Shēnméngjì 20:13

13 Yēhéhuá nǐde shén bǎ chéng jiāofù nǐ shǒu , nǐ jiù yào yòng dāo shā jìn zhè chéng de nán dīng .

Shēnméngjì 20:13 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 20:13

And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands,
&c.] When, what with pressures without, and calamities within, the city is obliged to surrender: this is not to be imputed to the methods and arts of war used in besieging, or to the courage and skill of the besiegers; but to the power and providence of God succeeding means used, and sending famine or pestilence among the besieged, and inclining their hearts to deliver up their city:

thou shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword;
the men in it, grown persons, as distinguished from little ones in the next verse; because it was owing to these it was not surrendered at once, when terms of peace were offered.

Shēnméngjì 20:13 In-Context

11 Tāmen ruò yǐ hémù de huà huídá nǐ , gĕi nǐ kāi le chéng , chéng lǐ suǒyǒude rén dōu yào gĕi nǐ xiào laó , fúshì nǐ .

12 Ruò bú kĕn yǔ nǐ héhǎo , fǎn yào yǔ nǐ dǎzhàng , nǐ jiù yào wéi kùn nà chéng .

13 Yēhéhuá nǐde shén bǎ chéng jiāofù nǐ shǒu , nǐ jiù yào yòng dāo shā jìn zhè chéng de nán dīng .

14 Wéiyǒu fùnǚ , háizi , shēngchù , hé chéng neì yīqiè de cáiwù , nǐ kĕyǐ qǔ wéi zìjǐ de lüè wù . Yēhéhuá nǐ shén bǎ nǐ chóudí de cáiwù cìgĕi nǐ , nǐ kĕyǐ chī yòng .

15 Lí nǐ shén yuǎn de gè chéng , bú shì zhèxie guó mín de chéng , nǐ dōu yào zhèyàng daì tā .