Deuteronomy 20:10

Geneva Bible (1560)

When thou commest neere vnto a citie to fight against it, thou shalt offer it peace.

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  • 2 Sam 20:18-22 : 18 Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel; so haue they continued. 19 I am one of them, that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: and thou goest about to destroy a citie, and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou deuoure the inheritance of the Lorde? 20 And Ioab answered, & said, God forbid, God forbid it me, that I should deuoure, or destroy it. 21 The matter is not so, but a man of mout Ephraim (Sheba ye sonne of Bichri by name) hath lift vp his had against ye King, euen against Dauid: deliuer vs him onely, and I will depart from the citie; the woman saide vnto Ioab, Beholde, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall. 22 Then the woman went vnto all the people with her wisedome, and they cut off the head of Sheba the sonne of Bichri, and cast it to Ioab: the he blewe the trumpet, and they retired from the citie, euery man to his tent: and Ioab returned to Ierusalem vnto the King.
  • Isa 57:19 : 19 I create the fruite of the lips, to be peace: peace vnto them that are farre off, and to them that are neere, sayth the Lorde: for I will heale him.
  • Zech 9:10 : 10 And I wil cut off the charets from Ephraim, and the horse from Ierusalem: the bowe of the battel shalbe broken, & he shal speake peace vnto the heathen, & his dominion shalbe from sea vnto sea, & from the Riuer to the end of the land.
  • Luke 10:5-6 : 5 And into whatsoeuer house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. 6 And if the sonne of peace be there, your peace shall rest vpon him: if not, it shall turne to you againe.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 Ye know the worde which God hath sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Iesus Christ, which is Lord of all:
  • 2 Cor 5:18-6:1 : 18 And all things are of God, which hath reconciled vs vnto himselfe by Iesus Christ, and hath giuen vnto vs the ministerie of reconciliation. 19 For God was in Christ, and reconciled the world to himselfe, not imputing their sinnes vnto them, and hath committed to vs the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then are we ambassadours for Christ: as though God did beseeche you through vs, we pray you in Christes steade, that ye be reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to be sinne for vs, which knewe no sinne, that we should be made the righteousnesse of God in him. 1 So we therefore as workers together beseech you, that ye receiue not the grace of God in vaine.
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 And came, and preached peace to you which were afarre off, & to them that were neere.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 20:11-16
    6 verses
    84%

    11And if it answere thee againe peaceably, and open vnto thee, then let all the people that is founde therein, be tributaries vnto thee, and serue thee.

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

    13And the Lord thy God shall deliuer it into thine handes, and thou shalt smite all the males thereof with the edge of the sworde.

    14Onely the women, & the children, & the cattel, & all that is in the citie, euen all the spoyle thereof shalt thou take vnto thy selfe, and shalt eate the spoyle of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee.

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

    16But of the cities of this people, which the Lorde thy God shall giue thee to inherite, thou shalt saue no person aliue,

  • Deut 20:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1When thou shalt go forth to warre against thine enemies, and shalt see horses & charets, & people moe then thou, be not afrayde of them: for the Lorde thy God is with thee, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt.

    2And when ye are come nere vnto the battel, then the Priest shal come forth to speake vnto the people,

    3And shal say vnto them, Heare, O Israel: ye are come this day vnto battell against your enemies: let not your heartes faynt, neither feare, nor be amased, nor adread of them.

    4For ye Lord your God goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, & to saue you

    5And let the officers speake vnto the people, saying, What man is there that hath buylt a new house, and hath not dedicate it? let him go and returne to his house, least he dye in the battel, and an other man dedicate it.

  • Deut 20:9
    77%

    9And after that the officers haue made an ende of speaking vnto the people, they shal make captaines of the armie to gouerne the people.

  • Deut 21:10
    74%

    10Whe thou shalt go to warre against thine enemies, & the Lord thy God shal deliuer them into thine hands, & thou shalt take the captiues,

  • Deut 20:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19When thou hast besieged a citie long time, & made warre against it to take it, destroy not the trees therof, by smiting an axe into them: for thou mayest eate of them: therfore thou shalt not cut them downe to further thee in the siege, (for the tree of the field is mans life )

    20Onely those trees, which thou knowest are not for meate, those shalt thou destroy and cut downe, & make fortes against the citie that maketh warre with thee, vntil thou subdue it.

  • Luke 10:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5And into whatsoeuer house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

    6And if the sonne of peace be there, your peace shall rest vpon him: if not, it shall turne to you againe.

