and when the LORDyour Goddeliversthem beforeyou and you defeatthem, then you shall utterlydestroythem. You shall makenocovenantwith them and shownofavorto them.
And blessedbe GodMostHigh,Whohas deliveredyour enemiesinto your hand."He gavehim a tenthof all.
So the kingcalledthe Gibeonitesand spoketo them (now the Gibeoniteswere not of the sonsof Israelbut of the remnantof the Amorites,and the sonsof Israelmadea covenantwith them, but Saulhad soughtto killthem in his zealfor the sonsof Israeland Judah).
[Ben-hadad] saidto him, "The citieswhichmy fathertookfrom your fatherI will restore,and you shall makestreetsfor yourself in Damascus,as my fathermadein Samaria."[Ahab said], "And I will letyou gowith this covenant."So he madea covenantwith him and lethim go.
"So nowlet us makea covenantwith our Godto putawayallthe wivesand their children,according to the counselof my lordand of those who trembleat the commandmentof our God;and let it be doneaccording to the law.
They did not destroythe peoples,As the LORDcommandedthem,
"He who sacrificesto any god,otherthanto the LORDalone,shall be utterlydestroyed.
So Israelmadea vowto the LORDand said,"IfYou will indeeddeliverthispeopleinto my hand,then I will utterlydestroytheir cities."
"Nowtherefore, killeverymaleamong the littleones,and killeverywomanwho has knownmanintimately.
then you shall driveout allthe inhabitantsof the landfrom beforeyou, and destroyalltheir figuredstones,and destroyalltheir moltenimagesand demolishalltheir highplaces;
you shall not yieldto him or listento him; and your eyeshall not pityhim, norshall you spareor concealhim.
"But you shall surelykillhim; your handshall be firstagainst him to puthim to death,and afterwardsthe handof allthe people.
"You shall not pityhim, but you shall purgethe bloodof the innocentfrom Israel,that it may gowellwith you.
"The LORDour Goddeliveredhim overto us, and we defeatedhim with his sonsand allhis people.
"So we capturedallhis citiesat that timeand utterlydestroyedthe men,womenand childrenof everycity.We leftnosurvivor.
"Sincethe LORDyour Godwalksin the midstof your campto deliveryou and to defeatyour enemiesbeforeyou, therefore your campmust be holy;and He must not seeanythingindecentamong you or He will turnawayfrom you.
then you shall cutoffher hand;you shall not showpity.
"So the LORDour GoddeliveredOgalso,kingof Bashan,with allhis peopleinto our hand,and we smotethem untilnosurvivorwas left.
"The LORDwill deliverthem up beforeyou, and you shall doto them according to allthe commandmentswhichI have commandedyou.
"The eternalGodis a dwellingplace,And underneathare the everlastingarms;And He droveout the enemyfrom beforeyou, And said,'Destroy!'
"You shall consumeallthe peopleswhomthe LORDyour Godwill deliverto you; your eyeshall not pitythem, norshall you servetheir gods,for that [would be] a snareto you.
"Knowtherefore todaythat it is the LORDyour Godwho is crossingoverbeforeyou as a consumingfire.He will destroythem and He will subduethem beforeyou, so that you may drivethem out and destroythem quickly,justas the LORDhas spokento you.
Now JoshuacapturedMakkedahon that day,and struckit and its kingwith the edgeof the sword;he utterlydestroyedit and everypersonwhowas in it. He leftnosurvivor.Thus he didto the kingof Makkedahjustas he had doneto the kingof Jericho.
The LORDgaveit alsowith its kinginto the handsof Israel,and he struckit and everypersonwho[was] in it with the edgeof the sword.He leftnosurvivorin it. Thus he didto its kingjustas he had doneto the kingof Jericho.
The LORDgaveLachishinto the handsof Israel;and he capturedit on the secondday,and struckit and everypersonwho[was] in it with the edgeof the sword,according to allthat he had doneto Libnah.
Thus Joshuastruckallthe land,the hillcountryand the Negevand the lowlandand the slopesand alltheir kings.He leftnosurvivor,but he utterlydestroyedallwhobreathed,justas the LORD,the Godof Israel,had commanded.
Joshuacapturedallthesekingsand their landsat onetime,becausethe LORD,the Godof Israel,foughtfor Israel.
The LORDdeliveredthem into the handof Israel,so that they defeatedthem, and pursuedthem as faras GreatSidonand Misrephoth-maimand the valleyof Mizpehto the east;and they struckthem untilnosurvivorwas leftto them.
So the mensaidto her, "Our lifefor yours ifyou do not tellthisbusinessof ours; and it shall comeabout when the LORDgivesus the landthat we will dealkindlyand faithfullywith you."
And the LORDgavethem reston everyside,according to allthat He had swornto their fathers,and nooneof alltheir enemiesstoodbeforethem; the LORDgavealltheir enemiesinto their hand.
Now when Israelhad finishedkillingallthe inhabitantsof Aiin the fieldin the wildernesswherethey pursuedthem, and allof them were fallenby the edgeof the sworduntilthey were destroyed,then allIsraelreturnedto Aiand struckit with the edgeof the sword.
So they answeredJoshuaand said,"Becauseit was certainlytoldyour servantsthat the LORDyour Godhad commandedHis servantMosesto giveyou allthe land,and to destroyallthe inhabitantsof the landbeforeyou; therefore we fearedgreatlyfor our livesbecauseof you, and have donethisthing.
The menof Israelsaidto the Hivites,"Perhapsyou are livingwithinour land;howthen shall we makea covenantwith you?"
The spiessawa mancomingout of the cityand they saidto him, "Pleaseshowus the entranceto the cityand we will treatyou kindly."
Judahwentup, and the LORDgavethe Canaanitesand the Perizzitesinto their hands,and they defeatedtenthousandmenat Bezek.
and as for you, you shall makenocovenantwith the inhabitantsof thisland;you shall teardowntheir altars.'But you have not obeyedMe; whatis thisyou have done?
