Deuteronomy 21:2

Ver. 2. Thy elders and thy judges— i.e. Of the neighbouring cities. See Numbers 11:16.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The elders represented the citizens at large, the judges the magistracy: priests Deuteronomy 21:5 from the nearest priestly town, were likewise t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

See W. R. Smith, Kinship 1 p. 263 (= 64f. in Kinship 2) for a similar law among the ancient Arabs. The ground of this law may be the belief that,...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Sundry laws affecting the life of the people in the land after the conquest were now uttered. The sin of murder was once again dealt with. This time...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I pause at these verses to remark the particularity of feature in the beast, which was doomed as a victim on this occasion; that it must be one which...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which [are] round about him that is slain: Ver. 2. Then th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thy elders and thy judges; those of thy elders who are judges; for the latter word explains and restrains the former, the judges or rulers of all t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .—The reason for grouping these five laws, apparently so different from one another, as well as for attaching them to the previous re...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

If one be found slain. God’s value of individual life “This narrative,” says one, “sets forth the preciousness of human life in the sight of Go...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, namely, those of the neighboring cities and towns, the elders as the representatives of the congrega...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 16:18 ; Deuteronomy 16:19 ; Romans 13:3 ; Romans 13:4
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thy elders and judges — Those of thy elders who are judges: the judges or rulers of all the neighbouring cities. Measure — Unless it be evident whi...

² Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

Related Commentaries of Deuteronomy 21:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 21:2