Mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 42:1
על הייחוד ועל הפנויה
And Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying:' I will beking.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Kings I, 5. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> Said Rab Judah in the name ofRab: This teaches us that he attempted to fit [the crown on his head] butit would not fit him.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' An Aggadah quoted by Rashi runs as follows: A golden rod passed through the hollow of the crown, from one end to the other, which fitted into a cleft or indenture in the skull — a mark peculiar to some in the house of David. Only he whom the crown fitted was deemed worthy to be king. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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