Deuteronomy 17:9

Deuteronomy 19:17-21; Ezekiel 44:24; Haggai 2:11; Jeremiah 18:18; Malachi 2:7

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The cases in question are such as the inferior judges did not feel able to decide satisfactorily, and which accordingly they remitted to their supe...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the (f) judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sente...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 16:21 - Deuteronomy 17:7 . Laws Demanding Pure Worship and Suitable Sacrifices. This breaks the connexion; its proper place is prob...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A central tribunal to be established (at Jerusalem) to try cases too hard for the local courts ( Deuteronomy 16:18-20 ); see Deuteronomy 1:9-18 *....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the priests the Levites. First occurrence of this expression. Occurs six times in Deut.; elsewhere in Jos 3:31. Jos 8:33. 2 Chronicles 30:27 ; Ne...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 8, 9. If there arise a matter too hard for thee, &c.— Moses now returns to speak of the courts of judgment, which he had ordered to be...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sente...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Punishment of Idolatry. Controversies to be Settled by Priests and Judges. Election and Duties of a King 1. Cp. Leviticus 22:17-25 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 17:8-20 . THE SUPREMACY IN ISRAEL OF THE WRITTEN LAW OF GOD. (8) If there arise a matter too hard for thee. — Literally, too wonde...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing the discourse commenced in the previous chapter, we find insistence on the fact that no false sacrifices must be offered and no false wors...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The apostle Paul from the case of the presumptuous man here noticed, takes occasion to draw a very striking inference in his Epistle to the Hebrews,...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites ,.... The priests that are of the tribe of Levi, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi; for Aben Ez...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Unto the priests That is, unto the great council, which consisted chiefly of the priests and Levites, as being the best expositors of the laws of G...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Authority of the Judges. B. C. 1451. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Unto the priests the Levites, i.e. unto the great council, which it is here denominated from, because it consisted chiefly of the priests and Levit...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Place Of Final Appeal ( Deuteronomy 17:8-15 ). But if a case was brought which was too hard for the local justices to decide, there was to be...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS .—Israel not only had tendency to idolatry, but inclination to offer animals with faults and to transgress the laws of worship. Bl...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 17:3 . Either sun or moon. This would be going back to Sabianism, which from the dispersion of Babel became the religion of Asia, as s...
The Biblical Illustrator

Thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. Heathen abominations avoided One reason to shun the practices of idolatry s...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SACRIFICES TO BE OF ANIMALS UNBLEMISHED . IDOLATERS TO BE SOUGHT OUT , CONVICTED , AND PUT TO DEATH . TH...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Difficult Questions to be Decided by the Priest
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, the children of Levi, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, a sort of chief justice by...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Unto the priests — That is, unto the great council, which consisted chiefly of the priests and Levites, as being the best expositors of the laws of...

⁹ And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:

Related Commentaries of Deuteronomy 17:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 17:9