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It shall be, if it gives you answer of peace and opens to you, then it shall be that all the people who are found therein shall become forced laborers to you, and shall serve you.
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Verse 11. Tribute. This was usually imposed by the victor, to defray the expenses of the war, and to prevent its breaking out again. The kings of Moab had to pay 100,000 rams, and as many sheep, to the kings of Juda, 4 Kennicott. 3:4. Hiram gave 120 talents of gold to Solomon, by way of tribute, 3 Kennicott. 9:15. Josue and Solomon condemned some of the Chanaanites to manual labour, 2 Chronicles 8:8.
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