2 Samuel 20:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

And there

2 Samuel 19:41

Psalm 34:19

We have

General references

Proverbs 17:11

Proverbs 26:21

Mark 3:24

Bible References

And there

Suddenly, all the men of Israel came to the king. They asked him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and transport the king and his household across the Jordan, along with all of David’s men?”

Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.

We have

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah: “We have 10 shares in the king, so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

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,

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive, asking, “How do you advise me to respond to these people?”

“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us!’

General references

An evil man seeks only rebellion;
a cruel messenger

will be sent against him.

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.