1 Kings 12:16 meaning and explanation
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
1 Kings 12:16, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the northern tribes answering Rehoboam after he threatened them with a heavier yoke than Solomon's. Their cry echoes Sheba's old rebel shout in 2 Samuel 20, and it renounces the dynasty of David: "portion" and "inheritance" mean they claim no share in David's house.
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