three_o month_n exod._n xix_o 1._o where_o the_o law_n be_v give_v exod._n xx._n and_o their_o make_n and_o erect_v of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o next_o year_n first_o month_n first_o day_n exod._n xl._n 1._o and_o so_o the_o sum_n of_o 141_o year_n and_o few_o day_n do_v arise_v which_o contain_v the_o whole_a history_n of_o exodus_fw-la whereof_o 140_o year_n within_o few_o day_n be_v comprise_v in_o the_o two_o first_o chapter_n and_o one_o year_n and_o few_o day_n be_v spend_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n his_o sister_n his_o sister_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 7_o that_o be_v miriam_n who_o be_v elder_a than_o moses_n or_o aaron_n and_o aaron_n elder_a than_o moses_n by_o three_o year_n exod._n vii_o 7._o all_o three_o be_v the_o child_n of_o jochebed_n the_o daughter_n of_o levi_n by_o amram_n the_o grandson_n of_o levi_n exod._n vi_o 16_o 18_o 20._o num._n xxvi_o 59_o 1_o chron._n vi_o 3._o moses_n moses_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 11_o his_o age_n of_o 40_o year_n when_o 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radish_n weed_n in_o abundance_n grow_v in_o it_o be_v but_o shoaly_a and_o special_o about_o the_o bank_n of_o it_o neither_o rose_n the_o plague_n of_o darkness_n in_o egypt_n seem_v to_o obstruct_v both_o candle-light_n and_o firelight_n verse_n 23_o this_o month_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o year_n be_v here_o change_v from_o the_o time_n wherein_o former_o it_o be_v chapter_n xii_o to_o the_o month_n wherein_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n a_o little_a before_o our_o easter_n and_o about_o our_o vernal_a equinoctial_a as_o it_o then_o stand_v this_o argue_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o jew_n year_n former_o begin_v and_o the_o time_n of_o noah_n flood_n to_o begin_v the_o 17_o the_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n of_o that_o year_n which_o year_n be_v know_v to_o commence_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o autumnal_a equinoctial_a as_o it_o then_o stand_v from_o whence_o even_o after_o this_o change_n the_o 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down_o or_o set_v of_o the_o sun_n so_o in_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o unclean_a levit._n xxii_o 6_o 7._o deut._n xxiii_o 11._o and_o so_o in_o that_o case_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ai_fw-fr josh._n viii_o 29._o and_o of_o ahab_n 2_o chron._n xviii_o 34._o and_o of_o those_o five_o king_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o makkedah_n josh._n x._o 26_o 27._o and_o so_o in_o mark_n i._n 32._o and_o so_o it_o be_v express_o for_o the_o passeover_n itself_o deut._n xvi_o 6._o to_o which_o acceptation_n of_o the_o even_o agree_v that_o psal._n civ_o 23._o mark_v xi_o 11_o 19_o luke_n xxiv_o 29._o act_n iu_o 3._o and_o xxviii_o 23._o yet_o in_o scripture_n the_o evening_n be_v sometime_o take_v in_o a_o large_a extent_n and_o latitude_n for_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o day_n begin_v from_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o sun_n at_o midday_n or_o from_o the_o abate_n of_o the_o heat_n and_o force_v of_o it_o at_o our_o three_o in_o the_o afternoon_n as_o may_v be_v clear_o gather_v from_o mat._n fourteen_o v._o 15_o 23._o mark_v vi_o 35_o 47._o luke_n ix_o 12._o and_o as_o it_o be_v usual_a take_v with_o we_o in_o our_o ordinary_a salutation_n now_o at_o or_o between_o the_o two_o evening_n be_v mention_v as_o for_o the_o yearly_a passeover_n so_o for_o the_o daily_a evening_n sacrifice_n exod._n xxix_o 39_o num._n xxviii_o 4._o and_o for_o the_o daily_a burn_a of_o incense_n on_o the_o incense-altar_n and_o for_o the_o daily_a dress_n and_o light_v of_o the_o lamp_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n exod._n xxx_o 8._o so_o that_o in_o these_o four_o case_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o note_v out_o
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male-levite_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_o be_v only_o 22300._o the_o charge_n of_o aaron_n chapter_n iii_o &_o iv_o and_o his_o son_n joint_o and_o of_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n distinct_o and_o of_o the_o kohathite_n gershonites_n and_o merarites_n several_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o take_n down_o and_z carrying_z and_o set_v up_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v ch._n x._o 17_o 21._o from_o thirty_o the_o levite_n at_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o year_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 3_o enter_v into_o the_o full_a possession_n of_o their_o office_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n num._n iu._n 3._o at_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o five_o they_o enter_v or_o may_v enter_v upon_o they_o as_o novice_n and_o subservient_n in_o some_o secondary_a or_o inferior_a administration_n as_o probationer_n and_o proficient_n num._n viii_o 24._o and_o when_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v build_v they_o be_v order_v to_o begin_v and_o enter_v at_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n 1_o chron._n xxiii_o ver_fw-la 24_o 27._o ezra_n iii_o 8._o and_o that_o by_o david_n appointment_n together_o with_o the_o prophet_n gad_n and_o nathan_n 2_o chron._n viii_o 14._o and_o ch._n xxix_o 25._o they_o continue_v in_o their_o office_n till_o fifty_o num._n iu._n 3_o 47._o at_o fifty_o they_o cease_v wait_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o be_v overseer_n there_o ch._n viii_o 25_o 26._o and_o in_o their_o several_a city_n as_o be_v well_o experience_v in_o the_o judicial_a law_n they_o judge_v of_o matter_n bring_v before_o they_o the_o levite_n office_n distinct_a from_o the_o priest_n be_v set_v down_o in_o many_o particular_n 1_o chron._n xxiii_o 28_o 32._o david_n
advertise_v thou_o balaam_n call_v a_o soothsayer_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 14_o josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o a_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n ii_o 16._o give_v this_o advertisement_n to_o balak_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o chapter_n yet_o beside_o he_o give_v counsel_n to_o balak_n or_o at_o least_o after_o to_o the_o midianite_n to_o draw_v the_o israelite_n into_o sin_n num._n xxxi_o 16._o which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o return_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n among_o the_o midianite_n num._n xxxi_o 8._o in_o that_o expedition_n wherein_o joshuah_n though_o not_o name_v may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o general_n and_o phineas_n chief_a of_o the_o priest_n sounding_z trumpets_z in_o that_o war_n wherein_o 12000._o israelite_n not_o have_v one_o man_n slay_v do_v yet_o slay_v five_o king_n of_o midian_a or_o duke_n of_o sihon_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n as_o it_o be_v josh._n xiii_o 21._o and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o that_o populous_a nation_n save_o such_o as_o escape_v by_o flight_n who_o posterity_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n come_v to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n judg._n vi_o 1_o 2._o and_o they_o take_v a_o mighty_a prey_n and_o booty_n whereout_o after_o purification_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o prey_n there_o be_v pay_v a_o tribute_n and_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o a_o portion_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o voluntary_a oblation_n after_o make_v by_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o lord_n num._n xxxi_o of_o the_o 24000._o chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 9_o that_o die_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n the_o 23000._o mention_v 1_o cor._n x._o 8._o likely_a be_v the_o vulgar_a sort_n that_o die_v in_o the_o slaughter_n num._n xxv_o 5._o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n hang_v up_o ver_fw-la 4._o without_o suppose_v any_o pestilence_n at_o that_o time_n or_o if_o by_o plague_n num._n xxv_o 9_o psal_n cvi_o 30._o we_o understand_v the_o pestilence_n then_o most_o probable_o the_o 23000._o die_v of_o it_o and_o the_o other_o thousand_o by_o hang_v and_o slaughter_n 22200._o chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 14_o in_o this_o last_o number_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o wander_a in_o the_o wilderness_n simeon_n be_v far_o the_o least_o in_o number_n and_o judah_n the_o most_o and_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o fight_a man_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n after_o that_o generation_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n upon_o that_o judgement_n numb_a fourteen_o 29_o 35._o and_o upon_o sundry_a other_o judgement_n beside_o be_v now_o 1820._o less_o in_o number_n then_o in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o mount_n sinai_n thirty_o nine_o year_n before_o 23000._o and_o so_o but_o 700_o more_o than_o they_o be_v in_o the_o former_a number_v at_o sinai_n ch._n iii_o verse_n 62_o be_v likely_a not_o altogether_o free_a from_o that_o sin_n and_o punishment_n num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o sin_n this_o wilderness_n differ_v from_o zin_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 11_o ver_fw-la 36._o this_o be_v the_o eight_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o of_o zin_n the_o thirty_o three_o which_o be_v kadesh_n where_o miriam_n die_v as_o be_v say_v num._n xxxiii_o 11_o 36._o rephidim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ch._n verse_n 14_o xxviii_o 8._o abarim_n pluraly_n verse_n 47_o mountain_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o mountain_n or_o hill_n num._n xxxiii_o 47._o in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o moabite_n whereof_o the_o top_n have_v several_a name_n as_o nebo_n pisgah_n pehor_fw-la but_o mount_v sinai_n be_v none_o of_o they_o be_v far_o enough_o of_o salt_n sea_n is_n not_o that_o lake_n of_o genesareth_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 3_o but_o only_a that_o dead_a sea_n and_o salt_n sea_n where_o former_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n have_v stand_v deut._n xxix_o 23._o hos._n xi_o 8._o riblah_n riblah_n in_o the_o land_n of_o hamath_n part_n of_o the_o east_n border_n of_o canaan_n near_o the_o north_n quarter_n here_o pharaoh-nechoh_a put_v jehoahaz_n in_o bond_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 33._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n put_v king_n zedekiah_n in_o bond_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 6_o 7._o and_o slay_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o second_o priest_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o other_o prime_a man_n ver_fw-la 18_o 21._o jer._n lii_o 10_o 27._o this_o riblah_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v afterward_o call_v antiochia_n in_o syria_n of_o this_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xi_o 10_o 11._o chinnereth_n num._n xxxiv_o 11._o deut._n iii_o 17._o josh._n xi_o 2._o and_o xii_o 27._o and_o xix_o 35._o be_v call_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n genezareth_n luke_n v._n 1._o which_o lake_n be_v also_o call_v the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n matth._n iu._n 18._o mark_v i._n 16._o and_o the_o sea_n of_o tiberias_n josh._n xxi_o 1._o and_o absolute_o the_o sea_n matth._n xvii_o 27._o suburb_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 4_o and_o levite_n be_v 1000_o cubit_n from_o the_o city_n on_o every_o side_n and_o so_o 2000_o in_o the_o limit_n and_o utmost_a bound_n and_o border_n of_o each_o quarter_n east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n forty_o eight_o city_n see_v josh._n verse_n 7_o xx._n and_o xxi_o and_o 1_o chron._n 6._o compare_v together_o and_o the_o great_a annotation_n upon_o the_o say_v six_o chapter_n shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a the_o innocent_a man_n verse_n 27_o that_o by_o mere_a accident_n against_o his_o will_n slay_v a_o man_n may_v yet_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v lawful_o slay_v by_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n if_o he_o take_v he_o without_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o the_o more_o show_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o murder_n only_o to_o the_o family_n israelites_n may_v marry_v wife_n of_o other_o tribe_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inheritrix_n of_o land_n num._n xxxvi_o yea_o of_o other_o nation_n if_o they_o be_v proselyte_n and_o not_o of_o those_o nation_n which_o god_n express_o devote_v to_o destruction_n deut._n vii_o 3._o and_o xxi_o 10_o 13._o of_o their_o marriage_n with_o heathen_n and_o mix_v the_o holy_a seed_n see_v ezra_n ix_o and_o x._o ch._n neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o x._o 30._o and_o xiii_o 3._o 23_o 30._o deuteronomie_n deuteronomie_n be_v write_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n not_o 2493._o but_o in_o the_o year_n 2553._o or_o rather_o 2548._o thirty_o eight_o year_n and_o odd_a month_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o number_n and_o about_o 1450_o year_n before_o christ_n time_n it_o contain_v to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n of_o the_o last_o chapter_n a_o history_n of_o one_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n viz_o from_o month_n eleven_o day_n one_o to_z month_z twelve_z day_n seven_o at_o which_o time_n moses_n die_v as_o have_v be_v former_o gather_v upon_o aaron_n death_n see_v and_o compare_v together_o deut._n i._n 3._o and_o xxxiv_o 8._o and_o josh._n iu_o 19_o in_o which_o short_a time_n the_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n and_o beside_o sundry_a repetition_n and_o explication_n other_o new_a law_n give_v a_o second_o edition_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o new_a generation_n with_o some_o other_o consequence_n and_o last_o act_n of_o moses_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n be_v write_v after_o moses_n his_o death_n as_o likewise_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o book_n of_o jeremy_n be_v write_v after_o his_o death_n jer._n li._n 64._o and_o lii_o 31_o 34._o and_o that_o xxxiv_o chapter_n contain_v one_o month_n more_o of_o the_o israelite_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o that_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v of_o chief_a note_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o worship_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n yet_o this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v write_v very_o plain_o upon_o great_a stone_n plaster_v in_o mount_n ebal_n for_o that_o be_v the_o decalogue_n only_o or_o those_o blessing_n and_o curse_n only_o deut._n xxvii_o 2_o 26._o josh._n viii_o 30_o 35._o nor_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n and_z he_o to_o read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n deut._n xvii_o v._o 18_o 19_o 20._o not_o yet_o seem_v it_o to_o be_v this_o book_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v solemn_o read_v by_o the_o priest_n every_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o
