haue the as sure as the lorde lyueth I wyll haue the lye styll vntyll the mornynge And so she laye at his feete vntyl the mornynge And she arose vp before one coulde knowe another And he sayde let no man knowe that there came any woman in to the barne And he sayd agayne brynge thy mantell that thou hast vpon the and holde it vp And when she helde it vp he met in syxe measures of barley and layde it on her And she gat her into the citye and when she came in to her mother in lawe she sayde howe is it with the my doughter And she tolde her all that the man had done to her And sayd also these vi measures of barley gaue he me and sayde thou shalte not come emptye vnto thy mother in lawe Then sayde she my doughter syt styll vntyll thou knowe howe the matter wyll chaunce For the man wyll not be in rest vntyll he haue fynysshed the thynge this same daye ¶ Booz taketh Ruth to wyfe of whome he begetteth Obed. CAPI IIII. THen wente Booz vnto the gate and sat him downe there beholde the kynsmaÌ„ of whiche Booz spake came by Unto whom he sayd come and syt downe here and called hym by his name And he turned in sat downe And he toke ten men of the elders of the citie and sayd Sytâ—e downe here and they sat downe And he sayd vnto the kynsmaÌ„ Noami that is come agayn out of the countrey of Moab wyll sell a parcell of lande whiche was our brother Elimeltes And I thought to do the to wete and byd the bye it before the enhabitoâ—ts and elders of my people If thou be dysposed to redeme it do but and yf thou wylte not purchase it then tel me that I may knowe For there is none to chalenge it saue thou and I nexte the. And the other answered I wyll purchase it Then sayde Booz what daye thou byest the felde of the hande of Naomi thou must take also Ruth the Moabite the wyfe of the dead to styrre vp the name of the dead vpon his enheritaunce The kynsman answered I can not purchase it for marrynge of myne owne enheritaunce take thou my ryght to the for Iean not purchase it Now this was the maner of olde tyme in Israell concernyng purches chaungyng for to stablysshe al thyng that a man must plucke of his shoo gyue it his neyghbour and this was a sure wytnesse in Israell Therfore the kynsman sayd to Booz Bye it thou and so drewe of his shoo And Booz sayd vnto the elders vnto all the people ye are wytnesses this day that I haue bought all that was Elimelecs all that was Chtlions and Mahlons of the hande of Naomi And moreouer Ruth the Moabite the wyfe of Mahlon haue I purchased to be my wyfe to styrre vp the name of the deade vpon his enheritaunce and that his name be not put out from amonge his brethren and from the gate of his place ye are wytnesses this daye And all the people that were in the gate the elders sayde we are wytnesses the Lorde make the woman that is come in to thyne house lyke Rahel and Lea whiche twayne dyd buylde the house of Israell do thou also valyauÌ„tly in Ephrata be famous in Bethleem Thy house be lyke the house of Pharez whom Thamar bare vnto Iuda euen of the seede whiche the Lorde shall gyue the of this yonge woman And so Booz toke Ruth and she was his wyfe And when he went in vnto her the lord gaue that she conceyued and bare a sonne And the women sayd vnto Naomi blessed be the Lorde the whiche hath not lefte the without a kynsman to haue a name in Israell â— that shall brynge thy lyfe agayne theryshe thyne olde age For thy doughter in lawe whiche loueth the hath borne vnto hym and she is better to the then seuen sonnes And Naomi toke the chylde and layd it in her lap and became nutse vnto it And her neyghbours gaue it a name sayeng There is a Chylde borne to Naomi and called it Obed The same is the father of Isai the father of Dauid These are the generacions of Pharez Pharez begat Hezron Hezon begat Ram Ram begat Aminadab Aminadab begat Nahson Nahson begat Salmon Sal mon begat Booz Booz begat Obed Obed begat Isai Isai begat Dauid ⧠The ende of the Boke of Ruth ⧠The fyrst boke of Samuel called the fyrst boke of the kynges ¶ Elkana hath two wyues Hanna and Phenenna CAPI Primo THere was a man of ☞ one of the ii Ramathes of the kinred of Zophim of mount Ephraim named Elkana the sonne of Ieroham the son of Elihu the son of Thohu the son of Zuph an Ephrathite whiche had two wyues the one called Hanna the other Phenenna And Phenenna had children but Henna had none And the sayd man wente vp out of his citie euery feastful day to pray and to offre vnto the lorde of hoostes in Silo where were the two sonnes of Eli Hophni Phinehes the Lordes preestes And it fel on a solemyne day that Elkana offered gaue to Phenenna his wyfe and to all her sonnes and doughters porcions But †vnto HaÌ„na he gaue a porcyon with an heuy chere for he loued Hanna and the Lorde had made her barren And her enemye Phenenna vexed her a good to moue her bycause the Lorde had made her barren And so dyd she yere by yere as ofte as she wente vp to the house of the lorde And so chafed her whiche wepte dyd not eate Then sayde Elkana her husbande to her Hanna why wepest thou why eatest thou not and why is thyne herte troubled am not I better to the then ten sonnes So Hanna rose vp after that they had eaten and dronken in Silo. And Eli the preest sat vpon a stole by one of the syde postes of the temple of the Lorde And she was troubled in her mynde and prayed vnto the lorde and wepte sore and vowed a vowe and sayde Oh Lorde of hoostes yf thou wylte loke on the trouble of thyne handmayde and remembre me and not forget thyne handmayde but gyue vnto thyne handmayde a man chylde I wyll gyue hym vnto the lorde al the dayes of his lyfe there shal no raser come vpon his heade And as she contynued prayenge before the lorde it fortuned that Eli marked her mouth For HaÌ„na spake in her herte and her lyppes dyd but moue only but her voyce was not herde And therfore Eli thought she had bene dronken and Eli sayde vnto her Howe long wylte thou be dronken put away from the the wyne that thou hast Hanna answered and sayde not so my Lorde I am a woman of a sorowfull herte I haue dronke neyther wyne nor stronge drynke but haue ☞ powred out my soule before the lorde Count not thyne handmayd to be lyke a doughter of Belial for out of the aboundaunce
