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fifty_o thousand_o the_o great_a number_n that_o come_v out_o of_o any_o one_o tribe_n man_n expert_a in_o war_n and_o arm_v with_o all_o military_a instrument_n and_o who_o can_v keep_v rank_a and_o order_n and_o be_v not_o of_o a_o divide_a or_o double_a heart_n but_o man_n of_o great_a singleness_n and_o sincerity_n of_o naphtali_n a_o thousand_o captain_n and_o with_o they_o thirty_o seven_o thousand_o arm_v with_o shield_n and_o spear_n of_o the_o danite_n twenty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o expert_a soldier_n of_o asher_n forty_o thousand_o of_o the_o reubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o furnish_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o weapon_n and_o military_a instrument_n all_o these_o which_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v in_o all_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o be_v man_n of_o war_n who_o know_v how_o to_o keep_v rank_n and_o observe_v military_a order_n and_o discipline_n be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v with_o a_o upright_a heart_n to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o those_o that_o come_v not_o up_o with_o they_o yet_o join_v in_o heart_n and_o affection_n with_o they_o therein_o and_o there_o they_o stay_v with_o david_n eat_v and_o drink_v and_o feast_v three_o day_n together_o their_o brethren_n of_o hebron_n make_v what_o preparation_n for_o they_o they_o can_v and_o other_o that_o be_v nigh_o unto_o they_o send_v in_o provision_n yea_o as_o far_o as_o from_o issachar_n tremel_n issachar_n v._o 40._o usque_fw-la ab_fw-la issachar_n etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la jun._n &_o tremel_n zebulon_n and_o naphtali_n they_o bring_v bread_n and_o other_o provision_n some_o on_o ass_n and_o camel_n and_o mule_n and_o some_o draw_v by_o ox_n and_o meat_n and_o meal_n cake_n of_o fig_n and_o bunch_n of_o raisin_n wine_n and_o oil_n they_o bring_v also_o ox_n and_o sheep_n in_o great_a abundance_n to_o make_v the_o feast_n for_o there_o be_v then_o great_a joy_n in_o israel_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 5._o from_o v._o 1._o to_o 6._o 1_o chron._n ch._n 11._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 4._o 1_o chron._n ch._n 12._o from_o v._o 23_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n clxxxiv_o david_n have_v now_o so_o many_o of_o his_o subject_n together_o and_o most_o of_o they_o arm_v he_o resolve_v to_o make_v some_o good_a use_n of_o they_o to_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n have_v take_v that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o belong_v unto_o they_o see_v judg._n 1.8_o but_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n can_v not_o drive_v out_o the_o jebusite_n out_o of_o their_o part_n see_v judg._n 1.21_o no_o not_o when_o they_o have_v the_o help_n of_o their_o brethren_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n see_v josh_n 15.63_o and_o therefore_o we_o read_v that_o afterward_o it_o be_v a_o city_n of_o stranger_n when_o the_o levite_n with_o his_o concubine_n go_v that_o way_n judg._n 19_o and_o so_o it_o continue_v to_o this_o time_n it_o be_v a_o place_n it_o seem_v of_o very_o great_a strength_n because_o the_o jebusite_n have_v hold_v it_o ever_o since_o joshua_n have_v enter_v the_o land_n and_o it_o be_v even_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o country_n david_n have_v therefore_o so_o vast_a a_o number_n of_o his_o subject_n that_o be_v man_n of_o war_n about_o he_o who_o on_o this_o solemn_a occasion_n have_v come_v up_o to_o he_o to_o hebron_n he_o think_v fit_a to_o take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o lead_v they_o forth_o against_o jerusalem_n viz._n that_o part_n of_o it_o that_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o jebusite_n resolve_v that_o the_o wrest_n of_o that_o place_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n shall_v be_v his_o first_o enterprise_n after_o his_o be_v anoint_a king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o intend_v when_o he_o have_v take_v it_o to_o make_v it_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o his_o kingdom_n according_o he_o lead_v his_o army_n up_o thither_o but_o when_o he_o have_v lay_v siege_n thereto_o the_o jebusite_n that_o be_v within_o presume_v upon_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n in_o a_o flout_a manner_n tell_v he_o that_o except_o he_o can_v take_v from_o they_o their_o tutelar_a god_n that_o be_v their_o idol_n and_o image_n in_o which_o they_o put_v their_o trust_n though_o he_o and_o his_o people_n count_v they_o and_o in_o contempt_n call_v they_o blind_a and_o lame_a god_n he_o must_v not_o expect_v to_o come_v in_o thither_o and_o so_o confident_a they_o be_v of_o the_o power_n and_o protection_n of_o their_o idol_n that_o they_o think_v david_n and_o all_o israel_n can_v never_o take_v their_o fort_n or_o castle_n david_n hereupon_o to_o encourage_v his_o captain_n in_o the_o enterprise_n promise_v they_o that_o whoever_o with_o his_o soldier_n do_v first_o scale_v the_o wall_n and_o get_v into_o the_o gutter_n and_o kill_v the_o jebusite_n and_o destroy_v the_o lame_a and_o blind_a idol_n they_o so_o much_o trust_v in_o which_o his_o soul_n hate_v he_o shall_v be_v chief_a captain_n and_o general_n of_o his_o force_n joab_n possible_o that_o he_o may_v recover_v the_o king_n favour_n who_o he_o have_v high_o offend_v by_o kill_a abner_n do_v hereupon_o first_o scale_v the_o wall_n and_o so_o be_v make_v lord_n general_n of_o the_o king_n force_n see_v 1_o chron._n 11.6_o and_o david_n do_v the_o rather_o promise_v this_o reward_n to_o he_o that_o shall_v take_v the_o fort_n because_o the_o jebusite_n have_v say_v in_o scorn_n the_o blind_a and_o the_o lame_a as_o you_o call_v they_o be_v here_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v that_o you_o shall_v ever_o come_v into_o this_o house_n place_n house_n some_o think_v it_o be_v use_v as_o a_o proverb_n the_o blind_a and_o the_o lame_a be_v here_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o this_o house_n that_o be_v take_v heed_n lest_o your_o confidence_n prove_v like_o that_o of_o the_o jebusite_n see_v oftentimes_o as_o it_o be_v with_o they_o that_o which_o begin_v in_o confidence_n end_v in_o shame_n other_o think_v that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n do_v thus_o insult_v over_o the_o jebusite_n after_o they_o have_v take_v the_o fort_n your_o blind_a and_o lame_a idol_n that_o shall_v have_v keep_v we_o out_o be_v never_o like_a to_o enter_v into_o this_o fort_n again_o for_o no_o blind_a or_o lame_a or_o dumb_a idol_n shall_v ever_o be_v tolerate_v in_o this_o place_n david_n have_v thus_o take_v the_o fort_n he_o build_v it_o round_o about_o from_o millo_n inward_a that_o be_v he_o do_v at_o his_o own_o cost_n and_o charge_n build_v and_o re-edify_v the_o inside_n of_o the_o city_n from_o millo_n and_o leave_v the_o care_n of_o build_v the_o outwall_n to_o joab_n 1_o chron._n 11.8_o millo_n be_v a_o deep_a and_o broad_a ditch_n that_o separate_a mount_n zion_n from_o the_o low_a city_n which_o solomon_n afterward_o fill_v up_o 1_o king_n 9.15_o 24._o and_o so_o david_n dwell_v in_o this_o city_n and_o it_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o david_n no_o less_o than_o 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