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and_o aaron_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v foretell_v exod._n ch._n 8._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 16._o louse_n three_o plague_n louse_n 3._o pharaoh_n have_v thus_o mock_v god_n promise_v and_o not_o perform_v the_o lord_n to_o manifest_v his_o indignation_n against_o he_o command_v moses_n now_o to_o strike_v he_o with_o a_o new_a judgement_n without_o give_v he_o any_o warning_n as_o at_o other_o time_n he_o have_v do_v aaron_z therefore_o be_v command_v forthwith_o to_o stretch_v out_o his_o rod_n and_o to_o strike_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v become_v louse_n through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o aaron_n according_o do_v abundance_n of_o louse_n come_v on_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o dust_n in_o very_a part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o it_o turn_v into_o that_o
hittites_n and_o perizzites_n canaanites_n hivites_n and_o jebusite_n and_o shall_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o land_n but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o enjoy_v that_o good_a land_n they_o must_v be_v especial_o careful_a not_o to_o bow_v down_o to_o their_o idol_n nor_o worship_n they_o nor_o to_o imitate_v the_o idolatry_n of_o that_o heathenish_a people_n 18.3.25_o people_n leu._n 18.3.25_o but_o contrariwise_o with_o detestation_n to_o overthrow_v and_o break_v down_o their_o image_n leu._n 7._o and_o if_o they_o be_v careful_a to_o worship_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o he_o only_o than_o he_o will_v bless_v their_o bread_n and_o their_o water_n and_o their_o food_n to_o they_o so_o that_o it_o shall_v nourish_v they_o and_o will_v give_v they_o health_n and_o keep_v evil_a disease_n from_o they_o and_o will_v make_v they_o very_o fruitful_a and_o preserve_v their_o woman_n and_o cattle_n from_o miscarry_v and_o abortive_a birth_n and_o will_v prolong_v their_o life_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v fill_v up_o the_o number_n of_o their_o day_n which_o by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n they_o may_v live_v and_o he_o will_v strike_v their_o enemy_n with_o such_o terror_n and_o fear_n that_o they_o shall_v turn_v their_o back_n upon_o they_o and_o fly_v when_o they_o come_v to_o encounter_v they_o and_o he_o will_v send_v hornet_n masius_n hornet_n de_fw-fr his_fw-la agitur_fw-la deut._n 7.20_o ubi_fw-la vespa_n eos_fw-la in_o angulos_fw-la pellit_fw-la ibique_fw-la latentes_fw-la sodicat_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la terror_fw-la animi_fw-la dici_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la non_fw-la dubito_fw-la veros_fw-la snisse_fw-la crabrones_fw-la &_o hanc_fw-la plagam_fw-la similem_fw-la ei_fw-la aegyptiacae_n exod._n 8.21_o impletum_fw-la hoc_fw-la quamvis_fw-la scriptum_fw-la non_fw-la meminit_fw-la quo_fw-la loco_fw-la aut_fw-la tempore_fw-la factum_fw-la numerantur_fw-la hic_fw-la tantum_fw-la tres_fw-la gentes_fw-la quia_fw-la hae_fw-la solum_fw-la 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know_v how_o large_a a_o possession_n he_o design_v for_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o the_o bound_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v these_o the_o east_n bind_v shall_v be_v the_o red-sea_n not_o that_o that_o sea_n shall_v bound_v all_o the_o east_n side_n of_o it_o but_o because_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n shall_v reach_v to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o red-sea_n the_o west_n bind_v shall_v be_v the_o sea_n of_o the_o philistine_n or_o the_o great_a ocean_n the_o mediterranean-sea_n the_o south_n border_n shall_v be_v the_o desert_n towards_o egypt_n which_o be_v the_o wilderness_n of_o shur_n or_o paran_n the_o north_n bind_v shall_v be_v the_o river_n euphrates_n 9.26_o euphrates_n but_o of_o this_o large_a extent_n of_o land_n the_o israelite_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v not_o possess_v except_o for_o a_o short_a time_n under_o david_n and_o solomon_n see_v 2_o sam._n 8.10_o 1_o king_n 4.21_o 2_o chron._n 9.26_o which_o extend_v towards_o the_o north._n last_o he_o charge_v they_o to_o make_v no_o covenant_n with_o these_o heathenish_a nation_n nor_o to_o yield_v to_o worship_n their_o idol_n nor_o to_o permit_v they_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n lest_o if_o they_o live_v among_o they_o they_o may_v infect_v they_o with_o their_o idolatry_n which_o will_v be_v a_o great_a snare_n to_o they_o and_o a_o cause_n of_o their_o fall_n and_o ruin_n exod._n 23._o from_o vers_n 20._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n xix_o god_n have_v himself_o give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n his_o moral_a law_n which_o be_v express_o call_v a_o covenant_n deut._n 4.13_o and_o moses_n have_v receive_v these_o other_o commandment_n and_o ordinance_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v write_v they_o in_o a_o book_n he_o propose_v they_o unto_o the_o people_n and_o they_o ready_o consent_v to_o they_o say_v all_o the_o word_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v we_o will_v do_v hereupon_o the_o next_o morning_n he_o rise_v early_o and_o build_v a_o altar_n see_v exod._n 20.24_o 25._o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n to_o represent_v god_n and_o he_o set_v up_o twelve_o pillar_n according_a to_o the_o twelve_o anonym_n twelve_o v._o 4._o duodecem_fw-la adnumerato_fw-la levi._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la