. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . , the Philistines came upto fight against him. He then began to pray, but God would notanswer. He went to the High Priest, but he got no comfort. Thenhe went to an old woman who called herself a witch, that she mi^httell him what to do; but he and she were both scared almost todeath by the appearance of Samuel, who was dead, but whom Godpermitted to rise from the dead and appear to the frantic King, torebuke him and to tell him that the next day he his sons should die. Horrible ! exclaimed Mary. And did they all die the nextday
. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . , the Philistines came upto fight against him. He then began to pray, but God would notanswer. He went to the High Priest, but he got no comfort. Thenhe went to an old woman who called herself a witch, that she mi^httell him what to do; but he and she were both scared almost todeath by the appearance of Samuel, who was dead, but whom Godpermitted to rise from the dead and appear to the frantic King, torebuke him and to tell him that the next day he his sons should die. Horrible ! exclaimed Mary. And did they all die the nextday? Yes; he went into battle with the Philistines. But he was beatenand chased; his best soldiers and his sons were killed; the enemywere in hot pursuit; then, in a moment of desperation, he threw him-self from his horse upon his own sword, so killing himself and dyingin the same battle with his sons and the best of his army. Saul beingdead, God sent David to Hebron, where he was crowned King bythe people of that section, all the nation joining him at a later DEATH OF ISRAELS FIRST KING. 23fi GRANDPA S7OR//.S. THE WAYWARD SON; Or, TROUBLES AND TRIALS ABOUT THE THRONE.
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