Deuteronomy 20:11

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Summary

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

Tributaries

General references

Joshua 9:8

Bible References

Tributaries

Because they [are] my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they shall not be sold {as a slave}.

And Joshua summoned them and said, "Why have you deceived us saying, 'We [are] very far from you' when you [are] living among us?

There was not a city that made peace with the {Israelites} besides the Hivites and the inhabitants of Gibeon--{all were taken in battle}.

But they did not drive out the Canananites who were dwelling in Gezer, and so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, but they became forced laborers.

And it happened, when Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they never totally drove them out.

their children who remained after them in the land, whom the {Israelites} were not able to completely destroy, Solomon conscripted them for forced labor, until this very day.

I [am for] peace, but when I speak, they [are] for war.

But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be king over us!'

General references

They said to Joshua, "We [are] your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who [are] you, and from where do you come?"