ante_fw-la numb_a 1.10_o in_o tribus_fw-la distincta_fw-la binas_fw-la erat_fw-la josephi_fw-la prosapia_fw-la anonym_n tribe_n to_o represent_v the_o people_n then_o he_o appoint_v twelve_o young_a office_n young_a young_a man_n do_v not_o always_o signify_v man_n young_a in_o year_n but_o man_n fit_a for_o service_n or_o ministry_n to_o the_o elder_n these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o first-born_a and_o be_v chief_a assistant_n to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n in_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o when_o their_o father_n be_v dead_a succeed_v in_o their_o office_n man_n of_o the_o first-born_a who_o the_o lord_n have_v consecrate_v to_o himself_o as_o minister_n of_o holy_a thing_n before_o the_o levete_n who_o come_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o first-born_a numb_v 3.41_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o the_o priestly_a function_n to_o offer_v burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n of_o ox_n calf_n and_o goat_n heb._n 9.19_o unto_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o do_v according_o then_o he_o take_v half_o the_o blood_n of_o these_o sacrifice_n and_o put_v it_o into_o basin_n and_o the_o other_o half_o he_o sprinkle_v on_o the_o altar_n and_o so_o also_o on_o the_o book_n which_o it_o seem_v be_v lay_v on_o the_o altar_n make_v use_n of_o a_o sprinkler_n etc._n sprinkler_n see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o the_o apostolical_a history_n page_n 382._o &_o 383._o because_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n in_o all_o their_o legal_a expiation_n to_o use_v hyssop_n and_o wool_n to_o sprinkle_v with_o the_o apostle_n receive_v this_o from_o the_o usual_a custom_n of_o the_o legal_a rite_n as_o be_v himself_o train_v and_o bring_v up_o under_o the_o law_n to_o this_o custom_n of_o use_v hyssop_n the_o psalmist_n allude_v psal_n 51.7_o purge_v i_o 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pillar_n represent_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n or_o on_o the_o elder_n as_o represent_v the_o rest_n or_o on_o all_o the_o people_n promiscuous_o that_o in_o circuitu_fw-la stand_v about_o he_o say_v behold_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v with_o you_o concern_v all_o these_o word_n and_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v this_o blood_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o you_o and_o a_o seal_n to_o confirm_v it_o and_o a_o ceremony_n whereby_o it_o be_v establish_v the_o sprinkle_n of_o this_o blood_n upon_o you_o may_v also_o signify_v that_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o covenant_n can_v be_v purge_v but_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o messiah_n exod._n 24._o from_o 3._o to_o 9_o sect_n xx._n the_o lord_n have_v command_v moses_n after_o he_o have_v deliver_v these_o ordinance_n to_o the_o people_n to_o come_v up_o again_o into_o the_o mount_n and_o to_o bring_v aaron_n
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majesty_n with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o glorious_a angel_n who_o be_v here_o call_v saint_n because_o of_o their_o purity_n and_o holiness_n see_v act_n 7.53_o from_o his_o right_a hand_n go_v a_o fiery_a law_n for_o they_o that_o be_v he_o speak_v it_o to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n deut._n 5.22_o and_o yet_o that_o give_v they_o his_o law_n be_v a_o singular_a effect_n of_o his_o special_a love_n to_o they_o he_o thereby_o testify_v his_o great_a kindness_n to_o they_o and_o so_o he_o do_v also_o in_o his_o protect_a of_o they_o from_o their_o enemy_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v true_o say_v all_o israel_n saint_n be_v under_o thy_o care_n and_o protection_n o_o lord_n they_o sit_v at_o thy_o foot_n they_o attend_v upon_o thou_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n sinai_n as_o scholar_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o their_o master_n and_o all_o that_o be_v true_a israelite_n will_v receive_v instruction_n from_o thy_o word_n and_o such_o israelite_n will_v ready_o 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vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 6._o he_o come_v now_o to_o bless_v the_o tribe_n particular_o he_o begin_v with_o reuben_n let_v reuben_n live_v and_o not_o die_v and_o let_v not_o his_o man_n be_v few_o jacob_n have_v prophesy_v of_o this_o tribe_n that_o they_o shall_v lose_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o birthright_n and_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o any_o eminency_n among_o the_o tribe_n either_o for_o number_n of_o people_n or_o any_o other_o excellency_n and_o that_o because_o of_o reuben_n incest_n with_o his_o father_n concubine_n see_v gen._n 49.4_o now_o therefore_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o tribe_n moses_n pronounce_v this_o blessing_n upon_o they_o let_v reuben_n live_v that_o be_v though_o reuben_n by_o his_o incest_n borough_n that_o curse_n upon_o he_o pronounce_v by_o his_o father_n yea_o though_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o reubenites_n in_o adhere_v to_o corah_n they_o deserve_v that_o god_n shall_v utter_o destroy_v they_o yet_o say_v he_o the_o name_n and_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n shall_v still_o continue_v among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o though_o for_o his_o sin_n he_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o excel_v the_o other_o tribe_n in_o number_n of_o man_n which_o as_o the_o first-born_a he_o may_v otherwise_o have_v expect_v however_o he_o shall_v continue_v a_o numerous_a tribe_n 2_o he_o come_v next_o to_o judah_n because_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o birthright_n be_v partly_o give_v from_o reuben_n to_o judah_n and_o in_o his_o tribe_n the_o regal_a power_n be_v afterward_o settle_v hear_v lord_n say_v he_o the_o voice_n of_o judah_n oleaster_n judah_n audi_fw-la domine_fw-la preces_fw-la jehudae_fw-la scil_n cum_fw-la egressus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la ad_fw-la bellum_fw-la &_o reduc_fw-la eum_fw-la scil_n a_o bello_fw-la incolumem_fw-la ad_fw-la fratres_fw-la suos_fw-la oleaster_n that_o be_v the_o prayer_n that_o this_o tribe_n shall_v make_v to_o thou_o particular_o that_o the_o promise_v messiah_n may_v according_o to_o thy_o promise_n come_v of_o their_o stock_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v victory_n over_o their_o enemy_n and_o grant_v they_o o_o lord_n sufficient_a strength_n to_o stand_v in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n thou_o be_v their_o helper_n and_o when_o thou_o shall_v suffer_v this_o tribe_n with_o that_o of_o benjamin_n to_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o babylonian_n into_o captivity_n bring_v they_o back_o again_o in_o thy_o due_a time_n to_o their_o people_n that_o be_v to_o the_o poor_a that_o be_v leave_v in_o judea_n to_o husband_n the_o land_n jer._n 39.10_o &_o 40.7_o &_o 52.16_o 3_o he_o bless_v levi_n let_v thy_o urim_n and_o thy_o thummim_n be_v with_o thy_o holy_a one_o that_o be_v let_v the_o high_a priesthood_n to_o which_o appertain_v the_o breastplate_n in_o which_o be_v the_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n exod._n 28.30_o be_v continue_v in_o aaron_n posterity_n and_o let_v they_o be_v furnish_v with_o those_o gift_n and_o grace_n with_o that_o knowledge_n and_o piety_n which_o be_v requisite_a for_o their_o high_a call_v and_o signify_v by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n who_o thou_o do_v prove_v at_o massah_n and_o with_o who_o thou_o do_v strive_v at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n that_o be_v who_o faith_n thou_o do_v try_v at_o meribah-kadesh_n see_v numb_a 20._o and_o sharp_o reprove_v both_o moses_n and_o he_o for_o their_o infidelity_n who_o say_v to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o this_o may_v have_v reference_n either_o to_o the_o law_n forbid_v the_o high_a priest_n to_o defile_v himself_o by_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a see_v levit._n 21.11_o neither_o shall_v he_o go_v into_o any_o dead_a body_n nor_o defile_v himself_o for_o his_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o else_o to_o that_o notable_a fact_n of_o the_o levite_n exod._n 32._o who_o be_v so_o impartial_a in_o god_n cause_n as_o not_o to_o spare_v any_o though_o near_o relate_v to_o they_o who_o they_o find_v have_v worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n for_o they_o observe_v thy_o word_n and_o keep_v the_o covenant_n which_o they_o make_v with_o thou_o exod._n 24.8_o let_v they_o therefore_o teach_v jacob_n that_o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n thy_o judgement_n or_o statute_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n let_v they_o put_v incense_n before_o and_o whole_a burnt-offering_n upon_o thy_o altar_n bless_v lord_n their_o substance_n and_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n that_o be_v bless_v they_o in_o their_o outward_a estate_n and_o accept_v in_o good_a part_n the_o work_n and_o service_n they_o do_v for_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o those_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o and_o hate_v they_o that_o be_v break_v the_o power_n of_o those_o that_o oppose_v they_o in_o the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o office_n see_v jer._n 15.10_o 4_o he_o come_v to_o benjamin_n of_o who_o he_o say_v the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o he_o that_o be_v as_o benjamin_n be_v his_o father_n darling_n when_o joseph_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v dead_a so_o he_o be_v much_o belove_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o shall_v dwell_v safe_o by_o he_o that_o be_v near_o his_o temple_n which_o be_v build_v in_o his_o portion_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v cover_v he_o all_o the_o day_n long_o that_o be_v protect_v and_o defend_v he_o and_o he_o shall_v dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n that_o be_v god_n will_v choose_v for_o himself_o a_o habitation_n in_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o this_o tribe_n for_o though_o the_o south_n part_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o be_v mount_n zion_n moriah_n zion_n god_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o mount_n zion_n and_o thence_o some_o conceive_v his_o temple_n be_v situate_a upon_o it_o but_o where_o it_o be_v so_o say_v the_o word_n zion_n must_v not_o be_v take_v strict_o for_o the_o hill_n zion_n but_o
