And 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.
Ver. 21. And they utterly destroyed all.] So God had commanded them; Deu 20:16-17 and the iniquity of these Amorites was now full. Gen 15:16 Let us look upon these writs of execution recorded in Scripture, and be warned.