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by ars 3903 days ago
> This is not spoken against in the Bible

Deuteronomy 17:17 begs to differ: "And he [the king] shall not take many wives for himself"

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That's more of a "so the king won't get too distracted" commandment (as the second half of the verse indicates!) Also, the verse before is about having too many horses. When Nathan judges David, the polygamy is de minimis.