Deuteronomio 17:20

20 Acciocchè il cuor suo non s’innalzi sopra i suoi fratelli, e ch’egli non si svii dal comandamento, nè a destra nè a sinistra; affin di prolungare i suoi giorni nel suo regno, egli, e i suoi figliuoli, nel mezzo d’Israele.

Deuteronomio 17:20 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 17:20

That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren
On account of his office, the dignity of it, considering that he was subject to the law of God, and accountable to the Lord for all his actions:

and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand or
to the left;
not in the least deviate from the law of God in the whole of his conduct, and particularly in the exercise of his kingly office:

to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom;
ruling well according to the laws of God being the way to rule long:

he and his children in the midst of Israel;
this shows, as Jarchi observes, that if his son was fit for the kingdom, he was to be preferred to any other man; for though it was elective, yet to be continued in the same family, provided they walked in the ways of the Lord, and observed his laws.

Deuteronomio 17:20 In-Context

18 E, come prima egli sederà sopra il suo trono reale, scrivasi una copia di questa Legge in un libro, d’in su l’esemplare de’ sacerdoti Leviti;
19 e abbialo appresso di sè, e leggavi dentro tutti i giorni della vita sua; acciocchè impari a temere il Signore Iddio suo, per osservar tutte le parole di questa Legge, e questi statuti, per metterli in opera.
20 Acciocchè il cuor suo non s’innalzi sopra i suoi fratelli, e ch’egli non si svii dal comandamento, nè a destra nè a sinistra; affin di prolungare i suoi giorni nel suo regno, egli, e i suoi figliuoli, nel mezzo d’Israele.
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