And they draue them before his caâ—â—el and sayde this is Dauids pray And Dauiâ— came to the. ii C. men that were to werye for to folowe Dauid whom they had made also to abyde at the ryuer Besor And they came to mete Dauid and the people that were with hym And when Dauid came to the people he saluted them Then answered all the wycked the vnthryftes of the men that went with Dauid sayd Bycause they went not w t vs therfore wyll we gyue them none of the pray that we haue recouered But let euery man take his wyfe his chyldren These let them cary away and be walkyng Then sayde Dauid ye shal not do so my â—brethren with that whiche the Lorde hath gyuen vs and hath preserued vs delyuered the companye that came agaynst vs into our handes For who shulde hecken vnto you in this matter But as his parte is that goth downe and fyghteth so shal his parte be that taryeth by the stuffe that it may be parted alyke And so from that day forwarde was that made a statute lawe in Israel vntyl this daye When Dauid therfore came to Zikleg he sent †gyftes of the pray vnto the elders of Iuda to his frendes saynge se there is a blessyng for you of the spoyle of the enemyes of the lorde â–ª He sent to them of Bethel to them of southe Ramoth to them of Iathir to them of Aroer to them of Sephamoth to them of Esthemoa to them of Rachel to them of the cities of Ierhameel to them of the cityes of the Kenites to them of Horma to them of BorasaÌ„ to them of Athach to them that are in Hebron and in all places where Dauid and his men were wonte to haunte Saul kylleth hym selfe his chyldrâ— are sleyne in the battell CAPI XXXI THe Philistines fought agaynst Israel the men of Israel fled away from the Philistines fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa And the Philistines preased sore vpon Saul his sonnes and slue Ionathas Abinadab Melchusia Sauls sonnes And wheÌ„ the battayle went sore agaynst Saul the archers w t bowes found hym he was sore afrayde of the archers Then sayde Saul vnto his harnes berer draw out thy swerde thrust me thorow therwith lest these vncircumcised come thrust me thorow and make a mockyng stocke of me But his harnes berer wolde not for he was sore afrayde And Saul toke a swerde fell vpon it And when his harnes berer sawe that Saul was dead he fel lykewyse vpon his swerde dyed w t hym And so Saul dyed his iii. sonnes his harnes berer al his meÌ„ that same day togyther And when the men of Israell that were on the other syde of the valey they of the other syde Iordan herde that the men of Israel were put to flyght that Saul his sonnes were deade they lefte the cityes ran away the Philistinê came dwelt in them On the morowe wheÌ„ the Philistines were come to spoyle them that were sleyne they founde Saul his iii. sonnes lye in mounte Gilboa And they cut of his heade stryped him out of his harnes sent in to the land of the Philistines on euery syde that they shuld publishe it in the teÌ„ple of theyr ydols amoÌ„g the people And they layde vp his harnes in the house of Astharoth but they hanged vp his body on the wal of Bethsan When the inhabitours of Iabes in Gilead herde therof what the Philistines had done to Saul they arose as many as were strong men wente all nyght toke the body of Saul the bodyes of his sonnes from the wall of Bethsan came to Iabes ☞ burnt them there toke theyr bones buryed them vnder a tree at Iabes and fasted vii dayes ¶ The ende of the fyrst boke of Samuel otherwyse called the fyrst of the kyngê ¶ The second boke of Samuel otherwyse called the seconde boke of the kynges ¶ The lamentacyon of Dauid for Saull and Ionathas CAPI Primo AFter the death of Saull when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Amaleckites had bene two dayes in Zikleg Beholde there came a maÌ„ the thyrde day out of the hoost from Saul with his clothes rent and earth vpon his head And when he came to Dauid he fell to the earthe and dyd obeysaunce Dauid sayde vnto hym whence comest thou He sayde vnto hym Out of the hoost of Israell am I escaped And Dauid sayde vnto hym And what is chaunced tell me He sayde the people is â—â—ed from the battayle many of the people are ouerthrowen and deade And Saull and Ionathas his sonne are deade also And Dauid sayd vnto the yong man that tolde hym these thynges How knowest thou that Saul and Ionathas his sonne be dead The yong man that tolde hym answered I came by chaunce to mount Gilboa And beholde Saul leaned vpon his speare For the charettes and companyes of horse men folowed harde after hym And when he loked backe he sawe me and called me And I answered Here am I. And he sayde vnto me What arte thou I answered hym I am an Amelekite He answered vnto me agayne Stand vpon me and slee me For anguyshe is come vpon me though my lyfe be yet all in me And so I stode vpon hym slue hym for I was sure that he coulde not lyue ☞ after that he had fallen And I toke the crowne that was vpon his heade and the Bracclet that was on his arme haue brought them hyther vnto my Lorde Then Dauid toke holde on his clothes and rent them and so dyd al the men that were with hym And they mourned and wepte fasted vntyll euen for Saul and Ionathas his son for the people of the lorde for the house of Israel bycause they were ouerthrowen with the swerde And Dauid sayd vnto the yong man that brought hym these tydynges Whence arte thou And he answered I am the son of an alyaunt an Amalekite And Dauid sayd vnto hym How is it that thou wast not afrayde to lay thyne hande on the Lordes anoynted to destroye hym And Dauid called one of his yonge men and sayde Go to run vpon hym And he smote hym that he dyed theÌ„ sayd Dauid vnto hym Thy blood be vpon thyne owne heade For thyne owne mouth hath testified agaynst the saynge I haue sleyne the Lordes anoynted And Dauid mourned with this lamentacion ouer Saul and ouer Ionathas his son bad teache the chyldren of Israel the ☞ vse of the bowe And beholde it is wrytten in the boke of the ryghteous †And he sayde Consyder O Israell these that be deade and vvounded vpon thy hygh hylles ☞ O noble Israel the wounded are sleyne vpon thy hylles Oh howe are the myghtye ouerthrowen Tell it not in Gath nor publysshe it in the streetes of Askalon lest the
