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+[Illustration: "There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he
+keepeth the sheep." 1. Sam. xvi. 11.]
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+DAVID THE SHEPHERD BOY
+
+By AMY STEEDMAN
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
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+THOMAS NELSON & SONS
+NEW YORK
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+BOOKS IN THIS SERIES
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+  JOSEPH THE DREAMER
+  THE BABE IN THE BULRUSHES
+  DAVID THE SHEPHERD BOY
+  THE CHILD JESUS
+  THE GOOD PHYSICIAN
+  THE GOOD SHEPHERD
+
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+PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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+The Story of David
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+Up amongst the hills, perched like the nest of a bird on one of the long
+low ridges, lies the little town of Bethlehem. It was but a small town
+at the time this story begins, and there was nothing about it to make it
+at all famous. It lay out of the beaten track, and any one wanting to
+visit it must needs climb the long winding road that led from the plain
+beneath, through olive groves and sheepfields, up to the city gate--a
+steep, difficult road, leading nowhere but to the little town itself.
+
+It was in these fields on the slope of the hills that David, the
+shepherd boy of Bethlehem, spent his days watching his father's flocks.
+That father, whose name was Jesse, was one of the chief men of the
+town, and David was the youngest of all his sons.
+
+There were seven big brothers at home, and it was no wonder Jesse was
+proud of his sons. They were tall, splendid young men, all of them doing
+men's work now, and taking very little notice of the youngest, who was
+still only a small boy, chiefly useful in looking after the sheep.
+
+But though David was but little thought of, no one could say that he did
+not do his work well. There was not a more careful or watchful shepherd
+on all the hills around Bethlehem. He knew each one of his sheep, and
+never allowed one to stray. He always led them to the best pasture, and
+found the coolest and freshest water for them to drink. Then, too, he
+was as brave as a lion, and if any wild beast came lurking round hoping
+to snatch a lamb away, David was up at once and would attack the
+fiercest beast single-handed. Nothing could ever do any harm to his
+flock.
+
+Now it happened that one day while David was, as usual, out in the
+fields that a sudden stir of excitement awoke in the little town of
+Bethlehem. Men gathered round the city gate, and with anxious, fearful
+eyes looked down the long white road that led up from the plain below.
+And yet there seemed nothing there to make them look so terrified and
+anxious. Only an old feeble man was slowly climbing up towards the town.
+He was driving a heifer before him, and carrying what looked like a horn
+in his hand.
+
+[Illustration: An old feeble man was slowly climbing up towards the
+town.]
+
+But the people whispered together that the old man was none other than
+Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, who carried God's messages. He must be
+bringing a message to them, and who knew if it was good or evil. They
+tried with uneasy minds to remember if they had been doing anything
+wrong of late as they watched the old man drawing nearer and nearer.
+Then at last the chief men of the town went out to meet him.
+
+"Comest thou peaceably?" they asked anxiously.
+
+The old man lifted his head and looked at them kindly as he echoed their
+words.
+
+"Peaceably," he answered at once; "I am come to sacrifice unto the
+Lord."
+
+A great sigh of relief went up from the people. The visit was a mark of
+God's favour and not of His displeasure.
+
+It was true, indeed, that Samuel had come to offer sacrifice, but he had
+come also on a secret errand about which no man knew but himself. God
+had bidden him take his horn of oil and anoint one of the sons of Jesse
+to be king over His people instead of Saul, the present king, who had
+displeased Him. But it was to be done secretly. Saul must not hear of
+it, or his vengeance would be swift.
+
+It was in Jesse's house that the feast of the sacrifice was prepared,
+and Samuel ordered that all the sons of the house should pass before him
+as they went to attend the sacrifice.
+
+The first to come was Eliab, Jesse's eldest son, and when Samuel saw him
+he felt sure that this was the man who was to be anointed king. He was a
+splendid young man, tall and strong and handsome, looking almost as
+kingly as Saul himself.
+
+"Surely this is he," murmured Samuel to himself. But God's answer came
+quickly. No, this was not the man. Samuel saw only the outward signs of
+strength and beauty, but God saw deeper into the heart.
+
+So the eldest son passed on, and one by one the six brothers followed,
+all sons that a father might well be proud of. But God sent no sign to
+show that any of them was the chosen king.
+
+[Illustration: "Surely this is he," murmured Samuel to himself.]
+
+Samuel was puzzled. What could it mean? Then he turned again to Jesse.
+
+"Are here all thy children?" he asked.
+
+Surprised at the question, Jesse suddenly remembered the little lad,
+his youngest son, who was out in the fields tending the sheep. Was it
+possible that Samuel had any use for him?
