2 Samuel 19:43

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	אִֽישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
answered	וַיַּ֣עַן vai.Ya.'an	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
men	אִ֨ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֜ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Galatians 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
2 Samuel 5:1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
1 Kings 11:30-31 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
James 3:14-16 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James 4:1-5 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Judges 8:1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianite…
Judges 9:23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
Judges 12:1-6 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight again…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:40–end

David came over Jordan attended and assisted only by the men of Judah; but when he had advanced as far as Gilgal, the first stage on this side Jordan, half the people of Israel (that is, of their elders and great men) had come to wait upon him, to kiss his hand, and congratulate him on his return, but found they came too late to witness the solemnity of his first entrance. This put them out of humour, and occasioned a quarrel between them and the men of Judah, which was a damp to the joy of the day, and the beginning of further mischief. Here is, 1. The complaint which the men of Israel brought to the king against the men of Judah (Sa2 19:41), that they had performed the ceremony of bringing…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:40

the king went on to Gilgal, . . . and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel--Whether from impatience to move on or from some other cause, David did not wait till all the tribes had arrived to conduct him on his return to the capital. The procession began as soon as Amasa had brought the Judahite escort, and the preference given to this tribe produced a bitter jealousy, which was nearly kindling a civil war fiercer than that which had just ended. A war of words ensued between the tribes--Israel resting their argument on their superior numbers; "they had ten parts in the king," whereas Judah had no more than one. Judah grounded their right to take the l…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:43

We have ten parts in the king, and - more right - We are ten tribes to one, or we are ten times so many as you; and consequently should have been consulted in this business. The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel - They had more weight, for they had more reason on their side. It is pleasant when every province, canton, district, and county, vie with each other in personal attachment to the prince, and loyal attachment to his government. From such contentions as these civil wars are never likely to arise. And how blessed it must be for the country where the king merits all this! where the prince is the pastor and father of his people, and in all things…

Dictionary and topics

Israel — The name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen. 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and prevailed.” (See JACOB.) This is the common name given to Jacob’s…
Anger · Grievous words stir up — Grievous words stir up
Flattery · .By Israel and — .By Israel and
Judah · .Accused by the other tribes of stealing the heart of David — .Accused by the other tribes of stealing the heart of David
Strife · .Israel and — .Israel and

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 19:43

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:40–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:40

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:43

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 19:43

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:40–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:40

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:43

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:43

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 19:40–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 19:41-43

Rashi on 2 Samuel 19:43