36 Bible Verses about Extermination

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Numbers 31:7

They went to war against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses, and killed every man.

Deuteronomy 7:2

Jehovah your God will deliver them to you. You must crush them! Completely destroy them. You should make no covenant with them. Do not show them mercy.

Deuteronomy 13:15

strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying it and all that is in it and its cattle with the edge of the sword.

Deuteronomy 20:17

You must capture the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites for Jehovah and completely destroy them. Jehovah your God commands you.

1 Samuel 15:3

Go and attack the Amalekites! Destroy them and all their possessions. Do not have any pity. Kill their men, women, children, and even their babies. Slaughter their cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys.'

1 Samuel 15:18

Jehovah sent you on a mission. He said: Go and destroy those sinners, the Amalekites. Fight against them until every one is dead.

Isaiah 13:9

Behold! The Day of Jehovah is coming! It will be cruel, with fury and burning anger. It will make the land desolation and exterminate the sinners from it.

Isaiah 30:7

Egypt's help is completely useless. That is why I call her: Rahab, who sits still. (defamatory word for Egypt) (negative connotation)

Daniel 11:44

News from the east and the north will trouble him. He will go forth with great fury to destroy and annihilate many.

1 Samuel 15:8

He captured King Agag of Amalek alive and with the sword he killed all the people.

1 Samuel 15:20

Then Saul said to Samuel: I did obey the voice of Jehovah. I went on the mission Jehovah sent me. I brought back Agag the king of Amalek. I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

1 Chronicles 4:43

They killed the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

Habakkuk 2:10

You have purposed a shameful thing for your house. You have sinned against yourself by destroying many people.

Genesis 34:25

Three days later the men who had been circumcised were still weak from pain. So Simeon and Levi, two of Dinah's brothers, attacked with their swords and killed every man in town.

1 Kings 11:15

When David had sent destruction on Edom, and Joab, the commander of the army went to bury the dead. They put to death every male in Edom.

1 Kings 11:16

Joab and all Israel stayed there six months until they had destroyed every male in Edom.

Deuteronomy 2:34

We captured and destroyed every town in Sihon's kingdom. We killed everyone.

Numbers 21:35

The Israelites defeated him, his sons, and all his troops, leaving no survivors. They took possession of his land.

Deuteronomy 3:3-6

So Jehovah our God also handed King Og of Bashan and all his army over to us. We defeated him and left no survivors. We captured all his cities. Not one was missed. We captured a total of sixty cities in the territory of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All of these cities were fortified with high walls and double-door gates with bars across the gates. We also captured a large number of unwalled villages.read more.
We destroyed all the towns and put to death all the men, women, and children. This was just as we did in the towns that belonged to King Sihon of Heshbon.

Joshua 10:40

So Joshua struck all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah God of Israel commanded.

Joshua 11:12

Joshua took all the cities and all the kings and struck them with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them. Just as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded.

Joshua 11:14

Israel took all the spoil of these cities including the cattle. They killed every man with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them all. None were left alive.

Joshua 10:20

When Joshua and the children of Israel finished slaying them those who escaped entered the fortified cities.

Joshua 11:8

Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Israel, who killed them. They chased them unto great Zidon, and to Misrephoth-maim, and to the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they killed them. They did not leave any survivor remain.

1 Samuel 27:9

David attacked the territory and left no man or woman alive. He also took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing and returned to Achish.

1 Samuel 27:11

He did not bring a single man or woman back to Gath alive. He thought, they could tell Achish what I really did. This was his practice as long as he lived in Philistine territory.

1 Chronicles 4:41

The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.

Joshua 6:21

They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

Joshua 10:28

That day Joshua struck Makkedah with the edge of the sword. The king was destroyed all the people who lived there. He let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah the same as he did to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10:30

Jehovah delivered it and the king into the hand of Israel. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the persons who lived there. He let none remain: and he did to the king of Libnah as he did to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10:32

Jehovah delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel on the second day. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the persons who lived there according to all that he had done to Libnah.

Joshua 10:33

Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish. Joshua killed him and his people, until he had left none remaining.

Joshua 10:35

They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword. All that were there were destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

Joshua 10:37

They capture it and destroyed it with the edge of the sword. This included the king and all the cities, and all the people who were there. He left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and destroyed all the people there.

Joshua 10:39

He took it, and the king and all the cities there. They killed them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all people there. He left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

Joshua 11:11

They killed all the people there with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them. None were left alive. He burned Hazor with fire.

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Deuteronomy 7:2

Jehovah your God will deliver them to you. You must crush them! Completely destroy them. You should make no covenant with them. Do not show them mercy.

Numbers 31:7

They went to war against Midian, as Jehovah commanded Moses, and killed every man.

Deuteronomy 13:15

strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying it and all that is in it and its cattle with the edge of the sword.

Deuteronomy 20:17

You must capture the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites for Jehovah and completely destroy them. Jehovah your God commands you.

1 Samuel 15:3

Go and attack the Amalekites! Destroy them and all their possessions. Do not have any pity. Kill their men, women, children, and even their babies. Slaughter their cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys.'

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