=1.= To what place did G.o.d send S[)a]m"u-el to find a king in the place of S[a:]ul? =To B[)e]th"=l[)e]-h[)e]m.=
=2.= Whom did G.o.d show to S[)a]m"u-el at B[)e]th"=l[)e]-h[)e]m, as the one whom he had chosen? =A boy named D[=a]"vid.=
=3.= Whose son was D[=a]"vid? =The son of an old man named J[)e]s"se.=
=4.= What was D[=a]"vid at this time? =He was a shepherd.=
=5.= What did S[)a]m"u-el do, to show that D[=a]"vid was to be king? =He poured oil on his head.=
=6.= What did D[=a]"vid do while caring for his sheep? =He made music on his harp.=
=7.= Who sent for D[=a]"vid to play before him? =King S[a:]ul.=
=8.= With what people were the [)I][s+]"ra-el-[=i]tes at war most of the time while S[a:]ul was king? =The Ph[)i]-l[)i]s-t[)i]ne[s+].=
=9.= What Ph[)i]-l[)i]s-t[)i]ne dared the [)I][s+]"ra-el-[=i]tes to choose a man to fight with him? =A giant named G[+o]-l[=i]"ath.=
=10.= Who fought the giant and killed him? =The boy D[=a]"vid.=
=11.= With what did D[=a]"vid fight the giant? =With a sling and stone.=
Lesson XXV. David and Saul.
(Tell Stories 6, 7 and 8 in Part Third.)
=1.= What did S[a:]ul do with D[=a]"vid after D[=a]"vid had killed the Ph[)i]-l[)i]s"t[)i]ne giant? =He made D[=a]"vid an officer in his army.=
=2.= Whom did D[=a]"vid marry after this? =A daughter of King S[a:]ul.=
=3.= How did King S[a:]ul feel toward D[=a]"vid? =He was very jealous.=
=4.= How did S[a:]ul show that he was jealous? =He tried to kill D[=a]"vid.=
=5.= Who loved D[=a]"vid greatly? =S[a:]ul"s son J[)o]n"a-than.=
=6.= What promise did D[=a]"vid make to J[)o]n"a-than? =To be true to him and kind to his children.=
=7.= What did D[=a]"vid do on account of S[a:]ul"s hate? =He hid in the wilderness.=
=8.= How did D[=a]"vid treat S[a:]ul, when he found him asleep in a cave? =He spared his life.=
Lesson XXVI. The End of Saul"s Reign.
(Tell Stories 9 and 10 in Part Third.)
=1.= What is said of S[a:]ul, in the latter part of his reign? =The Lord had left S[a:]ul.=
=2.= Why did the Lord leave S[a:]ul? =Because S[a:]ul would not obey the Lord.=
=3.= What showed that the Lord had left S[a:]ul? =There was no one to help him in his need.=
=4.= What people were at war with the [)I][s+]"ra-el-[=i]tes nearly all the time that S[a:]ul was king? =The Ph[)i]-l[)i]s-t[)i]ne[s+].=
=5.= Where was fought the last battle of S[a:]ul"s reign? =On Mount [=G][)i]l-b[=o]"[.a].=
=6.= Which side was beaten in the battle of Mount [=G][)i]l-b[=o]"[.a]?
=S[a:]ul and the [)I][s+]"ra-el-[=i]tes.=
=7.= What brave man was killed in the battle? =S[a:]ul"s son J[)o]n"a-than.=
=8.= What did S[a:]ul do after this battle? =He killed himself.=
=9.= How long had S[a:]ul ruled as king? =Forty years.=
=10.= What did D[=a]"vid do when he heard of S[a:]ul"s death? =He mourned for S[a:]ul and J[)o]n"a-than.=
=11.= After S[a:]ul"s death what tribe chose D[=a]"vid as its king? =The tribe of J[=u]"dah.=
Lesson XXVII. David, King of Israel.
(Tell Stories 11 and 12 in Part Third.)
=1.= How long did D[=a]"vid reign as king over the tribe of J[=u]"dah only? =Seven years.=
=2.= What did the people of the land do seven years after S[a:]ul was killed? =They made D[=a]"vid king over all [)I][s+]"ra-el.=
=3.= How did D[=a]"vid find the land when he became king? =It was weak and in the power of enemies.=
=4.= What great city did D[=a]"vid take from his enemies? =The city of J[+e]-r[u:]"s[+a]-l[)e]m.=
=5.= On what mountain was the city of J[+e]-r[u:]"s[+a]-l[)e]m? =On Mount Z[=i]"[)o]n.=
=6.= What did D[=a]"vid do with J[+e]-r[u:]"s[+a]-l[)e]m after he had taken it? =He made it strong and lived in it.=
=7.= What enemies did D[=a]"vid drive out of the land? =The Ph[)i]-l[)i]s"t[)i]ne[s+].=
=8.= What did D[=a]"vid bring to J[+e]-r[u:]"s[+a]-l[)e]m? =The ark of G.o.d.=
=9.= What did D[=a]"vid win by war? =Rule over all the lands around [)I][s+]"ra-el.=
=10.= Whose son did D[=a]"vid treat kindly after he became king? =The son of J[)o]n"a-than.=
Lesson XXVIII. David and Absalom.
(Tell Stories 13, 14 and 15 in Part Third.)