Midrash for Sanhedrin 40:4
<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> ומוציא למלחמת הרשות על פי בית דין של שבעים ואחד ופורץ לעשות לו דרך ואין ממחה בידו דרך המלך אין לו שיעור וכל העם בוזזין ונותנין לו והוא נוטל חלק בראש:
R. Jacob b. Ammi said: In the case of a bed whose poles<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The [H] were two poles, fixed at the head and foot of the bedstead, in the centre probably of the width. To these a cross piece was attached, the whole forming a frame over which a curtain was slung. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> protrude [downward],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., below the level of the bedding, to the space underneath. ');"><sup>5</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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