More than half a century would pass from this story to the time when God’s nation divided into the North and the South. But often the seeds that we sow spiritually take that long to begin producing. Someone deserved credit for restoring David’s kingdom to him after his son’s rebellion failed. Israel (North) and Judah (South) both made their claims. At the end of the chapter, we are told that the words of Judah were harsher (fiercer) than those of Israel. There are many ways to settle differences, but in this case they could have settled it by giving the credit to God for the continuance of David’s kingdom. Oh, well...
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