he_o king_n over_o they_o but_o abner_n saul_n general_n make_v ishbosheth_n saul_n son_n king_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n then_o joab_n and_o abner_n meet_v and_o fight_v a_o battle_n wherein_o abner_n be_v beat_v and_o asahel_n pursue_v after_o abner_n abner_n turn_v back_o and_o smite_v he_o that_o he_o die_v but_o joab_n and_o abishai_n pursue_v still_o after_o abner_n till_o abner_n call_v to_o joab_n and_o check_v he_o for_o his_o hot_a pursuit_n whereupon_o he_o sound_v a_o retreat_n chap._n iii_o after_o this_o there_o be_v long_a war_n between_o david_n and_o ishbosheth_n but_o david_n still_o wax_v strong_a and_o strong_a and_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n grow_v weak_a and_o weak_a during_o which_o time_n abner_n go_v in_o to_o one_o of_o saul_n concubine_n for_o which_o be_v reprove_v by_o ishbosheth_n he_o be_v much_o displease_v and_o revolt_n to_o david_n and_o promise_n to_o bring_v all_o israel_n to_o he_o and_z according_o persuade_v all_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v for_o david_n and_o come_v himself_o to_o promise_v he_o his_o assistance_n but_o joab_n persuade_v david_n that_o he_o be_v not_o sincere_a but_o intend_v only_o to_o deceive_v he_o and_o therefore_o send_v messenger_n to_o abner_n to_o bring_v he_o back_o and_o pretend_v to_o talk_v friendly_a with_o he_o but_o smite_v he_o that_o he_o die_v at_o which_o david_n be_v exceed_o disturb_v and_o clear_v himself_o from_o any_o guilt_n therein_o and_o make_v a_o great_a mourning_n for_o he_o chap._n iu._n when_o ishbosheth_n and_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n hear_v of_o abner_n death_n they_o be_v much_o concern_v and_o ishbosheth_n party_n grow_v very_o weak_a two_o of_o his_o captain_n come_v and_o slay_v he_o and_o carry_v his_o head_n to_o david_n think_v thereby_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o he_o but_o david_n cause_v they_o both_o to_o be_v slay_v for_o their_o treachery_n to_o their_o lord_n and_o take_v ishbosheth_n head_n and_o bury_v it_o chap._n v._n then_o the_o head_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n come_v to_o david_n and_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o he_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o take_v the_o strong_a hold_n of_o zion_n and_o dwell_v there_o calling_z it_o the_o city_n of_o david_n then_o hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n send_v he_o workman_n and_o material_n and_o he_o build_v he_o a_o house_n then_o the_o philistine_n come_v to_o make_v war_n with_o he_o but_o david_n smite_v they_o twice_o together_o chap._n vi_o then_o david_n gather_v all_o the_o choose_a man_n of_o israel_n together_o and_o go_v to_o fetch_v the_o ark_n from_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n and_o they_o set_v it_o upon_o a_o new_a cart_n and_o uzza_n and_o ahio_n drive_v the_o cart._n and_o david_n and_o all_o the_o people_n play_v afore_o it_o but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o nachon_n threshing-floor_n the_o ox_n stumble_v and_o shake_v the_o cart_n whereupon_o uzza_n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o hold_v it_o from_o fall_v but_o god_n smite_v he_o for_o his_o rashness_n and_o he_o die_v there_o then_o david_n be_v afraid_a to_o bring_v it_o to_o his_o own_o house_n but_o lodge_v it_o in_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n and_o god_n bless_v obed-edom_n and_o all_o his_o house_n which_o be_v tell_v to_o david_n than_o he_o bring_v up_o the_o ark_n to_o his_o own_o city_n with_o great_a gladness_n sacrifice_v ox_n and_o fatling_n as_o they_o go_v along_o and_o david_n dance_v before_o it_o which_o michal_n spy_v despise_v he_o in_o her_o heart_n so_o they_o place_v it_o in_o a_o tabernacle_n which_o david_n have_v make_v with_o great_a joy_n and_o feast_n but_o michal_n come_v out_o to_o meet_v david_n and_o deride_v he_o for_o his_o undecent_a carriage_n as_o she_o interpret_v it_o for_o which_o god_n smite_v she_o with_o barrenness_n chap._n vii_o david_n be_v now_o at_o rest_n from_o all_o his_o enemy_n bethink_v himself_o of_o build_v a_o house_n for_o god_n and_o acquaint_v nathan_n with_o it_o who_o encourage_v he_o thereto_o but_o that_o night_n god_n send_v nathan_n to_o david_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o not_o himself_o but_o his_o son_n shall_v build_v he_o a_o house_n whereupon_o david_n acknowledge_v god_n great_a goodness_n to_o he_o and_o pray_v that_o his_o house_n may_v be_v bless_v as_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o chap._n viii_o after_o this_o david_n subdue_v the_o philistine_n moabite_n hadadezer_n and_o the_o syrian_n and_o take_v the_o shield_n of_o gold_n from_o the_o servant_n of_o hadadezer_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o exceed_v much_o brass_n from_o his_o city_n and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o treasure_n that_o he_o take_v from_o any_o of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o present_n that_o be_v send_v he_o and_o god_n prosper_v he_o exceed_o and_o he_o administer_v justice_n to_o all_o the_o people_n chap._n ix_o david_n remember_v the_o covenant_n between_o he_o and_o jonathan_n inquire_v after_o his_o posterity_n and_o hear_v of_o mephibosheth_n send_v for_o he_o give_v he_o all_o the_o land_n that_o belong_v to_o saul_n entertain_v he_o at_o his_o own_o table_n and_o give_v ziba_n charge_v to_o manage_v all_o his_o concern_v for_o he_o chap._n x._o david_n hear_v that_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n his_o friend_n be_v dead_a send_v ambassador_n to_o his_o son_n to_o condole_v with_o he_o but_o he_o treat_v they_o very_o rude_o and_o send_v they_o away_o whereupon_o david_n send_v joab_n against_o they_o to_o chastise_v they_o for_o their_o insolence_n and_o joab_n put_v they_o to_o flight_n and_o the_o syrian_n also_o who_o come_v to_o their_o assistance_n and_o so_o again_o a_o second_o time_n whereupon_o they_o make_v peace_n with_o israel_n and_o become_v tributary_n to_o '_o they_o chap._n xi_o after_o this_o david_n send_v joab_n to_o besiege_v rabbah_n but_o himself_o tarry_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o one_o evening_n walk_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o house_n he_o spy_v a_o beautiful_a woman_n bathe_v herself_o so_o he_o send_v for_o she_o and_o lay_v with_o she_o and_o she_o conceive_v and_o acquaint_v david_n with_o it_o who_o thereupon_o send_v for_o her_o husband_n uriah_n from_o the_o siege_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v down_o to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o refresh_v himself_o but_o he_o stay_v among_o david_n servant_n whereupon_o david_n send_v he_o to_o joab_n with_o a_o letter_n to_o set_v he_o in_o a_o place_n of_o danger_n that_o he_o may_v be_v slay_v which_o be_v do_v and_o david_n have_v notice_n of_o it_o so_o when_o the_o day_n of_o mourning_n be_v pass_v he_o send_v and_o take_v bathsheba_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o she_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n but_o this_o displease_v the_o lord_n chap._n xii_o and_o he_o send_v nathan_n to_o david_n who_o by_o a_o parable_n of_o a_o rich_a man_n that_o have_v many_o flock_n and_o a_o poor_a man_n that_o have_v but_o one_o ewe_n lamb_n yet_o the_o rich_a man_n take_v the_o poor_a man_n ewe_n lamb_n to_o dress_v for_o a_o traveller_n that_o come_v to_o he_o cause_v david_n to_o pass_v sentence_n against_o himself_o then_o nathan_n tell_v he_o thou_o be_v the_o man_n and_o threaten_v he_o that_o the_o sword_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n whereupon_o david_n confess_v his_o sin_n and_o nathan_n tell_v he_o it_o be_v pardon_v but_o because_o of_o the_o scandal_n of_o it_o the_o child_n shall_v die_v which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o afterward_o bathsheba_n bear_v another_o son_n who_o david_n call_v solomon_n and_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o and_o send_v by_o nathan_n and_o call_v he_o jedidiah_n then_o joab_n send_v to_o david_n to_o come_v to_o the_o siege_n of_o rabbah_n that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o take_v it_o which_o he_o do_v and_o set_v the_o king_n crown_n on_o his_o own_o head_n and_o take_v much_o spoil_n and_o torture_v the_o people_n and_o so_o come_v back_o chap._n xiii_o after_o this_o amnon_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o his_o half_a sister_n tamar_n and_o by_o jonadab_n advice_n feign_v himself_o sick_a and_o desire_n that_o his_o sister_n tamar_n may_v come_v and_o attend_v upon_o he_o so_o david_n send_v she_o to_o he_o then_o he_o take_v hold_v of_o she_o and_o force_v she_o and_o ravish_v she_o which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o turn_v she_o out_o of_o door_n so_o she_o go_v away_o cry_v and_o meet_v with_o her_o brother_n absalon_n who_o quiet_v she_o and_o keep_v she_o in_o his_o house_n and_o hate_v amnon_n for_o this_o but_o conceal_v it_o and_o have_v a_o sheepshearing_a he_o invite_v all_o his_o brethren_n to_o it_o and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o mirth_n his_o servant_n slay_v amnon_n whereupon_o they_o all_o flee_v away_o and_o absalon_n flee_v to_o his_o father-in-law_n and_o be_v there_o three_o
then_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n sally_v forth_o to_o have_v break_v his_o way_n through_o the_o quarter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n but_o he_o be_v drive_v back_o then_o he_o take_v his_o elder_a son_n and_o offer_v he_o for_o a_o burnt-offering_a upon_o the_o wall_n whereupon_o they_o raise_v the_o siege_n chap._n iu._n as_o elisha_n be_v return_v home_o a_o certain_a prophet_n widow_n meet_v he_o and_o make_v her_o moan_n to_o he_o that_o her_o husband_n have_v leave_v she_o in_o debt_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o pay_v so_o that_o the_o creditor_n be_v about_o to_o seize_v upon_o she_o two_o son_n for_o bondman_n then_o he_o have_v she_o borrow_v empty_a vessel_n and_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o pot_n of_o oil_n which_o she_o have_v in_o the_o house_n into_o the_o vessel_n till_o they_o be_v full_a and_o then_o sell_v the_o oil_n and_o pay_v the_o debt_n elisha_n be_v wont_a to_o come_v often_o to_o the_o house_n of_o a_o great_a woman_n in_o shunem_n who_o entertain_v he_o very_o kind_o whereupon_o understand_v she_o have_v no_o child_n he_o call_v for_o she_o and_o tell_v she_o that_o she_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v this_o child_n when_o be_v he_o grow_v up_o fall_v ill_o and_o die_v then_o she_o take_v he_o and_o lay_v he_o on_o the_o bed_n where_o elisha_n use_v to_o lie_v and_o ride_v in_o all_o haste_n to_o acquaint_v he_o with_o it_o who_o go_v with_o she_o and_o go_v into_o the_o chamber_n where_o the_o child_n lay_v and_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n and_o the_o child_n wax_v warm_a and_o he_o revive_v and_o he_o deliver_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n at_o gilgal_n the_o pot_n be_v set_v on_o to_o make_v some_o broth_n for_o the_o prophet_n they_o happen_v to_o put_v in_o some_o unwholesome_a unsavoury_a herb_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o but_o elisha_n cast_v a_o little_a meal_n into_o the_o pot_n and_o so_o make_v the_o broth_n sit_v for_o use_v a_o present_a be_v bring_v he_o of_o twenty_o barley_n loaf_n with_o they_o he_o feed_v a_o hundred_o men._n chap._n v._n naaman_n general_n of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v a_o leper_n and_o hear_v by_o a_o hebrew_n maid_n that_o there_o be_v a_o prophet_n in_o samaria_n that_o can_v cure_v he_o he_o