air_n cloud_n abysses_n precipice_n listen_v to_o the_o voice_n and_o command_n of_o god_n of_o the_o word_n and_o of_o their_o love_n o_o god_n o_o power_n o_o love_n what_o word_n what_o speech_n and_o what_o voice_n in_o fine_a this_o glorious_a and_o happy_a moment_n which_o see_v the_o birth_n of_o time_n and_o season_n be_v arrive_v the_o eternal_a god_n see_v no_o object_n out_o of_o himself_o which_o can_v deserve_v his_o love_n and_o beside_o this_o love_n be_v incite_v by_o a_o holy_a desire_n of_o communicate_v itself_o that_o nothing_o which_o have_v but_o the_o bare_a name_n give_v it_o become_v immediate_o a_o fruitful_a abyss_n of_o essence_n and_o nature_n be_v engender_v out_o of_o it_o by_o the_o sole_a power_n of_o the_o divinity_n talon_n holy_a history_n cap._n 1._o genesis_n chap._n i._n the_o world_n have_v a_o beginning_n which_o be_v by_o creation_n and_o it_o be_v make_v in_o the_o space_n of_o six_o day_n on_o the_o first_o day_n be_v make_v the_o rude_a mass_n or_o matter_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o afterward_o the_o light_n on_o the_o second_o the_o firmament_n or_o space_n from_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o high_a heaven_n on_o the_o three_o the_o sea_n and_o dry_a land_n stock_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o tree_n herb_n and_o plant_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n on_o the_o four_o he_o furnish_v the_o heaven_n with_o their_o host_n of_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n on_o the_o five_o he_o stock_v the_o air_n and_o water_n with_o fowl_n and_o fish_n on_o the_o six_o he_o store_v the_o earth_n with_o all_o sort_n of_o creature_n that_o live_v upon_o it_o and_o then_o have_v thus_o furnish_v the_o world_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o he_o make_v man_n after_o his_o own_o image_n and_o make_v he_o king_n of_o this_o low_a world_n give_v he_o dominion_n over_o the_o work_v of_o his_o hand_n chap._n ii_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n god_n rest_v from_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o bless_a and_o sanctify_v it_o for_o a_o sabbath-day_n the_o man_n which_o he_o have_v make_v he_o call_v adam_n and_o place_v he_o in_o eden_n forbid_v he_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n under_o pain_n of_o death_n he_o bring_v all_o the_o beast_n and_o bird_n to_o he_o to_o give_v they_o name_n he_o cast_v he_o into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n take_v out_o one_o of_o his_o rib_n build_v it_o into_o a_o woman_n and_o give_v she_o to_o adam_n to_o wife_n who_o he_o be_v hereby_o teach_v to_o look_v upon_o still_o as_o part_v of_o himself_o he_o call_v her_o name_n eve_n chap._n iii_o this_o first_o couple_n be_v tempt_v by_o satan_n in_o the_o serpent_n transgress_v the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n whereupon_o be_v arraign_v by_o god_n he_o first_o doom_v the_o serpent_n to_o a_o more_o ignominious_a kind_n of_o food_n and_o motion_n and_o especial_o the_o devil_n that_o his_o head_n shall_v be_v break_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n the_o messiah_n who_o be_v now_o promise_v to_o our_o first_o parent_n as_o the_o restorer_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o destroyer_n of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n then_o he_o doom_v the_o woman_n to_o pain_n in_o child-bearing_a and_o to_o a_o more_o uneasy_a subjection_n to_o her_o husband_n and_o last_o he_o doom_v the_o man_n to_o labour_n and_o travel_v in_o till_v and_o dress_v the_o ground_n which_o be_v now_o curse_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o afterward_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o paradise_n chap._n iu._n to_o adam_n and_o eve_n be_v bear_v first_o cain_n a_o tiller_n of_o the_o ground_n then_o abel_n a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n these_o bring_v offering_n to_o the_o lord_n who_o accept_v abel_n but_o reject_v cain_n whereupon_o cain_n be_v wroth_a and_o slay_v his_o brother_n abel_n for_o which_o god_n curse_v he_o and_o make_v he_o a_o vagabond_n yet_o set_v a_o mark_n upon_o he_o that_o none_o shall_v kill_v he_o lamech_v one_o of_o his_o posterity_n be_v the_o first_o that_o transgress_v the_o institution_n of_o marriage_n by_o have_v two_o wife_n chap._n v._n afterward_o adam_n have_v another_o son_n call_v seth_n one_o of_o who_o posterity_n be_v enoch_n who_o be_v one_o that_o have_v much_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o so_o god_n translate_v he_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o heaven_n to_o assure_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o state_n of_o happiness_n in_o another_o world_n both_o for_o soul_n and_o body_n chap._n vi_o vii_o god_n be_v provoke_v by_o man_n wickedness_n threaten_v to_o destroy_v all_o mankind_n by_o a_o flood_n command_v noah_n to_o make_v a_o ark_n into_o which_o himself_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o some_o of_o every_o sort_n of_o cattle_n fowl_n and_o creep_v thing_n enter_v be_v shut_v in_o by_o god_n and_o preserve_v when_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n and_o all_o on_o the_o land_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o flood_n chap._n viii_o ix_o at_o length_n the_o earth_n be_v dry_v god_n bid_v noah_n come_v forth_o and_o bring_v out_o all_o with_o he_o whereupon_o noah_n build_v a_o altar_n and_o offer_v burnt-offering_n thereon_o wherewith_o god_n be_v well-pleased_n and_o bless_a noah_n and_o his_o son_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o that_o he_o will_v not_o more_o destroy_v the_o earth_n by_o water_n of_o which_o the_o bow_n in_o the_o cloud_n be_v make_v a_o token_n after_o this_o noah_n be_v drink_v lie_v uncover_v in_o his_o tent_n which_o cham_n espy_v tell_v his_o two_o brethren_n of_o it_o in_o derision_n but_o they_o go_v backward_o carry_v a_o mantle_n and_o cover_v he_o for_o which_o noah_n curse_v cham_n and_o his_o posterity_n and_o bless_v shem_n and_o japhet_n chap._n xi_o i_o ix_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v now_o of_o one_o language_n they_o consult_v to_o eternise_v their_o memory_n before_o they_o be_v separate_v one_o from_o another_o by_o build_v a_o city_n and_o tower_n which_o shall_v reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o god_n defeat_v their_o design_n by_o confound_v their_o language_n whereupon_o the_o place_n be_v call_v babel_n and_o they_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n x._o one_o of_o cham_n grandchild_n be_v nimrod_n who_o be_v a_o great_a tyrant_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n which_o end_v in_o belshazzar_n dan._n 5.30_o 31._o chap._n x_o xi_o among_o the_o posterity_n of_o shem_n be_v terah_n who_o be_v abram_n father_n abram_n take_v sarai_n to_o wife_n and_o they_o come_v to_o haran_n with_o their_o father_n terah_n who_o die_v there_o chap._n xii_o then_o god_n appear_v to_o abram_n and_o call_v he_o from_o haran_n to_o go_v to_o canaan_n and_o promise_n to_o make_v he_o a_o great_a nation_n and_o that_o in_o he_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v according_o abram_z goes_z into_o canaan_n with_o lot_n his_o nephew_n to_o sichem_n where_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o promise_v to_o give_v that_o land_n to_o his_o seed_n a_o famine_n come_v upon_o that_o land_n abram_n go_v into_o egypt_n to_o sojourn_v where_o he_o deny_v his_o wife_n and_o pharaoh_n take_v she_o but_o find_v that_o she_o be_v abram_n wife_n he_o send_v she_o to_o he_o and_o away_o they_o go_v chap._n xiii_o and_o come_v to_o bethel_n but_o abram_n cattle_n and_o lot_n be_v so_o numerous_a they_o can_v not_o continue_v together_o and_o therefore_o agree_v to_o part_n abram_n give_v lot_n his_o choice_n who_o choose_v the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n towards_o sodom_n and_o abram_n continue_v in_o canaan_n god_n renew_v his_o grant_n of_o canaan_n to_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n which_o he_o promise_v shall_v be_v as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n then_o abram_n come_v to_o mamre_v chap._n fourteen_o after_o this_o there_o rise_v war_n between_o the_o king_n of_o elam_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o other_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a wherein_o the_o king_n of_o elam_n have_v the_o better_a and_o plunder_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n carry_v away_o let_v among_o other_o and_o his_o good_n news_n whereof_o be_v bring_v to_o abram_n he_o pursue_v after_o they_o with_o his_o train_a servant_n and_o recover_v all_o again_o at_o his_o return_n melchesideck_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o true_a god_n meet_v he_o with_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o bless_v he_o to_o who_o abram_n give_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o the_o spoil_n he_o have_v take_v and_o then_o restore_v all_o to_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n without_o reserve_v any_o thing_n to_o himself_o chap._n xv._o after_o this_o god_n appear_v again_o to_o abram_n promise_v to_o be_v his_o shield_n and_o exceed_v great_a reward_n and_o upon_o abram_n bemoan_v the_o want_n of_o a_o child_n to_o be_v his_o
