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2 Samuel 19:43
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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.
And the men {H376} of Israel {H3478} answered {H6030} the men {H376} of Judah {H3063}, and said {H559}, We have ten {H6235} parts {H3027} in the king {H4428}, and we {H589} have also more right in David {H1732} than ye: why then did ye despise {H7043} us, that our advice {H1697} should not be first {H7223} had in bringing back {H7725} our king {H4428}? And the words {H1697} of the men {H376} of Judah {H3063} were fiercer {H7185} than the words {H1697} of the men {H376} of Israel {H3478}.
The men of Isra'el answered the men of Y'hudah, "We have ten shares in the king; also we have more right in David than you. So why did you despise us? Weren't we the first to suggest bringing our king back?" But the men of Y'hudah spoke more vehemently than the men of Isra'el.
“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.
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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