Hours with the Bible : or, The Scriptures in the light of modern discovery and knowledge . ther military siege engines,harassed by vigorous sorties ^ and unable to cut off thewater supply, even the energy of Joab was baffled fornearly two years. At last, however, the town was the citadel yet held out, though its fall was certain,as it had only one well in it,^ and the communication withthe stream below was now cut off. The supreme honourof its conquest Joab reserved for David—a touch ofdevotion which marks the brightest trait in his king was then, unhappily for himself,
Hours with the Bible : or, The Scriptures in the light of modern discovery and knowledge . ther military siege engines,harassed by vigorous sorties ^ and unable to cut off thewater supply, even the energy of Joab was baffled fornearly two years. At last, however, the town was the citadel yet held out, though its fall was certain,as it had only one well in it,^ and the communication withthe stream below was now cut off. The supreme honourof its conquest Joab reserved for David—a touch ofdevotion which marks the brightest trait in his king was then, unhappily for himself, as it hadproved, in Jerusalem, embittered by remembrances of hisconduct to Uriah and of his sin with Bathsheba. * Ihave fought against Rabbah, wrote the general to hisuncle, and have taken the City of Waters (the lowertown) ; (but the citadel still holds out). Now, therefore,gather the rest of the people together, (and come) andsit down against the citadel and take it, (so as to finish * Moll. Elsenlohr. Hitzig. Ewald. ^ 2 Sam. xi. 17, S, 3 Jos ^^i YIL vii. 5. 252 THE WAES OF 1^34 SiBGE OF DapUH, in the COUNTRY OF THE AmoEITES, BY THB AsMT OF RaMBSBS II. 1, 2, 3, 4. Fcnr sons of Rameses in command of four testudos, under cover of whichan approach is made to the fortress. 5. A soldier climbing the rock by thrustingan iron spear into the crevices. The soldiers on a line vrith him represent the lightinfantry and archers. 6. Two of the princes on a scaling ladder—the one thrownoff. 7. Two heralds let down from the fort, to treat with the besiegers. Above arethe towers of the citadel, and at the top, the standard of the Amorites. The threearrows in it are understood by Wilkinson to be a sign of defeat, added by tlieEgyptian painter. Others think them part of the standard. THE WARS OF DAVID. 253 the siege), lest I have the honour of taking it and thevictory be ascribed to me instead of to you.^ ^ Thissummons roused the king from his inglorious life^ andon his arrival the
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