David, King of Israel: Readings for the Young, Issues 1-5 |
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... Never has a nobler purpose been enshrined in nobler language . Never has more beautiful poetry been both lived and spoken . We shall not wonder to find in her near descendant the sweetest poet of his own or any land . But I do not think ...
... Never has a nobler purpose been enshrined in nobler language . Never has more beautiful poetry been both lived and spoken . We shall not wonder to find in her near descendant the sweetest poet of his own or any land . But I do not think ...
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... Never , in truth , would the memory of that day pass away from his mind . It requires the pencil of a painter to lay the scene before you ; but you can in a measure picture it to yourselves - the prophet's feast spread bountifully on ...
... Never , in truth , would the memory of that day pass away from his mind . It requires the pencil of a painter to lay the scene before you ; but you can in a measure picture it to yourselves - the prophet's feast spread bountifully on ...
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... Never think your work too small , or your calling too humble for you , but labour to improve yourselves in it , that , when an opportunity comes , you may show yourselves masters of it . Success is gained by being skilled in one thing ...
... Never think your work too small , or your calling too humble for you , but labour to improve yourselves in it , that , when an opportunity comes , you may show yourselves masters of it . Success is gained by being skilled in one thing ...
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... never have described as an unknown person the conqueror of Goliath . It would have been enough to mention his name . Besides , David's visit to Saul is expressly referred to in the seven- teenth chapter ; so that it must have preceded ...
... never have described as an unknown person the conqueror of Goliath . It would have been enough to mention his name . Besides , David's visit to Saul is expressly referred to in the seven- teenth chapter ; so that it must have preceded ...
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... never lived till then . A fearful journey this , from home into the world , and one which you all must take . God grant that , when you take it , His Spirit may go with you as it went with 1 1 Sam . viii . 11 ; xiv . 52 . David ! The ...
... never lived till then . A fearful journey this , from home into the world , and one which you all must take . God grant that , when you take it , His Spirit may go with you as it went with 1 1 Sam . viii . 11 ; xiv . 52 . David ! The ...
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Abiathar Abishai Abner Absalom Achish Ahimelech Amalekites Ammonites anointed appear armies battle Bethlehem blessed blood called Chimham Christ connexion conquest countrymen daughter David death deed doubtless earth enemies ephod evil spirit eyes faith father favour fear feeling fight Gath Gibeah Gibeon Gilboa glory God's Goliath hand hath heart Hebrew Hebron high place high-priest hill holy honour Ish-bosheth Israel Israelites Jabesh-Gilead Jehovah Jerusalem Jesse Joab Jonathan Jordan Judah Keilah king of Israel king's kingdom kingly land Lord Mahanaim Mephibosheth mind Moab mountains Naioth narrative natural neighbouring never occasion peace perhaps Philis Philistines plain priests promised prophet Psalm Ramah repentance royal sacred Samuel Satan Saul Saul's servant sheep sins slain Solomon sons soul strength sure sword terebinth thee things thought thousand throne town tribe tribe of Judah trust unto valley victory wilderness words youth zeal Ziklag Ziph
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Page 148 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 50 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Page 70 - And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Page 132 - For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
Page 80 - And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands, and what can he have more, but the kingdom ? And Saul eyed David from that day, and forward.
Page 66 - REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them...
Page 235 - And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Page 353 - I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man ; and keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself...
Page 262 - And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
Page 270 - Judah seven years and six months : and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land : which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.