gate_n gates_n of_o city_n be_v the_o ordinary_a place_n of_o audience_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o and_o judicature_n deut._n xvii_o 2_o 8._o 2_o sam._n xix_o 8._o prov._n xxxi_o 23._o jer._n xxxviii_o 7._o lam._n v._o 13._o and_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o prophet_n be_v to_o publish_v their_o prophecy_n in_o the_o gate_n either_o of_o the_o temple_n or_o of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n jer._n vii_o 2._o and_o xix_o 2._o and_o xxvi_o 10._o and_o sometime_o of_o the_o king_n house_n as_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n jer._n xvii_o 19_o and_o xxii_o 1_o 2._o lest_o i_o mar_v my_o own_o inheritance_n want_v a_o heir_n verse_n 6_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v but_o one_o child_n by_o she_o or_o have_v many_o she_o be_v young_a and_o poor_a weaken_v my_o own_o inheritance_n in_o divide_v it_o among_o so_o many_o special_o if_o he_o be_v now_o a_o widower_n and_o have_v child_n by_o his_o former_a wife_n a_o man_n pluck_v off_o his_o shoe_n these_o ceremony_n then_o use_v in_o buy_v verse_n 7_o and_o bargain_v of_o land_n in_o reedeem_v and_o change_v have_v some_o resemblance_n to_o that_o law_n deut._n xxv_o 8_o 9_o but_o with_o diverse_a difference_n see_v psal._n lx._n 8._o the_o ceremony_n that_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o ruth_n be_v here_o not_o mention_v but_o may_v seem_v either_o omit_v or_o else_o transact_v with_o much_o alteration_n from_o the_o first_o institution_n as_o those_o time_n now_o be_v the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n be_v think_v to_o be_v write_v by_o samuel_n nathan_n and_o gad_n one_o after_o another_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 29._o yet_o some_o passage_n in_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o intimate_v the_o write_n of_o they_o to_o have_v be_v of_o a_o late_a time_n as_o 1_o sam._n v._o 5._o and_o xxvii_o 6._o and_o xxx_o 25._o 2._o sam._n vi_o 8_o and_o xviii_o 8._o they_o may_v better_o be_v call_v the_o i._o and_o ii_o book_n of_o king_n the_o i._o contain_v all_o the_o history_n of_o king_n saul_n samuel_n die_v 1_o sam._n xxv_o 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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 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exod._n xxxii_o 4_o 5._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 17._o hos._n ii_o 16._o the_o other_o nine_o hundred_o shekel_n it_o be_v like_a she_o bestow_v on_o house_n vestment_n and_o other_o necessary_n for_o that_o idolatrous_a service_n a_o house_n of_o god_n so_o great_a be_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o time_n and_o their_o zeal_n great_a in_o their_o idolatry_n ch._n xviii_o 24._o ephod_n this_o ephod_n mention_v again_o verse_n 5_o ch._n xviii_o 14._o as_o likewise_o that_o of_o gideon_n ch._n viii_o 27._o be_v not_o like_o those_o linen_n ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 40._o 1_o sam._n ii_o 18._o and_o ch._n xxii_o 18._o but_o like_o aaron_n rich_a and_o glorious_a ephod_n exod._n xxviii_o 6_o 34._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o and_o the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n xxiii_o 9_o teraphim_n or_o theraphim_n a_o word_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o still_o so_o use_v in_o scripture_n signify_v image_n or_o idol_n hos._n iii_o 4._o 1_o sam._n xv._o 23._o but_o of_o what_o kind_n or_o fashion_n it_o be_v uncertain_a some_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v make_v like_o man_n because_o michal_n put_v one_o of_o they_o in_o david_n bed_n thereby_o to_o deceive_v her_o father_n saul_n messenger_n 1_o sam._n xix_o 13._o some_o take_v they_o to_o be_v household-god_n and_o as_o such_o in_o laban_n house_n and_o family_n gen._n xxxi_o 19_o 34._o some_o to_o be_v such_o as_o they_o use_v to_o consult_v with_o as_o oracle_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o danite_n here_o and_o ch._n xviii_o 14_o 17_o 18_o 20._o and_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n ezek._n xxi_o 21._o and_o in_o zecharies_n time_n zech._n x._o 2._o answer_n likely_a be_v give_v by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o forgery_n of_o their_o priest_n and_o to_o worker_n with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o wizard_n they_o be_v join_v in_o josiah_n reformation_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 24._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o hos._n iii_o 4._o consecrate_a and_o ver_fw-la 12._o the_o gross_a abuse_n 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fall_v out_o after_o his_o