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
esther_n charge_v she_o to_o use_v her_o interest_n with_o the_o king_n for_o their_o preservation_n but_o she_o make_v a_o excuse_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o danger_n of_o go_v into_o the_o king_n uncalled_a he_o send_v her_o word_n that_o if_o she_o refuse_v he_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o god_n will_v deliver_v they_o some_o other_o way_n but_o probable_o god_n bring_v she_o to_o this_o place_n for_o this_o very_a end_n whereupon_o she_o resolve_v to_o go_v to_o the_o king_n whatever_o come_v of_o it_o only_a desire_n that_o all_o the_o jew_n at_o shushan_n will_v seek_v god_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n on_o her_o behalf_n which_o they_o do_v chap._n v._n then_o esther_n go_v unto_o the_o king_n who_o hold_v out_o his_o golden_a sceptre_n to_o she_o and_o ask_v what_o her_o business_n be_v with_o he_o she_o desire_v that_o the_o king_n and_o haman_n will_v come_v to_o a_o banquet_n that_o day_n which_o she_o have_v prepare_v for_o '_o they_o which_o they_o do_v and_o then_o the_o king_n ask_v she_o again_o what_o she_o have_v to_o say_v to_o he_o she_o desire_v the_o same_o favour_n the_o next_o day_n of_o their_o come_n to_o a_o banquet_n and_o then_o she_o will_v acquaint_v he_o with_o her_o request_n haman_n as_o he_o go_v home_o not_o meet_v with_o that_o respect_n from_o mordecai_n that_o he_o expect_v be_v full_a of_o wrath_n but_o conceal_v it_o for_o the_o present_a and_o boast_v of_o his_o honour_n and_o wealth_n to_o his_o wife_n and_o friend_n yet_o he_o take_v little_a content_n in_o all_o because_o of_o that_o disrespect_n he_o meet_v with_o from_o mordecai_n whereupon_o his_o wife_n advise_v he_o to_o make_v a_o gallow_n of_o fifty_o cubit_n high_a and_o the_o next_o day_n to_o get_v leave_n of_o the_o king_n to_o hang_v he_o thereon_o chap._n vi_o that_o night_n the_o king_n be_v restless_a call_v for_o the_o chronicle_n to_o be_v read_v to_o he_o and_o light_n upon_o that_o story_n how_o mordecai_n have_v discover_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o and_o inquire_v what_o honour_n have_v be_v do_v to_o mordecai_n for_o it_o they_o answer_v none_o at_o all_o then_o the_o king_n ask_v who_o be_v in_o the_o court_n they_o say_v haman_n who_o be_v now_o come_v to_o beg_v leave_n to_o hang_v mordecai_n the_o king_n send_v for_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o the_o man_n who_o the_o king_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o honour_n haman_n think_v this_o can_v be_v none_o but_o himself_o direct_v honour_n enough_o in_o several_a particular_n the_o king_n command_v he_o to_o do_v all_o this_o immediate_o to_o mordecai_n which_o he_o be_v feign_v to_o do_v in_o spite_n of_o all_o his_o regret_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v do_v he_o hasten_v home_o to_o acquaint_v his_o wife_n and_o friend_n with_o what_o have_v befall_v he_o they_o conclude_v that_o if_o mordecai_n before_o who_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o fall_v be_v a_o jew_n he_o shall_v certain_o fall_v before_o he_o then_o messenger_n come_v to_o hasten_v haman_n to_o the_o banquet_n chap._n vii_o the_o king_n and_o haman_n be_v come_v to_o the_o banquet_n the_o king_n renew_v his_o instance_n to_o esther_n to_o know_v her_o request_n she_o than_o beg_v that_o her_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o her_o people_n may_v be_v give_v she_o which_o be_v all_o destine_v to_o destruction_n the_o king_n be_v mighty_o surprise_v at_o this_o and_o fall_v into_o a_o great_a rage_n and_o ask_v who_o dare_v presume_v to_o do_v such_o a_o thing_n the_o queen_n reply_v it_o be_v haman_n the_o king_n be_v enrage_v walk_v into_o the_o garden_n to_o cool_v and_o quiet_a himself_o haman_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o prostrate_v himself_o to_o the_o queen_n to_o beg_v her_o favour_n