procure_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o he_o may_v be_v cure_v of_o his_o leprosy_n when_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n read_v the_o letter_n he_o think_v it_o be_v only_o a_o trick_n to_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n with_o he_o but_o elisha_n hear_v of_o it_o send_v to_o the_o king_n to_o send_v this_o person_n to_o he_o so_o when_o naaman_n and_o all_o his_o retinue_n come_v to_o elisha_n door_n he_o only_o send_v one_o to_o he_o to_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o wash_v in_o jordan_n seven_o time_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v cure_v naaman_n take_v this_o for_o a_o great_a affront_n and_o so_o go_v away_o in_o a_o rage_n but_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n argue_v the_o matter_n with_o he_o and_o persuade_v he_o so_o that_o he_o go_v to_o jordan_n and_o dip_v himself_o seven_o time_n in_o the_o river_n and_o be_v perfect_o heal_v then_o he_o come_v back_o to_o the_o prophet_n house_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v the_o true_a god_n and_o offer_v he_o a_o reward_n but_o he_o refuse_v it_o then_o he_o beg_a pardon_n for_o the_o idolatry_n he_o have_v be_v former_o guilty_a of_o and_o elisha_n dismiss_v he_o with_o a_o friendly_a farewell_n but_o elisha_n servant_n gehazi_n run_v after_o naaman_n and_o by_o a_o lie_v get_v two_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o two_o change_n of_o raiment_n which_o he_o hide_v in_o the_o house_n and_o come_v to_o his_o master_n but_o his_o master_n ask_v he_o where_o he_o have_v be_v he_o tell_v another_o lie_n and_o excuse_v what_o he_o have_v do_v before_o but_o his_o master_n know_v what_o be_v do_v tell_v he_o that_o the_o leprosy_n of_o naaman_n shall_v cleave_v to_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o chap._n vi_o one_o go_v to_o cut_v some_o timber_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o grow_v near_o jordan_n his_o axe_n head_n fall_v into_o the_o river_n which_o he_o be_v much_o concern_v at_o because_o it_o be_v borrow_a and_o complain_v of_o it_o to_o elisha_n he_o throw_v in_o a_o stick_n to_o the_o place_n where_o it_o fall_v and_o the_o axe_n head_n do_v swim_v and_o so_o he_o have_v it_o again_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n make_v appointment_n to_o surprise_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n at_o several_a place_n elisha_n still_o warn_v he_o of_o they_o and_o so_o save_v he_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n think_v his_o own_o servant_n have_v betray_v his_o counsel_n be_v much_o trouble_v at_o it_o but_o understand_v it_o be_v elisha_n do_n he_o send_v a_o great_a company_n to_o dothan_n who_o compass_v the_o city_n to_o take_v he_o which_o his_o servant_n perceive_v in_o the_o morning_n be_v great_o afraid_a but_o the_o prophet_n say_v fear_v not_o for_o they_o that_o be_v with_o we_o be_v more_o than_o they_o that_o be_v with_o they_o then_o upon_o elisha_n prayer_n his_o eye_n be_v open_v and_o he_o see_v the_o mountain_n full_a of_o horse_n and_o charet_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o elisha_n and_o also_o those_o people_n be_v smite_v with_o blindness_n so_o that_o he_o lead_v they_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o samaria_n and_o then_o open_v their_o eye_n but_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o do_v they_o any_o hurt_n but_o cause_v great_a provision_n to_o be_v make_v for_o they_o and_o so_o send_v they_o away_o at_o another_o time_n benhadad_n besiege_v samaria_n so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a famine_n there_o and_o as_o the_o king_n pass_v along_o a_o woman_n complain_v to_o he_o of_o her_o neighbour_n that_o whereas_o they_o have_v agree_v to_o boil_v and_o eat_v their_o child_n by_o turn_n this_o woman_n have_v do_v her_o part_n the_o other_o refuse_v to_o perform_v she_o which_o the_o king_n hear_v rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o impute_v all_o this_o evil_a to_o elisha_n he_o send_v one_o to_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n but_o elisha_n be_v aware_a of_o it_o and_o bid_v the_o company_n that_o be_v with_o he_o to_o stop_v the_o messenger_n at_o the_o door_n and_o not_o suffer_v he_o to_o come_v in_o but_o the_o king_n himself_o follow_v immediate_o after_o and_o upon_o discourse_n between_o they_o he_o say_v this_o evil_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n why_o shall_v i_o wait_v for_o he_o any_o long_o chap._n vii_o but_o elisha_n tell_v he_o from_o god_n that_o on_o the_o morrow_n there_o shall_v be_v great_a plenty_n in_o samaria_n which_o a_o lord_n that_o be_v with_o the_o king_n hear_v will_v not_o believe_v whereupon_o elisha_n tell_v he_o he_o shall_v see_v it_o with_o his_o eye_n but_o not_o eat_v thereof_o on_o the_o morrow_n four_o leper_n venture_v into_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o syrian_n find_v that_o they_o be_v all_o flee_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v cause_v they_o to_o hear_v a_o noise_n of_o charet_n and_o horse_n and_o a_o great_a host_n whereupon_o they_o flee_v in_o great_a haste_n for_o their_o life_n these_o tiding_n the_o leper_n bring_v to_o the_o city_n so_o the_o king_n send_v to_o discover_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o and_o they_o find_v it_o to_o be_v as_o be_v relate_v so_o the_o people_n go_v out_o and_o spoil_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o syrian_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n as_o elisha_n foretell_v but_o the_o unbelieve_a lord_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o king_n to_o keep_v the_o gate_n that_o the_o people_n may_v not_o all_o run_v out_o of_o the_o city_n they_o be_v so_o eager_a upon_o the_o spoil_n that_o they_o tread_v he_o to_o death_n and_o so_o the_o prophet_n word_n be_v fulfil_v chap._n viii_o elisha_n warn_v the_o shunamite_n who_o son_n he_o have_v raise_v to_o life_n of_o a_o famine_n that_o be_v come_v so_o she_o go_v and_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n but_o when_o the_o famine_n be_v over_o she_o return_v again_o and_o come_v to_o petition_v the_o king_n for_o her_o land_n again_o which_o it_o seem_v be_v seize_v upon_o in_o her_o absence_n and_o providence_n so_o order_v it_o that_o at_o that_o very_a nick_n of_o time_n the_o king_n be_v talk_v with_o gehazi_n concern_v the_o miracle_n of_o elisha_n and_o of_o his_o raise_v a_o dead_a child_n to_o life_n whereupon_o spy_v this_o woman_n he_o say_v this_o be_v the_o woman_n and_o this_o be_v her_o son_n so_o the_o king_n appoint_v a_o officer_n to_o restore_v all_o that_o be_v she_o then_o
and_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v have_v smite_v five_o or_o six_o time_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v have_v utter_o destroy_v the_o syrian_n whereas_o now_o he_o shall_v smite_v they_o but_o thrice_o then_o elisha_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v and_o afterward_o some_o cast_v a_o man_n into_o his_o sepulchre_n assoon_o as_o he_o touch_v the_o bone_n of_o elisha_n the_o man_n revive_v and_o stand_v upon_o his_o foot_n then_o hazael_n oppress_v israel_n but_o joash_n overcome_v benhadad_o the_o son_n of_o hazael_n and_o beat_v he_o three_o time_n and_o recover_v the_o city_n of_o israel_n chap._n fourteen_o at_o this_o time_n amaziah_n reign_v over_o judah_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o slay_v those_o that_o have_v slay_v the_o king_n his_o father_n 2_o chron._n 25.5_o etc._n etc._n he_o gather_v together_o the_o militia_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n three_o hundred_o thousand_o choice_a man_n also_o he_o hiâ—ed_v than_o hundred_o thousand_o out_o of_o israel_n but_o a_o prophet_n meet_v he_o and_o tell_v he_o god_n be_v not_o with_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v send_v they_o back_o again_o and_o so_o he_o do_v after_o this_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o edomite_n and_o slay_v ten_o thousand_o and_o carry_v away_o ten_o thousand_o more_o and_o throw_v they_o down_o from_o the_o top_n of_o a_o rock_n that_o they_o be_v break_v all_o in_o piece_n but_o when_o he_o come_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o edomite_n he_o bring_v their_o god_n and_o set_v they_o up_o for_o his_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o whereupon_o god_n send_v a_o prophet_n to_o he_o to_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o but_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o prophet_n and_o say_v who_o make_v thou_o of_o the_o king_n counsel_n forbear_v why_o shall_v thou_o be_v smite_v then_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o that_o god_n will_v destroy_v he_o because_o he_o hearken_v not_o to_o his_o counsel_n then_o he_o send_v a_o challenge_n to_o joash_n but_o be_v beat_v and_o take_v prisoner_n and_o joash_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o break_v down_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o plunder_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n house_n and_o so_o return_v to_o samaria_n then_o he_o die_v and_o jeroboam_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n then_o they_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n but_o they_o send_v after_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o there_o and_o the_o people_n make_v ahaziah_n his_o son_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n jeroboam_n king_n of_o israel_n do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o god_n save_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o jeroboam_n because_o he_o see_v the_o affliction_n of_o israel_n that_o it_o be_v very_o bitter_a then_o jeroboam_n die_v and_o zechariah_n his_o son_n resign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xv._o azâ—â—iah_o or_o uzaiah_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n two_o chron._n 26_o and_o as_o long_o as_o he_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v he_o to_o prosper_v for_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o philistine_n and_o prevail_v god_n help_v he_o also_o against_o the_o arabian_n and_o the_o ammonite_n bring_v he_o gift_n he_o build_v tower_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dig_v many_o well_n for_o he_o have_v much_o cattle_n and_o husbandry_n for_o he_o love_v it_o he_o have_v a_o great_a army_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o seven_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o and_o he_o make_v many_o engine_n in_o jerusalem_n to_o shoot_v arrow_n and_o stone_n withal_o and_o be_v very_o strong_a but_o when_o he_o be_v strong_a his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o his_o destruction_n for_o he_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o burn_v incense_n himself_o but_o azariah_n the_o chief_a priest_n withstand_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o pertain_v not_o to_o he_o but_o to_o the_o priest_n then_o he_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o priest_n but_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o a_o leprosy_n so_o he_o hasten_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o lone_a house_n and_o jotham_n his_o son_n be_v his_o deputy_n then_o he_o die_v and_o jotham_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o day_n do_v zachariah_n the_o son_n of_o jeroboam_n reign_n over_o israel_n and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la and_o shallum_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o menahem_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la then_o pull_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n come_v against_o he_o to_o who_o he_o