death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o those_o elder_n that_o outlive_v he_o likely_a soon_o after_o but_o sure_o before_o the_o day_n of_o samson_n mount_v ephraim_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n 2._o xxiv_o 1._o ask_v counsel_n these_o danite_n verse_n 5_o be_v superstitious_a idolater_n ascribe_v thus_o much_o to_o this_o levite_n and_o to_o his_o idolatrous_a ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o grave_v and_o melt_a image_n ver_fw-la 14_o 17._o laish_n laish_n very_a far_o off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n verse_n 7_o that_o lie_a next_o to_o simeon_n and_o judah_n in_o the_o south-part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o this_o under_o mount_n libanon_n by_o asher_n and_o naphtali_n in_o the_o north-bound_n this_o city_n first_o burn_v and_o after_o rebuilt_a by_o these_o danite_n they_o then_o call_v dan_n which_o be_v take_v as_o the_o north-bound_a of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o ch._n xx._n 1._o 1_o sam._n iii_o 20._o 2_o sam._n iii_o 10._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o here_o jeroboam_n do_v set_v up_o one_o of_o his_o golden_a calf_n 1_o king_n xii_o 29._o jonathan_n a_o levite_n the_o great_a grandchild_n of_o moses_n verse_n 30_o though_v bear_v in_o bethlehem-judah_n and_o so_o as_o of_o the_o family_n of_o judah_n ch._n xvii_o 7._o and_o though_o a_o levite_n yet_o take_v and_o use_v as_o a_o priest_n and_o consecrate_v thereunto_o by_o micah_n a_o ephraimitie_n ver_fw-la 1_o 12._o who_o likewise_o have_v consecrate_v one_o of_o his_o own_o son_n to_o become_v his_o priest_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o this_o jonathan_n force_v to_o seek_v and_o shift_v for_o his_o maintenance_n and_o livelihood_n and_o to_o accept_v of_o one_o so_o poor_a and_o base_a ver_fw-la 10._o all_o this_o bespeak_v the_o sad_a and_o lamentable_a condition_n and_o coufusion_n of_o those_o time_n wherein_o they_o live_v captivity_n of_o the_o land_n this_o idolatry_n of_o the_o danite_n in_o this_o city_n dan_n continue_v until_o the_o day_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v explain_v ver_fw-la 31._o all_o the_o time_n that_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v in_o shiloh_n till_o the_o philistine_n take_v the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n iu_o psalm_n lxxviii_o 60_o 61._o which_o be_v at_o the_o death_n of_o elimine_n a_o concubine_n or_o a_o wife_n a_o concubine_n chapter_n xix_o the_o word_n for_o concubine_n in_o hebrew_n be_v etymologize_v witty_o by_o some_o from_o two_o other_o word_n of_o that_o language_n which_o put_v together_o verse_n 1_o signify_v that_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o old_a latin_a inscription_n viro-conjux_a a_o half-wife_n or_o secondary_a wife_n we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o concubine_n and_o wife_n various_o of_o many_o wife_n to_o one_o man_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o this_o not_o only_o in_o profane_a and_o evil_a man_n as_o in_o lamech_v gen._n iu._n and_o esau_n and_o other_o but_o also_o in_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n as_o in_o jacob_n david_n and_o other_o and_o among_o these_o many_o wife_n we_o sometime_o find_v a_o kind_n of_o distinction_n of_o they_o into_o two_o sort_n one_o sort_n the_o first_o and_o principal_a and_o absolute_o lawful_a wife_n and_o mistress_n the_o other_o sort_n but_o in_o a_o secondary_a and_o inferior_a degree_n and_o such_o as_o have_v no_o dowry_n nor_o solemn_a rite_n of_o reception_n nor_o rule_v in_o the_o family_n nor_o their_o child_n have_v any_o inheritance_n but_o gift_n and_o portion_n for_o that_o of_o jacobs_n son_n by_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n be_v a_o case_n extraordinary_a and_o thus_o we_o find_v with_o abraham_n sarah_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n and_o hagar_n and_o keturah_n of_o the_o second_o with_o jacob_n rachel_n and_o leah_n of_o the_o first_o bilhah_n and_o zilpah_n of_o the_o second_o and_o those_o of_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v sometime_o call_v wife_n and_o sometime_o concubine_n as_o we_o see_v in_o keturah_n gen._n xxv_o 1_o 6._o 1_o chron._n i._n 32._o and_o in_o bilhah_n gen._n xxx_o 4._o and_o xxxv_o 22._o and_o ch._n xxxvii_o 2._o and_o david_n ten_o concubine_n 2_o sam._n xv._o 16._o and_o ch._n xvi_o 22._o and_o ch._n xx._n 3._o be_v call_v his_o wife_n 2_o sam._n xii_o 11._o and_o thus_o concubine_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o be_v wife_n or_o half-wive_n other_o plain_o whore_n and_o harlot_n but_o this_o