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THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES CALLED
DEUTERONOMY
CHAPTER 17
  17 Neither shall he multiply awives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly bmultiply to himself silver and gold.

Footnotes
17a
2 Sam. 5: 13.
  13 ¶ And David took him more concubines and awives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet bsons and daughters born to David.
1 Kgs. 11: 1.
  1 But king aSolomon loved many bstrange cwomen, together with the ddaughter of ePharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
Jacob 1: 15.
  15 And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi, under the reign of the second king, began to grow hard in their hearts, and indulge themselves somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of old desiring many awives and bconcubines, and also Solomon, his son.
Jacob 2: 24 (24, 30)
  24 Behold, David and aSolomon truly had many bwives and concubines, which thing was cabominable before me, saith the Lord.
b
Mosiah 2: 14.
  14 And even I, myself, have alabored with mine own bhands that I might serve you, and that ye should not be claden with taxes, and that there should nothing come upon you which was grievous to be borne—and of all these things which I have spoken, ye yourselves are witnesses this day.
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