Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother—that is, by their free and voluntary choice. But God, in the retributions of His providence, did allow foreign princes to usurp the dominion (Jeremiah 38:17; Matthew 22:17).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Deuteronomy 17:15:
Deuteronomy 17:14
1 Samuel 8:19-22
2 Samuel 5:1-2
1 Kings 1:11-27
1 Kings 2:3
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