gate_n of_o heaven_n chap._n 28._o 17._o therefore_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n they_o shall_v prepare_v and_o sanctify_v themselves_o i_o will_v make_v and_o perform_v my_o vow_n a_o altar_n v._n 1_o 7._o after_o a_o pillar_n v._o 14._o of_o my_o distress_n about_o twenty_o seven_o year_n ago_o v._o 4._o and_o all_o their_o earring_n idolatrous_a monument_n hos._n 2._o 13._o judge_n 8._o 24_o 25_o 26._o 27._o deut._n 7._o 25_o 26._o exod._n 32_o 2_o 3_o 4._o under_o a_o oak_n from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o family_n and_o people_n esay_n 30._o 22._o under_o a_o oak_n by_o shechem_n joshuah_n set_v up_o a_o great_a stone_n for_o a_o witness_n of_o the_o people_n covenant_n with_o god_n josh._n 24._o 26_o 27._o and_o there_o the_o shechemite_v make_v abimelech_n king_n judg._n 9_o 6._o oak_n and_o grove_n of_o tree_n forbid_v in_o worship_n and_o use_v by_o idolater_n esay_n 1._o 29._o by_o shechem_n shiloh_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n be_v after_o there_o or_o by_o shechem_n josh._n 24._o 1_o 25_o 26._o v._o 5._o terror_n of_o god_n ch._n 34._o â—0_n in_o all_o humane_a reason_n they_o easy_o may_v have_v destroy_v he_o and_o he_o exod._n 23._o 27._o josh._n 2._o 9_o 11._o god_n restrain_v hand_n upon_o the_o wicked_a see_v annot._v on_o ch_z 20._o 6._o v._o 7._o a_o altar_n according_a to_o part_v of_o his_o vow_n ch_n 28._o 22._o el-bethel_n here_o he_o add_v to_o the_o former_a name_n chap._n 28._o 19_o v._o 8._o rebekahs_n nurse_n send_v with_o rebekah_n ch_n 24._o 59_o and_o jacob_n be_v now_o return_v into_o canaan_n and_o be_v there_o now_o about_o seven_o year_n and_o not_o very_o far_o from_o his_o father_n house_n she_o thence_o may_v come_v to_o he_o of_o her_o own_o accord_n or_o he_o send_v for_o she_o or_o fetch_v she_o if_o she_o do_v not_o return_v into_o mesopotamia_n and_o thence_o come_v along_o with_o jacob._n v._o 9_o again_o this_o be_v the_o seven_o time_n god_n reveal_v himself_o to_o jacob_n in_o special_a manner_n ch_z 28._o 13._o 31._o 3_o 11._o 32._o 1_o 2_o 24._o v._o 35._o 1._o v._o 10._o but_o israel_n shall_v be_v thy_o name_n confirm_v this_o name_n to_o he_o the_o second_o time_n see_v annotat._n on_o chap._n 32._o 28._o v._o 11._o i_o be_o god_n almighty_n confirm_v and_o amplify_v the_o promise_n make_v ch_n 28._o and_o ch_n 32._o king_n thus_o god_n give_v he_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n ch_n 28._o 4._o 17._o 6._o v._o 12._o to_o thou_o not_o to_o esau._n v._o 13._o and_o god_n go_v up_o chap._n 17._o 22._o judge_n 13._o 20._o v._o 14._o set_a up_o a_o pillar_n repair_v the_o old_a set_v up_o near_o thirty_o year_n ago_o ch_n 28._o 18._o or_o rather_o a_o new_a one_o in_o the_o very_a place_n here_o name_v a_o drink-offering_a thereon_o and_o he_o pour_v oil_n thereon_o these_o in_a use_n before_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n by_o moses_n chap._n 28._o 18._o v._o 16._o a_o little_a way_n about_o a_o mile_n short_a of_o bethlehem_n ch_n 48._o 7._o 2_o king_n 5._o 19_o ephrath_n which_o be_v bethlehem_n v._o 19_o the_o prophet_n join_v they_o and_o thou_o bethlehem_n ephrata_n micah_n 5._o 2._o call_v also_o bethlehem-judah_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o another_o in_o galilee_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n here_o our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v v._o 17._o this_o son_n also_o ch_n 30._o 24._o v._o 18._o as_o her_o soul_n be_v in_o depart_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o eccl._n 12._o 7._o be_v itself_o immortal_a as_o appear_v here_o and_o as_o be_v confess_v by_o heathen_n themselves_o as_o plato_n aristotle_n cicero_n and_o other_o and_o so_o again_o life_n be_v restore_v when_o the_o soul_n come_v again_o into_o the_o body_n 1_o king_n 17._o 21_o 22._o for_o she_o die_v who_o former_o will_v die_v for_o want_v of_o child_n ch_n 30._o 1._o ben-oni_n the_o like_a case_n be_v 1_o sam._n 4._o 20_o 21._o benjamin_n psal._n 80._o 17._o now_o be_v joseph_n about_o twelve_o or_o thirteen_o year_n old_a six_o year_n old_a when_o he_o come_v from_o laban_n and_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n more_o since_o he_o come_v into_o canaan_n till_o the_o birth_n of_o benjamin_n after_o dinah_n ravish_v and_o bâ—njamin_n be_v twenty_o seven_o or_o tweney_v eight_o when_o he_o go_v into_o egypt_n with_o his_o ten_o son_n joseph_n then_o be_v forty_o and_o benjamin_n young_a than_o he_o twelve_o or_o thirteen_o year_n v._o 19_o bury_v in_o the_o way_n about_o this_o place_n many_o infant_n be_v murder_v by_o herod_n mat_n 2._o 16_o 18_o jer._n 31._o 15._o v._o 20._o a_o pillar_n monument_n and_o memorial_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v lawful_a and_o useful_a too_o unto_o this_o day_n till_o moses_n time_n and_o after_o that_o to_o saul_n time_n 1_o sam._n 10._o 2._o v._o 21._o tower_n of_o edar_fw-la i_o e_o of_o the_o flock_n micah_n 4._o 8._o it_o may_v be_v hereabout_o the_o angel_n appear_v to_o the_o shepherd_n luke_n 2._o 8._o v._o 22._o his_o father_n concubine_n see_v annot._n on_o ch_z 22._o 24._o and_o on_o ch_z 25._o 1._o by_o this_o he_o just_o lose_v his_o birthright_n ch_n 49._o 4._o 1_o chron._n 5._o 1._o so_o absalon_n sin_v with_o his_o father_n concubine_n 2_o sam._n 16._o 22._o and_o as_o david_n abstain_v from_o they_o afterward_o 2_o sam._n 20._o 3._o so_o likely_a jacob_n do_v from_o bilhah_n and_o israel_n hear_v it_o here_o be_v a_o empty_a space_n leave_v in_o the_o line_n with_o a_o mark_n to_o move_v consideration_n as_o likewise_o in_o gen._n 4._o 8._o and_o also_o a_o pause_n or_o break_v off_o as_o to_o a_o new_a matter_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o verse_n so_o in_o deuteron_n 2._o 8._o twelve_o he_o have_v no_o more_o after_o dinah_n be_v a_o daughter_n and_o joseph_n be_v one_o of_o the_o twelve_o yet_o after_o when_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v account_v and_o settle_v ephraim_n and_o manasse_n be_v put_v in_o and_o joseph_n and_o levi_n in_o a_o sort_n leave_v out_o levi_n for_o any_o land_n by_o lot_n in_o canaan_n they_o be_v call_v the_o twelve_o patriarch_n act_n 7._o 8._o and_o twelve_o tribe_n act_n 26._o 7._o their_o name_n engrave_v on_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n on_o the_o high_a priest_n plate_n exod._n 28._o 21_o 29._o and_o on_o the_o twelve_o gate_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n ezech._n 48._o 31._o apoc_fw-la 21._o 12._o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n be_v twelve_o and_o their_o name_n write_v on_o the_o twelve_o foundation_n of_o the_o wall_n or_o the_o city_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n apoc._n 21._o 14._o v._o 23._o the_o son_n of_o leah_n the_o son_n of_o the_o wife_n by_o themselves_o and_o of_o the_o concubine_n by_o themselves_o v._o 26._o in_o padan_n aram_n except_o benjamin_n which_o be_v so_o plain_a in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n as_o no_o reader_n can_v mistake_v it_o and_o so_o no_o need_n of_o a_o exception_n of_o he_o to_o be_v name_v v._o 27._o and_o jacob_n come_v unto_o isaac_n his_o son_n though_o bear_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n come_v with_o he_o into_o the_o land_n whereas_o esau_n and_o his_o son_n though_o bear_v in_o the_o land_n do_v go_v out_o and_o give_v place_n jacob_n and_o his_o wife_n child_n and_o family_n come_v to_o he_o and_o remove_v their_o habitation_n thither_o though_o in_o all_o likelihood_n live_v divers_a year_n in_o canaan_n before_o and_o that_o not_o far_o from_o isaac_n he_o do_v before_o this_o time_n come_v to_o visit_v his_o blind_a and_o age_a father_n unto_o mamre_n see_v annot._n on_o ch_z 13._o 18._o and_o on_o 23._o 2._o v._o 29._o and_o die_v long_n after_o jacob_n rerurn_v to_o he_o for_o he_o live_v till_o the_o year_n before_o joseph_n advancement_n in_o egypt_n or_o till_o the_o time_n of_o his_o advancement_n he_o be_v sixty_o when_v jacob_n be_v bear_v and_o jacob_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o when_o joseph_n be_v advance_v in_o egypt_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o when_o he_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n which_o sixty_o and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o make_v up_o the_o full_a life_n of_o isaac_n esau_n and_o jacob_n bury_v he_o so_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n bury_v abraham_n ch_n 25._o 9_o chap._n xxxvi_o verse_n 1._o now_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o esau_n 1._o chron._n 1._o 35._o all_o this_o show_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o oracle_n give_v to_o rebekah_n ch_n 25._o 23._o as_o also_o of_o that_o temporal_a blessing_n wherewith_o his_o father_n bless_v he_o ch_z 27._o 39_o 40._o and_o likewise_o of_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n ch_n 22._o 17._o v._o 2._o esau_n take_v his_o wife_n ch._n 26._o 34._o 28._o 9_o many_o here_o have_v two_o name_n adah_n called_n bashemath_n ch_n 26._o 34._o aholibamah_n called_n judith_n
