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# Why then are you angry about this?
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The men of Judah ask this rhetorical question to rebuke the men of Israel. This can be written as a statement. AT: "But you have no reason to be upset about this." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Have we eaten anything that the king had to pay for? Has he given us any gifts?
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The men of Judah ask the question to express that they have not taken anything from the king. This can be written as a statement. AT: "The king has never paid for our food, and he has never given us any gifts." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# we have even more right to David than you
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"we have a greater claim to David than you do." It may be helpful to state clearly what having "more right" means. AT: "we have more right to serve the king and to be with the king than you do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Why then did you despise us?
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The men of Israel ask this rhetorical question to express their anger. This can be written as a statement. AT: "You should not have despised us!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Was not our proposal to bring back our king the first to be heard?
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The men of Israel ask this question to remind and rebuke the people of Judah. This can be written as a statement. AT: "We were the first to suggest that we bring back the king!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# the words of the men of Judah were even more harsh than the words of the men of Israel
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"the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel did" |