And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Ver. 9. And over all Israel.] Except the tribe of Judah, and some few others. 1Ch 12:1-40 This was an ill precedent, and as it were a preparative to that great schism in Rehoboam's days, that could never be made up again.