verse_n 1_o 1_o chron._n ii_o 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 trouble_v he_o be_v grandchild_n of_o zabdi_n otherwise_o call_v zimri_n 1_o chron._n ii_o 6._o ai_fw-fr ai_fw-fr be_v call_v hai_o verse_n 2_o gen._n xii_o 8._o and_o aijah_n neh._n xi_o 31._o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n very_o near_o to_o bethel_n ezra_n ii_o 28._o neh._n vii_o 32._o and_o differ_v from_o that_o ai_fw-fr situate_v between_o heshbon_n and_o rabbah_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o god_n yet_o take_v by_o the_o ammonite_n whereof_o see_v jeremy_n xlix_o 3._o bethaven_n bethaven_n and_o bethel_n two_o distinct_a town_n not_o far_o asunder_o near_o the_o north_n bound_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n yet_o hosea_n call_v bethel_n by_o the_o name_n of_o bethaven_n the_o house_n of_o vanity_n and_o vain_a idol_n in_o scorn_n and_o derision_n for_o jeroboam'_v golden_a calf_n there_o set_v up_o hos._n iu._n 15._o and_o v._o 8._o and_o x._o 5._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o 1_o king_n xii_o 29_o 32._o verse_n 14_o take_v by_o divine_a instinct_n and_o command_n lot_n be_v here_o use_v in_o which_o case_n their_o judgement_n be_v infallible_a of_o lot_n see_v my_o annotation_n on_o jonah_n i._o 7._o verse_n 24_o and_o his_o son_n god_n severe_a judgement_n upon_o his_o whole_a family_n ver_fw-la 24_o 25._o be_v warrant_v by_o he_o who_o be_v sole_a dispenser_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n over_o his_o own_o law_n deut._n xxiv_o 16._o and_o at_o the_o most_o his_o sacrilege_n be_v but_o the_o occasion_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o his_o family_n they_o have_v sin_n enough_o in_o themselves_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 chapter_n viii_o verse_n 2_o ambush_n god_n appoint_v both_o the_o end_n and_o the_o mean_n 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 14_o 15._o and_o god_n people_n have_v the_o assurance_n of_o god_n particular_a promise_n do_v yet_o careful_o use_v the_o mean_n as_o josh._n xi_o 7._o and_o x._o 9_o act_v xxvii_o 24_o 31._o judg._n xx._n 28_o 29._o stratagem_n in_o war_n be_v lawful_a verse_n 3_o choose_v out_o not_o likely_a that_o the_o 30000._o do_v lie_v in_o wait_n behind_o ai_fw-fr westward_n between_o a_z and_o bethel_n but_o only_o 5000._o ver_fw-la 12_o 17._o gibeon_n gibeon_n be_v a_o great_a city_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 3_o a_o royal_a city_n of_o the_o hivites_n and_o all_o the_o man_n mighty_a ch._n x._o 2._o and_o xi_o 19_o allot_v afterward_o to_o benjamin_n and_o out_o of_o that_o tribe_n to_o the_o priest_n ch._n xxi_o 13_o 17._o the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n be_v here_o in_o david_n and_o solomon_n time_n 1_o chron._n xxi_o 20._o 2_o chron._n i._n 3._o david_n order_v the_o service_n of_o it_o here_o 1_o chron._n xvi_o 30._o solomon_n sacrifice_v at_o this_o high_a place_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o here_o and_o he_o bring_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n thence_o to_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o king_n iii_o 4._o here_o joshua_n vanquish_v the_o five_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n ch._n x._o and_o have_v the_o sun_n stand_v still_o upon_o his_o prayer_n here_o david_n smite_v the_o philistine_n 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 16._o by_o the_o pool_n of_o gibeon_n be_v that_o mortal_a fight_n between_o twelve_o of_o abner_n and_o twelve_o of_o joabs_n man_n whence_o the_o place_n be_v call_v the_o field_n of_o strong_a man_n in_o gibeon_n here_o abner_n in_o his_o flight_n slay_v asabel_n the_o brother_n of_o joab_n and_o joab_n pursue_v abner_n by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o gibeon_n 2_o sam._n ii_o 12_o 16_o 24._o and_o ch._n iii_o 30._o at_o the_o great_a stone_n in_o gibeon_n joab_n slay_v amasa_n his_o cousen-german_a 2_o sam._n xx._n 8._o and_o by_o the_o great_a water_n that_o be_v in_o gibeon_n johanan_n fight_v and_o put_v to_o flight_n ishmael_n jer._n xli_o 12._o the_o gibeonite_n be_v hivites_n josh._n ix_o 7._o yet_o call_v also_o by_o the_o more_o general_a name_n of_o amorites_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 2._o they_o be_v those_o which_o in_o aftertime_n be_v call_v nethinim_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v deodand_n give_v and_o devote_v to_o that_o drudgery_n ver_fw-la 23_o 27._o of_o who_o see_v 2_o sam._n xxi_o 2._o 1_o chron._n ix_o 2._o ezra_n ii_o 43_o 58_o 62_o 70._o and_o vii_o 7_o 24._o and_o viii_o 17_o 20._o neh._n vii_o 46_o 60_o 73._o and_o x._o 28._o and_o xi_o 3_o 21._o something_o like_a to_o these_o be_v those_o other_o of_o these_o nation_n on_o who_o solomon_n do_v raise_v a_o tribute_n of_o bondage_n 1_o king_n ix_o 20_o 21._o of_o who_o see_v more_o on_o that_o place_n the_o oath_n and_o league_n make_v with_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o their_o city_n ver_fw-la 17._o though_o surreptitious_o and_o fraudulent_o get_v and_o also_o rash_o grant_v yet_o seem_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o to_o be_v lawful_a otherwise_o a_o unlawful_a oath_n shall_v be_v break_v whereas_o this_o be_v keep_v with_o all_o faithfulness_n joshua_n fight_v in_o their_o defence_n and_o that_o by_o the_o lord_n approbation_n and_o encouragement_n ch._n x._o 7_o 8._o and_o this_o seem_v lawful_a because_o they_o sue_v for_o peace_n before_o they_o be_v besiege_v and_o willing_o submit_v to_o all_o condition_n without_o any_o reservation_n of_o their_o land_n good_n law_n liberty_n much_o less_o of_o their_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n which_o otherwise_o may_v have_v ensnare_v the_o israelite_n but_o of_o their_o life_n only_o and_o they_o to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o israelite_n service_n city_n and_o people_n of_o other_o nation_n than_o these_o very_o far_o off_o may_v be_v receive_v upon_o far_o easy_a term_n and_o condition_n but_o upon_o all_o these_o condition_n other_o of_o these_o nation_n themselves_o may_v have_v be_v spare_v their_o life_n yet_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n so_o order_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o city_n that_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o israelity_n save_v these_o hittite_n of_o gibeon_n only_o and_o their_o city_n all_o other_o they_o take_v in_o battle_n for_o it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n so_o to_o harden_v their_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v be_v destroy_v ch._n xi_o 19_o 20._o and_o therefore_o the_o congregation_n here_o murmur_v unjust_o haply_o through_o ignorance_n against_o joshua_n and_o the_o prince_n for_o this_o league_n and_o oath_n and_o saul_n be_v just_o punish_v and_o that_o grievous_o in_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o land_n also_o with_o famine_n many_o age_n after_o this_o because_o he_o seek_v to_o slay_v and_o destroy_v they_o from_o remain_v in_o any_o of_o the_o coast_n of_o israel_n contrary_a to_o this_o league_n and_o oath_n though_o soul_n do_v it_o in_o a_o pretend_a or_o wrong_a zeal_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n 2_o sam._n xxi_o 1_o 6._o adoni-zedek_a seem_v chapter_n x_o verse_n 1_o in_o after-age_n to_o have_v succeed_v that_o melchizedeâ—_n gen._n fourteen_o 18._o but_o adonibezeck_a judg._n i._n 7._o seem_v not_o any_o successor_n to_o this_o adonizedeek_n much_o less_o himself_o he_o himself_o be_v slay_v ver_fw-la 23_o 26._o but_o adonibezeck_a be_v lord_n or_o king_n not_o of_o jerusalem_n but_o of_o bezeck_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n where_o saul_n number_v against_o nahash_n 330000._o man_n 1_o sam._n xi_o 8._o jerusalem_n be_v call_v also_o jebus_n judg._n xix_o 10._o 1_o chron._n xi_o 4_o 5._o of_o jebusi_n the_o son_n of_o canaan_n gen._n x._o 16._o and_o salem_n gen._n fourteen_o 18._o psal._n lxxvi_o 2._o the_o name_n seem_v compose_v of_o they_o if_o not_o then_o of_o jireh_n and_o salem_n the_o place_n salem_n gen._n fourteen_o 18._o psal._n lxxvi_o 2._o where_o god_n appear_v gen._n xxii_o 14._o or_o jiereh_n shalem_n signify_v the_o vision_n of_o peace_n or_o possession_n of_o peace_n or_o peace_n shall_v be_v see_v or_o provide_v a_o place_n of_o providence_n gen._n xxii_o 14._o see_v hebr._n vii_o 1_o 2._o and_o it_o be_v of_o the_o dual_a number_n be_v a_o double_a city_n belong_v to_o two_o tribe_n judah_n and_o benjamin_n josh._n xv._o 8_o 63._o and_o xviii_o 28._o judg._n i._n 8_o 21._o jer._n thirty-nine_o 3._o the_o southern_a and_o high_a part_n belong_v to_o judah_n wherein_o the_o strong_a hold_n of_o zion_n be_v take_v at_o last_o by_o david_n present_o after_o his_o anoint_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o build_v and_o call_v his_o city_n 2_o sam._n v._o 6_o 9_o 1_o chron._n xi_o 4_o 8._o and_o become_v the_o burial-place_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o david_n sepulchre_n continue_v there_o till_o the_o apostle_n time_n act_n ii_o 29._o near_o 1100._o year_n and_o the_o ark_n for_o a_o time_n be_v place_v
