14When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
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Commentary
Matthew Henry
(vv. 14-20)After the laws which concerned subjects fitly followed the laws which concern kings; for those that rule others must themselves remember that they are under command. Here are laws given, I. To the electors of the empire, what rules they must go by in making their choice, Deut. 17:14 , 15 . 1. It is here supposed that the people would, in process of time, be desirous of a king, whose royal pomp and...
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