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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teri_n with_o r_o which_o signify_v moistness_n or_o purulency_n because_o that_o they_o of_o the_o priest_n who_o seed_n go_v from_o they_o by_o night_n go_v through_o this_o gate_n to_o bathe_v themselves_o from_o that_o uncleanness_n but_o the_o read_n of_o old_a have_v be_v so_o resolve_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o d_o aruch_n d_o talm._n bab._n &_o aruch_n tedi_n or_o as_o some_o vowel_n it_o lex_fw-la it_o buxt_v talm_n lex_fw-la tadde_v that_o pisk_n tosaphoth_v ad_fw-la middoth_n go_v about_o to_o give_v its_o etymology_n he_o mention_v a_o double_a notation_n namely_o that_o either_o it_o betoken_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obscurity_n and_o shamefac'dnesse_n because_o of_o
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this_o purpose_n 2._o purpose_n zevachin_n per._n 5._o fol._n 54._o fac_fw-la 2._o the_o house_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v high_a than_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v high_a than_o other_o land_n they_o know_v not_o the_o like_a as_o they_o produce_v in_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n it_o be_v write_v throughout_o the_o border_n go_v down_o and_o the_o border_n go_v up_o and_o the_o border_n wrought_v etc._n etc._n but_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n it_o be_v write_v the_o border_n go_v up_o but_o it_o be_v not_o write_v the_o border_n go_v down_o learn_v from_o hence_o that_o this_o be_v a_o place_n think_v fit_a to_o build_v the_o sanctuary_n in_o by_o the_o fountain_n etam_n because_o it_o be_v high_a but_o they_o say_v let_v we_o bring_v it_o a_o little_a low_o because_o it_o be_v write_v and_o he_o shall_v dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n deut._n 33.12_o their_o meaning_n be_v this_o that_o whereas_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v to_o be_v 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search_v where_o this_o etam_n be_v there_o be_v a_o place_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n that_o be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n 1_o chron._n 4.32_o now_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o simeon_n and_o judah_n lie_v intermix_v in_o their_o habitation_n yet_o i_o believe_v this_o intermixture_n be_v not_o so_o near_a jerusalem_n as_o our_o etam_n be_v there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o rock_n etam_n judg._n 15.8_o and_o of_o the_o city_n etam_n 1_o chron._n 11.6_o let_v the_o reader_n be_v his_o own_o chooser_n whether_o of_o these_o he_o will_v take_v for_o the_o place_n that_o we_o be_v upon_o or_o whether_o he_o will_v refuse_v both_o i_o only_o mention_v they_o it_o belong_v rather_o to_o a_o survey_n of_o the_o land_n then_o of_o the_o temple_n to_o debate_v the_o matter_n to_o a_o determination_n the_o gloss_n upon_o the_o place_n of_o the_o talmud_n cite_v above_o say_v supr_fw-la say_v gloss_n in_o zenechin_n 〈◊〉_d supr_fw-la it_o seem_v that_o the_o fountain_n etam_n be_v the_o well_o of_o the_o water_n of_o nephtoah_n of_o which_o there_o be_v mention_n josh_n 18.15_o and_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n speak_v kimchi_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o that_o place_n of_o joshua_n 18._o joshua_n kimch_o on_o josh_n 18._o they_o say_v faith_n he_o that_o the_o well_o of_o the_o water_n of_o nephtoah_n be_v the_o well_o etam_n which_o be_v mention_v by_o our_o rabbin_n this_o place_n appear_v to_o have_v lie_v westward_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o pipe_n from_o it_o to_o have_v come_v down_o upon_o that_o quarter_n and_o to_o have_v pass_v along_o on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o house_n itself_o in_o the_o place_n call_v the_o come_n down_o of_o the_o water_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o so_o to_o have_v be_v dispose_v of_o into_o the_o several_a office_n about_o the_o court_n and_o that_o in_o such_o abundance_n as_o that_o it_o run_v continual_o and_o yield_v water_n and_o to_o spare_v upon_o all_o occasion_n we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o look_v after_o it_o again_o when_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o melt_a sea_n of_o this_o conveyance_n of_o water_n aristeas_n a_o eyewitness_n and_o spectator_n of_o it_o giveth_z testimony_n in_o these_o word_n 866._o word_n aristeas_n mist_n lux._fw-la interp_v in_o biblioth_n patr_n tom_fw-mi 2._o gracolat_a pag._n 866._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o continunll_a supply_n of_o water_n as_o if_o there_o have_v spring_v a_o abundant_a fountain_n underneath_o and_o there_o be_v wonderful_a and_o unexpressible_a receptacle_n under_o ground_n as_o appear_v five_o furlong_n space_n about_o the_o temple_n each_o one_o of_o which_o have_v divers_a pipe_n by_o which_o water_n come_v in_o on_o every_o side_n all_o these_o be_v of_o lead_n under_o ground_n and_o much_o earth_n lay_v upon_o they_o and_o there_o be_v many_o vent_v on_o the_o pavement_n not_o to_o be_v see_v at_o all_o but_o to_o those_o that_o serve_v so_o that_o in_o a_o trice_n and_o easy_o all_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n can_v be_v wash_v away_o though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o much_o and_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o how_o i_o come_v to_o know_v of_o these_o underground_n receptacle_n they_o bring_v i_o out_o more_o than_o