Bible History - Old Testament

- 68- proposed to carry out his original promise to the conqueror of Goliath, by giving David his eldest daughter Merab to wife, ...

- 69- appealed to his father, and that in language so telling and frank, that the king himself was for the moment won. So it had ...

- 70- by another falsehood, alleging that she had been obliged by David to do so on peril of her life. Although we are in no wis ...

- 71- spiritually trained in that "time of ignorance," which "God overlooked." To come to the particular question in hand. Nothi ...

- 72- scarcely be determined, though the probability seems in its favor (comp. 1 Kings 18:13). It is of more importance to under ...

- 73- Thus far as regards "the congregation of prophets" in the days of Samuel. In the time of Elijah, Israel - as distinct from ...

- 74- Thus at the end, as at the beginning of his course, Saul is under the mighty influence of the Spirit of God - now to warn, ...

- 75- David and the house of Saul. But there is not a tinge of misunderstanding of David, not a shadow of suspicion, not a trace ...

- 76- Jonathan retraced his lonely way to the city, while David hastened on his flight southward to Nob. Only once again, and th ...

- 77- CHAPTER 12 : David at Nob - Observed by Doeg - Flight to Gath - David feigns Madness - The Cave of Adullam - Shelter in Mo ...

- 78- In truth, David's wants had become most pressing.^194 He needed food to support him till he could reach a place of safety. ...

- 79- At first sight it may seem strange that on his further flight from Nob, David should have sought shelter in Gath, the city ...

- 80- for the present was within, not outside the land of Israel. A comparatively short distance - about ten miles - from Gath r ...

- 81- notice, it seemed desirable to find a better retreat than the caves about Adullam. For this twofold object David and his f ...

- 82- enough. As he put it, his son had made a league with David, of which the only object could be to deprive him of his throne ...

- 83- When Abiathar reached David, he was already on his way from the forest of Hareth to Keilah.^208 Tidings had come to David ...

- 84- "the wilderness of Ziph," "of Maon," etc., from the names of neighboring towns. In general it may be said of this period o ...

- 85- afterwards. On learning it he marched still further southeast, where "the Jeshimon," or desert, shelves down into the Arab ...

- 86- CHAPTER 13 : Saul in David's power at En-gedi - The Story of Nabal - Saul a second time in David's power. (1 SAMUEL 24-26) ...

- 87- the hands of God. And David conquered, as long afterwards his great Antitype overcame the tempter, by steadfast adherence ...