hinder or lett that work a Beam should be taken from that Man's house and he hanged thereon and his House made a Dunghill And so the building went forward with speed and was perfectly finished in the sixth year of his reign Darius Requiring or inquiring for Dathan and Abiram Num. 16.1 c. were the Sons of Eliab and two of the chief Captains with Chore in the Insurrection against Moses on whom God took such vengeance that he caused the Earth to open and swallow them up quick Read the story of Chore. Dathan Statute or Law David was the youngest Son of Jesse 1 Sam. 16.11 and by God's commandment anointed King of Israel Saul yet reigning by the Prophet Samuel Wherefore Saul fearing that David would defeat him of his Kingdom vexed him with continual persecution during the which time David shewed notable examples both of patience and true obedient service to Saul his Soveraign Lord. And first 17. cap. to shew his obedient and faithful heart to his Prince and love he bare to his Country he put himself in danger to fight with that great Monster Goliah and slew him of whom the King and all the Host of Israel stood in great fear And after this act also 18.6.11 when Saul of envy that the Women in their dance had given to David more praise than to him threw his Javelin at David as he stood and played on his Harp before him to have nailed him fast to the wall David avoided and armed himself with patience and never sought other means of revenge In so much 24.3 that when Saul by the providence of God came into the Cave to ease himself in the which Cave David lay hid for fear of Saul he would not being provoked put forth his hand to hurt his Master But cut off a piece of the Hem of his Coat in token that he might have killed him And yet after that it sore repented him that he had done so much injury unto his Soveraign Lord and Master although he was his mâ—st grievous enemy and every hour sought his death Also 26.7.12 when he came into the Host of Saul and found the King and his Man fast asleep he would not for his own private cause though Jehu slew two Kings at God's commandment lay his hand upon the Lord 's anointed but only that he should know that David was there and might have been revenged took his Spear and Pot of Water which stood at his Head 2 Sam. 1. cap. and went his way Finally when it pleased God to rid him of his enemy in Battel against the Philistines one to get thanks of David brought unto him Saul's Crown and the Bracelet that he wore on his Arm certifying him of the King's death and that he with his own hands had killed him whose act David did so much abhor that he thought the Man not worthy to live but put him to death out of hand Read more of David's patient suffering and obedient service in the story of Michol Jonathas Ahimelech Achish and Absalom his Son Now when Saul was dead 2 Sam. 2.11 David was admitted King and reigned over Juda vii years after which time expired he reigned both over Israel and Juda xxxiii years And did that which was good in the sight of God and put his trust and confidence in the Lord God of Israel so that before nor after him was not his like He cleaved so unto the Lord that God bare witness of him that he had found a Man according to his hearts desire To him God made a promise that Christ should come of his Seed for the which cause 〈…〉 Christ of the Prophets is called the Son of David To this holy Prophet God gave many victories and excellent gifts which are touched in other stories and yet â—mong all his vertues he suffered him to fall into the abominable Vice of Adultery and Murder â—1 cap. and most grievously punished him for the same who notwithstanding after 〈…〉 repentance was received again into the favour of God and never after offended in that sin more â— King â— 10 11. 〈◊〉 after many conflicts with his Enemies he died 〈◊〉 had reigned xl years leaving Solomon his Son to succeed him David Beloved Deborah Judg 4. cap. the Wife 〈◊〉 Lapidoth was a Prophetess and the fourth Judâ—â— and Governour of the People of Israel who by the power and pleasure of God and help of Barak the Captain of her Army delivered them from the Tyranny of King Jabia and of Sisera his Captain General putting the King to a great foil in slaying of his Captain Sisera Thorow the which victory the Israelites were restored to liberty and their enemies the Canaanites utterly confounded She judâ—â— Israel xl years Deborah 〈…〉 Bee Demas Col. 4.14 Philem. 24. 2 Tim. 4 10. was Christ's Disciple a great while and a faithful Minister to Paul and never shrank from him nor his Doctrine so long as all things prospered well with Paul But when he saw Paul cast in Prison and in danger of his life for the Gospels sake He forsook both him and his doctrine and imbracing the World conveighed himself to Thessalonica Such there be that so long as pleasure profit favour honour glory or riches do follow the Word of God so long will they favour the same But when affliction persecution loss of goods riches lands possessions or such like adversities do come then they do as Demas did forsake the Gospel and follow the World Demas Favouring the People Demetrius 1 Mac. 7. cap. the Son of Seleucus came from Rome with a small company of Men to a certain City of his own lying upon the Sea-coasâ— and prepared an Army to go to Antioch the City of his Progenitors where he found Antiochus and Lysias 〈…〉 he caused to be slain and being stablished in his Kingdom he began through the wicked commer of â—â—cimus 9. cap. whom he had made High Priest to seel 〈◊〉 obstruction of the Jews sending forth divers â—â—â—mies againâ—â— them in the which he sped diversly â—â—â—â—ally 10. cap. the Son of Noble Antiochus moved War again 〈…〉 and in Battel slew him Demetrius coming of 〈◊〉 whom the Heathen thought the Goddess of Gorn Demetrius the Son of Demetrius 1 Mac. 10. being in the Land of Creta at his Fathers death made haste homeward to take possession of his Kingdom And being stablished therein he began to Wax mighty by reason 〈◊〉 Ptolomy King of Egypt had withdrawn his favour from Alexander 〈◊〉 in law and taken his Daughter Cleopatre from him and given her to Demetrius And also for as much as Prolomy and Alexander lived not long after the strife begun between them Demetrius for a space had great rest The Captain of Demetrius's Host was Apollonius a great enemy of the Jews whom Jonathas discomfited at the first conflict between them Upon the which Demetrius perceiving Jonathas power to be strong
