Hours with the Bible : or, The Scriptures in the light of modern discovery and knowledge . s familiar to them. But the nation did notconfine itself to service in its own armies; like the free-lances of the middle ages, its sons were ready to hirethemselves out to fight under the standard of any prince.^ * 1 Sam. xvii. 4, 8; xxi. 9,10; xxii. 10. ^ i Sara. xxxi. 3. • Lit. Cherethites. * 1 Sam. xvii. 1; xxix. 1. 5 1 Chron. xviii. 17. 2 Sam. viii. 18; xv. 18; xx. 7, 20. 1 Kingsi. 38, 44. On the subject of the Philistines, see Hitzig, Urgescliichte, passim. Kneucker, in Bib. Lex., vol. iv. pp. 641-
Hours with the Bible : or, The Scriptures in the light of modern discovery and knowledge . s familiar to them. But the nation did notconfine itself to service in its own armies; like the free-lances of the middle ages, its sons were ready to hirethemselves out to fight under the standard of any prince.^ * 1 Sam. xvii. 4, 8; xxi. 9,10; xxii. 10. ^ i Sara. xxxi. 3. • Lit. Cherethites. * 1 Sam. xvii. 1; xxix. 1. 5 1 Chron. xviii. 17. 2 Sam. viii. 18; xv. 18; xx. 7, 20. 1 Kingsi. 38, 44. On the subject of the Philistines, see Hitzig, Urgescliichte, passim. Kneucker, in Bib. Lex., vol. iv. pp. 641-559,Mehm. Winer. Herzog^ etc. 96 THE FIRST HEBREW KING. The first step taken by Saul towards the war of libera-tion was the enrolment of 3,000 men, the nucleus of astanding army. Two thousand of these remained witlihimself in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel,and 1,000 with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin, a fewmiles off, the rest of the people having been sent began by Jonathan overpowering the Philistinetribute collector,^ at Geba, with the military post under. GiLGAL. North-west view over the plain of Jericlio. Lieut. Conder, his command—an act of daring soon known far andnear in the Philistine country. The signal thus given,Saul forthwith formally proclaimed an insurrection, sound-ing the war horns through all Israel,^ and summoning ageneral muster of the people at Gilgal. But the Philistines 1 1 Sara. xiii. 4, for garrison, read as in text. Ewald andGraetz. 2 1 Sam. xiii. 3. Sept. THE FIEST HEBREW KING. 97 on tlieir side were not inactive. Three thousand chariots,^6000 cavalry, and a great force of infantry toiled upfrom the lowlands and crowded the passes of excitement amongst the Hebrews was terrible. Thebraver hearts hastened to the rendezvous at Gilgal, thetown farthest from the dreaded foe. The less resolutefled beyond the Jordan, or bid in the caves of the lime-stone hills around, or in their clefts, or in grain pits,^or in
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