We utterly destroyed them, just as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every city—men, women and children.
Deuteronomy 2:34 - Tree of Life Version We captured all his cities at that time, and utterly put under a ban of judgment every city—men, women and children. We left no survivor. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At the same time we took all his cities and utterly destroyed every city–men, women, and children. We left none to remain. American Standard Version (1901) And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining: Common English Bible At that time, we captured all of Sihon’s cities, and we placed every town—men, women, and children—under the ban. We left no survivors. Catholic Public Domain Version And we seized all his cities at that time, putting to death their inhabitants: men as well as women and children. We left nothing of them, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And we took all his cities at that time, killing the inhabitants of them, men and women and children. We left nothing of them: |
We utterly destroyed them, just as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every city—men, women and children.
and Adonai your God gives them over to you and you strike them down, then you are to utterly destroy them. You are to make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them.
You are not to bring an abomination into your house—for you, like it, will be a banned thing. You must utterly detest and utterly abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction.
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword, putting it and every single soul in it under a ban of destruction, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
So Joshua conquered the entire country—the hill country, the Negev, the lowland and the slopes—with all their kings. He left no survivors, but he put everything that breathed under the ban, just as Adonai God of Israel had commanded.
All the spoil of these cities and the cattle, Bnei-Yisrael took as their plunder, but they struck down every person with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.
They utterly destroyed everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, ox, sheep and donkey—with the edge of the sword.
Israel has sinned. Yes, they have also transgressed My covenant, which I commanded them. Now they have even taken of the things under the ban of destruction. So they have also stolen and even deceived, and even put them among their own possessions.
So they answered Joshua and said: “It was because your servants were clearly told that Adonai your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you. So we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and so we did this.
Now go and strike down Amalek and put all he has under the ban of destruction—so have no pity on him; but kill both men and women, children and nursing infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”