According to Jewish tradition, Exodus 20: 1 -- 17 constitutes God 's first recitation and inscription of the ten commandments on the two tablets, which Moses broke in anger with his rebellious nation, and were later rewritten on replacement stones and placed in the ark of the covenant; and Deuteronomy 5: 4 -- 20 consists of God 's re-telling of the Ten Commandments to the younger generation who were to enter the Promised Land. The passages in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 contain more than ten imperative statements, totalling 14 or 15 in all.
where is the ten commandments located in the bible
Exodus 20: 1 -- 17 Deuteronomy 5: 4 -- 20