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caleb_n request_n to_o joshua_n hebron_n give_v to_o he_o othniel_n marriage_n sect._n 111._o seven_o tribe_n desire_v a_o stop_n may_v be_v put_v to_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n sect._n 112._o the_o first_o sabbatical_a year_n sect._n 113._o a_o solemn_a feast_n of_o tabernacle_n keep_v sect._n 114._o the_o camp_n and_o tabernacle_n remove_v to_o shiloh_n sect._n 115._o the_o seven_o tribe_n reprove_v their_o lot_n sect._n 116._o joshua_n inheritance_n sect._n 117._o city_n set_v apart_o for_o the_o levite_n sect._n 118._o israel_n possession_n of_o canaan_n sect._n 119._o the_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n commend_v and_o blessed_v their_o altar_n ed._n sect._n 120._o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n call_v together_o by_o joshua_n his_o speech_n to_o they_o sect._n 121._o the_o tabernacle_n remove_v to_o sechem_n joshua_n exhortation_n to_o the_o israelite_n joseph_n bone_n solemn_o inter_v joshua_n and_o eleazar_n death_n sect._n 122._o the_o book_n of_o judge_n sect._n 123._o bezek_n take_v adonibezek_n usage_n sect._n 124._o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o kenites_n sect._n 125._o hormah_n and_o other_o city_n take_v sect._n 126._o bethel_n take_v luz_n build_v the_o canaanite_n remain_v sect._n 127._o a_o angel_n appear_v to_o they_o in_o a_o humane_a shape_n and_o reprove_v they_o the_o people_n weep_v sect._n 128._o micah_n idolatry_n his_o priest_n sect._n 129._o the_o danite_n carry_v away_o micah_n idol_n laish_n take_v sect._n 130._o the_o wickedness_n of_o gibeah_n the_o levite_n concubine_n sect._n 131._o a_o convention_n at_o mizpeh_n the_o war_n against_o benjamin_n sect._n 132._o six_o hundred_o benjamite_n in_o rimmon_n the_o virgin_n surprise_v at_o shiloh_n sect._n 133._o israel_n for_o their_o sin_n give_v up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o cushan_n king_n of_o mesopotamia_n othniel_n deliver_v they_o his_o conquest_n of_o cushan_n and_o death_n sect._n 134._o ehud_n kill_v eglon._n shamgar_n deliver_v the_o people_n from_o the_o philistine_n sect._n 135._o the_o history_n of_o ruth_n sect._n 136._o jabin_n oppress_v israel_n deborah_n and_o barak_n sisera_n slay_v sect._n 137._o deborahs_n song_n sect._n 138._o the_o midianite_n oppress_v israel_n gideon_n vision_n he_o throw_v down_o baal_n altar_n the_o fleece_n dry_a and_o wet_a sect._n 139._o gigeon_n army_n diminish_v the_o dream_n of_o the_o barley_n cake_n he_o destroy_v the_o midianite_n slay_v their_o king_n ephramite_n expostulate_v with_o he_o sect._n 140._o the_o people_n offer_n gideon_n to_o make_v he_o king_n his_o ephod_n and_o death_n sect._n 141._o baal-berith_a abimelech_n tyranny_n his_o death_n at_o thebez_n sect._n 142._o tola_n government_n and_o death_n sect._n 143._o jair_a the_o gileadite_n sect._n 144._o ammon_n invade_v israel_n jeptha_n victory_n and_o vow_n sect._n 145._o jeptha_n subdue_v the_o ephraimite_n his_o death_n sect._n 146._o ibzan_n judge_n israel_n manoah_n vision_n samson_n bear_v sect._n 147._o elon_n and_o abdon_n sect._n 148._o samson_n marry_v a_o philistine_n honey_n in_o the_o lion_n carcase_n samson_n riddle_n he_o burn_v the_o philistine_n corn._n slay_v many_o of_o they_o sect._n 149._o break_v the_o bond_n with_o which_o he_o be_v bind_v en_fw-fr hakkore_n sect._n 150._o samson_n take_v with_o dalilah_n his_o lock_n cut_v and_o eye_n put_v out_o he_o pull_v down_o dagons_n house_n and_z dies_z sect._n 151._o eli_n judge_n israel_n hannah_n prayer_n samuel_n bear_v sect._n 152._o hannah_n song_n samuel_n leave_v with_o eli._n sect._n 153._o the_o wickedness_n of_o eli_n son_n a_o prophet_n come_v to_o eli._n sect._n 154._o samuel_n call_v he_o denounce_v judgement_n against_o elimine_n sect._n 155._o the_o philistine_n invade_v israel_n the_o ark_n of_o god_n take_v hophni_n and_o phinehas_n slay_v eli_n death_n sect._n 156._o the_o ark_n carry_v in_o triumph_n dagon_n break_v the_o philistine_n plague_v the_o beshemite_v smite_v sect._n 157._o the_o ark_n at_o kirjath-jearim_a the_o meeting_n at_o mizpeh_n the_o philistine_n overcome_v sect._n 158._o samuel_n make_v judg._n his_o circuit_n he_o build_v a_o altar_n sect._n 159._o samuel_n son_n very_o wicked_a the_o people_n desire_v a_o king_n sect._n 160._o kish_n send_v his_o son_n saul_n to_o seek_v his_o ass_n samuel_n meet_v he_o saul_n prophecy_n sect._n 161._o saul_n take_v by_o lot_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n sect._n 162._o nahash_n besieges_fw-fr jabesh-gilead_n he_o require_v to_o put_v out_o their_o right_a eye_n the_o place_n relieve_v by_o saul_n and_o the_o kingdom_n renew_v sect._n 163._o samuel_n show_v the_o people_n their_o sin_n in_o ask_v a_o king_n extraordinary_a thunder_n sect._n 164._o saul_n raise_v force_n to_o go_v against_o the_o philistine_n he_o sacrifice_v samuel_n declare_v his_o rejection_n of_o god_n sect._n 165._o the_o passage_n at_o michmash_n saul_n and_o his_o armour-bearer_n take_v a_o fort_n of_o the_o philistine_n the_o confusion_n of_o the_o philistine_n army_n thereupon_o jonathan_n eat_v honey_n saul_n son_n sect._n 166._o saul_n send_v to_o destroy_v amalek_n he_o spare_v agag_n and_o the_o best_a cattle_n agag_n slay_v by_o samuel_n sect._n 167._o samuel_n send_v to_o jesse_n the_o bethlemite_n jesse_n son_n pass_v before_o he_o david_n take_v and_o anoint_a sect._n 168._o saul_n frenzy_n david_n play_v on_o his_o harp_n to_o he_o sect._n 169._o david_n leave_v the_o court._n the_o philistine_n invade_v israel_n bring_v a_o giant_n with_o they_o david_n visit_v his_o brethren_n he_o slay_v goliath_n jonathan_n entire_o love_v he_o and_o make_v a_o covenant_n of_o friendship_n with_o he_o david_n be_v high_o applaud_v sect._n 170._o saul_n hatred_n of_o and_o design_n against_o he_o david_n escape_v to_o ramah_n sect._n 171._o david_n fly_v to_o jonathan_n who_o intercede_v with_o his_o father_n for_o he_o jonathan_n and_o david_n renew_v their_o covenant_n sect._n 172._o david_n fly_v to_o nob._n he_o eat_v of_o the_o shewbread_n give_v he_o by_o ahimelech_n and_o take_v goliah_n sword_n his_o several_a removal_n doeg_n malice_n eighty_o five_o priest_n slay_v by_o he_o david_n interview_n with_o saul_n samuel_n death_n nabal_n churlishness_n michal_n be_v give_v to_o phalti_fw-la david_n marry_v abigal_n he_o fly_v to_o hachilah_n thence_o to_o achish_n achish_n go_v against_o israel_n dismiss_v he_o saul_n and_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n david_n defeat_v the_o amalekite_n saul_n and_o his_o son_n slay_v sect._n 173._o mephibosheth_n fall_n sect._n 174._o david_n have_v news_n of_o saul_n death_n he_o mourn_v the_o amalekite_n slay_v sect._n 175._o david_n funeral_n elegy_n for_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n sect._n 176._o david_n go_v to_o hebron_n be_v there_o anoint_v sect._n 177._o abner_n make_v ishbosheth_n king_n sect._n 178._o david_n marry_v the_o king_n of_o geshur_n daughter_n sect._n 179._o war_n between_o david_n and_o ishbosheth_n abner_n challenge_n to_o joab_n that_o twelve_o of_o a_o side_n may_v fight_v asahel_n slay_v sect._n 180._o the_o war_n continue_v david_n six_o son_n sect._n 181._o abner_n strong_o uphold_v ishbosheth_n side_n and_o joab_n david_n michal_n return_v to_o david_n abner_n treacherous_o slay_v by_o joab_n sect._n 182._o baanah_n and_o rechab_n murder_n ishbosheth_n sect._n 183._o david_n make_v king_n of_o israel_n a_o list_n of_o the_o tribe_n sect._n 184._o david_n take_v zion_n hiram_n embassy_n to_o he_o sect._n 185._o the_o philistine_n encamp_v at_o rephaim_n their_o defeat_n sect._n 186._o the_o ark_n remove_v vzzah_n slay_v obed-edom_n blessed_v david_n remove_v the_o ark_n to_o zion_n and_o dance_v before_o it_o michal_n scoff_v sect._n 187._o levites_n appoint_v to_o attend_v the_o ark._n a_o psalm_n appoint_v by_o david_n to_o be_v sing_v sect._n 188._o david_n design_n to_o build_v a_o temple_n nathan_n message_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o he_o about_o it_o sect._n 189._o david_n several_a war_n with_o the_o border_a enemy_n his_o great_a officer_n sect._n 190._o david_n kindness_n to_o mephibosheth_n his_o order_n to_o ziba_n sect._n 191._o david_n embassy_n to_o nahash_n king_n of_o ammon_n the_o base_a usage_n of_o his_o ambassador_n the_o ammonite_n and_o syrian_n vanquish_v sect._n 192._o rabbah_n besiege_v david_n adultery_n vriah_n slay_v sect._n 193._o rabbah_n take_v david_n assume_v the_o crown_n his_o severe_a usage_n of_o the_o conquer_a sect._n 194._o david_n repentance_n his_o child_n die_v solomon_n bear_v sect._n 195._o ammon_n ravish_v tamar_n absalon_n murder_v he_o sect._n 196._o the_o woman_n of_o tekoa_n absalom_n return_n sect._n 197._o absalom_n conspiracy_n sect._n 198._o david_n fly_v several_a remarkable_n during_o his_o absence_n from_o jerusalem_n sect._n 199._o a_o famine_n saul_n son_n be_v hang_v sect._n 200._o war_n with_o the_o philistine_n four_o giant_n sect._n 201._o david_n triumphant_a song_n sect._n 202._o david_n prophecy_n sect._n 203._o david_n worthy_n sect._n 204._o david_n militia_n sect._n 205._o the_o people_n number_v of_o three_o judgement_n propound_v david_n choose_v the_o plague_n