concubine_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o her_o lord_n as_o appear_v ver_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5_o 7_o 9_o 26_o 27._o and_o ch._n xx._n 4._o gibeah_n distinct_a from_o gibeah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n chapter_n xix_o verse_n 12_o josh._n xv._o 57_o and_o from_o gibeon_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh._n xviii_o 25._o this_o be_v either_o that_o which_o afterward_o be_v call_v gibeah_n of_o saul_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 4._o or_o else_o very_a near_o it_o in_o the_o same_o tribe_n and_o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o ramah_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 16._o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o shilo_n verse_n 18_o and_o so_o ch._n xx._n 18._o this_o be_v near_o mount_n ephraim_n where_o he_o sojourn_v and_o thither_o the_o whole_a camp_n come_v ch._n xxi_o 12._o know_v he_o so_o gen._n verse_n 22_o xix_o 5._o monstrous_a impudent_a wickedness_n a_o modest_a intimation_n of_o a_o most_o immodest_a meaning_n my_o brethren_n men_n in_o nature_n verse_n 23_o tho_o worse_o than_o beast_n in_o their_o lust_n behold_v my_o daughter_n sinful_a this_o verse_n 24_o to_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n though_o to_o a_o good_a end_n we_o may_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o rom._n iii_o 8._o not_o harken_v yet_o do_v in_o the_o next_o word_n verse_n 25_o and_o she_o sin_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
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
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 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esrom_n that_o go_v down_o with_o jacob_n into_o egppt_v gen._n xlvi_o 12._o and_o be_v prince_n of_o judah_n at_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n num._n i._n 7._o at_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o camp_n num._n ii_o 3._o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o altar_n num._n vii_o 12._o and_o at_o the_o set_n forward_o in_o their_o journey_n num._n x._o 14._o but_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n num._n fourteen_o 29._o this_o marriage_n of_o rahab_n to_o salmon_n now_o prince_n of_o judah_n be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o mention_v matth._n i._n 5._o in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n wherein_o as_o rachab_n so_o thamar_n ruth_n
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her_o gate_n praise_v and_o they_o be_v ever_o in_o god_n sight_n esay_n xlix_o 16._o and_o lx._n 18._o hoham_n these_o other_o four_o king_n be_v all_o south_n of_o jerusalem_n chapter_n x_o verse_n 3_o and_o all_o five_o do_v after_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n lachish_n of_o this_o city_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o micah_n i._n 13._o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n speak_v to_o joshua_n verse_n 8_o sometime_o immediate_o by_o himself_o sometime_o be_v consult_v with_o by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n hailstone_n god_n be_v two_o miracle_n in_o this_o battle_n verse_n 11_o i._n by_o wondrous_a hailstone_n like_o those_o in_o egypt_n exod._n ix_o 18_o 25._o which_o kill_v more_o amorites_n then_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n brain_v likely_a the_o body_n of_o their_o host_n as_o they_o flee_v where_o they_o be_v thick_a and_o those_o that_o be_v foremost_a in_o the_o flight_n and_o not_o hurt_v the_o pursuer_n who_o be_v intermingle_v yet_o likely_a mostwhat_o in_o the_o 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but_o civil_a so_o often_o cite_v in_o our_o two_o book_n of_o the_o king_n no_o day_n that_o day_n in_o hezekiah_n time_n verse_n 14_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n like_o this_o 2_o king_n xx._n 11._o but_o that_o not_o till_o many_o age_n after_o and_o this_o book_n first_o write_v return_v if_o joshua_n here_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o gilgal_n verse_n 15_o yet_o many_o other_o victory_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n even_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o gaza_n in_o a_o short_a time_n intervene_v ver_fw-la 16_o 42._o before_o he_o actual_o return_v thither_o ver_fw-la 43._o joshua_n and_o c._n xi_o verse_n 36_o 31._o joshua_n take_v hebron_n or_o kiriath-arba_n and_o debir_n or_o kiriath-seph_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o anakim_v yet_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n this_o be_v perfect_v joshua_n assign_v he_o out_o of_o his_o army_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o