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christ._n shem_fw-mi be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o beget_v arphaxad_v two_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n 11._o and_o shem_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v arphaxad_v five_o hundred_o year_n patriarch_n year_n so_o that_o he_o live_v almost_o all_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n which_o be_v a_o singular_a blessing_n both_o to_o himself_o who_o hereby_o see_v his_o child_n of_o the_o ten_o generation_n and_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o by_o this_o mean_v enjoy_v the_o counsel_n and_o conduct_v of_o so_o great_a a_o patriarch_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 12._o and_o arphaxad_v live_v five_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v salah_n 13._o and_o arphaxad_v live_v after_o he_o beget_v salah_n four_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 14._o and_o salah_n live_v thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v eber._n 15._o and_o salah_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v eber_n four_o hundred_o and_o three_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 16._o 19_o 16._o 1_o chro._n 1._o 19_o and_o eber_n live_v four_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v phalec_n beget_v call_a luk._n 3._o 35._o phalec_n peleg_n 17._o and_o eber_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v peleg_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n flood_n year_n so_o that_o he_o be_v the_o long_a live_v of_o all_o the_o patriarch_n which_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flood_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 18._o and_o peleg_n live_v thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v reu._n 19_o and_o peleg_n live_v after_o he_o beget_v reu_fw-fr two_o hundred_o and_o nine_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 20._o and_o reu_fw-fr live_v two_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v saruch_n beget_v luk_n 3._o 35._o saruch_n serug_v 21._o and_o reu_fw-fr live_v after_o he_o beget_v serug_v two_o hundred_o and_o seven_o year_n and_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n 22._o and_o serug_v live_v thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v nahor_n 23._o and_o serug_v live_v after_o he_o beget_v nahor_n two_o hundred_o 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and_o five_o year_n ver_fw-la 32._o and_o abram_n after_o his_o father_n death_n act_v 7._o 4._o go_v out_o of_o haran_n when_o he_o be_v seventy_o five_o year_n old_a gen._n 12._o 4_o 5._o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o beget_v in_o terahs_n seventi_v year_n when_o terah_n begin_v to_o beget_v his_o son_n as_o here_o be_v say_v but_o in_o his_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o so_o there_o remain_v seventy_o five_o year_n precise_o to_o abraham_n departure_n and_o sarai_n harans_n daughter_n be_v but_o ten_o year_n young_a than_o abram_n gen._n 17._o 17._o and_o therefore_o haran_n be_v abraham_n elder_a brother_n nahor_n and_o haran_n 27._o now_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o terah_n terah_n beget_v abram_n nahor_n and_o haran_n and_o haran_n beget_v lot_n 28._o and_o haran_n die_v before_o his_o father_n terah_n father_n terah_n i._n e._n in_o the_o presence_n and_o during_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n in_o the_o land_n of_o his_o nativity_n in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o caldee_n 29._o and_o abram_n and_o nahor_n take_v they_o wife_n the_o name_n of_o abraham_n wife_n be_v sarai_n and_o the_o name_n of_o nahors_n wife_n milcah_n the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n 14._o haran_n such_o marriage_n of_o uncle_n and_o niece_n be_v permit_v then_o exod._n 6._o 20._o as_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o marriage_n of_o brethren_n and_o sister_n be_v though_o afterward_o the_o church_n be_v very_o much_o enlarge_v they_o be_v severe_o forbid_v levit_fw-la 18._o 12_o 14._o the_o father_n of_o milcah_n and_o the_o father_n of_o iscah_n mother_n iscah_n who_o be_v either_o sarai_n as_o the_o jew_n and_o many_o other_o think_v or_o rather_o another_o person_n for_o 1._o why_o shall_v moses_n express_v sarai_n thus_o dark_o and_o doubtful_o have_v he_o mean_v she_o he_o will_v have_v add_v after_o iscah_n this_o be_v sarai_n according_a to_o his_o manner_n in_o like_a case_n gen._n 14._o 2_o 7._o and_o 35._o 6._o he_o elsewhere_o call_v she_o the_o daughter_n not_o of_o his_o brother_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v have_v she_o be_v iscah_n but_o of_o his_o father_n by_o another_o mother_n 30._o but_o sarai_n be_v barren_a she_o have_v no_o child_n 12._o child_n see_v gen._n 16._o 1_o 2._o and_o 18._o 11_o 12._o 31._o and_o terah_n take_v abram_n his_o son_n action_n son_n see_v jos._n 24._o 2._o nehem._n 9_o 7._o 1_o chron._n 1._o 26._o be_v inform_v by_o his_o son_n of_o the_o command_n of_o god_n he_o do_v not_o despise_v it_o because_o it_o come_v to_o he_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o inferior_a but_o cheerful_o obey_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v so_o honourable_o mention_v as_o the_o head_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o action_n and_z lot_z the_o son_n of_o haran_n his_o son_n son_n and_o sarai_n his_o daughter_n in_o law_n his_o son_n abraham_n wife_n and_o they_o go_v forth_o with_o they_o guide_n they_o i._n e._n terab_n and_o abram_n go_v with_o lot_n and_o sarââ¦i_n as_o their_o head_n and_o guide_n from_o 4._o from_o neh._n 9_o 7._o act._n 7._o 4._o ur_fw-la of_o the_o caldee_n to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o they_o come_v unto_o haran_n 4._o haran_n call_v charran_n act._n 7._o 4._o and_o by_o the_o roman_n carrae_n a_o place_n in_o mesopotamia_n strict_o so_o call_v in_o the_o way_n to_o canaan_n and_o near_o to_o it_o well_o know_v by_o crassus_n his_o defeat_n there_o see_v gen._n 24._o 10._o and_o 28._o 10._o and_o 29._o 4._o and_o dwell_v death_n dwell_v or_o rest_v or_o abide_v be_v detain_v there_o for_o a_o season_n peradventure_o by_o terab_n disease_n which_o begin_v there_o for_o the_o next_o verse_n tell_v we_o of_o his_o death_n there_o 32._o and_o the_o day_n of_o terah_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n and_o terah_n die_v in_o haran_n chap._n xii_o 1._o
the_o syrian_a of_o padan-aram_a two_o padan-aram_a either_o of_o the_o country_n of_o syria_n as_o it_o be_v call_v hos._n 12._o 12._o or_o rather_o padan_n of_o syria_n or_o as_o the_o septuagint_n and_o chaldee_n render_v it_o mesopotamia_n of_o syria_n for_o that_o padan_n be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o place_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o gen._n 48._o 7._o and_o it_o be_v so_o call_v from_o its_o situation_n between_o two_o river_n for_o padan_n signify_v a_o pair_n or_o two_o the_o sister_n to_o laban_n the_o syrian_a 21_o and_o isaac_n entreat_v the_o lord_n accomplishment_n lord_n he_o pray_v as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v instant_o or_o fervent_o frequent_o and_o continual_o for_o near_o twenty_o year_n together_o for_o so_o long_o it_o be_v between_o their_o marriage_n and_o the_o first_o child_n he_o be_v so_o much_o concern_v because_o not_o only_o his_o comfort_n but_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n depend_v upon_o this_o mercy_n and_o he_o know_v very_o 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in_o the_o conception_n of_o a_o child_n what_o mean_v this_o disturbance_n and_o conflict_n within_o i_o which_o threaten_v i_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o mercy_n before_o i_o enjoy_v it_o for_o she_o seem_v not_o so_o much_o to_o murmur_v at_o it_o as_o to_o wonder_n and_o to_o inquire_v about_o it_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o she_o go_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n fit_a lord_n either_o immediate_o by_o ardent_a prayer_n to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v reveal_v his_o mind_n to_o she_o herein_o or_o mediate_o by_o her_o father_n abraham_n who_o live_v fifteen_o year_n after_o this_o time_n ver_fw-la 7._o or_o by_o some_o other_o godly_a patriarch_n yet_o survive_v by_o who_o god_n use_v to_o manifest_v his_o will_n and_o counsel_n to_o other_o when_o he_o think_v fit_a 23_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o she_o prophet_n she_o either_o by_o inward_a inspiration_n in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n or_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o a_o angel_n or_o prophet_n two_o nation_n edomite_n nation_n i._n e._n the_o root_n head_n or_o parent_n of_o two_o distinct_a nation_n one_o opposite_a to_o the_o other_o the_o one_o bless_a the_o other_o accurse_a namely_o the_o israelite_n and_o edomite_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o two_o manner_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v separate_v religion_n separate_v not_o only_o separate_v from_o thou_o but_o one_o separate_v or_o great_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o in_o their_o frame_n of_o body_n temper_n of_o mind_n course_n of_o life_n profession_n and_o practice_n of_o religion_n from_o thy_o bowel_n and_o the_o one_o people_n shall_v be_v strong_a than_o the_o other_o people_n and_o 12._o and_o rom._n 9_o 12._o the_o elder_a israel_n elder_a or_o the_o great_a namely_o esau_n who_o be_v as_o old_a so_o of_o a_o strong_a constitution_n of_o body_n and_o of_o great_a power_n and_o dignity_n in_o the_o world_n than_o jacob_n and_o esau_n posterity_n be_v great_a prince_n for_o a_o long_a time_n when_o jacobs_n seed_n be_v stranger_n in_o canaan_n slave_n in_o egypt_n and_o poor_a afflict_a night-wanderer_n in_o the_o wilderness_n but_o say_v he_o esau_n and_o his_o shall_v not_o always_o be_v strong_a and_o mighty_a than_o jacob_n and_o his_o posterity_n the_o table_n shall_v be_v turn_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v uppermost_a and_o subdue_v the_o edomite_n which_o be_v literal_o accomplish_v in_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n 8._o 14._o and_o afterward_o 2_o chron._n 25._o 11_o 12._o and_o after_o that_o by_o the_o maccabee_n but_o much_o more_o eminent_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n under_o the_o gospel_n when_o one_o of_o jacobs_n child_n even_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v obtain_v the_o dominion_n and_o shall_v rule_v the_o edomite_n no_o less_o than_o other_o heathen_a nation_n with_o his_o iron_n rod_n and_o make_v they_o serviceable_a one_o way_n or_o other_o to_o his_o glory_n and_o to_o the_o felicity_n of_o his_o true_a israel_n shall_v serve_v the_o young_a 24_o and_o when_o her_o day_n to_o be_v deliver_v be_v fulfil_v behold_v there_o be_v twin_n in_o her_o womb_n 25_o and_o the_o first_o come_v out_o red_a esau._n red_a with_o red_a hair_n upon_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o body_n from_o he_o the_o red_a sea_n be_v