Some veterans’ pension accounts include the apostrophe, but others omit it. So did Banastre Tarleton in his book on the campaigns in the South. Whig veteran James Collins called the battle “King’s Mountain” in an autobiography published many years later. Maybe it was the wrong call.Ī lot of primary sources leave the apostrophe in, but not all of them do. After looking over some early accounts, I found enough apostrophes to convince me that “King’s” was legit, so I just left it in. I had always used “King’s” without giving it too much thought until a reviewer for a piece I’d submitted suggested that “Kings” was in fact the proper usage. And so it came to pass.The slopes of King's Mountain, SC. As David grew older and feeble, Bathsheba extracted David’s promise that their son Solomon would succeed him. David then repented before God, and in return was promised that Bathsheba would bear him a second son. But the Prophet Nathan sternly rebuked David for his evil scheming because it had “displeased the Lord,” and indeed, the baby died (II Samuel 11:27). David ordered him placed in the front ranks of a planned assault against the Ammonites, where he was duly killed.Īs soon as Bathsheba finished her time of mourning, David married her, and she bore his son. David compromised his reputation by pursuing the beautiful Bathsheba, who was already married to Uriah, one of David’s top commanders. Notwithstanding David’s political achievements, his personal life was filled with conflict and tragedy. Some scholars have even questioned whether David is a historical figure, though the discovery of a stela from Tel Dan with the inscription bytdwd (which may mean “House of David”) would argue otherwise. Indeed, David’s greatest achievement (and that of his son Solomon) is not the extent of their putative realm, but the fusion of the quarrelsome tribes into one nation. Modern research has questioned this claim, and many scholars believe that some of the legendary material surrounding David served to exalt him as an ideal king, as successful in peace as in war, beloved by God as well as his people. An oracle from God assured David that "the Lord will make you a house"-a Davidic dynasty-but that it would be up to his offspring (King Solomon) to “ build a house for my name” (II Samuel 7:11-13).Īccording to the Books of Samuel and the subsequent Books of Kings, David then expanded his territory until Israel had become the dominant state in the Levant, absorbing the nations of Ammon, Moab, and Edom. This was obviously not a satisfactory solution, and the king complained to the Prophet Nathan that “I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God stays in a tent” (II Samuel 7:2). He pitched the tent of the Tabernacle to house the Ark of the Covenant. Now, at last, David could turn his attention to building a state, ruled from a proper Israelite capital. Eventually, all of the regions in Canaan came under David’s control. After capturing Jerusalem, David was then able to defeat the Philistines. But the southern elders went to Hebron, David’s military base, and in due course anointed David king “over the house of Judah.”Īt first, David chose to ignore the Philistines and instead marched on Jerusalem (II Samuel 5:6). Saul’s only surviving son, Ishbaal, was anointed as his successor, supported by the northern tribes. With Israel’s army in headlong retreat, the Philistines swarmed over the Hebrew highlands. Badly wounded himself, Saul then fell upon his own sword (I Samuel 31:1-7). All of Saul’s sons fell to Philistine swords, including his heir, Jonathan. But God had turned against Saul, and the Israelite ranks were decimated. Soon the country was once again torn by war as Philistine forces gathered at Mount Gilboa, and Saul and his sons, all serving as commanders in his army, rushed to meet them. Made with clay, wire, and recycled paper, the characters come to life in frame-by-frame motion. Time travel in this animation through the history of the Bible.
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