Deuteronomy 16:21

Because this was the practice of idolaters, 1 Kings 15:13, and might be an occasion of reviving idolatry. See Judges 3:7 1 Kings 14:23 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 18:19.

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou shalt not plant — Because this was the practice of idolaters, and might be an occasion of reviving idolatry.

²¹ Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 16:21