Quoting%20commentary for Rosh Hashanah 63:23

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> אין מזכירין (זכרון מלכות ושופר) של פורענות מתחיל בתורה ומשלים בנביא ר' יוסי אומר אם השלים בתורה יצא:

[But this cannot be] seeing that R'Hanina B'Kahana has said that from the time of Ezra there has been no case known of Elul being prolonged? R'Hisda replied: What is meant by 'second'? It means the same holyday in the next year. <big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>THERE SHOULD BE RECITED NOT LESS THAN TEN KINGSHIP VERSES, TEN REMEMBRANCE VERSES, AND TEN SHOFAR VERSES. R'JOHANAN B. NURI SAID: IF THE READER SAYS THREE FROM EACH SET<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The meaning of this is discussed infra in the GEMARA:');">³³</span> HE HAS FULFILLED HIS OBLIGATION. <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>To what do these ten kingship verses correspond? - R'Levi said, To the ten praises that David uttered in the book of Psalms. But there are a large number of praises there? - It means, those among which occurs, Praise him with the blowing of the shofar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CL, 3.');">³⁴</span> R'Joseph said: To the ten commandments that were spoken to Moses on Sinai.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because these were prefaced by the blowing of the shofar.');">³⁵</span> R'Johanan said: To the ten Utterances by means of which the world was created.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' New Year being the anniversary of the creation.');">³⁶</span> Which are they? The phrase 'and he said' occurs in the account of the creation only nine times? - The words 'in the beginning' are also an utterance, as it is written, By the word of the Lord the heavens were made.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. XXXIII, 6. Hence the first verse of Genesis is equivalent to 'In the beginning God said, Let there be heaven and earth'.');">³⁷</span> R'JOHANAN B. NURI SAID: IF HE SAYS THREE OF EACH SET HE HAS FULFILLED HIS OBLIGATION. The question was raised: How is this to be understood? Three from the Pentateuch, three from, the Prophets and three from the Writings, which would make nine [for each set], so that there is a difference of one between the two authorities, or is it one from the Pentateuch, one from the Prophets and one from the Writings,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And we translate in the Mishnah, 'three in all', i.e., in each set of the kingship, remembrance and shofar verses.');">³⁸</span> making three for each set, so that they differ considerably? - Come and hear, since it has been taught: 'There must be recited not less than ten kingship verses, ten remembrance verses, and ten shofar verses, but one who said seven of all of them has fulfilled his obligation, these corresponding to seven firmaments. R'Johanan B'Nuri said: The lowest number one should say is seven,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Obviously this means seven altogether in each set.');">³⁹</span> but if he said [even] three of them he has fulfilled his obligation, these corresponding to the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings, or, as others report, to Priests, Levites, and lay Israelites'. R'Huna said in the name of Samuel: Th halachah is as laid down by R'Johanan B'Nuri. <big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>NO MENTION IS MADE OF KINGSHIP, REMEMBRANCE AND SHOFAR VERSES THAT SIGNIFY PUNISHMENT. IT IS PROPER TO BEGIN WITH THE TORAH<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Pentateuch.');">⁴⁰</span> AND CONCLUDE WITH THE PROPHETS. R'JOSE SAID: IF ONE CONCLUDES WITH THE TORAH HE HAS FULFILLED HIS OBLIGATION.

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