The Old Testament in Verse 7 (Verses 84 - 99)

84

84

But he valiantly fought, when the Philistines sought him,

1055

Saul’s death on Mt. Gilboa.

XXXI

And sealed his own fate, ere the Philistines caught him;

When he was dead, the

1-13

For he fell on his sword, and then when he was dead,

Philistines found him and cut

The Philistines found him, and cut off his head.

off his head.

85

85

2 Sam.

And Saul's three sons were slain, but his grandson survived,

The three sons of Saul also

IV

For his nurse and the child at the Temple arrived.

being slain, the nurse flees to

4

But ere their arrival, she let the child fall,

the temple with Jonathon’s

And a cripple for life was the young Merib-baal.

child.

86

86

But his poor little cripple was Jonathan's son,

1040

David kindly provides for

IX

So nothing too much could by David be done,

Mephibosheth, also called

1-13

And all of Saul's wealth to the cripple descended;

Merib-baal, after his fall.

And David's the table, the cripple attended.

87

87

Ruth

And this David so great, was great-grandson of whom?

Obed was the son of Boaz and Ruth.

I II

O don't you remember the threshing floor room?

III IV

And don't you remember kind Boaz and Ruth!

Jesse was the son of Obed.

And don't you remember their marriage forsooth!

David, the son of Jesse.

88

88

When Ruth was conspicuous in harvesting season,

Ruth was a Moabitess, the

We know she was mentioned, and this was the reason!

daughter in-law of Naomi, and

IV

It was not because she Naomi attended,

great-grandmother to

13-22

Oh no!  But from her is King David descended.

King David.

89

89

1 Sam.

And this is the David that fought with Goliath!

1035

David causes Uriah to be

XVII 38-54

The David, who sinned through the death of Uriah!

basely slain.

2 Sam.

And well was he punished through Absalom's sin,

1024

Absalom steals the heart of

XI 2-27

Though David was destined the battle to win.

the people.

90

90

XV

And yet when a victor, he mourned for his son,

1021

Absalom rebels against his

1-33

The lovely, the wicked, the dastardly one!

father, is caught in a tree by

Whose heart was so foul, and whose face was so fair,

his hair, and is killed by Joab.

And who hung from the branches upheld by his hair!

91

91

1 Kings

And when David was old, and the time drawing nigh,

Adonijah usurps the kingdom,

I

For another to rule, and for David to die,

but Solomon is anointed by

1-53

His son, Adonijah, attempted to reign,

order of King David.

But his brother was crowned, and his efforts were vain.

92

92

III

This brother was Solomon mighty of old,

1015

Solomon reigns.

16-28

Who builded the Temple, adorned it with gold,

His judgment between two

VI

Who wisely the claims of two mothers decided,

mothers.

31-38

When he ordered the baby contested, divided.

1004

The temple is dedicated.

93

93

III

He wisdom requested, and wisdom obtained!

He had married the daughter

5-13

And yet was his reign by idolatry stained!

of Pharaoh, and when old

XI

He married the heathen, and when he was old,

worshiped her idols.

4-8

He worshipped their idols of silver and gold!

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94

94

XI

Solomon's God was offended, the God, he'd derided,

His God is offended by

11-13

And so for his son was the kingdom divided,

Solomon’s idolatry, and the

XII

Rehoboam had two tribes, Jeroboam the ten,

kingdom is divided for his son.

1-10

When he'd taken advice of the wicked young men.

95

95

His kingdom, the kingdom of Judah was called,

Rehoboam answering the

11-17

And Israel's kingdom the one he appalled,

elders harshly is rejected by

Appalled, when requesting reprieve from their trouble,

the ten tribes.

He threatened instead, that he'd punish them double.

96

96

And when he repented and would have atoned,

Only Judah and Benjamin

18-20

They hated him still, and his messenger stoned!

adhere to the house of David.

And Rehoboam was hated!  Rehoboam was feared!

And Judah and Benjamin only adhered.

97

97

When Hosea was captured, Hosea the King,

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Jeroboam is made king to the

XI

Through failing the money of tribute to bring

ten tribes; he was the son of

26-27

And this was the time of the good Hezekiah,

Nebat of Zeredeh, Solomon’s

Of Isaiah, who’d lived since the reign of Uzziah:

servant.

98

98

Whilst Hosea pictured with prophecies great,

“Ahijah caught the new

The horrible sealing of Israel’s fate,

garment that was on him and

He, told them of Judah grown over with briars,

rent it into twelve pieces, etc.”

28-39

And when he’d reproved them, he told them of Cyrus.

He told them most plainly of how they’d offended,

And of the Messiah, from David descended!

99

99

And Micah admonished, entreated and plead,

Jeroboam fled to Egypt from

And pictured them captives to Babylon led!

the wrath of Solomon, but

29-40

Whilst Nabum foretold of their final salvation,

returned after Solomon’s

XII

And pictured the fall of a mightier nation!

death.

1-20

And only completed what he had begun!