Deuteronomy 20:14
But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 2:35 shows the same practice of taking livestock and plunder after victory, illustrating the rule for distant cities.
In Numbers 31:9, Israel takes women, children, and goods as plunder — exactly as commanded in the law for distant cities.
In Numbers 31:18, only virgin girls are spared — a contrast to the broader preservation of all women and children in the general law.
Joshua 8:2 applies the same spoil-taking command to the conquest of Ai, showing consistent warfare practice.
Joshua 11:14 records the fulfillment of this law — taking all livestock and spoil as prey.
Joshua 22:8 reports the distribution of spoil to the eastern tribes, a direct outcome of warfare plunder.
Numbers 31:11 describes taking all spoil and prey from Midian, directly matching this plunder instruction.
In Numbers 31:35-54, the detailed inventory and distribution of plunder exemplifies the spoils that the law commands to take.
Numbers 31:53 shows soldiers taking spoil for themselves, a specific instance of the general plunder rule.
2 Chronicles 14:13-15 depicts Asa's troops carrying away much spoil, a later example of this plunder practice.
2 Chronicles 20:25 shows Jehoshaphat's army gathering spoils for three days, illustrating this plunder rule.