suppose_v to_o receive_v its_o name_n it_o be_v so_o call_v as_o the_o heathen_a writer_n tell_v we_o from_o one_o who_o reign_v in_o those_o part_n and_o be_v call_v erythras_n or_o erythrus_n which_o signify_v red_a the_o same_o with_o edom_n or_o esau._n 23._o esau._n chap._n 27._o 11._o 16._o 23._o all_z over_z like_o a_o hairy_a garment_n and_o they_o call_v his_o name_n esau_n manhood_n esau_n i._n e._n make_v or_o perfect_a not_o proper_o a_o child_n but_o rather_o a_o man_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v have_v that_o hair_n upon_o he_o which_o in_o other_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o manhood_n 26_o and_o after_o that_o come_v his_o brother_n out_o and_o 3._o and_o hosea_n 12._o 3._o his_o hand_n take_v hold_v on_o esau_n heel_n and_o his_o name_n be_v call_v jacob_n 36._o jacob_n i._n e._n supplanter_n or_o one_o that_o take_v hold_v of_o or_o trip_v up_o his_o brother_n heel_n see_v gen._n 27._o 36._o and_o isaac_n be_v threescore_o year_n old_a when_o she_o bear_v they_o 27_o and_o the_o boy_n grow_v and_o esau_n be_v a_o cunning_a hunter_n violent_a hunter_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o afterward_o a_o oppressor_n of_o man_n compare_v gen._n 10._o 9_o this_o course_n of_o life_n be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o his_o complexion_n fierce_a and_o violent_a a_o man_n of_o the_o field_n seir._n field_n one_o that_o delight_v more_o in_o converse_v abroad_o than_o at_o home_n who_o employment_n it_o be_v to_o pursue_v the_o beast_n through_o field_n and_o wood_n and_o mountain_n who_o therefore_o choose_v a_o habitation_n fit_a for_o his_o purpose_n in_o mount_n seir._n and_o jacob_n be_v sincere_a be_v heb._n a_o perfect_a or_o sincere_a a_o plain_a man_n 9_o man_n a_o sincere_a honest_a and_o plainhearted_a man_n or_o a_o just_a and_o perfect_a man_n as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v gen_n 6._o 9_o dwell_v in_o tent_n man_n tent_n quiet_o mind_v the_o management_n of_o his_o own_o domestic_a affair_n his_o land_n and_o cattle_n and_o give_v no_o disturbance_n either_o to_o wild_a beast_n or_o man_n 28_o and_o isaac_n love_v esau_n because_o mouth_n because_o heb._n venison_n be_v in_o his_o mouth_n he_o do_v eat_v of_o his_o venison_n father_n venison_n not_o simple_o nor_o chief_o because_o he_o please_v his_o palate_n but_o because_o this_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o his_o son_n great_a respect_n and_o affection_n to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v take_v such_o pain_n and_o incur_v such_o hazard_n to_o which_o that_o course_n of_o life_n expose_v he_o that_o he_o may_v please_v and_o
be_v so_o fair_a when_o she_o be_v above_o 60_o year_n old_a ans._n she_o be_v so_o both_o comparative_o to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o simple_o in_o herself_o and_o that_o may_v be_v from_o diverse_a cause_n 1._o from_o the_o great_a vigour_n of_o nature_n in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o because_o her_o beauty_n be_v not_o diminish_v by_o child-bearing_a 3._o from_o god_n singular_a providence_n order_v it_o thus_o for_o abraham_n trial_n and_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o special_a providence_n watch_v over_o he_o and_o he_o 12._o therefore_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o egyptian_n cautious_a egyptian_n who_o be_v a_o very_a lustful_a people_n which_o make_v abram_n more_o cautious_a shall_v see_v thou_o that_o they_o shall_v say_v this_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o they_o will_v kill_v i_o but_o they_o will_v save_v thou_o alive_a 13._o say_v i_o pray_v thou_o thou_o be_v my_o sister_n sara_n sister_n so_o she_o be_v either_o 1._o more_o general_o as_o his_o niece_n for_o nephew_n and_o niece_n be_v in_o scripture_n call_v brethren_n and_o ãâã_d as_o gen._n 13._o 8_o 11._o or_o rather_o 2._o proper_o i._n e._n by_o the_o father_n side_n gen._n 20._o 21._o so_o this_o expression_n be_v true_a but_o ambiguous_a and_o intend_v to_o deceive_v the_o egyptian_n and_o therefore_o unwarrantable_a and_o here_o abram_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a elsewhere_o celebrate_v for_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o faith_n betray_v his_o infirmity_n and_o distrust_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o promise_n and_o this_o fact_n be_v not_o without_o great_a danger_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o sara_n that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o i_o for_o thy_o sake_n and_o my_o soul_n shall_v live_v because_o of_o thou_o 14._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o abram_n be_v come_v into_o egypt_n the_o egyptian_n behold_v the_o woman_n that_o she_o be_v very_o fair_a 15._o the_o prince_n lust_n prince_n i._n e._n the_o officer_n and_o courtier_n who_o great_a design_n be_v to_o gain_v their_o prince_n favour_n by_o gratify_v his_o lust_n also_o of_o pharaoh_n after_o pharaoh_n a_o name_n common_a to_o all_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n now_o and_o for_o many_o age_n after_o see_v she_o and_o commend_v she_o before_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o woman_n be_v take_v etc._n take_v i._n e._n take_v and_o bring_v one_o word_n for_o two_o so_o the_o word_n take_v be_v use_v gen._n 15._o 6_o 10._o exod._n 18._o 2._o and_o 27._o 20_o etc._n etc._n into_o pharaoh_n house_n deliverance_n house_n not_o to_o his_o bed_n but_o the_o house_n of_o his_o woman_n where_o they_o be_v purify_v and_o prepare_v for_o the_o king_n presence_n and_o society_n as_o est._n 2._o 8_o 9_o that_o in_o due_a time_n she_o may_v be_v his_o concubine_n or_o wife_n thus_o even_o the_o ceremony_n of_o court_n serve_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o give_v opportunity_n for_o work_v her_o deliverance_n 16._o and_o he_o entreat_v abram_n well_o for_o her_o sake_n and_o he_o have_v place_n have_v to_o wit_n by_o pharaoh_n gift_n over_o and_o above_o his_o own_o else_o it_o have_v be_v impertinent_a to_o mention_v it_o in_o this_o place_n sheep_n and_o ox_n and_o he-ass_n and_o man-servant_n and_o maidservant_n and_o she-ass_n and_o camel_n 17._o and_o the_o lord_n 18._o lord_n chap._n 20._o 18._o plague_v pharaoh_n lust._n pharaoh_n most_o probable_o with_o some_o notable_a distemper_n of_o his_o body_n which_o do_v both_o chastise_v he_o for_o and_o hinder_v he_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o lust._n and_o his_o house_n punishment_n house_n i._n e._n his_o servant_n who_o be_v some_o one_o way_n some_o another_o partner_n of_o his_o sin_n be_v just_o make_v partner_n in_o his_o plague_n and_o if_o any_o be_v innocent_a in_o this_o matter_n they_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o god_n for_o other_o sin_n beside_o as_o they_o be_v punish_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o pharaoh_n sin_n so_o pharaoh_n be_v punish_v in_o their_o punishment_n with_o great_a plague_n because_o of_o sarai_n abraham_n wife_n 4._o wife_n i._n e._n for_o the_o act_n of_o violence_n towards_o she_o for_o the_o word_n take_v v._o 15._o imply_v that_o it_o be_v by_o constraint_n and_o not_o with_o abraham_n and_o with_o her_o consent_n which_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o either_o of_o they_o will_v give_v in_o that_o case_n 2._o for_o a_o intention_n of_o uncleanness_n for_o god_n who_o be_v the_o searcher_n and_o judge_n of_o man_n heart_n may_v just_o and_o do_v often_o punish_v man_n for_o their_o evil_a purpose_n compare_v gen._n 20._o 3_o 4._o 18._o and_o pharaoh_n call_v abram_n and_o say_v what_o be_v this_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o i_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o tell_v i_o that_o she_o be_v thy_o wife_n know_v wife_n how_o great_a a_o injury_n have_v thou_o do_v to_o i_o in_o conceal_v this_o from_o i_o that_o she_o be_v thy_o wife_n how_o know_v pharaoh_n this_o ans._n 1._o he_o guess_v it_o from_o the_o quality_n of_o his_o plague_n which_o also_o awaken_v his_o conscience_n 2._o upon_o a_o serious_a enquiry_n into_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o plague_n he_o understand_v it_o either_o by_o divine_a instinct_n as_o gen._n 20._o 3._o or_o by_o sarai'_v confession_n who_o doubtless_o he_o severe_o examine_v about_o it_o and_o she_o be_v awaken_v by_o this_o warning_n dare_v no_o long_o conceal_v herself_o and_o think_v she_o may_v secure_o make_v herself_o know_v 19_o why_o say_v thou_o she_o be_v my_o sister_n so_o i_o may_v have_v take_v she_o to_o i_o to_o wife_n practise_v wife_n though_o he_o have_v another_o before_o polygamy_n be_v then_o common_o practise_v now_o therefore_o behold_v thy_o wife_n take_v she_o and_o go_v thy_o way_n 20._o and_o pharaoh_n command_v his_o man_n concern_v he_o please_v he_o i._n e._n give_v they_o a_o charge_n concern_v he_o for_o his_o safe_a conduct_n whither_o he_o please_v and_o they_o send_v he_o away_o and_o his_o wife_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v chap._n xiii_o 1._o and_o abram_n go_v up_o out_o of_o egypt_n he_o and_o his_o wife_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_z lot_z with_o he_o into_o the_o south_n they_o south_n i._n e._n into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n from_o whence_o he_o come_v gen._n 12._o 9_o and_o which_o in_o scripture_n be_v call_v simple_o the_o south_n jos._n 10._o 40._o and_o 11._o 16._o otherwise_o he_o go_v rather_o into_o the_o north_n but_o the_o scripture_n be_v write_v for_o the_o jew_n do_v frequent_o accommodate_v the_o name_n of_o the_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n to_o they_o 2._o and_o abram_n be_v very_o rich_a in_o cattle_n in_o silver_n and_o in_o gold_n 3._o and_o he_o go_v on_o his_o journey_n experience_n journey_n or_o rather_o according_a to_o his_o journey_n which_o he_o take_v as_o he_o come_v go_v in_o the_o same_o road_n and_o rest_v in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o which_o he_o have_v experience_n from_o the_o south_n even_o to_o beth-el_a unto_o the_o place_n where_o his_o tent_n have_v be_v at_o the_o beginning_n between_o beth-el_a and_o hai._n 4._o unto_o the_o 7._o the_o chap._n 12._o 7._o place_n of_o the_o altar_n canaanites_n altar_n i._n e._n where_o the_o altar_n be_v for_o the_o altar_n itself_o be_v either_o fall_v down_o as_o be_v probable_o build_v of_o earth_n as_o afterward_o exod._n 20._o 24._o or_o overthrow_v by_o the_o wicked_a canaanites_n which_o he_o have_v make_v there_o at_o the_o first_o and_o there_o abram_n call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 8._o lord_n i._n e._n worship_v god_n by_o prayer_n and_o preach_v to_o his_o family_n gen._n 18._o 19_o and_o offer_v sacrifice_n see_v gen._n 4._o 26._o and_o 12._o 8._o 5._o and_o let_v also_o which_o go_v with_o abram_n have_v flock_n and_o herd_n and_o tent_n 6._o and_o the_o land_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v they_o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v together_o for_o their_o substance_n be_v great_a so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o dwell_v together_o 7._o and_o there_o be_v a_o strife_n between_o the_o herdsman_n of_o abraham_n cattle_n and_o the_o herdsman_n of_o lot_n cattle_n and_o the_o canaanite_n 40._o canaanite_n i._n e._n the_o canaanite_n as_o gen._n 12._o 6._o the_o singular_a number_n for_o the_o plural_a as_o psal._n 78._o 45._o and_o 105._o 33_o 40._o and_o the_o perizzite_n dwell_v then_o in_o the_o land_n land_n land_n i._n e._n be_v the_o lord_n and_o owner_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o abram_n and_o lot_n can_v not_o take_v what_o pasture_n they_o please_v but_o such_o as_o the_o other_o leave_v they_o which_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o their_o conveniency_n it_o may_v also_o be_v add_v as_o a_o reason_n of_o abram_n follow_v motion_n because_o that_o idolatrous_a people_n be_v present_a and_o diligent_o observe_v all_o their_o
