Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Halakhah for Sanhedrin 41:6

ואמרינן מאי קאמר הכי קאמר מתוך שאתה ממשכנה אתה חייב להחזיר לה ואתה משיאה שם רע בשכנותיה אלמא ר' יהודה לא דריש טעמא דקרא ורבי שמעון דריש טעמא דקרא

— Generally,indeed, R. Judah does not interpret Biblical law on the basis of its reason;here, however, it is different, for here he merely expounds the reason statedin the text. Thus: Why the command, he shall not multiply wives to himself?It is that his heart be not turnedaside.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Therefore in his opinion, Scripture itself restricts the law to these conditions. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> And R. Simeon? — He could answer you: Let us see: Generally we interpretthe law according to the reasonimplied;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Ms M. omits, 'Generally&nbsp;… implied.'] ');"><sup>12</sup></span>

Sefer HaChinukh

From the laws of the commandments is that which they, may their memory be blessed, said (Sanhedrin 21a) that it is permitted to marry up until eighteen wives, but not more - and even if they are like Avigail, who was righteous, alacritous and good. [This] and the rest of its details are in the second chapter of Sanhedrin. And this is from the commandments which are only upon the king.
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