the_o king_n come_v in_o again_o and_o see_v he_o in_o this_o posture_n say_v what_o will_v he_o force_v the_o queen_n before_o my_o face_n so_o they_o take_v haman_n out_o of_o the_o king_n presence_n and_o one_o tell_v the_o king_n how_o that_o haman_n have_v prepare_v a_o gallow_n fifty_o cubit_n high_a for_o mordecai_n whereupon_o the_o king_n command_v he_o to_o be_v hang_v thereupon_o himself_o which_o be_v do_v the_o king_n anger_n be_v appease_v chap._n viii_o then_o the_o king_n give_v haman_n house_n and_o estate_n to_o esther_n who_o set_v mordecai_n over_o it_o and_o the_o king_n make_v he_o also_o keeper_n of_o the_o seal_n then_o esther_n further_o beg_v of_o the_o king_n with_o tear_n that_o some_o course_n mighr_fw-mi be_v take_v to_o prevent_v that_o mischief_n that_o haman_n have_v design_v against_o the_o jew_n who_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o frame_v another_o decree_n as_o it_o like_v they_o then_o they_o make_v a_o new_a decree_n and_o send_v it_o into_o all_o the_o king_n dominion_n to_o give_v leave_n to_o the_o jew_n to_o gather_v themselves_o together_o on_o the_o day_n appoint_v for_o the_o massacre_n and_o to_o stand_v upon_o their_o guard_n and_o to_o kill_v and_o slay_v all_o that_o shall_v assault_v they_o which_o cause_v great_a rejoice_v among_o all_o the_o jew_n chap._n ix_o the_o day_n appoint_v for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o haman_n decree_n be_v come_v they_o gather_v themselves_o together_o both_o to_o defend_v themselves_o and_o slay_v their_o enemy_n and_o in_o shushan_n alone_o they_o slay_v five_o hundred_o of_o their_o enemy_n among_o which_o be_v haman_n ten_o son_n and_o upon_o esther_n request_n the_o king_n give_v they_o leave_v to_o do_v the_o like_a again_o the_o next_o day_n in_o shushan_n and_o then_o thy_o slay_v three_o hundred_o more_o and_o haman_n son_n be_v hang_v upon_o the_o gallow_n hereupon_o they_o appoint_v that_o the_o fourteen_o and_o fifteen_o day_n of_o this_o month_n shall_v be_v keep_v yearly_o as_o day_n of_o rejoice_v by_o all_o the_o jew_n in_o memorial_n of_o this_o deliverance_n and_o this_o be_v confirm_v both_o by_o esther_n and_o mordecai_n daniel_n the_o six_o first_o chapter_n of_o daniel_n be_v historical_a i_o must_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o my_o design_n give_v a_o brief_a account_n of_o '_o they_o chap._n i._n nebuchadnezzar_n have_v take_v jerusalem_n and_o carry_v many_o of_o the_o people_n captive_n to_o babylon_n give_v commandment_n to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o eunuch_n to_o seek_v out_o some_o young_a man_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o noble_a birth_n comely_a person_n and_o of_o good_a part_n who_o may_v be_v train_v up_o in_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o fit_v for_o the_o king_n service_n among_o other_o he_o pitch_v upon_o daniel_n hananiah_n mishael_n and_o azariah_n who_o have_v a_o portion_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_v allow_v they_o of_o the_o king_n provision_n but_o daniel_n and_o his_o three_o companion_n refuse_v the_o court-dyet_n and_o content_v themselves_o with_o pulse_n and_o water_n and_o yet_o be_v find_v to_o look_v better_a than_o those_o that_o feed_v of_o the_o king_n fare_v and_o when_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o attend_v the_o king_n they_o be_v find_v in_o all_o matter_n of_o knowledge_n wisdom_n and_o science_n to_o excel_v all_o the_o magician_n and_o astronomer_n that_o be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n chap._n ii_o nabuchadnezzar_n dream_v a_o dream_n which_o cause_v a_o great_a discomposure_n of_o mind_n in_o he_o but_o he_o have_v forget_v it_o so_o he_o send_v for_o all_o that_o be_v skill_v in_o such_o matter_n to_o tell_v he_o his_o dream_n but_o they_o all_o agree_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o do_v whereupon_o the_o king_n be_v very_o