Reference for Sanhedrin 40:8
וכן היה רבי יהודה אומר ג' מצות נצטוו ישראל בכניסתן לארץ להעמיד להם מלך ולהכרית זרעו של עמלק ולבנות להם בית הבחירה
A voluntary war may be declared only by the permission of a court of seventy-one? — As the Tanna deals with all matters pertaining to the king, he also states [the law] concerning the declaration of a voluntary war. Rab Judah said in Samuel's name: All that is set out in the chapter [dealing with the actions] of a king,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Sam. VIII. ');"><sup>11</sup></span>
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