araunah_n floor_n sect._n 206._o david_n receive_v the_o pattern_n of_o the_o temple_n make_v great_a preparation_n for_o the_o build_n of_o it_o sect._n 207._o officer_n appoint_v for_o the_o temple_n sect._n 208._o rehoboam_n bear_v to_o solomon_n sect._n 209._o abishag_fw-mi bring_v to_o david_n sect._n 210._o adonijah_n aspire_v to_o the_o crown_n solomon_n anoint_v adonijah_n submission_n sect._n 211._o david_n charge_n to_o solomon_n sect._n 212._o david_n farewell_o exhortation_n to_o the_o people_n his_o prayer_n solomon_n prosperity_n sect._n 213._o david_n last_o word_n to_o solomon_n his_o death_n sect._n 214._o the_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n sect._n 215._o solomon_n upon_o the_o throne_n adonijah_n slay_v joab_n slay_v shimei_n oath_n not_o to_o pass_v over_o kidron_n sect._n 216._o hadad_n the_o edomite_n return_v sect._n 217._o solomon_n marriage_n with_o pharaoh_n daughter_n sect._n 218._o solomon_n settle_v in_o the_o kingdom_n god_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n and_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o and_o solomon_n choose_v wisdom_n sect._n 219._o solomon_n judgement_n on_o the_o two_o harlot_n sect._n 220._o hiram_n embassy_n to_o solomon_n a_o league_n between_o they_o sect._n 221._o solomon_n levy_n for_o the_o temple_n sect._n 222._o shimei_n put_v to_o death_n chap._n v._o the_o five_o age_n from_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o and_o captivity_n of_o judah_n sect._n 1_o the_o temple_n describe_v with_o all_o its_o part_n the_o temple-officer_n sect._n 2._o the_o temple_n finish_v solomon_n solemn_a dedication_n of_o it_o sect._n 3_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o solomon_n again_o in_o a_o dream_n sect._n 4._o solomon_n palace_n his_o stately_a throne_n the_o house_n of_o lebanon_n his_o golden_a target_n and_o shield_n sect._n 5._o gezer_n take_v by_o pharaoh_n and_o give_v to_o his_o daughter_n solomon_n wife_n sect._n 6._o hiram_n dislike_v the_o city_n which_o solomon_n offer_v he_o sect._n 7._o solomon_n remove_v his_o queen_n to_o the_o house_n build_v for_o she_o the_o song_n of_o solomon_n sect._n 8._o solomon_n navy_n sect._n 9_o solomon_n other_o building_n sect._n 10._o hamath_n take_v by_o solomon_n force_n sect._n 11._o solomon_n care_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n sect._n 12._o solomon_n greatness_n splendour_n and_o glory_n sect._n 13._o solomon_n wisdom_n his_o proverb_n sect._n 14._o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n come_v to_o hear_v his_o wisdom_n sect._n 15._o solomon_n many_o wife_n and_o defection_n from_o god_n ahijah_n the_o prophet_n send_v to_o he_o with_o a_o sad_a message_n sect._n 16._o solomon_n write_v his_o ecclesiaste_n sect._n 17._o solomon_n adversary_n ahijah_n send_v to_o jeroboam_n to_o acquaint_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n sect._n 18._o solomon_n die_v sect._n 19_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n king_n of_o judah_n 1._o rehoboam_n be_v petition_v for_o ease_n of_o tax_n ten_o tribe_n revolt_n his_o building_n and_o wife_n shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n plunder_v the_o temple_n 2._o abijah_n reign_v p._n 505._o his_o army_n and_o speech_n to_o jeroboam_n israel_n rout_v 3._o asa_n reign_v pag._n 509._o his_o grandmother_n grove_n zerah_n invade_v he_o and_o be_v subdue_v asa_n league_n with_o benhadad_n and_o death_n 4._o jehoshaphat_n reign_v p._n 515._o remove_v all_o high_a place_n use_v for_o false_a go_n his_o reformation_n his_o greatness_n and_o riches_n his_o affinity_n with_o ahab_n he_o go_v to_o samaria_n jehu_n the_o prophet_n reprove_v he_o his_o care_n of_o the_o kingdom_n his_o fleet_n break_v his_o victory_n and_o death_n 5._o jehoram_n succeed_v p._n 525._o his_o idolatry_n slay_v his_o six_o brethren_n elijah_n letter_n to_o he_o edom_n revolt_v libnah_n revolt_v philistine_n invade_v he_o his_o sad_a end_n 6._o ahaziah_n p._n 529._o his_o wickedness_n be_v slay_v by_o jehu_n 7._o athaliah_n p._n 532._o her_o idolatry_n and_o cruelty_n 8._o joash_n p._n 533_o he_o be_v set_v up_o by_o jehoiada_n athaliah_n slay_v baal_n house_n pull_v down_o jehoiada_n good_a instruction_n of_o he_o collection_n for_o the_o temple_n jehoiada_fw-la dies_fw-la joash_n idolatry_n zachariah_n stone_v the_o syrian_n vanquish_v he_o his_o death_n 9_o amaziah_n p._n 541._o he_o begin_v well_o his_o war_n with_o edom_n and_o victory_n his_o idolatry_n joash_n king_n of_o israel_n defeat_v he_o amaziah_n slay_v 10._o vzziah_n p._n 546._o his_o coronation_n he_o recover_v elath_n conquer_v the_o philistine_n his_o herd_n and_o husbandry_n isaiah_n prophecy_n also_o joel_n vzziah_n pride_n leprosy_n and_o death_n 11._o jotham_n p._n 554._o he_o subdue_v the_o ammonite_n micah_n prophecy_n jotham_n die_v 12._o ahaz_n p._n 555._o his_o wickedness_n syria_n and_o israel_n invade_v he_o isaiah_n send_v to_o he_o jerusalem_n siege_n raise_v ahaz_n forsake_v the_o lord_n his_o calamity_n his_o league_n with_o assyria_n and_o death_n 13._o hezekiah_n p._n 563._o his_o goodness_n and_o reformation_n he_o shake_v off_o the_o assyrian_a yoke_n jerusalem_n besiege_v rabshakeh_n blasphemy_n hezekiah_n prayer_n isaiah_n message_n to_o he_o hezekiah_n sickness_n his_o thanksgiving_n the_o assyrian_n destroy_v ambassador_n from_o babylon_n come_v to_o he_o manasses_n bear_v nahum_n prophecy_n hezekiah_n die_v 14._o manasses_n p._n 595._o his_o great_a idolatry_n he_o be_v take_v captive_a short_o after_o be_v restore_v his_o reformation_n habakkuk_n prophecy_n manasseh_n die_v 15._o amon_n p._n 600._o his_o idolatry_n and_o death_n 16._o josiah_n p._n 601._o his_o piety_n jeremiah_n prophecy_n the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n find_v huldah_fw-mi the_o prophetess_n josiah_n throw_v down_o idolatry_n he_o go_v to_o bethel_n and_o other_o place_n his_o solemn_a passover_n his_o death_n great_o lament_v zephany_n prophecy_n 17._o shallum_n or_o jehoahaz_n pag._n 611._o his_o idolatry_n jeremy_n admonition_n to_o he_o pharaoh_n necho_n carry_v he_o away_o 18._o 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king_n his_o idolatry_n and_o burial_n p._n 512._o 7._o ahab_n p._n 512._o he_o marry_v jezabel_n jericho_n rebuilt_a obadiah_n hide_v the_o prophet_n elijah_n miracle_n elisha_n call_v benhadad_o conquer_v a_o prophet_n reprove_v ahab_n naboth_n vineyard_n elijah_n meet_v ahab_n ahab_n slay_v at_o ramoth-gilead_n moab_n revolt_v 8._o ahaziah_n p._n 543._o his_o fall_n his_o message_n to_o baalzebub_n elijah_n bring_v down_o fire_n upon_o two_o company_n of_o fifty_o he_o die_v 9_o jehoram_fw-la p._n 545._o he_o maintain_v the_o golden_a calf_n elijah_n translation_n elisha_n take_v up_o his_o mantle_n elisha_n miracle_n the_o moabite_n destroy_v one_o another_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n sacrifice_n his_o son_n elisha_n work_v more_o miracle_n a_o sore_a famine_n in_o samaria_n it_o be_v miraculous_a relief_n the_o shunamite_n return_v benhadad_o send_v to_o elisha_n hazael_n stifle_v benhadad_o jehoram_n recover_v ramoth-gilead_n jehu_n anoint_v joram_n slay_v ahaziah_n slay_v jezabel_n death_n 10._o jehu_n make_v king_n p._n 585._o the_o slaughter_n of_o ahab_n offspring_n
