This one has ramifications (out of context, of course) for the application of the Davidic covenant to Israel. After the death of Solomon, Israel didn't care to have anything to do with David's house anymore.
After 4 days, the score is Randomness 3, Relevance 1.
1 Kings 12:16 (ESV)I can think of a number of directions to go with this sentence - "We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse" - but I don't think they'd be correct applications of the verse. Not everything in the Bible is a "word for us today". Some of it is just part of the story of what happened back then. Since I don't think this verse is applicable and relevant apart from its place in the biblical narrative, I'm leaning toward Randomness for this point.
And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So Israel went to their tents.
After 4 days, the score is Randomness 3, Relevance 1.
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