2 Samuel 20:2 KJV
So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 19:41-43 KJV
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
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.
When David returns to Jerusalem after having defeated Absalom's revolt with the ten tribes of Israel he returns with his brethren of the tribe of Judah. This thing upsets the people of Israel. They claim that they have as much reason to have wanted to welcome him home and celebrate his return as anyone else. They even claim to have more right to have honored David because there are ten of their tribes compared to Judah’s two. My how they wanted to prove they were loyal to David.
But the true test of loyalty and friendship comes not during the times of victory but during the times of trial. David had every reason in the world not to trust the ten tribes. While he led them as their king without partiality, these ten tribes turned against him every time the chips were down. They eventually rebelled completely against David's successor, Solomon and were decimated by the Lord through the Assyrians.
Over the years I have had many people tell me they loved me they supported me and that they believed me to be a man of God. Many of those were very vocal about it, sending me cards and e-mails and other trinkets to demonstrate their sincerity. Some of the most vocal eventually abandoned me. True friends don't have to keep telling you they are your friends. True friends are there when you need them.
So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 19:41-43 KJV
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
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.
When David returns to Jerusalem after having defeated Absalom's revolt with the ten tribes of Israel he returns with his brethren of the tribe of Judah. This thing upsets the people of Israel. They claim that they have as much reason to have wanted to welcome him home and celebrate his return as anyone else. They even claim to have more right to have honored David because there are ten of their tribes compared to Judah’s two. My how they wanted to prove they were loyal to David.
But the true test of loyalty and friendship comes not during the times of victory but during the times of trial. David had every reason in the world not to trust the ten tribes. While he led them as their king without partiality, these ten tribes turned against him every time the chips were down. They eventually rebelled completely against David's successor, Solomon and were decimated by the Lord through the Assyrians.
Over the years I have had many people tell me they loved me they supported me and that they believed me to be a man of God. Many of those were very vocal about it, sending me cards and e-mails and other trinkets to demonstrate their sincerity. Some of the most vocal eventually abandoned me. True friends don't have to keep telling you they are your friends. True friends are there when you need them.
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