might die Then said the Lord to Jonas dost thou well to be angry for the wild Vine Yea said he very well even unto death If thou then quoth the Lord hast had pity upon the wild Vine whereon thou bestowedst no labour nor madest it grow which sprang up in one Night and perished in another how much more ought I to have pity upon Niniveh that great City wherein are six score thousand Persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left beside much Cattel And thus was Jonas reproved of God for his disobedience Jonas a Dove Jonathan 1 Sam. 13.2.14 cap. the Son of King Saul was a valiant Man in all his acts who helped his Father so mightily against the Philistines that at the first brunt he beat down the strongest hold they had And after that the Philistines being pitched in Michmash into the which passage lay two sharp Rocks He said to his Armour-bearer Come and let us go over toward the Philistines Garrison peradventure the Lord will work with us for it is no hard thing with him to save with many or with few we will go over and shew our seleves to these uncircumcised * Jonathan spake this by the spirit of Prophecie And if they say on this wise unto us Tarry until we come unto you then will we stand still and not remove But if they say come up unto us then will we go up for the Lord hath surely delivered them into our hands and this shall be a sign unto us So they went without the knowledge of Saul and shewed themselves unto the Philistines who when they saw them said in derision See how the Hebrews are crept out of the holes wherein they had hid themselves but the Watchmen said unto them Come up unto us and we will shew you a thing Then said Jonathan to his Armour-bearer come up after me for the Lord hath delivered them into the hands of Israel And so Jonathan climbed up the Rock upon his Hands and Feet and his Armour-bearer after him And when the Philistines saw the face of Jonathan they were so suddenly smitten with fear that they fell down before him so that Jonathan and his Man slew twenty of them and put all the rest to flight And when the Watchmen of Saul saw the Philistines scattered abroad and smitten down as they went they told it to the King who caused a search to be made to know who was gone out of the Host and not a Man was found lacking save Jonathan and his Armour-bearer Then Saul with all his Host followed after the Philistines charging the People which had long been without sustenance on pain of death not to touch any food until he were that day avenged on his enemies And so the People being sore opprest with hunger and coming into a Wood where much Hony lay upon the ground durst not for their lives comfort themselves with one drop thereof Then Jonathan being faint and not knowing the charge of his Father tasted a little Hony with the end of his Rod and was greatly comforted and refreshed therewith And being told what-danger he had incurred for breaking his Fathers commandment he said My Father hath troubled the Land in making such an extreme Law for seeing that I have received my strength again by tasting a little of this Hony how much more should the People if they had eaten of the spoil of their enemies which they found have been the stronger and more able to have made a greater slaughter among the Philistines than they have done But nevertheless for this offence of Jonathan Lots were cast and Jonathan judged to suffer death whereupon the People cryed out to Saul saying Shall Jonathan dye which hath so mightily defended Israel God forbid as truly as the Lord liveth there shall not one hair of his head fall unto the ground for he hath wrought with God this day And so the People delivered Jonathan After this Jonathan fell into such love and amity with David whom Saul his Father persecuted that he made a Bond with him which was never dissolved between them And at his first acquaintance with David he put off his Robe and gave it to him with his other Garments even to his Sword Bowe and Girdle And whatsoever from that day forth was said done or wrought by Saul his Father against David that would Jonathan find the means to stay and pacifie whereby many times he saved David from the cruelty of Saul and so continued his faithful friend during his life Finally in Battel with his Father against the Philistines he was slain Jonathan the gift of the Pigcon or Dove Jonathas 1 Mac. 2.9 cap. the youngest Son of Mattathias and Brother to Judas Machabeus did so valiantly behave himself in the Wars that the Jews after the death of Judas his Brother made him their chief Governor who at length vanquished Bachides 10. cap. Whereby his fame so encreased that both Demetrius and Alexander sought to be in League with him But for so much as Demetrius had vexed Israel before Jonathas mistrusting Demetrius forsook his offer and agreed to Alexander who had always been his friend and so continued as his story declareth After this he vanquished Apollonius Captain of Demetrius Host burnt the City of Azotus with the Temple of Dagon subdued Ascalon and with great Victory returned to Jerusalem where for his worthy prowess he received a Coller of Gold from Alexander 12. cap. 13. cap. Finally after long prosperity in Wars he was betrayed by one Triphon in the City of Ptolemais and afterward most piteously put to death Of Jonathas Son of Abiathar the Priest look in the story of Ahimaaz the Son of Sadoch Jonathan 2 Sam. 21.20 21. the Son of Shimea David's Brother encountred with a mighty Gyant who had on every hand six fingers and on every foot so many toes and slew him Joram 2 Kings 3. cap. the Son of Ahab began his Raign over Israel after his Brother Ahaziah in the eighteenth * In the first Chapter of the fourth Book of Kings it is said that this Man began his reign in the second year of Jchoram the Son of Jchosaphat which is thus to be understood Jchosaphat going to Battel against the Syrians made his Son Jchoram King in the xvii year of his reign and in the xviii year which was the second year of his Son this Man began his reign 6. cap. year of Jehosaphat King of Juda and wrought evil in the sight of the Lord but not like unto his Father for he took away the Image of Baal which his Father had made nevertheless he sacrificed to the golden Calves still which Jeroboam had made The King of Moab was wont yearly to render to the King of Israel an hundred thousand Lambs and so many Rams with the wool and because he now refused to pay this tribute to Joram he warred against him having to take his part Jehosaphat
men believing her went after and sought and when they could not find them returned home again Then Ahimaaz and Jonathas were let out of the Well who went to David and did their message â—8 cap. as they were commanded After this when Absalom was slain Ahimaaz desired of Joab the Captain that he might bear news to the King of Absalom's death Nay said Joab thou shalt be no messenger this day because the King's Son is dead but Cushi shall go Then I pray thee quoth Ahimaaz let me go with Cushi And wherefore quoth Joab art thou so desirous to go seeing for thy tidings thou shalt have no reward whatsoever I have quoth he I pray thee let me go Then go said Joab And Ahimaaz ran a nearer way than Cushi and so got before him And as they were coming the Watch-man spied them and said to the King I see two men running hitherward and me-think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the Son of Sadock Oh said the King he is a good man and bringeth good tidings And so Ahimaaz came to the King before Cushi and fell down before him and said Blessed be the Lord thy God which hath shut up the men that list up their hands against my Lord the King Is the young man Absalom safe said the King Ahimaaz answered When Joab sent Cushi and me thy servant I saw much a-do but I wot not what it was Well said the King stand still Then Cushi came and said Good tidings my Lord the King for the Lord hath delivered thee this day out of the hands of all that rose against thee Is the young