Deuteronomy 20:1
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.
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 3:21, Moses tells Joshua not to fear because God fights for them — directly parallels the war exhortation here.
In Deuteronomy 3:22, the exact reassurance 'the Lord fights for you' is given — a verbal parallel to the command not to fear.
Deuteronomy 31:6 echoes the same command not to fear — 'the LORD your God goes with you' — directly reinforcing the promise here.
Deuteronomy 31:8 repeats the promise: the LORD goes before you — strengthening the assurance not to fear in battle.
Deuteronomy 1:21 tells Israel to go up and possess the land without fear—an earlier version of the same war-exhortation that Deuteronomy 20:1 expands.
Deuteronomy 1:30 says 'the LORD... will fight for you'—the same promise that underpins the command not to fear in Deuteronomy 20:1.
In 2 Chronicles 20:12, Jehoshaphat exemplifies the trust commanded here — facing a vast army with eyes on God.
Romans 8:31 asks 'If God is for us, who can be against us?'—a direct NT echo of Deuteronomy 20:1's logic that God's presence removes fear of any enemy.
2 Chronicles 32:7 echoes this: 'Be strong... for there is one with us greater than with them' — applying the same logic to Judah.
2 Chronicles 32:8 contrasts 'arm of flesh' vs 'the Lord our God' — reinforcing the reason not to fear given here.
Psalm 20:7 contrasts reliance on chariots and horses with trusting God’s name — the very choice presented here.
Psalm 33:16 reinforces that no army or warrior can save apart from God — echoing the command not to fear superior forces.
Psalm 33:17 declares the war horse a vain hope — directly supporting the instruction not to fear horses and chariots.
Psalm 46:7 declares 'The Lord of hosts is with us' — a liturgical echo of the battle presence promised here.
Psalm 46:11 repeats the refrain 'The Lord of hosts is with us' — the same assurance against fear as here.
Psalm 118:6 says 'The Lord is on my side; I will not fear' — a direct restatement of the courage prompted here.
Isaiah 8:10 states that any strategy against God's people will fail 'for God is with us'—directly echoing Deuteronomy 20:1's assurance of God's presence in battle.
Isaiah 31:1 pronounces woe on those who rely on horses and chariots instead of God — the opposite of the trust commanded here.
Isaiah 37:24 records Sennacherib boasting in his chariots — the very military power God’s people are told not to fear.
In 2 Chronicles 14:11, Asa prays for help relying on God before battle — a later example of trusting God as commanded here.
Judges 6:12 greets Gideon with 'The Lord is with you' — the same battle assurance given here to all Israel.
In Joshua 11:4-6, God again tells Joshua not to fear a huge army — echoing the same command.
In Joshua 10:5-8, God tells Joshua not to fear the Amorite coalition — a direct application of the war principle here.
Joshua 1:9 repeats the command 'be strong and courageous' grounded in God's presence — a direct reinforcement of this verse.
Joshua 1:5 directly echoes this promise: 'I will be with you; I will not leave you' in the context of conquest.
In 2 Chronicles 20:15, Jahaziel declares the battle is God's, directly fulfilling the assurance of divine help from Deuteronomy 20:1.
In 2 Kings 19:6, Isaiah tells Hezekiah not to fear the Assyrian army, directly applying the command from Deuteronomy 20:1 to a later crisis.
In 1 Samuel 17:32, David's confidence against Goliath exemplifies the fearlessness commanded in Deuteronomy 20:1, trusting God over human strength.
Joshua 10:8 records God saying 'Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand'—a direct fulfillment of the reassurance given in Deuteronomy 20:1.
Isaiah 41:10 echoes the same reassurance: 'Fear not, for I am with you' — directly paralleling the command not to fear despite superior enemy forces.
Numbers 14:9 exhorts 'do not fear... the LORD is with us' when facing Canaan's inhabitants—virtually the same command and promise as Deuteronomy 20:1.
In 2 Chronicles 6:34, Solomon's prayer for God's help in battle reflects the trust in divine presence commanded in Deuteronomy 20:1.
In 1 Kings 8:44, Solomon's prayer for God to hear Israel in battle echoes the reliance on divine presence commanded in Deuteronomy 20:1.
In Judges 4:3-9, Deborah reassures Barak with God's promise against Sisera — similar divine assurance in battle.