19_o shealtiel_n be_v the_o son_n of_o jeconiah_n by_o succession_n salathiel_n beget_v pedaiah_n pedaiah_n beget_v zerubbabel_n now_o admit_v that_o salathiel_n immediate_o after_o he_o succeed_v jeconiah_n beget_v pedaiah_n and_o that_o pedaiah_n at_o 24._o year_n also_o beget_v zerubbabel_n which_o probable_o be_v not_o soon_o then_o be_v zerubbabel_n 18._o year_n old_a in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n and_o 48._o when_o the_o temple_n be_v finish_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n hystaspes_n as_o to_o jeshua_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jozadak_n alias_o 21_o ezra_n 3._o v._o 2._o 1_o chr._n 6._o v._n 14_o 15._o 2_o k_o 25_o v._n 18._o 21_o jehozadak_v the_o son_n of_o seraiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n who_o be_v slay_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n now_o admit_v that_o jehozadak_n be_v ten_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n and_o that_o 30._o year_n after_o he_o beget_v jeshua_n then_o be_v jeshua_n 40._o year_n old_a in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o 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each_o of_o these_o to_o be_v beget_v in_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o their_o father_n age_n observe_v what_o we_o speak_v before_o concern_v jeshua_n then_o be_v johanan_n bear_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la and_o so_o ezra_n may_v very_o well_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o artaxerxes_n his_o eight_o year_n go_v into_o the_o chamber_n of_o johanan_n who_o be_v then_o about_o 6._o ezra_n 10._o v._o 6._o three_o year_n old_a and_o what_o hinder_v but_o that_o he_o may_v write_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n 23._o neh._n 12._o v._n 23._o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n even_o until_o the_o day_n of_o johanan_n see_v he_o live_v in_o the_o 20._o of_o artaxerxes_n at_o which_o time_n johanan_n be_v 15._o year_n old_a but_o if_o mr._n broughton_n may_v prevail_v the_o say_a priest_n shall_v be_v much_o more_o forward_o in_o procreation_n for_o he_o will_v allow_v but_o 87._o year_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o zedekiah_n scripture_n see_v broughtons_n consent_n of_o scripture_n unto_o the_o 7._o of_o artaxerxes_n whence_o it_o follow_v that_o though_o ten_o year_n be_v grant_v to_o jehozadak_v at_o the_o time_n of_o captivity_n yet_o every_o one_o of_o they_o must_v begin_v to_o beget_v child_n before_o 19_o year_n old_a otherwise_o johanan_n can_v not_o be_v bear_v when_o ezra_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n true_a it_o be_v nehemiah_n say_v that_o the_o levite_n and_o priest_n be_v record_v unto_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n but_o by_o 22._o neh._n 12._o v._n 22._o who_o this_o be_v do_v he_o tell_v not_o it_o be_v plain_a not_o by_o ezra_n for_o he_o write_v but_o until_o the_o day_n of_o johanan_n 11._o 1_o chr._n 9_o compare_v with_o neh._n 11._o and_o though_o nehemiah_n conclude_v these_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o joiakim_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o nehemiah_n the_o governor_n and_o of_o ezra_n the_o priest_n the_o scribe_n yet_o it_o 26._o c._n 12._o v._n 26._o can_v be_v understand_v that_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o in_o every_o one_o of_o their_o day_n for_o that_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o all_o of_o they_o be_v in_o all_o their_o day_n some_o in_o the_o day_n of_o joiakim_n some_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ezra_n some_o in_o the_o day_n of_o nehemiah_n as_o to_o the_o age_n of_o nehemiah_n admit_v that_o he_o be_v 25._o year_n old_a when_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o live_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n