Deuteronomy 20:10

proclaim peace: i.e. if it belong not to the Canaanites. Compare Matthew 10:12; Matthew 10:13.

Related Commentaries of Deuteronomy 20:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Directions intended to prevent wanton destruction of life and property in sieges. Deuteronomy 20:16 Forbearance, however, was not to be shown...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 20. Laws to be Observed during War. Peculiar to cf. Deuteronomy 21:10-14 (which some attach immediately to ch. 20) and Deuteronomy 2...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10. When thou goest forth to war. He now teaches that, even in lawful wars, cruelty is to be repressed, and bloodshed to be ab...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. Proclaim peace unto it - Interpreters are greatly divided concern...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it. An...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Laws of Warfare 1. Horses and chariots] The army of the Israelites was chiefly composed of infantry: see on Deuteronomy 17:16 .
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

War is to be regarded as the last resort, and only to be employed when negotiations for peace have been tried and failed. In the event of victory, on...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 20:10-20 . SIEGES. (10) When thou comest nigh... proclaim peace. — Not as the children of Dan did, who massacred the inhabitants of...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ISRAELITE LIFE IT has often and justly been said that the life of Israel is so entirely founded on the grace and favor of...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is necessary to bear in mind that these people were being led into the land not merely to find a possession for themselves as an established natio...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe the grace of GOD beautifully set forth in the proclamation made to sinners, in the gospel of salvation. If sinners will throw down their arms...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it ,.... This is to be understood of an arbitrary war, as Jarchi observes; which they engaged in...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. Ver. 10. Then proclaim peace unto it. ] Heb., Shall call unto...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

WARFARE REGULATED BY GOD (vs.1-19) God certainly never did approve the saying, "All's fair in love and war." Rather, God gave explicit instructio...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proclamations of War; Directions Concerning War. B. C. 1451....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This seems to be understood not of the cities of the Canaanites, as is manifest from Deuteronomy 20:16-18 , who were under an absolute sentence of...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Instructions For Besieging A City ( Deuteronomy 20:10-20 ). Israel had already experienced sieges in their battles with the Amorite kings. Once t...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .—Reverence for life, and that which tends to preserve it, was the motive for laws given in last chapter. The same is the basis of th...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 20:5 . Hath not dedicated it. David composed the xxxth Psalm for the dedication of his new palace. Good men warmed a new house by devo...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION DIRECTIONS CONCERNING WARFARE IN GENERAL , AND FOR THE BESIEGING OF CITIES IN PARTICULAR . Deuteronomy 20:...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

When thou, in the course of a campaign during a war, comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it, by inviting the peop...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Manner of Dealing With a Besieged City
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 5:18-21 ; 2 Corinthians 6:1 ; 2 Samuel 20:18-22 ; Acts 10:36 ; Ephesians 2:17 ; Isaiah 57:19 ; Luke 10:5 ; Luke 10:6 ; Zechari...

¹⁰ When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

Related Commentaries of Deuteronomy 20:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 20:10