The king must write out the law himself—not have a scribe do it. Then he must read it every day. He may not multiply horses (military power purchased from Egypt), wives (diplomatic alliances that pull the heart), or gold (accumulation that makes a man forget he is a steward). Moses writes the king law before Israel has a king. You already know how it ends. Solomon violates every prohibition explicitly, acquisition by acquisition, alliance by alliance, until his heart is elsewhere. The failure wasn't ignorance. It was accumulation. The companion written study for this episode is available free at https://bibleforthebroken.org/p/day-166sabbath-justice-kings. You can explore the full library of studies and resources at  ...