10. You must carry out the verdict they announce and the sentence they prescribe at the place the lord chooses. You must do exactly what they say.
11. After they have interpreted the law and declared their verdict, the sentence they impose must be fully executed; do not modify it in any way.
12. Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the lord your God must die. In this way you will purge the evil from Israel.
13. Then everyone else will hear about it and be afraid to act so arrogantly.
14. “You are about to enter the land the lord your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, ‘We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.’
15. If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the lord your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner.
16. “The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt.’
17. The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the lord. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself.