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hospitality_n and_o the_o league_n of_o friendship_n which_o be_v betwixt_o abraham_n his_o father_n and_o he_o at_o first_o therefore_o he_o show_v he_o great_a sign_n of_o friendship_n 6._o v._o 6._o but_o afterward_o the_o envy_n he_o have_v conceive_v hinder_v he_o from_o persist_v in_o the_o same_o envy_n abimelech_n expel_v isaac_n be_v move_v thereunto_o by_o envy_n for_o perceive_v that_o god_n be_v favourable_a unto_o isaac_n and_o have_v a_o especial_a care_n over_o he_o he_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o his_o country_n he_o retire_v not_o far_o from_o gerar_n to_o a_o place_n call_v pharan_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o valley_n and_o as_o he_o there_o dig_v to_o find_v out_o spring_v of_o water_n fauces_fw-la fauces_fw-la abimelech_n shepherd_n come_v and_o set_v upon_o he_o 16._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o hinder_v he_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o he_o can_v not_o finish_v his_o purpose_n and_o for_o that_o he_o purposely_o retire_v from_o they_o they_o suppose_v they_o have_v 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35._o and_o alibama_n the_o daughter_n of_o esebion_n two_o prince_n of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o that_o of_o his_o own_o authority_n without_o his_o father_n advice_n or_o privity_n who_o will_v not_o have_v consent_v have_v the_o matter_n be_v remit_v unto_o he_o because_o he_o hold_v it_o inconvenient_a to_o mix_v and_o join_v he_o or_o he_o in_o affinity_n with_o any_o dweller_n or_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n this_o notwithstanding_o he_o will_v not_o displease_v his_o son_n by_o command_v he_o to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n but_o determine_v with_o himself_o to_o conceal_v and_o keep_v the_o matter_n silent_a when_o isaac_n be_v grow_v old_a and_o whole_o deprive_v of_o his_o sight_n 5._o gen._n 27._o 3_o 4_o 5._o he_o call_v esau_n his_o son_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o though_o through_o his_o blindness_n he_o can_v not_o see_v the_o daylight_n hunt_v isaac_n send_v esau_n on_o hunt_v nor_o k_o k_o serve_v god_n so_o exact_o as_o he_o have_v wont_a to_o do_v yet_o he_o 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the_o peace_n and_o how_o for_o that_o occasion_n they_o deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v prepare_v for_o that_o war_n and_o send_v a_o thousand_o talent_n to_o syrus_n king_n of_o mesopotamia_n desire_v he_o that_o he_o will_v be_v their_o confederate_n in_o that_o war_n david_n the_o ammonite_n hire_v their_o confederate_n and_o prepare_v for_o the_o war_n against_o david_n and_o receive_v their_o pay_n they_o request_v the_o like_a of_o subas_fw-la these_o king_n have_v 20000_o footman_n in_o pay_n they_o hire_v also_o with_o their_o money_n the_o king_n of_o the_o country_n call_v michas_n and_o the_o four_o call_v istob_n which_o two_o bring_v d_o d_o with_o they_o twelve_o thousand_o men._n chap._n vii_o how_o david_n overcome_v the_o mesopotamian_n but_o david_n be_v nothing_o discourage_v 8._o v._o 7_o 8._o either_o with_o the_o confederacy_n or_o force_v of_o the_o ammonite_n ammonite_n david_n send_v out_o joab_n with_o the_o choice_a flower_n of_o his_o army_n against_o the_o 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and_o stout_a of_o his_o man_n to_o serve_v under_o he_o against_o syrus_n 11._o v._o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o the_o other_o king_n confederate_a with_o he_o and_o give_v the_o rest_n to_o his_o brother_n abisai_n command_v he_o to_o oppose_v himself_o against_o the_o ammonite_n while_o he_o charge_v the_o rest_n and_o appoint_v