there_o 2_o sam._n vi_o 12_o 17._o whereupon_o zion_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n god_n holy_a hill_n the_o northern_a and_o low_a part_n belong_v to_o benjamin_n wherein_o the_o temple_n stand_v on_o mount_n moriah_n 2_o chon_n iii_o 1._o honourable_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o this_o city_n psal._n lxxxvii_o 2_o 3._o this_o city_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o god_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o holy_a place_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o most_o high_a psal._n xlvi_o 4._o and_o xlviii_o 8._o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n jer._n iii_o 17._o jehovah-shammah_a in_o that_o visionarie_a description_n ezek._n xlviii_o 35._o it_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o solemnity_n esay_n xxxiii_o 20._o a_o city_n of_o righteousness_n esay_n v._n 26._o a_o city_n of_o truth_n zech._n viii_o 3._o a_o faithful_a city_n esay_n i._n 26._o a_o city_n seek_v out_o and_o not_o forsake_v esay_n lxii_o 12._o the_o wall_n thereof_o be_v call_v salvation_n and_o her_o gate_n praise_v and_o they_o be_v ever_o in_o god_n sight_n esay_n xlix_o 16._o and_o lx._n 18._o hoham_n these_o other_o four_o king_n be_v all_o south_n of_o jerusalem_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 3_o and_o all_o five_o do_v after_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n lachish_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o micah_n i._n 13._o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n verse_n 8_o sometime_o immediate_o by_o himself_o sometime_o be_v consult_v with_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n hailstone_n god_n be_v two_o miracle_n in_o this_o battle_n verse_n 11_o i._n by_o wondrous_a hailstone_n like_o those_o in_o egypt_n exod._n ix_o 18_o 25._o which_o kill_v more_o amorites_n then_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n brain_v likely_a the_o body_n of_o their_o host_n as_o they_o flee_v where_o they_o be_v thick_a and_o those_o that_o be_v foremost_a in_o the_o flight_n and_o not_o hurt_v the_o pursuer_n who_o be_v intermingle_v yet_o likely_a mostwhat_o in_o the_o 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but_o civil_a so_o often_o cite_v in_o our_o two_o book_n of_o the_o king_n no_o day_n that_o day_n in_o hezekiah_n time_n verse_n 14_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n like_o this_o 2_o king_n xx._n 11._o but_o that_o not_o till_o many_o age_n after_o and_o this_o book_n first_o write_v return_v if_o joshua_n here_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o gilgal_n verse_n 15_o yet_o many_o other_o victory_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n even_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o gaza_n in_o a_o short_a time_n intervene_v ver_fw-la 16_o 42._o before_o he_o actual_o return_v thither_o ver_fw-la 43._o joshua_n and_o c._n xi_o verse_n 36_o 31._o joshua_n take_v hebron_n or_o kiriath-arba_n and_o debir_n or_o kiriath-seph_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o anakim_v yet_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n this_o be_v perfect_v joshua_n assign_v he_o out_o of_o his_o army_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o his_o assistance_n therein_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o and_o ch._n xv._o 13_o 19_o which_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v judg._n i._n 10_o 15._o rather_o then_o a_o new_a conquest_n make_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n goshen_n and_o ch._n xi_o verse_n 41_o 16._o and_o ch._n xv._o 51._o this_o goshen_n in_o canaan_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o egypt_n sand_n hyperbolees_n much_o use_v in_o scripture_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 4_o so_o gen._n xxii_o 17._o and_o xli_o 49._o judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o ch._n xx._n 16._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i._n 23._o 1_o king_n i._n 40._o and_o iu_o 20_o 29._o 2_o king_n xix_o 24._o 1_o chron._n xii_o 8._o and_o xvi_o 33._o 2_o chron._n i._n 9_o and_o xxviii_o 9_o job_n xx._n 6._o and_o xxii_o 24._o and_o xl._n 23._o psal._n vi_o 6._o esay_n xxxiv_o 3_o 5_o 7_o 9_o and_o xlviii_o 19_o jer._n iu._n 24._o and_o xv._o 8._o joel._n iii_o 18._o amos_n ii_o 9_o and_o ix_o 13._o john_n xxi_o 25._o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o battle_n at_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n verse_n 18_o joshua_n do_v make_v war_n a_o long_a time_n with_o all_o those_o northern_a king_n in_o canaan_n about_o six_o year_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o arnon_n arnon_n the_o river_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o arise_v not_o far_o from_o the_o head-spring_n of_o the_o river_n jabbok_n and_o both_o from_o rocky_a mountain_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n it_o run_v southward_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n it_o be_v the_o border_n between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o west_n and_o ammon_n on_o the_o east_n and_o between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o north_n and_o moab_n on_o the_o south_n jabbok_n jabbok_n the_o river_n verse_n 2_o arise_v as_o arnon_n but_o run_v north_n a_o little_a and_o after_o turn_v his_o stream_n west_n and_o fall_v into_o jordan_n a_o little_a below_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o gilead_n between_o sihon_n and_o og_n and_o afterward_o between_o gad_n on_o the_o south_n and_o half_a manasseh_n on_o the_o north._n remain_v yet_o the_o land_n both_o conquer_a chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o and_o unconquered_a be_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a so_o josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5._o begin_v at_o gilgal_n ch._n fourteen_o 6._o and_o ch._n xv._o and_o ch._n xvi_o and_o ch._n xvii_o resume_v and_o perfect_v at_o shiloh_n ch._n xviii_o and_o xix_o but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o they_o do_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o all_o their_o several_a share_n and_o lot_n through_o their_o own_o default_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o disobedience_n chapt._n xxiii_o 13._o aroer_n the_o city_n aroer_n be_v near_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n verse_n 16_o and_o in_o the_o confine_n between_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n as_o also_o heshbon_n dibon_n and_o ataroth_n which_o be_v border_a city_n be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o both_o sometime_o to_o the_o one_o sometime_o to_o the_o other_o to_o reuben_n josh._n xiii_o 16_o 17._o num._n xxxii_o 37._o to_o gad_n josh._n xxi_o 39_o num._n xxxii_o 34._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 81._o distribute_v the_o whole_a country_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 1_o seem_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o part_n as_o there_o be_v tribe_n to_o possess_v they_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o bound_n of_o every_o part_n or_o province_n