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Shimon ben Shataḥ turned to his right. The judges forced their faces to the ground out of fear and said nothing. He turned to his left, and they forced their faces to the ground and said nothing. Shimon ben Shataḥ said to them: You are masters of thoughts, enjoying your private thoughts, and not s
The Mishnah teaches that the king does not perform ḥalitza with his brother’s widow and his brother does not perform ḥalitza with his wife, and R' Yehuda says that he may do so if he wishes. The Talmud challenges R' Yehuda’s opinion: Is that so? But doesn’t Rav Ashi say: Even according to the one wh
The Mishnah teaches: And no one may marry the king’s widow, and R' Yehuda says that a king may marry another king’s widow, as proven by King David, who was promised with regard to King Saul after his death: “And I have given you the house of your master and the wives of your master” (II Samuel 12:8)
The Talmud relates a discussion about David’s marriage to Merab and Michal from a baraita (Tosefta, Sota 11:9): R' Yosei’s students asked him: How did David marry two sisters while they were both alive? R' Yosei said to them: He married Michal only after the death of Merab, which is permitted. R'
The Talmud asks: What is the biblical derivation here? How does R' Yehoshua ben Korḥa learn from this verse that King David’s betrothal to Merab was in error? Rav Pappa says: In the verse, David indicates: Michal is my wife but Merab is not my wife.