“ War of free choice - Some wars are required, such as the biblical order to destroy Amalek, but wars that are not required must be declared by a Sanhedrin, not simply by the king or priest or smaller court. ”

“ He can break through to build a road, and there is no protest. The king's road has no measure. And everything that the nation plunders, they place in front of him, and he takes the first portion. "He cannot amass too many wives" (Deuteronomy 17:17) , only 18. Rabbi Yehuda says, he can amass more, until they would turn his heart. Rabbi Shimon says, even if only one would turn his heart, he cannot marry her. ”