The King Defends His Beloved Pauper Against the Jealous Court

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 120:2

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"And behold, the LORD stood over him" (Genesis 28:13). A parable: to a poor man whom the king loved, and who would come and go in the palace without permission. The members of the palace were jealous and sought to kill him. The king said to them, "I stand over him." So the Holy One, blessed be He, heard the princes of the kingdoms who were saying, "This one is destined to inherit the world and to remove the kingdoms; let us kill him." Immediately, "And behold, the LORD stood over him."

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