+
+"Send and fetch him," ordered Samuel instantly, "for we will not sit
+down till he comes hither."
+
+So a messenger was sent in haste to bring David; and presently he came
+hurrying in, and as soon as Samuel saw him he knew his search was ended.
+
+He was only a little shepherd lad with the breath of the hills about
+him, his golden hair tossed by the wind, his fair face flushed, and his
+sunburned hand holding his shepherd's crook. But there was no doubt that
+God had chosen him.
+
+"Arise and anoint him, for this is he," said God's voice in Samuel's
+heart.
+
+Slowly, then, the old man rose and held the oil aloft and poured it upon
+the boy's bowed head, while the rest of the company looked silently on.
+
+They were puzzled to know what it all meant. Perhaps the elder brothers
+were envious, and wondered why this mere child should be singled out for
+special favour. But no one dared to question God's messenger.
+
+Nothing further happened just then. Samuel returned as he had come by
+the winding white road, and before long his visit was forgotten as the
+people settled to their work again.
+
+[Illustration: Saul tries to kill David]
+
+Only David, out in the fields, thought more and more about what had
+happened, and grew more and more certain that it had been a call from
+God to do some special work for Him. The wonder of it filled his mind,
+but it never interfered with his work.
+
+There was little time for idle dreaming in the boy's life. He was as
+watchful as ever in his care for his sheep and as courageous as ever in
+guarding them from prowling beasts. Even in his leisure time he was busy
+too, and there was not one of the sunny hours of daylight that he
+wasted.
+
+He loved music, and he taught himself to play on the harp, practising so
+carefully and patiently that his fingers grew most wonderfully skilful.
+Then he made songs to go to the music, some of the most beautiful songs
+that ever have been made in all the world. Almost every child to-day
+knows his beautiful song about the Good Shepherd: "The Lord is my
+shepherd, I shall not want."
+
+There was another thing, too, that he learned to do with the same care
+and patient perseverance, and that was to use his shepherd's sling.
+There was no boy in all Bethlehem who could shoot as straight as he
+could. He never missed his mark.
+
+It was no great thing, perhaps, to make music and aim straight, but it
+was a great thing to do what lay nearest his hand with all his might.
+Perhaps some day God would make use of his singing or have some work for
+a boy who had a quick eye and a sure aim. Who could tell?
+
+So David learned to do his very best, and before very long God's call
+came to him.
+
+[Illustration: Saul sat day after day in his darkened tent.]
+
+Saul, the King of Israel, sat day after day in his darkened tent ill and
+full of misery. No one dared to go near him, and his servants whispered
+together, "It is an evil spirit from the Lord that troubles him."
+
+Then some one suggested that perhaps music might help to cheer him and
+drive the evil spirit from him.
+
+"Let our lord now command thy servants to seek out a man who is a
+cunning player on a harp," they said to the king, "and it shall come to
+pass that, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, he shall play
+with his hand, and thou shalt be well."
+
+[Illustration: David drew magic music from his harp's strings.]
+
+Saul listened to their words, and hope crept into his heart.
+
+"Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him unto me," he
+said eagerly.
+
+Now the fame of David's playing and singing had spread even beyond
+Bethlehem. "We must send for David, the son of Jesse," said the king's
+servants at once. He was the very person they wanted. Not only could he
+sing and play, but he was a good boy, brave and fearless, and best of
+all, as the servants said, "The Lord is with him."
+
+So the shepherd boy was brought to the king's darkened tent, ready to do
+his bidding. Sitting there in the dim light, he drew such magic music
+from his harp's strings, and sang such sweet songs, that the very song
+of the birds seemed to be filling the tent. The king, as he listened,
+seemed to feel the breath of the mountain fields, to hear the call of
+the sheepfold and the murmur of the dancing streams. It acted like a
+charm. The black misery was lifted from his heart, and the evil spirit
+was put to flight by the song of the shepherd boy.
+
+It was no wonder, then, that the king, for a time at least, loved the
+boy with his bright face and sunny hair, and wanted to keep him as his
+armour-bearer. But perhaps, as Saul grew well and had no further need of
+the music, David was no longer wanted, and so he went back again to the
+Bethlehem fields to look after his sheep.
+
+God had made use of David's skill in music, and before very long another
+call came to him. This time the need was for one who could aim straight,
+who had a quick eye and a steady hand.
+
+War had broken out. The fierce Philistines had come up with their great
+armies to try and conquer the land. Every man in Israel who could fight
+was called up to protect his country. Already David's three elder
+brothers had joined Saul's army, which was preparing to fight the enemy.