his_o assistance_n therein_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o and_o ch._n xv._o 13_o 19_o which_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v judg._n i._n 10_o 15._o rather_o then_o a_o new_a conquest_n make_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n goshen_n and_o ch._n xi_o verse_n 41_o 16._o and_o ch._n xv._o 51._o this_o goshen_n in_o canaan_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o egypt_n sand_n hyperbolees_n much_o use_v in_o scripture_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 4_o so_o gen._n xxii_o 17._o and_o xli_o 49._o judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o ch._n xx._n 16._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i._n 23._o 1_o king_n i._n 40._o and_o iu_o 20_o 29._o 2_o king_n xix_o 24._o 1_o chron._n xii_o 8._o and_o xvi_o 33._o 2_o chron._n i._n 9_o and_o xxviii_o 9_o job_n xx._n 6._o and_o xxii_o 24._o and_o xl._n 23._o psal._n vi_o 6._o esay_n xxxiv_o 3_o 5_o 7_o 9_o and_o xlviii_o 19_o jer._n iu._n 24._o and_o xv._o 8._o joel._n iii_o 18._o amos_n ii_o 9_o and_o ix_o 13._o john_n xxi_o 25._o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o battle_n at_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n verse_n 18_o joshua_n do_v make_v war_n a_o long_a time_n with_o all_o those_o northern_a king_n in_o canaan_n about_o six_o year_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o arnon_n arnon_n the_o river_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o arise_v not_o far_o from_o the_o head-spring_n of_o the_o river_n jabbok_n and_o both_o from_o rocky_a mountain_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n it_o run_v southward_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n it_o be_v the_o border_n between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o west_n and_o ammon_n on_o the_o east_n and_o between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o north_n and_o moab_n on_o the_o south_n jabbok_n jabbok_n the_o river_n verse_n 2_o arise_v as_o arnon_n but_o run_v north_n a_o little_a and_o after_o turn_v his_o stream_n west_n and_o fall_v into_o jordan_n a_o little_a below_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o gilead_n between_o sihon_n and_o og_n and_o afterward_o between_o gad_n on_o the_o south_n and_o half_a 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may_v be_v the_o immediate_a object_n of_o the_o word_n he_o litera_o intend_v in_o they_o but_o yet_o he_o so_o as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n who_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o main_a subject_n of_o this_o psalm_n for_o all_o in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n be_v appliable_a to_o christ_n more_o true_o then_o to_o solomon_n appliable_a to_o he_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n exact_o without_o any_o hyperbole_n for_o solomon_n see_v that_o 2_o sam._n vii_o 14._o etc._n etc._n for_o christ_n see_v that_o heb._n i._n 5._o and_o that_o passage_n psal._n lxxxix_o 19_o 37._o be_v not_o unlike_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o psalm_n this_o premise_a may_v serve_v to_o clear_v the_o hard_a place_n of_o this_o psalm_n the_o prayer_n psalm_n verse_n 20_o hymn_n song_n be_v end_v as_o the_o like_a be_v say_v of_o david_n word_n 2_o sam._n xxiii_o 1._o the_o one_o may_v be_v as_o a_o appendix_n of_o the_o other_o this_o his_o last_o prayer_n though_o not_o place_v in_o the_o last_o place_n or_o the_o last_o of_o those_o that_o david_n set_v in_o order_n before_o his_o death_n or_o the_o last_o in_o this_o second_o part_n or_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n as_o they_o be_v all_o divide_v into_o five_o part_n or_o his_o last_o touch_v solomon_n and_o his_o prophesy_v of_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n so_o various_a may_v our_o thought_n and_o interpretation_n be_v and_o so_o uncertain_a and_o unsafe_a to_o pitch_v and_o fix_v upon_o any_o single_a one_o true_o the_o psalmist_n premise_v this_o chapter_n lxxiii_o verse_n 1_o as_o his_o undoubted_a ground_n against_o all_o conflict_a doubt_n as_o a_o pacificatory_a protestation_n before_o this_o his_o contest_a plea_n touch_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o his_o
