Deuteronomy 20:11

and it shall be if peace, be the answer it giveth thee, and it open unto thee, then shall it be, that, all the people that are found therein, shall become thy tributaries and shall serve thee.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10When thou shalt come nigh unto a city, to fight against it,—then shalt thou proclaim unto it—peace,

12But if it will not make peace with thee, but will make war with thee, then shalt thou lay siege to it;

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Cross References

Joshua 9:9And they said unto him—From a very far country, have thy servants come, because of the name of Yahweh thy God,—because we had heard his fame, and all that he had done in Egypt;

Joshua 9:27And Joshua appointed them that day to be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto the assembly,—and unto the altar of Yahweh, [as they are] until this day, in the place which he should choose.

Joshua 16:10But they did not dispossess the Canaanites who were dwelling in Gazer,—so the Canaanites have dwelt in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and have become tributary servants.

Judges 1:30Zebulun, dispossessed not the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol,—but the Canaanites remained in their midst, and came under tribute.

1 Kings 9:21their sons, who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were not able to devote to destruction, Solomon levied them for a toiling labour-band [which remaineth] unto this day.

Luke 19:14But, his citizens, hated him, and sent off an embassy after him, saying—We desire not, this, man, to be made king over us!

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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