1 Kings 12:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

What portion

2 Samuel 20:1

2 Chronicles 10:16

To your tents

1 Kings 22:17

Now see

So israel

Judges 8:35

2 Samuel 15:13

2 Samuel 16:11

General references

Proverbs 26:4

Hosea 13:11

Mark 3:24

Bible References

What portion

And there happened to be an unthrifty fellow named Sheba, the son of Bichri a man of Benjamin which blew a trumpet and said, "We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Jesse, O Israel.

And when all Israel saw that the king would not hear them, the people answered the king, saying, "What part have we with David or inheritance with the son of Jesse? Let every man of Israel go to his tent. And now, David, see to thine own house!" And thereupon all Israel gat them to their tents,

To your tents

Then he said, "I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have no shepherds. And the LORD said, 'Those have no master; let them return, every man to his house in peace.'"

Now see

Howbeit I will not take away all: but will give one tribe to thy son, because of David my servant and because of Jerusalem which I have chosen."

But my mercy will I not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put down before thee.

W hy did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things?

The fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise; and the fierceness of them shalt thou refrain.

His seed also will I make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

There shall I make the horn of David to flourish; I have ordained a lantern for mine anointed.

Now when the house of David - that is Ahaz - heard word thereof, that Syria and Ephraim were confederate together: His heart quaked, yea and the hearts also of his people, like as a tree in the field that is moved with the wind.

For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. Upon his shoulders shall the kingdom lie, and he shall be called with his own name, "Wonderful, the giver of counsel, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace."

"Behold, the time cometh, sayeth the LORD, that I will raise up the righteous Branch of David, which shall bear rule, and discuss matters with wisdom, and shall set up equity and righteousness again in the earth.

Behold, the days will come saith the LORD, that I will stir up unto David a righteous branch, and he shall reign a king, and shall be wise, and shall do equity and justice in the earth.

But his citizens hated him, and sent messengers after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us.'

So israel

Neither showed they mercy on the house of Jerubbaal, otherwise called Gideon, according to all the goodness which he showed them.

And there came a messenger to David and said, "The hearts of the men of Israel are to follow Absalom."

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, "Behold, my son which came out of mine own bowels seeketh my life. How much more may this son of Benjamin do it? Suffer him therefore to curse, for the LORD hath bidden him.

General references

Give not the fool an answer after his foolishness, lest thou become like unto him;

Well, I gave thee a king in my wrath, and in my displeasure will I take him from thee again.

For if a realm be divided against itself, that realm cannot endure.