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17._o shield_n he_n be_v the_o great_a shield_n gen._n xv._o 1._o psal._n v._n 12._o and_o xviii_o 35._o the_o great_a conqueror_n and_o protector_n of_o all_o and_o magistrate_n shield_n under_o he_o hos._n iu._n 18._o psal._n lxxxix_o 18._o great_o exalt_a psal._n xcvii_o 9_o a_o song_n and_o psalm_n chapter_n xlviii_o wherein_o both_o voice_n and_o instrument_n be_v use_v the_o voice_n begin_v and_o the_o instrument_n after_o and_o where_o the_o inscription_n be_v a_o psalm_n and_o song_n there_o likely_a the_o instrument_n begin_v and_o the_o voice_n follow_v of_o the_o former_a sort_n be_v as_o this_o psalm_n to_o psal._n lxvi_o lxxxiii_o cviii_o of_o the_o late_a be_v psal._n lxvii_o lxviii_o lxxv_o lxxxvii_o and_o xcii_o whole_a earth_n or_o land_n of_o judea_n verse_n 2_o as_o exod._n x._o 15._o and_o most_o likely_a matth._n xxvii_o 45._o the_o side_n of_o the_o north_n the_o temple_n on_o mount_n moriah_n and_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n join_v north_n to_o mount_n zion_n 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the_o fast_a when_o it_o be_v join_v with_o reformation_n and_o amendment_n of_o your_o life_n verse_n 6_o as_o act_n x._o 2_o 4._o then_o shall_v thou_o call_v then_o no_o cause_n to_o complain_v verse_n 9_o as_o verse_n 3_o the_o put_v forth_o of_o the_o finger_n forbear_v not_o act_n of_o violence_n and_o threaten_a term_n only_o but_o even_o all_o gesture_n and_o expression_n of_o that_o kind_n whatsoever_o and_o make_v fat_a thy_o bone_n fill_v they_o with_o marrow_n verse_n 11_o arm_n and_o strengthen_v they_o the_o old_a waste_n place_n of_o jerusalem_n verse_n 12_o and_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o other_o like_a place_n thy_o soot_n from_o the_o sabbath_n thy_n affection_n and_o way_n which_o will_v pollute_v the_o sabbath_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o yearly_a or_o the_o weekly_a sabbath_n a_o delight_n see_v psal._n xxvii_o 4._o and_o xxxvi_o 8._o and_o xlii_o 1_o 2_o 4._o and_o xliii_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o lxv_o 1_o 5._o and_o lxxxiv_o and_o cxxii_o 1_o 2._o honour_v he_o in_o it_o by_o sanctify_v he_o and_o it_o thou_o own_o way_n wicked_a work_n and_o course_n nor_o speak_v thy_o own_o word_n those_o verse_n 9_o to_o ride_v upon_o the_o high_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n aloft_o verse_n 14_o in_o place_n of_o security_n and_o safety_n ch_n xxxiii_o 16._o deut._n xxxii_o 13._o this_o chapter_n relate_v their_o various_a enormous_a iniquity_n chapter_n lix_n and_o they_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o sad_a calamity_n verse_n 1_o 15._o and_o a_o promise_n to_o the_o faithful_a one_o of_o deliverance_n from_o they_o and_o of_o spiritual_a mercy_n and_o blessing_n in_o and_o from_o the_o messiah_n ver_fw-la 16_o 21._o be_v not_o shorten_v either_o to_o hear_v verse_n 1_o and_o help_v you_o out_o of_o those_o calamity_n or_o to_o make_v good_a those_o large_a and_o liberal_a blessing_n promise_v upon_o your_o repentance_n spider_n web_n to_o entangle_v and_o destroy_v other_o verse_n 5_o he_o that_o eat_v there_o be_v no_o safe_a deal_v any_o way_n with_o they_o their_o foot_n rom._n verse_n 7._o 8._o iii_o 15_o 16_o 17._o not_o know_v peace_n experimentaly_n to_o have_v and_o enjoy_v it_o see_v phil._n iii_o 10._o apoc._n ii_o 17._o therefore_o be_v judgement_n far_o from_o we_o god_n stand_v off_o far_o from_o you_o verse_n 9_o neither_o execute_v judgement_n and_o vengeance_n on_o your_o enemy_n nor_o protect_v you_o against_o their_o wrong_n our_o transgression_n be_v with_o we_o stick_n close_v to_o we_o verse_n 12_o we_o can_v shun_v or_o shift_v they_o off_o be_v fall_v for_o want_v of_o support_n verse_n 14_o can_v enter_v butler_n be_v shut_v out_o by_o violence_n a_o prey_n he_o can_v be_v safe_a verse_n 15._o 16._o that_o will_v not_o be_v wicked_a wonder_v speak_v in_o a_o humane_a strain_n rom._n iii_o 9_o 19_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v hereupon_o the_o universal_a depravation_n of_o mankind_n in_o his_o natural_a condition_n no_o intercessor_n no_o interposer_n his_o arm_n he_o do_v the_o work_n alone_o himself_o bring_v salvation_n temporal_a vers_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o spiritual_a verse_n 20_o 21._o breastplate_n here_o be_v god_n verse_n 17._o 18._o 20._o as_o a_o man_n of_o arm_n repay_v vengeance_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o redeemer_n rom._n xi_o 26._o the_o apostle_n apply_v this_o verse_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n when_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v come_v in_o where_o the_o apostle_n retain_v the_o ancient_a greek_a version_n as_o hierom_n witness_v it_o to_o have_v be_v in_o his_o time_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o disagree_v from_o truth_n or_o cross_v that_o in_o aught_o for_o which_o he_o allege_v it_o this_o than_o can_v have_v relation_n to_o the_o angel_n slay_v
beget_v abram_n etc._n etc._n begin_v to_o beget_v as_o gen._n 5._o 32._o for_o abram_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o father_n terah_n terah_n die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o five_o in_o haran_n ch_n 11._o 31_o 32._o and_o abram_n be_v then_o seventy_o five_o year_n old_a as_o appear_v ch_n 12._o 4._o act_n 7._o 4._o likely_a haran_n be_v the_o elder_a nahor_v the_o second_o and_z abram_z the_o young_a as_o the_o elder_a likewise_o be_v name_v last_o ch_z 5._o 32._o v._o 28._o in_o ur_fw-la nehem._n 9_o 7._o act_n 7._o 4._o ur_fw-la signify_v fire_n which_o likely_a be_v worship_v by_o the_o idolatrous_a chaldean_n and_o some_o place_n or_o city_n receive_v denomination_n from_o that_o idol_n heathen_a writer_n call_v it_o orchoe_n it_o be_v the_o eastern_a part_n of_o mesopotamia_n when_o mesopotamia_n be_v take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n comprehend_v â—haldea_n in_o it_o of_o the_o chaldee_n give_v much_o to_o astrology_n whence_o such_o be_v call_v chaldean_n dan._n 2._o 2_o 4_o 5._o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n called_n mesopotamia_n act_v 7._o 2._o v._o 29._o milcah_n the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n not_o another_o haran_n but_o abraham_n elder_a brother_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o word_n he_o be_v elder_a than_o abram_n sixty_o year_n the_o father_n of_o milcah_n and_o the_o father_n of_o iscah_n this_o milcab_n be_v grandmother_n to_o rebecca_n isaac_n wife_n geâ—_n 22._o 2d_o 22_o 23._o great_a grandmother_n to_o rachel_n and_o leah_n gen._n 29._o 10_o 12_o 13_o 16._o this_o ischa_n be_v sarai_n the_o daughter_n i._n e._n the_o grandchild_n of_o abraham_n father_n but_o not_o the_o daughter_n i._n e._n the_o grandchild_n of_o his_o mother_n terah_n have_v haran_n her_o father_n by_o another_o wife_n than_o he_o have_v abraham_n gen._n 20._o 12._o nahor_n and_o abraham_n marry_v their_o niece_n their_o brother_n harans_n daughter_n and_o so_o amran_n take_v jochebed_a his_o father_n kohath_v sister_n to_o wife_n exod._n 6._o 20._o such_o marriage_n be_v forbid_v leu._n 18._o 12_o 14._o however_o here_o by_o divine_a dispensation_n tolerate_v or_o not_o condemn_v v._o 31._o and_o terah_n take_v abram_n abram_n first_o motion_v this_o remove_n god_n have_v appear_v to_o he_o in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n act_n 7._o 2._o gen._n 15._o 7._o and_o here_o begin_v the_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n at_o the_o end_n whereof_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n exod._n 12._o 41._o gal._n 3._o 17._o nahor_n come_v too_o though_o not_o mention_v here_o for_o he_o settle_v in_o haran_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v nahors_n city_n ch_n 24._o 10._o 29._o 4._o 28._o 2_o 10._o to_o haran_n a_o city_n of_o mesopotamia_n but_o not_o take_v mesopotamia_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n as_o it_o be_v take_v act._n 7._o 2_o 3._o gen._n 24_o 10._o 28._o 2_o 7_o 10._o and_o dwell_v there_o likely_a through_o terahs_n old_a age_n and_o sickness_n so_o long_o till_o they_o get_v substance_n and_o soul_n there_o ch_n 12._o 5._o see_v jude_v 5._o 8_o 9_o even_o five_o year_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o thirty_o year_n between_o abraham_n call_v out_o of_o ur_fw-la and_o the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n see_v annot._v on_o ch_z 15._o v._n 13._o chap._n xii_o ver._n 1._o have_v say_v for_o this_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v a_o second_o call_v but_o the_o narration_n of_o the_o first_o call_v out_o of_o ur_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o go_v forth_o of_o ur_fw-la ch_n 11._o 31._o and_o thy_o kindred_n if_o they_o have_v rather_o stay_v behind_o thou_o then_o remove_v with_o thou_o will_v show_v thou_o as_o he_o raise_v this_o righteous_a man_n from_o the_o east_n so_o he_o call_v he_o to_o his_o foot_n to_o follow_v he_o and_o his_o direction_n esay_n 41._o 2._o