Deuteronomy 17:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 17:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 17:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When you have come to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, “I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,””
Deuteronomy 17:14 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 17:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“When thou art come unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me; ”
Deuteronomy 17:14 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 17:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`When thou comest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, and hast possessed it, and dwelt in it, and thou hast said, Let me set over me a king like all the nations which <FI>are<Fi> round about me, --”
Deuteronomy 17:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 17:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“When thou comest unto the land which Jehovah thyGod giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are about me; ”
Deuteronomy 17:14 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 17:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whe thou shalt come vnto ye land which the Lord thy God giueth thee, and shalt possesse it, and dwell therein, if thou say, I will set a King ouer me, like as all the nations that are about me,”
Deuteronomy 17:14 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 17:14 in Context — Deuteronomy 17
12 And 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.
13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
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 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.
What Does Deuteronomy 17:14 Mean?
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