Deuteronomy 13:10

10 Stone them to death because they were trying to lead you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 13:10 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 13:10

And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die
It was not sufficient to answer the end of the law to cast a few stones at him, but he was to be stoned to death:

because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God;
to compel by force of argument, or the dint of persuasion, to relinquish the profession of the true God, faith in him, and the worship of him:

which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
which aggravated the sin of the enticer, and would have made the sin of the enticed the more heinous had he fallen into it.

Deuteronomy 13:10 In-Context

8 Don't be influenced by any of these people or listen to them. Have no pity on them. Don't feel sorry for them or protect them.

9 You must put them to death. You must start the execution. Then all the other people will join you in putting them to death.

10 Stone them to death because they were trying to lead you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.

11 All Israel will hear about it and be afraid. Then no one among you will ever do such a wicked thing again.

12 You may hear that the residents in one of the cities which the LORD your God is giving you to live in