Deuteronomy 23:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

A dog, х keleb (H3611) = qaadeesh (H6945)] (Deuteronomy 23:17) - a term of infamy applied to a male prostitute. The prohibition in this verse was necessary, for such classes of priests and temple servants multiplied in Israel in the times when the Phoenician idolatry prevailed (Numbers 25:1-18; 1 Kings 14:24; 1 Kings 15:12; 1 Kings 22:46).

Deuteronomy 23:18

18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.