Deuteronomy 20:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

The women

Romans 8:37

Thou shalt eat

Joshua 22:8

General references

Numbers 31:9

Deuteronomy 2:35

Bible References

The women

The Israelites took the Midianite women and their children captive, and they plundered all their cattle, flocks, and property.

Treat Ai and its king as you did Jericho and its king; you may plunder its spoil and livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city.”

The Israelites plundered all the spoils and cattle of these cities for themselves. But they struck down every person with the sword until they had annihilated them, leaving no one alive.

Then Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell until they had no survivors, for they were crushed before Yahweh and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great supply of loot.

Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to gather the plunder. They found among them an abundance of goods on the bodies and valuable items. So they stripped them until nobody could carry any more. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

“The kings of the armies flee—they flee!”
She who stays at home divides the spoil.

No, in all these things we are more than victorious
through Him who loved us.

Thou shalt eat

he said, “Return to your homes with great wealth: a huge number of cattle, and silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a large quantity of clothing. Share the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.”

General references

The Israelites took the Midianite women and their children captive, and they plundered all their cattle, flocks, and property.

We took only the livestock and the spoil from the cities we captured as plunder for ourselves.