of Iuda were fyue C. thousande men And Dauids herte smote hym after that he had nombred the people And Dauid sayde vnto the Lorde I haue synned excedyngly in that I haue done And nowe Lorde take away the trespasse of thy seruaunt for I haue done very folysshly And when Dauid was vp in a mornynge the worde of the lorde came vnto the prophet Gad Dauids sear saynge Go and say vnto Dauid thus sayth the Lorde I offer the thre thynges chose the whiche of them I shal do vnto the. So Gad came to Dauid and shewed him sayd vnto hym Wylte thou haue ☞ seuen yeres hunger to come in thy lande or wylte thou flee iii. monethes before thyne enemyes they folowyng the or that there be iii. dayes pestylence in thy lande Now therfore aduise the and se what answere I shal gyue to hym that sent me And Dauid sayd vnto Gad I am in extreme trouble We wyll fall nowe into the hande of the Lorde for moche is his mercye and let me not fall in to the hande of man And the Lorde sent a pestylence in Israell from the mornynge vnto the tyme appoynted And there dyed of the people from Dan to Beerseba seuentye thousande men And when the angell stretched out his hande vpon Ierusalem to destroye it the lorde had coÌ„passyon to do that euyll and sayde to the angell that destroyed the people it is nowe sufficyent holde thyne hande And the angell of the lorde was by the thresshynge place of Aresna the Iebusyte And Dauid spake vnto the Lorde when he sawe the angell that smote the people and sayde loo it is I that haue synned and I that haue done wyckedly But these shepe what haue they done Let thyne hande I praye the be agaynst me agaynst my fathers house And Gad came the same day to Dauid and sayd vnto hym go vp and reare an aulter vnto the Lorde in the threshynge floore of Aresna the Iebusite And Dauid accordyng to the sayng of Gad went vp as the lorde coÌ„maunded And Aresna loked and sawe the kyng and his seruauntes coÌ„mynge towarde hym And Aresna went out and bowed him selfe before the kynge flat on his face vpon the ground and Aresna sayde wherfore is my Lorde the kynge come to his seruauÌ„t Dauid answered to bye the thresshynge floore of the and to make an aulter vnto the lorde that the plage maye cease from the people And Aresna sayd vnto Dauid let my lorde the kyng take and offre what semeth hym good in his eyes Beholde here be oxen for burntsacrifyce sleddes and the other instrumentes of the oxen for woode All these thyngê dyd Aresna gyue vnto the kynge and sayd moreouer vnto the kynge the lorde thy God accept the. And the kynge sayde vnto Aresna not so but I wyll bye it of the at a pryce and wyl not offre Sacrifyce vnto the Lorde my god of that which doth cost me nothyng And so Dauid bought the thresshynge floore and the oxen ☞ for fyftye sycles of syluer And Dauid buylde there an aulter vnto the Lorde and offered hurt sacrifyces and peaceofferynges And so the lorde was intreated for the land And the plage ceased from Israell ¶ The ende of the seconde boke of Samuell otherwyse called the seconde of the Kynges ¶ The thyrde boke of the Kynges after the rekenynge of the Latenistes whiche thyrde Booke and the fourth also is but one with the Hebrues ¶ The yonge virgyn Abisag kepeth Dauid in his extreme age Adonia occupieth the realme vnwyttynge to his father Salomon is anoynted hynge and so Adonia getteth hym away CAPI Primo ANd Kynge Dauid was olde and stryken in yeres so that wheÌ„ they couered hym with clothes he caught no heate Wherfore his seruauntes sayd vnto hym let there be sought for my Lorde the kynge a yonge mayden to stande before the kynge and to cheryshe hym And let her lye in thy bosome that my lorde the kynge maye get heate And so they sought for a fayre damfell thorowout all the coostes of Israell founde one Abisag a Sunamite brought her to the kynge And the damfell was excedynge fayre and therysshed the kynge and ministred to hym â–ª But the kynge knewe her not And Adonia the son of Hagith exalted hym selfe sayenge I wyll be kynge And he gat hym charettes and horsemen and fyftye men to run before him And his father wolde not displease him at any tyme nor sayde so moche to hym as why doest thou so And he was a goodlye man and his mother bare hym nexte after Absalom And he toke couÌ„sayle at Ioab the sonne of Zaruia and at Abiathar the Preest And they helped Adonia But Sadocke the preest Banaiahu the son of Iehoiada Nathan the prophet Semei and Rei and all the men of myght whiche were with Dauid fauoured not Adonia And Adonia sacrifyced shepe and oxen and fat cattell by the stone of Zoheleth whiche is fast by the well of Rogell and called all his brethren the kynges sonnes and the men of Iuda the kynges seruauntes But Nathan the prophet and Banaiahu and the other myghtye men Salomon his brother he called not Wherfore Nathan spake vnto Bethsabe the mother of Salomon sayenge hast thou not herde how that Adonia the son of Hagith doth reygne and Dauid our lorde knoweth it not Nowe therfore come I wyll gyue the counsayle howe to saue thyne owne lyfe and the lyfe of thy son Salomon Go get the in vnto kynge Dauid saye vnto hym dydest not thou my lorde O kynge sweare vnto thy handmayde saynge Salomon thy son shall reygne after me and he shall syt vpon my seate Why is then Adonia kynge Behold whyle thou yet talkest there with the kynge I wyll come in after the and confyrme thy wordes And Bethsabe went in vnto the kynge in to the chambre And the kyng was very olde and Abisag the Sunamite minystred vnto the kynge And Bethsabe stouped and made obeysauuce vnto the kynge And the kynge sayde what is thy matter She answered hym My lorde thou swarest by the lorde thy God vnto thyne handmayde Salomon thy son shall reygne after me he shall syt vpon my seate And behold now is Adonia kynge and my lorde the kyng woteth not of it And he hath offered oxen fat cattell many shepe and hath called all the sonnes of the kynge and Abiathar the preest Ioab the captayn of the hooste But Salomon thy seruaunt hath he not bydden And nowe my lorde O kynge the eyes of all Israell wayte on the that thou shuldest tel them who ought to syt on the seate of my lorde the kyng after hym For els when my Lorde the kynge is layde to rest with his fathers I and my son Salomon shall be ☞ †synners And whyle she yet talked with the kynge Nathan the Prophet came also And they tolde the kyng sayenge beholde here coÌ„meth Nathan the pro phet And when he was come in to the kyng he made obeysaunce
