Deuteronomy 20:5

World English Bible (2000)

The officers shall speak to the people, saying, "What man is there who has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Neh 12:27 : 27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.
  • Num 31:14 : 14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
  • Num 31:48 : 48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses;
  • Deut 1:15 : 15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
  • 1 Sam 17:18 : 18 and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news."
  • Ps 30:1 : 1 I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 20:6-13
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    80%

    6What man is there who has planted a vineyard, and has not used its fruit? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use its fruit.

    7What man is there who has pledged to be married a wife, and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her."

    8The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, "What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother's heart melt as his heart."

    9It shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people, that they shall appoint captains of armies at the head of the people.

    10When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

    11It shall be, if it makes you answer of peace, and opens to you, then it shall be, that all the people who are found therein shall become tributary to you, and shall serve you.

    12If it will make no peace with you, but will make war against you, then you shall besiege it:

    13and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:

  • Deut 24:5
    72%

    5When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.

  • Deut 22:8
    72%

    8When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you don't bring blood on your house, if any man fall from there.

  • Deut 20:1-4
    4 verses
    70%

    1When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and see horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for Yahweh your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

    2It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,

    3and shall tell them, "Hear, Israel, you draw near this day to battle against your enemies: don't let your heart faint; don't be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them;

    4for Yahweh your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you."

  • 1 Chr 22:19
    69%

    19Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Yahweh."

  • 1 Kgs 8:44
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    44"If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name;

  • 2 Chr 6:34
    68%

    34"If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;

  • Deut 21:10
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    10When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God delivers them into your hands, and you carry them away captive,

  • Deut 6:10
    68%

    10It shall be, when Yahweh your God shall bring you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, great and goodly cities, which you didn't build,

  • Deut 8:12
    68%

    12lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and lived therein;

  • Deut 20:19-20
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    68%

    19When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, and you shall not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of you?

    20Only the trees of which you know that they are not trees for food, you shall destroy and cut them down; and you shall build bulwarks against the city that makes war with you, until it fall.

  • 1 Chr 26:27
    67%

    27Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of Yahweh.

  • Deut 20:15
    67%

    15Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far off from you, which are not of the cities of these nations.

  • Jer 35:7
    67%

    7neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you live.

  • Jer 29:5
    67%

    5Build houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

  • Num 32:20
    67%

    20Moses said to them, "If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,

  • Deut 19:1
    67%

    1When Yahweh your God shall cut off the nations, whose land Yahweh your God gives you, and you succeed them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses;

  • Josh 1:10
    67%

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

  • 2 Tim 2:4
    66%

    4No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

  • Lev 27:14-15
    2 verses
    66%

    14"'When a man dedicates his house to be holy to Yahweh, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad: as the priest shall evaluate it, so shall it stand.

    15If he who dedicates it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.

  • Deut 28:30
    66%

    30You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not use its fruit.

  • Josh 22:19
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    19However, if the land of your possession is unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of Yahweh, in which Yahweh's tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us; but don't rebel against Yahweh, nor rebel against us, in building an altar other than the altar of Yahweh our God.

  • Deut 12:9-10
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    66%

    9for you haven't yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Yahweh your God gives you.

    10But when you go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit, and he gives you rest from all your enemies around you, so that you dwell in safety;

  • Prov 24:27
    66%

    27Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

  • Deut 3:18-20
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    66%

    18I commanded you at that time, saying, "Yahweh your God has given you this land to possess it: you shall pass over armed before your brothers the children of Israel, all the men of valor.

    19But your wives, and your little ones, and your livestock, (I know that you have much livestock), shall live in your cities which I have given you,

    20until Yahweh gives rest to your brothers, as to you, and they also possess the land which Yahweh your God gives them beyond the Jordan: then you shall return every man to his possession, which I have given you."

  • 1 Chr 28:3
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    3But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.'

  • Josh 22:23
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    23that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Yahweh; or if to offer burnt offering or meal offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings, let Yahweh himself require it.

  • 2 Kgs 22:5
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    5Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh; and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh, to repair the breaches of the house,

  • Num 31:27-28
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    27and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.

    28Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of the persons, and of the cattle, and of the donkeys, and of the flocks:

  • Num 32:18
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    18We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

  • Josh 24:13
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    13I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn't build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn't plant.'

  • 1 Chr 28:10
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    10Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it."

  • Josh 22:26
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    26"Therefore we said, 'Let's now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;

  • Deut 19:3
    65%

    3You shall prepare you the way, and divide the borders of your land, which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee there.