Deuteronomy 13:15

“Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.”

"Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword." - Deuteronomy 13:15
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What does Deuteronomy 13:15 mean?

Deuteronomy 13:12-15 (KJV) states: "If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go…

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The Weight of Obedience: Lessons from Deuteronomy 13:15

In Deuteronomy 13:15, we find a stark admonition from God that echoes through the ages, uncomfortable yet profound: "Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the…

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Prayer for Faithfulness and Divine Protection

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, I come into Your presence with a heart full of reverence and awe. As I reflect upon the words from Deuteronomy 13:15 which declares, "Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword…

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Deuteronomy 15:13 - "And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:"
"And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:" - Deuteronomy 15:13
Deuteronomy 3:15 - "And I gave Gilead unto Machir."
Deuteronomy 14:13 - "And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 18:13 - "Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God."
Deuteronomy 15:1 - "At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release."
Deuteronomy 14:15 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 33:15 - "And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,"
Deuteronomy 17:13 - "And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously."
Deuteronomy 15:15 - "And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day."
Deuteronomy 25:13 - "¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small."
Deuteronomy 5:13 - "Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:"
Deuteronomy 22:13 - "¶ If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,"
Deuteronomy 31:15 - "And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle."
Deuteronomy 11:15 - "And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full."
Deuteronomy 30:15 - "¶ See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;"
Deuteronomy 13:1 - "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,"
Genesis 15:13
Deuteronomy 15:23 - "Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water."
"And I gave Gilead unto Machir." - Deuteronomy 3:15
Deuteronomy 6:13 - "Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name."
Deuteronomy 13:11 - "And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you."
Deuteronomy 15:3 - "Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;"
Deuteronomy 2:15 - "For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed."
Deuteronomy 27:13 - "And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali."
Deuteronomy 12:13 - "Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:"
Deuteronomy 10:13 - "To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?"
Romans 10:13-15
Deuteronomy 23:15 - "¶ Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:"