2 Samuel 20:1-26

2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 Samuel 20:1 Sheba’s rebellion is directly connected with the split within the nation seen in 2 Samuel 19:41. This particular rebellion does not seem to have gained support outside of Sheba’s own clan (2 Samuel 20:14), but the feeling that the king was not treating them well seems to have lingered among the northern tribes. That feeling increased under Solomon, who did not require Judah to supply him with food (1 Kings 4:7), and finally caused the nation to split in two (1 Kings 12:1).