Deuteronomy 20:14

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 20

“But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.”Deuteronomy 20:14

What Does Deuteronomy 20:14 Mean?

Deuteronomy 20:14 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 20, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 20:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Joshua 8:2“And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.”Numbers 31:11“And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.”Numbers 31:53“(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)”Joshua 22:8“And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.”Numbers 31:9“And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.”Numbers 31:18“But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.”Numbers 31:12“And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.”Numbers 31:35“And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.”Deuteronomy 2:35“Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.”Joshua 11:14“And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.”2 Chronicles 14:13“And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.”2 Chronicles 20:25“And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.”Psalms 68:12“Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.”Romans 8:37“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”

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