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that_o murder_v ishbosheth_n though_o he_o have_v rise_v against_o he_o 2_o sam._n 4._o and_o by_o his_o preserve_n and_o cherish_v mephibosheth_n 2_o sam._n 9_o but_o in_o the_o case_n before_o mention_v he_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o his_o own_o choice_n but_o necessitate_v by_o a_o special_a command_n from_o god_n to_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n for_o their_o satisfaction_n that_o god_n wrath_n be_v appease_v the_o heavy_a judgement_n of_o famine_n under_o which_o they_o lay_v may_v be_v remove_v from_o the_o land_n see_v 2_o sam._n 21.6_o 9_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o he_o break_v not_o his_o oath_n martyr_n oath_n omnia_fw-la pacta_fw-la promissa_fw-la vota_fw-la jurejuranda_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la caput_fw-la referenda_fw-la
son_n david_n david_n answer_v it_o be_v my_o voice_n my_o lord_n o_o king_n and_o i_o pray_v thou_o wherefore_o do_v my_o lord_n thus_o pursue_v after_o his_o servant_n what_o have_v i_o do_v or_o what_o evil_a be_v in_o my_o hand_n now_o therefore_o let_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n vouchsafe_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o his_o servant_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v stir_v thou_o up_o against_o i_o let_v he_o receive_v a_o offering_n voluntate_fw-la offering_n placato_fw-la iram_fw-la ejus_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la &_o munere_fw-la chald._a paraph._n suspiciat_fw-la oblationem_fw-la meam_fw-la cum_fw-la voluntate_fw-la that_o be_v let_v he_o be_v appease_v with_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n which_o i_o will_v offer_v for_o the_o sin_n whereby_o i_o have_v provoke_v he_o but_o if_o they_o be_v court-sycophant_n and_o malicious_a person_n that_o by_o their_o lie_n and_o slander_n have_v incense_v thou_o against_o i_o i_o leave_v they_o as_o curse_a creature_n to_o god_n just_a vengeance_n who_o will_v plead_v my_o cause_n against_o they_o for_o they_o have_v endeavour_v to_o drive_v i_o out_o from_o abide_v in_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o from_o enjoy_v his_o ordinance_n and_o by_o force_v i_o as_o a_o exile_n to_o flee_v into_o idolatrous_a country_n they_o have_v in_o effect_n say_v to_o i_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o go_n and_o now_o see_v thou_o know_v my_o innocency_n let_v not_o my_o blood_n i_o pray_v thou_o be_v shed_v without_o cause_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v see_v it_o and_o will_v not_o let_v it_o go_v unpunished_a beside_o it_o be_v not_o honourable_a for_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o pursue_v i_o with_o so_o many_o man_n who_o have_v so_o little_a power_n to_o hurt_v he_o for_o i_o be_o but_o as_o a_o flea_n force_v to_o skip_v hither_o and_o thither_o to_o save_v myself_o or_o a_o partridge_n on_o the_o mountain_n force_v to_o flee_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o escape_v thy_o hand_n then_o say_v saul_n i_o have_v sin_v return_v my_o son_n david_n to_o thy_o former_a condition_n for_o i_o will_v no_o more_o do_v thou_o harm_n see_v my_o life_n be_v precious_a in_o thy_o eye_n this_o day_n and_o thou_o have_v spare_v i_o when_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o kill_v i_o behold_v i_o have_v play_v the_o fool_n and_o err_v exceed_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v my_o fault_n and_o folly_n and_o open_o take_v shame_n to_o myself_o for_o it_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o all_o that_o be_v about_o i_o david_n desire_v he_o to_o send_v one_o of_o his_o young_a man_n to_o fetch_v his_o spear_n have_v take_v it_o from_o he_o only_o to_o evidence_n his_o innocence_n and_o that_o he_o have_v no_o evil_a intention_n in_o his_o heart_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o let_v the_o lord_n recompense_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o righteousness_n and_o faithfulness_n thy_o life_n be_v indeed_o in_o my_o power_n this_o day_n but_o i_o will_v not_o stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o as_o thy_o life_n be_v precious_a in_o my_o eye_n so_o let_v my_o life_n be_v precious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o let_v it_o please_v he_o to_o preserve_v it_o though_o thou_o shall_v fail_v of_o thy_o promise_n make_v to_o i_o and_o shall_v seek_v again_o to_o take_v it_o away_o then_o saul_n say_v unto_o david_n bless_a be_v thou_o my_o son_n david_n thou_o shall_v do_v great_a thing_n and_o shall_v at_o last_o prevail_v maugre_o all_o the_o malice_n of_o thy_o enemy_n then_o david_n retire_v and_o betake_v himself_o to_o some_o place_n of_o safety_n not_o trust_v saul_n for_o all_o his_o goodly_a word_n and_o promise_n have_v former_o find_v he_o so_o false_a and_o malicious_a and_o saul_n return_v to_o gibeah_n where_o he_o keep_v his_o court._n 1_o sam._n ch._n 26._o whole_a chapter_n 12_o david_n now_o serious_o consider_v the_o condition_n of_o his_o affair_n begin_v through_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o former_a deliverance_n perish_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n if_o he_o do_v not_o speedy_o get_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o reach_n therefore_o he_o think_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o adviseable_a in_o his_o present_a circumstance_n than_o that_o he_o shall_v send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o try_v if_o he_o can_v be_v receive_v with_o his_o force_n into_o his_o protection_n this_o indeed_o be_v no_o warrantable_a course_n that_o he_o now_o pitch_v upon_o for_o his_o preservation_n for_o first_o god_n have_v once_o before_o command_v he_o by_o the_o prophet_n gad_n to_o abide_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n see_v chap._n 22.5_o 2_o he_o have_v before_o be_v such_o a_o formidable_a enemy_n to_o the_o philistine_n and_o have_v so_o hardly_o escape_v with_o his_o life_n once_o before_o when_o he_o seek_v private_o to_o shelter_v himself_o among_o they_o there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n he_o shall_v be_v entertain_v by_o they_o on_o any_o other_o term_n than_o that_o he_o and_o his_o soldier_n shall_v turn_v to_o the_o philistine_n and_o declare_v themselves_o enemy_n to_o saul_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 3_o this_o must_v needs_o tend_v to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o those_o that_o be_v righteous_a in_o the_o land_n and_o will_v give_v his_o enemy_n occasion_n exceed_o to_o triumph_n and_o to_o say_v that_o now_o he_o discover_v what_o he_o be_v see_v he_o have_v desert_v his_o own_o people_n and_o religion_n and_o have_v join_v himself_o to_o their_o uncircumcised_a enemy_n but_o thus_o it_o be_v when_o man_n heart_n sink_v through_o distrust_n of_o god_n as_o it_o seem_v david_n now_o do_v they_o seek_v to_o help_v themselves_o by_o any_o mean_n they_o can_v david_n therefore_o have_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a send_v his_o agent_n before_o hand_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o have_v obtain_v assurance_n from_o he_o under_o the_o public_a faith_n that_o he_o and_o his_o soldier_n shall_v live_v safe_o in_o his_o land_n which_o it_o be_v like_a out_o of_o mere_a policy_n he_o consent_v unto_o know_v the_o hatred_n that_o saul_n bear_v he_o and_o believe_v that_o david_n and_o his_o force_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o join_v with_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n against_o saul_n he_o pass_v over_o with_o six_o hundred_o man_n that_o follow_v he_o to_o achish_a king_n of_o gath._n he_o carry_v also_o his_o two_o wife_n along_o with_o he_o ahinoam_n and_o abigail_n and_o his_o follower_n likewise_o carry_v their_o wife_n and_o family_n not_o think_v it_o safe_a to_o leave_v they_o behind_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o for_o some_o time_n by_o achish_n permission_n they_o dwell_v in_o gath_n or_o about_o it_o when_o it_o be_v tell_v saul_n that_o david_n be_v flee_v to_o gath_n he_o give_v over_o any_o further_a thought_n of_o seek_v after_o he_o he_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o so_o out_o of_o his_o reach_n david_n be_v desirous_a to_o dwell_v apart_o by_o himself_o with_o those_o that_o follow_v he_o that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o more_o freedom_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o religion_n and_o may_v keep_v his_o soldier_n from_o be_v corrupt_v with_o the_o vice_n and_o idolatry_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o that_o he_o may_v from_o thence_o go_v out_o and_o prey_n the_o more_o secret_o upon_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n people_n without_o have_v any_o notice_n take_v of_o it_o he_o humble_o desire_v achish_n that_o his_o officer_n may_v assign_v he_o and_o his_o follower_n some_o place_n in_o the_o country_n to_o live_v in_o it_o not_o be_v fit_a for_o he_o a_o stranger_n to_o live_v with_o the_o king_n in_o the_o royal_a city_n especial_o have_v so_o many_o people_n with_o he_o who_o must_v needs_o be_v burdensome_a and_o may_v sometime_o prove_v offensive_a to_o he_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o his_o city_n achish_n consent_v thereunto_o and_o according_o give_v he_o ziklag_n which_o be_v allot_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh_n 15.31_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o simeon_n josh_n 19.5_o but_o the_o philistine_n have_v get_v possession_n of_o it_o have_v keep_v it_o to_o this_o day_n and_o now_o achish_n give_v it_o unto_o david_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o only_o join_v to_o judah_n portion_n cederet_fw-la portion_n hac_fw-la donatione_fw-la justos_fw-la ad_fw-la haeredes_fw-la rediit_fw-la achish_n dedit_fw-la davidi_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ad_fw-la inhabitandum_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o illius_fw-la dominium_fw-la cederet_fw-la but_o be_v also_o upon_o this_o occasion_n design_v to_o be_v ever_o after_o a_o part_n of_o the_o crown-land_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n here_o david_n dwell_v a_o full_a year_n and_o four_o month_n
perceive_v every_o thing_n to_o prosper_v that_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n however_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistine_n have_v resolve_v that_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v with_o they_o to_o battle_n wherefore_o arise_v very_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o with_o thy_o force_n that_o be_v saul_n subject_n depart_v and_o be_v go_v lest_o our_o people_n fall_v upon_o thou_o achish_n intend_v no_o more_o by_o his_o advice_n than_o this_o but_o god_n have_v a_o further_a design_n in_o it_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v david_n be_v not_o only_o free_v from_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v perfidious_a and_o ungrateful_a to_o achish_n who_o so_o much_o trust_v in_o he_o but_o also_o from_o fight_v against_o his_o brethren_n and_o countryman_n and_o hereby_o also_o he_o come_v in_o time_n to_o rescue_v the_o prey_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amalekite_n which_o they_o have_v carry_v away_o from_o ziklag_n 22._o ziklag_n as_o he_o go_v forth_o with_o the_o philistine_n and_o as_o he_o return_v from_o they_o divers_a fall_v to_o he_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n as_o we_o may_v see_v 1_o chron._n 12.19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 1_o sam._n ch._n 29._o whole_a chapter_n 15._o david_n according_a to_o achish_n advice_n march_v back_o with_o his_o force_n and_o come_v on_o the_o three_o day_n after_o to_o ziklag_n he_o find_v it_o to_o his_o great_a astonishment_n burn_v by_o the_o amalekite_n for_o such_o of_o they_o as_o have_v escape_v saul_n sword_n former_o and_o his_o sword_n of_o late_a take_v advantage_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o his_o absence_n and_o resolve_v to_o revenge_v themselves_o on_o he_o they_o sudden_o invade_v the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o philistine_n 2.5_o philistine_n v._o 14._o call_v cherethites_n some_o part_n of_o the_o philistine_n country_n be_v call_v cherith_n and_o thence_o the_o philistine_n call_v chereshim_n or_o cherethites_n see_v ezek._n 25.15_o 16._o zeph._n 2.5_o country_n and_o the_o south_n of_o judah_n widow_n judah_n by_o the_o south_n of_o caleb_n be_v mean_v the_o south_n of_o judah_n belong_v to_o calebs_n posterity_n josh_n 14.13_o where_o david_n possession_n lay_v which_o he_o have_v by_o abigail_n nabals_n widow_n and_o surprise_v ziklag_n burn_v it_o or_o at_o least_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o and_o carry_v away_o the_o woman_n and_o child_n captive_a god_n so_o overrule_a their_o heart_n that_o they_o do_v not_o put_v any_o of_o they_o to_o death_n but_o keep_v they_o alive_a to_o sell_v they_o mitigavit_fw-la they_o quod_fw-la mirum_fw-la cum_fw-la david_n occidisset_fw-la omnes_fw-la cap._n 27.9_o 11._o sed_fw-la deus_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la furorem_fw-la mitigavit_fw-la as_o it_o be_v probable_a for_o slave_n and_o to_o make_v merchandise_n of_o they_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a be_v david_n two_o wife_n ahinoam_n and_o abigail_n david_n and_o his_o man_n come_v to_o ziklag_n be_v extreme_o surprise_v at_o this_o dismal_a calamity_n and_o burst_v out_o into_o tear_n they_o weep_v till_o they_o have_v no_o more_o power_n to_o weep_v david_n now_o feel_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n sore_o upon_o he_o for_o his_o distrust_n of_o god_n and_o seek_v to_o help_v himself_o by_o fly_v to_o the_o philistine_n the_o profess_a enemy_n of_o god_n people_n and_o for_o his_o lie_v and_o dissemble_v and_o pretend_v to_o achish_a as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o fight_v against_o saul_n and_o against_o the_o israelite_n never_o be_v he_o in_o great_a strait_n than_o at_o this_o time_n for_o his_o follower_n be_v transport_v with_o rage_n and_o discontent_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n begin_v to_o mutiny_v tuto_fw-la mutiny_v hac_fw-la omne_fw-la davidi_fw-la acciderunt_fw-la cum_fw-la jam_fw-la sibi_fw-la videretur_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o tuto_fw-la and_o talk_v of_o ston_a he_o as_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o this_o their_o great_a calamity_n and_o misery_n because_o have_v provoke_v the_o amalekite_n by_o invade_v their_o country_n and_o slaughter_v their_o people_n ch._n 27.8_o 9_o he_o have_v imprudent_o draw_v out_o his_o force_n out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o leave_v it_o naked_a to_o the_o malice_n of_o their_o enemy_n all_o this_o only_a to_o employ_v they_o in_o assist_v the_o philistine_n in_o a_o pernicious_a war_n against_o their_o own_o people_n however_o in_o this_o desperate_a danger_n david_n encourage_v himself_o in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o by_o a_o humble_a and_o actual_a trust_n cast_v himself_o upon_o his_o power_n goodness_n and_o fatherly_a care_n of_o which_o he_o have_v have_v so_o large_a experience_n