as_o for_o josiah_n because_o his_o heart_n be_v tender_a and_o he_o humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n and_o not_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v befall_v '_o they_o chap._n xxiii_o 2_o chron._n 34._o then_o the_o king_n gather_v the_o ruler_n and_o all_o the_o people_n together_o and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o cause_v the_o book_n to_o be_v read_v and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n according_a to_o what_o be_v write_v in_o that_o book_n and_o then_o purge_v the_o temple_n of_o all_o idolatrous_a relic_n and_o make_v a_o general_a reformation_n among_o '_o they_o then_o he_o go_v to_o bethel_n and_o break_v down_o the_o altar_n and_o high_a place_n and_o burn_v the_o grove_n and_o burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o priest_n upon_o the_o altar_n as_o it_o be_v foretell_v he_o shall_v do_v and_o so_o he_o do_v likewise_o in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n and_o slay_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n upon_o their_o altar_n 2_o chron._n 35._o then_o he_o command_v and_o they_o keep_v a_o passover_n in_o a_o most_o solemn_a manner_n so_o as_o have_v not_o be_v from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n turn_v not_o from_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o great_a wrath_n against_o judah_n because_o of_o the_o provocation_n of_o manasseh_n after_o this_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n go_v to_o fight_v with_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n at_o carchemish_n and_o josiah_n go_v out_o against_o he_o but_o he_o send_v to_o he_o to_o persuade_v he_o not_o to_o concern_v himself_o in_o that_o quarrel_n because_o the_o war_n be_v undertake_v by_o god_n command_n but_o josiah_n will_v not_o be_v dissuade_v but_o go_v to_o fight_v with_o he_o and_o in_o the_o fight_n he_o be_v wound_v and_o die_v of_o his_o wound_n then_o all_o the_o people_n mourn_v for_o he_o and_o jeremy_n the_o prophet_n lament_v for_o he_o and_o the_o people_n make_v jehoahaz_n king_n in_o his_o father_n stead_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o pharaoh_n depose_v he_o and_o make_v eliakim_n his_o brother_n king_n and_o change_v his_o name_n to_o jehojakim_n who_o also_o do_v evil_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v chap._n xxiv_o in_o his_o day_n nabuchadnezzar_n come_v up_o and_o make_v he_o tributary_n but_o he_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o many_o enemy_n of_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o to_o destroy_v they_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n then_o nabuchadnezzar_n come_v and_o bind_v he_o in_o fetter_n and_o carry_v away_o part_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n to_o babylon_n and_o put_v they_o in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o god_n and_o jehojakim_n die_v and_o jehojachin_n succeed_v he_o and_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n send_v his_o servant_n against_o jerusalem_n to_o besiege_v it_o but_o jehojachin_n render_v himself_o to_o they_o and_o they_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n with_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n make_v zedekiah_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n but_o god_n in_o judgement_n suffer_v he_o to_o rebel_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n chap._n xxv_o then_o nabuchadnezzar_n come_v and_o besiege_v jerusalem_n and_o after_o two_o year_n siege_n the_o famine_n prevail_v it_o be_v take_v but_o the_o king_n escape_v by_o night_n but_o the_o chaldean_n pursue_v and_o take_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n at_o riblah_n where_o they_o slay_v his_o son_n before_o his_o face_n then_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o carry_v he_o bind_v to_o babylon_n and_o soon_o after_o come_v nebuzaradan_n and_o burn_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n and_o break_v down_o the_o wall_n round_o about_o and_o carry_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n all_o but_o the_o poor_a who_o he_o leave_v to_o husband_n the_o land_n and_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o several_a of_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o city_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o riblah_n who_o slay_v they_o there_o and_o over_o those_o that_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n he_o set_v gedaliah_n to_o be_v governor_n but_o ishmael_n come_v private_o and_o slay_v he_o afterward_o in_o the_o seven_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n captivity_n evilmerodac_n king_n of_o babylon_n set_v he_o at_o liberty_n and_o give_v he_o a_o daily_a allowance_n at_o his_o own_o table_n all_o his_o day_n ezra_n chap._n i._n cyrus_n be_v come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o persia_n proclaim_v liberty_n to_o the_o jew_n to_o return_v to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o build_v the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o likewise_o give_v they_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n belong_v to_o the_o temple_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v carry_v away_o which_o be_v great_a and_o small_a five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o chap._n ii_o hereupon_o there_o return_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o beside_o seven_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o servant_n when_o they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o give_v free_o for_o repair_v of_o the_o temple_n chap._n iii_o then_o joshua_n and_o zerubbabel_n build_v the_o altar_n and_o offer_v the_o daily_a sacrifice_n thereon_o and_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n then_o in_o the_o second_o year_n after_o their_o return_n they_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n with_o great_a rejoice_v but_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a man_n that_o have_v see_v the_o first_o temple_n weep_v when_o they_o see_v this_o foundation_n lay_v chap._n iu._n the_o samaritan_n enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n hear_v that_o they_o be_v about_o to_o build_v the_o temple_n come_v and_o offer_v their_o assistance_n but_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o accept_v of_o it_o whereupon_o they_o make_v friend_n at_o court_n who_o prevail_v to_o hinder_v the_o work_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o write_v to_o artaxerxes_n and_o charge_v the_o jew_n with_o rebellion_n whereupon_o he_o send_v a_o command_n that_o the_o building_n shall_v cease_v chap._n v._n but_o darius_n come_v to_o the_o throne_n the_o jew_n be_v encourage_v by_o haggai_n and_o zechary_n to_o set_v about_o build_v the_o temple_n again_o which_o they_o do_v and_o be_v oppose_v again_o by_o the_o samaritan_n who_o demand_v by_o what_o authority_n they_o go_v on_o with_o this_o work_n they_o allege_v for_o themselves_o the_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n this_o they_o acquaint_v the_o emperor_n withal_o desire_v that_o search_n may_v be_v make_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o decree_n and_o to_o send_v they_o his_o pleasure_n chap._n vi_o search_v be_v make_v the_o decree_n be_v find_v which_o darius_n confirm_v with_o a_o severe_a penalty_n and_o curse_n upon_o the_o infringer_n of_o it_o then_o the_o jew_n go_v on_o vigorous_o and_o finish_v the_o house_n and_o keep_v the_o dedication_n of_o it_o and_o keep_v the_o passover_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v chap._n vii_o artaxerxes_n be_v come_v to_o the_o throne_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n ezra_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n have_v a_o new_a commission_n from_o the_o king_n to_o take_v as_o many_o more_o jew_n with_o he_o as_o be_v willing_a to_o go_v and_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o the_o king_n and_o his_o prince_n have_v offer_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o he_o can_v collect_v among_o the_o jew_n with_o authority_n to_o reform_v all_o abuse_n and_o disorder_n there_o to_o appoint_v such_o magistrate_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o free_v the_o priest_n from_o tax_n and_o to_o punish_v offender_n chap._n viii_o ezra_n have_v gather_v all_o his_o company_n together_o that_o be_v to_o go_v with_o he_o appoint_v a_o fast_a to_o seek_v direction_n and_o a_o blessing_n on_o their_o journey_n then_o he_o deliver_v the_o vessel_n and_o offering_n for_o the_o temple_n to_o certain_a priest_n to_o take_v charge_n of_o they_o and_o carry_v they_o to_o jerusalem_n so_o they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o deliver_v the_o king_n commission_n to_o his_o leiutenant_n and_o officer_n who_o further_v the_o people_n and_o the_o house_n of_o god_n chap._n ix_o ezra_n be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n complain_v be_v make_v to_o he_o that_o many_o of_o the_o people_n yea_o of_o the_o priest_n have_v marry_v strange_a wife_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a nation_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n this_o ezra_n be_v mighty_o affect_v with_o and_o do_v large_o confess_v and_o bewail_v their_o sin_n unto_o god_n chap._n x._o hereupon_o a_o great_a congregation_n be_v meet_v together_o and_o weep_v very_o
