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Sifrei on Deuteronomy

Sifrei Devarim 162

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim 17:20) "So that his heart not rise above his brothers": and not (not rise) above idolators.

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"and so that he not turn aside from the mitzvah": even a "slight" mitzvah of a prophet. And thus is it written (I Samuel 13:13) "And Samuel said to Saul: You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the mitzvah, etc." "and so that he not turn aside from the mitzvah, right or left": even if he (seems to be) told that right is left and left is right.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"so that he prolong his days in his kingdom": If he does as is written here, he will be worthy of prolonging days in his kingdom.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"he and his sons": If he dies, his son succeeds him. This tells me only of a king. Whence do I derive (the same for) all of Israel's leaders? From "he and his sons in the midst of Israel" — All who are "in the midst of Israel" are succeeded by their sons.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

R. Chanina b. Gamliel says: It is written (I Kings 3:13) "And also what you (Solomon) did not ask I have granted you — even riches and honor": I have granted you even what is not stipulated in the Torah. Shall I not then grant you what is written in the Torah (i.e., length of days, etc.) Only on condition that you observe the Torah, viz. (Ibid. 14) "If you (Solomon) walk in My ways to keep My statutes and My mitzvoth, as did your father David, then I shall prolong your days," and (Ibid. 9:4) "And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David did, with wholeheartedness and uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, to keep My statutes and My judgments, etc."

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