10:16a When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them,

When all the Israel people saw that the king would not listen to them
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Then the people of ⌊the northern clans of⌋ Israel knew that King Rehoboam would not listen to them.

10:16b they answered the king:

they said to him:
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So they said to the king,

10:16c “What portion do we have in David,

“We have nothing to do with King David.
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“King David wasn’t from one of our clans.

10:16d and what inheritance in the son of Jesse?

We have nothing to do with this grandson of Jesse.
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The family of Jesse has nothing to do with us.

10:16e To your tents, O Israel!

Let’s go to our own tents, people of Israel.
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Let’s go home, Israel people.

10:16f Look now to your own house, O David!”

You, David, take care of your own people.”
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⌊You descendant of⌋ David, we will leave you to rule your own clan.”

10:16g So all the Israelites went home,

So all the people of Israel returned to their homes.
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Then all the people of ⌊the northern clans of⌋ Israel went home.

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