Thou shalt in any wise set [him] king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: [one] from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which [is] not thy brother.
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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
tu mettras sur toi un roi que choisira l'Eternel, ton Dieu, tu prendras un roi du milieu de tes frères, tu ne pourras pas te donner un étranger, qui ne soit pas ton frère.
KJV
Thou shalt in any wise set [him] king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: [one] from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which [is] not thy brother.
Philo Judaeus
De Agricultura
, ὅτι οὐκ ἀδελφός σού ἐστι· διότι οὐ πληθυνεῖ ἑαυτῷ ἵππον, οὐδὲ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃ τὸν λαὸν εἰς Αἴγυπτον“ (Deut. 17,15. 16). οὐκοῦν τῶν ἱπποτρόφων πρὸς ἀρχὴν πέφυκεν οὐδεὶς κατὰ τὸν ἱερώτατον Μωυσῆν· καίτοι φαίη τις ἂν ἴσως, ὅτι μεγάλη χείρ ἐστι βασιλέως ἱππικὴ δύναμις οὔτε πεζῆς οὔτε…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
Lord did not leave the choice of a king to the people; but reserved this to Himself, as appears from Dt. 17:15 : "Thou shalt set him whom the Lord thy God shall choose." Reply to Objection 2: A kingdom is the best form of government of the people, so long as it is not corrupt. Bu…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
n good, since he loves more the Church wherein he was brought up. For this reason it was commanded ( Dt. 17:15 ): "Thou mayest not make a man of another nation king, who is not thy brother." Whether respect of persons takes place in showing honor and respect? Objection 1: It woul…
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