Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	child_n	king_n	14	3	3.7853	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34874	The history of the Old Testament methodiz'd according to the order and series of time wherein the several things therein mentioned were transacted ... to which is annex'd a Short history of the Jewish affairs from the end of the Old Testament to the birth of our Saviour : and a map also added of Canaan and the adjacent countries ... / by Samuel Cradock ...	Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706.	1683 (1683)	Wing C6750; ESTC R11566	1,349,257	877

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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

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and_o flock_n see_v numb_a 18.17_o 18._o and_o when_o you_o have_v carry_v your_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n to_o the_o place_n the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v there_o shall_v you_o and_o your_o households_n 1.4_o households_n though_o the_o male_n only_o be_v bind_v thrice_o a_o year_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n exod._n 23.17_o yet_o at_o these_o time_n the_o master_n of_o family_n be_v wont_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n to_o carry_v their_o wife_n daughter_n and_o maid-servant_n with_o they_o as_o elkanah_n do_v 1_o sam._n 1.4_o feast_n with_o your_o holy_a thing_n and_o rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n praise_v of_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o you_o have_v get_v through_o the_o lord_n blessing_n upon_o your_o labour_n furthermore_o you_o must_v know_v that_o god_n will_v be_v serve_v after_o a_o more_o exact_a manner_n when_o you_o come_v into_o canaan_n than_o you_o serve_v he_o now_o for_o now_o many_o sacrifice_n rite_n and_o 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inflectere_fw-la 1_o reg._n 8.29_o 44._o and_o glory_n and_o thither_o shall_v you_o bring_v all_o your_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n and_o your_o choice_a thing_n that_o you_o free_o vow_v to_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o you_o shall_v rejoice_v before_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n you_o and_o your_o son_n and_o daughter_n your_o men-servant_n and_o maid-servant_n and_o you_o shall_v make_v the_o levite_n that_o dwell_v within_o your_o city_n or_o habitation_n to_o rejoice_v also_o in_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o offering_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o you_o in_o the_o land_n but_o must_v live_v upon_o what_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o have_v appoint_v see_v ch._n 10.9_o take_v heed_n therefore_o of_o offer_v your_o burnt-offering_n sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n in_o any_o other_o place_n than_o that_o which_o god_n shall_v choose_v but_o in_o your_o own_o private_a dwelling_n you_o may_v kill_v and_o eat_v of_o those_o 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sacerdotibus_fw-la debitae_fw-la sed_fw-la aliae_fw-la quas_fw-la post_fw-la solutas_fw-la decimas_fw-la ordinarias_fw-la solu●bant_fw-la deut._n 14.22_o 23._o exit_fw-la illis_fw-la instituebant_fw-la ●pulas_fw-la fridlib_n of_o their_o corn_n or_o wine_n or_o oil_n that_o be_v the_o second_o tithe_n of_o those_o thing_n the_o first_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o levite_n nor_o the_o firstling_n commutaveris_fw-la firstling_n quae_fw-la deo_fw-la osterre_fw-fr debueris_fw-la vel_fw-la volueris_fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la constitutum_fw-la deferas_fw-la vel_fw-la ea_fw-la vel_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la qua_fw-la ea_fw-la commutaveris_fw-la of_o their_o herd_n and_o flock_n by_o which_o he_o mean_v not_o those_o firstling_n speak_v of_o numb_a 18.17_o 18._o which_o as_o holy_a thing_n consecrate_v to_o god_n be_v allot_v for_o the_o priest_n portion_n but_o either_o the_o female_a firstling_n the_o male-firstling_n be_v only_o challenge_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o his_o own_o exod._n 13.12_o or_o the_o first-born_a after_o those_o first_o which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v the_o owner_n own_o or_o the_o chief_a and_o best_a of_o their_o lamb_n kid_n and_o calf_n call_v here_o the_o firstling_n by_o way_n of_o excellency_n nor_o any_o of_o their_o vow_a or_o free-will-offering_n or_o heave-offering_n but_o must_v eat_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v they_o and_o their_o household_n and_o the_o levite_n together_o and_o there_o they_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n allow_v they_o to_o put_v their_o hand_n to_o and_o to_o eat_v and_o partake_v of_o further_o he_o caution_n they_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o forsake_v the_o levite_n by_o withhold_v their_o offering_n and_o oblation_n anno_fw-la oblation_n decimarum_fw-la varia_fw-la erant_fw-la gen_fw-la ra_fw-mi 1._o decima_fw-la levitica_fw-la quae_fw-la tota_fw-la levitis_fw-la cedebat_fw-la 2._o decima_fw-la secundaria_fw-la quae_fw-la post_fw-la primam_fw-la separabatur_fw-la absumenda_fw-la in_o his_o

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city_n concern_v the_o rebuild_n of_o this_o city_n and_o another_o jabins_n reign_v in_o it_o and_o mighty_o oppress_v israel_n see_v judg._n 4.2_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n of_o those_o king_n that_o combine_v against_o he_o joshua_n take_v they_o and_o utter_o destroy_v they_o as_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v numb_a 33.52_o 53._o deut._n 7.2_o &_o 20.16_o 17._o but_o as_o for_o those_o city_n that_o yield_v themselves_o or_o be_v not_o beat_v down_o and_o ruin_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o war_n in_o the_o take_n of_o they_o the_o israelite_n burn_v not_o but_o reserve_v for_o their_o own_o use_n so_o joshua_n in_o the_o compass_n of_o about_o six_o year_n take_v all_o the_o place_n of_o canaan_n beforementioned_a and_o the_o hill_n and_o all_o the_o south-country_n and_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n situate_a in_o the_o mountainous_a part_n of_o judah_n famous_a for_o the_o land_n about_o it_o and_o the_o valley_n and_o the_o plain_a and_o 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he_o he_o have_v not_o promise_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o his_o people_n but_o only_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v they_o into_o it_o deut._n 31.23_o and_o divide_v it_o for_o a_o inheritance_n among_o they_o he_o tell_v he_o how_o much_o of_o the_o land_n remain_v yet_o unconquered_a which_o notwithstanding_o he_o intend_v