Deuteronomy 13:15-17

Living Bible

¹⁵ you must without fail declare war against that city and utterly destroy all of its inhabitants, and even all of the cattle. ¹⁶ Afterwards you must pile all the booty into the middle of the street and burn it, then put the entire city to the torch, as a burnt offering to Jehovah your God. That city shall forever remain a lifeless mound and may never be rebuilt. ¹⁷ Keep none of the booty! Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you, and have compassion upon you, and make you a great nation just as he promised your ancestors.