then_o call_v to_o the_o highpriest_n abiathar_n to_o bring_v the_o ephod_n and_o by_o it_o to_o inquire_v direction_n inquire_v this_o david_n have_v divers_a time_n neglect_v to_o do_v upon_o weighty_a occasion_n as_o particular_o before_o he_o flee_v out_o of_o judea_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o before_o he_o follow_v achish_a in_o the_o war_n but_o 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his_o courtier_n to_o persuade_v he_o as_o of_o themselves_o that_o the_o king_n very_o much_o delight_v in_o he_o and_o that_o all_o his_o servant_n love_v and_o high_o value_v he_o and_o therefore_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o ready_o accept_v of_o this_o honour_n that_o be_v offer_v he_o to_o be_v the_o king_n son-in-law_n david_n answer_v they_o seem_v it_o to_o you_o a_o light_n and_o small_a thing_n to_o be_v son-in-law_n to_o a_o king_n and_o do_v you_o think_v i_o worthy_a of_o it_o who_o be_o a_o poor_a man_n and_o not_o able_a to_o give_v a_o dowry_n they_o dowry_n in_o those_o day_n and_o long_a before_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n to_o give_v dowâ—ies_n to_o their_o wife_n and_o not_o as_o now_o to_o receive_v portion_n see_v gen._n 34.12_o exod._n 22.16_o deut._n 22.29_o and_o the_o dowry_n be_v at_o the_o woman_n dispose_n and_o if_o her_o husband_n die_v before_o she_o serve_v for_o her_o maintenance_n and_o education_n of_o her_o child_n if_o no_o other_o portion_n be_v leave_v they_o fit_a for_o the_o king_n daughter_n and_o possible_o upon_o that_o account_n i_o be_v slight_v before_o when_o i_o shall_v have_v have_v his_o other_o daughter_n the_o courtier_n relate_v to_o saul_n what_o david_n have_v say_v saul_n bid_v they_o go_v to_o he_o again_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o desire_v not_o any_o dowry_n for_o his_o daughter_n but_o only_o a_o hundred_o foreskin_n of_o the_o philistine_n to_o take_v thereby_o some_o revenge_n on_o they_o they_o be_v his_o and_o his_o people_n enemy_n this_o be_v that_o which_o saul_n hypocritical_o pretend_v whereas_o his_o great_a design_n be_v to_o make_v david_n fall_v in_o the_o attempt_n or_o else_o to_o provoke_v the_o survive_a philistine_n to_o revenge_v themselves_o on_o he_o if_o he_o do_v effect_v it_o and_o observable_a it_o be_v that_o he_o require_v their_o foreskin_n not_o their_o head_n the_o more_o to_o enrage_v they_o against_o david_n for_o he_o know_v that_o the_o circumcise_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o foreskin_n of_o the_o slay_v philistine_n will_v be_v look_v upon_o by_o their_o survive_a brethren_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o the_o great_a scorn_n and_o disgrace_n that_o can_v be_v put_v upon_o they_o however_o david_n hear_v on_o what_o term_n he_o may_v be_v the_o king_n son-in-law_n namely_o if_o he_o bring_v he_o so_o many_o foreskin_n of_o the_o philistine_n within_o such_o a_o time_n and_o find_v the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o expire_v he_o accept_v the_o term_n and_o according_o go_v out_o with_o his_o man_n and_o slay_v of_o the_o philistine_n two_o hundred_o and_o bring_v their_o foreskin_n and_o give_v they_o in_o full_a tale_n to_o the_o king_n and_o have_v thus_o perform_v double_a to_o what_o be_v require_v of_o he_o and_o within_o the_o time_n limit_v saul_n have_v no_o colour_n or_o pretence_n to_o deny_v he_o his_o daughter_n and_o therefore_o forthwith_o give_v he_o michal_n to_o wife_n however_o saul_n see_v and_o find_v by_o continual_a experience_n that_o god_n prosper_v david_n in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o bless_v he_o in_o all_o his_o concernment_n he_o be_v the_o more_o afraid_a of_o he_o apprehend_v that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n who_o god_n will_v set_v up_o in_o his_o stead_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n he_o become_v his_o implacable_a enemy_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistine_n beside_o former_a provocation_n be_v now_o extreme_o enrage_v at_o the_o slaughter_n david_n have_v late_o make_v among_o they_o when_o he_o kill_v two_o hun-hundred_n of_o they_o and_o especial_o at_o the_o dishonour_n he_o have_v put_v upon_o their_o nation_n by_o cut_v off_o their_o foreskin_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o saul_n they_o with_o their_o force_n invade_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o david_n though_o a_o new_a marry_a man_n and_o so_o by_o the_o law_n deut._n 24.5_o exempt_v from_o go_v to_o war_n this_o year_n yet_o it_o seem_v ready_o go_v out_o and_o behave_v himself_o more_o prudent_o and_o valiant_o in_o this_o expedition_n than_o 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into_o his_o protection_n and_o so_o he_o make_v a_o league_n with_o they_o promise_v to_o govern_v they_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n prescribe_v in_o god_n law_n and_o they_o promise_v to_o obey_v he_o as_o his_o loyal_a and_o liege_n people_n and_o this_o be_v do_v with_o invocation_n of_o god_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o their_o league_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o they_o anoint_v anoint_v anoint_v david_n now_o a_o three_o time_n anoint_v david_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n he_o be_v thirty_o year_n old_a at_o this_o time_n he_o have_v reign_v seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n over_o judah_n in_o hebron_n before_o and_o after_o this_o he_o reign_v over_o all_o israel_n thirty_o three_o year_n so_o that_o his_o whole_a reign_n be_v almost_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o 1_o chron._n 12.23_o we_o have_v the_o number_n of_o those_o who_o out_o of_o the_o several_a tribe_n come_v to_o hebron_n upon_o this_o solemn_a occasion_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n six_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o ready_a arm_v they_o have_v before_o anoint_a david_n king_n over_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a they_o shall_v appear_v in_o great_a number_n at_o this_o time_n of_o simeon_n seven_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n of_o levi_n four_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o though_o this_o tribe_n be_v set_v apart_o peculiar_o for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n yet_o many_o of_o they_o be_v man_n of_o valour_n do_v it_o seem_v go_v out_o into_o the_o war_n and_o david_n be_v now_o to_o be_v inaugurate_v and_o anoint_a king_n the_o levite_n be_v willing_a to_o show_v their_o forwardness_n also_o to_o establish_v he_o in_o his_o kingdom_n of_o the_o aaronites_n or_o priest_n three_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o with_o jehojada_n their_o leader_n and_o zadok_v 2.35_o zadok_v this_o zadok_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o man_n who_o in_o david_n reign_n be_v join_v with_o abiathar_n 2_o sam._n 8.17_o and_o by_o solomon_n be_v put_v into_o abiathars_n room_n and_o make_v highpriest_n 1_o king_n 2.35_o a_o young_a man_n of_o great_a valour_n be_v another_o leader_n among_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n and_o with_o he_o come_v twenty_o two_o captain_n that_o be_v priest_n and_o of_o his_o father_n house_n of_o the_o chilren_n of_o benjamin_n three_o thousand_o no_o more_o of_o they_o it_o seem_v appear_v because_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o tribe_n with_o saul_n a_o multitude_n of_o they_o endeavour_v to_o continue_v the_o kingdom_n in_o saul_n race_n pisc_n race_n v._o 29._o observabant_fw-la observationem_fw-la domus_fw-la saulis_n i._n e._n adhaerebant_fw-la domui_fw-la saulis_n capessentes_fw-la mandata_fw-la ishboshethi_fw-la pisc_n and_o be_v unwilling_a the_o royal_a dignity_n shall_v go_v from_o they_o of_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n twenty_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n and_o famous_a in_o their_o tribe_n of_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n that_o be_v seat_v within_o jordan_n eighteen_o thousand_o which_o be_v choose_v by_o name_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o this_o service_n of_o the_o child_n of_o issachar_n that_o be_v singular_o prudent_a and_o able_a to_o give_v advice_n for_o the_o do_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o fit_a time_n 1.13_o time_n vide_fw-la esth_n 1.13_o and_o season_n do_v season_n they_o have_v much_o give_v themselves_o to_o observe_v season_n wherein_o matter_n of_o moment_n be_v meet_a to_o be_v do_v and_o who_o brethren_n be_v at_o their_o command_n out_o of_o the_o high_a esteem_n they_o have_v of_o their_o prudence_n and_o wisdom_n of_o these_o the_o head_n or_o captain_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o therefore_o undoubted_o have_v divers_a thousand_o under_o their_o command_n who_o come_v along_o with_o they_o of_o zebulon_n no_o less_o than_o
1_o chron._n 14.1_o 2._o sect_n clxxxv_o the_o philistine_n who_o during_o the_o civil_a war_n between_o david_n and_o ishbosheth_n be_v content_a to_o look_v on_o when_o they_o see_v that_o ishbosheth_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o people_n have_v general_o receive_v david_n for_o their_o king_n who_o be_v a_o great_a warrior_n and_o that_o he_o have_v drive_v the_o jebusite_n out_o of_o the_o strong_a fort_n of_o zion_n and_o that_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n have_v make_v a_o league_n with_o he_o they_o think_v it_o be_v time_n for_o they_o to_o bestir_v themselves_o and_o to_o oppose_v his_o grow_a power_n and_o herein_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v remarkable_a that_o they_o begin_v with_o he_o and_o not_o he_o with_o they_o to_o who_o he_o have_v be_v former_o oblige_v and_o so_o may_v have_v seem_v ungrateful_a if_o it_o have_v be_v otherwise_o they_o therefore_o have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n invade_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o come_v to_o seek_v david_n to_o fight_v with_o he_o when_o david_n hear_v of_o it_o he_o go_v to_o a_o fort_n or_o strong-hold_a near_o the_o cave_n of_o adullam_n see_v 2_o sam._n 23.13_o there_o to_o muster_n and_o arm_v his_o soldier_n and_o the_o philistine_n spread_v themselves_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o rephaim_n which_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o bethlem_n and_o they_o have_v their_o headquarters_n in_o bethlem_n itself_o the_o israelite_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v at_o this_o time_n something_o distress_v through_o want_n of_o water_n it_o be_v hot_a weather_n and_o harvest-time_n david_n wish_v he_o have_v a_o draught_n of_o the_o well_o of_o bethlem_n but_o not_o with_o any_o intent_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o stir_v up_o any_o of_o his_o soldier_n to_o adventure_v to_o fetch_v it_o for_o he_o however_o three_o of_o his_o valiant_a commander_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v adino_n eleazar_n and_o shammah_n see_v 1_o chron._n 11.19_o 2_o sam._n 23.13_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a over_o the_o thirty_o colonel_n or_o commander_n have_v hear_v he_o express_v his_o desire_n of_o that_o water_n they_o venture_v to_o break_v through_o the_o host_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o come_v to_o bethlem_n and_o draw_v of_o the_o water_n which_o be_v by_o the_o gate_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o he_o but_o david_n when_o he_o understand_v the_o extreme_a danger_n they_o have_v go_v through_o to_o procure_v it_o be_v very_o sorry_a he_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o such_o a_o rash_a enterprise_n and_o have_v thereby_o so_o dangerous_o expose_v the_o life_n of_o his_o great_a captain_n therefore_o he_o will_v not_o drink_v of_o it_o but_o take_v it_o and_o pour_v it_o on_o the_o ground_n as_o a_o offering_n of_o thanksgiving_n unto_o god_n for_o deliver_v they_o from_o that_o great_a danger_n say_v far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o o_o lord_n to_o drink_v that_o water_n which_o be_v procure_v with_o the_o extreme_a hazard_n of_o these_o man_n blood_n life_n blood_n 2_o sam._n 23.17_o be_v not_o this_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o man_n that_o go_v in_o jeopardy_n of_o their_o life_n and_o life_n libaretur_fw-la life_n aquam_fw-la tam_fw-la pretiosam_fw-la dignam_fw-la judicavit_fw-la quae_fw-la domino_fw-la libaretur_fw-la then_o david_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o abiathar_n the_o highpriest_n whither_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o against_o the_o philistine_n or_o no_o for_o though_o he_o have_v a_o great_a army_n yet_o he_o rely_v not_o upon_o it_o but_o seek_v to_o god_n for_o direction_n and_o without_o that_o will_v not_o stir_v he_o receive_v answer_v from_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o and_o be_v victorious_a then_o david_n come_v to_o baalperazim_n whether_o the_o philistine_n be_v now_o come_v from_o the_o valley_n of_o rephaim_n 1_o chron_n 14.11_o and_o david_n smite_v they_o there_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n whereupon_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v break_v in_o upon_o my_o enemy_n by_o my_o hand_n like_o the_o break_n forth_o of_o water_n signify_v thereby_o the_o sense_n he_o have_v of_o god_n hand_n and_o power_n in_o drive_v away_o his_o enemy_n as_o water_n when_o they_o break_v through_o the_o bank_n do_v sweep_v away_o all_o before_o they_o thence_o this_o place_n be_v call_v afterward_o baal-perazim_a destroy_v baal-perazim_a the_o name_n be_v take_v from_o the_o idol_n baal_n who_o with_o his_o idolatrous_a worshipper_n be_v there_o destroy_v see_v be_v 28.21_o and_o there_o the_o philistine_n leave_v their_o image_n and_o idol_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v with_o they_o and_o trust_v in_o as_o their_o titular_a god_n which_o be_v neither_o able_a to_o defend_v their_o vain_a worshipper_n nor_o themselves_o and_o david_n command_v his_o man_n to_o burn_v they_o see_v deut._n 7.25_o 1_o chron._n 14.12_o the_o philistine_n short_o after_o recruit_v their_o scatter_a army_n come_v again_o to_o provoke_v the_o israelite_n to_o fight_v with_o they_o in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n where_o they_o have_v receive_v their_o former_a defeat_n though_o they_o have_v no_o provocation_n from_o david_n to_o do_v so_o he_o have_v not_o hot_o pursue_v his_o former_a victory_n but_o though_o david_n have_v get_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o they_o before_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o so_o puff_v up_o with_o it_o as_o to_o rely_v on_o his_o own_o strength_n therefore_o he_o will_v not_o engage_v with_o they_o again_o without_o first_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n bid_v he_o not_o go_v up_o open_o and_o direct_o against_o they_o as_o former_o but_o to_o fetch_v a_o compass_n and_o so_o to_o come_v upon_o they_o behind_o over_o against_o the_o mulberry_n tree_n where_o they_o look_v not_o for_o he_o and_o when_o he_o hear_v the_o sound_n of_o a_o go_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mulberry_n tree_n viz._n of_o a_o army_n of_o horseman_n and_o chariot_n march_v over_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tree_n like_o that_o 2_o king_n 7.6_o which_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n to_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v go_v forth_o with_o his_o holy_a angel_n to_o 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it_o in_o the_o fort_n of_o zion_n which_o he_o have_v late_o take_v from_o the_o jebusite_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v now_o at_o gibeon_n two_o chron._n 1.3_o whether_o it_o have_v be_v remove_v from_o nob_n after_o that_o bloody_a slaughter_n of_o the_o priest_n by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 22._o and_o there_o be_v the_o great_a altar_n for_o burnt-offering_n to_o which_o the_o people_n frequent_o go_v content_v themselves_o therewith_o and_o not_o regard_v the_o ark_n the_o principal_a evidence_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o and_o whereat_o divine_a oracle_n and_o direction_n be_v give_v it_o be_v now_o lodge_v in_o a_o private_a house_n upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o ark_n be_v remove_v to_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n in_o kirjath-jearim_a we_o may_v see_v sect._n 153._o and_o 1_o sam._n 7._o where_o it_o continue_v about_o fourtysix_v year_n save_v only_o when_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n it_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o camp_n see_v 1_o sam._n 14.8_o viz._n thirtynine_a in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n and_o saul_n and_o seven_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n david_n therefore_o judge_v it_o more_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o ark_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o lie_v hide_v in_o a_o private_a family_n which_o possible_o have_v occasion_v the_o people_n so_o much_o to_o neglect_v it_o but_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o a_o place_n purposely_o appoint_v for_o it_o that_o the_o people_n may_v more_o convenient_o resort_v unto_o it_o wherefore_o call_v his_o great_a commander_n and_o the_o elder_n and_o head_n of_o the_o people_n together_o he_o impart_v his_o design_n unto_o they_o and_o desire_v their_o advice_n upon_o it_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o they_o and_o they_o apprehend_v
