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.
What does 2 Samuel 19:43 mean?
The men of Israel though themselves despised, and the fiercer words of the men of Judah produced very bad effects.
Key themes
Justice and mercyHumilityDavidic covenantSin and judgment
Read with
Keep this verse inside 2 Samuel 19:41-43 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- David Person
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Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .