17 And he (A)shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, (B)nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.

18 “And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, (C)he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, (D)approved by[a] the Levitical priests. 19 And (E)it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, (F)that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them,

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  1. Deuteronomy 17:18 Hebrew from before

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