And by weyght †he gaue golde for the tables of shew breade euen for euery table lykewyse syluer for the tables of syluer And golde for flesshe hokes cuppes drynkynge pottes And pure gold in weyght for basens euen for euery basen And lykewyse syluer by weyght for euery basen of syluer And for the aulter of insence pure golde by weyght And golde for the patron of the charet of the Cherubes that stretched out theyr wynges and couered the arke of the couenauÌ„t of the lorde All was gyuen me by wrytyng of the hande of the Lorde which made me vnderstande al the workemanshyp of the patrone And Dauid sayde to Salomon his sonne Be strong and do manfully feare not nor be faynt herted For the Lorde God euen my God is with the and he shall not fayle the nor forsake the vntyll thou hast fynysshed al the worke that must serue for the house of the Lorde Beholde the preestes and Leuites are deuided in companyes for all maner of seruyce that perteyneth to the house of god they are with the for all maner of workmanshyp and so are all that excell in wysdome for any maner of seruyce Thou hast also the Lordes and all the people for euery thynge that thou hast nede of ¶ The offerynge of Dauid and of the prynces for the buyldynge of the Temple Dauid dyeth and Salomon his sonne reygneth in his steade CAPI XXIX ANd Dauid the kynge sayd vnto all the congregacyon God hath specially chosen Salomon my sonne whiche is yet yonge and tender and the worke is great for the house shall not be for man but for the lorde God Moreouer I haue prepared with all my myght for the house of God golde for vesselles of golde syluer for them of syluer brasse for thynges of brasse yron for thynges of yron and wood for thynges of wood and onyke stones and stones to be set glistrynge stones of dyuerse coloures and all maner of precious stones and marble stones in great haboundaunce And bycause I haue luste to the house of my God I haue of myne owne propre good of golde and syluer whiche I haue seuerally gyuen to the house of my god besyde all that I haue prepared for the holye house euen thre thousande talentes of golde of Ophir and seuen thousande talentes of tryed syluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses withall the golde for thynges of golde syluer for them of syluer and for al maner of worke by the handes of artificers And who soeuer is wyllynge may this day consecrate his hande vnto the lorde And so the auncient fathers and the lordes of the trybes of Israel the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes with the lordes that were rulers ouer the kyngê worke were wyllynge gaue for the seruyce of the house of God fyue thousande talentes of golde ten thousande peces of golde and ten thousande talentes of syluer and. xviii thousand talentes of brasse and an hundred thousand talentes of yron And they with whom precious stones were fouÌ„de gaue them to the treasure of the house of the Lorde by the hande of Iehiel the Gersonite And the people reioysed when the were so wyllynge to gyue theyr goodes and with a perfyte herte they offered vnto the Lorde And Dauid the kynge reioysed with great gladnesse And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregacion and sayde Blessed be thou lorde God of Israel our father from euer and foreuer Thyne O lorde is greatnesse and power glorie victorie and prayse for all that is in heuen and in earth is thyne and thyne is the kyngdome O lorde thou excellest aboue all euen as the heade of all And tychesse and honoure come of the and thou reygnest ouer all and in thyne hande is powre and strength and in thyne hande it is to make great and to gyue strength vnto al. And now our god we thanke the and prayse thy gloryous name But who am Iâ— what is my people that we shulde enforâ—â— our selues to gyue these thynges so wyllyngly But all thynges come of the and of that whiche we receyue of thyne hande we haue gyuen the. For we be but straungers before the and soiourners as were all our fathers Oure dayes on the earthe also are but as a shadowe and there is none abydynge O lorde our God all this stuffe that we haue prepayred to buylde the an house for thy holy name cometh of thyne hande is all thyne I wote also my god that thou tryest the hertes and hast pleasure in vnfaynednesse And in the vnfaynednesse of myne herte I haue wyllyngly offred al these thynges And nowe haue I sene thy people which are fouÌ„de here to offre vnto the wyllynglye and with gladnes O lorde God of Abraham Isaac of Israell our fathers kepe this for euer as the begynnyng of the thoughtes of the herte of thy peple prepare theyr hertes vnto the. And gyue vnto Salomon my sonne â–ª a perfyte herte to kepe thy coÌ„maundements thy testymonyes and thy statutes and to do all and to buylde the house for the which I haue made prouisyon And Dauid sayde to all the congregacion ☞ Nowe blesse the lorde your god And al the coÌ„gregacion blessed the lorde god of theyr fathers and bowed downe theyr heades worshypped the lorde the kynge And they offered offerynges vnto the Lorde And on the morowe after the sayde day they offered burntoffrynges vnto the Lorde euen a thousande yong oxen a thousand rammes a thousande shepe with theyr drynke offerynges Many sacrifices offered they for all Israell and dyd eate and drynke before the Lorde the same day with great gladnesse And they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid kynge the seconde tyme and annoynted hym prynce before the lorde and Zadocke to be the hygh preest And Salomon sat on the seate of the Lorde and was kyng in steade of Dauid his father and prospered and al they of Israell obeyed hym And all the lordes and men of power and all the sonnes of kynge Dauid submitted them selues and were vnder kyng Salomon And the lorde magnifyed Salomon in dignitye in the syght of all them of Israell and gaue hym so gloryouse a kyngdome as no kyng had before hym in Israell And so Dauid the sonne of Isai reygned ouer al Israel And the space that he reygued ouer Israel was xl yere seuen yere reygned he in Hebron xxxiii yere reygned he in Ierusalem And he dyed in a good age full of dayes ryches and honoure And Salomon his sonne reygned in his steade The actes of Dauid the kyng fyrst and last beholde they are wrytten in the boke of Samuel the sear and in the boke of Nathan the prophet and in the boke of Gad the sear with al his kyngdom and power and tymes that wente ouer hym and ouer all Israel ouer all the kyngdomes of the earth ⧠The ende of the fyrst boke of the Cronycles otherwyse called the fyrst boke of Paralipomenon
