Exodus 20:3

Thou shalt have no other God beside Me.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

In Context

2I am the Lord thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Mizraim, out of the house of servitude.

4Thou shalt not make to thee image nor likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, nor in the earth beneath, nor in the waters under the earth:

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Cross References

Exodus 15:11There is none beside Thee, 0 God, (who art) glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders.

Exodus 22:19Whosoever sacrificeth to the idols of the Gentiles shall be put to death: but to the Name of the Lord alone.

Deuteronomy 5:7There shall not be with thee another god beside Me.

Deuteronomy 6:14You shall not go after the idols of the Gentiles, the idols of the peoples who surround you

Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:2-12

The Ten Commandments. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any 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: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the… Read the whole commentary →

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