be_v not_o so_o precise_o limit_v before_o the_o tribe_n have_v draw_v the_o lot_n but_o that_o afterward_o they_o may_v be_v enlarge_v or_o lessen_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n or_o smallness_n of_o the_o number_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o num._n xxvi_o 53_o 56._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 54._o which_o last_v point_n of_o division_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o divide_v it_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o ch._n xvii_o 14_o 18._o by_o lot_n lot_n fall_v out_o providentia_o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 2_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n in_o relation_n partly_o to_o their_o birth_n partly_o to_o the_o prophetical_a blessing_n of_o they_o by_o jacob_n gen._n xlix_o and_o moses_n deut._n xxxiii_o and_o so_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o lot_n cast_v the_o thirteen_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n benjamin_n and_o simeon_n which_o be_v near_a the_o temple_n josh._n xxi_o 9_o 10_o 17._o when_o it_o be_v build_v old_a calebs_n age_n verse_n 7_o when_o he_o be_v send_v among_o the_o spy_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a be_v forty_o at_o this_o division_n of_o the_o land_n eighty_o five_o so_o that_o forty_o five_o year_n intervene_v viz._n 38._o in_o the_o
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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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
those_o name_n in_o those_o time_n first_o mention_v but_o in_o aftertime_n when_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o history_n live_v 1_o king_n xvi_o 24._o it_o seem_v of_o old_a to_o be_v call_v and_o belong_v to_o shimron-meron_n josh._n xi_o 1_o 5._o and_o xii_o 20._o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 19_o after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n do_v often_o cite_v the_o book_n of_o the_o chron_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o judah_n as_o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 19_o 20._o xv._o 7._o 23_o 31._o 2_o king_n i._n 18._o and_o viii_o 23._o and_o x._o 34._o not_o mean_v thereby_o our_o canonical_a book_n of_o chron._n for_o they_o be_v not_o then_o write_v before_o but_o after_o the_o book_n of_o king_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v not_o be_v cite_v before_o they_o have_v a_o be_v but_o mean_v thereby_o civil_a chronicle_n or_o roll_n now_o not_o extant_a like_o those_o ezra_n vi_o 1_o 2._o esther_n vi_o 1._o maachah_n abijah_n mother_n chapter_n xv_o verse_n 2_o and_o her_o father_n have_v both_o of_o they_o two_o differ_v and_o various_a name_n 1_o king_n xv._o 2_o 10._o 2_o chron._n xi_o 20._o and_o xiii_o 2._o his_o marriage_n and_o child_n 2_o chron._n xiii_o 21._o be_v all_o or_o almost_o all_o in_o his_o father_n reign_n save_o only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n in_o this_o sin_n david_n do_v lie_v long_o without_o repentance_n verse_n 5_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 14._o and_o to_o cover_v this_o sin_n he_o make_v uriah_n drink_v and_o after_o murder_v he_o yet_o afterward_o upon_o his_o repentance_n he_o publish_v it_o and_o his_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n for_o it_o in_o the_o li._n psalm_n and_o commit_v it_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n to_o be_v sing_v public_o in_o the_o congregation_n but_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v many_o other_o sin_n record_v of_o david_n as_o his_o speech_n and_o lie_v to_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n xx._n 6._o to_o ahimelech_n 1_o sam._n xxi_o 2._o to_o achish_n 1_o sam._n xxvii_o 10._o the_o slowness_n of_o his_o kindness_n to_o mephibosheth_n compare_v together_o 2_o sam._n iu_o 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 11_o 12._o and_o after_o his_o ill-managing_a of_o it_o 2_o sam._n xvi_o 4._o and_o chap._n ix_o 29._o his_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n the_o spare_v of_o his_o son_n ammon_n and_o absolom_n his_o number_v of_o the_o people_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o upright_a intention_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o singular_a rare_a grace_n gift_n and_o qualification_n be_v the_o rest_n not_o reckon_v and_o this_o praise_n here_o give_v he_o by_o the_o indulgency_n of_o god_n forty_o and_o one_o year_n asa_n reign_v in_o judah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o eight_o king_n in_o israel_n verse_n 10_o viz._n jeroboham_n nadab_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n ahab_n 1_o king_n xv._o 9_o and_o xvi_o 29._o and_o xxii_o 41._o in_o which_o time_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v change_v into_o three_o several_a stock_n and_o family_n maachah_n maachah_n be_v wife_n to_o rehoboam_n verse_n 13_o mother_n to_o abijah_n and_o grandmother_n to_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 2._o yet_o call_v the_o mother_n of_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 13._o 2_o chron._n xv_o ver_fw-la 16._o and_o as_o mother_n use_v for_o grandmother_n so_o daughter_n for_o grandchild_n 2_o king_n viii_o 26._o brethren_n for_o kinsman_n 2_o king_n x._o 13._o matth._n xiii_o 55_o 56._o and_o many_o like_a phrase_n be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n see_v gen._n xiii_o 8._o exod._n ii_o 18._o 20_o 21._o dan._n v._o 10_o 11_o 13_o 22._o these_o year_n not_o this_o place_n chapter_n xvii_o verse_n 1_o nor_o chap._n xviii_o 1._o nor_o any_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v show_v that_o the_o drought_n be_v bring_v at_o elias_n his_o prayer_n or_o continue_v three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n but_o saint_n james_n first_o record_v it_o jam._n i._n 17._o four_o barrel_n with_o water_n elijah_n get_v this_o water_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o wonderful_a drought_n for_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a chapter_n xviii_o verse_n 33_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n mount_v carmel_n join_v to_o the_o sea_n jer_n xlvi_o 18._o the_o brook_n kishon_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o carmel_n be_v dry_v up_o as_o well_o as_o the_o brook_n cherith_n thy_o altar_n former_o erect_v to_o he_o chapter_n xix_o verse_n 10_o think_v not_o so_o warrantable_o see_v ver_fw-la 14._o thy_o prophet_n as_o chap._n xviii_o 4_o 13._o i_o only_o be_o leave_v in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n yet_o be_v there_o then_o a_o flourish_a church_n in_o judah_n anoint_v by_o another_o verse_n 15_o viz._n elisha_n 2_o king_n viii_o 7._o and_o likewise_o jehu_n be_v anoint_v by_o a_o young_a prophet_n at_o the_o command_n of_o elisha_n 2_o king_n ix_o 1._o thirty_o two_o king_n petty_n king_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 1_o as_o those_o gen._n fourteen_o josh._n xii_o judg._n i._n 7._o aphek_n a_o city_n who_o king_n be_v slay_v by_o joshuah_n verse_n 26_o josh._n xii_o 18._o fall_v by_o lot_n afterward_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n josh._n xix_o 30_o 31._o where_o the_o philistine_n pitch_v in_o battle_n against_o israel_n get_v the_o victory_n and_o take_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 1._o and_o again_o gather_v their_o army_n in_o aphek_n go_v up_o to_o jezreel_n near_o the_o mount_n of_o gilboa_n and_o overthrow_v saul_n and_o his_o host_n 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1_o 11._o and_o chap._n xxx_o and_o here_o the_o syrian_n under_o benhadad_n fight_v against_o ahab_n and_o be_v slay_v even_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n in_o one_o day_n and_o the_o rest_n flee_v to_o aphek_n into_o the_o city_n and_o there_o a_o wall_n fall_v upon_o twenty_o seven_o thousand_o of_o the_o man_n that_o be_v leave_v 1_o king_n xx._n 26_o 29_o 30._o and_o here_o again_o the_o syrian_n be_v smite_v and_o consume_v by_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n xiii_o 17._o proclaim_v a_o fast_a chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 9_o it_o seem_v on_o fast-daye_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o try_v and_o execute_v heinous_a offender_n and_o stone_v he_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n be_v mention_v verse_n 13_o 2_o king_n ix_o 26._o which_o be_v in_o samaria_n verse_n 18_o behold_v he_o be_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n or_o will_v be_v in_o jezreel_n in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n in_o samaria_n when_o the_o message_n be_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o elias_n in_o the_o vineyard_n at_o jezreel_n when_o elias_n meet_v he_o even_o thou_o verify_v for_o the_o substance_n in_o himself_o verse_n 19_o in_o his_o wife_n jezebel_n and_o in_o his_o son_n jehoram_n 2_o king_n ix_o 25_o 26._o not_o bring_v the_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n that_o evil_a verse_n 29_o ver_fw-la 21_o 24._o that_o total_o in_o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n which_o may_v extend_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 38_o or_o run_v into_o jezreel_n or_o another_o pool_n of_o that_o name_n be_v there_o or_o the_o armour_n wash_v there_o where_o his_o chief_a armoury_n be_v make_v peace_n make_v peace_n with_o ahab_n verse_n 44_o and_o his_o two_o son_n ahaziah_n and_o jehoram_n 2_o king_n iii_o 6_o 7._o 2_o chron._n xix_o 2._o and_o chap._n xx._n 35_o 36._o and_o be_v reprehend_v just_o therefore_o will_v not_o will_v not_o at_o first_o verse_n 49_o but_o yield_v afterward_o 2_o chron._n xx._n 35_o 36_o 37._o ii_o king_n the_o second_o book_n of_o king_n or_o four_o rather_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o 321_o year_n to_o the_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o head_n of_o jehoiachim_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o 16_o king_n of_o judah_n count_v in_o athaliah_n 12_o king_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o the_o number_n of_o king_n from_o the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o extirpation_n of_o they_o both_o be_v twenty_o in_o each_o though_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n do_v expire_v in_o hoshea_n by_o shalmanasar_n before_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n do_v expire_v in_o zedekiah_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o space_n of_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o three_o year_n not_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o and_o five_o the_o twenty_o of_o judah_n be_v all_o of_o david_n line_n except_v athaliah_n the_o queen_n the_o twenty_o of_o israel_n be_v of_o ten_o several_a stock_n ahaziah_n joash_n amatziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o athaliah_n the_o queen_n all_o succeed_a one_o another_o be_v all_o slay_v amon_n likewise_o and_o his_o son_n josiah_n both_o slay_v and_o ten_o king_n of_o israel_n the_o half_a of_o all_o their_o number_n be_v likewise_o slay_v for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o ahab_n ahaziah_n jehoram_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o jehoshaphat_n jehoram_n ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n take_v this_o as_o follow_v ahab_n reign_v twenty_o two_o year_n 1_o king_n xvi_o
9_o jehojakim_n in_o his_o four_o chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o year_n or_o three_o complete_a and_o 1._o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n daniel_n be_v carry_v captive_a dan._n i._n 1_o 6._o ezekiel_n and_o mordecai_n with_o jehojachin_n ezek._n xl._n 1._o esther_n ii_o 5_o 6._o of_o ezechiel_n see_v the_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n jehojacin_n called_n likewise_o coniah_n verse_n 6_o and_o jechoniah_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 16._o jer._n xxii_o 28_o of_o his_o age_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 9_o he_o be_v carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n in_o the_o seven_o end_n and_o eight_o year_n begin_v of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v ver_fw-la 12._o jer._n lii_o 28._o and_o his_o head_n lift_v up_o again_o in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o captivity_n twelve_o month_n on_o the_o twenty_o five_o and_o twenty_o seven_o day_n and_o first_o year_n of_o evilmerodach_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 27._o jer._n lii_o 31._o zedekiah_n rebel_v zedekiah_n rebel_v in_o his_o six_o year_n verse_n 20_o ezek._n xvii_o 15_o 17._o compare_v with_o ezek._n viii_o 1._o and_o xx._n 1._o the_o second_o priest_n ground_v on_o num._n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 8_o iii_o 32._o and_o mention_v as_o here_o so_o jer._n lii_o 24._o see_v 2_o king_n xxiii_o 4._o and_o the_o like_a 1_o chron._n v._n 12._o this_o second_o priest_n upon_o any_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o occurrent_a restrain_v or_o disable_n the_o high_a priest_n seem_v set_v to_o supply_v his_o place_n to_o riblah_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xxxiv_o 11._o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n do_v chief_o pursue_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o yet_o be_v more_o spare_v in_o relate_v the_o sin_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n these_o be_v not_o those_o chronicle_n often_o cite_v in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n as_o have_v be_v show_v heretofore_o but_o these_o be_v think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o ezra_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 22_o 23._o ezra_n i._n 1_o 2_o 3_o and_o that_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n yet_o some_o thing_n be_v insert_v which_o extend_v beyond_o ezra_n time_n as_o that_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 21_o 24._o in_o these_o book_n as_o in_o a_o abridgement_n the_o holy_a penman_n be_v sometime_o short_a and_o obscure_a but_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n full_a and_o exact_a take_v the_o period_n of_o time_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o year_n of_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o so_o