Deuteronomy 17:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

Multiply wives

Neither shall he

General references

2 Samuel 5:13

Bible References

Multiply wives

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife, and {the two (LXX/NT)} shall be one flesh.

And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,

Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet there was no king like him among many nations, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

and said, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh?

Neither shall he

And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; it was accounted of nothing in the days of Solomon.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery. If riches increase, set not your heart [on it].

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,

And that which was sown in the thorns, this is he who hears the word, and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of the heavens difficultly.

And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.

But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.

General references

And David took for him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.