"And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts fain…" — Deuteronomy 20:3

Deuteronomy 20:3 · KJV

“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; {faint: Heb. be tender} {tremble: Heb. make haste}”

— Deuteronomy 20:3

Verse 2

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

Verse 4

For the LORD your God {is} he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

Deuteronomy 20 — Context

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

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; {faint: Heb. be tender} {tremble: Heb. make haste}

For the LORD your God {is} he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man {is there} that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

Cross References

Psalms 3:6

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set {themselves} against me round about.

Hebrews 13:6

So that we may boldly say, The Lord {is} my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Revelation 2:10

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast {some} of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Psalms 27:1-3

[{A Psalm} of David.] The LORD {is} my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD {is} the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Isaiah 8:12-13

Say ye not, A confederacy, to all {them to} whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

Joshua 23:10

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he {it is} that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

Ephesians 6:11-18

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Matthew 10:28

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.