long_o before_o david_n death_n and_o his_o instruct_n and_o encourage_v of_o solomon_n to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o make_n of_o he_o king_n and_o upward_a to_o fifty_o year_n verse_n 3_o num._n iu_o 3._o after_o fifty_o they_o be_v free_v from_o the_o service_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o keep_v in_o their_o several_a city_n in_o their_o several_a tribe_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n and_o to_o instruct_v and_o judge_v in_o matter_n bring_v before_o they_o as_o have_v best_a insight_n in_o the_o judicial_a law_n and_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n david_n divide_v chap._n verse_n 6_o xxv_o 1_o as_o a_o prophet_n and_o by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o gad_n the_o king_n seer_n and_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n 2_o chron._n xxix_o 25._o and_o these_o division_n and_o course_n his_o son_n solomon_n punctual_o retain_v 2_o chron._n viii_o 14._o and_o jehoiada_n 2_o chr._n xxiii_o 18._o and_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 4._o and_o so_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n ezra_n iii_o 10._o and_o so_o by_o god_n spirit_n david_n have_v all_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o in_o write_n he_o deliver_v to_o his_o son_n solomon_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 12_o 19_o 2_o chron._n iii_o 3._o of_o twenty_o year_n num._n verse_n 24_o viii_o 24._o from_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a they_o begin_v to_o wait_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n here_o david_n by_o new_a warrant_n enter_v they_o into_o the_o work_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n at_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n likely_o more_o now_o be_v needful_a for_o this_o service_n ver_fw-la 27._o 2_o chron._n xxxi_o 17._o yet_o they_o come_v not_o to_o the_o full_a possession_n and_o fruition_n of_o their_o place_n and_o office_n till_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n 1_o chron._n xxiii_o 3._o num._n iv_o 3_o 4_o 7._o and_o to_o offer_v at_o all_o offering_n to_o fit_a and_o prepare_v the_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o priest_n verse_n 31_o who_o be_v to_o offer_v they_o on_o the_o altar_n the_o eight_o to_o abijah_n zacharias_n the_o father_n of_o john_n baptist_n be_v of_o this_o course_n chapter_n xxiv_o verse_n 10_o luke_n i_o 5._o according_a to_o their_o manner_n to_o come_v on_o a_o sabbath_n day_n verse_n 19_o and_o to_o continue_v their_o service_n there_o in_o the_o temple_n for_o that_o whole_a week_n ch._n ix_o 25._o 2_o king_n xi_o 5_o 6._o over_o against_o their_o brethren_n that_o the_o first_o course_n of_o levite_n may_v attend_v on_o the_o first_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n verse_n 31_o and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n with_o harp_n much_o music_n use_v in_o god_n service_n chapter_n xxv_o verse_n 1_o 8_o see_v 1_o chron._n ix_o 33._o and_o xvi_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 41_o 42._o 2_o chron._n v._n 12_o 13._o and_o vii_o 6._o and_o ch_n xxix_o 30._o psal._n lxviii_o 24_o 25._o and_o lxxxi_o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o so_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n num._n x._o 10._o and_o xxix_o 1._o in_o bring_v up_o the_o ark_n 1_o chron._n xiii_o 8._o and_o chap._n xv._o 16_o 24._o in_o go_v up_o to_o god_n house_n and_o come_v from_o it_o 1_o sam._n x._o 3_o 5._o esay_n xxx_o 29._o this_o music_n be_v by_o skilful_a voice_n and_o by_o various_a instrument_n both_o wind-instrument_n and_o hand-instrument_n and_o these_o both_o string_v and_o touch_v with_o finger_n or_o strike_v over_o with_o quill_n or_o bow_v or_o else_o shake_v or_o beat_v with_o hand_n or_o stick_v prophesy_v see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o sam._n verse_n 1_o xviii_o 10._o and_o on_o zeph._n iii_o 4._o of_o asaph_n see_v 1_o chron._n verse_n 2_o vi_o 39_o and_o chap._n xv._o 17_o 19_o and_o xvi_o 5_o 7._o and_o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o chron._n xxv_o 1_o 2_o 6_o 9_o and_o see_v the_o title_n of_o sundry_a psalm_n of_o heman_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o chron_n vi._n verse_n 4_o 33._o see_v likewise_o 1_o chron._n xv._o 17._o and_o chap._n xvi_o 41._o 2_o chron._n v._n 12._o and_o xxix_o 14._o and_o chap._n xxxv_o 15._o jeduthun_n see_v 1_o chron._n verse_n 6_o xvi_o 41_o 42._o 2_o chron._n vi_o 12._o and_o chap._n xxix_o 14._o and_o xxxv_o 15._o and_o the_o title_n of_o psal._n thirty-nine_o 62_o 77._o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o as_o many_o course_n and_o company_n of_o musician_n or_o singer_n verse_n 31_o as_o there_o be_v of_o priest_n chap._n xxiv_o 18._o and_o of_o levite_n attend_v on_o the_o priest_n chap._n xxiv_o 31._o these_o as_o the_o other_o in_o their_o week_n and_o course_n attend_v porter_n of_o their_o office_n chapter_n xxvi_o verse_n 1_o see_v 2_o chron._n xxiii_o 19_o and_o the_o annotation_n on_o this_o text_n their_o number_n 1_o chron._n xxiii_o 