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Negative commandment 364 of 365

That the King shall not take an excessive number of wives

Maimonides

That the King shall not take an excessive number of wives, as it is said, “Neither shall he multiply wives to himself” (Deut. 17:17).

Deuteronomy 17:17

KJV
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
ASV
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
WEB
He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
JPS
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.