Exodus 20:23
(20-20) Ye shall not make with Me — gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 20:4Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
Exodus 32:31And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said: 'Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them a god of gold.
2 Kings 17:33They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
Ezekiel 20:39As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD: Go ye, serve every one his idols, even because ye will not hearken unto Me; but My holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols.
Daniel 5:4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Zephaniah 1:5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to the LORD and swear by Malcam;
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:23-26
The Law Concerning Altars. ( b. c. 1491.) 22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt… Read the whole commentary →