Deuteronomy 20:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If they accept your offer and open their gates, all the people in that city will become your slaves and be forced to work for you.

Cross References

Luke 19:14

But the people in the kingdom hated the man. They sent a group to follow him to the other country. There they said, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

Psalm 120:7

I ask for peace, but they want war.

Judges 1:28

Later, the Israelites grew stronger and forced the Canaanites to work as slaves for them. But the Israelites could not force all the Canaanites to leave their land.

Joshua 16:10

But the Ephraimites were not able to force the Canaanites to leave the town of Gezer. So the Canaanites still live among the Ephraimites today, although they did become slaves of the Ephraimites.

Joshua 9:27

He made them slaves of the Israelites. They cut wood and carried water for the Israelites and for the altar of the Lord—wherever the Lord chose it to be. They are still slaves today.

Deuteronomy 20:10

“When you go to attack a city, you must first offer peace to the people there.

Deuteronomy 20:12

But if the city refuses to make peace with you and fights against you, you should surround the city.

Joshua 9:8

The Hivite men said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” But Joshua asked, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”

2 Kings 6:22

Elisha answered, “No, don’t kill them. They are not soldiers you captured in battle. Give them some bread and water. Let them eat and drink. Then let them go home to their leader.”

Joshua 9:9

The men answered, “We are your servants. We have come from a faraway country. We came because we heard of the great power of the Lord your God. We heard about what he has done and about everything he did in Egypt.

1 Kings 5:1

Hiram was the king of Tyre. He had always been David’s friend. So when Hiram heard that Solomon had become the new king after David, he sent his servants to Solomon.