Deuteronomy 17:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

Of the witnesses

Deuteronomy 13:9

Acts 7:58

So thou

General references

Numbers 35:30

Deuteronomy 19:20

Bible References

Of the witnesses

Thine hand shall be first upon him to kill him; and then the hands of all the people.

and cast him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, named Saul.

So thou

And that man that will do presumptuously, so that he will not hearken unto the priest that standeth there to minister unto the LORD thy God or unto the judge, shall die: and so thou shalt put away evil from Israel.

And that prophet or dreamer of dreams shall die for it, because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt and delivered you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in: and so thou shalt put evil away from thee.

then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to do unto his brother, and so thou shalt put evil away from thee.

If any man be found stealing any of his brethren the children of Israel, and maketh chevisance of him or selleth him, the thief shall die. And thou shalt put evil away from thee.

Now therefore deliver us the men, those wicked wretches of Gibeah that we may slay them, and put away evil from Israel." Neverthelater, the children of Benjamin would not hearken unto the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:

Them that are without, God shall judge. Put away from among you that evil person.

General references

Whosoever slayeth, shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses. For one witness shall not answer against one person to put him to death.

And other shall hear and fear and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickedness among you.