likely_a god_n bid_v he_o go_v to_o canaan_n but_o tell_v he_o not_o that_o that_o be_v the_o land_n intend_v for_o he_o till_o he_o come_v thither_o heb._n 11_o 8_o gen._n 12._o 7._o and_o this_o be_v for_o the_o great_a trial_n of_o his_o faith_n v._o 2._o a_o great_a nation_n yet_o sarah_n now_o at_o sixty_o five_o be_v barren_a and_o under_o this_o be_v also_o a_o spiritual_a seed_n promise_v rom._n 4._o 11_o 12._o gal._n 3._o 7._o bless_v thou_o spiritual_o also_o gal._n 3._o 14._o thou_o shall_v be_v or_o be_v thou_o a_o blessing_n god_n will_v command_v a_o blessing_n as_o ps._n 42._o 8._o 44._o 4._o and_o so_o 133._o 3._o v._o 3._o and_o i_o will_v bless_v like_o to_o this_o be_v that_o of_o isaac_n to_o jacob_n gen._n 27._o 29._o and_o that_o of_o balaâ—m_n to_o israel_n numb_a 24._o 9_o in_o thou_o in_o thy_o seed_n christ_n gen._n 18._o 18._o 22._o 18._o act_n 3._o 25_o 26._o gal._n 3._o 8_o 14._o thus_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v unto_o abraham_n gal._n 3._o 8._o from_o this_o promise_n and_o covenant_n make_v in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n which_o can_v not_o disannul_v it_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n gal._n 3._o 17_o 18._o v._o 4._o depart_v went_n out_o by_o faith_n not_o know_v whither_o he_o go_v heb._n 11._o 8._o and_o lot_n go_v with_o he_o terahs_n family_n and_o nahor_n stay_v here_o see_v annotation_n on_o ch_z 11._o 3â—_n here_o they_o leave_v follow_v god_n and_o fall_v again_o to_o idolatry_n ch_n 31._o 30_o 53._o josh._n 24_o 2._o seventy_o five_o he_o live_v one_o hundred_o year_n after_o ch_n 25._o 7._o and_o isaac_n his_o son_n than_o seventy_o five_o year_n old_a be_v bear_v in_o the_o one_o hundred_o year_n of_o abraham_n age_n ch_n 21._o 5._o be_v leave_v heir_n of_o canaan_n v._o 5._o soul_n likely_a divers_a be_v convert_v proselyte_n consider_v his_o care_n of_o his_o family_n ch_n 18._o 19_o and_o their_o ready_a obedience_n to_o he_o ch_z 14._o 14._o and_o to_o god_n ordinance_n of_o circumcision_n ch_n 17._o 23._o canaan_n deut._n 8._o 7_o 8_o 9_o this_o be_v the_o type_n of_o a_o heavenly_a which_o abraham_n look_v for_o heb._n 11._o 9_o 10._o and_o in_o salem_n a_o city_n of_o canaan_n melchisedech_n dwell_v and_o reign_v a_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n v._o 6._o sichem_n where_o after_o the_o city_n sichem_n be_v chap._n 33._o 18._o about_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o country_n call_v sichar_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n joh._n 4._o 5_o unto_o the_o plain_a set_v with_o a_o grove_n of_o oak_n deut._n 11._o 30._o the_o canaanite_n when_o god_n promise_v the_o cleanse_n of_o his_o church_n he_o say_v the_o canaanite_n shall_v be_v there_o no_o more_o zach._n 14._o 21._o v._o 7._o unto_o thy_o seed_n here_o he_o tell_v he_o this_o be_v the_o land_n intend_v for_o he_o and_o now_o do_v promise_v it_o whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n heb._n 11._o 9_o the_o lord_n land_n hos._n 9_o 3._o the_o holy_a land_n zach._n 2._o 12._o the_o land_n of_o immanuel_n esay_n 8._o 8._o thy_o seed_n when_o as_o yet_o he_o have_v no_o child_n act_v 7._o 5._o a_o altar_n asdruball_n gen._n 8._o 20._o v._o 8._o bethel_n after_o so_o call_v at_o this_o time_n luz_n ch_n 28._o 19_o moses_n call_v many_o place_n by_o the_o name_n which_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o they_o sit_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o man_n of_o that_o age_n wherein_o himself_o live_v west_n sea_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o west_n as_o desert_n for_o the_o south_n ps._n 75._o 6._o v._o 9_o south_n next_o egypt_n v._o 10._o into_o egypt_n ps._n 105._o 13._o v._o 11._o fair_a very_o fair_a v._o 14._o in_o herself_o but_o more_o compare_v she_o with_o the_o egyptian_a woman_n though_o now_o she_o be_v sixty_o five_o year_n old_a v._o 13._o my_o sister_n niece_n she_o be_v his_o brother_n daughter_n his_o father_n grandchild_n person_n so_o near_o of_o kin_n be_v usual_o call_v brother_n and_o sister_n son_n and_o daughter_n gen._n 31._o 28._o exod._n 2._o 18._o which_o make_v he_o say_v to_o abimelech_n ch_n 20._o 12._o indeed_o she_o be_v my_o sister_n but_o abram_n pray_v she_o to_o conceal_v part_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o purposely_o that_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o conceive_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n bewray_v weakness_n of_o faith_n and_o humane_a frailty_n fear_v perhaps_o that_o if_o he_o shall_v die_v without_o issue_n god_n promise_v shall_v not_o have_v take_v place_n and_o therefore_o he_o expose_v she_o to_o danger_n to_o save_v himself_o though_o withal_o he_o may_v have_v some_o hope_n that_o god_n will_v prevent_v that_o mischief_n v._o 15._o the_o prince_n courtier_n pharaoh_n the_o common_a name_n of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n as_o abimelech_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o caesar_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n they_o have_v other_o
xviii_o 9_o 10._o or_o enemessar_n tobit_n l._n 2_o 15._o sennacharib_o who_o come_v against_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n xviii_o 13._o esarhaddon_n or_o asnapper_n esay_n xxxvii_o 38._o 2_o king_n xix_o 37._o ezra_n iu._n 2_o 10._o call_v also_o sarchedonus_fw-la tobit_n i._n 22._o and_o another_o king_n of_o assyria_n against_o who_o pharaoh-necho_n king_n of_o egypt_n fight_v at_o carchemish_n by_o euphrates_n in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o king_n josiah_n 2_o king_n xxiii_o 29._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o but_o many_o leave_n out_o jareb_n as_o no_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o king_n and_o make_v sargon_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o senna_n harib_n and_o some_o place_n jareb_n before_o pull_v and_o sargon_n after_o shalmanesar_n and_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v many_o king_n of_o assyria_n it_o be_v the_o first_o monarchy_n before_o pull_v though_o their_o name_n be_v not_o in_o scripture_n though_o the_o assyrian_n take_v the_o name_n from_o ashur_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n x._o 22._o 1_o chron._n i._n 17._o yet_o the_o kingdom_n seem_v to_o be_v raise_v among_o they_o by_o the_o posterity_n of_o cush_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n gen._n x._o 6_o 11._o a_o singer_n heman_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 33_o of_o kohath_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n asaph_n of_o gershom_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n ethan_n of_o merari_fw-la on_o the_o left_a ver_fw-la 38_o 39_o 44_o 47._o see_v more_o of_o the_o singer_n 1_o chron._n xv._o ver_fw-la 16_o 22._o all_o their_o city_n the_o kohathite_n have_v twenty_o three_o city_n verse_n 60_o 63._o the_o gershonite_n thirteen_o the_o merarite_n twelve_o in_o all_o forty_o eight_o city_n reckon_v issachar_n a_o numerous_a tribe_n chapter_n vii_o ephraim_n the_o line_n from_o ephraim_n to_o joshuah_n verse_n 5_o be_v num._n verse_n 20_o i._n 10._o and_o chap._n xxvi_o 35_o 1_o chron._n vii_o 20_o 26_o 27._o shephuphan_n verse_n 5_o and_o huram_fw-la chapter_n viii_o verse_n 33_o either_o of_o these_o have_v three_o name_n never_o never_o have_v kish_n the_o father_n of_o saul_n and_o another_o son_n never_o the_o father_n of_o abner_n 1_o sam._n fourteen_o 50_o 51._o genealogy_n this_o chapter_n chapter_n ix_o verse_n 1_o and_o chap._n iii_o 19_o 24._o be_v some_o parcel_n of_o the_o last_o passage_n for_o history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n see_v more_o on_o neh._n xii_o 10_o 11._o david_n and_o samuel_n david_n and_o samuel_n the_o seer_n though_o he_o die_v in_o the_o time_n of_o saul_n reign_n ordain_v and_o order_v the_o priest_n verse_n 22_o and_o levites_n singer_n and_o porter_n in_o their_o set_a office_n and_o course_n see_v ver_fw-la 10_o 14_o 22_o and_o chapter_n xxiii_o xxiv_o xxv_o xxvi_o as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n have_v command_v he_o 1_o chron._n xxiv_o 19_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o by_o god_n and_o nathan_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 12_o 19_o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 25._o and_o viii_o 14._o and_o xxxv_o 4_o 15._o and_o solomon_n do_v according_a to_o he_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 4._o neh._n xii_o 45._o day_n and_o night_n verse_n 33_o verse_n 9_o the_o singer_n employ_v in_o that_o work_n day_n and_o night_n tiding_n unto_o their_o idol_n idolater_n ascribe_v their_o victory_n chapter_n x_o and_o prosperous_a success_n to_o their_o idol_n so_o judg._n xvi_o 23_o 24._o 1_o king_n xx._n 23._o 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 23._o hab._n i._n 11._o they_o bring_v their_o idol_n to_o their_o camp_n 1_o chron._n fourteen_o 12._o as_o the_o israelit_v the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n iu_o 3._o castle_n of_o zion_n david_n take_v the_o castle_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 