What is said of Sheba, and what was the result of his disturbance? v. 1, 2.
What did David do with the ten women he had left at home? N. B. To feed, in scripture language, is to maintain.
What order did he give to Amasa, for the purpose of crushing the rebellion of Sheba, and what is said of his fulfilling it?
On Amasa's delay, to whom did he entrust the command of the expedition? Who went forth from Jerusalem, who met them at Gibeon, and what bloody deed was perpetrated there?
Did Joab probably contrive to let his sword fall out of its sheath as be approached Amasa, and with what design?
What means did one of Joab's men take to enlist the army on the side of Joab?
Whither did they pursue Sheba, and by what method did they besiege the place when he had shut himself up?
By what means was the entire destruction of the place prevented? N. B. The ancient saying which the woman quoted on this occasion, is supposed to have arisen from the fact, that the inhabitants of this place had long been famed for giving prudent counsel, so that it had become proverbial, "that the way to terminate disputes was to ask counsel at Abel."
Did she obtain her request, and on what conditions?
Were they complied with, and what ensued?
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