אין דער האַנט פֿון ישׂראל, און זײ האָבן זײ געשלאָגן, און זײ נאָכגעיאָגט ביז גרױס-צידוֹן, און ביז מִשׂרפֿוֹת-מַיִם, און ביז דעם טאָל פֿון מִצפּה צו מזרח; און זײ האָבן זײ געשלאָגן ביז זײ ניט צו לאָזן אַן איבערבלײַב.
Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin
“If he goes to war, he carries it with him for it is said: It shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life. Is there not an inference de minore ad majus? Since for a king of Israel, who was occupied by the needs of Israel, is it said that he shall read in it all the days of his life, a private person so much more. Similarly, it was said to Joshua: You shall meditate about it day and night204Jos. 1:8.. Is there not an inference de minore ad majus? Since for Joshua, who is occupied by the needs of Israel, it is said: you shall meditate about it day and night, then certainly a private person.