these_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o 3458._o year_n the_o first_o book_n 2986._o to_o the_o death_n of_o david_n thus_o genesis_n 2369_o exodus_fw-la 142_o levit_fw-la num._n deut._n 39_o joshuah_n 17._o judge_n 299._o 1_o sam._n 80._o 2_o sam._n 40._o in_o all_o 2986._o the_o second_o book_n 472._o from_o the_o begin_n of_o solomon_n reign_n to_o the_o say_a year_n of_o return_n other_o reckon_v thus_o 3467._o in_o the_o whole_a 2990._o in_o the_o first_o book_n 477._o in_o the_o second_o book_n other_o and_o that_o most_o likely_a 2986._o in_o the_o first_o book_n and_o 466._o in_o the_o second_o book_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o solomon_n to_o the_o seventeen_o of_o jehoshaphat_n 118._o thance_o to_o the_o captivity_n in_o the_o first_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o four_o of_o jehojakim_n 278._o thence_o to_o the_o return_n 70._o in_o all_o 466._o and_o so_o the_o whole_a in_o both_o book_n will_v amount_v to_o 3452._o the_o first_o book_n mention_n occasional_o some_o thing_n long_o after_o david_n death_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o return_v from_o babylon_n chap._n ix_o and_o zerubbabels_n posterity_n long_o after_o that_o chap._n iii_o i._o chronicle_n in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o first_o eight_o chapter_n the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o zebulon_n be_v leave_v out_o edom_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 43_o eight_o king_n in_o edom_n before_o any_o in_o israel_n sister_n of_o david_n zerviah_n bare_a abishai_n joab_n asahel_n abigail_n bare_a amasa_n 2_o sam._n chapter_n two_o verse_n 16_o 17._o xvii_o 25_o caleb_n three_o calebs_n famous_a in_o israel_n first_o the_o son_n of_o hezron_n verse_n 18_o in_o this_o text_n call_v also_o carmi_n and_o chelubai_n chap._n ii_o 9_o and_o iu_o 1._o who_o have_v a_o son_n call_v hur_z and_o this_o hur_z a_o son_n call_v also_o caleb_n chap._n ii_o 9_o 19_o 50._o who_o be_v the_o second_o caleb_n and_o the_o three_o be_v that_o famous_a caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunne_v num._n xiii_o 6._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 15._o the_o son_n of_o david_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o 9_o xvi_o 11._o verse_n 17_o salatheil_n hebrew_n shealtiel_n say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jechoniah_n matth._n i._n 12._o and_o so_o here_o son_n of_o jechoniah_n assir_n that_o be_v strict_o bind_v prisoner_n in_o babylon_n for_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o son_n call_v assir_n that_o jechoniah_n have_v yet_o this_o salathiel_n be_v name_v the_o son_n of_o neri_n luke_n iii_o 27._o who_o come_v by_o many_o descent_n of_o another_o line_n that_o be_v of_o nathan_n the_o young_a brother_n of_o solomon_n from_o which_o line_n come_v our_o saviour_n and_o not_o of_o solomon_n line_n and_o though_o jechoniah_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v seed_n and_o son_n more_o out_o of_o jer._n xxii_o 28_o 30._o and_o 1_o chron._n iii_o 17_o 18._o yet_o he_o be_v doom_v childless_a jer._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o because_o neither_o salathiel_n if_o he_o be_v his_o son_n nor_o any_o of_o iechoniah_n race_n zedekiah_n the_o last_o king_n be_v uncle_n to_o jechoniah_n do_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o regality_n to_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n though_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o sovereignty_n as_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n or_o grandchild_n rather_o of_o salathiel_n by_o pedaiah_n do_v succeed_v in_o regard_n of_o which_o succession_n both_o salathiel_n and_o after_o also_o zerubbabel_n may_v be_v call_v son_n see_v ezra_n iii_o 2_o 8._o and_o v._o 2._o neh._n xii_o 1_o hag._n i_o 1_o 12_o 14._o and_o ii_o 3._o 24._o of_o jehojakim_n the_o father_n of_o jechoniah_n it_o be_v likewise_o say_v he_o shall_v have_v none_o to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n that_o be_v for_o any_o time_n worth_n speak_v of_o for_o his_o son_n jechoniah_n reign_v but_o three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n jer._n xxxvi_o 30._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 9_o son_n of_o zerubbabel_n among_o his_o son_n verse_n 19_o abihud_o and_o rhesa_n be_v not_o mention_v unless_o under_o other_o name_n nor_o else_o where_o find_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o yet_o from_o they_o two_o the_o genealogy_n matth._n i._n 13._o and_o luke_n iii_o 27._o be_v draw_v and_o derive_v which_o make_v some_o suppose_n that_o zerubbabel_n and_o this_o here_o to_o be_v different_a person_n ezra_n ezra_n not_o that_o learned_a scribe_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 17_o ezra_n vii_o 1._o and_o in_o the_o last_o letter_n of_o this_o hebrew_n name_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n from_o the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o simeonites_n lie_v within_o the_o inheritance_n and_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n verse_n 41_o josh._n xix_o 9_o be_v not_o carry_v away_o captive_a by_o the_o assyrian_n but_o continue_v in_o their_o estate_n seek_v to_o enlarge_v their_o territory_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v amalekite_n they_o border_v on_o mount_n seir._n verse_n 43_o these_o the_o first_o that_o fight_v against_o israel_n num._n xxiv_o 20._o and_o after_o join_v oft_o with_o other_o enemy_n against_o god_n people_n they_o be_v overthrow_v by_o joshuah_n exod._n xvii_o 13._o saul_n in_o his_o time_n be_v send_v against_o they_o destroy_v many_o but_o spare_v agag_n their_o king_n and_o for_o so_o do_v lose_v his_o own_o kingdom_n 1_o sam._n xv._o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 18._o david_n afterward_o destroy_v more_o of_o they_o 2_o sam_n viii_o 12._o and_o here_o the_o simeonites_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n smite_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o amalekite_n that_o be_v escape_v thus_o the_o judgement_n denounce_v against_o they_o exod._n xvii_o 14_o 16._o deut_n xxv_o 17_o 18_o 19_o be_v accomplish_v see_v the_o observation_n on_o esth._n iii_o 1._o king_n of_o assyria_n this_o catalogue_n we_o find_v in_o scripture_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n chapter_n v._o verse_n 26_o pull_v or_o phul_n in_o the_o day_n of_o menachem_n so_o here_o and_o 2_o king_n xv_o 19_o tiglath-pilese_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n and_o achaz_n so_o here_o and_o 2_o king_n xv._o 29._o and_o xvi_o 7_o 10._o jareb_n hos._n v._o 13._o and_o x._o 16._o sargon_n esay_n xx._n 1._o shalmanesar_n call_v shalman_n hos._n x._o 14._o who_o take_v hoshea_n and_o samaria_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 3_o 4._o and_o
