And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
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Gill's Exposition
And hath gone,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, after the evil imagination or concupiscence, lusting after other lovers, and forsaking the true God, and departing from his worship:
and served other…
Compare Deu 13:1 ff. Here special reference is made to the legal forms to be adopted, Deu 17:5-7. The sentence was to be carried into effect at “the gates” (compare Gen 19:1 note) of the town in which…
Here is, I. A law for preserving the honour of God's worship, by providing that no creature that had any blemish should be offered in sacrifice to him, Deu 17:1. This caveat we have often met with:…
Cambridge Bible
gone and served other gods So Deu 13:6; Deu 13:13 (7, 14); and 2 (3) with slight variation.
sun, moon, etc.] See on Deu 4:19.
which I have not commanded Cp. Deu 4:19: which thy God hath assigned unto…
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