he_o be_v then_o 11._o neh._n 2._o v._n 11._o 130._o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v which_o be_v nothing_o unlikely_a 74._o func_fw-la fol_z 74._o thus_o we_o have_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o persian_a kingdom_n unto_o 210._o year_n and_o probable_o the_o age_n of_o zerubbabel_n jeshua_n mordecai_n ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n without_o the_o diminution_n of_o the_o one_o or_o stretch_v of_o the_o other_o beyond_o reason_n the_o first_o monarch_n of_o grecia_n alexander_n the_o great_a after_o the_o full_a overthrow_n 53._o justin_n l._n 11._o bacholz_n pag._n 53._o of_o darius_n reign_v 7_o year_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n he_o part_v his_o kingdom_n among_o 30._o 1_o mac._n 1._o v._n 6._o 9_o dan._n 11._o v._n 5._o to_o the_o 30._o his_o servant_n such_o as_o be_v honourable_a who_o all_o after_o his_o death_n put_v crown_n upon_o themselves_o and_o soon_o fall_v into_o war_n one_o against_o another_o of_o who_o the_o chief_a be_v four_o seleucus_n king_n of_o syria_n 4._o joseph_n antiqu._n l._n 12._o c_o 1._o justin_n l._n 13._o sleidan_n l._n 1._o dan._n 7._o v._n 6_o c._n 8._o v._n 8._o 21_o 22._o etc._n etc._n 11._o v._n 3_o 4._o ptolomeus_n of_o egypt_n antigonus_n of_o asia_n the_o less_o and_o cassander_n of_o macedon_n and_o of_o these_o the_o two_o former_a excel_v in_o power_n between_o who_o what_o league_n and_o conflict_n shall_v be_v daniel_n foretell_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o the_o king_n 11._o dan._n 11._o of_o the_o south_n for_o syria_n lie_v northward_o and_o egypt_n southward_o from_o judea_n the_o whole_a chapter_n be_v paraphrase_a by_o joseph_n hall_n bishop_n of_o exeter_n note_v that_o the_o grecian_a kingdom_n 56_o func_fw-la fol._n 75._o bucholz_n pag._n 56_o so_o often_o mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n begin_v 13_o year_n complete_a after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a antiochus_n surname_v epiphanes_n son_n of_o 5._o dan._n 8._o v._n 23._o &c_n &c_n 11._o v._o 21._o 1_o mac._n 1._o v._n 10._o 2_o mac._n 4._o v._n 7._o joseph_n antiqu._n l._n 12_o c._n 5._o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n a_o king_n of_o fierce_a countenance_n a_o vile_a person_n that_o wicked_a root_n after_o his_o brother_n seleucus_n be_v dead_a begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 137_o year_n of_o the_o grecian_a kingdom_n on_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month_n in_o the_o 141._o 8._o dan._n 8._o v._n 11_o 12_o 13._o 1_o mac._n 1._o v._n 13_o 14._o 15._o 21._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o ch_n etc._n etc._n 2._o v._n 6._o to_o the_o 16._o joseph_n antiqu._n l._n 12._o c._n 7_o 8._o year_n the_o transgression_n of_o desolation_n begin_v and_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n decay_v by_o the_o gross_a idolatry_n of_o those_o who_o with_o the_o licence_n of_o antiochus_n join_v themselves_o to_o the_o heathen_a and_o be_v sell_v to_o do_v mischief_n and_o in_o the_o 143._o year_n he_o take_v jerusalem_n pollute_v the_o sanctuary_n hinder_v and_o afterward_o forbid_v the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o compel_v the_o jew_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o ambition_n who_o mattathias_n the_o priest_n for_o 8._o 1_o mac._n 2._o v._n 1._o 19_o to_o the_o 48._o &_o v._o 66._o 70._o etc._n
