There were 12 shevatim that got land in Eretz Yisroel , which split into 2 territories - Yehuda and Yisroel. In the land of Yehuda we had Shimon, Yehuda and Binyomin.
12-3 = 9 , yet the reference is always to 10 - even the tearing of the garment towards the beginning of Melachym. I would even argue the number should be 8 as the vast majority of Levi was in Yehuda.
So , whence 10?
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