heir_n god_n renew_v his_o promise_n of_o a_o heir_n to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o loin_n and_o of_o a_o numerous_a posterity_n which_o he_o firm_o believe_v though_o so_o unlikely_a god_n thereupon_o account_v he_o a_o righteous_a person_n and_o this_o a_o act_n of_o righteousness_n and_o promise_v canaan_n again_o to_o he_o and_o that_o his_o posterity_n after_o four_o hundred_o year_n sojourn_v in_o canaan_n and_o egypt_n shall_v possess_v it_o and_o confirm_v this_o by_o a_o sign_n upon_o abram_n request_n and_o vision_n chap._n xvi_o sarai_n to_o obtain_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v barren_a herself_o give_v hagar_n her_o handmaid_n to_o abram_n to_o be_v his_o concubine_n who_o conceive_v by_o he_o grow_v insolent_a and_o despise_v her_o mistress_n which_o sarai_n not_o brook_v complain_v of_o she_o to_o abram_n he_o leave_v she_o to_o her_o disposal_n who_o deal_v hardly_o with_o she_o she_o run_v away_o for_o which_o she_o be_v rebuke_v by_o a_o angel_n and_o require_v to_o return_v and_o submit_v herself_o to_o her_o mistress_n and_o withal_o promise_v she_o a_o numerous_a seed_n and_o tell_v she_o she_o be_v with_o child_n of_o a_o son_n who_o she_o shall_v call_v ishmael_n and_o according_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v abram_n call_v he_o so_o which_o be_v in_o the_o eighty_o six_o year_n of_o abram_n age._n chap._n xvii_o thirteen_o year_n after_o this_o when_o abram_n be_v ninety_o nine_o year_n old_a god_n appear_v to_o he_o again_o renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n and_o as_o a_o pledge_n thereof_o change_v his_o name_n from_o abram_n to_o abraham_n signify_v a_o father_n of_o a_o multitude_n institutes_n the_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n change_n sarai'_v name_n to_o sarah_n promise_v he_o a_o son_n by_o she_o abraham_n intercede_v for_o ishmael_n god_n promise_v to_o bless_v and_o multiply_v he_o exceed_o but_o his_o covenant_n shall_v be_v with_o his_o son_n by_o sarah_n then_o abraham_n circumcise_v himself_o and_o ishmael_n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o family_n chap._n xviii_o abraham_n sit_v in_o his_o tent-door_n spy_v three_o man_n who_o he_o invite_v to_o his_o house_n to_o refresh_v themselves_o which_o they_o accept_v of_o inquire_v for_o sarah_n and_o one_o of_o they_o who_o be_v the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n tell_v he_o she_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n which_o she_o overhear_v disbelieve_v at_o present_a and_o laugh_v at_o with_o which_o be_v charge_v she_o deny_v it_o they_o departing_z abraham_n bring_v they_o on_o their_o way_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n christ_n discover_v his_o intent_n of_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o the_o other_o city_n for_o their_o grievous_a sin_n whereupon_o abraham_n intercede_v for_o they_o and_o god_n yield_v so_o far_o that_o if_o there_o have_v be_v but_o ten_o righteous_a person_n find_v in_o sodom_n he_o will_v have_v spare_v it_o chap._n xix_o while_o christ_n stay_v talk_v with_o abraham_n the_o other_o two_o angel_n in_o (null)_o shape_n pass_v on_o and_o come_v to_o sodom_n at_o even_o lot_n see_v they_o salute_v they_o invite_v they_o to_o his_o house_n and_o make_v they_o a_o feast_n but_o present_o the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n gather_v about_o the_o house_n and_o call_v to_o lot_n to_o bring_v out_o those_o two_o stranger_n that_o they_o may_v abuse_v they_o which_o he_o refuse_v they_o press_v near_o to_o break_v the_o door_n whereupon_o the_o angel_n smite_v they_o with_o blindness_n and_o warn_v lot_n to_o bring_v out_o his_o child_n and_o whatsoever_o he_o have_v in_o the_o city_n because_o they_o be_v come_v to_o destroy_v it_o but_o while_o he_o linger_v they_o lay_v hold_v upon_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o two_o daughter_n and_o bring_v they_o forth_o command_v they_o to_o escape_v for_o their_o life_n and_o not_o look_v back_o which_o his_o wise_n not_o observe_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n lot_n enter_v into_o zoar_n about_o sunrising_n present_o the_o lord_n rain_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n upon_o those_o city_n and_o destroy_v '_o they_o but_o let_v remove_v from_o zoar_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o cave_n in_o a_o mountain_n where_o his_o two_o daughter_n make_v he_o drink_v wine_n and_o lay_v with_o he_o and_o so_o be_v with_o child_n by_o their_o father_n from_o whence_o descend_v the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n chap._n xx._n abraham_n sojourn_v in_o gerar_n call_v sarah_n his_o sister_n whereupon_o the_o king_n take_v she_o but_o be_v warn_v of_o god_n in_o a_o dream_n he_o restore_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n with_o a_o great_a present_n chap._n xxi_o sarah_n now_o bear_v isaac_n his_o father_n abraham_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a at_o his_o wean_n abraham_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n ishmael_n fall_v a_o jeer_a isaac_n whereupon_o he_o and_o his_o mother_n be_v send_v away_o in_o their_o travel_n the_o water_n be_v spend_v the_o boy_n be_v ready_a to_o perish_v with_o thirst_n but_o god_n show_v she_o a_o well_o of_o water_n encourage_v she_o and_o bless_v the_o child_n so_o they_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n and_o his_o mother_n take_v he_o a_o wife_n out_o of_o egypt_n abimelech_n king_n of_o the_o philistine_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n at_o beersheba_n who_o sojourn_v in_o their_o land_n many_o day_n chap._n xxii_o isaac_n be_v grow_v up_o god_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o obedience_n command_v he_o to_o offer_v his_o only_a son_n isaac_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a upon_o a_o mountain_n which_o he_o will_v show_v he_o present_o the_o next_o morning_n abraham_n begin_v the_o journey_n and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o place_n he_o bind_v isaac_n upon_o the_o altar_n and_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o slay_v his_o son_n but_o god_n call_v to_o he_o out_o of_o heaven_n and_o bid_v he_o hold_v his_o hand_n and_o there_o be_v a_o ram_n behind_o he_o which_o he_o take_v and_o offer_v instead_o of_o his_o son_n whereupon_o god_n swear_v to_o bless_v and_o multiply_v his_o seed_n and_o that_o in_o it_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v chap._n xxiii_o sarah_n die_v at_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a abraham_n buy_v a_o bury_a place_n for_o she_o in_o macpelah_n of_o the_o son_n of_o heth._n chap._n xxiv_o abraham_n grow_v old_a oblige_v his_o chief_a servant_n to_o take_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n from_o among_o his_o kindred_n the_o servant_n go_v to_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o city_n to_o a_o well_o where_o they_o use_v to_o draw_v water_n he_o beg_v of_o god_n good_a success_n in_o his_o business_n and_o that_o the_o virgin_n who_o shall_v treat_v he_o kind_o may_v be_v the_o person_n design_v for_o his_o master_n son_n present_o come_v rebecca_n out_o by_o who_o his_o sign_n be_v fulfil_v whereupon_o be_v invite_v he_o go_v to_o her_o father_n house_n tell_v his_o errand_n and_o desire_v their_o answer_n they_o see_v god_n hand_n in_o it_o can_v not_o gainsay_v it_o then_o he_o present_v they_o all_o especial_o rebecca_n and_o take_v she_o away_o the_o next_o day_n in_o the_o evening_n isaac_n walk_v abroad_o to_o meditate_v meet_v the_o servant_n and_o rebecca_n with_o he_o who_o he_o bring_v into_o his_o mother_n tent_n and_o take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n chap._n xxv_o abraham_n marry_v keturah_n and_o have_v many_o child_n by_o she_o to_o who_o he_o give_v gift_n at_o length_n be_v sevenscore_n and_o fifteen_o year_n old_a he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o machpelah_n with_o sarah_n rebeccah_n be_v barren_a about_o twenty_o year_n isaac_n pray_v for_o she_o whereupon_o she_o conceive_v twin_n which_o struggle_v in_o her_o womb._n when_o they_o be_v bear_v the_o elder_a be_v hairy_a and_o thereupon_o call_v esau_n the_o young_a take_v hold_v of_o his_o brother_n heel_n and_o so_o be_v call_v jacob._n esau_n be_v a_o hunter_n and_o kill_v venison_n for_o his_o father_n which_o draw_v his_o affection_n to_o he_o jacob_n be_v a_o plain_a man._n jacob_n have_v make_v pottage_n esau_n come_v home_o from_o hunt_v hungry_a and_o saint_n and_o so_o sell_v his_o birthright_n to_o jacob_n for_o some_o of_o his_o pottage_n chap._n xxvi_o a_o famine_n be_v in_o the_o land_n isaac_n go_v to_o gerar_n among_o the_o philistine_n where_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o the_o same_o promise_n he_o have_v make_v to_o abraham_n of_o a_o numberless_a seed_n and_o those_o country_n here_o isaac_n dash_v against_o the_o same_o rock_n his_o father_n abraham_n have_v do_v call_v his_o wife_n his_o sister_n but_o at_o length_n abimelech_n observe_v some_o familiar_a carriage_n between_o they_o whereby_o he_o discern_v she_o be_v his_o wife_n so_o none_o of_o the_o people_n
