Deuteronomy 17:15

you must select without fail ¹  a king whom the Lord your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens ²  you must appoint a king – you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites. ³ 

1Sa 9:15-17; 1Sa 10:24; 1Sa 16:12,13; 2Sa 5:2; 1Ch 12:23; 1Ch 22:10; 1Ch 28:5; Ps 2:2,6; Jer 2:25; Jer 30:21; Mt 22:17

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, indicated in the translation by the words “without fail.”

² tn Heb “your brothers,” but not referring to siblings (cf. NIV “your brother Israelites”; NLT “a fellow Israelite”). The same phrase also occurs in v. 20.

³ tn Heb “your brothers.” See the preceding note on “fellow citizens.”