they testyfyed vnto them But they wolde not heare And the spiryte of god came vpon Zacharia the sonne of Iehoiada the Preest which stode by the people and sayde vnto them Thus sayth god why transgresse ye the coÌ„maundementes of the lorde that ye can not prospere For bycause ye haue forsaken the Lorde he also hath forsaken you And they conspyred agaynst hym and stoned hym with stones at the coÌ„maundement of the kyng euen in the courte of the house of the lorde And so Ioas the kynge remembred not the kyndnesse whiche Iehoiada his father had done to hym but slue his son And when he dyed he sayde the Lorde loke vpon it and require it And when the yeare was out it fortuned that the hoost of Siria came vp agaynst hym and they came agaynst Iuda Ierusalem and destroyed all the Lordes of the people from amonge the people sent all the spoyle of them vnto the kynge to Damasco For the Sirians came with a small companye of men and the Lorde delyuered a very great hoost into theyr hande bycause they had forsaken the Lorde god of theyr fathers And moreouer they serued Ioas accordynge And when they were departed from hym they lefte hym in great dyseases his awâ—e seruauntê coÌ„spired agaynst him for the blode of the chyldren of Iehoiada the Preest slue hym on his bed and he dyed and they buried hym in the citye of Dauid but not in the sepulchres of the kynges And these are they that conspyred agaynst him Zebad the sonne of Simeath an Ammonite and Iehosabaâ— the Sonne of Simrith a Moabite And his sonnes and the summe of the taxe that was raysed in his tyme and the repayrynge of the house of God behold they are wrytten in the storye of the booke of the kynges And Amaziahu his sonne reygned in his steade ¶ Amaziahu ouercometh the Edomites And Ioas hynge of Israell ouercometh Amaziahu CAPI XXV AMaziahu was .xxv. yeare olde when he began to reygne and he reygned .xxix. yere in Ierusalem His mothers name was Iehodadan of Ierusalem And he dyd that whiche is ryght in the syght of the lorde but not with a perfyte herte And as soone as he was satled in the kyngdome he slue his seruauntes that had kylled the kyng his father But he slue not theyr chyldren bycause it is wrytten thus in the lawe boke of Moses where the Lorde coÌ„maunded saynge The fathers shall not dye for the chyldren neyther shal the chyldren dye for the fathers but euerye man shall dye for his owne syn And Amaziahu gathered Iuda togyther and made them captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundreds accordyng to the houses of theyr Fathers thorowout all Iuda and Bemamin And he nombred them from xx yeare olde and aboue and founde amonge them thre hundred thousande chosen men able to goo to battayle that coulde handle speare and shelde He hyred also an hundred thousande stronge fyghtyng men out of Israell for an hundred talentes of syluer And there came a man of god to hym and sayde O kynge let not the armye of Israell come with the for the lorde is not with Israell neyther with all the house of Ephraim But yf thou wylte nedes be faythlesse come on and take the battayle in hande and God shall make the fall before the enemye For god hath power to helpe and to cast downe And Amaziahu sayd to the man of god what shall we do then for the hundred talentes whiche I haue gyuen for the hoost of Israel The man of god answered the Lorde is able to gyue the moche more then they be And Amaziahu seuered them to the armye that was come to hym out of Ephraim to go home agayne Wherfore they were excedyng wroth with Iuda returned home in great angre And Amaziahu toke herte and caryed out his people and went to the salte valley and smote of the chyldren of Seir ten M. And other ten M. dyd the chyldren of Iuda take alyue caryed them vnto the top of a rocke cast them downe from the top of the rocke that they all to braste But the souldyers of the armye whiche Amaziahu sent away that they shuld not go with his peple to battayle fell vpon the cuyes of Iuda from Samaria vnto Bethhoron and smote thre thousande of them and toke moch spoyle And it chauÌ„ced after that Amaziahu was come from the slaughter of the Edomites he brought the gods of the chyldren of Seir and set them vp to be his Gods and bowed hym selfe before them and burned cense vnto them Wherfore the lorde was wroth with Amaziahu sent vnto hym a prophet which sayde vnto hym why hast thou sought the gods of the people whiche were not able to delyuer theyr owne peple out of thyne hand And it chaunced that as the Prophet talked with hym the kynge sayde vnto hym haue men made the of the kyngê counsayle cease why wylte thou be beaten And the Prophet ceased and sayd I am sure that god is mynded to destroye the bycause thou haste done this and agreest not vnto my counsayle Then Amaziahu Kynge of Iuda toke aduyse and sent to Ioas the sonne of Iehoahaz the sonne of Iehu kynge of Israell and sayde come that we maye se eyther other And Ioas kynge of Israell sent to Amaziahu kynge of Iuda sayenge a thystle that is in Libanon sente to a Cedar tree of LibanoÌ„ sayenge gyue thy doughter to my sonne to wyfe And there came a wylde beast of Libanon and trode downe the thystle Thou sayst that thou hast beaten the Edomites thyne herte maketh the proude to gloryfy thy selfe Now therfore byde at home why doest thou prouoke vnto euyl that thou mayst peryshe bothe thou and Iuda with the But Amaziahu wolde not herken to him for it came of god euen to deliuer them in to the hande of theyr enemyes bycause they sought couÌ„sayle at the gods of Edom. And so Ioas the kynge of Israell came vp and they sawe eyther other bothe he and Amaziahu kynge of Iuda at Bethsames whiche is in Iuda And Iuda was put to the worse before Israel they fled euery man to his tent And Ioas the kynge of Israell to the Amaziahu kynge of Iuda the sonne of Ioahas the Sonne of Iehoahas at Bethsames and brought hym to Ierusalem and tare the walle of Ierusalem from the gate of Ephraim vnto the gate that was ouer agaynst it foure hundred cubytes And he toke also al the golde syluer al the Iuels that were founde in the house of God with Obed Edom and the treasures of the kynges house and the yonge wardes and returned to Samaria And Amaziahu the sonne of Ioas kynge of Iuda lyued after the death of Ioas sonne of Iehoahaz kynge of Israell fyftye yeare The rest of the actes of Amaziahu fyrst and last are they not wrytten in the booke of the kynges of Iuda and Israell And after the tyme that Amaziahu dyd turne away froÌ„