+
+[Illustration: Jesse sends David to the camp.]
+
+On either side of a narrow valley, divided by a stream which ran along
+over smooth stones, the two armies faced each other. There they were
+encamped, like wild beasts ready to fly at each other's throats. At any
+moment the fight might begin, and that stream be stained red with blood.
+Only the Philistines were far the strongest, and the Israelites had but
+little chance of victory.
+
+This valley was seven or eight miles distant from the little town of
+Bethlehem, and Jesse waited anxiously, day after day, for news of his
+three sons. At last he could bear the anxiety no longer, and he
+determined to send David to the camp to carry food to his brothers and
+bring back news how they fared.
+
+So, very early one morning, David set out on his errand. He had
+carefully put his sheep under the care of another shepherd, and he took
+with him parched corn and loaves of bread for his brothers, as well as
+ten cheeses which his father was sending to the officers under whom they
+served.
+
+It was not long before the boy came within sight of the valley, and his
+heart began to beat with excitement, for he saw that he had arrived just
+as something was about to happen. The armies were drawn up in battle
+array, and suddenly a great shout went up from both sides. It was the
+battle-cry of the two armies which sounded in his ears.
+
+There was no time now to carry food and gifts, so David quickly left his
+load at the entrance to the camp and hurried on to search for his
+brothers. He had learned to find his way about a camp, where for a
+short time he had been Saul's armour-bearer. So now he went swiftly
+among the soldiers, until at last he found his brothers. "Were they
+well?" he eagerly asked them; "and what were they doing?"
+
+[Illustration: Eagerly David began to ask them what it meant.]
+
+But even while he spoke there was a stir among the Philistines, and all
+eyes were turned to watch, all ears were strained to hear the enemy's
+challenge, which rang out clearly across the narrow valley.
+
+Out of the rank of the Philistines there had stepped a man so tall and
+strong that he appeared to be a giant. He was more than nine feet high,
+and the armour which he wore was so solid and heavy that it would have
+crushed any ordinary man to the earth.
+
+This was Goliath, the great champion of the Philistines. Every morning
+and every evening he strode proudly out and defied the Israelites,
+bidding them find a champion who would come and fight with him. Once
+again his challenge rang out on the clear air,--
+
+"Choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. If he be able to
+fight with me and to kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I
+prevail against him and kill him, then shall ye be our servants and
+serve us. I defy the armies of Israel this day. Give me a man that we
+may fight together."
+
+A great silence fell after the champion had shouted his last words of
+defiance. There was no answer from the Israelites. No man had courage
+enough to dream of accepting the challenge.
+
+David looked round him in amazement, and his cheeks burned with shame.
+What were the people doing to allow this boasting heathen Philistine to
+defy the armies of the living God? Eagerly he turned to the men around
+him and began to ask them what it meant. The soldiers answered him
+shortly. No, there was no one who dared to go forth and fight Goliath.
+The king had promised great rewards to any man who would kill the giant.
+But no one had dared to try.
+
+David's elder brothers heard his questions, and seeing how amazed he
+was, they began to grow angry. Did he mean to reproach them? Perhaps he
+thought of offering himself to fight the champion. It was time that this
+shepherd boy should be put in his proper place. So his eldest brother
+turned to him with a sneer.
+
+[Illustration: While he kept his father's sheep he had often to defend
+them from wild beasts.]
+
+"Why camest thou hither?" he asked. "And with whom hast thou left those
+few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy
+heart, for thou hast come down that thou mightest see the battle."
+
+It could not have been very easy to bear this taunt. But David had
+learned to conquer himself before he set out to conquer giants. So he
+answered quietly instead of flashing back an angry reply.
+
+"What have I done?" he asked. "May I not ask a harmless question?"
+
+There were many questions he still wished to ask, and presently the
+soldiers began to repeat his words one to another, until at last the
+report was spread that some one had been found ready and willing to
+answer the challenge of the giant Philistine. And of course the news
+soon reached the king's ear. Saul sent immediately and ordered that the
+shepherd lad should be brought to him. He had quite forgotten about the
+boy who had charmed away his black moods with the magic music of his
+harp. And David had grown and changed since those days.
+
+So now, when David stood before the king, Saul had no idea who he was,
+and his one thought, as he looked at the slender youth, was that it was
+madness to think of such a mere boy going out to give battle to the
+great giant.
+
+"Thou art not able to go against this Philistine," he said; "for thou
+art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth."
+
+But David answered eagerly. He did not boast, but spoke steadily and
+wisely. True, he had not been trained as a soldier, but his courage and
+his strength had both been already proved. And he went on to tell the
+king that while he kept his father's sheep he had often to defend them
+from wild beasts. Once he had fought with a lion and a bear
+single-handed and had killed them both.
