Deuteronomy 27:24
Cursed, be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say—Amen.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
In Context
23Cursed, be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say—Amen.
25Cursed, be he that taketh a bribe to shed innocent blood. And all the people shall say—Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 20:13Thou shalt not commit murder.
Leviticus 24:17And, when, any man, by smiting taketh the life of any human being, he shall be surely put to death,
Deuteronomy 19:11But, when any man shall be hating his neighbour, and shall lie in wait for him and rise up against him, and smite him so as to take away his life that he dieth,—and shall then flee into one of these cities,
2 Samuel 3:27So Abner returned to Hebron, and Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate, to speak with him quietly,—and then smote him there, in the belly, that he died, for the blood of Asahel the brother of Joab.
2 Samuel 12:9Wherefore, hast thou despised the word of Yahweh, by doing that which is wicked in mine eyes? Uriah the Hittite, hast thou smitten with the sword, and, his wife, hast thou taken to thyself to wife, yea, him, hast thou slain with the sword of the sons of Ammon!
2 Samuel 20:9Then said Joab unto Amasa, Art thou, well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand, to kiss him.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26
The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →