Deuteronomy 23:6
But the Lord thy God would not hearken to Bileam, and the Lord thy God turned the curses into blessings, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
In Context
7Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days forever.
Cross References
Numbers 24:10And the anger of Balak was roused against Bileam, and he smote his hands together. And Balak said to Bileam, I called thee to curse my enemies, and, behold, blessing hast thou blessed them these three times!
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:2-9
Laws of Separation. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord . 2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord . 3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever: 4 Because they met you not with bread and… Read the whole commentary →