Deuteronomy 20:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

And let the overseers say to the people, If there is any man who has made for himself a new house and has not gone into it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not take his house for himself.

Cross References

Nehemiah 12:27

And when the time came for the wall of Jerusalem to be made holy, they sent for the Levites out of all their places to come to Jerusalem, to keep the feast with joy, and with praise and melody, with brass and corded instruments of music.

Psalm 30:1

A Psalm. A Song at the blessing of the House. Of David. I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me.

Numbers 31:14

And Moses was angry with the chiefs of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds who had come back from the war.

Numbers 31:48

Then the men in authority over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came to Moses,

Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and respected, and made them rulers over you, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers of your tribes.

Deuteronomy 16:18

You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

Deuteronomy 20:6

Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.

1 Samuel 17:18

And take these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are and come back with a sign to say how they are.