Deuteronomy 20:18Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionLest they teach you to do all the abominations which they have done to their gods: and you should sin against the Lord your God. See the chapter |
When thou hast besieged a city a long time, and hath compassed it with bulwarks to take it, thou shalt not cut down the trees that may be eaten of: neither shalt thou spoil the country round about with axes. For it is a tree, and not a man: neither can it increase the number of them that fight against thee.