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Deuteronomy 17:5 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Deuteronomy 17:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 17 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.”
Deuteronomy 17:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:5
Bring forth that man or that woman—gender equality in covenant accountability. Unto thy gates (אֶל־שְׁעָרֶיךָ, el-she'arekha)—the city gate, where judicial proceedings occurred (Ruth 4:1; Deuteronomy 21:19). Public execution at the community center emphasized covenant solidarity.Stone them with stones, till they die (סָקַל אֲבָנִים, sakal avanim). Stoning wasn't torture but communal execution—the whole community enforcing covenant loyalty. Verse 7 specifies witnesses cast first stones, ensuring accountability. This severity underscores idolatry's capital seriousness—spiritual cancer requiring ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 17:5
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“and let all the congregation stone him.”
“Why have you troubled us? Yahweh shall trouble you this day. All Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire”
“he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the foreigner as well as the native-born”
“because he has sought to draw you away from Yahweh your God”
“and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones”
“and you shall stone them to death with stones; the lady”
“and fear.”