Shepherd Boy

Mighty Men. Most people know about David & Goliath. Their show-down is one of the most famous kids’ Bible stories, right up there with Noah’s Ark or Jonah & the Whale. Slightly less known are the stories of the men who served directly under David. This elite fighting force were his bodyguard, under the command of Benaiah, whose perspectives we rely on in the Forsaken Sons series.

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Benaiah & David

art: Hannah Christenson

For the purposes of my story, these two meet while in their teens, forging a friendship that will last a lifetime.

People don’t know much about us, but that’s okay. We were important for a while. We even made history. It’s right there in the Bible, assuming you know about stuff like that. Most don’t. Crud, even scholars probably couldn’t dredge up our names. But they’re there. And so were we.

—Benaiah, The Three (Forsaken Sons, #1)

releases May 23, 2018