以色列人回應猶大人，說：「在王的一切事上，我們占有十份，所以我們比你們與大衛更有份。你們為什麼藐視我們呢？不是我們先說要我們的王回來的嗎？」但是猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬。

以色列人回答犹大人说：“按支派，我们与王有十分的情分；在大卫身上，我们也比你们更有情分。你们为何藐视我们，请王回来不先与我们商量呢？”但犹大人的话比以色列人的话更硬。

以色列人回答犹大人说：“我们与王有十倍的关系，就是在大卫身上，我们也比你们更有权利。你们为何藐视我们呢？我们不是最先提议请王回来的吗？”但犹大人的话比以色列人的话更强硬。

以色列人回答犹大人说：“我们与王有十倍的关系，就是在大卫身上，我们也比你们更有权利。你们为何藐视我们呢？我们不是最先提议请王回来的吗？”但犹大人的话比以色列人的话更强硬。

以色列人说：“但我们以色列人十个支派和王有十份的情分，你们为什么轻视我们？难道不是我们首先提出要请王回来的吗？”但犹大人的态度比以色列人还要强硬。

以色列人回答犹大人说：“在王的事上，我们有十分的投入。在大卫身上，我们也与大卫比你们更有情分。你们为什么轻视我们呢？先说要请我们的王回来的，不是我们吗？”但是犹大人的话比以色列人的话更强硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：「按支派，我們與王有十分的情分；在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有情分。你們為何藐視我們，請王回來不先與我們商量呢？」但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：「我們與王有十倍的關係，就是在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有權利。你們為何藐視我們呢？我們不是最先提議請王回來的嗎？」但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：「我們與王有十倍的關係，就是在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有權利。你們為何藐視我們呢？我們不是最先提議請王回來的嗎？」但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬。

以色列人說：「但我們以色列人十個支派和王有十份的情分，你們為什麼輕視我們？難道不是我們首先提出要請王回來的嗎？」但猶大人的態度比以色列人還要強硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：“在王的事上，我們有十分的投入。在大衛身上，我們也與大衛比你們更有情分。你們為甚麼輕視我們呢？先說要請我們的王回來的，不是我們嗎？”但是猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：『在王身上我們有十分的情分；在大衛身上我們也比你們更有分；你們為甚麼輕看我們，接我們的王回來、也不先和我們說一聲呢？』但是猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬。

以色列人曰、我儕於王、分有其十、與大衛之情誼、較爾尤深、爾導我王歸、曷藐視我、不先與我議乎、然猶大人之言、較以色列人尤厲、

以色列族曰、立王十二支派、我有其十、故我得王較爾應多、爾欲導王歸、曷藐視我、不先與我議乎。然猶大人之言、較以色列族尤厲。

以色列人語猶大人曰、我於王有十分之關繫、我於大衛較爾情誼尤深、爾何藐視我、不使我先請我王歸耶、爾何藐視我不使我先請我王歸耶或作爾導王歸何藐視我不先與我言也又作爾何藐視我請我王歸豈非我先言之耶然猶大人之言、較以色列人之言尤厲、

Then the men of Israel answered the men of Judah,“ We have ten shares in the king; so we have a greater claim on David than you have. Why then do you treat us with contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the men of Judah pressed their claims even more forcefully than the men of Israel.

Then the men of Israel answered the men of Judah. They said,“ We have ten of the 12 tribes in the kingdom. So we have a stronger claim on David than you have. Why then are you acting as if you hate us? Weren’t we the first ones to talk about bringing back our king?” But the men of Judah argued their side even more forcefully than the men of Israel.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah,“ We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

“ But there are ten tribes in Israel,” the others replied.“ So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?” The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah,“ We have ten shares in the king, so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

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

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said,“ We have ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us— were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah:“ We have 10 shares in the king, so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more[ right] in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah,“ We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said,“ We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?” The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

以色列的所有支派都來到希伯崙見大衛，說：「看哪，我們是你的骨肉之親。

拜偶像、行邪術、仇恨、紛爭、嫉恨、暴怒、爭競、分裂、結派、

做任何事都不要出於爭競，也不可出於虛榮，而要以謙卑的心，各人看別人比自己強；

實際上，我們每一個人在很多事上都會跌倒。如果有人在言語上不跌倒，這個人就是一個成熟的人，也能夠克制全身。我們如果把嚼子放在馬嘴裡，使牠們服從，就可以駕馭牠們的全身。再看船隻，雖然它那麼大，又被狂風吹逐，但是無論舵手的意圖想去哪裡，它都能被小小的舵來駕馭。照樣，舌頭雖然是身體上一個小小的部分，卻能大大地自誇。看哪，那麼小的火，能點燃那麼大的森林！舌頭是火，它在我們身體的各部分中，是個不公義的世界；它玷汙全身，焚燒人生的路程，而且自己卻被地獄焚燒。原來，各類野獸、飛禽、爬行動物和水族都能被制伏，也已經被人類制伏了，可是沒有人能制伏舌頭；它是不止息的邪惡，充滿著致死的毒。我們用這舌頭頌讚我們的主——我們的父，又用這舌頭來詛咒照著神的形像被造的人。頌讚和詛咒從同一張嘴裡出來！我的弟兄們，這些事不應該如此！

被冒犯的兄弟比堅固的城更難對付；而爭執就如城堡的門閂。

狂傲只會帶來紛爭；聽從指教的就有智慧。

這樣大衛贏得猶大所有人的心，如同一人的心。他們就派人來見王，說：「請你和你所有的臣僕都回來！」

你們要當心！如果你們繼續相咬相吞，恐怕就要彼此毀滅了。

你們中間的衝突是從哪裡來的？爭執是從哪裡來的？難道不是從你們身體各部分中交戰的私慾而來的嗎？你們渴望而不能擁有，就殺人；你們嫉妒而不能獲得，就爭鬥、作戰。你們不能擁有，是因為你們不求；你們求也不能得到，是因為你們求的動機不對，為了要花費在自己的私慾上。你們這些淫亂的人哪！難道你們不知道，與世界為友，就是與神為敵嗎？所以，如果有人想要和世界做朋友，他就成了神的仇敵！或者，你們以為經上所說的「神使聖靈住在我們裡面，他愛我們到嫉妒的地步」是空話嗎？

我們不可貪圖虛榮，彼此惹氣，互相嫉妒。

不要被惡所勝，反要以善勝惡。

以色列各支派的人都在議論說：「王曾經把我們從仇敵手中解救出來，是他救我們脫離了非利士人的手；如今他因押沙龍而逃離了這地，

紛爭的開始，就如放開的水；捲入爭執之前，當放棄爭辯。

溫和的回答，使怒火消退；尖刻的話語，會激起怒氣。

有一個卑劣之徒恰巧在那裡，他名叫示巴，是便雅憫人比基利的兒子。他吹響號角，說：「我們與大衛無份，在耶西的兒子那裡沒有繼業！以色列啊，各人回自己的帳篷吧！」

但如果你們心裡懷著苦毒的嫉妒和爭競，就不要自誇、說謊而抵擋真理。這種智慧不是從上面下來的，而是屬地的，屬血氣的，屬鬼魔的。要知道，哪裡有嫉妒和爭競，哪裡就有混亂和各樣的惡事。

大衛對亞比篩說：「現在比基利的兒子示巴對我們的危害比押沙龍更大。你帶著你主人的臣僕們追趕他，免得他找到堅固的城，從我們眼前逃脫了。」

因為人的憤怒不能成就神的義。