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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 13:9

Thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death. — A law tending to prevent false accusation. Where the witness is obliged to carry out himself, or to aid in carrying out, the sentence he demands, secret accusation is impossible; and it is far less easy to pervert the law in order to prosecute a private quarrel.

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See also Deuteronomy 13:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    9. WARNINGS AGAINST FALSE PROPHETS AND THEIR PUNISHMENT CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The first case: The false prophet and dreamer (Deuteronomy 13:1)_ 2. The second case: Temptation to idolatry from blood-relat...

  • 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 everyone sho...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 207 GUILT AND DANGER OF DEPARTING FROM GOD Deuteronomy 13:6. If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine o...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 9. _THINE HAND SHALL BE FIRST UPON HIM TO PUT HIM TO DEATH_— The person was to be stoned, and the accuser was to throw the first stone at him, together with the witnesses; see chap. Deuteronomy...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON TEN DEUTERONOMY 12:29 TO DEUTERONOMY 13:18; DEUTERONOMY 17:2-13 2. ONE GOD: DEATH PENALTIES FOR APOSTASY ...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BUT THOU SHALT SURELY KILL HIM; THINE HAND SHALL BE FIRST UPON HIM TO PUT HIM TO DEATH, AND AFTERWARDS THE HAND OF ALL THE PEOPLE._ Thou shalt ... kill him - not hastily, or in a private manner, but...

  • 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), an erring member of the family (Deut...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 13 V1 ‘A *prophet or someone who explains the meaning of dreams might promise to you a *sign or...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Deuteronomy 13:10]_ כִּ֤י הָרֹג֙ תַּֽהַרְגֶ֔נּוּ יָֽדְךָ֛ תִּֽהְי

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    LAWS AGAINST IDOLATROUS ACTS AND CUSTOMS Deuteronomy 13:1; Deuteronomy 14:1 HAVING thus set forth the law which was to crown and complete the long resistance of faithful Israel to idolatry, our autho...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    CUT OUT THE PLAGUE SPOT Deuteronomy 13:1 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 energetic...

  • 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 worsh...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    But thou shalt surely kill him; (g) thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. (g) As the witness is charged....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Presently put him to death. Not by killing him by private authority, but by informing the magistrate, and proceeding by order of justice. (Challoner) (Worthington) --- Philo seems to assert the contra...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I include these verses within one general observation, to preserve the thread of the narration unbroken. I beg the Reader to observe with me, the striking expression made use of in this precept; after...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be called an abstract typical system. That is, we see in them a number of institutions laid down by Jehovah, the pattern of which wa...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    9_But thou shalt surely kill him. _He would not that every one should privately execute vengeance without a public trial; but he referred to the ordinary custom, that the witnesses should throw the fi...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 AND 13. The second division begins with chapter 12, and contains the statutes and ordinances they were bound to observe. It is not a repetition of the old...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT THOU SHALT SURELY KILL HIM,.... Not privately and secretly, when and where he entices, nor the enticed himself by his own authority, but after being examined, judged, and condemned by the civil ma...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. Ver. 9. _Kill him,_] _i.e., _ Deliver him up to the magistrate to be...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Thou shalt surely kill him_ Not privately, a permission to do which, under pretence of the party's being guilty of the crime in question, would have opened the door to innumerable murders; but by pro...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Inticers to idolatrie, 6 how neere soeuer vnto thee, 9 are to be stoned to death. 12 Idolatrous cities are not to be spared. 1 IF there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreames, and gi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    SEDUCERS AMONG RELATIVES...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    but thou shalt surely kill him, immediately take the steps which were necessary to bring the Lord's punishment upon him; THINE HAND SHALL BE FIRST UPON HIM TO PUT HIM TO DEATH, as accuser, witness, an...

  • Leslie 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 thi...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-11 It is the policy of Satan to try to lead us to evil by those whom we love, whom we least suspect of any ill design, and whom we are desirous to please, and apt to conform to. The enticement here...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THOU SHALT SURELY KILL HIM; not privately, which pretence would have opened the door to innumerable murders, but by procuring his death by the sentence of the magistrate; and thou shalt cast the first...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    This chapter abounds in most weighty principles. It consists of three distinct sections, each one of which claims our deep attention. We must not attempt to weaken the admonitory force of such a scrip...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Deuteronomy 13:9 surely H2026 (H8800) kill H2026 (H8799) hand H3027 first H7223 death H4191 (H8687) afterward

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The test of false prophets. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: «Though we or an angel from heaven preach any other Gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be ac...

  • 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 was...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _If thy brother. .. entice thee._ TEMPTATION TO IDOLATRY FROM KINDRED I. It is the policy of the tempter to send his solicitations by the hand of those we love, whom we least suspect of any ill desig...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 13:1 Much of OT law is “case law,” which explains the correct legal response to specific situations. Here, each situation is introduced with IF (vv....

  • The 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 ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION IDOLATERS AND ENTICERS TO IDOLATRY TO BE PUT TO DEATH. DEUTERONOMY 13:1 The case supposed here is that of one professing to have supernatural intelligence, who should, by

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter thirteen, the warning against false prophets. If a man comes in and does some kind of a sign or a wonder and he's a dreamer of dreams or a prophet and he gives some kind of a sign and i...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 7:58; Deuteronomy 17:2; Deuteronomy 17:7; John 8:7; Luke 14:26;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Thou shalt kill him — Not privately, which pretence would have opened the door to innumerable murders, but by procuring his death by the sentence of the magistrate. Thou shalt cast the first stone at...

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