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esrom_n that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egppt_v gen._n xlvi_o 12._o and_o be_v prince_n of_o judah_n at_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n num._n i._n 7._o at_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o camp_n num._n ii_o 3._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n num._n vii_o 12._o and_o at_o the_o set_n forward_o in_o their_o journey_n num._n x._o 14._o but_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n num._n fourteen_o 29._o this_o marriage_n of_o rahab_n to_o salmon_n now_o prince_n of_o judah_n be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o mention_v matth._n i._n 5._o in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n wherein_o as_o rachab_n so_o thamar_n ruth_n
gate_n gates_n of_o city_n be_v the_o ordinary_a place_n of_o audience_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o and_o judicature_n deut._n xvii_o 2_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xix_o 8._o prov._n xxxi_o 23._o jer._n xxxviii_o 7._o lam._n v._o 13._o and_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o prophet_n be_v to_o publish_v their_o prophecy_n in_o the_o gate_n either_o of_o the_o temple_n or_o of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n jer._n vii_o 2._o and_o xix_o 2._o and_o xxvi_o 10._o and_o sometime_o of_o the_o king_n house_n as_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n jer._n xvii_o 19_o and_o xxii_o 1_o 2._o lest_o i_o mar_v my_o own_o inheritance_n want_v a_o heir_n verse_n 6_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v but_o one_o child_n by_o she_o or_o have_v many_o she_o be_v young_a and_o poor_a weaken_v my_o own_o inheritance_n in_o divide_v it_o among_o so_o many_o special_o if_o he_o be_v now_o a_o widower_n and_o have_v child_n by_o his_o former_a wife_n a_o man_n pluck_v off_o his_o shoe_n these_o ceremony_n then_o use_v in_o buy_v verse_n 7_o and_o bargain_v of_o land_n in_o reedeem_v and_o change_v have_v some_o resemblance_n to_o that_o law_n deut._n xxv_o 8_o 9_o but_o with_o diverse_a difference_n see_v psal._n lx._n 8._o the_o ceremony_n that_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o ruth_n be_v here_o not_o mention_v but_o may_v seem_v either_o omit_v or_o else_o transact_v with_o much_o alteration_n from_o the_o first_o institution_n as_o those_o time_n now_o be_v the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n be_v think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o samuel_n nathan_n and_o gad_n one_o after_o another_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 29._o yet_o some_o passage_n in_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o write_n of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v of_o a_o late_a time_n as_o 1_o sam._n v._o 5._o and_o xxvii_o 6._o and_o xxx_o 25._o 2._o sam._n vi_o 8_o and_o xviii_o 8._o they_o may_v better_o be_v call_v the_o i._o and_o ii_o book_n of_o king_n the_o i._o contain_v all_o the_o history_n of_o king_n saul_n samuel_n die_v 1_o sam._n xxv_o 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whereof_o samuel_n also_o live_v and_o partly_o judge_v with_o he_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o xiii_o xv._o &_o xvi_o &_o xix_o chater_n of_o this_o book_n though_o he_o withdraw_v from_o saul_n in_o his_o last_o day_n 1_o sam._n xv._o 35._o and_o die_v ch_z xxv_o and_o in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o be_v name_v as_o joint_a partner_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 7._o still_o in_o the_o whole_a eighty_o year_n a_o ephrathite_n as_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v cretes_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o arabian_n parthian_n mede_n elamites_n etc._n etc._n because_o bear_v and_o breed_v up_o in_o those_o country_n act_n ii_o 9_o 10_o 11._o for_o though_o bear_v or_o at_o least_o dwell_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n in_o ramah_n yet_o be_v elkanah_n and_o so_o samuel_n his_o son_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33_o 38._o eli_n eli_n or_o heli_n verse_n 3_o be_v by_o unknown_a descent_n of_o the_o posterity_n not_o of_o eleazar_n the_o elder_a but_o of_o ithamar_n the_o young_a son_n of_o aaron_n the_o son_n of_o amram_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi._n eli_n be_v extraordinary_o both_o high_a priest_n and_o judge_n and_o a_o good_a and_o famous_a man_n though_o faulty_a and_o infamous_a in_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o more_o grievous_o punish_v for_o their_o flagitious_a wickedness_n than_o samuel_n for_o his_o son_n lesser_a fault_n see_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n ezra_n x._o 18._o from_o eli_n descend_v phinehas_n his_o son_n ahitub_n his_o son_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 19_o 21._o compare_v with_o chap._n fourteen_o 3._o ahimelech_n his_o son_n slay_v by_o saul_n his_fw-la brother_n be_v ahijah_n 1_n sam_n fourteen_o 3._o and_o xxii_o 9_o 11._o abiathar_n his_o son_n in_o david_n time_n 1_o sam._n xxii_o 20._o 1_o king_n i._n 7._o this_o abiathar_n be_v name_v high_a priest_n by_o our_o saviour_n mark_v ii_o 26._o when_o david_n do_v eat_v the_o shewbread_n because_o abiathar_n then_o be_v with_o his_o father_n ahimelech_n join_v in_o that_o action_n of_o give_v the_o bread_n to_o david_n instant_o succeed_v in_o his_o father_n room_n and_o priesthood_n be_v therein_o more_o eminent_a than_o his_o father_n and_o continue_v therein_o with_o david_n in_o his_o persecution_n by_o saul_n and_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n afterward_o and_o thus_o have_v we_o no_o need_n in_o that_o whole_a history_n of_o ahimelech_n and_o abiathar_n father_n and_o son_n to_o make_v they_o binomii_n to_o be_v both_o know_v by_o both_o those_o name_n and_o both_o indifferent_o call_v by_o either_o yet_o see_v the_o great_a annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xviii_o 16._o this_o abiather_n be_v thrust_v out_o of_o the_o high_a priesthood_n by_o solomon_n 1_o king_n ii_o 26_o 27._o and_o the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n be_v ahimelech_n and_o jonathan_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o and_o xv._o 27._o this_o ahimelech_n and_o not_o his_o grandfather_n of_o the_o same_o name_n be_v he_o that_o be_v usua_o join_v with_o zadok_n in_o david_n reign_n and_o both_o than_o be_v name_v priest_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o 1._o chron._n xxiv_o 31._o i._n e._n priest_n of_o the_o second_o rank_n or_o next_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o then_o be_v abiathar_n such_o a_o second_o priest_n we_o read_v of_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 18._o jer._n lii_o 24._o who_o upon_o any_o extraordinary_a occurrent_a restrain_v or_o disable_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v to_o supply_v his_o place_n this_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n be_v employ_v with_o ahimaaz_n the_o son_n of_o zadok_n as_o newes-bearer_n to_o david_n in_o his_o flight_n from_o absolom_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 27_o 28._o and_o xvii_o 17._o of_o zadok_n see_v 2_o sam._n viii_o 17._o temple_n so_o be_v the_o tabernacle_n here_o call_v verse_n 9_o and_o so_o chap._n iii_o 3._o 2_o sam._n xxii_o 7._o psal._n xxvii_o 6._o and_o so_o again_o the_o temple_n be_v call_v a_o tabernacle_n lam._n ii_o 6._o samuel_n we_o read_v not_o that_o he_o be_v high_a priest_n verse_n 20_o or_o ever_o so_o call_v but_o a_o extraordinary_a prophet_n and_o judge_n a_o nazarite_n ver_fw-la 11._o a_o sacrificer_n though_o a_o levite_n only_o and_o most_o likely_a of_o the_o posterity_n of_o that_o korah_n num._n xvi_o 32._o and_o of_o the_o race_n of_o izhar_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n as_o be_v former_o say_v 1_o chron._n vi_o a_o rare_a and_o worthy_a person_n the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o hang_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 15_o exod_n xxvii_o 16._o ark_n the_o ark_n so_o precious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o and_o of_o the_o israelite_n and_o that_o worthy_o psal_n lxxviii_o 61._o and_o cxxxii_o 8._o 1._o sam._n iu._n 20._o be_v carry_v about_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n and_o then_o return_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o shiloh_n it_o be_v take_v thence_o and_o never_o