olde and of a perfyte age ⧠The ende of the boke of Iob. The Psalter of Dauid The thyrd part of the Byble conteynyng these Bokes The Psalter Ecclesiastes The prouerbes CaÌ„tica CaÌ„ticorum ¶ The Prophetes Esaye IEREMY Ezechiel DANIEL Oseas IOEL Amos. ABDY IONAS Micheas NAVM Abacuc SOPHONY Aggeus ZACHARY Malachy ¶ The fyrste Psalme BLessed is the man that hathe not walked in the councell of the vngodly nor stande in the way of synners and hath nat syt in the seate of the scorneful But hys delyte is in the lawe of the lorde and in hys lawe wyll he exercyse him selfe daye and nyght And he shal be lyke a tree planted by the water syde that wyll brynge for the his frute in due season His leaffe also shal nat wither and what soeuer he shall do it shal prospere As for the vngodly it is nat so with them but they are lyke the chaffe whiche the wynde scatereth awaye âšœ from the face of the erth Therfore the vngodly shall nat be able to stande in the iudgement neyther the synners in the congregacion of the ryghtuous But the Lorde knoweth the waye of the ryghtuous and the waye of the vngodly shall peryshe ¶ The. ij Psalme W HY DO the Heathen grudge togyther and why do the people ymagyne a vayne thynge The Kynges of the earthe stande vp and the rulers take councell together agaynste the Lorde and agaynst his anoynted Let vs breake theyr bondes asunder and caste awaye theyr cordes frome vs. He that dwelleth in heauen shall laugh them to scorne the Lorde shall haue them in derysyon Then shall he speake vnto them in his wrath and vexe them in his sore displeasure Yet haue I set my kynge vpon my holy hyll of Syon I wyl preache the law wherof the Lorde hathe sayde vnto me Thou art my sonne this daye haue I begotten the. Desyre of me and I shall geue the the Heathen for thyne enharitauÌ„ce the vtter most partes of the earth for thy possessioÌ„ Thou shalt bruse them with a rodde of yron breake them in peces lyke a potters vessell Be wyse nowe therfore O ye kynges be lerned ye that are iudges of the earth Serue the Lorde in feare and reioyse âšœ vnto hym with reuerence âšœ Kysse the sonne leste he be angrye and so ye perysh froÌ„ the âšœ ryght waye yf his wrath be kyndled but a lytle blessed are all they that put theyr trust in hym ¶ The. iij. Psalme ¶ Psalme of Dauid when he fledde from the face of Absalom his sonne 2. Reg. 15. Lorde howe are they increased that trouble me many are they y â— ryse agaynste me Many saye of my soule there is no helpe for hym in his God ☞ Sela. But thou O Lord art my defender thou art my worship y â— lyfter vp of my hede I dyd cal vpon y â— Lord w t my voyce he herd me out of his holy hyll Sela. ☞ I layde me downe slepte and rose vp agayne for the Lorde susteyned me I wyl nat be afrayed for ten thousandes of the people that haue set them selues agaynste me rounde about Up Lord saue me O my God for thou smytest almyne enemyes ☞ vpon the cheke bone thou hast brokeÌ„ the teth of the vngodly Saluacion belongeth vnto the Lorde and thy blessynge is vpon thy people ¶ The. iiij Psalme ¶ To hym that excelleth in Musike a Psalme of Dauid HEare me when I call O God of my ryghteousnes thou hast set me at lybertye whan I was in trouble haue mercy vpon me here my prayer O ye sonnes of men howe longe wyll ye blaspheme myne honour and haue such pleasure in vanyte and seke after lesyng Sela. Knowe this also that the Lorde hath choseÌ„ to hym selfe the man that is godly when I call vpoÌ„ the Lorde he wyll heare me StaÌ„de in awe synne nat comen with your owne hert in your chambre be styll Sela. Offre the sacrifice of ryghtousnes put youre truste in the Lorde There be many that saye who wyll shewe vs any good Lorde lyfte thou vp the light of thy countenaunce vpoÌ„ vs. Thou hast put gladnesse in my herte sence the time that theyr corne wyne âšœ and oyle increaced I wyll laye me downe in peace and take my rest for it is thou Lorde onely that makest me dwell in safetye ¶ The. v. Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth in songes of Musicke a Psalme of Dauid POndre my wordes O Lorde consydre my meditacyon O herken thou vnto the voice of my callyng my king my god for vnto the wyll I pray My voyce shalt thou heare by tymes O Lord earely in the mornynge wyll I directe my prayer vnto the and wyll loke vp For thou arte the God that hath no pleasure in wyckednesse neyther shall any euyl dwell with the. Suche as be foolysh shall nat stande in thy syght for thou ☞ hatest all them that worke vanyte Thou shalt destroye them that speak lesynge the Lorde wyll abhorre bothe the bloudy thyrstye and disceytfull man But as for me I wyll come into thy house euen in the multytude of thy mercy and in thy feare wil I worshyppe towarde thy holy temple Leade me O Lorde in thy ryghteousnesse because of myne enemyes ☞ make thy way playne before my face For there is no faythfulnesse ☞ in his mouth theyr inwarde partes are very wyc kednesse theyr throte is an open sepulchre they flatter with theyr tonge Destroye y â— them O God let theÌ„ perysh thorowe theyr owne ymaginacions caste them out in the multitude of theyr vngodlynesse For they haue rebelled agaynste the. And let all theÌ„ that put theyr trust in the reioyse they shall euer be geuynge of thankes because thou defendest theÌ„ they that loue thy name shall be ioyfull in the. For thou Lorde wylte geue thy blessynge vnto the righteous and with thy fauorable kyndnes wylte thou defende hym as with a shylde ¶ The. vâ— Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth in Musick vpon the instrument of eyght strynges O Lorde rebuâ—e me nat in thy indigna cyon neyther chasten me in thy wrath Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde for I am weake O Lorde heale me for my bones are vexed My soule also is sore troubled but Lorde howe longe wylt thou punyshe me Turne the O Lorde and delyuer my soule Oh saue me for thy mercyes sake For in death no man remembreth the and who wyll geue the thankes in the pyte I am wery of my groning euery night washe I my bedde and water my couche with my teares My bewtye is gone for very trouble and worne awaye because of all myne enemyes A waye fro â–ª me all ye that worke vanyte for the Lorde hath harde the voyce of my wepynge The Lorde hath hearde my peticyon the Lorde wyll receaue my prayer All myne enemyes shal be confounded and sore vexed they shal
