Musar for Sanhedrin 219:8
אמר ר' יוסי כל החולק על מלכות בית דוד ראוי להכישו נחש כתיב הכא (מלכים א א, ט) ויזבח אדוניהו צאן ובקר ומריא עם אבן הזוחלת וכתיב התם (דברים לב, כד) עם חמת זוחלי עפר
R. Joseph said: Whoever contends against the sovereignty of the House of David deserves to be bitten by a snake. Here it is written, And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Kings I, 9. ');"><sup>20</sup></span> whilst elsewhere it is written, with the poison of serpents [zohale]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H]. ');"><sup>21</sup></span> of the dust.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXXII, 24. ');"><sup>22</sup></span>
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
The Table is a clear allusion to the "table of kings,” something hidden, a reference to the Kingdom of Heaven, another place where the crown of the good name is found. It is here that the kingdom of the dynasty of David has its roots. Our sages in Sanhedrin 110, regard anyone who disputes the authority of the kingdom of David as if he disputed the authority of G–d Himself. The Table alludes to another dimension in the Celestial Regions, i.e. the table in the presence of G–d in the World to Come, a table of kings. Since all Israelites are considered princes, descendants of kings, they all have a share in this World to Come. The placing of the Table in the northern part of the Sanctuary, צפון, is alluded to in Psalms 32,20: מה רב טובך אשר צפנת ליראיך, "How abundant is the good that You have in store for those who fear You".
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