John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:9
But thou shalt surely kill him ,.... Not privately and secretly, when and where he entices, nor the enticed himself by his own authority, but after being examined, judged, and condemned by the civil magistrate; and none might judge a false prophet but the sanhedrim at Jerusalem, the sanhedrim of seventy one F13 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 1. sect. 7. ; see Luke 13:33 , but the difficulty is how such an one could be convicted, since the affair was transacted secretly, Deuteronomy 13:6 and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 13:6-11
Further provision is made by this branch of the statute against receiving the infection of idolatry from those that are near and dear to us. I. It is the policy of the tempter to send his solicitations by the hand of those whom we love, whom we least suspect of any ill design upon us, and whom we are desirous to please and apt to conform ourselves to. The enticement here is supposed to come from a brother or child that are near by nature, from a wife or friend that are near by choice, and are... read more