"And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, {that} all the people {that is} …" — Deuteronomy 20:11

Deuteronomy 20:11 · KJV

“And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, {that} all the people {that is} found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.”

— Deuteronomy 20:11

Verse 10

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

Verse 12

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

Deuteronomy 20 — Context

And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people. {to lead...: Heb. to be in the head of the people}

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

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, {that} all the people {that is} found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

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

And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

Cross References

Joshua 9:22-23

And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We {are} very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

Psalms 120:7

I {am for} peace: but when I speak, they {are} for war. {for peace: or, a man of peace}

Judges 1:30-35

Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this {man} to reign over us.

Leviticus 25:42-46

For they {are} my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. {as...: Heb. with the sale of a bondman}

Joshua 11:19-20

There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all {other} they took in battle.

1 Kings 9:21-22

Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

Judges 1:28

And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.