11 And 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 serve you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 20:11 Lit answers peace to you

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 in charge of the household, and the one who was in charge of the city, and the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, “(A)We are your servants, and everything that you tell us we will do. We will not appoint 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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