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that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn away from the commandment to the right hand, or to the left, to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the middle of Israel.
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Verse 20. With pride. This is not expressed in Hebrew but it is clearly ( Bible.) implied. Humility is the most difficult virtue for a prince to practice, amid the flattery of his courtiers, and the splendour with which he is environed. See Saint Augustine Calmet. D. verse 24. Calmet.—His sons. Wicked kings seldom left a quiet possession of the throne to their heirs. Menochius.—David and his posterity reigned in succession, by an effect of the divine bounty. Calmet.
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