Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
Betrothed a wife
Lest he die
General references
Bible References
Betrothed a wife
Deuteronomy 22:23
"If it happens [that] a young woman, a virgin, [is] engaged to a man, [and] a man finds her in the town and lies with her,
Deuteronomy 24:5
"When a man takes a new wife he shall not go out with the army, and {he shall not be obligated with anything}; he shall be free from obligation, {to stay at home} for one year, and he shall bring joy [to] his wife that he took.
Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, [but] before they came together, she was found {to be pregnant} by the Holy Spirit.
Lest he die
Deuteronomy 28:30
You shall become engaged to a woman, but another man shall sleep with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not live in it; a vineyard you shall plant, but you shall not enjoy it.
Luke 14:18
And they all {alike} began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, 'I have purchased a field, and {I must} go out to look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.'
2 Timothy 2:4
No one who serves as a soldier is entangled in the activities of [everyday] life, so that he may please the one who enlisted [him].
General references
Deuteronomy 22:23
"If it happens [that] a young woman, a virgin, [is] engaged to a man, [and] a man finds her in the town and lies with her,