thou_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o something_o be_v amiss_o among_o you_o that_o have_v provoke_v i_o to_o forsake_v you_o know_v therefore_o that_o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v commit_v a_o high_a trespass_n against_o i_o he_o have_v reserve_v a_o part_n of_o the_o spoil_n of_o jericho_n which_o as_o accurse_a thing_n shall_v have_v be_v burn_v he_o have_v take_v of_o that_o which_o i_o reserve_v to_o myself_o viz._n gold_n and_o silver_n and_o have_v do_v this_o close_o and_o cunning_o carry_v the_o matter_n so_o as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v no_o such_o thing_n or_o have_v not_o consider_v or_o regard_v my_o omniscience_n and_o he_o have_v put_v what_o he_o steal_v among_o his_o own_o stuff_n the_o more_o to_o conceal_v it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o child_n 22.20_o child_n the_o people_n be_v consider_v here_o conjunctim_fw-la as_o one_o entire_a body_n that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o one_o of_o the_o member_n be_v here_o ascribe_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o israel_n see_v josh_n 22.20_o of_o israel_n can_v not_o stand_v before_o their_o enemy_n because_o one_o of_o they_o have_v transgress_v in_o the_o accurse_a thing_n and_o you_o must_v know_v that_o i_o have_v always_o just_a cause_n to_o punish_v any_o of_o my_o people_n for_o sin_n in_o themselves_o though_o i_o take_v occasion_n to_o strike_v they_o sometime_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o among_o who_o they_o live_v therefore_o i_o tell_v you_o there_o be_v a_o accurse_a thing_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o you_o and_o you_o can_v stand_v before_o your_o enemy_n till_o it_o be_v take_v away_o i_o will_v not_o be_v with_o you_o any_o more_o except_o you_o destroy_v from_o among_o you_o the_o person_n that_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o steal_v the_o accurse_a thing_n and_o who_o be_v thereby_o become_v accurse_v himself_o he_o command_v joshua_n therefore_o to_o go_v and_o call_v upon_o the_o people_n to_o sanctify_v themselves_o by_o legal_a purification_n wash_v their_o clothes_n abstinence_n prayer_n devotion_n and_o much_o more_o by_o purity_n of_o heart_n and_o affection_n see_v exod._n 19.10_o that_o they_o be_v thus_o prepare_v to_o appear_v in_o god_n presence_n the_o offender_n may_v be_v discover_v and_o punish_v and_o the_o people_n free_v from_o the_o curse_n which_o he_o have_v bring_v upon_o they_o the_o lord_n further_o direct_v joshua_n how_o to_o find_v out_o the_o offender_n viz._n by_o cast_v lot_n first_o to_o find_v out_o his_o tribe_n then_o to_o cast_v lot_n upon_o the_o several_a family_n in_o that_o tribe_n to_o find_v the_o guilty_a family_n then_o to_o cast_v lot_n to_o find_v the_o particular_a household_n in_o that_o family_n and_o last_o to_o find_v out_o the_o particular_a person_n in_o that_o household_n that_o have_v offend_v who_o he_o order_n when_o discover_v to_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n as_o the_o thing_n anathematise_v and_o accurse_v be_v to_o be_v after_o he_o have_v be_v stone_v as_o a_o presumptuous_a 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secret_a sin_n shall_v not_o be_v discover_v hereby_o also_o the_o lord_n make_v know_v how_o the_o most_o casual_a thing_n even_o cast_v of_o lot_n be_v govern_v by_o his_o providence_n see_v prov._n 16.33_o a_o truth_n the_o fit_a to_o be_v clear_v to_o this_o people_n because_o the_o land_n be_v short_o to_o be_v divide_v to_o they_o by_o lot_n joshua_n the_o next_o morning_n call_v the_o tribe_n together_o and_o proceed_v in_o the_o way_n and_o method_n before_o prescribe_v achan_n 2.6_o achan_n he_o be_v call_v achan_n 1_o chron._n 2.7_o which_o signify_v a_o troubler_n and_o the_o place_n of_o his_o execution_n be_v call_v the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n v._o 26._o that_o be_v the_o valley_n of_o trouble_n he_o be_v the_o grandchild_n of_o zabdi_n otherwise_o call_v zimri_n 1_o chron._n 2.6_o the_o son_n of_o carmi_n the_o son_n of_o zabdi_n the_o son_n of_o zerah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v take_v achan_n be_v thus_o take_v joshua_n say_v unto_o he_o my_o son_n give_v i_o pray_v thou_o glory_n to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o acknowledge_v his_o omniscience_n and_o make_v a_o humble_a and_o penitent_a confession_n to_o he_o of_o thy_o sin_n and_o tell_v i_o true_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v hide_v it_o not_o from_o i_o achan_n say_v i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n when_o i_o see_v among_o the_o spoil_n of_o jericho_n a_o goodly_a babylonish-garment_n and_o two_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o a_o wedge_n of_o gold_n of_o fifty_o shekel_n than_o i_o covet_v they_o and_o take_v they_o and_o behold_v they_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o silver_n under_o the_o garment_n joshua_n send_v messenger_n to_o the_o tent_n and_o they_o find_v the_o thing_n which_o achan_n have_v confess_v and_o bring_v they_o to_o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v the_o emblem_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o then_o joshua_n and_o the_o israelite_n take_v achan_n with_o the_o thing_n he_o have_v steal_v together_o with_o his_o child_n and_o his_o ox_n covetousness_n ox_n from_o hence_o we_o may_v see_v that_o he_o have_v before_o a_o good_a estate_n and_o do_v not_o steal_v for_o want_v but_o out_o of_o covetousness_n ass_n and_o sheep_n his_o tent_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o carry_v they_o down_o to_o the_o valley_n call_v afterward_o upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n and_o joshua_n then_o say_v to_o he_o why_o have_v thou_o trouble_v we_o the_o lord_n shall_v trouble_v thou_o this_o day_n then_o they_o stone_v he_o and_o his_o child_n who_o it_o be_v probable_a act_n probable_a god_n judgement_n be_v many_o time_n unsearchable_a but_o always_o just_a see_v deut._n 24.16_o see_v josh_n 22.20_o verisimile_fw-la est_fw-la domesticos_fw-la