John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:16
But he shall not multiply horses to himself ,.... That he might not put his trust and confidence in outward things, as some are apt to trust in horses and chariots; and that he might not tyrannise over and distress his subjects by keeping a number of horses and chariots as a standing army, and chiefly for a reason that follows; he was to have no more than for his own chariot, so Jarchi, and so the Misnah F7 Sanhedrin, c. 2. sect. 4. and Maimonides F8 Hilchot Melachim, c. 3. sect.... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:14-20
After the laws which concerned subjects fitly followed the laws which concern kings; for those that rule others must themselves remember that they are under command. Here are laws given, I. To the electors of the empire, what rules they must go by in making their choice, Deut. 17:14, 15. 1. It is here supposed that the people would, in process of time, be desirous of a king, whose royal pomp and power would be thought to make their nation look great among their neighbours. Their having a king... read more