Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Siege » An offer of peace must be made to the city before beginning a
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it. And if that city makes an answer of peace to you and opens to you, then all the people found in it shall be tributary to you and they shall serve you. But if it refuses to make peace with you and fights against you, then you shall besiege it.