burn_v incense_n be_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n but_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o a_o mean_v enjoin_v for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v whither_o these_o man_n or_o only_a aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o former_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n corah_n have_v assemble_v his_o confederate_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o not_o find_v dathan_n and_o abiram_n there_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v go_v to_o their_o tent_n to_o talk_v with_o they_o see_v ch._n 26.10_o and_o probable_o from_o they_o he_o go_v to_o his_o own_o tent_n before_o moses_n and_o the_o elder_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o present_o they_o do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o 250_o conspirator_n on_o the_o one_o side_n take_v fire_n from_o the_o altar_n and_o put_v it_o into_o their_o censer_n and_o lay_v incense_n thereon_o and_o aaron_n near_o to_o who_o moses_n stand_v do_v the_o like_a on_o the_o other_o god_n now_o signify_v his_o approach_n and_o the_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o his_o presence_n by_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o cloud_n which_o use_v to_o hover_v over_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o the_o door_n 12.5_o door_n see_v vers_fw-la 42._o of_o this_o chap._n and_o ch._n 12.5_o thereof_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n say_v separate_a yourselves_o from_o among_o this_o congreation_n that_o i_o may_v consume_v these_o conspirator_n and_o all_o that_o join_v with_o they_o in_o a_o moment_n then_o moses_n and_o aaron_n fall_v upon_o their_o face_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v o_o god_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n who_o forme_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n within_o he_o zach._n 12.1_o and_o see_v and_o know_v the_o spirit_n and_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n and_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v between_o those_o that_o sin_n obstinate_o and_o those_o that_o be_v only_o seduce_v by_o 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you_o be_v consume_v in_o all_o their_o sin_n that_o be_v lest_o you_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o judgement_n that_o will_v fall_v upon_o they_o for_o all_o their_o sin_n the_o cause_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o effect_n in_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o great_a sin_n and_o provocation_n the_o people_n according_o do_v so_o and_o flee_v from_o the_o tent_n of_o these_o man_n but_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n impudent_o come_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tent_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n as_o if_o they_o intend_v to_o outface_v moses_n and_o scorn_v the_o judgement_n he_o threaten_v against_o they_o moses_n then_o say_v hereby_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v i_o and_o have_v appoint_v i_o to_o take_v upon_o myself_o the_o government_n of_o this_o people_n and_o have_v confer_v the_o priesthood_n on_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o that_o i_o have_v not_o do_v these_o thing_n on_o 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appear_v numb_a 26.10_o only_o some_o of_o his_o child_n who_o as_o it_o be_v like_a join_v not_o in_o their_o father_n sin_n or_o if_o they_o do_v soon_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o give_v over_o and_o depart_v from_o their_o father_n tent_n at_o moses_n warning_n be_v spare_v and_o of_o their_o race_n come_v such_o as_o either_o compose_v some_o of_o the_o psalm_n or_o at_o least_o be_v famous_a singer_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o samuel_n also_o the_o great_a prophet_n and_o judge_n in_o israel_n be_v of_o that_o race_n see_v 1_o chron._n 6.33_o to_o 38._o thus_o perish_v the_o ringleader_n of_o this_o rebellion_n all_o the_o israelite_n that_o be_v near_o they_o flee_v at_o the_o cry_n of_o they_o fear_v lest_o the_o earth_n shall_v swallow_v up_o they_o also_o and_o as_o a_o further_a addition_n to_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o this_o judgement_n there_o come_v fire_n out_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o consume_v their_o 250_o confederate_n who_o have_v offer_v incense_n and_o usurp_v the_o priest_n office_n they_o be_v punish_v with_o fire_n as_o by_o fire_n they_o have_v offend_v see_v levit._n 10.2_o moses_n now_o by_o god_n command_n appoint_v eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n to_o gather_v up_o the_o censer_n from_o among_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o these_o man_n that_o be_v burn_v and_o consume_v and_o to_o scatter_v the_o fire_n that_o be_v in_o they_o without_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o show_v that_o god_n reject_v it_o and_o their_o service_n and_o abhor_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o censer_n of_o these_o sinner_n against_o their_o own_o soul_n be_v now_o hallow_v illustrandae_fw-la hallow_v sanctificata_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la deputatione_fw-la dei_fw-la servire_fw-la deinceps_fw-la debebant_fw-la divina_fw-la gloriae_fw-la illustrandae_fw-la have_v be_v present_v before_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o commandment_n and_o he_o order_v he_o to_o make_v broad_a plate_n of_o they_o for_o a_o cover_n of_o the_o altar_n possint_fw-la altar_n a_o part_n anteriori_fw-la altaris_fw-la ponebantur_fw-la ut_fw-la a_o populo_fw-la conspici_fw-la possint_fw-la of_o burnt-offering_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o plate_n of_o brass_n before_o see_v exod._n 27.2_o and_o the_o less_o need_n there_o be_v of_o they_o the_o fit_a they_o be_v to_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o god_n judgement_n against_o presumptuous_a conspirator_n and_o of_o his_o vindicate_a and_o clear_v the_o innocency_n of_o his_o faithful_a servant_n and_o to_o be_v a_o memorial_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o all_o israelite_n and_o levite_n except_v aaron_n son_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v as_o stranger_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o priest_n office_n and_o may_v not_o aspire_v to_o it_o lest_o they_o perish_v as_o corah_n and_o his_o confederate_n do_v however_o the_o very_a next_o morning_n after_o those_o dismal_a judgement_n have_v be_v execute_v all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v incline_v to_o this_o faction_n who_o life_n moses_n have_v save_v the_o day_n before_o by_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o murmur_v against_o he_o and_o aaron_n and_o peremptory_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v kill_v the_o lord_n people_n moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v thus_o injurious_o charge_v look_v up_o to_o god_n as_o have_v no_o other_o refuge_n or_o shelter_n to_o fly_v unto_o and_o immediate_o behold_v the_o cloud_n descend_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o approach_n and_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o intend_v to_o speak_v something_o unto_o they_o moses_n and_o aaron_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n bid_v they_o get_v they_o up_o present_o from_o among_o this_o rebellious_a company_n that_o he_o may_v consume_v they_o in_o a_o moment_n but_o they_o fall_v