point_n and_o circumstance_n easy_o to_o be_v gather_v and_o understand_v deut._n xi_o 26_o 30._o and_o xxvii_o 12_o 26_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o come_n over_o jordan_n josh._n viii_o 32_o 35._o when_o and_o where_o be_v read_v likewise_o all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n before_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n with_o ship_n ship_n beside_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 68_o be_v first_o mentione_n in_o jacob_n blessing_n of_o zebulun_n gen._n xlix_o 13._o and_o in_o moses_n his_o threaten_v the_o israelite_n in_o this_o place_n not_o give_v god_n hand_n in_o give_v and_o work_v of_o grace_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 4_o see_v ch._n xxx_o 6._o jer._n xxiv_o 7._o and_o xxxi_o 33._o and_o xxxii_o 39_o ezek._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o ch._n xxxvi_o 26_o 27._o heb._n viii_o 10_o 11._o john_n vi_o 44_o 45_o 65_o phil._n i_o 29._o and_o ii_o 13._o ephes._n ii_o 8._o 2._o tim._n ii_o 25._o and_o he_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o remnant_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n matth._n xi_o 25._o and_o xiii_o 11._o mark_v iu_o 11_o 12_o john_n xii_o 39_o rom._n xi_o 7._o ephes._n i._n 5._o 2_o chron._n xxx_o 12._o mount_v this_o mount_n hor_n chapter_n xxxii_o verse_n 50_o where_n aaron_n die_v num._n xx._n 25_o 26._o be_v south_n of_o judea_n and_o mount_v hor_n on_o the_o north-bound_n of_o judea_n num._n xxxiv_o 7._o be_v far_o differ_v and_o distant_a mountain_n king_n in_o jeshurum_fw-la moses_n king_n in_o jeshurum_n chapter_n xxxiii_o verse_n 5_o 25._o in_o bless_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n do_v omit_v simeon_n if_o we_o account_v he_o not_o include_v in_o judah_n as_o his_o lot_n in_o the_o division_n of_o canaan_n fall_v within_o the_o lot_n and_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o their_o expedition_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o conquer_a their_o own_o share_n be_v joint_a and_o undertake_v together_o josh._n xviii_o and_o xix_o judg._n i_o 3._o dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n that_o be_v verse_n 12_o in_o jerusalem_n for_o though_o the_o southern_a and_o superior_a part_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o mount_n zion_n be_v and_o which_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o david_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o the_o northern_a and_o inferior_a part_n of_o it_o where_o mount_n moriah_n be_v whereon_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n the_o huge_a deep_a valley_n of_o mello_n between_o the_o two_o mountain_n be_v fill_v up_o and_o level_v by_o solomon_n so_o that_o thence_o afterward_o zion_n and_o moriah_n may_v be_v call_v two_o top_n of_o one_o mountain_n zion_n the_o high_a top_n and_o moriah_n the_o low_a die_v the_o time_n of_o moses_n his_o death_n be_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxxiv_o verse_n 5_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n see_v upon_o aaron_n death_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o no_o man_n know_v the_o reason_n of_o conceal_v the_o place_n of_o the_o burial_n of_o moses_n verse_n 6_o and_o michael_n the_o archangel_n his_o contend_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n jude_n ver_fw-la 9_o be_v not_o reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o this_o dispute_n may_v be_v lest_o the_o israelite_n know_v it_o may_v carry_v it_o with_o they_o as_o josephs_n bone_n into_o canaan_n into_o which_o god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v or_o rather_o that_o the_o people_n may_v not_o idolise_v it_o joshua_n the_o book_n of_o joshua_n be_v not_o probable_o write_v by_o he_o though_o of_o and_o concern_v he_o for_o beside_o some_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o which_o be_v deem_v by_o some_o to_o be_v do_v after_o his_o death_n as_o that_o concern_v caleb_n and_o his_o daughter_n achsah_n ch._n xv._o 16_o 19_o and_o most_o sure_o the_o conquer_a of_o leshem_n or_o laish_n by_o the_o danite_n ch._n xix_o 47._o judg._n xviii_o 7._o 29._o and_o those_o thing_n record_v ch._n xxiv_o 29_o 33._o some_o other_o thing_n seem_v to_o plead_v that_o it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n long_o after_o his_o death_n whence_o that_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n be_v so_o frequent_o use_v ch._n iu._n 9_o and_o ch._n vi_o 25._o and_o vii_o 26._o and_o viii_o 29_o and_o ix_o 27._o and_o x._o 27._o and_o xiii_o 13._o and_o fourteen_o 14._o and_o xv._o 63._o and_o the_o book_n of_o jasher_n be_v name_v ch._n x._o 13._o which_o seem_v write_v at_o soon_a in_o david_n time_n as_o record_v a_o act_n of_o he_o 2_o sam._n i_o 18._o unless_o we_o say_v this_o book_n of_o jasher_n in_o ioshua_n time_n to_o be_v continue_v on_o and_o enlarge_v in_o aftertime_n by_o add_v and_o insert_v memorable_a act_n in_o after-age_n and_o so_o in_o david_n time_n and_o further_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n be_v mention_v josh._n xi_o 21._o which_o many_o possible_o seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o book_n to_o be_v write_v after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o nation_n into_o the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n joshua_n be_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n num._n xiii_o 8._o 1_o chron._n vii_o 27._o and_o he_o live_v one_o hundred_o &_o ten_o year_n ch._n xxiv_o 29._o and_o be_v six_o full_a year_n in_o conquer_a the_o land_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o fall_v to_o the_o divide_v of_o it_o by_o lot_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o age_n of_o caleb_n josh._n fourteen_o 7_o 10._o and_o divers_a year_n joshua_n live_v and_o govern_v after_o that_o time_n but_o how_o many_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v out_o of_o this_o book_n yet_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o other_o place_n to_o be_v ten_o year_n more_o and_o so_o this_o book_n to_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventeen_o year_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o government_n to_o his_o death_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o account_n stand_v upon_o this_o computation_n from_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o four_o of_o solomon_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o which_o be_v make_v up_o thus_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n seventeen_o of_o joshua_n two_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o of_o the_o judge_n count_v in_o the_o twenty_o of_o samson_n as_o coincident_a and_o concur_v with_o the_o first_o twenty_o year_n of_o eli_n twenty_o year_n more_o of_o eli_n twenty_o of_o samuel_n forty_o of_o saul_n forty_o of_o david_n four_o of_o solomon_n in_o all_o 480._o within_o three_o day_n this_o edict_n and_o proclamation_n of_o three_o day_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 2_o for_o preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n set_v down_o here_o do_v begin_v and_o commence_v after_o the_o history_n of_o the_o two_o spy_n and_o their_o return_n to_o joshua_n which_o history_n yet_o be_v record_v after_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v and_o thereupon_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o say_v three_o day_n be_v take_v up_o again_o the_o second_o time_n ch._n iii_o 2._o when_o new_a direction_n be_v give_v for_o their_o passage_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o rahab_n rahab_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o a_o harlot_n because_o at_o least_o she_o have_v be_v so_o though_o now_o a_o believe_a convert_n ver_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o heb._n xi_o 31._o james_n ii_o 25._o she_o have_v her_o house_n on_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n ver_fw-la 15._o which_o fall_v not_o when_o the_o rest_n of_o wall_n fall_v ch._n vi_o 20_o 22._o in_o frame_v her_o excuse_n for_o the_o spy_n sake_n she_o betray_v her_o infirmity_n in_o make_v equivocation_n or_o untruth_n rather_o ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o in_o transact_v with_o the_o spy_n some_o speech_n seem_v to_o pass_v between_o they_o after_o they_o be_v let_v down_o the_o wall_n ver_fw-la 18._o in_o plead_v for_o her_o family_n she_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o husband_n ver_fw-la 13._o and_o ch._n vi_o 23._o she_o be_v after_o marry_v to_o salmon_n elder_a son_n of_o nahshon_n which_o nahshon_n be_v great-grand-childe_n to_o hezron_n or_o 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
call_v harosheth_n of_o the_o gentile_n judg._n iu._n 2._o as_o lie_v in_o that_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n thirteen_o thirteen_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n in_o title_n and_o dominion_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 19_o xxi_o 4._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n vi_o 59_o though_o one_o of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n be_v too_o much_o for_o their_o present_a use_n and_o habitation_n we_o read_v but_o of_o three_o of_o they_o in_o number_n about_o fifty_o year_n before_o this_o time_n call_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a dismiss_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 1_o likely_a at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n before_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n and_o stay_v not_o fourteen_o year_n till_o after_o the_o division_n which_o division_n may_v yet_o possible_o be_v make_v soon_o than_o so_o josh._n xx._n 11._o divide_v this_o divide_v the_o spoil_n with_o their_o brethren_n verse_n 8_o those_o that_o stay_v at_o home_n beyond_o jordan_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 27._o and_o david_n seem_v hereupon_o to_o revive_v and_o enact_v that_o law_n of_o like_a division_n 1_o saem_n xxx_o 24_o 25._o mention_v of_o the_o name_n the_o not_o name_v of_o idol_n be_v mention_v chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 7_o as_o here_o so_o exod._n xxiii_o 13._o deut._n xii_o 3._o psal._n xvi_o 4._o and_o a_o like_a ephes._n v._n 3._o yet_o the_o thing_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o unlawful_a shechem_n shechem_n be_v a_o city_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 1_o josh._n xx._n 7._o north-north-east_n from_o shiloh_n and_o bethel_n and_o close_o by_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o ebal_n judg._n ix_o 7._o here_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n have_v sojourn_v and_o jacob_n two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n young_a man_n upon_o dinah_n ravishment_n murder_v the_o citizen_n gen._n xxxiv_o here_o after_o gideon_n death_n the_o citizen_n worship_v baal-berith_a and_o rebel_v with_o abimelech_n and_o be_v after_o punish_v and_o spoil_v by_o he_o judg._n ix_o this_o city_n in_o ioshua_n time_n be_v make_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o give_v to_o the_o kohathite-levite_n josh._n xxi_o 21._o and_o here_o joshua_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o all_o the_o people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n chap._n xxiv_o ver_fw-la 25._o the_o mount_n ephraim_n whereon_o the_o city_n stand_v be_v famous_a for_o burial_n here_o they_o bury_v josephs_n bone_n in_o shechem_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n or_o emor_n josh._n xxiv_o 32._o act_n vii_o 16._o gen._n xxxiii_o 19_o here_o be_v great_a joshua_n himself_o a_o ephraimite_n bury_v in_o his_o inheritance_n in_o timnath-scrah_a or_o here_o be_v which_o be_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o hill_n goash_fw-mi josh._n xxiv_o 30._o judg._n ii_o 9_o and_o here_o be_v the_o highpriest_n eleazar_n bury_v in_o a_o hill_n that_o pertain_v to_o phineas_n his_o son_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o mount_n ephraim_n josh._n xxiv_o 33._o here_o deborah_n dwell_v judg._n iu._n 5._o and_o tola_n the_o judge_n ch_n x._o 1._o hither_o come_v rehoboam_n to_o be_v make_v king_n but_o jeroboam_n be_v there_o make_v king_n in_o his_o stead_n who_o build_v or_o fortify_v the_o city_n and_o dwell_v there_o 1_o king_n xii_o 1_o 20_o 25._o judge_n the_o book_n of_o judge_n contain_v a_o history_n not_o of_o four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n but_o of_o two_o hundred_o ninty_a and_o nine_o year_n so_o count_v the_o year_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n within_o the_o year_n and_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n as_o i_o have_v show_v they_o necessary_o must_v upon_o rahabs_n marriage_n with_o prince_n salmon_n josh._n ii_o and_o so_o expound_v the_o text_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o time_n thus_o that_o the_o land_n have_v rest_n by_o othniel_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o it_o be_v first_o settle_v in_o rest_n by_o joshua_n at_o his_o death_n judg._n iii_o 11._o not_o after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o ehud_n in_o the_o eighti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o othniel_n ch._n iii_o 30._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o deborah_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o ehud_n ch._n v._o 31._o and_o again_o have_v rest_n by_o gideon_n in_o the_o fourti_v year_n after_o the_o former_a rest_n by_o deborah_n ch._n viii_o 28._o these_o make_v up_o two_o hundred_o year_n and_o then_o follow_v three_o of_o abimelech_n twenty_o three_o of_o tolah_n twenty_o two_o of_o jair_a six_o of_o jephthah_n seven_o of_o ibzan_n ten_o of_o elon_n eight_o of_o abdon_n twenty_o of_o samson_n which_o make_v np_v the_o other_o ninty_a nine_o year_n in_o all_o two_o hund_v ninty_a nine_o the_o text_n judg._n iu._n 3_o 4._o seem_v to_o accord_v with_o rhis_n reckon_n and_o to_o account_v jabins_n oppression_n within_o the_o year_n of_o deborah_n but_o yet_o count_v beside_o these_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vi_o oppressor_n distinct_o over_o and_o above_o which_o amount_v to_o one_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n and_o be_v according_a to_o the_o seem_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n and_o then_o forty_o year_n of_o eli_n be_v add_v thereunto_o the_o sum_n arise_v