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Deuteronomy 17:15

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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.

Thou shalt in any wise {H7760} set {H7760} him king {H4428} over thee, whom the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430} shall choose {H977}: one from among {H7130} thy brethren {H251} shalt thou set {H7760} king {H4428} over thee: thou mayest {H3201} not set {H5414} a stranger {H5237}{H376} over thee, which is not thy brother {H251}.

In that event, you must appoint as king the one whom ADONAI your God will choose. He must be one of your kinsmen, this king you appoint over you - you are forbidden to appoint a foreigner over you who is not your kinsman.

you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 30:21 (9 votes)

    And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who [is] this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:10 (6 votes)

    He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I [will be] his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:23 (4 votes)

    ¶ And these [are] the numbers of the bands [that were] ready armed to the war, [and] came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

  • 1 Samuel 10:24 (4 votes)

    And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

  • 1 Samuel 9:15 (4 votes)

    Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

  • 1 Samuel 9:17 (4 votes)

    And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.

  • 1 Samuel 16:12 (4 votes)

    And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he.