Deuteronomy 20:10

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • 2 Sam 20:18-22 : 18 Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask [counsel] at Abel: and so they ended [the matter] . 19 I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah? 20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. 21 The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
  • Isa 57:19 : 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
  • Zech 9:10 : 10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off; and he shall speak peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
  • Luke 10:5-6 : 5 And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house. 6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good tidings of peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all.)--
  • 2 Cor 5:18-6:1 : 18 But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech [you] on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. 21 Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him. 1 And working together [with him] we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 20:11-16
    6 verses
    84%

    11And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee.

    12And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

    13and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

    14but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.

    15Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

    16But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth;

  • Deut 20:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

    2And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

    3and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; fear not, nor tremble, neither be ye affrighted at them;

    4for Jehovah your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

    5And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

  • Deut 20:9
    77%

    9And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people.

  • Deut 21:10
    74%

    10When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,

  • Deut 20:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?

    20Only the trees of which thou knowest that they are not trees for food, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.

  • Luke 10:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.

    6And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again.

  • Jer 29:7
    71%

    7And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.

  • Deut 12:10
    71%

    10But when ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which Jehovah your God causeth you to inherit, and he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

  • 1 Sam 25:6
    71%

    6and thus shall ye say to him that liveth [in prosperity], Peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

  • Matt 10:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12And as ye enter into the house, salute it.

    13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

  • Luke 14:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

    32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.

  • Ps 122:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.

    8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

  • 2 Sam 11:20
    70%

    20it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

  • 2 Chr 20:15-17
    3 verses
    70%

    15and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

    16To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

    17Ye shall not need to fight in this [battle] : set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Jehovah is with you.

  • Ps 120:7
    69%

    7I am [for] peace: But when I speak, they are for war.

  • Exod 14:14
    69%

    14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

  • Num 10:9
    69%

    9And when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresseth you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

  • 1 Kgs 20:18
    69%

    18And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.

  • Luke 10:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    9and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

    10But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say,

  • Josh 20:4
    68%

    4And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

  • Zech 8:16
    68%

    16These are the things that ye shall do: speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

  • Josh 8:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand.

    8And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of Jehovah shall ye do: see, I have commanded you.

  • Joel 3:9
    68%

    9Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.

  • Job 22:21
    67%

    21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

  • Num 32:20
    67%

    20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,

  • Deut 6:10
    67%

    10And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not,

  • Josh 8:5
    67%

    5and I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city. And it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them;

  • Deut 13:15
    67%

    15thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

  • Zech 14:3
    67%

    3Then shall Jehovah go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

  • Lev 26:6
    67%

    6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

  • Deut 6:19
    67%

    19to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.

  • Prov 16:7
    67%

    7When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.