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They had to take over Canaan
What would happen if you left all the people alive and just let them escape?
They'd come back and be a permanent thorn in your side constantly waging war.
What would happen if they never conquered Canaan and established the state of Israel for God?
They would have continued worshiping stupid pagan idols world would not know the true God.
Unfortunate outcome and I find it to be one of the hardest parts of the bible to digest, but this is why it happened.
