Deuteronomy 17:2-5

Forbidden Forms of Worship

2 k "If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, l in transgressing his covenant, 3 and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or m the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, n which I have forbidden, 4 and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire o diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel, 5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you p shall stone that man or woman to death with stones.

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 17:2 - 7
    If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing his covenant.
    Deuteronomy 13:6 - 14
    If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which neither you nor your fathers have known.
  2. Cross References
    Joshua 7:11
    Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my co...
    Joshua 7:15
    And he who is taken with the devoted things sha...
    Joshua 23:16
    If you transgress the covenant of the Lord your...
    Judges 2:20
    So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Is...
    2 Kings 18:12
    Because they did not obey the voice of the Lord...
    Hosea 6:7
    But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; t...
    Hosea 8:1
    Set the trumpet to your lips! One like a vultur...
  3. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:19
    And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:31
    And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind.
    Jeremiah 19:5
    And have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into my mind -
    Jeremiah 32:35
    They built the high places of Baal in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
  5. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 13:14
    Then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently. And behold, if it be true and certain that such an abomination has been done among you.
    Deuteronomy 19:18
    The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely.
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 24:14
    Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
    Leviticus 24:16
    Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
    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.
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