13 Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will not act (A)insolently again.

14 “When you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you (B)take possession of it and live in it, and you say, ‘(C)I will appoint a king over me like all the nations who are around me,’ 15 you shall in fact appoint a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses. One (D)from among your countrymen you shall appoint as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves, anyone who is not your countryman.

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13 All the people will hear and be afraid, and will not be contemptuous again.(A)

The King

14 When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you and have taken possession(B) of it and settled in it,(C) and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”(D) 15 be sure to appoint(E) over you a king the Lord your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites.(F) Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite.

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