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The title phrase, which appears in the lead sentence in the current chapter, innocent as it may appear, is fraught with religious significance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus would R. Yehudah say: Israel was instructed [to perform] three mitzvot when they entered the land [of Israel]\u2014to appoint a king, to eradicate the seed of Amalek, and to build themselves the Chosen House [i.e., the Temple]. (Sanhedrin 20b)<\/span><\/p>\n

Curiously, a literary link connects all three of these commandments: they are all accompanied by the phrase \u201cfrom their enemies all around.\u201d In Deut. 12:10, it precedes \u201cto the place in which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell, there you shall bring all that I command you;\u201d in Deut. 25:19, it is followed by \u201dyou shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky;\u201d and in 1 Samuel 12:11, it is an integral part of Samuel\u2019s address in response to the people\u2019s demand for a king.<\/span><\/p>\n

This phrase also makes a cameo appearance at other critical moments. In Joshua 23:1, it introduces his valedictory speech as he prepared to exit from the political stage; in Judges 2:14, the recurring theme of crime, punishment, and deliverance is described as \u201cHe gave them over into the hands of their enemies round about;\u201d in Judges 8:34, after the death of Gideon, the people\u2019s ingratitude is expressed in terms of abandoning God \u201cwho had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;\u201d and in 2 Chronicles 15:15, the people rejoice in the oath administered to them by King Azaryah, because it indicates that God \u201cwas fond of them and gave them rest round about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, it introduces David\u2019s unrequited desire to build the Temple. God withheld that privilege from him, but promised that it would be accomplished by a descendant: \u201cHe shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever\u201d (13). 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