5_o or_o strong_a hold_n of_o zion_n dwell_v in_o it_o build_v round_o about_o it_o call_v it_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o joab_n repair_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n 2_o sam._n v._o 9_o come_v to_o david_n there_o come_v to_o david_n to_o ziklag_n a_o great_a host_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o like_o the_o host_n of_o god_n and_o to_o hebron_n to_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n 340822._o and_o among_o they_o very_o many_o priest_n and_o levite_n ver_fw-la 26_o 27_o 28._o beside_o other_o intimate_v for_o 32._o jehoiada_n verse_n 27_o the_o leader_n of_o the_o 3700._o aaronites_n that_o come_v to_o david_n to_o hebron_n to_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xii_o 27._o jehoiada_n a_o chief_a priest_n 2_o chron._n xxiv_o 6._o marry_v jehoshabeath_n or_o jehosheba_n the_o daughter_n of_o king_n jehoram_n and_o sister_n of_o king_n ahaziah_n 2_o king_n xi_o 2_o 3._o 2_o chron._n xxii_o 11._o he_o cause_v usurp_v and_o murder_a athaliah_n the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n and_o jezebel_n and_o wife_n of_o king_n jehoram_n and_o mother_n of_o king_n ahaziah_n 2_o chron._n xxi_o 6._o and_o xxii_o 1_o 2._o to_o be_v murtheredh_a self_n 2_o king_n xi_o 16._o and_o cause_v joash_n grandchild_n of_o athaliah_n and_o his_o wife_n nephew_n and_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o ahaziah_n to_o be_v crown_v king_n when_o he_o be_v seven_o year_n old_a 2_o king_n xi_o 11_o 12_o 21._o 2_o chron_n xxiii_o 11._o of_o who_o see_v more_o on_o 2_o king_n xi_o 4._o jehoiada_n the_o son_n of_o benaiah_n david_n counsellor_n next_o to_o ahitophel_n 1_o chron._n xxvii_o 34._o bring_v again_o the_o ark_n david_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v settle_v upon_o his_o throne_n over_o all_o israel_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 3_o take_v the_o strong_a fort_n of_o zion_n from_o the_o jebusite_n bring_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n with_o all_o solemnity_n yet_o not_o after_o the_o due_a manner_n from_o kiriath-jearim_a and_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n and_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o uzza_n by_o the_o way_n at_o the_o thresh_a floor_n of_o nachon_n or_o chidon_n he_o carry_v it_o aside_o into_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n where_o it_o remain_v three_o month_n 1_o chron._n xiii_o hiram_n send_v to_o david_n messenger_n workman_n and_o material_n to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n in_o zion_n and_o david_n take_v more_o wife_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o obtain_v two_o victory_n against_o the_o philistine_n chap._n fourteen_o and_o with_o great_a solemnity_n in_o the_o due_a manner_n he_o bring_v the_o ark_n from_o obed-edoms_n house_n and_o set_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o tent_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o it_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n in_o zion_n chap._n xv._o where_o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n order_v a_o choir_n give_v they_o a_o psalm_n of_o thanksgiving_n and_o appoint_v minister_n porter_n priest_n and_z musicians_z to_o attend_v on_o the_o ark_n continualy_fw-fr ch_n xvi_o in_o 2_o sam._n v._o david_n take_v the_o strong_a fort_n of_o zion_n build_v dwell_v in_o it_o have_v messenger_n send_v to_o he_o from_o hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n with_o material_n workman_n for_o his_o build_n grow_v great_a take_v more_o wife_n and_o concubine_n at_o jerusalem_n get_v two_o victory_n over_o the_o philistine_n in_o two_o set_a battle_n chap._n v._n and_o he_o bring_v up_o the_o ark_n from_o kiriath-jearim_a and_o carry_v it_o aside_o into_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n and_o after_o three_o month_n he_o bring_v it_o thence_o into_o the_o city_n of_o david_n with_o great_a solemnity_n and_o joy_n 2_o sam._n vi_o now_o whether_o the_o thing_n contain_v in_o 1_o chr._n fourteen_o and_o 2_o sam._n v._o after_o the_o take_n of_o zion_n do_v intervene_v in_o that_o three_o month_n space_n while_o the_o ark_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n or_o be_v act_v before_o the_o ark_n be_v remove_v from_o kiriath-jearim_a be_v a_o matter_n of_o conjectural_a probability_n on_o either_o side_n yet_o i_o rather_o incline_v to_o the_o late_a opinion_n from_o shihor_n of_o egypt_n this_o shihor_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 5_o or_o shichor_n or_o sihor_n have_v a_o notion_n of_o blackness_n in_o it_o and_o be_v not_o that_o rill_n or_o drill_v of_o water_n call_v by_o foreign_a writer_n rhinocolura_n but_o be_v much_o rather_o the_o same_o with_o nilus_n otherwise_o not_o once_o name_v in_o scripture_n ancient_o by_o the_o ethiopian_n call_v siris_n by_o the_o greek_n melas_n by_o the_o latin_v melo_n from_o the_o blackness_n of_o the_o water_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o mud_n and_o slime_n that_o it_o bring_v down_o with_o it_o or_o the_o black_a colour_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o soil_n it_o pass_v through_o it_o be_v call_v by_o way_n of_o excellency_n the_o river_n esay_n xxiii_o 3._o ezek._n xxix_o 3_o 9_o and_o the_o river_n or_o flood_n of_o egypt_n amos_n viii_o 8._o and_o chap._n ix_o 5._o this_o river_n rise_v in_o the_o south_n from_o unknown_a head_n run_v in_o one_o entire_a stream_n northward_o to_o the_o head_n delta_n in_o egypt_n where_o it_o divide_v itself_o into_o two_o main_a channel_n and_o afterward_o branch_v into_o seven_o several_a stream_n esay_n xi_o 15._o empty_v themselves_o
temple_n verse_n 12_o which_o be_v burn_v but_o fifty_o two_o year_n before_o weep_v at_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o temple_n either_o at_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o wondrous_a glory_n of_o the_o former_a temple_n so_o burn_v and_o consume_v and_o consider_v the_o small_a preparation_n and_o mean_n for_o the_o building_n and_o furnish_v of_o this_o ezra_n i._n 4_o 6_o 68_o 69._o and_o chap._n vi_o 8_o 9_o and_o chap._n vii_o 15_o 22._o and_o chap._n viii_o 25_o 26_o 27._o 33_o 34._o neh._n vii_o 70_o 71_o 72._o in_o comparison_n of_o those_o for_o the_o former_a temple_n hag._n ii_o 3._o in_o which_o case_n god_n comfort_v they_o hag._n ii_o 7_o 9_o zech._n iu._n 6_o 10._o and_o viii_o 6_o 9_o mal._n iii_o 1._o or_o else_o see_v these_o foundation-stone_n not_o so_o goodly_a and_o precious_a as_o those_o be_v know_v to_o be_v that_o be_v in_o solomon_n temple_n 1_o king_n vii_o 9_o 10._o for_o as_o for_o the_o largeness_n and_o compass_n of_o the_o foundation_n it_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n vi_o 2._o yea_o far_a superior_a if_o that_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n and_o the_o record_n of_o it_o find_v by_o darius_n ezra_n vi_o 1_o 2_o 3._o mistake_v not_o and_o the_o cubit_n be_v the_o same_o esarhaddon_a the_o son_n of_o sennacherib_n chapter_n iv_o verse_n 2_o 2_o king_n xix_o 37._o and_o grandchild_n of_o salmaneser_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o assyrian_a king_n and_o the_o same_o with_o asnapper_n and_o to_o be_v he_o that_o carry_v manasseh_n prisoner_n to_o babylon_n then_o under_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 11._o and_o be_v likely_a the_o man_n who_o ptolemy_n call_v assaradinus_fw-la and_o the_o greek_n sardanapalus_n of_o sar_n for_o esar_n haddon_n and_o pull_v pull_v be_v much_o use_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o assyrian_a and_o chaldean_a king_n bring_v we_o up_o hither_o so_o that_o those_o adversary_n ver_fw-la 1._o seem_v to_o be_v the_o race_n of_o those_o samaritan_n bring_v in_o by_o salmanesar_n 2_o king_n xvii_o 6_o 24._o or_o a_o second_o kind_n of_o plantation_n by_o his_o grandchild_n ver_fw-la 9_o which_o ever_o continue_v fierce_a enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n whatever_o they_o mischeivous_o pretend_v here_o john_n iu_o 9_o luke_n ix_o 52_o 53._o and_o this_o make_v that_o answer_n return_v to_o they_o here_o ver_fw-la 3._o darius_n hystaspis_n ahasuerus_n ahasuerus_n seem_v most_o probable_o to_o be_v the_o man_n who_o heathen_a author_n call_v smerdis_n magus_n verse_n 5_o the_o son_n of_o cyrus_n and_o young_a brother_n of_o cambyses_n verse_n 6_o reign_v a_o very_a short_a time_n artaxerxes_n as_o they_o have_v former_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o this_o artaxerxes_n verse_n 7_o who_o most_o likely_a be_v cambyses_n for_o to_o understand_v this_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la and_o much_o more_o of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n and_o the_o temple_n to_o be_v build_v in_o the_o day_n of_o darius_n nothus_fw-la and_o much_o more_o of_o darius_n ochus_n will_v no_o way_n stand_v with_o these_o scripture_n and_o the_o notation_n of_o time_n contain_v in_o they_o zech._n iii_o 9_o and_o hag._n ii_o 3._o syrian_a tongue_n hebr._n aramite_n this_o be_v in_o ordinary_a