22 He answered, “You shall not strike them down. Would you strike down those whom you have taken captive (A)with your sword and with your bow? (B)Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.”

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21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
    and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22 for you will heap (B)burning coals on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.

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20 To the contrary, (A)“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”

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