1 Kings 12:16

Good News Translation

When the people saw that the king would not listen to them, they shouted, “Down with David and his family! What have they ever done for us? People of Israel, let's go home! Let Rehoboam look out for himself!” So the people of Israel rebelled,

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:13

A messenger reported to David, “The Israelites are pledging their loyalty to Absalom.”

2 Samuel 16:11

And David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “My own son is trying to kill me; so why should you be surprised at this Benjaminite? The Lord told him to curse; so leave him alone and let him do it.

2 Samuel 20:1

There happened to be in Gilgal a worthless character named Sheba son of Bikri, of the tribe of Benjamin. He blew the trumpet and called out, “Down with David! We won't follow him! Men of Israel, let's go home!”

1 Kings 11:11

and said to him, “Because you have deliberately broken your covenant with me and disobeyed my commands, I promise that I will take the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your officials.

1 Kings 11:13

And I will not take the whole kingdom away from him; instead, I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have made my own.”

1 Kings 11:34

But I will not take the whole kingdom away from Solomon, and I will keep him in power as long as he lives. This I will do for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose and who obeyed my laws and commands.

1 Kings 11:35

I will take the kingdom away from Solomon's son and will give you ten tribes,

1 Kings 11:36

but I will let Solomon's son keep one tribe, so that I will always have a descendant of my servant David ruling in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as the place where I am worshiped.

1 Kings 11:39

Because of Solomon's sin I will punish the descendants of David, but not for all time.’”

1 Kings 22:17

Micaiah answered, “I can see the army of Israel scattered over the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These men have no leader; let them go home in peace.’”

1 Kings 22:36

Near sunset the order went out through the Israelite ranks: “Each of you go back to your own country and city!”

2 Chronicles 10:16

When the people saw that the king would not listen to them, they shouted, “Down with David and his family! What have they ever done for us? People of Israel, let's go home! Let Rehoboam look out for himself!” So the people of Israel rebelled,

Psalm 132:17

Here I will make one of David's descendants a great king; here I will preserve the rule of my chosen king.

Psalm 76:10

Human anger only results in more praise for you; those who survive the wars will keep your festivals.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer quiets anger, but a harsh one stirs it up.

Isaiah 7:17

“The Lord is going to bring on you, on your people, and on the whole royal family, days of trouble worse than any that have come since the kingdom of Israel separated from Judah—he is going to bring the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 7:2

When word reached the king of Judah that the armies of Syria were already in the territory of Israel, he and all his people were so terrified that they trembled like trees shaking in the wind.

Jeremiah 33:21

In the same way I have made a covenant with my servant David that he would always have a descendant to be king, and I have made a covenant with the priests from the tribe of Levi that they would always serve me; and those covenants can never be broken.

Ezekiel 37:16

“Mortal man,” he said, “take a wooden stick and write on it the words, ‘The kingdom of Judah.’ Then take another stick and write on it the words, ‘The kingdom of Israel.’

Mark 3:24

If a country divides itself into groups which fight each other, that country will fall apart.

Luke 19:14

Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.’

Luke 19:27

Now, as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and kill them in my presence!’”

John 13:8

Peter declared, “Never at any time will you wash my feet!” “If I do not wash your feet,” Jesus answered, “you will no longer be my disciple.”

Judges 8:35

They were not grateful to the family of Gideon for all the good that he had done for Israel.

Judges 9:28

Gaal said, “What kind of men are we in Shechem? Why are we serving Abimelech? Who is he, anyway? The son of Gideon! And Zebul takes orders from him, but why should we serve him? Be loyal to your ancestor Hamor, who founded your clan!