hitherto_o and_o so_o high_o advance_v i_o and_o yet_o as_o if_o this_o be_v but_o a_o small_a thing_n in_o thy_o sight_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o continue_v thy_o favour_n not_o only_o to_o i_o but_o to_o my_o posterity_n after_o i_o for_o many_o generation_n and_o be_v this_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n o_o lord_n god_n to_o deal_v so_o bountiful_o with_o they_o that_o have_v no_o way_n deserve_v of_o they_o sure_o such_o love_n as_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o mortal_n but_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o thyself_o who_o be_v god_n omnipotent_a and_o what_o can_v i_o speak_v more_o to_o thou_o or_o ask_v more_o of_o thou_o for_o my_o honour_n or_o benefit_n than_o thou_o of_o thy_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n have_v already_o promise_v i_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o confer_v upon_o i_o see_v 1_o chron._n 17.18_o for_o thou_o know_v thy_o servant_n and_o what_o be_v good_a for_o i_o better_o than_o i_o myself_o and_o thou_o know_v the_o desire_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v to_o praise_v thy_o name_n though_o with_o my_o tongue_n i_o be_o not_o able_a sufficient_o to_o do_v it_o thou_o have_v confer_v all_o these_o benefit_n on_o i_o not_o for_o any_o desert_n in_o i_o but_o of_o thy_o mere_a grace_n and_o love_n and_o for_o thy_o truth_n and_o promise_n sake_n that_o thy_o servant_n may_v know_v what_o thou_o mean_v to_o do_v for_o he_o and_o he_o in_o time_n to_o come_v thou_o be_v the_o great_a and_o only_o true_a god_n there_o be_v none_o like_o thou_o nor_o beside_o thou_o according_a to_o all_o that_o we_o ever_o hear_v or_o understand_v and_o what_o one_o nation_n be_v there_o in_o all_o the_o earth_n like_v unto_o thy_o people_n so_o advance_v in_o high_a and_o holy_a privilege_n people_n v._o 23._o to_o do_v for_o you_o great_a thing_n here_o be_v a_o apostrophy_n to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o next_o word_n his_o speech_n be_v direct_v to_o god_n again_o for_o thy_o land_n before_o thy_o people_n who_o god_n come_v as_o it_o be_v down_o from_o 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ever_o and_o do_v as_o thou_o have_v say_v and_o let_v thy_o name_n be_v magnify_v for_o ever_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v god_n over_o israel_n yea_o let_v the_o house_n of_o thy_o servant_n be_v establish_v before_o thou_o for_o thou_o lord_n have_v make_v know_v to_o i_o what_o be_v former_o hide_v from_o i_o say_v to_o i_o i_o will_v build_v thy_o house_n and_o continue_v the_o kingdom_n to_o thou_o and_o thy_o posterity_n after_o thou_o therefore_o thy_o servant_n have_v find_v his_o heart_n move_v to_o make_v this_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o have_v thy_o promise_n as_o a_o sure_a ground_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o confidence_n and_o can_v doubt_v of_o obtain_v his_o request_n for_o thy_o word_n be_v true_a and_o sure_a to_o be_v perform_v and_o thou_o have_v faithful_o promise_v this_o goodness_n unto_o thy_o servant_n let_v it_o therefore_o please_v thou_o so_o to_o bless_v the_o house_n of_o thy_o servant_n that_o it_o may_v continue_v before_o thou_o for_o ever_o thou_o have_v o_o lord_n speak_v it_o and_o i_o firm_o rest_v on_o thy_o promise_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o bless_v my_o house_n and_o i_o firm_o believe_v it_o shall_v be_v bless_v 2_o sam._n ch._n 7._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 17._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 22._o v._n 8_o 9_o 10._o 2_o chron._n ch._n 6._o v._n 8_o 9_o 1_o king_n ch._n 8._o v._n 18_o 19_o sect_n clxxxix_o we_o show_v in_o the_o former_a section_n that_o one_o reason_n among_o other_o why_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o permit_v david_n to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n be_v because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v leisure_n to_o do_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o many_o war_n he_o be_v to_o be_v engage_v in_o indeed_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o solomon_n most_o part_n of_o his_o time_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o be_v spend_v in_o war_n wherein_o he_o be_v very_o victorious_a and_o successful_a and_o therein_o god_n make_v good_a to_o he_o the_o promise_n concern_v the_o prosperity_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o enlarge_n of_o his_o dominion_n which_o by_o these_o conquest_n stretch_v not_o only_o from_o shicor_n a_o river_n in_o egypt_n in_o the_o south_n to_o antioch_n to_o a_o city_n in_o syria_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v antioch_n hamath_n in_o the_o north_n see_v 1_o chron._n 13.5_o but_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o river_n euphrates_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o all_o that_o land_n which_o have_v be_v former_o promise_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 15.18_o compare_v with_o deut._n 11.24_o and_o josh_n 3.4_o and_o be_v never_o possess_v by_o any_o of_o they_o save_v only_o by_o david_n and_o solomon_n see_v 1_o king_n 4.21_o 24._o there_o be_v in_o this_o chapter_n five_o war_n mention_v that_o he_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o first_o israel_n first_o this_o be_v indeed_o his_o 3d_o engagement_n with_o the_o philistine_n after_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n be_v against_o the_o philistine_n descend_v from_o the_o egyptian_n who_o progenitor_n be_v mizraim_n the_o second_o son_n of_o curse_a cham_n they_o be_v heathen_n and_o common_o bitter_a enemy_n to_o the_o israelite_n these_o therefore_o david_n now_o set_v upon_o and_o subdue_v and_o take_v their_o strong_a city_n gath_n praesidium_fw-la gath_n it_o be_v afterward_o call_v dio-caesarea_n it_o stand_v in_o the_o frontier_n of_o palestine_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o judea_n and_o ephraim_n and_o the_o mountainous_a tract_n of_o ground_n whereon_o it_o be_v build_v it_o seem_v be_v call_v ammah_o per_fw-la hanc_fw-la urbem_fw-la philistaei_n olim_fw-la fraenabant_fw-la judaeam_fw-la nunc_fw-la david_n fraenat_n philistaeos_n imponens_fw-la illi_fw-la militare_fw-la praesidium_fw-la with_o all_o the_o town_n under_o its_o jurisdiction_n see_v 1_o chron._n 18.1_o call_v metheg-ammah_a or_o the_o bridle_n of_o ammah_o because_o it_o bridle_v and_o keep_v in_o awe_n all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o it_o his_o second_o war_n be_v with_o the_o moabite_n descend_v of_o lot_n incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n gen._n 19.37_o at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n they_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n to_o invade_v the_o moabite_n land_n or_o do_v they_o any_o hurt_n because_o he_o have_v give_v it_o to_o the_o child_n of_o lot_n for_o a_o possession_n deut._n 2.9_o and_o god_n restrain_v they_o from_o distress_v they_o because_o they_o have_v not_o then_o do_v they_o any_o wrong_n but_o afterward_o they_o prove_v malicious_a enemy_n and_o thereupon_o be_v interdict_v from_o enter_v into_o the_o congregation_n unto_o the_o ten_o generation_n deut._n 23.3_o they_o show_v their_o ill_a will_n to_o they_o in_o not_o relieve_v they_o with_o bread_n in_o their_o necessity_n and_o afterward_o they_o hire_v balaam_n to_o curse_v they_o and_o when_o that_o will_v not_o do_v they_o follow_v his_o curse_a counsel_n in_o tempt_v they_o by_o their_o woman_n to_o commit_v fornication_n and_o to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n numb_a 25._o whereby_o a_o great_a plague_n be_v bring_v upon_o they_o they_o oppress_v they_o also_o by_o eglon_n their_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n it_o be_v true_a the_o king_n of_o moab_n give_v entertainment_n to_o david_n father_n and_o mother_n 1_o sam._n 22.3_o 3._o look_v upon_o he_o at_o that_o time_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o saul_n and_o his_o people_n but_o when_o david_n be_v once_o establish_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n it_o seem_v the_o moabite_n express_v the_o same_o hostile_a mind_n against_o he_o which_o they_o have_v former_o against_o saul_n but_o what_o
justice_n to_o all_o his_o people_n his_o chief_a officer_n be_v these_o joab_n be_v the_o general_n of_o his_o army_n jehoshaphat_n recorder_n and_o writer_n of_o the_o chronicle_n and_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v register_v zadock_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o eleazar_n 1_o chron._n 6.4_o 8_o and_o ahimelech_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o ithamar_n and_o son_n of_o abiathar_n room_n abiathar_n he_o flee_v from_o saul_n to_o david_n 1_o sam._n 22.20_o and_o continue_a highpriest_n till_o solomon_n time_n when_o for_o his_o side_v with_o adonijah_n he_o be_v depose_v and_o zadock_n put_v into_o his_o room_n the_o highpriest_n be_v the_o two_o chief_a priest_n of_o their_o several_a stock_n and_o have_v the_o chief_a command_n under_o abiathar_n of_o the_o other_o priest_n each_o over_o the_o priest_n of_o his_o own_o family_n for_o david_n divide_v the_o priest_n into_o two_o part_n according_a to_o the_o two_o family_n of_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n as_o we_o may_v see_v 1_o chron._n 24.3_o 4._o and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehojada_n be_v over_o two_o band_n of_o select_a soldier_n appoint_v to_o attend_v upon_o the_o king_n person_n in_o their_o course_n as_o his_o guard_n see_v 2_o sam._n 15.18_o and_o ch._n 20.7_o and_o 1_o king_n 1.38_o 44._o it_o be_v probable_a that_o these_o cherethite_n roman_n cherethite_n these_o be_v old_a expert_a soldier_n like_o the_o praetorian_a soldier_n among_o the_o roman_n be_v such_o garrison-souldier_n of_o the_o israelite_n as_o be_v place_v in_o cheer_v of_o the_o philistine_n see_v 1_o sam._n 30.14_o and_o that_o the_o pelethites_n be_v also_o such_o garrison-souldier_n as_o quarter_v among_o the_o japhlithite_n josh_n 16.3_o and_o david_n son_n be_v chief_a about_o the_o king_n and_o chief_a ruler_n but_o that_o policy_n or_o paternal_a affection_n of_o his_o do_v not_o succeed_v well_o with_o he_o for_o two_o of_o his_o son_n viz._n absalon_n and_o adonijah_n have_v their_o spirit_n thereby_o high_o raise_v at_o last_o they_o presumptuous_o affect_v the_o sovereignty_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 8._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 18._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o king_n ch._n 11._o from_o 14_o to_o 26._o psal_n 60._o &_o psal_n 108._o sect_n cxc_o david_n have_v subdue_v his_o border_a enemy_n and_o settle_v the_o affair_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n in_o his_o kingdom_n he_o begin_v now_o to_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o covenant_n he_o have_v make_v with_o his_o dear_a friend_n jonathan_n wherein_o he_o have_v engage_v himself_o to_o show_v kindness_n to_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n it_o may_v indeed_o seem_v strange_a he_o do_v not_o long_o ago_o think_v of_o it_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v know_v nothing_o of_o mephibosheth_n jonathan_n son_n who_o be_v but_o five_o year_n old_a when_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v slay_v 2_o sam._n 4.4_o and_o now_o be_v come_v to_o those_o year_n that_o he_o be_v marry_v and_o have_v a_o young_a son_n but_o be_v hitherto_o busy_v in_o settle_v his_o kingdom_n at_o home_n and_o subdue_a his_o enemy_n abroad_o and_o ishbosheth_n saul_n son_n have_v raise_v a_o rebellion_n against_o he_o pretend_v a_o right_a to_o the_o crown_n and_o deny_v his_o right_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v give_v he_o and_o all_o that_o family_n as_o it_o be_v like_a have_v side_v with_o he_o in_o that_o cause_n for_o these_o or_o the_o like_a reason_n david_n head_n may_v possible_o for_o some_o time_n be_v so_o fill_v with_o jealousy_n of_o state_n that_o he_o have_v no_o great_a mind_n to_o show_v kindness_n to_o any_o of_o saul_n posterity_n but_o be_v now_o well_o settle_v in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o free_v from_o such_o jealousy_n he_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o great_a love_n that_o have_v be_v former_o between_o he_o and_o jonathan_n and_o the_o covenant_n he_o have_v make_v with_o he_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o confirm_v by_o solemn_a oath_n that_o he_o will_v show_v kindness_n to_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o 1_o sam._n 18.3_o 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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
