2 Samuel 19:43 meaning and explanation
“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.
2 Samuel 19:43, Berean Standard Bible
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The returned king is being escorted home after Absalom's rebellion. The men of Israel, meaning the northern tribes, protest that Judah alone brought David across the Jordan.
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