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Spoil
Morrish Bible Dictionary
The booty that was seized upon by an army when a city was taken. Except when forbidden by God, as in the case of Jericho, it was considered a lawful prize; and it was thus the Israelites suffered when their cities were captured by their enemies. Deuteronomy 20:14; 2 Kings 21:14; Isaiah 42:22; etc.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Spoil'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/s/spoil.html. 1897.