shall_v be_v divide_v among_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v it_o in_o their_o charter_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v they_o in_o the_o division_n and_o this_o may_v be_v a_o spur_n to_o they_o to_o endeavour_v the_o gain_n of_o it_o and_o to_o drive_v out_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n now_o the_o land_n yet_o unconquered_a he_o tell_v he_o be_v this_o first_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n that_o lie_v a_o long_a the_o coast_n of_o the_o midland-sea_n from_o sihor_n which_o divide_v palestine_n from_o egypt_n and_o the_o land_n of_o geshuri_n in_o syria_n and_o border_v on_o the_o northern_a 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with_o the_o other_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v already_o receive_v their_o inheritance_n on_o the_o other_o side_n which_o moses_n have_v give_v they_o and_o have_v mention_v their_o inheritance_n he_o first_o describe_v the_o whole_a land_n without_o jordan_n from_o arnon_n to_o lebanon_n and_o then_o show_v what_o each_o of_o they_o several_o have_v the_o border_n of_o the_o geshurite_n and_o maachathite_n be_v here_o mention_v as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o land_n without_o jordan_n belong_v to_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_o plant_v there_o because_o give_v to_o they_o by_o moses_n with_o the_o rest_n but_o they_o do_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o for_o these_o geshurite_n and_o maachathite_n dwell_v in_o the_o out-skirt_n of_o their_o country_n and_o they_o have_v land_n enough_o

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the_o elder_n of_o israel_n reply_v they_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o what_o he_o have_v say_v be_v true_a and_o therefore_o to_o make_v amends_o for_o their_o former_a unkindness_n to_o he_o they_o desire_v his_o aid_n now_o upon_o no_o other_o condition_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v head_n over_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o gilead_n jephtah_n ask_v they_o if_o they_o will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o their_o word_n to_o make_v he_o governor_n of_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n if_o the_o lord_n enable_v he_o to_o vanquish_v the_o ammonite_n they_o reply_v they_o will_v and_o further_o say_v let_v the_o lord_n be_v witness_v between_o we_o and_o let_v he_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n punish_v we_o if_o we_o do_v not_o keep_v covenant_n with_o thou_o and_o make_v thou_o our_o head_n hereupon_o jephtah_n go_v along_o with_o they_o to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o people_n meet_v at_o mizpeh_n and_o there_o he_o repeat_v all_o that_o have_v pass_v between_o he_o and_o the_o 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their_o idol_n and_o possess_v those_o land_n as_o their_o gift_n how_o much_o more_o may_v we_o israelite_n lawful_o possess_v all_o that_o jehovah_n the_o true_a god_n have_v give_v unto_o we_o further_a say_v he_o i_o demand_v whither_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n have_v more_o right_a to_o this_o land_n than_o balak_n have_v that_o be_v king_n of_o moab_n yet_o he_o will_v never_o fight_v against_o israel_n to_o recover_v this_o land_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n which_o they_o have_v take_v from_o the_o amorites_n indeed_o he_o oppose_v the_o israelite_n for_o fear_n they_o will_v have_v enter_v his_o land_n but_o neither_o he_o nor_o any_o of_o his_o posterity_n do_v ever_o make_v war_n with_o they_o after_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o amorites_n under_o pretence_n that_o that_o land_n be_v they_o last_o jephtah_n plead_v prescription_n he_o tell_v he_o the_o israelite_n have_v peaceable_o enjoy_v these_o land_n three_o hundred_o accedebant_fw-la hundred_o non_fw-la loquor_fw-la praecise_a sed_fw-la numero_fw-la rotundo_fw-la per_fw-la annos_fw-la trecentos_fw-la i_o e._n circiter_fw-la nam_fw-la ut_fw-la doctissimi_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la deficiunt_fw-la aliquot_fw-la anni_fw-la magis_fw-la tamen_fw-la ad_fw-la trecentos_fw-la quam_fw-la ducentos_fw-la accedebant_fw-la year_n and_o if_o they_o viz._n the_o ammonite_n have_v any_o title_n to_o they_o why_o do_v they_o not_o seek_v to_o recover_v they_o all_o this_o while_n therefore_o say_v he_o we_o have_v not_o do_v thou_o any_o wrong_n but_o thou_o do_v we_o great_a wrong_n in_o make_v war_n now_o upon_o we_o the_o great_a god_n the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n be_v judge_n between_o you_o and_o we_o in_o this_o matter_n but_o notwithstanding_o this_o rational_a plea_n of_o jephtah_n the_o king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n will_v not_o regard_v any_o thing_n he_o say_v jephtah_n have_v try_v fair_a mean_n and_o they_o not_o succeed_v a_o mighty_a spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o fortitude_n from_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o he_o so_o that_o gather_v his_o army_n together_o he_o march_v with_o they_o through_o gilead_n and_o mansseh_n to_o fight_v the_o ammonite_n and_o before_o the_o battle_n he_o make_v a_o vow_n that_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v please_v to_o deliver_v the_o ammonite_n into_o his_o hand_n when_o he_o return_v from_o the_o victory_n whatsoever_o come_v first_o out_o of_o his_o door_n to_o meet_v he_o shall_v sure_o be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v capable_a quidem_fw-la capable_a the_o law_n forbid_v that_o man_n or_o any_o of_o mankind_n or_o any_o unclean_a beast_n shall_v be_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n see_v levit._n 27.11_o 12_o 13._o v._o 31._o summa_fw-la loci_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la deo_fw-la quovis_fw-la modo_fw-la sacrabitur_fw-la aut_fw-la idoneum_fw-la si_fw-la fuerit_fw-la erit_fw-la in_o holocaustum_fw-la

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the_o ark_n the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n which_o by_o samuel_n appointment_n may_v be_v bring_v hither_o at_o this_o time_n that_o they_o may_v consult_v with_o god_n as_o occasion_v serve_v in_o this_o weighty_a business_n and_o also_o it_o may_v be_v that_o it_o may_v grace_v the_o action_n that_o be_v they_o anoint_v he_o public_o as_o before_o samuel_n have_v do_v private_o and_o perform_v all_o other_o solemnity_n requisite_a for_o his_o inauguration_n sacrifice_v sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n and_o thanksgiving_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o rejoice_v and_o praise_v he_o for_o their_o late_a victory_n and_o for_o their_o new_a king_n by_o who_o conduct_n under_o god_n they_o have_v obtain_v it_o and_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o and_o crave_v his_o blessing_n upon_o his_o government_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 11._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxiii_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v at_o this_o time_n wonderful_o transport_v with_o joy_n for_o their_o new_a king_n and_o possible_o flatter_v themselves_o that_o god_n be_v well_o please_v with_o they_o for_o ask_v a_o king_n see_v he_o have_v give_v they_o one_o by_o who_o they_o have_v obtain_v so_o great_a a_o victory_n samuel_n think_v fit_a to_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o make_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o mistake_n and_o that_o they_o have_v grievous_o sin_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n whereby_o they_o reject_v god_n from_o reign_v over_o they_o as_o their_o sovereign_n and_o himself_o as_o his_o deputy_n and_o vicegerent_n behold_v say_v he_o i_o have_v hearken_v to_o your_o voice_n and_o have_v according_a to_o your_o desire_n the_o lord_n also_o permit_v it_o set_v a_o king_n over_o you_o and_o now_o you_o have_v a_o king_n settle_v among_o you_o to_o govern_v you_o and_o go_v before_o you_o as_o your_o general_n to_o war_n and_o as_o for_o myself_o i_o have_v very_o great_a cause_n to_o be_v well_o please_v be_v old_a and_o gray-headed_a that_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o government_n be_v take_v 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to_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o my_o place_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o you_o all_o both_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n in_o my_o young_a day_n when_o i_o be_v a_o levite_n and_o in_o my_o ripe_a age_n by_o administer_a justice_n since_o i_o be_v call_v to_o be_v a_o judg._n and_o see_v the_o government_n be_v transfer_v from_o i_o to_o another_o you_o need_v not_o now_o fear_v to_o speak_v your_o mind_n of_o i_o and_o therefore_o if_o you_o can_v just_o accuse_v i_o of_o any_o evil_n speak_v it_o free_o and_o witness_v it_o against_o i_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o before_o his_o anointed_n who_o ox_n office_n ox_n a_o rare_a precedent_n for_o such_o to_o look_v upon_o as_o be_v in_o any_o public_a place_n or_o office_n i_o pray_v you_o or_o who_o ass_n have_v i_o wrongful_o take_v away_o who_o have_v i_o defraud_v or_o who_o have_v i_o oppress_v of_o who_o have_v i_o receive_v bribe_n to_o blind_v my_o eye_n 16.19_o eye_n see_v deut._n 16.19_o and_o to_o cause_v i_o to_o wrest_v judgement_n if_o any_o such_o injurious_a deal_n can_v be_v prove_v against_o i_o here_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o make_v restitution_n and_o to_o give_v satisfaction_n the_o people_n answer_v thou_o have_v not_o defraud_v or_o oppress_v we_o at_o all_o neither_o haste_n thou_o take_v aught_o of_o any_o man_n hand_n to_o pervert_v justice_n well_o then_o say_v he_o let_v the_o lord_n be_v witness_n and_o let_v his_o anointed_n here_o present_a be_v witness_n that_o you_o acknowledge_v and_o declare_v that_o you_o have_v not_o find_v any_o injustice_n or_o injurious_a deal_n in_o i_o they_o answer_v let_v they_o be_v witness_n possible_o he_o desire_v thus_o to_o justify_v and_o clear_v himself_o as_o to_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o government_n as_o moses_n likewise_o have_v do_v numb_a 16.15_o both_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o example_n to_o their_o new_a king_n and_o make_v he_o the_o

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 desirous_a to_o dwell_v apart_o by_o himself_o with_o those_o that_o follow_v he_o that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o more_o freedom_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o religion_n and_o may_v keep_v his_o soldier_n from_o be_v corrupt_v with_o the_o vice_n and_o idolatry_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o that_o he_o may_v from_o thence_o go_v out_o and_o prey_n the_o more_o secret_o upon_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n people_n without_o have_v any_o notice_n take_v of_o it_o he_o humble_o desire_v achish_n that_o his_o officer_n may_v assign_v he_o and_o his_o follower_n some_o place_n in_o the_o country_n to_o live_v in_o it_o not_o be_v fit_a for_o he_o a_o stranger_n to_o live_v with_o the_o king_n in_o the_o royal_a city_n especial_o have_v so_o many_o people_n with_o he_o who_o must_v needs_o be_v burdensome_a and_o may_v sometime_o prove_v offensive_a to_o he_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o his_o city_n achish_n consent_v thereunto_o and_o according_o give_v he_o ziklag_n which_o be_v 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

17._o faciet_fw-la enim_fw-la tibi_fw-la dominus_fw-la strigelius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d malui_fw-la legere_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o margin_n quomodo_fw-la hieron_n &_o septuaginta_fw-la verterunt_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tertia_fw-la persona_fw-la sumitur_fw-la pro_fw-la secunda_fw-la sic_fw-la mos_fw-la hebraeis_n permutandi_fw-la personas_fw-la saul_n then_o perceive_v he_o in_o that_o form_n though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o true_a samuel_n but_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o likeness_n and_o stoop_v with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o bow_v himself_o to_o he_o this_o counterfeit_a samuel_n now_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o have_v disquiet_v he_o to_o bring_v he_o up_o thither_o saul_n answer_v i_o be_o sore_o distress_v the_o philistine_n make_v war_n upon_o i_o and_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o i_o and_o answer_v i_o no_o more_o either_o by_o prophet_n or_o dream_n therefore_o have_v i_o call_v for_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v make_v know_v to_o i_o what_o i_o shall_v do_v the_o evil_a spirit_n now_o counterfeit_v not_o only_a samuel_n person_n but_o his_o word_n and_o action_n reply_v why_o do_v thou_o ask_v counsel_n of_o i_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v depart_v from_o thou_o and_o become_v thy_o enemy_n alas_o i_o can_v help_v thou_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v to_o thou_o as_o he_o have_v speak_v by_o i_o he_o will_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o thy_o hand_n and_o give_v it_o to_o thy_o neighbour_n even_o to_o david_n because_o thou_o obeye_v not_o his_o voice_n nor_o execute_a his_o fierce_a wrath_n upon_o