Deuteronomy 13:7-12

Warning Against Idolatry

7 some b of the gods of the peoples who are around you, whether near you or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to the other, 8 you shall c not yield to him or listen to him, nor d shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him. 9 But you shall kill him. e Your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. 10 f You shall stone him to death with stones, because he sought to draw you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 11 And g all Israel shall hear and fear and never again do any such wickedness as this among you.

12 "If you hear in one of your cities, which the Lord your God is giving you to dwell there,

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 6:14
    You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you -
  2. Cross References
    Proverbs 1:10
    My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
  3. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 7:16
    And you shall consume all the peoples that the Lord your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.
  4. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 17:7
    The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
  5. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 17:5
    Then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you shall stone that man or woman to death with stones.
    Joshua 7:25
    And Joshua said, "Why did you bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today." And all Israel stoned him with stones. They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
  6. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 17:13
    And all the people shall hear and fear and not act presumptuously again.
    Deuteronomy 19:20
    And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you.
    Deuteronomy 21:21
    Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
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