and_o wine_n have_v i_o plentiful_o furnish_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v enough_o and_o now_o the_o chief_a and_o principal_a blessing_n viz._n the_o divine_a covenant_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v settle_v on_o thy_o brother_n jacob_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v for_o thou_o my_o son_n alas_o all_o other_o blessing_n be_v comparative_o nothing_o to_o this_o esau_n answer_v what_o my_o father_n have_v thou_o but_o one_o blessing_n to_o bestow_v then_o weep_v bitter_o he_o cry_v out_o o_o i_o beseech_v thou_o bless_v i_o even_o i_o also_o but_o all_o his_o cry_n and_o weep_v can_v not_o move_v isaac_n to_o repent_v of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v or_o to_o recall_v the_o blessing_n which_o unwitting_o he_o have_v confer_v on_o jacob_n see_v heb._n 12.17_o however_o isaac_n tell_v esau_n that_o plenty_n of_o earthly_a blessing_n shall_v be_v his_o portion_n canaan_n canaan_n also_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n thy_o dwelling_n say_v he_o shall_v be_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n mount_n seir_n be_v such_o a_o place_n though_o much_o inferior_a to_o canaan_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n from_o above_o and_o by_o thy_o sword_n shall_v thou_o live_v that_o be_v by_o thy_o valour_n shall_v defend_v thy_o estate_n and_o country_n and_o shall_v serve_v thy_o brother_n viz._n in_o thy_o posterity_n for_o when_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o shall_v make_v the_o edomite_n tributary_n to_o they_o see_v 2_o sam._n 8.14_o and_o obad._n v._n 18_o 19_o but_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n thou_o shall_v break_v his_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n that_o be_v after_o the_o edomite_n thy_o posterity_n shall_v have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n in_o subjection_n to_o the_o israelite_n they_o shall_v at_o length_n become_v more_o mighty_a than_o they_o have_v be_v and_o shall_v then_o cast_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o be_v accomplish_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jehoram_n king_n of_o judah_n 2_o king_n 8.20_o in_o his_o day_n edom_n revolt_v from_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n see_v 2_o chron._n 21.8_o thing_n thus_o happen_v between_o these_o two_o brother_n esau_n hereupon_o hate_v jacob_n year_n jacob_n this_o hatred_n continue_v in_o his_o posterity_n see_v obad._n v._n 10.11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n herod_n be_v a_o idumaean_a and_o exercise_v his_o tyranny_n in_o judaea_n for_o 38_o year_n because_o of_o the_o blessing_n wherewith_o his_o father_n have_v bless_v he_o and_o at_o first_o he_o secret_o determine_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n but_o afterward_o not_o be_v able_a to_o contain_v himself_o he_o utter_v it_o in_o so_o many_o word_n that_o the_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o his_o father_n be_v at_o hand_n that_o be_v his_o father_n can_v not_o in_o likelihood_n live_v much_o long_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o be_v resolve_v to_o kill_v continual_o kill_v see_v how_o wicked_a man_n do_v harden_v themselves_o against_o the_o know_a will_n of_o god_n as_o we_o see_v a_o instance_n in_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 18.28_o 29._o saul_n see_v and_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o david_n and_o yet_o he_o become_v david_n enemy_n continual_o his_o brother_n jacob._n these_o threaten_a word_n come_v to_o rebeccas_fw-la ear_n she_o immediate_o send_v for_o her_o son_n jacob_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o esau_n intend_v against_o he_o and_o how_o he_o comfort_v himself_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o kill_v he_o not_o only_o because_o revenge_v yea_o the_o very_a purpose_n of_o it_o be_v sweet_a to_o enrage_v wicked_a man_n but_o because_o he_o flatter_v himself_o with_o hope_n by_o this_o mean_n to_o recover_v his_o birthright_n again_o therefore_o she_o advise_v he_o to_o flee_v present_o to_o her_o brother_n laban_n who_o dwell_v at_o haran_n in_o mesopotamia_n and_o to_o tarry_v there_o a_o few_o day_n 31.38_o day_n but_o it_o prove_v to_o be_v above_o 20_o year_n as_o we_o see_v ch._n 31.38_o till_o the_o wrath_n and_o fury_n of_o his_o brother_n be_v appease_v and_o then_o she_o will_v send_v and_o fetch_v he_o home_o again_o and_o she_o further_o intimate_v to_o he_o that_o she_o plain_o foresee_v that_o if_o they_o continue_v together_o they_o will_v in_o all_o likelihood_n quarrel_n and_o fight_v and_o possible_o one_o of_o they_o may_v kill_v the_o other_o and_o if_o esau_n kill_v he_o they_o can_v then_o account_v no_o better_o of_o esau_n then_o as_o of_o a_o dead_a man_n see_v divine_a vengeance_n in_o all_o probability_n will_v follow_v he_o because_o of_o that_o fact_n or_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n will_v cut_v he_o off_o or_o he_o will_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o her_o presence_n as_o not_o dare_v to_o look_v she_o any_o more_o in_o the_o face_n and_o so_o she_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o they_o both_o in_o one_o day_n and_o rebecca_n that_o she_o may_v dispose_v isaac_n to_o be_v willing_a that_o jacob_n may_v go_v to_o padan-aram_n tell_v he_o not_o of_o what_o she_o hear_v of_o esau_n bloody_a intention_n to_o kill_v his_o brother_n lest_o she_o shall_v grieve_v he_o thereby_o in_o his_o old_a age_n or_o enrage_v he_o against_o esau_n but_o she_o tell_v he_o that_o she_o be_v weary_a of_o her_o life_n by_o reason_n of_o esau_n wife_n and_o therefore_o lest_o jacob_n shall_v marry_v among_o the_o canaanite_n as_o esau_n have_v do_v to_o their_o continual_a grief_n and_o vexation_n she_o desire_v that_o jacob_n may_v go_v and_o seek_v a_o wife_n among_o her_o kindred_n at_o haran_n isaac_n hereupon_o call_v jacob_n to_o he_o and_o charge_v he_o to_o go_v to_o mesopotamia_n and_o to_o take_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o laban_n he_o now_o witting_o and_o willing_o confirm_v the_o blessing_n which_o he_o have_v before_o give_v he_o unknowing_o he_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o bless_v he_o to_o make_v he_o fruitful_a and_o to_o multiply_v he_o see_v ch._n 35.11_o 12._o &_o ch._n 48.4_o and_o to_o confer_v on_o he_o all_o those_o blessing_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a which_o be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n and_o especial_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o promise_a messiah_n and_o that_o he_o may_v inherit_v the_o land_n give_v to_o abraham_n by_o promise_n for_o though_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v only_o as_o a_o stranger_n in_o this_o land_n wander_v here_o and_o there_o yet_o to_o he_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o to_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o jacob_n have_v thus_o receive_v his_o father_n blessing_n steal_v away_o private_o lest_o esau_n shall_v lie_v in_o wait_n for_o he_o by_o the_o way_n and_o begin_v his_o journey_n from_o beersheba_n towards_o his_o uncle_n laban_n with_o his_o staff_n in_o his_o hand_n benedictio_fw-la hand_n vacuus_fw-la dimissus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la tutius_fw-la latitaret_fw-la &_o emineret_fw-la divina_fw-la benedictio_fw-la ch._n 32.10_o as_o he_o travel_v on_o he_o come_v to_o a_o place_n near_o luz_n about_o 50_o mile_n from_o beersheba_n and_o about_o eight_o mile_n north_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o be_v overtake_v with_o the_o night_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o lie_v all_o night_n in_o the_o field_n and_o he_o take_v one_o of_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o place_n and_o put_v it_o for_o his_o pillow_n and_o so_o lie_v down_o to_o sleep_v and_o he_o dream_v and_o have_v a_o vision_n of_o a_o ladder_n the_o foot_n of_o which_o stand_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o top_n of_o it_o reach_v to_o heaven_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n ascend_v and_o descend_v on_o it_o by_o which_o vision_n probable_o be_v represent_v to_o he_o how_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n reach_v from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n and_o govern_v the_o world_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o particular_o god_n provident_a care_n over_o he_o and_o that_o through_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n christ_n hereby_o typify_v 14._o typify_v the_o top_n of_o the_o ladder_n reach_v to_o heaven_n represent_v christ_n deity_n the_o foot_n of_o it_o touch_v the_o earth_n his_o humanity_n joh._n 1.51_o christ_n reach_v to_o heaven_n in_o his_o divine_a nature_n and_o to_o earth_n in_o his_o humane_a in_o his_o two_o nature_n personal_o unite_v heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v as_o it_o be_v join_v together_o by_o he_o alone_a god_n be_v reconcil_n d_o to_z man._n to_o he_o the_o angel_n minister_v by_o his_o merit_n and_o intercession_n the_o saint_n obtain_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o guardianship_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o all_o spiritual_a blessing_n psal_n 91.11_o 12._o heb._n 1.13_o 14._o he_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o guardianship_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o be_v by_o they_o defend_v both_o in_o his_o go_v out_o
thousand_o and_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n god_n judah_n where_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v the_o humble_a submission_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n to_o the_o government_n of_o saul_n notwithstanding_o they_o have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o kingly_a sceptre_n because_o they_o see_v it_o thus_o determine_v by_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n thirty_o thousand_o have_v get_v this_o great_a army_n together_o saul_n and_o samuel_n send_v away_o the_o messenger_n that_o come_v from_o jabesh-gilead_n to_o inform_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o that_o on_o the_o morrow_n by_o that_o time_n the_o sun_n be_v well_o up_o they_o may_v expect_v they_o to_o come_v for_o their_o help_n the_o messenger_n return_v to_o the_o city_n with_o this_o news_n the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v wonderful_o revive_v at_o it_o and_o send_v to_o nahash_n who_o besiege_v they_o that_o on_o the_o morrow_n they_o will_v come_v out_o to_o he_o meaning_n and_o understand_v thereby_o if_o no_o help_n come_v for_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n but_o this_o they_o conceal_v deciperentur_fw-la conceal_v sic_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la decipiebant_fw-la suos_fw-la hostâ—s_fw-la quam_fw-la permittebant_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la deciperentur_fw-la that_o nothing_o may_v be_v present_o attempt_v against_o they_o and_o to_o make_v their_o enemy_n the_o more_o secure_a that_o saul_n may_v have_v the_o great_a advantage_n against_o they_o saul_n divide_v his_o army_n into_o three_o part_n and_o march_v as_o it_o seem_v all_o night_n by_o the_o morning-watch_n he_o come_v upon_o the_o enemy_n and_o surprise_v they_o unaware_o and_o slay_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o they_o and_o so_o scatter_v the_o rest_n that_o there_o be_v very_o few_o of_o they_o leave_v together_o and_o thus_o he_o raise_v the_o siege_n of_o jabesh_n and_o free_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o from_o that_o horrid_a cruelty_n intend_v against_o they_o 13._o they_o how_o thankful_a the_o inhabitant_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n be_v afterward_o to_o saul_n for_o this_o great_a benefit_n we_o may_v see_v ch._n 31.11_o 12_o 13._o the_o israelite_n be_v so_o transport_v with_o joy_n for_o this_o victory_n and_o so_o take_v with_o the_o prudence_n and_o brave_a conduct_n of_o saul_n in_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o that_o some_o of_o they_o come_v to_o samuel_n and_o say_v where_o be_v the_o man_n that_o say_v saul_n shall_v not_o reign_v over_o we_o bring_v they_o forth_o that_o we_o may_v put_v they_o to_o death_n but_o saul_n say_v there_o shall_v not_o a_o man_n be_v put_v to_o death_n this_o day_n on_o my_o account_n i_o shall_v never_o consent_v that_o a_o day_n of_o so_o much_o joy_n and_o triumph_n and_o wherein_o god_n have_v so_o eminent_o show_v himself_o gracious_a unto_o we_o shall_v be_v stain_v with_o severity_n against_o those_o that_o slight_v i_o or_o with_o the_o least_o sorrow_n or_o mourning_n among_o the_o people_n and_o here_o we_o see_v again_o what_o a_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o saul_n in_o his_o first_o government_n and_o what_o he_o be_v afterward_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v depart_v from_o he_o now_o none_o more_o humble_a and_o gentle_a than_o he_o not_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o he_o but_o afterward_o in_o his_o deal_n with_o david_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v another_o man_n even_o bloodthirsty_a cruel_a and_o implacable_a beyond_o measure_n but_o to_o go_v on_o samuel_n upon_o this_o victory_n speak_v to_o the_o people_n after_o this_o manner_n come_v say_v he_o let_v we_o go_v to_o gilgal_n and_o renew_v the_o kingdom_n there_o that_o be_v let_v we_o by_o a_o general_a consent_n confirm_v saul_n election_n and_o settle_v and_o invest_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n according_o the_o people_n go_v to_o gilgal_n and_o there_o they_o make_v saul_n king_n before_o the_o lord_n action_n lord_n v._o 15._o that_o be_v in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n as_o in_o god_n presence_n and_o possible_o before_o the_o ark_n the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n which_o by_o samuel_n appointment_n may_v be_v bring_v hither_o at_o this_o time_n that_o they_o may_v consult_v with_o god_n as_o occasion_v serve_v in_o this_o weighty_a business_n and_o also_o it_o may_v be_v that_o it_o may_v grace_v the_o action_n that_o be_v they_o anoint_v he_o public_o as_o before_o samuel_n have_v do_v private_o and_o perform_v all_o other_o solemnity_n requisite_a for_o his_o inauguration_n sacrifice_v sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n and_o thanksgiving_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o rejoice_v and_o praise_v he_o for_o their_o late_a victory_n and_o for_o their_o new_a king_n by_o who_o conduct_n under_o god_n they_o have_v obtain_v it_o and_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o and_o crave_v his_o blessing_n upon_o his_o government_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 11._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxiii_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v at_o this_o time_n wonderful_o transport_v with_o joy_n for_o their_o new_a king_n and_o possible_o flatter_v themselves_o that_o god_n be_v well_o please_v with_o they_o for_o ask_v a_o king_n see_v he_o have_v give_v they_o one_o by_o who_o they_o have_v obtain_v so_o great_a a_o victory_n samuel_n think_v fit_a to_o take_v this_o occasion_n to_o make_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o mistake_n and_o that_o they_o have_v grievous_o sin_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n whereby_o they_o reject_v god_n from_o reign_v over_o they_o as_o their_o sovereign_n and_o himself_o as_o his_o deputy_n and_o