3._o ii_o chronicle_n the_o ii_o book_n of_o chronicle_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n not_o of_o israel_n but_o a_o little_a occasional_o when_o the_o two_o kingdom_n have_v to_o do_v one_o with_o another_o unto_o the_o last_o end_n of_o that_o kingdom_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o solomon_n to_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n mention_v also_o the_o proclamation_n of_o cyrus_n for_o the_o return_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n contain_v in_o all_o till_o that_o return_n four_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o year_n or_o upward_o some_o say_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o which_o number_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o be_v exact_o complete_a from_o the_o come_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n till_o the_o build_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o horseman_n ver._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 14_o 28._o of_o horseman_n and_o solomon_n horse_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n xx._n 2._o how_o far_o his_o multiply_v of_o horse_n 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o and_o x._o 36._o and_o his_o multiply_v of_o wife_n 1_o king_n xi_o 3._o and_o his_o multiply_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n 1_o king_n x._o 21_o 27._o 2_o chron._n i._n 15._o and_o chap._n ix_o 27._o may_v square_v with_o or_o swarve_v from_o may_v stand_v or_o fall_v by_o that_o law_n for_o king_n deut._n xvii_o 16_o 17._o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o not_o very_o hard_a to_o be_v determine_v threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o and_o ver_fw-la chapter_n two_o verse_n 2_o 17_o 18._o solomon_n workman_n in_o lebanon_n be_v 150000._o viz._n 70000._o bearer_n and_o 80000._o hewer_n all_o of_o stranger_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o his_o overseer_n of_o they_o be_v 3600._o such_o stranger_n likewise_o and_o so_o each_o of_o they_o be_v over_o forty_o two_o workman_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o these_o overseer_n which_o be_v more_o than_o those_o set_v down_o 1_o king_n v._o 16._o may_v be_v extraordinary_a in_o case_n any_o of_o the_o ordinary_n shall_v fail_v by_o sickness_n death_n or_o any_o other_o way_n and_o thus_o the_o ordinary_a overseer_n will_v be_v one_o over_o forty_o five_o workman_n or_o thereabouts_o or_o rather_o those_o three_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o 1_o king_n v._o 16._o be_v israelite_n &_o the_o chief_a of_o solomon_n officer_n add_v to_o the_o other_o three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o overseer_n and_o set_v partly_o as_o with_o they_o so_o over_o they_o and_o partly_o over_o the_o whole_a work_n and_o so_o each_o overseer_n will_v be_v over_o twenty_o one_o workman_n at_o least_o those_o sixteen_o thousand_o a_o month_n by_o course_n 1_o king_n v._o 13_o 14._o be_v by_o some_o add_v to_o the_o overseer_n and_o so_o there_o will_v be_v one_o overseer_n to_o eight_o workman_n but_o they_o may_v seem_v rather_o to_o be_v the_o better_a sort_n of_o workman_n of_o the_o israelite_n join_v to_o king_n hiram_n workman_n 1_o king_n v._o 6._o those_o officer_n viz._n five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 1_o king_n 9_o 23._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o officer_n that_o be_v over_o solomon_n other_o word_n when_o he_o build_v his_o own_o house_n and_o that_o for_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o all_o his_o other_o building_n beside_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 15_o 19_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 1_o 6._o these_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n that_o wrought_v in_o those_o work_n and_o the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 10._o seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o his_o officer_n that_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n i._n e._n over_o those_o canaanite_n that_o solomon_n have_v make_v tributary_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o to_o rule_v they_o and_o so_o iffer_v from_o the_o former_a five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o beat_a wheat_n the_o difference_n of_o the_o food_n and_o measure_n of_o they_o verse_n 10_o give_v by_o solomon_n here_o over_z and_o above_o that_o in_o 1_o king_n v._o 11._o may_v stand_v in_o this_o that_o the_o former_a be_v for_o king_n hiram_n court_n and_o household_n and_o this_o here_o for_o his_o workman_n in_o lebanon_n bath_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n verse_n 13_o xviii_o 6._o of_o huram_fw-la my_o father_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 16_o v._o 1._o to_o joppa_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 3._o solomon_n solomon_n have_v divers_a elder_n brethren_n live_v chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1._o 9_o beside_o adoniah_n when_o he_o be_v make_v king_n and_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o four_o by_o bathshuah_n or_o bathshebah_n though_o he_o be_v record_v last_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 24._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 5._o and_o fourteen_o 4_o 2_o sam._n v._o 14._o and_o nathan_n be_v the_o second_o from_o who_o christ_n come_v luke_n iii_o 31._o after_o the_o first_o measure_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n verse_n 3_o xl._n 5._o great_a house_n this_o be_v twice_o as_o big_a as_o the_o oracle_n verse_n 5_o and_o four_o time_n as_o big_a as_o the_o porch_n 1_o king_n vi_o 3._o he_o seiled_a or_o cover_v this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o floor_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 15._o the_o wall_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o seven_o verse_n follow_v chamber_n of_o these_o see_v 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o vi_o 5._o 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 11_o 12._o ezek._n xl._n 44_o 45_o 46._o and_o chap._n xli_o 5_o 11._o and_o chap._n xlii_o 1_o 13._o a_o altar_n of_o brass_n that_o altar_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v make_v of_o shittim_n wood_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o hallow_v with_o board_n and_o over-laid_a with_o brass_n exod._n xxvii_o 1_o 2_o 8._o and_o the_o staff_n of_o it_o likewise_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o so_o exod._a xxxviii_o 1_o 6_o 7._o and_o again_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o broad_a plate_n make_v of_o the_o censer_n of_o those_o sinner_n num._n xvi_o 38._o this_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n in_o the_o temple_n though_o far_o great_a than_o the_o other_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o material_n shittim_n wood_n and_o brass_n of_o the_o altar_n in_o ezekiel_n visionary_a temple_n see_v ezek._n xliii_o 13._o 17._o court_v of_o the_o court_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o vi_o 36._o right_a side_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 10_o vii_o 39_o seven_o month_n see_v chap._n chapter_n five_o verse_n 3_o vii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o levite_n priest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n verse_n 4_o 1_o king_n viii_o 3._o num._n iu._n 15._o unto_o this_o day_n see_v 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o