Thussaysthe LORD,"You shall not goup or fightagainstyour relatives;returneverymanto his house,for thisthingis from Me."'" So they listenedto the wordsof the LORDand returnedfrom goingagainstJeroboam.
So Abramsaidto Lot,"Pleaselet there be nostrifebetweenyou and me, nor betweenmy herdsmenand your herdsmen,for we are brothers.
"As for you, you meantevilagainstme, [but] Godmeantit for goodin orderto bringaboutthispresentresult, to preservemanypeoplealive.
Then Abnercalledto Joaband said,"Shall the sworddevourforever?Do you not knowthat it will be bitterin the end?Howlongwill you refrainfrom tellingthe peopleto turnbackfrom followingtheir brothers?"
Then a crypassedthroughoutthe armyclose to sunset,saying,"Everymanto his cityand everymanto his country."
"Speakto Rehoboamthe sonof Solomon,kingof Judah,and to allIsraelin Judahand Benjamin,saying,
The counselof the LORDstandsforever,The plansof His heartfrom generationto generation.
They have setup kings,but not by Me; They have appointedprinces,but I did not know[it]. With their silverand goldthey have madeidolsfor themselves, That they might be cutoff.
"On the followingdayhe appearedto them as they were fighting together,and he tried to reconcilethem in peace,saying,'Men,you are brethren,whydo you injureone another?'
Let love of the brethrencontinue.
To sumup, allof you be harmonious,sympathetic,brotherly,kindhearted,and humble in spirit;
