Deuteronomy 23:6

Deuteronomy 23:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them as long as you live.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:6

4because they did not meet you with food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. 5Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you. You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days. 7“You shall not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not detest an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land. 8The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 23:6 word by word

לֹא־תִדְרֹ֥שׁ שְׁלֹמָ֖ם וְטֹבָתָ֑ם כָּל־יָמֶ֖יךָ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• You shall neverלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• You shall neverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• their peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• your daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:6

• 2 Samuel 8:2He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.
• 2 Samuel 12:31He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
• Ezra 9:12So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters to your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
• Nehemiah 13:23In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6i. e. “thou shalt not invite them robe on terms of amity with thee (compare Deuteronomy 20:10 ff), nor make their welfare thy care”: compare Ezra 9:12. There is no injunction to hatred or retaliation (compare Deuteronomy 2:9, Deuteronomy 2:19); but later history contains frequent record of hostility between Israel and these nations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251-3. He that is wounded ..., shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord--"To enter into the congregation of the Lord" means either admission to public honors and offices in the Church and State of Israel, or, in the case of foreigners, incorporation with that nation by marriage. The rule was that strangers and foreigners, for fear of friendship or marriage connections with them leading the people into idolatry, were not admissible till their…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:6

• Ammonites
• Inhospitableness

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• Alien
• Paddle
• Sickle
• Slack
• Atonement, Day of
• Congregation
• Criticism
• Deuteronomy
• Exodus, the Book of
• Forgiveness

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings