Sanhedrin: chapter 2
Sanhedrin 18
Covers the special halachic restrictions on a Kohen Gadol -- from mourning to testifying -- and the dispute over whether a reigning king may judge or be judged in court.
Sanhedrin 19
Covers the formal procedures around a king's public appearances and mourning rituals, and the story of King Yannai's trial that established the king's unique legal standing.
Sanhedrin 20
Covers the Mishnah's rulings on royal burial customs, a scriptural ambiguity about a queen's conduct, and the chronology of David's rise to kingship.
Sanhedrin 21
Covers the derivation of the eighteen-wife limit for a king, the halachic status of a captive woman taken in war, and why a king must personally write two Torah scrolls.
Sanhedrin 22
Covers the tradition behind the Torah's script, the halachic honor owed to a king, and a series of teachings on the devastation of losing a spouse.