The Bible Story - Volume VI - Basil Wolverton - 1968

Basil Wolverton

VENGEANCE OR REPENTANCE? A GREAT number of Israelites from all over funeral at Ramah, where the old prophet was (I Samuel 25:1.) Canaan came to attend Samuel's buried with appropriate honors. David wasn't among those who attended. He knew that he would be risking his life to go where Saul was. Instead, he moved his men on southward to the Paran Desert, farther away from Ramah and Gibeah. There his small army moved from place to place, not staying in one spot very long because of the necessity of obtaining food as well as the need to keep Saul guessing David's location. The Shepherds' Friend. Food wasn't always easy to get. Much of it consisted of wild game, but there were necessities that had to be acquired through other people. David sent bands of mounted men to help farmers with their crops, sheepherders with their flocks and cattlemen with their herds, thus obtaining food and supplies for their services. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library