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2 Samuel 19:41-43
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 19:41-43
Contemporary English Version
41 The soldiers from Israel came to him and said, “Why did our relatives from Judah secretly take you and your family and your soldiers across the Jordan?”
42 The people of Judah answered, “Why are you so angry? We are the king's relatives. He didn't give us any food, and we didn't take anything for ourselves!”
43 Those from Israel said, “King David belongs to us ten times more than he belongs to you.[a] Why didn't you think we were good enough to help you? After all, we were the first ones to think of bringing him back!”
The people of Judah argued more strongly than the people of Israel.
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- 19.43 King David … you: In this verse “Israel” stands for the ten northern tribes and does not include the tribe of Judah in the south.
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