their_o eleven_o station_n at_o rephidim_n by_o mount_n sinai_n strike_v the_o rock_n in_o horeb_n as_o god_n command_v he_o and_o water_n come_v forth_o and_o he_o name_v the_o place_n massah_n or_o meribah_n but_o here_o at_o this_o their_o 33th_o station_n 38_o year_n after_o with_o aaron_n bud_a rod_n have_v his_o spirit_n provoke_v by_o these_o rebellious_a people_n he_o smite_v the_o rock_n twice_o without_o any_o such_o command_n or_o commission_n from_o god_n to_o smite_v it_o at_o all_o and_o he_o and_o aaron_n likewise_o as_o it_o seem_v speak_v unadvised_o with_o their_o lip_n 106.33_o lip_n see_v psal_n 106.33_o utter_v word_n of_o passion_n and_o distrust_n possible_o to_o this_o purpose_n hear_v now_o you_o rebel_n must_v we_o fetch_v you_o water_n out_o of_o this_o rock_n never_o imagine_v that_o god_n will_v work_v such_o a_o miracle_n for_o such_o a_o rebellious_a crew_n as_o you_o be_v however_o the_o rock_n give_v forth_o water_n abundant_o god_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n that_o they_o have_v thus_o disinherit_v he_o and_o have_v not_o sanctify_v peccavit_fw-la sanctify_v v._o 12._o ut_fw-la sanctificaretis_fw-la i_o alloquendo_fw-la petram_fw-la et_fw-la miraculum_fw-la cum_fw-la fiducia_fw-la praedicendo_fw-la ita_fw-la mortem_fw-la his_fw-la interminatur_fw-la ut_fw-la populus_fw-la intelligeret_fw-la sibi_fw-la non_fw-la parciturum_fw-la deum_fw-la qui_fw-la viris_fw-la tantis_fw-la non_fw-la pepercerit_fw-la porro_fw-la haec_fw-la feri_fw-la allegoria_fw-la uti_fw-la non_fw-la moses_n hebraeos_fw-la sed_fw-la joshua_n perduxit_fw-la in_o palestinam_fw-la ita_fw-la non_fw-la lex_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la nos_fw-la verum_fw-la christus_fw-la evehit_fw-la demum_fw-la hinc_fw-la palam_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la spiritu_fw-la haec_fw-la moses_n scripserit_fw-la qui_fw-la vitia_fw-la net_n celet_fw-la sva_fw-la nec_fw-la suorum_fw-la vide_fw-la cap._n 12.1_o anonym_n in_o loc_n publicae_fw-la peccarunt_fw-la ideoque_fw-la severius_fw-la cum_fw-la iis_fw-la egit_fw-la deus_fw-la quam_fw-la alibi_fw-la cum_fw-la moses_n infidelitatem_fw-la proderet_fw-la numb_a 11.22_o 23._o quia_fw-la tum_fw-la primum_fw-la peccavit_fw-la he_o inward_o in_o their_o heart_n by_o trust_v in_o he_o 1_o pet._n 3.15_o nor_o glorify_v he_o outward_o by_o ascribe_v to_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o power_n before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o bring_v that_o people_n into_o canaan_n see_v deut._n 3.25_o 26._o and_o as_o the_o former_a place_n at_o rephidim_n be_v call_v massah_n and_o meribah_n viz._n a_o place_n of_o strife_n and_o contention_n because_o the_o people_n there_o strive_v with_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v contend_v with_o moses_n his_o servant_n which_o he_o account_v as_o contend_v with_o himself_o so_o shall_v this_o also_o be_v call_v and_o thus_o the_o lord_n be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o or_o among_o they_o that_o be_v among_o the_o 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and_o possible_o of_o the_o choice_a and_o best_a of_o the_o sacrifice_n peninnah_n be_v angry_a at_o this_o and_o thereupon_o quarrel_v with_o and_o provoke_v hannah_n and_o upbraid_v she_o for_o her_o barrenness_n as_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o lord_n displeasure_n against_o she_o and_o as_o elkanah_n do_v thus_o continual_o express_v his_o great_a love_n to_o hannah_n when_o he_o go_v yearly_o with_o his_o family_n to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n so_o peninnah_n persist_v from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o vex_v she_o with_o her_o provocation_n and_o possible_o upbraid_v she_o with_o her_o fruitless_a seek_v to_o god_n so_o earnest_o at_o those_o time_n for_o a_o child_n this_o great_o trouble_a hannah_n in_o so_o much_o that_o she_o mourn_v and_o weep_v and_o do_v not_o care_n to_o eat_v as_o other_o do_v especial_o not_o with_o any_o joy_n and_o cheerfulness_n as_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v at_o those_o solemn_a feast_n elkanah_n perceive_v it_o ask_v she_o why_o she_o so_o grieve_a 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because_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v take_v he_o off_o from_o that_o levitical_a service_n and_o call_v he_o to_o another_o employment_n namely_o to_o be_v a_o holy_a prophet_n and_o a_o judge_n over_o his_o people_n when_o he_o have_v go_v his_o circuit_n he_o return_v to_o ramah_n where_o his_o usual_a dwelling_n be_v and_o his_o most_o ordinary_a place_n of_o judicature_n and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n 18.32_o altar_n thus_o we_o read_v of_o divers_a altar_n erect_v as_o by_o joshua_n upon_o mount_n ebal_n josh_n 8.30_o by_o gideon_n judg._n 6.24.26_o by_o samuel_n here_o and_o ch._n 11.15_o ch._n 16.2_o 5._o by_o david_n 2_o sam._n 24.25_o by_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 8.64_o by_o elijah_n 1_o king_n 18.32_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n indeed_o god_n appoint_v but_o one_o altar_n to_o be_v ordinary_o use_v for_o sacrifice_n as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o tabernacle_n but_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n he_o allow_v holy_a man_n by_o a_o particular_a dispensation_n to_o build_v other_o altar_n when_o it_o
samuel_n v._o 32._o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o thy_o kingdom_n saul_n hear_v this_o say_v unto_o samuel_n i_o perceive_v now_o that_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o have_v transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v not_o oserve_v the_o order_n that_o thou_o give_v i_o from_o he_o indeed_o i_o fear_v the_o people_n and_o obey_v their_o voice_n which_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o i_o however_o i_o entreat_v thou_o earnest_o to_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o i_o that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o pardon_v my_o sin_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o i_o and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o go_v with_o i_o to_o gilgal_n that_o there_o we_o may_v together_o praise_n god_n for_o our_o late_a victory_n and_o also_o pray_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o this_o great_a sin_n which_o myself_o and_o the_o people_n have_v commit_v samuel_n reply_v i_o will_v not_o go_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v have_v no_o conversation_n with_o thou_o who_o have_v show_v thyself_o such_o a_o rebel_n against_o god_n lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v any_o way_n to_o allow_v or_o approve_v what_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o undoubted_o samuel_n real_o mean_v ascendit_fw-la mean_v non_fw-la intendebat_fw-la reverti_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la mutavit_fw-la propositum_fw-la ex_fw-la causis_fw-la quae_fw-la dicentur_fw-la v._n 31._o sic_fw-la christus_fw-la joh._n 7._o dixit_fw-la ego_fw-la non_fw-la ascendam_fw-la sed_fw-la statim_fw-la postea_fw-la ascendit_fw-la to_o do_v as_o he_o say_v and_o according_o turn_v about_o to_o go_v away_o but_o saul_n be_v extreme_a loath_a that_o he_o shall_v thus_o go_v away_o from_o he_o in_o a_o anger_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v take_v notice_n of_o his_o and_o consequent_o of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o he_o wherefore_o he_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o mantle_n to_o detain_v he_o and_o use_v some_o force_n to_o hold_v he_o the_o mantle_n rend_v samuel_n tell_v he_o that_o this_o be_v a_o sad_a omen_n etc._n omen_n the_o hebrew_n add_v that_o it_o be_v also_o to_o show_v that_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v hereafter_o tear_v off_o the_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n shall_v be_v the_o man_n that_o shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n and_o hence_o be_v that_o which_o saul_n say_v ch._n 24.20_o now_o behold_v i_o know_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v king_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o lord_n against_o he_o and_o signify_v that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v rend_v from_o he_o and_o give_v to_o a_o neighbour_n of_o his_o that_o be_v better_a than_o he_o viz._n to_o david_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o know_v either_o to_o saul_n or_o samuel_n himself_o and_o samuel_n to_o assure_v he_o that_o what_o he_o have_v denounce_v against_o he_o will_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o god_n who_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o israel_n be_v absolute_o able_a to_o effect_v what_o he_o have_v threaten_v and_o he_o will_v not_o lie_v nor_o repent_v nor_o alter_v his_o decree_n consilium_fw-la decree_n mutat_fw-la aliquando_fw-la deus_fw-la sententiam_fw-la per_fw-la prophetas_fw-la significatam_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la consilium_fw-la and_o purpose_n as_o weak_a man_n oftentimes_o do_v saul_n hereupon_o confess_v again_o his_o sin_n and_o though_o the_o sentence_n of_o his_o depose_n be_v so_o firm_o decree_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v alter_v yet_o he_o entreat_v samuel_n for_o the_o present_a to_o uphold_v his_o credit_n with_o the_o people_n and_o to_o grace_v he_o with_o his_o presence_n and_o and_o to_o accompany_v he_o in_o worship_v god_n samuel_n be_v thus_o importune_v go_v along_o with_o he_o propositum_fw-la he_o non_fw-la intendebat_fw-la reverti_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la mutavit_fw-la propositum_fw-la to_o preserve_v his_o government_n for_o the_o present_a from_o the_o disrespect_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o he_o may_v perform_v what_o saul_n have_v omit_v namely_o to_o destroy_v agag_n samuel_n therefore_o be_v come_v to_o gilgal_n command_v that_o agag_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o he_o agag_n come_v to_o he_o delicate_o that_o be_v in_o the_o attire_n and_o with_o the_o gesture_n and_o gate_n of_o a_o king_n think_v sure_o that_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n have_v be_v past_a see_v he_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v not_o before_o the_o king_n that_o take_v he_o prisoner_n but_o before_o the_o old_a prophet_n who_o he_o think_v as_o it_o be_v like_a will_v only_o reprehend_v he_o when_o he_o come_v before_o samuel_n he_o say_v to_o he_o as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v many_o woman_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a among_o woman_n then_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n he_o hew_v he_o in_o piece_n 18.40_o piece_n see_v a_o like_a instance_n 1_o kin._n 18.40_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n then_o samuel_n go_v to_o ramah_n and_o saul_n to_o his_o own_o house_n at_o gibeah_n and_o samuel_n never_o go_v after_o to_o visit_v saul_n to_o instruct_v he_o and_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o affair_n or_o to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o as_o former_o he_o have_v do_v he_o do_v indeed_o afterward_o see_v he_o at_o naioth_n but_o it_o be_v accidental_o and_o unaware_o ch._n 19.24_o however_o samuel_n mourn_v exceed_o for_o he_o and_o be_v grieve_v at_o his_o disobedience_n whereby_o he_o have_v so_o high_o provoke_v god_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 15._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxvii_o the_o lord_n now_o make_v know_v to_o samuel_n that_o all_o his_o mourning_n for_o saul_n be_v but_o in_o vain_a partly_o because_o he_o continue_v still_o obstinate_a and_o impenitent_a and_o partly_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v absolute_o determine_v to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o in_o which_o case_n though_o samuel_n may_v bewail_v saul_n condition_n yet_o he_o may_v not_o bewail_v it_o in_o that_o manner_n as_o may_v imply_v a_o unwillingness_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n and_o determination_n of_o god_n therein_o and_o though_o the_o lord_n intend_v not_o that_o saul_n shall_v present_o be_v depose_v from_o be_v king_n 24.6_o king_n see_v ch._n 24.6_o yet_o he_o order_v samuel_n present_o to_o fill_v his_o horn_n with_o oil_n and_o to_o go_v to_o jesse_n the_o bethlemite_n for_o he_o have_v choose_v one_o of_o his_o son_n to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n and_o he_o shall_v anoint_v he_o to_o that_o office_n who_o he_o shall_v point_v out_o unto_o he_o that_o as_o he_o have_v anoint_v saul_n so_o by_o anoint_v one_o of_o another_o family_n by_o god_n appointment_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n he_o may_v testify_v that_o god_n have_v reject_v saul_n posterity_n indeed_o saul_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n but_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o violent_a importunity_n of_o the_o people_n that_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o so_o and_o will_v not_o be_v beat_v off_o from_o it_o so_o that_o saul_n be_v the_o people_n king_n rather_o than_o god_n and_o give_v to_o they_o in_o wrath_n but_o david_n be_v mere_o choose_v of_o god_n who_o do_v of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n no_o body_n think_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o send_v samuel_n to_o anoint_v he_o and_o so_o he_o be_v a_o king_n of_o god_n own_o provide_v the_o king_n in_o who_o seed_n the_o kingdom_n be_v to_o be_v establish_v and_o one_o who_o will_v in_o his_o government_n careful_o perform_v the_o will_n of_o god_n see_v ch._n 13.14_o samuel_n be_v something_o afraid_a to_o go_v upon_o this_o enterprise_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v lord_n how_o can_v i_o go_v if_o saul_n hear_v of_o it_o he_o will_v certain_o kill_v i_o the_o lord_n instruct_v he_o how_o to_o avoid_v this_o danger_n he_o bid_v he_o to_o go_v to_o bethlem_n and_o to_o take_v a_o heifer_n and_o say_v he_o come_v to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n there_o that_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n fecit_fw-la sacrifice_n authoritas_fw-la prophetae_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la be_v adest_fw-la &_o imperat_fw-la rite_n fiat_fw-la subsunt_fw-la enim_fw-la prophetae_fw-la imperio_fw-la leges_fw-la rituales_fw-la fatenâ—ibus_fw-la hebraeis_n samuel_n ex_fw-la peculiari_fw-la mandato_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecit_fw-la of_o thanksgiving_n or_o a_o peace-offering_a after_o which_o follow_v a_o feast_n make_v of_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n see_v ch._n 9.12_o he_o order_v he_o to_o invite_v jesse_n and_o his_o son_n to_o this_o feast_n thus_o the_o lord_n direct_v he_o to_o conceal_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o pretend_v only_o that_o business_n which_o may_v be_v safe_o make_v know_v samuel_n according_o go_v to_o bethlehem_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n tremble_v when_o they_o see_v he_o fear_v lest_o some_o heinous_a sin_n commit_v among_o they_o have_v draw_v he_o thither_o and_o that_o he_o come_v to_o deliver_v some_o sad_a
sheath_n and_o slay_v he_o and_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n therewith_o thus_o david_n prevail_v over_o the_o philistine_n with_o a_o sling_n and_o with_o a_o stone_n god_n use_v such_o contemptible_a mean_n the_o more_o to_o manifest_v his_o own_o power_n and_o glory_n the_o philistine_n see_v their_o champion_n thus_o conquer_v and_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o secret_a terror_n from_o the_o lord_n they_o immediate_o flee_v and_o the_o army_n of_o the_o israelite_n with_o a_o great_a shout_n pursue_v after_o they_o and_o do_v great_a execution_n upon_o they_o insomuch_o that_o the_o wound_a of_o the_o philistine_n fell_a and_o be_v scatter_v all_o along_o in_o the_o way_n of_o shaaraim_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n even_o unto_o gath_n and_o ekron_n 21.9_o v._o 54._o david_n some_o year_n after_o when_o he_o be_v constitute_v king_n and_o have_v take_v zion_n from_o the_o jebusite_n 2_o sam._n 5.7_o bring_v the_o head_n of_o this_o giant_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o put_v his_o armour_n in_o the_o tent_n which_o he_o there_o provide_v for_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n 1_o chron._n 15.1_o but_o