¹⁵ Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land,^(A) for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

⁹ Only don’t rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them.^(A) Their protection^(B) has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Don’t be afraid of them!”

⁷ For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands.^(A) He has watched over your journey through this immense wilderness. The Lord your God has been with you these past forty years, and you have lacked nothing.’^(B)

Rules for War

20 “When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours,^(A) do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt,^(B) is with you.

¹⁷ We will obey you, just as we obeyed Moses in everything. Certainly the Lord your God will be with you, as he was with Moses.^(A)

¹³ Gideon said to him, “Please, my lord, if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened? And where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about? They said, ‘Hasn’t the Lord brought us out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.”

¹⁷ You do not have to fight this battle. Position yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.^(A) He is with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged.^(B) Tomorrow, go out to face them, for the Lord is with you.’”^(C)