of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o caldee_n to_o give_v thou_o this_o land_n to_o inherit_v it_o 8_o and_o he_o say_v lord_n god_n whereby_o shall_v i_o know_v 7._o know_v he_o ask_v a_o sign_n not_o out_o of_o distrust_n of_o god_n promise_n for_o he_o be_v strong_a in_o faith_n rom._n 4._o 20._o but_o for_o further_a assurance_n and_o confirmation_n of_o it_o and_o such_o a_o ask_n of_o a_o sign_n be_v not_o a_o unusual_a practice_n with_o good_a man_n as_o jud._n 6._o 37._o 2_o king_n 20._o 8._o nor_o be_v they_o reprove_v for_o it_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a ahaz_n be_v command_v to_o ask_v a_o sign_n and_o reprove_v for_o not_o ask_v it_o isa._n 7._o that_o i_o shall_v inherit_v it_o 9_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o take_v i_o service_n i_o take_v and_o offer_v at_o my_o command_n and_o for_o my_o service_n a_o heifer_n of_o three_o year_n old_a service_n old_a at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v perfect_a in_o stature_n and_o strength_n and_o therefore_o fit_a for_o god_n service_n and_o a_o shee-goat_n of_o three_o year_n old_a and_o a_o ram_n of_o three_o year_n old_a and_o a_o turtle-dove_n and_o a_o young_a pigeon_n law_n pigeon_n this_o and_o the_o other_o creature_n here_o follow_v and_o sacrifice_n be_v the_o same_o which_o afterward_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o levitical_a law_n 10_o and_o he_o follow_v he_o i._n e._n abram_n who_o by_o divine_a instinct_n and_o precept_n do_v all_o this_o which_o here_o follow_v take_v unto_o he_o all_o these_o and_o divide_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n author_n midst_n into_o two_o equal_a part_n this_o be_v do_v for_o two_o reason_n 1._o to_o represent_v the_o tear_a and_o distract_a condition_n in_o which_o his_o seed_n be_v to_o lie_v for_o a_o season_n 2._o to_o ratify_v god_n covenant_n with_o abram_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o this_o be_v a_o rite_n use_v in_o make_v covenant_n as_o appear_v both_o from_o scripture_n jer._n 34._o 18._o and_o other_o author_n and_o lay_v each_o piece_n one_o against_o another_o 17._o another_o partly_o to_o encourage_v hope_n that_o god_n will_v in_o his_o time_n put_v those_o part_n together_o and_o unite_v those_o dry_a bone_n to_o which_o the_o israelite_n be_v compare_v ezek._n 37._o and_o clothe_v they_o with_o flesh_n and_o partly_o that_o the_o person_n enter_v into_o covenant_n may_v pass_v between_o those_o part_n and_o so_o testify_v their_o union_n and_o conjunction_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sacrifice_n either_o because_o there_o be_v two_o bird_n and_o the_o one_o be_v lay_v against_o the_o other_o which_o answer_v to_o the_o division_n of_o the_o large_a creature_n or_o because_o they_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o covenant_n but_o be_v for_o the_o use_n of_o sacrifice_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v whole_a as_o afterward_o be_v prescribe_v levit._n 1._o 15_o 17._o but_o the_o bird_n divide_v he_o not_o x._o 11_o and_o when_o the_o fowl_n come_v down_o upon_o the_o carcase_n 17._o carcase_n to_o devour_v they_o whereby_o he_o signify_v either_o 1._o the_o disturbance_n and_o distraction_n which_o good_a man_n be_v expose_v to_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n from_o evil_a spirit_n and_o man_n or_o rather_o 2._o the_o great_a peril_n of_o abraham_n posterity_n who_o be_v not_o only_o tear_v in_o piece_n like_o these_o sacrifice_n but_o even_o the_o remainder_n of_o they_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o egyptian_n who_o king_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o eagle_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o bird_n of_o prey_n ezek._n 17._o abram_n drive_v they_o away_o people_n away_o by_o the_o blast_n of_o his_o mouth_n as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v represent_v abraham_n conquest_n over_o all_o his_o enemy_n by_o faith_n and_o prayer_n whereby_o he_o engage_v god_n to_o be_v the_o preserver_n and_o deliverer_n of_o his_o people_n 12_o and_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v go_v down_o a_o deep_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o abram_n representation_n abram_n partly_o natural_a from_o his_o labour_n in_o kill_v and_o sacrifice_v those_o creature_n and_o partly_o send_v upon_o he_o from_o god_n to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o follow_a representation_n and_o lo_o a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n fall_v upon_o he_o etc._n he_o i._n e._n he_o seem_v to_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o dreadful_a darkness_n which_o be_v either_o 1._o a_o token_n of_o god_n special_a presence_n compare_v 1_o king_n 8._o 12._o or_o 2._o a_o signification_n of_o the_o distress_a and_o doleful_a condition_n of_o abram_n seed_n for_o darkness_n in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_o mention_v as_o a_o emblem_n or_o sign_n of_o great_a misery_n as_o psal._n 88_o 6._o and_o 107._o 14_o etc._n etc._n 13._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o abram_n know_v of_o a_o surety_n 6._o surety_n act._n 7._o 6._o that_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o they_o 12._o they_o i._n e._n in_o canaan_n and_o egypt_n for_o though_o canaan_n be_v they_o by_o promise_n to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o after_o time_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o they_o by_o actual_a donation_n and_o possession_n but_o they_o be_v stranger_n in_o it_o gen_n 17._o 8._o psal._n 105._o 11_o 12._o and_o shall_v serve_v they_o and_o 11._o and_o exo._n 1._o 11._o they_o shall_v afflict_v they_o four_o hundred_o year_n expire_v year_n exact_o 405_o year_n but_o a_o small_a sum_n be_v common_o neglect_v in_o a_o great_a number_n both_o in_o sacred_a and_o profane_a writer_n there_o be_v 430_o year_n between_o the_o first_o promise_n or_o between_o the_o renew_n and_o confirm_v of_o the_o promise_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o isaac_n and_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n or_o god_n give_v of_o the_o law_n exod._n 12._o 40._o gal._n 3._o 17._o but_o part_n of_o this_o time_n abraham_n with_o his_o son_n isaac_n live_v in_o much_o honour_n and_o comfort_n but_o after_o isaac_n grow_v up_o the_o affliction_n here_o mention_v begin_v with_o isaac_n in_o canaan_n and_o continue_v to_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n in_o egypt_n till_o this_o time_n be_v expire_v 14._o and_o also_o that_o nation_n who_o they_o shall_v serve_v bondage_n serve_v i._n e._n egypt_n the_o principal_a seat_n of_o their_o servitude_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o their_o sore_a bondage_n will_v i_o judge_v elsewhere_o judge_v i._n e._n punish_v as_o that_o word_n be_v use_v psal._n 51._o 6._o obad._n v._n 21._o and_o elsewhere_o and_o afterward_o 37._o afterward_o exo._n 12._o 36._o psal._n 105._o 37._o shall_v they_o come_v out_o with_o great_a substance_n 37._o substance_n the_o accomplishment_n whereof_o see_v exod._n 3._o 22._o and_o 11._o 2._o and_o 12._o 35_o 37._o 15._o and_o thou_o shall_v go_v to_o thy_o father_n soul_n father_n i._n e._n either_o 1._o into_o heaven_n where_o thy_o godly_a progenitor_n be_v go_v or_o 2._o into_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o all_o thy_o father_n be_v go_v before_o thou_o this_o may_v seem_v more_o probable_a at_o least_o in_o this_o place_n partly_o because_o this_o or_o the_o like_a phrase_n be_v indifferent_o use_v concern_v good_a and_o bad_a man_n see_v gen._n 25._o 8._o psal._n 49._o 19_o partly_o because_o this_o phrase_n be_v so_o expound_v act._n 13._o 36._o he_o i._n e._n david_n be_v lay_v to_o his_o father_n and_o for_o that_o be_v see_v corruption_n partly_o because_o some_o of_o abram_n father_n and_o particular_o nahor_n his_o grandfather_n who_o live_v and_o die_v a_o idolater_n can_v with_o any_o warrant_n from_o scripture_n be_v presume_v to_o be_v go_v to_o the_o place_n of_o blessedness_n in_o their_o soul_n in_o peace_n decease_n peace_n free_a from_o those_o affliction_n which_o shall_v come_v upon_o thy_o posterity_n after_o thy_o decease_n thou_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n 16_o but_o in_o the_o four_o generation_n other_o generation_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 400_o year_n mention_v v._o 13._o a_o generation_n be_v at_o that_o time_n reckon_v at_o one_o hundred_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o or_o in_o the_o four_o generation_n number_v from_o their_o go_v into_o egypt_n or_o from_o their_o leave_v canaan_n which_o may_v possible_o be_v employ_v by_o these_o word_n they_o shall_v come_v hither_o so_o caleb_n be_v the_o four_o from_o judah_n and_o moses_n the_o four_o from_o levi_n and_o so_o doubtless_o many_o other_o they_o shall_v come_v hither_o again_o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o amorite_n 13._o amorite_n i._n e._n of_o the_o people_n inhabit_v canaan_n and_o the_o amorites_n one_o of_o those_o people_n v._o 21._o be_v here_o put_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o gen._n 48._o 22._o 1_o king_n 21._o 26._o 2_o king_n 21._o 2._o amos_n 2._o 10._o either_o because_o they_o be_v the_o great_a and_o stout_a of_o all_o amos_n 2._o 9_o or_o because_o abram_n dwell_v among_o that_o people_n gen._n 13._o 18._o
afterward_o give_v to_o they_o which_o make_v it_o no_o loss_n but_o a_o great_a convenience_n and_o advantage_n to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o chief_a wife_n to_o have_v their_o half-brethren_n the_o son_n of_o the_o concubine_n seat_v so_o near_o to_o they_o which_o abraham_n have_v abraham_n give_v gift_n and_o send_v they_o away_o from_o isaac_n his_o son_n corruption_n son_n partly_o that_o the_o entire_a possession_n of_o that_o land_n may_v be_v reserve_v to_o the_o child_n of_o isaac_n and_o partly_o lest_o nearness_n of_o relation_n join_v with_o cohabitation_n or_o neighbourhood_n shall_v beget_v a_o great_a familiarity_n between_o they_o whereby_o isaac_n seed_n be_v likely_a to_o be_v infect_v by_o their_o brethren_n who_o degeneration_n and_o apostasy_n abraham_n may_v easy_o foresee_v from_o the_o evil_a inclination_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o god_n exclusion_n of_o they_o from_o that_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o life_n which_o be_v the_o only_a effectual_a remedy_n against_o that_o powerful_a and_o universal_a corruption_n while_o he_o yet_o live_v eastward_o unto_o the_o east-country_n 3._o east-country_n into_o arabia_n and_o other_o part_n of_o asia_n the_o great_a which_o be_v situate_a eastward_o from_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n where_o abraham_n now_o be_v whence_o these_o people_n be_v oft_o call_v the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n as_o judg._n 6._o 3._o and_o 7._o 12._o job_n 1._o 3._o 7_o and_o these_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n of_o abraham_n life_n which_o he_o live_v a_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o fifteen_o year_n 8_o then_o abraham_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n intimate_v ghost_n his_o soul_n be_v not_o require_v of_o he_o as_o it_o be_v of_o that_o fool_n luk._n 12._o 20._o not_o force_v from_o he_o by_o sharp_a and_o violent_a disease_n but_o be_v quiet_o easy_o and_o cheerful_o yield_v up_o by_o he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o merciful_a god_n and_o father_n as_o the_o word_n intimate_v and_o die_v in_o a_o good_a etc._n good_a good_a both_o gracious_o his_o hoary_a head_n be_v find_v in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n and_o natural_o free_a from_o the_o manifold_a infirmity_n and_o calamity_n of_o old_a age_n of_o which_o see_v eccles._n 12._o 1._o etc._n etc._n old_a age_n a_o old_a man_n and_o full_a of_o 29._o of_o or_o day_n see_v chap._n 35._o 29._o year_n child_n year_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v only_o full_a or_o satisfy_v but_o you_o must_v understand_v with_o day_n or_o year_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v full_o express_v gen._n 35._o 29._o 1_o chron._n 23._o 1._o and_o 29._o 28._o job_n 42._o 17._o jer._n 6._o 11._o when_o he_o have_v live_v as_o long_o as_o he_o desire_v be_v in_o some_o sort_n weary_a of_o life_n and_o desirous_a to_o be_v dissolve_v or_o full_a of_o all_o good_a as_o the_o chaldee_n render_v it_o satisfy_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o naphtali_n deut._n 33._o 23._o with_o favour_n and_o full_a with_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o himself_o and_o upon_o his_o child_n and_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n 10._o people_n to_o his_o godly_a progenitour_n the_o former_a patriarch_n to_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o just_a in_o heaven_n heb._n 12._o 23._o in_o regard_n of_o his_o soul_n for_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v not_o join_v with_o they_o in_o the_o place_n of_o burial_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v isa._n 14._o 20._o but_o bury_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n where_o only_o sarahs_n body_n lay_v and_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o this_o phrase_n be_v use_v of_o none_o but_o good_a man_n of_o which_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o full_o persuade_v that_o from_o this_o very_a expression_n use_v concern_v ishmael_n here_o below_o ver_fw-la 17._o they_o infer_v his_o repentance_n and_o salvation_n see_v this_o phrase_n gen._n 15._o 15._o and_o 49._o 29._o numb_a 20._o 24._o and_o 27._o 13._o judg._n 2._o 10._o 9_o and_o his_o son_n isaac_n and_o ishmael_n express_v ishmael_n for_o ishmael_n though_o banish_v from_o his_o father_n house_n live_v in_o a_o place_n not_o very_o far_o from_o he_o and_o as_o no_o doubt_n he_o receive_v many_o favour_n from_o his_o father_n after_o his_o departure_n which_o be_v imply_v here_o ver_fw-la 6._o though_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v elsewhere_o so_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o have_v a_o true_a respect_n and_o affection_n to_o his_o father_n which_o he_o here_o express_v bury_v he_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n in_o the_o field_n of_o ephron_n the_o son_n of_o zohar_n the_o hittite_n which_o be_v before_o mamre_o 10_o 16._o 10_o chap._n 23._o 16._o the_o field_n which_o abraham_n purchase_v of_o the_o son_n of_o heth_n there_o be_v abraham_n bury_v and_o sarah_n his_o wife_n 11_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n that_o god_n bless_v his_o son_n isaac_n and_o isaac_n dwell_v by_o the_o 62._o the_o chap._n 16._o 14._o and_o 24._o 62._o well_o lahairoi_a 12_o now_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o ishmael_n 20._o ishmael_n here_o record_v as_o a_o evidence_n of_o god_n faithfulness_n in_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 16._o 10._o and_o 17._o 20._o abraham_n son_n who_o hagar_n the_o egyptian_a sarahs_n handmaid_n bare_a unto_o abraham_n 13_o and_o 29._o and_o 1_o chron._n 1._o 29._o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n by_o their_o name_n according_a to_o their_o generation_n the_o first-born_a of_o ishmael_n nebajoth_o nabathea_n nebajoth_o of_o who_o see_v isa._n 60._o 7._o from_o who_o part_n of_o arabia_n be_v call_v nabathea_n and_o kedar_n arabia_n kedar_n of_o who_o see_v psal._n 120._o 5._o isa._n 21._o 16._o jer._n 49._o 28._o the_o father_n of_o those_o call_v cedraei_fw-la or_o cedareni_fw-la in_o arabia_n and_o adbeel_n and_o mibsam_n 14_o and_o mishma_n and_o dumah_n idumean_n dumah_n from_o he_o dumah_n isa._n 21._o 11._o or_o dumatha_n a_o place_n in_o arabia_n seem_v to_o have_v receive_v its_o name_n other_o make_v he_o the_o father_n of_o the_o idumean_n and_o massa_n 15_o 30._o 15_o or_o hadad_n 1_o chron._n 1._o 30._o hadar_n and_o tema_n 23._o tema_n he_o give_v his_o name_n to_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o tema_n or_o teman_fw-mi job_n 2._o 11._o and_o 6._o 19_o jer._n 25._o 23._o jetur_fw-la 19_o jetur_fw-la the_o father_n of_o the_o iturean_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o 1_o chron._n 5._o 19_o naphish_o and_o kedemah_n 16_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n and_o these_o be_v their_o name_n by_o their_o town_n and_o by_o their_o castle_n 20._o castle_n chap._n 17._o 20._o twelve_o prince_n according_a to_o their_o nation_n 17_o and_o these_o be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o life_n of_o ishmael_n a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o seven_o year_n and_o he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o die_v and_o be_v gather_v unto_o his_o people_n 18_o and_o they_o dwell_v from_o havilah_n unto_o shur_n that_o be_v before_o egypt_n as_o thou_o go_v towards_o assyria_n assyria_n assyria_n i._n e._n on_o that_o part_n or_o side_n of_o egypt_n which_o lead_v to_o assyria_n and_o he_o 9_o he_o heb._n fall_v 2_o sam._n 21._o 9_o die_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n west_n brethren_n his_o brethren_n survive_v he_o and_o be_v his_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o have_v conversation_n with_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o life_n so_o now_o they_o do_v he_o honour_n at_o his_o death_n but_o this_o translation_n and_o interpretation_n may_v seem_v improbable_a 1._o because_o his_o death_n be_v relate_v for_o 17._o and_o will_v not_o be_v so_o present_o repeat_v 2._o because_o the_o forego_n word_n in_o this_o verse_n speak_v not_o of_o his_o death_n but_o of_o his_o dwell_n to_o which_o these_o word_n do_v very_o well_o agree_v for_o what_o we_o translate_v and_o he_o die_v be_v common_o render_v and_o he_o fall_v or_o it_o fall_v and_o be_v most_o common_o use_v concern_v a_o lot_n whereby_o man_n portion_n be_v design_v and_o divide_v as_o levit._n 16._o 9_o 10._o numb_a 33._o 54._o jos._n 16._o 1._o and_o so_o the_o sense_n may_v be_v it_o fall_v i._n e._n that_o country_n fall_v to_o he_o and_o he_o or_o he_o lay_v or_o be_v stretch_v out_o or_o post_v himself_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v use_v judg._n 7._o 12._o i_o e._n he_o dwell_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o brethren_n and_o so_o indeed_o his_o country_n lie_v between_o the_o child_n of_o keturah_n on_o the_o east_n and_o the_o child_n of_o isaac_n and_o israel_n on_o the_o west_n 19_o and_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o isaac_n abraham_n son_n 2._o son_n matth._n 1._o 2._o abraham_n beget_v isaac_n 20_o and_o isaac_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o take_v rebekah_n to_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o bethuel_n
but_o such_o as_o be_v allowable_a between_o husband_n and_o wife_n see_v deut._n 24._o 5._o prov._n 5._o 18_o 19_o but_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o conjugal_a act_n may_v easy_o be_v gather_v from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n which_o be_v open_a to_o abimelech_n view_v and_o therefore_o that_o be_v not_o consistent_a either_o with_o isaac_n modesty_n or_o with_o his_o prudence_n because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v her_o thought_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n 9_o and_o abimelech_n call_v isaac_n and_o say_v behold_v of_o a_o surety_n she_o be_v thy_o wife_n and_o how_o say_v thou_o she_o be_v my_o sister_n and_o isaac_n say_v unto_o he_o because_o i_o say_v lest_o i_o die_v for_o she_o 10_o and_o abimelech_n say_v what_o be_v this_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o we_o one_o of_o the_o people_n may_v light_o have_v lie_v with_o thy_o wife_n one_o wife_n because_o the_o heathen_n esteem_v fornication_n either_o no_o sin_n or_o a_o very_a little_a one_o and_o ââ¦_n and_o chap._n 20._o ââ¦_n thou_o shall_v have_v bring_v sin_n bring_v heb._n sin_n guiltiness_n upon_o we_o sin_n we_o the_o guilt_n of_o adultery_n which_o be_v heinous_a and_o formidable_a even_o among_o the_o heathen_n and_o especial_o here_o because_o it_o be_v fresh_a in_o memory_n how_o fore_o god_n have_v punish_v abimelech_n and_o all_o his_o family_n only_o for_o a_o intention_n of_o adultery_n gen._n 20._o note_v here_o they_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o their_o ignorance_n have_v not_o be_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n for_o their_o sin_n 11_o and_o abimelech_n charge_v all_o his_o people_n say_v he_o that_o touch_v 29._o touch_v i._n e._n hurt_v or_o injure_v so_o that_o word_n be_v use_v for_o 29._o and_o jos._n 9_o 19_o psal._n 105._o 15._o zech._n 2._o 8._o and_o be_v apply_v to_o a_o woman_n it_o be_v use_v for_o the_o defile_n or_o humble_v of_o she_o as_o gen._n 20._o 6._o prov._n 6._o 29._o this_o man_n or_o his_o wife_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 12_o then_o isaac_n sow_v in_o that_o land_n afterward_o land_n either_o in_o the_o ground_n which_o he_o have_v hire_v of_o the_o right_a owner_n or_o in_o some_o ground_n which_o lay_v neglect_v and_o therefore_o be_v free_a to_o the_o first_o occupier_n which_o be_v not_o strange_a in_o that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o country_n be_v