give_v a_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n to_o settle_v he_o upon_o the_o throne_n he_o die_v and_o pekahiah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o pekah_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n in_o his_o day_n tiglath-pilesar_a king_n of_o assyria_n take_v many_o town_n from_o he_o and_o carry_v the_o people_n captive_a to_o assyria_n in_o his_o day_n begin_v jotham_n the_o son_n of_o uzziah_n to_o reign_v over_o judah_n and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o build_v the_o high_a gate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o city_n in_o the_o mountain_n he_o fight_v also_o with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n and_o prevail_v against_o they_o and_o they_o give_v he_o tribute_n and_o he_o become_v mighty_a because_o he_o prepare_v his_o way_n before_o the_o lord_n then_o he_o die_v and_o ahaz_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xvi_o 2_o chron._n 28._o ahaz_n walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o burn_v his_o child_n in_o the_o fire_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n who_o carry_v away_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o people_n to_o damascus_n pekah_n also_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n prevail_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v in_o one_o day_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o because_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n and_o carry_v away_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o person_n and_o take_v much_o spoil_n but_o the_o prophet_n od_v meet_v they_o and_o reprove_v they_o for_o it_o say_v be_v there_o not_o with_o you_o even_o with_o you_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n therefore_o deliver_v the_o captive_n so_o some_o of_o the_o prince_n withstand_v they_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o city_n so_o the_o captive_n be_v clothe_v and_o feed_v and_o send_v to_o jericho_n esay_n 7._o then_o rezin_n the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n war_v against_o jerusalem_n but_o can_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o and_o the_o lord_n command_v esay_n to_o go_v meet_a ahaz_n and_o bid_v he_o not_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o and_o bid_v he_o ask_v a_o sign_n but_o ahaz_n will_v not_o then_o say_v esay_n god_n himself_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o sign_n behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n immanuel_n but_o withal_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n who_o shall_v destroy_v both_o his_o people_n and_o their_o land_n yet_o ahaz_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n to_o come_v and_o help_v he_o against_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o israel_n and_o send_v he_o all_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n that_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o in_o his_o own_o treasury_n so_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n go_v up_o against_o damascus_n and_o take_v it_o and_o slay_v rezin_n and_o ahaz_n go_v to_o damascus_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o see_v there_o a_o altar_n he_o send_v the_o pattern_n of_o it_o to_o urijah_n the_o priest_n who_o make_v one_o after_o that_o fashion_n upon_o which_o ahaz_n offer_v sacrifice_n and_o remove_v the_o brazen_a altar_n and_o command_v that_o this_o new_a altar_n shall_v be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n of_o damascus_n thus_o in_o time_n of_o his_o distress_n do_v he_o trespass_v yet_o more_o against_o the_o lord_n then_o he_o die_v and_o hezekiah_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xvii_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n begin_v hoshea_n to_o reign_v over_o israel_n and_o shalmaneser_n king_n of_o assyria_n come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o make_v he_o tributary_n but_o he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o so_o king_n of_o egypt_n to_o help_v he_o which_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n hear_v of_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o come_v and_o besiege_v
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
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
to_o stand_v still_o over_o gibeon_n which_o it_o do_v for_o about_o a_o whole_a day_n but_o the_o five_o king_n flee_v and_o hide_v themselves_o in_o a_o cave_n which_o joshua_n be_v tell_v of_o he_o send_v for_o they_o and_o make_v the_o great_a officer_n set_v their_o foot_n upon_o their_o neck_n in_o token_n that_o they_o shall_v deal_v so_o by_o all_o their_o enemy_n then_o he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v hang_v till_o the_o evening_n afterward_o he_o take_v several_a other_o town_n with_o the_o king_n thereof_o and_o then_o return_v to_o the_o camp_n to_o gilgal_n chap._n xi_o divers_a other_o king_n join_v together_o to_o fight_v against_o israel_n god_n deliver_v they_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o smite_v they_o till_o they_o leave_v none_o remain_v they_o also_o take_v their_o city_n and_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n but_o take_v the_o spoil_n for_o themselves_o chap._n xii_o a_o rehearsal_n of_o the_o king_n that_o moses_n take_v on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n and_o of_o the_o thirty_o one_o king_n that_o joshua_n take_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n chap._n xiii_o though_o much_o of_o the_o land_n be_v yet_o unconquered_a yet_o god_n bid_v joshua_n divide_v it_o all_o among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a chap._n fourteen_o caleb_n challenge_v a_o certain_a share_n in_o the_o land_n by_o the_o promise_n of_o moses_n which_o joshua_n allow_v and_o give_v he_o hebron_n for_o his_o inheritance_n chap._n xv._o the_o border_n of_o the_o lot_n of_o judah_n be_v set_v down_o among_o which_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o caleb_n who_o promise_v his_o daughter_n acsah_n to_o whosoever_o shall_v take_v kinjath-seph_a this_o othniel_n perform_v and_o obtain_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n she_o beg_v of_o her_o father_n some_o land_n that_o have_v spring_n in_o it_o so_o he_o give_v she_o the_o upper_a spring_n and_o the_o nether_a spring_n the_o child_n of_o judah_n can_v not_o whole_o drive_v the_o jebusite_n out_o of_o jerusalem_n chap._n xvi_o the_o border_n of_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n viz._n ephraim_n and_o ch_z 27._o manasseh_n chap._n xviii_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v set_v up_o at_o shiloh_n and_o there_o be_v seven_o tribe_n that_o have_v not_o yet_o receive_v their_o inheritance_n certain_a person_n be_v appoint_v to_o describe_v the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o land_n into_o seven_o part_n for_o which_o they_o cast_v lot_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o shiloh_n for_o benjamin_n and_o ch_z 19_o for_o simeon_n zebulon_n issachar_n asher_n nepthali_n and_o dan._n then_o they_o allot_v a_o inheritance_n to_o joshua_n chap._n xx._n six_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v set_v out_o chap._n xxi_o forty_o eight_o city_n be_v give_v by_o lot_n to_o the_o levite_n so_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o land_n that_o god_n promise_v they_o and_o have_v rest_n chap._n xxii_o then_o joshua_n call_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a and_o bless_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o and_o they_o go_v homeward_o but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o border_n of_o jordan_n in_o canaan_n they_o build_v there_o a_o great_a altar_n which_o when_o the_o other_o tribe_n hear_v of_o they_o gather_v together_o to_o make_v war_n with_o they_o but_o first_o send_v phineas_n and_o ten_o prince_n to_o they_o to_o expostulate_v with_o they_o as_o if_o they_o intend_v thereby_o to_o apostatise_v from_o god_n but_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_o reply_v that_o the_o design_n of_o that_o altar_n be_v not_o for_o sacrifice_n or_o offering_n but_o for_o a_o witness_n between_o they_o that_o though_o they_o dwell_v without_o jordan_n yet_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o people_n and_o worship_v the_o same_o god_n with_o the_o israelite_n on_o the_o inner_a side_n jordan_n which_o when_o phineas_n and_o the_o prince_n relate_v to_o the_o congregation_n they_o be_v very_o well_o please_v and_o call_v the_o altar_n ed_n i._n e._n witness_v chap._n xxiii_o joshua_n be_v old_a call_v for_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n and_o exhort_v they_o to_o obedience_n as_o they_o desire_v god_n shall_v continue_v with_o they_o and_o that_o as_o god_n have_v fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o a_o tittle_n to_o they_o so_o if_o they_o shall_v depart_v from_o he_o and_o serve_v other_o god_n then_o he_o will_v bring_v all_o sort_n of_o evil_n upon_o â—em_v and_o they_o shall_v be_v root_v out_o of_o the_o land_n chap._n xxiv_o he_o further_o give_v they_o a_o brief_a narrative_n of_o god_n signal_n providence_n and_o singular_a benefit_n to_o they_o and_o their_o father_n from_o his_o first_o call_v of_o abraham_n to_o the_o present_a time_n and_o thereupon_o earnest_o exhort_v they_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o in_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n declare_v his_o own_o fix_a resolution_n that_o both_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n will_v serve_v the_o lord_n which_o the_o people_n likewise_o engage_v themselves_o to_o do_v so_o joshua_n make_v a_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n that_o day_n and_o write_v it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o set_v up_o a_o great_a stone_n in_o testimony_n thereof_o after_o which_o he_o die_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a and_o eleazar_n die_v also_o and_o joseph_n bone_n be_v bury_v in_o shechem_n according_a to_o his_o commandment_n judge_n chap._n i._n after_o joshua_n death_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o simeon_n make_v war_n with_o some_o of_o the_o cannanite_n and_o fly_v ten_o thousand_o in_o bezek_n and_o take_v their_o king_n adonibeâ—ek_v and_o cut_v off_o his_o thumb_n and_o great_a tâ—â—â—_n which_o he_o acknowledge_v as_o a_o just_a requital_n from_o god_n for_o have_v serve_v seventy_o king_n in_o that_o manner_n afterward_o they_o fight_v against_o other_o of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o slay_v three_o giant_n at_o hebron_n and_o take_v several_a place_n because_o god_n be_v with_o '_o they_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n also_o take_v luz_n or_o bethel_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n except_o one_o man_n and_o his_o family_n that_o show_v he_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o city_n but_o yet_o many_o of_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n remain_v still_o among_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n manasseh_n asher_n and_o nepthali_n who_o they_o can_v not_o drive_v out_o chap._n ii_o a_o angel_n reprove_v the_o israelite_n for_o make_v league_n with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n and_o spare_v their_o altar_n and_o thereupon_o threaten_v not_o to_o drive_v they_o out_o then_o the_o people_n lift_v up_o their_o voice_n and_o weep_v so_o the_o place_n be_v call_v bochim_n afterward_o they_o forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baal_n and_o ashtaroth_n then_o god_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o spoiler_n and_o they_o be_v great_o distress_v but_o