Halakhah for Rosh Hashanah 16:4
כדרב חסדא דאמר רב חסדא מלך וציבור מלך נכנס תחילה לדין שנאמר (מלכים א ח, נט) משפט עבדו ומשפט עמו
For R'Hisda said: Where a king<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Israel being regarded as a king in relation to the other nations.');"><sup>4</sup></span> and a community appear together, the king is brought up for judgment first, as it says, the judgment of his servant [Solomon] and the judgment of his people.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Kings, VIII, 59.');"><sup>5</sup></span> What is the reason? - If you like I can say, because it is not seemly that the king should stand outside, and if you like I can say, [the kin is tried] before [the Divine] wrath becomes really fierce.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Being inflamed by the sins of the community.');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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