vicegerent_n behold_v say_v he_o i_o have_v hearken_v to_o your_o voice_n and_o have_v according_a to_o your_o desire_n the_o lord_n also_o permit_v it_o set_v a_o king_n over_o you_o and_o now_o you_o have_v a_o king_n settle_v among_o you_o to_o govern_v you_o and_o go_v before_o you_o as_o your_o general_n to_o war_n and_o as_o for_o myself_o i_o have_v very_o great_a cause_n to_o be_v well_o please_v be_v old_a and_o gray-headed_a that_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o government_n be_v take_v 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eager_a appetite_n to_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o victory_n only_o ascribe_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o policy_n and_o conduct_n which_o more_o due_o belong_v to_o his_o son_n 2_o he_o do_v it_o of_o his_o own_o head_n without_o any_o warrant_n from_o god_n 3_o though_o he_o pretend_v a_o good_a end_n yet_o he_o use_v ill_a mean_n viz._n the_o interdict_v and_o forbid_v of_o food_n to_o the_o people_n though_o never_o so_o faint_a and_o need_v to_o eat_v 4_o he_o charge_v they_o under_o the_o penalty_n of_o present_a death_n v._o 43._o which_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o he_o to_o inflict_v though_o a_o king_n without_o just_a cause_n 5_o hereby_o he_o weaken_a and_o disable_v the_o people_n and_o so_o hinder_v they_o from_o obtain_v a_o much_o more_o glorious_a victory_n v._o 30._o 6ly_n he_o be_v hereby_o a_o occasion_n of_o the_o people_n sin_n who_o afterward_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v with_o hunger_n do_v out_o of_o greediness_n eat_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n v._o 32._o however_o the_o people_n be_v thus_o severe_o charge_v by_o saul_n and_o that_o under_o a_o curse_n and_o the_o penalty_n of_o present_a death_n none_o of_o they_o taste_v any_o food_n but_o pursue_v the_o enemy_n at_o last_o they_o come_v to_o a_o wood_n that_o lie_v between_o michmash_n and_o aijalon_n that_o have_v such_o pâ—â—nty_n of_o honey_n that_o they_o find_v it_o upon_o the_o ground_n either_o in_o hollow_a tree_n out_o of_o which_o it_o run_v upon_o the_o ground_n or_o else_o in_o cleft_n of_o rock_n or_o else_o the_o bee_n make_v their_o nest_n in_o the_o very_a hollow_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o though_o they_o find_v such_o plenty_n of_o honey_n there_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o curse_n dare_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o take_v any_o of_o it_o
resolution_n concern_v his_o son_n what_o say_v they_o shall_v jonathan_n die_v who_o have_v wrought_v this_o great_a salvation_n in_o israel_n shall_v he_o die_v that_o be_v innocent_a and_o have_v commit_v no_o offence_n that_o deserve_v death_n shall_v he_o die_v that_o be_v so_o brave_a a_o prince_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n and_o reward_n see_v the_o lord_n by_o he_o have_v give_v a_o great_a and_o miraculous_a deliverance_n to_o his_o people_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o forlorn_a and_o desperate_a condition_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v there_o shall_v not_o one_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n for_o he_o have_v wrought_v with_o god_n that_o be_v under_o god_n and_o by_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n a_o great_a deliverance_n for_o we_o so_o the_o people_n rescue_v jonathan_n that_o he_o be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n thus_o saul_n cease_v from_o pursue_v the_o philistine_n any_o further_o at_o present_a and_o so_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o get_v back_o to_o their_o own_o country_n however_o saul_n be_v by_o this_o glorious_a victory_n better_o confirm_v and_o settle_v in_o the_o royal_a throne_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o manage_n of_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o especial_o show_v himself_o very_o valiant_a and_o active_a in_o fight_v against_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o it_o particular_o against_o moab_n and_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n border_v on_o the_o east_n of_o canaan_n against_o edom_n border_v on_o the_o south_n against_o the_o king_n of_o zobah_n on_o the_o north_n and_o against_o the_o philistine_n on_o the_o west_n and_o though_o he_o do_v not_o whole_o vanquish_v and_o subdue_v they_o because_v god_n have_v reserve_v that_o work_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o for_o david_n yet_o he_o sore_o vex_v they_o and_o much_o weaken_v they_o so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o with_o that_o courage_n and_o success_n fight_v against_o israel_n as_o before_o they_o have_v do_v and_o all_o this_o come_v to_o 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his_o concubine_n the_o daughter_n he_o have_v by_o his_o wife_n who_o name_n be_v ahinoam_v be_v merab_n and_o michal_n the_o captain_n of_o his_o host_n be_v abner_n his_o cousin-german_n son_n to_o his_o uncle_n ner._n and_o when_o he_o see_v any_o strong_a or_o valiant_a man_n he_o take_v he_o into_o his_o service_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 14._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxvi_o sometime_o after_o samuel_n by_o god_n appointment_n send_v saul_n to_o destroy_v the_o amalekite_n but_o before_o he_o tell_v he_o what_o god_n command_v he_o to_o do_v he_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n singular_a favour_n towards_o he_o and_o the_o high_a honour_n he_o have_v exalt_v he_o unto_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v move_v he_o to_o perform_v what_o god_n command_v he_o with_o the_o more_o diligence_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o though_o he_o have_v former_o fail_v in_o his_o duty_n yet_o now_o remember_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v for_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v sure_a strict_o to_o observe_v his_o command_n and_o injunction_n samuel_n now_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v send_v he_o against_o ameleck_n three_o several_a time_n the_o lord_n declare_v that_o he_o will_v destroy_v the_o amalekite_n exod._n 17.14_o numb_a 24.20_o and_o deut._n 25.19_o and_o now_o saul_n be_v send_v to_o execute_v that_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o long_o ago_o at_o several_a time_n threaten_v and_o though_o the_o present_a king_n and_o subject_n of_o amalek_n have_v be_v cruel_a and_o bloody_a adversary_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o samuel_n intimate_v v._o 33._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 and_o so_o deserve_v to_o be_v destroy_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n yet_o because_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v the_o israelite_n know_v that_o he_o have_v not_o forget_v the_o former_a injury_n of_o their_o ancestor_n towards_o his_o people_n though_o it_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n since_o it_o be_v do_v he_o resolve_v now_o to_o visit_v it_o upon_o they_o and_o he_o mention_n one_o circumstance_n that_o great_o aggravate_v it_o viz._n that_o when_o his_o poor_a people_n have_v be_v long_o under_o a_o miserable_a bondage_n in_o egypt_n and_o be_v new_o escape_v from_o it_o yet_o even_o then_o they_o come_v out_o against_o they_o and_o seek_v to_o destroy_v they_o nor_o need_v it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o present_a amalekite_n shall_v be_v utter_o destroy_v for_o that_o which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v do_v so_o many_o year_n before_o for_o though_o god_n destroy_v none_o everlasting_o but_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n yet_o with_o temporal_a punishment_n he_o do_v usual_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o ancestor_n especial_o when_o the_o child_n go_v on_o in_o their_o father_n step_n as_o by_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o agag_n v._o 33._o it_o seem_v those_o amalekite_n do_v samuel_n therefore_o command_v saul_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o go_v and_o smite_v amalek_n and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o not_o to_o spare_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o their_o very_a cattle_n peccantium_fw-la cattle_n v._o 7._o jumenta_fw-la bruta_n pereunt_fw-la quip_n possessiones_fw-la organa_fw-la fulcra_fw-la gaudia_fw-la peccantium_fw-la for_o he_o have_v anathematise_v and_o devote_v they_o all_o to_o destruction_n as_o he_o do_v jericho_n saul_n hereupon_o gather_v a_o great_a army_n and_o number_n they_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o telaim_n or_o telem_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh_n 15.24_o and_o find_v they_o to_o be_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n beside_o ten_o thousand_o man_n of_o judah_n tribe_n judah_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v reckon_v apart_o from_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n 1._o because_o they_o usual_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o go_v first_o against_o the_o enemy_n in_o any_o common_a danger_n 2._o because_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v of_o his_o tribe_n saul_n march_v his_o army_n and_o come_v near_o to_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o amalek_n he_o send_v to_o the_o kenites_n the_o posterity_n of_o jethro_n who_o live_v in_o tent_n see_v judg._n 4.17_o among_o these_o amalekite_n to_o depart_v and_o get_v they_o out_o from_o among_o they_o if_o they_o love_v their_o life_n for_o jethro_n and_o his_o family_n have_v show_v kindness_n to_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n he_o himself_o come_v out_o with_o much_o joy_n to_o meet_v moses_n and_o to_o congratulate_v all_o the_o goodness_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v to_o israel_n therefore_o now_o saul_n give_v they_o warning_n to_o remove_v away_o that_o they_o may_v not_o suffer_v with_o the_o amalekite_n who_o god_n intend_v at_o this_o time_n to_o punish_v for_o the_o wrong_n their_o progenitor_n have_v do_v to_o his_o people_n but_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o spare_v the_o kenites_n for_o the_o kindness_n their_o ancestor_n have_v show_v to_o 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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 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that_o the_o arrow_n be_v beyond_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o make_v haste_n and_o bring_v he_o that_o and_o the_o other_o arrow_n that_o he_o have_v since_o shoot_v jonathan_n and_o david_n agree_v upon_o this_o secret_a way_n of_o give_v intelligence_n concern_v saul_n mind_n because_o they_o think_v that_o some_o body_n possible_o may_v be_v present_a in_o the_o field_n where_o david_n be_v to_o hide_v himself_o and_o they_o can_v hardly_o hope_v for_o a_o opportunity_n to_o meet_v and_o consult_v together_o without_o be_v observe_v but_o jonathan_n as_o it_o seem_v now_o perceive_v the_o coast_n to_o be_v clear_a he_o immediate_o send_v away_o the_o lad_n with_o the_o quiver_n bow_n and_o arrow_n and_o then_o david_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o place_n where_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o and_o bow_v himself_o three_o time_n with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n before_o jonathan_n and_o they_o kiss_v each_o other_o and_o weep_v over_o one_o another_o until_o david_n exceed_v who_o condition_n at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o reason_n be_v most_o deplorable_a for_o now_o he_o see_v he_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v not_o only_o from_o his_o dear_a friend_n jonathan_n but_o from_o his_o wife_n and_o family_n and_o from_o prosecute_a the_o war_n against_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n in_o which_o he_o have_v so_o often_o be_v successful_a and_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o he_o see_v he_o be_v now_o like_a to_o be_v banish_v from_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o all_o his_o public_a ordinance_n in_o which_o his_o soul_n so_o much_o delight_v and_o this_o also_o aggravate_v his_o misery_n he_o know_v not_o well_o whither_o to_o flee_v and_o betake_v himself_o into_o these_o great_a strait_n god_n be_v please_v to_o bring_v he_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o patience_n and_o to_o teach_v he_o to_o flee_v unto_o he_o by_o fervent_a prayer_n as_o his_o only_a rook_n and_o refuge_n jonathan_n and_o he_o have_v discourse_v some_o time_n together_o at_o length_n jonathan_n embrace_v he_o wish_v he_o all_o happiness_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o covenant_n they_o have_v both_o of_o they_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o witness_n and_o a_o judge_n between_o they_o and_o their_o seed_n after_o they_o and_o to_o punish_v those_o of_o they_o that_o do_v not_o inviolable_o keep_v that_o covenant_n so_o they_o part_v 1_o sam._n ch._n 20._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxxii_o david_n now_o perceive_v how_o implacable_a saul_n anger_n be_v against_o he_o he_o conclude_v he_o must_v shift_v for_o himself_o and_o stand_v upon_o his_o guard_n and_z according_o taking_z some_o few_o faithful_a