+
+[Illustration: Saul puts his own armour on David.]
+
+It was not in his own strength that he trusted. "The Lord that delivered
+me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, He will
+deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine," he ended triumphantly.
+
+Faith in God was David's sure defence; and Saul as he listened bowed his
+head in shame, for it was the faith which he himself had lost. It was
+this faith, he knew, which might win the victory. It was an echo of the
+confidence he had once felt when his whole trust had been in God, and he
+recognized the true ring of the boy's courage.
+
+"Go," he said, "and the Lord be with thee."
+
+Then the king was eager to put his own armour on David, and he bade the
+soldiers arm him with the royal sword and put a brass helmet on his
+head. But David was not accustomed to wear heavy armour, and had never
+been trained to use a sword. No, he would do his best with the only
+weapon he thoroughly understood.
+
+So putting on once more his shepherd's coat, he took his sling in his
+hand, and as he crossed the brook at the foot of the valley he filled
+his shepherd's bag with smooth stones and fitted one of them to his
+sling. Then with springing steps he began to climb the opposite side.
+
+The rage of Goliath was great when he saw the slender, fair-haired boy,
+without either armour or sword, coming so boldly to meet him.
+
+"Am I a dog," he shouted, "that thou comest to me with staves?"
+
+[Illustration: David's fight with Goliath.]
+
+"I come to thee in the name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of the armies
+of Israel, whom thou hast defied," rang out the clear answer. "The Lord
+saveth not with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's, and He
+will give you into our hands."
+
+The great giant lifted his spear, ready with one blow to end this
+unequal fight. But David did not wait to come within reach of the spear.
+Before Goliath came near, the boy stopped suddenly and sent a stone
+whizzing through the air straight at the giant's head. The stone sank
+into Goliath's forehead, and the great figure reeled and fell with a
+mighty crash to the earth. Instantly David seized his sword and cut off
+his head.
+
+[Illustration: David seized his sword and cut off his head.]
+
+So God's people were saved, and so again God made use of the shepherd
+boy's training and skill, this time to win a great victory for His
+people.
+
+The fair-haired shepherd boy had done his duty faithfully in the fields
+on the hillside at home, where he was but little thought of. He had
+always tried to do his best, whether he was keeping the sheep or
+practising with his sling or learning to play the harp. And now,
+suddenly, the great opportunity had come and found him ready.
+
+He had entered the camp an unnoticed country lad, carrying provisions to
+his brothers. Now every soldier in the camp was shouting his name; the
+king was ready to shower rewards and honors upon him. He was the hero of
+the hour.
+
+The pleasant days in the Bethlehem fields were now over for David. There
+was no thought of allowing him to return to his work. No, the king
+declared he must remain as a soldier in the army, ready to defend his
+king and country. Though he was still a mere boy he was placed in
+command and set over the men of war.
+
+It was much more difficult work than looking after sheep, and as time
+went on and dangers and difficulties beset him on every side, David must
+often have longed for the old quiet days on the hillside. His path was
+rough and dangerous now, and sad to say his feet often slipped and he
+wandered far astray, but always he held fast to his faith in God, and
+found his way back to the straight path.
+
+As the years went by Samuel's promise was at last fulfilled, and David
+was made king over God's chosen people. David had often forgotten God,
+but God had never forgotten him.
+
+What a change it was from the days when he wandered about the fields in
+his sheepskin coat, often sleeping out under the stars, possessing only
+his harp and his shepherd's sling.
+
+Now he wore royal robes, and there was a crown of pure gold upon his
+head. Instead of the starry sky for a roof, he now lived in a palace of
+cedar wood.
+
+And he knew surely that it was God who had taken care of him; that it
+was God who had set the crown of gold upon his head, the seal to the
+promise made in that long ago day when the old prophet had poured the
+anointing oil upon the head of the wandering shepherd boy.
+
+Looking back, he saw that he had made many mistakes, that his soul was
+stained with many sins; but he knew, too, that God would listen when he
+prayed, "Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."
+
+As a little shepherd lad he had cared far more for his sheep than his
+own safety. He had always been ready to risk his life for them. So now,
+when he became king, his people were just as precious to him as his
+sheep had been. He cared for them with all his heart. He was prepared to
+suffer himself rather than any hurt should come near them.
+
+So perhaps he was, after all, not unworthy to stand as a type of the
+great King, "great David's greater Son," the little Baby who was to be
+born in the town of Bethlehem, the Good Shepherd who was to lay down His
+life for His sheep.
+
+
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