English Bible Presentation Sharing - Deuteronomy Book, chapter 17, verse 40 in Ncv Version

Deuteronomy 17 : 1 (NCV)

If an ox or sheep has something wrong with it, do not offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord your God. He would hate that.

Deuteronomy 17 : 2 (NCV)

A man or woman in one of the towns the Lord gave you might be found doing something evil and breaking the Agreement.

Deuteronomy 17 : 3 (NCV)

That person may have served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or moon or stars of the sky, which I have commanded should not be done.

Deuteronomy 17 : 4 (NCV)

If someone has told you about it, you must look into the matter carefully. If it is true that such a hateful thing has happened in Israel,

Deuteronomy 17 : 5 (NCV)

take the man or woman who has done the evil thing to the city gates and throw stones at that person until he dies.

Deuteronomy 17 : 6 (NCV)

There must be two or three witnesses that it is true before the person is put to death; if there is only one witness, the person should not be put to death.

Deuteronomy 17 : 7 (NCV)

The witnesses must be the first to throw stones at the person, and then everyone else will follow. You must get rid of the evil among you.

Deuteronomy 17 : 8 (NCV)

Some cases that come before you, such as murder, quarreling, or attack, may be too difficult to judge. Take these cases to the place the Lord your God will choose.

Deuteronomy 17 : 9 (NCV)

Go to the priests who are Levites and to the judge who is on duty at that time. Ask them about the case, and they will decide.

Deuteronomy 17 : 10 (NCV)

You must follow the decision they give you at the place the Lord your God will choose. Be careful to do everything they tell you.

Deuteronomy 17 : 11 (NCV)

Follow the teachings they give you, and do whatever they decide, exactly as they tell you.

Deuteronomy 17 : 12 (NCV)

The person who does not show respect for the judge or priest who is there serving the Lord your God must be put to death. You must get rid of that evil from Israel.

Deuteronomy 17 : 13 (NCV)

Then everyone will hear about this and will be afraid, and they will not show disrespect anymore.

Deuteronomy 17 : 14 (NCV)

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, taking it as your own and living in it, you will say, "Let's appoint a king over us like the nations all around us."

Deuteronomy 17 : 15 (NCV)

Be sure to appoint over you the king the Lord your God chooses. He must be one of your own people. Do not appoint as your king a foreigner who is not a fellow Israelite.

Deuteronomy 17 : 16 (NCV)

The king must not have too many horses for himself, and he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses, because the Lord has told you, "Don't return that way again."

Deuteronomy 17 : 17 (NCV)

The king must not have many wives, or his heart will be led away from God. He must not have too much silver and gold.

Deuteronomy 17 : 18 (NCV)

When he becomes king, he should write a copy of the teachings on a scroll for himself, a copy taken from the priests and Levites.

Deuteronomy 17 : 19 (NCV)

He should keep it with him all the time and read from it every day of his life. Then he will learn to respect the Lord his God, and he will obey all the teach- ings and commands.

Deuteronomy 17 : 20 (NCV)

He should not think he is better than his fellow Israelites, and he must not stop obeying the law in any way so that he and his descendants may rule the kingdom for a long time.