A soldier in Saul’s army

Fun fact: there isn’t one blacksmith in Israel. The Philistines made sure of it. We go to them to get our ploughs sharpened.

Replying to @saulsarmy

So on the day of the battle, only Saul and Jonathan had a sword.

Saul called the roll to see who was missing. Guess who.

The books of Samuel@booksofsamuelThen panic sweeps through the whole Philistine camp. The ground shakes. A panic sent from God.

Replying to @saul

So we fought all day on nothing. Went through a wood with honey on the ground. Nobody touched it.

Then the lots. It fell on Jonathan. He said he’d only tasted a bit of honey, and now he had to die? Saul swore he would.

Day forty. Every morning and every evening this Philistine from Gath comes out and shouts for one of us to fight him. Nearly three metres tall. Nobody moves. Not one of us.

One stone. It sank into his forehead and he went down on his face. David didn’t even have a sword. He used Goliath’s own.

Replying to @saulsarmy

Can confirm the Philistines just ran.

The king sent us to David’s house to bring him in. Michal, the king’s daughter, his wife, said he was ill. King said bring him in the bed then. Pulled back the covers: an idol with goat hair on its head. He’d gone out the window.

Replying to @booksofsamuel

Two armies staring at each other across a valley. That’s the whole war so far.

Replying to @elah.frontline

The king heard every word. He’s as scared as the rest of us.

Honest question. Who in this army is actually going down there?

Replying to @elah.frontline

Lovely. Off you go, then.

Replying to @david

That’s his big brother. Oof.

Replying to @david

Someone’s told the king what he’s been asking. The king’s sent for him.

Replying to @david

He’s the king’s armour-bearer and he can’t walk in armour. You couldn’t make it up.

Replying to @philistine.ranks

The boy hasn’t even got a sword. A sling and a stone.

Replying to @elah.frontline

Forty days of him shouting at us, morning and evening. And it’s the shepherd boy who went down.

Back from the chase. Went through their whole camp and took everything they left behind.

Replying to @jonathan

The prince’s own sword and bow. On the shepherd boy.