CHAPTER XIX.
_ ABSALOM'S REVOLT_
2 Samuel 15:1.
WHEN Absalom obtained from his father the position he had so eagerly
desired at Jerusalem, he did not allow the grass to grow under his
feet. The terms on which he was now with the king evidently gave him a
command of money to a very ample degree. By... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XX.
_ DAVID'S FLIGHT FROM JERUSALEM._
2 Samuel 15:13.
THE trumpet which was to be the signal that Absalom reigned in Hebron
had been sounded, the flow of people in response to it had begun, when
"a messenger came to David saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are
after Absalom." The narr... [ Continue Reading ]