not_o so_o numerous_a as_o afterward_o and_o ãâã_d and_o heb._n ãâã_d receive_v in_o the_o same_o year_n a_o hundred_o fold_n scarcity_n fold_n i._n e._n a_o hundred_o time_n as_o much_o as_o he_o sow_v the_o same_o degree_n of_o increase_n be_v intimate_v mitth_z 13._o 8._o and_o affirm_v sometime_o of_o other_o place_n by_o heathen_a writer_n but_o than_o it_o be_v in_o a_o better_a soil_n and_o season_n then_o this_o be_v for_o this_o be_v a_o time_n of_o famine_n or_o scarcity_n and_o the_o lord_n bless_v he_o 13_o and_o the_o man_n wax_v great_a and_o ãâã_d and_o heb._n ãâã_d ãâã_d go_v forward_o and_o grow_v until_o he_o become_v very_o great_a 14_o for_o he_o have_v possession_n of_o slock_n and_o possession_n of_o herd_n and_o great_a store_n of_o husbandry_n of_o or_o husbandry_n servant_n 12._o servant_n or_o rather_o of_o husbandry_n as_o this_o word_n be_v elsewhere_o use_v of_o corn_n field_n vineyard_n etc._n etc._n for_o he_o be_v describe_v his_o riches_n which_o then_o consist_v in_o the_o two_o thing_n here_o express_v cattle_n and_o land_n which_o he_o diligent_o and_o successful_o manage_v ver_fw-la 12._o and_o the_o philistine_n envy_v he_o 15_o for_o all_o the_o well_n 30._o well_n chap._n 21._o 30._o which_o his_o father_n servant_n have_v dig_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n his_o father_n the_o philistine_n have_v stop_v they_o and_o fill_v they_o with_o earth_n 16_o and_o abimelech_n say_v unto_o isaac_n go_v from_o we_o for_o 9_o for_o exod._n 1._o 9_o thou_o be_v much_o mighty_a than_o we_o enemy_n we_o which_o breed_v envy_n and_o jealousy_n and_o fear_v among_o my_o subject_n and_o may_v occasion_v great_a mischief_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a that_o we_o shall_v part_v friend_n than_o by_o continue_v together_o be_v turn_v into_o enemy_n 17_o and_o isaac_n depart_v thence_o and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o gerar_n and_o dwell_v there_o 18_o and_o isaac_n dig_v again_o the_o well_n of_o water_n up_o water_n for_o though_o there_o may_v be_v a_o brook_n there_o probable_o it_o be_v but_o little_a and_o soon_o dry_v up_o which_o they_o have_v dig_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n his_o father_n they_o father_n he_o dig_v those_o rather_o than_o new_a one_o partly_o to_o keep_v up_o his_o father_n memory_n and_o partly_o because_o he_o have_v most_o right_a to_o they_o and_o other_o less_o cause_n of_o quarrel_n with_o he_o about_o they_o for_o the_o philistine_n have_v stop_v they_o after_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n and_o he_o call_v their_o name_n after_o the_o name_n by_o which_o his_o father_n have_v call_v they_o 19_o and_o isaac_n servant_n dig_v in_o the_o valley_n and_o find_v there_o a_o well_o of_o live_v of_o heb._n live_v spring_a water_n 20_o and_o the_o herdsman_n of_o gerar_n do_v strive_v with_o isaac_n herdsman_n say_v the_o water_n be_v we_o use_n we_o because_o dig_v in_o our_o soil_n which_o be_v no_o good_a argument_n because_o he_o dig_v it_o by_o their_o consent_n or_o permission_n at_o his_o own_o charge_n and_o for_o his_o own_o use_n and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o well_o contention_n well_o that_o be_v contention_n esek_n because_o they_o strive_v with_o he_o 21_o and_o they_o dig_v another_o well_o and_o strive_v for_o that_o also_o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o it_o hatred_n it_o that_o be_v hatred_n sitnah_n 22_o and_o he_o remove_v from_o thence_o and_o dig_v another_o well_o and_o for_o that_o they_o strive_v not_o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o it_o room_n it_o that_o be_v room_n rehoboth_n and_o he_o say_v for_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v room_n for_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v fruitful_a in_o the_o land_n 23_o and_o he_o go_v up_o from_o thence_o to_o beer-sheba_a thence_o beer-sheba_a where_o he_o live_v before_o the_o famine_n drive_v he_o thence_o 24_o and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o the_o same_o night_n and_o say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n thy_o father_n fear_v not_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o and_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o multiply_v thy_o seed_n for_o my_o servant_n abraham_n sake_n 25_o and_o he_o 18._o he_o chap._n 12._o 7._o and_o 13._o 18._o build_v a_o altar_n there_o and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n there_o and_o there_o isaac_n servant_n dig_v a_o well_o 26_o then_o abimelech_n go_v to_o he_o from_o gerar_n and_o a_o huzzath_v one_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o phicol_n be_v phicol_n this_o may_v be_v either_o 1._o the_o title_n of_o a_o office_n for_o the_o word_n signify_v the_o mouth_n of_o all_o or_o he_o by_o who_o all_o the_o people_n be_v to_o present_v their_o address_n to_o the_o king_n and_o receive_v the_o king_n command_n or_o 2._o the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n and_o then_o this_o may_v be_v the_o son_n of_o he_o mention_v gââ¦_n 21._o 32._o call_v by_o his_o father_n name_n as_o abimelech_n also_o be_v the_o chief_a captain_n of_o his_o army_n 27_o and_o isaac_n say_v unto_o they_o wherefore_o come_v you_o to_o i_o see_v you_o hate_v i_o and_o have_v send_v i_o away_o from_o you_o 28_o and_o they_o say_v see_v say_v heb._n ãâã_d we_o see_v we_o see_v certain_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o we_o say_v let_v there_o be_v now_o a_o oath_n betwixt_o we_o even_o betwixt_o we_o and_o thou_o and_o let_v we_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o 29_o etc._n 29_o heb_fw-mi if_z ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n that_o thou_o will_v do_v we_o no_o hurt_n as_o we_o have_v not_o touch_v thou_o 11._o thou_o to_o wit_n so_o as_o to_o injure_v or_o hurt_v thou_o as_o above_z ver_fw-la 11._o and_o as_o we_o have_v do_v unto_o thou_o nothing_o but_o good_a and_o have_v send_v thou_o away_o in_o peace_n thou_o be_v now_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n increase_v lord_n or_o o_o thou_o who_o be_v now_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n who_o god_n have_v enrich_v with_o great_a and_o manifold_a blessing_n which_o we_o do_v not_o take_v away_o from_o thou_o as_o we_o can_v easy_o have_v do_v but_o thou_o do_v still_o enjoy_v they_o and_o now_o be_v as_o thou_o be_v among_o we_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n or_o see_v god_n have_v bless_v thou_o it_o will_v not_o become_v thou_o to_o curse_v we_o or_o to_o bear_v any_o grudge_n against_o we_o for_o that_o
solid_a ground_n so_o this_o reason_n seem_v to_o have_v but_o little_a weight_n in_o it_o both_o because_o though_o this_o history_n immediate_o follow_v his_o descent_n from_o mount_n gilead_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v do_v some_o competent_a time_n after_o it_o and_o because_o jacob_n in_o his_o journey_n to_o those_o part_n where_o his_o father_n isaac_n live_v and_o whither_o he_o be_v go_v be_v still_o draw_v near_o and_o near_o to_o esau._n 4_o and_o he_o command_v they_o say_v thus_o shall_v you_o speak_v unto_o my_o lord_n 29._o lord_n which_o title_n be_v but_o a_o civil_a respect_n common_o give_v in_o scripture_n to_o such_o person_n as_o have_v no_o authority_n nor_o superiority_n over_o they_o who_o use_v it_o as_o gen._n 23._o 6._o and_o 24._o 18._o jacob_n do_v not_o hereby_o renounce_v his_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n which_o be_v devolve_v upon_o he_o nor_o return_v it_o to_o esau._n nor_n if_o he_o do_v hereby_o acknowledge_v esau_n his_o superior_a for_o the_o present_a will_v this_o have_v be_v injurious_a to_o that_o right_n because_o jacob_n be_v not_o yet_o in_o actual_a possession_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o commence_v till_o his_o father_n death_n and_o indeed_o do_v more_o belong_v to_o his_o posterity_n than_o to_o his_o person_n and_o as_o to_o his_o person_n do_v more_o respect_n his_o spiritual_a advantage_n than_o his_o worldly_a greatness_n see_v gen._n 27._o 29._o esau_n thy_o servant_n jacob_n say_v thus_o i_o have_v sojourn_v with_o laban_n and_o stay_v there_o until_o now_o envy_n now_o as_o a_o stranger_n and_o exile_n and_o so_o a_o more_o proper_a object_n for_o thy_o pity_n then_o for_o thy_o envy_n 5_o and_o i_o have_v ox_n and_o ass_n flock_n and_o man-servant_n and_o women-servant_n family_n women-servant_n yet_o in_o my_o exile_n god_n have_v bless_v i_o with_o a_o competency_n of_o worldly_a good_n and_o therefore_o i_o be_o not_o likely_a to_o be_v either_o a_o burden_n to_o thou_o or_o a_o disgrace_n to_o our_o family_n and_o i_o have_v send_v to_o tell_v my_o lord_n affair_n lord_n to_o acquaint_v he_o with_o my_o come_n and_o with_o the_o state_n of_o my_o affair_n that_o i_o may_v find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n future_a sight_n that_o i_o may_v obtain_v pardon_n for_o my_o former_a error_n and_o thy_o favour_n and_o friendship_n for_o the_o future_a 6_o and_o the_o messenger_n return_v to_o jacob_n say_v we_o come_v to_o thy_o brother_n esau_n 7._o esau_n who_o give_v they_o but_o a_o imperfect_a and_o a_o doubtful_a answer_n as_o appear_v from_o jacobs_n fear_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o also_o 1._o also_o chap._n 33._o 1._o he_o come_v to_o meet_v thou_o and_o four_o hundred_o man_n with_o he_o mind_n he_o which_o he_o bring_v either_o as_o his_o usual_a guard_n he_o be_v then_o a_o great_a man_n in_o those_o part_n or_o in_o ostentation_n of_o his_o power_n and_o greatness_n in_o spite_n of_o all_o the_o injury_n which_o his_o father_n or_o brother_n do_v he_o or_o because_o at_o first_o he_o design_v mischief_n to_o jacob_n as_o may_v seem_v by_o his_o dismiss_v of_o his_o messenger_n without_o any_o testimony_n of_o his_o favour_n though_o afterward_o upon_o jacobs_n prayer_n god_n change_v his_o mind_n 7_o then_o jacob_n be_v great_o afraid_a mercy_n afraid_a notwithstanding_o the_o renew_a promise_n of_o god_n and_o the_o late_a apparition_n of_o angel_n wherein_o he_o show_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o which_o god_n leave_v he_o for_o his_o trial_n and_o exercise_n and_o to_o quicken_v he_o to_o prayer_n that_o so_o god_n may_v have_v more_o glory_n and_o he_o more_o comfort_n in_o the_o mercy_n and_o distress_a and_o he_o divide_v the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o and_o the_o flock_n and_o herd_n and_o the_o camel_n into_o two_o band_n 8_o and_o say_v if_o esau_n come_v to_o the_o one_o company_n and_o smite_v it_o than_o the_o other_o company_n which_o be_v leave_v shall_v escape_v slaughter_n escape_v either_o by_o flight_n or_o because_o he_o suppose_v esau_n revenge_n will_v be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o first_o slaughter_n 9_o and_o jacob_n say_v o_o god_n comfort_n god_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o jacob_n direct_v his_o prayer_n to_o god_n immediate_o and_o not_o to_o the_o angel_n though_o now_o if_o ever_o he_o have_v reason_n and_o obligation_n to_o do_v so_o