Deuteronomy 20:10
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If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.

Deuteronomy 20:9
And when the captains of the army shall hold their peace, and have made an end of speaking, every man shall prepare their bands to fight.

Deuteronomy 20:11
If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute.

Judges 21:13
And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.

2 Samuel 20:19
Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to destroy the city, and to overthrow a mother in Israel? Why wilt thou throw down the inheritance of the Lord?

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If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.

then proclaim

2 Samuel 20:18-22 And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end. . . .

Isaiah 57:19 I created the fruit of the lips, peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, said the Lord, and I healed him.

Zechariah 9:10 And I will destroy the chariot out of Ephraim, and the horse out of Jerusalem, and the bow for war shall be broken: and he shall speak peace to the Gentiles, and his power shall be from sea to sea, and from the rivers even to the end of the earth.

Luke 10:5,6 Into whatever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. . . .

Acts 10:36 God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all).

2 Corinthians 5:18-21 But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. . . .

2 Corinthians 6:1 And we helping do exhort you that you receive not the grace of God in vain.

Ephesians 2:17 And coming, he preached peace to you that were afar off: and peace to them that were nigh.

Context
Laws of Warfare
9And when the captains of the army shall hold their peace, and have made an end of speaking, every man shall prepare their bands to fight. 10If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace.11If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute.…
Lexicon
When
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you approach
תִקְרַ֣ב (ṯiq·raḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach

a city
עִ֔יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

to fight
לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (lə·hil·lā·ḥêm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

against it,
עָלֶ֑יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

you are to make an offer
וְקָרָ֥אתָ (wə·qā·rā·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

of peace.
לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (lə·šā·lō·wm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace


Additional Translations
When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.When you come near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

And if thou shalt draw nigh to a city to overcome them by war, then call them out peaceably.

When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt proclaim peace unto it.

When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

When thou comest nigh to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

'When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for Peace,
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