for_o a_o burnt-offering_a so_o jephthah_n fight_v with_o they_o and_o obtain_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o '_o they_o after_o which_o as_o he_o return_v to_o his_o house_n his_o daughter_n come_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o with_o timbrel_n and_o dance_n and_o she_o be_v his_o only_a child_n jephthah_n see_v she_o rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o tell_v she_o his_o vow_n but_o she_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v since_o god_n have_v deliver_v his_o enemy_n into_o his_o hand_n so_o she_o go_v with_o her_o companion_n two_o month_n into_o the_o mountain_n to_o bewail_v her_o virginity_n after_o which_o her_o father_n do_v with_o she_o according_a to_o his_o vow_n chap._n xii_o the_o ephraimite_n quarrel_n with_o jephthah_n for_o not_o call_v they_o to_o the_o war_n and_o raise_v war_n against_o he_o but_o he_o overcome_v they_o and_o discover_v many_o of_o they_o by_o their_o pronunciation_n that_o they_o can_v not_o say_v shibbole_v he_o put_v they_o to_o death_n and_o so_o at_o that_o time_n there_o fall_v forty_o two_o thousand_o of_o they_o then_o jephthah_n die_v have_v judge_v israel_n six_o year_n after_o he_o ibzan_n judge_v israel_n seven_o year_n after_o he_o elon_n judge_v israel_n ten_o year_n after_o he_o abdon_n judge_v israel_n eight_o year_n chap._n xiii_o the_o israelite_n do_v evil_a again_o and_o god_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n then_o a_o angel_n appear_v to_o manoah_n wife_n and_o tell_v she_o she_o shall_v bear_v a_o son_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o nazarite_n and_o he_o shall_v begin_v to_o deliver_v israel_n she_o relate_v this_o to_o her_o husband_n who_o pray_v that_o the_o angel_n may_v come_v again_o to_o satisfy_v they_o further_o about_o the_o child_n so_o the_o angel_n appear_v to_o she_o again_o and_o she_o call_v her_o husband_n who_o inquire_v of_o he_o how_o the_o child_n be_v to_o be_v order_v ask_v his_o name_n and_o offer_v a_o offer_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o flame_n whereof_o the_o angel_n ascend_v whereby_o manoah_n know_v he_o be_v a_o angel_n so_o the_o woman_n bear_v a_o son_n and_o call_v his_o name_n samson_n and_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o chap._n fourteen_o then_o samson_n go_v down_o to_o timnah_n and_o see_v one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o desire_v his_o father_n to_o get_v she_o for_o he_o to_o wife_n this_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v find_v a_o occasion_n against_o the_o philistine_n as_o he_o and_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n go_v to_o timnah_n he_o slay_v a_o lion_n then_o they_o go_v down_o and_o he_o talk_v with_o the_o woman_n and_o she_o please_v he_o well_o another_o time_n as_o he_o go_v to_o she_o look_v at_o the_o carkasâ—_n of_o the_o lion_n he_o find_v a_o swarm_n of_o bee_n in_o it_o and_o honey_n and_o he_o take_v some_o of_o the_o comb_n and_o give_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n so_o they_o go_v down_o to_o solemnize_v the_o wedding_n for_o seven_o day_n the_o philistine_n provide_v thirty_o companion_n to_o be_v with_o he_o to_o who_o he_o propound_v a_o riddle_n which_o if_o they_o can_v expound_v within_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n he_o be_v to_o give_v they_o thirty_o change_n of_o raiment_n but_o if_o they_o can_v not_o they_o be_v to_o give_v he_o so_o many_o the_o riddle_n be_v this_o out_o of_o the_o eater_n come_v forth_o meat_n anâ—_n out_o of_o the_o strong_a come_v forth_o sweetness_n but_o they_o can_v not_o find_v it_o out_o then_o they_o employ_v hiâ—_n wife_n to_o pick_v it_o out_o of_o he_o who_o at_o last_o prevail_v by_o her_o importunity_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n he_o tell_v it_o she_o and_o she_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o brideman_n so_o before_o sun_n set_v they_o resolve_v hiâ—_n riddle_n say_v what_o be_v sweet_a than_o honey_n and_o what_o be_v strong_a than_o a_o lion_n and_o he_o say_v if_o you_o have_v not_o plough_v with_o my_o heifer_n you_o have_v not_o find_v out_o my_o riddle_n so_o he_o go_v among_o the_o philistine_n and_o slay_v thirty_o of_o they_o and_o give_v thirty_o change_n of_o garment_n to_o the_o brideman_n and_o he_o go_v away_o to_o his_o own_o father_n house_n displease_v whereupon_o his_o wife_n be_v give_v to_o one_o of_o the_o brideman_n chap._n xv._o samson_n go_v to_o visit_v his_o wife_n but_o be_v repulse_v by_o her_o father_n whereupon_o he_o catch_v three_o hundred_o fox_n and_o tie_v they_o tail_n to_o tail_n with_o firebrand_n between_o they_o and_o put_v they_o into_o the_o philistine_n corn_n and_o burn_v it_o all_o up_o and_o theiâ—_n vine_n and_o olive_n which_o the_o philistine_n understand_v the_o reason_n of_o come_v and_o burn_v she_o and_o her_o father_n then_o he_o take_v that_o occasion_n also_o and_o smite_v they_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n whereupon_o the_o philistine_n come_v to_o take_v he_o and_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n bind_v he_o with_o two_o new_a cord_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o they_o but_o he_o break_v the_o cord_n and_o with_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n slay_v a_o thousand_o of_o they_o after_o which_o he_o be_v exceed_v thirsty_a and_o call_v upon_o god_n who_o make_v the_o water_n spring_n out_o of_o the_o ground_n for_o he_o wherewith_o be_v be_v revive_v chap._n xvi_o then_o he_o go_v to_o gaza_n to_o a_o harlot_n house_n and_o the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n watch_v for_o he_o all_o night_n to_o have_v slay_v he_o but_o at_o midnight_n he_o take_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o carry_v they_o away_o upon_o his_o shoulder_n afterward_o he_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o delilah_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n promise_v a_o great_a reward_n if_o she_o can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o discover_v wherein_o his_o great_a strength_n lay_v who_o after_o he_o have_v delude_v her_o several_a time_n at_o length_n tell_v she_o how_o that_o he_o be_v a_o nazarite_n and_o have_v never_o be_v shear_v but_o if_o his_o hair_n be_v cut_v his_o strength_n will_v depart_v from_o he_o then_o she_o make_v he_o sleep_v in_o her_o lap_n and_o cut_v off_o his_o hair_n and_o call_v for_o the_o philistine_n who_o take_v he_o and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o gaza_n and_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n there_o but_o on_o a_o festival_n day_n they_o call_v for_o he_o to_o make_v they_o sport_n but_o he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o pillar_n that_o support_v the_o house_n and_o call_v upon_o god_n for_o strength_n pull_v down_o the_o house_n upon_o they_o and_o thereby_o slay_v more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v in_o all_o his_o life-time_n chap._n xvii_o micah_n a_o man_n of_o ephraim_n have_v a_o house_n of_o idol_n and_o a_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o make_v one_o of_o his_o son_n his_o priest_n but_o a_o levite_n come_v thither_o to_o seek_v employment_n he_o hire_v he_o to_o be_v his_o priest_n chap._n xviii_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n seek_v to_o gain_v part_n of_o their_o inheritance_n which_o they_o have_v never_o yet_o be_v possess_v of_o send_v some_o man_n to_o make_v a_o discovery_n of_o the_o land_n who_o in_o their_o journey_n lodge_v at_o micah_n house_n and_o find_v the_o levite_n there_o who_o be_v of_o their_o acquaintance_n who_o they_o desire_v to_o inquire_v of_o god_n concern_v the_o success_n of_o their_o journey_n he_o return_v a_o answer_n of_o encouragement_n to_o '_o they_o so_o they_o go_v to_o laish_n and_o find_v the_o people_n there_o very_o secure_a so_o they_o acquaint_v their_o brethren_n with_o it_o and_o six_o hundred_o of_o they_o set_v forward_o upon_o this_o expedition_n and_o come_v to_o micah_n house_n and_o steal_v away_o his_o god_n and_o persuade_v the_o priest_n to_o go_v along_o with_o '_o they_o but_o micah_n pursue_v they_o with_o a_o great_a outcry_n for_o his_o god_n but_o they_o answer_v he_o rough_o so_o that_o he_o be_v feign_v to_o be_v go_v then_o they_o come_v to_o laish_n and_o smite_v it_o and_o burn_v it_o and_o build_v another_o city_n which_o they_o call_v dan_n and_o set_v up_o micah_n grave_v image_n there_o where_o it_o remain_v till_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o land_n chap._n xix_o in_o those_o day_n a_o certain_a levite_n take_v a_o wife_n who_o play_v the_o whore_n and_o return_v to_o her_o father_n house_n but_o her_o husband_n follow_v she_o thither_o to_o bring_v she_o again_o and_o her_o father_n entertain_v he_o kind_o at_o last_o they_o go_v away_o and_o come_v to_o gibeah_n and_o a_o old_a man_n invite_v they_o into_o his_o house_n but_o the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n beset_v the_o house_n and_o will_v have_v the_o levite_n bring_v out_o to_o abuse_v he_o but_o he_o bring_v out_o his_o concubine_n to_o they_o and_o they_o abuse_v she_o all_o night_n
