Deuteronomy 20:10

Bishops' Bible (1568)

When thou commest nye vnto a citie to fyght agaynst it, offer them peace.

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  • 2 Sam 20:18-22 : 18 Then she spake thus: They spake in the olde tyme, saying, They should aske of Abel: And so haue they continued. 19 I am one of them that are peaceable & faithfull in Israel, and thou goest about to destroy a citie, and a mother in Israel: Why wilt thou deuour the inheritaunce of the Lorde? 20 And Ioab aunswered, and sayd: God forbyd, God forbid it me that I should either deuour, or destroy. 21 The matter is not so: But a man of mount Ephraim (Seba the sonne of Bichri by name) hath lyft vp his hand against the king, euen against Dauid: Delyuer vs him onely, & I wyll depart from the citie. And the woman said vnto Ioab: Behold, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall. 22 And then the woman went vnto all the people with her wisedome, and they smote of the head of Seba ye sonne of Bichri, and cast it out to Ioab: And he blew a trumpet, & they retyred from the citie, euery man to his tent: And Ioab returned to Hierusalem, vnto the king.
  • Isa 57:19 : 19 I make the fruites of thankesgeuing, that he may say, peace, peace, vnto the that are farre of, and to them that are nye saith the Lorde, I make hym whole.
  • Zech 9:10 : 10 I wyl roote out the charrets from Ephraim, and the horse from Hierusalem, the battaile bowes shalbe destroyed, he shal geue the doctrine of peace vnto the heathen: and his dominion shalbe from the one sea to the other, & from the ryuer to the ende of the worlde.
  • Luke 10:5-6 : 5 Into whatsoeuer house ye enter, first say, peace be to this house. 6 And yf the sonne of peace be there, your peace shall rest vpon hym: yf not, it shall turne to you agayne.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 Touchyng the worde which God set vnto the chyldren of Israel, preachyng peace by Iesus Christe (he is Lord ouer all.)
  • 2 Cor 5:18-6:1 : 18 And all thynges are of God, whiche hath reconciled vs vnto hym selfe by Iesus Christe, and hath geuen to vs the ministerie of reconciliation. 19 For God was in Christe, reconciling the worlde to hym selfe, not imputyng their sinnes vnto them, and hath committed to vs the preachyng of the atonement. 20 Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christe, euen as though God dyd beseche you through vs. So praye we you in Christes steade, that ye be reconciled vnto God. 21 For he hath made him to be sinne for vs, whiche knewe no sinne, that we shoulde be made the ryghteousnesse of God in hym. 1 We also as helpers exhorte you, that ye receaue not the grace of God in vayne.
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 And came and preached peace to you which were a farre of, and to them that were nye.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 20:11-16
    6 verses
    84%

    11And if they aunswere thee agayne peaceably, and open vnto thee, then let all the people that is founde therin, be tributaries vnto thee, and serue thee.

    12And if they wyll make no peace with thee, but make warre agaynst thee, thou shalt besiege it.

    13And when the Lorde thy God hath deliuered it into thine handes, thou shalt smyte all the males therof with the edge of the sworde:

    14But the women, and the children, and the cattell, and all that is in the citie, and all the spoyle therof shalt thou take vnto thy selfe, and eate the spoyle of thine enemies, which the Lorde thy God hath geuen thee.

    15Thus shalt thou do vnto all the cities which are a great way of from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

    16But of the cities of these nations which the Lorde thy God shall geue thee to inherite, thou shalt saue alyue nothyng that breatheth:

  • Deut 20:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1When thou goest out to battayle agaynst thine enemies, & seest horses, and charettes, and people, mo then thou, be not afrayde of them: for the Lorde thy God is with thee, which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt.

    2And when ye are come nye vnto battayle, ye priest shall come foorth to speake vnto the people,

    3And shall say vnto them: Heare O Israel, you are come this day vnto battayle agaynst your enemies, let not your heartes faynt, neither feare, nor be amazed, nor a dread of them:

    4For the Lord your God goeth with you, to fyght for you agaynst your enemies, and to saue you.

    5And let the officers speake vnto the people, saying: If any man haue built a newe house, and haue not dedicate it: let hym go and returne to his house, lest he dye in the battayle, and another man dedicate it.

  • Deut 20:9
    77%

    9And when the officers haue made an ende of speakyng vnto the people, they shall make captaynes of the armie to gouerne the people.

  • Deut 21:10
    74%

    10When thou goest to warre agaynst thine enemies, and the Lorde thy God hath deliuered them into thine handes, & thou hast taken the captiue,

  • Deut 20:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19When thou hast besieged a citie long tyme, and made warre agaynst it to take it, destroy not the trees therof, that thou wouldest thrust an axe vnto them: but eate of them, and cut them not downe to further thee in thy siege: for the tree of the fielde is mans life.

    20Only those trees which thou knowest to be vnfruitfull, those shalt thou destroy & cut downe, and make bulworkes agaynst the citie that maketh warre with thee, vntyll thou subdue it.

  • Luke 10:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5Into whatsoeuer house ye enter, first say, peace be to this house.

    6And yf the sonne of peace be there, your peace shall rest vpon hym: yf not, it shall turne to you agayne.

