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else_o he_o will_v come_v and_o destroy_v he_o which_o thing_n be_v deny_v he_o he_o come_v against_o achab_n with_o xxxii_o king_n in_o his_o company_n and_o besiege_v he_o in_o samaria_n and_o while_o he_o trust_v too_o much_o in_o his_o great_a strength_n and_o multitude_n and_o be_v banquet_v with_o the_o king_n that_o come_v with_o he_o in_o their_o pavilion_n without_o any_o regard_n of_o the_o small_a power_n of_o the_o israelite_n the_o host_n of_o samaria_n issue_v sudden_o out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o come_v so_o courageous_o against_o the_o syrian_n that_o they_o put_v they_o all_o to_o flight_n and_o slay_v a_o great_a number_n of_o they_o then_o the_o syrian_n which_o be_v escape_v say_v to_o benhadad_n the_o god_n of_o the_o hill_n be_v their_o god_n and_o therefore_o have_v they_o now_o get_v the_o better_a of_o we_o but_o let_v we_o sight_n once_o more_o with_o they_o in_o the_o plain_a and_o thou_o shall_v see_v we_o have_v the_o better_a of_o they_o then_o benhadad_n gather_v his_o host_n together_o so_o many_o as_o fill_v the_o whole_a country_n and_o israel_n pitch_v before_o they_o like_o two_o little_a flock_n of_o kid_n and_o so_o stand_v the_o two_o host_n one_o against_o the_o other_o seven_o day_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o day_n they_o join_v battle_n in_o the_o which_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o the_o syrian_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o rest_n flee_v to_o the_o city_n of_o aphek_n where_o they_o begin_v to_o make_v a_o wall_n without_o the_o city_n for_o their_o defence_n which_o building_n fall_v upon_o they_o and_o kill_v xxvii_o thousand_o more_o whereof_o the_o king_n be_v in_o such_o a_o fear_n that_o he_o flee_v from_o chamber_n to_o chamber_n to_o find_v out_o a_o secret_a place_n to_o hide_v himself_o in_o to_o who_o
he_o prefer_v allow_v prefer_v god_n prefer_v that_o many_o time_n which_o man_n despise_v and_o despise_v that_o which_o man_n allow_v ephraim_n the_o young_a before_o manasses_n the_o elder_a yet_o put_v joseph_n their_o father_n in_o comfort_n that_o manasses_n shall_v be_v great_a but_o ephraim_n shall_v be_v great_a of_o the_o genealogy_n of_o ephraim_n read_v 1_o chron._n 7._o ephraim_n fruitful_a or_o increase_a ephron_n the_o son_n of_o zoar_n dwell_v among_o the_o hethites_n cap._n gen._n 23._o cap._n have_v a_o piece_n of_o land_n which_o abraham_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o buy_v to_o bury_v sarah_n his_o wife_n therein_o and_o when_o the_o matter_n be_v break_v to_o ephron_n by_o abraham_n to_o sell_v his_o ground_n for_o so_o much_o money_n as_o it_o be_v worth_a ephron_n willing_o offer_v to_o give_v it_o he_o free_o to_o bury_v his_o dead_a and_o to_o do_v withal_o what_o he_o will_v but_o notwithstanding_o abraham_n force_v he_o so_o much_o to_o know_v the_o price_n thereof_o that_o ephron_n say_v my_o lord_n the_o land_n be_v worth_a four_o hundred_o penny_n hundred_o the_o common_a sickle_n be_v about_o the_o value_n of_o twenty_o penny_n sicle_n but_o what_o be_v that_o between_o thou_o and_o i_o take_v it_o free_o i_o beseech_v thou_o and_o bury_v thy_o dead_a at_o thy_o pleasure_n and_o so_o he_o receive_v of_o abraham_n for_o his_o land_n the_o sum_n aforesaid_a ephron_n dust_n or_o low_a on_o the_o ground_n er_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o judah_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n 38.7_o gen._n 38.7_o be_v marry_v to_o a_o woman_n call_v thamar_n and_o for_o his_o great_a wickedness_n the_o lord_n slay_v he_o er_o watchful_a and_o make_v bare_a or_o pour_v forth_o erastus_n be_v the_o chamberlain_n 4.20_o act._n 19.22_o rom._n 16.23_o 2_o tim._n 4.20_o or_o receiver_n of_o the_o city_n of_o corinth_n and_o one_o of_o paul_n minister_n who_o he_o send_v from_o ephesus_n into_o macedonia_n with_o one_o timotheus_n intend_v himself_o to_o follow_v after_o 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as_o often_o as_o the_o jew_n come_v for_o water_n the_o water_n run_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n abundant_o and_o they_o take_v water_n but_o the_o stranger_n when_o they_o come_v can_v not_o find_v it_o this_o holy_a man_n for_o his_o liberty_n of_o speech_n in_o rebuke_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o people_n and_o for_o the_o prophesy_a of_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n