he_o that_o if_o he_o perceive_v that_o the_o syrian_n be_v strong_a than_o he_o and_o do_v put_v he_o to_o the_o worst_a that_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o succour_v he_o promise_v to_o do_v the_o like_a if_o he_o perceive_v he_o to_o be_v oppress_v f_o f_o by_o the_o ammonite_n when_o therefore_o he_o have_v exhort_v his_o brother_n to_o behave_v himself_o valiant_o he_o send_v he_o before_o to_o charge_v the_o ammonite_n and_o he_o on_o the_o other_o side_n assail_v the_o syrian_n who_o valiant_o resist_v he_o for_o a_o little_a space_n but_o joab_n have_v slay_v many_o of_o they_o constrain_v they_o at_o length_n to_o turn_v their_o back_n which_o when_o the_o ammonite_n perceive_v who_o be_v afraid_a of_o abisai_n and_o his_o people_n retreat_v likewise_o 14._o v._o 12_o 13_o 14._o and_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o their_o ally_n victory_n joabs_n victory_n they_o take_v their_o flight_n into_o the_o city_n by_o which_o mean_n joab_n have_v defeat_v his_o enemy_n return_v in_o triumph_n and_o with_o victory_n unto_o the_o king_n to_o jerusalem_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o ammonite_n whole_o weaken_v by_o this_o loss_n for_o although_o they_o have_v by_o experience_n a_o certain_a knowledge_n that_o the_o hebrew_n be_v strong_a than_o themselves_o yet_o will_v g_o g_o they_o by_o no_o mean_n hearken_v to_o a_o peace_n they_o send_v unto_o chalama_n king_n of_o the_o syrian_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o euphrates_n who_o confederacy_n they_o attain_v by_o bribe_n and_o huge_a sum_n of_o money_n this_o king_n have_v one_o call_v sobac_n for_o his_o lieutenant-general_n and_o under_o he_o fourscore_o thousand_o foot_n 1540_o the_o year_n of_o the_o woâ—ld_n 2910._o before_o christ_n nativity_n 1540_o and_o ten_o thousand_o horse_n david_n understanding_n that_o the_o ammonite_n draw_v h_o h_o to_o a_o head_n and_o intend_v to_o assault_v he_o again_o he_o surcease_v to_o send_v his_o lieutenant_n but_o go_v himself_o in_o person_n and_o meet_v they_o he_o overcome_v they_o and_o kill_v forty_o thousand_o of_o their_o foot_n and_o seven_o thousand_o horse_n he_o hurt_v sobac_n also_o chalamas_n lieutenant_n so_o that_o he_o die_v of_o his_o wound_n hereupon_o the_o mesopotamian_n yield_v themselves_o unto_o david_n 19_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o and_o give_v he_o many_o great_a and_o magnificent_a present_n he_o therefore_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o winter_n david_n the_o syrian_n with_o the_o ammonite_n assemble_v themselves_o against_o david_n retire_v to_o jerusalem_n but_o at_o the_o spring_n he_o send_v out_o his_o lieutenant_n joab_n once_o more_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o ammonite_n who_o overrun_v their_o country_n utter_o spoil_v it_o and_o shut_v they_o up_o in_o aramath_n their_o principal_a city_n which_o he_o besiege_v and_o take_v about_o this_o time_n it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o david_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v a_o just_a man_n and_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n david_n the_o mesopotamian_n submit_v themselves_o to_o david_n and_o a_o exact_a observer_n of_o all_o the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n of_o his_o forefather_n i_o i_o fall_v into_o a_o great_a sin_n and_o offend_v god_n for_o as_o he_o walk_v on_o the_o top_n of_o his_o royal_a palace_n in_o the_o evening_n he_o discover_v a_o woman_n of_o incomparable_a beauty_n who_o name_n be_v bethsabe_n bathe_v herself_o besiege_v aramath_n besiege_v his_o passion_n become_v forthwith_o so_o impetuous_a that_o he_o can_v not_o resist_v it_o whereupon_o he_o send_v for_o she_o and_o