amalek_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o this_o judgement_n will_v fall_v upon_o thou_o and_o moreover_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v israel_n with_o thou_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o to_o morrow_n after_o morrow_n to_o morrow_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v precise_o of_o the_o next_o day_n follow_v but_o indefinite_o of_o some_o time_n near_o approach_v so_o to_o morrow_n be_v take_v exod._n 13.14_o mat._n 6.34_o and_o so_o here_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o next_o day_n after_o that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v in_o which_o the_o philistine_n be_v but_o prepare_v for_o the_o battle_n and_o send_v away_o david_n from_o among_o they_o see_v ch._n 29._o but_o as_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o history_n some_o few_o day_n after_o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o accidit_fw-la i_o first_o god_n may_v reveal_v thing_n future_a and_o contingent_a unto_o satan_n who_o may_v reveal_v they_o to_o witch_n and_o to_o sorcerer_n before_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o encourage_v and_o harden_v their_o heart_n in_o their_o diabolical_a practice_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o other_o also_o that_o resort_n unto_o they_o 2_o god_n sometime_o use_v satan_n as_o a_o instrument_n to_o execute_v his_o judgement_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o job_n and_o the_o four_o hundred_o false_a prophet_n that_o be_v delude_v by_o he_o 1_o king_n 22.22_o and_o then_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o he_o to_o reveal_v those_o thing_n he_o have_v in_o commission_n to_o execute_v permittit_fw-la deus_fw-la daemon_n aliquando_fw-la responsa_fw-la dare_v idololatris_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la malitia_fw-la sva_fw-la demerentur_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o erroribus_fw-la exerceantur_fw-la ut_fw-la ancilla_fw-la illa_fw-la act._n 16._o quae_fw-la nisi_fw-la vera_fw-la prae_fw-la dixisset_fw-la magnum_fw-la dominis_n suis_fw-la quaestum_fw-la non_fw-la prae_fw-la buisset_fw-la multa_fw-la de_fw-la oraculo_fw-la delphico_n referant_fw-la omnes_fw-la historiae_fw-la craeso_fw-la sciscitanti_fw-la num_fw-la futurum_fw-la esset_fw-la ut_fw-la filius_fw-la mutus_fw-la loqueretur_fw-la respondit_fw-la infausto_fw-la die_fw-la locuturum_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o accidit_fw-la that_o be_v shall_v be_v dead_a as_o the_o true_a samuel_n be_v who_o be_v personate_v by_o this_o evil_a spirit_n saul_n hear_v these_o dismal_a tiding_n and_o be_v very_o faint_a through_o fast_v all_o the_o day_n before_o even_o to_o that_o time_n of_o the_o night_n he_o fall_v on_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o swoon_n and_o there_o be_v no_o strength_n in_o he_o the_o witch_n hereupon_o come_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o she_o have_v so_o far_o obey_v he_o as_o to_o put_v her_o life_n into_o his_o hand_n therefore_o she_o desire_v he_o so_o far_o to_o gratify_v she_o as_o to_o receive_v a_o little_a refreshment_n from_o she_o that_o he_o may_v have_v strength_n to_o return_v to_o the_o army_n but_o he_o utter_o refuse_v it_o till_o his_o servant_n together_o with_o the_o woman_n by_o their_o earnest_a importunity_n prevail_v with_o he_o so_o he_o arise_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o sit_v upon_o the_o bed_n and_o the_o woman_n have_v a_o fat_a calf_n in_o the_o stall_n she_o cause_v it_o present_o to_o be_v kill_v and_o dress_v and_o prepare_v some_o of_o it_o and_o take_v flour_n and_o knead_v it_o and_o bake_v unleavened_a fermentaretur_fw-la unleavened_a pane_n azymos_fw-la quos_fw-la statim_fw-la curavit_fw-la coquendos_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la expectavit_fw-la donec_fw-la farinae_fw-la illa_fw-la subacta_fw-la fermentaretur_fw-la bread_n thereof_o and_o so_o bring_v her_o provision_n and_o set_v they_o before_o saul_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o they_o do_v eat_v of_o they_o and_o then_o arise_v and_o go_v their_o way_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 28._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o the_o end_n 14._o the_o philistine_n now_o gather_v all_o their_o force_n together_o to_o aphek_n a_o town_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n and_o the_o israelite_n pitch_v by_o a_o fountain_n near_o jezreel_n the_o four_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n lead_v up_o their_o force_n and_o march_v with_o their_o hundred_o and_o thousand_o but_o david_n and_o his_o man_n march_v in_o the_o rear_n with_o achish_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v chief_a among_o they_o if_o not_o their_o general_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistine_n observe_v this_o ask_v in_o some_o passion_n what_o those_o hebrew_n do_v among_o they_o achish_n reply_v the_o chief_a commander_n of_o they_o be_v david_n a_o servant_n of_o saul_n a_o man_n of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o fortitude_n who_o have_v be_v with_o he_o some_o day_n or_o rather_o some_o year_n he_o have_v dwell_v with_o he_o one_o full_a year_n and_o four_o month_n see_v ch._n 27.7_o and_o in_o all_o that_o time_n since_o he_o fall_v to_o he_o he_o have_v find_v no_o fault_n in_o he_o but_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o that_o but_o imagine_v that_o achish_n be_v mere_o delude_v by_o he_o and_o that_o he_o will_v endanger_v their_o army_n therefore_o they_o urge_v achish_a to_o send_v he_o back_o and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o return_v to_o the_o place_n he_o have_v appoint_v for_o he_o viz._n to_o ziklag_n lest_o in_o the_o battle_n he_o shall_v fall_v off_o from_o they_o and_o help_v their_o enemy_n for_o how_o can_v he_o better_o contrive_v say_v they_o to_o reconcile_v himself_o to_o his_o master_n than_o by_o betray_v the_o life_n of_o this_o whole_a army_n into_o his_o hand_n they_o further_o add_v that_o he_o be_v a_o most_o dangerous_a person_n of_o who_o ability_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o apprehensive_a be_v high_o renown_v for_o his_o military_a prudence_n and_o valour_n among_o his_o own_o nation_n insomuch_o that_o the_o woman_n sing_v of_o he_o in_o their_o dance_n saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o but_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o see_v ch._n 18.7_o &_o 21.11_o hereupon_o achish_n call_v david_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o as_o sure_a as_o the_o lord_n live_v he_o have_v find_v he_o faithful_a to_o he_o and_o he_o can_v not_o but_o high_o approve_v all_o his_o