four_o furlong_n space_n out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o one_o bid_v i_o stoop_v down_o at_o a_o certain_a place_n and_o listen_v what_o a_o noise_n the_o meeting_n of_o the_o water_n make_v now_o whereas_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o testimony_n that_o water_n come_v to_o the_o temple_n from_o several_a other_o place_n about_o jerusalem_n as_o well_o as_o from_o etam_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v much_o scrupulous_a about_o it_o though_o among_o the_o talmudicks_n i_o meet_v with_o no_o such_o intimation_n but_o since_o they_o name_n etam_n as_o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o from_o whence_o the_o chief_a vessel_n in_o the_o temple_n be_v continual_o supply_v it_o may_v suffice_v to_o look_v after_o that_o only_a and_o this_o may_v be_v enough_o to_o have_v speak_v of_o it_o the_o draw-well_a which_o and_o who_o room_n we_o be_v now_o survey_v 5._o survey_v gloss_n in_o mishâ—ioth_n in_o svo_fw-la in_o midd._n per._n 5._o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v sink_v or_o dig_v by_o the_o child_n of_o the_o captivity_n upon_o their_o return_n and_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o whether_o to_o a_o spring_n that_o be_v in_o that_o place_n or_o whether_o as_o a_o cistern_n to_o receive_v the_o water_n from_o etam_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v question_v there_o may_v be_v several_a reason_n give_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o latter_a purpose_n as_o 1._o because_o it_o not_o easy_a to_o conceive_v a_o spring_n in_o that_o rocky_a place_n as_o mount_v moriah_n be_v especial_o there_o have_v be_v none_o there_o look_v after_o under_o the_o first_o temple_n 2._o because_o both_o the_o talmudist_n and_o aristeas_n cite_v before_o do_v bring_v all_o the_o supply_n of_o water_n from_o other_o place_n 3._o because_o the_o laver_n be_v say_v in_o the_o testimony_n allege_v out_o of_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n to_o be_v supply_v from_o the_o well_o etam_n which_o that_o it_o be_v supply_v from_o this_o draw-well_a we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o and_o 4._o because_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o place_n of_o the_o come_n down_o of_o the_o water_n on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o have_v be_v show_v in_o its_o due_a place_n not_o capable_a of_o any_o construction_n so_o proper_a as_o this_o that_o the_o pipe_n from_o etam_n come_v down_o along_o there_o the_o water_n then_o from_o that_o fountain_n etam_n be_v gather_v into_o this_o well_o or_o great_a cistern_n be_v from_o hence_o disperse_v into_o the_o several_a
polymn_n well_fw-mi lib._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o king_n go_v to_o war_n it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o persian_n that_o he_o shall_v appoint_v a_o king_n and_o so_o go_v his_o way_n on_o his_o expedition_n and_o this_o custom_n be_v that_o that_o make_v cyrus_n his_o three_o year_n to_o be_v account_v for_o artaxerxes_n his_o first_o though_o cyrus_n be_v yet_o alive_a because_o he_o leave_v he_o king_n at_o home_n while_o he_o himself_o go_v to_o war_n abroad_o alexander_n die_v in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n and_o victory_n his_o large_a dominion_n obtain_v so_o sudden_o by_o the_o sword_n be_v divide_v as_o sudden_o again_o in_o a_o manner_n by_o the_o sword_n among_o four_o of_o his_o chief_a commander_n according_a as_o be_v prophesy_v dan._n 8.8_o &_o 11.4_o two_o of_o they_o be_v seleucus_n nicanor_n who_o obtain_v syria_n and_o ptolemy_n lagus_n who_o obtain_v egypt_n who_o family_n the_o house_n of_o the_o north_n and_o the_o house_n of_o the_o south_n dan._n 11._o be_v ill_a neighbour_n one_o to_o another_o do_v both_o of_o they_o prove_v ill_a neighbour_n to_o judea_n and_o through_o and_o under_o they_o the_o people_n and_o temple_n do_v undergo_v divers_a variety_n of_o fortune_n but_o most_o common_o the_o worst_a the_o king_n of_o these_o country_n be_v reckon_v these_o 17._o these_o vid._n euseb_n in_o chron._n strab._n geog._n l._n 17._o king_n of_o syria_n 1_o seleucus_n nicaner_n 32._o y._n 2_o antiochus_n soter_n 19_o 3_o antiochus_n theos_n 15_o 4_o seleucus_n gallinicus_n 20_o 5_o seleucus_n ceraunos_n 3_o 6_o antiochus_n magnus_n 31_o 7_o seleucus_n philopater_n 12_o 8_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n 11_o 9_o antiochus_n eupator_n 2_o 10_o demetrius_n soter_n 22_o 11_o alexander_n 11_o 12_o demetrius_n 3_o 13_o antiochus_n sedetes_n 9_o 14_o demetrius_n iterum_fw-la 4_o 15_o antiochus_n grippus_n 12_o 16_o antiochus_n cyzicenus_fw-la 18_o 17_o philippus_n 2_o 17._o 2_o vid._n euseb_n in_o chron._n strab._n geog._n l._n 17._o king_n of_o egypt_n 1_o ptolemy_n lagus_n 40._o y._n 2_o ptol._n philadelphus_n 18_o 3_o ptol._n euergetes_n 26_o 4_o ptol._n philopator_n 17_o 5_o ptol._n epiphanes_n 24_o 6_o ptol._n philometor_n 36_o 7_o ptol._n euergetes_n 29_o 8_o ptol._n physcon_n 17_o 9_o ptol._n alexander_n 10_o 10_o ptol._n lathurus_n 8_o 11_o ptol._n dionysius_n 30_o 12_o cleopatra_n 22_o sect_n iii_o a_o brief_a of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o time_n of_o these_o king_n if_o we_o be_v to_o write_v a_o story_n of_o the_o city_n and_o people_n as_o we_o be_v of_o the_o temple_n here_o be_v a_o very_a large_a field_n before_o we_o for_o exceed_v much_o of_o the_o story_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o judea_n have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o