Deuteronomy 20:19 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NASB | Scripture Spot

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“When you besiege a city for a long time, to make war against it in order to capture it, you shall not destroy its trees by swinging an axe against them; for you may eat from them, so you shall not cut them down. For is the tree of the field a human, that it should be besieged by you?

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Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

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

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

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Deuteronomy 20:10–20. SIEGES.

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

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time. I have not hesitated to connect this precept to the Eighth Commandment. For when God places a …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war
against it to take it
Before…