dagon_n their_o god_n but_o the_o next_o morning_n dagon_n be_v fall_v on_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n so_o they_o set_v he_o up_o again_o but_o the_o next_o morning_n he_o be_v fall_v again_o and_o his_o head_n and_o hand_n break_v off_o and_o also_o god_n smite_v the_o man_n of_o ashdod_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v with_o hemorroid_v so_o they_o carry_v the_o ark_n to_o gath_n and_o god_n smite_v they_o also_o with_o hemorroid_v then_o they_o send_v it_o to_o ekron_n but_o they_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v send_v to_o its_o own_o place_n again_o for_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v heavy_a upon_o '_o they_o chap._n vi_o then_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o philistine_n consult_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o diviner_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v with_o the_o ark_n who_o advise_v to_o send_v it_o back_o with_o a_o trespass-offering_a viz._n five_o golden_a hemorroid_v and_o five_o golden_a mouse_n which_o they_o do_v and_o put_v they_o in_o a_o coffer_n and_o set_v the_o ark_n and_o coffer_n in_o a_o new_a cart_n draw_v with_o two_o milk-cow_n who_o take_v the_o strait_a way_n to_o bethshemesh_n which_o when_o the_o man_n of_o bethshemesh_n see_v they_o rejoice_v and_o the_o levite_n take_v down_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o coffer_n and_o they_o cleave_v the_o wood_n of_o the_o cart_n and_o offer_v the_o kine_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a â—o_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o lord_n smite_v fifty_o thousand_o of_o the_o man_n of_o bethshemesh_n for_o peep_v into_o the_o ark_n so_o they_o send_v to_o the_o man_n of_o kirjath-jearimâ—o_a â—o_z fetch_v it_o and_o chap._n vii_o the_o man_n of_o kirjath-jearim_a bring_v the_o ark_n to_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n where_o it_o remain_v twenty_o year_n samuel_n exhort_v the_o people_n to_o put_v â—way_n their_o false_a god_n and_o repent_v of_o all_o their_o â—ins_n so_o they_o fast_v and_o weep_v in_o mizpeh_n then_o â—he_n philistine_n hearing_n they_o be_v there_o come_v up_o â—gainst_a they_o whereupon_o they_o desire_v samuel_n to_o cry_v unto_o god_n to_o save_v they_o which_o he_o do_v and_o god_n hear_v he_o for_o as_o he_o be_v offer_v a_o burnt-offering_a the_o lord_n thunder_v against_o the_o philistine_n and_o discomfit_v they_o so_o they_o be_v subdue_v all_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n and_o he_o judge_v israel_n all_o his_o day_n and_o go_v every_o year_n in_o circuit_n to_o several_a city_n to_o administer_v justice_n among_o '_o they_o but_o chap._n viii_o samuel_n son_n who_o he_o make_v judge_n under_o he_o be_v corrupt_a whereupon_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o samuel_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n as_o other_o nation_n have_v but_o this_o displease_a samuel_n and_o he_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o direction_n god_n though_o he_o interpret_v it_o as_o a_o reject_v of_o himself_o yet_o permit_v samuel_n to_o comply_v with_o their_o desire_n but_o withal_o bid_v he_o acquaint_v they_o what_o manner_n of_o usage_n they_o must_v expect_v from_o a_o king_n and_o how_o he_o will_v employ_v his_o power_n to_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o and_o oppress_v they_o yet_o still_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o desire_n so_o god_n bid_v he_o yield_v to_o their_o importunity_n chap._n ix_o now_o kish_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n have_v a_o goodly_a son_n who_o name_n be_v saul_n and_o kish_n have_v lose_v his_o ass_n send_v his_o son_n to_o seek_v '_o they_o he_o have_v seek_v they_o in_o many_o place_n without_o success_n at_o last_o come_v to_o samuel_n to_o inquire_v of_o he_o after_o '_o they_o now_o god_n have_v tell_v samuel_n the_o day_n before_o that_o there_o will_v come_v to_o he_o a_o man_n of_o benjamin_n who_o he_o shall_v anoint_v to_o be_v king_n so_o samuel_n meet_v with_o he_o invite_v he_o to_o a_o feast_n with_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o city_n and_o set_v he_o in_o the_o uppermost_a place_n and_o afterward_o walk_v abroad_o with_o he_o then_o chap._n x._o samuel_n take_v a_o vial_n of_o oil_n and_o anoint_v he_o to_o be_v king_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o ass_n be_v find_v and_o that_o in_o his_o return_n homeward_o he_o shall_v meet_v a_o company_n of_o prophet_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v prophecy_n with_o they_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v to_o gilgal_n and_o tarry_v there_o seven_o day_n till_o samuel_n come_v to_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v all_o which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o so_o that_o it_o be_v say_v be_v saul_n also_o among_o the_o prophet_n then_o samuel_n call_v the_o people_n together_o to_o mizpeh_n and_o set_v they_o to_o cast_v lot_n to_o find_v out_o who_o shall_v be_v their_o king_n and_o the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o saul_n but_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o and_o can_v not_o be_v find_v but_o god_n tell_v they_o he_o be_v hide_v among_o the_o stuff_n so_o they_o send_v and_o fetch_v he_o and_o proclaim_v he_o king_n but_o some_o mal-content_n despise_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o no_o present_n but_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o it_o chap._n xi_o after_o this_o nahash_n the_o ammonite_n come_v up_o and_o besiege_v jabesh-gilead_n then_o the_o ruler_n send_v a_o message_n to_o he_o that_o if_o they_o have_v not_o relief_n within_o seven_o day_n they_o will_v deliver_v the_o city_n up_o to_o he_o saul_n hear_v of_o this_o send_v to_o call_v all_o the_o people_n to_o he_o and_o they_o come_v all_o unanimous_o then_o he_o send_v word_n to_o jabesh-gilead_n that_o to_o morrow_n he_o will_v come_v and_o relieve_v '_o they_o so_o they_o come_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o ammonite_n and_o quite_o rout_v they_o so_o that_o two_o of_o they_o be_v not_o leave_v together_o hereupon_o all_o the_o people_n go_v to_o gilgal_n and_o confirm_v saul_n king_n there_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o sacrifice_v sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n and_o rejoice_v together_o chap._n xii_o hereupon_o samuel_n expostulate_v with_o they_o concern_v their_o desire_n of_o a_o king_n and_o first_o testify_v his_o own_o integrity_n that_o he_o have_v not_o misbehave_v himself_o in_o his_o government_n of_o they_o nor_o give_v they_o occasion_n to_o desire_v a_o change_n and_o to_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n in_o desire_v a_o king_n he_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o he_o send_v unusual_a thunder_n and_o rain_n whereupon_o they_o be_v great_o afraid_a and_o acknowledge_v their_o sin_n but_o samuel_n encourage_v they_o and_o tell_v they_o god_n will_v not_o forsake_v his_o people_n neither_o will_v he_o cease_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o only_o bid_v they_o be_v sure_a to_o fear_n god_n but_o say_v he_o if_o you_o still_o do_v wicked_o you_o shall_v be_v consume_v both_o you_o and_o your_o king_n chap._n xiii_o jonathan_n have_v smite_v a_o garrison_n of_o the_o philistine_n they_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n to_o fight_v with_o israel_n so_o that_o the_o people_n be_v afraid_a and_o hide_v themselves_o but_o saul_n be_v with_o his_o lifeguard_n at_o gilgal_n and_o tarry_v seven_o day_n for_o samuel_n according_a to_o his_o appointment_n and_o when_o samuel_n come_v not_o and_o the_o people_n begin_v to_o steal_v away_o from_o he_o he_o offer_v a_o burnt-offering_a and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o offering_n samuel_n come_v and_o rebuke_v he_o sharp_o for_o not_o stay_v the_o full_a time_n that_o god_n have_v command_v which_o if_o he_o have_v do_v god_n will_v have_v establish_v he_o upon_o the_o throne_n for_o ever_o but_o now_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o continue_v for_o god_n have_v seek_v he_o another_o one_o after_o his_o own_o heart_n who_o he_o will_v make_v king_n and_o samuel_n depart_v from_o he_o then_o the_o philistine_n send_v out_o several_a party_n which_o spoil_v the_o israelite_n and_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o have_v any_o weapon_n nor_o smith_n to_o make_v any_o chap._n fourteen_o then_o jonathan_n and_o his_o armour-bearer_n go_v over_o to_o a_o garrison_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o by_o a_o sign_n gather_v that_o god_n will_v deliver_v they_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o according_o jonathan_n and_o his_o armour-bearer_n slay_v several_a of_o they_o which_o cause_v a_o extraordinary_a tremble_a all_o over_o the_o host_n so_o that_o they_o fall_v a_o kill_a one_o another_o which_o the_o watchman_n perceive_v saul_n and_o the_o people_n with_o he_o get_v together_o to_o pursue_v they_o and_o saul_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v divert_v from_o the_o pursuit_n adjure_v they_o not_o to_o eat_v any_o thing_n till_o the_o battle_n be_v end_v but_o jonathan_n not_o hear_v the_o oath_n and_o be_v faint_a eat_v some_o honey_n but_o the_o people_n dare_v not_o do_v so_o and_o therefore_o be_v very_o faint_a and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o eat_v be_v so_o greedy_a
