Deuteronomy 13:8
don't give into them or listen to them. Show them no mercy. Don't spare them or protect them.
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7the gods of the nations around you (whether they live close by or far away, in any direction),
9No, you absolutely must kill them! You start killing them, and then have everyone else help.
Cross References
Exodus 20:3You must not have any other gods except me.
Deuteronomy 19:13Show him no mercy. You are to eliminate from Israel the guilt of shedding the blood of the innocent, and then all will be well.
Deuteronomy 32:17You offered sacrifices to demons instead of God, to gods you didn't know anything about, to brand-new gods that your forefathers didn't worship.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if evil people try to tempt you, don't give into them.
Ezekiel 9:5Then I heard him tell the others, “Follow him all through the city and start killing people. Don't be kind or merciful to anyone!
1 John 5:21Dear friends, stay away from idol worship.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:7-12
6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither… Read the whole commentary →