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John Minford, #SunTzu 2:19 "Treat prisoners of war kindly, and care for them. Use victory over the enemy to enhance your own strength."
Let's start at the end, "to enhance your own strength." Literally, the word "strength" means forces. Remember we're dealing in a world where soldiers are conscripted first, severely disciplined for any infraction of orders, killed for desertion, and often sacrificed foolishly.
So, when you treat your prisoners of war kindly, you're commencing the recruitment process. Far better to capture a prisoner, treat him kindly, and recruit him, than to kill him. An enemy soldier killed weakens your enemy. An enemy soldier recruited does so a second time.
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