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What does Deuteronomy 17:15 mean?

you can appoint a king, but only the one God chooses. He has to be one of your own people—not a foreigner. Deuteronomy 17:15 - Modern Text Bible

(If they want a king, he must be someone from their own community, chosen by God, not an outsider.)