upon_o their_o repentance_n god_n raise_v up_o judge_n who_o deliver_v they_o yet_o they_o soon_o return_v to_o idolatry_n again_o and_o thus_o they_o do_v time_n after_o time_n therefore_o god_n leave_v many_o of_o the_o canaanite_n among_o '_o they_o and_o chap._n iii_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n dwell_v among_o they_o and_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o and_o serve_v their_o go_n then_o god_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o cushan_n â—ishathaim_v eight_o year_n but_o when_o they_o cry_v to_o the_o lord_n he_o raise_v up_o othniel_n who_o prevail_v against_o cushan_n rishathaim_n so_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v forty_o year_n then_o they_o do_v evil_a again_o and_o the_o lord_n strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n who_o smite_v they_o and_o rule_v over_o they_o eighteen_o year_n but_o when_o they_o cry_v to_o the_o lord_n he_o raise_v up_o ehud_n who_o be_v send_v with_o a_o present_a to_o eglon_n smite_v he_o with_o a_o dagger_n and_o slay_v he_o and_o afterward_o raise_v a_o army_n and_o slay_v about_o ten_o thousand_o moabite_n whereupon_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v eighty_o year_n and_o after_o he_o be_v shamgar_a who_o slay_v six_o hundred_o philistine_n with_o a_o ox_n goud_z and_o deliver_v israel_n chap._n iu._n then_o they_o do_v evil_a again_o and_o god_n sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o jabin_n who_o captain_n be_v sisera_n and_o he_o oppress_v they_o twenty_o year_n and_o they_o cry_v to_o the_o lord_n now_o deborah_n a_o prophetess_n judge_v israel_n at_o that_o time_n and_o she_o call_v barak_n and_o send_v he_o against_o sisera_n but_o he_o will_v not_o go_v except_o she_o go_v with_o he_o so_o they_o go_v together_o and_o ten_o thousand_o man_n with_o they_o and_o sisera_n come_v with_o nine_o hundred_o charet_n of_o iron_n and_o a_o great_a host_n but_o the_o lord_n discomfit_v they_o before_o barak_n who_o slay_v they_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n leave_v only_a sisera_n escape_v on_o his_o foot_n and_o flee_v to_o the_o tent_n of_o heber_n the_o kenite_fw-la and_o
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
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
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
the_o person_n appoint_v to_o divide_v it_o chap._n xxxv_o forty_o eight_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n be_v to_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o levite_n whereof_o six_o be_v to_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n and_o law_n be_v give_v to_o direct_v who_o shall_v be_v receive_v into_o those_o city_n and_o who_o shall_v be_v account_v guilty_a of_o wilful_a murder_n and_o that_o no_o satisfaction_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o such_o a_o one_o chap._n xxxvi_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v heiress_n be_v appoint_v to_o marry_v within_o their_o own_o tribe_n to_o prevent_v alienate_v the_o possession_n of_o one_o tribe_n to_o another_o whereupon_o they_o marry_v to_o their_o cosin-germans_a deuteronomy_n this_o book_n contain_v only_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v and_o be_v relate_v afore_o with_o little_a addition_n of_o historical_a passage_n and_o so_o may_v be_v omit_v in_o this_o abridgement_n most_o of_o it_o only_a chap._n xxxi_o god_n foresee_v that_o the_o israelite_n will_v break_v his_o covenant_n and_o commit_v idolatry_n and_o so_o provoke_v he_o to_o inflict_v many_o evil_n upon_o they_o command_v moses_n to_o write_v a_o song_n to_o be_v teach_v their_o child_n from_o age_n to_o age_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o witness_n for_o he_o against_o they_o which_o he_o do_v chap._n 32._o then_o chap._n xxxiii_o he_o bless_v the_o tribe_n and_o chap._n xxxiv_o afterward_o go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o pisgah_n from_o whence_o god_n show_v he_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o then_o he_o die_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o god_n bury_v he_o in_o a_o place_n that_o no_o man_n know_v of_o his_o successor_n be_v joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun._n joshua_n chap._n i._n after_o moses_n death_n god_n command_v joshua_n to_o lead_v the_o israelite_n over_o jordan_n into_o canaan_n promise_v to_o be_v with_o he_o and_o never_o to_o fail_v he_o nor_o forsake_v he_o according_a he_o prepare_v for_o their_o passage_n and_o put_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a in_o mind_n of_o their_o promise_n which_o they_o own_o and_o promise_v obedience_n to_o he_o as_o they_o have_v do_v to_o moses_n chap._n ii_o joshua_n send_v two_o man_n to_o spy_n jericho_n who_o come_v to_o a_o harlot_n house_n and_o lodge_v there_o which_o be_v know_v to_o the_o king_n he_o send_v to_o rahab_n to_o produce_v they_o but_o she_o hide_v they_o and_o make_v a_o excuse_n that_o they_o be_v go_v before_o they_o go_v away_o she_o treat_v with_o they_o about_o spare_v herself_o and_o family_n and_o relation_n when_o god_n shall_v deliver_v the_o land_n into_o their_o hand_n which_o they_o consent_v unto_o upon_o condition_n she_o conceal_v the_o agreement_n and_o tie_v the_o scarlet_a thread_n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v let_v down_o to_o her_o window_n so_o she_o let_v they_o down_o through_o the_o window_n and_o they_o escape_v and_o come_v to_o joshua_n chap._n iii_o joshua_n remove_v the_o camp_n to_o jordan_n and_o command_v the_o priest_n to_o take_v up_o the_o ark_n and_o go_v before_o the_o people_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o priest_n foot_n touch_v the_o water_n of_o jordan_n they_o be_v divide_v and_o so_o the_o priest_n and_o all_o the_o people_n pass_v through_o jordan_n on_o dry_a ground_n chap._n iu._n the_o people_n be_v pass_v over_o but_o the_o priest_n with_o the_o ark_n stand_v still_o in_o the_o channel_n god_n command_v joshua_n to_o appoint_v twelve_o man_n to_o take_v twelve_o stone_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o jordan_n and_o set_v they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n for_o a_o memorial_n of_o this_o miracle_n and_o likewise_o he_o set_v up_o twelve_o stone_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o jordan_n all_o this_o while_n the_o priest_n with_o the_o ark_n stand_v in_o the_o channel_n but_o when_o all_o be_v do_v and_o they_o be_v come_v away_o present_o the_o water_n return_v to_o their_o place_n as_o before_z chap._n v._n when_o the_o report_n of_o this_o miraculous_a appear_v of_o god_n for_o his_o people_n be_v hear_v among_o the_o canaanite_n they_o be_v strike_v with_o such_o terror_n that_o they_o have_v no_o spirit_n leave_v in_o '_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o people_n be_v pass_v over_o jordan_n god_n command_v all_o the_o male_n bear_v in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o be_v circumcise_v because_o they_o have_v not_o be_v circumcise_v by_o the_o way_n then_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n and_o the_o morrow_n after_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o old_a corn_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o manna_n cease_v god_n appear_v to_o joshua_n with_o a_o draw_a sword_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o be_v come_v to_o his_o assistance_n chap._n vi_o god_n command_v joshua_n that_o seven_o priest_n with_o trumpet_n of_o ram_n horn_n go_v before_o the_o ark_n and_o attend_v with_o the_o militia_n before_o and_o behind_o they_o shall_v go_v round_o about_o jericho_n once_o every_o day_n for_o seven_o day_n together_o and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v compass_v it_o about_o seven_o time_n and_o at_o the_o seven_o time_n shall_v shout_v which_o be_v do_v the_o wall_n fall_v down_o flat_a so_o that_o every_o man_n go_v into_o the_o city_n straight_o before_o he_o and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n it_o be_v devote_v only_a rahab_n and_o her_o family_n be_v save_v alive_a and_o all_o that_o she_o have_v and_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n they_o put_v into_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o joshua_n lay_v a_o curse_n upon_o whosoever_o shall_v ever_o after_o build_v that_o city_n again_o chap._n vii_o but_o one_o of_o the_o israelite_n convert_v some_o of_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o to_o his_o own_o use_n all_o which_o shall_v either_o have_v be_v destroy_v or_o dedicate_v to_o god_n whereupon_o when_o some_o of_o the_o people_n be_v send_v against_o a_z they_o flee_v before_o the_o man_n of_o ai_fw-fr and_o about_o thirty_o six_o be_v slay_v joshua_n be_v much_o surprise_v at_o this_o discomfiture_n and_o expostulate_v with_o god_n about_o it_o who_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v because_o some_o body_n have_v take_v of_o the_o accurse_a thing_n and_o convert_v it_o to_o his_o own_o use_n which_o must_v be_v discover_v and_o punish_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o cast_v lot_n and_o the_o person_n that_o be_v take_v by_o lot_n shall_v be_v burn_v with_o fire_n he_o and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v which_o be_v do_v achan_n be_v take_v who_o thereupon_o confess_v that_o he_o take_v a_o goodly_a babylonish_n garment_n two_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o a_o wedg_n of_o gold_n and_o hide_v they_o in_o his_o tent_n so_o joshua_n send_v messenger_n and_o fetch_v they_o and_o take_v they_o and_o he_o and_o his_o child_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o burn_v they_o with_o fire_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n anger_n be_v appease_v chap._n viii_o god_n encourage_v joshua_n and_o promise_n to_o deliver_v a_z into_o his_o hand_n and_o give_v he_o the_o prey_n of_o it_o for_o themselves_o only_o direct_v he_o to_o lay_v a_o ambushment_n behind_o the_o city_n which_o be_v do_v and_o so_o the_o city_n be_v take_v sack_v and_o burn_v the_o king_n hang_v but_o they_o take_v the_o prey_n for_o themselves_o then_o joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n on_o mount_n ebal_n and_o write_v the_o law_n upon_o it_o and_o half_o of_o the_o people_n stand_v upon_o mount_n ebai_n and_o half_a on_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o read_v the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n as_o be_v command_v by_o moses_n chap._n ix_o the_o gibeonite_n hear_v of_o the_o take_n of_o jericho_n and_o ai_fw-fr send_v messenger_n with_o mouldy_a bread_n and_o clout_a shoe_n pretend_v that_o they_o come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n and_o desire_v to_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o israelite_n which_o they_o accept_v of_o without_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n and_o so_o clap_v up_o a_o league_n with_o '_o they_o but_o soon_o after_o they_o understand_v they_o be_v their_o neighbour_n but_o the_o prince_n have_v swear_v to_o they_o the_o people_n let_v they_o alone_o only_o as_o a_o punishment_n for_o their_o fraud_n they_o make_v they_o hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n chap._n x._o some_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n hear_v what_o gibeon_n have_v do_v combine_v together_o to_o smite_v it_o whereupon_o they_o send_v to_o joshua_n for_o help_v who_o come_v sudden_o upon_o the_o king_n and_o slay_v they_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n the_o lord_n also_o cast_v down_o great_a hailstone_n upon_o they_o which_o slay_v many_o more_o than_o have_v be_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n and_o that_o the_o victory_n may_v be_v complete_a joshua_n command_v the_o sun_n
