Deuteronomy 20:4

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 20

“For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”Deuteronomy 20:4

What Does Deuteronomy 20:4 Mean?

Deuteronomy 20:4 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 20, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Courage.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 20:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

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.”Exodus 14:14“The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”Joshua 1:5“There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”2 Chronicles 20:15“And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.”Deuteronomy 3:22“Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.”Isaiah 52:12“For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.”Deuteronomy 1:30“The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;”Deuteronomy 9:3“Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.”Deuteronomy 11:25“There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.”Nehemiah 4:20“In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.”Romans 8:37“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”Psalms 144:1“Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:”Deuteronomy 32:30“How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?”2 Chronicles 32:7“Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:”2 Chronicles 13:12“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.”2 Chronicles 32:8“With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.”Joshua 10:42“And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.”Jeremiah 42:11“Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.”Psalms 60:10“Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?”Isaiah 28:6“And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.”

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