The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . els first —Saul battles against the PhiHstines and is slainat Mount Gilboa; David becomes king of the tribe of —Sauls last son
The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . els first —Saul battles against the PhiHstines and is slainat Mount Gilboa; David becomes king of the tribe of —Sauls last son is slain and David becomes king of the unitednation; he captures Jerusalem and rhakes it the chief city of hisrace. By conquest he builds up a powerful kingdom. 970—Solomon becomes king. 966-959—He builds the Temple. 930—Rehoboam succeeds Solomonas, King of Judah; the ten northerntribes rebel and found the Kingdom of Israel. 925—Shashank ofEgypt sacks Jerusalem. 890—Omri wins the throne of the King-dom of Israel and builds Samaria as his capital. 875^Ahab isking of Israel, and weds Jezebel, a princess of Tyre, who introducesBaal worship. 854—The Assyrian raids and conquests begin. 725—Hoshea,King of Israel, revolts against Assyria; Samaria besieged. 722—The Kingdomof Israel destroyed; and its people carried captive to Assyria. 701—Hezekiah,King of Judah, revolts against Sennacherib of Assyria, whose army is destroyed 56. J
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