2 Samuel 15:19-21

2 Samuel 15:19 I. We have in this passage a remarkable instance of the spirit of true patriotism, all the more remarkable because, in one sense, patriotism is not quite the word to apply to Ittai, for he was a stranger and an alien, though a naturalised Israelite. In him we have a singular instance... [ Continue Reading ]

2 Samuel 15:21

2 Samuel 15:21 Foremost among the little band who followed David from Jerusalem came six hundred men from Gath Philistines from Goliath's city. These men, singularly enough, the king had chosen as his bodyguard; perhaps he was not altogether sure of the loyalty of his own subjects, and possibly felt... [ Continue Reading ]

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