_And when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead._ THE HISTORY OF ATHALIAH The blackest names in the long roll of the world’s infamy are those of kings and queens, and amongst them Athaliah is not the least abhorrent. In this woman’s life, as here sketched, we have-- I. Heredi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jehosheba _. .. _ took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain._ STOLEN FROM DEATH Grandmothers are more lenient with their children’s children than they were with their own. At forty years of age, if discipline be necessary, chastisement is used; but at... [ Continue Reading ]
_King David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord._ NEW USE FOR OLD TROPHIES When David had fought with an adversary, and overcome him, he took away his armour and his weapons, and as other victorious heroes were wont to do, he bore them home as mementoes of his prowess, the tr... [ Continue Reading ]