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.

And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.

Και απεκριθησαν οι ανδρες Ισραηλ προς τους ανδρας Ιουδα και ειπον, Ημεις εχομεν δεκα μερη εις τον βασιλεα, και μαλιστα εχομεν εις τον Δαβιδ πλειοτερον παρα σεις· δια τι λοιπον περιφρονειτε ημας; και δεν ελαλησαμεν ημεις πρωτοι μεταξυ ημων περι της επιστροφης του βασιλεως ημων; Και οι λογοι των ανδρων Ιουδα ησαν σκληροτεροι παρα τους λογους των ανδρων Ισραηλ.

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.