to_o those_o 450._o year_n mention_v by_o paul_n act_v xiii_o 20._o but_o read_v the_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n as_o in_o order_n they_o stand_v there_o in_o the_o original_a and_o after_o these_o thing_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n we_o may_v rather_o conceive_v the_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n from_o the_o choose_n of_o the_o father_n till_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n by_o joshua_n it_o be_v four_o hundred_o fifty_o two_o from_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n and_o four_o hundred_o forty_o seven_o from_o the_o rejection_n of_o ishmael_n both_o way_n about_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o wherein_o those_o thing_n mention_v ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o be_v do_v and_o accomplish_v and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o judge_n until_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o give_v they_o king_n and_o thus_o the_o most_o learned_a primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n have_v it_o in_o his_o learned_a annal_n this_o book_n seem_v write_v of_o and_o concern_v the_o judge_n as_o the_o book_n of_o ruth_n concern_v ruth_n and_o long_o after_o their_o time_n as_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v gather_v by_o those_o phrase_n remain_v unto_o this_o day_n and_o the_o like_a ch._n i._n 21_o 26._o and_o vi_o 24._o and_o x._o 4._o and_o xv._o 19_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 30._o must_v needs_o have_v relation_n at_o soon_a to_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 17._o psal._n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o ask_v they_o ask_v the_o lord_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o by_o phineas_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n make_v answer_v num._n xxvii_o 21._o both_o which_o be_v on_o or_o in_o the_o breastplate_n and_o the_o breastplate_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 28_o 30._o and_o thirty-nine_o 21._o which_o make_v david_n call_v for_o the_o ephod_n and_o high_a priest_n thereby_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o ch._n xxviii_o 6._o so_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o see_v more_o on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o bezek_n bezek_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n verse_n 4_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n lie_v from_o it_o south-west_n and_o midway_n between_o 〈◊〉_d and_o bethlehem_n adoni-bezek_n verse_n 5_o of_o he_o see_v on_o josh._n x._o 1._o say_a verse_n 7_o seventy_o king_n his_o seventy_o king_n subdue_v and_o mangle_v by_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o petty_a king_n of_o province_n or_o city_n if_o not_o such_o prince_n as_o be_v now_o in_o germany_n where_o all_o the_o brethren_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v call_v prince_n likewise_o and_o these_o seventy_o be_v such_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o all_o his_o reign_n and_o tyranny_n adoni-bezek_a have_v subdue_v he_o be_v bring_v from_o bezek_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v make_v a_o public_a example_n there_o jerusalem_n judah_n have_v take_v jerusalem_n verse_n 8_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n and_o burn_v the_o city_n i._n e._n that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v to_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 8._o yet_o so_o as_o the_o jebusite_n still_o dwell_v therein_o with_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n ver_fw-la 63._o even_o till_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o benjamin_n do_v the_o like_a and_o no_o more_o with_o their_o part_n of_o jerusalem_n judg._n i._n 21._o yet_o both_o have_v little_o hold_v in_o it_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 and_o the_o ii_o the_o history_n of_o king_n ishbosheth_n short_o and_o of_o king_n david_n at_o large_a and_o so_o do_v the_o lxx_o and_o many_o other_o style_v they_o i._o samuel_n this_o first_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o eighty_o year_n viz_o forty_o in_o the_o time_n of_o heli_n ch._n iv_o 18._o in_o the_o four_o first_o chapter_n and_o forty_o in_o the_o time_n of_o samuel_n and_o king_n saul_n in_o the_o rest_n if_o samuel_n time_n be_v reckon_v in_o with_o that_o of_o saul_n or_o rather_o thus_o forty_o to_o eli_n whereof_o the_o former_a half_n run_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o samson_n and_o the_o late_a half_n or_o twenty_o begin_v with_o this_o book_n after_o the_o death_n of_o samson_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o then_o follow_v twenty_o year_n of_o samuel_n government_n alone_o and_o after_o that_o forty_o year_n of_o king_n saul_n act_v xiii_o 21._o in_o the_o former_a part_n 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
a_o miracle_n and_o to_o declare_v to_o all_o that_o they_o be_v gift_v and_o assume_v to_o that_o their_o present_a office_n and_o employment_n naked_a i._n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 24_o e._n strip_v of_o his_o upper_a garment_n or_o military_a habit_n so_o peter_n john_n xxi_o 7._o and_o micah_n chap._n i._n 8._o esay_n chap._n xx._n 2_o 4._o and_o those_o act_n xix_o 16._o slay_v chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 18_o saul_n most_o horrid_a and_o bloody_a act._n ephod_n the_o ephod_n here_o be_v that_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 9_o wherein_o be_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n exod._n xxviii_o 30._o which_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v not_o the_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n of_o the_o breastplate_n mention_v v._o 17-21_a or_o the_o word_n of_o urim_n and_o thummim_n engrave_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n on_o the_o breastplate_n or_o thing_n commit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o workman_n to_o make_v they_o but_o rather_o give_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n to_o put_v they_o not_o on_o but_o into_o the_o breastplate_n which_o haply_o to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v double_v ver_fw-la 16._o so_o to_o have_v they_o hide_v there_o and_o according_o levit._n viii_o 8._o moses_n be_v say_v to_o put_v in_o the_o breastplate_n the_o urim_n and_o the_o thummim_n yet_o what_o thing_n or_o what_o kind_n of_o thing_n they_o be_v appear_v not_o only_o we_o know_v the_o name_n signify_v light_n and_o perfection_n haply_o intimate_v knowledge_n of_o doctrine_n and_o integrity_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n and_o that_o by_o these_o the_o high_a priest_n extraordinary_o do_v ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v receive_v answer_n as_o oracle_n from_o he_o so_o we_o see_v the_o precept_n for_o it_o num._n xxvii_o 21._o joshuah_n shall_v stand_v before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n who_o shall_v ask_v counsel_n for_o he_o after_o the_o judgement_n of_o urim_n before_o the_o lord_n at_o his_o word_n shall_v they_o go_v out_o and_o at_o his_o word_n they_o shall_v come_v in_o both_o he_o i._n e._n joshuah_n and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n with_o he_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o we_o find_v expect_v earnest_o by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n xxviii_o 6._o though_o the_o same_o it_o may_v seem_v lighty_a slight_v by_o he_o 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 18_o 19_o and_o here_o act_v by_o abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n for_o david_n david_n hereunto_o adjoin_v his_o request_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o answer_n ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o again_o 1_o sam._n xxx_o 7._o and_o not_o unlike_a but_o david_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 1._o and_o chap._n v._n 19_o 23._o and_o xxi_o 1._o and_o possible_o that_o judg._n xx._n 18_o 23_o 27_o 28._o be_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o if_o it_o be_v burn_v or_o lose_v at_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o all_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n yet_o the_o tirshatha_n entertain_v a_o expectation_n of_o the_o restore_n of_o it_o ezra_n ii_o 63._o neh._n vii_o 65._o a_o messinger_n god_n providence_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o he_o verse_n 27_o unto_o achish_n this_o second_o time_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 2_o upon_o better_a security_n beforehand_o give_v then_o former_o be_v have_v in_o shunem_n in_o shunem_n and_o aphek_n chapter_n xxviii_o verse_n 4_o 1_o sam._n xxix_o 1._o the_o philistine_n pitch_v and_o the_o israelite_n in_o gilboa_n by_o a_o fountain_n which_o be_v in_o jezreel_n all_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n josh_n xix_o 18._o this_o be_v david_n spoil_n i._n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 20_o e._n all_o that_o the_o amalakite_n have_v take_v from_o other_o save_v from_o they_o of_o ziglag_n this_o by_o his_o right_n and_o free_a consent_n and_o gift_n of_o his_o soldier_n he_o make_v use_v of_o to_o gratify_v his_o friend_n and_o engage_v they_o to_o he_o ver_fw-la 26_o 31._o they_o shall_v part_v alike_o they_o both_o alike_o shall_v have_v their_o share_n verse_n 24_o according_a to_o god_n appointment_n num._n xxxi_o 27_o 30._o josh._n xxii_o 8._o though_o not_o both_o equal_a share_n fall_v upon_o it_o saul_n he_o own_o bloody_a butcher_n and_o selfmurderer_n chapter_n xxxi_o verse_n 4_o the_o amalakite_n belie_v himself_o in_o most_o of_o his_o relation_n to_o david_n 2_o sam._n i._o 5_o 10._o in_o hope_n of_o grace_n and_o reward_n from_o david_n but_o in_o issue_n to_o the_o lose_n of_o his_o life_n god_n in_o his_o secret_a justice_n just_o take_v it_o upon_o himself_o that_o he_o slay_v he_o 1_o chron._n x._o 14._o his_o head_n this_o they_o fasten_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o dagon_n verse_n 9_o 1_o chron._n x._o 10._o his_o body_n to_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshan_n or_o bethshean_a and_o his_o armour_n in_o the_o house_n of_o ashteroth_n a_o name_n of_o their_o female_a goddess_n ii_o samuel_n this_o book_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o forty_o year_n from_o the_o death_n of_o king_n saul_n to_o the_o death_n of_o king_n david_n or_o the_o time_n immediate_o precede_v it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 4_o 5._o the_o time_n and_o story_n of_o david_n reign_n crown_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o head_n likely_a not_o so_o wear_v by_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 10_o 1_o king_n xxii_o 30._o but_o carry_v with_o he_o or_o before_o he_o by_o his_o armourbearer_n verse_n 18_o or_o some_o other_o as_o a_o ensign_n of_o his_o kingly_a honour_n bow_v that_o they_o may_v be_v skilful_a in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o their_o arm_n and_o weapon_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o this_o time_n of_o need_n of_o the_o bow_n in_o war_n see_v ver_fw-la 22._o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n i._n 5._o and_o on_o zech._n x._o 4._o how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v repeat_v verse_n 19_o ver_fw-la 25._o and_o 27._o as_o the_o foot_n of_o this_o sad_a song_n and_o elegy_n tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n this_o impossible_a not_o to_o be_v tell_v there_o but_o this_o show_v david_n desire_n verse_n 20_o if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a a_o pathetical_a expression_n not_o much_o unlike_a be_v that_o ver_fw-la 21._o unto_o hebron_n of_o this_o place_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o thus_o once_o for_o all_o hebron_n be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n and_o mountain_n of_o judah_n josh._n xv._o 54._o call_v also_o mamre_o and_o kiriath-arba_a the_o city_n of_o arba_n the_o father_n of_o anak_n where_o anak_n live_v his_o son_n and_o the_o anakim_v a_o race_n of_o giant_n here_o former_o dwell_v the_o child_n of_o heth_n and_o hittites_n and_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n sojourn_v here_o and_o they_o and_o sarah_n and_o rebekah_n and_o leah_n be_v bury_v here_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n before_o mamre_n the_o same_o be_v hebron_n gen._n xiii_o 18._o and_o xxiii_o 19_o and_o xlix_o 31._o hence_o joseph_n be_v send_v to_o see_v the_o welfare_n of_o his_o brethren_n hither_o the_o spy_n come_v that_o be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n to_o search_v the_o land_n hoham_n the_o king_n of_o hebron_n be_v one_o of_o the_o five_o king_n mure_v up_o by_o joshuah_n in_o a_o cave_n and_o after_o slay_v and_o hang_v up_o and_o soon_o after_o the_o city_n take_v and_o another_o king_n thereof_o seem_v then_o to_o be_v slay_v by_o he_o and_o he_o and_o caleb_n slay_v the_o anakim_v that_o dwell_v here_o this_o city_n and_o suburb_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o to_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n the_o field_n and_o the_o village_n of_o it_o to_o caleb_n the_o son_n of_o jephunne_v the_o kenezite_n that_o good_a spy_n josh._n xx._n 7._o and_o xxi_o ii_o to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n before_o hebron_n samson_n carry_v the_o gate_n of_o gaza_n to_o they_o in_o hebron_n david_n send_v a_o present_a of_o the_o spoil_n take_v from_o the_o amalakite_n 1_o sam._n xxx_o 31._o hither_o god_n direct_v he_o to_o go_v in_o this_o text._n and_o here_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n and_o reign_v seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o here_o he_o have_v six_o son_n bear_v to_o he_o of_o six_o several_a woman_n his_o wife_n here_o abner_n be_v slay_v by_o joab_n and_o mournful_o bury_v by_o david_n hither_o king_n ishbosheths_n head_n be_v bring_v by_o his_o murderer_n bury_v in_o abners_n sepulchre_n and_o they_o hang_v up_o here_o hither_o come_v all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n to_o make_v david_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o anoint_v he_o here_o and_o absalon_n be_v bear_v here_o pretend_v a_o vow_n to_o be_v perform_v here_o and_o rebel_a against_o his_o father_n make_v himself_o king_n here_o this_o city_n of_o hebron_n be_v build_v seven_o year_n before_o zoan_n in_o egypt_n num._n xiii_o 23._o and_o in_o rehoboam_n reign_n be_v