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they_o gideon_n desire_v a_o sign_n the_o angel_n make_v fire_n to_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n and_o consume_v the_o flesh_n and_o cake_n that_o gideon_n have_v bring_v to_o he_o and_o then_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o sight_n then_o gideon_n build_v a_o altar_n there_o that_o night_n god_n appear_v again_o to_o he_o and_o command_v he_o to_o throw_v down_o the_o altar_n of_o baal_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o grove_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o god_n which_o he_o do_v in_o the_o morning_n when_o the_o citizen_n see_v what_o be_v do_v they_o make_v enquiry_n about_o it_o and_o understand_v it_o be_v guideon_n they_o will_v have_v have_v he_o put_v to_o death_n but_o his_o father_n defend_v the_o fact_n and_o call_v he_o jerubbaal_n then_o when_o the_o midianite_n and_o amalekites_n bring_v a_o great_a army_n gideon_n also_o raise_v a_o army_n and_o desire_v a_o sign_n from_o god_n of_o his_o good_a success_n that_o his_o fleece_n may_v be_v wet_a with_o dew_n when_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v dry_a and_o afterward_o that_o it_o may_v be_v dry_a when_o the_o rest_n be_v wet_a both_o which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o chap._n vii_o gideon_n have_v a_o army_n of_o thirty_o two_o thousand_o god_n will_v not_o make_v use_n of_o they_o lest_o they_o shall_v think_v their_o own_o power_n save_v they_o and_o therefore_o appoint_v he_o to_o dismiss_v they_o all_o but_o three_o hundred_o that_o night_n gideon_n go_v down_o to_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o midianite_n and_o amalekite_n who_o be_v like_o grasshopper_n for_o multitude_n there_o he_o overhear_v one_o tell_v a_o dream_n to_o his_o fellow_n of_o a_o barley_n cake_n tumble_v into_o the_o host_n of_o midian_a and_o overturning_a a_o tent_n that_o it_o lay_v along_o to_o who_o his_o fellow_n reply_v this_o be_v nothing_o else_o save_v the_o sword_n of_o gideon_n into_o who_o hand_n god_n have_v deliver_v the_o host_n of_o midian_a hereupon_o he_o take_v the_o three_o hundred_o man_n and_o divide_v they_o into_o three_o company_n and_o give_v unto_o every_o one_o of_o they_o a_o trumpet_n in_o one_o hand_n and_o a_o empty_a pitcher_n with_o a_o lamp_n in_o it_o in_o the_o other_o and_o bid_v they_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o enemy_n camp_n to_o do_v as_o he_o do_v say_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o gideon_n so_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o camp_n they_o blow_v their_o trumpet_n and_o break_v their_o pitcher_n and_o stand_v round_o the_o camp_n and_o all_o the_o host_n run_v and_o flee_v and_o slay_v one_o another_o and_o they_o take_v two_o prince_n of_o the_o midianite_n oreb_n and_o zeeb_n and_o slay_v they_o and_o bring_v their_o head_n to_o gideon_n who_o pursue_v after_o the_o rest_n chap._n viii_o then_o the_o ephraimite_n quarrel_v with_o gideon_n because_o he_o do_v not_o call_v they_o to_o the_o battle_n but_o with_o mild_a word_n he_o pacify_v they_o and_o still_o proceed_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o the_o midianite_n and_o come_v to_o succoth_n and_o to_o penuel_n who_o refuse_v to_o relieve_v he_o then_o he_o take_v the_o king_n of_o midian_a zeba_n and_o zalmunna_n and_o come_v back_o to_o succoth_n and_o take_v seventy_o seven_o of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o teach_v they_o with_o brier_n and_o thorn_n of_o the_o wilderness_n and_o raze_v the_o tower_n and_o slay_v the_o citizen_n he_o slay_v also_o zeba_n and_o zalmunna_n hereupon_o the_o israelite_n offer_v he_o the_o kingship_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n but_o he_o refuse_v it_o because_o god_n be_v their_o chief_n ruler_n after_o this_o gideon_n desire_v the_o people_n to_o give_v he_o their_o golden_a earring_n which_o they_o take_v from_o the_o midianite_n wherewith_o he_o make_v a_o ephod_n and_o put_v it_o in_o the_o city_n of_o ophrah_n and_o all_o israel_n go_v thither_o a_o whore_v after_o it_o whereby_o it_o become_v a_o snare_n to_o he_o and_o his_o house_n gideon_n have_v seventy_o son_n by_o several_a wife_n and_o one_o by_o a_o concubine_n who_o he_o call_v abionilech_n after_o gideon_n death_n the_o people_n make_v baal-berith_a their_o god_n and_o do_v not_o show_v kindness_n to_o the_o house_n of_o gideon_n for_o all_o his_o kindness_n to_o they_o chap._n ix_o abimelech_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o mother_n friend_n inveigle_v the_o man_n of_o shechem_n to_o choose_v he_o king_n which_o they_o do_v and_o furnish_v he_o with_o money_n wherewith_o he_o hire_v vain_a and_o light_a person_n and_o go_v to_o ophrah_n and_o slay_v his_o seventy_o brethren_n all_o but_o jotham_n the_o young_a who_o hide_v himself_o and_o escape_v then_o the_o man_n of_o shechem_n install_v he_o king_n but_o jotham_n by_o a_o parable_n of_o the_o tree_n choose_v a_o king_n rebuke_n they_o and_o foretell_v their_o ruin_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o one_o another_o destruction_n after_o which_o god_n send_v a_o spirit_n of_o dissension_n between_o abimelech_n and_o the_o man_n of_o shechem_n who_o deal_v treacherous_o with_o he_o and_o set_v liar_n in_o wait_n for_o he_o and_o entertain_v gaal_n who_o send_v a_o challenge_n to_o abimelech_n to_o come_v and_o fight_v with_o he_o but_o zebul_n the_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n under_o abimelech_n give_v he_o notice_n that_o he_o shall_v come_v and_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o gaal_n and_o set_v upon_o the_o city_n which_o according_o he_o do_v and_o prevail_v against_o gaal_n and_o take_v the_o city_n and_o demolish_v it_o and_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n but_o many_o of_o they_o retire_v into_o the_o idol-temple_n which_o abimelech_n set_v on_o fire_n and_o burn_v they_o all_o then_o he_o come_v to_o thebez_n and_o take_v it_o only_o there_o be_v a_o strong_a tower_n whether_o the_o people_n flee_v for_o safety_n but_o abimelech_n have_v like_a to_o have_v set_v that_o on_o fire_n also_o but_o a_o certain_a woman_n throw_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o millstone_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o so_o slay_v he_o then_o they_o all_o go_v to_o their_o own_o house_n and_o thus_o god_n bring_v the_o curse_n of_o jotham_n upon_o '_o they_o chap._n x._o after_o abimelech_n arise_v tola_n who_o judge_v israel_n twenty_o three_o year_n after_o he_o arise_v jair_a who_o judge_v israel_n twenty_o two_o year_n then_o they_o do_v evil_a again_o and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o he_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o ammonite_n and_o they_o be_v sore_o distress_v then_o they_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o acknowledge_v their_o sin_n but_o god_n bid_v they_o seek_v to_o the_o god_n who_o they_o have_v choose_v for_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o no_o more_o then_o they_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a god_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o gather_v together_o to_o fight_v against_o ammon_n but_o chap._n xi_o want_v a_o general_n the_o elder_n of_o gilead_n choose_v jephthah_n promise_v if_o he_o conquer_v the_o ammonite_n to_o make_v he_o their_o head_n then_o jephthah_n send_v messenger_n to_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n to_o know_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o invasion_n of_o they_o who_o answer_v it_o be_v because_o they_o have_v take_v away_o his_o land_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n but_o jephthah_n reply_v that_o they_o meddle_v not_o with_o his_o land_n but_o take_v only_o the_o land_n of_o sihon_n who_o come_v out_o to_o fight_v with_o they_o therefore_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n do_v they_o wrong_v to_o war_n against_o '_o they_o but_o he_o hearken_v not_o to_o '_o they_o then_o jephthah_n vow_v that_o if_o god_n will_v deliver_v they_o into_o his_o hand_n whatsoever_o come_v first_o out_o of_o his_o door_n to_o meet_v he_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v offer_v it_o
and_o in_o the_o morning_n she_o come_v and_o fall_v down_o dead_a at_o the_o old_a man_n door_n then_o her_o lord_n carry_v she_o home_o and_o divide_v she_o into_o twelve_o part_n and_o send_v to_o every_o tribe_n a_o part_n of_o she_o and_o they_o be_v all_o mighty_o concern_v at_o it_o chap._n xx._n then_o all_o the_o congregation_n assemble_v at_o mizpeh_n resolve_v before_o they_o depart_v to_o inflict_v exemplary_a punishment_n to_o the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n and_o according_o send_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o offender_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o they_o refuse_v to_o deliver_v they_o up_o and_o muster_v up_o all_o their_o force_n to_o fight_v with_o israel_n then_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n by_o god_n appointment_n go_v first_o to_o fight_v against_o gibeah_n but_o the_o man_n of_o benjamin_n slay_v of_o they_o two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o whereupon_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n weep_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o seek_v further_a direction_n from_o he_o then_o he_o command_v they_o to_o go_v up_o again_o against_o benjamin_n but_o they_o slay_v eighteen_o thousand_o more_o then_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n humble_v themselves_o great_o with_o fast_v and_o weep_v and_o inquire_v far_o of_o god_n who_o bid_v they_o go_v up_o and_o on_o the_o morrow_n he_o will_v deliver_v the_o benjamite_n into_o their_o hand_n then_o they_o set_v ambushment_n and_o go_v up_o again_o against_o benjamin_n and_o when_o the_o benjamite_n come_v out_o against_o they_o they_o make_v as_o if_o they_o flee_v and_o so_o draw_v the_o benjamite_n from_o the_o city_n then_o the_o ambush_n rise_v up_o and_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n and_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n which_o when_o the_o benjamite_n see_v they_o be_v amaze_v and_o flee_v and_o the_o israelite_n slay_v twenty_o five_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o burn_v their_o city_n only_o six_o hundred_o man_n escape_v and_o hide_v themselves_o in_o a_o rock_n four_o month_n chap._n xxi_o afterward_o when_o the_o people_n consider_v what_o be_v do_v and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o tribe_n cut_v off_o they_o repent_v and_o consult_v how_o they_o may_v repair_v that_o loss_n wherefore_o they_o send_v and_o slay_v all_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o jabish_a gilead_n because_o they_o have_v not_o come_v to_o their_o assistance_n against_o benjamin_n only_o they_o save_v all_o the_o virgin_n alive_a which_o be_v four_o hundred_o then_o they_o send_v and_o call_v for_o the_o six_o hundred_o benjamite_n that_o have_v hide_v themselves_o and_o give_v they_o these_o virgin_n for_o wife_n but_o still_o two_o hundred_o want_a wife_n therefore_o they_o permit_v they_o to_o go_v to_o shiloh_n where_o be_v a_o feast_n keep_v at_o which_o the_o virgin_n use_v to_o come_v out_o to_o dance_v and_o make_v merry_a and_o to_o catch_v they_o wife_n of_o these_o virgin_n which_o according_o they_o do_v and_o so_o all_o depart_v home_o ruth_n chap._n i._n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n whereupon_o elimelech_n with_o his_o wife_n naomi_n and_o two_o son_n go_v to_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n where_o the_o man_n die_v and_o his_o two_o son_n take_v they_o wife_n orpah_n and_o ruth_n but_o the_o two_o son_n die_v childless_a then_o the_o famine_n be_v remove_v naomi_n return_v to_o her_o own_o country_n with_o her_o two_o daughters-in-law_n and_o come_v to_o bethlehem_n chap._n ii_o now_o there_o be_v in_o that_o city_n a_o rich_a man_n call_v boaz_n of_o the_o kindred_n of_o elimelech_n into_o who_o field_n ruth_n happen_v to_o go_v a_o glean_v so_o boaz_n find_v she_o there_o inquire_v who_o she_o be_v and_o understand_v that_o she_o be_v naomi_n daughter-in-law_n he_o speak_v kind_o to_o she_o and_o give_v order_n to_o his_o servant_n to_o treat_v she_o civil_o so_o she_o glean_v â—here_o till_o the_o end_n of_o harvest_n chap._n iii_o naomi_n consider_v boaz'_v relation_n to_o her_o husband_n and_o his_o kindness_n to_o ruth_n advise_v she_o to_o go_v at_o night_n and_o lie_v down_o by_o boaz_n in_o the_o threshing-floor_n which_o she_o do_v and_o in_o the_o night_n perceive_v some_o body_n there_o and_o ask_v who_o it_o be_v she_o make_v a_o motion_n to_o he_o to_o take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n be_v a_o near_a kinsman_n this_o he_o take_v very_o kind_o from_o she_o and_o in_o the_o morning_n send_v she_o away_o with_o a_o good_a deal_n of_o corn_n afore_o it_o be_v light_a chap._n iu._n the_o next_o day_n boaz_n go_v to_o the_o court_n or_o common-hall_n and_o propound_v to_o a_o near_a kinsman_n of_o elimelech_n the_o marry_v of_o ruth_n which_o he_o refuse_v boaz_n take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n by_o who_o he_o have_v obed_n the_o father_n of_o jesse_n the_o father_n of_o david_n i._o samuel_n chap._n i._n a_o certain_a levite_n call_v elkanah_n have_v two_o wife_n hannah_n and_o peninnah_n the_o latter_a have_v child_n but_o the_o former_a be_v barren_a he_o go_v yearly_o to_o worship_n and_o to_o sacrifice_v of_o shiloh_n give_v to_o peninnah_n and_o her_o child_n portion_n but_o to_o hannah_n his_o best_a belove_a he_o give_v a_o worthy_a portion_n but_o she_o be_v reproach_v by_o peninnah_n for_o her_o barrenness_n be_v grieve_v and_o do_v not_o eat_v but_o go_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o pray_v and_o weep_v sore_o and_o vow_v that_o if_o god_n will_v give_v she_o a_o son_n she_o will_v dedicate_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o nazarite_n eli_n the_o high_a priest_n observe_v her_o lip_n to_o move_v but_o not_o hear_v her_o word_n think_v she_o have_v be_v drink_v and_o reprove_v she_o for_o it_o to_o who_o she_o reply_v that_o she_o be_v only_o pour_v out_o her_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n then_o eli_n bless_v she_o so_o she_o go_v away_o and_o be_v no_o more_o sad_a when_o she_o come_v home_o she_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o call_v his_o name_n samuel_n and_o when_o she_o have_v wean_a he_o she_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o shiloh_n and_o tell_v eli_n that_o be_v the_o child_n for_o which_o she_o pray_v who_o now_o she_o devote_v to_o god_n service_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o chap._n ii_o indict_v a_o song_n of_o praise_n in_o token_n of_o her_o thankfulness_n for_o this_o mercy_n after_o this_o she_o have_v several_a other_o child_n now_o the_o son_n of_o eli_n be_v very_o profane_a person_n for_o they_o force_v the_o people_n to_o give_v they_o what_o part_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n they_o please_v and_o more_o than_o the_o law_n require_v so_o that_o man_n abhor_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o also_o lie_v with_o the_o woman_n that_o come_v to_o worship_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o yet_o for_o these_o prodigious_a lewdness_n their_o father_n reprove_v they_o but_o very_o gentle_o and_o tender_o and_o therefore_o god_n send_v a_o prophet_n to_o he_o to_o threaten_v he_o with_o heavy_a judgement_n upon_o his_o family_n and_o the_o high_a priesthood_n shall_v be_v translate_v to_o another_o chap._n iii_o all_o this_o while_n samuel_n minister_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o one_o night_n god_n call_v to_o samuel_n and_o reveal_v to_o he_o his_o purpose_n of_o lay_v aside_o eli_n house_n from_o be_v high_a priest_n and_o reduce_v they_o to_o a_o mean_a condition_n because_o his_o son_n make_v themselves_o vile_a and_o he_o restrain_v they_o not_o in_o the_o morning_n eli_n ask_v he_o what_o god_n have_v say_v to_o he_o and_o charge_v he_o to_o conceal_v nothing_o from_o he_o so_o samuel_n tell_v he_o all_o whereupon_o he_o utter_v this_o submissive_a speech_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v what_o seem_v he_o good_a chap._n iu._n at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v war_n between_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o philistine_n and_o the_o philistine_n prevail_v and_o slay_v about_o four_o thousand_o israelite_n then_o the_o israelite_n fetch_v the_o ark_n into_o the_o camp_n to_o save_v they_o from_o the_o philistine_n and_o the_o two_o son_n of_o eli_n go_v along_o with_o it_o but_o the_o philistine_n overcome_v they_o again_o and_o slay_v thirty_o thousand_o among_o which_o be_v eli_n two_o son_n and_o also_o take_v the_o ark._n then_o a_o certain_a man_n run_v to_o shiloh_n with_o these_o tiding_n to_o eli_n who_o sit_v by_o the_o way_n side_n watch_v and_o tremble_v for_o the_o ark_n and_o when_o the_o man_n mention_v the_o ark_n be_v take_v he_o fall_v backward_o and_o break_v his_o neck_n phinehas_n wife_n also_o upon_o these_o tiding_n fall_v in_o travel_n and_o name_v her_o child_n ichabod_n and_o so_o die_v chap._n v._n the_o philistine_n have_v take_v the_o ark_n bring_v it_o to_o ashdod_n and_o set_v it_o by_o
gath_n where_o he_o feign_v himself_o mad_a so_o that_o achish_n care_v not_o for_o his_o company_n chap._n xxii_o after_o this_o david_n be_v feign_v to_o fly_v to_o several_a place_n for_o shelter_n and_o saul_n complain_v to_o his_o servant_n of_o their_o unfaithfulness_n that_o they_o will_v not_o discover_v to_o he_o where_o david_n be_v then_o doeg_n tell_v he_o of_o david_n come_v to_o ahimelech_n and_o of_o ahimelech_n kindness_n to_o he_o so_o saul_n command_v his_o footman_n to_o slay_v all_o the_o priest_n but_o they_o refuse_v he_o command_v doeg_n to_o do_v it_o who_o slay_v all_o the_o priest_n at_o nob_n and_o put_v all_o to_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v in_o the_o city_n only_a abiathar_n one_o of_o ahimelech_n son_n escape_v and_o go_v and_o tell_v david_n of_o it_o chap._n xxiii_o then_o david_n go_v to_o keilah_n and_o smite_v the_o philistine_n and_o save_v keilah_n saul_n hear_v he_o be_v there_o gather_v the_o people_n together_o to_o besiege_v he_o then_o david_n inquire_v of_o god_n whether_o the_o man_n of_o keilah_n will_v deliver_v he_o up_o to_o saul_n who_o answer_v they_o will_v so_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o keilah_n and_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o ziph_n and_o jonathan_n come_v to_o he_o thither_o and_o strengthen_v his_o hand_n and_o they_o renew_v their_o covenant_n again_o then_o the_o ziphites_n inform_v saul_n that_o david_n hide_v himself_o there_o so_o saul_n and_o his_o man_n go_v to_o seek_v he_o then_o david_n come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o maon_n and_o saul_n follow_v he_o thither_o and_o compass_v the_o mountain_n where_o he_o be_v but_o in_o that_o very_a nick_n of_o time_n come_v a_o messenger_n to_o saul_n to_o acquaint_v he_o that_o the_o philistine_n have_v invade_v the_o land_n so_o saul_n leave_v follow_v of_o david_n and_o go_v against_o the_o philistine_n but_o chap._n xxiv_o after_o saul_n be_v return_v from_o follow_v the_o philistine_n he_o pursue_v david_n again_o and_o go_v to_o the_o wilderness_n of_o engedi_n and_o there_o go_v into_o a_o cave_n to_o cover_v his_o foot_n and_o david_n and_o his_o man_n be_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o cave_n then_o david_n privy_o cut_v off_o the_o skirt_n of_o saul_n robe_n for_o which_o afterward_o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o when_o saul_n go_v out_o of_o the_o cave_n david_n call_v after_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o how_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v slay_v he_o and_o to_o convince_v he_o thereof_o show_v he_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n that_o he_o have_v cut_v off_o whereupon_o saul_n acknowledge_v david_n innocence_n and_o his_o own_o fault_n and_o make_v he_o swear_v not_o to_o cut_v off_o his_o posterity_n and_o so_o depart_v chap._n xxv_o david_n go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n and_o hear_v of_o a_o rich_a man_n one_o nabal_n that_o have_v a_o sheepshearing_a he_o send_v some_o of_o his_o servant_n to_o he_o for_o some_o provision_n but_o nabal_n give_v they_o ill_a language_n and_o send_v they_o away_o empty_a whereupon_o david_n resolve_v to_o destroy_v he_o but_o one_o of_o nabal_n servant_n tell_v his_o mistress_n abigail_n of_o david_n message_n and_o his_o master_n answer_n so_o she_o take_v a_o present_a to_o pacify_v david_n and_o as_o she_o go_v she_o meet_v david_n and_o excuse_n the_o matter_n to_o he_o and_o beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o acceptance_n of_o that_o present_a and_o tell_v he_o she_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o god_n will_v avenge_v he_o of_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v no_o grief_n to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v not_o shed_v blood_n causeless_a nor_o avenge_v himself_o herewith_o david_n be_v well_o satisfy_v and_o bless_v god_n for_o her_o advice_n and_o accept_v her_o present_n and_o her_o person_n so_o when_o abigail_n return_v home_o the_o next_o morning_n she_o tell_v her_o husband_n these_o passage_n whereupon_o his_o heart_n die_v within_o he_o and_o about_o ten_o day_n after_o god_n smite_v he_o that_o he_o die_v which_o when_o david_n hear_v of_o he_o send_v messenger_n to_o abigail_n to_o become_v his_o wife_n which_o she_o accept_v of_o and_o go_v with_o '_o they_o chap._n xxvi_o the_o ziphites_n give_v intelligence_n again_o to_o saul_n where_o david_n be_v so_o saul_n come_v down_o to_o seek_v he_o but_o david_n and_o abishai_n go_v to_o saul_n camp_n by_o night_n and_o find_v they_o all_o fast_o asleep_a so_o abishai_n will_v have_v have_v david_n give_v he_o leave_n to_o have_v slay_v he_o but_o david_n will_v not_o only_o take_v his_o spear_n and_o a_o cruise_n of_o water_n and_o go_v to_o a_o hill_n a_o good_a way_n off_o and_o call_v to_o abner_n and_o upbraid_v he_o for_o his_o carelessness_n and_o speak_v also_o to_o saul_n to_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o innocency_n whereupon_o saul_n acknowledge_v his_o fault_n again_o and_o bless_v he_o chap._n xxvii_o david_n despair_v of_o freedom_n from_o saul_n persecution_n fly_v to_o achish_a king_n of_o gath_n who_o give_v he_o ziklag_n to_o dwell_v in_o then_o he_o invade_v the_o geshurite_n and_o amalekite_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o people_n and_o take_v their_o cattle_n and_o return_v and_o come_v to_o achish_n who_o ask_v he_o whither_o they_o have_v make_v a_o inroad_n david_n tell_v he_o it_o be_v against_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n whereupon_o achish_a now_o think_v he_o sure_o to_o his_o interest_n chap._n xxviii_o the_o philistine_n go_v to_o war_n against_o israel_n achish_n take_v david_n along_o with_o he_o and_o make_v he_o captain_n of_o his_o lifeguard_n when_o saul_n see_v the_o philistine_n army_n he_o be_v afraid_a and_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n but_o he_o answer_v he_o not_o then_o he_o go_v to_o a_o woman_n at_o