5._o korhites_n descend_v from_o that_o korah_n num._n xvi_o 1._o great_a grandchild_n of_o levi_n from_o which_o korah_n descend_v likewise_o elkanah_n and_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o heman_n the_o singer_n 1_o chron._n vi_o 27._o 33_o 37_o 38._o 1_o sam._n i._n 1._o treasure_n many_o sort_n of_o treasure_n verse_n 20_o and_o many_o treasurer_n in_o god_n temple_n ver_fw-la 20_o 26._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o this_o text_n all_o that_o samuel_n samuel_n verse_n 28_o and_o saul_n and_o abner_n and_o joab_n do_v dedicate_v part_n of_o the_o spoil_v win_v in_o battle_n to_o maintain_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n izbarite_n the_o hebronites_n verse_n 29_o ver_fw-la 30_o 31_o 32._o being_n levite_n 1_o chr._n xxiii_o 12._o num._n iii_o 27._o 1_o chron._n xxiv_o 20_o 24._o be_v employ_v also_o for_o the_o outward_a business_n over_o israel_n for_o officer_n and_o judge_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n westward_o in_o all_o business_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n and_o some_o of_o they_o make_v ruler_n over_o the_o reubenites_n and_o the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n for_o every_o matter_n pertain_v to_o god_n and_o affair_n of_o the_o king_n month_n by_o month_n david_n have_v twelve_o captain_n for_o the_o twelve_o month_n chapter_n xxvii_o verse_n 1_o each_o with_o their_o company_n in_o their_o several_a month_n and_o course_n attend_v the_o king_n and_o solomon_n have_v the_o like_a after_o he_o 1_o king_n iu_o each_o captain_n in_o david_n time_n have_v twenty_o four_o thousand_o under_o he_o which_o in_o all_o arise_v to_o 288000._o david_n 〈…〉_o and_o husbandry_n a_o chief_a priest_n the_o word_n so_o most_o usual_o signify_v 〈…〉_o time_n it_o signify_v also_o a_o prince_n verse_n 5_o or_o temporal_a ruler_n and_o 〈◊〉_d viii_o 18._o and_o xx._n 26._o and_o 1_o king_n iu_o 5._o and_o 2_o king_n x_o 11._o and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o fathers-in-law_n of_o joseph_n gen._n xli_o 45_o and_o of_o moses_n exod._n iii_o 1._o be_v prince_n for_o they_o will_v not_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o idolatrous_a priest_n the_o word_n come_v thus_o to_o be_v use_v in_o both_o sense_n because_o the_o same_o person_n at_o first_o be_v both_o priest_n and_o ruler_n as_o the_o firtst-borne_a before_o the_o law_n moses_n psal._n xcix_o 6._o and_o eli._n and_o samuel_n under_o the_o law_n and_o among_o the_o heathen_a famous_a be_v that_o of_o anius_n rex_fw-la idem_fw-la hominum_fw-la chapter_n i_o phoebique_fw-la sacerdos_n over_o the_o tribe_n these_o be_v commander_n in_o peace_n verse_n 16._o 22._o prince_n or_o ruler_n of_o the_o tribe_n where_o thirteen_o be_v name_v or_o who_o one_o be_v name_v of_o the_o levite_n and_o another_o of_o the_o aaronites_n one_o of_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o another_o of_o the_o other_o half_o and_o gad_n and_o asher_n be_v leave_v out_o stand_v up_o be_v now_o well-nigh_o bedrid_a chapter_n xxviii_o immediate_o before_o or_o immediate_o after_o adonijah_n his_o conspiracy_n verse_n 2._o ii_o candlestick_n of_o silver_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o court_n verse_n 15_o chamber_n etc._n etc._n yet_o young_a and_o tender_a of_o solomon_n age_n chapter_n xxix_o verse_n 1_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n iii_o 7._o three_o thousand_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n verse_n 4_o xxii_o 14._o thou_o like_o the_o doxology_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n verse_n 11_o keep_v this_o david_n remarkable_a prayer_n verse_n 18_o the_o second_o time_n and_o anoint_v he_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o first_o anoint_v be_v in_o a_o time_n of_o tumult_n verse_n 22_o when_v adonia_n the_o next_o brother_n to_o absalon_n seek_v to_o reign_v 1_o king_n i._n 39_o but_o whether_o the_o late_a anoint_v be_v before_o or_o after_o david_n death_n it_o be_v not_o clear_a but_o sure_o it_o be_v that_o david_n himself_o be_v thrice_o anoint_v once_o at_o bethlehem_n by_o samuel_n and_o twice_o at_o hebron_n 1_o sam._n xvi_o 13._o 2._o sam._n ii_o 4._o 1_o chron._n xi_o