begin_n of_o his_o 12._o after_o he_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o kingdom_n ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v to_o reign_v jehu_n 28._o year_n 36_o c._n 10_o v._n 36_o jehoahaz_n 16._o year_n 1._o c._n 13._o v._n 1._o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 23._o year_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n note_v that_o the_o last_o year_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la nadab_n baasha_n elah_n omri_n ahab_n and_o jehoahaz_n be_v not_o account_v because_o they_o be_v slay_v or_o die_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o compare_v with_o the_o year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n joash_n 16._o year_n 10._o 2_o king_n 13._o v._n 10._o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v near_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 28._o but_o in_o the_o 27._o complete_a of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n jeroboam_fw-la 41._o year_n 23_o c._n 14._o v._n 23_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o 1._o c._n 15._o v._n 1._o his_o 16._o but_o in_o his_o 27._o year_n account_v the_o 11._o year_n which_o jeroboam_n reign_v with_o his_o father_n begin_v azariah_n king_n of_o judah_n to_o reign_v from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o 27._o of_o azariah_n 8._o compare_v c._n 14_o v._n 23._o with_o c._n 15._o vers_fw-la 8._o king_n of_o judah_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 38._o be_v 1â—_n year_n there_o be_v a_o vacancy_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n zachariah_n d._n verse_n d._n 6._o month_n he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o very_a end_n of_o the_o 38._o of_o azariah_n shallum_n 1._o month_n menahem_n 10._o year_n and_o 13._o verse_n 13._o 5._o month_n pekahiah_n 2._o year_n 23._o compare_v v._o 17._o with_o vers_n 23._o pâ—kâ—h_o 20._o year_n he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o begin_n 27._o 2_o king_n 15._o vers_fw-la 27._o of_o the_o 52._o of_o azariah_n hoshea_n 19_o year_n he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o year_n 30._o verse_n 30._o of_o ahaz_n k._n of_o judah_n which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o 20._o after_o jotham_n begin_v and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 13._o but_o in_o the_o 12._o complete_a of_o ahaz_n hoshea_n 1._o c._n 17._o v._n 1._o be_v confirm_v in_o his_o kingd_a after_z which_o he_o reign_v 9_o year_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o of_o hoshea_n begin_v hezekiah_n to_o reign_v 1._o c._n 18._o v._n 1._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 4._o of_o hezekiah_n which_o be_v the_o beginning_n 6._o ver._n 9_o 10._o c._n 17_o v._n 6._o of_o the_o 7._o of_o hoshea_n shalmaneser_n king_n of_o assyria_n come_v up_o against_o samaria_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o 3._o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 6._o of_o hezek_n and_o of_o the_o nine_o of_o hoshea_n samaria_n be_v take_v here_o begin_v the_o captivity_n of_o israel_n 24._o ver._n 18._o 21_o 23_o 24._o note_v that_o israel_n be_v then_o carry_v away_o into_o assyria_n 11._o 1_o k._n 17._o v._n 6._o etc._n etc._n 18._o v._n 11._o and_o place_v in_o halath_n and_o in_o habor_n by_o the_o river_n of_o gozan_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o mede_n but_o 46._o year_n after_o they_o be_v drive_v thence_o disperse_v and_o so_o break_v that_o they_o be_v not_o a_o people_n as_o isaiah_n foretell_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n which_o 8._o isa_n 7._o v._n 1._o 8._o be_v three_o score_n and_o five_o year_n before_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v manasseh_n 55_o year_n 1._o 2_o k._n 22._o v._n 1._o 2_o chr._n 33_o v._n 1._o amon_n 2_o year_n 21_o 2_o k._n 21_o five_o 19_o 2_o chr._n 34_o v._n 21_o josiah_n 31_o year_n 1._o 2_o k._n 21._o five_o 1._o 2_o chr._n 33._o v._n 1._o jehoahaz_n alias_o johanan_n alias_o shallum_n 5._o 2_o k._n 23._o five_o 31._o 1_o chr._n 3._o five_o 15._o 2_o chr._n 36._o five_o 2._o jer._n 22._o v._n 11._o comp._n 2_o chr._n 36._o v._n 2._o with_o five_o 5._o 3_o month_n he_o be_v call_v the_o first_o bear_v because_o he_o first_o succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o his_o brother_n jehoiakim_n be_v the_o elder_a by_o two_o year_n jehoiakim_n alias_o joakim_n alias_o eliakim_n 5_o 2_o k._n 23._o five_o 34._o 36_o 1_o chr._n 3._o v._n 15._o 2_o chr._n 36._o v._n 4_o 5_o 11_o year_n under_o pharaoh_n nechoh_o he_o reign_v eight_o year_n â—_o 2_o k._n 23._o five_o 34._o 35_o etc._n etc._n 24._o v._n 1._o dan._n 1._o v._n 1_o 2._o joseph_n antiqu._n l._n 10._o â—_o â—_o and_o under_o nebuchadnez_fw-fr zar_n three_o year_n but_o in_o the_o say_v three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o jerusalem_n he_o rebel_v and_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n 8._o 2_o k._n 24._o v._n 8._o jehoiachin_n alias_o jeconiah_n alias_o coniah_n 1._o 1_o chr._n 3._o v._n 16._o 2_o chr._n 36._o v._n 9_o jer._n 22._o five_o 24._o etc._n etc._n 37._o v._n 1._o 3_o month_n and_o 10_o day_n to_o wit_v three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n alone_o after_o his_o 9_o comment_fw-fr vulg_n in_o 2_o chr._n 36._o v._n 9_o father_n death_n be_v then_o at_o the_o age_n of_o eighteen_o but_o with_o his_o father_n he_o reign_v ten_o year_n before_o and_o begin_v his_o reign_n at_o eight_o year_n old_a note_v that_o the_o scripture_n express_v jehoiachin_n 28._o jer._n 52._o v._n 28._o captivity_n to_o be_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n complete_a of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v or_o when_o the_o seven_o year_n be_v 10_o 2_o chr._n 36._o v._n 10_o expire_v or_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o eight_o year_n all_o 12._o 2_o k._n 24._o v._n 12._o which_o point_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n from_o his_o captivity_n the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n take_v his_o 8._o ezek._n 1._o v._o 2._o etc._n etc._n 8._o 20._o 24._o 26._o 29._o 31._o 32._o 40._o v._o 1._o ezek._n 1._o v._o 1_o 2._o 2_o k._n 22._o v._n 3_o 8._o account_n the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n be_v the_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o find_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o eighteen_o of_o king_n josiah_n zedekiah_n alias_o mattaniah_n 11_o year_n 16._o 2_o k._n 24._o v._n 17._o 18._o 2_o chr_n 36_o v._o 11._o jer._n 52._o v._n 1._o jer._n 37_o v._n 1._o jun._n &_o trem._n in_o 1_o chr._n 3._o v._n 16._o he_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o jeconiah_n not_o by_o nature_n for_o he_o be_v his_o uncle_n but_o by_o succession_n in_o the_o government_n so_o ahab_n be_v son_n to_o baasha_n 1_o king_n 20._o v._n 34._o 61._o broughtons_n advertisement_n pag._n 51._o 59_o 61._o compare_v with_o c._n 15._o v._n 19_o 20._o so_o salathiel_n be_v son_n to_o jeconiah_n 1_o chr._n 3._o v._n 17._o matth._n 1._o v._n 12._o from_o the_o revolt_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la unto_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n be_v 390._o â—_o 2_o k._n 25._o v._o â—_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n 5._o ezek._n 4._o v._o 5._o of_o israel_n for_o some_o of_o the_o israelite_n who_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n remain_v until_o this_o time_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n jerusalem_n be_v take_v 8._o 2_o k._n 25._o v._n 2._o 3._o 8._o here_o begin_v the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n 27._o 2_o k._n 25._o v._n 4._o to_o v._o 22._o 2_o chron._n 36._o v._o 17._o to_o v._o 21._o jer._n 1._o v._n 3._o etc._n etc._n 52._o v._n 27._o common_o call_v the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n with_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o say_v time_n account_v be_v 430_o year_n and_o 10_o day_n reasins_z why_o it_o can_v be_v admit_v that_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n alias_o the_o 70_o year_n captivity_n begin_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o