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To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!&#8221 So all the Israelites went home. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded, “Down with the dynasty of David! We have no interest in the son of Jesse. Back to your homes, O Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!” So all the people of Israel returned home. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: “What share have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel! Now see to your own house, O David!” So all Israel departed to their tents. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people replied to the king, saying, “What share do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Everyone to your tents, Israel! Now look after your own house, David!” So all Israel went away to their tents. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them the people answered the king, saying, &#8220What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel; Now look after your own house, David.&#8221 So all Israel departed to their tents. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel; Now look after your own house, David.”<PR>So all Israel departed to their tents. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them. So the people responded to the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel; Now see to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When all Israel saw that the king did not listen and pay attention to them, the people answered him, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel; Now, [Rehoboam, descendant of] David, see to your own house.” So all Israel went to their tents. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered the king: What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Israel, each to your tent; David, look after your own house now! So all Israel went to their tents. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered the king: What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Israel, each man to your tent; David, look after your own house now! So all Israel went to their tents. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel departed unto their tents. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel departed unto their tents. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, "What share do we have in David's kingdom? We won't receive an inheritance from Jesse's son. Everyone to his own tent, Israel! Now look after your own house, David!" So all Israel went home to their own tents. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the people saw that the king would not listen to them, they shouted, "Down with David and his family! What have they ever done for us? People of Israel, let's go home! Let Rehoboam look out for himself!" So the people of Israel rebelled, <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> All of Israel—since the king wasn't going to listen to them—the people responded to the king, "What's the point in following David? We have no inheritance in the descendants of Jesse. Let's go home, Israel! David, take care of your own household!' So all of Israel left for home. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/net/2_chronicles/10.htm">NET Bible</a> When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, "We have no portion in David--no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!" So all Israel returned to their homes. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, "What portion have we in David? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, Israel. Now see to your own house, David." So all Israel departed to their tents. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thy own house. So all Israel went to their tents. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/10.htm">World English Bible</a> When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So all Israel departed to their tents. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And all Israel have seen that the king has not listened to them, and the people send back [word to] the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? Indeed, there is no inheritance in a son of Jesse; [go], each to your tents, O Israel! Now see your house, O David!” And all [in] Israel go to their tents. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And all Israel have seen that the king hath not hearkened to them, and the people send back to the king, saying, 'What portion have we in David? yea, there is no inheritance in a son of Jesse; each to thy tents, O Israel; now, see thy house -- David,' and all Israel go to their tents. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And all Israel saw that the king heard not to them, and the people will turn back to the king, saying, What portion to us in David? And no inheritance in the son of Jesse: each to thy tents, O Israel: now see thy house, O David. And all Israel will go to his tents.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And all the people upon the king's speaking roughly, said thus unto him: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai. Return to thy dwellings, O Israel, and do thou, O David, feed thy own house. And Israel went away to their dwellings. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then the entire people, speaking more harshly to the king, spoke to him in this way: “There is no portion for us in David, and there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your dwellings, O Israel. Then you, O David, shall pasture your own house.” And Israel went away to their dwellings. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Bible</a> When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king: “What share have we in David? We have no heritage in the son of Jesse. Everyone to your tents, Israel! Now look to your own house, David!” So all Israel went off to their tents, <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What share do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David.” So all Israel departed to their tents.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying. We have no portion in David, nor an inheritance in the son of Jesse; return every man to his house, O Israel; and now, David, see to your own house. So Israel went to their houses. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all Israel saw that the King did not listen to them, and the people returned an answer to the King and they were saying to him: “We have no part with David, neither an inheritance with the son of Iyshay! Go Israel, each man to his house! Therefore, see to your house, David!” And Israel went to their homes.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when all Israel [saw] that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying: 'What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to your tents, O Israel; now see to thine own house, David.' So all Israel departed unto their tents. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> for the king did not hearken to them. And the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David, or inheritance in the son of Jessae? to thy tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel went to their tents. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=2521" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">The Kingdom Divided</a> 16<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">When all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">had refused</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">they answered</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: ḥê·leq (N-ms) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment.">portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">do we have</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: bə·ḏā·wîḏ (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">in David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and what</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lāh (N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·ḇen- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">in the son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3448.htm" title="3448: yi·šay (N-proper-ms) -- Father of David. By Aramaic Iyshay; from the same as yesh; extant; Jishai, David's father.">of Jesse?</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: lə·’ō·hā·le·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">To your tents,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">O Israel!</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’êh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Look</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇê·ṯə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">to your own house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">O David!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">So all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: lə·’ō·hā·lāw (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">home,</a> 17but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16</a> 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 the Israelites went home, <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a> Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” <a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">1 Kings 11:31-35</a> and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. / But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. / For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. ... <a href="/1_kings/12-19.htm">1 Kings 12:19-20</a> So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David. / When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. <a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">1 Kings 14:8</a> I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes. <a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1</a> 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!” <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a> And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king. <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Hosea 13:10-11</a> Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”? / So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Isaiah 7:17</a> The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.” <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-22</a> you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. / I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms. <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a> Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. <a href="/john/19-15.htm">John 19:15</a> At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests. <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39</a> But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a> What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ... <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-26</a> I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when all Israel saw that the king would not listen to 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 your own house. So all Israel went to their tents.What portion<a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1</a> And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.<a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16,17</a> So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents… the son<a href="/1_samuel/20-27.htm">1 Samuel 20:27,30,31</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day? … <a href="/1_samuel/22-7.htm">1 Samuel 22:7,9,13</a> Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; … David<a href="/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15,16</a> But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee… <a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm">1 Kings 11:13,34-39</a> Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen… <a href="/1_chronicles/17-14.htm">1 Chronicles 17:14</a> But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.So all Israel<a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">2 Chronicles 10:19</a> And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.<a href="/judges/8-35.htm">Judges 8:35</a> Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.<a href="/2_samuel/15-13.htm">2 Samuel 15:13</a> And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-31.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-5.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-15.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-27.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-18.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-32.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-27.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-18.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 10</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, </a> 3. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him,</a> 6. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-6.htm">Rehoboam, refusing the old mens' counsel, answers them roughly,</a> 16. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Ten tribes revolting, kill Hadoram, and make Rehoboam flee</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them This phrase refers to the reaction of the Israelites to King Rehoboam's decision. Rehoboam, Solomon's son, had ascended to the throne and faced a critical moment when the people requested lighter burdens. His refusal to heed their plea, opting instead for harsher measures, reflects a lack of wisdom and discernment. This moment is pivotal as it marks the division of the united kingdom of Israel. The people's request and the king's response echo the earlier warnings given by the prophet Samuel about the potential tyranny of a king (<a href="/1_samuel/8-10.htm">1 Samuel 8:10-18</a>).they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? This rhetorical question signifies the people's disillusionment with the Davidic dynasty. David, the son of Jesse, was the revered king who united the tribes of Israel. However, the northern tribes felt alienated under Rehoboam's rule, leading them to question their share in the legacy of David. This sentiment foreshadows the eventual split of the kingdom into Israel (the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom). The division fulfills the prophecy given to Jeroboam by the prophet Ahijah (<a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a>).To your tents, O Israel! This call to action is a declaration of independence from the rule of the Davidic king. "To your tents" is an idiomatic expression meaning to return to one's home or tribe, signifying a withdrawal of allegiance. The phrase underscores the deep-seated division and the people's resolve to establish their own governance apart from the house of David.Look now to your own house, O David!” This statement is a direct challenge to the Davidic monarchy, urging the house of David to focus on its own affairs. It highlights the fracture between the northern tribes and the southern kingdom of Judah, where the Davidic line continued to rule. The phrase suggests a turning point where the northern tribes no longer recognize the authority of the Davidic king, leading to the establishment of a separate kingdom under Jeroboam.So all the Israelites went home This conclusion marks the physical and symbolic departure of the northern tribes from the united kingdom. The Israelites' return to their homes signifies the formal division of the nation. This event sets the stage for the subsequent history of the divided kingdoms, with Israel and Judah following separate paths. The division had long-lasting religious, political, and cultural implications, influencing the narrative of the Old Testament and the prophetic messages concerning the restoration and unity of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a> The son of Solomon and king of Judah, whose harsh response to the Israelites' request for lighter burdens led to the division of the kingdom. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of Israel who sought relief from heavy labor and taxes imposed by Solomon and were dissatisfied with Rehoboam's leadership. 3. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The former king of Israel, representing the united monarchy and the Davidic line, which Rehoboam was part of. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, he becomes the leader of the northern tribes after the division. 5. <a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a> The place where Rehoboam was made king and where the confrontation with the Israelites took place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_poor_leadership.htm">The Consequences of Poor Leadership</a> Rehoboam's failure to listen to wise counsel and his harsh response led to the division of the kingdom. Leaders must seek wisdom and be attentive to the needs of those they lead. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_unity.htm">The Importance of Unity</a> The division of Israel serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of disunity. Believers are called to maintain unity in the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/l/listening_to_wise_counsel.htm">Listening to Wise Counsel</a> Rehoboam ignored the advice of the elders, choosing instead to follow the counsel of his peers. This highlights the importance of seeking and heeding wise, godly counsel. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">The Role of God's Sovereignty</a> Despite human failures, God's sovereign plan unfolds. The division of the kingdom was part of God's larger redemptive history, leading to the eventual coming of Christ. <a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility_in_times_of_division.htm">Personal Responsibility in Times of Division</a> The Israelites' response to Rehoboam's decision reflects personal responsibility in the face of leadership failure. Believers must discern and act wisely in times of division.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 10</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chron_10_differ_from_1_kings_12.htm">(2 Chronicles 10) Why do some details in this chapter differ from or omit parts of the parallel account in 1 Kings 12?</a> <a href="/q/when_did_king_baasha_die.htm">In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die? Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)</a> <a href="/q/who_made_david_count_israel's_troops.htm">Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? God did (2 Samuel 24: 1) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)</a> <a href="/q/does_ruth_1_1_align_with_judges'_era.htm">How does the timeline in Ruth 1:1 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of the era of the judges?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) And when all Israel saw.--Now all Israel had seen. Kings: "And all Israel saw." The chronicler makes a new start. (The word "saw" is wanting in very many Hebrew MSS., and in LXX., Vulg., and Targ., and some Hebrew editions.)Answered.--Returned the king--scil., a word, which Kings supplies.Every man to your tents, O Israel.--Literally, A man ('ish) to thy tents, &c. The word "man" is probably spurious, being due to a repetition of the letters of the preceding proper name Jesse (Heb., Yishai or Ishai). Kings, LXX., Vulg. are without it, but Syriac has it.See to thine own house--i.e., govern Judah, thine own tribe. Vulg., "pasce domum tuam."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - What portion have we in David? (see <a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1</a>). To your tents, O Israel; i.e. there is nothing more to be done here; all may as well go home. The use, and especially repeated use, of the names, David, Jesse, David, plainly speaks tribe rivalry, if not jealousy. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every Israel [saw] יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc that כִּ֠י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the king הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king had refused לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to listen שָׁמַ֣ע (šā·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to them, הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock they answered וַיָּשִׁ֣יבוּ (way·yā·šî·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again the king: הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ׀ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king “What מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what portion חֵ֨לֶק (ḥê·leq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2506.htm">Strong's 2506: </a> Portion, tract, territory do we have לָּנוּ֩ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> in David, בְּדָוִ֜יד (bə·ḏā·wîḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and what וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no inheritance נַחֲלָ֣ה (na·ḥă·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion in the son בְּבֶן־ (bə·ḇen-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Jesse? יִשַׁ֗י (yi·šay) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3448.htm">Strong's 3448: </a> Jesse -- father of David To your tents, לְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (lə·’ō·hā·le·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent O Israel! יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Look רְאֵ֥ה (rə·’êh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see now בֵיתְךָ֖ (ḇê·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house to your own house, עַתָּ֕ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time O David!? דָּוִ֑יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse So all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc went וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk home, לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (lə·’ō·hā·lāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:16 When all Israel saw that the king (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>