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The Sharia of Moses in the TORA
Part 2 - The 365 Prohibitions of the Tora
364 - A KING TAKING MANY WIVES
Deuteronomy 17:17 -- “Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.”
Since Scripture states the reason for this commandment, lest his heart turn away,* the Sages infer that “he may not marry even one who would turn away his heart.”**
* Deuteronomy 17:17
** Sanh. 21a; Shoftim, Hilchoth Melachim III, 6
** Sanh. 21a; Shoftim, Hilchoth Melachim III, 6