come_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n again_o and_o be_v carry_v to_o eben-eze_a a_o place_n ominous_a then_o but_o a_o monument_n of_o god_n help_v soon_o after_o into_o the_o camp_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 1_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o v._o 1._o that_o it_o may_v save_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o philistine_n as_o we_o read_v the_o philistine_n themselves_z in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n bring_v their_o image_n into_o their_o camp_n 2_o same_o v._o 21._o 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 12._o the_o ark_n be_v take_v there_o by_o the_o philistine_n they_o carry_v it_o about_o to_o ashdod_n into_o
he_o a_o free_a collection_n verse_n 16_o and_o what_o he_o can_v get_v and_o gather_v by_o it_o not_o lawful_a to_o impose_v artaxerxes_n give_v ezra_n the_o priest_n a_o grant_n and_o power_n for_o a_o immunity_n of_o the_o clergy_n verse_n 24_o and_o for_o set_v and_o appoint_v civil_a magistrate_n and_o judge_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xxvi_o 29._o male_n in_o all_o chapter_n viii_o verse_n 14_o 1496._o ahava_n a_o river_n verse_n 15_o ver_fw-la 21_o 31._o a_o few_o day_n journey_n distant_a from_o babylon_n in_o the_o way_n to_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 15_o 17_o 21._o 31._o levi_n levites_n hear_v distinguish_v from_o the_o priest_n verse_n 17_o chap._n vii_o 7._o casiphia_n not_o very_o far_o from_o ahava_n verse_n 17_o but_o far_a enough_o from_o the_o caspian_a sea_n nethinim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n verse_n 20_o ix_o 23._o a_o fast_n a_o good_a pattern_n here_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o joel_n i._n 14._o and_o on_o jonah_n iii_o 5._o talent_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o exod._n xxxviii_o 24._o verse_n 26_o fine_a copper_n precious_a as_o gold_n rare_a this_o verse_n 27_o and_o so_o but_o two_o of_o they_o in_o the_o chamber_n divers_n of_o the_o chamber_n on_o the_o side_n or_o wall_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 29_o be_v for_o treasury_n to_o keep_v the_o holy_a treasure_n appertain_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o service_n of_o god_n their_o daughter_n of_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 2_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xxxvi_o 6._o yea_o more_o it_o may_v seem_v they_o put_v away_o their_o own_o wife_n to_o take_v these_o mal._n ii_o 11._o 13._o weep_v weep_n in_o prayer_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o twice_o here_o so_o 2_o king_n xx._n 3._o and_o xxii_o 19_o num._n xxv_o 6._o judg._n xx._n 23_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 2._o 1_o sam._n i._n 10._o and_o vii_o 6._o 2_o king_n xx._n 3._o heb._n v._n 7._o psal._n vi_o 8._o and_o thirty-nine_o 12._o a_o covenant_n covenant_n much_o use_v between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n verse_n 3_o gen._n vi_o 18._o and_o xv._o 18._o and_o xvii_o 2._o deut._n v._n 2._o josh._n xxiv_o 24._o 2_o king_n xi_o 17._o and_o xxiii_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xv._o 12._o and_o xxix_o 10._o neh._n ix_o 38._o esay_n lix_n 21._o and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v of_o they_o if_o the_o mother_n continue_a heathen_n and_o do_v not_o turn_v proselyte_n their_o child_n be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v as_o freeborn_a son_n in_o the_o number_n of_o god_n people_n yet_o the_o father_n be_v to_o have_v a_o fatherly_a care_n of_o they_o for_o maintenance_n and_o education_n forfeit_v according_a to_o that_o power_n give_v to_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o 26._o verse_n 8_o separate_v by_o excommunication_n as_o john_n ix_o 22_o 34._o or_o by_o banishment_n chap._n vii_o 26._o nine_o month_n twenty_o day_n therefore_o the_o proclamation_n verse_n 9_o ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o be_v on_o the_o nine_o month_n seventeen_o day_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o december_n of_o one_o day_n or_o two_o but_o of_o three_o month_n verse_n 13_o ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o our_o