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 a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets her in the city and has sexual relations with her,
Deuteronomy 24:5
When a man is newly married, he need not go into the army nor be obligated in any way; he must be free to stay at home for a full year and bring joy to the wife he has married.
Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
Lest he die
Deuteronomy 28:30
You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.
Luke 14:18
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.'
2 Timothy 2:4
No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.
General references
Deuteronomy 22:23
If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets her in the city and has sexual relations with her,