War and Battles Commandments

There are 18 biblical commandments in the “War and Battles” category — 9 positive and 9 negative.

+Positive Commandments (9)

596
Destroy the seven Canaanite nations

Deuteronomy 20:17

598
Wipe out the descendants of Amalek

Deuteronomy 25:19

599
Remember what Amalek did to the Israelites

Deuteronomy 25:17

602
Offer peace terms to the inhabitants of a city while holding siege, and treat them according to the Law if they accept the terms

Deuteronomy 20:10

605
Prepare latrines outside the camps

Deuteronomy 23:13

606
Prepare a shovel for each soldier to dig with

Deuteronomy 23:14

607
Appoint a priest to speak with the soldiers during the war

Deuteronomy 20:2

608
He who has taken a wife, built a new home, or planted a vineyard is given a year to rejoice with his possessions

Deuteronomy 24:5

611
Keep the laws of the captive woman

Deuteronomy 21:11

−Negative Commandments (9)

164
Do not prevent a third-generation Egyptian convert from marrying into the Covenant people

Deuteronomy 23:7

165
Do not refrain from marrying a third generation Edomite convert

Deuteronomy 23:7

597
Do not let any of the seven Canaanite nations remain alive

Deuteronomy 20:16

600
Do not forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush on our journey from Egypt in the desert

Deuteronomy 25:19

604
Do not destroy fruit trees even during the siege

Deuteronomy 20:19

609
Do not demand any communal or military involvement for one year

Deuteronomy 24:5

610
Do not panic and retreat during battle

Deuteronomy 20:3

612
Do not sell a captive woman into slavery

Deuteronomy 21:14

613
Do not retain a captive woman for servitude after having sexual relations with her

Deuteronomy 21:14

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