CHAPTER IV.
_ CONCLUSION OF THE CIVIL WAR_.
2 Samuel 3:1.
THE victory at the pool of Gibeon was far from ending the opposition
to David. In vain, for many a day, weary eyes looked out for the dove
with the olive leaf. "There was long war between the house of Saul and
the house of David." The war d... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER V.
_ ASSASSINATION OF ABNER AND ISHBOSHETH._
2 Samuel 3:22; 2 Samuel 4:1
IT is quite possible that, in treating with Abner, David showed too
complacent a temper, that he treated too lightly his appearance in
arms against him at the pool of Gibeon, and that he neglected to
demand an apology... [ Continue Reading ]