2 Samuel 19:40-43
Lexham English Bible
40 The king went over to Gilgal, and Kimham went over with him. All the people of Judah went over with the king, and half of the people of Israel too. 41 Suddenly, all the men of Israel were coming to the king. They said to the king, “Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen away and brought the king and his household over the Jordan, with all the men of David?” 42 Then all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is my close relative! Why are you this angry over this matter? Have we by any means eaten anything from the king? Did we take by any means anything that was not ours?”[a] 43 Then the people of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “I have ten times as much[b] in the king, moreover in David I have more than you. Why did you treat me with contempt by not giving me first chance[c] to bring back my king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the word of the men of Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 19:42 Literally “By any means did we eat from the king or by any means was it dragged away for us?”
- 2 Samuel 19:43 Literally “ten hands”
- 2 Samuel 19:43 Literally “and my word was not the first”
2 Samuel 19:40-43
New Living Translation
40 The king then crossed over to Gilgal, taking Kimham with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king on his way.
An Argument over the King
41 But all the men of Israel complained to the king, “The men of Judah stole the king and didn’t give us the honor of helping take you, your household, and all your men across the Jordan.”
42 The men of Judah replied, “The king is one of our own kinsmen. Why should this make you angry? We haven’t eaten any of the king’s food or received any special favors!”
43 “But there are ten tribes in Israel,” the others replied. “So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?” The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel.
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