Jehovah had laid upon the king this requirement: “When he takes his seat on the throne of his kingdom, he must write in a book for himself a copy of this law from that which is in the charge of the priests, the Levites.
יהוה דרש מהמלך דרישה זו: ” והיה כשבתו על כסא ממלכתו, וכתב לו את משנה התורה הזאת על ספר מלפני הכוהנים, הלויים.