At the same time we captured and destroyed every town, and put everyone to death, men, women, and children. We left no survivors.

"But when you capture cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, kill everyone.

Kill them, so that they will not make you sin against the LORD by teaching you to do all the disgusting things that they do in the worship of their gods.

None of you may sell or buy back what you have unconditionally dedicated to the LORD, whether it is a human being, an animal, or land. It belongs permanently to the LORD.

Not even human beings who have been unconditionally dedicated may be bought back; they must be put to death.

Then the Israelites made a vow to the LORD: "If you will let us conquer these people, we will unconditionally dedicate them and their cities to you and will destroy them."

The people of Israel took all the valuables and livestock from these cities and kept them for themselves. But they put every person to death; no one was left alive.

But the LORD said to me, 'Don't be afraid of him. I am going to give him, his men, and all his territory to you. Do the same thing to him that you did to Sihon the Amorite king who ruled in Heshbon.'

"After we had passed through Moab, the LORD told us, 'Now, start out and cross the Arnon River. I am placing in your power Sihon, the Amorite king of Heshbon, along with his land. Attack him, and begin occupying his land.

At the same time we captured and destroyed every town, and put everyone to death, men, women, and children. We left no survivors.

He destroyed many nations and killed powerful kings:

He gave their lands to his people; he gave them to Israel.

Sihon, king of the Amorites; his love is eternal;

He gave their lands to his people; his love is eternal;