carriage_n since_o he_o come_v into_o the_o army_n nay_o he_o have_v find_v no_o evil_n in_o he_o since_o the_o first_o day_n he_o come_v up_o to_o he_o nevertheless_o he_o must_v acquaint_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n favour_v he_o not_o therefore_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o return_v with_o his_o force_n to_o ziklag_n that_o he_o may_v not_o give_v they_o any_o further_a cause_n of_o jealousy_n david_n reply_n what_o evil_a have_v thou_o find_v in_o thy_o servant_n since_o i_o have_v be_v with_o thou_o even_o unto_o this_o day_n that_o i_o may_v not_o go_v and_o fight_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n menoch_n king_n necessaria_fw-la querela_fw-la ne_fw-la si_fw-la taceret_fw-la suspitionibus_fw-la philistaeonum_n suffragari_fw-la videretur_fw-la menoch_n achish_a answer_n i_o protest_v thou_o seem_v unto_o i_o to_o be_v a_o person_n of_o such_o excellency_n of_o such_o probity_n and_o goodness_n as_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o angel_n habent_fw-la angel_n hunc_fw-la loquendi_fw-la modum_fw-la philistaei_n a_o vicinis_fw-la hauserunt_fw-la hebraeis_n conterminae_fw-la enim_fw-la regiones_fw-la ut_fw-la experientia_fw-la docet_fw-la multas_fw-la voces_fw-la &_o phrase_n commune_v habent_fw-la send_v from_o heaven_n unto_o i_o i_o

that_o rigour_n shall_v be_v use_v towards_o his_o own_o son_n absalon_n and_o will_v not_o fetch_v he_o home_o again_o from_o his_o banishment_n though_o it_o redound_v exceed_o to_o the_o detriment_n and_o grief_n of_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n thou_o know_v o_o king_n that_o we_o must_v all_o die_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o and_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a there_o be_v no_o recall_v we_o to_o life_n again_o no_o more_o than_o water_n that_o be_v spill_v on_o the_o ground_n can_v be_v again_o gather_v up_o and_o thou_o may_v die_v as_o well_o as_o any_o of_o we_o and_o if_o thou_o shall_v die_v while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o unsettle_a state_n we_o shall_v be_v miserable_a and_o as_o for_o absalon_n see_v god_n have_v not_o take_v away_o his_o life_n in_o all_o these_o three_o year_n of_o his_o banishment_n he_o seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o have_v provide_v a_o way_n that_o he_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o thou_o again_o namely_o by_o my_o mediation_n for_o he_o at_o this_o time_n the_o king_n may_v something_o wonder_v that_o i_o presume_v to_o speak_v thus_o bold_o to_o he_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o people_n be_v so_o full_a of_o jealousy_n and_o discontent_n fear_v lest_o absalon_n live_v so_o long_o among_o idolater_n shall_v be_v corrupt_v in_o his_o religion_n and_o so_o may_v corrupt_v the_o people_n if_o he_o come_v to_o reign_v over_o they_o that_o i_o be_v real_o afraid_a and_o dare_v hold_v my_o tongue_n no_o long_o and_o know_v the_o king_n to_o be_v so_o just_a that_o he_o will_v always_o hear_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o oppress_a and_o right_a their_o wrong_n i_o think_v it_o best_o in_o a_o parabolical_a way_n to_o propound_v this_o matter_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v the_o better_a judge_n of_o it_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o i_o shall_v receive_v a_o gracious_a answer_n from_o thou_o for_o i_o know_v that_o the_o king_n for_o wisdom_n to_o judge_n and_o discern_v between_o right_a and_o wrong_n be_v as_o a_o angel_n 19.27_o angel_n it_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n use_v to_o express_v a_o man_n excellency_n in_o any_o thing_n see_v 1_o sam._n 29.9_o &_o 2_o sam._n 19.27_o of_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v bless_v and_o prosper_v thou_o in_o thy_o government_n then_o the_o king_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n tell_v i_o true_a be_v not_o the_o hand_n of_o joab_n in_o all_o this_o she_o answer_v as_o thy_o soul_n live_v o_o king_n none_o can_v evade_v what_o thou_o have_v say_v by_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a for_o thou_o have_v hit_v the_o very_a right_n and_o the_o truth_n for_o thy_o servant_n joab_n set_v i_o on_o work_n and_o put_v word_n into_o my_o mouth_n to_o speak_v unto_o thou_o and_o however_o i_o have_v deliver_v myself_o i_o know_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v wise_a even_o as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o know_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o upon_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o his_o government_n then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o joab_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v grant_v his_o request_n make_v to_o he_o by_o the_o woman_n for_o the_o return_n of_o absalon_n therefore_o go_v say_v he_o and_o fetch_v he_o home_o joab_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n on_o his_o face_n before_o the_o king_n and_o profess_v that_o he_o accept_v it_o with_o much_o thankfulness_n and_o as_o a_o testimony_n of_o the_o king_n great_a favour_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v please_v to_o grant_v his_o request_n then_o joab_n arise_v and_o go_v to_o geshur_n and_o bring_v absalon_n back_o to_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o be_v return_v the_o king_n give_v order_n he_o shall_v go_v to_o his_o own_o house_n but_o say_v he_o shall_v not_o see_v his_o face_n which_o david_n do_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o avoid_v the_o scandal_n of_o be_v too_o easy_o reconcile_v to_o he_o who_o have_v commit_v so_o foul_a a_o fault_n but_o in_o all_o israel_n there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o eminent_a for_o beauty_n and_o comeliness_n of_o person_n as_o absalon_n be_v for_o from_o the_o sole_a of_o his_o foot_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o his_o head_n there_o be_v no_o blemish_n in_o he_o this_o be_v one_o thing_n possible_o that_o make_v he_o so_o proud_a and_o insolent_a and_o make_v he_o so_o popular_a and_o attract_v the_o people_n affection_n so_o much_o to_o he_o he_o use_v to_o poll_v his_o head_n and_o cut_v off_o his_o hair_n it_o grow_v else_o too_o heavy_a for_o he_o once_o a_o year_n and_o when_o cut_v off_o it_o weigh_v two_o hundred_o shekel_n after_o the_o king_n weight_n viz._n after_o the_o common_a shekel_n which_o weigh_v a_o quarter_n of_o a_o ounce_n and_o so_o weigh_v about_o four_o pound_n weight_n at_o sixteen_o ounce_n the_o pound_n and_o absalon_n have_v three_o son_n dead_a son_n ch._n 18.18_o it_o be_v say_v he_o have_v no_o son_n it_o seem_v by_o that_o time_n they_o be_v all_o dead_a and_o one_o fair_a