Deuteronomy 20:13 KJV — MannaFest

Deuteronomy 20:13

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

KJV

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ASV

and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

WEB

When the LORD your God has delivered it into your hand, you must put every male to the sword.

YLT

and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.

DBT

and when Jehovah thyGod delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

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Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author: Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date: The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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9 verses on the floor

1 Kings 11:15
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
Psalms 2:6–12
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Numbers 31:7–9
And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
2 Thessalonians 1:7–9
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
Luke 19:27
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

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Eaten of it - Hebrew. made it common, namely, for the use of himself and family and friends, which it was not, 'till the fifth year. Make captains - Or rather, as the Hebrew hath it, they shall set or place the captains of the armies in the head or front of the people under their charge, that they may conduct them, and by their example encourage their soldiers.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it--An important principle is here introduced into the war law of Israel regarding the people they fought against and the cities they besieged. With "the cities of those people which God doth give thee" in Canaan, it was to be a war of utter extermination (De 20:17, 18).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

We must be for peace, whoever are for war. If the offers of peace were not accepted, then they must proceed to push on the war. And let those to whom God offers peace know that if they reject the offer, and take not the benefit of it within the time limited, judgment will rejoice against mercy in the execution as much as now mercy rejoices against judgment in the reprieve.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Note, Those enterprises which we undertake by a divine warrant, and prosecute by divine direction, we may expect to succeed in. If we take God's method, we shall have his blessing. They are ordered, in honour to the public justice, to put all the soldiers to the sword, for them I understand by every male (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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