This section is named שש מעלות לכסא.

Commandment 491 provides for judges to be appointed in every community, for the Torah writes (16,18): "You shall appoint magistrates and law enforcement officers for your tribes in all the settlements, etc."

Commandment 492 prohibits the planting of a tree in any part of the Temple precincts. The Torah states (16,21): "You shall not plant for yourself an Ashera or any tree near the altar of the Lord your G–d."

Commandment 493 prohibits the erecting of a stone pillar anywhere. The Torah writes (16,22): "Do not erect for yourself a stone pillar."

Commandment 494 prohibits the offering as a sacrifice of an animal which suffers from a temporary blemish. The Torah (17,1) writes: "You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your G–d an ox or sheep that has any defect."

Commandment 495 directs that one must obey the ruling of any properly appointed Sanhedrin (Supreme Court). The Torah (17,11) writes: "You shall act in accordance with the instructions they will give you based on the Torah."

Commandment 496 enjoins us (especially a dissenting judge) not to defy the judgment pronounced by the Sanhedrin. The Torah (17,11) writes: "You must not deviate from the judgment which they tell you either to the right or to the left."

Commandment 497 provides for the appointment of a king. The Torah (17,15) states: "You shall surely set a king over yourself, a Jewish one."

Commandment 498 prohibits the appointment of a non-Jewish king. The Torah (17,15) writes: "You must not set a foreigner over you."

Commandment 499 enjoins the king not to amass too many horses.

Commandment 500 prohibits the king from marrying more than eighteen wives. The Torah (17,17) states: "He must not have too many wives."

Commandment 501 enjoins the king not to amass too much material wealth. The Torah (17,17) writes: "He shall not amass silver and gold to excess."

Commandment 502 forbids the king to return to Egypt to live there. The Torah (17,16) states: "He must not lead the people back to Egypt."

Commandment 503 directs the king to write a Torah scroll for himself even if he already owns one.

Commandment 504 legislates that the entire tribe of Levi shall not participate in the distribution of the land of Israel to the various tribes at the time the land will be conquered. The Torah (18,1) writes: "The levitical priests, the whole tribe, shall not have a share in the territorial portions with Israel."

Commandment 505 provides that the Levites will not receive part of the land like the other tribes, but be allocated certain cities instead. The Torah (18,2) states: "The Levite shall not inherit amidst his brethren."

Commandment 506 directs that the priests be given the shoulder, the cheeks and the stomach (of any animal slaughtered for private consumption). The Torah so directs in 18,3.

Commandment 507 directs the farmers to set aside a Terumah Gedolah for the priests because the Torah (18,4) writes: "You shall also give him the first fruits of your new grain."

Commandment 508 directs that the first shearing of the farmer's flock be given to the priests. The Torah (18,4) writes: "The first shearing of your flocks."

Commandment 509 instructs that on festivals all priests performing service in the Temple shall share on an equal footing. The Torah (18,8) writes: "They shall receive equal shares of the dues."

Commandment 510 forbids the practice of consulting augurs. The Torah (18,10) states: "There shall not be found amongst you an augur."

Commandment 511 forbids the consulting or whispering to snakes, etc. The Torah (18,10) forbids this specifically.

Commandment 512 forbids consulting sorcerers.

Commandment 513 forbids consulting the dead.

Commandment 514 forbids consulting oracles called Ov.

Commandment 515 forbids consulting oracles known as Yidoni.

Commandment 516 directs that we must listen to the voice of a true prophet. The Torah (18,18) writes: "I will raise up a prophet amongst them."

Commandment 517 forbids a false prophet from voicing his supposed message. The Torah (18,20) writes: "He who will predict something in My Name which I have not instructed him"--that prophet shall die."

Commandment 518 forbids prophesying in the name of other gods. The Torah (18,20) writes: "Whoever speaks in the name of other gods--that prophet shall die."

Commandment 519 warns not to be afraid to execute a false prophet. The Torah (18,22) states: "Do not be afraid of him."

Commandment 520 provides for the establishment of cities of refuge and the way to them. The Torah (19,3) writes: "You shall survey the distances, etc."

Commandment 521 warns against extending pity to convicted murderers and other criminals. The Torah (19,13) states: "Do not show him pity; thus you will purge Israel of the blood of the innocent, and it will go well with you."

Commandment 522 prohibits the moving of your neighbour's landmarks, meaning that one must not steal land. The Torah (19,14) writes: "You shall not move your countryman's landmarks."

Commandment 523 forbids convicting an accused on the basis of the testimony of a single witness. The Torah (19,15) writes: "A single witness must not validate against a person."

Commandment 524 directs that witnesses who framed someone be punished with the punishment that would have been meted out to their prospective victim had they not been found out in time.

Commandment 525 provides for the anointment of a priest to address the troops prior to their going into battle.

Commandment 526 legislates against displaying fear of an enemy in battle.

Commandment 527 directs that we must offer a peaceful alternative to our enemies in the event of a "permissible war," i.e. a war not involving defence of the borders of the Holy Land. The Torah (20,12) describes both alternatives.

Commandment 528 enjoins us not to allow any of the seven Canaanite nations which do not emigrate to survive, The Torah (20,16) directs: "Do not allow any soul to survive."

Commandment 529 forbids the cutting down of fruit-bearing trees of the enemy during a siege, or even when there is no siege. Destruction of food is generally prohibited.

Commandment 530 directs that the heifer which has to be killed in atonement for murder committed by persons unknown be dealt with in the prescribed manner in the wadi.

Commandment 531 prohibits cultivating this wadi ever again.