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Abel, 84

INDEX.

Words explained and modern names of places are printed in italics.

Abel-Meholah, 168

Abiathar, 190

Abishai, 208

Abner, probably Saul's cousin, 139; his

influence, 210

Achish, 184, 212

Adonai = lord, 236

Adullam, 185

Agag, 142

against, 101

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Ahiah, perhaps Ahimelech, 129

Ahimelech, 129

Aid el Ma, 186

Ain- Fâlud, 222

Ain-Fidy, 195
Ain-Shems, 82
Akir, 78

Amalekites, 140; final destruction of,

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Bethel, 92

Bethel in Judah, 229

Beth-horon, 127, 134

Bethlehem, 148

Beth-shan, 233

Beth-shemesh, 82

Bezek, 115

blessing-present, 203

blood, eating with the, 135

bottle, 50, 202

bought, of a sling, 204
Bozez, 130

brass, 154

burning of the dead, 233

burnt-offering, 84, 89

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Dagon, 76
Dan, 68
dancing, 164

David, life and character of, 38-41; (a)
at Bethlehem, 38; (b) at court, 39; (c)
as an outlaw, 39, 40; training for the
throne, 40; contrasted with Saul, 40;
friendship with Jonathan, 41, 163;
meaning of name, 150; anointing of,
148 ff; fight with Goliath, 159; faith
of, 159; celebration of his victory,
164; Saul's jealousy of, 165; marriage
with Michal, 168; advancement, 166;
life attempted by Saul, 165, 171;
escapes by Michal's help, 172; goes to
Samuel at Ramah, 173; at Nob, 183;
at Gath, 184, 212; at Adullam, 185;
character of his band of men, 186;
genius for ruling, 186; at Ziklag, 213;
falsehoods, 215, 223; imperfect moral-
ity, 215; friends gained during outlaw
life, 230
deep sleep, 209

disarmament of the Israelites, 128
discomfit, 90

diviners, 79
Doeg, 184

dowry, 168

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fall, 68

familiar spirit, 216

for ever, 50, 126
friendships, famous, 163
Füleh, 222

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garrison, 107
Geba, 107, 123
Gerzites, 214
Geshurites, 214
Gezrites, 214
giants, 153

Gibeah, 133; town or district, 107, 129
Gideon, 120
Gilboa, 217
Gilgal, 92

Glory, the the Shechinah, 75

God, when printed in capitals in E.V.,
236; vindicates His Holiness, 85; Om-
nipresence of, not yet realised, 107,
211; His repentance, 142, 146; said to
harden men's hearts, 59; to move men
to do evil, 210; His commands relative
to the condition of their recipients, 241
God save the king, origin of, 112
gods, 219

Gog, 238
Goliath, 153

gorget, 154

grave, 54

greaves, 154
groves, 88

Hachilah, 193

Hannah, 44

Haphtarah, 56, 117, 178

harden the heart, God said to, 59
Hareth, 187

harp, 108

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news his covenant with David, 176;
parting with David, 193; death and
burial, 223

Judas Maccabaeus, 131, 134

Judges, the period of, its character, 26;
chronology, 70; oppressions during,
119; judges referred to, 120; resem-
blance to language of book of, 120
justice, imperfect Oriental idea of, 241
Keilah, 190
Kenites, 141
Kharâs, 187
Khoreisa, 193
Khureitun, 186
Kila, 190

King, sin of the request for a, 94; why
granted, 26, 27; character of an Ori-
ental, 95; early allusion to a, 55; when
anointed, 105

kinnôr, 108
Kirjath-jearim, 86
El Kolah, 194
Kthibh, 14

Kubbet Rahil, 106
Kuryet-el-enab, 86
Kurmul, 143

Laish, 207
lamp of God, 64
Law, book of the, 112
lighted, 203
lion, 159,

LORD JEHOVAH, 236
LORD of Hosts, 235

lords of the Philistines, 77
lots, use of, 111, 137
lucre, 93

madness, Oriental regard for, 185
Magog, 238

Maon, 194

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nabi-prophet, 100

nachal ravine, 141, 225
Nahash, 113
Naioth, 173

Name of Jehovah, 122

Nazarite vow, 47
nebel, 108

Neby Duhy, 216

Neby Samwil, 43, 88
necromancy, 218
Negeb-south country, 224

Ner, probably Saul's uncle, 139

new moon, 175

Nob, 182

Oaths characteristic of Samuel and Kings,
67

Ob familiar spirit, 216

obligations, conflict of ceremonial and
moral, 183
offering, 60

Öld Testament, Hebrew division of, 25;
difference from secular histories, 24;
record of preparation for the Incarna-
tion, 25 periods of history in, 24-28;
moral difficulties of, 240

Omnipresence of God not yet realised,

107

on=of, 215

Ophrah, 127

Oriental custom of kings murdering their
predecessor's family, 177, 198

Palestine, derivation of, 240
Paran, wilderness of, 199

parched corn, 156, 202

part share, 229

partridge, 211
Peninnah, 44

people army, 70, 124
peradventure, 99
pertain, 202

Philistines, origin of, 238; country of,
238; government of, 239; history of,
239

place monument, 143

polygamy, 44

prayer, postures for, 51
precious, 63

presents, 99, 113, 151
presumptuous sins, 66

priest's share of sacrifice, 56, 103; duties,

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salvation, 53

Samson, contemporary with Eli, 70
Samuel, meaning of name, 49; life and
work of, 29-33; contrasted with Eli's
sons, 57; age at his call, 63; nature of
his ministry at Shiloh, 67; as inter-
cessor, 88, 143; farewell address, 117;
pastoral visits, 148; death and burial,
199; apparition, 219, 244; judgeship,
30, 89; work in establishing the
kingdom, 30; Saul's counsellor, 31;
founder of the Prophetic Order, 31;
priestly functions, 31, 32, 62, 63;
character, 32

Samuel, Books of, original unity of the
books, 9; titles in LXX. and Vulgate,
9; meaning of the title, 9; authorship,
10; Sources, 10-12; date, 12; canon-
icity, 13; historical accuracy, 13;
materials for determining the text,
14-16

Analysis of the contents, 17-22;
chronology, 22-24; place in the his-
tory of the Kingdom of God, 24-29;
references to in N. T. 13, 127; probable
later additions to, 241-243; supposed
duplicate narratives in, 243
sanctify, 148

Saul, life and character of, 35-37;
length of his reign, 23, 123; reasons
for his rejection, 36; meaning of the
name, 97; confirmation of his kingdom,
117; anointed, 105, 117; sin at Gilgal,
126; his rash oath and its conse-
quences, 134; his wars, 138; his family,
139; commission to destroy Amalek,
140; his failure, 144; abolition of
witchcraft, 145; never really penitent,
146; possessed by an evil spirit, 150;

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