the_o room_n of_o joab_n 1_o king_n ii_o 34_o 35._o of_o he_o see_v more_o 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 20_o 21_o 22._o this_o benajah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n of_o kabzeel_n be_v call_v also_o a_o chief_a priest_n or_o principal_a officer_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 5._o another_o benajah_n a_o pirathonite_n be_v one_o of_o david_n thirty_o worthy_n 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 30._o and_o other_o benajah_n there_o be_v beside_o that_o be_v priest_n and_o levite_n and_o divers_a of_o the_o captain_n for_o the_o twelve_o month_n be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o david_n worthy_n and_o among_o the_o thirty_o be_v a_o son_n of_o achitophel_n uriah_n the_o hittite_n and_o the_o armourbearer_n of_o joab_n likewise_o although_o my_o house_n rather_o thus_o interrogative_o verse_n 5_o and_o be_v not_o my_o house_n so_o with_o god_n seven_o year_n seven_n year_n of_o famine_n here_o propound_v to_o david_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 13_o and_o three_o year_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 12._o that_o be_v three_o more_o to_o the_o three_o year_n of_o famine_n for_o the_o gibeonite_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 1._o to_o which_o three_o so_o late_o pass_v and_o david_n sin_n of_o number_v the_o people_n be_v in_o the_o four_o year_n which_o be_v a_o sabbatical_a year_n a_o new_a addition_n of_o other_o three_o make_v up_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n yet_o the_o lxx_o read_v three_o in_o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 13._o of_o famine_n see_v more_o on_o lam._n i._n 11._o and_o ii_o 11_o 12_o 19_o 20._o and_o iu_o 4_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o v._o 10._o ezek._n iu._n 9_o 16._o and_o v._o 16._o i._o king_n the_o book_n of_o king_n do_v most_o pursue_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n during_o the_o continuance_n of_o that_o kingdom_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v write_v after_o their_o day_n 1_o king_n ix_o 13_o 21_o and_o x._o 12._o and_o xii_o 19_o 2_o king_n ii_o 22._o and_o viii_o 22._o and_o x._o 27._o and_o fourteen_o 7._o and_o xvi_o 6._o and_o xvii_o 23_o 34_o 41._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 41_o and_o v._o 26._o 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 22_o 23._o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n or_o iii_o contain_v a_o history_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o year_n viz._n of_o solomon_n and_o after_o he_o of_o rehoboam_n abia_n asa_n jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n jeroboam_n nadab_n baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n and_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n act_n of_o solomon_n rehoboam_n and_o abijah_n be_v write_v in_o book_n of_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n of_o shemaiah_n the_o prophet_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n the_o shilomite_n of_o the_o vision_n and_o story_n of_o iddo_n the_o seer_n and_o prophet_n 2_o chron._n ix_o 29._o and_o xii_o 15._o and_o xiii_o 22._o which_o be_v lose_v and_o never_o be_v canonical_a scripture_n yet_o those_o of_o solomon_n seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v write_v by_o nathan_n ahijah_n and_o iddo_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n 2_o chron._n i_o 29._o adonijah_n the_o elder_a son_n than_o live_v chapter_n i_o verse_n 5_o 2_o sam._n iii_o 3_o 4_o chileab_n or_o daniel_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 1._o be_v dead_a as_o absalon_n be_v elder_a when_o he_o former_o seek_v the_o crown_n begin_v with_o a_o courtly_a train_n and_o lifeguard_n as_o absalon_n do_v but_o get_v joab_n and_o abiathar_n to_o join_v with_o he_o in_o seek_v to_o be_v king_n and_o that_o by_o a_o fair_a way_n than_o absalon_n do_v 2_o sam._n xv._o 1_o king_n i._n enrogel_a or_o the_o well_o of_o rogel_n verse_n 9_o this_o be_v nigh_o jerusalem_n east_n and_o by_o south_n see_v josh._n xv._o 7._o 2_o sam._n xvii_o 17._o gihen_n gihen_n be_v a_o mount_n verse_n 33_o and_o a_o rivulet_n close_o on_o the_o westside_n of_o jerusalem_n see_v 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 30._o and_o xxxiii_o 14._o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o so_o chap._n ii_o 28._o verse_n 50_o the_o altar_n whereunto_o adonijah_n and_o joab_n flee_v seem_v to_o be_v not_o any_o at_o jerusalem_n but_o that_o with_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n 2_o chron._n i_o 3_o 6._o forty_o year_n and_o so_o the_o year_n of_o his_o life_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 11_o seventy_o when_o he_o die_v of_o age_n for_o he_o be_v thirty_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o sam._n v._o 4._o and_o yet_o jesse_n be_v above_o one_o hundred_o when_o he_o beget_v he_o see_v on_o rahab_n josh._n ii_o and_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o king_n of_o judah_n or_o israel_n after_o david_n that_o attain_v to_o his_o age_n only_a vzziah_n and_o manasseh_n come_v very_o near_o it_o i_o will_v not_o say_v thou_o nay_o many_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o man_n verse_n 20_o have_v their_o prouiso_n and_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v conditional_o as_o 1_o sam._n ii_o 30._o ezek._n xxxiii_o 13._o 1_o chron._n xvii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xxviii_o 9_o 2_o chron._n vi_o 16._o psal._n cxxxii_o 12._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 17_o 22._o as_o god_n manifold_a promise_n of_o long_a life_n and_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o deliverance_n and_o many_o the_o like_a and_o so_o for_o threaten_n and_o doom_n judg._n x._o 13._o jonah_n iii_o 4._o see_v my_o observation_n on_o that_o text_n of_o jonah_n abiathar_n abiathar_n the_o four_o from_o eli_n verse_n 35_o of_o the_o race_n of_o ithamar_n the_o young_a brother_n be_v high_a priest_n till_o solomon_n put_v zadok_v in_o his_o room_n be_v indeed_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o right_a line_n of_o eleazar_n and_o phineas_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 3_o etc._n etc._n num._n xxv_o 13._o high_a place_n high_n place_n call_v so_o chapter_n iii_o verse_n 2_o because_o mostwhat_o on_o mountain_n esay_n lvii_o 7._o whence_o name_v bamah_n ezek._n xx._n 28_o 29._o there_o they_o build_v house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n temple_n chapel_n altar_n etc._n etc._n and_o put_v their_o idol_n and_o image_n there_o and_o deck_v all_o with_o tapestry_n and_o garment_n of_o divers_a colour_n they_o make_v priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n and_o there_o they_o sacrifice_v yea_o sometime_o their_o child_n and_o burn_v incense_n 1_o king_n xii_o 31_o 32._o 2_o king_n xvii_o 29_o 32._o ezek._n xvi_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 24_o 25_o 31._o jer._n xix_o 5._o the_o high_a place_n of_o heathen_a idolater_n be_v always_o abominable_a these_o high_a place_n god_n command_v the_o israelite_n to_o destroy_v and_o quite_o pluck_v down_o num._n xxxiii_o 52._o while_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v part_v one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o both_o from_o shiloh_n and_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n till_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o fix_v and_o settle_v we_o read_v of_o high_a place_n lawful_o resort_v to_o and_o use_v by_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n ix_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 19_o 25._o and_o by_o other_o chap._n x._o 5_o 12_o 13._o and_o not_o much_o unlawful_o by_o these_o here_o 1_o king_n iii_o 2_o 3._o and_o gibeon_n itself_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n be_v there_o be_v call_v the_o great_a high_a place_n 1_o king_n iii_o 4._o but_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v since_o build_v than_o all_o other_o high_a place_n for_o god_n solemneworship_n and_o ceremonial_a service_n be_v count_v abominable_a and_o in_o this_o sin_n the_o ten_o tribe_n after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o jeroboam_fw-la continua_o abound_v they_o make_v house_n and_o priest_n of_o high_a place_n in_o mountain_n and_o in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n and_o their_o altar_n be_v as_o heap_n in_o the_o furrow_n of_o the_o field_n 1_o king_n xiii_o 32._o hos._n xii_o 11._o yea_o and_o solomon_n himself_o afore_o that_o in_o his_o late_a day_n fearful_o offend_v in_o this_o kind_n 1_o king_n xi_o 7._o 8._o and_o judah_n itself_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n even_o in_o rehoboam_n reign_v 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23._o and_o in_o aftertime_n they_o build_v high_a place_n to_o baal_n and_o to_o the_o idol_n of_o neighbour_a nation_n 2_o chr._n xxv_o 14._o in_o tophet_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n on_o mount_n olivet_n in_o jerusalem_n in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o every_o street_n of_o the_o city_n micah_n i._n 5._o 1_o king_n fourteen_o 23._o jer._n vii_o 31._o and_o xix_o 5._o and_o xxxii_o 35._o ezek._n xvi_o 16_o 31._o and_o this_o special_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o ahaz_n joram_n and_o manasseh_n and_o in_o the_o reign_v of_o divers_a good_a king_n of_o judah_n as_o joash_n amatziah_n vzziah_n jotham_n it_o be_v record_v as_o a_o blemish_n in_o they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o high_a place_n but_o the_o people_n sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o they_o of_o good_a asa_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o do_v and_o he_o do_v not_o take_v they_o away_o 1_o king_n xv._o 14_o 2_o chron._n xv._o 17._o and_o so_o of_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
this_o reformation_n and_o covenant_n make_v verse_n 8_o and_o passeover_n keep_v chap._n xxxv_o 19_o and_o yet_o from_o this_o or_o rather_o from_o the_o twelve_o year_n above_o mention_v begin_v that_o reckon_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n ezek._n iu._n 6._o for_o under_o so_o good_a a_o king_n yet_o the_o people_n continue_v obstinate_o wicked_a as_o appear_v in_o jeremie_n who_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o iosiah_n reign_n jer._n i._n 2._o and_o xxv_o 3._o and_o ch_n iii_o 6._o and_o josiah_n only_o cause_v and_o make_v they_o outward_o to_o obey_v 2_o chron._n xxxiv_o 32_o 33._o the_o house_n the_o house_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o levite_n which_o adjoin_v to_o the_o court_n levite_n scribe_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 13_o xxiv_o 6._o ezra_n vii_o 6._o 21._o neh._n viii_o 9_o and_o chap._n xii_o 26._o and_o xiii_o 13._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n iu_o 3._o more_o full_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o several_a person_n that_o be_v scribe_n some_o scribes_z of_o king_n or_o their_o secretary_n so_o david_n have_v one_o and_o solomon_n two_o joash_n one_o 2_o king_n xii_o 10._o josiah_n one_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 3._o of_o jonathan_n david_n uncle_n that_o he_o be_v a_o counsellor_n a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o scribe_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 32._o and_o of_o baruch_n that_o he_o be_v jeremies_n scribe_n and_o of_o family_n of_o scribe_n that_o dwell_v at_o jabez_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 55._o but_o why_o so_o call_v or_o what_o their_o office_n be_v whether_o as_o public_a notary_n scrivener_n or_o transcriber_n of_o the_o law_n or_o what_o else_o it_o appear_v not_o here_o in_o iosiah_n time_n we_o find_v that_o in_o his_o business_n of_o repair_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v appoint_v of_o the_o levite_n scribe_n and_o in_o nehemiah_n time_n he_o make_v treasurer_n over_o the_o treasury_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n shelemiah_n the_o priest_n and_o zadok_v the_o scribe_n and_o in_o his_o time_n also_o be_v that_o famous_a ezra_n a_o priest_n son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n serajah_n slay_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o same_o a_o ready_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n a_o scribe_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o statute_n to_o israel_n and_o the_o same_o a_o public_a reader_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o find_v they_o much_o more_o mention_v and_o to_o be_v of_o more_o esteem_n and_o themselves_o affect_v pre-eminence_n and_o precedency_n mark_n xii_o 38_o 39_o here_o they_o be_v often_o join_v with_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n and_o often_o with_o the_o pharisee_n they_o pretend_v to_o extraordinary_a holiness_n as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v whence_o be_v that_o matth._n v._o 20._o and_o act_v xxiii_o 9_o they_o be_v of_o the_o pharisee_n part_n against_o the_o sadducee_n yea_o he_o that_o be_v call_v a_o scribe_n mark_v xii_o 28._o the_o same_o be_v call_v a_o pharisee_n and_o a_o lawyer_n matth._n xxii_o 34_o 35._o we_o read_v not_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n or_o essenes_n but_o we_o find_v they_o to_o join_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o question_v to_o pose_v and_o oppose_v our_o saviour_n to_o entangle_v and_o ensnare_v he_o by_o question_n to_o charge_v his_o miracle_n to_o be_v do_v by_o belzebub_n himself_o with_o blasphemy_n to_o apprehend_v and_o bind_v he_o to_o condemn_v he_o in_o the_o council_n to_o deliver_v he_o to_o pilate_n to_o accuse_v he_o before_o herod_n to_o prosecute_v he_o to_o death_n to_o mock_v he_o upon_o the_o crosse._n and_o we_o find_v that_o these_o scribe_n sit_v in_o moses-chair_n matth._n xxiii_o 2._o and_o be_v preacher_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o people_n mat._n vii_o 29._o and_o xiii_o 52._o and_o likely_a be_v all_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n rend_v his_o clothes_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 2_o king_n xxii_o 8._o verse_n 19_o huldah_n the_o prophetess_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o zeph._n verse_n 22_o iii_o 4._o the_o high_a priest_n hilkiah_n be_v here_o send_v to_o she_o she_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a prophetess_n so_o near_o at_o hand_n put_v the_o holy_a ark_n it_o may_v be_v put_v out_o of_o his_o place_n chapter_n xxxv_o verse_n 3_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wicked_a father_n if_o not_o of_o his_o grandfather_n passeover-offering_n so_o for_o verse_n 8_o 9_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o all_o this_o thirteen_o year_n after_o the_o foresay_a passeover_n verse_n 20_o that_o be_v in_o the_o eighteen_o and_o this_o in_o the_o thirty_o one_o and_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n by_o euphrates_n heb._n phrat_n or_o prat_n or_o perath_n the_o four_o river_n in_o eden_n gen._n ii_o 14._o usual_o call_v the_o river_n and_o the_o great_a river_n make_v one_o of_o the_o boundary_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n gen_n xv._o 18._o deut._n 1._o 7_o and_o chap._n xi_o 24._o josh._n i._n 4._o 2._o chron._n ix_o 26._o cut_a by_o cyrus_n into_o several_a channel_n when_o he_o lie_v in_o siege_n before_o babylon_n which_o stand_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o by_o he_o much_o drain_v and_o dry_v jer._n l._n 38._o see_v 1_o chron._n xviii_o 3._o jer._n xiii_o 4._o and_o chap._n li._n 63._o apoc._n ix_o 14._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 12._o see_v on_o dan._n iu._n 30._o megiddo_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o zech._n verse_n 22_o xii_o 11._o to_o carry_v he_o but_o he_o die_v by_o the_o way_n chapter_n xxxvi_o verse_n 6_o jer._n xxii_o 18_o 19_o eight_o year_n old_a when_o he_o he_o be_v eighteen_o when_o himself_o begin_v to_o reign_v verse_n 9_o 2_o king_n xxiv_o 8._o and_o but_o eight_o then_o when_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v the_o like_a relative_a sense_n may_v that_o speech_n admit_v 2_o king_n xvi_o 2._o no_o remedy_n desperate_n sinner_n procure_v implacable_a wrath_n verse_n 16_o irrevocable_a exterminate_a judgement_n kingdom_n of_o persia_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n verse_n 20_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n for_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o verse_n 21_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o dan._n ix_o 2._o rather_o than_o those_o on_o zech._n vii_o 3._o yet_o many_o learned_a be_v of_o the_o late_a opinion_n ezra_n the_o book_n of_o ezra_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o seventy_o year_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n or_o his_o proclamation_n chap._n i._n 1._o to_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la upon_o this_o account_n viz._n cyrus_n seven_o cambyses_n seven_o smerdis_n one_o darius_n hystaspis_n thirty_o six_o xerxes_n twelve_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la seven_o where_o ezra_n end_n or_o premise_v two_o of_o darius_n medus_n before_o cyrus_n it_o come_v to_o seventy_o two_o the_o four_o last_o chapter_n contain_v the_o history_n but_o of_o that_o one_o year_n concern_v ezra_n which_o be_v in_o that_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n see_v chap._n vii_o 7_o 9_o and_o chap._n viii_o 15_o 21_o 31_o 32_o 33._o and_o chap._n x._o 8_o 9_o 16_o 17._o but_o the_o six_o first_o chapter_n be_v extend_v by_o some_o otherwise_o learned_a man_n yet_o upon_o less_o probable_a ground_n to_o a_o far_o large_a scope_n of_o time_n even_o to_o one_o hundred_o thirty_o eight_o or_o one_o hundred_o forty_o five_o year_n and_o they_o end_v the_o book_n with_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n which_o seem_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o text_n chap._n vii_o 7_o 8._o for_o the_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o divers_a thing_n in_o this_o book_n as_o likewise_o in_o nehemy_n and_o esther_n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n and_o of_o the_o year_n of_o their_o reign_n be_v very_o useful_a which_o out_o of_o the_o best_a author_n with_o very_o little_a variation_n may_v be_v as_o follow_v  _fw-fr year_n darius_n medus_n 2_o cyrus_n 7_o cambyses_n 7_o smerdis_n 1_o darius_n hystaspis_n 36_o xerxes_n 12_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la 48_o xerxes_n 1_o sogdianus_n 1_o darius_n ochus_n seu_fw-la nothus_fw-la 19_o artazerxes_n mnemon_n 43_o darius_n ochus_n 23_o arsen_n 3_o darius_n codomannus_n 5_o and_o so_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n continue_v two_o hundred_o and_o eight_o year_n or_o there_o about_o in_o this_o book_n of_o ezra_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o six_o persian_a monarch_n first_o of_o cyrus_n chap._n i._n 1._o second_o of_o darius_n ch_n iv_o 5._o three_o of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n iu._n 6._o fourthly_a of_o artaxerxes_n chap._n iu._n 7._o five_o of_o another_o darius_n chap._n iu._n 24._o and_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
dead_a before_o nehemiah_n come_v as_o governor_n into_o judea_n verse_n 26_o yea_o or_o ezra_n with_o his_o commission_n dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n the_o former_a genealogy_n and_o record_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n seem_v to_o be_v insist_v upon_o verse_n 27_o the_o rather_o because_o they_o have_v so_o prime_a a_o hand_n in_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v here_o so_o careful_o gather_v and_o bring_v together_o 27_o 28_o 29._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v also_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n purify_a see_v the_o annotation_n verse_n 30_o i_o bring_v up_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n be_v thus_o the_o wall_n be_v thick_a and_o broad_a verse_n 31_o that_o divers_a go_v a_o breast_n on_o it_o nehemiah_n appoint_v two_o great_a company_n consist_v of_o priest_n levite_n prince_n and_o people_n they_o enter_v upon_o the_o wall_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o west_n wall_n near_o the_o dung-gate_n and_o there_o the_o two_o company_n part_v and_o each_o go_v as_o in_o procession_n in_o this_o order_n the_o one_o company_n have_v ezra_n the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n before_o they_o and_o other_o priest_n after_o he_o sound_v their_o trumpet_n after_o they_o the_o levite_n play_v on_o sacred_a musical_a instrument_n and_o singer_n of_o they_o that_o sing_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n all_o sound_v forth_o god_n praise_n and_o their_o own_o thankfulness_n and_o joy_n ver_fw-la 31_o 42._o after_o they_o the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n after_o they_o the_o people_n and_o last_o of_o all_o some_o great_a prince_n likely_a next_o in_o degree_n to_o nehemiah_n and_o this_o company_n thus_o go_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n southward_o by_o the_o fountain_n gate_n and_o about_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o all_o along_o the_o south-wall_n even_o unto_o the_o water-gate_n on_o the_o east_n the_o other_o company_n go_v in_o like_a equipage_n and_o nehemiah_n himself_o the_o last_o of_o they_o and_o they_o make_v their_o procession_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n north-ward_n from_o beyond_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o furnace_n even_o unto_o the_o broad_a wall_n and_o all_o along_o the_o north-side_n from_o above_o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n and_o above_o the_o old-gate_n and_o above_o the_o fish-gate_n and_o the_o tower_n of_o hananeel_n and_o the_o tower_n of_o meah_n even_o unto_o the_o sheep-gate_n on_o the_o east_n and_o they_o stand_v still_o in_o the_o prison-gate_n the_o two_o company_n somewhat_o beyond_o this_o gate_n meet_v together_o that_o they_o may_v in_o order_n descend_v from_o this_o east-wall_n to_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o likely_a it_o be_v from_o the_o water-gate_n on_o the_o east-wall_n for_o the_o street_n it_o open_v upon_o be_v one_o of_o the_o eminent_a and_o of_o great_a receipt_n in_o the_o city_n deem_v to_o be_v that_o of_o millo_n which_o lie_v between_o the_o temple_n on_o mount_n morea_n and_o the_o palace_n on_o mount_n zion_n by_o which_o the_o king_n and_o courtier_n do_v usua_o pass_v to_o and_o fro_o neh._n iii_o 26._o and_o viii_o 3_o 16._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 3_o 4._o and_o xxxii_o 6._o ezra_n some_o other_o ezra_n verse_n 33_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n that_o famous_a ezra_n verse_n 36_o gate_n of_o the_o gate_n and_o tower_n in_o this_o procession_n mention_v verse_n 39_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n iii_o 1._o great_a sacrifice_n as_o in_o like_a case_n of_o joy_n and_o thankfulness_n verse_n 43_o so_o 1_o chr._n xxix_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 62_o 63._o for_o the_o treasure_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 44_o ix_o 26._o and_o so_o in_o hezekiah_n time_n 2_o chr._n xxxi_o 4_o 5_o 11._o see_v again_o neh._n xiii_o 12_o 13._o and_o the_o levite_n sanctify_a they_o unto_o the_o levite_n pay_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o their_o tithe_n verse_n 47_o num._n xviii_o 26_o 30._o on_o that_o day_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o doubtful_a it_o be_v to_o what_o particular_a 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11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 26._o and_o ch._n fourteen_o 22_o 26._o and_o this_o second_o tithe_n seem_v every_o three_o year_n to_o be_v distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a or_o rather_o a_o three_o tithe_n every_o three_o year_n not_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v there_o but_o gather_v for_o these_o charitable_a use_n only_o and_o to_o be_v eat_v any_o where_o throughout_o the_o land_n deut._n fourteen_o 28_o 29._o and_o xxvi_o 12_o 13._o and_o this_o three_o year_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o year_n of_o tything_n deut._n xxvi_o 12._o amos_n iu._n 4._o of_o tithe_n see_v more_o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 4_o 19_o nehem._n x._o 32_o 39_o and_o xii_o 44_o 47._o and_o xiii_o 5_o 12_o 13._o mal._n iii_o 8_o 10._o luke_n xi_o 42._o and_o xviii_o 12._o heb._n vii_o 2_o 9_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n appear_v in_o that_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n less_o in_o number_n then_o any_o other_o tribe_n yet_o have_v they_o distinguish_v from_o all_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o so_o more_o than_o any_o one_o other_o tribe_n beside_o their_o thirty_o five_o city_n and_o suburb_n whereof_o five_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n josh._n xxi_o one_o belong_v to_o the_o kohathites_n levites_n two_o to_o the_o gershonite_n and_o two_o to_o the_o merarite_n in_o all_o twice_o at_o least_o more_o city_n than_o some_o other_o tribe_n have_v that_o be_v twice_o their_o number_n see_v also_o that_o num._n xxxi_o 30_o 47._o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n appear_v in_o that_o be_v but_o three_o person_n at_o first_o at_o least_o of_o ripe_a and_o mature_a age_n yet_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n yearly_a of_o all_o the_o levite_n tithe_n which_o be_v at_o first_o 8580_o of_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o and_o so_o about_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n multiply_v afterward_o so_o do_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o all_o person_n throughout_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n even_o of_o their_o dough_n and_o baking_n deut._n xviii_o 4._o num._n xv._o 20_o 21._o which_o as_o some_o think_v exceed_v their_o tithe_n aforesaid_a they_o have_v also_o all_o the_o firstborn_a of_o ox_n sheep_n and_o goat_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o kind_n and_o the_o redemption_n money_n of_o the_o firstborn_a of_o man_n and_o of_o unclean_a beast_n and_o cattle_n num._n iii_o 46_o 52._o exod._n xxxiv_o 19_o 20_o and_o ch._n xxii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n xv._o 19_o they_o have_v also_o all_o oblation_n both_o voluntary_a and_o by_o vow_n and_o the_o redemption_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o person_n devote_v to_o god_n and_o all_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o for_o trespass_n and_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_v offering_n and_o heave-offering_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o shoulder_n in_o peace-offering_n deut._n xviii_o 3._o and_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o all_o their_o tithe_n first-fruit_n and_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o choice_a sort_n num._n xviii_o 12_o 29._o beside_o these_o they_o have_v thirteen_o city_n and_o suburb_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o whereof_o one_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n xxi_o 13._o see_v num._n xviii_o 8_o 19_o and_o that_o also_o num._n xxxi_o 28_o 29_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 50._o levit._fw-la x._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o ch._n xxvii_o 21_o 28._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o num._n xviii_o 29._o rock_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 8._o 13._o exod._n xvii_o 1_o 7._o being_n the_o eleven_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n num._n xxxiii_o 14._o moses_n with_o his_o miraculous_a rod_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n in_o a_o due_a obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n and_o meribah_n exod._n xvii_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o at_o kadesh_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n where_o miriam_n die_v be_v the_o thirty_o three_o station_n num._n xxxiii_o 36._o moses_n with_o aaron_n miraculous_a rod_n for_o he_o take_v it_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o command_v he_o have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o the_o rebellious_a people_n smile_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n to_o smite_v at_o all_o and_o he_o and_z aaron_z likewise_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o incredulity_n and_o so_o rebel_a against_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o they_o not_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o by_o his_o exclude_v they_o from_o entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o also_o be_v call_v the_o water_n of_o meribah_n or_o strife_n as_o here_o so_o ch._n xxvii_o 14._o psal._n cvi_o 32_o 33._o aaron_z aaron_n chapter_n xx_o verse_n 28_o who_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o signify_v a_o ark_n or_o chest_n die_v seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n before_o moses_n at_o mount_n hor_n the_o place_n call_v mosera_n deut._n x_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o station_n for_o aaron_n die_v in_o the_o fourti_v year_n five_o month_n first_o day_n num._n xxxiii_o 38._o and_o that_o compare_v with_o the_o month_n mourn_v for_o moses_n deut._n xxxiv_o 8._o and_o three_o day_n preparation_n to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh._n i._n 1._o and_o ch._n iii_o 2._o and_o their_o come_n out_o of_o jordan_n on_o the_o first_o month_n ten_o day_n josh._n iu_o 19_o do_v show_n that_o moses_n die_v in_o the_o twelve_o month_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o seven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n after_o aaron_n in_o which_o short_a interval_n of_o time_n many_o and_o mighty_a thing_n be_v do_v and_o achieve_v as_o among_o other_o thing_n sihon_n and_o og_n and_o their_o kingdom_n conquer_v the_o midianite_n almost_o destroy_v among_o who_o balaam_n be_v slay_v