daughter_n name_v tamar_n so_o absalon_n dwell_v two_o year_n after_o this_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v not_o all_o that_o time_n admit_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n at_o last_o be_v impatient_a of_o this_o restraint_n and_o grow_v discontent_v and_o ill-affected_a towards_o his_o father_n and_o entertain_v thought_n of_o rebellion_n against_o he_o and_o not_o see_v any_o mean_n of_o compass_v his_o design_n whilst_o he_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o court_n where_o he_o may_v make_v friend_n by_o his_o popular_a carriage_n he_o contrive_v how_o he_o may_v come_v thither_o and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o he_o send_v to_o joab_n to_o come_v to_o he_o that_o by_o his_o mediation_n he_o may_v be_v recover_v into_o the_o king_n favour_n but_o joab_n like_o a_o old_a politician_n fear_v to_o displease_v the_o king_n will_v not_o come_v at_o he_o he_o send_v to_o he_o a_o second_o time_n but_o he_o will_v not_o come_v he_o then_o bid_v his_o servant_n to_o go_v and_o set_v joab_n barley_n field_n which_o be_v near_o to_o his_o on_o 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and_o affinity_n with_o such_o a_o great_a neighbour_n prince_n he_o design_v to_o secure_v himself_o the_o better_a against_o foreign_a enemy_n it_o be_v not_o say_v whether_o she_o have_v embrace_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o he_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n yet_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v no_o where_o blame_v for_o this_o marriage_n it_o be_v most_o like_a she_o forsake_v her_o idolatry_n and_o that_o either_o before_o or_o after_o her_o marriage_n she_o become_v a_o proselyte_n and_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n because_o solomon_n in_o this_o marriage_n be_v make_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n woo_v the_o gentile_n to_o make_v they_o his_o spouse_n and_o call_v they_o

from_o their_o idolatry_n to_o serve_v the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n and_o hereunto_o the_o psalmist_n seem_v to_o allude_v psal_n 45.10_o harken_v o_o daughter_n and_o consider_v incline_v thy_o ear_n forget_v thy_o own_o people_n and_o thy_o fathers-house_n 1_o king_n ch._n 3._o v._n 1._o sect_n ccxvii_o solomon_n be_v now_o quiet_o settle_v and_o strengthen_v in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o magnify_v he_o exceed_o and_o he_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n and_o statute_n wherein_o david_n his_o father_n walk_v it_o seem_v the_o people_n after_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v separate_v do_v not_o think_v themselves_o bind_v to_o bring_v their_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o altar_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o do_v offer_v they_o in_o such_o place_n as_o they_o think_v meet_a for_o such_o service_n to_o wit_n upon_o high_a hill_n and_o mountain_n indeed_o the_o high_a place_n of_o the_o heathen-idolater_n be_v always_o abominable_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o those_o god_n command_v the_o israelite_n to_o destroy_v and_o pull_v down_o numb_a 33.52_o but_o there_o other_o high_a place_n it_o seem_v be_v think_v at_o this_o time_n lawful_a 13._o lawful_a see_v 1_o sam._n 9.12_o etc._n etc._n and_o ch._n 10.5_o 13._o and_o according_o resort_v unto_o but_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v build_v than_o all_o other_o high_a place_n for_o god_n solemn_a and_o prescribe_a worship_n and_o service_n be_v count_v abominable_a manasseh_n abominable_a and_o in_o this_o sin_n the_o ten_o tribe_n live_v they_o make_v priest_n of_o high_a place_n in_o the_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 13.32_o hos_fw-la 12.11_o yea_o solomon_n himself_o in_o his_o latter_a day_n fearful_o offend_v in_o permit_v this_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n 1_o king_n 11.7_o 8._o and_o judah_n itself_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n in_o rehoboam_n reign_v 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there_o on_o the_o brazen_a altar_n make_v by_o moses_n which_o he_o and_o the_o great_a congregation_n now_o with_o he_o choose_v to_o worship_n god_n at_o rather_o than_o any_o other_o altar_n he_o offer_v a_o thousand_o burnt-offering_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o time_n he_o stay_v there_o and_o in_o that_o night_n after_o they_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o offer_v those_o burnt-offering_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n among_o the_o manifold_a way_n whereby_o god_n of_o old_a make_v know_v his_o mind_n to_o his_o people_n dream_n be_v one_o and_o in_o dream_n sometime_o man_n hear_v a_o voice_n and_o apprehend_v the_o sense_n thereof_o return_v a_o answer_n thereunto_o and_o the_o thing_n god_n so_o make_v know_v unto_o they_o be_v true_a and_o certain_a and_o his_o servant_n to_o who_o he_o make_v they_o know_v be_v assure_v thereof_o god_n therefore_o in_o such_o a_o dream_n appear_v to_o solomon_n and_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o he_o answer_v o_o lord_n thou_o have_v show_v to_o david_n my_o father_n great_a mercy_n according_a as_o he_o walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n except_v righteousness_n all_o these_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o david_n inward_a disposition_n &_o outward_a conversation_n as_o to_o the_o general_a course_n of_o his_o life_n his_o frailty_n and_o fail_n still_o except_v and_o uprightness_n of_o heart_n and_o have_v reserve_v for_o he_o this_o great_a kindness_n to_o set_v his_o son_n upon_o his_o throne_n after_o he_o as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n which_o be_v a_o favour_n thou_o do_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o saul_n and_o now_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v gracious_o make_v i_o king_n instead_o of_o my_o father_n i_o be_o sensible_a that_o i_o be_o as_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a child_n and_o unfit_a to_o sway_v so_o great_a a_o sceptre_n as_o this_o be_v how_o shall_v i_o be_v able_a to_o go_v out_o or_o come_v in_o before_o this_o great_a people_n how_o shall_v i_o be_v able_a to_o lead_v they_o or_o govern_v they_o without_o thy_o especial_a direction_n and_o assistance_n i_o be_o indeed_o set_v up_o as_o supreme_a governor_n under_o thou_o of_o this_o vast_a multitude_n which_o thou_o have_v choose_v for_o thy_o peculiar_a people_n and_o have_v so_o increase_v they_o that_o they_o be_v almost_o innumerable_a according_a to_o thy_o gracious_a promise_n gen._n 15.5_o give_v therefore_o thy_o servant_n i_o pray_v thou_o a_o