Then all the Israelites went to the king and said to him, "Your Majesty, why did our brothers, the men of Judah, think they had the right to take you away and escort you, your family, and your men across the Jordan?"

Human beings are all like a puff of breath; great and small alike are worthless. Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing; they are lighter than a mere breath.

It is better to trust in the LORD than to depend on people.

Many enemies were around me; but I destroyed them by the power of the LORD!

The start of an argument is like the first break in a dam; stop it before it goes any further.

Because of this, many of Jesus' followers turned back and would not go with him any more.

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.

When he arrived and saw how God had blessed the people, he was glad and urged them all to be faithful and true to the Lord with all their hearts.

On his way back the king was met at the Jordan River by the men of Judah, who had come to Gilgal to escort him across the river.

When the king had crossed, escorted by all the people of Judah and half the people of Israel, he went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him.

Then all the Israelites went to the king and said to him, "Your Majesty, why did our brothers, the men of Judah, think they had the right to take you away and escort you, your family, and your men across the Jordan?"

leaving Rehoboam as king only of the people who lived in the territory of Judah.