Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-24
BLUE GRASS BLADE

Znd Samuel LIZ says And it came to pass
in an evening tide, that David arose from of
his bed, and walked upon the roof of the
kings house; and from the roof he saw q
woman washing herself; and the woman was
very beautiful to look upon"
And David sent messengers and took her.
The rest of this chapter will enlighten the
reader as to the doings of David. "The sweet
singer OF Israeli 'the man after Gods own
heart" regarding this matter.
Bathsheba was the name of this beautiful
woman.
l always thought it a queer proceeding for
man to take walk on the roof of his
house, and for woman to take a bath in
public. David is the only man on record who
ever fell in love with woman when she was
taking her bath, and Bathsheba was quite an
appropriate name for her.
When David took Abigail to wife he got
the Lord to put Nabal, her husband out of the
way LIST Samuel 1888 'the Lord smote Mabel
that he died" David by Echeming sent Uriah
the husband of Bathsheba "to the forefront
of the battle and had him killed." David
was an expert at putting men with attractive
wives out of the way and he might have had
the help of the women, as we'll as the help
of the Lord. The Bible says nothing about
detectives in those days.
he second Bathsheba bore to David
was Solomon Now this Solomon is celebrated
not only tor his wisdom but for having 700
wives and 300 concubines. Some allowance
should be made for Solomon when we remem-
Der that he had David for father, Bathsheba
for mother and his great great grand
ma was Mrs Ruth Boaz who was under the
tutilage of Naomi. The old maxim Blood
will tell was strongly exemplifed in Solomon.
The ruling ambition of David was to capture
the throne of Israel, and the Lord told David
to pursue his enemies and Stay them End
Samuel S-6 says And the Lord pursued
David whithersoever he went" End Samuel
S-5 David slew of the Syrians two and TWEEN
ty thousand men," End Samuel 1918 "Da.
vid slew the men of hundred chariots
OF the Syrians and forty thousand horsemen,
and smote Shobach, the captain of their host,
who died there" End Samuel S-l3 "And
David got him name when he returned from
shifting of the Assyrians in the Valley of
Salt, being eighteen thousand men," LIST
Chronicles l4-l6-l7 Therefore David did as
God commanded him, and they smote the
host of the Philistines from Gideon even to
Gazer, and the fame of David went out inoo
lands, and the Lord brought the fear of
him upon all nations"
Aing Davids son, Absolom, like Solomon,
was a chip OIL the old block Absolom had
his brother AmnOn slain for q crime against
his sister lamar, and Absolom after following
n the footsteps of his father was himself
lain. And SO chapter after chapter reeking
With intrigue, sensualism, and blood portrays
he character of David, "the man after Gods
'wn heart" and more space is given to him
n Holy Writ than any other Bible celebrity
David had seven brothers but it would tax
he arithmetic to tell how many wives and
hildren he had, and how many murders he
Davjd's mothers name is not
Mentioned, as he was such favorite with
ne Lord perhaps he was like Mechisadek,
e managed to get born without mother.
ever man waded through slaughter to
throne David was that man, and sad to re-
70 ia rdod hat h. 7 Il IL