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

And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, “Why had our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king and his household and all David’s men with him over the Jordan?”

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord

delivers him out of them all.

We have

But the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “

We have ten parts in the king, therefore we also have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt? Was it not our advice first to bring back our king?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.

When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying,
“What portion do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;

To your tents, O Israel!

Now look after your own house, David!”
So Israel departed to their tents.

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you counsel me to answer this people?”

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

General references

A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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