story_n of_o these_o king_n but_o since_o our_o confinement_n be_v to_o the_o temple_n only_o we_o shall_v make_v a_o short_a cut_n because_o the_o peculiar_a relation_n that_o we_o find_v about_o that_o be_v but_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o general_a story_n of_o the_o city_n and_o nation_n 3._o nation_n jos_n ant._n lib._n 12._o c._n 3._o seleucus_n nicanor_n or_o nicator_n as_o some_o do_v call_v he_o the_o first_o of_o these_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v a_o great_a favourer_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n for_o he_o enfranchise_v they_o in_o his_o syrian_a city_n yea_o even_o in_o antioch_n the_o metropolis_n itself_o and_o 3.3_o and_o id._n in_o lib._n maccab._n cap._n 3.2_o mac._n 3.3_o he_o bestow_v benevolence_n upon_o the_o temple_n to_o a_o exceed_o liberal_a and_o magnificent_a value_n but_o ptolemy_n lagus_n king_n of_o egypt_n his_o contemporary_a be_v as_o bitter_a to_o the_o nation_n as_o he_o be_v favourable_a he_o have_v his_o army_n in_o the_o country_n take_v advantage_n one_o sabbath_n day_n of_o the_o jew_n strict_a rest_v on_o that_o day_n and_o pretend_v to_o come_v into_o the_o city_n to_o sacrifice_n he_o surprise_v the_o city_n and_o it_o be_v like_o the_o temple_n speed_v but_o indifferent_o with_o he_o and_o he_o carry_v exceed_v many_o thousand_o away_o captive_a ante_fw-la captive_a aristeas_n &_o jos_n ubi_fw-la ante_fw-la his_o son_n and_o successor_n ptolemy_n philadelphus_n be_v again_o as_o favourable_a to_o the_o nation_n as_o he_o have_v be_v mischievous_a he_o send_v for_o the_o lxx_o elder_n to_o translate_v the_o bible_n &_o send_v exceed_o great_a munificence_n to_o the_o temple_n which_o we_o have_v have_v some_o cause_n to_o speak_v of_o before_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ptolemy_n euergetes_n the_o successor_n of_o philadelphus_n the_o covetise_n of_o onias_n the_o highpriest_n have_v provoke_v the_o displeasure_n of_o that_o king_n and_o be_v like_a to_o have_v bring_v mischief_n upon_o the_o place_n and_o people_n but_o that_o it_o be_v wise_o appease_v by_o joseph_n onias_n his_o sister_n son_n from_o the_o time_n that_o ptolemy_n lagus_n have_v so_o base_o surprise_v jerusalem_n it_o be_v under_o homage_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o egypt_n till_o antiochus_n the_o great_a release_v it_o or_o change_v it_o rather_o into_o subjection_n to_o syria_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o his_o goodness_n and_o devotion_n or_o whether_o rather_o out_o of_o his_o policy_n to_o make_v sure_o the_o jew_n to_o he_o syrinc_n he_o appian_n in_o syrinc_n in_o the_o great_a war_n that_o he_o have_v especial_o with_o the_o roman_n he_o bestow_v many_o favour_n upon_o the_o people_n and_o liberal_a donation_n and_o privilege_n upon_o the_o temple_n and_o particular_o this_o edict_n in_o its_o behalf_n that_o no_o stranger_n shall_v come_v into_o the_o virge_z of_o the_o temple_n prohibit_v which_o it_o may_v be_v first_o occasion_v those_o inscription_n upon_o the_o pillar_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o chel_n that_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o that_o no_o stranger_n shall_v come_v there_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n after_o he_o succeed_v antiochus_n epiphanes_n save_o only_a that_o seleucus_n philopater_n reign_v 12_o year_n between_o a_o man_n or_o a_o monster_n 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which_o there_o be_v mention_n john_n 10.23_o act_n 3.11_o for_o that_o as_o the_o same_o josephus_n give_v we_o intimation_n be_v upon_o the_o east_n side_n of_o this_o square_n that_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o south_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 8._o these_o id._n ib._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n persuade_v the_o king_n agrippa_n the_o second_o to_o repair_v the_o east_n porch_n or_o cloister_n now_o this_o cloister_n be_v in_o the_o outmost_a space_n of_o the_o temple_n stand_v over_o a_o exceed_a deep_a valley_n raise_v upon_o a_o wall_n of_o 400_o cubit_n which_o be_v make_v of_o square_a white_a stone_n of_o 20_o cubit_n long_o and_o 6_o cubit_n high_a apiece_o the_o work_n of_o king_n solomon_n who_o first_o build_v the_o temple_n his_o meaning_n about_o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o east_n wall_n and_o cloister_n he_o tell_v elsewhere_o to_o this_o purpose_n 14._o purpose_n de_fw-fr bell._n lib._n 5._o c._n 14._o 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gemara_fw-la of_o the_o treatise_n rosh_n hashanah_n per._n 4._o 31._o 4._o tal._n in_o rosh_n hashan_o fol_z 31._o rabbi_n johanan_n say_v the_o divine_a glory_n have_v ten_o flitting_n 1_o from_o the_o mercy_n seat_n to_o one_o of_o the_o cherub_n 2_o from_o that_o cherub_n to_o the_o other_o 3_o from_o the_o cherub_n to_o the_o threshold_n 4_o from_o the_o threshold_n to_o the_o court._n 5_o from_o the_o court_n to_o the_o altar_n side_n 6_o from_o theâ—â—_n to_o the_o altâ—r_a top_n 7_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o outmost_a wall_n 8_o from_o that_o wall_n to_o the_o city_n 9_o from_o the_o city_n to_o mount_n olivet_n 10_o from_o mount_n olivet_n to_o the_o wilderness_n and_o from_o the_o wilderness_n it_o go_v up_o so_o also_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n have_v ten_o flitting_n from_o the_o chamber_n gazith_n to_o hhanoth_n the_o tabernae_n or_o place_n of_o the_o shop_n from_o hhanoth_n to_o