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THE rnREEs OF THE BIBLE.


THE THREEs OF THE BIBLE.
BY AMBROSE g. oTIEY.
Three is next to seven. which 10 the
most prominent number OF the Bible.
The number three comes next.
The place where men were kept from
the women three days. Il Samuel 81, s..
Saul took three thousand chosen
men OF Israel. and went into the Wild
erness Of Ziph. to fight with David
! Samuel 20, q.
The Egyptian who had no bread to
eat. nor water to drink. Tor three days
and three nights.-l Samuel 80. 12-J5,
Gle had been left sick by his master.
Three OF SauPB sons were slain in d
battle with the Philistines at Mount
Gilboa. Three days after this battle
an Amalekite accused himself Of Saufs
death. David had him Immediately
put to death for his assertion.-2 Sam
uel 1. rs.
Zeruiah had three sons, who were
among the prominent men OF the
Bible. Namely-Joab. Abishai and
Asahel. The latter was light of foot
as wild roe.-2 Samuel ., IL. Che
was a sister OF David. Joab was a
general in David's army. Abishai
was one of the three OF David's Thirty
mighty men. He killed three hun
dred men with q spear.-2 Samuel
%, Is.
David in the battle with the Ben.
jamites, and of Abner's men. three
hundred and sixty Of them were slain.
q Samuel Q. 81.
Absalom was the third son OF David. =
Q Samuel 8,3. He was riding through q
woods on mule his head was caught
In q fork OF limb and the mule left
him hanging there.
Joab when he heard CT It went and
thrust three darts through Absalom's
heart. Samuel is. Ola. His hair on
his head weighed nearly two pounds.
Absaiom, after the killing OF his
brother Ammon, fled to Geshur, and
Is, SO.
He had three eons.-2 Samuel IA, "a.
Amasa was told by David to assem-
BILE the men Of Judah within three
days.-2 Samuel 90, 4.
In the days OF David there was a
famine Of three years DURATION
Samuel 81, 1.
The spear OF Ishbi-benoh weighs
three hundred shekela.-2 Samuel 81
l6.
Three of David's mighty men, broke
get David. their king q drink o.
water, from the well Of Bethlehem.
Samuel 23. 1915.
David for sin committed was Of
fered by the Lord, one OF the three
things. years OF famine. three
months fleeing from the enemies or
three days pestilence. He chose the
latter und seventy thousand men dice
by it.-2 Samuel "a. Is.
Sinner dwe't at Jerusalem three
years, two OF his servants ran away
He went after them, which was the
cause Of his death. He broke his pa
troll and lost his lite. All this came
from Btoning and cursing king on ,
former OCCASION Samuel 1911 King
2, so, 46.
Solomon spake three thousand prov
erbs.-1 Kings 4, 80.
In the temple there were windows II
three rows, and light was agains
light in three ranks.-1 Kings z, 4.
The doors and posts were square
with the windows and light agains
| light Ia three ranks.-1 Kings Z. 5.
The molten sea had twelve oxen un
der It, three each looking towards tn,
north, south, east and west-l Kings z
24-25.
Three times in year Solomon of
fered burnt and peace offerings
Kings 0. 25.
Solomon made three hundred
shields OF beaten gold, three pounds
of gold to each shield.--1 Kings 10, H.
His navy of Tarshish. with the navy
of Hiram. came once in three years
l Kings 10. %.
Solomon had three hundred concu.
bines, beside seven hundred wives.--1
Kings II, 8.
Rehoboam told the Israelites to de
part for three days, and then come
again. Kings IL. s.
Abijah reigned three years in Jeru-
salem.-l Kings 10, 2. Abiiah WAS the
name of Hezekian's MOTHER Chron.
20, /. There is man and a woman oil
this name In the Bible. Also there is q
Noah of both sexes.
Elijah stretched himself upon the
widows dead son, three times. II Kings
II, 81.
There was three years of peace be.
tween Syria and Israeli Kings 90, /.
Three times Captains with fifty men,
were to tell Elijah to come down from
the top OF q hill.-2 Kings /. 9-13.
When Elijah assembled to heaven In a
chariot and horses OF fire, fifty men
searched for him three days afterward
to find him. Kings 2. II.
The king Of Israel said, Alas, the
Lord has called three kings together
to deliver them Into the hand Of Moab.
"a Kings 3, 10.
Three times Joash beat Ben hadud in
battle. as predicted by Elisha the
prophet.-3 Hinge 10, rs.
Sholmaneser. King OF Assyria, be.
seiged Samaria for three years.
Kings II. 8.
Sennacherib. King OF Assyria, was
paciiied by present OF three hundred
talents of silver, by Hezekiah.-2 Kings
Is, ID.
Jeholakim was Nebuchednezzar's SER
want for three years. Kings "a, l.
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