Use this reference information to gain deeper … BibliographyBeza, Theodore. 1. "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". Any thought or affection which averts the soul from the Divine Humanity to be destroyed out of the mind. ut supra. And even if it were conceivable that any king of Israel or Judah could carry on such traffic in men, as to sell his own subjects to the Egyptians for horses, it is very certain that the prophets, who condemned every alliance with foreign kings, and were not silent with regard to Manasseh's idolatry, would not have passed over such an abomination as this without remark or without reproof.). The notion of modern critics, that there is an allusion in this prohibition to the constitution of the kingdom under Solomon, is so far from having any foundation, that the reason assigned - namely, the fear lest the king should lead back the people to Egypt from his love of horses, "to the end that he should multiply horses" - really precludes the time of Solomon, inasmuch as the time had then long gone by when any thought could have been entertained of leading back the people to Egypt. 1 The levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, ... meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. 2. plhyunei <4129> V-FAI-3S. This liberty was taken by the Jews till the emperors restricted them, A.D. 593. Go to. Deuteronomy 17:17, NLT: "The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the LORD. “Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rbc/deuteronomy-17.html. But neither of these historians says anything at all about Israelitish infantry. 21,) and Solomon had many more. 1 Kings 11:1-3. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. ... (17:17) <03808> LXXM: kai <2532> CONJ. ... (Deuteronomy 17:17 NET). But such a reason would be quite in its place in Moses' time, and only then, "when it would not seem impossible to reunite the broken band, and when the people were ready to express their longing, and even their intention, to return to Egypt on the very slightest occasion; whereas the reason assigned for the prohibition might have furnished Solomon with an excuse for regarding the prohibition itself as merely a temporary one, which was no longer binding" (Oehler in Herzog's Cyclopaedia: vid., Hengstenberg's Dissertations). In effect, the number seems not to be restricted, and, what is very singular, the Rabbins allow all but the high priest and the king as many as they can keep, though the sages advise people to have no more than four, which seems to be the sentiment of the Mahometans. Too great a number of wives would tend to perplex and enervate the king, and to eat up the treasures of his people. But he shall … Neither shall he multiply wives to himself — As the manner of other kings was, contrary to the design of God from the beginning. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". After his prodigious wisdom, Solomon is best known for his colossal—seemingly astronomical—personal wealth. Deuteronomy 17:17. sect. 4. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". The hi. Thou shalt not sacrifice . The mischievous effects resulting from the breach of this condition were exemplified in the history of Solomon and other princes, who, by trampling on the restrictive law, corrupted themselves as well as the nation. An elderly widow, a scavenger … "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". Polygamy at that time had generally prevailed, so that the very humblest of the people violated the marriage vow with impunity; and therefore it was necessary that the kings should be bound with closer restrictions, lest by their example they should give greater countenance to incontinency. ... depicts, this could lead to expulsion from the land, as … BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. Even if Moses, as "a great prophet," did foresee the future national independence of Israel, he had also had such experience of the fickle character of the people, that he could not regard the thought of returning to Egypt as absolutely an impossible one, even after the conquest of Canaan, or reject it as inconceivable. 1909-1922. 17Neither shall he multiply wives to himself. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". BibliographyGill, John. 152), he hired Ionians and Carians armed with brass, that he might conquer his rival kings with their assistance. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. King James Version (KJV) < Previous Verse. Deuteronomy 12:2 "Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:" ... “The place” is opposite in meaning to the places (of verse 2), where the Canaanites worshipped. "And it be told thee, and thou hast heard [of it], and inquired diligently, and, behold, [it be] true, [and] … But Solomon laying on heavy taxes, alienated the hearts of his people, and gave occasion to the revolt of 10 tribes; and Ezechias brought on a severe chastisement by making a parade of his treasures to the ambassadors of the king of Babylon, 4 Kings xx. On the other hand, the impossibility of tracing this prohibition to the historical circumstances of the time of Solomon, or even a later age, is manifest in the desperate subterfuge to which Riehm has recourse, when he connects this passage with the threat in Deuteronomy 28:68, that if all the punishments suspended over them should be ineffectual, God would carry them back in ships to Egypt, and that they should there be sold to their enemies as men-servants and maid-servants, and then discovers a proof in this, that the Egyptian king Psammetichus, who sought out foreign soldiers and employed them, had left king Manasseh some horses, solely on the condition that he sent him some Israelitish infantry, and placed them at his disposal. BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". eautw <1438> D-DSM. (l) Maimon. (i. "He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself. (Sanhedrin, c. 10. sect. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself — As the manner of other kings was, contrary to the design of God from the beginning. First, therefore, God would have kings beware, lest in their pursuit of riches they should exhaust the blood of the people, and lest they should lavish their ill-gotten money in superfluous expenses, and be extravagant with what belongs to others; and lastly, lest they should be tempted by the pride of wealth to attempt unlawful things. What does this verse really mean? Deuteronomy 17:1 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God. Multiplication of wives would lead to sensuality, and so to an apostasy no less fatal in effect than downright idolatry (compare Exodus 34:16). "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. We can't have just laws and justice as long as God's laws are ignored or hated as they are today. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/deuteronomy-17.html. Deuteronomy 17:17 German Bible Alphabetical: accumulate amounts and astray away be else for gold greatly He heart himself his increase large led many multiply must nor not of or shall silver take turn will wives Neither shall he multiply wives to himself— He shall not indulge himself in a vast number of wives and concubines, especially women of different nations and religions, after the manner of the eastern monarchs. Verses 2-7. Misn. "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". Mind, and reign in his name. But this is not expounding Scripture; it is putting hypotheses into it. And so long as horses were neither reared nor possessed by the Israelites, there can be no ground for speaking of the old repugnance to cavalry. ut supra. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/deuteronomy-17.html. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. 1871-8. The Jews generally sayF12Maimon. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". As Oehler has already observed, this hypothesis has no foundation whatever in the Old Testament, nor (we may add) in the accounts of Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus concerning Psammetichus. Deuteronomy 17:17. And when Riehm still further observes, that the taste for horses, which lay at the foundation of this fear, evidently points to a later time, when the old repugnance to cavalry which existed in the nation in the days of the judges, and even under David, had disappeared; this supposed repugnance to cavalry is a fiction of the critic himself, without any historical foundation. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. (Worthington) --- Gold. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. The multiplying horses is also forbidden, lest it should raise too great a correspondence with Egypt, which furnished Canaan with them. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". That his heart turn not away, to wit, from God and his law; either. sect. (Note: When Riehm objects to this, that if such a prohibition had been unnecessary in a future age, in which the people had reached the full consciousness of its national independence, and every thought of the possibility of a reunion with the Egyptians had disappeared, Moses would never have issued it, since he must have foreseen the national independence of the people; the force of this objection rests simply upon his confounding foreseeing with assuming, and upon a thoroughly mistaken view of the prophet's vision of the future. Shofetim or Shoftim (שֹׁפְטִים — Hebrew for "judges," the first word in the parashah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the Book of Deuteronomy.It constitutes Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9.The parashah provides a constitution — a basic societal structure — for the Israelites.The parashah sets out rules for judges, kings, Levites, prophets, … Principles Governing Kings - “When you come to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, ‘I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,’ you shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. 1828. The Dangers of Prosperity (Deuteronomy 8:11-20) Generosity and God's Blessing (Deuteronomy 15:7-11) Slavery (Deuteronomy 15:12-18) Bribery and Corruption (Deuteronomy 16:18-20) Obeying Decisions of Courts of Law (Deuteronomy 17:8-13) Using Authority Justly (Deuteronomy 17:14-20) Employing Assets for the Common Good (Deuteronomy 23:1-24:13) Sanhedrin, fol. Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold - In this third prohibition, as in the other two, excess is forbidden. Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold - i:e., by engaging in foreign commerce. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". 9 When you come into the land which the L ord, ... 19:31; 20:6, 27; 1 Sm 28:7–19; 2 Kgs 17:17; 21:6; 23:10, 24; Is 8:19–20; Ez 21:21. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/deuteronomy-17.html. Deuteronomy 17:17. i. 21. And thus their ignorance is easily refuted who conclude that what was specially interdicted to the kings was permitted to private individuals, whereas the law of chastity was imposed upon the former, because without this remedy there would be no bounds to their lasciviousness. Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. Deuteronomy 17:17. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/deuteronomy-17.html. Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold, lest this should lift up his heart in confidence and pride, which God abhors, and beget in him a contempt of his people; and lest it should incline, or engage, or enable him to burden his people with immoderate exactions. (k) Maimon. Solomon sinned against this precept, and brought ruin on himself and on the land by it; see 1 Kings 11:4. