משנה: מֶלֶךְ לֹא דָן וְלֹא דָנִין אוֹתוֹ לֹא מֵעִיד וְלֹא מֵעִידִין אוֹתוֹ לֹא חוֹלֵץ וְלֹא חוֹלְצִין אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ לֹא מְיַיבֵּם וְלֹא מְיַיבְּמִין אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר אִם רָצָה לַחֲלוֹץ וּלְיַבֵּם זָכוּר לְטוֹב. אָמְרוּ לוֹ אִם רָצָה אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ. וְאֵין נוֹשְׂאִין אֶת אַלְמְנָתוֹ. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר. נוֹשֵׂא הוּא הַמֶּלֶךְ אַלְמְנָתוֹ שֶׁל מֶלֶךְ. שֶׁכֵּן מָצִינוּ בְדָוִד שֶׁנָּשָׂא אַלְמְנָתוּ שֶׁל שָׁאוּל שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וָאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אֶת בֵּית אֲדֹנֶיךָ וְאֶת נְשֵׁי אֲדֹנֶךָ בְּחֵיקֶךָ:
MISHNAH: The king does not judge, nor may one judge him; he does not testify, nor may one testify against him; he does not give ḥalîṣah, nor does one give ḥalîṣah to his wife. He does not marry in levirate, nor may one marry his wife in levirate. Rebbi Jehudah says, if he wants to give ḥalîṣah or marry in levirate, let his good deeds be remembered. They told him, even if he wants to, one does not listen to him. One may not marry his widow; Rebbi Jehudah says, a king may marry a king’s widow, since we find that David married Saul’s widow, as it is said: I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives on your breast.