What is commandment #2 of the 613 commandments?

Commandment #2 is a negative commandment from Exodus 20:3: "Do not entertain thoughts of other gods besides G-d." It belongs to the category of G-d.

Where is commandment #2 found in the Bible?

This commandment is found in Exodus 20:3, in the book of Exodus.

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Negative Commandment #2 of 613

Commandment #2 — a prohibition from Exodus 20:3, classified under G-d in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

“"You shall have no other gods before Me.”

— Exodus 20:3

Hebrew

לֹא-יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, עַל-פָּנָי.

Greek (Septuagint)

3 οὐκ ἔσονταί σοι θεοὶ ἕτεροι πλὴν ἐμοῦ. --

#1: Know there is a G-d

Exodus 20:2

#3: Know that G-d is One, a complete Unity

Deuteronomy 6:4

#4: Love G-d

Deuteronomy 6:5

#5: Fear G-d reverently

Deuteronomy 10:20

#6: Sanctify G-d's Name

Leviticus 22:32

#7: Do not profane G-d's Name

Leviticus 22:32

#1: Know there is a G-d

#3: Know that G-d is One, a complete Unity

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