Rossetti a poet and devotional writer found that nothing came easily for her She suffered from depression and various illnesses throughout her life and endured three broken engagements Eventually she died of cancer When David burst into Israel rsquo s national consciousness it was as a triumphant warrior Yet throughout his life David faced hardship Late in his reign his own son along with his trusted advisor and much of the country turned against him Samuel ndash So David took the priests Abiathar and Zadok and the sacred ark of God with him and fled Jerusalem vv ndash nbsp After [... more]