3._o ii_o chronicle_n the_o ii_o book_n of_o chronicle_n contain_v the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n not_o of_o israel_n but_o a_o little_a occasional_o when_o the_o two_o kingdom_n have_v to_o do_v one_o with_o another_o unto_o the_o last_o end_n of_o that_o kingdom_n viz._n from_o the_o first_o of_o solomon_n to_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n mention_v also_o the_o proclamation_n of_o cyrus_n for_o the_o return_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n contain_v in_o all_o till_o that_o return_n four_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o year_n or_o upward_o some_o say_v four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o which_o number_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o be_v exact_o complete_a from_o the_o come_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n till_o the_o build_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 1._o horseman_n ver._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 14_o 28._o of_o horseman_n and_o solomon_n horse_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n xx._n 2._o how_o far_o his_o multiply_v of_o horse_n 1_o king_n iu_o 26._o and_o x._o 36._o and_o his_o multiply_v of_o wife_n 1_o king_n xi_o 3._o and_o his_o multiply_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n 1_o king_n x._o 21_o 27._o 2_o chron._n i._n 15._o and_o chap._n ix_o 27._o may_v square_v with_o or_o swarve_v from_o may_v stand_v or_o fall_v by_o that_o law_n for_o king_n deut._n xvii_o 16_o 17._o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o not_o very_o hard_a to_o be_v determine_v threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o and_o ver_fw-la chapter_n two_o verse_n 2_o 17_o 18._o solomon_n workman_n in_o lebanon_n be_v 150000._o viz._n 70000._o bearer_n and_o 80000._o hewer_n all_o of_o stranger_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o his_o overseer_n of_o they_o be_v 3600._o such_o stranger_n likewise_o and_o so_o each_o of_o they_o be_v over_o forty_o two_o workman_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o three_o hundred_o of_o these_o overseer_n which_o be_v more_o than_o those_o set_v down_o 1_o king_n v._o 16._o may_v be_v extraordinary_a in_o case_n any_o of_o the_o ordinary_n shall_v fail_v by_o sickness_n death_n or_o any_o other_o way_n and_o thus_o the_o ordinary_a overseer_n will_v be_v one_o over_o forty_o five_o workman_n or_o thereabouts_o or_o rather_o those_o three_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o 1_o king_n v._o 16._o be_v israelite_n &_o the_o chief_a of_o solomon_n officer_n add_v to_o the_o other_o three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o overseer_n and_o set_v partly_o as_o with_o they_o so_o over_o they_o and_o partly_o over_o the_o whole_a work_n and_o so_o each_o overseer_n will_v be_v over_o twenty_o one_o workman_n at_o least_o those_o sixteen_o thousand_o a_o month_n by_o course_n 1_o king_n v._o 13_o 14._o be_v by_o some_o add_v to_o the_o overseer_n and_o so_o there_o will_v be_v one_o overseer_n to_o eight_o workman_n but_o they_o may_v seem_v rather_o to_o be_v the_o better_a sort_n of_o workman_n of_o the_o israelite_n join_v to_o king_n hiram_n workman_n 1_o king_n v._o 6._o those_o officer_n viz._n five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 1_o king_n 9_o 23._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o officer_n that_o be_v over_o solomon_n other_o word_n when_o he_o build_v his_o own_o house_n and_o that_o for_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o all_o his_o other_o building_n beside_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 15_o 19_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 1_o 6._o these_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n that_o wrought_v in_o those_o work_n and_o the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 2_o chron._n viii_o 10._o seem_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o his_o officer_n that_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n i._n e._n over_o those_o canaanite_n that_o solomon_n have_v make_v tributary_n ver_fw-la 7_o 8._o to_o rule_v they_o and_o so_o iffer_v from_o the_o former_a five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o beat_a wheat_n the_o difference_n of_o the_o food_n and_o measure_n of_o they_o verse_n 10_o give_v by_o solomon_n here_o over_z and_o above_o that_o in_o 1_o king_n v._o 11._o may_v stand_v in_o this_o that_o the_o former_a be_v for_o king_n hiram_n court_n and_o household_n and_o this_o here_o for_o his_o workman_n in_o lebanon_n bath_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o gen._n verse_n 13_o xviii_o 6._o of_o huram_fw-la my_o father_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 16_o v._o 1._o to_o joppa_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o jonah_n i._n 3._o solomon_n solomon_n have_v divers_a elder_n brethren_n live_v chapter_n iii_o verse_n 1._o 9_o beside_o adoniah_n when_o he_o be_v make_v king_n and_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o four_o by_o bathshuah_n or_o bathshebah_n though_o he_o be_v record_v