Deu 20:10-11, Est 9:30, Mat 10:12-15, Luk 10:5-6, 10-12 | ESV | STEP | When you draw near to a city to fight against it , offer terms of peace to it.

a Judg. 21:13; [ch. 2:26; 2 Sam. 20:18, 20]

b ch. 1:1; 8:9

c[1 Sam. 25:6; 1 Chr. 12:18]

d[ch. 8:8; Acts 16:15]

e[See ver. 12 above]

f[See ver. 12 above]

g Acts 13:51; [Neh. 5:13; Acts 18:6]

h ch. 11:24

i Gen. 18:20; 19:28; 2 Pet. 2:6

j 1 Sam. 25:6

k[Ps. 35:13 (Heb.)]

l Acts 13:51; [Neh. 5:13; Acts 18:6]

m ver. 9

nSee Matt. 10:15

o Matt. 7:22

Deuteronomy 20:10-11

10 “When you draw near to a city to fight against it, ^aoffer terms of peace to it. 11 And if it responds to you peaceably and it opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall do forced labor for you and shall serve you.

Esther 9:30

30 Letters were sent to all the Jews, ^bto the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth,

Matthew 10:12-15

12 As you enter the house, ^cgreet it. 13 And if the house is ^dworthy, let ^eyour peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let ^fyour peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, ^gshake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, ^hit will be more bearable on the day of judgment for ⁱthe land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Luke 10:5-6

5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ^j‘Peace be to this house!’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, ^kit will return to you.

Luke 10:10-12

10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 ^l‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that ^mthe kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, ⁿit will be more bearable on ^othat day for Sodom than for that town.