This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...brought the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but kept his armour as a trophy. CHAPTER III. Saul jealous of David.--He seeks to kill him.--The love of David and Jonathan-Saul and David.--A great friendship sprang up between Jonathan, the son of Saul, and David. The character of Jonathan is a very beautiful one, for though ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...brought the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but kept his armour as a trophy. CHAPTER III. Saul jealous of David.--He seeks to kill him.--The love of David and Jonathan-Saul and David.--A great friendship sprang up between Jonathan, the son of Saul, and David. The character of Jonathan is a very beautiful one, for though he saw David becoming the idol of the people, still his soul "was knit with the soul of David." This friendship was never broken. Saul and David now returned in triumph from the war. The women of Israel came out to meet them, singing and dancing. As they played, the women answered each other and said, " Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands." Hearing these words Saul grew angry, and looked upon David with great displeasure. One day while David was striking the harp in the royal tent, Saul cast a javelin at him twice to kill him. He also removed the young hero from his immediate person, and made him a captain over a thousand men. Michal.--The king, mindful of his former promise, now offered his daughter Merab in marriage to David. But David had no desire for the union, and therefore expressed himself as unworthy to become the king's son-in-law. So Merab was given to another. But Michal, the king's younger daughter, loved David. Hearing of it Saul was pleased, for he hoped to ensnare the young man to his death. He promised his consent to the marriage if David would undertake to slay one hundred of the Philistines. Saul hoped that David might be killed in the fray, but David and his men slew two hundred of the enemy. "And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife." Jonathan intercedes for David.--Saul was still determined to take the life of David, and asked his son and his servants to aid him. B...
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Fair. 186 pages. Questions at the end of each chapter. Contains four pages of maps: Canaan in the Time of the Patriarchs; Journeyings of the Children of Israel; Canaan as Divided Among the Twelve Tribes; The Dominions of David and Solomon. Eight parts, each with various chapters. From Creation to the Death of Joseph, From the Death of Joseph to the Death of Moses etc up to The Captivity-The Restoration. Clean text, good binding, endpapers have former owner's name written in large letters in pencil, another name stamped and crossed out.
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