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Deuteronomy 13:6-11

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6 "1If your brother, your mother's son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, '2Let us go and serve other gods ' (whom neither you nor your fathers have known,
7 of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other end ),
8 3you shall not yield to him or listen to him; 4and your eye shall not pity him, nor shall you spare or conceal him.
9 "5But you shall surely kill him; 6your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
10 "So you shall stone him to death because he has sought 7to seduce you from the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
11 "Then 8all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.
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Deuteronomy 13:6-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 13

In this chapter the Israelites are taught how to discern a false prophet, shun and punish him, De 13:1-5, what to do with enticers to idolatry, not only not to consent to them, but, without favour and affection to them, endeavour to bring them to just punishment, and be the first that should inflict it on them, De 13:6-11 and how to behave towards a city drawn into idolatry, as to inquire the truth of it; then make war against it; destroy all in it, men, women, children, and cattle; and burn the spoil of it, and suffer not anything at all belonging to it to cleave unto them, De 13:12-18.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

  • 1. Deuteronomy 17:2-7; Deuteronomy 29:18
  • 2. Deuteronomy 13:2
  • 3. Proverbs 1:10
  • 4. Deuteronomy 7:2
  • 5. Deuteronomy 13:5
  • 6. Leviticus 24:14; Deuteronomy 17:7
  • 7. Deuteronomy 13:5
  • 8. Deuteronomy 19:20

Footnotes 3

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