Thus, Sefer Yereim states17:
The mitzvah to eradicate Amalek
is relegated only to the King and not to all Jews. This is seen in the verse,18
"G-d swore by His throne" alluding to the throne of Kingship (i.e.
when there will be a Jewish King) — then "G-d will have war with
Amalek."
Ramban, too, confirms this Halachic
viewpoint3:
When there will be a Jewish King
sitting upon G-d's throne, he will then battle against Amalek ... for every
Jewish King is obligated to battle against Amalek's kin until they are fully decimated.
The Rambam also rules20:
The King wages a mitzvah battle...and
the battle against Amalek.
Sefer HaChinuch (Mitzvah 558) however, writes that this
mitzvah is binding upon the entire Jewish community.
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