And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
Deuteronomy 20:2 - King James Version - American Edition And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 And when you come near to the battle, the priest shall approach and speak to the men, American Standard Version (1901) And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, Common English Bible As you advance toward the war, the priest will come forward and will address the troops. Catholic Public Domain Version 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 And when the battle is now at hand, the priest shall stand before the army, and shall speak to the people in this manner: |
And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phin´ehas the son of Ele-a´zar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
And Saul said unto Ahi´ah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.