Deuteronomy 17:16
But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the Lord has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; because the Lord has said to you, “You shall not go back that way again.”
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- multiply horses
- Multiplying horses for chariots of war and cavalry, or for luxury, would increase the splendour of a monarch, and form a ground of confidence distinct from a proper confidence in God, and inconsistent with it, and with considering him as the glory of Israel. Egypt abounded in horses; and the desire of multiplying these would induce the prince to encourage a trade with that kingdom; and this might make way for the Israelites being again subjugated by the Egyptians, or at least corrupted by their idolatries and vices. Whereas, it was the command of God that they should no more return thither, but be totally detached from them. Besides, they might be tempted to extend their dominion by means of cavalry, and so get scattered among the surrounding idolatrous nations, and thus cease to be that distinct, separate people, which God intended they should be.
- 1 Samuel 8:11; 2 Samuel 8:4; 1 Kings 1:5; 1 Kings 4:26; 1 Kings 10:26–28; 2 Chronicles 9:25; Psalm 20:7; Isaiah 36:8, 9; Hosea 14:3
- cause
- Isaiah 31:1–3; Jeremiah 42:14; Ezekiel 17:15
- Ye shall henceforth
- Deuteronomy 28:68; Exodus 13:17; Exodus 14:13; Numbers 14:3, 4; Jeremiah 42:15, 16; Hosea 11:5