And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away, and caused the king and all his house to pass over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him?

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also an interest in David above you: and why have you thus insulted us, and why was not our advice taken before that of Judah, to bring back our king? And the speech of the men of Judah was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord shall deliver them.

All these [are] as a thorn thrust forth, for they shall not be taken with the hand,

Evil men have gone out from you, and have caused all the inhabitants of their land to fall away, saying, Let us go and worship other gods, whom you knew not,

And they [were] comforting their heart, when behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, surrounded the house, knocking at the door. And they spoke to the old man, the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.

And the sons of Eli the priest [were] evil sons, not knowing the Lord.

Then every ill-disposed and bad man of the soldiers who had gone with David, answered and said, Because they did not pursue together with us, we will not give them of the spoils which we have recovered, only let each one lead away with him his wife and his children, and let them return.

Arise, O Lord, prevent them, and cast them down; deliver my soul from the ungodly; [draw] Your sword,

A hearth for coals, and wood for fire, and a railing man for the tumult of strife.

Are You not from everlasting, O Lord God, my Holy One? And surely we shall not die. O Lord, You have established it for judgment, and He has formed me to chasten with His correction.

His eye is too pure to behold evil doings, and to look upon grievous afflictions: why do You look upon despisers? Will You be silent when the ungodly swallows up the just?

And Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When you hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall you say, Absalom has become king in Hebron.

And it came to pass when Ehud came into the land of Israel, that he blew the horn in Mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came down with him from the mountain, and he was before them.

[My] son, fear God and the king, and do not disobey either of them.

For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance [inflicted] by both? [ 24:22A] A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction, for [such a one] has fully received it. [ 24:22B] Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. [ 24:22C] The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whosoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: [ 24:22D] for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, [ 24:22E] and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles. [ 24:22F] My son, honor my words, and receive them, and repent.

Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest you repent at last.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also an interest in David above you: and why have you thus insulted us, and why was not our advice taken before that of Judah, to bring back our king? And the speech of the men of Judah was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel.

And all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them. And the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? Neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Depart, O Israel, to your tents; now feed your own house, David.

And King Rehoboam assembled the elders that stood before his father Solomon in his lifetime, saying, How do you counsel [me] to return an answer to this people?

But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us.'

Nevertheless bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay [them] before me.'"