Charles Ellicott Commentary Deuteronomy 24:5

"When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken." — Deuteronomy 24:5 (ASV)

Deuteronomy 24:5-25:19

VARIOUS PRECEPTS OF HUMANITY.

He shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business. —He shall not go forth in warfare, neither shall warfare come upon him in any form. In Numbers 4:23; Numbers 4:30 the service of the tabernacle is called its “warfare.”

He shall be free at home. —Literally, he shall be clear for his home; free from all charges, so as to belong to that.