Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we {are} thy bone and thy flesh.

And Ahijah caught the new garment that {was} on him, and rent it {in} twelve pieces:

From whence {come} wars and fightings among you? {come they} not hence, {even} of your lusts that war in your members? {fightings: or, brawlings} {lusts: or, pleasures}

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

{Let} nothing {be done} through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.

The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name {was} Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. {Why...: Heb. What thing is this thou hast done unto us} {sharply: Heb. strongly}

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same {is} a perfect man, {and} able also to bridle the whole body.

And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as {the heart of} one man; so that they sent {this word} unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. {gathered...: Heb. were called}

And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than {did} Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. {escape...: Heb. deliver himself from our eyes}

A brother offended {is harder to be won} than a strong city: and {their} contentions {are} like the bars of a castle.

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised {is} wisdom.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither {have we} inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

And the tongue {is} a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. {course: Gr. wheel}

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; {roughly: Heb. hardly}

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Then Amaziah separated them, {to wit}, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. {home again: Heb. to their place} {in great...: Heb. in heat of anger}

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.