[Avodah] Questions about mechiyas amalek

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 05/09/17 04:59, Marty Bluke via Avodah wrote:
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> 2. Why did no King after Shaul attempt to fulfill this Mitzva? Both 
> David and Shlomo certainly had the power to do so and yet they never 
> attempted to wipe out Amalek, nor did any other king, why not?

David did; Yoav killed all the males but didn't know that the females 
must be killed as well.  Your question of how Agag's descendants, 
conceived the night before he was killed, managed to become so numerous 
so quickly applies here too.

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