Deuteronomy 17:14 meaning and explanation

When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”

Deuteronomy 17:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is speaking to Israel on the plains of Moab, anticipating life in the land. He foresees a day when the people will ask for a king like the surrounding nations.

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