from_o their_o visible_a apparition_n to_o he_o for_o his_o succour_n and_o comfort_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o god_n of_o my_o father_n isaac_n the_o lord_n which_o say_v unto_o i_o 13._o i_o chap._n 31._o 13._o return_v unto_o thy_o country_n and_o to_o thy_o kindred_n and_o i_o will_v deal_v well_o with_o thou_o 10_o etc._n 10_o heb._n i_o be_o leââ¦t_v then_o all_o etc._n etc._n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o all_o the_o mercy_n and_o of_o all_o the_o truth_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o thy_o servant_n thou_o servant_n in_o fulfil_v thy_o promise_n make_v to_o i_o and_o much_o more_o be_o i_o unworthy_a of_o those_o further_a mercy_n which_o i_o be_o now_o about_o to_o beg_v of_o thou_o for_o with_o my_o staff_n support_n staff_n have_v nothing_o with_o i_o but_o my_o travel_a staff_n for_o my_o support_n i_o pass_v over_o this_o jordan_n ever_o jordan_n ââ¦_n that_o jordan_n either_o which_o i_o now_o see_v as_o be_v at_o this_o time_n upon_o a_o high_a hill_n or_o which_o my_o mind_n be_v set_v upon_o as_o that_o river_n which_o i_o be_o go_v to_o repass_v that_o i_o may_v go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o to_o that_o good_a land_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v to_o i_o and_o i_o for_o ever_o and_o now_o i_o be_o become_v two_o band_n 7._o band_n or_o two_o troop_n or_o company_n into_o which_o he_o have_v now_o divide_v his_o people_n and_o cattle_n ver_fw-la 7._o 11_o deliver_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o brother_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o esau_n for_o i_o fear_v he_o lest_o he_o will_v come_v and_o smite_v i_o and_o the_o mother_n upon_o mother_n heb._n upon_o with_o the_o child_n 14._o child_n a_o proverbial_a speech_n note_v a_o total_a destruction_n compare_v deut._n 22._o 6._o hos._n 10._o 14._o 12_o and_o 14._o and_o chap._n 28._o 13_o 14._o thou_o say_v i_o will_v sure_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o make_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o can_v be_v number_v for_o multitude_n 13_o and_o he_o lodge_v there_o that_o same_o night_n and_o take_v of_o that_o which_o come_v to_o his_o hand_n make_v hand_n either_o that_o which_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o power_n or_o rather_o that_o which_o be_v near_a at_o hand_n and_o most_o ready_a for_o he_o because_o the_o approach_a night_n and_o his_o own_o great_a fear_n give_v he_o not_o leave_v to_o make_v so_o scrupulcus_fw-la a_o choice_n as_o otherwise_o he_o will_v have_v make_v a_o present_a for_o esau_n his_o brother_n 14_o two_o hundred_o she-goat_n and_o twenty_o he-goat_n two_o hundred_o ewe_n and_o twenty_o ram_n 15_o thirty_o milch_n camel_n with_o their_o colt_n forty_o kine_n and_o ten_o bull_n twenty_o she-ass_n and_o ten_o foal_v 16_o and_o he_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n every_o drove_n by_o themselves_o and_o say_v unto_o his_o servant_n pass_v over_o before_o i_o and_o put_v a_o space_n betwixt_o drove_n and_o drive_v he_o drive_v that_o his_o gift_n may_v be_v represent_v to_o esau_n with_o most_o advantage_n and_o his_o mind_n may_v by_o little_a and_o little_o be_v sweeten_v towards_o he_o 17_o and_o he_o command_v the_o foremost_a say_v when_o esau_n my_o brother_n meet_v thou_o and_o ask_v thou_o say_v who_o art_n thou_o and_o whither_o go_v thou_o and_o who_o be_v these_o before_o thou_o 18_o then_o thou_o shall_v say_v they_o be_v thy_o servant_n jacob_n it_o be_v a_o present_a send_v unto_o my_o lord_n esau_n and_o behold_v also_o he_o be_v behind_o we_o favour_n we_o come_v to_o see_v thy_o face_n and_o beg_v thy_o favour_n 19_o and_o so_o command_v he_o the_o second_o and_o the_o three_o and_o all_o that_o follow_v the_o drove_n say_v on_o this_o manner_n shall_v you_o speak_v unto_o esau_n when_o you_o find_v he_o 20_o and_o say_v you_o moreover_o behold_v thy_o servant_n jacob_n be_v behind_o we_o for_o he_o say_v i_o will_v appease_v he_o 14._o he_o heb._n appease_v or_o allay_v his_o anger_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n panim_fw-la signify_v both_o anger_n as_o psal._n 21._o 9_o and_o 34._o 16._o and_o face_n as_o every_o where_o because_o a_o man_n anger_n be_v most_o discernible_a in_o his_o face_n or_o countenance_n prov._n 21._o 14._o with_o the_o present_a that_o go_v before_o i_o and_o afterward_o i_o will_v see_v his_o face_n peradventure_o he_o will_v accept_v face_n accept_v heb_fw-mi my_o face_n of_o
hand_n he_o that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o my_o right_a hand_n benjamin_n age_n benjamin_n either_o as_o near_o and_o dear_a and_o precious_a to_o he_o as_o his_o right_a hand_n which_o be_v both_o more_o useful_a and_o more_o honourable_a than_o the_o left_a see_v psal._n 80._o 17._o or_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n the_o staff_n stay_v and_o comfort_n of_o his_o old_a age_n 19_o and_o 7._o and_o chap._n 48._o 7._o rachel_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o way_n to_o ephrath_n 12._o ephrath_n not_o in_o the_o city_n though_o that_o be_v near_o for_o in_o ancient_a time_n their_o sepulcher_n be_v not_o in_o the_o place_n of_o resort_n but_o in_o separate_a place_n and_o out_o of_o city_n see_v mat._n 27._o 60._o luk._n 7._o 12._o which_o be_v bethlehem_n 20_o and_o jacob_n set_v a_o pillar_n resurrection_n pillar_n as_o a_o monument_n or_o memorial_n of_o her_o life_n and_o death_n and_o as_o a_o testimony_n of_o her_o future_a resurrection_n upon_o her_o grave_n that_o be_v the_o pillar_n of_o rachel_n grave_n unto_o this_o day_n 15._o day_n i._n e._n unto_o the_o time_n wherein_o moses_n write_v this_o book_n and_o long_o after_o see_v 1_o sam._n 10._o 2._o jeââ¦_n 31._o 15._o 21_o and_o israel_n journey_v and_o spread_v his_o tent_n beyond_o the_o tower_n of_o edar_fw-la 8._o edar_fw-la or_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o flock_n a_o place_n where_o be_v excellent_a pasture_n see_v mich._n 4._o 8._o 22_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o israel_n dwell_v in_o that_o land_n that_o reuben_n go_v and_o 1._o and_o chap._n 49._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 1._o lay_v with_o bilhah_n his_o father_n concubine_n 1._o concubine_n a_o horrid_a incest_n for_o concubine_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o wife_n see_v gen._n 22._o 24._o and_o 25._o 1._o and_o israel_n hear_v it_o it_o it_o and_o doubtless_o sad_o resent_v it_o both_o in_o reuben_n as_o appear_v from_o gen._n 49._o 4._o 1_o chron._n 5._o 1_o 2._o and_o in_o bilhah_n who_o bed_n without_o question_n he_o forsake_v upon_o it_o as_o afterward_o david_n do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n see_v 2_o sam._n 16._o 22._o and_o 20._o 3._o yet_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o jacobs_n reproof_n of_o it_o nor_o any_o censure_n of_o moses_n add_v to_o it_o possible_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o approve_v of_o every_o fact_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n without_o censure_n and_o that_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o professor_n of_o religion_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v silent_o bewail_v then_o public_o reproach_v leave_v religion_n shall_v suffer_v by_o it_o now_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v twelve_o tribe_n twelve_o which_o be_v head_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n therefore_o his_o daughter_n dinah_n be_v not_o here_o mention_v because_o she_o be_v not_o the_o head_n of_o a_o tribe_n 23_o the_o son_n of_o leah_n 2._o leah_n chap._n 46._o 8._o exod._n 1._o 2._o reuben_n jacob_n first-born_a and_o simeon_n and_o levi_n and_o judah_n and_o issachar_n and_o zebulun_n 24_o the_o son_n of_o rachel_n joseph_n and_o benjamin_n 25_o and_o the_o son_n of_o bilhah_n rachel_n handmaid_n dan_n and_o naphtali_n 26_o and_o the_o son_n of_o zilpah_n leahs_n handmaid_n gad_n and_o asher_n these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n which_o be_v bear_v to_o he_o in_o padan-aram_n 5._o padan-aram_n all_o but_o benjamin_n who_o must_v in_o all_o reason_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v except_v here_o because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v elsewhere_o above_o ver_fw-la 16._o but_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a synecdoche_n whereby_o that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o all_o in_o gross_a which_o belong_v to_o the_o great_a part_n see_v gen._n 15._o 13._o and_o 46._o 15._o exod._n 12._o 40._o judg._n 20._o 46._o john_n 20._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 5._o 27_o and_o jacob_n come_v unto_o isaac_n 7._o isaac_n either_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o estate_n to_o dwell_v with_o he_o or_o rather_o in_o person_n to_o visit_v his_o sick_a and_o die_a father_n for_o otherwise_o jacob_n have_v be_v ten_o year_n near_o his_o father_n no_o doubt_n he_o have_v oft_o visit_v he_o and_o carry_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n thither_o though_o scripture_n be_v silent_a in_o this_o particular_a but_o they_o can_v not_o live_v together_o because_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o estate_n as_o it_o happen_v with_o other_o see_v gen._n 13._o 6._o and_o 36._o 7._o his_o father_n unto_o 2._o unto_o chap._n 13._o 18._o and_o 23._o 2._o mamre_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o arbah_n which_o be_v hebron_n where_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n sojourn_v 28_o and_o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o year_n 29_o and_o isaac_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o die_v and_o be_v 8._o be_v chap._n 15._o 15._o and_o 25._o 8._o gather_v unto_o his_o people_n 8._o people_n either_o to_o the_o society_n of_o the_o dead_a or_o to_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o just_a see_v gen._n 15._o 15._o and_o 25._o 8._o be_v old_a and_o full_a of_o day_n and_o his_o son_n esau_n and_o jacob_n bury_v he_o chap._n xxxvi_o 1_o now_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o esau_n 7._o esau_n they_o be_v here_o mention_v partly_o to_o show_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o father_n blessing_n chap._n 27._o 39_o partly_o that_o the_o israelite_n may_v be_v admonish_v to_o treat_v the_o edomite_n like_o brethren_n and_o not_o to_o invade_v their_o land_n see_v deut._n 23._o 7._o who_o be_v edom._n 2_o esau_n take_v his_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n adah_n the_o daughter_n of_o elon_n the_o hittite_n and_o 25._o and_o ver_fw-la 25._o aholibamah_n the_o daughter_n of_o anah_n the_o daughter_n of_o zibeon_n the_o hivite_n adoption_n hivite_n if_o this_o account_n be_v compare_v with_o that_o gen._n 26._o 34._o we_o shall_v find_v some_o difficulty_n which_o yet_o admit_v of_o a_o easy_a reconciliation_n if_o these_o thing_n be_v consider_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v very_o usual_a and_o confess_v by_o all_o that_o the_o same_o person_n be_v oft_o call_v