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Defending David: Ittai’s Journey - Barbara M Britton

  Discover a friend of King David’s that stuck closer than a brother. Biblical Fiction from II Samuel, Chapters 15-19.   Book blurb: When a quiet journey to Jerusalem turns tragic, newly orphaned Rimona must flee a kinsman set on selling her as a slave. Racing into the rocky hills outside of Hebron, Rimona is rescued by a Philistine commander journeying to Jerusalem with six-hundred warriors. Exiled commander, Ittai the Gittite, is seeking refuge in the City of David. Protecting a frantic Hebrew woman is not in his leadership plan. Although, having a nobleman's niece in his caravan might prove useful for finding shelter in a foreign land. Rimona and Ittai arrive in Jerusalem on the eve of a rebellion. In the chaos of an heir's betrayal, will they be separated forever, or can they defend King David and help the aging monarch control his rebellious son?   Extract: (Joab and Ittai prepare for war against King David’s son Absalom)        “Mahanaim is too far from