John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 21:10

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, etc.] This refers to an arbitrary war, as Jarchi remarks, which they entered into of themselves, of choice, or through being provoked to it by their enemies; and not a war commanded by the Lord, as that against the seven nations of Canaan, and against Amalek; since there were to be no captives in that war, but all were to be destroyed: and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands; given them the victory over their enemies, so that they were obliged to surrender themselves to them prisoners of war: and thou hast taken them captive, or “led his or their captivity f274 captive”; led them captive who used to lead others, denoting their conquest of victorious nations; see a like phrase in (<196818>Psalm 68:18).

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