Deuteronomy 13:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. ”

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 12:29 to Deuteronomy 13:1 . Yahwism must be kept free from all taint of Canaanite heathenism when Israel has entered Canaan. The danger would arise from the ancient belief that every...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

destroying . exterminating. Hebrew. haram . edge. Hebrew "mouth". Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for edge.
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15 Thou shalt surely smite. Lest the severity of the punishment should occasion surprise, let us first observe that the error was unpardonable, because its authors, being educated in the doc...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. Thou shalt surel...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 12-15. If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities — From the case of particular persons, Moses proceeds to that of whole cities; by which must be meant Israelitish cities, professing the t...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, Certain men, the children of Belial, х bªneey ( H1121 ) Bªliya`al ( H1100...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Warnings against Temptations to Idolatry The people are warned against three possible sources of temptation to idolatry, viz. the false prophet ( Deuteronomy 13:1-5 ), an erring member of the fami...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the cattle thereof. — So in Judges 20:48 : “The men of every city, the beast, and all that were found.”
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

LAWS AGAINST IDOLATROUS ACTS AND CUSTOMS Deuteronomy 13:1-18 ; Deuteronomy 14:1-29 HAVING thus set forth the law which was to crown and complete the long resistance of faithful Israel to idola...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Cut Out the Plague Spot Deuteronomy 13:1-18 How to exterminate sources of disease is a main question with the modern world; but the stamping-out of possible sources of temptation must not less...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The discourse commenced in chapter twelve continues with carefully expressed warnings against idolatry, and it is very arresting to note how the ways by which they might be seduced from the pure wors...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The sacred writer rises by a gradation from the sin of individuals to that of a whole city, and here in this instance, like as in the case of Sodom, GOD is so jealous of his honor, that rather than h...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword ,.... This could not be the work of a single person, nor of the whole sanhedrim, but was what the whole nation was to...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The inhabitants Namely, all that were guilty, not the innocent part, such as disowned this apostacy, who doubtless by choice, at least upon warning, would come out of so wicked a place. Utterly T...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JUDGMENT OF FALSE PROPHETS (vs.1-11) Just as Paul warned the Ephesian elders that "savage wolves" would enter in among New Testament believers, and men from among themselves would teach perverted...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

12 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the L ORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The inhabitants of that city, to wit, all that are guilty, not the innocent part, such as disowned this apostacy, who doubtless by choice and interest, at least upon warning, would come out of so w...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judgment On The City That Rebels ( Deuteronomy 13:12-17 ). The same was to be true for any city in Israel that turned after idolatry. It must not be tolerated. But note the extensiveness of the en...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.—The true modes and forms of worship have been laid down, the next step is to legislate against the authors and abettors of false ones. Such tempters are not to be spared, even though...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 13:6 . If the son of thy mother entice thee. Brother and brethren being often vague words, in this case of spiritual wickedness, the culprit must be identified. Seduction to idolatry w...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION IDOLATERS AND ENTICERS TO IDOLATRY TO BE PUT TO DEATH . Deuteronomy 13:1-5 The case supposed here is that of one professing to have supernatural intelligence,...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Seducers Among Fellow-Citizens.
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 2:34 ; Deuteronomy 7:16 ; Deuteronomy 7:2 ; Exodus 22:20 ; Exodus 23:24 ; Joshua 6:17-21 ; Joshua 6:24 ; Judges 20:48 ; Leviticus 27:28 ; Revelation 17:16 ; Revelation 18:18-24...
Deuteronomy 13:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The inhabitants — Namely, all that are guilty, not the innocent part, such as disowned this apostacy, who doubtless by choice, at least upon warning, would come out of so wicked a place. Utterly —...

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deuteronomy 13:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Deuteronomy 13:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 13:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 13:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Deuteronomy 13:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 13:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes