Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 20:7 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Deuteronomy 20:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 20 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.”
Deuteronomy 20:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 20:7
And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? (מִי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אֵרַשׂ אִשָּׁה)—The fourth exemption involves aras (betrothed)—legally bound but not yet consummated in marriage. The betrothal period could last a year, during which the couple were legally married but living separately. To die in battle before the wedding night would leave the woman in legal limbo and deny the man his anticipated joy.This law appears verbatim in the curse of Deuteronomy 28:30: "Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her." What God graciously exempts in chapter 20,...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 20:7
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“he shall not go out in the army”
“and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house”
“and a man find her in the city”
“that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.”
“Mary”