Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
And there happened to be there a man of Belial named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a ram's horn and said, We have no part in David, neither do we have any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, O, Israel!
1 Kings 12:16
And all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, and the people answered the king, saying, What part do we have in David? Yea, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to your house, O David! And Israel went to its tents.
Ten parts
2 Samuel 5:1
And all the tribes of Israel came to David, to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Proverbs 13:10
Only by pride comes argument, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
Our advice
2 Samuel 19:9
And it happened, all the people quarreled throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines. And now he has fled out of the land from Absalom.
Galatians 5:20
idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, fightings, jealousies, angers, rivalries, divisions, heresies,
Philippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
General references
Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness, lest you also be like him.