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. "The Adam Clarke Commentary". Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". Deuteronomy 17:19 Translation & Meaning. A foresight of the development of Israel into national independence, so far as we may attribute it to Moses as a prophet, was founded not upon the character of the people, but upon the divine choice and destination of Israel, which by no means precluded the possibility of their desiring to return to Egypt, even at some future time, since God Himself had threatened the people with dispersion among the heathen as the punishment for continued transgression of His covenant, and yet, notwithstanding this dispersion, had predicted the ultimate realization of His covenant of grace. 17. 1685. Add to this, that luxury, and dissolution of manners, are the common effects of exorbitant wealth; vices most destructive to the people in general, who are too apt to imitate the example of their prince. 2. The service rendered to the Lord must be the very best the soul can give. Neither silver nor gold — Lest this should lift up his heart in confidence and pride, which God abhors, and beget in him a contempt of his people. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. What does this verse really mean? The reason is added, that his heart turn not away; i.e. “It 3 will not leave even a root or branch. BibliographyCalvin, John. (Calmet). Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold— He shall not set himself to heap up treasure in his own coffers for his private interest, which could not be done without great oppression of his subjects. Beyond the greed factor, God gave this warning, not because He wants His rulers to be poor, but because of the effect amassing … Vast accumulation of treasure could hardly be effected without oppression; nor when effected fail to produce pride and a "trust in uncertain riches" 1 Timothy 6:17. neither shall he greatly multiply … silver and gold—that is, the kings were forbidden to accumulate money for private purposes. 1871-8. Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/deuteronomy-17.html. 8, &c.) Plurality of wives was not formerly a sin, though Solomon offended by too great excess. Deuteronomy 17:16 Given the size and scope of the empire he inherited from his father David, Solomon no doubt needed means for transportation and trade. Deuteronomy 17:17 Context. Issure Biah, c. 1. sect. . (Sanhedrin, c. 10. sect. BibliographyBarnes, Albert. Therefore God does not in vain enjoin that they should constantly persevere in their duty, and not lose their understanding. BibliographyWesley, John. THINGS SACRIFICED MUST BE SOUND. Vast accumulation of treasure could hardly be effected without oppression; nor when effected fail to produce pride and a “trust in uncertain riches” 1 Timothy 6:17. Deuteronomy 17:17New American Standard Bible (NASB) 17 He shall not multiply wives for himself, [a]or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away — There were the strongest reasons for recording an express prohibition on this point, founded on the practice of neighboring countries in which polygamy prevailed, and whose kings had numerous harems; besides, the monarch of Israel was to be absolutely independent of the people and had nothing but the divine law to restrain his passions. & Jarchi in loc. "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". But the latter had moreover 60 concubines, (2 Paralipomenon xi. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. Deuteronomy 18. How different might have been the history of the Israelites if their kings had heeded these directions of Moses! T. Bab. 4. Even before there were kings in Israel, God gave laws for the then future kings (Deuteronomy 17:14-20). 1. He shall not multiply horses — Though he might have horses for his own use, yet he was not to have many horses for his officers and guard, much less for war, lest he should trust in them. From the time Solomon turned away from Jehovah, he suffered the consequences of his action. Joseph Benson's Commentary. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/deuteronomy-17.html. Daniel I. "Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary". 1765. How Christians Are Supposed To Treat Each Other Contributed by Craig Condon on May 28, 2015 | 2,724 views. 17. The king of God’s people was not to accumulate for himself. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself — As the manner of other kings was, contrary to the design of God from the beginning. You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God. Neither shall he multiply wives, as the manner of other kings was. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself â. Deuteronomy 17:16 not multiply horses; Deuteronomy 17:18 a copy of this law; Deuteronomy 18:4 shalt thou give him; … Prophets. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself." BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. Though their judgment had not the Divine authority of an oracle, it was the judgment of wise, prudent, experienced men, and had the advantage of a Divine promise. To other manifold sins and violations of his duty to his people, either by neglect and contempt of his business, through effeminacy and sloth, or by oppressing his people, and perverting justice, to comply with the vast and exorbitant desires of his wives. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. Next Verse >. 66), Psammetichus hired soldiers from Arabia, Caria, and Ionia; and according to Herodotus (i. BibliographyBenson, Joseph. 4.). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/deuteronomy-17.html. Concerning the purity and perfection of all those animals that were offered in sacrifice (v. 1). (St. Augustine, q. There were the strongest reasons for recording an express prohibition on this point, founded on the practice of neighbouring countries, in which polygamy prevailed, and whose kings had numerous harems; besides, the monarch of Israel was to be absolutely independent of the people, and had nothing but the divine law to restrain his passions. Another fatal effect of immoderate wealth is, that it begets pride and tyranny; it being the epidemic folly of mankind to trust in their riches, and upon account thereof to form an over-weening opinion of themselves, and to behave with insolence and cruelty towards others. 2. Beyond this, horses were prime war materiel in those days, particularly for pulling chariots, so multiplying horses can indicate territorial aggression and a warlike spirit. David transgressed this law, and in some degree excusably on account of his repudiation by Michal; still it appears that lust had more power over him than the continency prescribed by God. Moreover, He forbids kings to heap up treasures, because it cannot be done without rapine and violent exactions; whilst, at the same time, wealth encourages them audaciously to undertake unjust wars, incites them to gross dissipation, and at length hurries them forward to tyrannical excesses. Deuteronomy 17:17. The charge of this chapter is, I. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/deuteronomy-17.html. While riches are not evil in themselves, God admonishes the Israelite king not to "greatly multiply silver and gold" for himself (Deuteronomy 17:17). "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". The second admonition also, that the king was not to take to himself many wives, and turn away his heart (sc., from the Lord), nor greatly multiply to himself silver and gold, can be explained without the hypothesis that there is an allusion to Solomon's reign, although this king did transgress both commands (1 Kings 10:14. Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:14-20 (Read Deuteronomy 17:14-20) an investigation into the meaning of Deuteronomy 6:4-5," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47.2 (June 2004): 193-212. ib. Neither shall he multiply wives. Since I opened this context can of worms, and found that expanding the context gave me a different perspective on the meaning of a particular passage, I’ll expand the context again. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself — The Eastern kings had large harems, and it seems appropriate that the lawgiver should in this way admonish the future king of the chosen people. Deuteronomy 17:17. If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing His covenant, who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded, and it is told you, and you hear of it, th… Silver and gold.] https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/deuteronomy-17.html. Targum Jon. Deuteronomy 17:17, CSB: "He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won't go astray. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. This rule, like the others, abridges to the ruler of Israel liberties usually enjoyed without stint by the kings of the East. (Selden, Uxor. And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the … Explanation of Deuteronomy 17 By Alexander Payne . ... (BDB 619), meaning … Scripture: Deuteronomy 17:17. Deuteronomy 17:17 17 The king must never have a large number of wives, or he will turn away ⌊ from God ⌋ . Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:8-13 (Read Deuteronomy 17:8-13) Courts of judgment were to be set up in every city. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pmc/deuteronomy-17.html. BibliographyTrapp, John. 4 1 “For indeed the day 2 is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". In is point also the law was transgressed (2 Chronicles 1:15) by Solomon, who was imitated by Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:2). 17 He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. Misn. 1832. "Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:17". ... would "multiply wives to himself" (Deuteronomy 17:17; see 1 Kings 11:1-8 for its tragic fulfillment). 15. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/deuteronomy-17.html. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold - In this third prohibition, as in the other two, excess is forbidden. : neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold; he might increase his wealth, but not greatly, lest his heart should be lifted up with pride by it, and lest his subjects should be oppressed and burdened with taxes for that purpose; or he, being possessed of so much, should make use of it to enslave them, and especially should be so elated with it as to deny God, and despise his providence, and disobey his laws; see Proverbs 30:9. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. The Jewish lawyers allow the king only 18, and they say David and Roboam had that number. Three rules are laid down for the king himself in Deuteronomy 17:16-20. A richly furnished harem, and the accumulation of silver and gold, were inseparably connected with the luxury of Oriental monarchs generally; so that the fear was a very natural one, that the future king of Israel might follow the general customs of the heathen in these respects. A just society can only be achieved by obeying God's word and listening to his counsel and his ways. oude <3761> CONJ. Nephi did not seek after additional wives. ← Deuteronomy 17:17 Full Chapter Deuteronomy 17:19 → 18 και εσται οταν καθιση ... Study the Inner Meaning Chapter summary. To idolatry and superstition, to which women are ofttimes prone, and especially such women as he was likely to choose, even the daughters of neighbouring and idolatrous kings and princes, as Solomon did; or. 21. 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