his_o court_n in_o all_o respect_n she_o be_v even_o astonish_v with_o admiration_n and_o though_o fame_n use_v to_o be_v lavish_a enough_o of_o its_o tongue_n yet_o she_o tell_v he_o though_o more_o be_v tell_v she_o than_o she_o believe_v yet_o half_o be_v not_o tell_v she_o of_o what_o she_o find_v then_o she_o make_v he_o great_a present_n of_o gold_n spice_n and_o precious_a stone_n he_o likewise_o give_v to_o she_o whatsoever_o she_o desire_v and_o so_o return_v into_o she_o own_o country_n then_o solomon_n make_v two_o hundred_o target_n of_o beat_a gold_n and_o three_o hundred_o shield_n of_o gold_n and_o a_o great_a ivory_n throne_n damasked_a with_o gold_n and_o gather_v charet_n and_o horse_n in_o great_a abundance_n and_o he_o make_v silver_n in_o jerusalem_n as_o stone_n and_o cedar_n as_o sycamore-tree_n chap._n xi_o solomon_n notwithstanding_o all_o these_o extraordinary_a gift_n and_o favour_n to_o he_o both_o inward_a and_o outward_a and_o god_n appear_v twice_o to_o he_o love_v many_o woman_n of_o the_o heathen_a nation_n and_o take_v he_o seven_o hundred_o wife_n and_o three_o hundred_o concubine_n and_o do_v so_o dote_v upon_o they_o even_o in_o his_o old_a age_n that_o they_o turn_v away_o his_o heart_n from_o god_n so_o that_o he_o tolerate_v the_o public_a exercise_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_n whereupon_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o threaten_v to_o rend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o in_o his_o son_n day_n and_o give_v it_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o stir_v up_o several_a adversary_n against_o he_o and_o likewise_o by_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n the_o shilonite_n declare_v to_o jeroboam_n that_o hold_v give_v he_o ten_o tribe_n and_o solomon_n posterity_n shall_v have_v but_o one_o tribe_n beside_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n because_o he_o have_v forsake_v he_o and_o worship_v strange_a go_n so_o solomon_n have_v reign_v forty_o year_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n chap._n xii_o then_o all_o the_o tribe_n meet_v together_o at_o shechem_n and_o jeroboam_n come_v along_o with_o they_o and_o they_o petition_v rehoboam_n to_o ease_v they_o of_o their_o tax_n which_o solomon_n have_v impose_v on_o '_o they_o he_o take_v three_o day_n time_n to_o consider_v of_o it_o and_o advise_v with_o his_o father_n old_a counsellor_n they_o persuade_v he_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o humour_v the_o people_n and_o comply_v with_o their_o desire_n at_o present_a which_o will_v be_v the_o way_n to_o oblige_v they_o to_o he_o for_o ever_o after_o but_o this_o counsel_n he_o like_v not_o and_o therefore_o consult_v with_o some_o young_a giddy_a person_n his_o companion_n and_o flatterer_n and_o they_o advise_v he_o to_o answer_v they_o rough_o and_o tell_v they_o that_o his_o little_a finger_n shall_v be_v thick_a than_o his_o father_n loin_n and_o whereas_o his_o father_n have_v chastise_v they_o with_o whip_n he_o will_v chastise_v they_o with_o scorpion_n and_o this_o counsel_n he_o follow_v be_v forsake_v of_o god_n and_o leave_v to_o his_o own_o folly_n and_o rashness_n and_o answer_v they_o according_o whereupon_o ten_o of_o the_o tribe_n immediate_o revolt_v from_o he_o and_o choose_v jeroboam_n for_o their_o king_n and_o only_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n stick_v unto_o rehoboam_n then_o rehoboam_n raise_v a_o army_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o thousand_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o obedience_n but_o god_n send_v the_o prophet_n shemajah_n to_o forbid_v they_o to_o fight_v against_o their_o brethren_n but_o to_o return_v to_o their_o own_o home_n because_o it_o be_v god_n do_v and_o so_o they_o do_v then_o jeroboam_n fear_v lest_o if_o the_o people_n go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n their_o heart_n may_v in_o time_n be_v alienate_v from_o he_o and_o they_o may_v submit_v to_o rehoboam_n make_v two_o golden_a calf_n and_o set_v they_o up_o one_o in_o dan_n the_o other_o in_o bethel_n for_o the_o people_n to_o worship_n and_o build_v high_a place_n and_o ordain_v priest_n and_o appoint_v feast_n and_o so_o change_v and_o innovate_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o chap._n xiii_o jeroboam_n stand_v by_o the_o altar_n at_o bethel_n to_o burn_v incense_n a_o prophet_n be_v send_v out_o of_o judah_n by_o god_n to_o denounce_v judgement_n against_o the_o altar_n which_o shall_v be_v execute_v by_o king_n josiah_n who_o shall_v burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n upon_o it_o and_o defile_v it_o and_o in_o token_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o prophecy_n the_o altar_n shall_v be_v rend_v in_o twain_o when_o jeroboam_n hear_v this_o he_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o he_o but_o immediate_o his_o hand_n wither_v so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pull_v it_o in_o to_o he_o again_o and_o also_o the_o altar_n be_v rend_v in_o twain_o then_o jeroboam_n entreat_v the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o the_o use_n of_o his_o hand_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o he_o again_o which_o he_o do_v and_o his_o hand_n be_v heal_v whereupon_o jeroboam_n invite_v he_o to_o go_v home_o with_o he_o but_o he_o refuse_v be_v forbid_v by_o god_n to_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o return_v the_o same_o way_n he_o come_v now_o there_o be_v a_o old_a prophet_n that_o dwell_v in_o that_o city_n and_o his_o son_n tell_v he_o all_o these_o passage_n then_o he_o go_v after_o he_o and_o invite_v he_o to_o go_v back_o with_o he_o which_o he_o refuse_v as_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n the_o old_a prophet_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v command_v by_o a_o angel_n to_o bring_v he_o back_o but_o he_o lie_v to_o he_o so_o he_o go_v back_o and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v in_o the_o old_a prophet_n house_n then_o as_o they_o sit_v at_o table_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o the_o old_a prophet_n to_o threaten_v this_o other_o for_o his_o disobedience_n so_o as_o he_o go_v away_o a_o lion_n meet_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o which_o be_v noise_v in_o the_o city_n the_o old_a prophet_n go_v and_o fetch_v his_o body_n and_o bury_v it_o in_o his_o own_o grave_a and_o command_v his_o son_n to_o bury_v he_o there_o by_o the_o prophet_n because_o all_o his_o threaten_n against_o those_o idolatrous_a place_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v but_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o providence_n jeroboam_n continue_v his_o idolatrous_a practice_n which_o in_o the_o issue_n prove_v the_o ruin_n of_o he_o and_o his_o family_n chap._n fourteen_o jeroboam_n son_n abijah_n be_v sick_a he_o send_v his_o wife_n in_o disguise_n to_o ahijah_n the_o prophet_n to_o inquire_v concern_v his_o recovery_n but_o god_n tell_v ahijah_n who_o she_o be_v and_o what_o be_v her_o errand_n so_o when_o she_o come_v to_o the_o door_n he_o say_v come_v in_o thou_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o bid_v she_o tell_v her_o husband_n that_o because_o he_o have_v provoke_v god_n by_o his_o idolatry_n god_n will_v cut_v off_o all_o his_o house_n and_o his_o child_n shall_v die_v and_o all_o israel_n shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o because_o in_o he_o only_o of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n some_o good_a thing_n be_v find_v and_o he_o will_v root_v up_o israel_n out_o of_o their_o land_n because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n so_o when_o she_o come_v back_o to_o the_o threshold_n of_o her_o house_n the_o child_n die_v thus_o jeroboam_n reign_v twenty_o two_o year_n and_o die_v during_o his_o time_n the_o people_n of_o judah_n under_o rehoboam_n provoke_v god_n with_o their_o image_n high-place_n grove_n and_o the_o like_a sin_n so_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n and_o take_v away_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o the_o shield_n of_o gold_n instead_o whereof_o rehoboam_n make_v shield_n of_o brass_n at_o last_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n chap._n xv._o rehoboam_n be_v dead_a abijam_v his_o son_n succeed_v he_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o father_n he_o reign_v but_o three_o year_n and_o die_v and_o asa_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n asa_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o destroy_v idolatry_n and_o depose_v his_o grandmother_n maacha_n from_o be_v queen-regent_n then_o there_o be_v war_n between_o he_o and_o baasha_n king_n of_o israel_n so_o he_o hire_v benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n to_o take_v his_o part_n so_o they_o make_v a_o league_n together_o and_o benhadad_o smite_v some_o of_o the_o city_n of_o israel_n in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n in_o his_o foot_n and_o seek_v to_o the_o physician_n more_o than_o
