II Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 314

‘ Have not the glorious heroes fallen, For there the he:to‘s shield was cast, Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul; Pleasant to me was your wonderful And the arms of the warrior failed! Shall I go up to one of the Forts of When the Even-L1v1N<; answered And the E}/ER-L1v1NG replied to So David went up, with his two Saul’s shield unprotected by oil ! From the blood of the wounded, From the strength of the brave, away ; Nor Saul flashed his sword in vain ! Saul and jonathan loved and were friends in life, And in death they were not divided. They had the voices of eagles, They were as lions strong! Who clothed you with many jewels; Put not on your gold and gems ! F or they heroes are fa1·len in war, With }o‘nathan, matchless in might! I grieve for ymu, my brother jona- han ! Iove,—·— It surpassed the love for women. How have the mighty fallen!

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And after that David inquired l To which 2»-16 1-——·1g THE PERIOD OF SAMUEL.——II. SAM. taught archery, as it is recorded in the History of the Heroes. ELEGY UPON SAUL AND ]ONATHAN. 20 21 22 26 Israel, upon your hills? Tell it not in the city Gath! Publish it not in the streets of Askalon! Lest it gladden Philistia's daugh- ters, Lest the girls of the vile rejoice S Let no dew fall on the hills of Gilboa, Or rain on the high land fields! The bow of jonathan turned not

(ec. 1055.) Qahih asks ui ®¤h iubetljar hz slwnlk reign aa Sari from the Even-Livmo, saying, shall I go up ?‘ wives Akhinoam, the jezraalitess, and Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Karmelite, and the men who were 3 with him accompanied David each with his family, and settled in the City of Hebron. Then the men of 4 judah came and consecrated David as King over the House of Judah, and informed him that the men of Yabesh Gilad had buried Saul. David therefore sent messengers

to the men of Yabesh Gilad, and May you be blessed by the EvER—L1v1NG for showing this kindness to your Prince, to Saul, and burying him. May the EVER- L1v1NG therefore show you kindness and truth, and I also make you this present, on account of what you have done. Strengthen your hand, and also be brave men, although your lord, Saul, is dead. But as for me, the House ofjudah have consecrated me king over themselves} But Abner-ben—Ner, the comman-

der of Saul’s army, took Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, and brought him to the camp, and he reigned over Gilad, and Asher, and jezraal, and Ephraim, and Benjamin, and over all Israel. (ac. 1054.) iirturg uf Izlylmzbztly. Ishbosheth the son of Saul was ro forty years old at his coronation over Israel, and was king two years. But Judah followed David, and the period -11 of time that David was king in Hebron was seven years and six months. (B.C. 1053.) W32 Glirzarlyzrg uf Junk, mth nuthrzak uf Mar lxztluzzn Qubaly mth Hamel. Abner—ben—N er and the servants of

Ishbosheth, son of Saul, went out from Makhanim to Gibaon, and joab, Davids ofiicer, went out and advanced to the pool of Gibson simultaneously, and he occupied one side of the pool, and they the other Let the ladsget up and make sport Let them So they arose, and passed over to

the number of twelve for Benjamin, and Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David, and they seized each on the hand of 3*4 12 16