The Penn's Grove record., 1889-11-09
LESSON suRRdt NDIN0s.

INTERVENING AS~A7
of the revolt. He withdrsvs from Jer.
usalem, partly TO spare the city, and
partly under a sense OF Gods Judgment
A body-guard of soldiers attends him,
many of them foreigners, and most Of
them men who had been with him IN
Gath.
At Beth.merhak leo the Rev. Yer,
with the marginal translation. .sst the
Far House") David seeks to dismiss
Ittai the Gittite; but he refuses to leave
him. Beyond the brook Kidron the
ark il brought BY Zsdok and the Le'
vites: but David sends 1t back. ct the
same time arranging 70 receive hdingl
from the city through the priests, o.
the Mount of Olives he hears OF thu
treason of Ahithophel, and prays thai
his counsel may be brought TO nought.
On the summit Of the mount he meetl
Hushai, his friend. and desires him 70
Join Absalom, in order to defeat Ahit-
hophel q Sam. Is : 1887. On Tho
other side Of the mountain, zibs, tbs
servant Of Mephibosheth, appears wltl
. present Of provisions. Belying hi
master, he is promised BY David the
property Of MephibcshethE ~ Bah
urim, probably not fer from the main
road to the Jordan, 6himef aasaals the
fugitives with stones and curses; but
David will not allow him TO be punish
ed q Sam. 16 :1-14).
Absalom arrives ct Jerusalem, prob
ably on the same day, receives Hushai.
and. on the advice Of Ahithophel, com.
mits q public and sbhprrent crime z
Sam. Is =: 1928. Ahithophel proposes
to lead ct once in pursuit Of Usyid,
hut Hushai advises . general lazy o.
the nation, to be led TO battle BY Alb.
salon himself. The sdvioe Of Hushai
ia accepted. Hushai and the pytests
then send word to DAVID Of Ahithop.
hel"s plan. The messengers = pur.
sued, but saved by the stratagem Of d
woman in Bahurim. The king q once
masses over Jordan, and Ahithophel
goes home and hangs himself. David
arrives at Mahanaim, the scene OF the
present lesson. Absalom follows, with
Amasa. q cousin Of Josb, - captain Of
his host. The chiefs Of the neighbor-
hood bring provisions TO David (chaP,
The king divides his army under
three captains, but is not himself allow.
ed to 20 into battle. He publicly warns
the leaders to spare Absalom. A de-
cided victory is won by the kings
forces. sthe forest Of Ephrsim" aiding
in the slaughter. Absalom is csught
by the head mot the hair) in great
oak. Josb rebukes the man who tells
of it, for not killing him. The man
cites the command of the king, but
Josb at once goes and Stays Absalom,
and then recalls his army. Absalom'a
body is thrown into . PIT and covered
with stones. The insurgent army hee1
Il Sam. 18 LID.
PuAcEs.-Absalom's monument u In
the Valley of the Kidron, probably on
the site Of the pillar referred TO in verse
IS. as in the kings dale. The tomb
now existing is Of q later date. The
battle was fought between Mahanaim
and the Jordan, in o forest bearing the
name of Ephrsim, The exact site Of
Mahanaim is disputed, but it was south
of the brook Jabbok Gen. 50 4, q,
probably in the territory Of God. David
was between the inner and outer gate
of the city, looking toward the battle-
field.
TnE.-A few months, Dr. possibly Z
few weeks, after the last lesson; that ia,
probably about B. G. 1923 OF 1025.
PERsoNs.-Absalom, Joab, Ahimaas
the SON of Zadak, the Cushite auth.
Yer, "Cushi') or Ethiopian, the watch
man of Mahanaim, DAVID.
INc1pENrs.-Absalom erects . mem
oriaI pillar. Ahimaaz desires to carry
tidlngs of the victory to David; Joab
sends the Cushite; Ahimaaz asks per-
mission to follow, and out-runs the
Cushite; the Waterman sees him and
tells the king. He then discovers the
second runner; he recognizes Ahimaaz,
who m and tells Of the victory,
eo~uivocatiup when asked about Absa-
lon; the Cushite comes, and tells, when
asked, in courtly language, that Absa-
lom is dead; the king walls for Absar
lnm.