Reference for Avodah Zarah 87:18

(מלכים א א, ה) ואדניה בן חגית מתנשא לאמר אני אמלוך אמר רב יהודה אמר רב שמתנשא להולמו ולא הולמתו

Rav Judah said in the name of Rav: It was a testimony to the house of David that whoever was fit for the throne [the crown] would fit him, but anyone who was not fit for the throne, the crown would not fit him.

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