John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee." — Deuteronomy 20:14 (ASV)
But the women, the little ones, and the cattle
These were to be spared; women, because of the weakness of their sex, and subjection to their husbands; and little ones, which take in males as well as females, as Jarchi observes, because of their tender age; and cattle because of their insensibility; all these having had no concern in holding out the siege:
and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, you shall
take unto yourself ;
gold, silver, merchandise, household goods, utensils in trade, and whatever was of any worth and value to be found in their houses:
and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies, which the Lord your God
has given you ;
that is, enjoy all their wealth and riches, estates and possessions; for this is not to be restrained to things eatable only.