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the_o rampire_n and_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o city_n that_o they_o stand_v upon_o the_o bulwark_n or_o rampire_n to_o defend_v it_o pag._n geneven_n but_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o treaty_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o thâ—_n citizen_n do_v not_o use_v any_o force_n against_o joab_n but_o expect_v that_o condition_n of_o peace_n shall_v have_v be_v first_o propound_v they_o and_o the_o rampire_n or_o bulworke_n be_v without_o the_o wall_n for_o so_o the_o word_n signify_v praemunitionem_fw-la a_o premonition_n or_o bulwark_n before_o how_o can_v the_o people_n leave_v the_o wall_n to_o keep_v the_o bulwark_n for_o iâ—_n be_v like_a and_o so_o thinkeâ—h_v josephus_n that_o the_o city_n gate_n be_v shut_v against_o joab_n 2._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o joabs_n man_n that_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o trench_n and_o come_v near_o to_o assail_v the_o wall_n osiand_n but_o the_o word_n be_v both_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n and_o of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n and_o so_o can_v not_o agree_v to_o the_o man_n or_o people_n 3._o some_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o woman_n that_o she_o stand_v upon_o the_o rampire_n or_o wall_n and_o from_o thence_o speak_v to_o joab_n vatab._n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o woman_n stand_v there_o before_o joabs_n man_n begin_v to_o batter_v the_o wall_n as_o the_o next_o word_n show_v they_o do_v 4._o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o fit_o refer_v to_o the_o city_n not_o that_o it_o do_v stand_v alone_o with_o a_o wall_n without_o a_o rampire_n as_o jun._n for_o the_o word_n eheel_n signify_v not_o a_o wall_n but_o the_o rampire_n or_o bulworke_n before_o the_o wall_n as_o isai._n 26.1_o lament_n 2.8_o but_o the_o city_n stand_v
meritorious_a cause_n of_o their_o punishment_n 3._o neither_o do_v god_n recompense_v all_o evil_a doer_n according_a to_o their_o work_n but_o such_o only_a as_o be_v obstinate_a and_o impenitent_a mar._n chap._n 4._o 1._o quest._n v._o 3._o what_o berothites_n and_o when_o they_o flee_v to_o gittaim_n 1._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o baanah_n and_o rechub_n the_o two_o captain_n of_o ishbosheth_n that_o they_o flee_v away_o from_o ishbosheth_n because_o of_o some_o crime_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v some_o for_o that_o they_o have_v conspire_v with_o mephibosheth_n who_o discover_v they_o ex_fw-la mart._n but_o the_o history_n itself_o be_v against_o this_o sense_n for_o how_o can_v these_o two_o have_v opportunity_n to_o kill_v ishbosheth_n and_o to_o have_v such_o free_a ingress_n to_o the_o house_n of_o ishbosheth_n if_o they_o have_v flee_v before_o and_o have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v banish_v from_o he_o 2._o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a refer_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n 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bachonumite_n of_o bachmini_fw-la of_o benjamin_n jashen_n v._o 32._o there_o hashem_n v._o 34._o achiam_fw-la the_o sonn_n of_o sharac_n v._o 33._o there_o the_o son_n of_o sacar_n v._o 35._o eliphalet_n the_o son_n of_o achasbai_n v._o 34._o there_o eliphal_n the_o son_n of_o ur_fw-la v._o 35._o eliam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o achitophel_n v._o 34._o there_o achiah_n the_o pelonite_n v._o 36._o hezrai_fw-fr the_o carmelite_n v._o 35._o be_v there_o chezra_n v._o 37._o paarai_n the_o arbite_n v._o 35._o be_v there_o naarai_n the_o son_n of_o ezboi_n v._o 37._o igal_n the_o son_n of_o nathan_n of_o zabah_n v._o 36._o be_v there_o jael_n the_o brother_n of_o nathan_n 2._o beside_o the_o difference_n of_o name_n the_o number_n also_o do_v vary_v for_o here_o there_o be_v but_o thirty_o in_o all_o beside_o asahel_n there_o be_v number_v 47._o or_o thereabouts_o junius_n conjecture_n be_v that_o all_o those_o there_o rehearse_v after_o vriah_n save_v zabad_n v._o 41._o who_o he_o think_v to_o come_v in_o place_n of_o elika_n here_o mention_v v._o 25._o who_o may_v be_v slay_v be_v the_o captain_n that_o keep_v the_o confine_n and_o border_n of_o israel_n 3._o but_o whereas_o there_o be_v two_o shammah_n here_o rehearse_v among_o the_o rest_n one_o call_v shammath_n the_o charadite_n v._o 25._o the_o other_o shammah_n the_o hararite_n neither_o of_o these_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v that_o shammah_n the_o hararite_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o first_o worthy_n mention_v for_o 11._o for_o the_o first_o shammah_n name_v also_o shammath_n 1._o chron._n 11.27_o be_v here_o call_v a_o charadite_n of_o charad_a judg._n 7.1_o the_o other_o shammah_n call_v a_o hararite_n v._o 33._o be_v the_o son_n of_o shageh_a the_o harite_n 1._o châ—on_n 11.34_o but_o this_o shammah_n one_o of_o the_o first_o three_o worthy_n be_v the_o son_n of_o age_n and_o if_o that_o shammah_n shall_v be_v count_v among_o these_o the_o number_n of_o 37._o set_v down_o can_v not_o 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3._o vatablus_n his_o opinion_n be_v that_o asahel_n with_o the_o rest_n make_v 31._o and_o that_o there_o be_v 6._o worthy_n beside_o but_o there_o be_v only_o five_o worthy_n name_v beside_o asahel_n therefore_o he_o must_v be_v comprehend_v to_o make_v up_o the_o six_o 4._o pet._n martyr_n think_v that_o either_o some_o one_o must_v be_v supply_v of_o david_n worthy_n or_o that_o the_o want_v of_o one_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n in_o the_o number_n but_o it_o be_v neither_o like_a that_o any_o hear_v not_o name_v be_v number_v and_o where_o a_o just_a number_n be_v set_v down_o in_o scripture_n we_o must_v not_o admit_v the_o least_o error_n or_o fail_v in_o the_o sum_n 5._o wherefore_o this_o number_n of_o 37._o be_v make_v up_o with_o joab_n who_o
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