understand_a heart_n that_o i_o may_v right_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a for_o who_o be_v able_a right_o to_o judge_n and_o govern_v this_o great_a people_n without_o wisdom_n give_v he_o from_o thyself_o solomon_n have_v thus_o pray_v the_o lord_n be_v well_o please_v with_o the_o request_n he_o have_v make_v and_o say_v to_o he_o because_o thou_o have_v not_o ask_v for_o thyself_o long_a life_n nor_o riches_n nor_o victory_n over_o thy_o enemy_n but_o have_v ask_v a_o understand_a heart_n that_o thou_o may_v right_o govern_v this_o people_n and_o in_o hear_v cause_n may_v know_v what_o judgement_n to_o give_v behold_v thy_o request_n be_v grant_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o wise_a and_o a_o understand_a heart_n and_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n as_o no_o king_n before_o thou_o ever_o attain_v unto_o neither_o shall_v any_o after_o thou_o be_v like_a wisdom_n like_a some_o heathen_a monarch_n that_o possible_o exceed_v solomon_n in_o riches_n come_v far_o short_a of_o he_o in_o wisdom_n unto_o thou_o see_v chap._n 4.29_o 30_o 31._o moreover_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o that_o which_o thou_o do_v not_o ask_v viz_o riches_n and_o honour_n so_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n like_v unto_o thou_o either_o for_o riches_n or_o glory_n see_v 2_o chron._n 1.12_o and_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n and_o keep_v my_o statute_n as_o thy_o father_n david_n do_v i_o will_v lengthen_v out_o thy_o day_n also_o then_o solomon_n awake_v and_o perceive_v that_o god_n have_v indeed_o appear_v to_o he_o in_o this_o wonderful_a dream_n and_o he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o noble_n and_o there_o before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n offer_v up_o many_o burnt-offering_n peace-offering_n in_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a kindness_n manifest_v to_o he_o and_o he_o make_v a_o great_a feast_n for_o his_o noble_n and_o officer_n and_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v there_o gather_v together_o 1_o king_n ch._n 3._o from_o v._n 2_o to_o 16._o 2_o chron._n ch._n 1._o from_o v._n 1_o to_o 13._o sect_n ccxviii_o solomon_n be_v now_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n a_o very_a difficult_a case_n be_v bring_v before_o he_o in_o the_o decide_n of_o which_o he_o give_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o that_o extraordinary_a wisdom_n the_o lord_n have_v furnish_v he_o with_o there_o come_v to_o he_o two_o woman_n that_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v victualler_n by_o profession_n but_o secret_o harlot_n and_o one_o of_o they_o say_v to_o he_o o_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n this_o woman_n and_o i_o dwell_v together_o in_o the_o same_o house_n and_o i_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n she_o be_v present_a at_o my_o labour_n and_o three_o day_n after_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n also_o and_o both_o our_o child_n be_v boy_n and_o we_o be_v all_o alone_a in_o the_o house_n there_o be_v no_o stranger_n with_o we_o and_o thus_o o_o king_n it_o happen_v as_o i_o very_o believe_v and_o be_o confident_a this_o woman_n over-laying_a her_o own_o child_n in_o the_o night_n and_o awake_v and_o find_v it_o dead_a by_o she_o and_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o disgrace_n that_o be_v like_a to_o fall_v upon_o she_o for_o her_o carelessness_n about_o her_o child_n

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 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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 possession_n but_o now_o it_o seem_v the_o philistine_n have_v get_v it_o nadab_n therefore_o and_o all_o israel_n with_o he_o go_v and_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o to_o recover_v it_o and_o here_o during_o the_o siege_n he_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o baasha_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n and_o so_o the_o siege_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v raise_v for_o twenty_o six_o year_n after_o or_o thereabouts_o the_o son_n of_o baasha_n do_v again_o lay_v siege_n to_o this_o city_n as_o we_o may_v see_v chap._n 16.15_o baasha_n now_o set_v up_o himself_o in_o the_o throne_n he_o smite_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ahijah_n 1_o king_n 14.10_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o jeroboam_n he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v in_o israel_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o a_o 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 grow_v potent_a and_o that_o many_o of_o his_o subject_n fall_v off_o to_o he_o he_o begin_v to_o arm_v against_o he_o and_o never_o cease_v from_o henceforward_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o all_o his_o day_n and_o he_o go_v up_o to_o build_v ramah_n which_o lie_v between_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o may_v suffer_v no_o man_n to_o come_v out_o from_o or_o go_v unto_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n but_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o give_v it_o over_o be_v recall_v by_o a_o invasion_n make_v into_o his_o country_n by_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n hire_v thereunto_o by_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16._o from_o 1_o to_o 7._o and_o 1_o king_n 15.32_o jehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n the_o prophet_n deliver_v he_o a_o sad_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n concern_v the_o destruction_n of_o his_o house_n for_o his_o idolatry_n and_o kill_v of_o nadab_n oppugnant_fw-la nadab_n for_o though_o baasha_n do_v herein_o what_o god_n have_v decree_v yet_o he_o have_v no_o command_n from_o god_n to_o do_v it_o but_o do_v it_o only_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o end_n and_o to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n saepe_fw-la deus_fw-la decreta_fw-la sva_fw-la exequitur_fw-la per_fw-la malos_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la long_a aliud_fw-la agentes_fw-la sva_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la ideoque_fw-la poena_fw-la digni_fw-la sunt_fw-la impii_fw-la saepe_fw-la imprudentes_fw-la serviunt_fw-la voluntati_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la patefactam_fw-la scientes_fw-la oppugnant_fw-la this_o jehu_n be_v that_o prophet_n that_o be_v send_v afterward_o to_o jehoshaphat_n to_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o league_n with_o ahab_n 2_o chr._n 19.2_o and_o he_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o those_o time_n 2_o chron._n 20.34_o