Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Siege » An offer of peace must be made to the city before beginning a
When thou shalt come nigh unto a city, to fight against it, - then shalt thou proclaim unto it - peace, and it shall be if peace, be the answer it giveth thee, and it open unto thee, then shall it be, that, all the people that are found therein, shall become thy tributaries and shall serve thee. But if it will not make peace with thee, but will make war with thee, then shalt thou lay siege to it;