servant_n along_o with_o he_o 4._o he_o see_v v._o 2._o and_o mat._n 12.3_o 4._o and_o some_o few_o other_o that_o voluntary_o join_v themselves_o to_o he_o 1._o he_o first_o fly_v to_o nob_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n near_o to_o anathoth_o about_o twelve_o mile_n from_o gibeah_n whither_o it_o seem_v the_o tabernacle_n be_v now_o remove_v from_o shiloh_n though_o the_o ark_n still_o remain_v at_o kirjath-jearim_a see_v chap._n 7.1_o and_o possible_o saul_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v remove_v hither_o for_o his_o own_o conveniency_n that_o he_o may_v with_o more_o speed_n and_o ease_v upon_o all_o occasion_n resort_v to_o it_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o priest_n now_o dwell_v here_o namely_o that_o they_o may_v attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n david_n be_v resolve_v to_o fly_v for_o his_o safety_n out_o of_o the_o land_n come_v hither_o first_o not_o only_o to_o get_v some_o supply_n of_o his_o present_a want_n but_o also_o to_o visit_v the_o tabernacle_n that_o he_o may_v there_o worship_v the_o lord_n before_o his_o departure_n and_o seek_v unto_o he_o for_o help_v and_o comfort_n in_o this_o his_o day_n of_o adversity_n leave_v therefore_o his_o small_a company_n in_o some_o place_n nigh_o he_o go_v himself_o to_o ahimelech_n the_o highpriest_n at_o nob_n room_n it_o seem_v ahiah_n his_o brother_n be_v dead_a he_o be_v highpriest_n in_o his_o room_n who_o it_o seem_v be_v also_o call_v abiather_n see_v mark_v 2.26_o and_o have_v a_o son_n also_o of_o that_o name_n as_o we_o may_v see_v ch._n 22.20_o ahimelech_n be_v much_o trouble_v when_o he_o see_v david_n come_v to_o he_o alone_o fear_v that_o he_o be_v flee_v from_o saul_n upon_o some_o displeasure_n and_o if_o so_o it_o will_v be_v dangerous_a for_o he_o to_o entertain_v he_o he_o ask_v he_o therefore_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o be_v alone_o david_n reply_v that_o the_o king_n have_v send_v he_o about_o a_o secret_a business_n and_o enjoin_v he_o to_o let_v no_o body_n know_v of_o it_o and_o so_o he_o have_v appoint_v his_o servant_n to_o stay_v for_o he_o in_o a_o place_n nigh_o at_o hand_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o direct_a lie_n and_o prove_v afterward_o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o horrible_a massacre_n which_o saul_n make_v of_o ahimelech_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o that_o city_n even_o eighty_o five_o person_n that_o wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n yea_o of_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o child_n yea_o even_o of_o the_o very_a beast_n as_o we_o read_v ch._n 22.18_o 19_o just_a cause_n have_v david_n to_o bewail_v this_o pernicious_a lie_n of_o he_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o so_o no_o doubt_n he_o do_v for_o he_o charge_v it_o upon_o himself_o when_o abiathar_n the_o son_n of_o ahimelech_n bring_v he_o the_o sad_a tiding_n thereof_o ch._n 22.22_o i_o have_v occasion_v say_v he_o the_o death_n of_o all_o the_o person_n of_o thy_o father_n house_n and_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o remorse_n for_o this_o very_a sin_n be_v fresh_a in_o his_o heart_n when_o he_o write_v that_o passage_n in_o the_o 119._o psal_n v._o 28_o 29._o my_o soul_n melt_v away_o for_o heaviness_n strengthen_v thou_o i_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n remove_v from_o i_o the_o way_n of_o lie_v etc._n etc._n david_n now_o desire_v ahimelech_n to_o furnish_v he_o with_o some_o bread_n and_o provision_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o servant_n that_o be_v at_o hand_n they_o be_v in_o great_a want_n of_o food_n ahimelech_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v no_o bread_n there_o at_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o the_o shewbread_n bread_n shewbread_n david_n haste_n be_v such_o through_o the_o apprehension_n of_o danger_n that_o he_o must_v present_o be_v go_v therefore_o he_o can_v not_o stay_v for_o other_o bread_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v eat_v by_o any_o but_o the_o priest_n see_v levit._n 24.9_o much_o less_o by_o any_o that_o be_v unclean_a yet_o consider_v that_o charity_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o ceremony_n and_o that_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o moral_a he_o condescend_v in_o this_o exigence_n to_o relieve_v they_o with_o the_o shewbread_n and_o what_o he_o do_v therein_o be_v approve_v by_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 12.3_o 4._o provide_v the_o young_a man_n have_v keep_v themselves_o from_o their_o wife_n mori_fw-la wife_n hic_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la ni_fw-fr nis_fw-la videtur_fw-la scrupulosus_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la si_fw-la david_n fuisset_fw-la immundus_fw-la ideone_fw-mi voluit_fw-la illum_fw-la fame_n mori_fw-la which_o it_o seem_v the_o priest_n that_o be_v to_o eat_v the_o shewbread_n think_v themselves_o bind_v to_o do_v by_o a_o laudable_a custom_n ground_v on_o exod._n 19.15_o though_o not_o express_o by_o the_o law_n command_v and_o it_o seem_v the_o highpriest_n think_v that_o if_o the_o young_a man_n have_v not_o thus_o abstain_v they_o will_v be_v under_o a_o double_a impediment_n david_n tell_v he_o it_o be_v three_o day_n since_o they_o come_v out_o and_o all_o that_o time_n they_o have_v be_v absent_a from_o their_o wife_n therefore_o the_o body_n of_o the_o young_a man_n be_v clean_o and_o on_o this_o account_v not_o unfit_a to_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n beside_o say_v he_o the_o shewbread_n be_v in_o this_o case_n of_o necessity_n to_o we_o but_o as_o common_a bread_n so_o as_o we_o may_v lawful_o eat_v of_o it_o especial_o see_v it_o be_v this_o day_n old_a day_n hereby_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath-day_n on_o which_o david_n come_v to_o nob_n whereon_o new_a shewbread_n be_v put_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o old_a remove_v from_o stand_v upon_o the_o table_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o there_o be_v other_o bread_n consecrate_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o set_v hot_a in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o upon_o these_o consideration_n the_o highpriest_n 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scarce_o any_o in_o israel_n like_v unto_o thou_o wherefore_o then_o have_v thou_o not_o keep_v thy_o lord_n the_o king_n better_o for_o i_o do_v assure_v thou_o there_o come_v one_o of_o my_o follower_n into_o your_o camp_n that_o will_v have_v destroy_v the_o king_n have_v not_o i_o prevent_v it_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v thou_o and_o the_o people_n about_o the_o king_n be_v worthy_a to_o die_v because_o you_o have_v not_o watch_v better_a about_o your_o master_n the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o now_o behold_v here_o in_o my_o hand_n the_o king_n spear_n and_o the_o cruse_n that_o stand_v at_o his_o head_n how_o come_v i_o by_o these_o saul_n be_v now_o awake_a and_o hear_v david_n speak_v to_o abner_n after_o this_o manner_n he_o cry_v out_o what_o be_v this_o thy_o voice_n my_o
17._o faciet_fw-la enim_fw-la tibi_fw-la dominus_fw-la strigelius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d malui_fw-la legere_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o margin_n quomodo_fw-la hieron_n &_o septuaginta_fw-la verterunt_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tertia_fw-la persona_fw-la sumitur_fw-la pro_fw-la secunda_fw-la sic_fw-la mos_fw-la hebraeis_n permutandi_fw-la personas_fw-la saul_n then_o perceive_v he_o in_o that_o form_n though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o true_a samuel_n but_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o likeness_n and_o stoop_v with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o bow_v himself_o to_o he_o this_o counterfeit_a samuel_n now_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o have_v disquiet_v he_o to_o bring_v he_o up_o thither_o saul_n answer_v i_o be_o sore_o distress_v the_o philistine_n make_v war_n upon_o i_o and_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o i_o and_o answer_v i_o no_o more_o either_o by_o prophet_n or_o dream_n therefore_o have_v i_o call_v for_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v make_v know_v to_o i_o what_o i_o shall_v do_v the_o evil_a spirit_n now_o counterfeit_v not_o only_a samuel_n person_n but_o his_o word_n and_o action_n reply_v why_o do_v thou_o ask_v counsel_n of_o i_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v depart_v from_o thou_o and_o become_v thy_o enemy_n alas_o i_o can_v help_v thou_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v to_o thou_o as_o he_o have_v speak_v by_o i_o he_o will_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o thy_o hand_n and_o give_v it_o to_o thy_o neighbour_n even_o to_o david_n because_o thou_o obeye_v not_o his_o voice_n nor_o execute_a his_o fierce_a wrath_n upon_o amalek_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o this_o judgement_n will_v fall_v upon_o thou_o and_o moreover_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v israel_n with_o thou_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o to_o morrow_n after_o morrow_n to_o morrow_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v precise_o of_o the_o next_o day_n follow_v but_o indefinite_o of_o some_o time_n near_o approach_v so_o to_o morrow_n be_v take_v 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22.22_o and_o then_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o he_o to_o reveal_v those_o thing_n he_o have_v in_o commission_n to_o execute_v permittit_fw-la deus_fw-la daemon_n aliquando_fw-la responsa_fw-la dare_v idololatris_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la malitia_fw-la sva_fw-la demerentur_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o erroribus_fw-la exerceantur_fw-la ut_fw-la ancilla_fw-la illa_fw-la act._n 16._o quae_fw-la nisi_fw-la vera_fw-la prae_fw-la dixisset_fw-la magnum_fw-la dominis_n suis_fw-la quaestum_fw-la non_fw-la prae_fw-la buisset_fw-la multa_fw-la de_fw-la oraculo_fw-la delphico_n referant_fw-la omnes_fw-la historiae_fw-la craeso_fw-la sciscitanti_fw-la num_fw-la futurum_fw-la esset_fw-la ut_fw-la filius_fw-la mutus_fw-la loqueretur_fw-la respondit_fw-la infausto_fw-la die_fw-la locuturum_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o accidit_fw-la that_o be_v shall_v be_v dead_a as_o the_o true_a samuel_n be_v who_o be_v personate_v by_o this_o evil_a spirit_n saul_n hear_v these_o dismal_a tiding_n and_o be_v very_o faint_a through_o fast_v all_o the_o day_n before_o even_o to_o that_o time_n of_o the_o night_n he_o fall_v on_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o swoon_n and_o there_o be_v no_o strength_n in_o he_o the_o witch_n hereupon_o come_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o she_o have_v so_o far_o obey_v he_o as_o to_o put_v her_o life_n into_o his_o hand_n therefore_o she_o desire_v he_o so_o far_o to_o gratify_v she_o as_o to_o receive_v a_o little_a refreshment_n from_o she_o that_o he_o may_v have_v strength_n to_o return_v to_o the_o army_n but_o he_o utter_o refuse_v it_o till_o his_o servant_n together_o with_o the_o woman_n by_o their_o earnest_a importunity_n prevail_v with_o he_o so_o he_o arise_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o sit_v upon_o the_o bed_n and_o the_o woman_n have_v a_o fat_a calf_n in_o the_o stall_n she_o cause_v it_o present_o to_o be_v kill_v and_o dress_v and_o prepare_v some_o of_o it_o and_o take_v flour_n and_o knead_v it_o and_o bake_v unleavened_a fermentaretur_fw-la 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himself_o to_o his_o master_n than_o by_o betray_v the_o life_n of_o this_o whole_a army_n into_o his_o hand_n they_o further_o add_v that_o he_o be_v a_o most_o dangerous_a person_n of_o who_o ability_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o apprehensive_a be_v high_o renown_v for_o his_o military_a prudence_n and_o valour_n among_o his_o own_o nation_n insomuch_o that_o the_o woman_n sing_v of_o he_o in_o their_o dance_n saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o but_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o see_v ch._n 18.7_o &_o 21.11_o hereupon_o achish_n call_v david_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o as_o sure_a as_o the_o lord_n live_v he_o have_v find_v he_o faithful_a to_o he_o and_o he_o can_v not_o but_o high_o approve_v all_o his_o carriage_n since_o he_o come_v into_o the_o army_n nay_o he_o have_v find_v no_o evil_n in_o he_o since_o the_o first_o day_n he_o come_v up_o to_o he_o nevertheless_o he_o must_v acquaint_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n favour_v he_o not_o therefore_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o return_v with_o his_o force_n to_o ziklag_n that_o he_o may_v not_o give_v they_o any_o further_a cause_n of_o jealousy_n david_n reply_n what_o evil_a have_v thou_o find_v in_o thy_o servant_n since_o i_o have_v be_v with_o thou_o even_o unto_o this_o day_n that_o i_o may_v not_o go_v and_o fight_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n menoch_n king_n necessaria_fw-la querela_fw-la ne_fw-la si_fw-la taceret_fw-la suspitionibus_fw-la philistaeonum_n suffragari_fw-la videretur_fw-la menoch_n achish_a answer_n i_o protest_v thou_o seem_v unto_o i_o to_o be_v a_o person_n of_o such_o excellency_n of_o such_o probity_n and_o goodness_n as_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o angel_n habent_fw-la angel_n hunc_fw-la loquendi_fw-la modum_fw-la philistaei_n a_o vicinis_fw-la hauserunt_fw-la hebraeis_n conterminae_fw-la enim_fw-la regiones_fw-la ut_fw-la experientia_fw-la docet_fw-la multas_fw-la voces_fw-la &_o phrase_n commune_v habent_fw-la send_v from_o heaven_n unto_o i_o i_o
the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n o_o you_o unfortunate_a mountain_n of_o gilboa_n let_v no_o dew_n or_o rain_v ever_o fall_v upon_o you_o more_o be_v you_o curse_v with_o drought_n and_o barrenness_n 3.3_o barrenness_n gravitas_fw-la doloris_fw-la etiam_fw-la rebus_fw-la inanimatis_fw-la maledicere_fw-la consuevit_fw-la vid._n job_n 3.3_o as_o a_o sad_a and_o woeful_a monument_n of_o this_o calamity_n and_o let_v there_o be_v no_o fruitful_a plot_n or_o field_n find_v among_o you_o that_o may_v yield_v offering_n of_o first_o fruit_n percelluntur_fw-la fruit_n poëtica_fw-la exclamatio_fw-la cum_fw-la hyperbolica_fw-la imprecatione_fw-la ad_fw-la figurandum_fw-la horrorem_fw-la quo_fw-la pii_fw-la recordantes_fw-la accepti_fw-la mali_fw-la percelluntur_fw-la and_o tithe_n may_v those_o hill_n which_o have_v give_v so_o much_o occasion_n of_o sorrow_n never_o afford_v any_o matter_n of_o rejoice_v for_o there_o the_o shield_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v vile_o cast_v away_o viz._n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v rout_v in_o the_o field_n yea_o the_o shield_n of_o saul_n as_o though_o he_o have_v not_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n that_o be_v there_o saul_n himself_o drop_v his_o shield_n and_o fall_v contemptible_o as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o common_a ordinary_a man_n and_o not_o a_o king_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o former_o for_o jonathan_n bow_n and_o saul_n sword_n use_v not_o to_o return_v empty_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v and_o from_o the_o fat_a strong_a fat_a eat_v be_v mention_v to_o signify_v man_n healthful_a lusty_a and_o strong_a of_o the_o mighty_a that_o be_v they_o do_v usual_o devour_v the_o blood_n and_o flesh_n of_o their_o stout_a enemy_n saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v lovely_a and_o pleasant_a in_o their_o life_n that_o be_v they_o dear_o love_v one_o another_o though_o saul_n in_o his_o frantic_a fit_n be_v sometime_o enrage_v against_o jonathan_n yet_o no_o doubt_n he_o dear_o love_v he_o when_o those_o fit_n be_v over_o 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my_o brother_n jonathan_n very_o pleasant_a have_v thou_o be_v unto_o i_o thy_o love_n to_o i_o be_v wonderful_a exceed_v the_o love_n of_o woman_n who_o affection_n usual_o be_v very_o strong_a how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v and_o the_o weapon_n of_o war_n lose_v viz._n the_o arm_n that_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o israelite_n to_o the_o battle_n and_o become_v a_o spoil_n to_o the_o philistine_n to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n and_o weaken_n of_o god_n own_o people_n o_o tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n publish_v it_o not_o in_o the_o street_n of_o askalon_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 1._o from_o 17_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n clxxvi_o david_n now_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o ephod_n whither_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o any_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o he_o receive_v direction_n from_o god_n to_o go_v up_o to_o hebron_n bury_v hebron_n this_o be_v at_o present_a the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o be_v withal_o the_o place_n