Deuteronomy 20:11
If it accepts your terms and submits to you, all the people found in it will become your slaves.
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- Lev 25:42-46 : 42 Since they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they must not be sold in a slave sale. 43 You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God. 44 “‘As for your male and female slaves who may belong to you– you may buy male and female slaves from the nations all around you. 45 Also you may buy slaves from the children of the foreigners who reside with you, and from their families that are with you, whom they have fathered in your land, they may become your property. 46 You may give them as inheritance to your children after you to possess as property. You may enslave them perpetually. However, as for your brothers the Israelites, no man may rule over his brother harshly.
- Josh 9:22-23 : 22 Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them,“Why did you trick us by saying,‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? 23 Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
- Josh 9:27 : 27 and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the divinely chosen site.(They continue in that capacity to this very day.)
- Josh 11:19-20 : 19 No city made peace with the Israelites(except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them, 20 for the LORD determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.
- Josh 16:10 : 10 The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.
- Judg 1:28 : 28 Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.
- Judg 1:30-35 : 30 The men of Zebulun did not conquer the people living in Kitron and Nahalol. The Canaanites lived among them and were forced to do hard labor. 31 The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco or Sidon, nor did they conquer Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob. 32 The people of Asher live among the Canaanites residing in the land because they did not conquer them. 33 The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them. 34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain. 35 The Amorites managed to remain in Har Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, the Amorites were forced to do hard labor.
- 1 Kgs 9:21-22 : 21 Their descendants remained in the land(the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day. 22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.
- Ps 120:7 : 7 I am committed to peace, but when I speak, they want to make war.
- Luke 19:14 : 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’
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12 If it does not accept terms of peace but makes war with you, then you are to lay siege to it.
13 The LORD your God will deliver it over to you and you must kill every single male by the sword.
14 However, the women, little children, cattle, and anything else in the city– all its plunder– you may take for yourselves as spoil. You may take from your enemies the plunder that the LORD your God has given you.
15 This is how you are to deal with all those cities located far from you, those that do not belong to these nearby nations.
- Deut 20:9-102 verses84%
9 Then, when the officers have finished speaking, they must appoint unit commanders to lead the troops.
10 When you approach a city to wage war against it, offer it terms of peace.
- Isa 60:11-122 verses72%
11 Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.
12 Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will definitely be destroyed.
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10 Laws Concerning Wives When you go out to do battle with your enemies and the LORD your God allows you to prevail and you take prisoners,
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45 Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.
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7 They said to him,“Today if you will be a servant to these people and grant their request, speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants from this time forward.”
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5 The LORD will deliver them over to you and you will do to them according to the whole commandment I have given you.
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16 He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.
17 He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.
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2 As you move forward for battle, the priest will approach and say to the soldiers,
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7 You will pursue your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword.
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23 If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will be able to go home satisfied.”
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9 If he is able to fight with me and strike me down, we will become your servants. But if I prevail against him and strike him down, you will become our servants and will serve us.”
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6 Then you will say to my brother,“Peace to you and your house! Peace to all that is yours!
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20 However, you may chop down any tree you know is not suitable for food, and you may use it to build siege works against the city that is making war with you until that city falls.
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14 Provision for Kingship When you come to the land the LORD your God is giving you and take it over and live in it and then say,“I will select a king like all the nations surrounding me,”
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2 Nations will take them and bring them back to their own place. Then the family of Israel will make foreigners their servants as they settle in the LORD’s land. They will make their captors captives and rule over the ones who oppressed them.
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19 No city made peace with the Israelites(except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,
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4 If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.
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27 but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, to do battle in the LORD’s presence, just as my lord says.”
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19 The workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.
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11 All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.
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19 and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the LORD said.
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18 He ordered,“Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.”