וַיָּבֹא֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔יד וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִֽי־אֲנִ֞י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ וּמִ֣י בֵיתִ֔י כִּ֥י הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי עַד־הֲלֹֽם׃
Le roi David alla se mettre en présence du Seigneur et il dit: "Qui suis-je, Seigneur Dieu, et qu’est-ce que ma famille, pour que tu m’aies amené jusqu’ici?
Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars
Should one of the king’s relatives die, the king must not pass the threshold of his palace11Or, chambers.. When he is being comforted12With the mourner’s meal., the entire nation sits on the ground and he sits on an ottoman13Or, footstool.. If he was a descendent of David, he may sit in the Courtyard (Azaroh) of the Temple since only kings from the House of David may sit in the Temple Courtyard, as it says, “And King David came, and he sat before G-d” (II Samuel 7:18, I Chronicles 17:16).