viii_o 8._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 41._o till_o nabuchadnezzar_n or_o nebuzaradan_n burn_v all_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 9_o if_o ezra_n write_v these_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n than_o this_o phrase_n must_v be_v understand_v as_o a_o proverbial_a speech_n to_o signify_v a_o long_a time_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o neither_o choose_v i_o any_o man_n as_o i_o choose_v david_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 5_o a_o special_a type_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o who_o seed_n a_o royal_a succession_n be_v to_o continue_v from_o he_o to_o christ._n thou_o do_v well_o the_o purpose_n approve_v verse_n 8_o though_o the_o act_n forbid_v the_o fire_n of_o this_o see_v levit._n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o ix_o 24._o 1_o king_n xviii_o 38._o 1_o chron._n xxi_o 26._o sacrifice_n of_o 22000._o verse_n 5_o ver._n 7._o the_o great_a offer_v that_o we_o do_v read_v of_o those_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 21._o 2_o chron._n xv._o 11._o and_o chap._n xxix_o 32._o and_o xxx_o 24._o and_o xxxv_o 7_o 8_o 9_o come_v short_a of_o this_o appear_v former_o verse_n 12_o chap._n i._o 7._o this_o be_v the_o second_o time_n 1_o king_n ix_o 2._o my_o wife_n shall_v not_o dwell_v chapter_n viii_o verse_n 11_o solomon_n reverend_a and_o religious_a respect_n to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n have_v be_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o talent_n the_o thirty_o talent_n reckon_v here_o verse_n 18_o more_o than_o those_o 1_o king_n ix_o 28._o seem_v to_o go_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o charge_n of_o the_o navy_n and_o voyage_n four_o thousand_o stall_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 25_o xx._n 2._o forty_o year_n be_v bear_v after_o david_n war_n with_o the_o ammonite_n at_o rabbah_n verse_n 30_o 2_o sam._n xi_o and_o xii_o chapter_n a_o little_a before_o the_o time_n that_o ammon_n deflower_v tamar_n and_o so_o age_a about_o eighteen_o year_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v shechem_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o xxiv_o 1._o levite_n left_a cast_v out_o by_o jeroboam_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 14_o from_o their_o city_n house_n inheritance_n
chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o sixthly_a of_o another_o axtaxerxes_n chap._n vii_o 1._o or_o rather_o thus_o of_o five_o persian_a monarch_n viz_o 1_o of_o cyrus_n 2_o of_o ahasuerus_n 3_o of_o artaxerce_n 4_o of_o darius_n take_v he_o mention_v chap._n iu._n ver_fw-la 5._o 24._o and_o chap._n v._o 5_o 6._o and_o chap._n vi_o 15._o to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n and_o 5_o of_o another_o artaxerxes_n and_o the_o person_n of_o these_o by_o sundry_a learned_a man_n be_v sundry_a way_n understand_v some_o take_v the_o first_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n ahasuerus_n to_o be_v xerxes_n the_o first_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la the_o second_o darius_n to_o be_v darius_n ochus_n and_o nothus_fw-la the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n mnemon_n or_o memor_n other_o take_v ahasuerus_n to_o be_v cambyses_n artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artashasta_fw-mi or_o smyrdis_n magnus_n darius_n not_o two_o but_o one_o to_o be_v darius_n hystaspis_n and_o the_o second_o artaxerxes_n to_o be_v artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la this_o diversity_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o silence_n of_o scripture_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o heathen_a greek_a history_n yet_o this_o late_a opinion_n i_o the_o rather_o embrace_v for_o that_o it_o stand_v best_o with_o the_o age_n of_o zeâ—ubbabel_n ezra_n nehemiah_n and_o mordecai_n ezra_n a_o child_n when_o his_o father_n serajah_n the_o high_a priest_n chap._n vii_o 1._o be_v slay_v at_o riblah_n by_o nebuchadnezar_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 18_o 21._o and_o his_o brother_n jehozadak_v the_o succeed_a high_a priest_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 14_o 15._o and_o his_o son_n jeshua_n or_o joshua_n or_o jehoshua_n the_o high_a priest_n the_o son_n of_o jehozadak_n or_o josedech_n neh._n xii_o 1._o ezra_n iii_o 2_o 8._o and_o v._o 2._o zech._n vi_o 11._o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o this_o ezra_n come_v up_o from_o babylon_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o artaxerxes_n with_o a_o gracious_a commission_n ezra_n vii_o viii_o ix_o x._o chapter_n and_o he_o be_v with_o nehemiah_n after_o the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n at_o that_o solemn_a read_n of_o the_o law_n and_o preach_v and_o at_o that_o singular_a keep_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n neh._n viii_o 1_o 6_o 9_o 13._o &c_n &c_n and_o after_o the_o feast_n chap._n ix_o and_o x._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n chap._n xii_o 26_o 36._o so_o that_o upon_o the_o least_o account_n he_o must_v live_v upon_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n that_o be_v fifty_o three_o or_o sixty_o before_o the_o return_n from_o babylon_n twenty_o three_o to_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n sixty_o seven_o to_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n but_o upon_o the_o large_a and_o more_o improbable_a account_n he_o must_v live_v at_o least_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n he_o be_v a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n chap._n vii_o 6_o 11._o and_o be_v genera_o repute_v the_o holy_a penman_n likewise_o of_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n and_o as_o some_o will_v of_o the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n and_o malachi_n also_o and_o be_v take_v by_o many_o to_o be_v the_o restorer_n and_o orderer_n after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n of_o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o that_o sort_n and_o posture_n and_o character_n also_o wherein_o now_o we_o have_v they_o now_o in_o the_o first_o year_n hebr._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o in_o one_o year_n thus_o couple_v his_o book_n with_o the_o end_n of_o chronicle_n as_o the_o like_a be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o exodus_fw-la leviticus_n number_n joshua_n judge_n and_o many_o other_o book_n see_v moreover_o the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n i._n 1._o one_o for_o first_o be_v a_o usual_a scripture_n phrase_n and_o first_o here_o be_v of_o his_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o his_o reign_n there_o for_o he_o be_v king_n of_o persia_n not_o monarch_n many_o year_n before_o chap._n v._o 13._o charge_v i_o esay_n xliv_o verse_n 2_o 28._o and_o xlv_o 1_o 13._o this_o pprophecy_n may_v likely_o be_v show_v to_o cyrus_n by_o daniel_n or_o some_o other_o vessel_n such_o as_o be_v not_o cut_v in_o piece_n verse_n 7_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 13._o sheshbazzar_n the_o chaldee_n or_o