samaria_n and_o take_v it_o and_o carry_v the_o people_n into_o assyria_n for_o their_o idolatry_n and_o other_o sin_n they_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o and_o bring_v other_o from_o babylon_n and_o other_o place_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n but_o god_n send_v lion_n among_o they_o for_o their_o wickedness_n then_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n send_v a_o priest_n to_o they_o to_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n but_o they_o all_o serve_v their_o own_o god_n and_o set_v up_o their_o image_n in_o their_o high-place_n so_o they_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o their_o own_o god_n too_o and_o so_o continue_v to_o do_v chap._n xviii_o 2_o chron._n 29._o hezekiah_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o destroy_v all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n because_o the_o people_n burn_v incense_n to_o it_o he_o also_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o bring_v in_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o sanctify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o do_v then_o he_o gather_v the_o ruler_n together_o and_o offer_v sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o praise_v the_o lord_n with_o the_o word_n of_o david_n and_o asaph_n 2_o chron._n 30._o then_o he_o send_v letter_n to_o all_o israel_n and_o judah_n and_o those_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n to_o come_v and_o keep_v the_o passover_n at_o jerusalem_n which_o he_o earnest_o exhort_v they_o to_o so_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n in_o the_o second_o month_n and_o because_o many_o do_v eat_v otherwise_o than_o be_v write_v hezekiah_n pray_v for_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n hearken_v to_o he_o and_o heal_v the_o people_n then_o he_o encourage_v the_o levite_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n and_o perform_v their_o duty_n and_o he_o give_v to_o the_o congregation_n a_o thousand_o bullock_n and_o seven_o thousand_o sheep_n and_o the_o prince_n give_v they_o a_o thousand_o bullock_n and_o ten_o thousand_o sheep_n so_o there_o be_v great_a joy_n and_o the_o priest_n bless_v the_o people_n and_o their_o prayer_n come_v up_o to_o heaven_n 2_o chron._n 31._o then_o they_o destroy_v all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o so_o return_v home_o then_o he_o appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o wait_v in_o their_o course_n and_o command_v the_o people_n to_o pay_v they_o all_o their_o due_n which_o they_o cheerful_o do_v and_o he_o appoint_v officer_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o title_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v with_o sincerity_n and_o diligence_n so_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o prosper_v he_o ch._n 18.11_o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 32._o after_o this_o sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n take_v several_a city_n of_o judah_n then_o hezekiah_n repair_v the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o encourage_v the_o people_n say_v with_o he_o be_v a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n but_o with_o we_o be_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o help_v we_o and_o to_o fight_v our_o battle_n then_o sennacherib_n besiege_v lachish_n and_o hezekiah_n send_v to_o buy_v his_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o give_v he_o all_o the_o gold_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o in_o his_o own_o treasury_n yet_o sennacherib_n continue_v his_o siege_n and_o send_v a_o great_a army_n against_o jerusalem_n under_o the_o command_n of_o rabshakeh_n who_o revile_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o lord_n as_o if_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o master_n he_o speak_v also_o to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v delude_v by_o hezekiah_n to_o hold_v out_o the_o siege_n but_o to_o yield_v to_o he_o and_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v their_o life_n and_o fortune_n but_o the_o people_n answer_v he_o not_o a_o word_n but_o some_o go_v to_o hezekiah_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o rabshakeh_n have_v say_v chap._n xix_o when_o hezekiah_n hear_v it_o he_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o send_v to_o esay_n the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o '_o they_o then_o esay_n bid_v they_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o his_o word_n for_o god_n will_v send_v a_o blast_n upon_o he_o and_o cause_v he_o to_o return_v and_o fall_v in_o his_o own_o land_n then_o sennacherib_n send_v messenger_n again_o to_o hezekiah_n with_o letter_n full_a of_o blasphemy_n and_o hezekiah_n spread_v the_o letter_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n then_o god_n send_v esay_n with_o a_o message_n to_o hezekiah_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o despise_v sennacherib_n and_o laugh_v he_o to_o scorn_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o pride_n and_o boasting_n for_o he_o will_v turn_v he_o back_o by_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o come_v so_o that_o night_n the_o lord_n send_v a_o angel_n which_o slay_v a_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o of_o the_o assyrian_n then_o sennacherib_n return_v with_o shame_n to_o his_o own_o land_n and_o dwell_v at_o niniveh_n and_o as_o he_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o god_n his_o two_o son_n slay_v he_o thus_o god_n save_v hezekiah_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o many_o bring_v gift_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o present_v to_o hezekiah_n and_o he_o be_v magnify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o nation_n chap._n xx._n in_o those_o day_n hezekiah_n fall_v sick_a of_o a_o mortal_a disease_n and_o god_n send_v esay_n to_o he_o to_o bid_v he_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n for_o he_o shall_v die_v upon_o this_o hezekiah_n pray_v earnest_o and_o weep_v then_o god_n send_v esay_n again_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v heal_v he_o and_o add_v fifteen_o year_n to_o his_o life_n and_o that_o he_o will_v defend_v and_o deliver_v the_o city_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v lay_v a_o cake_n of_o fig_n on_o the_o sore_a so_o he_o recover_v and_o for_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o shall_v recover_v and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n within_o three_o day_n he_o cause_v the_o shadow_n to_o go_v back_o ten_o degree_n upon_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n then_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n send_v messenger_n and_o present_n to_o he_o to_o congratulate_v his_o recovery_n wherewith_o he_o be_v puff_v up_o show_v they_o all_o his_o treasure_n whereupon_o esay_n be_v send_v to_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n and_o some_o of_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v eunuch_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o which_o ezekiah_n reply_v good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v so_o he_o die_v and_o manasseh_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xxi_o 2_o chron._n 33._o manasseh_n do_v worse_o than_o all_o the_o king_n that_o be_v before_o he_o for_o he_o restore_v idolatry_n build_v altar_n for_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n use_v enchantment_n deal_v with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o shed_v abundance_n of_o innocent_a blood_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o wipe_v jerusalem_n as_o a_o man_n wipe_v a_o dish_n and_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v bring_v such_o evil_n upon_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n that_o whosoever_o hear_v it_o both_o his_o ear_n shall_v tingle_v and_o according_o the_o captains_z of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n take_v manasseh_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n and_o in_o his_o affliction_n he_o humble_v himself_o great_o before_o god_n and_o pray_v and_o he_o be_v entreat_v of_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o again_o unto_o jerusalem_n then_o he_o make_v a_o thorough_a reformation_n and_o repair_v the_o altar_n and_o command_v the_o people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n he_o die_v and_o ammon_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o he_o do_v evil_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o humble_v himself_o like_o his_o father_n but_o trespass_v more_o and_o more_o then_o his_o son_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o josiah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xxii_o 2_o chron._n 33._o josiah_n while_o he_o be_v young_a about_o sixteen_o year_n old_a begin_v to_o seek_v after_o the_o god_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o take_v care_n to_o have_v the_o temple_n repair_v and_o as_o they_o be_v cleanse_v it_o hilkiah_n the_o high_a priest_n find_v the_o original_a copy_n of_o the_o law_n write_v by_o moses_n and_o send_v it_o to_o the_o king_n who_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v read_v before_o he_o and_o be_v much_o affect_v with_o it_o especial_o with_o the_o threaten_n against_o idolatry_n and_o send_v to_o huldah_n a_o prophetess_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o who_o answer_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v great_a evil_n upon_o they_o for_o all_o their_o sin_n but_o
