Deuteronomy 17:17

And he shall not multiply to himself wives, lest his heart + 17:17 Gr. change. turn away; and he shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

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In The King James Version

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

In Context

16For he shall not multiply to himself horses, and he shall by no means turn the people back to Egypt, lest he should multiply to himself horses; for the Lord said, You⌃ shall not any more turn back by that way.

18And when he shall be established in his government, then shall he write for himself this repetition of the law into a book by the hands of the priests the Levites;

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Cross References

2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David in Chebron: and his firstborn was Ammon the son of Achinoom the Jezraelitess.

1 Kings 10:21And all the vessels made by Solomon were of gold, and the lavers were golden, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of + 10:21 Lit. 'shut up with gold,' a frequent phrase in Heb. and Gr. for 'pure gold.' See chap. 6:20. pure gold; there was no silver, for it was not accounted of in the days of Solomon.

2 Chronicles 11:21And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Abessalom more than all his wives and all his concubines: for he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; and he begot twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters.

Psalms 62:10They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes. 1

Proverbs 31:3Give not your wealth to women, nor your mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:15-20

The Choice of a King. ( b. c. 1451.) 14 When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me; 15 Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother. 16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the… Read the whole commentary →

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