keep_v she_o with_o he_o till_o she_o conceive_v she_o desire_v he_o to_o bethink_v himself_o of_o some_o mean_n whereby_o her_o shame_n may_v be_v conceal_v 7._o hedro_n &_o ruffinus_n chap._n 7._o and_o her_o life_n which_o be_v in_o hazard_n etc._n 2_o sam._n 11._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n by_o the_o law_n for_o her_o adultery_n may_v be_v preserve_v who_o thereupon_o send_v for_o urias_n bethsabe_n husband_n and_o one_o of_o joabs_n captain_n who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o aramath_n and_o inquire_v of_o he_o upon_o his_o arrival_n touch_v the_o state_n of_o the_o siege_n adultery_n david_n adultery_n and_o of_o the_o army_n who_o answer_v he_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v fall_v out_o according_a to_o his_o wish_n 5._o five_o 5._o david_n take_v a_o part_n of_o his_o own_o supper_n and_o give_v it_o he_o child_n bethsabe_n certifi_v the_o king_n that_o she_o be_v with_o child_n will_v he_o k_o k_o to_o repair_v unto_o his_o own_o house_n and_o repose_v himself_o with_o his_o wife_n but_o urias_n sleep_v among_o his_o fellow-soldier_n near_o unto_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n which_o when_o david_n understand_v he_o ask_v he_o wherefore_o he_o repair_v not_o to_o his_o own_o house_n 8._o v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o husband_n that_o have_v be_v long_o absent_a not_o david_n send_v for_o urias_n and_o will_v he_o to_o repair_v home_o unto_o his_o wife_n which_o he_o do_v not_o and_o why_o he_o visit_v not_o his_o wife_n from_o who_o he_o have_v be_v so_o long_o part_v urias_n reply_v that_o it_o become_v he_o not_o either_o to_o repose_v or_o take_v pleasure_n with_o his_o wife_n while_o his_o companion_n and_o general_n lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o enemy_n country_n which_o say_v david_n command_v he_o to_o sojourn_v there_o all_o the_o day_n long_o to_o the_o end_n that_o on_o the_o next_o morrow_n he_o may_v send_v he_o back_o again_o to_o joab_n that_o night_n the_o king_n invite_v he_o to_o supper_n 17._o
have_v violate_v she_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o remain_v m_o m_o there_o until_o night_n but_o thrust_v she_o out_o in_o the_o day_n time_n to_o the_o end_n she_o may_v have_v her_o shame_n discover_v notwithstanding_o all_o these_o just_a reason_n of_o she_o he_o command_v his_o servant_n to_o drive_v she_o out_o she_o be_v grieve_v at_o the_o outrage_n and_o violence_n that_o have_v be_v offer_v she_o tear_v her_o garment_n which_o be_v such_o as_o the_o noble_a and_o princely_a virgin_n be_v wont_a to_o wear_v and_o strew_v ash_n on_o her_o head_n run_v through_o the_o city_n with_o cry_n and_o lamentation_n wherein_o she_o express_v what_o wrong_n have_v be_v do_v unto_o she_o her_o brother_n absalon_n meet_v she_o and_o inquire_v what_o evil_a have_v befall_v she_o she_o report_v all_o the_o injury_n which_o her_o brother_n amnon_n have_v do_v she_o whereupon_o he_o exhort_v she_o to_o pacify_v herself_o and_o to_o suffer_v moderate_o whatsoever_o have_v befall_v she_o 21._o v._o 20_o 21._o and_o not_o to_o suppose_v herself_o to_o be_v dishonour_v by_o any_o act_n of_o her_o brother_n thama._n absalon_n comforetth_v his_o sister_n thama._n whereupon_o she_o be_v somewhat_o pacify_v and_o remain_v a_o long_a n_o n_o time_n with_o her_o brother_n absalon_n unmarried_a david_n have_v intelligence_n of_o that_o which_o have_v happen_v be_v displease_v notwithstanding_o he_o love_v amnon_n very_o entire_o 29._o ver._n 24._o ad_fw-la 29._o because_o he_o be_v his_o elder_a son_n and_o will_v not_o disquiet_v he_o sleep_n absalon_n invite_v his_o father_n and_o brethren_n to_o his_o sheep-shearing_n and_o command_v his_o servant_n to_o kill_v