Notice how the Lord requires His people to deal justly. Aside from the nations they were commanded to destroy he requires that before attacking any city they offer peace to the city – those in the city can surrender and be spared. They can only make war on people who have refused the offer of peace.
While they are allowed to take a wife from a woman who was taken captive in war, they are prohibited from later selling her if they decide they don’t want to keep her as a wife. Also, they are not allowed to treat the sons of a favored wife preferentially over the sons of a wife they don’t prefer.
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