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

“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.

“ 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, make an offer of 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 preached peace to you who were far away. He also preached peace to those who were near.

“ When you enter a house, first say,‘ May this house be blessed with peace.’If someone there works to bring peace, your blessing of peace will rest on them. If not, it will return to you.

All this is from God. He brought us back to himself through Christ’s death on the cross. And he has given us the task of bringing others back to him through Christ.God was bringing the world back to himself through Christ. He did not hold people’s sins against them. God has trusted us with the message that people may be brought back to him.So we are Christ’s official messengers. It is as if God were making his appeal through us. Here is what Christ wants us to beg you to do. Come back to God!Christ didn’t have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.We work together with God. So we are asking you not to receive God’s grace and then do nothing with it.

Then they will praise me. I will give perfect peace to those who are far away and those who are near. And I will heal them,” says the Lord.

You know the message God sent to the people of Israel. It is the good news of peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all.

I will take the chariots away from Ephraim. I will remove the war horses from Jerusalem. I will break the bows that are used in battle. Your king will announce peace to the nations. He will rule from ocean to ocean. His kingdom will reach from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

She continued,“ Long ago people used to say,‘ Get your answer at Abel.’ And that would settle the matter.We are the most peaceful and faithful people in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is like a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up what belongs to the Lord?”“ I would never do anything like that!” Joab said.“ I would never swallow up or destroy what belongs to the Lord!That isn’t what I have in mind at all. There’s a man named Sheba, the son of Bikri, in your city. He’s from the hill country of Ephraim. He’s trying to kill King David. Hand that man over to me. Then I’ll pull my men back from your city.” The woman said to Joab,“ We’ll throw his head down to you from the wall.”Then the woman gave her wise advice to all the people in the city. They cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bikri. They threw it down to Joab. So he blew his trumpet. Then his men pulled back from the city. Each of them returned to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.