Liat's Saga Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/liats-saga the story of the family of King David's bodyguard Benaiah. His mother Liat's secret enemies pursue the family as they support David in hiding. Ancient Israel was much like the Wild West of America, with no law but that of power. © 2026 Casey and Sharon Smith 70b9a831-1795-5e65-8363-a0e20c9c326e yes en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:58:28 -0700 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:59:12 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/zX0-0mUyCvSPSnQk4TKAm0anp_tn9u3D3eh90tiTpi8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTA4/YmE1NTkwNTg4OGEy/NzkyNjIyMWUxYmMz/MjMyYS53ZWJw.jpg Liat's Saga episodic Casey and Sharon Smith the story of the family of King David's bodyguard Benaiah. His mother Liat's secret enemies pursue the family as they support David in hiding. Ancient Israel was much like the Wild West of America, with no law but that of power. the story of the family of King David's bodyguard Benaiah. David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah Casey Smith No No A decision is made... 13 13 A decision is made... full 150c756f-4aa7-446a-9585-3d60091040ac https://share.transistor.fm/s/b5628079 ... and a friend is found. 

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]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:58:01 -0700 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 1466 ... and a friend is found. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Liat is forced to take a surprising action 12 12 Liat is forced to take a surprising action full a896ec1a-bd73-498d-9ffa-379c1cd7a326 https://share.transistor.fm/s/77fba9ff Jehoiada proposes the only way that he and Liat may pursue Jozabad legally. 
They search Hebron for Jozabad, but do not find him.  

]]> Jehoiada proposes the only way that he and Liat may pursue Jozabad legally. 
They search Hebron for Jozabad, but do not find him.  

]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:53:55 -0700 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 1582 Jehoiada proposes the only way that he and Liat may pursue Jozabad legally. 
They search Hebron for Jozabad, but do not find him.  

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Jehoiada has a shock for Liat 11 11 Jehoiada has a shock for Liat full faf00a33-41f0-4c5e-a29b-7903d3abb4ac https://share.transistor.fm/s/b910843b Jehoiada is not who Liat thought he was. 

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]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:24:07 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 1523 Jehoiada is not who Liat thought he was. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Liat has a surprise rescuer 10 10 Liat has a surprise rescuer full 092666c8-dcfc-4eef-9f5e-4129e2ea1e4d https://share.transistor.fm/s/4761a897 Liat overhears her captors discussing taking her to Jebus, city of sin. 
She hears one of them called Jozabad, the man she thought she killed. 
The last person she expected to see rescues her. 

]]> Liat overhears her captors discussing taking her to Jebus, city of sin. 
She hears one of them called Jozabad, the man she thought she killed. 
The last person she expected to see rescues her. 

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:59:36 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 915 Liat overhears her captors discussing taking her to Jebus, city of sin. 
She hears one of them called Jozabad, the man she thought she killed. 
The last person she expected to see rescues her. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Liat is taken 9 9 Liat is taken full e771f6dc-cc0e-416b-96b7-b2718f024e2b https://share.transistor.fm/s/6f7e2466 Liat disguises herself as a young man, but is discovered. 
Someone has paid for her to be taken, and not treated kindly. 

]]> Liat disguises herself as a young man, but is discovered. 
Someone has paid for her to be taken, and not treated kindly. 

]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:25:11 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 918 Liat disguises herself as a young man, but is discovered. 
Someone has paid for her to be taken, and not treated kindly. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Liat flees 8 8 Liat flees full 574b54be-f313-4e60-af5a-7b8dbdb0a8e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/53971d61 An explanation of the legality of Liat's justice. 
Liat decides where to flee. 

]]> An explanation of the legality of Liat's justice. 
Liat decides where to flee. 

]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:19:50 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 762 An explanation of the legality of Liat's justice. 
Liat decides where to flee. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Liat acts as goel. 7 7 Liat acts as goel. full a8b3a889-0aa4-493f-988a-3e2a501769af https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d2d740f Liat flees Kabzeel, but stops on her way out of town to act as next of kin for her father. 
She is sure she will never return. 

