Deuteronomy 20:13
“And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:”
And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Cross-References
“And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.”
“And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?”
“For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;”
“And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,”
“Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.”