ruler_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n such_o as_o deut._n xvii_o 9_o verse_n 14_o in_o semblance_n whereof_o in_o after_o age_n they_o build_v their_o sanedrin_n and_o great_a council_n examine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n beside_o all_o ordinary_a form_n of_o grammar_n verse_n 16_o and_o the_o like_a be_v again_o psal._n x._o 15._o son_n of_o jeshua_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n race_n which_o haply_o make_v the_o high_a priest_n absent_a himself_o in_o this_o action_n verse_n 18_o ver_fw-la 15._o all_o these_o seventeen_o priest_n verse_n 44_o of_o the_o levite_n singer_n and_o porter_n ten_o of_o all_o other_o tribe_n eighty_o six_o in_o all_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o as_o the_o great_a annotation_n count_v they_o nehemiah_n the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o last_o book_n and_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n mention_v matter_n after_o malachi_n it_o contain_v a_o 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these_o two_o reckon_n of_o both_o book_n joint_o amount_v to_o nine_o year_n if_o this_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o same_o that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o jeshua_n mention_v ezra_n ii_o 2._o neh._n vii_o 7._o and_o write_v this_o book_n then_o nehemiah_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a old_a man_n and_o that_o passage_n ch_z xii_o 10_o 11._o mention_v jaddua_n the_o high_a priest_n must_v needs_o be_v insert_v by_o some_o other_o prophet_n since_o his_o day_n and_o much_o more_o since_o the_o day_n of_o ezra_n for_o jaddua_n live_v till_o the_o day_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o meet_v he_o come_v into_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o very_a last_o historical_a passage_n and_o record_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o psalm_n xliv_o and_o lxxiv_o conceive_a by_o some_o to_o be_v pen_v in_o the_o day_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n carry_v no_o sure_a ground_n for_o such_o a_o after-date_n and_o sure_o so_o many_o year_n as_o include_v the_o whole_a continuance_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n and_o more_o do_v far_o pass_v the_o date_n of_o one_o man_n life_n in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o that_o nehemiah_n may_v well_o reach_v to_o the_o 32._o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o last_o passage_n of_o this_o book_n set_v that_o of_o jaddua_n aside_o however_o many_o make_v this_o nehemiah_n this_o famous_a governor_n to_o be_v another_o nehemiah_n of_o young_a and_o late_a year_n than_o he_o ezra_n ii_o 2._o this_o nehemiah_n come_v to_o his_o government_n when_o eliashib_n the_o grandchild_n of_o jeshua_n or_o joshua_n or_o jehoshua_n be_v high_a priest_n chap._n iii_o 1._o and_o xii_o 10._o the_o whole_a time_n of_o his_o government_n be_v set_v down_o chap._n ii_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 14._o and_o chap._n xiii_o 6._o the_o first_o time_n be_v twelve_o year_n and_o the_o twelve_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n mention_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v by_o he_o in_o the_o first_o year_n only_o of_o those_o twelve_o the_o second_o time_n of_o his_o government_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o last_o chapter_n and_o the_o beginning_n and_o durance_n of_o it_o be_v uncertain_a yet_o long_o it_o be_v as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o chap._n xiii_o 28._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o that_o text._n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o particle_n may_v seem_v to_o join_v this_o book_n to_o that_o of_o ezra_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o some_o translatour_n give_v this_o book_n the_o title_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o esdras_n as_o suppose_v ezra_n to_o be_v the_o sacred_a penman_n of_o both_o though_o nehemiah_n be_v bring_v in_o usualy_a speak_v in_o his_o own_o person_n chisleu_n about_o our_o november_n shushan_n shushan_n signify_v a_o lily_n in_o the_o greek_a a_o fountain_n or_o well_o in_o that_o country_n language_n the_o chief_a city_n in_o