Deuteronomy 2:34
We also captured all his towns, and set apart for destruction the people of every town: men, women, and children. We didn't leave any survivors.
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33The Lord our God handed him over to us, and we killed him, his sons, and all his army.
35All we took for ourselves was the livestock and plunder from the towns we'd captured.
Cross References
Leviticus 27:28Anything that you specially dedicate to the Lord from what you own, whether it's a person, an animal, or your land, can't be sold or bought back. Anything specially dedicated is most holy to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 3:6We set them apart for destruction, just as we did to Sihon, king of Heshbon, killing all the men, women, and children of every city.
Deuteronomy 7:26Don't bring any detestable idol into your house, otherwise you will be treated just like it—by being set apart for destruction. You are to treat idols as totally despicable, and stay far away from them, because they are set apart for destruction.
Joshua 6:21They destroyed everything in the city: men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, and donkeys, all were killed by the sword.
Joshua 8:25Those who were killed that day numbered twelve thousand, men and women—all the inhabitants of Ai.
Joshua 9:24They answered Joshua, “We your servants were told very clearly that the Lord your God had ordered Moses to give you all this land, and that all its inhabitants were to be wiped out before you. So we really feared for our lives because of you. That's why we did what we did.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:25-37
History of the Moabites. ( b. c. 1451.) 24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. 26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto… Read the whole commentary →