ejus_fw-la fuisse_fw-la criminis_fw-la conscios_fw-la estius_n in_o loc_fw-la beside_o his_o child_n have_v sin_n enough_o in_o they_o otherwise_o for_o god_n justice_n to_o work_v upon_o though_o they_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o this_o sacrilegious_a act_n either_o assist_v he_o in_o what_o he_o do_v or_o live_v in_o the_o same_o tent_n with_o he_o know_v what_o he_o have_v steal_v and_o hide_a and_o conceal_v it_o and_o so_o tacit_o consent_v to_o it_o and_o afterward_o burn_v he_o and_o his_o child_n and_o his_o cattle_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v steal_v and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o they_o raise_v over_o he_o a_o great_a heap_n of_o stone_n as_o a_o monument_n to_o warn_v posterity_n not_o to_o provoke_v god_n by_o transgress_v his_o commandment_n as_o achan_n have_v do_v which_o monument_n remain_v when_o this_o history_n be_v write_v and_o thus_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v turn_v away_o from_o israel_n ch._n 7._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n c._n the_o lord_n now_o encourage_v joshua_n and_o command_v he_o to_o take_v the_o whole_a army_n with_o he_o for_o the_o better_a hearten_v of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o go_v against_o ai_fw-fr for_o he_o will_v give_v the_o city_n and_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o it_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v it_o and_o the_o king_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o as_o they_o do_v to_o jericho_n only_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o and_o the_o cattle_n thereof_o they_o shall_v take_v to_o themselves_o and_o possible_o the_o whole_a army_n be_v command_v to_o go_v up_o because_o they_o be_v all_o to_o participate_v in_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n but_o god_n will_v not_o have_v they_o as_o yet_o possess_v any_o fortify_v town_n or_o city_n lest_o they_o shall_v put_v confidence_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o those_o place_n and_o not_o whole_o rest_v and_o rely_v on_o his_o providence_n joshua_n hereupon_o march_v with_o all_o
course_n we_o can_v to_o bring_v these_o desperate_a offender_n to_o deserve_a punishment_n judg._n ch._n 19_o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxxi_o then_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o viz_o the_o elder_n officer_n and_o captain_n from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n together_o with_o those_o without_o jordan_n meet_v together_o as_o one_o man_n at_o mizpeh_n 18.26_o mizpeh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n or_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o so_o reckon_v among_o the_o city_n of_o both_o tribe_n josh_n 15_o 38._o &_o ch._n 18.26_o which_o be_v a_o place_n they_o usual_o hold_v their_o public_a assembly_n in_o 1_o sam._n 7.5_o judg._n 10.15_o as_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o land_n except_v only_o the_o benjamite_n who_o it_o seem_v refuse_v to_o come_v to_o this_o meeting_n or_o to_o send_v any_o messenger_n to_o they_o resolve_v to_o defend_v the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n against_o they_o the_o israelite_n come_v 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to_o choose_v the_o fit_a who_o they_o like_v but_o be_v necessitate_v to_o catch_v the_o first_o they_o can_v lay_v their_o hand_n on_o or_o what_o ground_n can_v they_o have_v to_o believe_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v belove_v by_o their_o wife_n who_o they_o take_v by_o storm_n and_o force_n and_o not_o by_o a_o fair_a treaty_n and_o the_o case_n be_v much_o the_o same_o on_o the_o woman_n part_n but_o what_o ever_o condition_v husband_n these_o new_a bride_n meet_v with_o yet_o they_o have_v one_o thing_n to_o comfort_v they_o viz._n they_o be_v all_o marry_v to_o rich_a and_o great_a landed-man_n see_v the_o fair_a large_a and_o fruitful_a inheritance_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v to_o be_v share_v among_o six_o hundred_o of_o they_o as_o the_o sole_a survivor_n and_o absolute_a heir_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n ch._n 21._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxxiii_o by_o these_o precede_a disorder_n we_o may_v see_v how_o corrupt_a this_o new_a generation_n be_v for_o they_o turn_v quick_o out_o of_o the_o way_n their_o father_n have_v walk_v in_o and_o forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baal_n and_o ashtaroth_n 11.5_o ashtaroth_n baalim_fw-la be_v the_o common_a name_n of_o the_o heathenish_a god_n and_o ashtaroth_n of_o their_o goddess_n see_v 1_o king_n 11.5_o they_o cease_v not_o from_o their_o own_o do_n nor_o from_o their_o stubborn_a way_n they_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o other_o god_n base_o and_o unlawful_o join_v themselves_o to_o idol_n though_o they_o have_v former_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o therefore_o shall_v have_v keep_v themselves_o whole_o to_o he_o as_o a_o chaste_a wife_n to_o her_o own_o husband_n and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v hot_a against_o they_o and_o he_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o spoiler_n that_o spoil_v they_o of_o their_o good_n and_o he_o sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n round_o about_o see_v psal_n 44.12_o and_o his_o hand_n be_v sore_o against_o they_o as_o he_o have_v threaten_v it_o shall_v be_v upon_o such_o provocation_n levit._n 26._o deut._n 28._o and_o they_o be_v great_o distress_v in_o these_o their_o