court-name_n of_o zerubbabel_n ezra_n i._n verse_n 8_o 8._o and_o iii_o 8_o 10._o and_o v._o 2_o 14._o as_o belteshazzar_n be_v of_o daniel_n the_o same_o work_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o sheshbazzar_n chap._n v._o 16._o be_v ascribe_v to_o zerubbabel_n zech._n iu._n 9_o be_v five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o this_o number_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o particular_a number_n former_o mention_v verse_n 11_o amount_v to_o two_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v unnumbered_a moreover_o be_v vessel_n give_v chap._n vii_o 19_o and_o chap._n viii_o 25_o 27_o see_v the_o carry_v of_o they_o away_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n at_o four_o several_a time_n dan._n i._n 2._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 7_o 10_o 18._o province_n judah_n no_o kingdom_n now_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o but_o make_v a_o province_n by_o the_o conqueror_n see_v chap._n v._n 8._o neh._n i._n 3._o and_o chap._n vii_o 6._o and_o xi_o 3._o which_o come_v the_o manifold_a variation_n for_o name_n verse_n 2_o 60._o and_o number_n in_o this_o register_n and_o catalogue_n and_o that_o nehemie_n vii_o may_v arise_v from_o the_o diversity_n of_o name_n give_v to_o one_o man_n and_o from_o this_o that_o the_o one_o be_v take_v at_o their_o set_n out_o from_o babylon_n viz._n this_o ezra_n ii_o the_o other_o upon_o their_o come_n to_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n neh._n vii_o and_o so_o some_o may_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n which_o have_v not_o register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n and_o some_o may_v register_v their_o name_n in_o babylon_n which_o yet_o come_v not_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n either_o change_a their_o mind_n to_o stay_v in_o babylon_n or_o die_v by_o the_o way_n or_o else_o that_o in_o nehemie_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v live_v and_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o time_n or_o else_o it_o may_v be_v take_v out_o of_o some_o other_o register_n beside_o this_o in_o ezra_n the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o return_v with_o zerubbabel_n in_o this_o catalogue_n ezra_n ii_o and_o in_o that_o catalogue_n neh._n vii_o 6_o 62._o fall_n far_o short_a of_o that_o total_a sum_n both_o in_o ezra_n and_o nehemy_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o beside_o seven_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o more_o of_o servant_n and_o proselyte_n ezra_n ii_o 64_o 65._o neh._n vii_o 66_o 67._o the_o number_n want_v seem_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o those_o ezra_n ii_o 62._o and_o out_o of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n that_o be_v both_o captivate_v and_o return_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n and_o be_v not_o numerica_o set_v down_o yet_o after_o the_o return_n continue_v among_o they_o and_o profess_v their_o religion_n even_o till_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n see_v 2_o chron._n xi_o 3_o 16._o and_o xxxi_o 6._o ezra_n ii_o 70._o and_o vi_o 16_o 17._o matt._n iu._n 14._o luke_n ii_o 36._o act_n ii_o 5._o and_o xxvi_o 7._o of_o those_o which_o come_v up_o with_o ezra_n see_v chap._n viii_o 1_o 14._o tirshatha_n tirshatha_n signify_v governor_n in_o their_o tongue_n seem_v attribute_v here_o to_o zerubbabel_n verse_n 63_o and_o be_v after_o to_o nehemiah_n express_o neh._n viii_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o chap._n x._o 1._o urim_fw-la see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o the_o whole_a many_o more_o return_v verse_n 64_o then_o those_o upon_o record_n that_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n sing_v man_n verse_n 65_o and_o sing_v woman_n most_o likely_a such_o as_o be_v use_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o elsewhere_o for_o mirth_n as_o 2_o sam._n xix_o 35._o eccles_n ii_o 8._o esay_n xxiii_o 16._o amos_n vi_o 5._o and_o for_o mourning_n as_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 25._o jer._n ix_o 17_o 18._o eccles._n xii_o 5._o amos_n v._n 16._o seven_o month_n ver._n chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1_o 6._o in_o this_o month_n the_o first_o day_n they_o first_o offer_v sacrifice_n on_o the_o new_a build_v after_o their_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o in_o the_o same_o month_n of_o the_o year_n be_v the_o solemn_a dedication_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n viii_o 2._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o their_o come_n they_o prepare_v for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 8_o or_o rather_o have_v former_o prepare_v they_o now_o begin_v the_o build_n weep_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n many_o ancient_a man_n that_o have_v see_v the_o former_a
the_o law_n gal._n iu._n 4._o under_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n moral_n and_o ceremonial_a that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o rom._n viii_o 4._o and_o these_o be_v not_o figurative_a and_o metaphorical_a but_o proper_a elocution_n in_o regard_n of_o christ_n humane_a nature_n not_o make_v a_o person_n in_o itself_o distinct_a from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n with_o nestorius_n nor_o yet_o hereby_o make_v the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n hypostatica_o unite_n to_o himself_o the_o humane_a nature_n inferior_a to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n as_o arius_n will_v i_o have_v preach_v though_o god_n work_n be_v such_o as_o the_o five_o verse_n express_v verse_n 9_o and_o special_o that_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n yet_o christ_n as_o he_o take_v a_o body_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o it_o as_o a_o priest_n to_o satisfy_v the_o father_n so_o here_o as_o the_o great_a prophet_n of_o the_o church_n he_o do_v preach_v and_o publish_v it_o john_n xvii_o 6._o luke_n xxiv_o 47._o even_a god_n righteousness_n faithfulness_n truth_n loving-kindnesse_n salvation_n to_o the_o great_a congregation_n of_o his_o people_n rom._n iii_o 21_o 22._o esay_n lxi_o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o xlix_o 6._o which_o office_n and_o duty_n david_n also_o the_o type_n in_o his_o degree_n and_o all_o christ_n messenger_n in_o their_o place_n and_o function_n do_v perform_v withhold_v not_o thou_o david_n pray_v here_o for_o what_o he_o have_v preach_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n verse_n 11_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o fountain_n and_o the_o epitome_n of_o blessing_n and_o happiness_n to_o man_n heart_n fail_v i_o psal._n verse_n 12_o xxii_o 14._o and_o xxxviii_o 10._o be_v please_v hence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o psalm_n agree_v with_o psal._n lxx_o david_n petition_n verse_n 13_o for_o his_o deliverance_n in_o this_o verse_n the_o confusion_n of_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 14_o 15._o to_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n verse_n 16._o