Deuteronomy 3:6
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6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon, in each city utterly destroying men, women, and children.(A)
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Deuteronomy 2:34
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34 At that time we captured all his towns, and in each town we utterly destroyed men, women, and children. We left not a single survivor.(A)
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Psalm 135:10-12
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10 He struck down many nations
and killed mighty kings—(A)
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan—(B)
12 and gave their land as a heritage,
a heritage to his people Israel.(C)
Deuteronomy 2:24
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24 ‘Proceed on your journey and cross the Wadi Arnon. See, I have handed over to you King Sihon the Amorite of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession by engaging him in battle.(A)
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Psalm 136:19-21
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19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
20 and Og, king of Bashan,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
21 and gave their land as a heritage,
for his steadfast love endures forever;(A)
Joshua 11:14
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14 All the spoil of these towns and the livestock the Israelites plundered for themselves, but all the people they struck down with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any who breathed.(A)
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Deuteronomy 20:16-18
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16 But as for the towns of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not let anything that breathes remain alive.(A) 17 Indeed, you shall annihilate them—the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites—just as the Lord your God has commanded, 18 so that they may not teach you to do all the abhorrent things that they do for their gods and you thus sin against the Lord your God.(B)
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Deuteronomy 3:2
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2 The Lord said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have handed him over to you, along with his people and his land. Do to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.’(A)
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Numbers 21:2
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2 Then Israel made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into our hands, then we will utterly destroy their towns.”
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Leviticus 27:28-29
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28 “Nothing that a person owns that has been devoted to destruction for the Lord, be it human or animal or inherited landholding, may be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the Lord.(A) 29 No human beings who have been devoted to destruction can be ransomed; they shall be put to death.
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