man Absalom safe quoth the King The Enemies of my Lord the King said he and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt be as that young man is And so the King departed and mourned for his Son Ahimaaz Erother of Counsel Ahimelech the Son of Ahitob the Son of Phinehes 1 Sam. 21. the Son of Eli was Priest of the City of Nob in whose time it chanced David being persecuted of King Saul to flye unto him for succour at whose coming with so few waiting on him Ahimelech was fore astonied and asked him wherefore he came so alone Then David bearing him in hand that the King had sent him of a secret business which might not be known desired Ahimelech to give him of such things as he had in store that he and his men might be refreshed and go about the King's affairs Then Ahimelech believing that all had been well between the King and David gave him of the * The Hebrews had three kinds of Bread as Lyra writeth The first Shew-bread which was set before the Lord. upon the propitiatory seat and thereof might no man eat but the Priests only The second bread offered upon the Altar of Holocaust which was for the Levites to eat The third was common bread and of that might all men eat hallowed bread because he saw his necessity great and had no common Bread under his hand Then David desired Ahimelech to lend him either Spear or Sword for I brought quoth he neither weapon not harness the King's business required such hast and by and by he fetcht out the Sword of Goliah and gave it to him Now * 22. cap. for this great kindness which Ahimelech had shewed to David Doeg a Servant of King Sauls accused him to his Lord of Treason And being brought before the King with all the Priests of the Lord it was objected against him how he had conspired with David the King's enemy and asked counsel of God for him and aided him both with victual and weapon To the which Ahimelech answered and said Oh King who is so faithful among all thy servants as David is or had in more honour in all thy house Is he not the King's Son-in-law and doth whatsoever thou commandest him have I not at other times as well as now asked counsel of God for him Let not my Lord the King impute any such wickedness to me or to my Fathers house for truly thy servant knew nothing of all this that thou layest to my charge either less or more Well quoth the King thou shalt surely dye And so was this innocent Man put to death with lxxxiv Priests more and the City of Nob destroyed Ahimelech a Kings Brother Ahijah 2 King 11. was a Prophet born in Shilo and chancing to meet with Jeroboam the Son of Nebat without the City of Jerusalem in the plain Fields having a new Cloak upon his back he caught the Cloak from him and rent it in twelve pieces delivering ten pieces thereof to Jeroboam saying Thus will the Lord rent the Kingdom out of the hands of Solomon because he hath forsaken the Lord and served strange Gods and give ten Tribes unto thee Therefore take heed when thou art King that thou walk in the ways of the Lord thy God for so long as thou keepest his statutes and holy commandments so long will the Lord prosper thee in the Kingdom Read more of this Prophet in the story of Abia the Son of Jeroboam Ahijah Brother of the Lord. The Father of King Baasha was called Ahijah 1 King 15. of the house of Isachar Aholah and Aholibah were two Sisters Ezech. 23. under whose names is set forth the fornication that is to say the Idolatry of Samaria and Jerusalem * The Bible note Aholah signifieth a mansion or dwelling in it self meaning Samaria which was the royal City of Israel and Aholibah signifieth my Mansion in her whereby is meant Jerusalem where Gods Temple was Aholibama was the Daughter of Ana Gen. 36. and Wife to Esau who brought him forth Children which became great Men in the World Aioth the Son of Gera Judg. 3. was the second Judge of the Hebrews a Man of great strength and valiant of courage and had equal strength and aptness in both his hands He slew Eglon King of the Moabites on this wise When Eglon had long warred on the Jews and taken from them divers Cities and kept them in much misery this Aioth came to him to Jericho bringing unto him certain Presents which liked him well and desired to speak with him privily which was granted and all others being commanded to withdraw Aioth stroke Eglon to the heart twice The last time with such puissance that the Knife with the hilt remained in the wound and so leaving him dead departed without suspicion and came unto his People declaring what he had done who being glad armed them and fell upon the Moabites and slew of them ten thousand and drave all the residue out of their Country And so the Jews being delivered by the wisdome and vertue of Aioth after made him their Judge and Prince Who governed them lxxx years in peace and died a very old man in much honour Aioth Praising or confessing Alexander 1 Mac. 1. This King at 2 Sapper in Babylon was poysoned
or Couch whereon the Queen fate and besought her grace for his life And when the King came in again and found him with the Queen he said Will he force the Queen also before me in the house Which word was no sooner gone out of the Kings mouth but Haman's * It was the manner of the Persians when one was out of the Kings favour to cover his face face was covered and so had out and hanged upon the Gallows which he had prepared in his own house for Mardocheus Read the story of Esther and of Mardocheus Haman Troubling or making burly burly or preparing Hanani was a Prophet sent of God to Asa King of Juda declaring unto him 2 Chron. 16 7 c. how greatly he had displeased the Lord for making a Covenant with Benhadad King of Syria and for doing his message was cast into Prison Read the story of Asa Hanani Gracious or Merciful or Giving Hananiah the Son of Azur was a false Prophet Jer. 28. cap. which prophesied unto the People of Israel that God would break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon from the neck of all Nations within the space of two years and in token thereof took the yoke from the Prophet Jeremies neck and brake it But Jeremy the true Prophet of God reproved the false prophecie of Hananiah saying That in stead of the yoke of wood which he had taken from his neck the Lord would put a yoke of Iron upon the necks of all these Nations that they should serve the King of Babylon and that the false Prophet Hananiah himself should dye the same year which things came truly to pass as Jeremy had spoken Hananiah Grace of the Lord. Hanun was the Son of Nahash King of the Ammonites 2 Sam. 10.1 unto whom David most gently sent to comfort him upon the death of his Father which gentleness was most ungently and unthankfully taken of the Lords and Councellors of the young King Hanun Who perswaded the young King that David had not sent to comfort him upon the death of his Father But had rather sent a sort of spies under the colour of friendship to seek the means how to destroy his Cities and whole Realm Upon the which false and unhonest surmise of his wicked Counsellers Hanun caused the one half of every Mans Beard to be shaven and their Garments to be cut off hard by the Buttocks and so sent them home again to David with much shame and disgrace Ingratitude punished Upon