Deuteronomy 20:9-11

Revised Geneva Translation

⁹ “And after the officers have made an end of speaking to the people, they shall make captains of the army to govern the people.

¹⁰ “When you come near to a city, to fight against it, you shall offer it peace.

¹¹ “And if it answers you peaceably, and opens to you, then let all the people who are found in it be tributaries to you and serve you.