The Mountains Of Gelboë by Most Rev. Donald J. Sanborn (1994)
At the end of the First Book of Kings, we read about the terrible defeat of the Israelite army in a desperate battle against the Philistines. Saul, their King, had been distracted for a long time by an obsession to kill David, for the pure reason that David had upstaged him in battle. Caught in unpreparedness, the Israelite army was slaughtered; Saul, mortally wounded, committed suicide by falling upon his sword. All of this happened upon the mountains of Gelboë (pronounced jell-bo-ay).
“And the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelboë.” (I Kings 31:1)
David, who had not taken part in the battle, was overwhelmed with grief. He grieved for Saul his persecutor, for the fact that he was his king. He grieved for Jonathan, his closest friend. He grieved for the valiant men of Israel who fell on that mountain.
“The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: how are the valiant fallen?” (II Kings 1:19)
At the end of the First Book of Kings, we read about the terrible defeat of the Israelite army in a desperate battle against the Philistines. Saul, their King, had been distracted for a long time by an obsession to kill David, for the pure reason that David had upstaged him in battle. Caught in unpreparedness, the Israelite army was slaughtered; Saul, mortally wounded, committed suicide by falling upon his sword. All of this happened upon the mountains of Gelboë (pronounced jell-bo-ay).
“And the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelboë.” (I Kings 31:1)
David, who had not taken part in the battle, was overwhelmed with grief. He grieved for Saul his persecutor, for the fact that he was his king. He grieved for Jonathan, his closest friend. He grieved for the valiant men of Israel who fell on that mountain.
“The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: how are the valiant fallen?” (II Kings 1:19)
At the end of the First Book of Kings, we read about the terrible defeat of the Israelite army in a desperate battle against the Philistines. Saul, their King, had been distracted for a long time by an obsession to kill David, for the pure reason that David had upstaged him in battle. Caught in unpreparedness, the Israelite army was slaughtered; Saul, mortally wounded, committed suicide by falling upon his sword. All of this happened upon the mountains of Gelboë (pronounced jell-bo-ay).
“And the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gelboë.” (I Kings 31:1)
David, who had not taken part in the battle, was overwhelmed with grief. He grieved for Saul his persecutor, for the fact that he was his king. He grieved for Jonathan, his closest friend. He grieved for the valiant men of Israel who fell on that mountain.
“The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: how are the valiant fallen?” (II Kings 1:19)