confound_a david_n imprecation_n against_o his_o enemy_n verse_n 14_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o passionate_a unfolding_n of_o their_o injury_n and_o leave_v the_o revenge_n to_o god_n more_o than_o that_o 2_o sam._n xv._o 31._o and_o act_n iu_o 29._o and_o psal._n lxxxiii_o 16._o more_o than_o a_o mere_a prophetical_a prediction_n of_o evil_n to_o befall_v they_o here_o be_v more_o and_o so_o psal._n xxxv_o 4._o and_o lxx_o 2_o 3._o and_o cix_o 7._o etc._n etc._n &_o lix_n 13._o and_o 2_o tim._n iu_o 14._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n david_n here_o and_o other_o holy_a prophet_n do_v not_o thunder_v thus_o against_o their_o enemy_n desperate_a sinner_n out_o of_o any_o immoderate_a carnal_a passion_n of_o private_a hatred_n or_o desire_v of_o revenge_n or_o out_o of_o any_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a zeal_n but_o move_v and_o inflame_v rather_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n act_v herein_o the_o public_a cause_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o glory_n against_o those_o who_o they_o know_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o discern_v 1_o cor._n xii_o 10._o to_o be_v god_n and_o their_o forlorn_a foe_n yet_o possible_a that_o in_o some_o of_o these_o imprecation_n some_o mixture_n of_o humane_a infirmity_n may_v be_v as_o in_o jeremy_n xv._o 15_o 16_o 17._o but_o for_o we_o touch_v private_a and_o personal_a enemy_n our_o duty_n be_v as_o we_o read_v matth._n v._o 44._o as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n luke_n xxiii_o 34._o and_o of_o stephen_n act_v vii_o 60._o and_o 1_o pet._n ii_o 23._o and_o for_o public_a enemy_n of_o god_n and_o his_o church_n we_o may_v not_o absolute_o use_v execration_n against_o their_o person_n as_o not_o know_v but_o god_n may_v convert_v they_o afterward_o of_o saul_n make_v they_o paul_n and_o lest_o we_o incur_v that_o rebuke_n with_o those_o disciple_n luke_n ix_o 55._o let_v we_o stay_v till_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v of_o their_o spirit_n before_o we_o do_v as_o these_o prophet_n do_v of_o imprecation_n see_v more_o in_o the_o observation_n on_o psal._n cix_o 14._o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o neh._n iu._n 5._o let_v all_o those_o david_n prayer_n for_o those_o that_o seek_v god_n verse_n 16_o and_o love_v his_o salvation_n but_o i_o he_n conclude_v with_o commend_v his_o own_o case_n to_o god_n verse_n 17_o his_o help_n and_o deliverer_n bless_a this_o psalm_n by_o some_o be_v apply_v to_o christ_n chapter_n xli_o verse_n 1_o but_o very_a hardly_o deliver_v he_o that_o be_v the_o poor_a or_o sick_a weakling_n david_n so_o comfort_v the_o poor_a afflict_a so_o we_o must_v judge_v charitable_o that_o god_n in_o his_o ordinary_a course_n of_o providence_n will_v in_o due_a time_n raise_v and_o restore_v they_o who_o for_o a_o while_o he_o have_v cast_v down_o some_o by_o he_o understand_v he_o that_o consider_v the_o poor_a his_o bed_n in_o his_o sickness_n make_v it_o to_o his_o ease_n verse_n 3_o verse_n 8_o a_o evil_a disease_n as_o act_n xxviii_o verse_n 4_o eat_v of_o my_o bread_n this_o our_o saviour_n appli_v to_o judas_n john_n xiii_o 18._o see_v psal._n lv._o 12_o 13_o 14._o verse_n 9_o amen_o a_o concurrence_n of_o wish_n verse_n 13_o and_o confidence_n a_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o psalm_n korah_n this_n chapter_n xlii_o and_o ten_o other_o psalm_n without_o david_n name_n in_o the_o title_n be_v inscribe_v for_o korah_n posterity_n to_o be_v sing_v in_o the_o temple_n with_o voice_n and_o instrument_n heman_n the_o singer_n the_o grandchild_n of_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n be_v one_o of_o his_o posterity_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 33_o 43._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o num._n xvi_o 32._o this_o psalm_n seem_v write_v by_o david_n and_o when_o he_o be_v banish_v by_o absolom_n or_o saub_v rather_o from_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o sacred_a assembly_n and_o solemnity_n verse_n 1_o 2_o 4_o 6._o 9_o as_o the_o hart_n or_o hind_n verse_n 1_o the_o lxx_o have_v it_o the_o hind_n read_v the_o hebrew_n here_o in_o the_o feminine_a gender_n for_o which_o the_o hebrew_n render_v divers_a reason_n and_o though_o the_o hebrew_n have_v a_o word_n of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n for_o the_o hart_n and_o of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n for_o the_o hind_n yet_o by_o either_o of_o they_o many_o time_n the_o other_o sex_n be_v understand_v and_o so_o it_o be_v also_o in_o other_o name_n of_o beast_n with_o the_o hebrew_n as_o in_o zech._n ix_o 9_o the_o word_n for_o ass_n be_v of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n yet_o the_o female_a sex_n be_v thereby_o understand_v matth._n xxi_o 2._o so_o the_o name_n of_o the_o fish_n which_o swallow_v ionas_n be_v name_v both_o in_o the_o masculine_a and_o in_o the_o feminine_a termination_n see_v jer._n ii_o 24._o keep_v holy_a day_n three_o solemn_a feast_n in_o the_o year_n verse_n 4_o at_o their_o solemn_a assembly_n and_o sacrifice_n they_o keep_v feast_n with_o dance_v and_o joy_n exod._n xxiii_o 14._o and_o xxxii_o 5_o 6_o 19_o deut._n xvi_o 14_o 15._o judg._n xxi_o 19_o 21._o esay_n xxx_o 29._o for_o the_o help_n of_o his_o countenance_n or_n his_o presence_n be_v salvation_n i_o e._n verse_n 5_o most_o ample_a firm_a absolute_a and_o perfect_a salvation_n for_o so_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v use_v to_o advance_v and_o amplify_v the_o matter_n subject_n whereunto_o it_o be_v apply_v as_o in_o this_o word_n ps._n xviii_o 2._o &_o xxviii_o 8_o and_o xliv_o 4._o and_o lxxiv_o 12._o so_o in_o other_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o observation_n on_o psal._n li._n 17._o from_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o banishment_n verse_n 6_o in_o the_o border_n of_o the_o land_n deep_o affliction_n upon_o affliction_n break_v in_o as_o billow_n wallow_v as_o wave_n verse_n 7_o upon_o i_o and_o the_o noise_n of_o one_o call_v as_o it_o be_v for_o another_o seem_v write_v by_o david_n chapter_n xliii_o and_o upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n with_o the_o former_a hill_n and_o to_o thy_o tabernacle_n the_o ark_n be_v then_o at_o the_o hill_n of_o kiriathjearim_n verse_n 3_o and_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o nob_n or_o gibeon_n this_o psalm_n of_o instruction_n chapter_n xliv_o concern_v affliction_n and_o the_o right_a use_n of_o they_o and_o seem_v write_v in_o the_o time_n of_o oppression_n under_o the_o philistine_n immediate_o before_o david_n reign_n or_o of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o not_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o day_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n and_o cast_v they_o out_o or_o rather_o do_v propagate_v verse_n 2_o send_v forth_o make_v spread_v as_o the_o word_n signify_v psal._n lxxx_o 12._o ezek._n xvii_o 6._o they_o that_o be_v our_o father_n command_v psal._n xlii_o 8._o deut._n xxviii_o 8._o psal._n cxxxiii_o 3._o verse_n 4_o butler_n having_n