Midrash for Sanhedrin 40:13
ועדיין איני יודע אם לבנות להם בית הבחירה תחלה או להכרית זרעו של עמלק תחלה כשהוא אומר (דברים יב, י) והניח לכם מכל אויביכם וגו' והיה המקום אשר יבחר ה' וגו' הוי אומר להכרית זרעו של עמלק תחלה
and [iii] to build themselves the chosen house.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XII, 10. The three were to be in that order. ');"><sup>17</sup></span> While R. Nehorai<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Ms.M. 'R. Nehemiah.'] ');"><sup>18</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
whence it was ruled: A king breaches (the fence of others) to make way for himself (to go to his vineyard or his field), and he may not be held back (from doing so). He may broaden roads for himself, and he is not held back from doing so. The path of the king has no limits. And all of the people take of the spoil and place it before him, and he takes the prime portion. (He chooses first and takes half of all the spoil.)
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