and when Yahweh your God shall deliver them up before you, and you shall strike them; then you shall utterly destroy them: you shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them;

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

See (Deuteronomy 6:10) note.

(Deuteronomy 7:5) Their groves - Render, their idols of wood: the reference is t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee... —It would be possible to read, “Then the Lord your G…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

You shall smite them and utterly destroy them. Those who think that there was cruelty in this command usurp too much authority concerning …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when the Lord your God shall deliver them before you
Into their hands:

you shall smite them, …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a strict caution against all friendship and fellowship with idols and idolaters. Those who are in communion with God must have no associati…

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