Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 29:26 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 29 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: whom he: or, who had not given to them any portion given: Heb. divided”
Deuteronomy 29:26 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 29:26
For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them (וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים)—The sequence va-yelkhu va-ya'avdu ("they went and served") indicates deliberate pursuit. Avad ("serve") denotes cultic worship and practical devotion—the verb Israel should reserve for Yahweh alone (Deuteronomy 6:13).And worshipped them (וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם)—Yishtachavu means prostrate oneself, bow down in homage. This compounds the offense: not merely acknowledging foreign gods' existence but rendering them covenant service and w...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 29:26
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“They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”
“the God of Israel: You have seen all the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem”
“And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God”
“Hear you the word of Yahweh”
“from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods”
“the God of their fathers”
“because the children of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God”