goliath_n sword_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o nob_n 1_o sam._n 21.9_o the_o philistine_n be_v thus_o discomfit_v the_o israelite_n return_v and_o spoil_v their_o tent_n abner_n now_o bring_v david_n before_o saul_n with_o the_o head_n of_o the_o giant_n in_o his_o hand_n saul_n ask_v he_o who_o son_n he_o be_v he_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jesse_n the_o bethlemite_n saul_n have_v now_o much_o discourse_n with_o he_o and_o so_o many_o excellent_a endowment_n of_o wisdom_n courage_n zeal_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o faith_n and_o confidence_n in_o his_o protection_n and_o assistance_n appear_v in_o he_o all_o which_o show_v he_o a_o person_n precious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n jonathan_n heart_n and_o affection_n be_v in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n draw_v forth_o towards_o he_o so_o that_o his_o soul_n be_v knit_v with_o the_o soul_n of_o david_n and_o hereby_o god_n provide_v david_n a_o friend_n in_o saul_n court_n to_o plead_v for_o he_o and_o to_o reveal_v saul_n plot_n and_o evil_a intendment_n against_o he_o and_o to_o be_v by_o his_o true_a and_o real_a love_n a_o comfort_n and_o support_v to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o approach_a trouble_n and_o distress_n and_o jonathan_n and_o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n of_o entire_a friendship_n and_o brotherly_a love_n saul_n also_o now_o resolve_v to_o keep_v he_o in_o his_o court_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v no_o more_o home_n to_o his_o father_n and_o make_v he_o a_o captain_n over_o some_o of_o his_o troop_n and_o david_n behave_v himself_o so_o wise_o that_o he_o be_v high_o value_v by_o all_o the_o people_n and_o even_o by_o saul_n servant_n themselves_o jonathan_n also_o to_o testify_v his_o true_a and_o great_a love_n to_o david_n strip_v himself_o of_o his_o own_o robe_n and_o give_v it_o to_o he_o and_o give_v he_o also_o his_o sword_n and_o his_o bow_n and_o his_o military_a girdle_n so_o that_o he_o put_v he_o both_o into_o a_o courtier_n and_o soldier_n garb._n these_o thing_n be_v do_v they_o now_o march_v from_o the_o camp_n to_o gibeah_n where_o saul_n dwell_v as_o they_o pass_v along_o the_o woman_n come_v forth_o out_o of_o all_o the_o town_n by_o the_o way_n as_o the_o custom_n victory_n custom_n it_o seem_v it_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o those_o time_n that_o when_o god_n have_v give_v they_o any_o great_a victory_n over_o their_o enemy_n the_o woman_n be_v wont_v with_o dance_n and_o song_n of_o triumph_n to_o celebrate_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n see_v exod._n 15.20_o judg._n 11.32_o as_o woman_n have_v usual_o the_o heavy_a share_n in_o the_o calamity_n of_o a_o land_n that_o be_v overrun_v by_o a_o enemy_n and_o that_o because_o they_o be_v least_o able_a to_o resist_v and_o be_v frequent_o take_v for_o slave_n or_o ravish_v and_o abuse_v in_o a_o savage_a manner_n so_o likewise_o they_o have_v the_o great_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v when_o the_o enemy_n be_v vanquish_v and_o hence_o it_o may_v be_v arise_v this_o custom_n of_o the_o woman_n triumph_v at_o every_o great_a victory_n be_v with_o instrument_n of_o music_n sing_v in_o triumph_v song_n saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o and_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o they_o ascribe_v so_o much_o to_o david_n because_o by_o his_o kill_a goliath_n he_o be_v under_o god_n the_o cause_n of_o rout_v the_o whole_a army_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o so_o solemn_a and_o glorious_a be_v this_o triumph_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o this_o passage_n in_o the_o woman_n song_n come_v to_o be_v repote_v and_o know_v among_o the_o philistine_n as_o we_o may_v see_v ch._n 21.11_o and_o ch._n 29.5_o but_o this_o thing_n great_o offend_v saul_n and_o he_o say_v they_o have_v ascribe_v to_o david_n ten_o thousand_o and_o to_o i_o but_o thousand_o what_o can_v he_o have_v more_o but_o the_o kingdom_n from_o thenceforth_o therefore_o he_o begin_v to_o have_v a_o evil_a eye_n against_o david_n and_o to_o suspect_v that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n of_o who_o samuel_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n in_o his_o room_n ch._n 13._o v._n 14._o 1_o sam._n ch._n 17._o wh_o ch._n and_o ch._n 18._o from_o 1_o to_o 10._o sect_n clxx_o savl_n jealousy_n of_o david_n and_o his_o hatred_n against_o he_o do_v now_o every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o appear_v and_o it_o manifest_v itself_o in_o these_o particular_n follow_v 1._o the_o evil_a spirit_n come_v upon_o he_o he_o prophesy_v bono_fw-mi prophesy_v extra_n se_fw-la rapitbatur_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la malo_fw-la incitus_fw-la ita_fw-la sermon_n actusque_fw-la suos_fw-la componebat_fw-la ut_fw-la boni_fw-la prophetae_fw-la solent_fw-la acti_fw-la a_o spiritu_fw-la bono_fw-mi in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o house_n not_o as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o chap._n 10.10_o when_o samuel_n have_v new_o anoint_v he_o for_o then_o be_v inspire_v with_o god_n spirit_n and_o 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therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o do_v not_o stain_v thy_o honour_n now_o by_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n indeed_o saul_n be_v rise_v up_o unjust_o to_o pursue_v thou_o and_o seek_v thy_o life_n but_o all_o his_o attempt_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v careful_o preserve_v and_o chary_o keep_v thy_o life_n as_o man_n be_v wont_v careful_o to_o bind_v up_o those_o thing_n in_o bundle_n which_o they_o much_o value_n and_o intend_v to_o preserve_v and_o that_o man_n rage_n must_v needs_o be_v vain_a who_o seek_v to_o destroy_v he_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v preserve_v and_o protect_v but_o as_o for_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o enemy_n they_o will_v he_o by_o a_o violent_a death_n sling_v out_o as_o man_n use_v to_o sling_v out_o stone_n out_o of_o their_o sling_n which_o they_o value_v not_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v perform_v all_o his_o promise_n which_o he_o have_v make_v unto_o thou_o and_o have_v settle_v thou_o in_o thy_o 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she_o say_v nothing_o to_o he_o more_o or_o less_o of_o his_o danger_n till_o the_o morning_n in_o the_o morning_n when_o he_o have_v sleep_v out_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o debauch_n she_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o desperate_a danger_n he_o have_v by_o his_o folly_n run_v they_o all_o into_o and_o how_o near_a destruction_n they_o all_o be_v if_o in_o the_o very_a nick_n of_o time_n it_o have_v not_o be_v by_o a_o wonderful_a providence_n prevent_v he_o hear_v this_o be_v so_o terrify_v with_o the_o horror_n and_o dread_n of_o the_o danger_n he_o have_v be_v in_o that_o his_o heart_n die_v within_o he_o and_o fall_v into_o a_o swoon_n he_o become_v as_o a_o stone_n and_o about_o ten_o day_n after_o the_o lord_n smite_v he_o with_o
destroy_v the_o worship_n of_o baal_n out_o of_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n but_o though_o he_o overthrow_v this_o idolatry_n yet_o he_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n viz._n that_o of_o the_o golden_a calf_n of_o dan_n and_o bethel_n he_o also_o root_v out_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n yet_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v a_o great_a zeal_n for_o the_o establish_n the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o than_o pure_o to_o execute_v the_o command_n of_o god_n therefore_o host_n 1.4_o god_n threaten_v to_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o jezreel_n on_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n however_o for_o these_o act_n god_n send_v a_o prophet_n to_o he_o to_o tell_v they_o that_o because_o he_o have_v do_v well_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v though_o not_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n his_o seed_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n shall_v sit_v on_o that_o throne_n which_o according_o they_o do_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o but_o jehu_n take_v no_o heed_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n sincere_o and_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n but_o follow_v the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la by_o which_o god_n be_v so_o provoke_v that_o even_o in_o his_o day_n he_o do_v begin_v to_o cut_v israel_n short_a that_o be_v to_o abate_v their_o power_n by_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n especial_o in_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a beyond_o jordan_n for_o hazael_n make_v sore_a havoc_n among_o the_o people_n there_o and_o it_o be_v like_a he_o do_v then_o or_o afterward_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jehoahaz_n exercise_v those_o inhuman_a cruelty_n upon_o the_o israelite_n which_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v 2_o king_n 8.12_o jehu_n reign_v twenty_o and_o eight_o year_n which_o be_v the_o long_a time_n that_o any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n have_v hitherto_o reign_v whereof_o six_o year_n contemporary_a with_o athaliah_n and_o the_o remain_v twenty_o two_o with_o joash_n son_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o they_o bury_v he_o in_o 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government_n hazael_n have_v invade_v and_o destroy_v israel_n beyond_o jordan_n before_o and_o thresh_v gilead_n with_o thresh_a instrument_n of_o iron_n see_v amos_n 1.3_o and_o now_o he_o come_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n and_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n so_o sore_o there_o that_o he_o leave_v they_o but_o fifty_o horseman_n and_o ten_o chariot_n and_o ten_o thousand_o footman_n and_o break_v they_o to_o piece_n and_o scatter_v they_o as_o corn_n be_v scatter_v with_o overmuch_o thresh_a insomuch_o that_o they_o have_v scarce_o any_o where_o a_o army_n together_o and_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o be_v a_o people_n of_o no_o power_n or_o esteem_v and_o though_o jehoahaz_n resist_v they_o with_o all_o the_o valour_n and_o may_v he_o can_v yet_o still_o they_o prevail_v against_o he_o which_o be_v the_o rather_o note_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o calamity_n that_o befall_v the_o israelite_n in_o his_o time_n be_v rather_o from_o god_n hand_n and_o just_a judgement_n because_o of_o their_o sin_n than_o from_o any_o want_n of_o courage_n or_o conduct_n in_o their_o king_n jehoahaz_n in_o these_o distress_n seek_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o god_n afterward_o give_v israel_n a_o saviour_n to_o wit_n joash_n his_o son_n who_o in_o his_o time_n mighty_o prevail_v against_o the_o syrian_n and_o after_o he_o he_o raise_v up_o jeroboam_n his_o son_n chap._n 14.27_o who_o be_v also_o very_o successful_a against_o they_o so_o that_o afterward_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n dwell_v in_o their_o house_n quiet_o and_o peaceable_o as_o in_o former_a time_n jehoahaz_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o samaria_n and_o joash_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 2_o king_n 13._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 10._o joash_n the_o second_o of_o the_o race_n of_o jehu_n reign_v sixteen_o year_n joash_n the_o 12_o king_n of_o israel_n joash_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n elisha_n be_v now_o sick_a of_o his_o last_o sickness_n joash_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o weep_v over_o he_o say_v o_o my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o chariot_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o horseman_n thereof_o elisha_n bid_v he_o take_v bow_n and_o arrow_n he_o do_v so_o and_o elisha_n put_v his_o hand_n on_o the_o king_n hand_n to_o signify_v perhaps_o that_o god_n will_v fight_v with_o he_o and_o that_o no_o action_n of_o we_o without_o god_n assistance_n and_o blessing_n can_v prosper_v and_o bid_v he_o to_o open_v the_o window_n eastward_o towards_o syria_n and_o to_o shoot_v he_o say_v this_o be_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n deliverance_n from_o syria_n that_o be_v by_o this_o arrow_n be_v signify_v that_o the_o lord_n by_o thou_o will_v certain_o deliver_v his_o people_n from_o the_o syrian_n for_o thou_o shall_v smite_v they_o as_o they_o be_v smite_v in_o aphek_n 1_o king_n 29.26_o or_o mighty_o reddunt_fw-la mighty_o fortiter_fw-la &_o uchementer_fw-la sic_fw-la aliqui_fw-la reddunt_fw-la till_o thou_o have_v consume_v those_o particular_a army_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v at_o that_o time_n then_o he_o bid_v the_o king_n take_v arrow_n and_o smite_v on_o the_o ground_n which_o he_o suppose_v he_o may_v easy_o understand_v to_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o shall_v smite_v the_o syrian_n and_o thereupon_o will_v have_v be_v eager_a to_o give_v many_o stroke_n on_o the_o ground_n as_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o shall_v often_o conquer_v they_o but_o he_o smite_v only_o thrice_o whereupon_o the_o man_n of_o god_n be_v wroth_a with_o he_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 smite_v syria_n till_o he_o have_v consume_v they_o and_o utter_o ruin_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o their_o kingdom_n whereas_o now_o he_o shall_v smite_v they_o but_o thrice_o only_o elisha_n now_o die_v and_o be_v lay_v in_o his_o sepulchre_n he_o have_v be_v a_o famous_a prophet_n about_o sixty_o year_n god_n have_v manifest_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o elijah_n do_v rest_n upon_o he_o by_o enable_v he_o to_o do_v the_o same_o kind_n of_o miracle_n that_o elijah_n have_v do_v elijah_n divide_v jordan_n with_o his_o mantle_n 2_o king_n 2.8_o so_o do_v elisha_n v._o 14._o elijah_n multiply_v the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n oil_n 1_o king_n 17.14_o and_o elisha_n do_v as_o much_o for_o a_o poor_a prophet_n widow_n 2_o king_n 4.2_o elijah_n bring_v rain_n from_o heaven_n after_o a_o time_n of_o great_a drought_n 1_o king_n 18.41_o and_o elisha_n supply_v three_o king_n and_o their_o army_n with_o water_n when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o it_o 2_o king_n 3.16_o elijah_n curse_v the_o captain_n and_o their_o fifty_n that_o come_v to_o apprehend_v he_o and_o they_o be_v present_o destroy_v with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n 2_o king_n 1.10_o and_o elisha_n curse_v the_o child_n that_o reproach_v and_o mock_v he_o and_o they_o be_v present_o tear_v in_o piece_n by_o two_o she-bears_a 2_o king_n 2.24_o elijah_n raise_v the_o sareptan_n son_n to_o life_n 1_o king_n 17.22_o and_o elisha_n the_o shunamite_n 2_o king_n 4.35_o nay_o as_o elisha_n desire_v that_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o elijah_n may_v be_v give_v he_o so_o some_o observe_v that_o elisha_n wrought_v as_o many_o more_o miracle_n as_o elijah_n do_v sometime_o after_o elisha_n funeral_n some_o israelite_n that_o be_v go_v to_o bury_v a_o dead_a man_n espy_v a_o band_n of_o moabite_n near_o they_o that_o be_v break_v into_o their_o land_n to_o rob_v and_o spoil_v and_o so_o through_o fear_v not_o dare_v to_o carry_v he_o to_o the_o place_n prepare_v for_o his_o burial_n they_o remove_v the_o stone_n that_o cover_v elisha_n sepulchre_n and_o in_o haste_n cast_v he_o in_o
in_o the_o enterprise_n but_o amaziah_n be_v nothing_o move_v with_o what_o he_o say_v for_o who_o god_n intend_v to_o destroy_v he_o usual_o first_o harden_v and_o god_n intend_v to_o punish_v he_o for_o his_o abominable_a idolatry_n into_o which_o he_o have_v late_o fall_v joash_n understand_v this_o will_v not_o stay_v till_o amaziah_n come_v to_o he_o but_o he_o enter_v judah_n with_o a_o strong_a army_n wise_o resolve_v to_o make_v his_o enemy_n country_n the_o stage_n of_o the_o war_n so_o they_o meet_v in_o a_o pitch_a field_n at_o bethshemesh_n which_o belong_v to_o judah_n and_o judah_n be_v worsted_n before_o israel_n and_o amaziah_n himself_o take_v prisoner_n and_o bring_v in_o triumph_n idolatry_n triumph_n thus_o in_o this_o amaziah_n the_o son_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n god_n do_v yet_o further_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o zachariah_n the_o son_n of_o jehniada_n who_o be_v most_o inhumane_o and_o ungrateful_o murder_v in_o his_o father_n day_n according_a to_o what_o he_o say_v at_o his_o death_n the_o lord_n will_v look_v upon_o it_o and_o require_v it_o and_o withal_o amaziah_n himself_o be_v severe_o punish_v for_o his_o apostasy_n to_o idolatry_n to_o jerusalem_n by_o joash_n which_o city_n as_o it_o seem_v stand_v out_o against_o he_o he_o batter_v down_o that_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n by_o the_o north-gate_n which_o be_v towards_o ephraim_n even_o four_o hundred_o cubit_n in_o length_n and_o so_o take_v the_o city_n by_o force_n then_o he_o seize_v upon_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o the_o posterity_n of_o obed-edom_n who_o be_v porter_n and_o keeper_n of_o the_o treasure_n in_o the_o temple_n 1_o chron._n 26.15_o as_o also_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o have_v make_v what_o spoil_n he_o think_v fit_a in_o jerusalem_n he_o set_v amaziah_n free_a upon_o certain_a condition_n impose_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n and_o for_o the_o sure_a performance_n of_o the_o covenant_n on_o judah_n part_n he_o take_v hostage_n of_o he_o viz._n some_o noble_a man_n child_n who_o he_o carry_v along_o with_o he_o to_o samaria_n and_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o go_v away_o with_o his_o present_a spoil_n than_o to_o hazard_v all_o by_o endeavour_v to_o conquer_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n which_o he_o be_v not_o like_a to_o hold_v if_o he_o do_v obtain_v the_o subject_n thereof_o be_v so_o great_o addict_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n amaziah_n live_v after_o this_o fifteen_o year_n but_o a_o very_a miserable_a life_n for_o his_o subject_n be_v so_o disaffect_v to_o he_o for_o the_o idolatry_n he_o have_v bring_v in_o that_o from_o that_o time_n they_o begin_v to_o conspire_v against_o he_o though_o it_o break_v not_o forth_o open_o till_o by_o his_o rash_a unadvised_a and_o unprosperous_a war_n with_o joash_n he_o have_v bring_v so_o many_o misery_n upon_o his_o kingdom_n the_o conspiracy_n now_o break_v forth_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n and_o possible_o there_o hide_v himself_o and_o live_v in_o obscurity_n so_o those_o that_o have_v conspire_v against_o he_o as_o it_o seem_v govern_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o absence_n about_o twelve_o year_n after_o these_o conspirator_n be_v man_n of_o power_n in_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o some_o new_a occasion_n be_v so_o enrage_v against_o he_o that_o they_o send_v some_o to_o lachish_n to_o slay_v he_o amaziah_n be_v dead_a they_o bring_v he_o from_o lachish_n in_o a_o chariot_n draw_v with_o horse_n and_o bury_v he_o in_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 14._o from_o v._o 1._o to_o 21._o 2_o chron._n 25._o wh_o ch._n uzziah_n ten_o king_n of_o judah_n uzziah_n vzziah_n or_o azariah_n as_o he_o be_v call_v 2_o king_n 15.1_o son_n of_o amaziah_n be_v the_o next_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n in_o mat._n 1.8_o it_o be_v say_v that_o vzziah_n succeed_v joram_n and_o joram_n beget_v ozias_n whereas_o there_o be_v four_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n between_o joram_n and_o vzziah_n viz._n ahaziah_n athaliah_n joash_n and_o amaziah_n some_o think_v that_o these_o be_v omit_v because_o of_o their_o evil_a government_n and_o unnatural_a death_n each_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v one_o after_o another_o or_o because_o by_o the_o mother-side_n they_o descend_v from_o the_o stock_n of_o wicked_a ahab_n who_o house_n the_o lord_n doom_v to_o be_v root_v up_o vzziah_n when_o his_o father_n be_v slay_v be_v about_o four_o or_o five_o year_n old_a and_o there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o interregnum_fw-la or_o vacancy_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o judah_n for_o about_o twelve_o year_n viz_o from_o the_o 15_o to_o the_o 27_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o second_o king_n of_o israel_n at_o which_o time_n vzziah_n be_v sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o throne_n by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n and_o not_o till_o then_o and_o this_o possible_o may_v be_v intimate_v to_o we_o by_o that_o unusual_a phrase_n and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v vzziah_n be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n instead_o of_o his_o father_n 2_o king_n 14.21_o and_o this_o may_v happen_v partly_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o minority_n and_o partly_o through_o the_o prevalency_n of_o some_o powerful_a man_n who_o perchance_o have_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o put_v his_o father_n to_o death_n or_o possible_o the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n may_v be_v carry_v on_o in_o his_o name_n all_o that_o time_n though_o he_o come_v not_o to_o the_o full_a exercise_n of_o his_o regal_a power_n till_o the_o 27_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n so_o that_o the_o twelve_o year_n from_o his_o father_n death_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n see_v 2_o king_n 14.23_o unto_o the_o 27_o of_o jeroboam_n when_o he_o be_v put_v into_o full_a possession_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v to_o be_v account_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o fifty_o two_o year_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v and_o according_a to_o this_o account_n in_o the_o 26_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n jeroboam_n die_v after_o which_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o interregnum_fw-la or_o vacancy_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n also_o for_o about_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o year_n viz._n to_o the_o 38th_o year_n of_o vzziah_n reign_n after_o which_o zachariah_n reign_v in_o israel_n six_o month_n shallum_n one_o month_n menahem_n ten_o year_n pekahiah_n two_o year_n and_o pekah_n have_v reign_v a_o year_n or_o something_o more_o before_o he_o die_v which_o be_v in_o the_o fifty_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 2_o king_n 15.27_o so_o that_o he_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o six_o king_n that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o maintain_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n uncorrupt_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v save_v that_o the_o high_a place_n be_v 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place_n intend_v there_o to_o expose_v they_o to_o be_v destroy_v by_o elephant_n and_o according_o the_o elephant_n be_v prepare_v and_o fill_v with_o wine_n mingle_v with_o myrrh_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o mad_a and_o fierce_a it_o so_o happen_v that_o they_o instead_o of_o fall_v upon_o the_o jew_n run_v upon_o the_o king_n soldier_n and_o tread_v they_o under_o foot_n whereupon_o the_o king_n begin_v to_o relent_v towards_o these_o poor_a prisoner_n and_o not_o only_o save_v they_o but_o feast_v they_o for_o seven_o day_n together_o usher_n p._n 371._o ptol._n philopator_n have_v by_o his_o wife-sister_n eurydice_n a_o son_n call_v ptol._n epiphanes_n who_o at_o the_o age_n of_o five_o year_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n who_o birthday_n be_v first_o solemn_o celebrate_v at_o home_n by_o all_o the_o great_a man_n and_o other_o of_o that_o part_n of_o syria_n and_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o that_o be_v under_o his_o dominion_n and_o then_o 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