amnon_n be_v overcharge_v with_o wine_n and_o sleep_n but_o absalon_n hate_v he_o extreme_o expect_v some_o fit_a opportunity_n wherein_o he_o may_v revenge_v himself_o on_o the_o ravisher_n now_o when_o two_o year_n be_v expire_v since_o his_o sister_n be_v deflower_v it_o chance_v that_o absalon_n intend_v a_o sheep-shearing_n in_o belsephon_n a_o city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n invite_v his_o father_n and_o brethren_n to_o come_v to_o his_o entertainment_n but_o when_o the_o king_n refuse_v to_o go_v lest_o he_o may_v be_v chargeable_a unto_o he_o absalon_n press_v and_o persuade_v he_o to_o send_v his_o brother_n thither_o which_o he_o grant_v hereupon_o absalon_n command_v his_o servant_n that_o when_o they_o shall_v see_v amnon_n charge_v with_o wine_n and_o sleep_n o_o o_o they_o shall_v sudden_o upon_o a_o sign_n give_v by_o he_o unto_o they_o kill_v he_o without_o fear_n or_o regard_n of_o any_o person_n a_o a_o chap._n viii_o 1052._o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2912._o before_o christ_n nativity_n 1052._o how_o through_o the_o domestic_a discord_n of_o his_o family_n david_n be_v banish_v by_o his_o son_n out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n after_o that_o absalom_n servant_n have_v thus_o execute_v his_o commandment_n 31._o ver._n 30_o 31._o a_o trouble_n and_o fear_v seize_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n absalon_n david_n be_v certify_v that_o all_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v by_o absalon_n insomuch_o as_o they_o suspect_v their_o own_o person_n wherefore_o mount_v themselves_o on_o horseback_n they_o post_v all_o in_o haste_n towards_o their_o father_n but_o a_o messenger_n who_o arrive_v before_o they_o report_v unto_o david_n that_o absalon_n have_v slay_v all_o his_o son_n who_o surprise_v with_o the_o dreadful_a apprehension_n of_o so_o heinous_a a_o crime_n b_o b_o insuppose_v that_o such_o a_o number_n of_o his_o child_n shall_v be_v slay_v and_o that_o by_o their_o own_o brother_n neither_o inquire_v the_o cause_n nor_o have_v patience_n to_o expect_v the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o report_n but_o give_v himself_o over_o to_o extreme_a grief_n and_o rent_v his_o garment_n lay_v he_o down_o on_o the_o earth_n bewail_v all_o his_o child_n both_o those_o that_o be_v slay_v as_o he_o also_o that_o have_v slay_v they_o 33._o ver._n 32_o 33._o but_o jonathan_n death_n jonathan_n comfort_v david_n contradict_v his_o fear_n in_o respect_n of_o all_o his_o son_n and_o only_o upon_o just_a surmise_n suspect_v amnons_n death_n the_o son_n of_o sama_n his_o brother_n exhort_v he_o to_o moderate_v his_o passion_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o child_n be_v slay_v in_o that_o he_o can_v conceive_v no_o probable_a cause_n of_o conjecture_n but_o as_o touch_v amnon_n there_o need_v no_o question_n for_o that_o it_o be_v very_o like_o that_o absalon_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o injury_n which_o be_v offer_v unto_o his_o sister_n thamar_n will_v hazard_v himself_o to_o kill_v he_o mean_o while_o a_o great_a trample_n of_o horse_n and_o a_o confuse_a troop_n of_o man_n break_v off_o their_o discourse_n these_o be_v the_o c_o c_o king_n son_n who_o return_v in_o post_n from_o the_o entertainment_n the_o afflict_a father_n run_v forth_o to_o embrace_v they_o accompany_v their_o tear_n 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d._n be_v slay_v and_o their_o city_n sack_v ib._n g_o h._n sickness_n of_o jeroboam_n son_n 222_o d._n sickness_n of_o ochozias_n 235_o n._n sickness_n of_o joram_n 241_o l_o m._n sickness_n of_o adad_fw-la 240_o f._n sickness_n of_o ezechias_n 257_o i._n sickness_n of_o herod_n 409_o k_n l._n sickle_n 89_o