Translations
Modern
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,
Traditional
And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
Literal
And all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, and the people answered the king, saying, “What portion is to us in David? And we have no inheritance in a son of Jesse; every man to your tents, O Israel; look now to your own house, O David.” And all Israel departed to their tents.
Latin
Populus autem universus rege duriora dicente, sic locutus est ad eum: Non est nobis pars in David, neque hæreditas in filio Isai. Revertere in tabernacula tua, Israël; tu autem pasce domum tuam David. Et abiit Israël in tabernacula sua.
Original
Hebrew
English
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,
Notes
The people replied with words opposite to a poetic saying the Chronicler used earlier (1 Chronicles 12:18). There, the people from the southern tribes of Benjamin and Judah (1 Chronicles 12:16) showed increasing support for David.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
People
David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jesse: Father of King David
Glossary
Topics
Candidate: Refuses to Make Promises Ephraim: A Tribe of Israel: Revolted from House of David Jeroboam: Recalled from Egypt by the Ten Tribes on Account of Disaffection Toward Rehoboam Kings: Who Reigned Over all Israel: Rehoboam (First Part of his Reign) Rehoboam: Ten Tribes, Under the Leadership of Jeroboam, Successfully Revolt From