which occasion David became his utter enemy and made such sore War against him that in conclusion Hanun was taken and lost his Regal Crown which David put upon his own Head and wore it before Hanun's face and carried away all his Treasure and Jewels took his People whereof some he sawed in two pieces over other some he caused Carts new and sharp shod with Iron to be driven some he took and shred their flesh as Cooks do Pye-meat and cast other some in hot burning Ovens Thus was Hanun rewarded for his ingratitude Hanun Faithful or true a Schoolmaster and the Mothers Son or Child Hazael 2 King 8 8 c. was a certain great Man which served Benhadad King of Syria which Benhadad fortuning to fall sick sent Hazael to Eliseus the Prophet to know whether he should recover of his disease or no. And when the Prophet saw Hazael he could not look him in the face for shame but cast his Head aside and wept Then Hazael marvelling at the Prophets behaviour towards him demanded of Eliseus wherefore he wept I weep quoth the Prophet to see the great evils that thou shalt do to the Children of Israel Thou shalt break down their strong Cities and set them on fire and slay their young Men with the Sword and dash the brains out of the sucking Children and rent in pieces the Women with Child Then said Hazael dost thou make thy Servant a Dog that I should lack so much humanity and pity to do these things Well said the Prophet thou shalt do as I have said for the Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be King of Syria And so Hazael departed home to the King his Master and told him that he should recover for so the Prophet had said unto him But on the next morrow when Hazael saw his time he took a thick * Under the pretence to refresh or ease him he stifled him with this cloth 2 King 8. 28 2 Chron. 22. cloth and dipt it in Water and spread it so on the King's face that he dyed After whose death Hazael raigned in his stead And being stablished in his Kingdom he made War with Joram King Ahab's Son and was a cruel adversary to Israel all the days of his life Hazael seeing God Helkiah was the High-Priest in the days of Josias 2 King 22.8 who in repairing the Temple of the Lord chanced by the providence of God to find the Book of the Law * The Copy that Moses left them as appeareth 2 Chron. 34.14 the which he sent to the King by Shaphan the Scribe which he read unto him Helkiah the Lords portion or part the Lords lenity or gentleness Heliodorus being in great favour with Seleucus 2 Mac. 3. cap. King of Asia and Steward of his House was sent to Jerusalem to fetch away the treasure out of the Temple which one Symon the Governour thereof had betrayed unto the King And being come to Jerusalem he was lovingly received of Onias the High-Priest into the City But when Heliodorus had uttered the cause of his coming and that his Commission was to bring the Money unto the King there was no small fear thorowout the whole City For then all men from the highest to the lowest were so oppressed with sorrow and heaviness that they knew not what to do but fell to prayer lifting up their eyes to Heaven and calling upon him which had made a Law concerning stuff given to keep that he would safely preserve the same which was there committed in custody And while the Priests and People were thus lamenting and crying upon God and on the other side Heliodorus personally with his Men of War about the Treasury There appeared an Horse with a terrible Man sitting upon him deck'd in Harness of Gold which Horse smote at Heliodorus with his fore-feet to beat him from the place Also there appeared two fair and beautiful young Men in goodly apparel which stood on each side of Heliodorus and scourged him so long that he fell down to the ground as dead and so was carried out of the Temple without speech or hope of life whereby the great power of God was manifest and known Then certain of Heliodorus friends besought Onias to call upon God to give him his life who was even at that time giving up the ghost Then Onias lest the King should suspect the Jews had done him some harm called upon God and obtained his life
Menelaus was come to the King he so craftily handled the matter with flattery and fair promises that he both defrauded the King of his Money and Jason of his Office which when he had obtained he return'd with an high stomach more like a cruel tyrant and the wrath of a wild brute beast than any thing that beseemed a Priest But when the King had knowledge of all his deceit and falshood he discharged him again putting Lysimachus his Brother in his room Then Menelaus being thus thrust out of Office waited his time to be revenged And when he had spied the King about his weighty affairs as in the suppression of certain Rebels leaving Andronicus behind him to be his Lieutenant and supposing then to have a convenient time he went and stole out of the Temple certain Vessels of Gold and gave them to Andronicus And after he had made him his assured friend he ministred such wicked counsel both to Andronicus and Lysimachus his Brother that the one murdered Onias and the other spoiled and robbed the Temple of God Wherefore the King at his return again caused Andronicus to be put to death and the other the People furiously fell upon him and killed him And forsomuch as Menelaus was greatly suspected to be the chief causer of all this murther a Court was called and many sore complaints laid against him The Menelaus perceiving himself in the King's displeasure and danger of his Laws went to Ptolomy one of the three Ambassadours and with Money made him his friend who went to the King and so laboured the matter that he brought Menelaus into such favour with the King again that he was quite discharged from all accusations and his Accusers condemned to death Thus through covetous Magistrates Menelaus remained still in Authority being now more malicious unto the Jews his own Nation than ever he was as it appeared afterward what time as he aided Antiochus and was his guide to the spoiling of the Temple But at the last his falshood came to a foul end for Lysias which was Lord-Steward to Antiochus and Chief Ruler of all his matters so informed the King of his ungraciousness that he commanded Menelaus who had done so much mischief against the Altar of God whose fire and ashes were holy to be cast into a tower of fifty cubits high heaped up with ashes and so miserably ended his life Menelaus Strength of the people Merab 1 Sam. 18.17 was the Eldest Daughter of King Saul who promised her in marriage to David But ere the time came that David should enjoy her Saul gave her to another Man named Adriel by whom she conceived and bare him five Sons 2 Sam. 21.8 Merab Fighting or chiding or multiplying Mesa 2 King 3. cap. the King of Moab was a great Lord of Sheep And whereas the Moabites had of long time payed Tribute unto the Kings of Israel every year one hundred thousand Lambs with so many Rams or Weathers in the Wool with their Fleece upon their backs this King would pay none to Joram the Son of Ahab for the which Joram made War against him and overcame him Mesa Health or the water of health or looking upon the Water Micah Judg. 17. cap. was a certain Man dwelling in Mount Ephraim