Deuteronomy 17:16

16 The king must never own a large number of horses or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses. The LORD has told you, "You will never go back there again."

Deuteronomy 17:16 In-Context

14 You will enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you. You will take possession of it and live there. You will say, "Let's have our own king like all the other nations around us."
15 Be sure to appoint the king the LORD your God will choose. He must be one of your own people. Never let a foreigner be king, because he's not one of your own people.
16 The king must never own a large number of horses or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses. The LORD has told you, "You will never go back there again."
17 The king must never have a large number of wives, or he will turn away [from God]. And he must never own a lot of gold and silver.
18 When he becomes king, he should have the Levitical priests make him a copy of these teachings on a scroll.
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