David soon met his dear friend Jonathan, and asked him why his father wanted to get him killed, when he was loyal to the King. Even Jonathan was surprised and asked him to hide there, until he spoke to his father and came back with his servant to give him the signal of the situation. […]
There was another war, and David again helped Saul to win the war against the Philistines. Instead of thanking David, he plotted to kill him. Michal was David’s wife and the youngest daughter of Saul. As soon as she came to know about this, she ran to her husband and asked him to run away.
Saul hated David, day by day. Every day he would plan a conspiracy to kill the young and famous lad. David was aware of this fact; however, he trusted God and ignored it. He had a good friend in the Court house who was none other than Saul’s son Jonathan. He was aware that his
Saul was not happy about pleasing God, but wanted everyone to obey his orders. At this time, he knew that God was not with him at all, as He was earlier. He was quite upset with this, and it was then one of his courtiers suggested him to listen to someic, as it would entertain
Samuel, after agreeing to allow David to go into the battlefield to fight the giant, gave him his bronze helmet and heavy swords. However, David was not comfortable with these weapons as he was not a soldier himself. He said the same to the King. On being asked what weapons he would like to carry
Samuel’s army was fighting day in and out with the Philistine army. However, the fight was not easy, as the Philistines were quite strong. Jesses three son were in the battlefield, and one fine day Jesse was quite worried about his sons. He called his younger son David, and asked him to go to the
God called Samuel and said that its time to find a new king to rule for Israel. He said Samuel not to say to Saul about anything about the new King. God asked him to go Bethlehem and meet the family of Jesse. Samuel organized a feast for the family and said that he wanted
Soon Saul became too strong and quite famous. However, he was still following the instructions given by Samuel on behalf of God. As days passed by, Saul felt the urge to do the things in his own way, as he was now quite confident about himself. Samuel had asked him not to indulge in war,
Saul soon became a good and powerful king. However the Philistines were one step ahead of him, as they had blacksmiths with them who were experts in making good, reliable, and useful weapons. They also repaired them, so he didn’t have to worry any further. This skill was strictly not taught to the Israelites and
Not all were happy with the decision of Samuel to make Saul the King of Israel. Instead, they started planning conspiracy against the people of the land. The powerful army of the Ammonites marched their army through the city of Jabesh, and threatened the people. The people knew that they were no match to the
As promised, Samuel assembled his people to announce the name of the new king. Though he knew who he was to be, yet he took his own time to reveal the fact. He smartly chose the Benjamin family and named Saul to be their new King. People hardly knew who Saul was and wanted to
After enjoying a hearty meal Saul slept peacefully at Samuel’s place. In the morning, Samuel called for him and said that he would walk to the end of the town, as he had to talk to him something secret. At the end of the road, he asked Saul’s servant to walk ahead and revealed the
Kish was an ordinary farmer who worked hard on this field with his handsome son, Saul. One fine day their donkeys went missing, and the father called the son and asked to find them. Saul and his servant packed enough food and set forth to find the missing donkeys. Two days passed by and there
Samuel became a popular leader, who would not hesitate to help people find a better solution to their problems. He had four headquarters, which he would visit once in every year. As he grew old, people of Israel became worried about their security and safety. They wanted a King, who would protect and guide them
The Philistines were quite happy with their win, and placed the golden chest in front of their god Dagon. They were quite positive and confident that God would now bring them good luck. The second morning they returned to their temple to find that Dagon’s statue was fallen down. They placed it at the right