Deuteronomy 20:17 KJV

But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 7:1–2 When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; …
  • Isaiah 34:5–6 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. …
  • Jeremiah 48:10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
  • Jeremiah 50:35–40 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. …
  • Ezekiel 38:21–23 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. …

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Topics

  • Amorites Judgments denounced against
  • Hivites Their land given to the Israelites
  • Jebusites Land of, given to Abraham and his descendants
  • Perizzites Doomed to destruction
  • War Of extermination

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • HittitesPalestine and Syria appear to have been originally inhabited by three different tribes. (1.) The Semites, living on the east of the...
  • AmoritesHighlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen 14:7), called Amurra or Amurri in the...
  • CanaanitesThe descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. Migrating from their original home, they seem to have reached the Persian Gulf, and to have...
  • PerizzitesVillagers; dwellers in the open country, the Canaanitish nation inhabiting the fertile regions south and south-west of Carmel. “They were...
  • HivitesOne of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to Gibeon in the south. The name is interpreted as “midlanders” or...
  • JebusitesThe name of the original inhabitants of Jebus, mentioned frequently among the seven nations doomed to destruction (Gen 10:16; Gen 15:21;...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • But thou shalt utterly כִּי kî Conjunction הַחֲרֵם haḥărēm חָרַם Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute
  • destroy תַּחֲרִימֵם taḥărîmēm חָרַם Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine plural
  • them; namely, the Hittites הַחִתִּי haḥittî חִתִּי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and the Amorites וְהָאֱמֹרִי wĕhāʾĕmōrî אֱמֹרִי Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
  • the Canaanites הַכְּנַעֲנִי hakkĕnaʿănî כְּנַעַנִי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and the Perizzites וְהַפְּרִזִּי wĕhappĕrizzî פְּרִזִּי Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
  • the Hivites הַחִוִּי haḥiwwî חִוִּי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and the Jebusites וְהַיְבוּסִי wĕhaybûsî יְבוּסִי Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
  • as the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • hath commanded כַּאֲשֶׁר kaʾăšer Relative · with preposition צִוְּךָ ṣiwwĕkā צָוָה Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular

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