where_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v bury_v according_o he_o with_o his_o two_o wife_n and_o his_o follower_n with_o their_o family_n go_v up_o to_o that_o city_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n present_o flock_v thither_o and_o anoint_v david_n king_n over_o they_o for_o though_o before_o he_o have_v be_v anoint_v by_o samuel_n yet_o that_o they_o may_v testify_v their_o approbation_n of_o what_o god_n have_v appoint_v they_o cheerful_o now_o consent_v to_o accept_v he_o for_o their_o king_n and_o sovereign_a and_o he_o reign_v over_o they_o in_o hebron_n seven_o year_n and_o six_o month_n before_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n do_v general_o submit_v to_o he_o soon_o after_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n have_v thus_o acknowledge_v he_o he_o make_v inquiry_n after_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n intend_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o have_v honourable_o bury_v they_o and_o he_o be_v tell_v what_o have_v be_v do_v concern_v they_o by_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n of_o which_o before_o 1_o sam._n 31.11_o 12_o 13._o hereupon_o he_o send_v messenger_n to_o they_o to_o thank_v they_o for_o the_o kindness_n they_o have_v show_v to_o saul_n desire_v the_o lord_n to_o recompense_v it_o unto_o they_o and_o to_o manifest_v his_o mercy_n and_o faithfulness_n to_o they_o for_o it_o and_o he_o be_v now_o anoint_a king_n over_o judah_n will_v not_o have_v they_o entertain_v any_o thought_n of_o jealousy_n as_o if_o he_o will_v bear_v they_o any_o spleen_n or_o ill_a will_n for_o their_o kindness_n show_v to_o saul_n but_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v the_o rather_o endeavour_v to_o manifest_v all_o kindness_n to_o they_o and_o to_o requite_v they_o for_o it_o 2_o sam._n ch._n 2._o from_o 1_o to_o 8._o sect_n clxxvii_o abner_n saul_n cousin-german_n who_o in_o saul_n life-time_n have_v be_v general_n of_o his_o army_n fear_v that_o if_o david_n be_v make_v king_n he_o shall_v be_v displace_v or_o disregard_v and_o know_v he_o can_v not_o in_o reason_n expect_v that_o favour_n and_o preferment_n under_o david_n which_o he_o may_v under_o a_o king_n of_o his_o own_o kindred_n and_o family_n especial_o if_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n to_o make_v he_o king_n and_o further_o consider_v that_o mephibosheth_n jonathans_n son_n the_o heir_n apparent_a to_o saul_n be_v but_o five_o year_n old_a and_o now_o late_o lame_v in_o his_o foot_n and_o so_o unfit_a for_o his_o purpose_n see_v ch._n 4.4_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o best_a to_o take_v ishbosheth_n who_o be_v the_o only_a son_n of_o saul_n that_o be_v now_o leave_v except_o those_o he_o have_v by_o his_o concubine_n and_o to_o make_v he_o king_n and_o to_o that_o end_n he_o take_v and_o carry_v he_o to_o mahanaim_n a_o city_n in_o gilead_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n beyond_o jordan_n choose_v there_o to_o settle_v his_o new_a king_n where_o he_o may_v be_v safe_a and_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o david_n party_n abner_n well_o know_v that_o david_n be_v anoint_v by_o samuel_n to_o succeed_v saul_n in_o the_o throne_n see_v chap._n 3.4_o but_o be_v a_o ambitious_a and_o atheistical_a man_n he_o regard_v not_o what_o god_n have_v appoint_v and_o see_v ishbosheth_n to_o be_v a_o weak_a and_o poor-spirited_a man_n he_o think_v he_o may_v make_v use_n of_o he_o as_o a_o shadow_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n rule_v all_o himself_o and_o according_o in_o that_o city_n he_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n judah_n except_v who_o to_o their_o great_a praise_n stick_v to_o david_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v king_n though_o they_o know_v it_o be_v like_a to_o prove_v the_o occasion_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n and_o of_o much_o danger_n to_o they_o however_o they_o resolve_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o leave_v the_o event_n to_o god_n ishbosheth_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n quiet_o without_o any_o quarrel_n with_o the_o house_n of_o david_n 2_o sam._n 2._o from_o 8_o to_o 11._o sect_n clxxviii_o david_n now_o the_o better_a to_o strengthen_v himself_o in_o his_o new_a kingdom_n contract_v affinity_n with_o talmai_n king_n of_o geshur_n prey_n geshur_n israelitis_n ut_fw-la puto_fw-la era_fw-la vectigalis_fw-la rex_fw-la geshur_n eumque_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la devinciret_fw-la david_n &_o ishboshetho_fw-mi adversarium_fw-la faceret_fw-la filiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la maacham_n sibi_fw-la in_o vxorem_fw-la deposcit_fw-la tirinus_n geshur_n pars_fw-la est_fw-la syriae_n contermina_fw-la gileadi_n in_o trachionitide_n deut._n 3.14_o there_o be_v also_o geshurite_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o canaan_n towards_o egypt_n 1_o sam._n 27._o and_o from_o who_o david_n be_v at_o ziklag_n fetch_v great_a store_n of_o prey_n a_o city_n lie_v in_o the_o north_n in_o the_o border_n of_o gilead_n and_o marry_v his_o daughter_n maacha_n who_o bear_v he_o absalon_n and_o a_o
it_o to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n he_o desire_v the_o ark_n may_v be_v bring_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n for_o say_v he_o from_o the_o day_n of_o saul_n afterward_o saul_n indeed_o ever_o since_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n the_o ark_n have_v be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n but_o he_o desire_v rather_o to_o accuse_v themselves_o that_o be_v then_o live_v than_o their_o forefather_n beside_o in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o war_n they_o have_v continual_o with_o the_o philistine_n they_o have_v not_o so_o good_a opportunity_n to_o remove_v the_o ark_n as_o they_o have_v afterward_o hitherto_o we_o have_v suffer_v the_o ark_n to_o continue_v in_o a_o private_a house_n and_o have_v not_o inquire_v at_o it_o nor_o seek_v oracle_n of_o god_n from_o it_o as_o we_o shall_v have_v do_v but_o have_v content_v ourselves_o to_o worship_n god_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o gibeon_n though_o the_o ark_n the_o testimony_n of_o his_o presence_n be_v not_o there_o let_v we_o therefore_o send_v to_o our_o brethren_n our_o david_n though_o a_o king_n account_v his_o subject_n who_o come_v from_o the_o same_o father_n to_o be_v his_o brethren_n brethren_n in_o the_o land_n and_o to_o the_o priest_n habitant_fw-la priest_n v._o 2._o in_o urbibus_fw-la &_o suburbanis_fw-la suis_fw-la q.d._n ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la habitant_fw-la and_o levite_n to_o gather_v themselves_o to_o we_o that_o we_o may_v in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n bring_v up_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n hither_o the_o proposal_n high_o please_v all_o the_o congregation_n there_o present_a and_o they_o declare_v themselves_o very_o willing_a to_o have_v it_o do_v sometime_o after_o therefore_o david_n send_v forth_o his_o messenger_n through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n from_o shikar_n a_o river_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a southren_n bind_v unto_o the_o enter_v of_o hamath_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a northern_a to_o invite_v they_o to_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n upon_o this_o solemn_a occasion_n and_o the_o people_n come_v in_o a_o vast_a number_n no_o less_o than_o thirty_o thousand_o of_o noble_n magistrate_n and_o chief_a man_n with_o many_o of_o the_o common_a people_n david_n be_v come_v with_o all_o that_o great_a multitude_n to_o baal_n of_o judah_n that_o be_v kirjath-jearim_a see_v 1_o chron._n 13.6_o he_o arise_v and_o go_v with_o they_o from_o thence_o to_o carry_v the_o ark_n to_o jerusalem_n at_o which_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n who_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n be_v call_v upon_o intend_v to_o place_v it_o in_o a_o tabernacle_n or_o tent_n that_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o it_o in_o order_n hereunto_o they_o have_v take_v the_o ark_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n that_o be_v in_o gibeah_n viz._n a_o hill_n so_o call_v in_o kirjath-jearim_a they_o place_v it_o in_o a_o new_a cart_n word_n cart_n it_o seem_v they_o think_v they_o may_v safe_o do_v what_o the_o philistine_n have_v do_v before_o they_o without_o any_o danger_n how_o easy_o may_v multitude_n of_o god_n people_n err_v if_o they_o do_v not_o examine_v thing_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n as_o the_o philistine_n have_v before_o do_v 1_o sam._n 6.7_o 8._o therein_o manifest_o transgress_v the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o require_v that_o the_o levite_n shall_v carry_v it_o upon_o their_o shoulder_n see_v numb_a 4.15_o &_o 7.9_o vzzah_n and_o ahio_n the_o son_n of_o abinadab_n drive_v the_o cart_n ahio_n go_v before_o to_o look_v to_o the_o ox_n and_o vzzah_n behind_o to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o cart_n and_o the_o ark_n that_o be_v in_o it_o and_o david_n and_o all_o this_o great_a company_n go_v before_o the_o ark_n the_o symbol_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n play_v on_o all_o sort_n of_o musical_a instrument_n then_o in_o use_n among_o they_o and_o praise_v the_o lord_n and_o sing_v probable_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o 68_o psalm_n let_v god_n arise_v and_o let_v his_o enemy_n be_v scatter_v and_o let_v they_o that_o hate_v he_o flee_v before_o he_o which_o be_v to_o be_v use_v as_o appear_v numb_a 10.35_o at_o every_o removal_n of_o the_o ark._n when_o they_o come_v to_o nachons_n threshing-floor_n the_o ox_n stumble_v shake_v the_o ark_n whereupon_o vzzah_n lay_v hold_v on_o it_o to_o stay_v it_o for_o fear_v it_o shall_v have_v fall_v and_o god_n smite_v he_o dead_a augustine_n dead_a some_o think_v god_n only_o take_v occasion_n from_o hence_o to_o punish_v he_o for_o some_o former_a fault_n sic_fw-la augustine_n upon_o the_o place_n for_o his_o rashness_n sin_n rashness_n by_o this_o judgement_n execute_v on_o one_o he_o bring_v david_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o see_v their_o sin_n in_o lay_v hold_n svo_fw-la hold_n non_fw-la legimus_fw-la eum_fw-la sic_fw-la percussum_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la ei_fw-la fuerit_fw-la temporis_fw-la ad_fw-la cognoscendum_fw-la &_o deplorandum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la suum_fw-la probabile_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecisse_fw-la deum_fw-la ad_fw-la constituendum_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la in_o populo_fw-la svo_fw-la on_o the_o ark_n which_o no_o man_n may_v touch_v but_o the_o priest_n only_o see_v numb_a 4.15_o david_n be_v much_o disquiet_v and_o startle_v at_o this_o heavy_a judgement_n wherewith_o god_n have_v break_v forth_o upon_o vzzah_n and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n perez-vzzah_a or_o a_o breach_n upon_o vzzah_n in_o memorial_n of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o vzzah_n and_o david_n be_v sore_o afraid_a lest_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v fall_v upon_o himself_o that_o day_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o please_v that_o the_o ark_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o jerusalem_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o act_n itself_o but_o the_o ill_a manner_n of_o perform_v it_o that_o displease_v god_n however_o david_n think_v it_o safe_o at_o present_a to_o desist_v from_o his_o purpose_n and_o so_o he_o carry_v it_o aside_o to_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n 21._o obed-edom_n a_o levite_n and_o one_o of_o the_o porter_n and_o singer_n 1_o chr._n 15.18_o 21._o the_o gittite_n that_o be_v of_o gath-rimmon_a a_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n near_o gath_n and_o appropriate_v to_o the_o levite_n josh_n 21.24_o who_o consider_v there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o harbour_v the_o ark_n provide_v they_o carry_v themselves_o with_o that_o respect_n and_o reverence_n towards_o it_o which_o god_n require_v he_o glad_o receive_v it_o into_o his_o house_n where_o it_o continue_v three_o month_n and_o god_n wonderful_o bless_v elisha_n bless_v they_o shall_v be_v no_o loser_n that_o give_v to_o god_n or_o any_o belong_v unto_o he_o due_a entertainment_n as_o we_o see_v the_o instance_n of_o potiphar_n entertain_v joseph_n and_o laban_n jacob_n and_o the_o widdow-woman_n elijah_n &_o the_o shunamite_n elisha_n he_o and_o his_o house_n viz._n his_o wife_n child_n servant_n cattle_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o all_o his_o affair_n for_o the_o ark_n sake_n and_o this_o blessing_n be_v so_o remarkable_a that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o discern_v by_o himself_o but_o by_o his_o neighbour_n also_o who_o acquaint_v david_n therewith_o david_n now_o see_v there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o remove_v or_o entertain_v the_o ark_n but_o only_o in_o the_o miscarriage_n about_o it_o which_o he_o now_o purpose_v to_o avoid_v for_o he_o see_v that_o none_o ought_v to_o carry_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n but_o the_o levite_n who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o that_o ministry_n as_o long_o as_o the_o moysaicall_a dispensation_n last_v therefore_o set_v afresh_o upon_o the_o work_n and_o assemble_v the_o people_n he_o take_v order_n to_o have_v it_o bring_v from_o obed-edom_n house_n to_o jerusalem_n with_o all_o solemnity_n as_o be_v more_o full_o express_v 1_o chron._n ch._n 15._o &_o ch._n 16._o in_o order_n hereunto_o he_o call_v for_o zadock_n the_o highpriest_n and_o abiathar_n his_o deputy_n and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o require_v they_o to_o sanctify_v and_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o this_o holy_a service_n by_o outward_a ceremonial_a purification_n and_o by_o inward_a purification_n of_o soul_n for_o because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o do_v at_o first_o he_o say_v god_n have_v make_v a_o breach_n upon_o they_o even_o because_o they_o have_v not_o religious_o examine_v what_o the_o law_n of_o god_n require_v of_o they_o in_o that_o case_n and_o have_v not_o perform_v this_o service_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n according_a to_o his_o will_n according_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v sanctify_v themselves_o and_o then_o the_o levite_n do_v bear_v the_o ark_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n he_o appoint_v also_o that_o some_o of_o the_o levite_n shall_v go_v before_o the_o ark_n sound_v with_o psaltery_n harp_n and_o cymbal_n and_o sing_v thereunto_o with_o joyful_a and_o cheerful_a spirit_n the_o several_a singer_n play_v upon_o several_a instrument_n some_o
