2 Samuel 19:43 (KJV)

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And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said We have ten parts in the king and we have also more right in David than ye why then did ye despise us that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel

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We have. 2Sa 20:1 2Sa 20:6 1Ki 12:16

ten parts. 2Sa 5:1 Pr 13:10

despise us. Heb. set us at light. our advice. 2Sa 19:9 2Sa 19:14 Ga 5:20 Ga 5:26 Php 2:3

the words. Re 7:1 Re 10:2 Re 12:1-6 Pr 15:1 Pr 17:14 Pr 18:19 Ro 12:21 Ga 5:15 Ga 5:20 Jas 1:20 Jas 3:2-10 Jas 3:14-16 Jas 4:1-5

Whatever value or respect the men of Israel at this time professed for their king, they would not have quarrelled so fiercely about their own credit and interest in recalling him, if they had been truly sorry for their former rebellion.

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