Deuteronomy 20:16New King James Version“But of the cities of these peoples which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, you shall let nothing that breathes remain alive, See the chapter |
So they answered Joshua and said, “Because your servants were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.