josh._n xiii_o 22._o and_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n write_v num._n xxi_o and_o xxxi_o deut._n i._n 1_o 3._o fiery_a serpent_n only_o in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n chapter_n xxi_o verse_n 6_o after_o aaron_n death_n heshbon_fw-fr heshbon_n a_o chief_a city_n in_o moab_n verse_n 26_o afterward_o of_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n deut._n i._n 4._o afterward_o of_o gad_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o xxi_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 80_o 81._o afterward_o recover_v by_o the_o moabite_n and_o waste_v by_o shalmanesar_n esay_n xv._o 4._o and_o xvi_o 8_o 9_o and_o after_o by_o the_o babylonian_n jer._n xlviii_o 45._o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v another_o heshbon_n of_o the_o ammonite_n jer._n xlix_o 2_o 3._o and_o one_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n num._n xxxii_o 37._o josh._n xiii_o 15_o 17._o heshbon_n signify_v devise_n and_o a_o allusion_n be_v make_v to_o the_o name_n jer._n xlviii_o 2._o in_o the_o judgement_n there_o denounce_v against_o it_o like_v to_o this_o be_v english_a there_o be_v mischief_n devise_v against_o the_o devise_n the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n with_o we_o balak_n balak_n need_v not_o to_o have_v hire_v balaam_n chapter_n xxii_o verse_n 2_o and_o fear_v israel_n num._n xxii_o and_o xxiii_o and_o xxiv_o if_o he_o have_v know_v the_o prohibition_n of_o god_n to_o israel_n deut._n ii_o 9_o which_o they_o obey_v judg._n ii_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xx._n 10._o yet_o that_o part_n which_o be_v great_a of_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o vehab_n king_n of_o moab_n as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v num._n xxi_o 26._o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n in_o that_o right_n possess_v it_o num._n xxxiii_o 49._o deut._n i._n 5._o and_o xxxiv_o 1_o 5_o 6_o 8._o and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadite_n josh._n xiii_o unicorn_n so_n deut._n chapter_n xxiii_o verse_n 22_o xxxiii_o 17._o job_n thirty-nine_o 9_o 10._o psal._n xxii_o 21._o and_o xxix_o 6._o and_o xcii_o 10._o esay_n xxxiv_o 7._o yet_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v doubt_v of_o or_o at_o least_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o beast_n such_o as_o the_o pencil_n of_o our_o painter_n do_v portray_v out_o unto_o we_o because_o no_o such_o beast_n be_v know_v or_o see_v by_o any_o man_n and_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n so_o deem_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a fish_n not_o of_o any_o know_a beast_n some_o learned_a render_v the_o word_n bufale_n or_o buff_n or_o else_o the_o wild_a ox_n call_v by_o the_o latin_n urus_fw-la eminent_a for_o bigness_n strength_n horn_n and_o untamable_a fierceness_n
all_o the_o people_n chapt._n xxxi_o 9_o 13._o as_o in_o the_o three_o foresay_a particular_n some_o will_v have_v it_o nor_o yet_o be_v it_o this_o book_n only_o or_o that_o song_n only_o deut._n xxxii_o that_o be_v to_o be_v put_v and_o place_v by_o the_o priest_n in_o at_z or_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n deut._n xxxi_o 25_o 26._o but_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v to_o be_v copy_v out_o by_o the_o king_n read_v in_o every_o sabbath-year_n and_o lay_v up_o and_o preserve_v safe_a by_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n the_o judicial_a law_n most_o of_o all_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n and_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o country_n and_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o equity_n of_o right_a reason_n for_o that_o country_n and_o people_n and_o so_o far_o be_v useful_a to_o all_o other_o the_o ten_o first_o chapter_n be_v mostwhat_a of_o precedent_a passage_n repetition_n of_o what_o thing_n be_v former_o do_v with_o exhortation_n to_o obedience_n intermix_v moses_n yet_o herein_o not_o bind_v himself_o to_o a_o exact_a order_n in_o observation_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n these_o be_v a_o inscription_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o and_o a_o accurate_a description_n of_o the_o place_n where_o moses_n deliver_v and_o do_v what_o in_o this_o book_n be_v contain_v eleven_o the_o eleven_o day_n journey_n end_n either_o at_o kadesh-barneah_a verse_n 2_o or_o compass_v about_o by_o the_o way_n of_o mount_n seir_n and_o kadesh-barneah_a it_o end_v at_o and_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n both_o which_o serâ—â—_n to_o show_v how_o soon_o they_o may_v have_v come_v from_o horeb_n or_o sinai_n to_o canaan_n have_v they_o not_o provoke_v god_n by_o their_o sin_n num._n fourteen_o instead_o of_o that_o eleven_o day_n journey_n to_o keep_v they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 38._o year_n after_o horeb_n horeb_n and_o mount_n sinai_n be_v take_v for_o the_o same_o exod._n iii_o 1._o see_v on_o that_o text_n deut._n i._n 2_o 6_o 19_o and_o iu_o 10_o 15._o and_o v._o 2._o and_o ix_o 8._o 1_o king_n xix_o 8_o mal._n iu_o 4._o they_o be_v close_a neighbour_n or_o rather_o two_o top_n of_o the_o same_o mount_n the_o israelite_n abide_v almost_o a_o year_n there_o deut._n i._n 6._o exod._n xix_o 1_o num._n x._o 11._o og_n that_o dwell_v at_o ashteroth_n verse_n 4_o be_v slay_v in_o edrei_n another_o of_o his_o royal_a city_n ch._n iii_o 1._o num._n xxi_o 33._o josh._n xiii_o 12_o 31._o and_o xii_o 4._o angry_a god_n anger_n at_o moses_n here_o mention_v verse_n 37_o be_v not_o in_o the_o second_o year_n when_o and_o where_o the_o spy_n be_v send_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a num._n xiii_o and_o fourteen_o but_o in_o the_o fourti_v year_n at_o that_o other_o kadesh_n when_o and_o where_o miriam_n die_v num._n xx._n 1_o 2_o 12._o many_o day_n the_o israelite_n abode_n in_o kadesh_n many_o day_n verse_n 46_o and_o they_o compass_v mount_n seir_n many_o day_n the_o space_n in_o which_o they_o come_v from_o kadesh-barnea_a till_o they_o come_v over_o the_o brook_n zered_a or_o pitch_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o zared_a in_o moab_n be_v their_o thirty_o nine_o station_n be_v thirty_o eight_o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fourti_v year_n of_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n deut._n ii_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 7_o 14._o some_o take_v thirty_o seven_o year_n and_o a_o half_a of_o this_o time_n to_o be_v spend_v at_o kadesh-barnea_a and_o sure_o the_o most_o of_o it_o be_v spend_v there_o and_o the_o lesser_a and_o late_a part_n of_o it_o in_o compass_v mount_n seir_n and_o the_o other_o half_a year_n spend_v in_o come_v from_o mount_n seir_n to_o zered_a see_v deut._n ii_o 7._o distress_n not_o and_o so_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 9_o v._n 19_o the_o israelite_n forbid_v to_o distress_n the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n or_o to_o possess_v their_o land_n yet_o what_o sihon_n have_v late_o conquer_v from_o they_o and_o possess_v which_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o their_o country_n all_o that_o the_o israelite_n conquer_a sihon_n by_o right_a of_o that_o conquest_n do_v fair_o possess_v josh._n xiii_o 15_o 25._o judg._n xi_o 12_o 27._o giant_n there_o be_v mention_v anakim_v verse_n 11_o emims_n zanzummims_n rephaims_n as_o several_a raze_n of_o gaint_n deut._n ii_o 11_o 20._o and_o ch._n iii_o 11_o 13._o num._n xiii_o 33._o see_v further_o gen._n vi_o 4_o 1_o sam._n xvii_o 4._o and_o 2_o sam._n xxi_o 16_o 22._o mount_v zion_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 48_o which_o be_v hermon_n called_n by_o the_o sidonian_n syrion_n by_o the_o amorites_n shenir_fw-fr in_o the_o valley_n of_o lebanon_n deut._n iii_o 9_o and_o iu_o 48._o josh._n xi_o 17._o and_o xiii_o 5._o and_o xii_o 5._o 1_o chron._n v._n 23._o and_o mount_v zion_n that_o strong_a hold_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n be_v the_o south-part_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o seat_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o it_o 2_o sam._n v._o 7_o 9_o 1_o king_n viii_o 1._o psal._n ii_o 6._o and_o ix_o 11._o and_o xlviii_o 2._o upon_o which_o text_n see_v the_o annotation_n be_v two_o differ_a mountain_n and_o far_o asunder_o they_o differ_v also_o in_o their_o original_a character_n and_o letter_n the_o former_a be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o late_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o new_a testament_n write_v the_o late_a also_o zion_n rom._n ix_o 33_o 〈◊〉_d xi_o 26._o as_o likewise_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v sidon_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v write_v tyre_n matth._n xi_o 21_o 22._o call_v we_o may_v not_o conceive_v a_o miracle_n in_o moses_n voice_n chapter_n five_o verse_n 1_o as_o some_o do_v on_o this_o place_n my_o commandment_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o masoret_n marginal_a read_n verse_n 10_o but_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v his_o commandment_n and_o may_v import_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n expound_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o god_n word_n that_o go_v next_o before_o seven_o day_n some_o word_n be_v add_v by_o moses_n to_o those_o utter_v by_o god_n on_o mount_n sinai_n verse_n 14_o 15._o exod._n xx._n 10_o 11._o as_o a_o explication_n of_o they_o and_o also_o a_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o the_o four_o commandment_n differ_v altogether_o from_o that_o reason_n in_o exod._n xx._n 11._o which_o reason_n here_o yet_o evince_v not_o that_o therefore_o god_n bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n but_o the_o put_n of_o wife_n before_o house_n ver_fw-la 21._o contrary_n to_o that_o order_n of_o house_n before_o wife_n in_o exod._n xx._n 17._o confound_v the_o late_a papist_n silly_a shift_n in_o divide_v the_o last_o commandment_n into_o two_o to_o make_v up_o ten_o deut._n iu._n 13._o to_o colour_n thereby_o their_o take_v away_o the_o second_o commandment_n or_o shuffle_n of_o it_o into_o the_o first_o so_o that_o by_o they_o be_v not_o know_v which_o be_v the_o nine_o and_o which_o the_o ten_o commandment_n seven_o nation_n so_o many_o be_v here_o reckon_v chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o and_o so_o josh._n iii_o 10._o six_o in_o exod._n xxxiii_o 2._o deut._n xx._n 17._o judg._n iii_o 5._o in_o many_o place_n few_o in_o gen._n xv._o 19_o 20_o 21._o ten_o nation_n be_v reckon_v and_o among_o they_o the_o philistine_n be_v never_o mention_v yet_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n go_v many_o time_n under_o the_o name_n of_o canaanites_n and_o amorites_n as_o gen._n xxiv_o 3._o and_o ch._n xv._o 16._o utter_o destroy_v they_o such_o be_v god_n command_n verse_n 2_o and_o such_o his_o promise_n of_o assistance_n v._o 16._o see_v exod._n xxxiv_o 11_o 12._o deut._n ix_o 3._o and_o xx._n 16_o 17._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o one_o year_n or_o in_o ioshuah_n life-time_n josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5_o 13._o judg._n l._n 9_o 21_o 27_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 33_o 34._o but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a exod._a xxiii_o 29_o 30._o deut._n vii_o 22._o yet_o god_n just_o threaten_v and_o blame_v they_o for_o their_o neglect_n in_o conquer_a and_o expel_v they_o num._n xxxiii_o 55_o 56._o josh._n xxiii_o 13._o judg._n ii_o 3_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o he_o never_o give_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o full_a bound_n as_o of_o tyre_n sidon_n and_o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o for_o their_o part_n the_o condition_n of_o their_o covenant_n with_o he_o judg._n ii_o 20_o 21._o neither_o shall_v thou_o marriage_n forbid_v with_o the_o canaanite_n strict_o verse_n 3_o yea_o also_o forbid_v with_o the_o ammonite_n moabite_n and_o egyptian_n ezra_n ix_o 1_o 2._o
hoshea_n true_o begin_v in_o the_o four_o of_o ahaz_n which_o be_v the_o twenty_o from_o the_o time_n that_o jotham_n begin_v to_o reign_v not_o that_o jotham_n reign_v twenty_o year_n till_o hoshea_n begin_v and_o hoshea_n have_v reign_v nine_o year_n in_o the_o twelve_o of_o ahaz_n and_o these_o first_o nine_o year_n the_o sacred_a story_n pass_v over_o in_o silence_n he_o have_v do_v nothing_o remarkable_a or_o memorable_a in_o they_o his_o late_a nine_a year_n be_v story_v on_o it_o thus_o that_o the_o first_o of_o they_o begin_v in_o the_o twelve_o of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 1._o that_o in_o the_o three_o of_o they_o which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o ahaz_n hezekiah_n begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o king_n xviii_o 1._o that_o in_o the_o seven_o of_o they_o and_o four_o of_o hezekiah_n shalmanezar_n come_v and_o besiege_v samaria_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 9_o that_o in_o the_o nine_o and_o last_o of_o they_o and_o six_o of_o hezekiah_n shalmanesar_n take_v samaria_n and_o carry_v all_o captive_n into_o assyria_n and_o fina_o extinguish_v that_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 10_o 11._o the_o name_n then_o and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o israel_n in_o this_o ii_o book_n of_o king_n be_v as_o follow_v viz._n of_o judah_n year_n jehoram_fw-la as_o viceroy_n 4_o in_o all_o 12._o imperfect_a joint_a king_n with_o his_o father_n jehoshaphat_n 2_o sole_a king_n after_o his_o father_n death_n 6_o ahaziah_n 1_o imperfect_a athaliah_n 6_o joash_n 40_o amatziah_n 17_o vzziah_n 52_o jotham_n 15_o ahaz_n 14_o hezekiah_n 29_o manasseh_n 55_o amon_n 2_o josiah_n 31_o jehoachaz_n  _fw-fr jehojakim_n 11_o jehoachin_n  _fw-fr zedekiah_n 11_o thence_o to_o jehoiachins_n advancement_n 26_o king_n of_o israel_n year_n ahaziah_n 1_o jehoram_n 11_o jehu_n 28_o jehoahaz_n 15_o joash_n or_o jehoash_n 16_o jeroboam_fw-la 41_o zechariah_n  _fw-fr shallum_n  _fw-fr menachem_n 10_o pekahiah_n 2_o pekah_n 20_o hoshea_n 18_o see_v my_o annotation_n on_o hos._n i._n 1._o if_o thou_o see_v i_o chapter_n two_o verse_n 10_o this_o sign_n be_v of_o god_n appointment_n and_o the_o thing_n do_v on_o the_o east-side_n of_o jordan_n a_o minstrel_n to_o quiet_a chapter_n iii_o verse_n 15_o quicken_v and_o compose_v his_o spirit_n his_o elder_a son_n the_o king_n of_o edom_n elder_a son_n verse_n 27_o take_v by_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n in_o this_o eruption_n see_v amos_n ii_o 1._o and_o the_o annotation_n there_o shunem_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 8_o josh._n xix_o 18._o and_o have_v in_o the_o same_o tribe_n stand_v from_o it_o jezreel_n towards_o the_o south_n mount_v gilboa_n towards_o the_o southeast_n the_o river_n kishon_n on_o the_o