Deuteronomy 17:20

Easy To Read Version

Then the king will not think that he is better than any of his own people. And he will not turn away from the law, but he will follow it exactly. Then that king and his descendants [112] will rule the kingdom of Israel a long time.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:23

I always remember the Lord’s decisions. I obey his laws!

1 Kings 11:34

So I will take the kingdom away from Solomon’s family. But I will let Solomon be their ruler for the rest of his life. I will do this for my servant David. I chose David because he obeyed all my commands and laws.

1 Kings 11:36

I will allow Solomon’s son to continue to rule over one family group. I will do this so that my servant David will always have a descendant to rule before me in Jerusalem, the city that I chose to be my own.

1 Kings 15:3

He did all the same sins that his father before him had done. Abijah was not faithful to the Lord his God. In this way, he was not like his grandfather, David.

1 Kings 15:5

David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 2:3

Now, carefully obey all the commands of the Lord your God. Carefully obey all his laws and commands and decisions and agreements. Obey everything that is written in the Law of Moses. If you do this, then you will be successful in everything you do and every place you go.

2 Kings 10:30

The Lord said to Jehu, “You have done well. You have done the things that I say are good. You destroyed Ahab’s family the way I wanted you to. So your descendants [131] will rule Israel for four generations.”

2 Kings 14:10

True, you have defeated Edom. But you have become proud because of your victory over Edom. But stay at home and brag! Don’t make trouble for yourself. If you do this, you will fall, and Judah will fall with you!”

2 Chronicles 25:19

You say to yourself, ‘I have defeated Edom!’ You are proud and you brag. But you should stay at home. There is no need for you to get into trouble. If you fight me, you and Judah will be destroyed.”

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when Uzziah became strong, his pride caused him to be destroyed. He was not faithful to the Lord his God. He went into the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [298]} to burn incense {\cf2\super [299]} on the altar {\cf2\super [300]} for burning incense.

2 Chronicles 33:12

When these troubles came to him, Manasseh begged for help from the Lord his God. Manasseh humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. {\cf2\super [409]}

2 Chronicles 33:19

Manasseh’s prayer and how God listened and felt sorry for him is written in The Book of the Seers. Also all of Manasseh’s sins and wrongs before he humbled himself, and the places where he built high places {\cf2\super [416]} and set up the Asherah Poles {\cf2\super [417]} are written in The Book of the Seers.

2 Chronicles 33:23

Amon did not humble himself in front of the Lord like Manasseh his father humbled himself. But Amon sinned more and more.

2 Chronicles 34:27

‘Josiah, you repented and you humbled yourself, and tore your clothes. {\cf2\super [434]} You cried before me. So, because your heart was tender,

Psalm 119:102

Lord, you are my teacher\par so I will not stop obeying your laws.\par

Psalm 132:12

\{The Lord said,\}\par “David, if your children obey my Agreement {\cf2\super [621]} \par and the laws I teach them,\par then someone from your family\par will always be the king.”\par

Psalm 19:11

The Lord’s teachings warn his servant.\par Good things come from obeying them.\par

Proverbs 10:27

If you respect the Lord, then you will live long. But evil people will lose years from their life.

Ecclesiastes 8:13

Evil people don’t respect God, so those people won’t really get good things. Those evil people won’t live long lives. Their lives won’t be like the shadows that become longer and longer \{as the sun goes down\}.

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord has a special day planned. On that day, the Lord will punish the proud and boastful people. Then those proud people will be made not important.

Habakkuk 2:4

This message can’t help people that refuse to listen to it. But a \{good person will believe this message. And the\} good person will live because of his faith.”

2 Corinthians 12:7

But I must not become too proud of the wonderful things that were shown to me. So a painful problem {\cf2\super [45]} was given to me. That problem is an angel from Satan (the devil). It is sent to beat me and keep me from being too proud.

Deuteronomy 12:25

So don’t eat blood. You must do everything that the Lord says is right. Then good things will happen to you and to your descendants. [82]

Deuteronomy 12:28

Be careful to obey all the commands that I give you. When you do the things that are good and right—the things that please the Lord your God—then everything will go well for you and for your descendants [84] forever.

Deuteronomy 12:32

“You must be careful to do everything I command you. Don’t add anything to the things I tell you, and don’t take anything away.

Deuteronomy 17:11

You must accept their decision and follow their instructions exactly. You must do exactly what they tell you to do—don’t change anything!

Deuteronomy 4:2

You must not add to the things that I command you. And you must not take anything away. You must obey the commands of the Lord your God that I have given you.

Deuteronomy 5:32

“So, you people must be careful to do all the things the Lord commanded you. Don’t stop following God!

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you must remember the whole trip that the Lord your God has led you through these 40 years in the desert. The Lord was testing you. He wanted to make you humble. He wanted to know the things in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

1 Peter 5:5

Young men, I have something to say to you, too. You should accept the authority of the elders. {\cf2\super [32]} All of you should be very humble with each other.

1 Samuel 10:25

Samuel explained the rules of the kingdom to the people. He wrote the rules in a book. He put the book before the Lord. Then Samuel told the people to go home.

1 Samuel 15:23

Refusing to obey is as bad as the sin of sorcery. [139] Being stubborn and doing what you want is like the sin of worshiping idols. You refused to obey the Lord’s command. For this reason, the Lord now refuses to accept you as king.”