Deuteronomy 17:16 KJV
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.
Old Words
- forasmuch since; because
What these words meant when the King James Bible was translated.
Matthew Henry
- The choice of a king, His dutiesGod himself was in a particular manner Israel's King; and if they set another over them, it was necessary that he should choose the person. Accordingly, when...
Thompson Chains
- BackslidingSee the chain from Proverbs 14:14 · 8 links
- Rulers' DutyStarts here · next 2 Samuel 23:3 · 6 links
- HorsesStarts here · next 2 Kings 23:11 · 6 links
Parallel Passages
- Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
- Hosea 11:5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Exodus 13:17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
- Deuteronomy 28:68 And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
- 1 Kings 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
- Ezekiel 17:15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
- Hosea 11:5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
- Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
- Numbers 14:3–4 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? …
- 1 Kings 10:26–28 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. …
- Psalms 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
- 1 Samuel 8:11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
- 2 Samuel 8:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
- 1 Kings 1:5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
- 2 Chronicles 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 31:1–3 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! …
- Isaiah 36:8–9 Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. …
- Jeremiah 42:14–16 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: …
- Hosea 14:3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Deuteronomy 17 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- But he shall not multiply רַק raq Affirmation לֹא lōʾ Negative יַרְבֶּה yarbê רָבָה Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and
- horses לּוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular סוּסִים sûsîm סוּס Noun · masculine plural
- to himself, nor cause the people אֶת ʾet Object marker הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- to return יָשִׁיב yāšîb שׁוּב Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular
- to Egypt מִצְרַיְמָה miṣraymâ מִצְרַיִם Proper name · with ending: toward
- to the end that he should multiply לְמַעַן lĕmaʿan Preposition הַרְבּוֹת harbôt רָבָה Verb · hiphil infinitive construct
- horses סוּס sûs סוּס Noun · masculine singular
- forasmuch as the LORD וַיהוָה wayhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with and
- hath said אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- unto you, Ye shall henceforth תֹסִפוּן tōsipûn יָסַף Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine plural
- return לָשׁוּב lāšûb שׁוּב Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- no more that way לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural לֹא lōʾ Negative בַּדֶּרֶךְ badderek דֶּרֶךְ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the עוֹד ʿôd Adverb
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