and_o his_o father_n hanani_n be_v the_o prophet_n that_o reprove_v asa_n for_o seek_v to_o benhadad_n for_o aid_n against_o baasha_n so_o that_o both_o father_n and_o son_n be_v eminent_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o both_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o send_v many_o prophet_n to_o reclaim_v they_o jehu_n come_v to_o baasha_n tell_v he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o exalt_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o from_o a_o mean_a condition_n make_v thou_o prince_n attribuuntur_fw-la prince_n for_o it_o be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o make_v baasha_n attempt_n against_o nadab_n so_o successful_a collatio_fw-la regni_fw-la deo_fw-la doll_n vero_fw-la &_o parricidium_fw-la baasae_fw-la attribuuntur_fw-la over_o my_o they_o my_o they_o be_v god_n people_n by_o covenant_n and_o outward_a profession_n and_o they_o retain_v still_o circumcision_n and_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o there_o be_v many_o pious_a prophet_n and_o some_o good_a people_n among_o they_o people_n israel_n and_o thou_o have_v walk_v in_o

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king_n for_o it_o and_o god_n command_v jeremy_n to_o take_v another_o roll_n and_o baruc_n write_v therein_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n which_o jehoiakim_n have_v burn_v add_v many_o like_a thing_n thereunto_o jer._n 36._o from_o v._o 26_o to_o the_o end_n nabuchadnezzar_n pursue_v the_o victory_n he_o have_v get_v over_o the_o egyptian_n take_v from_o they_o all_o that_o they_o possess_v between_o egypt_n and_o euphrates_n so_o that_o from_o thence_o forward_a necho_n be_v fain_o to_o keep_v himself_o within_o his_o own_o bound_n in_o egypt_n 2_o king_n 24.7_o while_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v nabopolassar_n the_o father_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n die_v which_o news_n come_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n he_o make_v no_o delay_n but_o after_o he_o have_v give_v order_n for_o the_o bring_v away_o of_o the_o captive_n as_o well_o jew_n as_o other_o he_o post_v with_o a_o small_a company_n the_o near_a way_n through_o the_o desert_n and_o come_v to_o babylon_n before_o they_o and_o be_v receive_v there_o as_o sole_a lord_n of_o all_o his_o father_n large_a dominion_n he_o afterward_o dispose_v of_o the_o captive_n when_o they_o be_v bring_v thither_o here_o and_o there_o as_o he_o think_v fit_a and_o the_o sacred_a vessel_n and_o other_o furniture_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o he_o have_v take_v away_o from_o jerusalem_n he_o dispose_v into_o the_o temple_n 5.2_o temple_n by_o the_o divine_a providence_n they_o be_v there_o reserve_v to_o be_v carry_v back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n see_v ezra_n 1.7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n but_o nabuchadnezzar_n intend_v service_n of_o his_o idol_n and_o belshazzar_n his_o grandchild_n most_o profane_o abuse_v they_o dan._n 5.2_o of_o his_o god_n belus_n dan._n 1.2_o 2_o chron._n 36.7_o daniel_n and_o his_o three_o fellow_n noble_n be_v bring_v to_o babylon_n refuse_v the_o court-diet_n provide_v for_o they_o and_o content_v themselves_o with_o pulse_n and_o water_n and_o yet_o be_v find_v to_o look_v better_a than_o those_o that_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o king_n fare_n and_o when_o afterward_o at_o the_o time_n appoint_v they_o be_v bring_v to_o attend_v the_o king_n they_o appear_v in_o all_o matter_n of_o knowledge_n wisdom_n and_o science_n to_o excel_v all_o the_o magician_n and_o astronomer_n that_o be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o daniel_n have_v understand_v in_o all_o vision_n and_o dream_n dan._n 1._o from_o 8_o to_o the_o end_n nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o second_o praece_v second_o see_v richardson_n on_o dan._n 2.1_o anno_fw-la secundo_fw-la cum_fw-la vixi_fw-la tanquam_fw-la consiliarius_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la nebuchadnessaris_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la cum_fw-la vixi_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la cyrl_n cujus_fw-la mentio_fw-la proxime_fw-la praecessit_fw-la v._o ult_fw-la cap._n praece_v year_n after_o the_o three_o year_n of_o daniel_n education_n be_v pass_v and_o he_o bring_v to_o stand_v before_o the_o king_n which_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o 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and_o therefore_o god_n upbraid_v the_o king_n of_o tyre_n with_o his_o pride_n and_o arrogancy_n behold_v say_v he_o thou_o be_v wise_a than_o daniel_n no_o secret_a can_v be_v hide_v from_o thou_o therefore_o i_o will_v bring_v stranger_n upon_o thou_o the_o terrible_a of_o the_o nation_n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v thou_o down_o etc._n etc._n ezek._n ch._n 26._o ch._n 27._o ch._n 28._o in_o the_o same_o year_n also_o in_o the_o three_o month_n god_n reveal_v his_o will_n to_o ezekiel_n of_o send_v nabuchadnezzar_n against_o pharaoh_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o same_o month_n also_o god_n declare_v that_o the_o egyptian_n can_v no_o more_o avoid_v his_o decree_n and_o determination_n than_o the_o assyrian_n have_v do_v before_o ezek._n ch._n 30._o ch._n 31._o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n the_o nine_o day_n of_o the_o four_o month_n when_o the_o famine_n grow_v extreme_a in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o pestilence_n as_o it_o be_v like_a very_o hot_a jerusalem_n be_v break_v up_o and_o the_o chaldaean_n enter_v it_o ezek._n 4._o from_o 9_o to_o the_o end_n lament_n 4.10_o 2_o king_n 25.2_o 3_o 4._o jer._n 52.5_o 6_o 7._o jer._n 39.2_o 3._o the_o city_n be_v take_v zedekiah_n and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o war_n flee_v away_o by_o night_n by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gate_n between_o two_o wall_n which_o be_v by_o the_o king_n garden_n be_v it_o seem_v a_o secret_a way_n provide_v on_o purpose_n for_o escape_v in_o such_o a_o time_n of_o danger_n but_o the_o chaldaean_n pursue_v after_o they_o take_v zedekiah_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o jericho_n and_o bring_v he_o prisoner_n to_o riblah_n where_o nabuchadnezzar_n lie_v where_o have_v judgement_n pass_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o perjury_n and_o have_v see_v his_o child_n first_o slay_v before_o his_o eye_n to_o his_o extreme_a torment_n together_o with_o the_o noble_n of_o judah_n he_o have_v then_o his_o own_o eye_n put_v out_o and_o be_v clog_v with_o chain_n and_o fetter_n he_o 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