endor_n that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o bid_v she_o call_v up_o samuel_n who_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o have_v disquiet_v he_o saul_n answer_v god_n have_v forsake_v i_o therefore_o i_o have_v call_v thou_o to_o know_v what_o i_o must_v do_v then_o say_v samuel_n the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v israel_n with_o thou_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o to_o morrow_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o then_o saul_n be_v afraid_a and_o faint_v but_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o woman_n constrain_v he_o to_o eat_v something_o to_o refresh_v himself_o withal_o chap._n xxix_o when_o the_o commander_n of_o the_o philistine_n muster_v their_o force_n and_o see_v david_n there_o with_o achish_n they_o be_v much_o displease_v and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v dismiss_v for_o fear_v he_o shall_v turn_v to_o their_o enemy_n so_o david_n and_o his_o man_n depart_v chap._n xxx_o when_o david_n be_v come_v to_o ziklag_n he_o find_v that_o the_o amalekite_n have_v smite_v it_o and_o burn_v it_o and_o carry_v away_o all_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n whereupon_o david_n be_v great_o distress_a for_o the_o people_n speak_v of_o ston_a he_o but_o he_o encourage_v himself_o in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o inquire_v of_o god_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v who_o bid_v he_o pursue_v after_o they_o and_o he_o shall_v overtake_v they_o and_o recover_v all_o and_o according_o find_v they_o make_v merry_a he_o smite_v they_o all_o and_o recover_v all_o they_o have_v lose_v and_o also_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o spoil_n they_o have_v get_v of_o which_o he_o send_v present_n to_o all_o his_o friend_n in_o judah_n that_o have_v assist_v and_o relieve_v he_o in_o his_o distress_n chap._n xxxi_o then_o the_o two_o army_n join_v battle_n and_o the_o philistine_n prevail_v and_o slay_v saul_n three_o son_n and_o wound_a saul_n himself_o whereupon_o he_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o sword_n and_o slay_v himself_o the_o next_o day_n when_o the_o philistine_n come_v to_o strip_v the_o slay_v they_o find_v the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o three_o son_n and_o cut_v off_o saul_n head_n and_o put_v his_o armour_n in_o the_o house_n of_o ashtaroth_n and_o fasten_v his_o body_n on_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshan_n but_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n go_v by_o night_n and_o take_v away_o his_o body_n and_o the_o body_n of_o his_o son_n and_o burn_v they_o and_o bury_v their_o bone_n under_o a_o tree_n at_o jabesh_n ii_o samuel_n chap._n i._n a_o amalekite_n bring_v tiding_n to_o david_n that_o the_o israelite_n be_v overthrow_v and_o that_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v dead_a and_o withal_o tell_v he_o that_o saul_n be_v fall_v upon_o his_o spear_n he_o himself_o stand_v upon_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o whereupon_o david_n command_v he_o to_o be_v slay_v for_o kill_v of_o saul_n then_o david_n lament_v the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n with_o a_o song_n chap._n ii_o after_o this_o by_o god_n direction_n david_n go_v up_o to_o hebron_n where_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n make_v
year_n so_o that_o david_n long_v to_o see_v he_o chap._n fourteen_o whereupon_o joab_n employ_v a_o widow_n of_o tekoah_n a_o subtle_a woman_n who_o by_o a_o parable_n of_o her_o two_o son_n slay_v one_o the_o other_o and_o david_n promise_v she_o to_o indemnify_v the_o manslayer_n and_o secure_v he_o from_o the_o revenger_n of_o blood_n fetch_v about_o the_o matter_n so_o as_o to_o incline_v david_n to_o recall_v absalon_n and_o bid_v joab_n send_v for_o he_o so_o he_o bring_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o david_n will_v not_o see_v he_o but_o command_v he_o to_o go_v to_o his_o own_o house_n so_o he_o dwell_v there_o two_o year_n and_o see_v nor_o the_o king_n whereupon_o he_o send_v for_o joab_n to_o plead_v with_o the_o king_n and_o make_v his_o peace_n which_o he_o do_v and_o bring_v he_o into_o his_o presence_n and_o he_o be_v admit_v into_o favour_n again_o chap._n xv._o after_o this_o absalon_n inveigle_v the_o people_n by_o his_o flatter_a and_o fair_a speech_n and_o steal_v away_o their_o heart_n from_o his_o father_n and_o under_o pretence_n of_o a_o vow_n get_v leave_v to_o go_v to_o hebron_n and_o gather_v the_o people_n to_o he_o there_o and_o have_v ahitophel_n for_o his_o counsellor_n and_o the_o people_n flock_v to_o he_o from_o all_o part_n which_o david_n hear_v of_o fly_v from_o jerusalem_n and_o they_o carry_v the_o ark_n with_o he_o but_o he_o send_v zadok_v with_o it_o back_o again_o and_o hear_v that_o ahitophel_n be_v with_o absalon_n he_o pray_v god_n to_o turn_v his_o counsel_n into_o foolishness_n and_o also_o send_v hushai_n his_o friend_n to_o offer_v his_o service_n to_o absalon_n that_o he_o may_v defeat_v ahitophel_n counsel_n and_o give_v he_o intelligence_n by_o zadok_n and_o abiathar_n chap._n xvi_o as_o david_n travel_v along_o zibah_n come_v to_o he_o with_o present_n and_o slander_v his_o master_n mephibosheth_n whereupon_o david_n give_v he_o all_o mephibosheth_n land_n afterward_o shimei_n meet_v he_o and_o revile_v and_o curse_v he_o and_o cast_v stone_n at_o he_o which_o david_n take_v patient_o own_v god_n hand_n in_o it_o and_o that_o since_o his_o son_n seek_v his_o life_n no_o wonder_n if_o a_o stranger_n use_v he_o so_o then_o absalon_n and_o all_o his_o party_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o call_v a_o council_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v and_o ahiâ—ophel_n counsel_v he_o to_o go_v in_o to_o his_o father_n concubine_n which_o will_v make_v the_o breach_n between_o they_o irreconcilable_a so_o he_o go_v in_o to_o they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n chap._n xvii_o after_o this_o ahitophel_n counsel_v absalon_n to_o pursue_v david_n speedy_o and_o to_o give_v he_o no_o time_n to_o recruit_v himself_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v make_v short_a work_n of_o it_o but_o hushai_n advise_v rather_o to_o gather_v all_o the_o people_n together_o and_o so_o to_o oppress_v he_o by_o their_o multitude_n and_o this_o counsel_n absalon_n hearken_v to_o which_o zadok_n give_v david_n notice_n of_o but_o when_o ahitophel_n see_v that_o his_o counsel_n be_v reject_v he_o go_v and_o hang_v himself_o chap._n xviii_o david_n draw_v up_o the_o army_n for_o the_o battle_n and_o intend_v to_o go_v with_o they_o himself_o but_o the_o people_n hinder_v he_o so_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o gate_n as_o they_o pass_v out_o and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n to_o deal_v gentle_o with_o absalon_n so_o the_o two_o army_n meet_v and_o david_n man_n make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n among_o absalom_n and_o they_o meet_v with_o absalon_n and_o find_v he_o hang_v by_o the_o head_n in_o the_o thick_a bough_n of_o a_o oak_n which_o one_o tell_v joab_n of_o who_o come_v present_o and_o stab_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n then_o joab_n sound_v a_o retreat_n and_o they_o cast_v absalon_n into_o a_o pit_n then_o ahimaaz_n and_o cushi_n run_v to_o carry_v the_o tiding_n to_o david_n which_o when_o he_o hear_v he_o fall_v into_o a_o great_a passion_n of_o lamentation_n say_v o_o my_o son_n absalon_n my_o son_n my_o son_n absalon_n will_v god_n i_o have_v die_v for_o thou_o o_o absalon_n my_o son_n my_o son_n chap._n xix_o so_o david_n take_v no_o joy_n in_o the_o victory_n but_o turn_v it_o into_o lamentation_n and_o the_o people_n steal_v into_o the_o city_n as_o be_v ashamed_a of_o what_o they_o have_v do_v whereupon_o joab_n go_v and_o chide_v he_o for_o his_o carriage_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o people_n in_o a_o more_o cheerful_a temper_n then_o all_o the_o people_n be_v at_o strife_n who_o shall_v show_v most_o forwardness_n in_o recall_v the_o king_n so_o the_o king_n return_v and_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n come_v to_o meet_v he_o at_o jordan_n and_o shimei_n come_v to_o beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o obtain_v it_o and_o mephibosheth_n come_v likewise_o to_o meet_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o account_n why_o he_o go_v not_o with_o he_o and_o how_o his_o servant_n zibah_n have_v slander_v he_o but_o however_o the_o king_n give_v mephibosheth_n but_o half_o his_o land_n again_o and_o give_v the_o other_o half_a to_o zibah_n barzillai_n also_o come_v to_o he_o and_o the_o king_n invite_v he_o to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o he_o excuse_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o age_n so_o the_o king_n dismiss_v he_o and_o take_v his_o son_n chimham_n into_o his_o service_n then_o the_o man_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n come_v and_o expostulate_v with_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n for_o fetch_v the_o king_n back_o without_o they_o but_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o '_o they_o chap._n xx._n upon_o this_o quarrel_n one_o sheba_n draw_v all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n away_o from_o david_n and_o raise_v a_o rebellion_n against_o he_o then_o david_n make_v amasa_n general_n and_o appoint_v he_o to_o pursue_v after_o sheba_n but_o joab_n under_o pretence_n of_o friendly_a discourse_n with_o amaza_n slay_v he_o then_o joabâ—nd_n â—nd_z abishai_n pursue_v after_o sheba_n and_o come_v to_o abel_n and_o besiege_v he_o there_o but_o a_o wise_a woman_n get_v his_o head_n to_o be_v throw_v over_o the_o wall_n to_o joab_n so_o he_o draw_v off_o his_o force_n and_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n chap._n xxi_o then_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n for_o three_o year_n together_o and_o david_n inquire_v of_o god_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v tell_v it_o be_v because_o saul_n have_v slay_v the_o gibeonite_n so_o the_o gibeonite_n be_v demand_v what_o satisfaction_n they_o will_v require_v desire_v only_o that_o seven_o of_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v the_o deliver_v to_o they_o to_o be_v hang_v before_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v do_v according_o then_o david_n command_v that_o the_o bone_n of_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n and_o these_o seven_o shall_v be_v all_o bury_v together_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o kish_n after_o this_o david_n and_o his_o man_n have_v four_o battle_n with_o the_o philistine_n wherein_o four_o valiant_a man_n of_o david_n slay_v four_o giant_n of_o the_o philistine_n chap._n xxii_o when_o god_n have_v thus_o deliver_v david_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n he_o compose_v a_o psalm_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o god_n powerful_a deliverance_n and_o manifold_a blessing_n chap._n xxiii_o and_o likewise_o towards_o the_o close_a of_o his_o day_n profess_v his_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n and_o the_o covenant_n he_o have_v make_v with_o he_o after_o which_o follow_v a_o catalogue_n of_o david_n worthy_n chap._n xxiv_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o israel_n permit_v satan_n to_o tempt_v david_n to_o number_v the_o people_n so_o he_o send_v joab_n about_o it_o and_o though_o joab_n dissuade_v he_o from_o it_o yet_o david_n word_n prevail_v so_o joab_n bring_v the_o number_n of_o they_o but_o david_n heart_n smite_v he_o for_o it_o and_o he_o confess_v his_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o beg_v pardon_v but_o in_o the_o morning_n god_n send_v gad_n to_o he_o to_o choose_v whether_o there_o shall_v be_v seven_o year_n of_o famine_n or_o to_o flee_v three_o month_n before_o his_o enemy_n or_o three_o day_n pestilence_n and_o he_o choose_v this_o last_o so_o god_n send_v a_o pestilence_n and_o there_o die_v seventy_o thousand_o men._n and_o when_o the_o angel_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n over_o jerusalem_n as_o he_o be_v by_o the_o thresh_a place_n of_o araunah_n david_n see_v of_o he_o intercede_v to_o god_n for_o mercy_n so_o gad_n appoint_v he_o to_o build_v a_o altar_n there_o then_o he_o come_v and_o buy_v the_o threshing-floor_n of_o araunah_n and_o build_v a_o altar_n there_o and_o offer_v burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n so_o god_n be_v entreat_v and_o the_o plague_n be_v stay_v i._o king_n chap._n i._n david_n be_v old_a adonijah_n aspire_v to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o get_v joab_n and_o abiathar_n to_o assist_v he_o whereupon_o nathan_n