jehoiakim_n first_o because_o the_o four_o year_n of_o jehoiakim_n be_v the_o first_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n how_o then_o can_v nabuchadnezzar_n 1._o jer._n 25_o v._n 1._o come_v up_o in_o the_o three_o of_o jehoiakim_n and_o to_o say_v that_o nabuchadnezzar_n begin_v to_o reign_v and_o come_v up_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o of_o jehoiakim_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o text_n allege_v and_o also_o against_o reason_n for_o what_o man_n can_v imagine_v that_o nabuchadnezzar_n shall_v receive_v his_o crown_n raise_v 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jehoiakim_n be_v table_n see_v broughtons_n consent_n of_o scripture_n moor_n table_n carry_v to_o babylon_n and_o send_v home_o again_o 19_o again_o read_v jer._n 22._o v._n 18._o 19_o that_o daniel_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n that_o jehoiakim_n rebel_v against_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n come_v not_o against_o he_o till_o five_o year_n after_o that_o the_o chaldean_a kingdom_n continue_v but_o 70._o year_n which_o they_o seek_v to_o wrest_v from_o the_o word_n of_o jeremiah_n but_o in_o vain_a 25._o jer._n 25._o for_o though_o in_o the_o four_o of_o jehoiakim_n he_o prophesi_v of_o the_o just_a continuance_n of_o the_o chaldean_a kingdom_n until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 70._o year_n captivity_n yet_o he_o say_v not_o that_o the_o 70._o year_n captivity_n begin_v in_o the_o four_o of_o jehoiakim_n for_o the_o scripture_n declare_v that_o they_o begin_v not_o till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n which_o be_v eighteen_o year_n after_o the_o say_a prophecy_n three_o because_o the_o captivity_n of_o jehoiakim_n as_o also_o of_o his_o son_n be_v but_o a_o particular_a captivity_n of_o some_o few_o though_o i_o grant_v many_o noble_n be_v then_o carry_v away_o but_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n or_o the_o 70._o year_n captivity_n be_v not_o the_o captivity_n of_o a_o few_o or_o only_o of_o the_o chief_a but_o of_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o judah_n of_o prince_n and_o people_n with_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n of_o this_o captivity_n it_o be_v say_v so_o judah_n 21._o 2_o k._n 25._o v._n 21._o be_v carry_v away_o out_o of_o their_o land_n and_o jehozadak_v 18._o 1_o chr._n 6._o v._n 15._o compare_v with_o 2_o k._n 25_o v._n 18._o the_o son_n of_o seraiah_n go_v into_o captivity_n when_o the_o lord_n carry_v away_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o hand_n 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year_n desolation_n must_v be_v fulfil_v from_o this_o captivity_n in_o the_o end_n of_o zedekiah_n four_o because_o if_o jehoiakim_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_a in_o his_o three_o year_n then_o must_v jeconiah_n captivity_n be_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n for_o 59_o â—_o chr._n 36._o v._n 59_o jehoiakim_n reign_v eight_o year_n after_o that_o and_o his_o son_n jeconiah_n three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n but_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o scripture_n which_o say_v direct_o that_o nabuchadnezzar_n take_v jehoiachin_n alias_o jeconiah_n 12._o 2_o k._n 24._o v._n 12._o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o jeremiah_n say_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n 28._o jer._n 52._o v._n 28._o five_o because_o in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o jeremiah_n where_o the_o several_a captivity_n be_v reckon_v up_o there_o 30._o jer._n 52._o v._n 28_o 29_o 30._o be_v no_o notice_n take_v of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jehoiakim_n nor_o of_o the_o captive_n at_o that_o time_n 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