  • Jer 29:7
    71%

    7Seke after the peace and prosperitie of the citie wherin ye be prisoners, and pray vnto the Lorde for it: for in the peace therof shall your peace be.

  • Deut 12:10
    71%

    10But when ye go ouer Iordane, and dwell in the lande whiche the Lorde your God hath geuen you to inherite, and when he hath geuen you rest from al your enemies rounde about, and shal dwell in safetie:

  • 1 Sam 25:6
    71%

    6And ye shal say: So mayest thou lyue, peace be to thee, peace be to thyne house, and peace be vnto all that thou hast.

  • Matt 10:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12And when ye come into an house, salute the same.

    13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace returne to you again.

  • Luke 14:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31Or what kyng, goyng to make battell against another kyng, sitteth not downe first, and casteth in his mynde, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete hym, that commeth agaynst hym with twentie thousande?

    32Or els, whyle the other is yet a great way of, he sendeth an imbassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

  • Ps 122:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7Peace be within thy walles: and plenteousnesse within thy palaces.

    8For my brethren and companions sakes: I wyll wyshe peace to be within thee.

  • 2 Sam 11:20
    70%

    20If the kinges anger aryse, and he say vnto thee, wherfore approched ye so nye vnto the citie when ye did fight? wyst ye not that they would hurle and shoote from the wall?

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

    15And he sayd, Hearken all Iuda, and ye inhabiters of Hierusalem, and thou king Iehosaphat, thus sayth the Lorde vnto you: Be not afrayd nor faynt hearted by reason of this great multitude: for the battell is not yours, but Gods.

    16To morow go ye downe against them: behold they come vp by the clift of Ziz, and ye shall finde them at the ende of the brooke before the wildernesse of Ieruel

    17Ye shall not neede to fight in this battell: but steppe foorth and stand, and beholde the helpe of the Lorde whiche is with you: feare not, nor let your heartes fayle you O ye of Iuda and of Hierusalem: To morowe go out against them for, the Lord wilbe with you.

  • Ps 120:7
    69%

    7I am a man of peace: but because I do speake therof, they prepare them selues to battayle.

  • Exod 14:14
    69%

    14The Lorde shall fyght for you, and ye shall holde your peace.

  • Num 10:9
    69%

    9And if ye go to warre in your lande agaynst your enemies that vexe you, ye shall blowe an alarme with the trumpettes, and ye shalbe remembred before the Lorde your God, to be saued from your enemies.

  • 1 Kgs 20:18
    69%

    18He sayde: Whether they be come out for peace, take them alyue: or whether they be come out to fight, take them yet alyue.

  • Luke 10:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    9And heale the sicke that are therin, and say vnto them, the kyngdome of God is come nye vpon you.

    10But into whatsoeuer citie ye enter, & they receaue you not, go your ways out into the streates of the same, and saye:

  • Josh 20:4
    68%

    4And he that doth flee vnto one of those cities, shall stande at the entryng of the gate of the citie, & shall shewe his cause in the eares of the elders of the citie: And they shall take him into the citie vnto them, and geue hym a place, that he may dwell among them.

  • Zech 8:16
    68%

    16Now the thinges that ye shall do, are these: Speake euery man the trueth vnto his neighbour, execute iudgement truely & peaceably within your portes:

  • Josh 8:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7In the meane tyme shall ye ryse vp from lying in wayte, and destroy the citie: for the Lorde your God wyll delyuer it into your hande.

    8And when ye haue taken the citie, ye shall set it on fire: Accordyng to the commaundement of the Lorde shall ye do. Behold, I haue charged you.

  • Joel 3:9
    68%

    9Publishe this thyng among the gentiles, proclayme warre, wake vp the mightie men, let all the men of warre drawe neare and come vp.

  • Job 22:21
    67%

    21Therefore reconcile thee vnto God, and be at peace: so shall all thinges prospere with thee right well.

  • Num 32:20
    67%

    20And Moyses sayde vnto them: If ye wyll do this thyng, and go harnessed before the Lorde to warre,

  • Deut 6:10
    67%

    10And when the Lorde thy God hath brought thee into the lande which he sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and Iacob, and shall geue to thee great & goodly cities which thou buildedst not,

  • Josh 8:5
    67%

    5And I, and al the people that are with me, wyll approche vnto the citie: And when they come out against vs, as they dyd at the first tyme, then wyll we flee before them:

  • Deut 13:15
    67%

    15Then thou shalt smyte the dwellers of that citie with the edge of the sworde, and destroy it vtterly, & all that is therin, and euen the very cattell therof, with the edge of the sworde:

  • Zech 14:3
    67%

    3After that, shall the Lorde go foorth to fight against those heathen, as men vse to fight in the day of battaile.

  • Lev 26:6
    67%

    6And I wyll sende peace in the lande, and ye shall lye downe without any man to make you afrayde: And I wyll ridde euyll beastes out of the lande, and there shall no sworde go throughout your lande.

  • Deut 6:19
    67%

    19To cast out all thine enemies before thee, as the Lorde hath sayde.

  • Prov 16:7
    67%

    7When a mans wayes please the Lord, he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes.