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of_o the_o chapter_n or_o if_o you_o reckon_v from_o the_o first_o day_n of_o its_o foundation_n lay_v which_o as_o you_o hear_v cap._n 2._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o treatise_n according_a to_o the_o learned_a primate_n of_o ireland_n be_v in_o the_o three_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o second_o julian_n year_n may_v 21._o to_o the_o four_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o twenty_o six_o year_n aug._n 27._o it_o continue_v four_o hundred_o twenty_o four_o year_n and_o ninety_o eight_o day_n complete_a as_o the_o same_o author_n compute_v pag._n 131._o to_o which_o petavius_n agree_v in_o his_o diagram_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o his_o rationarium_fw-la part._n 2._o lib._n 2._o c._n 11._o pag._n 108._o i_o know_v the_o rabbin_n from_o their_o pseudo-mysterious_a cabal_n will_v fain_o deduce_v the_o length_n of_o its_o duration_n to_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n only_o which_o they_o derive_v most_o learned_o from_o bereshith_n the_o first_o word_n in_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10_o uriah_n 2_o king_n 16.11_o 15_o 16._o 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11_o azariah_n 2_o chron._n 31.10_o 13._o 13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12_o shallum_n 2_o chron._n 6.12_o 15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13_o hilkiah_n 2_o chron._n 6.13_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o azarian_n 2_o chron._n 6.13.14_o 16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15_o serajah_n 2_o chron._n 6.14_o 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16_o jehozadak_v 2_o chron._n 6.14_o the_o second_o platform_n nicephorus_n the_o patriarch_n chronicle_n of_o alexandria_n the_o jewish_a chronicle_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o sadoc_n under_o solomon_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o ahimaaz_n under_o rehoboam_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3_o azariah_n under_o abijah_n  _fw-fr 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 5_o jehojarib_n under_o joram_n  _fw-fr 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4_o joahaz_n the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o josephus_n and_o transpose_v for_o jehojadah_n and_o set_v under_o jehoshaphat_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o jehojadah_fw-mi the_o same_o with_o jehoahaz_n the_o four_o and_o set_v under_o joash_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 6_o jehoshaphat_n transpose_v be_v the_o same_o with_o zachariah_n in_o petavius_n
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d slay_v for_o his_o zeal_n to_o god_n which_o show_v the_o corruption_n of_o his_o name_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v also_o call_v merajoth_v and_o be_v the_o same_o with_o holy_a zechary_n as_o be_v attest_v by_o the_o forecited_n chronicle_n which_o place_v jojadah_n and_o his_o two_o son_n zechariah_n and_o phedajah_n contemporary_a with_o queen_n athaliah_n and_o king_n joash_n josephus_n in_o his_o greek_a copy_n name_v these_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nicephorus_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v jehojadah_n and_o his_o two_o son_n zechary_n and_o phedajah_n who_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o king_n selden_n copy_n of_o the_o seder_n olam_fw-la zuta_fw-la place_n jehosaphat_n jehojadah_n and_o phadea_n successive_o wherein_o admit_v one_o transposition_n jehojadah_n be_v place_v first_o jehosaphat_n may_v be_v put_v for_o zachariah_n his_o son_n express_o name_v in_o petavius_n 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of_o the_o brazen_a altar_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o sacrifice_v his_o peaceand_a thank-offering_n thereon_o command_v judah_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israël_n who_o have_v reign_v fifty_o five_o year_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o house_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o uzzah_n 21.18_o 2_o kin._n 21.18_o 3361_o a._n m._n 3361_o amon_n the_o 15_o king_n at_o twenty_o two_o year_n of_o age_n begin_v amon_n to_o reign_v in_o judah_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o wicked_a step_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o father_n sacrifice_v to_o all_o the_o carve_a image_n make_v by_o he_o 33.12_o 2_o kin._n 21.21_o 2_o chr._n 33.12_o disgrace_v what_o in_o he_o lay_v the_o temple-worship_n but_o follow_v he_o not_o in_o repentance_n and_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o he_o trespass_v yet_o more_o and_o more_o till_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o his_o own_o servant_n in_o his_o own_o house_n have_v reign_v but_o two_o year_n only_o his_o 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23.3_o 4_o 5._o etc._n etc._n 2_o chr._n 35.3_o cause_n carpenter_n and_o mason_n to_o be_v hire_v timber_n and_o hew_a stone_n to_o be_v provide_v and_o place_n the_o ark_n again_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n which_o it_o seem_v be_v remove_v by_o manasseh_n meanwhile_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n be_v find_v by_o hilkiah_n the_o priest_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n read_v by_o shaphan_n weep_v over_o by_o josiah_n and_o a_o message_n by_o he_o send_v to_o the_o prophetess_n who_o answer_v he_o with_o a_o return_n of_o peace_n because_o of_o the_o tender_a melt_n of_o his_o heart_n under_o the_o denunciation_n of_o judgement_n the_o reparation_n of_o the_o house_n be_v finish_v and_o the_o book_n be_v carry_v up_o into_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n himself_o read_v it_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n and_o all_o the_o people_n and_o stand_v by_o the_o royal_a pillar_n in_o the_o wont_a place_n enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o 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who_o many_o a_o time_n lay_v their_o sacrilegious_a hand_n upon_o these_o divine_a material_n nay_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v lament_v it_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o its_o friend_n that_o shall_v have_v be_v even_o some_o of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n for_o all_o which_o i_o refer_v you_o to_o the_o sacred_a annal_n of_o the_o king_n and_o chronicle_n as_o to_o the_o large_a view_n of_o those_o transaction_n which_o i_o have_v link_v in_o a_o more_o compendious_a chain_n before_o the_o close_a of_o this_o chapter_n only_o before_o i_o give_v in_o this_o ensue_a type_n remember_v that_o the_o dedication_n be_v solemnize_v in_o the_o 11_o of_o king_n solomon_n reign_n and_o that_o he_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n 40_o year_n we_o must_v set_v down_o 29_o for_o he_o after_o this_o great_a dedication_n  _fw-fr year_n  _fw-fr 1_o solomon_n 29_o
and_o set_v under_o ahaziah_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o phadea_n under_o athaliah_n and_o joash_n be_v call_v phedajah_n by_o petavius_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o person_n 9_o zedekiah_n under_o amaziah_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 10_o joel_n under_o vzziah_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 11_o jotham_n under_o king_n jotham_n 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12_o vriah_n under_o ahaz_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 13_o neriah_n under_o hezekiah_n 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o hoshajah_n under_o manasseh_n  _fw-fr 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15_o sallum_n under_o amon._n 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 16_o hilkiah_n under_o josiah_n  _fw-fr 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17_o azariah_n under_o jehojakim_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 18_o serajah_n under_o jehojakim_n 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 19_o jehozedek_n at_o the_o captivity_n this_o last_o highpriest_n call_v jehozedek_n jehozadak_v and_o jozedek_n be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n be_v the_o son_n of_o serajah_n and_o the_o father_n of_o jeshuah_n who_o assist_v zorobabel_n in_o the_o re-edify_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o their_o babylonian_a captivity_n as_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o these_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n follow_v viz._n ezra_n 5.2_o hag._n 2.2_o zechar._n 3.1_o to_o conclude_v ezra_n that_o famous_a scribe_n so_o often_o mention_v in_o scripture_n be_v the_o son_n of_o serajah_n brother_n to_o jozedek_n and_o uncle_n to_o jeshuah_n the_o highpriest_n ezra_n 7.1_o now_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o connex_v these_o several_a lineal_a succession_n of_o priest_n which_o have_v be_v hitherto_o present_v in_o these_o precede_a scheme_n or_o diagram_n in_o one_o historical_a view_n after_o a_o orderly_a method_n declare_v as_o clear_o as_o may_v be_v the_o corruption_n of_o several_a of_o the_o author_n and_o as_o far_o as_o the_o lamp_n of_o truth_n have_v shine_v forth_o upon_o we_o do_v our_o utmost_a to_o chain_v they_o by_o several_a probable_a coincidencies_a with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o afterward_o proceed_v to_o lay_v down_o the_o more_o ample_a story_n of_o the_o temple_n duration_n and_o the_o various_a transaction_n respect_v it_o under_o the_o time_n of_o those_o noble_a king_n that_o sway_v the_o imperial_a sceptre_n of_o judah_n who_o time_n be_v more_o famous_o register_v in_o the_o sacred_a write_n of_o scripture-pen-man_n and_o according_o more_v precise_o make_v know_v to_o the_o diligent_a inquirer_n into_o those_o bless_a volume_n but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n according_a to_o our_o proposal_n let_v we_o examine_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o high-priest_n who_o serve_v in_o that_o sacred_a function_n under_o the_o first_o temple_n the_o succession_n of_o the_o high-priest_n under_o the_o first_o temple_n 1_o zadok_v be_v the_o first_o highpriest_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o descend_v of_o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n be_v institute_v and_o induct_v into_o his_o office_n by_o king_n solomon_n himself_o after_o that_o abiathar_n of_o the_o line_n of_o eli_n and_o ithamar_n have_v be_v displace_v by_o that_o royal_a king_n for_o take_v part_n with_o adonijah_n in_o his_o conspiracy_n for_o the_o kingdom_n this_o zadok_n be_v the_o son_n of_o ahitub_n and_o be_v corrupt_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n who_o lineal_a descent_n will_v be_v more_o apparent_a and_o manifest_v by_o this_o genealogical_a scheme_n hereunto_o annex_v aaron_n eleazar_n josh_n 24.33_o phinâ—has_n josh_n 22.13_o 30._o abishua_n bukki_n uzzi_n 1_o chron._n 6.50_o zerahiah_o merajoth_o amariah_n ahitub_n zadok_v 2_o sam._n 8.17_o ithamar_n eli_n contemporary_a with_o samuel_n but_o how_o many_o person_n be_v betwixt_o he_o and_o ithamar_n be_v not_o mention_v hophni_fw-la phinehas_n 1_o sam._n 4.4_o ahitub_n 1_o sam._n 14.3_o ahijah_n 1_o sam._n 14.3_o ahimelech_n 1_o sam._n 22.11_o abiathar_n 1_o sam._n 22.20_o &_o 23.6_o ichabod_n 1_o sam._n 4.21_o there_o be_v that_o interpose_v betwixt_o samuel_n eli_n and_o ithamar_n three_o person_n viz._n abiezer_n buzi_n and_o ozi_n but_o upon_o no_o warrantable_a ground_n and_o therefore_o scarce_o deserve_v to_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o place_n wherefore_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o our_o temple-priest_n 2_o ahimaaz_n the_o son_n of_o zadok_n this_o person_n corrupt_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n be_v send_v by_o joab_n to_o carry_v the_o tiding_n of_o absalom_n death_n to_o king_n david_n 2_o sam._n 18.19_o 23_o 27_o etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n 15.27_o 36._o he_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o roll_n of_o the_o high-priest_n recite_v in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n 1_o chron._n 6.8_o and_o possible_o may_v be_v the_o same_o person_n who_o marry_v basmath_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v familiar_a for_o the_o high-priest_n to_o link_v themselves_o with_o the_o royal_a family_n as_o be_v observable_a of_o jehojadah_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o joash_n intimate_v the_o union_n of_o both_o the_o kingly_a and_o priestly_a office_n in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v prefigure_v by_o the_o high-priest_n of_o israel_n 3_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o ahimaaz_n 1_o chron._n 6.9_o 4_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o azariah_n 1_o chron._n 6.9_o as_o to_o who_o it_o be_v conceive_v that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o same_o person_n who_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n 2_o sam._n 15.36_o where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o both_o these_o be_v omit_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o josephus_n nicephorus_n callistus_n alsted_n and_o the_o hebrew_n chronicle_n cite_v by_o petavius_n although_o mention_v by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o alexandrian_a chronicle_n nay_o none_o of_o these_o 4_o first_o high_a priest_n be_v find_v in_o the_o register_n of_o ezra_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v conjecture_v at_o by_o dr._n lightfoot_n in_o his_o temple_n service_n to_o be_v because_o the_o service_n in_o the_o temple_n begin_v not_o till_o the_o day_n of_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o johanan_n as_o he_o expound_v that_o place_n in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n of_o his_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n 5_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o johanan_n 1_o chron._n 6.10_o &_o ezra_n 7.3_o in_o the_o former_a text_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o man_n that_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n in_o the_o temple_n that_o solomon_n build_v in_o jerusalem_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v thus_o understand_v sc_n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o person_n who_o do_v execute_v his_o office_n in_o that_o place_n only_o whereas_o his_o predecessor_n have_v officiate_v in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n not_o only_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o also_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n 1.3_o 2_o chron._n 1.3_o and_o at_o zion_n other_o apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o some_o notable_a act_n which_o he_o perform_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o that_o azariah_n who_o thrust_v k._n uzziah_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n but_o the_o great_a distance_n of_o time_n will_v not_o give_v way_n to_o that_o exposition_n see_v this_o azariah_n if_o the_o two_o former_a be_v exclude_v from_o the_o high-priesthood_n as_o to_o the_o chief_a office_n may_v in_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o solomon_n be_v of_o age_n sufficient_a after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o progenitor_n to_o have_v perform_v his_o work_n in_o the_o temple_n even_o in_o that_o king_n day_n and_o also_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o rehoboam_n and_o abijah_n which_o be_v but_o twenty_o year_n and_o in_o some_o part_n of_o asa_n reign_n for_o some_o do_v apprehend_v that_o azariah_n and_o johanan_n the_o three_o and_o four_o in_o this_o orderly_a nomination_n be_v of_o the_o line_n of_o ithamar_n and_o as_o substitute_n to_o zadok_v and_o ahimaaz_n may_v assist_v they_o as_o secondary_a priest_n in_o time_n of_o sickness_n and_o separation_n from_o ordinary_a pollution_n according_a as_o it_o be_v usual_a whereof_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n now_o whereas_o they_o be_v call_v son_n in_o a_o lineal_a descent_n let_v we_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n for_o such_o person_n to_o be_v style_v by_o the_o name_n of_o son_n by_o virtue_n of_o some_o office_n wherein_o man_n succeed_v or_o attend_v other_o if_o this_o be_v a_o real_a truth_n than_o the_o omission_n of_o the_o two_o former_a by_o josephus_n and_o other_o will_v claim_v kindred_n with_o our_o
to_o azariah_n that_o he_o stand_v not_o in_o so_o immediate_a a_o relation_n to_o he_o but_o this_o place_n of_o nehemiah_n possible_o may_v give_v occasion_n to_o the_o three_o author_n to_o omit_v azariah_n whereas_o this_o person_n be_v call_v by_o josephus_n and_o nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 21._o 2_o kin._n 25.18_o 21._o and_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v slay_v by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n at_o riblah_n 16_o jehozadak_v the_o son_n of_o seraiah_n the_o father_n of_o jeshua_n mention_v by_o the_o prophet_n zachary_n and_o brother_n of_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n call_v by_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o 1_o chro._n 6.14_o 15._o be_v carry_v captive_a to_o babylon_n by_o the_o army_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n with_o who_o end_v the_o line_n of_o the_o priest_n during_o the_o first_o temple_n so_o that_o according_a to_o this_o view_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o high-priest_n intend_v for_o the_o enodation_n and_o untie_n of_o some_o former_a difficulty_n in_o the_o historical_a relation_n of_o the_o jewish_a high-priest_n in_o some_o measure_n i_o humble_o conceive_v there_o need_v no_o such_o vexatious_a and_o perplex_v figure_n as_o a_o metathesis_n to_o be_v introduce_v see_v the_o apprehend_a mislocation_n wherein_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v extreme_a spare_v of_o impose_v upon_o any_o scripture_n without_o urgent_a necessity_n and_o clear_a testimony_n from_o other_o place_n may_v be_v now_o more_o safe_o lay_v aside_o and_o the_o chronicle_n vindicate_v to_o its_o purity_n in_o a_o regular_a procedure_n with_o its_o name_n according_a to_o which_o have_v examine_v several_a author_n the_o several_a high-priest_n of_o the_o first_o temple_n may_v tolerable_o well_o synchronize_v with_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o this_o method_n follow_v 1_o zadok_v 2_o ahimaaz_v 3_o azariah_n with_o king_n solomon_n &_o 4_o johanan_n with_o king_n solomon_n 5_o azariah_n with_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o king_n solomon_n reign_n rehoboam_n abijah_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o asa_n 6_o amariah_n contemporary_a with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o asa_n reign_n and_o some_o part_n of_o jehoshaphat_n 7_o ahitub_n or_o jehojadah_n who_o live_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n probable_o do_v concur_v with_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o jehoshaphat_n jehoram_n ahaziah_n athaliah_n and_o part_n of_o his_o nephew_n joash_n 8_o merajoth_o so_o call_v in_o the_o babylonian_a register_n but_o probable_o the_o same_o with_o zachariah_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o joash_n 9_o zadok_n with_o joash_n amaziah_n and_o his_o son_n in_o law_n vzziah_n 10_o vriah_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o vzziah_n jotham_n ahaz_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o hezekiah_n 11_o azariah_n during_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekiah_n 12_o shallum_n in_o the_o day_n of_o manasseh_n 13_o hilkiah_n suppose_v by_o some_o to_o be_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o manasseh_n time_n all_o amon_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o josiah_n 14_o azariah_n in_o the_o end_n of_o josiah_n jehoahaz_n and_o jehoiakim_n day_n 15_o seraiah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o jeconiah_n and_o zedekiah_n and_o be_v then_o slay_v at_o riblah_n 16_o josedek_n at_o the_o end_n of_o zedekiah_n reign_n who_o be_v carry_v captive_a to_o babylon_n after_o that_o the_o holy_a temple_n be_v lay_v in_o rubbish_n the_o more_o complete_a story_n of_o which_o most_o famous_a build_n as_o to_o the_o various_a accident_n which_o befall_v it_o shall_v now_o follow_v while_o it_o continue_v under_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o particular_a king_n of_o judah_n before_o we_o conclude_v this_o present_a chapter_n we_o shall_v give_v in_o a_o historical_a view_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o temple_n during_o the_o several_a king_n of_o judah_n according_a to_o the_o various_a change_n relate_v in_o holy_a scripture_n under_o which_o it_o labour_v together_o with_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o 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