2 Samuel 19:43
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43Then the men of 19:43 I.e. the ten tribes of the north.Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten [tribes’] shares in the king, and we have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt and ignore us [by rushing ahead]? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” 19:43 This tribal dispute led to the revolt of Sheba.But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.