2 Samuel 19:41

Translations

Modern

Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”

Traditional

And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?

Literal

And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, “Why have stolen you away our brothers the men of Judah, and the king, and his house brought across the Jordan, and all the men of David with him?”

Latin

Itaque omnes viri Israël concurrentes ad regem dixerunt ei: Quare te furati sunt fratres nostri viri Juda, et traduxerunt regem et domum ejus Jordanem, omnesque viros David cum eo?

Original

Hebrew

English

Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”

Notes

2 Samuel 19:41–43

This disagreement started because David favored his own tribe, Judah. It shows the early signs of the split that eventually divided Judah and Israel into two nations (1 Kings 11:31; 12:16, 20).
Were we not the first: See 2 Samuel 19:11–12.

Theme notes and profiles

David Dealing with Conflict

Events

Reign of David

Related verses

Judges 8:1
Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
Judges 12:1
Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
2 Samuel 19:3
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
Genesis 31:26–27
Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war!
John 7:5–6
For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

Glossary

David Ephraim, Tribe of Gilead (Place) Kings, Books of First and Second Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

David: King of Israel: Judah Accused by the Ten Tribes of Stealing Him Away Flattery by Israel and Judah Gilgal: Tribe of Judah Assembles At Israel: Lukewarmness of the Ten Tribes, and Zeal of Judah for David in Absolom's Rebellion Jealousy: Sectional, Between Israel and the Tribe of Judah Strife: Israel and Judah, About David Strife: Judah and Israel the Tribe of Judah: Other Tribes Jealous of, on Account of David Tribe of Judah: Accused by the Other Tribes of Stealing the Heart of David

2 Samuel 19:41

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