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Now the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him; and all the people of Judah and also ^(C1)half the people of Israel ^(F1)accompanied the king.

And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, "^(C1)Why have our brothers, ^(C2)the men of Judah, abducted you and brought the king and his household and all David's men with him, over the Jordan?"

Then all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because ^(C1)the king is a close relative to ^(F1)us. Why then are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten at all ^(F2)at the king's expense, or has anything been taken for us?"

But the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "^(F1)(C1)We have ten parts in the king, therefore ^(F1)we also have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat ^(F1)us with contempt? Was it not ^(F1)our ^(F2)advice first to bring back ^(F1)our king?" Yet the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.