2 Samuel 19:39-41

Easy-to-Read Version

David Goes Back Home

³⁹ The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him. Barzillai went back home, and the king and all the people went across the river.

⁴⁰ The king crossed the Jordan River to Gilgal. Kimham went with him. All the people of Judah and half the people of Israel led David across the river.

Israelites Argue With the People of Judah

⁴¹ All the Israelites came to the king and said to him, “Why did our brothers, the people of Judah, steal you away? Why did they bring you and your family back across the Jordan River with your men?”