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Summary
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
We have
Ten parts
Our advice
General references
Bible References
We have
2 Samuel 20:1
Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted:
We have no portion in David,
no inheritance in Jesse’s son.
Each man to his tent, Israel!
no inheritance in Jesse’s son.
Each man to his tent, Israel!
1 Kings 12:16
When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered him:
What portion do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
Israel, return to your tents;
David, now look after your own house!
So Israel went to their tents,
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
Israel, return to your tents;
David, now look after your own house!
So Israel went to their tents,
Ten parts
2 Samuel 5:1
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
Proverbs 13:10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
Our advice
2 Samuel 19:9
All the people among all the tribes of Israel were arguing: “The king delivered us from the grasp of our enemies, and he rescued us from the grasp of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
Galatians 5:20
idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
General references
Proverbs 26:4 Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness
or you’ll be like him yourself.
or you’ll be like him yourself.