2 Samuel 19:43

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2 Samuel 19:43 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. (NASB ©1995)

2 Samuel 5:1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

1 Kings 11:30 Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.

1 Kings 11:31 He said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes (NASB ©1995)

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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 2Sa 20:1,6 1Ki 12:16

ten parts 2Sa 5:1 Pr 13:10

despise us [heb] set us at light
our advice 2Sa 19:9,14 Ga 5:20,26 Php 2:3

the words Jud 8:1 9:23 12:1-6 Pr 15:1 17:14 18:19 Ro 12:21 Ga 5:15,20 Jas 1:20 3:2-10,14-16 4:1-5

Whatever value or respect the men of Israel at this time professed for their king, they would not have quarrelled so fiercely about their own credit and interest in recalling him, if they had been truly sorry for their former rebellion.

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Advice Besides Birth Bring Bringing Claim Contempt David Despise Esteemed Fiercer Getting Greater Harsher Harshly Judah Lightly Nothing Order Responded Shares Sharper Slight Speak Suggestions Ten Treat Violent Wherefore Yet

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