jerusalem_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o jabueh_n from_o jabueh_n to_o osha_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o osha_n to_o shepharaam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o shepharaam_n to_o beth_n shaaraim_n from_o beth_n shaaraim_n to_o tsipperis_n in_o galilee_n from_o tsipperis_fw-la to_o tiberias_n now_o whereas_o there_o be_v but_o eight_o remove_n here_o mention_v yet_o they_o speak_v of_o ten_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o the_o gloss_n give_v we_o notice_n that_o from_o two_o of_o these_o place_n they_o remove_v forward_o and_o backward_o and_o forward_o again_o as_o from_o jabueh_n to_o oshah_n from_o osha_n back_o to_o jabueh_n and_o from_o jabueh_n to_o osha_n a_o second_o time_n simeon_n time_n gloss_n ibid._n rab._n simeon_n their_o first_o come_v to_o jabueh_n be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o rabban_n johanan_n ben_fw-mi
both_o so_o that_o the_o temple_n service_n may_v have_v its_o due_a attendance_n as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n coronation_n and_o therefore_o ver_fw-la 5._o of_o 2_o king_n 11._o be_v necessary_o to_o be_v render_v thus_o a_o three_o part_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v those_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n that_o be_v a_o three_o part_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o those_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n to_o attend_v the_o service_n as_o at_o other_o time_n and_o so_o be_v 2_o chron._n 23.4_o to_o be_v translate_v a_o three_o part_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v those_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n for_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o porter_n that_o be_v to_o attend_v the_o altar_n song_n and_o gate_n as_o in_o the_o constant_a service_n 2._o another_o three_o part_n for_o keeper_n of_o the_o watch_n at_o the_o king_n house_n 3._o and_o another_o three_o part_n at_o the_o gate_n sur_n which_o be_v also_o call_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o foundation_n thus_o the_o tent_n in_o the_o two_o book_n lay_v together_o do_v plain_o distribute_v the_o course_n that_o be_v to_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n as_o he_o will_v see_v that_o will_v careful_o compare_v they_o together_o in_o the_o original_n the_o course_n that_o be_v go_v out_o on_o the_o sabbath_n be_v dispose_v 1._o one_o three_o part_n of_o they_o to_o the_o gate_n behind_o the_o guard_n 2._o two_o three_o part_n to_o keep_v the_o watch_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n now_o the_o very_a disposal_n of_o these_o guard_n will_v help_v we_o to_o judge_v concern_v the_o gate_n that_o we_o have_v in_o mention_n and_o will_v resolve_v we_o that_o they_o be_v not_o any_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n at_o all_o but_o that_o they_o stand_v in_o some_o place_n else_o for_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v guard_v by_o the_o porter_n of_o the_o course_n that_o come_v in_o as_o in_o the_o ordinary_a manner_n and_o there_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a guard_n add_v beside_o throughout_o all_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n and_o in_o the_o court_n of_o that_o course_n that_o be_v go_v out_o 2_o king_n 11.7_o 8.11_o therefore_o the_o gate_n sur_fw-mi or_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o foundation_n which_o be_v guard_v by_o a_o three_o part_n of_o those_o that_o come_v in_o on_o the_o sabbath_n can_v be_v suppose_v for_o any_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n since_o the_o temple_n be_v guard_v by_o two_o part_n of_o those_o that_o go_v out_o so_o that_o be_v i_o to_o describe_v the_o city_n as_o i_o be_o now_o about_o describe_v the_o temple_n i_o shall_v place_v the_o gate_n sur_fw-fr somewhere_o in_o zion_n and_o there_o also_o shall_v i_o place_v the_o gate_n behind_o the_o guard_n and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o gather_v up_o fair_a probability_n of_o their_o situation_n there_o now_o though_o so_o strong_a guard_n be_v set_v both_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o in_o zion_n yet_o athaliah_n for_o who_o all_o this_o ado_n be_v make_v come_v up_o into_o the_o temple_n so_o far_o as_o to_o see_v the_o young_a king_n at_o his_o pillar_n in_o the_o court_n before_o the_o east_n gate_n and_o no_o man_n interrupt_v she_o partly_o because_o she_o be_v queen_n partly_o because_o she_o come_v alone_o and_o chief_o because_o they_o know_v not_o jehoiadas_n mind_n concern_v she_o but_o when_o he_o bid_v have_v she_o out_o of_o the_o range_n they_o lay_v hold_v upon_o she_o and_o spare_v she_o till_o she_o be_v down_o the_o causey_n shalletheth_n and_o then_o they_o slay_v she_o if_o by_o the_o range_v the_o rank_n of_o man_n that_o stand_v round_o about_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v i_o shall_v then_o think_v they_o mean_v either_o the_o rank_n of_o tree_n that_o grow_v on_o either_o side_n that_o causey_n or_o the_o rail_n that_o be_v set_v on_o either_o side_n it_o for_o the_o stay_n and_o safety_n of_o those_o that_o pass_v upon_o it_o and_o to_o this_o sense_n levi_n gershom_n do_v not_o unproper_o expound_v those_o word_n in_o 1_o king_n 10.12_o of_o the_o alâ—â—g_a tree_n the_o king_n make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o the_o king_n house_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v proper_o signify_v a_o prop_n or_o support_v yet_o be_v express_v in_o 2_o chron._n 