Deuteronomy 17:13-15

New Century Version

¹³ Then everyone will hear about this and will be afraid, and they will not show disrespect anymore.

Choosing a King

¹⁴ When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, taking it as your own and living in it, you will say, “Let’s appoint a king over us like the nations all around us.” ¹⁵ Be sure to appoint over you the king the Lord your God chooses. He must be one of your own people. Do not appoint as your king a foreigner who is not a fellow Israelite.