Deuteronomy 20:10

⁸And the scribes shall speak further to the people, and say, What man is he that fears and is cowardly in his heart? Let him go and return to his house, lest he make the heart of his brother fail, as his own.

⁹And it shall come to pass when the scribes shall have ceased speaking to the people, that they shall appoint generals of the army to be leaders of the people.

— Deuteronomy 20:10 —

¹¹If then they should answer peaceably to thee, and open to thee, it shall be that all the people found in it shall be tributary and subject to thee.

¹²But if they will not hearken to thee, but wage war against thee, thou shalt invest it;