Deuteronomy 13:9

“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.”

"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." - Deuteronomy 13:9
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What does Deuteronomy 13:9 mean?

Deuteronomy 13:9, King James Version: "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." This verse is part of Moses' address to the Israelites in the book of Deuteronomy, which serves as a…

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The Weight of Faithfulness: A Call to Purity

The verse from Deuteronomy 13:9 reminds us of a sobering reality about the seriousness of idolatry within the community of God’s people: "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." This…

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A Prayer for Faithfulness and Divine Justice

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of all that is seen and unseen, we come before You today, hearts humbled and filled with reverence for Your holy name. In the shadow of Your righteousness, we seek to understand the depth of Your Word as we reflect on Deuteronomy 13:9, where You…

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Deuteronomy 9:13 - "Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:"
"Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:" - Deuteronomy 9:13
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 17:13 - "And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously."
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 32:9 - "For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance."
Deuteronomy 3:9 - "(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)"
Deuteronomy 9:22 - "And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath."
Deuteronomy 13:1 - "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,"
Deuteronomy 6:9 - "And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."
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 9:24 - "Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you."
Deuteronomy 12:9 - "For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you."
Deuteronomy 12:13 - "Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:"
Deuteronomy 27:13 - "And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali."
Deuteronomy 10:13 - "To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?"
Rev 9:13
Genesis 9:13
Deuteronomy 14:9 - "¶ These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:"
Deuteronomy 29:9 - "Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do."
Deuteronomy 13:13 - "Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;"
Deuteronomy 33:13 - "¶ And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,"
"And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind," - Deuteronomy 14:13
"Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God." - Deuteronomy 18:13
Deuteronomy 9:20 - "And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time."