Deu 20:10-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Deut 20:10-15: 20:10-15 The people in the land had already been placed under the ban (7:1-6 ), so this instruction refers to those whom Israel would engage outside the land (20:15 ).

a20:10-15►

b7:1-6►

c20:15►

d20:11►

e1 Kgs 5:13-18►

f9:15►

g21►

h12:18►

‏ Deuteronomy 20:10-13

Summary for Deut 20:10-15: 20:10-15 ^a The people in the land had already been placed under the ban (7:1-6 ^b), so this instruction refers to those whom Israel would engage outside the land (20:15 ^c).
20:11 ^d forced labor: Involuntary service was pressed upon prisoners of war and sometimes on Israelites (1 Kgs 5:13-18 ^e; 9:15 ^f, 21 ^g; 12:18 ^h).