angry_a and_o command_v they_o shall_v all_o be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o impostor_n so_o some_o seek_v to_o bring_v daniel_n and_o his_o fellow_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o command_n but_o daniel_n desire_v time_n and_o undertake_v to_o give_v the_o king_n satisfaction_n both_o concern_v his_o dream_n and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o it_o so_o he_o go_v home_o and_o he_o and_o his_o companion_n seek_v unto_o god_n to_o reveal_v this_o secret_a to_o they_o whereby_o their_o life_n may_v be_v preserve_v then_o god_n reveal_v it_o to_o daniel_n in_o a_o night_n vision_n for_o which_o he_o return_v thanks_o to_o he_o so_o he_o desire_v he_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n which_o be_v do_v he_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o none_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n can_v reveal_v this_o secret_a but_o god_n only_o and_o so_o tell_v the_o king_n both_o his_o dream_n and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o it_o then_o the_o king_n promote_v daniel_n and_o his_o three_o companion_n upon_o his_o request_n chap._n iii_o nabuchadnezzar_n make_v a_o golden_a image_n and_o command_v all_o person_n whatsoever_o to_o worship_v it_o upon_o pain_n of_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o fiery_a furnace_n then_o certain_a man_n accuse_v daniel_n three_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
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 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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
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 shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n so_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o rest_v round_o about_o afterward_o upon_o the_o league_n that_o asa_n make_v with_o benhadad_n hanani_n the_o seer_n come_v and_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o and_o because_o he_o do_v not_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v deliver_v the_o ethiopian_n into_o his_o hand_n therefore_o he_o shall_v have_v but_o a_o troublesome_a reign_n from_o that_o time_n forward_o for_o this_o asa_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n oppress_v the_o people_n in_o his_o second_o year_n nadab_n the_o son_n of_o jeroboam_n begin_v to_o reign_v over_o israel_n and_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n and_o baasha_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n and_o smite_v all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n yet_o he_o continue_v jeroboam_n idolatry_n whereupon_o chap._n xvi_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o jehu_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n against_o he_o 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do_v evil_a above_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o and_o take_v to_o wife_n jezabel_n and_o worship_v baal_n and_o build_v a_o temple_n for_o he_o in_o samaria_n and_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_v more_o than_o all_o the_o king_n before_o he_o chap._n xvii_o in_o his_o time_n god_n send_v elijah_n to_o declare_v to_o he_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n for_o some_o year_n but_o according_a to_o his_o word_n then_o god_n send_v he_o to_o the_o brook_n cherith_n where_o he_o be_v feed_v by_o raven_n and_o when_o that_o brook_n be_v dry_a god_n send_v he_o to_o sarepta_n to_o be_v sustain_v by_o a_o widow_n there_o who_o though_o she_o have_v but_o a_o little_a meal_n in_o a_o barrel_n and_o oil_n in_o a_o cruise_n yet_o that_o still_o hold_v out_o and_o supply_v her_o occasion_n till_o there_o be_v plenty_n in_o the_o land_n afterward_o her_o son_n die_v elijah_n pray_v unto_o god_n and_o restore_v he_o to_o life_n again_o chap._n xviii_o after_o three_o year_n god_n command_v 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