Commentary for Sanhedrin 97:14
(מלכים א ב, לב) והשיב ה' את דמו על ראשו אשר פגע בשני אנשים צדיקים וטובים ממנו טובים שהיו דורשין אכין ורקין והוא לא דרש צדיקים שהן בפה ולא עשו והוא באיגרת עשה
whilst he didnot;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the king directed him to expose Uriah the Hittite to the enemy in such a manner as to ensure his destruction. V. II Sam. XI, 14ff. ');"><sup>37</sup></span> 'More righteous,' because theywere instructed verbally,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To kill the priests of Nob. ');"><sup>38</sup></span> yet didnot obey, whereas he was instructed in aletter,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XI, 14. And a verbal command by the king is stronger than a mere written order. ');"><sup>39</sup></span>
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