2 Samuel 20:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bichri, but the men of Judah from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem remained loyal to their king.

Cross References

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.

2 Chronicles 10:17

But as for the Israelites living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

2 Samuel 19:15

Then the king returned. When he arrived at the Jordan, Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and escort him across the Jordan.

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted: We have no portion in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Each man to his tent,  Israel!

2 Samuel 20:3

When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and placed them under guard.  He provided for them, but he was not intimate with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.

2 Samuel 20:21

That is not the case. There is a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, who has rebelled against King David. Deliver this one man, and I will withdraw from the city.’ The woman replied to Joab, ‘Watch! His head will be thrown over the wall to you.’

1 Kings 12:20

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back,  they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel.  No one followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.