[SeekAndFind]

I don’t think that’s the question, the disturbing question is why would
God, who gave the 10 commandments to His people, among them, THOU SHALT NOT KILL, tell them to commit genocide.

THAT is the disturbing question that needs to be answered.

[JohnyBoy]

>I don’t think that’s the question, the disturbing question is why would
God, who gave the 10 commandments to His people, among them, THOU SHALT NOT KILL, tell them to commit genocide.

The actual words in Hebrew are “You shall not murder.”
https://www.levitt.com/hebrew/commandments.html#c6

>THAT is the disturbing question that needs to be answered.

I just answered it. Going to war and slaughtering your foes isn’t murder.

[piasa]

It's "THOU SHALT NOT MURDER," not "THOU SHALT NOT KILL."

As God judged the Canaanites, slaying them on His command would be an execution under His authority...

[quadrant]

The commandment is “Thou shall not commit murder.