Negative Commandment #594 of 613

The king must not have too many horses

Commandment #594a 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

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