When the Most High gave the nations their heritage, separating into groups the children of men, he had the limits of the peoples marked out, keeping in mind the number of the children of Israel.

Make all the people come together, men and women and children, and anyone from another country who is with you, so that hearing they may become wise in the fear of the Lord your God, and take care to do all the words of this law;

At that time we took all his towns, and gave them over to complete destruction, together with men, women, and children; we had no mercy on any:

And we put them to the curse, every town together with men, women, and children.

At that time I gave you orders, saying, The Lord has given you this land for your heritage: all the men of war are to go over armed before your brothers the children of Israel.

Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers: every man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.