And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”
You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn,