(Devarim 12:10) "And you will cross the Jordan and you will dwell in the land … (11) and the place that the L-rd your G-d will choose, etc." R. Yehudah says: Three mitzvoth were commanded to Israel upon their entrance to the land: to appoint a king over them, to build the Temple, and to cut off the seed of Amalek,
and I would not know which takes precedence; it is, therefore, written (Shemoth 17:16) "For a hand upon the throne of the L-rd: The L-rd shall war against Amalek." When the king sits upon the throne of the L-rd, cut off the seed of Amalek. And whence is it derived that "the throne of the L-rd" refers to the king? From (I Chronicles 29:23) "And Solomon sat on the throne of the L-rd as a king."
And I still would not know which preceded — the building of the Temple or the cutting off of the seed of Amalek? It is, therefore, written (Devarim, Ibid.) "… and you will dwell in the land that the L-rd your G-d causes you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all of your foes roundabout and you will dwell secure (only then) (11) the place that the L-rd your G-d shall choose (i.e., the Temple) etc." And it is written (II Samuel 7:1-2) "And it was, when the king (David) dwelt in his house and the L-rd had given him rest roundabout from all of his foes, that the king said to Nathan the prophet: See now, I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of G-d dwells within the curtain, etc."
(דברים יב י) וַעֲבַרְתֶּם אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן וִישַׁבְתֶּם בָּאָרֶץ, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: שָׁלֹשׁ מִצְווֹת נִצְטַוּוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשָׁעַת כְּנִיסָתָם לָאָרֶץ: לְמַנּוֹת לָהֶם מֶלֶךְ, לִבְנוֹת לָהֶם בֵּית הַבְּחִירָה וּלְהַכְרִית זֶרַע עֲמָלֵק.
(Devarim 12:10) "And you will cross the Jordan and you will dwell in the land … (11) and the place that the L-rd your G-d will choose, etc." R. Yehudah says: Three mitzvoth were commanded to Israel upon their entrance to the land: to appoint a king over them, to build the Temple, and to cut off the seed of Amalek,
אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵיזֶה יִקְדוֹם: אִם לְמַנּוֹת לָהֶם מֶלֶךְ, אִם לִבְנוֹת לָהֶם בֵּית הַבְּחִירָה אִם לְהַכְרִית זֶרַע עֲמָלֵק? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר (שמות יז טז): ״וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי יָד עַל כֵּס יָהּ מִלְחָמָה לַה׳ בַּעֲמָלֵק״ – מִשֶּׁיָּשַׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל כִּסֵּא ה׳ אַתָּה מַכְרִית זֶרַע עֲמָלֵק. וּמִנַּיִן שֶׁכִּסֵּא ה׳ זֶה הַמֶּלֶךְ? שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברי הימים א כט כג): ״וַיֵּשֶׁב שְׁלֹמֹה עַל כִּסֵּא ה׳ לְמֶלֶךְ״.
and I would not know which takes precedence; it is, therefore, written (Shemoth 17:16) "For a hand upon the throne of the L-rd: The L-rd shall war against Amalek." When the king sits upon the throne of the L-rd, cut off the seed of Amalek. And whence is it derived that "the throne of the L-rd" refers to the king? From (I Chronicles 29:23) "And Solomon sat on the throne of the L-rd as a king."
וַעֲדַיִן אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵיזֶה יִקְדּוֹם: אִם לִבְנוֹת לָהֶם בֵּית הַבְּחִירָה אִם לְהַכְרִית זֶרַע עֲמָלֵק? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: אֲשֶׁר ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מַנְחִיל אֶתְכֶם, וְאוֹמֵר (שמואל ב ז א-ב): ״וַיְהִי כִּי יָשַׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּבֵיתוֹ וַה׳ הֵנִיחַ לוֹ מִסָּבִיב״, וְאוֹמֵר: ״וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל נָתָן רְאֵה נָא אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּבֵית אֲרָזִים וַאֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים יֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ הַיְרִיעָה״.
And I still would not know which preceded — the building of the Temple or the cutting off of the seed of Amalek? It is, therefore, written (Devarim, Ibid.) "… and you will dwell in the land that the L-rd your G-d causes you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all of your foes roundabout and you will dwell secure (only then) (11) the place that the L-rd your G-d shall choose (i.e., the Temple) etc." And it is written (II Samuel 7:1-2) "And it was, when the king (David) dwelt in his house and the L-rd had given him rest roundabout from all of his foes, that the king said to Nathan the prophet: See now, I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of G-d dwells within the curtain, etc."
(דברים יב יא) וְהָיָה הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם שָׁמָּה תָבִיאוּ, שָׁם שָׁמָּה, הָיוּ שָׁם שְׁתֵּי מְחִצּוֹת: מְחִצָּה לְקָדְשֵׁי הַקֳּדָשִׁים – וּמְחִצָּה לְקָדָשִׁים קַלִּים. (דברים יב יא)