9.11_o the_o king_n make_v of_o the_o algum_fw-la tree_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d high_a way_n to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o 10._o and_o ralbag_n in_o 1_o king_n 10._o i_o think_v say_v the_o rabbin_z that_o in_o the_o ascent_n that_o he_o make_v to_o give_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o king_n house_n he_o make_v as_o it_o be_v battlement_n that_o be_v rail_n on_o either_o side_n of_o the_o almug_a tree_n that_o a_o man_n may_v stay_v himself_o by_o they_o as_o he_o go_v along_o the_o highway_n of_o that_o ascent_n and_o so_o in_o other_o ascent_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o of_o the_o king_n house_n where_o there_o be_v not_o step_n at_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n sect_n i._o aeredible_a wonder_n of_o the_o brazen_a gate_n we_o will_v leave_v the_o belief_n of_o that_o wonder_n that_o have_v be_v mention_v about_o the_o brazen_a door_n of_o niconer_n in_o its_o shipwreck_n to_o those_o that_o record_v it_o but_o we_o may_v not_o pass_v over_o another_o wondrous_a occurrence_n relate_v by_o josephus_n of_o the_o brazen_a gate_n whether_o this_o of_o nicanor_n or_o the_o other_o which_o he_o call_v the_o brazen_a gate_n as_o by_o its_o proper_a name_n we_o will_v not_o be_v curious_a to_o examine_v which_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o worthy_a of_o belief_n and_o very_o well_o deserve_a consideration_n he_o treat_v of_o the_o prodiges_fw-la and_o wonder_n that_o presage_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n among_o other_o he_o relate_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o eastgate_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n be_v of_o brass_n and_o extreme_a heavy_a 31._o heavy_a los_fw-la de_fw-fr bell_n lib._n 6._o cap_n 31._o and_o which_o can_v hardly_o be_v shut_v by_o twenty_o man_n be_v bar_v and_o bolt_v exceed_o strong_a and_o sure_a yet_o be_v it_o see_v by_o night_n to_o open_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n which_o the_o simple_a and_o more_o foolish_a people_n do_v interpret_v as_o a_o very_a good_a omen_n as_o if_o it_o denote_v to_o they_o that_o god_n will_v open_v to_o they_o the_o gate_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n but_o those_o of_o a_o deep_a reach_n and_o sound_a judgement_n do_v suspect_v that_o it_o presage_v the_o decay_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o with_o this_o relation_n of_o his_o do_v other_o writer_n of_o his_o own_o nation_n concur_v who_o report_n 21._o report_n juchasm_n sol_fw-it 21._o that_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n open_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n whereupon_o rabban_n jochanan_n ben_fw-mi zaceai_n afterward_o chiese_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n cry_v out_o open_v thy_o door_n o_o lebanon_n that_o the_o fire_n may_v devour_v and_o from_o that_o time_n the_o great_a sanhedrin_n fit_v from_o the_o room_n gazith_n and_o so_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n the_o like_a say_v rabbi_n solomon_n on_o zeob_n 11.1_o open_v thy_o door_n o_o lebanon_n 11._o lebanon_n r._n sol._n in_o zech._n 11._o he_o prophesi_v say_v he_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n and_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n the_o temple_n door_n open_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n rabban_n jochanan_n ben_fw-mi zaccai_n rebuke_v they_o and_o say_v o_o temple_n temple_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o trouble_v thyself_o i_o know_v thy_o best_a be_v to_o he_o destroy_v for_o zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o iddo_n prophesy_v thus_o of_o thou_o open_v thy_o door_n o_o lebanon_n that_o the_o fire_n may_v devour_v thy_o cedar_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v three_o remarkable_a thing_n which_o the_o jew_n do_v date_n from_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n namely_o this_o of_o the_o temple_n door_n open_v of_o themselves_o and_o the_o sanhedrin_v flit_a from_o the_o room_n gazith_n and_o the_o scarlet_a list_n on_o the_o scapegoate_n head_n not_o turn_v white_a that_o be_v as_o testimoneye_n against_o themselves_o about_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o occur_v exact_o forty_o year_n before_o the_o temple_n be_v destroy_v then_o the_o lord_n show_v they_o by_o the_o temple_n door_n open_v the_o shake_n of_o their_o ecclesiastical_a glory_n and_o by_o the_o flit_a of_o the_o sanhedrin_n the_o shake_n of_o their_o civil_a and_o by_o the_o
not_o whiten_v of_o their_o scarlet_a list_n which_o have_v denote_v pardon_n of_o sin_n their_o deep_a die_n of_o sin_n and_o guilt_n for_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n compare_v this_o self-opening_a of_o the_o temple_n door_n with_o the_o rent_v of_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o its_o one_o accord_n and_o they_o may_v help_v the_o one_o to_o illustrate_v the_o other_o and_o i_o think_v the_o word_n of_o rabban_n jochanan_n upon_o the_o open_n of_o the_o door_n o_o temple_n how_o long_o will_v then_o disquiet_v thyself_o do_v seem_v to_o argue_v that_o before_o that_o open_n there_o have_v be_v some_o other_o such_o strange_a trouble_n in_o the_o temple_n as_o that_o be_v which_o may_v be_v the_o rent_v of_o the_o vail_n sect_n 2._o a_o sanhedrin_n sit_v in_o this_o gate_n this_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n or_o the_o east-gate_n of_o the_o court_n