Deuteronomy 20:10
When thou commest neere vnto a citie to fight against it, thou shalt offer it peace.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 2:26Then I sent messengers out of the wildernes of Kedemoth vnto Sihon King of Heshbon, with wordes of peace, saying,
2 Samuel 20:18Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel. and so haue they continued.
Zechariah 9:10And I wil cut off the charets from Ephraim, and the horse from Ierusalem: the bowe of the battel shalbe broken, and he shall speake peace vnto the heathen, and his dominion shalbe from sea vnto sea, and from the Riuer to the end of the land.
Acts 10:36Ye know the worde which God hath sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Iesus Christ, which is Lord of all:
Ephesians 2:17And came, and preached peace to you which were afarre off, and to them that were neere.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 20:2-10
Directions Concerning War; Persons Excused from War. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your… Read the whole commentary →