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.

Bible References

And there

2 Samuel 19:41
Not long afterward, all the men of Israel started coming to the king, complaining to him, "Why did our relatives in Judah's army sneak you away, taking the king and his household over the Jordan River, along with David's army?"
Psalm 34:19
A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all.

We have

2 Samuel 19:43
But the men from Israel answered the men from Judah: "We represent ten of the tribes of Israel! So we have more right to David than you do! Why haven't you taken us seriously? Weren't we the first to talk about bringing back our king?" But what the people of Judah had to say was harsher than what the people of Israel were saying.
1 Kings 12:16
When all of Israel saw that the king wasn't listening to them, the people responded to the king's message, "What's the point in following David? We have no inheritance in the descendants of Jesse. Let's go home, Israel! David, take care of your own household!' So Israel left for home.
2 Chronicles 10:6
while King Rehoboam conferred with his advisors who had worked with his father Solomon during his administration. He asked them, "What is your advice as to what response I should return to these people?"
Luke 19:14
But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation to follow him and to announce, "We don't want this man to rule over us!'

General references

Proverbs 17:11
A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.
Proverbs 26:21
Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.
Mark 3:24
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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