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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Apr 19, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 15.

David Becomes King Over Israel

Our lesson begins with the 8th chapter of 2 Samuel and closes with the 2nd chapter of 1 Kings. The record itself is very clear, wholly of narrative form. It tells of the war that continued between Israel and Judah. The friends of Saul were minded to do just what the world around them were doing, continue in the throne a son of the king who had died; but God wished to show that He Himself would select the rulers of His people, and while the war continued for some years between the son of Saul and David, yet at the end David triumphs and becomes the beloved king over all the tribes of Israel.