use_n under_o the_o assurian_a chaldean_a and_o persian_a monarchy_n esay_n xxxvi_o 11._o dan._n ii_o 4._o this_o we_o common_o call_v the_o chaldee_n tongue_n it_o differ_v from_o the_o hebrew_n dialect_n esay_n xxviii_o 11._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 13._o and_o xxxvi_o 11._o yet_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n it_o grow_v common_a among_o the_o jew_n also_o and_o be_v in_o that_o regard_n call_v the_o hebrew_n tongue_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n john_n xix_o 13_o 17._o act_n xxi_o 40._o and_o xxii_o 2._o rehum_fw-la this_n verse_n 8_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o chap._n vi_o 19_o be_v pen_v in_o the_o chaldee_n dialect_n and_o so_o chap._n vii_o 11_o 27._o build_v the_o rebellious_a and_o the_o bad_a city_n so_o for_o verse_n 12_o 13._o and_o 16._o they_o only_o go_v about_o to_o build_v the_o temple_n the_o river_n so_o chap._n v._o 6._o jordan_n verse_n 16_o or_o rather_o euphrates_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o 20._o from_o persia_n it_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n work_v of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n though_o their_o letter_n verse_n 24_o and_o the_o king_n answer_v mention_v only_o the_o city_n yet_o they_o extend_v it_o here_o to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n zechariah_n he_n be_v call_v the_o son_n chapter_n five_o verse_n 1_o of_o iddo_n and_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n of_o shealtiel_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o they_o be_v indeed_o their_o grandchild_n zech._n i._n 1._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 17_o 18_o 19_o tatnai_n he_n verse_n 6_o and_o shethar-boznai_a deal_n more_o fair_o and_o true_o with_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o letter_n to_o darius_n than_o rehum_n and_o shimsai_n do_v in_o they_o to_o artaxerxes_n chap._n iu._n 12_o 16._o and_o they_o make_v mention_v only_o of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o the_o city_n until_o now_o butler_n hinder_v and_o inhibit_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n verse_n 16_o chap._n iu_o 21_o 22._o in_o babylon_n or_o concern_v babylon_n chapter_n vi_o verse_n 1_o achmetha_n called_n by_o heathen_a author_n ecbatana_n signify_v a_o summer_n seat_n for_o cool_a refresh_n verse_n 2_o in_o which_o city_n the_o king_n of_o media_n keep_v their_o court_n in_o the_o summer_n season_n threescore_o cubit_n cubit_n likely_a be_v take_v here_o for_o common_a cubit_n half_a the_o length_n of_o sacred_a cubit_n verse_n 3_o which_o sacred_a cubit_n be_v unknown_a to_o heathen_a and_o the_o number_n of_o they_o may_v be_v reckon_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o foundation_n to_o the_o top_n on_o the_o outside_n and_o from_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o temple_n include_v the_o thickness_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o of_o the_o chamber_n adjoin_v and_o so_o this_o temple_n will_v be_v less_o than_o solomon_n 1_o king_n vi_o 2._o 2_o chron._n iii_o 3._o according_a to_o that_o hag._n ii_o 3._o see_v the_o annotation_n on_o this_o text_n and_o the_o observation_n on_o ch._n iii_o 12._o three_o row_n this_o relate_v to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 4_o let_v timber_n the_o great_a zeal_n of_o this_o king_n for_o the_o temple_n verse_n 11_o appear_v in_o this_o and_o other_o passage_n and_o decree_n in_o this_o his_o letter_n artaxerxes_n likely_a one_o of_o the_o seven_o that_o put_v down_o smerdis_n magus_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n verse_n 14_o at_o the_o beginning_n be_v fellow_n in_o empire_n with_o darius_n hystaspide_n finish_v about_o twenty_o two_o year_n after_o their_o return_n verse_n 15_o about_o twenty_o since_o the_o foundation_n be_v lay_v offer_a not_o comparable_a to_o that_o verse_n 17_o 1_o king_n viii_o 5_o 63._o 2_o chron._n vii_o 5._o 7._o and_o the_o child_n from_o this_o verse_n to_o chap._n vii_o ver_fw-la 11._o the_o text_n again_o be_v hebrew_n verse_n 19_o killed_n each_o family_n verse_n 20_o or_o master_n of_o family_n must_v not_o kill_v it_o themselves_o as_o they_o do_v in_o egypt_n but_o god_n minister_n priest_n and_o levite_n must_v do_v it_o 2._o chron._n xxx_o 15_o 16_o 17._o separate_a themselves_o unto_o they_o heathen_a proselyte_n verse_n 21_o king_n of_o assyria_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o 2_o chron._n xxi_o 2._o verse_n 22_o artaxerxes_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o longimanus_fw-la ezra_n see_v the_o observation_n touch_v he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o his_o book_n azariah_n six_o generation_n here_o omit_v verse_n 3_o 1_o chron._n vi_o ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o three_o generation_n omit_v between_o jeroam_n and_o pashur_n 1_o chron._n ix_o 12._o compare_v with_o neh._n xi_o 12._o and_o so_o three_o generation_n be_v omit_v between_o joram_n and_o ozias_n matth._n i._n 8_o and_o all_o do_v for_o brevity_n sake_n conceive_v those_o omission_n to_o be_v thing_n evident_o know_v or_o not_o so_o material_a to_o be_v there_o insert_v king_n grant_v ezra_n extraordinary_a power_n and_o authority_n be_v from_o the_o king_n grant_v verse_n 6_o and_o not_o otherways_o go_v up_o so_o backward_o be_v the_o jew_n in_o return_v back_o to_o judea_n after_o the_o proclamation_n of_o cyrus_n yea_o verse_n 7_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n themselves_o see_v esther_n viii_o 8_o 9_o first_o four_o month_n in_o go_v verse_n 9_o king_n of_o king_n ezek._n xxvi_o 7._o dan._n ii_o 37._o verse_n 12_o this_o whole_a letter_n be_v in_o the_o chaldean_a tongue_n seven_o counsellor_n so_o esther_n i._n 14._o verse_n 14_o free_o offer_a great_a zeal_n verse_n 15_o and_o forwardness_n here_o ver_fw-la 20_o 26._o and_o 28._o and_o chap._n 8._o 25_o 26_o 27._o as_o be_v former_o in_o darius_n chap._n vi_o 11._o can_v find_v grant_n
and_o oppress_v chap._n v._o 11_o 12_o 13._o and_o his_o heat_n and_o wrath_n against_o sin_n chap._n xiii_o 25._o and_o his_o wonderful_a bounty_n chap._n v._o 14_o 15_o 17_o 18._o be_v all_o very_a remarkable_a a_o time_n twelve_o year_n verse_n 6_o chap._n v._o 14._o and_o xiii_o 6._o sanballat_n as_o the_o samaritan_n oppose_v and_o hinder_v zerubbabâ—l_o in_o the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n ezra_n iu._n so_o the_o moabite_n ammonite_n and_o arabian_a disturb_v nehemiah_n in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n neh._n two_o 10_o 19_o and_o iu_o 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o vi_o 1_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d m_o be_v use_v in_o the_o end_n of_o a_o word_n which_o never_o use_v so_o to_o be_v and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d m_o proper_a to_o the_o end_n of_o a_o word_n be_v find_v in_o the_o middle_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o esay_n ix_o 7._o eliashib_n eliashib_n the_o son_n of_o jojakim_n chapter_n iii_o &_o grandchild_n of_o jeshua_n which_o jeshua_n come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n neh_n xii_o 10._o ezra_n ii_o 2._o and_o live_v to_o finish_v the_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n hag._n i._n 14._o be_v high_a priest_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o nehemiah_n twelve_o year_n government_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la neh._n iii_o 1._o 20._o as_o be_v say_v before_o about_o sixty_o year_n after_o the_o temple_n be_v finish_v gate_n for_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n we_o read_v of_o the_o citie-gate_n 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 6._o the_o first_o gate_n zech._n fourteen_o 10._o the_o gate_n of_o benjamin_n jer._n xxxvii_o 12_o 13._o and_o xxxviii_o 7._o zech._n fourteen_o 10._o situate_v in_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n northward_o yet_o say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n jer._n xx._n 2._o that_o be_v by_o it_o as_o the_o particle_n beth_n be_v use_v num._n xxxiii_o 37._o josh._n v._n 13._o and_o chap._n xxiv_o ver_fw-la 25_o 26_o 32._o jer._n xiii_o 5._o and_o xxxii_o 7._o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n 2_o king_n fourteen_o 13._o neh._n xii_o 39_o the_o corner_n gate_n 2_o chron._n xxv_o 23._o and_o the_o valley_n gate_n 2_o chron._n xxvi_o 9_o the_o fish_n gate_n 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 14._o the_o new_a gate_n jer._n xxvi_o 10._o because_o repair_v new_a by_o jotham_n 2_o king_n xv._o 35._o 2_o chron._n xxvii_o 3._o yet_o some_o make_v it_o the_o east_n gate_n some_o the_o west_n gate_n of_o the_o outer_a court_n of_o the_o temple_n wherein_o they_o will_v have_v the_o sanhedrin_n to_o sit_v the_o gate_n between_o two_o wall_n by_o the_o king_n garden_n if_o this_o be_v a_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n 2_o king_n xxv_o 4._o in_o nehemiah_n time_n at_o his_o new_a build_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n we_o read_v of_o the_o