last_o 2_o sam._n xii_o 24._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 5._o and_o fourteen_o 4_o 2_o sam._n v._o 14._o and_o nathan_n be_v the_o second_o from_o who_o christ_n come_v luke_n iii_o 31._o after_o the_o first_o measure_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o ezek._n verse_n 3_o xl._n 5._o great_a house_n this_o be_v twice_o as_o big_a as_o the_o oracle_n verse_n 5_o and_o four_o time_n as_o big_a as_o the_o porch_n 1_o king_n vi_o 3._o he_o seiled_a or_o cover_v this_o and_o the_o next_o verse_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o the_o floor_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n vi_o 15._o the_o wall_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o seven_o verse_n follow_v chamber_n of_o these_o see_v 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o vi_o 5._o 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 11_o 12._o ezek._n xl._n 44_o 45_o 46._o and_o chap._n xli_o 5_o 11._o and_o chap._n xlii_o 1_o 13._o a_o altar_n of_o brass_n that_o altar_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v make_v of_o shittim_n wood_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 1_o hallow_v with_o board_n and_o over-laid_a with_o brass_n exod._n xxvii_o 1_o 2_o 8._o and_o the_o staff_n of_o it_o likewise_o ver_fw-la 6._o and_o so_o exod._a xxxviii_o 1_o 6_o 7._o and_o again_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o broad_a plate_n make_v of_o the_o censer_n of_o those_o sinner_n num._n xvi_o 38._o this_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n in_o the_o temple_n though_o far_o great_a than_o the_o other_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o material_n shittim_n wood_n and_o brass_n of_o the_o altar_n in_o ezekiel_n visionary_a temple_n see_v ezek._n xliii_o 13._o 17._o court_v of_o the_o court_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o vi_o 36._o right_a side_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n verse_n 10_o vii_o 39_o seven_o month_n see_v chap._n chapter_n five_o verse_n 3_o vii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o levite_n priest_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n verse_n 4_o 1_o king_n viii_o 3._o num._n iu._n 15._o unto_o this_o day_n see_v 1_o king_n verse_n 9_o viii_o 8._o 1_o chron._n iu._n 41._o till_o nabuchadnezzar_n or_o nebuzaradan_n burn_v all_o 2_o king_n xxv_o 9_o if_o ezra_n write_v these_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n than_o this_o phrase_n must_v be_v understand_v as_o a_o proverbial_a speech_n to_o signify_v a_o long_a time_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o deut._n xv._o 17._o neither_o choose_v i_o any_o man_n as_o i_o choose_v david_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 5_o a_o special_a type_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o who_o seed_n a_o royal_a succession_n be_v to_o continue_v from_o he_o to_o christ._n thou_o do_v well_o the_o purpose_n approve_v verse_n 8_o though_o the_o act_n forbid_v the_o fire_n of_o this_o see_v levit._n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o ix_o 24._o 1_o king_n xviii_o 38._o 1_o chron._n xxi_o 26._o sacrifice_n of_o 22000._o verse_n 5_o ver._n 7._o the_o great_a offer_v that_o we_o do_v read_v of_o those_o 1_o chron._n xxix_o 21._o 2_o chron._n xv._o 11._o and_o chap._n xxix_o 32._o and_o xxx_o 24._o and_o xxxv_o 7_o 8_o 9_o come_v short_a of_o this_o appear_v former_o verse_n 12_o chap._n i._o 7._o this_o be_v the_o second_o time_n 1_o king_n ix_o 2._o my_o wife_n shall_v not_o dwell_v chapter_n viii_o verse_n 11_o solomon_n reverend_a and_o religious_a respect_n to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n have_v be_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o talent_n the_o thirty_o talent_n reckon_v here_o verse_n 18_o more_o than_o those_o 1_o king_n ix_o 28._o seem_v to_o go_v for_o all_o manner_n of_o charge_n of_o the_o navy_n and_o voyage_n four_o thousand_o stall_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o judg._n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 25_o xx._n 2._o forty_o year_n be_v bear_v after_o david_n war_n with_o the_o ammonite_n at_o rabbah_n verse_n 30_o 2_o sam._n xi_o and_o xii_o chapter_n a_o little_a before_o the_o time_n that_o ammon_n deflower_v tamar_n and_o so_o age_a about_o eighteen_o year_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v shechem_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o josh._n chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o xxiv_o 1._o levite_n left_a cast_v out_o by_o jeroboam_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 14_o from_o their_o city_n house_n inheritance_n