Quoting%20commentary for Sanhedrin 40:12

כשהוא אומר (שמות יז, טז) כי יד על כס יה מלחמה לה' בעמלק הוי אומר להעמיד להם מלך תחילה ואין כסא אלא מלך שנאמר (דברי הימים א כט, כג) וישב שלמה על כסא ה' למלך

[meaning], that his awe should be over thee. And thus R. Judah said: Three commandments were given to Israel when they entered the land: [i] to appoint a king,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. ');">¹⁵</span> [ii] to cut off the seed of Amalek,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXV, 19. ');">¹⁶</span>

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