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

“ 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 brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.

“ Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say,‘ May God’s peace be on this house.’If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you.

And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead,“ Come back to God!”For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it.

bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” says the Lord, who heals them.

This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel— that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

I will remove the battle chariots from Israel and the warhorses from Jerusalem. I will destroy all the weapons used in battle, and your king will bring peace to the nations. His realm will stretch from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

Then she continued,“ There used to be a saying,‘ If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the town of Abel.’I am one who is peace loving and faithful in Israel. But you are destroying an important town in Israel. Why do you want to devour what belongs to the Lord?”And Joab replied,“ Believe me, I don’t want to devour or destroy your town!That’s not my purpose. All I want is a man named Sheba son of Bicri from the hill country of Ephraim, who has revolted against King David. If you hand over this one man to me, I will leave the town in peace.”“ All right,” the woman replied,“ we will throw his head over the wall to you.”Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and called his troops back from the attack. They all returned to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.