Deuteronomy 17:17
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17*The king is not to have many wives, because this would make him turn away from the Lord; and he is not to make himself rich with silver and gold.
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- *17.17 a: 1 K 11:1–8 17.17 b: 1 K 10:14–22, 27; 2 Ch 1:15; 9:27
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won’t go astray. He must not acquire very large amounts of silver and gold for himself.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And he must not acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart would turn aside; and he must not accumulate silver and gold for himself excessively.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
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