east_n and_o mount_v tabor_n towards_o the_o north-north-east_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulon_n in_o shunem_n the_o philistine_n pitch_v against_o saul_n in_o gilboa_n 1_o sam._n xxviii_o 4._o here_o be_v bear_v abishag_fw-mi that_o fair_a virgin_n that_o lie_v in_o david_n bosom_n to_o cherish_v he_o as_o a_o wife-nurse_n in_o his_o decrepit_a age_n and_o be_v afterward_o seek_v for_o in_o marriage_n by_o adonijah_n but_o to_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o life_n in_o the_o state-wisdome_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n i._o and_o ii_o chapter_n and_o here_o dwell_v this_o great_a and_o good_a woman_n that_o make_v these_o accommodation_n for_o the_o prophet_n elishah_n and_o upon_o his_o prophetical_a promise_n obtain_v a_o son_n and_o have_v he_o miraculous_o raise_v from_o death_n of_o life_n again_o by_o elishah_n come_v from_o mount_n carmel_n hither_o as_o be_v in_o this_o iv_o chapter_n and_o further_o upon_o this_o account_n after_o her_o seven_o year_n absence_n on_o the_o prophet_n direction_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o famine_n to_o ensue_v during_o that_o time_n she_o return_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n have_v her_o house_n land_n and_o profit_n of_o her_o estate_n restore_v to_o she_o by_o jehoram_n king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n viii_o gilgal_n of_o this_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iu._n 15._o verse_n 38_o twenty_o loaf_n of_o barley_n this_o be_v more_o than_o the_o bread_n of_o his_o first_o fruit_n come_v to_o verse_n 42_o king_n of_o syria_n this_o be_v benhadad_o the_o son_n of_o benhadad_n chapter_n v_n both_o king_n of_o syria_n verse_n 5_o 1_o king_n xv._o 18_o 19_o 20._o and_o xx._n 1._o 34._o 2_o king_n vi_o 24._o and_o viii_o 7._o 2._o chron._n xvi_o 2._o the_o father_n be_v the_o son_n of_o tabrimon_n the_o son_n of_o hezion_n king_n of_o syria_n 1_o king_n xv._o 18._o this_o the_o son_n slay_v ahab_n at_o ramoth-gilead_n 1_o king_n xxii_o 35_o 37._o who_o contrary_a to_o god_n command_n have_v save_v he_o 1_o king_n xx._n 42._o and_o besiege_v samaria_n he_o bring_v it_o to_o that_o extreme_a famine_n 2_o king_n vi_o 24_o 25._o and_o after_o at_o ramoth-gilead_n he_o wound_a jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n 2_o king_n viii_o 28_o 29._o whence_o return_v to_o jezreel_n to_o be_v heal_v of_o his_o wound_n he_o be_v slay_v by_o jehu_n 2_o king_n ix_o 24._o and_o this_o son_n die_v 2_o king_n viii_o 15._o a_o three_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n be_v the_o son_n of_o hazael_n 2_o king_n xiii_o 3_o 24._o benhadad_o signify_v the_o son_n of_o hadad_n and_o hadad_n be_v a_o name_n very_o common_a among_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n or_o idumea_n gen._n xxxvi_o 35._o 1_o chron._n i._n 50._o 1_o king_n xi_o 14_o but_o afterward_o grow_v more_o common_a with_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n insomuch_o as_o benhadad_o may_v seem_v a_o name_n common_a to_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n see_v jer._n xlix_o 27._o amos_n i._n 4._o and_o take_v here_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n as_o we_o find_v they_o in_o scripture_n thus_o omit_v chushan-rishathaim_a who_o be_v king_n of_o aram-naharaim_a or_o syria_n between_o the_o two_o river_n that_o be_v tigris_n and_o euphrates_n or_o of_o mesopotamia_n judg._n iii_o 10._o we_o find_v these_o king_n of_o syria_n proper_o so_o call_v whereof_o damascus_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n viz._n hadadezer_n or_o hadarezer_n in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n viii_o 5_o 6_o 13._o and_o x._o 6_o 8_o 16._o rezon_n in_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n xi_o 23_o 24_o 25._o benhadad_n the_o son_n of_o tabrimon_n the_o son_n of_o hezion_n in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n 1_o king_n xv._o 18_o 19_o 20._o benhadad_o the_o son_n of_o benhadad_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ahab_n and_o of_o elias_n and_o eliseus_n and_o nahaman_n be_v the_o captain_n of_o his_o host_n 1_o king_n xx._n 1_o 20_o 26_o 32_o 34._o and_o xxii_o 3._o and_o 2_o king_n v._o 1_o 2_o 6_o 7._o and_o chap._n vi_o 8_o 12_o 23_o 24._o and_o chap_n vii_o 4._o 16._o hazael_n in_o the_o day_n of_o joram_n jehu_n jehoahaz_n 1_o king_n xix_o 15._o 2_o king_n viii_o 7_o 8_o 13._o and_o x._o 32._o and_o xii_o 17._o and_o xiii_o 3_o 22._o benhadad_n the_o son_n of_o hazael_n in_o the_o day_n of_o jehoash_n â—_o king_n xiii_o 24_o 25._o rezin_n in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n and_o of_o ahaz_n 2_o king_n xvi_o 5._o esay_n vii_o 1._o 16._o and_o viii_o 4._o talent_n see_v my_o observation_n on_o exod._n xxxviii_o 24._o go_v in_o peace_n a_o farewell_n phrase_n verse_n 19_o a_o friendly_a dismission_n with_o little_a or_o no_o relation_n to_o what_o nahaman_n have_v say_v as_o little_o mind_v it_o and_o of_o small_a concernment_n to_o the_o great_a engagement_n that_o then_o lay_v upon_o he_o which_o kind_n of_o answer_n be_v not_o unusual_a the_o leprosy_n yet_o king_n jehoram_n hold_v conference_n with_o gehazi_n afterward_o verse_n 27_o 2_o king_n viii_o 4._o as_o upon_o sundry_a ground_n and_o occasion_n incident_a in_o a_o right_a manner_n well_o he_o may_v be_v come_v down_o chapter_n vi_o verse_n 9_o here_o the_o holy_a penman_n use_v a_o word_n of_o the_o syrian_a language_n dothan_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n verse_n 13_o about_o midway_n between_o samaria_n and_o shechem_n here_o joseph_n find_v his_o brethren_n feed_v their_o flock_n gen._n xxxvii_o 13_o 17._o this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n no_o verse_n 19_o nor_o the_o place_n or_o city_n whereby_o and_o wherein_o to_o effect_v your_o purpose_n come_v no_o more_o not_o these_o band_n verse_n 23_o nor_o in_o this_o manner_n make_v inroad_n or_o lay_v ambush_n nor_o any_o at_o all_o of_o a_o long_a time_n after_o till_o benhadad_n come_v with_o all_o his_o host_n ver_fw-la 24._o a_o cab_n is_n a_o hebrew_n measure_n verse_n 25_o of_o this_o see_v my_o observation_n on_o gen._n xviii_o 6._o of_o dove_n dung_n or_o of_o the_o corn_n find_v in_o the_o crop_n she_o fly_v into_o the_o city_n out_o of_o
the_o country_n five_o piece_n of_o silver_n or_o five_o silvering_n see_v these_o observation_n on_o exod._n xxxviii_o 24._o say_v say_v to_o the_o elder_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o to_o the_o messinger_n and_o to_o the_o king_n jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n ver_fw-la 17._o 18._o a_o measure_n see_v my_o observation_n on_o gen_n xviii_o 6._o twilight_n in_o the_o evening_n verse_n 5_o ver_fw-la 9_o 12._o edom_n edom_n revolt_v from_o judah_n chapter_n viii_o verse_n 20_o 1_o king_n xxii_o 47._o as_o moab_n have_v do_v from_o israel_n 2_o king_n iii_o 5._o libna_fw-it a_o city_n verse_n 22_o which_o with_o the_o king_n thereof_o be_v destroy_v by_o joshuah_n josh._n x._o 29._o and_o xii_o 15._o after_o fall_v by_o lot_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n josh._n xxi_o 13._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 57_o it_o rebel_v wonder_v it_o shall_v against_o judah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o wicked_a jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o good_a jehoshaphat_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 10._o senacherib_n do_v war_n against_o it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n xix_o 8._o esay_n xxxvii_o 8._o and_o there_o likely_a have_v his_o army_n or_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o slay_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v another_o place_n call_v libna_n the_o seventeen_o station_n of_o the_o israelite_n mention_v num._n xxxiii_o 20_o 21._o son-in-law_n his_o father_n be_v so_o verse_n 27_o and_o himself_o may_v be_v to_o that_o house_n ramoth-gilead_n a_o city_n of_o refuge_n verse_n 28_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n give_v to_o the_o merarite_n deut._n iu._n 43._o josh._n xiii_o 26._o and_o chap._n xxi_o 38._o this_o be_v take_v by_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o ahab_n with_o the_o joint_a force_n of_o jehoshaphat_n seek_v to_o recover_v it_o yet_o fail_v of_o his_o purpose_n and_o be_v there_o slay_v by_o benhadad_n who_o life_n he_o have_v unjust_o spare_v 1_o king_n xx._n 30_o 42._o and_o xxii_o 3_o 35._o and_o jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n with_o the_o joint_a force_n of_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n actua_o recover_v it_o from_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n but_o be_v wound_v there_o and_o jehu_n be_v leave_v there_o as_o a_o captain_n under_o jehoram_n to_o keep_v it_o be_v anoint_v there_o by_o command_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n who_o thereupon_o soon_o slay_v both_o jehoram_n and_o ahaziah_n 2_o king_n viii_o 28_o 29._o and_o chap._n ix_o his_o son_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 26_o naboth_n son_n slay_v with_o he_o a_o draught-house_n hear_v the_o masoret_n put_v a_o more_o cleanly_a word_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 27_o in_o their_o keri_n in_o the_o margin_n to_o be_v read_v then_o be_v the_o cetib_n write_v in_o the_o text_n as_o if_o they_o will_v prompt_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o more_o mannerly_a speech_n and_o so_o deut._n xxviii_o 30._o jer._n iii_o 2._o less_o marvel_n than_o if_o they_o deal_v so_o with_o the_o word_n of_o rabshakeh_n esay_n xxxvi_o 12._o and_o in_o zechary_n speak_v of_o jerusalem_n destruction_n and_o woman_n usage_n by_o soldier_n gross_a to_o speak_v the_o text_n tell_v the_o term_n to_o be_v see_v the_o margin_n what_o they_o will_v have_v read_v and_o in_o jer._n xxxi_o 38._o they_o leave_v a_o blank_a in_o the_o text_n with_o the_o vowel_n point_v underneath_o and_o place_v the_o head_n letter_n in_o the_o margin_n of_o a_o word_n which_o they_o suppose_v to_o be_v want_v some_o various_a readins_n seem_v to_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n text._n see_v the_o learned_a annotation_n on_o jer._n ix_o 8._o and_o on_o chap._n xvii_o 13._o and_o some_o learned_a seem_v to_o grant_v some_o superfluous_a insertion_n as_o jer._n li._n 3_o in_o the_o word_n bend_v and_o jer._n lii_o 19_o in_o the_o word_n cauldron_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o those_o place_n yet_o some_o other_o learned_a man_n assert_v the_o sacred_a text_n to_o be_v absolute_o entire_a and_o perfect_a without_o the_o least_o default_n or_o defect_n without_o alter_v a_o syllable_n letter_n or_o situation_n of_o a_o letter_n hold_v the_o margin-reading_a to_o be_v give_v with_o equal_a authority_n as_o the_o other_o which_o be_v in_o the_o text_n and_o serve_v to_o expound_v it_o and_o the_o vowel_n and_o accent_n to_o have_v be_v ab_fw-la origine_fw-la in_o the_o text_n and_o so_o of_o equal_a authority_n with_o it_o insist_v upon_o the_o jew_n care_v for_o preservation_n of_o the_o text_n in_o number_v the_o letter_n in_o every_o book_n and_o name_v the_o middle_a letter_n in_o it_o and_o the_o middle_a letter_n in_o the_o law_n or_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o do_v not_o only_o by_o the_o masoret_n that_o live_v five_o hundred_o year_n or_o more_o after_o christ_n but_o also_o by_o those_o ancient_a masoret_n that_o be_v call_v the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n and_o succeed_v next_o to_o the_o last_o prophet_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o who_o the_o jew_n make_v ezra_n to_o be_v one_o and_o that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o whole_a number_n of_o the_o letter_n be_v reckon_v in_o all_o the_o law_n to_o be_v 600045._o in_o the_o prophet_n 815280._o see_v more_o in_o my_o observation_n on_o eccles._n ix_o 4._o and_o on_o jer._n xxxii_o 12._o jehoiadah_fw-mi this_o jehoiadah_n be_v a_o priest_n and_o prime_a man_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 4_o 2_o chron._n xxiii_o 1_o 11_o 16_o 18_o 19_o 20._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o 6._o seem_v not_o to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n for_o he_o be_v no_o where_o so_o call_v in_o scripture_n except_o he_o be_v understand_v in_o that_o place_n 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 11._o where_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o be_v there_o any_o of_o his_o name_n in_o that_o catalogue_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n 1_o chron._n iii_o 6_o 15._o and_o yet_o this_o priest_n jehoiada_n marry_v king_n jehorams_fw-mi daughter_n and_o king_n ahaziah_n sister_n 2_o chron._n xxii_o 11._o and_o give_v wife_n to_o king_n joash_n 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 3._o and_o be_v bury_v among_o the_o king_n ver_fw-la 16._o elisha_n or_o elizeus_fw-la prophesy_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o six_o king_n of_o israel_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 14_o viz._n ahab_n ahaziah_n jehoram_n jehu_n jehoahaz_n and_o joash_n 1_o king_n xix_o 16_o 19_o 2_o king_n xiii_o ver_fw-la 14._o with_o lachish_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o micah_n i._o chapter_n fourteen_o xv._o verse_n 1_o 13._o azariah_n called_n also_o uzziah_n verse_n 19_o and_o ozias_n matth._n ay_o 8_o 9_o reign_v in_o the_o time_n of_o six_o king_n of_o israel_n viz._n jeroboam_fw-la the_o second_o zachariah_n shallum_n menahem_n pekahiah_n pekah_n 2_o king_n xv._o 1._o 27_o in_o which_o time_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v change_v into_o four_o several_a stock_n or_o family_n pull_v pull_v or_o phul_n verse_n 19_o 1_o chron._n v._n 26._o this_o catalogue_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarch_n we_o find_v in_o scripture_n viz._n pass_v by_o nimrod_n and_o ashur_n in_o the_o ancient_a time_n gen._n x._o we_o meet_v with_o this_o pull_v in_o the_o day_n of_o menahem_n king_n of_o israel_n tiglath-pelese_a or_o tilgath-pilnese_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n who_o carry_v away_o captive_n the_o reubenites_n and_o the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n into_o assyria_n 1_o chron._n v._n 26._o and_o both_o help_v and_o afflict_a ahaz_n 2_o king_n 16._o with_o shalmanesar_n or_o shalman_n hos._n x._o 14._o or_o enemessar_n tobit_n i._n 2._o 15._o in_o the_o day_n of_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israel_n who_o subdue_v hoshea_n besiege_v and_o take_v samaria_n carry_v israel_n captive_a into_o assyria_n and_o extirpate_v that_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o xviii_o 9_o 10._o with_o sargon_n mention_v esay_n xx._n 1._o if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o sennacherib_n with_o sennacherib_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 13._o who_o host_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o angel_n 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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