distress_n they_o cry_v unto_o he_o and_o humble_v themselves_o before_o he_o and_o upon_o their_o alter_v their_o course_n and_o return_v unto_o he_o by_o repentance_n he_o also_o alter_v his_o course_n of_o proceed_v against_o they_o and_o show_v they_o mercy_n and_o this_o be_v the_o course_n they_o usual_o hold_v with_o god_n and_o god_n with_o they_o throughout_o this_o whole_a book_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o distress_n god_n sometime_o raise_v they_o up_o judge_n to_o avenge_v they_o of_o their_o enemy_n and_o to_o govern_v they_o according_a to_o his_o law_n endow_v they_o with_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o fit_v they_o for_o those_o great_a employment_n and_o though_o for_o a_o time_n they_o hearken_v to_o their_o judge_n yet_o they_o soon_o return_v to_o their_o former_a evil_a way_n and_o relapse_v 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son_n david_n david_n answer_v it_o be_v my_o voice_n my_o lord_n o_o king_n and_o i_o pray_v thou_o wherefore_o do_v my_o lord_n thus_o pursue_v after_o his_o servant_n what_o have_v i_o do_v or_o what_o evil_a be_v in_o my_o hand_n now_o therefore_o let_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n vouchsafe_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o his_o servant_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v stir_v thou_o up_o against_o i_o let_v he_o receive_v a_o offering_n voluntate_fw-la offering_n placato_fw-la iram_fw-la ejus_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la &_o munere_fw-la chald._a paraph._n suspiciat_fw-la oblationem_fw-la meam_fw-la cum_fw-la voluntate_fw-la that_o be_v let_v he_o be_v appease_v with_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n which_o i_o will_v offer_v for_o the_o sin_n whereby_o i_o have_v provoke_v he_o but_o if_o they_o be_v court-sycophant_n and_o malicious_a person_n that_o by_o their_o lie_n and_o slander_n have_v incense_v thou_o against_o i_o i_o leave_v they_o as_o curse_a creature_n to_o god_n just_a vengeance_n who_o will_v plead_v my_o cause_n against_o they_o for_o they_o have_v endeavour_v to_o drive_v i_o out_o from_o abide_v in_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o from_o enjoy_v his_o ordinance_n and_o by_o force_v i_o as_o a_o exile_n to_o flee_v into_o idolatrous_a country_n they_o have_v in_o effect_n say_v to_o i_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o go_n and_o now_o see_v thou_o know_v my_o innocency_n let_v not_o my_o blood_n i_o pray_v thou_o be_v shed_v without_o cause_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v see_v it_o and_o will_v not_o let_v it_o go_v unpunished_a beside_o it_o be_v not_o honourable_a for_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o pursue_v i_o with_o so_o many_o man_n who_o have_v so_o little_a power_n to_o hurt_v he_o for_o i_o be_o but_o as_o a_o flea_n force_v to_o skip_v hither_o and_o thither_o to_o save_v myself_o or_o a_o partridge_n on_o the_o mountain_n force_v to_o flee_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o escape_v thy_o hand_n then_o say_v saul_n i_o have_v sin_v return_v my_o son_n david_n to_o thy_o former_a condition_n for_o i_o will_v no_o more_o do_v thou_o harm_n see_v my_o life_n be_v precious_a in_o thy_o eye_n this_o day_n and_o thou_o have_v spare_v i_o when_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o kill_v i_o behold_v i_o have_v play_v the_o fool_n and_o err_v exceed_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v my_o fault_n and_o folly_n and_o open_o take_v shame_n to_o myself_o for_o it_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o all_o that_o be_v about_o i_o david_n desire_v he_o to_o send_v one_o of_o his_o young_a man_n to_o fetch_v his_o spear_n have_v take_v it_o from_o he_o only_o to_o evidence_n his_o innocence_n and_o that_o he_o have_v no_o evil_a intention_n in_o his_o heart_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o let_v the_o lord_n recompense_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o righteousness_n and_o faithfulness_n thy_o life_n be_v indeed_o in_o my_o power_n this_o day_n but_o i_o will_v not_o stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o as_o thy_o life_n be_v precious_a in_o my_o eye_n so_o let_v my_o life_n be_v precious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o let_v it_o please_v he_o to_o preserve_v it_o though_o thou_o shall_v fail_v of_o thy_o promise_n make_v to_o i_o and_o shall_v seek_v again_o to_o take_v it_o away_o then_o saul_n say_v unto_o david_n bless_a be_v thou_o my_o son_n david_n thou_o shall_v do_v great_a thing_n and_o shall_v at_o last_o prevail_v maugre_o all_o the_o malice_n of_o thy_o enemy_n then_o david_n retire_v and_o betake_v himself_o to_o some_o place_n of_o safety_n not_o trust_v saul_n for_o all_o his_o goodly_a word_n and_o promise_n have_v former_o find_v he_o so_o false_a and_o malicious_a and_o saul_n return_v to_o gibeah_n where_o he_o keep_v his_o court._n 1_o sam._n ch._n 26._o whole_a chapter_n 12_o david_n now_o serious_o consider_v the_o condition_n of_o his_o affair_n begin_v through_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o former_a deliverance_n perish_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n if_o he_o do_v not_o speedy_o get_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o reach_n therefore_o he_o think_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o adviseable_a in_o his_o present_a circumstance_n than_o that_o he_o shall_v send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o try_v if_o he_o can_v be_v receive_v with_o his_o