Deuteronomy 20:13
Good News Translation
Then, when the LORD your God lets you capture the city, kill every man in it.

New Revised Standard Version
and when the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall put all its males to the sword.

New American Bible
and when the LORD, your God, delivers it into your power, put every male in it to the sword;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

thou shalt smite

Numbers 31:7-9,17,18 And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men. . . .

1 Kings 11:15,16 For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom, . . .

Psalm 2:6-12 But I am appointed king by him over Sion, his holy mountain, preaching his commandment. . . .

Psalm 21:8,9 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee. . . .

Psalm 110:1 A psalm for David. The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou at my right hand: Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

Luke 19:27 But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither and kill them before me.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power: . . .

Context
Laws of Warfare
12But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it. 13And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,14Excepting women and children, cattle and other things, that are in the city. And thou shalt divide all the prey to the army, and thou shalt eat the spoils of thy enemies, which the Lord thy God shall give thee.…
Cross References
Numbers 31:7
And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men.

Deuteronomy 20:12
But if they will not make peace, and shall begin war against thee, thou shalt besiege it.

1 Kings 11:15
For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom,

Deuteronomy 20:12
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