Quotes About Division

The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.

When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home,

but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.

So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.

Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.

And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.

Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.

In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions—

Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.

So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the kingís command.

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.

who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

ëLet us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.í

Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every manís sword will be against his brother.

This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.

You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.

You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.