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.
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Gill's Exposition
That they teach you not to do after all their abominations,.... This is another reason why they were to be utterly destroyed, not only because of the abominations which they committed, but to prevent…
Directions intended to prevent wanton destruction of life and property in sieges. Deu 20:16 Forbearance, however, was not to be shown toward the Canaanite nations, which were to be utterly…
They are here directed what method to take in dealing with the cities (these only are mentioned, Deu 20:10, but doubtless the armies in the field, and the nations they had occasion to deal with, are…
Cambridge Bible
The one Pl. passage in this law, see introd. note.
abominations See on Deu 7:25; Deu 12:31; Deu 17:1.
19 f. Of Sparing the Fruit Trees in a Siege
In a prolonged siege, Israel, while eating of the…
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