Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in Dav
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in Dav
that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve ot
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and
Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute j
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will
Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly a
Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise m
While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, the
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?