persia_n the_o winter_n mansion_n of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n see_v ezra_n vi_o 2._o esther_n i._n 2._o dan._n viii_o 2._o the_o wall_n ever_o since_o the_o ruin_n make_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n verse_n 3_o nisan_fw-la which_o be_v the_o hebrew_n abib_fw-la chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o about_o our_o march_n the_o vernal_a equinoctial_a artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la thirteen_o year_n after_o ezra_n chap._n vii_o 7._o i_o take_v up_o his_o waiting-course_n be_v then_o come_v four_o month_n after_o hanani_n his_o come_n chap._n i._n 1_o 2._o pray_v nehemiah_n his_o prayer_n verse_n 4_o by_o ejaculation_n like_o that_o of_o moses_n exod._n fourteen_o 15._o and_o special_o his_o zeal_n in_o the_o build_n chap._n iu._n 16_o 17_o 23._o and_o v._o 11._o and_o his_o speed_n chap._n vi_o 15._o and_o his_o courage_n against_o all_o opposition_n chap._n iu._n and_o chap._n vi_o and_o his_o care_n for_o the_o needy_a
in_o the_o ark_n and_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o solomon_n sacrifice_n and_o his_o solemn_a prayer_n upon_o his_o brazen_a scaffold_n may_v then_o and_o thereby_o become_v the_o great_a and_o more_o illustrious_a 1_o king_n viii_o 1_o 66._o 2_o chron._n v._o and_o vi_o and_o vii_o chapter_n it_o begin_v the_o seven_o or_o eight_o day_n of_o that_o month_n for_o on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n begin_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o in_o relation_n to_o these_o two_o feast_n be_v those_o fourteen_o day_n mention_v 1_o king_n viii_o 65._o 2_o chron._n vii_o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o and_o on_o the_o twenty_o three_o day_n of_o that_o month_n the_o people_n be_v dismiss_v 2_o chron._n vii_o 10._o the_o eight_o day_n of_o the_o late_a feast_n 1_o king_n viii_o 66._o house_n of_o the_o forest_n of_o lebanon_n this_o be_v build_v in_o jerusalem_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 2_o see_v ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8._o his_o dwell_a house_n and_o throne_n not_o far_o from_o it_o and_o golden_a shield_n in_o it_o 1_o king_n x._o 16_o 17._o and_o there_o seize_v on_o by_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n 2_o chron._n xii_o 9_o 10._o it_o seem_v so_o call_v as_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o abridgement_n of_o that_o famous_a forest_n afar_o off_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o contain_v in_o it_o and_o in_o the_o grove_n and_o garden_n about_o it_o all_o the_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n of_o that_o forest_n in_o solitary_a walk_n sweet_a smell_n music_n of_o bird_n and_o sight_n of_o wilde-beast_n etc._n etc._n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o zech._n xi_o 1._o where_o conceive_v this_o house_n to_o be_v build_v in_o that_o forest_n not_o in_o jerusalem_n upon_o further_a consideration_n i_o think_v good_a to_o retract_v that_o opinion_n here_o two_o thousand_o bath_n bath_n the_o measure_n of_o liquid_a thing_n verse_n 26_o as_o epha_n of_o dry_n both_o of_o the_o same_o capacity_n this_o sea_n have_v ordinary_o put_v into_o it_o two_o thousand_o bath_n or_o five_o hundred_o barrel_n reckon_v eight_o gallon_n to_o the_o bath_n and_o four_o bath_n to_o the_o barrel_n but_o this_o sea_n be_v fill_v up_o to_o the_o brim_n it_o may_v contain_v three_o thousand_o bath_n 2_o chron._n iu_o 5._o or_o seven_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o barrel_n with_o water_n draw_v out_o of_o it_o by_o cock_n or_o otherways_o the_o priest_n wash_v etc._n etc._n ten_o laver_n but_o one_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n verse_n 38_o exod._n xxx_o 18._o here_o be_v ten_o laver_n beside_o the_o sea_n and_o so_o of_o the_o candlestick_n and_o table_n there_o be_v ten_o in_o the_o temple_n to_o one_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n 1_o king_n vii_o 49._o 2_o chron._n iu._n 8._o each_o laver_n contain_v forty_o bath_n bowl_n of_o pure_a gold_n of_o gold_n belong_v to_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n verse_n 50_o 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 17._o some_o of_o