However, earlier Jehovah had warned that anyone who became king “should not increase horses for himself ” and that he“ should also not multiply wives for himself, that his heart may not turn aside. ”
(‏ تث ١٧ :‏ ​ ١٤ -‏ ١٧‏ )‏ فَتَكْثِيرُ ٱلْخَيْلِ كَانَ دَلَالَةً أَنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْعَسْكَرِيَّةِ لَا عَلَى يَهْوَه لِحِمَايَةِ ٱلْأُمَّةِ .‏