Commentary for Makkot 47:11
ואת יראי ה' יכבד זה יהושפט מלך יהודה שבשעה שהיה רואה תלמיד חכם היה עומד מכסאו ומחבקו ומנשקו וקורא לו (אבי אבי) רבי רבי מרי מרי
"But he honors those that fear Hashem" This refers to Yehoshafut the King of Yehuda, who whenever he would see a Torah scholar would get up from throne, embrace them and kiss them, and call them (my father, my father), my Rebbi, my Rebbi, my master, my master.
Rashi on Makkot
And he established them [the commandments] on eleven - For in the beginning, they were righteous and could accept upon themselves the yoke of the many commandments, but the later generations were not so righteous, and if she would try to keep all [of the commandments], there would be no person who could merit this, and [so] David came and established them [the commandments] etc. in order that they merit if they would fulfill these eleven commandments. And, similarly, at every hour, the subsequent (lit. lower) generations would continue to reduce them.
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