silver_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 16._o and_o as_o those_o give_v by_o the_o twelve_o prince_n num._n vii_o 13_o 85._o some_o of_o brass_n for_o the_o brazen_a altar_n exod._n xxxviii_o 3_o num._n iu_o 14._o 1_o king_n vii_o 45._o and_o for_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n see_v on_o jer._n lii_o 17_o 23._o please_a he_o not_o king_n hiram_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 12_o though_o displease_v with_o the_o twenty_o city_n give_v he_o by_o solomon_n in_o the_o land_n of_o galilee_n yet_o please_v to_o restore_v they_o to_o he_o in_o love_n 2_o chron._n viii_o 2._o a_o tribute_n of_o bond-service_n these_o hear_v mention_v verse_n 21_o and_o their_o posterity_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v solomon_n servant_n ezra_n ii_o 55_o 58._o neh._n vii_o 57_o 60._o and_o xi_o 3._o gold_n from_o ophir_n so_o gold_n from_o uphaz_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 11_o jer._n x._o 9_o and_o gold_n of_o ophir_n psal._n xlv_o 9_o and_o gold_n of_o uphaz_n dan._n x._o 5._o and_o gold_n of_o sheba_n ps._n lxxii_o 15._o and_o gold_n of_o parvaim_n 2_o chron._n iii_o 6._o and_o these_o be_v take_v for_o the_o fine_a gold_n 1_o king_n x._o 18._o compare_v with_o 2_o chron._n ix_o 17._o job_n xxii_o 24._o but_o whether_o these_o place_n be_v peru_n in_o america_n or_o fez_n in_o africa_n or_o sumatra_n or_o taprobane_n or_o in_o arabia_n or_o elsewhere_o according_a to_o our_o modern_a name_n be_v in_o these_o day_n altogether_o doubtful_a tarshish_n the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o javan_n verse_n 22_o gen._n x._o 4._o who_o posterity_n as_o some_o imagine_v plant_v in_o that_o part_n of_o spain_n where_o a_o city_n and_o region_n adjacent_a thence_o take_v the_o denomination_n of_o tartesus_fw-la and_o tartesia_n afterward_o or_o rather_o as_o other_o conceive_v they_o seat_v themselves_o in_o cilicia_n and_o give_v this_o name_n of_o tarshish_n as_o to_o the_o whole_a region_n so_o special_o to_o the_o chief_a city_n and_o port-town_n there_o afterward_o call_v tarsus_n the_o place_n of_o paul_n birth_n act_v xxi_o 39_o and_o xxii_o 3._o and_o that_o thence_o the_o midland_n sea_n which_o border_v upon_o that_o port_n and_o territory_n be_v call_v tarshish_n and_o the_o ship_n either_o belong_v to_o that_o port_n or_o trade_v to_o and_o fro_o in_o that_o sea_n be_v thence_o call_v ship_n of_o tarshish_n esay_n ii_o 16._o yea_o sometime_o tarshish_n seem_v to_o denote_v the_o arabian_a and_o persian_a gulf_n the_o ocean_n either_o western_a or_o eastern_a ezek._n xxvii_o 12._o or_o any_o great_a sea_n as_o likewise_o pontus_n do_v in_o latin_a and_o ship_n of_o tarshish_n to_o be_v vessel_n of_o great_a bulk_n and_o burden_n fit_a to_o traverse_v and_o traffic_v in_o any_o such_o sea_n 1_o king_n x._o 22._o silver_n to_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n as_o stone_n the_o israelite_n ripe_a for_o rebellion_n verse_n 27_o complain_v so_o much_o of_o their_o oppression_n in_o solomon_n peaceable_a rich_a &_o glorious_a reign_n 1_o king_n x._o 27._o and_o xii_o 4._o 2_o chron._n i._n 15._o and_o viii_o 8_o 9_o love_a many_o strange_a woman_n wise_n solomon_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 1_o or_o jedidiah_n fall_n be_v wonderful_a yet_o his_o repentance_n not_o to_o be_v doubt_v of_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n in_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 14_o 15._o 1_o chron._n xxii_o 10._o and_o xxviii_o 6._o and_o xvii_o 13_o 14._o 2_o chron._n xi_o 17._o 2._o pet._n i._n 21._o one_o tribe_n not_o one_o whole_a tribe_n verse_n 32_o but_o that_o of_o judah_n only_o do_v stick_v to_o rehoboam_n and_o the_o house_n of_o david_n after_o solomon_n reign_n 1_o king_n xi_o 32_o 36._o and_o xii_o 20._o 2._o king_n xvii_o v._o 18._o yet_o see_v 2_o chr._n xi_o 13_o 17._o and_o hence_o begin_v those_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninty_a day_n in_o ezek._n iu._n 5._o see_v the_o annotation_n there_o rehoboam_n rehoboam_n be_v the_o only_a son_n we_o read_v of_o that_o solomon_n have_v verse_n 43_o for_o all_o his_o shameful_a number_n of_o wife_n and_o concubine_n and_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v