sheep_n gate_n of_o the_o fish_n gate_n the_o old_a gate_n the_o east_n gate_n jer._n xix_o 2._o the_o valley_n gate_n the_o dung-gate_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o fountain_n the_o water_n gate_n the_o horse_n gate_n the_o gate_n miphkad_v or_o judicatory_a the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n the_o prison_n gate_n neh._n ii_o 13_o 14._o and_o chap._n iii_o 1_o 3_o 6_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 26_o 28_o 31._o and_o chap._n xii_o 39_o zech._n fourteen_o 10._o beside_o tower_n upon_o the_o wall_n of_o both_o city_n the_o tower_n of_o meah_n the_o tower_n of_o hananeel_n neh._n xii_o 39_o zech._n fourteen_o 10._o on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o city_n between_o the_o tower_n of_o meah_n and_o the_o corner_n gate_n neh._n iii_o 1._o the_o tower_n of_o the_o furnace_n neh._n iii_o 1_o 11._o and_o ch._n xii_o 38_o 39_o and_o other_o and_o valley_n about_o it_o as_o jer._n xxxi_o 40._o the_o valley_n of_o the_o dead_a body_n under_o mount_n golgotha_n west-north-west_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o valley_n of_o ash_n likely_a that_o come_v from_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_n the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n on_o the_o 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in_o three_o sort_n chapter_n v._o set_v down_o in_o the_o three_o vers_fw-la follow_v their_o need_n and_o want_n which_o make_v they_o liable_a to_o these_o oppression_n be_v the_o more_o occasion_v by_o their_o labour_n so_o much_o employ_v in_o the_o public_a work_n of_o the_o wall_n usury_n ver._n 10._o of_o this_o see_v the_o inhibition_n verse_n 7_o exod._n xxii_o 25._o leu._n xxv_o 36_o 37._o deut_n 23._o 19_o 20._o ezek._n xviii_o 8._o 13_o 17._o and_o god_n judgement_n against_o it_o prov._n xxviii_o 8._o ezek._n xxii_o 12_o 13._o psal._n xv._o v._o yet_o the_o word_n be_v use_v sometime_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n and_o lawful_a way_n as_o matth._n xxv_o 27._o luke_n xix_o 23._o and_o so_o esay_n xxiv_o 2._o jer._n xv._o 10._o and_o to_o a_o stranger_n the_o jew_n may_v lend_v upon_o usury_n deut._n xxiii_o 20._o even_o this_o day_n without_o delay_n verse_n 11_o as_o gen._n xvii_o 23._o hundred_o part_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o they_o receive_v for_o use_v and_o interest_n likely_a the_o hundred_o part_n by_o the_o month_n of_o what_o they_o lend_v require_v nothing_o here_o be_v more_o than_o be_v ask_v verse_n 12_o or_o rather_o nothing_o more_o than_o what_o thou_o ask_v a_o oath_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o hos._n iu._n 15._o shake_v my_o lap_n see_v such_o like_a rite_n use_v luke_n ix_o 5._o act_n xiii_o 51._o and_o xviii_o 6._o 1_o king_n iu_o 29_o 30._o verse_n 13_o forty_o shekel_n five_o pound_n haply_o each_o day_n verse_n 15_o take_v and_o gather_v from_o among_o they_o all_o daily_o yet_o solomon_n exceed_v far_o verse_n 18_o 1_o king_n iu_o 22_o 23._o ono_n a_o valley_n chapter_n vi_o and_o a_o city_n in_o benjamin_n chap._n xi_o 35._o 1_o chron._n viii_o 12._o not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n the_o five_o time_n think_v to_o prevail_v by_o impudent_a importunity_n verse_n 5_o their_o king_n a_o charge_n of_o high_a treason_n verse_n 6_o so_o ezra_n iv_o 12_o 13._o john_n xix_o 12._o shemajah_n his_o vile_a hypocrisy_n verse_n 10_o false_a pprophecy_n corruption_n by_o bribery_n so_o attempt_v strong_o to_o hinder_v or_o destroy_v nehemiah_n and_o his_o godly_a proceed_n elul_n about_o our_o august_n verse_n 15_o in_o fifty_o and_o two_o day_n wondrous_a speed_n see_v the_o annotation_n this_o be_v in_o the_o twenty_o or_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n and_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n noble_n of_o judah_n guilty_a likely_a some_o way_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o marry_v strange_a wife_n verse_n 17_o ver_fw-la 18._o these_o be_v the_o child_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o ezra_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 6_o ii_o 2_o 60._o and_o some_o these_o contribution_n differ_v
dead_a before_o nehemiah_n come_v as_o governor_n into_o judea_n verse_n 26_o yea_o or_o ezra_n with_o his_o commission_n dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n the_o former_a genealogy_n and_o record_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n seem_v to_o be_v insist_v upon_o verse_n 27_o the_o rather_o because_o they_o have_v so_o prime_a a_o hand_n in_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v here_o so_o careful_o gather_v and_o bring_v together_o 27_o 28_o 29._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v also_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n purify_a see_v the_o annotation_n verse_n 30_o i_o bring_v up_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n be_v thus_o the_o wall_n be_v thick_a and_o broad_a verse_n 31_o that_o divers_a go_v a_o breast_n on_o it_o nehemiah_n appoint_v two_o great_a company_n consist_v of_o priest_n levite_n prince_n and_o people_n they_o enter_v upon_o the_o wall_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o west_n wall_n near_o the_o dung-gate_n and_o there_o the_o two_o company_n part_v and_o each_o go_v as_o in_o procession_n in_o this_o order_n the_o one_o company_n have_v ezra_n the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n before_o they_o and_o other_o priest_n after_o he_o sound_v their_o trumpet_n after_o they_o the_o levite_n play_v on_o sacred_a musical_a instrument_n and_o singer_n of_o they_o that_o sing_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n all_o sound_v forth_o god_n praise_n and_o their_o own_o thankfulness_n and_o joy_n ver_fw-la 31_o 42._o after_o they_o the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n after_o they_o the_o people_n and_o last_o of_o all_o some_o great_a prince_n likely_a next_o in_o degree_n to_o nehemiah_n and_o this_o company_n thus_o go_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n southward_o by_o the_o fountain_n gate_n and_o about_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o all_o along_o the_o south-wall_n even_o unto_o the_o water-gate_n on_o the_o east_n the_o other_o company_n go_v in_o like_a equipage_n and_o nehemiah_n himself_o the_o 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on_o mount_n zion_n by_o which_o the_o king_n and_o courtier_n do_v usua_o pass_v to_o and_o fro_o neh._n iii_o 26._o and_o viii_o 3_o 16._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 3_o 4._o and_o xxxii_o 6._o ezra_n some_o other_o ezra_n verse_n 33_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n that_o famous_a ezra_n verse_n 36_o gate_n of_o the_o gate_n and_o tower_n in_o this_o procession_n mention_v verse_n 39_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n iii_o 1._o great_a sacrifice_n as_o in_o like_a case_n of_o joy_n and_o thankfulness_n verse_n 43_o so_o 1_o chr._n xxix_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 62_o 63._o for_o the_o treasure_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 44_o ix_o 26._o and_o so_o in_o hezekiah_n time_n 2_o chr._n xxxi_o 4_o 5_o 11._o see_v again_o neh._n xiii_o 12_o 13._o and_o the_o levite_n sanctify_a they_o unto_o the_o levite_n pay_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o their_o tithe_n verse_n 47_o num._n xviii_o 26_o 30._o on_o that_o day_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o doubtful_a it_o be_v to_o what_o particular_a time_n this_o relate_v yet_o most_o likely_a to_o that_o interim_n of_o time_n which_o pass_v in_o the_o absence_n of_o nehemiah_n between_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o and_o beginning_n of_o his_o second_o government_n write_v deut._n xxiii_o 3._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o that_o text_n they_o meet_v not_o as_o melchizedek_n do_v verse_n 2_o gen._n fourteen_o 17._o separate_a see_v that_o ezra_n chap._n verse_n 3_o ix_o and_o x._o and_o neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o ch_n x._o 30._o and_o chap._n xiii_o 23_o 30._o so_o difficult_a be_v this_o point_n of_o the_o reformation_n and_o so_o ready_a they_o to_o relapse_n into_o this_o sin_n a_o great_a chamber_n pulling_n down_o the_o partition_n verse_n 5_o to_o make_v two_o or_o three_o into_o one_o i_o cast_v forth_o and_o so_o ver_fw-la 9_o verse_n 8_o bring_v i_o again_o by_o my_o command_n and_o authority_n not_o in_o my_o person_n have_v not_o be_v give_v this_n verse_n 10_o and_o other_o matter_n imply_v the_o interim_n of_o nehemiah_n absence_n to_o have_v be_v more_o than_o a_o year_n sabbath_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jer._n verse_n 15_o xvii_o 21_o 22_o 24_o 27._o dark_a the_o soon_o because_o of_o the_o hill_n about_o jerusalem_n verse_n 19_o and_o the_o sabbath_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v from_o even_o to_o even_o some_o of_o my_o servant_n that_o the_o merchant_n may_v not_o thrust_v in_o among_o those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o