upon_o that_o country_n and_o people_n be_v cut_v in_o two_o piece_n with_o a_o saw_n and_o bury_v under_o a_o oak_n but_o asterward_o he_o be_v translate_v and_o bury_v by_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o king_n he_o be_v before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n 800._o year_n eliote_n esay_n the_o health_n of_o the_o lord_n esau_n 25.25_o gen._n 25.25_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o isaac_n bear_v with_o his_o brother_n jacob_n at_o one_o birth_n of_o their_o mother_n rebekah_n jacob_n be_v smooth_a of_o body_n pottage_n of_o esau_n come_v the_o edomite_n esau_n be_v call_v edom_n that_o be_v red_a because_o he_o fold_v his_o birthright_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o red_a pottage_n and_o esau_n rough_a and_o hairy_a who_o become_v a_o great_a hunter_n wherefore_o his_o father_n love_v he_o the_o better_a because_o now_o and_o then_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o his_o venison_n on_o a_o time_n come_v from_o hunt_v he_o be_v so_o weary_a and_o faint_a for_o hunger_n that_o he_o be_v almost_o dead_a and_o see_v his_o brother_n jacob_n to_o have_v sod_a a_o pot_n of_o pottage_n he_o pray_v he_o to_o give_v he_o a_o few_o thereof_o to_o eat_v sell_v i_o now_o thy_o birthright_n quoth_v he_o and_o i_o will_n then_o esau_n esteem_v mere_a his_o belly_n than_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o birthright_n sell_v it_o to_o jacob_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n and_o when_o he_o have_v fill_v his_o belly_n well_o he_o go_v his_o way_n and_o pass_v forth_o 26.34_o 26.34_o till_o he_o come_v about_o the_o age_n of_o forty_o year_n and_o then_o he_o take_v he_o two_o wife_n the_o one_o judith_n the_o daughter_n of_o beri_n and_o the_o other_o bashemath_n the_o daughter_n of_o elon_n both_o which_o woman_n be_v disobedient_a to_o their_o father_n and_o mother-in-law_n cap._n 27._o cap._n after_o this_o his_o father_n be_v old_a and_o blind_a for_o age_n he_o go_v out_o to_o kill_v some_o venison_n for_o his_o father_n that_o he_o may_v eat_v thereof_o and_o bless_v he_o before_o he_o die_v but_o when_o he_o have_v dress_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o for_o his_o father_n to_o eat_v jacob_n have_v prevent_v esau_n and_o get_v his_o blessing_n from_o he_o for_o the_o which_o he_o hate_v jacob_n and_o threaten_v to_o kill_v he_o wherefore_o jacob_n be_v send_v away_o into_o mesopotamia_n partly_o to_o avoid_v the_o malice_n of_o esau_n etc._n 28.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o partly_o to_o get_v he_o a_o wife_n there_o because_o his_o father_n will_v not_o have_v he_o marry_v with_o the_o canaanite_n then_o esau_n perceive_v that_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n displease_v isaac_n he_o to_o please_v his_o father_n take_v to_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n abraham_n son_n and_o so_o these_o two_o brethren_n be_v thus_o separate_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o in_o process_n become_v both_o very_a rich_a and_o in_o the_o end_n when_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n they_o meet_v together_o again_o god_n have_v so_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o mind_n of_o esau_n that_o he_o most_o love_o embrace_v his_o brother_n jacob_n minister_a to_o he_o such_o kindness_n as_o though_o he_o have_v never_o bear_v he_o any_o displeasure_n at_o all_o and_o so_o in_o fine_a depart_v as_o love_a friend_n jacob_n towards_o succoth_n and_o esau_n to_o mount_n seir_n his_o own_o possession_n esau_n work_v eshcol_n be_v brother_n to_o mamre_v and_o an_a 14.13.24_o gen._n 14.13.24_o which_o three_o be_v abraham_n confederate_n and_o his_o partaker_n in_o the_o rescue_v of_o lot_n his_o brother_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o kedorlaomer_n eshcol_n a_o cluster_n esdras_n the_o son_n of_o saraia_n cap._n 1_o esd_v 7.8_o cap._n be_v a_o notable_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o long_o in_o captivity_n at_o babylon_n but_o at_o last_o by_o the_o licence_n of_o artaxerxes_n he_o come_v from_o babylon_n to_o jerusalem_n again_o with_o the_o jew_n to_o repair_v the_o law_n and_o city_n of_o god_n and_o to_o teach_v the_o people_n the_o right_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o gather_v and_o bring_v in_o order_n all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o the_o chaldee_n scatter_v