Deuteronomy 7:24
in Deuteronomy 7He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he will deliver their kings into thy hand, and thou shalt make their name to perish from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
KJV
And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
He will hand their kings over to you
Joshua 12 lists thirty-one kings taken west of the Jordan, this verse carried out and counted. To "wipe out their names from under heaven" is the sentence passed on Amalek at 25:19, "blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven".
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
That people accordingly were truly happy as a nation, and found every promise which the faithful God made to them amply fulfilled, so long as they adhered to that obedience which was required of them.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָתַ֤ן | venatan | and he will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ | malkheihem | kings their | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ | beyadekha | in hand your | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וְהַאֲבַדְתָּ֣ | vehaavadta | and you will destroy | H6 → | 184 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁמָ֔ם | shemam | name their | H8034 → | 864 times |
| מִתַּ֖חַת | mitachat | from under | H8478 → | 505 times |
| הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | hashamayim | the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב | yityatzev | he will stand | H3320 → | 48 times |
| אִישׁ֙ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| בְּפָנֶ֔יךָ | befaneikha | in face your | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| עַ֥ד | ʾad | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הִשְׁמִֽדְךָ֖ | hishmidkha | destroying you | H8045 → | 90 times |
| אֹתָֽם׃ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
וְנָתַ֤ןand he will give
venatanH5414 →2011 times
מַלְכֵיהֶם֙kings their
malkheihemH4428 →2525 times
בְּיָדֶ֔ךָin hand your
beyadekhaH3027 →1618 times
וְהַאֲבַדְתָּ֣and you will destroy
vehaavadtaH6 →184 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁמָ֔םname their
shemamH8034 →864 times
מִתַּ֖חַתfrom under
mitachatH8478 →505 times
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavens
hashamayimH8064 →421 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִתְיַצֵּ֥בhe will stand
yityatzevH3320 →48 times
אִישׁ֙anyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
בְּפָנֶ֔יךָin face your
befaneikhaH6440 →2123 times
עַ֥דuntil
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
הִשְׁמִֽדְךָ֖destroying you
hishmidkhaH8045 →90 times
אֹתָֽם׃<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Romans 8:31
Through
Deuteronomy 11:25No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.
it leads to
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 23:27
I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
- Joshua 1:5
Through
Joshua 10:8The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
it leads to
- Psalms 27:1–2
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 27:1–2
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.