force_n into_o his_o protection_n this_o indeed_o be_v no_o warrantable_a course_n that_o he_o now_o pitch_v upon_o for_o his_o preservation_n for_o first_o god_n have_v once_o before_o command_v he_o by_o the_o prophet_n gad_n to_o abide_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n see_v chap._n 22.5_o 2_o he_o have_v before_o be_v such_o a_o formidable_a enemy_n to_o the_o philistine_n and_o have_v so_o hardly_o escape_v with_o his_o life_n once_o before_o when_o he_o seek_v private_o to_o shelter_v himself_o among_o they_o there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n he_o shall_v be_v entertain_v by_o they_o on_o any_o other_o term_n than_o that_o he_o and_o his_o soldier_n shall_v turn_v to_o the_o philistine_n and_o declare_v themselves_o enemy_n to_o saul_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 3_o this_o must_v needs_o tend_v to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o those_o that_o be_v righteous_a in_o the_o land_n and_o will_v give_v his_o enemy_n occasion_n exceed_o to_o triumph_n and_o to_o say_v that_o now_o he_o discover_v what_o he_o be_v see_v he_o have_v desert_v his_o own_o people_n and_o religion_n and_o have_v join_v himself_o to_o their_o uncircumcised_a enemy_n but_o thus_o it_o be_v when_o man_n heart_n sink_v through_o distrust_n of_o god_n as_o it_o seem_v david_n now_o do_v they_o seek_v to_o help_v themselves_o by_o any_o mean_n they_o can_v david_n therefore_o have_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a send_v his_o agent_n before_o hand_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o have_v obtain_v assurance_n from_o he_o under_o the_o public_a faith_n that_o he_o and_o his_o soldier_n shall_v live_v safe_o in_o his_o land_n which_o it_o be_v like_a out_o of_o mere_a policy_n he_o consent_v unto_o know_v the_o hatred_n that_o saul_n bear_v he_o and_o believe_v that_o david_n and_o his_o force_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o join_v with_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n against_o saul_n he_o pass_v over_o with_o six_o hundred_o man_n that_o follow_v he_o to_o achish_a king_n of_o gath._n he_o carry_v also_o his_o two_o wife_n along_o with_o he_o ahinoam_n and_o abigail_n and_o his_o follower_n likewise_o carry_v their_o wife_n and_o family_n not_o think_v it_o safe_a to_o leave_v they_o behind_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o for_o some_o time_n by_o achish_n permission_n they_o dwell_v in_o gath_n or_o about_o it_o when_o it_o be_v tell_v saul_n that_o david_n be_v flee_v to_o gath_n he_o give_v over_o any_o further_a thought_n of_o seek_v after_o he_o he_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o so_o out_o of_o his_o reach_n david_n be_v 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allot_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh_n 15.31_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o simeon_n josh_n 19.5_o but_o the_o philistine_n have_v get_v possession_n of_o it_o have_v keep_v it_o to_o this_o day_n and_o now_o achish_n give_v it_o unto_o david_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o only_o join_v to_o judah_n portion_n cederet_fw-la portion_n hac_fw-la donatione_fw-la justos_fw-la ad_fw-la haeredes_fw-la rediit_fw-la achish_n dedit_fw-la davidi_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ad_fw-la inhabitandum_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o illius_fw-la dominium_fw-la cederet_fw-la but_o be_v also_o upon_o this_o occasion_n design_v to_o be_v ever_o after_o a_o part_n of_o the_o crown-land_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n here_o david_n dwell_v a_o full_a year_n and_o four_o month_n
soever_o they_o be_v they_o be_v all_o thy_o servant_n and_o ready_a to_o be_v employ_v at_o thy_o command_n and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o do_v this_o thing_n i_o be_o afraid_a thou_o will_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o trespass_n merc._n trespass_n sed_fw-la quid_fw-la in_fw-la to_o commisit_fw-la populus_fw-la consensit_fw-la &_o assentatus_fw-la est_fw-la regi_fw-la merc._n unto_o israel_n and_o will_v hereby_o occasion_v they_o to_o be_v too_o carnal_o confident_a and_o to_o rely_v too_o much_o on_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n but_o the_o king_n declare_v he_o will_v have_v it_o do_v though_o joab_n and_o the_o captain_n that_o be_v with_o he_o do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o dissuade_v he_o from_o it_o joab_n see_v the_o king_n so_o bend_v upon_o it_o like_o a_o servile_a courtier_n though_o the_o king_n command_n be_v abominable_a to_o he_o 1_o chron._n 21.6_o and_o his_o judgement_n against_o it_o and_o his_o mind_n do_v presage_v that_o some_o judgement_n will_v come_v upon_o the_o 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fence_n be_v there_o against_o the_o destroy_a angel_n but_o only_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o almighty_a david_n therefore_o have_v choose_v that_o judgement_n the_o lord_n send_v a_o pestilence_n from_o the_o morning_n of_o that_o day_n that_o gad_n come_v first_o to_o he_o until_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o three_o day_n after_o and_o there_o die_v of_o the_o people_n from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n seventy_o thousand_o and_o thus_o be_v david_n punish_v in_o the_o very_a way_n wherein_o he_o have_v sin_v his_o heart_n be_v proud_a and_o lift_v up_o because_o of_o the_o number_n of_o his_o people_n and_o now_o their_o number_n be_v sad_o diminish_v by_o this_o sore_a judgement_n the_o angel_n go_v still_o on_o destroy_v and_o at_o last_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n over_o jerusalem_n and_o as_o he_o