and_o destroy_v cap._n 9_o and_o 10_o cap._n this_o man_n living_n be_v so_o upright_o and_o holy_a and_o so_o esteem_v among_o the_o people_n that_o when_o they_o have_v offend_v the_o lord_n in_o contract_a themselves_o with_o the_o gentile_n at_o his_o godly_a preach_n and_o counsel_n they_o repent_v and_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n again_o esdras_n a_o helper_n esther_n cap._n esther_n 2_o cap._n the_o daughter_n of_o abian_n a_o jew_n bear_v be_v a_o goodly_a young_a damosel_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n and_o mother_n nourish_v and_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o house_n of_o mardocheus_n her_o father_n uncle_n during_o which_o time_n vashti_n for_o her_o disobedience_n to_o ahasuerus_n the_o king_n be_v depose_v from_o her_o princely_a state_n and_o then_o to_o have_v another_o place_v in_o her_o room_n certain_a fair_a young_a damosel_n and_o virgin_n among_o which_o esther_n be_v one_o be_v take_v up_o by_o commission_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o court_n and_o there_o find_v at_o the_o king_n charge_n for_o the_o space_n of_o twelve_o month_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o sumptuous_a decking_n to_o the_o end_n the_o king_n may_v choose_v one_o of_o they_o
down_o the_o hill_n altar_n and_o burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n and_o leave_v no_o wicked_a thing_n undestroy_v nor_o monument_n stand_v in_o the_o city_n of_o manasses_n and_o ephraim_n or_o other_o place_n of_o his_o realm_n where_o any_o abomination_n have_v be_v commit_v he_o keep_v a_o passeover_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n the_o like_a never_o see_v and_o repair_v the_o temple_n final_o he_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o which_o he_o be_v wound_v with_o a_o dart_n at_o a_o place_n call_v magiddo_n whereof_o he_o die_v who_o death_n be_v much_o lament_v for_o like_a unto_o he_o be_v never_o none_o before_o nor_o after_o jehoahaz_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o josias_n the_o lord_n fire_n or_o the_o lord_n burn_v jotham_n 27._o 2_o king_n 15.32_o 2_o chron._n 27._o the_o son_n of_o azariah_n or_o uzziah_n at_o the_o age_n of_o twenty-five_o year_n begin_v his_o reign_n over_o juda_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o point_n as_o do_v his_o father_n azariah_n save_v that_o jothan_n that_o he_o go_v not_o into_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o burn_v incense_n as_o his_o father_n do_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v speak_v to_o the_o commendation_n of_o jothan_n he_o come_v not_o into_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o cause_v the_o hill-altar_n to_o be_v take_v away_o by_o which_o occasion_n the_o people_n cease_v not_o to_o do_v wicked_o he_o build_v the_o sumptuous_a gate_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o many_o city_n castle_n and_o tower_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o juda_n and_o other_o place_n he_o subdue_v the_o ammonite_n who_o pay_v he_o three_o year_n together_o a_o hundred_o talent_n of_o silver_n ten_o thousand_o quarter_n of_o wheat_n and_o so_o much_o of_o barley_n he_o reign_v xuj_o year_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n leave_v ahaz_n his_o son_n to_o enjoy_v his_o place_n jotham_n perfect_a joshua_n etc._n num._n 27.18_o etc._n etc._n the_o son_n of_o nun_n be_v first_o call_v osea_n which_o name_n moses_n change_v and_o call_v he_o joshua_n who_o be_v moses_n minister_n and_o ordain_v of_o god_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v the_o people_n after_o he_o etc._n exod._n 17.9_o etc._n etc._n he_o discomfit_v king_n amalek_n while_o moses_n hold_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o pray_v he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o searcher_n which_o be_v send_v by_o moses_n to_o search_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n etc._n num._n 13._o cap._n 14.6_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o bring_v the_o people_n word_n again_o what_o manner_n of_o country_n it_o be_v at_o who_o return_n the_o people_n be_v ready_a to_o stone_n both_o he_o and_o caleb_n for_o well_o report_v of_o that_o land_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o people_n swear_v that_o none_o of_o they_o all_o shall_v see_v that_o good_a land_n but_o joshua_n and_o 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