whose Mother made him an Idol of Silver which he set up in the House of his Gods and made an Ephod and consecrated one of his own Sons to be his Priest and so continued until it chanced a young Levite came from Bethlehem Juda to seek service Which Levite Micah hired for ten silverlings by the year two garments and meat and drink And when he had hired the Levite he was glad saying Now am I sure that God will love me seeing I have a Levite to my Priest At this time 18. cap. the Tribe of Dan forasmuch as the portion which Joshua gave them was not sufficient for all their Tribe went to seek them a place to dwell in And as they were going to the City of Laish they came by the house of Micah And being enformed by those Men whom they had sent before to spie out the Land how there was in the house of Micah a graven and a molten Image they turned in thither and saluted him peaceably but at their departing they took his Idols against the Levite's will perswading him that it was not so good to be a Priest unto the house of one Man as it was to be a Priest unto a whole Tribe or Kinred in Israel and so took him away with them also And being gone Micah made a great out-cry and followed after the Children of Dan with all the power he could make to rescue his Gods but being perswaded to be content and to get him home lest a worse thing did happen he then perceiving he was not able to make his Party good returned back again Read the Story of Dan. Micah who like our God or poverty or the lowliness of the Lord or the Lord striking Michael the Son of Israhia Michael who is like the Lord. 1 Chron. 7. Michael Dan. 10.13 one of the chief Princes that was sent to comfort Daniel Michael Judc the Arch angel which strove against the Devil and disputed about the Body of Moses Michael Rev. 12.7 and his Angels that fought against the Dragon Micajah 1 King 22. the Son of Imlah was a Prophet in the days of King Ahab and because he would not flatter the King This was not that Prophet that wrote the Book of Prophecies but another of that name 1 Sam. 18.20 c. as the four hundred false Prophets had done but prophesied plainly of the King's death he was smitten and cast in Prison Micajah Poor or low and base Michal was the second Daughter of King Saul whom he gave to David to be his Wise that she might be a snare to bring him into the hands of the Philistines But Michal loved David so well that he could not have his purpose that way For when he sent Men to watch his House and to slay him 19.11 c. Michal told David saying Except thou save thy self this Night to morrow thou wilt be slain Wherefore to save the life of David she let him down at a Back-window and layed an Image in his Bed with a Pillow under his Head stuffed with Goats hair and covered it with a Cloth And when the Men came into the House in the Morning and asked for David Michal said he was sick The Messengers then thinking to have carried him Bed and all to the King as he had commanded went into David's Chamber and when they came there and found nothing else in the Bed but a block they were ashamed and so returned to Saul and told him Then Michal being demanded wherefore she had so derided him and sent his enemy away made her excuse that if she had not let him go he would have killed her After this her Father
of Israel and Juda and would if that had been too little have given thee much more Wherefore then hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord to do evil in his sight Thou hast kill'd Urias the Hittite with the Sword and hast taken his Wife to be thy Wife and hast slain him with the Sword of the Children of Ammon Now therefore the Sword shall never depart from thine house because thou hast despised me and taken the Wife of Urias the Hittite to be thy Wife Wherefore thus saith the Lord Behold I will stir up evil against thee even out of thine own house and will take thy Wives before thine eyes and give them unto thy Neighbour and he shall lye with thy Wives in the sight of the Sun For thou didst it secretly but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the open Sun-light Then said David I have sinned against the Lord. Well said Nathan the Lord hath also put away thy sin thou shalt not dye Howbeit because of doing this deed thou hast given the enemies of the Lord a cause to blaspheme the Child that is born unto thee shall surely dye And so Nathan departed Finally at what time Adonijah had taken upon him to rule the Kingdom unknown to his Father David Nathan came to the King and said My Lord O King hast thou said Adonijah shall reign after me and he shall sit upon my Seat For he is gone down this day and hath slain many Oxen David had a Son called Nathan also 2 Sam. 5.14 and fat Sheep and hath called all the King's Sons and the Captain of the Host and Abiathar the Priest and behold they eat and drink before him and say God save King Adonijah But me thy Servant and Sadock the Priest and Benajah and thy Servant Solomon hath he not called Is this thing done by my Lord the King and thou hast not shewed it unto thy Servant who should sit on the Seat of my Lord the King after him And when the King had declared his mind and will Nathan and Sadock the Priest went and anointed Solomon King Nathan Given or giving Nathanael John 1.45 c. which was a Man wonderful desirous of Messias coming was brought to Christ by Philip who finding him under a Figg-Tree said O Nathanael I can tell thee tidings we have found him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets did write even Jesus the Son of Joseph of Nazareth Is that true quoth he can there any good thing come out of Nazareth If thou dost not believe me quoth Philip come and see thy self And as Nathanael was coming with Philip to Jesus he saith of him thus Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile Nathanael perceiving that Jesus knew him said How knowest thou me I knew thee said Jesus before that Philip called thee I saw thee when thou wast under the Figg-Tree Then said Nathanael Rabbi thou art the Son of God thou art the King of Israel Nathanael the gift of God Nehemiah a Jew born 2 Esd 1. cap. was Cupbearer to Artaxerxes King of Persia a Man of great Learning and Holiness who being in great favour with the said King obtained both Licence and Aid to re-edifie the City of Jerusalem Nehemiah the comfort or rest of the Lord the Lords direction Nicanor being a great Prince under Demetrius 1 Mac. 7. cap. and an utter enemy unto the Jews was sent with a mighty Host against Judas Machabeus who notwithstanding the hatred that he had to the Jews yet unto Judas himself he bare a secret good will and love in his heart 2 Mac. 14. cap. and counselled him when they met together to talk of Peace to take a Wife and to beget Children But for all that his malice was so great against the rest of the Jews and his heart so puft up with pride thorow his invincible power and strength that he held up his hand against the House of God making an Oath that-he would destroy it and break down the Altar and consecrate the Temple of God to Bacchus And thinking all this but a trifle to bring to pass 8 cap. sold the Jews before he came at them promising to every one that would buy them four-score and ten Jews for one Talent