Wright J. Warfare and Wanton Destruction: A Reexamination of Deuteronomy 20:19-20 in Relation to Ancient Siegecraf

JBL 127, no. 3 (2008): 423–458.This passage raises questions about ethical behavior by a besieging army against a civilian population center. The article considers interpretive questions and their ongoing effects on policies drafted by invading armies in foreign lands.