³ The Lord listened to Israel’s request and handed the Canaanites over to them, and Israel completely destroyed them and their cities. So they named the place Hormah.^[a](A)

³⁴ At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed the people of every city, including the women and children. We left no survivors.^(A)

² and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must completely destroy^(A) them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.^(B)

¹⁵ you must strike down the inhabitants of that city with the sword. Completely destroy everyone in it as well as its livestock with the sword.

¹⁷ But the city and everything in it are set apart to the Lord for destruction.^(A) Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live,^(B) because she hid the messengers we sent. ¹⁸ But keep yourselves from the things set apart, or you will be set apart for destruction. If you^[a] take any of those things, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and make trouble for it. ¹⁹ For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the Lord and must go into the Lord’s treasury.”^(C)

²⁰ So the troops shouted, and the rams’ horns sounded. When they heard the blast of the ram’s horn, the troops gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed.^(D) The troops advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city. ²¹ They completely destroyed^(E) everything in the city with the sword—every man and woman, both young and old, and every ox, sheep, and donkey.