2 Samuel 20:2

New American Bible - revised edition

So all the Israelites left David to follow Sheba, son of Bichri. But the Judahites, from the Jordan to Jerusalem, remained loyal to their king.

Cross References

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart,

Proverbs 17:14

The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; check a quarrel before it bursts forth!

Psalm 62:9

Trust God at all times, my people! Pour out your hearts to God our refuge! Selah

2 Chronicles 10:17

but the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah had Rehoboam as their king.

2 Samuel 19:15

He won the hearts of the Judahites all together, and so they sent a message to the king: “Return, with all your servants.” David and Shimei.

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a scoundrel named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He sounded the horn and cried out, “We have no share in David, nor any heritage in the son of Jesse. Everyone to your tents, O Israel!”

2 Samuel 20:3

David came to his house in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left behind to care for the palace and placed them under guard. He provided for them, but never again saw them. And so they remained shut away to the day of their death, lifelong widows. Amasa’s Death.

2 Samuel 20:21

That is not the case at all. A man from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name is Sheba, son of Bichri, has rebelled against King David. Give him up, just him, and I will withdraw from the city.” Then the woman said to Joab, “His head shall be thrown to you across the wall.”

1 Kings 12:20

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to an assembly and made him king over all Israel. None remained loyal to the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone. Divine Approval.