Deuteronomy 20:18

that they may not teach you to do all their abominations, which they did to their gods, and so you⌃ should sin before the Lord your God.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

In Context

17but you⌃ shall surely curse them, the Chettite, and the Amorite, and the Chananite, and the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Gergesite; as the Lord your God commanded you:

19And if you should besiege + 20:19 Gr. one city. a city many days to prevail against it by war to take it, you shall not destroy its trees, by applying an iron tool to them, but you shall eat of it, and shall not cut it down: Is the tree that is in the field a man, to enter + 20:19 Gr. against you. before you into + 20:19 Gr. the trench. See Matt. 3:10. the work of the siege?

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Cross References

Exodus 23:33And they shall not dwell in your land, lest they cause you to sin against me; for if you should serve their gods, these will be an offense to you.

Deuteronomy 7:4For he will draw away your son from me, and he will serve other gods; and the Lord will be very angry with you, and will soon utterly destroy you.

Deuteronomy 12:31You shall not do so to your God; for they have sacrificed + 12:31 Gr. in, or, among. to their gods the abominations of the Lord which he hates, for they burn their sons and their daughters in fire to their gods.

Deuteronomy 18:19+ 18:19 Acts 3:23 And whatever man shall not listen to whatever words that prophet shall speak in my name, I will take vengeance on him.

Judges 2:3And I said, I will not drive them out from before you, but they shall be for a + 2:3 Gr. distresses. distress to you, and their gods shall be to you for an offense.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 20:11-20

Proclamations of War; Directions Concerning War. ( b. c. 1451.) 10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 13 And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou… Read the whole commentary →

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