Deuteronomy 17:20 KJV

That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

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

Pride (1)See the chain from Psalms 10:2 · 10 links
Rulers' DutySee the chain from Deuteronomy 17:16 · 6 links
StraightforwardnessSee the chain from Deuteronomy 5:32 · 4 links
Longevity (1)See the chain from Deuteronomy 5:33 · 8 links

Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
1 Kings 15:5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Deuteronomy 8:13–14 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; …
Deuteronomy 12:25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 12:28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Deuteronomy 17:11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
1 Samuel 13:13–14 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. …
1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
1 Kings 11:12–13 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. …
1 Kings 11:34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
1 Kings 11:36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
2 Kings 10:30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
2 Kings 14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
2 Chronicles 25:19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
2 Chronicles 26:16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
2 Chronicles 32:25–26 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. …
2 Chronicles 33:12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
2 Chronicles 33:19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
2 Chronicles 33:23 And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
2 Chronicles 34:27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
Psalms 19:11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalms 131:1–2 <A Song of degrees of David.> LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. …
Psalms 132:12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Proverbs 27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
Ecclesiastes 8:13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Isaiah 2:12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
Daniel 5:20–23 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: …
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
2 Corinthians 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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Topics

Constitution Agreement between the ruler and people
King Constitutional restrictions of
Law Formed a constitution on which the civil government of the Israelites was founded, and according to which rulers were required to rule
Rulers Duties of

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Bible Dictionary

IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

That his heart לְבָבוֹ lĕbābô לֵבָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
be not lifted up לְבִלְתִּי lĕbiltî Conjunction · with preposition רוּם rûm רוּם Verb · qal infinitive construct
above his brethren מֵאֶחָיו mēʾeḥāyw אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular מִן min Preposition
and that he turn not aside וּלְבִלְתִּי ûlĕbiltî Conjunction · with preposition סוּר sûr סוּר Verb · qal infinitive construct
from the commandment הַמִּצְוָה hammiṣwâ מִצְוָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
the right hand יָמִין yāmîn יָמִין Noun · feminine singular
or to the left וּשְׂמֹאול ûśĕmōʾwl שְׂמֹאול Noun · masculine singular · with and
to the end that he may prolong לְמַעַן lĕmaʿan Preposition יַאֲרִיךְ yaʾărîk אָרַךְ Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular
days יָמִים yāmîm יוֹם Noun · masculine plural
in his kingdom עַל ʿal Preposition מַמְלַכְתּוֹ mamlaktô מַמְלָכָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
he, and his children הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular וּבָנָיו ûbānāyw בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
in the midst בְּקֶרֶב bĕqereb קֶרֶב Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name

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