“He shall not multiply wives”: does the limit apply retroactively or only going forward? Must a king divorce excess wives, or may he keep them?

This source-based Torah study examines: “He shall not multiply wives”: does the limit apply retroactively or only going forward? Must a king divorce excess wives, or may he keep them? It follows the canonical Hebrew discussion through the parasha and classical Jewish sources. This localized discovery layer is a concise summary rather than a full translation of the article; practical, halakhic, medical, legal, historical, mystical or empirical claims remain source-framed and subject to the canonical review status.