God has the right to hide things that he does not want us to know about. But a king is honored for the things he says.
Deuteronomy 17:4 - Easy To Read Version If you hear bad news like this, then you must check it carefully. You must learn if it is true that this terrible thing has really happened in Israel. If you prove that it is true, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And it is told and you hear of it, then inquire diligently. And if it is certainly true that such an abomination has been committed in Israel, American Standard Version (1901) and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it; then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel, Common English Bible and you hear news about it, then you must look into this situation very carefully. And if it’s definitely true that this detestable thing was done in Israel, Catholic Public Domain Version and when this will have been reported to you, and, upon hearing it, if you have inquired diligently and have found it to be true, that the abomination is being done in Israel: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And this is told thee, and hearing it thou hast inquired diligently, and found it to be true, and that the abomination is committed in Israel: |
God has the right to hide things that he does not want us to know about. But a king is honored for the things he says.
“Our law will not let us judge a person without hearing him. We cannot judge him until we know what he has done.”
then you must punish the people of that city. You must kill them all. And kill all their animals, too. You must destroy that city completely.
that they have worshiped other gods. Or maybe that they have worshiped the sun, the moon or the stars. That is against the Lord’s command that I gave you.
then you must punish the person that did that evil thing. You must take that man or woman out to a public place near the city gates and kill them with stones.
The judges must ask careful questions. They might find that the witness lied against the other person. If the witness lied,
“But the things that the husband said about his wife might be true. The wife’s parents might not have the proof that she was a virgin. [137] If this happens,