DEUTERONOMY 20:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.”
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer it terms of peace — the requirement to offer peace before besieging a distant city (cities not in Canaan proper) reflects an ethic of mercy; warfare is a last resort after diplomatic overture has failed.
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