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Deuteronomy 17:14 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 17 · verse 14 · King James Version
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;Deuteronomy 17:14 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 17:14 in context
12And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
13And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
14When 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;
15Thou 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.
16But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
Key words (Strong's)
- possessyârashto occupyH3423 →
- givethnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- dwellyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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