, 1876-02-05
Continuation of the History Of
David and Saul.
Connection between InAde1ity
aid the Reign Of
reffor.
The Oha1aean Account Of the Crea-
ton Of tho World.
ttsstilt tr Recent Assyrian Rc-
), searches.


t. FAM. ri, to r1u.-Aiier taking MI affcc-
1ionale earo Of hss friends, DAVID wont II Mob.
rural district and village Of prests. Ho
earnestly wished to be beyond old SAnls reach
ind influences. Mob wss city IN tho lana OF tue
philissines, who ByrnpAthizsd With DAVID ahi
considered Saul / common foe. Thoy lad ba-
,ono vett5 hungry. David called for the puspose
II obtaluine food, and felt compelled to dceeiyo
Ehe old pricst. rs good man ~ he waH, and TO
leccve him, too, OH the ground that . lie would
,sye his slfo. After duly consulting tho orac'e.
Abimo,ecn Eayo him aud his men Bonle show
sread. winch had BEEN pta7atvcd for tue priests
1loro 70 .,drd Ahimtlech, tue High h-psioet, who
tecclyol tho eoii Ut Jesse very kludly, aud RavN
hin thoso ,tnarkB. Of raapoct that Ills rank aud
:euoan demanded. liz, however. waa very SIS.
David and lila ncE lad been lurking abont Mob
for several davs.--had hid themselves in caves,
hrparculty for tho parpoAu o. esudtng p''fr'.t.
i 10 happened th"t Doef, sanls enoI M nhon- t1,sa
David saw him ho was alarmed aud n'ado ~!
hasto TO ,ciye Mob, aud: lost DoeE SHOULD az,
tack bun. arrost him. and lend hin 70 tug tI, oa
be- could detvud himaelf. So .l!e king ki1t
bsd .taEen from Goliath. 1t had been
sseredls kept IL tl'e M n,,,a ssoSFn.aio a' ,i,o
this wearon, by vhci lie lsd obtained 80 much
fame Rtid glory, s2 he sad: "GiSe u me. 1as
there IL pore lite 1t. II 10 a piouh motnuIaai "
vlctur$ oyB1 that proud basPheulcr, whose hie
took hy 1lttto stone p!ckod fso9 tho Gr9o&
In that delightful aud memorable Valley Of ho'-
lah." David tels that It waH rtodgo Ut Dlslae
savcr; that God ~ss III 1t ana woa!a do1ona e., MN
hKainst &tl bls ct,"t1irs lie, prohaoI NAG ios
seonitsince be had !tdepsit BY the
III tile tabernacle, sonu after Is won thas ia!f
laughter u tue h'ng ot 1"sael anu ss4sa '''a
hfSus and sI1sg s pH1pS !, o. took grateful evs CT
AtitnelecE, auA l!as.nnea With nil ,tpoed 70
Gath. Tia people kucw lin. Tboy Ind
mol 1olEotiun thkt ho %as tho ntrlpllng
iu their tonss OF gratitude a"d re1t';eii!g
praisoa. Aud then he t"urad hchlsf, Tia htuG
Of Gath. 10 he uretoudea TO be insane, and
Esng Achfsh really believed no MAJ 10, ana o.
to .neuIt hlineelf bs coming iuto Ills proseaee:
David. right glad 70 get anAy iron D5eE and
:hc peoi.o ks oueee routed, ha"saned to tIe caves
Of Adsl'ato, situated ~ tue tet1,to1y ot h's & ow1
and lota.ed IT tue base Of the JuosR Mohn.
ta,ns. I'll tlo bofJsa ott the rAiLsauo p'sius. Q
mile. southwest ',om Jerusalem, :,
Old saul had intended to tunIsh Jesao's tar'-
nis u'al!ce mi rage should suite tnetn. , They
nser. did nut frot sais ovsu here: So ho rhot'lS
%snt to zne s or o For. q. n1se me5y nG
1Ls Muabltes Lated saul. nLd felt proud 10 ~
ct,ye 30 l!!nhtfious man ~ Iasld. Dss!dsfs
their hg w. W." not nh!sat ,a aa'A''Ss Of h"1n
God. through tho ptophes Cad, commanded
David to return to tue Lind Of Judah. t. Leave
The lori and 10 to The surest oi llay.sn. NO sha
hs sm"s!t appea! i"o'tc'y among us osn tilbe, =!
trust iu le no.oclon OF Isho'al. "a,
o,'Sutal rrlr,ces nowadays " sith iii # corr
under sonls shady fsoopG Hern ho aads' ssse
sad . Can David Do you any good Why c4n
spte aEail'st mof Why have yon not told nj
That nv son IL IN league "'.l tle son oi Jesse Z,
Ao even nlnscu tast pasa hau CIV ;a asasas & To- TO-
men roused the o.d Kings 1eel1nsyt and son.
other clrcnluatancss tuade h'm bolieYs tha
jouathan was ptlsy to conspiracy asainst t4e
Mob at the home cf Ahimslech, sho inquired O
the Lord for David. auu !hon gave him food
avon hs1lowta broad. and gave htn tho swo' O.
Goliath. for he hnd no sword With which to d.
hh!na'ech aud bis family, md for al the p,iest'
dwelling IN Mob. They all catne 10 the King
who Inquired Of the High. Priest Why did 70,
E!ye 10 tho son ct J*sse % broad and s sso'a =
him 2" Tho ,ps'est. seplicd: David, :, TIL
1on-in-lsw, Is faithful, and obodictlt
and honorable, xsa nut aHato OF thss troub1
N your family. Do +, not r., imp1te any q, ov
Ggec0y and hnd: "Ahtunlcch. you traacllerou
old ugh: Priest, you and yont family shall surei
die. Dudy-gnarlb, massacre tllose pEicatB, VII
have sytupitAlzed with uaril and would not III
10 my Iusareats." Dut old Sauls body-guard
would not obey th!B crucl and malicious orde,
Then tho old kltiK lii his raso and passou os
sighty-iiye" priests WHO hai Ieyar lnjuioi th
throne. Ihcu tho old tyrant or,lored tue Cit
Of Mob, and all its uleI,, xomcu. cbdre1,
slcklpga. oxen. a4Aos. and sheop, TO 10 destros
ID. A5ialllAr, HON Of Ahfmo1ech. alono ct
:sped, aud ho fed to David an
tofd him that Saul haA destroyed Mob and d
'Ae pricsta, nen, women, and childrsD and a
tue cnttle, eBscn aud Bheop. David ropiiod, -
know, whom SAW noeg IL tue tabernacle a1
sbsefyed what Almeleeh VIA doing for me Al
ny ntt. that he would toll tic Old King. 30 / \
guilty OF this ulaiater to your family and to q
ctY Of Mob. but, Abaslar, stay with mo. 70
not Saul Boeks NV lifo no lass than yours; :; st
With me, and you will ho safo You MAY. DO s.l
tlAs uoas Ia IN ambitious, intriguing. tuallc!d,1
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