Deuteronomy 20:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

And let the officers speake vnto the people, saying, What man is there that hath buylt a new house, and hath not dedicate it? let him go and returne to his house, least he dye in the battel, and an other man dedicate it.

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  • Neh 12:27 : 27 And in the dedication of the wall at Ierusalem they sought the Leuites out of all their places to bring them to Ierusalem to keepe the dedication and gladnes, both with thanksgiuings & with songs, cymbales, violes and with harpes.
  • Num 31:14 : 14 And Moses was angry with the captaines of the hoste, with the captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, which came from the warre and battel.
  • Num 31:48 : 48 Then the captaines which were ouer thousandes of the hoste, the captaines ouer the thousandes, and the captaines ouer the hundreds came vnto Moses:
  • Deut 1:15 : 15 So I tooke the chiefe of your tribes wise and knowen men, & made them rulers ouer you, captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, and captaines ouer fiftie, and captaines ouer tenne, and officers among your tribes.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall iudge the people with righteous iudgement.
  • 1 Sam 17:18 : 18 Also carie these ten fresh cheeses vnto the captaine, and looke howe thy brethren fare, and receiue their pledge.
  • Ps 30:1 : 1 A Psalme or song of the dedication of the house of Dauid. I will magnifie thee, O Lorde: for thou hast exalted mee, and hast not made my foe to reioyce ouer me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 20:6-13
    8 verses
    80%

    6And what man is there that hath planted a vineyarde, and hath not eaten of the fruite? let him go & returne againe vnto his house, least he die in the battel, and another eate the fruite.

    7And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and returne againe vnto his house, lest he die in the battell, and another man take her.

    8And let the officers speake further vnto the people, and say, Whosoeuer is afrayde and faynt hearted, let him go & returne vnto his house, least his brethrens heart faynt like his heart.

    9And after that the officers haue made an ende of speaking vnto the people, they shal make captaines of the armie to gouerne the people.

    10When thou commest neere vnto a citie to fight against it, thou shalt offer it peace.

    11And if it answere thee againe peaceably, and open vnto thee, then let all the people that is founde therein, be tributaries vnto thee, and serue thee.

    12But if it will make no peace with thee, but make war against thee, then shalt thou besiege it.

    13And the Lord thy God shall deliuer it into thine handes, and thou shalt smite all the males thereof with the edge of the sworde.

  • Deut 24:5
    72%

    5When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not goe a warfare, neither shalbe charged with any businesse, but shalbe free at home one yeere, and reioyce with his wife which he hath taken.

  • Deut 22:8
    72%

    8When thou buildest a newe house, thou shalt make a battlemet on thy roofe, that thou lay not blood vpo thine house, if any man fal thence.

  • Deut 20:1-4
    4 verses
    70%

    1When thou shalt go forth to warre against thine enemies, and shalt see horses & charets, & people moe then thou, be not afrayde of them: for the Lorde thy God is with thee, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt.

    2And when ye are come nere vnto the battel, then the Priest shal come forth to speake vnto the people,

    3And shal say vnto them, Heare, O Israel: ye are come this day vnto battell against your enemies: let not your heartes faynt, neither feare, nor be amased, nor adread of them.

    4For ye Lord your God goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, & to saue you

  • 1 Chr 22:19
    69%

    19Nowe set your hearts and your soules to seeke the Lorde your God, and arise, and builde the Sanctuarie of the Lorde God to bring the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God into the house built for the Name of the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 8:44
    69%

    44When thy people shall go out to battell against their enemie by the way that thou shalt sende them, and shall pray vnto the Lorde towarde the way of the citie which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I haue built for thy Name,

  • 2 Chr 6:34
    68%

    34When thy people shall goe out to battell against their enemies, by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray to thee, in the way towarde this citie, which thou hast chosen, euen toward the house which I haue built to thy Name,

  • Deut 21:10
    68%

    10Whe thou shalt go to warre against thine enemies, & the Lord thy God shal deliuer them into thine hands, & thou shalt take the captiues,

  • Deut 6:10
    68%

    10And when the Lord thy God hath brought thee into the land, which he sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob, to giue to thee, with great and goodly cities which thou buildedst not,

  • Deut 8:12
    68%

    12Lest when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast built goodly houses & dwelt therein,

  • Deut 20:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19When thou hast besieged a citie long time, & made warre against it to take it, destroy not the trees therof, by smiting an axe into them: for thou mayest eate of them: therfore thou shalt not cut them downe to further thee in the siege, (for the tree of the field is mans life )

    20Onely those trees, which thou knowest are not for meate, those shalt thou destroy and cut downe, & make fortes against the citie that maketh warre with thee, vntil thou subdue it.

