“ When you approach a city to fight against it, make an offer of peace.

“你临近一座城、要攻打的时候，先要对城里的民宣告和睦的话。

“你来到一座城，要攻城之前，先向它宣告和平。

“你来到一座城，要攻城之前，先向它宣告和平。

“你们进攻一座城之前，要先给城中居民求和的机会。

“你临近一座城，要攻打那城的时候，要先向那城提和议。

「你臨近一座城、要攻打的時候，先要對城裏的民宣告和睦的話。

「你來到一座城，要攻城之前，先向它宣告和平。

「你來到一座城，要攻城之前，先向它宣告和平。

「你們進攻一座城之前，要先給城中居民求和的機會。

“你臨近一座城，要攻打那城的時候，要先向那城提和議。

『你臨近一座城、要攻擊它的時候，要向那城宣告和平的話。

爾臨城攻之、先告以和、

爾臨城攻之、先告以和、

爾臨城攻之、先當宣告以和好、

When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace.

Suppose you march up to attack a city. Before you attack it, offer to make peace with its people.

“ When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it.

“ As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace.

“ When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.

“ When you go near a city to fight against it, then proclaim an offer of peace to it.

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

“ When you approach a city to fight against it, you must make an offer of peace.

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

When you approach a city to wage war against it, offer it terms of peace.

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

He came and proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Whatever house you enter, first say,‘ Peace to this household.’If a person of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

Everything is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us.Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf,“ Be reconciled to God.”He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.Working together with him, we also appeal to you,“ Don’t receive the grace of God in vain.”

creating words of praise.” The LORD says,“ Peace, peace to the one who is far or near, and I will heal him.

He sent the message to the Israelites, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ— he is Lord of all.

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The bow of war will be removed, and he will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

She said,“ In the past they used to say,‘ Seek counsel in Abel,’ and that’s how they settled disputes.I am one of the peaceful and faithful in Israel, but you’re trying to destroy a city that is like a mother in Israel. Why would you devour the LORD’s inheritance?”Joab protested:“ Never! I would never devour or demolish!That is not the case. There is a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, who has rebelled against King David. Deliver this one man, and I will withdraw from the city.” The woman replied to Joab,“ Watch! His head will be thrown over the wall to you.”The woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn, and they dispersed from the city, each to his own tent. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.