advise_v bathshebah_n to_o go_v and_o acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o it_o and_o claim_v his_o promise_n that_o solomon_n shall_v succeed_v he_o and_o while_o they_o be_v talk_v he_o will_v come_v in_o and_o second_v she_o so_o bathshebah_n go_v unto_o david_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o notwithstanding_o his_o promise_n that_o her_o son_n solomon_n shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n adonijah_n have_v make_v himself_o king_n without_o his_o privity_n but_o yet_o all_o people_n expect_v that_o he_o shall_v appoint_v his_o successor_n while_o she_o be_v speak_v nathan_n come_v and_o tell_v he_o the_o same_o thing_n then_o david_n renew_v his_o oath_n to_o bathshebah_n that_o solomon_n shall_v sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n and_o according_o give_v order_n that_o solomon_n shall_v be_v set_v upon_o his_o own_o mule_n and_o zadok_v the_o priest_n and_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n shall_v anoint_v he_o king_n over_o israel_n and_o proclaim_v he_o with_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n and_o then_o set_v he_o upon_o the_o throne_n and_o so_o they_o do_v and_o the_o people_n rejoice_v with_o such_o shout_a that_o the_o earth_n ring_v again_o which_o when_o adonijah_n and_o his_o company_n hear_v they_o be_v all_o afraid_a and_o disperse_v themselves_o and_o adonijah_n go_v and_o take_v hold_v on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o capitulate_v with_o solomon_n who_o upon_o condition_n of_o his_o good_a behaviour_n promise_v he_o indemnity_n and_o so_o dismiss_v he_o chap._n ii_o then_o david_n charge_v solomon_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n that_o he_o may_v prosper_v and_o god_n may_v confirm_v the_o kingdom_n to_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o he_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n also_o concern_v joab_n that_o because_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o blood_n he_o shall_v not_o let_v his_o hoary_a head_n go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_a in_o peace_n that_o he_o shall_v show_v kindness_n to_o the_o son_n of_o barzillai_n that_o he_o shall_v remember_v shimei_n curse_v of_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o distress_n and_o in_o his_o wisdom_n reward_v he_o for_o it_o so_o david_n die_v and_o solomon_n sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n then_o adonijah_n come_v to_o bathshebah_n and_o pray_v she_o to_o ask_v abishag_fw-mi for_o he_o of_o her_o son_n solomon_n which_o she_o do_v but_o solomon_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o seditious_a motion_n send_v benajah_n to_o he_o who_o put_v he_o to_o death_n he_o put_v out_o abiathar_n also_o from_o be_v high_a priest_n and_o confine_v he_o to_o his_o country_n house_n at_o anathoth_n these_o passage_n be_v relate_v to_o joab_n he_o know_v his_o own_o guilt_n flee_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o there_o he_o be_v slay_v then_o he_o call_v for_o shimei_n and_o confine_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o if_o he_o pass_v over_o the_o brook_n kidron_n he_o shall_v die_v so_o he_o dwell_v there_o many_o day_n at_o last_o two_o of_o his_o servant_n run_v away_o to_o achish_a king_n of_o gath_n he_o go_v thither_o to_o fetch_v they_o back_o again_o which_o be_v tell_v solomon_n he_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o all_o his_o former_a wickedness_n and_o his_o own_o gentle_a deal_n with_o he_o which_o he_o have_v abuse_v he_o command_v he_o to_o be_v slay_v chap._n iii_o solomon_n marry_v pharaoh_n daughter_n he_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o offer_v at_o gibeon_n a_o great_a high_a place_n a_o thousand_o burnt-offering_n and_o there_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o ask_v what_o he_o will_v so_o he_o ask_v a_o understand_a heart_n to_o judge_v the_o people_n and_o to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a wherewith_o god_n be_v so_o please_v that_o he_o give_v he_o not_o only_o a_o extraordinary_a understanding_n above_o all_o that_o be_v before_o or_o after_o he_o but_o also_o such_o riches_n and_o honour_n as_o none_o else_o have_v then_o come_v two_o woman_n to_o he_o which_o have_v each_o of_o they_o a_o son_n one_o of_o which_o die_v they_o both_o lay_v claim_v to_o the_o live_a child_n whereupon_o solomon_n command_v the_o live_a child_n to_o be_v divide_v between_o they_o which_o one_o of_o they_o yield_v to_o but_o not_o the_o other_o solomon_n thereby_o gather_v which_o be_v the_o right_a mother_n and_o assign_v the_o live_a child_n to_o she_o which_o decision_n make_v he_o renown_v all_o over_o israel_n chap._n iu._n solomon_n have_v twelve_o officer_n who_o serve_v each_o man_n his_o month_n and_o make_v provision_n throughout_o all_o israel_n of_o what_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o maintain_v his_o court_n after_o a_o most_o splendid_a and_o magnificent_a manner_n for_o he_o spend_v daily_o almost_o a_o hundred_o quarter_n of_o wheat_n thirty_o ox_n a_o hundred_o sheep_n beside_o deer_n fowl_n and_o the_o like_a and_o god_n give_v he_o a_o most_o comprehensive_a knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n both_o divine_a and_o (null)_o so_o that_o he_o be_v wise_a than_o all_o man_n and_o speak_v three_o thousand_o proverb_n and_o a_o thousand_o and_o five_o song_n and_o of_o all_o animal_n and_o vegetable_n so_o that_o people_n come_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o hear_v his_o wisdom_n chap._n v._n solomon_n design_v now_o to_o build_v the_o temple_n send_v to_o hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n to_o furnish_v he_o with_o timber_n of_o cedar_n and_o fir_n and_o workman_n for_o it_o and_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o solomon_n furnish_v he_o with_o wheat_n and_o oil_n yearly_a so_o they_o have_v timber_n and_o stone_n for_o it_o chap._n vi_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o solomon_n reign_n they_o begin_v to_o build_v the_o temple_n which_o be_v about_o thirty_o six_o yard_n long_o twelve_o yard_n broad_a and_o eighteen_o yard_n high_a with_o a_o porch_n of_o about_o seventy_o two_o yard_n high_a all_o the_o material_n be_v fit_v and_o prepare_v afore_o hand_n so_o that_o no_o noise_n of_o tool_n be_v hear_v about_o it_o it_o be_v seven_o year_n in_o building_n chap._n vii_o solomon_n build_v also_o a_o house_n for_o himself_o and_o a_o porch_n for_o judgement_n and_o several_a other_o house_n both_o for_o himself_o and_o his_o queen_n pharaoh_n daughter_n then_o he_o send_v and_o fetch_v hiram_n from_o tyre_n who_o make_v all_o manner_n of_o vessel_n and_o utensil_n for_o the_o temple_n of_o gold_n silver_n and_o brass_n as_o the_o molten_n sea_n the_o laver_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o pillar_n chap._n viii_o all_o thing_n be_v thus_o fit_v and_o finish_v solomon_n assemble_v all_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n to_o fetch_v up_o the_o ark_n out_o of_o sihon_n and_o carry_v it_o into_o its_o place_n within_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n and_o when_o it_o be_v set_v there_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n fill_v the_o house_n then_o solomon_n bless_a god_n for_o perform_v his_o word_n unto_o david_n in_o give_v he_o a_o son_n to_o build_v a_o house_n to_o his_o name_n and_o pray_v for_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o he_o and_o that_o he_o will_v hear_v prayer_n upon_o any_o occasion_n whatsoever_o make_v in_o or_o towards_o that_o place_n then_o he_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o ox_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o sheep_n and_o they_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n a_o fortnight_n together_o and_o then_o the_o people_n go_v to_o their_o own_o home_n chap._n ix_o after_o all_o this_o god_n appear_v again_o to_o solomon_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v hear_v his_o prayer_n and_o will_v do_v as_o he_o desire_v and_o that_o he_o will_v establish_v his_o throne_n for_o ever_o upon_o condition_n of_o his_o obedience_n but_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n he_o will_v cut_v off_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o destroy_v the_o temple_n at_o the_o end_n of_o twenty_o year_n solomon_n give_v hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n twenty_o city_n in_o the_o land_n of_o galilee_n but_o he_o do_v not_o like_o they_o and_o so_o return_v they_o to_o he_o again_o whereupon_o he_o repair_v and_o enlarge_v they_o and_o cause_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o dwell_v in_o '_o they_o he_o repair_v also_o several_a other_o city_n and_o build_v store-city_n and_o do_v all_o that_o he_o desire_v and_o he_o have_v a_o navy_n which_o go_v to_o ophir_n for_o gold_n chap._n x._o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n hear_v of_o solomon_n extraordinary_a wisdom_n come_v to_o hear_v and_o try_v he_o with_o hard_a question_n she_o come_v with_o a_o very_a great_a retinue_n and_o many_o rich_a present_n and_o discourse_v with_o he_o about_o all_o thing_n she_o desire_v satisfaction_n in_o and_o he_o resolve_v all_o her_o doubt_n and_o give_v her_o full_a satisfaction_n in_o every_o thing_n when_o she_o have_v view_v and_o consider_v all_o particular_n about_o he_o his_o building_n his_o furniture_n his_o attendant_n and_o the_o magnificence_n of_o
to_o the_o lord_n he_o reign_v forty_o year_n and_o die_v and_o jehosaphat_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o chron._n 14._o &_o 15._o &_o 16._o in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n zerah_n the_o ethiopian_a come_v against_o he_o with_o a_o army_n of_o a_o million_o of_o man_n then_o asa_n cry_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o he_o give_v he_o victory_n over_o the_o ethiopian_n so_o he_o destroy_v their_o city_n and_o carry_v away_o much_o spoil_v at_o their_o return_n towards_o jerusalem_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o azariah_n and_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o cleave_v fast_o to_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v with_o you_o while_o you_o be_v with_o he_o and_o if_o you_o seek_v he_o he_o will_v be_v find_v of_o you_o but_o if_o you_o forsake_v he_o he_o will_v forsake_v you_o hereupon_o they_o cleanse_v the_o land_n of_o idol_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n and_o that_o whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v so_o 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