Deuteronomy 17:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 17:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 17:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 17:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“you shall surely set him whom Yahweh your God chooses as king over yourselves. You shall set as king over you one from among your brothers. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.”
Deuteronomy 17:15 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 17:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Deuteronomy 17:15 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 17:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 17:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 17:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thyGod 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. ”
Deuteronomy 17:15 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 17:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then thou shalt make him King ouer thee, whome the Lord thy God shall chuse: from among thy brethren shalt thou make a King ouer thee: thou shalt not set a stranger ouer thee, which is not thy brother.”
Deuteronomy 17:15 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 17:15 in Context — Deuteronomy 17
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.
17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
What Does Deuteronomy 17:15 Mean?
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