of the vyneyearde and kylled hym What shall the Lorde of the vyneyard therfore do vnto them He shal come and destroye these husbande men and shall let out his vineyarde to other WheÌ„ they herde this they sayd God forbyd And he behelde them and sayde what is this then that is wrytten The stoone that the buylders refused the same is become the head of the corner Who soeuer doth stomble vpon that stone shall be broken but on whomsoeuer it falleth it wyll grynde hym to powder And the hygh preestê and the Scribes the same houre went about to laye handes on hym and they feared the people For they perceyued that he had spoken this similitude agaynst them And they watched him sent forth spies whiche shulde fayne them selues ryghteous men to take hym in his wordes and to delyuer hym vnto the power and auctorite of the debite And they asked him sayeng May ster we knowe that thou sayest and teachest ryght neyther consyderest thou the outward appearaunce of any man but teachest the waye of God truely Is it lawfull for vs to giue tribute vnto Cesar or no He perceyued theyr craftynesse and sayd vnto them why tempte ye me Shewe me a peny Whose ymage and superscrypcyon hath it They answered and sayd Cesars And he sayd vnto them gyue then vnto Cesar the thynges which belonge vnto Cesar and to God the thynges that pertayne vnto God And they coulde not reproue his sayenge before the people and they meruayled at his answere and helde theyr peace Then came to hym certayne of the Saduces whiche denye that there is any resurrection And they asked hym sayenge Mayster Moses wrote vnto vs yf any mannes brother dye hauynge a wyfe and he dye without chyldren that then his brother shulde take his wyfe and rayse vp seede vnto his brother There were therfore seuen brethren and the fyrst toke a wyfe dyed without chyldren And the seconde toke her and he dyed chyldelesse And the thyrde toke her and in lykewyse the residue of the seuen and lefte no chyldren behynde them and dyed Laste of all the woman dyed also Nowe in the resurrectioÌ„ whose wyfe of them shall she be For seuen had her to wyfe Iesus answered and sayde vnto them The chyldren of this worlde marry wyues and are marryed but they whiche shall be counted worthy of that worlde and the resurrection from the dead do not marry wyues neyther are marryed nor yet can dye any more For they are equall vnto the angels are the sonnes of God in as moch as they are chyldren of the resurrection And that the dead shall ryse agayne Moses also sheweth besydes the bushe when he calleth the lorde the god of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob For he is not a God of deade but of lyuynge For all lyue vnto hym Then certayne of the Pharises answered and sayde Mayster thou hast well sayd And after that durste they not aske hym any question at all And he sayde vnto them Howe say they that Chryst is Dauids son And Dauid hym selfe sayeth in the booke of the Psalmes The Lorde sayde vnto my lorde syt thou on my ryght hand tyl I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole Dauid therfore calleth hym lorde howe is he then his son Then in the audience of all the peple he sayd vnto his disciples beware of the Scrybes whiche wyll go in longe clothynge and loue gretynges in the markettes and the hyghest seates in the synagoges and the cheyfe rowmes at feastes whiche deuoure wydowes houses faynynge longe prayers the same shall receyue greater damnacyon ¶ Chryst coÌ„mendeth the poore wydowe telleth of the destruccyon of Ierusalem Of false teachers of the tokens and troubles for to come of the ende of the worlde and of his owne comynge CAPI XXI AS he behelde he sawe the ryche men whiche cast in theyr offerynges into the treasury He sawe also a certayne poore wydowe whiche cast in thyther two mytes And he sayde of a trueth I saye vnto you that this poore wydowe hath put in more then they all For they al haue of theyr superfluyte added vnto the offeryngê of God but she of her penurye hath caste in all the substaunce that she had And vnto some that spake of the temple howe it was garnysshed with goodly stones and Iewels he sayd The dayes wyl come in the whiche of these thynges whiche ye se there shal not be left one stone vpon an other that shall not be throwen downe And they asked hym sayenge Mayster when shall these thynges be and what sygne wyll there be when sothe thynges shall come to passe And he sayde take hede that ye be not deceyued For many shal come in my name and saye that they are Chryst and the tyme draweth nere Folowe ye not them therfore But when ye heare of warres and sedicions be not afrayde For these thynges must fyrst come to passe but the ende foloweth not by and by Then sayde he vnto them Nacion shall ryse agaynst nacion and kyngdome agaynst kyngdome and great earthquakes shall be in all places and hunger and pestylence and fearful thynges And great sygnes shall there be from heuen But before all these they shall lay handes on you and persecute you delyuerynge you vp to the Synagoges and into prysons and shall brynge you vnto kynges and rulers for my names sake And this shal chauÌ„ce you for a testimoniall Be at a sure poynte therfore in youre hertes not to study before what ye shall answere for I wyl gyue you a mouth and wysdome where agaynst al your aduersaries shall not be able to speake nor resyst Moreouer ye shall be betrayed of your fathers and mothers and brethren and kynsfolke and frendes and some of you shal they put to death And hated shall ye be of al men for my names sake and there shall not one heere of your heade perysshe ☞ Possesse ye your soule by pacience And when ye se Ierusalem beseyged with an hoost then be sure that the desolacion of the same is nygh TheÌ„ let them which are in Iurye flee to the mountaynes And let them whiche are in the myddes of it departe out And let not them that are in other couÌ„treys enter therin For these be the dayes of vengeaunce that all thynges whiche are wrytten may be fulfylled But wo vnto them that be with chylde and to them that gyue sucke in those dayes for there shall be greate trouble in the lande and wrathe ouer all this people And they shall fall thorowe the edge of the swerde and shall be led awaye captyue in to al nacions And Ierusalem shal be troden downe of the Gentyls vntyll the tyme of the gentyls be fulfylled ✚ And there shall be sygnes in the Son and in the Moone and in the sterres and in the earth the people shall be at theyr wyttes ende
