11 If it [a]agrees to make peace with you and opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall become your (A)forced labor and shall serve you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 20:11 Lit answers peace

11 If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject(A) to forced labor(B) and shall work for you.

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And the one who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, “(A)We are your servants, all that you say to us we will do, we will not make any man king; do what is good in your sight.”

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So the palace administrator, the city governor, the elders and the guardians sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants(A) and we will do anything you say. We will not appoint anyone as king; you do whatever you think best.”

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