▁were ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁when ▁they ▁entered ▁the ▁land : ▁( 1 ) ▁the ▁command ment ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁king , ▁( 2 ) ▁the ▁command ment ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁bl ot ▁out ▁Ama lek , ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁the ▁command ment ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁Temple ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁Rab bi ▁Ne hor ai , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁said ▁that ▁ ▁did ▁not ▁command ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁to ▁choose ▁a ▁king , ▁but ▁was ▁spoken ▁only ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ites ’ ▁future ▁compla ints , ▁as ▁ ▁says , ▁" And ▁( you ) ▁shall ▁say , ▁‘ I ▁will ▁set ▁a ▁king ▁over ▁me .’ " ▁ ▁In ▁medieval ▁Jewish ▁interpretation ▁The ▁par ash ah ▁is ▁discussed ▁in ▁these ▁medieval ▁Jewish ▁sources : ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 2 ▁Abraham ▁ibn ▁Ez ra ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁command ment ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁return ▁lost ▁property ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁portion ▁that ▁begins ▁in ▁ ▁“ When ▁you ▁go ▁forth ▁to ▁battle ” ▁( , ▁ki ▁t et ze ▁la - mil ch am ah ), ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁the ▁duty ▁to ▁return ▁lost ▁property ▁applies ▁even ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁Reading ▁ ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁person ▁sees ▁a ▁lost ▁object ▁and ▁the ▁person ' s ▁father ▁says ▁not ▁to ▁return ▁it , ▁the ▁person ▁should ▁return ▁it ▁instead ▁of ▁obey ing ▁the ▁person ' s ▁father . ▁ ▁For ▁by ▁obey