Identifier: biblepanoramaorh00fost (find matches)
Title: The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Foster, William A. (from old catalog)
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Joab, and said, I saw Absalomhanged in an oak. Joab said to the man, Why didst thou not kill him? and Iwould have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle. The man answered,Though I should have a thousand shekels of silver, I would not kill the kingsson, because the king commanded us all not to harm Absalom. Then Joab said,,I cannot stay here to talk with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, andwent to the place -where Absalom was, and thrust the darts into his body, whilehe was yet alive, hanging in the branches of the oak: afterward ten young menwho were servants to Joab, came and slew him. Then Joab blew a trumpet for the people to come back from following after Absaloms army; because now, that Absalom himself was dead, there was no need that any more of his men should be slain. And they took Absalom and threw his dead body into a pit that was in the wood, and piled a great heap of stones. over him. And all the men who had been with him fled every one to his tent.. 134
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7T& •3h£9 •$ J4 i^W^ ABSALOM HANGS BY THE BEAD FROM THE BRANCHES OF AN OAK TREE. , ..- II - \MI II XVIII.il. David Heaes of the Death of Absalom. 7VFTER the battle was over between king Davids soldiers, and the men who had7y\ followed Absalom, one of the priests sons whose name was Ahimaaz, cameto Joab, and said, Let me run now into the city and tell the king howthe Lord has punished his enemies. But Joab forbade him, and told anotherman, named Cushi, to go and tell the king. Then Ahimaaz said, I pray thee letme also run after Cushi. Joab asked him, Why dost thou want to go? But heanswered again, Let me run. And Joab said to him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ranhy another way, and came near to the city before Cushi. And David sat at the gate of the city waiting till he should hear news fromthe battle. His watchman had gone up to the toi3 of the wall to see if any one■were coming, and he saw a man running toward the city alone. And he criedout and told the king: the king answered, If h

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