Deuteronomy 20:12

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Deut 20:9-11
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    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.

    10When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

    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.

  • Deut 20:13-17
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    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;

    17but thou shalt utterly destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;

  • Deut 20:19-20
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    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.

  • Deut 28:52
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    52And they shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fortified walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land; and they shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.

  • Deut 21:10
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    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 13:15-16
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    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.

    16And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, unto Jehovah thy God: and it shall be a [ heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

  • Deut 7:2
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    2and when Jehovah thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them: thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them;

  • Ezek 26:9
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    9And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.

  • Num 32:20
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    20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,

  • Ezek 4:2
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    2and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it round about.

  • Deut 20:1-2
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    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,

  • Deut 6:19
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    19to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.

  • Josh 11:19-20
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    19There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: they took all in battle.

    20For it was of Jehovah to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

  • Luke 19:43
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    43For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

  • Josh 8:7
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    7and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand.

  • Ezek 16:40
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    40They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.

  • Deut 19:1
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    1When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;

  • Lev 26:17
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    17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be smitten before your enemies: they that hate you shall rule over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

  • 2 Sam 11:20
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    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?

  • Deut 7:16-17
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    16And thou shalt consume all the peoples that Jehovah thy God shall deliver unto thee; thine eye shall not pity them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

    17If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?

  • Deut 31:5
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    5And Jehovah will deliver them up before you, and ye shall do unto them according unto all the commandment which I have commanded you.

  • Deut 12:29
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    29When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land;

  • Jer 1:19
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    19And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.

  • Isa 29:3
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    3And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee.

  • Deut 13:12
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    12If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying,

  • Jer 15:20
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    20And I will make thee unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

  • Lev 26:7
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    7And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

  • 1 Kgs 20:18
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    18And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.

  • 2 Chr 20:10
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    10And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not;

  • Luke 10:6
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    6And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again.

  • Nah 3:14
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    14Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.

  • Exod 22:24
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    24and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

  • Num 25:17
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    17Vex the Midianites, and smite them;

  • Deut 20:4
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    4for Jehovah your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

  • Deut 28:25
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    25Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Num 32:30
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    30but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

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

  • 2 Sam 12:28
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    28Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.