a._n siege_n of_o jerusalem_n 179_o c._n 255_o m._n defer_v 703_o c._n sign_n of_o the_o law_n 112_o k._n sign_n of_o ezechias_n recovery_n 257_o k_n l._n sign_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 753_o b_o c_o d_o e._n sign_n of_o a_o true_a history_n 782_o h_o i_o signification_n of_o the_o golden-head_n 269_o k._n silas_n captain_n of_o the_o king_n guard_n 522_o a._n silas_n grow_v into_o hatred_n 522_o k._n silon_n corrupt_v with_o money_n 386_o a._n silua_n besiege_v massada_n 772_o a._n simei_n pardon_v 193_o c._n punish_v 204_o m._n simeon_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n 46_o n._n why_o so_o call_v ib._n m._n he_o and_o levi_n slay_v the_o sichemite_n 49_o c._n leave_v as_o a_o pledge_n with_o joseph_n 57_o c._n his_o son_n 61_o b._n similitude_n 137_o b._n 672_o l._n simon_n succour_v the_o galilean_n 319_o n._n take_v bethsura_n 338_o e._n declare_v high_a priest_n 342_o d._n animate_v the_o people_n against_o tryphon_n ibid._n e._n his_o authority_n 342_o e._n raze_v the_o castle_n of_o jerusalem_n 3â—2_n f._n make_v war_n against_o antiochus_n 343_o f._n traitorous_o slay_v 344_o b._n 559_o d._n simon_n degrade_v 454_o i._n simon_n affect_v the_o crown_n 468_o m._n 608_o m._n simon_n be_v counsel_n against_o joseph_n 640_o n_o o_o etc._n etc._n simon_n kill_v many_o of_o his_o countryman_n 632_o o._n his_o parent_n and_o wife_n &c_n &c_n 633_o a_o b._n simon_n the_o son_n of_o giora_n commit_v rapine_n and_o murder_n 642_o m._n simon_n of_o garasa_n 703_o e._n assemble_v the_o thief_n ibid._n spoil_v idumaea_n 705_o a_o b._n assault_v the_o temple_n 70â—_n o._n his_o camp_n 722_o o._n apprehend_v 759_o e._n 761_o f._n keep_v for_o the_o triumph_n ibid._n draw_v through_o rome_n with_o a_o halter_n 767_o b._n sing_v look_v song_n single_a combat_n 159_o d._n sin_n escape_v not_o unpunished_a 169_o d._n sin_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o the_o law_n 730_o l._n sin_n can_v escape_v god_n justice_n 169_o e._n 761_o g._n sisara_n captain_n of_o jabin_n host_n 134_o k._n put_v to_o flight_n and_o slay_v ibid._n n._n situation_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o amorites_n 105_o b._n situation_n of_o the_o high_a galilee_n 659_o b._n situation_n of_o jotapata_n 6â—4_n b._n situation_n of_o gamala_n 680_o m._n situation_n of_o massada_n 772_o b._n six_o thousand_o jew_n consume_v with_o fire_n 752_o m._n skirmish_n of_o the_o roman_n with_o the_o jew_n 608_o i._n skirmish_n between_o the_o galilean_n and_o the_o roman_n 669_o f._n skirmish_n of_o simon_n and_o john_n 712_o i._n slaughter_n one_o of_o another_o 136_o i_o 155_o b._n 235_o l._n slaughter_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n 632_o h._n slavery_n of_o the_o hebrew_n see_v servitude_n slaughter_n of_o achimelech_n and_o his_o family_n 166_o k._n slaughter_n of_o ochozias_n servant_n 243_o m._n slaughter_n of_o baal_n priest_n 244_o a._n slaughter_n of_o azarias_n 420_o g._n slaughter_n of_o the_o tapsians_n 250_o e._n of_o the_o army_n of_o juda_n 251_o l._n slaughter_n of_o the_o moabite_n 181_o e._n of_o antigonus_n faction_n 382._o of_o the_o jew_n 624_o m._n in_o the_o temple_n 712_o k._n 751_o c._n in_o the_o vault_n 756_o n._n slander_n touch_v the_o jewish_a nation_n answer_v 791_o f_o g_o &c_n &c_n sleep_v of_o abner_n and_o his_o soldier_n reprove_v 169_o g._n sodom_n once_o a_o goodly_a city_n 36_o o._n her_o destruction_n foretell_v 38_o o._n burn_v 39_o b._n sodomite_n overcome_v by_o the_o syrian_n 33_o a_o b._n take_v and_o rescue_v ibid._n d._n their_o sin_n 39_o a_o b._n strike_v with_o blindness_n ib._n c._n destroy_v ib._n b._n sohemus_n discover_v the_o king_n secret_n 406_o f._n advance_v 407_o m._n put_v to_o death_n 408_o l._n soil_v of_o