The Flowers of History (Volume 1) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1853. Excerpt: ... BOOK IV. THE FOURTH AGE OF THE WORLD. B.C. 1055--606. KiUtANOUR FOUNDS YOBE--SOLOMON BUILDS THE TEMPLE-- THE DIVISION OF THE JEWISH TBIBES--ELIJAH--BLADUD, KINO OF BBITAIN, IS CONTEMPOBABY OF ELIJAH--SHISHAZ PLUNDEBS JEBUSALEM--SABDANAPALUS--END OF THE KING- DOM OF ASSYBIA -- HISTOBY OF KING LEAB BOME IS FOUNDED BY BOMULUS AND BEMUS--THE OLD KINGS OF ITALY, JANUS, SATUBN, JUPITEB--EABLY HISTOBY OF ALBA AITO BOME--KINGS OF BOME AFTEB BOMULUS CONSTANTINOPLE IS FOUNDED IN THE TIME OF TULLUS HOBTILIUS-- STOBY OF LUCBETIA--NEHEMIAH IS A CONTEMPOBABY OF SPUBIUS CASSIUS--STOBY OF ESTHEB--BEGULUS--LIST OF THE JEWISH KINGS--THE PBOPHECY OF THE SIBYLS--THE JEWS ABE CABBIED OFF TO BABYLON. Ch. I.--Of the reign of David--SauFs visit to him--The rebellion of Absalom--Ilis death and character. David, as it has been already said, though the youngest of his brethren, was elected king by the Lord, and anointed by Samuel in Bethlehem, as a token of his being king. After that, he reigned in Hebron over the tribe of Judith seven years and six months; and thirdly, he reigned over the whole of Israel thirty-three years. After the death of Goliah he soothed the mind of Saul, by playing on the harp; he gained the affections of Jonathan, and became the king's son-in-law. But the king conceived envy against him because of the praises which the virgins bestowed on him; David, however, frustrated his designs against him, and brought him a hundred foreskins; and avoided a blow from a lance which Saul aimed at him while he was playing the harp; and also he escaped from the treacherous attack of his guards by the device of Michol, who placed an image in his bed instead of him. By the kindness of Samuel he saw Saul prophesying in Naioth, without receiving any injury from him. And he made a treaty with Jonathan, wh...