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Deuteronomy 20:11

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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.

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  1. Deuteronomy 20:9

    And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

  2. Deuteronomy 20:10

    When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

  3. Deuteronomy 20:12

    And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

  4. Deuteronomy 20:13

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

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.