Deuteronomy 20:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This is how you should treat all the cities that are far away from you, which don't belong to the nations around you.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse is giving instructions about how to handle distant cities that aren't part of the nearby nations.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from Moses' instructions to the Israelites about warfare as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. God was giving them specific rules for how to conduct war with different types of enemies - distinguishing between the nearby Canaanite nations (who were to be completely destroyed due to their corrupt practices) and distant cities that posed less spiritual threat to Israel's faith.

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