Deuteronomy 23:6
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. Not that they were to retain malice towards them, or indulge a spirit of revenge, or not do them any good offices in a…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
i. e. “thou shalt not invite them robe on terms of amity with thee (compare Deu 20:10 ff), nor make their welfare thy care”: compare Ezr 9:12. There is no injunction to hatred or retaliation (compare…
Interpreters are not agreed what is here meant by entering into the congregation of the Lord, which is here forbidden to eunuchs and to bastards, Ammonites and Moabites, for ever, but to Edomites and…
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