When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that [are] about me;
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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Lorsque tu seras entré dans le pays que l'Eternel, ton Dieu, te donne, lorsque tu le posséderas, que tu y auras établi ta demeure, et que tu diras: Je veux mettre un roi sur moi, comme toutes les nations qui m'entourent, -
KJV
When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that [are] about me;
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
people, and they should not have been allowed a choice in the matter, as indeed they were allowed ( Dt. 17:14,15 ): "When thou . . . shalt say: I will set a king over me . . . thou shalt set him," etc. Objection 3: Further, according to Mat. 12:25 : "Every kingdom divided against…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
regards the appointment of a king, He did establish the manner of election from the very beginning ( Dt. 17:14, seqq.): and then He determined two points: first, that in choosing a king they should wait for the Lord's decision; and that they should not make a man of another natio…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 106 (Migne)
declinet in partem dexteram, vel sinistram, ut longo tempore regnet ipse et filii ejus super Israel (Deut. XVII, 14, seq.) . Attende quod timor Dei, et custodia praeceptorum ejus, et humilitas, quae non patitur eum extollere super fratres suos, et justitiae rectitudo, non solum…
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