SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:19
y será cerca de él, y leerá en él todos los días de su vida, para que aprenda a temer al SEÑOR su Dios, para guardar todas las palabras de esta ley y estos estatutos, para hacerlos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 17:19
Verse 19. And it shall be with him, &c.] It was the surest way to bring the king to an acquaintance with the Divine law to oblige him to write out a fair copy of it with his own hand, in which he was to read daily. This was essentially necessary, as these laws of God were all permanent, and no Israelitish king could make any new law, the kings of this people being ever considered as only the vice-gerents of Jehovah.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. And it shall be with him , etc.] Always, when at home or abroad, sitting on his throne or lying down, or wherever he went, unless in such places where it was not proper to read it, as the Jews observe f201 : and he shall read therein all the days of his life; every day of his life; meditate on it night and day, as a good man does, that he might be well versed in it, and know how to govern his people according to it: that he may learn to, fear the Lord his God; to serve and worship him both internally and externally, he having the fear of God always before his eyes, and on his heart, which the holy law of God directs to and instructs in: to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them ; not only such as concerned him as a king, but all others that concerned him as a man, a creature subject to the Lord, and as an Israelite belonging to the church and commonwealth of Israel, and so includes all laws, moral, ceremonial, and judicial.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-20 - God himself was in a particular manner Israel's King; and if they se another over them, it was necessary that he should choose the person Accordingly, when the people desired a king, they applied to Samuel, prophet of the Lord. In all cases, God's choice, if we can but know it should direct, determine, and overrule ours. Laws are given for the prince that should be elected. He must carefully avoid every thing tha would turn him from God and religion. Riches, honours, and pleasures are three great hinderances of godliness, (the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eye, and the pride of life,) especially to those in hig stations; against these the king is here warned. The king mus carefully study the law of God, and make that his rule; and having copy of the Scriptures of his own writing, must read therein all the days of his life. It is not enough to have Bibles, but we must us them, use them daily, as long as we live. Christ's scholars never lear above their Bibles, but will have constant occasion for them, till the come to that world where knowledge and love will be made perfect. The king's writing and reading were as nothing, if he did not practise what he wrote and read. And those who fear God and keep his commandments will fare the better for it even in this world __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
והיתה 1961 עמו 5973 וקרא 7121 בו כל 3605 ימי 3117 חייו 2416 למען 4616 ילמד 3925 ליראה 3372 את 853 יהוה 3068 אלהיו 430 לשׁמר 8104 את 853 כל 3605 דברי 1697 התורה 8451 הזאת 2063 ואת 853 החקים 2706 האלה 428 לעשׂתם׃ 6213
