We completely destroyed them, as we had done with Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying every city—men, women and children.

take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.

the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.

When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace.

If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city.

As for the women, the children, the livestock and everything else in the city, you may take these as plunder for yourselves. And you may use the plunder the Lord your God gives you from your enemies.

When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees people, that you should besiege them?

However, you may cut down trees that you know are not fruit trees and use them to build siege works until the city at war with you falls.

You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.

the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.