Deuteronomy 20:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

² Before you engage in battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the troops

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And when you come near to the battle, the priest shall approach and speak to the men,

American Standard Version (1901)

² And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

Common English Bible

² As you advance toward the war, the priest will come forward and will address the troops.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Then, as the battle now draws near, the priest shall stand before the front ranks, and he shall speak to the people in this manner:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And when the battle is now at hand, the priest shall stand before the army, and shall speak to the people in this manner:

Deuteronomy 20:2 Cross References

2 Chronicles 13:12

See, God is with us at our head, and his priests have their battle trumpets to sound the call to battle against you. O Israelites, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your ancestors, for you cannot succeed.”

Numbers 31:6

Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the alarm in his hand.

Deuteronomy 20:1

“When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots, an army larger than your own, do not fear them, for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 20:3

and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel! Today you are drawing near to do battle against your enemies. Do not lose heart or be afraid or panic or be in dread of them,

1 Samuel 14:18

Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God here.” For at that time the ark of God went with the Israelites.

1 Samuel 17:32

David said to Saul, “Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”