Hours with the Bible; or The scriptures in the light of modern discovery and knowledge . skirt in bis band, that be might judge bow guiltless be was ofdesigns against him, since be bad left him uninjured when thusmost in his power. The better spirit of the king, touched by thesight of one he bad loved, and by such a proof of fidelity, could notwitbstaml an incident so tender. Weeping aloud, be owned thatDavid was a better man than himself. It Mas clear, he added, thatGod intended to give liim the kingdom, and that permanently ; notfor a time, as in bis own case. Would he only promise that onco
Hours with the Bible; or The scriptures in the light of modern discovery and knowledge . skirt in bis band, that be might judge bow guiltless be was ofdesigns against him, since be bad left him uninjured when thusmost in his power. The better spirit of the king, touched by thesight of one he bad loved, and by such a proof of fidelity, could notwitbstaml an incident so tender. Weeping aloud, be owned thatDavid was a better man than himself. It Mas clear, he added, thatGod intended to give liim the kingdom, and that permanently ; notfor a time, as in bis own case. Would he only promise that oncoming to the throne he would not cut off bis—Sauls—family anddestroy bis name? Willingly swearing this, tbe two parted inpeace for the moment. But David Avas too much afraid of thekings jealousy waking again, to trust himself in bis reach, andstill remained in the wilderness. The death of Samuel, which happened about Miis time, plungedthe nation into grief; but David, much as he must have desired It,dared not be present at his burial. Wails and lamentjitious were lateVL Vol, Fig. 11.—Engedi, prom under Jebkl Shtoif.—See Page a water color by W. C. P. MedUycott, oil. vii.] DAVID AN OUTLAW. 105 heard in every town ami village of the land, such as had once risenas a last tribute to the worth of Moses and Aaron,-^ and the rarehonor of burial within the walls of a —I!aniah, his home—was accorded to his remains. Except kings, no one but the highpriest, Jehoiada, had such an intramiu-al interment in the longcourse of Jewish history.^ After the death of the great prophet, David returned to his oldhaunts in the ITebron district, where, for a time, he supported him-self and his band, as is still common with Arab sheiks, by protectingoutlying herds and i)OSsession3 from marauders, in return for con-tributions of food. It was now that an incident happened whichvividly illustrates his wilderness life. The gi-eat man of the hilltown of Maon was one Nabal, a des
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