  • Jer 29:7
    71%

    7And seeke the prosperitie of the citie, whither I haue caused you to be caried away captiues, and pray vnto the Lorde for it: for in the peace thereof shall you haue peace.

  • Deut 12:10
    71%

    10But when ye goe ouer Iorden, and dwell in ye land, which the Lord your God hath giuen you to inherit, & when he hath giue you rest from al your enemies round about, & yee dwel in safetie,

  • 1 Sam 25:6
    71%

    6And thus shal ye say for salutation, Both thou, and thine house, and all that thou hast, be in peace, wealth and prosperitie.

  • Matt 10:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

  • Luke 14:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31Or what King going to make warre against another King, sitteth not downe first, and taketh counsell, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete him that commeth against him with twentie thousand?

    32Or els while hee is yet a great way off, hee sendeth an ambassage, and desireth peace.

  • Ps 122:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7Peace be within thy walles, and prosperitie within thy palaces.

    8For my brethren and neighbours sakes I will wish thee now prosperitie.

  • 2 Sam 11:20
    70%

    20And if the kings anger arise, so that he say vnto thee, Wherefore approched ye vnto the citie to fight? knewe ye not that they would hurle from the wall?

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

    15And he said, Hearken ye, all Iudah, and ye inhabitantes of Ierusalem, and thou, King Iehoshaphat: thus saith the Lord vnto you, Feare you not, neither be afraide for this great multitude: for the battel is not yours, but Gods.

    16To morowe goe yee downe against them: beholde, they come vp by the cleft 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: stand still, moue not, and behold the saluation of the Lord towardes you: O Iudah, and Ierusalem, feare ye not, neither be afraid: to morow goe out against them, and the Lord wilbe with you.

  • Ps 120:7
    69%

    7I seeke peace, and when I speake thereof, they are bent to warre.

  • Exod 14:14
    69%

    14The Lorde shall fight for you: therefore hold you your peace.

  • Num 10:9
    69%

    9And when ye goe to warre in your lande against the enemie that vexeth you, ye shall blowe an alarme with the trumpets, and ye shall bee remembred before the Lorde your God, and shalbe saued from your enemies.

  • 1 Kgs 20:18
    69%

    18And he sayde, Whether they be come out for peace, take them aliue: or whether they bee come out to fight, take them yet aliue.

  • Luke 10:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    9And heale the sicke that are there, and say vnto them, The kingdome of God is come neere vnto you.

    10But into whatsoeuer citie ye shall enter, if they will not receiue you, goe your wayes out into the streetes of the same, and say,

  • Josh 20:4
    68%

    4And he that doeth flee vnto one of those cities, shall stand at the entring of the gate of the citie, and shall shewe his cause to the Elders of the citie: and they shall receiue him into the citie vnto them, and giue him a place, that hee may dwell with them.

  • Zech 8:16
    68%

    16These are ye things that ye shall doe. Speake ye euery man the trueth vnto his neighbour: execute iudgement truly & vprightly in your gates,

  • Josh 8:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7Then you shall rise vp from lying in waite and destroy the citie: for the Lord your God wil deliuer it into your hand.

    8And when ye haue taken the citie, ye shall set it on fire: according to the commandement of the Lord shall ye do: behold, I haue charged you.

  • Joel 3:9
    68%

    9Publish this among the Gentiles: prepare warre, wake vp the mightie men: let all the men of warre drawe neere and come vp.

  • Job 22:21
    67%

    21Therefore acquaint thy selfe, I pray thee, with him, and make peace: thereby thou shalt haue prosperitie.

  • Num 32:20
    67%

    20And Moses saide vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, and goe armed before the Lord to warre:

  • Deut 6:10
    67%

    10And when the Lord thy God hath brought thee into the land, which he sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob, to giue to thee, with great and goodly cities which thou buildedst not,

  • Josh 8:5
    67%

    5And I and all the people that are with me, will approche vnto the citie: and when they shall come out against vs, as they did at the first time, then will we flee before them.

  • Deut 13:15
    67%

    15Thou shalt euen slay the inhabitants of that citie with the edge of the sworde: destroy it vtterly, and all that is therein, and the cattel thereof with the edge of the sworde.

  • Zech 14:3
    67%

    3Then shall the Lord goe foorth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battell.

  • Lev 26:6
    67%

    6And I will sende peace in the land, and ye shall sleepe and none shal make you afraid: also I will rid euill beastes out of the lande, and the sworde shall not go through your lande.

  • Deut 6:19
    67%

    19To cast out all thine enemies before thee, as the Lord hath sayd.

  • Prov 16:7
    67%

    7When the wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies at peace with him.