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Deuteronomy 20:1 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 20 · verse 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.Deuteronomy 20:1 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 20:1 in context
1When 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.
2And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
3And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
Commentary
Cross references
- 2 Chronicles 32:7-8
- Deuteronomy 31:8
- Psalms 20:7
- Deuteronomy 31:6
- Isaiah 43:2
- Romans 8:31
- Joshua 1:5
- Isaiah 31:1
Key words (Strong's)
- chariotsrekeba vehicleH7393 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- battlemilchâmâha battleH4421 →
- horsesçûwça horseH5483 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- afraidyârêʼto fearH3372 →
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Israel was at this time to be considered rather as a camp than as a kingdom, entering upon an enemy's country, and not yet settled in a country of their own;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9