Negative Commandment #593 of 613
The king must not have too many wives
Commandment #593 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 17:17, classified under The King in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself.”
— Deuteronomy 17:17
Hebrew
יז וְלֹא יַרְבֶּה-לּוֹ נָשִׁים, וְלֹא יָסוּר לְבָבוֹ; וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב, לֹא יַרְבֶּה-לּוֹ מְאֹד.
Greek (Septuagint)
17 καὶ οὐ πληθυνεῖ ἑαυτῷ γυναῖκας, οὐδὲ μεταστήσεται αὐτοῦ ἡ καρδία· καὶ ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον οὐ πληθυνεῖ ἑαυτῷ σφόδρα.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- The King
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 17
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #501
- Mishneh Torah
- JudgesKings and Wars
Related Commandments in “The King”
#83: The king must have a separate book of the Law for himself
Deuteronomy 17:18
#591: Appoint a king from Israel
Deuteronomy 17:15
#592: Do not appoint a foreigner as king
Deuteronomy 17:15
#594: The king must not have too many horses
Deuteronomy 17:16
#595: The king must not have too much silver and gold
Deuteronomy 17:17
#601: Do not dwell permanently in Egypt
Deuteronomy 17:16
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