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THE KI NG ' S B VSI NES S tain across from Saul and his army and showed the spear and cruse of water, and called over and asked why Saul’s soldiers had not watched more carefully over their king. When King Saul heard this he knew David’s voice, and he called David his son. Then David asked Saul why he kept following after him to kill him, as he had done nothing wrong? When Saul saw his spear and cruse of water with David, he knew that David had been right by his side and could have killed him, but David’s heart was filled with God’s love and he would not hurt even his enemy. Then Saul confessed to David that he had sinned greatly, and asked David to return and said that he would not hard him any more, for David had considered Saul’s life precious. So David went home and Saul took his soldiers and went home
and did not follow David any more. You see David loved his enemy and did good to him. (Teach memory verse.) Closing Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, fill our hearts so full of Thy love there will be no room for evil feelings of hatred.
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D A V I D S U C C E E D S S A U L A S K IN G Golden Text: “ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Prov. 3:5. LESSON TEXT 2 Sam. 2:1-7; 5:1-5. (Read 2 Sam. 2:1-7; 5:1-5; Ps. 18:1-6.)
(2:1) And it .came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities^of Judah? And the LORD said unto him. Go up. And David said, Whither shall 1 go up? ^And he said, #Unto Hebron. (2) So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abagail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite. (3) And his men that were with him did Da vid bring up, every man with his house hold: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. (4) And the men of Judah came and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying. That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. (5) And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh- gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye^ of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto^ your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. (6) And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I will also requite you this
kindness, because ye have done this thing. (7) Therefore now let your hands be strengthened,^and be ye valiant; for your master Saul is dead{ and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. (5:1) Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh, i- (2) Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that led- dest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. (3) So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel. (4) David was thirty years old when he be gan to reign, and he reigned forty years. (5) In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
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