17 And (A)he shall not acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart does not turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself.

18 “Now it shall come about, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this Law on a scroll [a](B)in the presence of the Levitical priests. 19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read it (C)all the days of his life, so that he will learn to fear the Lord his God, [b]by carefully following all the words of this Law and these statutes,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 17:18 Lit from before
  2. Deuteronomy 17:19 Lit to keep all...to do them,

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