much_o for_o this_o sin_n and_o shecaniah_n propose_v that_o ezra_n by_o his_o authority_n shall_v engage_v they_o in_o a_o covenant_n to_o reform_v this_o miscarriage_n who_o thereupon_o summon_v they_o all_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o enjoin_v they_o to_o confess_v their_o sin_n and_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n which_o be_v do_v according_o nehemiah_n chap._n i._n nehemiah_n understanding_n by_o some_o that_o come_v from_o jerusalem_n of_o the_o great_a distress_n his_o countryman_n be_v in_o there_o and_o that_o the_o city_n lie_v in_o a_o ruinous_a condition_n still_o be_v exceed_o affect_v with_o it_o and_o thereupon_o fast_n and_o mourn_v and_o pray_v unto_o god_n on_o their_o behalf_n and_o chap._n ii_o be_v cupbearer_n to_o artaxerxes_n when_o he_o come_v to_o bring_v wine_n to_o the_o king_n he_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o sadness_n and_o ask_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o he_o answer_v because_o the_o city_n the_o place_n of_o his_o father_n sepulcher_n lay_v waist_n the_o king_n inquire_v further_o whether_o he_o have_v any_o request_n to_o make_v to_o he_o upon_o that_o occasion_n then_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v send_v with_o authority_n to_o build_v the_o city_n which_o the_o king_n grant_v and_o give_v he_o a_o warrant_n to_o take_v what_o timber_n he_o have_v occasion_n for_o out_o of_o the_o king_n forest_n this_o their_o enemy_n hear_v of_o be_v trouble_v at_o but_o nehemiah_n when_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n view_v the_o wall_n by_o night_n to_o see_v what_o repair_n be_v necessary_a and_o then_o take_v order_n for_o it_o but_o their_o enemy_n scoff_v at_o '_o they_o chap._n iii_o then_o they_o fall_v to_o work_v about_o repair_v the_o wall_n and_o several_a person_n take_v their_o several_a share_n chap._n iu._n this_o very_a much_o disturb_v sanballat_n and_o the_o samaritan_n who_o fall_v a_o scoff_a at_o they_o for_o it_o and_o conspire_v together_o to_o make_v they_o cease_v by_o force_n but_o nehemiah_n set_v a_o watch_n to_o prevent_v their_o attempt_n and_o arm_v the_o workman_n and_o give_v they_o direction_n how_o they_o shall_v govern_v themselves_o in_o case_n of_o a_o assault_n chap._n v._n complaint_n be_v make_v to_o nehemiah_n of_o great_a oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a sort_n by_o their_o creditor_n and_o usurer_n whereupon_o nehemiah_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o they_o and_o require_v they_o to_o restore_v what_o they_o have_v so_o injurious_o take_v from_o their_o poor_a brethren_n which_o they_o promise_v to_o do_v and_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o deal_v merciful_o and_o kind_o with_o their_o brethren_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o may_v have_v require_v the_o same_o allowance_n that_o former_a governor_n have_v yet_o he_o forbear_v to_o require_v it_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v chargeable_a to_o they_o nay_o he_o keep_v great_a hospitality_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o those_o that_o come_v to_o his_o table_n chap._n vi_o their_o enemy_n hear_v that_o the_o wall_n be_v repair_v endeavour_v by_o several_a contrivance_n to_o terrify_v nehemiah_n but_o none_o of_o they_o take_v effect_n but_o they_o proceed_v and_o finish_v the_o wall_n chap._n vii_o the_o city_n be_v thus_o secure_v nehemiah_n appoint_v that_o the_o gate_n shall_v not_o be_v open_v till_o the_o sun_n be_v up_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v shut_v in_o due_a time_n and_o that_o watch_n shall_v be_v keep_v continual_o then_o he_o take_v a_o account_n of_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o people_n and_o they_o all_o make_v a_o offer_n for_o repair_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n chap._n viii_o after_o this_o they_o hold_v a_o solemn_a meeting_n for_o read_v and_o expound_v the_o law_n to_o the_o people_n which_o they_o be_v exceed_o affect_v with_o and_o fall_v a_o weep_n for_o their_o transgression_n of_o it_o but_o nehemiah_n and_o ezra_n comfort_v they_o and_o bid_v they_o rejoice_v for_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o '_o they_o and_o then_o they_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n according_a to_o the_o law_n chap._n ix_o then_o they_o keep_v a_o solemn_a fast_o confess_v their_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o father_n and_o the_o levite_n make_v a_o religious_a acknowledgement_n of_o god_n goodness_n and_o their_o own_o wickedness_n and_o also_o make_v a_o solemn_a covenant_n with_o god_n ch_z 10._o to_o which_o all_o the_o chief_a among_o they_o seal_v and_o engage_v themselves_o to_o a_o strict_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o particular_o against_o mix_a marriage_n and_o for_o sanctification_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o for_o the_o better_a payment_n of_o their_o due_n for_o the_o maintain_v the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n chap._n xii_o they_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o great_a gladness_n and_o solemnity_n and_o chap._n xiii_o read_v in_o the_o law_n whereupon_o they_o separate_v the_o mix_a multitude_n from_o they_o and_o nehemiah_n reform_v other_o abuse_n cast_v out_o the_o household_n stuff_n of_o tobiah_n the_o ammonite_n out_o of_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o temple_n cause_v they_o to_o bring_v their_o tithe_n and_o offering_n to_o the_o temple_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n reform_v the_o profanation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n for_o all_o which_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o remember_v he_o for_o good_a esther_n chap._n i._n ahasuerus_n to_o show_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o magnificence_n of_o his_o state_n make_v a_o royal_a feast_n for_o all_o his_o prince_n and_o noble_n which_o last_v almost_o half_a a_o year_n and_o after_o that_o for_o all_o the_o people_n there_o present_a for_o seven_o day_n more_o queen_n vashti_n likewise_o make_v a_o feast_n for_o the_o lady_n on_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n the_o king_n send_v for_o the_o queen_n to_o come_v to_o he_o that_o the_o people_n may_v see_v and_o admire_v her_o beauty_n but_o she_o refuse_v to_o come_v whereat_o the_o king_n be_v much_o displease_v consult_v with_o his_o wise_a man_n what_o penalty_n be_v fit_a to_o inflict_v upon_o she_o one_o of_o they_o answer_v since_o this_o example_n may_v be_v so_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o all_o husband_n to_o prevent_v the_o evil_a thereof_o he_o advise_v she_o shall_v be_v put_v away_o and_o another_o take_v in_o her_o room_n which_o be_v do_v and_o proclamation_n make_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v rule_n in_o his_o own_o house_n chap._n ii_o vashti_n be_v thus_o put_v away_o enquiry_n be_v make_v among_o all_o the_o fair_a virgin_n for_o one_o fit_a for_o the_o king_n among_o other_o esther_n be_v pitch_v upon_o and_o bring_v to_o the_o apartment_n to_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o king_n company_n where_o she_o find_v acceptance_n with_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o house_n who_o present_o give_v she_o all_o thing_n requisite_a and_o when_o her_o turn_n come_v to_o go_v to_o the_o king_n she_o please_v he_o so_o that_o he_o crown_v her_o queen_n instead_o of_o vashti_n and_o make_v a_o splendid_a feast_n and_o give_v royal_a gift_n for_o the_o great_a solemnity_n of_o the_o wedding_n after_o this_o mordicai_n esther_n cousin-german_a be_v one_o of_o the_o king_n porter_n become_v acquaint_v with_o a_o conspiracy_n which_o two_o of_o the_o king_n chamberlain_n make_v against_o he_o to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n which_o he_o discover_v to_o esther_n and_o she_o to_o the_o king_n who_o cause_v they_o both_o to_o be_v hang_v and_o this_o good_a service_n of_o mordecai_n to_o be_v record_v in_o the_o chronicle_n chap._n iii_o after_o this_o the_o king_n advance_v haman_n to_o be_v his_o chief_a favourite_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n to_o who_o therefore_o all_o the_o people_n show_v more_o than_o ordinary_a reverence_n only_o mordecai_n refuse_v to_o do_v he_o any_o honour_n he_o be_v a_o accurse_a amalekite_n which_o haman_n take_v notice_n of_o contrive_v the_o destruction_n not_o only_o of_o he_o alone_o but_o of_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o for_o the_o more_o successful_a effect_n of_o it_o he_o cast_v lot_n to_o find_v out_o the_o most_o lucky_a time_n and_o then_o address_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n to_o get_v leave_n and_o authority_n to_o put_v his_o design_n in_o execution_n which_o the_o king_n present_o grant_v and_o give_v he_o his_o ring_n to_o seal_v what_o decree_n he_o please_v for_o this_o purpose_n so_o the_o decree_n be_v write_v and_o seal_v and_o send_v abroad_o to_o all_o country_n to_o kill_v and_o destroy_v all_o the_o jew_n throughout_o all_o the_o king_n dominion_n on_o the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o the_o twelve_o month._n chap._n iu._n when_o this_o decree_n be_v publish_v mordecai_n and_o the_o jew_n be_v in_o extreme_a distress_n and_o mordecai_n send_v a_o copy_n of_o it_o to_o