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DAVID AND SAUL
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the king's anger would cool long ere his retreat could be found.
But, alas ! even now Saul was standing in the temple, demanding of the priests where David had gone.
' ' He was here ! ' ' thundered Saul, drawing himself to his full height and confronting Ahimelech, regardless of sacred place or holy office. "He was here — thou denyest it not ! Now, unless thou tellest whither he fled, thou shalt die, and that right quickly ! ' '
"Peace!" spake Ahimelech, softly.
reckless than his mates, broke from the grasp of his tormentors and rushed back into the king's presence.
"I will tell, 0 king! I will obey thy gracious command!" he gasped. ' ' David hath fled to the cav_e of Adullam; there shalt thou find him!"
"Thy life is spared!" decreed the king, grimly. "Lead thou us to this cave of Adullam. "
In the cave of Adullam sat David, surrounded by a few faithful follow
SAUL SEEKS DAVID IN THE TEMPLE
"Anger not thy God in His temple. Who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding and is honorable in thy house? Let not the king do this evil deed ! ' '
But the infuriated monarch, halfcrazed by the venom of his anger, issued quick commands to his men to drag every priest forth from the temple and slay them in the courts. Even the brutal soldiers shrank back, terrified at such sacrilege, but the king's command prevailed, and the men of God were dragged forth to their doom. One, less godly or more
ers, who had traced his hiding place. His flight to the cave had been swift as a deer's; the king's party progressed slowly and laboriously, searching the many caves concealed in the limestone cliffs around Adullam. Suddenly, as the little party were about to lie down to rest, in easy security, the watch at the cave's dooi gave a warning call and came rushing into the interior.
"The king and his men!" he exclaimed; "they are even now upon us!"
"Let each man hide himself in the deepest recesses of the rocks," spake