Deuteronomy 7:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² “And when יהוה  your Elohim gives them over to you, you shall smite them and put them under the ban, completely. Make no covenant with them, and show them no favour.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² and when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And when the Lord your God gives them over to you and you smite them, then you must utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them, or show mercy to them.

American Standard Version (1901)

² and when Jehovah thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them: thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them;

Common English Bible

² once the LORD your God lays them before you, you must strike them down, placing them under the ban. Don’t make any covenants with them, and don’t be merciful to them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² and when the Lord your God will have delivered them to you, you shall strike them down unto utter annihilation. You shall not enter into a pact with them, nor shall you show any pity to them.

Deuteronomy 7:2 Cross References

Genesis 14:20

“And blessed be the Most High Ě

2 Samuel 21:2

The sovereign therefore called the Giḇ

1 Kings 20:34

And Ben-Haḏ

Ezra 10:3

“Now then, let us make a covenant with our Elohim to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the counsel of יהוה  and of those who tremble at the command of our Elohim. And let it be done according to the Torah.

Psalm 106:34

They did not destroy the peoples, As יהוה  had commanded them,

Exodus 22:20

“He who slaughters to a mighty one, except to יהוה  only, is put under the ban.

Numbers 21:2

Then Yisra’ĕ

Numbers 31:17

“And now, slay every male among the little ones. And every woman who has known a man by lying with a man you shall slay.

Numbers 33:52

then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and shall destroy all their engraved stones, and shall destroy all their moulded images, and lay waste all their high places,

Deuteronomy 13:8

do not agree with him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pardon him, nor spare him or conceal him,

Deuteronomy 13:9

but you shall certainly kill him. Your hand is first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people,

Deuteronomy 19:13

“Your eye shall not pardon him, but you shall purge the blood of innocent blood from Yisra’ĕ

Deuteronomy 2:33

and יהוה  our Elohim gave him over to us, so we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.

Deuteronomy 2:34

“And we took all his cities at that time, and we put the men, women, and little ones of every city under the ban, we left none remaining.

Deuteronomy 23:14

“For יהוה  your Elohim walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you. Therefore your camp shall be set-apart, so that He does not see unclean matter among you, and shall turn away from you.

Deuteronomy 25:12

then you shall cut off her hand – your eye does not pardon.

Deuteronomy 3:3

“So יהוה  our Elohim also gave into our hands Og sovereign of Bashan, with all his people, and we smote him until he had no survivors remaining.

Deuteronomy 31:5

“And יהוה  shall give them over to you, and you shall do to them according to all the command which I have commanded you.

Deuteronomy 33:27

“The Elohim of old is a refuge, and beneath are everlasting arms. And He drives out the enemy from before you and says, ‘Destroy!’

Deuteronomy 7:16

“And you shall consume all the peoples whom יהוה  your Elohim is delivering over to you – your eye shall not pardon them. And do not serve their mighty ones, for that is a snare to you.

Deuteronomy 9:3

“And you shall know today that יהוה  your Elohim is He who is passing over before you as a consuming fire – He does destroy them and subdue them before you. So you shall dispossess them and destroy them quickly, as יהוה  has said to you.

Joshua 10:28

And on that day Yehoshua captured Maqqĕ

Joshua 10:30

And יהוה  also gave it and its sovereign into the hand of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 10:32

And יהוה  gave Laḵ

Joshua 10:40

Thus Yehoshua smote all the land: the mountain country and the South and the low country and the wilderness slopes, and all their sovereigns. He left no survivor, but put all that breathed under the ban, as יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 10:42

And Yehoshua captured all these sovereigns and their land at one time, because יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 11:8

And יהוה  gave them into the hand of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 2:14

And the men said to her, “Our lives for yours, if you do not expose this matter of ours, then it shall be, when יהוה  has given us the land, that we shall treat you in kindness and truth.”

Joshua 21:44

And יהוה  gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them, יהוה  gave all their enemies into their hand.

Joshua 8:24

And it came to be, when Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 9:24

And they answered Yehoshua and said, “Your servants were clearly told that יהוה  your Elohim commanded His servant Mosheh to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you. So we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this deed.

Joshua 9:7

But the men of Yisra’ĕ

Judges 1:24

And the watchmen saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and we shall show you kindness.”

Judges 1:4

And Yehuḏ

Judges 2:2

and as for you, do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land – break down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?