be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o suspect_a wise_n be_v try_v by_o drink_v of_o the_o bitter_a water_n and_o where_o the_o lever_n cleanse_v stand_v to_o have_v his_o atonement_n make_v and_o to_o have_v his_o cleanse_n whole_o perfect_v the_o rite_n of_o both_o which_o thing_n we_o have_v describe_v in_o their_o place_n in_o this_o gate_n also_o do_v woman_n after_o childbirth_n appear_v for_o their_o full_a purification_n here_o it_o be_v that_o the_o virgin_n mary_n present_v her_o child_n jesus_n to_o the_o lord_n luk._n â—_o 22_o 11._o 22_o talm_n in_o sanhedr_n per._n 11._o in_o this_o gate_n of_o niâ—anâ—r_n not_o in_o the_o very_a passage_n through_o but_o in_o some_o room_n above_o or_o by_o it_o there_o sit_v a_o sanhedrin_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o judge_n now_o there_o be_v three_o rank_n of_o judicatories_n among_o the_o jew_n a_o judicatory_a or_o consistory_n of_o three_o a_o judicatory_a of_o three_o and_o twenty_o and_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n of_o seventy_o one_o in_o small_a town_n there_o be_v a_o triumvirate_n or_o a_o consistory_n set_v up_o consist_v only_o of_o three_o judge_n 1._o judge_n ibid._n per._n 1._o these_o judge_v and_o determine_v about_o money_n matter_n about_o borrow_v filch_v damage_n restitution_n the_o force_n or_o entice_v of_o a_o maid_n pull_v off_o the_o shoe_n and_o divers_a other_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o capital_a nor_o concern_v life_n and_o death_n but_o be_v of_o a_o inferior_a concernment_n and_o condition_n in_o great_a city_n there_o be_v sanhedrin_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o which_o judge_v in_o matter_n of_o life_n and_o death_n in_o some_o case_n but_o reach_v not_o to_o all_o and_o there_o be_v the_o great_a sanhedrin_n at_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v to_o judge_n of_o the_o great_a matter_n now_o a_o sanhedrin_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o be_v not_o set_v up_o in_o any_o great_a city_n but_o only_o in_o such_o a_o one_o as_o in_o which_o be_v 120_o man_n fit_a to_o bear_v office_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o many_o be_v to_o â—hee_o in_o a_o city_n that_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o have_v a_o sanhedrin_n set_v up_o in_o it_o it_o be_v a_o question_n of_o the_o talmud_n own_o propose_v and_o it_o give_v this_o answer_n that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v 120._o compare_v act._n 1.15_o and_o into_o what_o office_n or_o place_n these_o be_v to_o be_v distribute_v may_v be_v allege_v out_o of_o the_o gemarist_n and_o maymony_n if_o it_o be_v pertinent_a to_o this_o place_n only_o these_o many_o let_v we_o name_n of_o they_o 1._o they_o maim_v in_o sanhedr_n per._n 1._o every_o sanhedrin_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o have_v three_o fourm_n of_o prebationer_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o in_o every_o fourne_a 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o man_n in_o the_o sanhedrin_n the_o high_a in_o the_o first_o â—ourm_n be_v fetch_v in_o and_o make_v judge_n and_o the_o high_a in_o the_o second_o form_n come_v in_o and_o sit_v low_a in_o the_o first_o form_n and_o the_o high_a in_o the_o three_o form_n come_v up_o and_o sit_v low_a in_o the_o second_o and_o some_o other_o man_n be_v find_v out_o from_o abroad_o to_o sit_v low_a in_o the_o three_o four_o form_n and_o so_o the_o sanhedrin_n and_o the_o fourm_n be_v still_o keep_v sult_v now_o as_o the_o grean_a sanbedrin_n sit_v in_o the_o temple_n so_o also_o do_v two_o lesser_a sanhedrine_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o a_o piece_n the_o one_o in_o the_o gate_n shusham_n or_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n and_o the_o other_o in_o this_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n or_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n and_o their_o rise_n to_o be_v judge_n in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o seventy_o one_o be_v first_o by_o degree_n through_o these_o two_o 2._o two_o id._n ibid._n per._n 2._o whosover_n be_v find_v a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o fit_a and_o competent_a qualifiention_n he_o be_v first_o make_v a_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o city_n and_o thence_o he_o be_v promote_v into_o the_o judicatory_a of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n and_o from_o thence_o into_o the_o judicatory_a in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n and_o so_o at_o last_o into_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n in_o some_o of_o these_o judicatories_n in_o the_o temple_n our_o saviour_n show_v his_o wisdom_n at_o twelve_o year_n old_a luk._n 2.46_o and_o some_o of_o these_o judge_n be_v they_o that_o tempt_v he_o with_o the_o question_n about_o the_o woman_n take_v in_o adultery_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o be_v judge_v before_o they_o joh._n 8.4_o 5._o in_o the_o time_n before_o the_o captivity_n into_o babylon_n the_o great_a sanhedrin_n itself_o sit_v in_o these_o two_o gate_n sometime_o in_o the_o one_o and_o sometime_o in_o the_o other_o as_o they_o think_v good_a jer._n 34.4_o &_o 26.10_o &_o 36.10_o but_o in_o after_o time_n when_o the_o room_n gazith_n be_v build_v and_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n of_o seventy_o one_o betake_v itself_o thither_o these_o two_o gate_n be_v furnish_v either_o of_o they_o with_o a_o lesser_a sanhedrin_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o