by_o several_a name_n 2._o that_o the_o name_n of_o some_o person_n be_v in_o scripture_n give_v to_o other_o because_o of_o a_o great_a resemblance_n between_o they_o upon_o which_o account_n the_o parent_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v call_v amorites_n and_o hittites_n ezek._n 16._o 3._o and_o the_o governor_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v call_v the_o ruler_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n isa._n 1._o 10._o and_o john_n the_o baptist_n be_v call_v elias_n matth._n 17._o 12._o 3._o that_o the_o same_o man_n be_v ofttimes_o denominate_v from_o several_a country_n as_o christ_n be_v note_v to_o have_v a_o threefold_a country_n in_o scripture_n bethlehem_n by_o his_o birth_n nazareth_n by_o his_o education_n and_o capernaum_n by_o his_o much_o residence_n and_o preach_v there_o 4._o that_o the_o same_o name_n be_v sometime_o common_a to_o man_n and_o woman_n that_o person_n be_v call_v the_o child_n not_o only_o of_o their_o immediate_a parent_n but_o of_o their_o grand-parent_n and_o of_o those_o who_o adopt_v they_o these_o thing_n premise_v the_o seem_a contradiction_n object_v by_o infidel_n do_v vanish_v she_z who_o be_v proper_o call_v judith_n chap._n 26._o be_v here_o call_v aholibamah_n a_o name_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v give_v she_o either_o by_o isaac_n or_o by_o moses_n from_o her_o settledness_n in_o her_o idolatrââ¦_n cââ¦urses_n and_o adah_n be_v also_o call_v bashemath_n and_o mahââ¦ââ¦aels_n daughter_n be_v call_v bashemath_n chap._n 26._o either_o becaââ¦_n ãâã_d her_o principle_n and_o manner_n she_o resemble_v esau_n other_o wife_n so_o call_v or_o to_o show_v that_o ishmaels_n marriage_n to_o a_o three_o wife_n be_v no_o less_o opprobrious_a to_o he_o and_o displease_v to_o his_o parent_n then_o the_o former_a ãâã_d a_o man_n and_o the_o son_n of_o zibeon_n as_o appear_v from_o ver_fw-la 24._o call_v here_o a_o hivite_n be_v call_v beeri_n the_o hittite_n chap._n 26._o either_o because_o those_o two_o people_n be_v mix_v together_o in_o habitation_n and_o by_o marriage_n or_o because_o the_o one_o people_n be_v large_a than_o the_o other_o and_o comprehend_v under_o their_o name_n or_o because_o he_o be_v a_o hivite_n by_o birth_n a_o hittite_n by_o habitation_n or_o incorporation_n with_o they_o hence_o also_o we_o may_v learn_v how_o aholibamah_n here_o come_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n both_o of_o ãâã_d and_o of_o zibeon_n the_o one_o be_v either_o the_o natural_a or_o proper_a father_n and_o the_o other_o either_o the_o grandfather_n or_o father_n by_o adoption_n 3_o and_o 24._o and_o chap._n 26._o 24._o bashemath_n ishmaels_n daughter_n sister_n of_o nebajoth_n 4_o and_o 35._o and_o 1_o chro._n 1._o 35._o adah_n bear_v to_o esau_n eliphaz_n 11._o eliphaz_n the_o progenitor_n of_o that_o eliphaz_n joh_n 2._o 11._o and_o bashemath_n bare_a revel_v 29._o revel_v the_o father_n
crime_n will_v be_v the_o more_o apt_a to_o suspect_v he_o and_o deal_v more_o severe_o with_o he_o 31_o and_o they_o take_v joseph_n coat_n and_o kill_v a_o kid_n of_o the_o goat_n and_o dip_v the_o coat_n in_o the_o blood_n 32_o and_o they_o send_v the_o coat_n of_o many_o colour_n and_o they_o bring_v do_v bring_v they_o bring_v it_o by_o a_o messenger_n who_o they_o send_v man_n be_v common_o say_v to_o do_v what_o they_o cause_n other_o to_o do_v it_o to_o their_o father_n and_o say_v this_o have_v we_o find_v know_v now_o whether_o it_o be_v thy_o son_n coat_n or_o no._n 33_o and_o he_o know_v it_o and_o say_v it_o be_v my_o son_n coat_n a_o 28._o a_o chap._n 44._o 28._o evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o joseph_n be_v without_o doubt_n rend_v in_o piece_n 34_o and_o jacob_n rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o put_v sackcloth_n etc._n sackcloth_n i._n e._n a_o course_n and_o mournful_a habit_n this_o be_v the_o first_o example_n of_o that_o kind_n but_o afterward_o be_v in_o common_a use_n upon_o these_o occasion_n see_v 2_o sam._n 3._o 31._o 1_o king_n 20._o 31._o and_o 21._o 27._o etc._n etc._n upon_o his_o loin_n and_o mourn_v for_o his_o son_n many_o day_n 35_o and_o all_o his_o son_n and_o all_o his_o daughter_n daughter_n daughter_n dinah_n and_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n and_o his_o son_n daughter_n rise_v up_o to_o comfort_v he_o but_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v and_o he_o say_v for_o i_o will_v go_v down_o into_o the_o grave_n die_v grave_n this_o hebrew_n word_n sheol_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o hell_n as_o job_n 11._o 8._o prov._n 15._o 11._o but_o most_o common_o for_o the_o grave_n or_o the_o place_n or_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o gen._n 42._o 38._o and_o 44._o 29_o 31._o psal._n 6._o 5._o and_o 16._o 10._o etc._n etc._n and_o whether_o of_o those_o it_o signify_v must_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o subject_n and_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n here_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o hell_n for_o jacob_n neither_o can_v believe_v that_o good_a joseph_n be_v there_o nor_o will_v have_v resolve_v to_o go_v thither_o but_o the_o sense_n be_v i_o will_v kill_v myself_o with_o grief_n or_o i_o will_v never_o leave_v mourning_n till_o i_o die_v unto_o my_o son_n 2._o son_n or_o for_o my_o son_n so_o the_o preposition_n el_n be_v oft_o use_v for_o al_n as_o 1_o sam._n 1._o 27._o and_o 4._o 19_o 21_o 22_o and_o 2_o sam._n 21._o 2._o mourning_n thus_o his_o father_n weep_v for_o he_o 36_o and_o the_o midianites_n sell_v he_o into_o egypt_n unto_o potiphar_n a_o officer_n a_o heb._n eunuch_n but_o the_o word_n do_v signify_v not_o only_a eunuch_n but_o also_o chamberlain_n courtier_n and_o officer_n officer_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o executioner_n and_o heb._n chief_a of_o the_o slaughterman_n oââ¦_n executioner_n marshal_n executioner_n or_o chief_a marshal_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n 27._o guard_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o apprehend_v and_o punish_v criminal_a person_n see_v gen._n 40._o 3._o jer._n 39_o 9_o mark_v 6._o 27._o chap._n xxxviii_o 1_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o that_o time_n place_n time_n this_o story_n be_v not_o without_o difficulty_n if_o we_o consider_v how_o little_a time_n be_v allow_v for_o all_o the_o event_n of_o this_o chapter_n there_o be_v not_o above_o twenty_o three_o year_n between_o judahs_n marriage_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o pharez_n yea_o and_o the_o birth_n of_o his_o son_n too_o esrom_n and_o hamul_n who_o be_v say_v to_o go_v into_o egypt_n with_o jacob_n gen._n 46._o 12._o but_o there_o be_v two_o way_n propose_v for_o the_o resolution_n of_o it_o as_o the_o phrase_n at_o that_o time_n may_v be_v understand_v two_o way_n either_o 1._o more_o large_o for_o the_o time_n since_o jacobs_n return_n from_o padan_n to_o canaan_n and_o so_o the_o history_n may_v be_v conceive_v thus_o judah_n be_v marry_v some_o year_n before_o the_o sell_n of_o joseph_n though_o it_o be_v here_o mention_v after_o it_o and_o so_o out_o of_o its_o place_n as_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o the_o follow_a event_n which_o be_v here_o place_v together_o because_o they_o follow_v the_o sell_v of_o joseph_n judah_n and_o er_o and_o onan_n and_o afterward_o pharez_n be_v suppose_v each_o to_o marry_v and_o have_v a_o child_n at_o fourteen_o year_n old_a which_o though_o unusual_a want_v not_o example_n both_o in_o sacred_a and_o profane_a writer_n and_o they_o that_o will_v quarrel_v with_o the_o scripture_n and_o question_n its_o authority_n for_o some_o such_o uncustomary_a occurrence_n which_o it_o relate_v show_v more_o of_o impiety_n than_o wisdom_n in_o it_o and_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v that_o god_n may_v so_o order_v thing_n by_o his_o providence_n and_o record_v such_o thing_n in_o his_o word_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n on_o which_o he_o have_v put_v several_a other_o difficult_a passage_n in_o scripture_n partly_o to_o try_v and_o exercise_v man_n faith_n humility_n and_o modesty_n and_o partly_o to_o punish_v the_o evil_a mind_n of_o ungodly_a man_n and_o for_o their_o sin_n to_o lay_v a_o occasion_n of_o stumble_v and_o cavil_v at_o the_o scripture_n before_o they_o that_o greedy_o seek_v and_o glad_o catch_v at_o all_o such_o occasion_n or_o 2._o more_o strict_o for_o the_o time_n follow_v the_o sale_n of_o joseph_n which_o seem_v the_o more_o probable_a way_n and_o so_o the_o story_n lie_v thus_o judah_n be_v now_o about_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v and_o the_o three_o first_o year_n he_o have_v three_o son_n er_fw-mi onan_n and_o shelah_n the_o two_o first_o marry_o each_o when_o they_o be_v about_o seventeen_o year_n old_a three_o year_n after_o both_o their_o death_n and_o when_o shelah_n have_v be_v marriageable_a a_o year_n or_o two_o and_o be_v not_o give_v to_o tamar_n judah_n lie_v with_o tamar_n and_o beget_v upon_o she_o pharez_n but_o as_o for_o esrom_n and_o hamul_n they_o be_v say_v to_o go_v into_o egypt_n with_o jacob_n as_o also_o benjamin_n ten_o son_n be_v say_v to_o go_v with_o he_o thither_o to_o wit_n in_o their_o father_n loin_n because_o they_o be_v beget_v by_o their_o father_n in_o egypt_n while_o jacob_n live_v there_o of_o which_o more_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n that_o judah_n go_v down_o from_o his_o brethren_n mover_n brethren_n probably_n in_o discontent_n upon_o occasion_n of_o quarrel_n arisen_a among_o they_o about_o the_o sell_n of_o joseph_n whereof_o judah_n be_v a_o great_a promoter_n if_o not_o the_o first_o mover_n and_o turn_v in_o to_o a_o certain_a adullamite_n 35._o adullamite_n of_o the_o city_n of_o adullam_n of_o which_o see_v jos._n 12._o 15._o and_o 15._o 35._o who_o name_n be_v hirah_n 2_o and_o judah_n see_v there_o a_o daughter_n of_o a_o certain_a canaanite_n another_o canaanite_n who_o he_o marry_v against_o the_o counsel_n and_o example_n of_o his_o parent_n but_o when_o judah_n have_v commit_v so_o great_a a_o crime_n as_o the_o sell_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o no_o wonder_n he_o add_v one_o sin_n to_o another_o who_o name_n be_v 3._o be_v 1_o chron._n 2._o 3._o shuah_n 12._o shuah_n the_o name_n not_o of_o the_o daughter_n but_o of_o her_o father_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o he_o take_v she_o and_o go_v in_o unto_o she_o 3_o and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n er._n 4_o 19_o 4_o num._n 26._o 19_o and_o she_o conceive_v again_o and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o she_o call_v his_o name_n onan_n 5_o and_o she_o yet_o again_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o call_v his_o name_n shelah_n and_o he_o be_v at_o chezib_n 14._o chezib_n a_o place_n near_o adullam_n call_v also_o aââ¦zib_a jos_n 19_o 29._o mich._n 1._o 14._o when_o she_o bear_v he_o 6_o and_o judah_n take_v a_o wife_n for_o er_o his_o first-born_a who_o name_n be_v tamar_n 7_o and_o 19_o and_o num._n 26._o 19_o er_fw-mi judah_n first-born_a be_v wicked_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 13._o lord_n i._n e._n notorious_o wicked_a compare_v gen._n 10._o 9_o and_o 13._o 13._o and_z the_o lord_z slay_v he_o 10._o he_o in_o some_o extraordinary_a and_o remarkable_a manner_n as_o ver_fw-la 10._o 8_o and_o judah_n say_v unto_o onan_n go_v in_o unto_o thy_o brother_n wife_n and_o marry_v she_o 24_o she_o this_o as_o also_o divers_a other_o thing_n be_v now_o institute_v and_o observe_v among_o god_n people_n and_o afterward_o be_v express_v in_o a_o write_a law_n deut._n 25._o 5_o 6._o see_v also_o numb_a 36._o 6_o 7._o ruth_n 1._o 11._o mat._n 22._o 24_o and_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o thy_o brother_n own_o brother_n beget_v a_o child_n which_o may_v have_v thy_o brother_n name_n and_o inheritance_n and_o may_v be_v repute_v as_o his_o child_n so_o
