1 Kings 12:16
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king:
What it says
Seeing that the king will not listen, all Israel answers with a cry of separation from David and returns to its own tents.
What it is doing
It voices the northern tribes' rejection of Davidic rule.
In context
16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: 17So the Israelites went home, but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. 18Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem. 19So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.