Deuteronomy 17:15-17

Living Bible

¹⁵ be sure that you select as king the man the Lord your God shall choose. He must be an Israelite, not a foreigner. ¹⁶ Be sure that he doesn’t build up a large stable of horses for himself, nor send his men to Egypt to raise horses for him there, for the Lord has told you, ‘Never return to Egypt again.’ ¹⁷ He must not have too many wives, lest his heart be turned away from the Lord, neither shall he be excessively rich.