angels Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite saith vnto the congregacyons And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacyon of Phyladelphia this sayth he that is holy and true which hath the keye of Dauid whyche openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth know thy worckes Beholde I haue set before the an open dore and no man can shut it for thou hast a lytell strength and hast kept my sayinges and hast not denyed my name Beholde I make them of the coÌ„gregacyon of Sathan whiche call them selues Iewes and are not but do lye Eeholde I wyll make them that they shall come and worshyppe before thy fete and shall knowe that I haue loued the. Because thou hast kept the wordes of my pacience therfore I wyll kepe the from the houre of temptacyon which wyll come vpoÌ„ all the worlde to tempte them that dwell vpon the earth Beholde I come shortely Holde that whiche thou haste that no man take awaye thy crowne Hym that ouercommeth wyll I make a pyller in the temple of my God and he shall go nomore out And I wyll wryte vpon him the name of my God and the name of the cytye of my God newe Ierusalem whiche commeth downe out of heauen froÌ„ my God and I wyl wryte vpon hym my newe name Let hym that hathe heares heare what the spirite sayeth vnto the congregacyons And vnto the messenger of the congragacyon whiche is in Laodicia wryte This sayth Amen the faythful and true wytues the begynnynge of the creatures of God I knowe thy workes that thou acte neyther colde nor hotte I wolde thou were colde or hotte So then because thou art betwene both and nether colde nor hote I wyl spewe the out of my mouth because thou sayest I am ryche and increasyd with goodes and haue nede of nothynge and knowest not howe y u art wreched and miserable poore and blynde and nakyd I councel the to bye of me golde tryed in the tyre that y â— mayest be ryche whyte rayment that thou mayst be clothed that thy filthy nakednes do not appere and anoynte thyne eyes w t eye salue that thou mayest se. As many as I loue I rebuke chasteÌ„ Be feruent therfore and repente Beholde I stande at the dore and knocke If any maÌ„ heare my voyce and open the dore I wyll come into hym and wyll suppe with hym and he with me To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I graunte to syt with me in my seate euen as I ouercam and haue sytten with my father in his seate Lette hym that hathe eares heare what the spirit sayth vnto the â—angregacyons ¶ He seeth the heauen open and the sente and one syttynge vpon it â–ª but â–ª xxâ—iiâ— seates about it with â–ª xxiâ—â—i â—â—ders sytâ—â—â—g vpon theÌ„ and foure beastes praysing God daye and nyght CAPI IIII. A ✚ Fter this I loked beholde a dore was open in heauen the fyrst voyce whiche I hearde was as it were of a trompet talkynge w t me whiche sayde come vp hyther I wyll shewe the thinges whiche muste be fulfylled here after And immediatly I was in the spirit behold a seate was set in heauen and one sate on the seate And he that sat was to loke vpon lyke vnto a Iasper stone and a sardine stone And there was a rayne bowe about the seate in syght lyke to an Emeralde And aboute the seate were xxiiij seates And vpoÌ„ the seates xxiiij elders syttyng clothed in whyte rayment had on theyr heades crownes of Golde And out of the seate proceded lyghtnynges and thondringes and voyces and ther were seuen lampes of fyre burnynge before the seate which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God And before y e seate ther was a see of glasse lyke vnto cristall and in the myddes of the seate and rouÌ„de about the seate were foure beastes ful of eyes before and behynde And the fyrst beast was lyke a lyon the seconde beast lyke a calfe and the thyrde beast had a face as a man the fourth beast was lyke a flyinge Egle. And the foure beastes had eche one of theÌ„ vâ— wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within And they had no rest daye nether nyght sayinge Holy holy holy Lorde God almyghtye whiche was and is and is to come And when those beastes gaue glory and honour thankes to him y â— sat on the seate which lyueth for euer euer the xxâ—â—â—â— elders fell downe before hiÌ„ y t sat on the trone and worshypped hym that lyueth for euer and euer ⊢ and cast theyr crownes before y e trone sayinge thou arte worthy O Lorde âšœ our God to receaue glory honoure and power for y â— haste created all thynges for thy wylles sake they are and were created ¶ He seeth the lambe openynge the boke and therfore the foure beastes the. xxâ—iâ—â— elders the angels praise the lambe and do hym worshyppe CAPI V. AND I sawe the ryght haÌ„de of hym y e sat in the trone a boke wrytten with in and on the backsyde sealed w t seuen seales And I sawe a stronge angell whiche preached w t a lowde voyce Who is worthy to open the boke and to lose the seales therof And no man in heauen nor in earth neyther vnder the earth was able to open the boke neyther to loke theron And I wepte much because no man was founde worthy to opeÌ„ and to reade the boke nether to loke theron And one of the elders sayde vnto me wepe not Beholde a lyon of the trybe of Iuda the rote of Dauid hathe obtayned to open the boke to lose the seuen seales therof And I behelde and lo in the myddes of the seate and of the foure beastes and in the myddes of the elders stode a laÌ„be as though he had bene kylled hauynge seuen hornes and seuen eyes which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God sent into all the worlde And he came and toke the boke out of the ryght hande of hym that sate vpon the seate And wheÌ„ he had takeÌ„ the boke the foure beastes xxiiij elders fell downe before the laÌ„be hauing euery one of theÌ„ harpes golden vialles full of odours whiche are the prayers of saynctes and they songe a newe songe saying y u art worthy to take the boke and to open the seales therof for thou waste kylled hast redemed vs by thy bloude out of al kynredes toÌ„ges people nacions and hast made vs vnto our God kynges prestes and we shall raygne on the earth And I behelde and I herde the voyce of many angels about the trone oboute the beastes the elders and I hearde thousand thousandes saying w t a lowde voyce Worthy is the lambe that was kylled to receaue power ryches and wysdome strength and honour glory and blessynge And all the creatures whiche are in heauen on the earth and vnder the earth in the