only_o of_o two_o of_o his_o daughter_n 1_o king_n iu_o 11_o 15._o set_v down_o in_o that_o chapter_n by_o anticipation_n this_o rehoboam_n be_v say_v to_o be_v young_a and_o tender-hearted_a 2_o chron._n xiii_o 7._o young_a in_o experience_a wisdom_n when_o yet_o at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v forty_o one_o year_n of_o age_n 2_o chron._n xii_o 13._o be_v bear_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o young_a wise_a father_n solomon_n reign_n he_o foolish_o forsake_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o old_a man_n 1_o king_n xii_o 8_o 13_o 14._o to_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n yet_o afterward_o he_o be_v say_v to_o deal_v wise_o 2_o chron._n xi_o 23._o in_o bethel_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 29_o and_o the_o other_o put_v he_o in_o dan_n in_o the_o south_n and_o north_n border_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o bethel_n be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n bethel_n be_v take_v from_o he_o in_o his_o own_o day_n by_o abijah_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 19_o and_o dan_n be_v smite_v by_o benhadad_n in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n and_o baasha_n soon_o after_o 1_o king_n xv._o 20._o bethel_n though_o bethel_n be_v sometime_o call_v bethaven_n in_o the_o prophet_n verse_n 32_o as_o hos._n iu._n 15._o and_o v._o 8._o and_o x._o 5_o 15._o and_o aven_n chap._n x._o 8._o as_o mount_n olivet_n of_o mount_n mischa_n be_v call_v mount_n maschith_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 13._o yet_o be_v there_o bethel_n and_o bethaven_n two_o distinct_a neighbour_a town_n or_o city_n josh._n vii_o 2._o and_o xviii_o 12._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o and_o chap._n fourteen_o 23._o a_o child_n fulfil_v 2_o king_n xxiii_o 15_o 16_o 17._o samaria_n samaria_n so_o call_v by_o anticipation_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 2_o as_o bethel_n gen._n xii_o 8._o and_o sundry_a other_o place_n in_o scripture_n verse_n 32_o not_o that_o they_o have_v
maschil_n all_o which_o belong_v to_o those_o instrument_n music_n or_o poetry_n then_o in_o use_n now_o unknown_a nor_o great_o material_a for_o we_o now_o to_o know_v may_v admit_v of_o conjectural_a probability_n yet_o no_o certainty_n can_v be_v have_v for_o the_o exact_a notion_n and_o signification_n of_o they_o psalm_n fourteen_o and_o liii_o be_v much_o the_o same_o and_o so_o again_o psalm_n lx._n and_o cviii_o and_o psalm_n xviii_o and_o 2_o sam_n xxii_o be_v more_o the_o same_o and_o psal._n cviii_o 1_o 5._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lvii_o psalm_n and_o ver_fw-la 6_o 18._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o lx._n psalm_n psalm_n xxv_o begin_v each_o verse_n almost_o with_o the_o several_a letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n and_o so_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v the_o xxxiv_o psal._n cxi_o and_o cxii_o begin_v each_o half_a verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n save_v that_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n in_o both_o psalm_n take_v up_o three_o letter_n apiece_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o number_n of_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n psal._n xxxvii_o begin_v every_o second_o verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o order_n psalm_n cxix_o without_o david_n title_n begin_v each_o of_o the_o first_o eight_o verse_n with_o the_o first_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o each_o of_o the_o eight_o next_o verse_n with_o the_o second_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n and_o so_o continue_v along_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o alphabet_n psalm_n cxlv_o begin_v each_o verse_n with_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n omit_v only_o the_o letter_n nun._n some_o psalm_n compose_v long_o before_o david_n be_v bear_v as_o psalm_n xc_o some_o long_a after_o he_o be_v dead_a as_o psalm_n lxxiv_o lxxxiii_o cxxvi_o cxxxvii_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o psalm_n be_v put_v into_o the_o form_n and_o 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