Deuteronomy 13:12-18
12“If you hear in one of your cities, which Yahweh your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that 13some vile men have gone out from among you and have driven the inhabitants of their city astray, saying, ‘aLet us go and serve other gods’ (whom you have not known), 14then you shall inquire and search out and ask thoroughly. Behold, if it is true and the matter is confirmed, that this abomination has been done among you, 15ayou shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, 1devoting it to destruction and all that is in it and its cattle with the edge of the sword. 16“aThen you shall gather all its spoil into the middle of its open square and burn the city and all its spoil with fire as a whole burnt offering to Yahweh your God; and it shall be a 1,bruin forever. It shall never be rebuilt. 17“Now nothing from that which is devoted to destruction shall cling to your hand, in order that Yahweh may turn from aHis burning anger and bgrant compassion to you and show compassion to you and cmake you multiply, just das He has sworn to your fathers, 181if you will listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, 2keeping all His commandments which I am commanding you today, 3and doing what is right in the sight of Yahweh your God.