CHAPTER XXVIII
_ THE FAMINE._
2 Samuel 21:1.
WE now enter on the concluding part of the reign of David. Some of the
matters in which he was most occupied during this period are recorded
only in Chronicles. Among these, the chief was his preparations for
the building of the temple, which great work... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXIX.
_ LAST BATTLES AND THE MIGHTY MEN._
2 Samuel 21:15; 2 Samuel 23:8.
IN entering on the consideration of these two portions of the history
of David, we must first observe that the events recorded do not appear
to belong to the concluding portion of his reign. It is impossible for
us to... [ Continue Reading ]