Deuteronomy 20:13

until the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, and thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

In Context

12But if they will not hearken to thee, but wage war against thee, thou shalt invest it;

14except the women and the stuff: and all the cattle, and whatsoever shall be in the city, and all the plunder thou shalt take as spoil for thyself, and shalt eat all the plunder of thine enemies whom the Lord thy God gives thee.

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Cross References

Numbers 31:17Now then slay every male in all the spoil, slay every woman, who has known the lying with man.

Psalms 2:6But I have been made king by him 1 On Zion his holy mountain, 1

Psalms 110:1Alleluia. 1 I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart, 1 In the council of the upright, and in the congregation. 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 20:11-20

Proclamations of War; Directions Concerning War. ( b. c. 1451.) 10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 13 And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou… Read the whole commentary →

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