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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war. In Canaan all that breathed were to be destroyed (Deuteronomy 20 :: 16 ). The "pictures and images" of the Canaanites were to be destroyed also (Numbers 33:52 ). The law of booty as to its division is laid down in Numbers 31:26-47 . David afterwards introduced a regulation that the baggage-guard should share the booty equally with the soldiers engaged in battle. He also devoted of the spoils of war for the temple (1 Samuel 30:24-26; 2 Samuel 8:11; 1 Chronicles 26:27 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Booty'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​b/booty.html. 1897.
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