vanity_n of_o vanity_n he_n resume_v and_o conclude_v his_o main_a text_n verse_n 8_o after_o his_o large_a demonstration_n of_o it_o by_o so_o many_o convince_a argument_n the_o preacher_n be_v wise_a and_o moreover_o verse_n 9_o because_o he_o know_v how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o work_v man_n to_o a_o firm_a belief_n of_o this_o maxim_n that_o all_o these_o earthly_a thing_n be_v but_o vanity_n he_o heap_v up_o in_o these_o few_o word_n of_o his_o conclusion_n many_o cogent_a argument_n yet_o more_o to_o reinforce_v the_o same_o from_o his_o own_o wisdom_n from_o his_o care_n to_o teach_v the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o principal_a lesson_n his_o heed_n his_o search_n his_o order_n of_o it_o and_o other_o proverb_n from_o the_o delight_n and_o acceptablenesse_n of_o it_o from_o the_o uprightness_n and_o truth_n of_o it_o all_o which_o as_o they_o may_v relate_v to_o his_o teach_n and_o write_v in_o general_a so_o more_o special_o to_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o book_n the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a in_o this_o verse_n solomon_n rise_v high_a verse_n 11_o and_o come_v up_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a in_o general_n which_o be_v most_o appliable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n the_o praise_n be_v from_o their_o power_n and_o efficacy_n they_o be_v as_o goad_n as_o nail_n and_o from_o their_o authority_n fasten_v â—d_a manage_v by_o the_o master_n of_o assembly_n the_o preacher_n and_o minister_n and_o the_o word_n and_o they_o both_o give_v from_o one_o shepherd_n the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o the_o sheep_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n yet_o some_o will_v make_v this_o understanding_n of_o this_o verse_n that_o the_o author_n of_o these_o collection_n compile_v they_o together_o into_o one_o body_n under_o the_o name_n of_o solomon_n guide_v thereunto_o and_o so_o give_v by_o and_o from_o zerubbabel_n by_o these_o and_o by_o no_o other_o verse_n 12_o no_o humane_a and_o vain_a word_n or_o writing_n psal._n 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and_o chap._n xxv_o 3._o and_o thirty-nine_o 11._o and_o he_o prophesy_v some_o year_n after_o that_o in_o judea_n first_o and_o egypt_n last_o ch_z xlii_o 2._o and_o xliii_o 10._o and_o xliv_o 8_o 24._o but_o how_o long_o be_v uncertain_a he_o be_v much_o oppose_v by_o false_a prophet_n and_o sustain_v much_o hard_a measure_n from_o the_o priest_n prince_n and_o people_n and_o after_o the_o take_n and_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n city_n and_o temple_n we_o read_v of_o his_o usage_n chap._n thirty-nine_o 11_o 14._o and_o chap._n xl._n 1_o 6._o and_o xlii_o 2._o and_o xliii_o 2_o 6._o jeremiah_n in_o this_o book_n main_o preach_v against_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o for_o they_o foretell_v the_o ruin_n of_o their_o state_n by_o the_o babylonian_n which_o he_o live_v to_o see_v and_o to_o lament_v in_o his_o book_n of_o lamentation_n he_o foretell_v the_o lxx_o year_n captivity_n there_o their_o return_n thence_o and_o happy_a enlargement_n under_o that_o bless_a branch_n 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38._o 39_o 40._o 41._o 42._o 43._o 44._o 48._o 49._o 50._o 51._o v._o 1_o 59_o 52._o thus_o much_o vary_v from_o the_o order_n wherein_o we_o have_v they_o the_o lxx_o also_o marshal_v they_o in_o another_o rank_n and_o order_n much_o differ_v from_o the_o hebrew_n text._n and_o as_o chapter_n here_o be_v thus_o displace_v so_o also_o in_o daniel_n partly_o and_o the_o hebrew_n text_n seem_v sometime_o not_o so_o right_o to_o divide_v the_o chapter_n as_o esay_n lxiv_o and_o in_o our_o english_a bibles_n chapter_n sometime_o be_v not_o so_o fit_o and_o exact_o divide_v as_o esay_n 4._o 1._o and_o 26._o 20._o and_o 52._o 13._o 14._o 15._o and_o in_o other_o book_n no_o nor_o verse_n neither_o as_o esay_n 53._o 9_o 10._o and_o 58._o 9_o and_o 59_o 15._o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n chap._n 52._o 31_o 34._o be_v write_v by_o some_o prophet_n after_o jeremy_n death_n but_o when_o and_o where_o he_o die_v be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n then_o jeremy_n 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word_n esay_n xiii_o 3._o this_o stretch_v not_o to_o inward_a sanctification_n as_o that_o of_o john_n baptist_n do_v luke_n i._n 15._o nation_n both_o jew_n and_o other_o nation_n also_o verse_n 10._o chap._n xxv_o 15_o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n xliii_o and_o xlvi_o and_o xlvii_o and_o xlviii_o and_o xlix_o and_o l._n and_o li._n i_o can_v speak_v not_o dumb_a verse_n 6_o as_o zacharie_n luke_n i._n 20_o 22._o or_o slow_a and_o stammer_n as_o moses_n exod._n iu_o 10_o 14._o but_o that_o he_o can_v not_o deliver_v such_o a_o message_n in_o that_o manner_n as_o be_v fit_v consider_v his_o childhood_n and_o weakness_n want_v that_o gravity_n etc._n etc._n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n in_o a_o vision_n verse_n 9_o to_o root_n out_o by_o publish_v my_o word_n verse_n 10_o in_o threaten_n and_o in_o promise_n which_o shall_v as_o certain_o be_v perform_v as_o if_o the_o prophet_n himself_o have_v act_v they_o chap._n xviii_o 7_o 8_o 9_o a_o foolish_a application_n be_v make_v of_o these_o 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25._o jer._n ix_o 17._o ezra_n ix_o 3._o ester_n iu._n 1_o 3._o and_o vi_o 12._o job_n i._n 20._o ii_o 12._o xlii_o 6._o esay_n xv._o 2_o 3._o and_o lviii_o 8._o jer._n ii_o 37._o and_o vi_o 26._o and_o fourteen_o 3_o 4._o and_o xvi_o 6_o 7._o and_o xxv_o 34_o ezek._n xxiv_o 17._o and_o xxvii_o 30._o micah_n i._n 10_o 16._o amos_n v._n 16._o nahum_n ii_o 7._o luke_n xviii_o 13._o lam._n i._n 17._o jer._n vii_o 29._o and_o ix_o 17_o 18._o fourteen_o 3_o 4._o xvi_o 6_o 7._o xli_o 5._o xlviii_o 36_o 37._o lam._n iii_o 48._o ezek._n vi_o 11._o vii_o 18._o in_o the_o observation_n and_o explanation_n upon_o this_o book_n as_o also_o upon_o daniel_n and_o the_o twelve_o small_a prophet_n i_o be_o the_o brief_a because_o that_o portion_n fall_v to_o my_o share_n in_o the_o last_o great_a english_a annotation_n to_o which_o in_o many_o thing_n i_o shall_v now_o refer_v thou_o ezekiel_n ezekiel_n like_v as_o jeremie_n be_v both_o priest_n and_o prophet_n be_v carry_v captive_a with_o jehojacin_n he_o prophecy_v in_o chaldea_n and_o call_v that_o his_o captivity_n as_o be_v say_v he_o make_v it_o his_o epocha_n and_o from_o thence_o begin_v the_o account_n and_o reckon_n of_o year_n in_o all_o the_o distinct_a time_n of_o his_o several_a prophecy_n throughout_o his_o book_n thus_o in_o jehojacin_n captivity_n in_o the_o v._o year_n four_o month_n five_o day_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v chap._n i._n 2_o 3._o and_o so_o continue_v on_o in_o the_o seven_o first_o chapter_n with_o some_o other_o short_a notation_n of_o time_n soon_o follow_v chap._n iii_o verse_n 15_o 22_o 27._o and_o chap._n iu._n v._n 5._o vi_o year_n six_o month_n five_o day_n 420._o day_n from_o the_o former_a time_n chap._n i._o v._n 2._o he_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o vision_n to_o jerusalem_n chap._n viii_o 1_o 2_o 3._o chap._n ix_o chap._n x._o chap._n xi_o 24._o and_o thereafter_o do_v continue_v on_o prophesy_v to_o the_o twenty_o chapter_n vii_o year_n five_o month_n ten_o day_n 335._o day_n from_o that_o time_n chap._n viii_o 1._o he_o be_v consult_v by_o the_o elder_n and_o thereupon_o prophesy_v chapter_n 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o ix_o year_n ten_o month_n ten_o day_n when_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n begin_v 2_o king_n xxv_o 1_o 2._o he_o prophesy_v chapter_n 24_o 25._o x._o year_n ten_o month_n twelve_o day_n against_o pharaoh_n and_o egypt_n chap._n xxix_o v._o 1_o 17._o xi_o year_n first_o month_n though_o some_o think_v the_o five_o fifth_z day_n against_o tyrus_n chapter_n 26_o 27_o 28._o v._o 1_o 20._o zidon_n chap._n xxviii_o v._o 20_o 26._o first_o month_n seven_o day_n against_o egypt_n chapter_n xxx_o v._o 20_o 26._o three_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxxi_o four_o month_n nine_o day_n the_o city_n take_v jer._n lii_o 5_o 6._o 2_o king_n xxv_o 2_o 3_o 4._o five_o month_n ten_o day_n nebuzaradan_n burn_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n jer._n lii_o 12_o 13._o xii_o year_n ten_o month_n five_o day_n the_o news_n bring_v to_o ezekiel_n and_o then_o he_o prophesy_v chap._n xxxiii_o v._o 21_o 33._o and_o chapter_n xxxiv_o xl._n twelve_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n ch_n xxxii_o 1_o 16._o fifteen_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxxii_o v._o 17_o 32._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 1_o 20._o xxv_o year_n first_o month_n ten_o day_n he_o have_v that_o large_a vision_n chapter_n xl._n xlviii_o xxvii_o year_n first_o month_n first_o day_n against_o egypt_n chap._n xxix_o v._o 17_o 21._o and_o chap._n xxx_o v._o 1_o 19_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v by_o chebar_v ch_n i._o 3_o 28._o in_o the_o plain_a chap._n iii_o 22_o 23._o in_o jerusalem_n ch_n viii_o 4_o and_o c._n x._o 15_o 20_o 22._o depart_v by_o degree_n chap._n viii_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o ix_o 3._o and_o chap._n x._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 18_o 19_o and_o chap._n xi_o 22_o 23._o return_v chap._n xliii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o the_o measure_v mention_v in_o the_o description_n of_o ezekiel_n visionarie_a temple_n and_o division_n of_o the_o land_n chap._n xl._n xlviii_o be_v calamus_fw-la and_o cubitus_fw-la the_o reed_n and_o the_o cubit_n the_o length_n of_o the_o reed_n be_v define_v chap._n xl._n 5._o and_o xli_o 8._o that_o of_o the_o cubit_n be_v more_o usua_o know_v add_v that_o chap._n xli_o 8._o and_o xliii_o 13._o see_v more_o of_o these_o in_o my_o annotation_n upon_o ezekiel_n xl._n 5._o among_o those_o large_a annotation_n upon_o the_o bible_n print_v anno_fw-la 1651._o by_o the_o cubit_n be_v measure_v the_o gate_n east_n north_n south_n of_o the_o exterior_a and_o of_o the_o inner_a court_n with_o their_o post_n porch_n arch_n and_o chamber_n the_o court_n and_o the_o pillar_n and_o chamber_n about_o they_o the_o table_n chamber_n of_o the_o singer_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o porch_n of_o the_o house_n chap._n xl._n the_o several_a part_n place_n and_o chamber_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o separate_a place_n chap._n xli_o the_o north-chamber_n and_o south-chamber_n before_o the_o separate_a place_n ch_n xlii_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n chap._n xliii_o and_o the_o water_n chap._n xlvii_o 3._o by_o reed_n beside_o a_o few_o other_o part_n chap._n xl._n 6_o 7_o 8._o there_o be_v or_o seem_v to_o be_v measure_v the_o wall_n about_o the_o outmost_a court_n five_o hundred_o reed_n on_o each_o side_n of_o that_o square_a court_n ch_z xlii_o 15_o 20._o which_o if_o literaly_n understand_v it_o make_v the_o temple_n and_o all_o holy_a building_n about_o it_o and_o the_o court_n of_o it_o to_o be_v big_a than_o solomon_n temple_n and_o all_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o it_o but_o if_o we_o understand_v by_o five_o hundred_o reed_n reed_n of_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n that_o be_v make_v up_o five_o hundred_o cubit_n on_o each_o side_n of_o that_o square_a court_n as_o tremelius_fw-la do_v and_o indeed_o the_o suburb_n of_o it_o be_v name_v to_o be_v fifty_o cubit_n â—ound_v about_o chap._n xlv_o 2._o then_o we_o shall_v bring_v that_o sacred_a visionarie_a building_n into_o a_o spacious_a yet_o reasonable_a and_o proportionable_a quantity_n but_o with_o a_o very_a harsh_a as_o it_o seem_v translation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o sacred_a text._n and_o as_o for_o that_o oblation_n of_o the_o land_n offer_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o holy_a portion_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o for_o the_o levite_n and_o that_o land_n for_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o suburb_n and_o use_v of_o it_o be_v in_o all_o 25000._o square_a mention_v neither_o reed_n nor_o cubit_n chap._n xlviii_o 20._o and_o the_o prince_n portion_n of_o land_n lie_v on_o the_o outside_n of_o it_o east_n and_o west_n chap._n xlviii_o 21._o if_o we_o take_v that_o great_a square_a to_o be_v so_o many_o reed_n as_o most_o do_v with_o very_o great_a probability_n in_o this_o visionarie_a division_n we_o shall_v so_o make_v that_o visionarie_a square_n to_o be_v as_o big_a as_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n but_o if_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o cubit_n we_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o be_v about_o the_o compass_n of_o twenty_o five_o mile_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o square_n and_o so_o leave_v a_o proportionable_a quantity_n of_o land_n for_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chap._n xlviii_o stand_v upon_o thy_o foot_n set_v i_o upon_o my_o foot_n chapter_n two_o verse_n 1_o 2._o god_n with_o the_o command_n give_v the_o power_n and_o act_n of_o performance_n and_o so_o grace_n and_o regeneration_n be_v both_o god_n fromise_n and_o work_v ezek._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o xviii_o 31._o with_o chap._n xxxvi_o 26._o and_o chap._n xi_o 19_o land_n of_o pathros_n a_o province_n in_o egypt_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 14_o chap._n xxx_o 14._o jer_n xliv_o 1_o 15._o possess_v by_o the_o pathrusim_n or_o pathruse_n which_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o mitsraim_n or_o egyptus_n gen._n x._o 14._o 1_o chron._n i._n 12._o likely_a the_o same_o with_o thebais_n high_a and_o further_o up_o in_o the_o country_n the_o noph_n esay_n xi_o 11._o lybia_n heb._n chapter_n xxx_o verse_n 5_o phut_v or_o phuth_n or_o put._n these_o lybian_o be_v of_o the_o same_o race_n with_o the_o ethiopian_n gen._n x._o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 6._o seat_v in_o africa_n to_o the_o west_n of_o egypt_n lybia_n these_o be_v in_o africa_n and_o come_v of_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n and_o grandchild_n of_o cham_n gen._n x_o 6_o 13._o ger._n xlvi_o 9_o the_o lydian_n in_o asia_n or_o anatolia_n come_v of_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o esay_n lxvi_o 19_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n xxx_o 5._o tehaphnehe_n or_o tahapane_n verse_n 18_o or_o tachapane_n tapanhe_n or_o tachpanche_n and_o the_o same_o as_o it_o seem_v in_o a_o contract_a form_n hanes_n or_o chanes_n