Ulangan 17:15

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 

Ulangan 17:2

17:2 Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you – in one of your villages ⁴  that the Lord your God is giving you – who sins before the Lord your God ⁵  and breaks his covenant

1 Samuel 2:4

2:4 The bows of warriors are shattered,

but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.

[17:15]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, indicated in the translation by the words “without fail.”

[17:15]  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.

[17:15]  ³ tn Heb “your brothers.” See the preceding note on “fellow citizens.”

[17:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “gates.”

[17:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “does the evil in the eyes of the Lord your God.”