| Overview - Deuteronomy 20 | |
| 1 | The priest's exhortation to encourage the people to battle. |
| 5 | The officers' proclamation of who are to be dismissed from the war. |
| 10 | How to use the cities that accept or refuse the proclamation of peace. |
| 16 | What cities must be devoted. |
| 19 | Trees of man's meat must not be destroyed in the siege. |
Deuteronomy 20:10 (King James Version)
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.