Biblia Todo Logo
Cross References

- Advertisements -




2 Samuel 19:43

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Israelites answered, “We have ten shares in David, so we have more right to David than you do. Why did you ignore us? We were the first ones to talk about bringing our king back.” But the people of Judah replied with words that were even louder and angrier than those of the Israelites.

See the chapter Copy

23 Cross References  

worshiping false gods, taking part in witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, being jealous, angry or selfish, causing people to argue and divide into separate groups,

All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron. They said to David, “Look, we are one family!

Anger does not help you live the way God wants.

In whatever you do, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble, and honor others more than yourselves.

We must not feel proud and boast about ourselves. We must not cause trouble for each other or be jealous of each other.

If you continue hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful, or you will completely destroy each other.

Don’t let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good.

An insulted brother is harder to win back than a city with strong walls. Arguments separate people like the strong bars of a palace gate.

The start of an argument is like a small leak in a dam. Stop it before a big fight breaks out.

A gentle answer makes anger disappear, but a rough answer makes it grow.

Pride causes arguments, but those who listen to others are wise.

The Israelites saw that the new king refused to listen to them, so they said to him, “We are not part of David’s family are we? We don’t get any of Jesse’s land, do we? So, people of Israel, let’s go home and let David’s son rule his own people!” So the Israelites went home.

David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bicri is more dangerous to us than Absalom was. So take my officers and chase Sheba. Hurry before he gets into cities with walls. If he gets into the well-protected cities, we will not be able to get him.”

At that place there was a man named Sheba son of Bicri. Sheba was a worthless troublemaker from the tribe of Benjamin. He blew a trumpet to gather the people together and said, “We have no share in David. We have no part in the son of Jesse. Israel, let’s all go home.”

David touched the hearts of the people of Judah, and they all agreed as one. The people of Judah sent a message to the king, saying, “You and all your officers come back!”

The tribes of Israel began discussing what to do next. They said, “King David saved us from the Philistines and our other enemies. David left the country because he was running away from Absalom.

Abimelech had killed Gideon’s 70 sons—and they were his own brothers. The leaders of Shechem had supported him in doing this evil thing. So God caused trouble between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. And they began planning ways to hurt Abimelech.

The men of Ephraim were angry with Gideon. When they found him, they asked, “Why did you treat us this way? Why didn’t you call us when you went to fight against the Midianites?”




Follow us:

Advertisements


Advertisements