Deu 17:15 | JFB | STEP | 15. thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother-- that is, by their free and voluntary choice. But God, in the retributions of His providence, did allow foreign princes to usurp the dominion ( ; ).

‏ Deuteronomy 17:15

15. thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother--that is, by their free and voluntary choice. But God, in the retributions of His providence, did allow foreign princes to usurp the dominion (Jr 38:17; Mt 22:17).