]]> Liat flees Kabzeel, but stops on her way out of town to act as next of kin for her father. 
She is sure she will never return. 

]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:24:29 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 869 Liat flees Kabzeel, but stops on her way out of town to act as next of kin for her father. 
She is sure she will never return. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Death of a friend 6 6 Death of a friend full 75d632bd-c5bf-4031-8349-d6ae7bd2866f https://share.transistor.fm/s/f185dd93 Liat is attacked by a strange man. After, Jehoiada comes bearing bad news. 

]]> Liat is attacked by a strange man. After, Jehoiada comes bearing bad news. 

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:11:37 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 1541 Liat is attacked by a strange man. After, Jehoiada comes bearing bad news. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Jehoiada the fool 5 5 Jehoiada the fool full fb94a01a-6e88-495b-9e49-83b82e3b254c https://share.transistor.fm/s/8420d22f Jehoiada is  the fool Liat feared he was. 
He wishes to give her pet dog away when they marry. 
Liat is at the end of her resources in despair over the marriage. 

]]> Jehoiada is  the fool Liat feared he was. 
He wishes to give her pet dog away when they marry. 
Liat is at the end of her resources in despair over the marriage. 

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:01:22 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 1215 Jehoiada is  the fool Liat feared he was. 
He wishes to give her pet dog away when they marry. 
Liat is at the end of her resources in despair over the marriage. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Engaged to a fool. 4 4 Engaged to a fool. full bb943a29-60f2-4fab-8b8f-c481b39490ff https://share.transistor.fm/s/23ddb568 Liat's fiance` Jehoiada interacts with his cousins UZ and BUZ. 

]]> Liat's fiance` Jehoiada interacts with his cousins UZ and BUZ. 

]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:44:15 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 1221 Liat's fiance` Jehoiada interacts with his cousins UZ and BUZ. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Liat is engaged, against her will 3 3 Liat is engaged, against her will full c827f281-45bb-4571-956e-019ee9cb38b3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fcdddf8c Shemer tells Liat he has found a match for her. 
She hates to be bound to this lonely area, but has no choice.  
Who, and what, will her husband be? 

]]> Shemer tells Liat he has found a match for her. 
She hates to be bound to this lonely area, but has no choice.  
Who, and what, will her husband be? 

]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:53:56 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 1298 Shemer tells Liat he has found a match for her. 
She hates to be bound to this lonely area, but has no choice.  
Who, and what, will her husband be? 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Liat receives bad news 2 2 Liat receives bad news full d7e1d98d-4bec-44cb-b8c0-7ecc93efc098 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3144608e Liat's father Shemer reveals that her life is about to change forever. 

]]> Liat's father Shemer reveals that her life is about to change forever. 

]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:39:02 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 998 Liat's father Shemer reveals that her life is about to change forever. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No Introduction: Liat and her world 1 1 Introduction: Liat and her world full da6cbfe6-fffd-436d-957f-c2f347cae3a6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f95e4ff5 Overview; a wild west environment is a tough place for a young woman.  
 an accidental murderer may be executed by his next of kin. 
chapter 1;  we meet Liat and her dog Ben-Avah gathering free food at her wealthy neighbor's home. 

]]> Overview; a wild west environment is a tough place for a young woman.  
 an accidental murderer may be executed by his next of kin. 
chapter 1;  we meet Liat and her dog Ben-Avah gathering free food at her wealthy neighbor's home. 

]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:31:13 -0800 Casey and Sharon Smith Casey and Sharon Smith 985 Overview; a wild west environment is a tough place for a young woman.  
 an accidental murderer may be executed by his next of kin. 
chapter 1;  we meet Liat and her dog Ben-Avah gathering free food at her wealthy neighbor's home. 

]]> David, mighty men, Israel, Jebus, history, Benaiah No