Directions intended to prevent wanton destruction of life and property in sieges.

(Deuteronomy 20:16) Forbearance, however, was …

Deuteronomy 20:10–20. SIEGES.

When thou comest nigh ... proclaim peace. —Not as the c…

When thou goest forth to war. He now teaches that, even in lawful wars, cruelty is to be repressed, and bloodshed to be abstained from as …

When you come near to a city to fight against it
This is to be understood of an arbitrary war, as Jarchi observes; w…

The Israelites are here instructed about the nations against whom they made war. Let this show God's grace in dealing with sinners. He proclaims pe…