When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The regulations which now follow in the rest of this and throughout the next chapter bring out the sanctity of various personal rights and relation…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Deuteronomy 21:10–14. MARRIAGE OF CAPTIVE WOMEN.

When you ... see among the captives a beautiful wo…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

When you go forth to war. The same thing is now commanded concerning wives as was previously commanded concerning meats. Concerning the Ca…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

When you go forth to war against your enemies
This refers to an arbitrary war, as Jarchi remarks, which they entered…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

By this law, a soldier was allowed to marry his captive if he wished. This might take place on some occasions; but the law does not show any approv…

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