Deuteronomy 20:2

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When you approach the battle, the priest shall come forward and address the people.

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  • Num 10:8-9 : 8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets. This shall be a lasting statute for you throughout your generations. 9 When you go into battle in your land against an enemy who oppresses you, you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you might be remembered before the LORD your God and be saved from your enemies.
  • Num 31:6 : 6 Moses sent them into battle, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took the holy vessels and the trumpets for sounding the alarm in his hand.
  • Judg 20:27-28 : 27 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD (the Ark of the Covenant of God was there in those days), 28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was ministering before it. They asked, "Shall we go up again to fight against the Benjaminites, our brothers, or shall we stop?" The LORD answered, "Go, for tomorrow I will give them into your hands."
  • 1 Sam 14:18 : 18 Saul said to Ahijah, 'Bring the ark of God here.' (At that time it was with the Israelites.)
  • 1 Sam 30:7-8 : 7 David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 8 David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Should I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?" The Lord answered, "Pursue them, for you will certainly overtake them and rescue the captives."
  • 2 Chr 13:12 : 12 Now look, God is with us at our head, and His priests with their trumpets are ready to sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.

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  • Deut 20:3-5
    3 verses
    82%

    3He shall say to them: 'Hear, O Israel, you are about to go into battle against your enemies. Do not let your hearts be faint; do not be afraid, panic, or dread them.'

    4For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies and to give you victory.

    5The officers shall then say to the people: 'If anyone has built a new house and has not yet dedicated it, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another dedicate it.'

  • Deut 20:1
    81%

    1When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and a people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

  • Deut 20:8-12
    5 verses
    80%

    8The officers shall continue to speak to the people, saying: 'Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, so he does not cause his brothers' hearts to melt like his own.'

    9When the officers have finished speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders to lead the armies at the head of the troops.

    10When you approach a city to fight against it, offer it peace terms.

    11If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, then all the people found in it shall serve you and work for you.

    12But if it does not make peace with you and wages war against you, then you shall besiege it.

  • 2 Chr 20:15-17
    3 verses
    74%

    15He said: 'Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.'

    16Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the desert of Jeruel.

    17You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.'

  • Num 32:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

    21and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence—

  • 2 Chr 13:12
    72%

    12Now look, God is with us at our head, and His priests with their trumpets are ready to sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.

  • Deut 1:42
    71%

    42But the LORD said to me, 'Tell them, "Do not go up or fight, because I am not with you; you will be defeated by your enemies."'

  • Deut 21:10
    71%

    10When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take captives,

  • Deut 3:22
    71%

    22Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God is the one who fights for you.

  • Josh 3:3
    71%

    3and they commanded the people, saying, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your place and follow it.

  • Deut 1:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

    30The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as He did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes.

  • Judg 20:2
    70%

    2The leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, took their positions in the assembly of the people of God—four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.

  • Josh 3:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8'And you are to command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters of the Jordan, stand in the Jordan.'

    9Joshua said to the Israelites, 'Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.'

  • Josh 6:7
    70%

    7And he commanded the people, 'Advance and march around the city, with the armed men going ahead of the ark of the LORD.'

  • Josh 1:10
    70%

    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

  • Deut 2:17
    70%

    17the LORD spoke to me, saying,

  • Num 10:9
    70%

    9When you go into battle in your land against an enemy who oppresses you, you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you might be remembered before the LORD your God and be saved from your enemies.

  • Exod 20:20
    70%

    20Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you to keep you from sinning.'

  • Josh 3:6
    69%

    6Joshua told the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and go ahead of the people.' So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

  • Num 26:3
    69%

    3So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River near Jericho, saying,

  • Josh 10:25
    69%

    25Then Joshua said to them, 'Do not be afraid or discouraged. Be strong and courageous, for this is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you fight against.'

  • 2 Chr 20:20
    69%

    20Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, 'Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.'

  • Deut 27:14
    69%

    14Then the Levites shall declare to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:

  • Josh 8:5
    69%

    5"I and all the people with me will approach the city, and when they come out to meet us as they did before, we will flee before them."

  • Num 2:1
    69%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

  • Deut 3:18
    69%

    18At that time I commanded you: 'The LORD your God has given you this land to take possession of it. All your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.'

  • Deut 31:7
    69%

    7Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.'

  • Num 32:27
    69%

    27but your servants, every armed man of war, will cross over before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says."

  • Num 35:10
    69%

    10Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

  • Deut 6:19
    69%

    19He will drive out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has promised.

  • Num 15:18
    69%

    18Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you come into the land to which I am bringing you,

  • Exod 19:6
    69%

    6You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.

  • Deut 27:9
    69%

    9Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, 'Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.'

  • Exod 19:22
    69%

    22Even the priests who come near the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.

  • Exod 32:17
    69%

    17When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, "There is the sound of war in the camp."

  • Josh 4:15
    69%

    15Then the LORD said to Joshua,

  • Exod 14:14
    69%

    14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to remain silent.

  • Num 31:21
    69%

    21Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, 'This is the regulation of the law that the LORD has commanded Moses.'