of_o his_o reign_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n ch._n 15.27_o over_o israel_n that_o shall_v cut_v off_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n if_o thou_o ask_v when_o or_o at_o what_o time_n this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o answer_v very_o quick_o and_o soon_o than_o you_o do_v expect_v and_o the_o lord_n will_v smite_v israel_n as_o a_o reed_n be_v shake_v in_o the_o water_n he_o will_v afflict_v both_o prince_n and_o people_n with_o uncessant_a war_n and_o trouble_n both_o intestine_a and_o foreign_a so_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o abide_v long_o in_o any_o settle_a condition_n but_o as_o reed_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o water_n be_v continual_o shake_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o this_o kingdom_n partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a transfer_v the_o crown_n from_o one_o family_n to_o another_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o frequent_a invasion_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n or_o some_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v root_v up_o 17.6_o up_o first_o by_o tiglath-pilesar_a in_o the_o day_n of_o pekak_a king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 15.29_o &_o the_o great_a part_n after_o by_o salmanassar_n in_o the_o day_n of_o hoshea_n 2_o k._n 17.6_o israel_n out_o of_o this_o good_a land_n which_o he_o give_v to_o their_o father_n and_o will_v scatter_v they_o beyond_o the_o river_n to_o wit_n euphrates_n into_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n mesopotamia_n and_o media_n whither_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v captive_a because_o they_o have_v make_v grove_n for_o idol_n thereby_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n and_o he_o will_v give_v up_o israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n because_o they_o consent_v to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o do_v sin_n high_o against_o god_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n by_o cause_v they_o to_o leave_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o worship_v the_o calf_n he_o have_v set_v up_o ahijah_n have_v thus_o speak_v jeroboam_n wife_n depart_v and_o as_o she_o come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o her_o house_n her_o son_n die_v and_o they_o bury_v he_o and_o all_o israel_n lament_v for_o he_o as_o god_n have_v foretell_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o prophet_n there_o be_v many_o bicker_n and_o continual_a hostility_n between_o jeroboam_n and_o rehoboam_n all_o their_o day_n and_o the_o borderer_n on_o both_o side_n do_v continual_o invade_v one_o another_o but_o after_o rehoboam_n death_n jeroboam_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n gather_v together_o a_o vast_a army_n of_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n to_o set_v upon_o abijah_n rehoboam_n son_n new_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o abijah_n meet_v he_o with_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o with_o they_o discomfit_v his_o mighty_a army_n and_o slay_v five_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o pursue_v his_o victory_n take_v from_o he_o bethel_n and_o two_o other_o city_n as_o may_v be_v more_o full_o see_v in_o the_o life_n of_o abijah_n neither_o do_v jeroboam_n recover_v strength_n again_o during_o abijah_n reign_v jeroboam_n at_o last_o be_v strike_v with_o some_o extraordinary_a sickness_n or_o disease_n from_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n of_o abijah_n but_o he_o die_v not_o till_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n son_n of_o abijah_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o die_v not_o a_o ordinary_a death_n he_o reign_v 22_o year_n and_o nadab_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 1_o king_n 12._o from_o 12_o to_o the_o end_n 1_o king_n 13._o wh_o ch._n 1_o king_n 14._o from_o 1_o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 13._o wh_o ch._n nadab_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o asa_n nadab_n second_o king_n of_o israel_n nadab_n and_o reign_v only_o two_o year_n namely_o in_o part_n of_o the_o second_o and_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o father_n gibbethon_n a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n josh_n 19.44_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n in_o the_o israelite_n 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man_n take_v away_o dung_a till_o it_o be_v all_o go_v so_o with_o nadab_n the_o regal_a power_n in_o jeroboam_n house_n end_v and_o thus_o the_o idolatry_n wherewith_o jeroboam_n think_v to_o have_v establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o family_n and_o the_o transfer_v the_o kingdom_n to_o another_o 1_o king_n 15._o from_o 25_o to_o 32._o baasha_n the_o son_n of_o ahijah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o asa_n baasha_n three_o king_n of_o israel_n baasha_n and_o reign_v twenty_o and_o four_o year_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o the_o thirty_o six_o year_n of_o asa_n kingdom_n as_o it_o stand_v divide_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n but_o in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o asa_n own_o reign_n and_o about_o the_o fourteen_o of_o baasha_n he_o perceive_v asa_n to_o 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