service_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o gate_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 22_o by_o keep_v out_o person_n legaly_a unclean_a from_o the_o house_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n swear_v and_o so_o they_o have_v swear_v before_o verse_n 25_o chap._n x._o 29_o 30._o son_n of_o jojada_n his_o grandchild_n verse_n 28_o call_v menasche_n and_o brother_n of_o jaddua_n the_o high_a priest_n as_o josephus_n write_v antiq._n lib._n 11._o c._n 7._o i_o chase_v he_o from_o i_o this_n argue_v this_o nehemiah_n not_o to_o be_v that_o man_n mention_v ezra_n ii_o 2._o that_o come_v 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angelus_n when_o he_o be_v sudden_o lift_v up_o to_o the_o empire_n and_o in_o that_o famous_a john_n chrysostome_n when_o he_o be_v first_o choose_v into_o the_o presbytery_n turn_v again_o pray_v that_o the_o deliverance_n begin_v verse_n 4_o may_v be_v carry_v on_o and_o bring_v to_o perfection_n for_o it_o have_v many_o stop_n and_o hindrance_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n they_o that_o sow_v in_o tear_n that_o go_v mournfu_o into_o captivity_n verse_n 5_o shall_v return_v joyfu_o for_o solomon_n seem_v to_o be_v inspire_v and_o pen_v for_o solomon_n chapter_n cxxvii_o by_o david_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n psal._n lxxii_o title_n except_o the_o lord_n this_n be_v true_a generaly_a verse_n 1_o yet_o may_v relate_v to_o the_o future_a build_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o solomon_n and_o the_o safe_a keep_n of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o build_n of_o solomon_n house_n and_o posterity_n so_o by_o building_n verse_n 2_o 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shichor_n and_o that_o it_o be_v nilus_n see_v the_o large_a annotation_n upon_o this_o text._n the_o sea_n have_v speak_v tyre_n verse_n 4_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v purpose_v it_o by_o his_o agent_n to_o do_v it_o verse_n 9_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o spend_v thirteen_o year_n in_o the_o siege_n of_o it_o as_o josephus_n against_o appion_n lib._n 1._o do_v testify_v and_o by_o alexander_n the_o great_a long_o after_o in_o his_o rage_n as_o curtius_n in_o his_o four_o book_n iv_o chapter_n do_v witness_v he_o the_o lord_n verse_n 11_o behold_v the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldean_n this_o be_v verse_n 13_o or_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o ruin_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o tyre_n may_v be_v so_o in_o that_o day_n wherein_o tire_n calamity_n here_o foretell_v shall_v be_v accomplish_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n ezek._n verse_n 15_o xxvi_o 7._o seventy_o year_n during_o the_o same_o time_n of_o the_o jew_n captivity_n in_o babylon_n day_n of_o one_o king_n one_a 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but_o civil_a so_o often_o cite_v in_o our_o two_o book_n of_o the_o king_n no_o day_n that_o day_n in_o hezekiah_n time_n verse_n 14_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n like_o this_o 2_o king_n xx._n 11._o but_o that_o not_o till_o many_o age_n after_o and_o this_o book_n first_o write_v return_v if_o joshua_n here_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o gilgal_n verse_n 15_o yet_o many_o other_o victory_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n even_o from_o kadesh-barnea_a unto_o gaza_n in_o a_o short_a time_n intervene_v ver_fw-la 16_o 42._o before_o he_o actual_o return_v thither_o ver_fw-la 43._o joshua_n and_o c._n xi_o verse_n 36_o 31._o joshua_n take_v hebron_n or_o kiriath-arba_n and_o debir_n or_o kiriath-seph_a and_o cut_v off_o the_o anakim_v yet_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o caleb_n this_o be_v perfect_v joshua_n assign_v he_o out_o of_o his_o army_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n for_o his_o assistance_n therein_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o and_o ch._n xv._o 13_o 19_o which_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v judg._n i._n 10_o 15._o rather_o then_o a_o new_a conquest_n make_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n goshen_n and_o ch._n xi_o verse_n 41_o 16._o and_o ch._n xv._o 51._o this_o goshen_n in_o canaan_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o egypt_n sand_n hyperbolees_n much_o use_v in_o scripture_n chapter_n xi_o verse_n 4_o so_o gen._n xxii_o 17._o and_o xli_o 49._o judg._n vii_o 12._o and_o ch._n xx._n 16._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i._n 23._o 1_o king_n i._n 40._o and_o iu_o 20_o 29._o 2_o king_n xix_o 24._o 1_o chron._n xii_o 8._o and_o xvi_o 33._o 2_o chron._n i._n 9_o and_o xxviii_o 9_o job_n xx._n 6._o and_o xxii_o 24._o and_o xl._n 23._o psal._n vi_o 6._o esay_n xxxiv_o 3_o 5_o 7_o 9_o and_o xlviii_o 19_o jer._n iu._n 24._o and_o xv._o 8._o joel._n iii_o 18._o amos_n ii_o 9_o and_o ix_o 13._o john_n xxi_o 25._o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o battle_n at_o the_o water_n of_o merom_n verse_n 18_o joshua_n do_v make_v war_n a_o long_a time_n with_o all_o those_o northern_a king_n in_o canaan_n about_o six_o year_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o ch._n fourteen_o 6_o 15._o arnon_n arnon_n the_o river_n chapter_n xii_o verse_n 1_o arise_v not_o far_o from_o the_o head-spring_n of_o the_o river_n jabbok_n and_o both_o from_o rocky_a mountain_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad._n it_o run_v southward_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n it_o be_v the_o border_n between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o west_n and_o ammon_n on_o the_o east_n and_o between_o sihon_n or_o reuben_n on_o the_o north_n and_o moab_n on_o the_o south_n jabbok_n jabbok_n the_o river_n verse_n 2_o arise_v as_o arnon_n but_o run_v north_n a_o little_a and_o after_o turn_v his_o stream_n west_n and_o fall_v into_o jordan_n a_o little_a below_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n it_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o gilead_n between_o sihon_n and_o og_n and_o afterward_o between_o gad_n on_o the_o south_n and_o half_a manasseh_n on_o the_o north._n remain_v yet_o the_o land_n both_o conquer_a chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o and_o unconquered_a be_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a so_o josh._n xxiii_o 4_o 5._o begin_v at_o gilgal_n ch._n fourteen_o 6._o and_o ch._n xv._o and_o ch._n xvi_o and_o ch._n xvii_o resume_v and_o perfect_v at_o shiloh_n ch._n xviii_o and_o xix_o but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o they_o do_v conquer_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o all_o their_o several_a share_n and_o lot_n through_o their_o own_o default_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o disobedience_n chapt._n xxiii_o 13._o aroer_n the_o city_n aroer_n be_v near_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o river_n arnon_n verse_n 16_o and_o in_o the_o confine_n between_o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n as_o also_o heshbon_n dibon_n and_o ataroth_n which_o be_v border_a city_n be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o they_o both_o sometime_o to_o the_o one_o sometime_o to_o the_o other_o to_o reuben_n josh._n xiii_o 16_o 17._o num._n xxxii_o 37._o to_o gad_n josh._n xxi_o 39_o num._n xxxii_o 34._o 1_o chron._n vi_o 81._o distribute_v the_o whole_a country_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 1_o seem_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o part_n as_o there_o be_v tribe_n to_o possess_v they_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o bound_n of_o every_o part_n or_o province_n be_v not_o so_o precise_o limit_v before_o the_o tribe_n have_v draw_v the_o lot_n but_o that_o afterward_o they_o may_v be_v enlarge_v or_o lessen_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n or_o smallness_n of_o the_o number_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o num._n xxvi_o 53_o 56._o and_o chap._n xxxiii_o 54._o which_o last_v point_n of_o division_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o divide_v it_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o ch._n xvii_o 14_o 18._o by_o lot_n lot_n fall_v out_o providentia_o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n chapter_n fourteen_o verse_n 2_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n in_o relation_n partly_o to_o their_o birth_n partly_o to_o the_o prophetical_a blessing_n of_o they_o by_o jacob_n gen._n xlix_o and_o moses_n deut._n xxxiii_o and_o so_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o lot_n cast_v the_o thirteen_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n benjamin_n and_o simeon_n which_o be_v near_a the_o temple_n josh._n xxi_o 9_o 10_o 17._o when_o it_o be_v build_v old_a calebs_n age_n verse_n 7_o when_o he_o be_v send_v among_o the_o spy_n from_o kadesh-barnea_a be_v forty_o at_o this_o division_n of_o the_o land_n eighty_o five_o so_o that_o forty_o five_o year_n intervene_v viz._n 38._o in_o the_o