Deuteronomy 20:2

And it shall be, when ye are coming nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

In Context

1When thou shalt go out to wage war against thine enemy, and shalt see the horses and chariots of a people more in number than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them,—for, Yahweh thy God, is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

3and shall say unto them,—Hear, O Israel, ye are coming near to-day, unto battle against your enemies,—let not your heart faint do not fear nor start nor quake because of them.

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Cross References

Numbers 10:8And, the sons of Aaron the priests, shall blow with the trumpets,—and it shall be unto you for a statute age-abiding, unto your generations.

Judges 20:27And the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh,—there, being the ark of the covenant of God, in those days;

1 Samuel 17:32And David said unto Saul, Let not the heart of my lord fail, because of him,—thy servant, will go, and fight with this Philistine.

2 Chronicles 13:12And lo! with us as Head, is God himself, and his priests, and the trumpets of alarm, to sound an alarm against you,—O sons of Israel! do not fight against Yahweh God of your fathers, for ye shall not prosper.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 20:2-10

Directions Concerning War; Persons Excused from War. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your… Read the whole commentary →

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