Deuteronomy 17:17 — And the king must not have a lot of wives—they might tempt him to be unfaithful… — CEV | maBible
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17 And the king must not have a lot of wives—they might tempt him to be unfaithful to the Lord. Finally, the king must not try to get huge amounts of silver and gold.
Notes and references
17.17 a 1 K 11.1-8; b 1 K 10.14-22,27; 2 Ch 1.15; 9.27.
a lot of wives … unfaithful to the Lord: A king would often marry the daughter of another king that he was making a treaty with. These foreign women would naturally want to worship their own gods, and would want their husband the king to do so as well.