of this couplet he was jealous.
"They gave more glory to David than to me," he thought. "One of these
days, they will make him king in my place." His son Jonathan did not
share his fears. He loved and trusted David. But from that time
forward Saul hated David, and finally drove him out as a fugitive.
Instead of fighting the Philistines he spent all his strength chasing
David from town to town and from cave to cave. Of course the
Philistines took advantage of this quarrel between the two ablest men
among their foes and came back with a strong counter attack. Saul's
own life was forfeited and that of Jonathan also in a disastrous
defeat. The Philistines were masters once more. Saul's kingdom also
had proved for the most part a failure.

STUDY TOPICS

1. Locate on the map the Midianites and the Philistines.

2. Why would it have been a calamity for the world if the Philistines
had conquered the Hebrews?

3. Study carefully the parable of Jotham (Judges 9. 8-15). In the
light of this shrewd illustration, why is it hard to get _good_ men to
run for political office, even to-day?

4. If we should undertake to have an _entirely different kind_ of
mayors, aldermen, governors, Presidents and so on, perhaps really good
men would accept these offices. What kind?

CHAPTER XIII

THE NATION UNDER DAVID AND SOLOMON

After Saul's death his son Ishbaal fled across the Jordan where the
Philistines were not yet in control, and was accepted as king by the
East Jordan tribes. More and more, however, the hearts of all the
Hebrews turned toward the young David, who, under the Philistines, to
whom he paid tribute, now became king over the tribe of Judah in the
south.

DAVID AS A LEADER

David was a born leader. Physically he was an athlete. With his sling
he could throw stones straight, as Goliath, the Philistine giant,
discovered to his sorrow. He had the gift of winning friends, even
among those who might naturally have been his enemies, for example
Jonathan and Michal, son and daughter of Saul, and Achish, the
Philistine king. His followers with few exceptions were deeply devoted
to him, risking their lives, sometimes, to gratify his slightest wish.
He was wise in his dealings with men, knowing when to be stern and
when to be lenient.

=The nation united under David.=--For a few years there was more or
less of war between the followers of David and the followers of
Ishbaal. David did not like this war. He had no