2 Samuel 19:43

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:14

And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; so that they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.”

2 Samuel 19:9

And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, and saved us from the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom.

2 Samuel 20:1

Now there happened to be there a worthless fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!”

2 Samuel 20:6

And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom; take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and cause us trouble.”

2 Samuel 5:1

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh.

1 Kings 12:16

And when all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel departed to their tents.

Proverbs 13:10

By insolence the heedless make strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 18:19

A brother helped is like a strong city, but quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

Romans 12:21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Galatians 5:15

But if you bite and devour one another take heed that you are not consumed by one another.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit,

Galatians 5:26

Let us have no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one another.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves.

James 1:20

for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.

Judges 8:1

And the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight with Midian?” And they upbraided him violently.

Judges 9:23

And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech;