So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
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Interpretation
The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public, forgotten!
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This thought runs through 1 Kings 12:16-20.
Glossary
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .