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Deuteronomy 17:15
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13 aAnd all the people shall hear and fear, and no longer act presumptuously.  

Principles Governing Kings

14 “When you come to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, a‘I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,’  
15 you shall surely set a king over you awhom the Lord your God chooses; one bfrom among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.  
16 But he shall not multiply ahorses for himself, nor cause the people bto return to Egypt to multiply horses, for cthe Lord has said to you, d‘You shall not return that way again.’  
17 Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and agold for himself.  
18 “Also it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, from the one abefore the priests, the Levites.  
19 And ait shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes,  
20 that his heart may not be lifted above his brethren, that he amay not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and that he may2 prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel. 
Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 17:15

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American Standard Version
thou shalt surely set him king over thee, whom Jehovah thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee; thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.

Amplified® Bible
You shall surely set as king over you him whom the Lord your God will choose. One from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner, who is not your brother, over you.

Contemporary English Version
Go ahead and appoint a king, but make sure that he is an Israelite and that he is the one the LORD has chosen.

Darby English Version
thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God will choose: from among thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.

Good News Bible
Be sure that the man you choose to be king is the one whom the LORD has chosen. He must be one of your own people; do not make a foreigner your king.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses, {one} from among your countrymen you shall set as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves who is not your countryman.

New International Version
be sure to appoint over you the king the LORD your God chooses. He must be from among your own brothers. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not a brother Israelite.

New King James Version
you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses, one from among your countrymen you shall set as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves who does not belong to your country.

Revised Standard Version
you may indeed set as king over you him whom the LORD your God will choose. One from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

Young's Literal Translation
thou dost certainly set over thee a king on whom Jehovah doth fix; from the midst of thy brethren thou dost set over thee a king; thou art not able to set over thee a stranger, who is not thy brother.


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