God: Genocidal maniac

God urges Joshua on to committing genocide and abusing animals (hamstringing horses):

Joshua 11:

[6] And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire."

[7] So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.

[8] And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining.

[9] And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.


God allows Joshua and the Israelites to commit genocide at Hazor:

Joshua 11:

[10] And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms.

[11] And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.


More genocide by the Israelites:

Joshua 11:

[12] And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took, and smote them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.

[13] But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned.

[14] And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed.


Joshua wages war with and kills kings:

Joshua 11:

[16] So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland

[17] from Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir, as far as Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death.

[18] Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.


God sanctions genocide:

Joshua 11:

[20] For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be utterly destroyed, and should receive no mercy but be exterminated, as the LORD commanded Moses.


Joshua and genocide of the Anakim:

Joshua 11:

[21] And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

[22] There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.