(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."

3. “Then, to the place which HASHEM your God shall choose to invest with His Name there, there shall you bring . . . (Dt.12:11). Why does the verse repeat, there, there? Because two partitioned areas were there: a partitioned area [within the Courtyard] for [Priests to eat] the Most-Holy offerings⁶³ and a partitioned area [within Jerusalem’s walls], for [common Israelites to eat] the Lesser-Holy offerings.⁶⁴

footnotes: ⁶³ Such as the Purification-offering of the New Moon and Festivals (e.g M. Zev.5:3). ⁶⁴ Such as, e.g., the Firstling, Second-tithe, and the Passover (M .Zev.5:7).