the_o place_n of_o their_o sit_v be_v in_o some_o room_n over_o the_o gate_n for_o as_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o they_o to_o sit_v in_o the_o very_a passage_n through_o which_o people_n go_v and_o come_v so_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o fit_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o gate_n that_o be_v within_o the_o court_n for_o within_o the_o court_n may_v no_o man_n sit_v but_o the_o king_n only_o yet_o may_v they_o sit_v in_o the_o upper_a room_n though_o they_o be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o court_n for_o they_o hold_v they_o not_o of_o so_o great_a a_o holiness_n as_o be_v the_o space_n below_o this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o which_o ezekiel_n speak_v chap._n 46.1_o 2._o the_o gate_n of_o the_o inner_a court_n that_o look_v towards_o the_o east_n shall_v be_v shut_v for_o the_o six_o work_a day_n but_o on_o the_o sabbath_n it_o shall_v be_v open_v and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n it_o shall_v be_v open_v and_o the_o prince_n shall_v come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o porch_n of_o that_o 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circuit_n of_o the_o altar_n when_o they_o go_v about_o it_o to_o besprinkle_v the_o horn_n of_o it_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o manner_n of_o which_o action_n the_o talmudick_n chapter_n late_o cite_v give_v we_o the_o relation_n of_o in_o the_o mishneh_n in_o these_o word_n 3_o word_n zebachin_n ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la sect._n 3_o the_o sin-offering_n of_o the_o congregation_n or_o of_o a_o private_a person_n and_o the_o goat_n offer_v at_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o month_n or_o at_o the_o solemn_a time_n their_o slaughter_n be_v on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o take_n of_o their_o blood_n in_o some_o of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o service_n be_v on_o the_o northside_n and_o it_o require_v a_o fourfold_a put_n on_o the_o four_o horn_n how_o be_v this_o do_v he_o go_v up_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rise_v of_o the_o altar_n and_o turn_v off_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d circuit_n of_o it_o he_o go_v to_o the_o 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part_n of_o these_o horn_n be_v seven_o cubit_n from_o the_o ground_n and_o therefore_o these_o word_n bind_v the_o sacrifice_n with_o coard_n to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n psal_n 118._o can_v hardly_o be_v take_v in_o propriety_n as_o if_o the_o sacrifice_n stand_v tie_v to_o the_o altar_n till_o it_o be_v offer_v but_o as_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_v it_o it_o mean_v tie_v the_o lamb_n that_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v with_o coard_n till_o you_o come_v to_o offer_v he_o and_o sprinkle_v his_o blood_n upon_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n joab_n in_o fear_n of_o his_o life_n be_v say_v to_o have_v flee_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o the_o horn_n of_o it_o 1_o king_n 2.29_o in_o which_o passage_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n say_v he_o be_v double_o deceive_v first_o in_o that_o he_o think_v to_o have_v refuge_n and_o escape_v for_o wilful_a murder_n and_o second_o in_o that_o he_o look_v for_o safety_n by_o take_v hold_n of_o it_o whereas_o the_o refuge_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v on_o the_o top_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d kimch_o in_o 1_o king_n 2._o our_o rabbin_n say_v say_v david_n kimchi_n the_o altar_n be_v no_o refuge_n but_o for_o manslaughter_n commit_v unaware_o and_o but_o on_o the_o top_n of_o it_o but_o whether_o joab_n or_o they_o be_v the_o likely_a to_o be_v deceive_v in_o this_o thing_n i_o leave_v to_o they_o to_o discuss_v between_o they_o but_o this_o certain_o can_v go_v unobserved_a that_o god_n in_o give_v of_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v so_o punctual_a for_o the_o make_n of_o horn_n to_o it_o in_o the_o corner_n of_o it_o as_o that_o that_o be_v a_o special_a charge_n both_o about_o the_o altar_n of_o burnt-offering_a exod._n 27.2_o thou_o shall_v make_v the_o horn_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o four_o corner_n thereof_o and_o also_o about_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n exod._n 30.2_o the_o horn_n thereof_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o now_o what_o the_o lord_n intend_v to_o signify_v by_o this_o so_o exact_a a_o prescription_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o be_v too_o bold_a to_o go_v about_o to_o determine_v yet_o we_o not_o unprofitable_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o lesson_n for_o instruction_n read_v to_o we_o that_o as_o the_o altar_n signify_v christ_n who_o offer_v himself_o upon_o himself_o the_o manhood_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o as_o the_o double_a altar_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o incense_v typify_v the_o offering_n up_o of_o christ_n at_o his_o death_n and_o the_o continual_a incense_n of_o his_o mediation_n so_o the_o horn_n of_o both_o altar_n may_v well_o be_v conceive_v to_o signify_v the_o dignity_n vigour_n and_o merit_n of_o his_o death_n and_o mediation_n upon_o which_o whosoever_o slay_v hold_v by_o assure_a faith_n shall_v escape_v condemnation_n and_o unto_o which_o as_o the_o priest_n to_o these_o horn_n