From the back cover
"Saul Bumps into a Witch": David decides to cut a deal with the Philistines. In return for protection from Saul, he will join them in attacking his fellow Israelites. He has, in fact, no real intention of doing any such thing. Meanwhile, Saul is barely holding out against the Philistines and desperately turns to the Witch of Endor for guidance. The ghost of Samuel appears, but he refuses to help Saul and tells him he'll be dead by the next day. This comes to pass when Saul is finally defeated by a strong Philistine force and is killed, along with his son Jonathan.
"David Gets to Number One": Saul's death has plunged the Israelite forces into disarray. David has been proclaimed King of the Israelites--but so has Saul's weasly son Ishaboshoth. One by one the Israelite leaders defect to David's side, but they pay for their desertion. Finally, David is in complete control and is crowned King. He takes over Jerusalem as the capital and can now sit back and relax with his three wives. But trouble looms when he falls in love with Bathsheba. The subsequent wedding is disrupted by Nathan, a wild-looking holy man, who paints vivid and frightening pictures of the past, present, and future.