particular_a provocation_n they_o give_v now_o unto_o david_n to_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o be_v uncertain_a some_o jewish_a writer_n think_v that_o david_n have_v leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o moabite_n they_o treacherous_o murder_v they_o after_o he_o be_v depart_v from_o they_o but_o the_o scripture_n afford_v we_o no_o ground_n for_o such_o a_o conceit_n we_o dare_v not_o entertain_v it_o however_o undoubted_o david_n have_v just_a cause_n now_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o they_o still_o continue_v in_o their_o former_a enmity_n against_o the_o israelite_n though_o his_o end_n be_v not_o whole_o to_o dispossess_v they_o of_o their_o country_n but_o to_o make_v they_o tributary_n he_o therefore_o absolute_o vanquish_a they_o and_o level_v their_o city_n to_o the_o ground_n he_o measure_v their_o country_n with_o a_o glass_n a_o regionem_fw-la in_o tres_fw-la part_n mensus_fw-la est_fw-la adhibito_fw-la funiculo_fw-la ex_fw-la 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honour_n of_o his_o place_n and_o his_o former_a service_n and_o so_o thou_o will_v take_v away_o from_o i_o and_o my_o father_n house_n the_o guilt_n of_o that_o innocent_a blood_n which_o he_o so_o barbarous_o shed_v and_o so_o the_o lord_n will_v return_v blood_n upon_o his_o head_n who_o fall_v upon_o two_o man_n more_o righteous_a and_o better_a than_o himself_o for_o in_o that_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o kill_v they_o they_o be_v innocent_a he_o slay_v abner_n for_o fear_n lest_o david_n shall_v prefer_v he_o above_o himself_o and_o he_o slay_v amasa_n because_o my_o father_n have_v prefer_v he_o to_o the_o place_n of_o general_n in_o his_o room_n so_o that_o they_o be_v both_o innocent_a and_o not_o worthy_a of_o death_n upon_o that_o account_n he_o shall_v die_v therefore_o that_o their_o innocent_a blood_n may_v return_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o that_o the_o blot_n and_o stain_v of_o it_o may_v remain_v upon_o his_o posterity_n and_o according_o they_o shall_v feel_v the_o sad_a effect_n of_o it_o for_o many_o generation_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o his_o throne_n and_o upon_o his_o family_n there_o will_v be_v peace_n and_o prosperity_n for_o a_o long_a time_n from_o the_o lord_n for_o by_o execute_v judgement_n on_o murderer_n guilt_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o magistrate_n and_o from_o the_o land_n numb_a 35.33_o so_o benaiah_n go_v up_o to_o the_o altar_n at_o gibeon_n and_o as_o it_o be_v like_a drag_v joab_n from_o thence_o he_o slay_v he_o and_o bury_v he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o king_n make_v benaiah_n general_n of_o the_o army_n in_o his_o room_n then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o shimei_n and_o say_v to_o he_o build_v thou_o a_o house_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dwell_v there_o and_o go_v not_o forth_o thence_o any_o whither_o for_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o day_n thou_o go_v out_o and_o pass_v over_o the_o brook_n kidron_n enough_o kidron_n solomon_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v over_o kidron_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o bakurim_n his_o own_o city_n lest_o he_o shall_v raise_v some_o sedition_n there_o where_o be_v his_o own_o inheritance_n 2_o sam._n 16.5_o kidron_n be_v about_o a_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o shimei_n have_v room_n enough_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v and_o thy_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n thou_o thyself_o will_v be_v the_o only_a cause_n thereof_o shimei_n say_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o say_n be_v good_a thy_o command_n be_v just_a and_o equal_a as_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v say_v so_o will_v i_o do_v and_o i_o do_v bind_v myself_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n which_o i_o now_o make_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o limit_n thou_o have_v set_v i_o v._o 42._o but_o how_o he_o perform_v his_o oath_n and_o promise_n we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o sect._n 221._o 1_o king_n ch._n 2._o from_o v._o 12_o to_o 39_o sect_n ccxv_o hadad_n the_o edomite_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n have_v flee_v into_o egypt_n and_o have_v be_v there_o for_o a_o great_a while_n kind_o entertain_v when_o he_o hear_v that_o both_o david_n and_o joab_n be_v dead_a he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o prove_v afterward_o a_o great_a enemy_n to_o solomon_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o 1_o king_n ch._n 11._o v._n 21_o 22._o sect_n ccxvi_o solomon_n now_o contract_v affinity_n with_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n by_o marry_v his_o daughter_n and_o he_o bring_v she_o into_o zion_n into_o the_o palace_n of_o david_n intend_v afterward_o to_o build_v a_o stately_a house_n for_o she_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o temple_n the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o own_o palace_n and_o he_o prefer_v she_o before_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o wife_n they_o be_v of_o nation_n that_o be_v his_o subject_n but_o she_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o potent_a king_n and_o by_o this_o match_n and_o affinity_n with_o such_o a_o great_a neighbour_n prince_n he_o design_v to_o secure_v himself_o the_o better_a against_o foreign_a enemy_n it_o be_v not_o say_v whether_o she_o have_v embrace_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o he_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n yet_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v no_o where_o blame_v for_o this_o marriage_n it_o be_v most_o like_a she_o forsake_v her_o idolatry_n and_o that_o either_o before_o or_o after_o her_o marriage_n she_o become_v a_o proselyte_n and_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n because_o solomon_n in_o this_o marriage_n be_v make_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n woo_v the_o gentile_n to_o make_v they_o his_o spouse_n and_o call_v they_o
much_o of_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n sect_n xvii_o god_n threaten_v solomon_n 2_o sam._n 7.13_o 14_o 15._o that_o if_o he_o commit_v iniquity_n he_o will_v chasten_v he_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n and_o with_o the_o stripe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o his_o mercy_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o he_o and_o according_o he_o now_o stir_v up_o three_o adversary_n revolt_n adversary_n though_o solomon_n enemy_n have_v herein_o their_o own_o end_n yet_o the_o lord_n use_v they_o as_o instrument_n of_o his_o justice_n to_o punish_v his_o revolt_n against_o he_o 1._o hadad_n the_o edomite_n when_o david_n subdue_v the_o edomite_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o sam._n 8.14_o he_o put_v garrison_n through_o all_o edom_n and_o they_o become_v his_o servant_n and_o at_o this_o time_n as_o it_o seem_v whilst_o joab_n pursue_v his_o victory_n slay_v all_o the_o male_n where_o he_o come_v hadad_n then_o be_v very_o young_a be_v hide_v and_o afterward_o secret_o carry_v away_o by_o some_o of_o his_o father_n servant_n who_o also_o take_v some_o out_o of_o paran_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n to_o attend_v he_o into_o egypt_n where_o he_o be_v kind_o entertain_v by_o pharaoh_n who_o give_v he_o a_o house_n and_o land_n and_o appoint_v he_o victual_n and_o a_o constant_a table_n and_o in_o time_n he_o come_v to_o be_v in_o so_o great_a favour_n with_o he_o that_o he_o give_v he_o to_o wife_n his_o own_o queen_n sister_n who_o bear_v he_o a_o son_n that_o be_v educate_v in_o pharaoh_n house_n when_o this_o hadad_n hear_v in_o egypt_n that_o david_n and_o joab_n be_v dead_a he_o desire_v leave_v of_o pharaoh_n to_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n pharaoh_n ask_v he_o what_o he_o lack_v there_o he_o say_v nothing_o however_o i_o desire_v to_o return_v to_o my_o own_o country_n that_o i_o may_v recover_v my_o kingdom_n again_o pharaoh_n hear_v this_o kind_o dismiss_v he_o and_o he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o country_n where_o he_o be_v receive_v for_o their_o king_n yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a he_o attempt_v nothing_o against_o solomon_n for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o this_o for_o till_o solomon_n fall_n in_o his_o old_a age_n his_o enemy_n stir_v not_o see_v 1_o king_n 5.4_o so_o that_o it_o be_v like_a hadad_n at_o first_o make_v some_o covenant_n with_o solomon_n and_o be_v his_o tributary_n for_o his_o kingdom_n but_o at_o last_o he_o stir_v against_o he_o and_o create_v he_o much_o trouble_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o able_a quite_o to_o shake_v off_o his_o yoke_n for_o the_o edomite_n continue_a tributary_n to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n till_o jehoram_n reign_v 2_o chron._n 21.10_o 2_o god_n stir_v up_o another_o enemy_n against_o solomon_n viz._n rezon_n who_o when_o david_n have_v get_v the_o better_a of_o his_o master_n in_o battle_n and_o have_v vanquish_v the_o syrian_n see_v 2_o sam._n 10.18_o he_o gather_v together_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n and_o make_v himself_o captain_n over_o they_o and_o for_o some_o time_n it_o be_v like_a live_v by_o rob_v and_o pillage_n till_o solomon_n decline_a day_n and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o solomon_n lose_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o his_o father_n have_v get_v till_o himself_o fall_v from_o god_n yet_o then_o it_o seem_v rezon_n take_v courage_n to_o set_v upon_o damascus_n into_o which_o david_n have_v put_v a_o garrison_n 2_o sam._n 8.6_o and_o take_v it_o from_o solomon_n and_o there_o reign_v as_o king_n so_o that_o solomon_n have_v now_o one_o enemy_n in_o the_o north_n and_o another_o in_o the_o south_n 3_o a_o three_o enemy_n who_o god_n stir_v up_o against_o he_o be_v jeroboam_n his_o own_o servant_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n who_o have_v be_v raise_v and_o prefer_v by_o he_o and_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o rise_n be_v this_o solomon_n when_o he_o build_v millo_n of_o which_o see_n ch._n 9.15_o and_o repair_v the_o breach_n in_o zion_n the_o city_n of_o david_n go_v out_o often_o to_o see_v sweat_v see_v the_o master_n eye_n they_o say_v make_v the_o horse_n fat_a and_o the_o servant_n to_o sweat_v his_o workman_n and_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o diligence_n he_o observe_v jeroboam_n who_o be_v then_o but_o a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v very_o active_a and_o industrious_a in_o those_o labour_n and_o service_n he_o be_v set_v about_o whereupon_o solomon_n take_v a_o like_n to_o he_o prefer_v he_o and_o in_o time_n make_v he_o receiver_n or_o treasurer_n for_o all_o the_o king_n revenue_n in_o the_o two_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n upon_o a_o time_n when_o he_o go_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n to_o execute_v his_o office_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n 9.29_o ahijah_n he_o who_o with_o some_o other_o pen_v the_o act_n of_o solomon_n 2_o chron._n 9.29_o the_o shilonite_n who_o have_v clad_v himself_o with_o a_o new_a garment_n meet_v he_o and_o desire_v some_o private_a conference_n with_o he_o and_o when_o they_o be_v alone_o he_o take_v off_o his_o new_a garment_n and_o rend_v it_o into_o twelve_o piece_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o give_v ten_o of_o they_o to_o jeroboam_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o solomon_n and_o will_v give_v ten_o tribe_n to_o thou_o because_o they_o kingdom_n they_o solomon_n give_v way_n to_o his_o wife_n idolatry_n prove_v a_o snare_n to_o the_o people_n and_o occasion_v their_o revolt_n from_o god_n and_o in_o this_o rent_n the_o people_n suffer_v as_o well_o as_o rehoboam_n the_o rent_n in_o the_o kingdom_n prove_v a_o occasion_n of_o continual_a war_n between_o judah_n and_o israel_n which_o bring_v in_o many_o misery_n from_o foreign_a nation_n upon_o both_o kingdom_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o worship_v ashtaroth_n and_o chemosh_fw-mi and_o moloch_n and_o have_v not_o walk_v in_o my_o way_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o eye_n and_o to_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o judgement_n as_o do_v david_n my_o servant_n howbeit_o i_o will_v not_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o solomon_n while_o he_o live_v but_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n thereof_o all_o his_o day_n for_o david_n my_o servant_n sake_n who_o i_o choose_v because_o he_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o my_o statute_n but_o i_o will_v take_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o his_o son_n hand_n viz._n ten_o tribe_n of_o it_o and_o will_v give_v they_o unto_o thou_o and_o unto_o his_o son_n will_v i_o give_v one_o entire_a tribe_n viz._n judah_n with_o simeon_n benjaminis_fw-la simeon_n ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la synecdochice_v includitur_fw-la nam_n e_o benjamine_n tantum_fw-la pars_fw-la penes_fw-la eum_fw-la fuit_fw-la jeroboamo_n cesserunt_fw-la bethel_n &_o ephraim_n quae_fw-la erant_fw-la oppida_fw-la benjaminis_fw-la that_o be_v mix_v with_o it_o together_o with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n that_o david_n my_o servant_n may_v have_v a_o light_n always_o before_o i_o in_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v a_o royal_a glory_n shine_v in_o one_o of_o his_o posterity_n who_o as_o a_o light_n may_v shine_v before_o the_o people_n and_o direct_v they_o as_o long_o as_o that_o kingdom_n shall_v last_v see_v 2_o sam._n 21.17_o 1_o king_n 15.4_o and_o that_o in_o jerusalem_n where_o my_o temple_n be_v build_v and_o where_o my_o name_n be_v solemn_o call_v upon_o and_o which_o be_v call_v after_o my_o name_n the_o city_n of_o god_n and_o i_o will_v take_v thou_o and_o make_v thou_o king_n over_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o sovereign_a king_n and_o not_o under_o any_o superior_a on_o earth_n so_o that_o thou_o may_v reign_v according_a as_o thy_o soul_n desire_v and_o if_o thou_o will_v hearken_v unto_o all_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o and_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o sight_n to_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o commandment_n as_o david_n my_o servant_n do_v i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o build_v thou_o a_o sure_a house_n that_o be_v so_o establish_v thy_o kingdom_n that_o it_o shall_v continue_v in_o thy_o posterity_n as_o i_o promise_v to_o david_n and_o though_o i_o will_v by_o this_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n sore_o afflict_v the_o house_n of_o david_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o do_v it_o for_o ever_o for_o though_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n yet_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v back_o again_o and_o the_o messiah_n shall_v at_o last_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n who_o shall_v continue_v to_o reign_v most_o glorious_o for_o ever_o ahijah_n have_v deliver_v what_o god_n command_v he_o to_o jeroboam_n take_v his_o leave_n of_o he_o how_o jeroboam_n be_v affect_v with_o this_o surprise_v message_n we_o may_v easy_o imagine_v it_o seem_v he_o
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