Echoes of the Court| The Day David Left the Throne| Biblical Flash Fiction

 

The Day David Left the Throne

My name is Mattan, keeper of the king’s household during the reign of David, son of Jesse.
Kings usually leave their palaces beneath banners and the sound of trumpets.
The morning David departed Jerusalem, there was only weeping.
I knew before anyone told me that something had changed.

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Echoes of the Faithful: The Man in the Ashes| Biblical Flash Fiction

 

The Man in the Ashes

My name is Berechiah.

Many seasons have passed since I last walked the roads that led to Uz.

The dark beard of my youth has long since faded to the color of desert sand.

Now my grandchildren gather around my fire and ask about kings...

About mighty men whose names are remembered.

But instead…

I tell them about my uncle.

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