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2 Samuel 19:43

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The Israelites replied, “We have ten times as many claims on King David as you have, even if he is one of you. Why do you look down on us? Don't forget that we were the first to talk about bringing the king back!” But the men of Judah were more violent in making their claims than the men of Israel.

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David's words won the complete loyalty of all the men of Judah, and they sent him word to return with all his officials.

All over the country they started quarreling among themselves. “King David saved us from our enemies,” they said to one another. “He rescued us from the Philistines, but now he has fled from Absalom and left the country.

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!”

So the king said to Abishai, “Sheba will give us more trouble than Absalom. Take my men and go after him, or else he may occupy some fortified towns and escape from us.”

Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and said to him, “We are your own flesh and blood.

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,

Arrogance causes nothing but trouble. It is wiser to ask for advice.

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

The start of an argument is like the first break in a dam; stop it before it goes any further.

Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.

Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.

But if you act like wild animals, hurting and harming each other, then watch out, or you will completely destroy one another.

in worship of idols and witchcraft. People become enemies and they fight; they become jealous, angry, and ambitious. They separate into parties and groups;

We must not be proud or irritate one another or be jealous of one another.

Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.

Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose.

Then the people of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why didn't you call us when you went to fight the Midianites? Why did you treat us like this?” They complained bitterly about it.

Then God made Abimelech and the men of Shechem hostile to each other, and they rebelled against Abimelech.




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