at_o every_o sacrifice_n mention_v a_o sinner_n in_o every_o service_n be_v to_o make_v his_o address_n and_o application_n it_o be_v not_o a_o improper_a conception_n of_o rabbi_n solomon_n about_o the_o law_n concern_v the_o city_n of_o refuge_n exod._n 21.13_o 21._o 21.13_o r._n solain_n exod._n 21._o that_o as_o god_n enjoin_v they_o when_o they_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o and_o of_o canaan_n to_o appoint_v a_o place_n for_o the_o manslayer_n that_o have_v kill_v a_o man_n at_o unaware_o to_o flee_v unto_o so_o that_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n god_n appoint_v they_o a_o place_n for_o refuge_n upon_o such_o occasion_n and_o that_o be_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o levite_n now_o the_o addition_n that_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o they_o shall_v take_v a_o wilful_a murderer_n from_o his_o altar_n to_o put_v to_o death_n do_v not_o only_o confirm_v that_o his_o supposal_n but_o it_o do_v give_v some_o intimation_n that_o even_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o when_o their_o refuge_n city_n be_v ser_z out_o yet_o the_o altar_n be_v then_o a_o sanctuary_n for_o those_o that_o flee_v to_o it_o in_o such_o or_o such_o case_n a_o very_a eminent_a figure_n of_o deliverance_n from_o condemnation_n by_o lay_v hold_n upon_o christ_n merit_n ibid._n merit_n vid._n kimchi_n ibid._n the_o jew_n dispute_v why_o joab_n who_o they_o hold_v to_o have_v be_v precedent_n of_o the_o sanbedrin_n and_o know_v the_o law_n well_o enough_o that_o a_o wilful_a murderer_n shall_v not_o escape_v by_o the_o altar_n why_o he_o shall_v flee_v thither_o and_o they_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v either_o to_o fave_v his_o estate_n which_o have_v he_o be_v slay_v elsewhere_o have_v be_v forfeit_a or_o to_o obtain_v his_o burial_n which_o have_v he_o be_v judge_v and_o condemn_v judicial_o he_o have_v lose_v and_o be_v cast_v away_o unbury_v but_o it_o seem_v rather_o that_o the_o occurrence_n which_o be_v mention_v immediate_o before_o and_o which_o occur_v immediate_o before_o namely_o about_o abiathar_n do_v give_v he_o occasion_n to_o do_v what_o he_o do_v for_o 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the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n rest_v upon_o it_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n itself_o be_v build_v exod._n 33.7_o from_o shiloh_n upon_o that_o fatal_a blow_n that_o israel_n receive_v by_o the_o philistine_n 1_o sam._n 4._o the_o ark_n be_v captive_v into_o the_o land_n of_o these_o uncircumcised_a and_o the_o tabernacle_n remove_v into_o another_o tribe_n and_o they_o so_o part_v that_o they_o never_o meet_v again_o till_o they_o meet_v together_o at_o solomon_n temple_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v remove_v to_o nob_n a_o city_n of_o priest_n 1_o sam._n 22.19_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n neh._n 11.31_o 32._o and_o by_o the_o jew_n choregraphy_n with_o in_o the_o sight_n or_o prospect_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v gloss_v esay_n 10.32_o where_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o this_o town_n thus_o 10._o thus_o chald_v par_fw-fr in_o esai_n 10._o he_o come_v and_o stand_v in_o nob_n a_o city_n of_o priest_n before_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o answer_v and_o say_v unto_o his_o army_n be_v not_o this_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o which_o i_o have_v muster_v all_o my_o army_n and_o for_o which_o levy_v all_o my_o province_n behold_v it_o be_v less_o and_o weak_a than_o any_o of_o the_o city_n that_o i_o have_v subdue_v he_o stand_v and_o nod_v his_o head_n and_o wave_v his_o hand_n against_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o say_v kimchi_n from_o nob_n he_o may_v see_v jerusalem_n and_o when_o he_o see_v it_o from_o thence_o he_o shake_v his_o hand_n at_o it_o as_o one_o despise_v it_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v curious_a to_o inquire_v whether_o nob_n be_v any_o of_o the_o four_o city_n that_o be_v allot_v at_o the_o first_o division_n to_o the_o priest_n out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh_n 21.17_o 18._o or_o whether_o it_o be_v of_o a_o latter_a possession_n as_o ramah_n be_v to_o the_o levite_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 1.1_o or_o if_o nob_n be_v one_o of_o those_o four_o first_o city_n and_o the_o same_o with_o almon_n for_o the_o other_o three_o be_v clear_o distinguish_v from_o it_o esai_n 10.29_o 30.2_o chron._n 1.30_o whether_o it_o be_v baburim_n which_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v constant_o render_v aleme_v the_o same_o with_o almon_n 1_o chron._n 6.60_o i_o shall_v only_o observe_v this_o that_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n have_v leave_v the_o tribe_n of_o joseph_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o rahel_n it_o be_v take_v it_o to_o benjamin_n another_o son_n of_o the_o same_o mother_n the_o warrant_n of_o its_o conveyance_n hither_o i_o doubt_v not_o be_v divine_a by_o some_o prophetical_a direction_n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v i_o dare_v aver_v that_o the_o removal_n of_o it_o from_o hence_o to_o gibeon_n be_v so_o though_o that_o be_v not_o express_v neither_o and_o i_o judge_v of_o the_o one_o by_o the_o other_o and_o my_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o when_o david_n bring_v up_o the_o ark_n to_o his_o own_o 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