But this Blasphemer who had brought a thousand Merchants with him to buy the Jews was by the help and power of God for all his stout brags shortly overthrown and so discomfited that he himself was fain to change his Apparel and to flie alone to Antioch 1 Mac 7. cap. 2 Mac. 15. cap. with great dishonour and shame Finally attempting to fight again with Judas upon the Sabbath day he was at last by the mighty hand of God slain Nicanor which was one of the seven Deacons Act. 6.5 Whose Head Judas commanded to be set upon the Castle at Jerusalem and his threatning hand to be hanged against the Temple and his blasphemous Tongue cut in pieces and cast to the Birds to be devoured Nicanor a Conqueror Valiant Nicodemus Joh. 3.1 2 c. was one of the head Men among the Sect of the Pharisees but not the best Learned although his mind were lesser corrupt than the other This Man favoured Christ but durst not be known thereof for fear of the Jews wherefore he came to Jesus by Night secretly saying Rabbi we know that thou art a Teacher come from God for no Man could do such Miracles as thou dost except God were with him Jesus answered Verily verily I say unto thee except a Man be born from above he cannot see the Kingdom of God Nicodemus How can a Man be born when he is old can he enter into his Mother's Womb and be born again Jesus Verily verily I say unto thee except a Man be born of the Water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God that which is born of the Flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit Marvel not thou that I said unto thee ye must be born from above The Wind bloweth where it listeth and thou hearest the sound thereof but canst not tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth So is every one that is born of the spirit Nicodemus How can these things be Jesus Art thou a Master in Israel and knowest not these things Verily verily I say unto thee we speak that we know and testifie that we have seen and ye receive not our witness If I have told you earthly things and ye believe not how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things c. This Man afterward answered for Jesus and said to the Pharisees 7.50 what time as they had sent Ministers to apprehend him doth our Law judge any Man before it hear him Finally at the Death of Christ to honour his Burial he bought of Myrrhe and Aloes mingled together about an hundred pound weight 19.39 and came with Joseph of
the Sons of Joseph Reuben seeing his son or the sight of his son Rufus was a vertuous and a Religious man Rom. 16.13 whom Paul remembred in his Epistle saying Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord and his Mother and mine Ruth Ruth 1. cap. and Orpah were two fair young Damosels born in the Countrey of Moab where by chance they married with the Sons of Elimelech and Naomi who were strangers come out of the Land of Juda there to inhabit and when both their Husbands were dead and their Mother-in-law a Widow also they forsook their own Countrey to go home with their Mother into the Land of Juda. And when they had gone a good way together Orpah not without great intreaty of her Mother-in-law turned home again but Ruth abode still Then said Naomi to Ruth Oh see my Daughter thy Sister-in-law is gone back again to her People and Goods return and go after her I pray thee said Ruth intreat me not to leave thee For whithersoever thou goest I will go with thee And where thou dwellest there will I dwell also Thy People shall be my People And thy God my God look where thou dyest there will I dye also and there will I be buried The Lord do so and so unto me if ought but death only part thee and me asunder And so went they forth till they came to Bethlehem Juda which was in the beginning of Barley Harvest Ruth 2. cap. And as Ruth went one day out a leasing among the Harvest folks she happened by the providence of God upon the Fields pertaining to Boaz who shewed her such kindness that she neither lacked Meat nor Drink neither yet Corn so long as Harvest lasted And when all Harvest was done Naomi said unto Ruth This Man in whose Field thou hast leased all this while Ruth 3. cap. is our nigh Kinsman therefore do now by my counsel This Night he winnoweth Barley in the Barn wash thy self therefore and anoint thee and put thy Raiment upon thee and get thee to the Barn and keep thy self close until he have left eating and drinking And when he goeth to sleep mark the place where he layeth him down And when he is a-sleep go and lift up the Cloaths softly at his Feet and lay thee down and he shall tell thee what thou shalt do So when Ruth had done all things according to her Mother-in-laws teaching Boaz about Midnight waked out of his sleep and feeling one lye at his Feet was afraid and groping with his Hand he asked who it was I am Ruth quoth she thine Handmaid spread therefore the Wing of thy Garment over thine Handmaiden for thou art next of my Kin. Now blessed art thou quoth Boaz for thou hast shewed more goodness in the latter end than at the beginning inasmuch as thou followedst not young Men were they poor or rich And now my Daughter fear not I will do unto thee all that thou requirest For thou art well known to be a Woman of vertue Howbeit there is one nearer of Kin to thee than I if he will do the Kinsman's part unto thee well let him do it If he will not then will I. And so in the Morning he gave her so much Corn as she could carry home And shortly after she became his Wife Ruth 4.13 and in process brought him forth a Son called Obed which was the Father of Jesse the Father of David Read the story of Boaz and Naomi Ruth watered or filled S. SADOK the Son of Ahitub 2 Sam. 8.17 was Father to Shallum and Ahimaaz and one of the Priests that governed the Ark of GOD which he carried out of Jerusalem with David what time as he fled from his Son Absalom 2 Sam. 15.24 c. And when Zadok had brought the King over the Brook Kidron he desired him to return again with the Ark into the City that from him and dbiathar he might have word of all things that Absalom and Achitophel determined against him And so he returned with the Ark to Jerusalem and there remained David's faithful man in all things that he had commanded him And when he had knowledge of Absalom's overthrow 2 Sam. 19.11 he then exhorted all Israel and Juda to remember the kindness of David their Soveraign Lord and King who had so many times delivered them out of the hands of their enemies that now like true faithful and obedient subjects they would fetch him home again and restore him to his kingdom By whose godly exhortation the hearts of all Juda were bowed to David even as the heart of one man 1 King 1.8 38 c. This Sadok was ever a faithful Priest and never swerved from David For in the end when Adonijah took upon him to reign as King his Father David being old and alive Zadok consented not unto him but according to David's will and commandment anointed Solomon King who afterward promoted him into the room of Abiathar which had the High Priests office Sadoch or Zadok 2.35 Justified or just Shallum the Son of Jabesh conspired against Zachariah 2 King 15.10 13. There is another of this name the Husband of Hulda the Propheress 2 King 22.14 and slew him and raigned in his stead In the xxxix year of Azariah King of Juda began Shallum his raign over Israel and had not raigned one Month but Menahem rose up against him and slew him in Samaria and reigned in his stead Shallum Peaceable Salmanasar 2 King 18.9 c. King of Assyria came in the seventh year of Hoshea King of Israel and besieged Samaria and in the third year which was the ninth year of Hoshea he wan it and took Heshea prisoner and carried him away into Assyria Salmanasar Peace bound Solomon 2 Sam. 12.24 the Son of Bathsheba was ordained to reign after his Father David and anointed King over Israel 1 King 1.30 39. by Sadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet Who being stablished in his Kingdom began to minister Justice 2. cap. 25. first upon Adonijah his Brother which had aspired to the Kingdom ver 34. Secondly upon Joab which had slain Abner and Amasa and conspired with Adonijah ver ult Thirdly upon Shimei which had cursed David his Father 3. cap. This King was so dearly beloved of God that in a dream he appeared to him and bad him ask whatsoever he would and he should have it Then Solomon considering in himself that he was but young and that being called to the office of a King how hard a thing it was to govern the whole multitude of the People well desired of God to give him an understanding heart to judge the People and to discern between good and evil Which thing pleased the Lord so well that he gave him not only a wise and an understanding heart but also riches and honour wherein he excelled all other Kings that ever were before or after him And that he passed all
threw it over the Wall to Joab and so the commotion ceased Sheba vanity or little accounted of or uproar Sceva Act. 19.14 was a Jew born and the chief Priest among the Jews This Man had seven Sons who for lucre sake and to purchase unto themselves a great name thereby attempted to cast out evil spirits by invocation of the name of the Lord Jesus as Paul did saying unto the Man possessed We conjure you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preacheth that ye depart out of the man To whom the spirit answered and said Jesus I know and Paul I know but who are ye And as soon as he had spoken these words the man in whom the evil spirit was ran upon them and got the upper hand on them In so much that they had much ado to escape with their lives and scarce got at the last naked and wounded out of the house And this example of the Sons of Sceva being bruted abroad among the Jews and Gentiles many which believed came to Paul and confessed their offences And beside that divers other which had used such curious crafts of Conjurations brought their books and burned them before all men the price whereof were counted at fifty thousand * A silverling was in value about a groat sterling or more Silverlings Shelah the youngest Son of Judah Gen. 38.5 11. being grown to perfect age and not given to Thamar in marriage according to his Father's promise was the occasion of Thamar's playing the Harlot with Judah her Father-in-law Shelah dissolving Selah Gen. 11.12 c. the Son of Arphaxad of the generation of Shem was the Father of Eber whom he begot when he was thirty years of age and lived after the birth of Eber four hundred and three years Which make in the whole four hundred and xxxiii years Shem Gen. 9.18 23.11.10 He is called also Melchisedeck And did first build the City of Salem which after was called Jerusalem the eldest Son of Noah received praise of his Father because he covered his nakedness as he lay uncovered in his Tent. Shem at the age of an hundred years begot Arphaxad two years after the Flood and lived after five hundred years Shimei the Son of * 2 Sam. 16.5 c. Gera of the kindred and house of Saul dwelt in a City called Bahurim And as it chanced David to flee thither for fear of his Son Absalom this man came out against him cursing and railing out of measure with such spiteful words as these Come forth come forth thou bloud shedder and man of Belial The Lord hath brought upon thee now all the bloud of the house of Saul in whose stead thou hast raigned The Lord hath delivered the Kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy Son And behold thou art come to thy mischief because thou art a murtherer And for all this would David suffer no man to do him harm So that Shimei went on still cursing and railing and hurling of stones and dirt at David like a mad-man But when the time came that David should be restored to his Kingdom again then Shimei that in his adversity was his most cruel enemy was now in his prosperity one of the first that met him to bring him home again And being passed over Jordan he fell down flat before David saying Oh let not my Lord impute wickedness unto me nor remember the thing that thy servant did wickedly when my Lord the King departed out of Jerusalem that the King should take it to heart for thy servant doth know how that I have done amiss And therefore behold I am the first this day of all the house of Joseph that am come to go down to meet my Lord the King So David forgave him Here he saith he was of the house of Joseph and before he saith he was of the house of Saul Of the Fathers side saith Lyra he was of the house of Joseph that is to say of the tribe of Ephraim but of the mothers side he was of the house of Saul But when the time of Davids departure out of this world drew nigh among all things which he spake to Solomon his Son he remembred Shimei saying Behold thou hast here with thee Shimei the Son of Gera the Son of Gemini of Bahurim which cursed me with an horrible curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim but he came to me at Jordan and I swre unto him by the Lord that he should not dye But thou shalt not count him as unguilty for thou art a Man of wisdom and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him His hoar head shalt thou bring to the grave with bloud And so Solomon being set in his Kingdom called Shimei and said Build thee an house in Jerusalem and dwell there And see thou pass not from thence any whither for be thou sure that the day thou goest out and passest over the River of Kidron thou shalt dye and thy bloud shall be upon thine own head Shimei thanked the King and dwelt in Jerusalem the space of three years and then it chanced two of his servants to run from him to Achish King of Gath whereupon Shimei sadled his Ass and went for his servants and brought them home again Then Solomon hearing of his doings commanded Benajah to put him to death for the wickedness he had done to his Father David Shimei bearing or obedient Sennacherib King of Assyria was a mighty Prince 2 King 18.13 which seeing that Salmanasar his Predecessor had conquered the King of Israel and made them Tributaries thought it good to set upon the King of Juda who at that time was the godly and most noble Ezechias And when Sennacherib had gotten into his hands all the chief Cities of Juda and Benjamin save only Jerusalem he besieged that also with such might and power that Ezechias was fain to submit himself to the mercy of Sennacherib offering him tribute so much as he would demand Upon which offer Sennacherib promised Ezechias that if he would pay him three hundred talents of silver and one of gold his land should be safe and in quiet which promise he kept truly till the mony were payed But as soon as he had received the money he sent back again three of the greatest Captains he had to make fresh War against Ezechias And when they had pitched their Tents about Jerusalem they sent for Ezechias to come and speak with them who fearing his own life sent three of his Noble-men unto them to know the matter And when they had heard all the blasphemous words of Rabshekah 2 King 19. they returned and told them to Ezechias Who hearing those evil news rent his cloaths and put on sackcloth and fell prostrate upon his face and prayed unto the Lord to help him and to have mercy upon his people and beside that he sent to Esay the Prophet desiring him to pray unto the Lord for them whose Prayer the Lord
And thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel Now therefore I pray thee speak unto the King and he will not deny me unto thee Howbeit Amnon would not hearken unto her voice but being stronger than she forced Thamar and lay with her And then was his hatred so great against her that he thrust her from him and bad her get her out of his sight Well said Thamar Thou hast no cause thus to intreat me for this evil that thou puttest me away is greater than that thou didst unto me Nevertheless there was no remedy but out of his house she must go And when his servant had put her sorth and made fast the doors after her she put ashes upon her head and rent her garment which was of divers colours and the manner of apparel that Kings Daughters such as were Virgins did use to wear and so went crying home to her Brother Absalom's house where she remained desolate Thamar a Palm-tree Thamar which was Daughter-in-law to Judah the Son of Jacob Read her story in the story of Judah Thamar the Daughter of Absalom 2 Sam. 14.27 Theudas Act. 5.36 was an Inchanter and false deceiver who by boasting himself to the People and promising of prodigious things drew unto him a great company of Men to the number of four hundred Whose wicked enterprise for as much as it proceeded of malicious spite came to an untimely end For both he himself suffered death and his partakers some slain and some taken Prisoners And so the rest being scattered abroad the sect came to nought Thiglath Pileser 2 King 16.7 c. King of Assyria who had received of Ahaz King of Juda a great Summ of Treasure to come and help him against Rezin King of Syrta came to Damascus and took the City and slew Rezin the King there And carried the People away to Kyr Thot 2 Sam. 8.9 c. King of Hamath had a great enemy of Hadarezar King of Zoba And when he heard how David had overcome and beaten him he sent his Son Joram to David with Vessels of Gold silver and brass for a present and to salute him with peace and to give him thanks for that he had fought with his ancient Enemy and so valiantly overcome him Thola Judg. 10.1 c. the Son of Puah of the generation of Isachar dwelling in Shamir in Mount Ephraim succeeded his Uncle Abimelech and judged Israel three and twenty years and was buried in Shamir And after him rose Jair Thola a Worm Thomas Matth. 10.3 otherwise called Didymus which signifieth in English doubtful was one of the twelve Apostles of Christ. Who what time as the Disciples disswaded Jesus from going into Jewry again forasmuch as the Jews had lately sought to stone him said John 11.16 Let us also go that we may dye with him 20.24 c. This Thomas doubting of the Resurrection of Christ said unto his fellows which told him that they had seen the Lord Except I see in his hands the print of the Nails and put my finger into the print or place of the Nails and put my hand into his side I will not believe After eight days Thomas being with the Disciples came Jesus again and stood in the midst saying peace be with you and said to Thomas put thy finger here and see my hands and thrust forth thy hand and put it into my side and be not faithless but faithful Then Thomas conceiving a full faith that it was the Lord said Thou art my Lord and my God Which confession Jesus did well accept and embrace but yet withal to reprove the hardness of his belief he said unto him Thomas because thou hast seen me thou believest Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed Thomas A twin Tiberius was an Emperour of whom Saint Luke maketh mention in his Gospel saying Luk. 3.1 That in the fifteenth Year of his Reign the Word of God came to John Baptist in the Wilderness Tiberius A good sight or vision Tychicus was one of the Disciples Act. 20.4 which went out of Asia to Troas where he abode Paul's coming who sent him afterward to the Ephesians Eph. 6.21 and also to the Collossians with his Epistles to inform them in what case he stood and what he did in all things Coll. 4.7 Tychicus casual or coming by chance Timothy 1 Mac. 5.6 c. 8. ch 10. was a certain Captain of the Ammonites which was twice overcome and put to flight of Maccabeus and at the third time so sore discomfited through help of the five Men which God made to appear on Horseback with Bridles of Gold leading the Jews and two of them having Maccabeus between them that Timothy's Host were so confounded with blindness and so sore afraid that they fell down and were slain of them twenty thousand and five hundred Foot-men with six hundred Horsemen and he himself fain to take the strong hold of Gazar to the which Maccabeus laid siege four days and could not win it Wherefore they within trusting to the strength of the hold fell to cursing and railing on the Jews with most spiteful words and made so great cracks and boast of their strength that on the fifth day the Jews were so chafed in their minds that with bold courage they scaled the Walls and set the Ports on fire and burnt those crackers and blasphemers and got the Castle which was two days in destroying where at the last they found Timothy which was crept into a corner and flew him with Cereas his Brother Captain of the Castle Read the story of Dositheus Timothy the honour of God or he that honoureth God Timothy Act. 16.1 was a certain godly Disciple whose Mother was a Jew and his Father a Graecian Of this Man there went so good a report of his vertuous living among the brethren of Lystra and Iconium that Paul was much desirous to have him go forth with him in his Journey wherefore he took and circumcised him because of the Jews in those Quarters which knew his Father to be a Greek Pkil 2.9 And so went Timothy forth with Paul and as he reporteth even as a Son with the Father bestowed he his labour with him upon the Gospel He was a Man of great study and abstinence through the which he fell oftentimes sick And therefore Paul to measure his abstinence 1 Tim. 5.23 exhorteth him to drink no longer water but to use a little Wine Tyrannus was a certain School master in Asia Act. 19.9 in whose School Paul disputed daily by the space of two years Tyrannus Commanding or a Prince a Tyrant Titus 2 Cor. 2.13.7.6.8.6 16. Tit. 1.5 c. was S. Paul's Disciple whom for the excellent gifts that were in him Paul loved as if he had been his own natural Son And made him the chief Overseer or as ye would say Archbishop of the Christian Congregation in the