  • 1 Chr 26:27
    67%

    27(For of the battels and of the spoyles they did dedicate to maintaine the house of the Lord)

  • Deut 20:15
    67%

    15Thus shalt thou do vnto all ye cities, which are a great way off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations here.

  • Jer 35:7
    67%

    7Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seede, nor plant vineyarde, nor haue any, but all your dayes ye shall dwell in tentes, that ye may liue a long time in the land where ye be strangers.

  • Jer 29:5
    67%

    5Buylde you houses to dwell in, and plant you gardens, and eate the fruites of them.

  • Num 32:20
    67%

    20And Moses saide vnto them, If ye will doe this thing, and goe armed before the Lord to warre:

  • Deut 19:1
    67%

    1When the Lorde thy God shall roote out the nations, whose lande the Lorde thy God giueth thee, and thou shalt possesse them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses,

  • Josh 1:10
    67%

    10Then Ioshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

  • 2 Tim 2:4
    66%

    4No man that warreth, entangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life, because he woulde please him that hath chosen him to be a souldier.

  • Lev 27:14-15
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    66%

    14Also whe a man shall dedicate his house to be holy vnto the Lorde, then the Priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad, and as ye Priest shall prise it, so shall the value be.

    15But if he that sanctified it, will redeeme his house, then hee shall giue thereto the fift part of money more then thy estimation, & it shalbe his.

  • Deut 28:30
    66%

    30Thou shalt betroth a wife, & another man shal lye with her: thou shalt builde an house, and shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not eate the fruite.

  • Josh 22:19
    66%

    19Notwithstanding if the land of your possession be vncleane, come ye ouer vnto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lordes Tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among vs: but rebell not against the Lorde, nor rebell not against vs in building you an altar, beside the altar of the Lord our God.

  • Deut 12:9-10
    2 verses
    66%

    9For ye are not yet come to rest, and to the inheritance which the Lord thy God giueth thee.

    10But when ye goe ouer Iorden, and dwell in ye land, which the Lord your God hath giuen you to inherit, & when he hath giue you rest from al your enemies round about, & yee dwel in safetie,

  • Prov 24:27
    66%

    27Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.

  • Deut 3:18-20
    3 verses
    66%

    18And I commanded you the same time, saying, The Lorde your God hath giuen you this lande to possesse it: ye shall goe ouer armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all men of warre.

    19Your wiues onely, and your children, and your cattel (for I know that ye haue much cattel) shall abide in your cities, which I haue giuen you,

    20Vntill the Lorde haue giuen rest vnto your brethren as vnto you, and that they also possesse the lande, which the Lorde your God hath giuen them beyond Iorden: then shall ye returne euery man vnto his possession, which I haue giuen you.

  • 1 Chr 28:3
    66%

    3But God sayde vnto me, Thou shalt not buylde an house for my Name, because thou hast bene a man of warre, and hast shed blood.

  • Josh 22:23
    66%

    23If we haue built vs an altar to returne away from the Lord, either to offer thereon burnt offering, or meate offering, or to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himselfe require it:

  • 2 Kgs 22:5
    66%

    5And let them deliuer it into the hande of them that doe the worke, and haue the ouersight of the house of the Lord: let them giue it to them that worke in the house of the Lorde, to repaire the decayed places of the house:

  • Num 31:27-28
    2 verses
    66%

    27And deuide the praye betweene the souldiers that went to the warre, and all the Congregation.

    28And thou shalt take a tribute vnto ye Lord of the men of warre, which went out to battel: one person of fiue hundreth, both of the persons, and of the beeues, & of the asses, & of the sheepe.

  • Num 32:18
    65%

    18We will not returne vnto our houses, vntil the children of Israel haue inherited, euery man his inheritance.

  • Josh 24:13
    65%

    13And I haue giuen you a land, wherein ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and yee dwell in them, and eate of the vineyards and oliue trees, which yee planted not.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    65%

    10Take heede now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to buylde the house of the Sanctuarie: be strong therefore, and doe it.

  • Josh 22:26
    65%

    26Therefore we said, We will nowe go about to make vs an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,

  • Deut 19:3
    65%

    3Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and deuide the coastes of the land, which the Lorde thy God giueth thee to inherite, into three parts, that euery manslaier may flee thither.