Deuteronomy 7:2

2and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction.7:2 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also twice in verse 26. Make no treaty7:2 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant. with them and show them no mercy.