“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.”
Meaning, upon just occasion: for God permitteth not his people to fight when it seemeth good to them.
“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”
Cross references: : Deut. 28:7
“For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”
Is present to defend you with his grace and power.
“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.”
For when they entered first to dwell in an house, they gave thanks to God, acknowledging that they had that benefit by his grace.
“And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. eaten: Heb. made it common”
The Hebrew word signifieth to make common or profane, Lev. 19:25 .
“Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.”
For God had appointed that the Canaanites should be destroyed, and made the Israelites executors of his will, Deut. 7:1 .
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life ) to employ them in the siege : for the: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ: Heb. to go from before thee”
Some read, For man shall be instead of the tree of the field, to come out in the siege against thee.