Matthew Poole and continuators on Deuteronomy 20:6

6 And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard , and hath not yet eaten of it ? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battel, and another man eat of it.

This and the former dispensation were generally convenient▪ but more necessary in the beginning of their settlement in Canaan, for the encouragement of those who should build houses or plant vineyards, which was chargeable to them, and beneficial to the commonwealth.

Heb. made it common, to wit, for the use of himself and family and friends, which it was not till the fifth year, Levit. 19. 23, &c. Ier. 31. 5.

Marginal references: Heb. made it common. See Lev. 19. 23, 24.