Negative Commandment #594 of 613
The king must not have too many horses
Commandment #594 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 17:16, classified under The King in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the LORD has said to you, 'You shall never again return that way.'”
— Deuteronomy 17:16
Hebrew
טז רַק, לֹא-יַרְבֶּה-לּוֹ סוּסִים, וְלֹא-יָשִׁיב אֶת-הָעָם מִצְרַיְמָה, לְמַעַן הַרְבּוֹת סוּס; וַיהוָה, אָמַר לָכֶם, לֹא תֹסִפוּן לָשׁוּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַזֶּה, עוֹד.
Greek (Septuagint)
16 διότι οὐ πληθυνεῖ ἑαυτῷ ἵππον οὐδὲ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃ τὸν λαὸν εἰς Αἴγυπτον, ὅπως πληθύνῃ ἑαυτῷ ἵππον, ὁ δὲ κύριος εἶπεν Οὐ προσθήσετε ἀποστρέψαι τῇ ὁδῷ ταύτῃ ἔτι.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- The King
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 17
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #499
- 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
#593: The king must not have too many wives
Deuteronomy 17:17
#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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