申命記 17:18-19 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:14-20

Limitations round about a king. A king is the creation of a nation's will. The nation does not exist for the king, but the king exists for the nation. His proper aim is not personal glory, but the widest public good. I. KINGS ARE THE PRODUCT OF A DEGENERATE AGE . Since the King of heaven is willing to give his counsel and aid to men, it is for our honor and advantage to live under the direct administration of God; and it is only when piety and faith decline that men... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:18

A copy of this law ; literally, a double of this Law , i . e . not, as the LXX . have it, "This reiteration of the Law" ( τὸ δευτερονόμιον τοῦτο ), but a duplicate or copy of the Pentateuchal Law. The Jews understand by "double" that two copies of the Law were to be made by the king (Maimon; ' De Regibus,' e. 3. § 1); but this is unnecessary: every copy of a law is a double of it. Oat of that which is before the priests . The priests were the custodians of the written Law ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:19

And it shall be with him , etc. It was to be carefully kept by him, but not as a mere sacred deposit or palladium; it was to be constantly with him wherever he was, was to be the object of his continual study, and was to be the directory and guide of his daily life (cf. Joshua 1:8 ; Psalms 1:2 ; Psalms 119:15 , Psalms 119:16 , Psalms 119:24 , Psalms 119:97-99 , etc.). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 17:18

It is in striking consistency with the dignity which everywhere throughout the Mosaic legislation surrounds the chosen people of God, that even if they will be “like as all the nations about” Deuteronomy 17:14, and be governed by a king, care should nevertheless be taken that he shall be no Oriental despot. He is to be of no royal caste, but “one from among thy brethren” Deuteronomy 17:15; he is to bear himself as a kind of “primus inter pares,” his heart “not being lifted up above his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 17:18-19

Deuteronomy 17:18-19. He shall write With his own hand, say the Jews. Out of that which is before the priests Out of that original, which was carefully kept by the priests in the sanctuary, that it might be a perfect copy, and that it might have the greater influence upon him, coming to him as from the hand and presence of God. He shall read therein Diligently and constantly: neither the greatness of his place, nor the weight and multitude of his business, shall excuse or hinder him; ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:1-20

Justice and government (16:18-17:20)A collection of miscellaneous laws deals with a variety of civil and religious matters. The courts had to administer justice impartially (18-20); the worship of Yahweh was not to involve any symbols or sacred objects taken from other religions (21-22); people were not to offer sick or lame animals in sacrifice (17:1); the testimony of at least two witnesses had to be in agreement before an accused person could be punished (2-7); and when local judges found a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 17:18

write. See note on Exodus 17:14 and App-47 . in a book. See App-47 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 17:18

"And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests and Levites: and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes to do them; that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 17:18

Ver. 18. When he sitteth upon the throne—he shall write him a copy of this law— Either this book of Deuteronomy, which is an abstract of the law, or, as others think, the whole five books of Moses; and that with his own hand, as a mean to fix it more strongly in his mind; insomuch, that though a copy was left him by his father, he was, notwithstanding, to transcribe one for himself. So the Jews understand it: and in like manner they tell us, that every private Israelite was bound to write a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 17:19

Ver. 19. It shall be with him, and he shall read therein, &c.— He shall carry it always with him: and, says Maimonides, instead of losing his time in feasting and idle diversions, he shall apply himself to the study of the law of his God. But how these orders were observed, we may judge from the example of Josiah, who, when he was near sixteen years of age, had not so much as ever seen a copy of the law, the original of which he found in the temple, where it had lain long neglected. See 2... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:14-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 17:18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 17:18-19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:1-20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 17:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 17:18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 17:18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 17:19

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