peraea_n 659_o d._n soldier_n ought_v to_o obey_v their_o captain_n 677_o b._n soldier_n take_v meat_n out_o of_o the_o citizen_n mouth_n 730_o f._n soldier_n reward_v 460_o n._n 761_o b._n soldier_n show_v his_o privy_a member_n 533_o e._n soldier_n require_v a_o monarch_n 517_o f._n repair_v to_o claudius_n 518_o k._n soldier_n dismiss_v and_o why_o 247_o n._n soldier_n of_o the_o roman_n obey_v their_o captain_n 661_o a_o b._n soldier_n that_o come_v unto_o david_n number_v 179_o a_o b._n soldier_n with_o their_o captain_n consume_v 236_o b_o c._n a_o soldier_n filthy_a fact_n 618_o n._n a_o soldier_n burn_v the_o book_n of_o the_o scripture_n 534_o h._n be_v punish_v 619_o a._n solemnity_n of_o the_o passover_n 70_o k._n 92_o k._n solemnity_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n 164_o m._n solemnity_n of_o transport_v the_o ark_n 180_o m_o n_o o._n solyma_n the_o place_n where_o melchisedech_n be_v king_n 37_o e._n after_o call_v jerusalem_n ib._n and_o 179_o e._n song_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n of_o the_o israelite_n 72_o n._n song_n of_o moses_n 72_o n._n song_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o maiden_n of_o israel_n 160_o n._n son_n of_o vision_n 46_o n._n son_n of_o noah_n 32_o o._n son_n of_o abraham_n 40_o h_o i_o and_o 43_o d._n son_n of_o isaac_n 50_o k._n son_n of_o esau_n 50_o l._n son_n of_o jesse_n 158_o m._n son_n of_o saul_n slay_v 173_o f._n son_n of_o david_n 179_o g._n son_n of_o jacob_n hate_v their_o brother_n joseph_n 50_o o._n go_v inâ—â—_n egypt_n for_o to_o buy_v corn_n 56_o k_n l._n 57_o f._n imprison_v and_o accuse_v of_o theft_n 56_o o._n and_o 58_o k_n l._n carry_v present_n with_o they_o 57_o f._n depart_v into_o egypt_n with_o their_o father_n 61_o b._n sorceress_n of_o eâ—dor_n 171_o c._n raise_v samuel_n ghost_n ib._n c._n three_o sort_n of_o sedition_n 711_o f._n sosius_n have_v charge_n of_o the_o army_n 388_o c._n lead_v a_o army_n against_o jerusalem_n 390_o b._n take_v antigonus_n 579_o e._n sovereignty_n to_o be_v give_v 158_o m._n soul_n immortal_a 672_o m._n 784_o m._n tie_v to_o a_o mortal_a body_n ibid._n n._n spear_n of_o goliath_n the_o philistine_n 159_o c._n spectacle_n of_o compassion_n 731_o e._n spy_n send_v into_o canaan_n 96_o i_o send_v to_o jericho_n 121_o d._n survey_v the_o city_n ib._n f._n promise_a rahab_n to_o save_v she_o and_o all_o that_o be_v she_o 122_o h._n spirit_n of_o god_n forsake_v saul_n 258_o o._n and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n trouble_v he_o ib._n o._n spirit_n of_o god_n enter_v into_o david_n 158_o o._n spoil_n get_v in_o war_n 77_o c._n spoil_n dedicate_v to_o god_n 123_o d._n 225_o m._n spoil_v of_o the_o temple_n 246_o d._n spoil_n commit_v in_o the_o day_n 686_o l._n spoil_n etc._n etc._n carry_v in_o triumph_n 772_o e_fw-la f._n sport_n of_o olympus_n 431_o b._n star_n make_v 27_o e._n their_o end_n course_n and_o motion_n ib._n state_n of_o jerusalem_n trouble_v 642_o l_o m._n statue_n of_o gold_n erect_v 269_o m._n command_v to_o be_v worship_v ibid._n m._n statue_n of_o caius_n 494_o l._n statue_n of_o divers_a metal_n 269_o m._n beat_v to_o powder_n ib._n statue_n of_o caesar_n 480_o i_o k._n jew_n refuse_v to_o admit_v they_o ib._n stature_n of_o og_n 105_o b._n stature_n of_o saul_n 151_o f._n stature_n of_o goliath_n 159_o c._n sterility_n foreshowed_n 55_o e_fw-la f._n stock_n of_o basa_n destroy_v 225_o m._n stone_n take_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n 269_o i._n store_n of_o the_o priest_n where_o keep_v 419_o l._n store_n of_o provision_n 772_o f._n store_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o moveable_n 124_o l._n store_n of_o corn_n get_v 240_o do_v e._n store_n of_o victual_n 576_o h_o i_o store_n of_o engine_n