give_v answer_n suââ¦ble_a to_o his_o question_n or_o such_o as_o his_o word_n require_v know_v require_v heb._n know_v can_v we_o know_v can_v we_o certain_o know_v that_o he_o will_v say_v bring_v your_o brother_n down_o 8_o and_o judah_n father_n judah_n who_o for_o his_o age_n and_o prudence_n and_o penitent_a carriage_n for_o his_o youthful_a folly_n be_v most_o belove_v and_o regard_v by_o his_o father_n say_v unto_o israel_n his_o father_n send_v the_o lad_n 21._o lad_n so_o he_o call_v he_o because_o he_o be_v the_o young_a of_o all_o though_o he_o be_v now_o 30_o year_n old_a and_o a_o father_n of_o divers_a child_n see_v gen._n 30._o 22._o and_o 35._o 18._o and_o 41._o 46._o and_o 46._o 21._o with_o i_o and_o we_o will_v arise_v and_o go_v that_o we_o may_v live_v and_o not_o die_v both_o we_o and_o thou_o and_o also_o our_o little_a one_o 9_o i_o will_v be_v surety_n for_o he_o of_o my_o hand_n shall_v thou_o require_v he_o 3ââ¦_n he_o chap._n 44._o 3ââ¦_n if_o i_o bring_v he_o not_o unto_o thou_o and_o set_v he_o before_o thou_o then_o let_v i_o bear_v the_o blame_n offence_n blame_n heb._n be_v a_o offender_n to_o thou_o let_v i_o bear_v the_o guilt_n and_o shame_n and_o punishment_n due_a to_o so_o great_a a_o offence_n for_o ever_o 10_o for_o except_v we_o have_v linger_v sure_o now_o we_o have_v return_v this_o return_v or_o twice_o by_o this_o this_o second_o time_n 11_o and_o their_o father_n israel_n say_v unto_o they_o if_o it_o must_v be_v so_o now_o do_v this_o take_v of_o the_o best_a fruit_n in_o the_o land_n in_o your_o vessel_n and_o carry_v down_o the_o man_n a_o present_a a_o little_a balm_n and_o a_o little_a honey_n spice_n and_o myrrh_n 25._o myrrh_n of_o all_o which_o see_v gen._n 37._o 25._o nut_n follow_v nut_n that_o kind_n of_o nut_n which_o we_o call_v pistache_n as_o some_o hebrew_n and_o other_o expositor_n render_v the_o word_n for_o that_o be_v both_o a_o excellent_a fruit_n and_o peculiar_a to_o judea_n and_o syria_n and_o 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before_o the_o man_n that_o he_o may_v send_v away_o your_o other_o brother_n and_o benjamin_n etc._n benjamin_n or_o and_o i_o as_o i_o have_v be_v etc._n etc._n if_o i_o be_v bereave_v of_o my_o child_n i_o be_o bereave_v do_v bereave_v a_o expression_n whereby_o he_o submit_v himself_o and_o child_n to_o god_n will_v and_o providence_n whatever_o the_o issue_n shall_v be_v compare_v esth._n 4._o 16._o or_o thus_o as_o i_o have_v be_v already_o bereave_v of_o some_o of_o my_o dear_a child_n so_o i_o shall_v be_v bereave_v of_o the_o rest_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v leave_v solitary_a and_o if_o this_o be_v my_o portion_n god_n will_v be_v do_v 15_o and_o the_o man_n take_v that_o present_a and_o they_o take_v double_a money_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o benjamin_n and_o rise_v up_o and_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n and_o stand_v before_o joseph_n 16_o and_o when_o joseph_n see_v benjamin_n with_o they_o he_o say_v to_o the_o ruler_n of_o his_o house_n bring_v these_o man_n home_o and_o kill_v and_o heb._n ãâã_d ââ¦_n kill_v slay_v and_o make_v ready_a for_o these_o man_n shall_v ãâã_d shall_v heb._n ãâã_d dine_v with_o i_o at_o noon_n roman_n noon_n the_o usual_a time_n for_o the_o more_o solemn_a meal_n in_o the_o east_n country_n as_o the_o evening_n be_v the_o time_n and_o the_o supper_n the_o great_a meal_n among_o the_o roman_n 17_o and_o the_o man_n do_v as_o joseph_n bid_v and_o the_o man_n bring_v the_o man_n into_o joseph_n house_n 18_o and_o the_o man_n be_v afraid_a because_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o joseph_n house_n and_o they_o say_v because_o of_o the_o money_n that_o be_v return_v in_o our_o sack_n at_o the_o first_o time_n be_v we_o bring_v in_o that_o he_o may_v we_o may_v heb._n roll_v himself_o upon_o we_o seek_v occasion_n against_o we_o and_o fall_v upon_o we_o and_o take_v we_o for_o bondman_n thief_n bondman_n the_o proper_a punishment_n for_o thief_n and_o our_o ass_n 19_o and_o they_o come_v near_o to_o the_o steward_n of_o joseph_n house_n and_o they_o commune_v with_o he_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n 20_o and_o say_v o_o sir_n 3._o sir_n chap._n 42._o 3._o ãâã_d 3._o heb._n come_v ãâã_d we_o come_v ãâã_d we_o come_v indeed_o down_o at_o the_o first_o time_n to_o buy_v food_n 21_o and_o 27._o and_o chap._n 42._o 27._o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o inn_n that_o we_o open_v our_o sack_n and_o behold_v every_o man_n money_n be_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o sack_n our_o money_n in_o full_a weight_n and_o we_o have_v bring_v it_o again_o in_o our_o hand_n 22_o and_o other_o money_n have_v we_o bring_v down_o in_o our_o hand_n to_o buy_v food_n we_o can_v tell_v who_o put_v our_o money_n in_o our_o sack_n 23_o and_o he_o say_v peace_n be_v to_o you_o matter_n you_o no_o harm_n shall_v come_v to_o you_o for_o that_o matter_n fear_v not_o your_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n religion_n father_n thus_o he_o speak_v because_o joseph_n have_v instruct_v he_o as_o well_o as_o other_o of_o his_o family_n in_o the_o true_a religion_n have_v give_v you_o treasure_n in_o your_o sack_n there_o sack_n by_o his_o power_n and_o providence_n secret_o put_v it_o there_o i_o there_o heb._n your_o money_n come_v to_o i_o i_o have_v your_o money_n and_o he_o bring_v simeon_n out_o unto_o they_o 24_o and_o the_o man_n bring_v the_o man_n into_o joseph_n house_n and_o 32._o and_o chap._n 18._o 4._o and_o 24._o 32._o give_v they_o water_n and_o they_o wash_v their_o foot_n and_o he_o give_v their_o ass_n provender_n 25_o and_o they_o make_v ready_a the_o present_a against_o joseph_n come_v at_o noon_n for_o they_o hear_v that_o they_o shall_v eat_v bread_n there_o 26_o and_o when_o joseph_n come_v home_o they_o bring_v he_o the_o present_a which_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n into_o the_o house_n and_o bow_v themselves_o to_o he_o to_o the_o earth_n 27_o and_o he_o ask_v they_o of_o their_o peace_n their_o heb._n peace_n welfare_n and_o say_v father_n say_v heb._n be_v there_o peace_n to_o your_o father_n be_v your_o father_n well_o the_o old_a man_n 13._o man_n chap._n 42._o 11_o 13._o of_o who_o you_o speak_v be_v he_o yet_o alive_a 28_o and_o they_o answer_v thy_o servant_n 9_o servant_n by_o which_o expression_n deliver_v in_o jacobs_n name_n and_o by_o his_o order_n jacob_n himself_o make_v obeisance_n to_o he_o as_o be_v foretell_v gen._n 37._o 9_o our_o father_n be_v in_o good_a health_n he_o be_v yet_o alive_a and_o they_o bow_v down_o their_o head_n and_o make_v obeisance_n 29_o and_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v 16._o see_v i._n e._n more_o narrow_o observe_v he_o have_v now_o more_o leisure_n than_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v when_o he_o see_v he_o first_o ver_fw-la 16._o his_o brother_n benjamin_n his_o mother_n son_n and_o say_v be_v this_o your_o young_a brother_n 13._o brother_n chap._n 42._o 13._o of_o who_o you_o speak_v unto_o i_o and_o he_o say_v god_n be_v gracious_a unto_o thou_o my_o son_n dignity_n son_n so_o he_o call_v he_o not_o from_o special_a affection_n which_o he_o intend_v not_o yet_o to_o discover_v but_o because_o this_o compellation_n be_v common_o use_v when_o a_o man_n speak_v to_o another_o who_o be_v his_o inferior_a in_o age_n or_o dignity_n 30_o and_o joseph_n make_v haste_n for_o his_o bowel_n do_v yern_v etc._n yern_v his_o heart_n and_o inward_a part_n be_v vehement_o move_v as_o they_o common_o be_v upon_o occasion_n of_o any_o excessive_a passion_n of_o love_n pity_n grief_n or_o joy_n etc._n etc._n upon_o his_o brother_n and_o he_o seek_v where_o to_o weep_v and_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o chamber_n and_o weep_v there_o 31_o and_o he_o wash_v his_o
compassion_n to_o our_o age_a father_n and_o partly_o for_o thy_o own_o advantage_n because_o i_o can_v be_v more_o serviceable_a to_o thou_o than_o he_o because_o of_o my_o great_a strength_n and_o experience_n a_o bondman_n to_o my_o lord_n and_o let_v the_o lad_n go_v up_o with_o his_o brethren_n 34_o for_o how_o shall_v i_o go_v up_o to_o my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o i_o lest_o peradventure_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v father_n shall_v heb._n find_v my_o father_n come_v on_o my_o father_n chap._n xlv_o 1_o then_o joseph_n can_v not_o refrain_v himself_o before_o all_o they_o that_o stand_v by_o he_o and_o he_o cry_v cause_v every_o man_n to_o go_v out_o from_o i_o egyptian_n i_o remove_v all_o the_o egyptian_n out_o of_o my_o presence_n and_o chamber_n which_o he_o do_v partly_o that_o he_o may_v maintain_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o place_n and_o not_o make_v himself_o cheap_a and_o contemptible_a to_o the_o egyptian_n by_o his_o excessive_a tear_n and_o passion_n and_o by_o his_o free_a and_o familiar_a and_o affectionate_a converse_n with_o his_o brethren_n and_o partly_o to_o preserve_v the_o reputation_n of_o his_o brethren_n by_o conceal_v their_o fault_n from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o there_o stand_v no_o man_n with_o he_o while_o joseph_n make_v himself_o know_v unto_o his_o brethren_n 2_o and_o he_o weep_v he_o heb._n give_v forth_o his_o voice_n iââ¦_n weep_v weep_v aloud_o violence_n aloud_o his_o tear_n and_o voice_n which_o have_v be_v hitherto_o keep_v in_o by_o main_a force_n now_o break_v forth_o with_o great_a violence_n and_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o house_n of_o pharaoh_n hear_v report_n hear_v some_o who_o be_v near_o with_o their_o own_o ear_n and_o other_o by_o report_n 3_o and_o joseph_n say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n 13._o brethren_n act._n 7._o 13._o i_o be_o joseph_n do_v my_o father_n yet_o live_v calamity_n live_v he_o repeat_v his_o former_a question_n gen._n 43._o 27._o either_o because_o he_o question_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o former_a relation_n or_o will_v be_v further_o satisfy_v in_o it_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o man_n to_o ask_v over_o and_o over_o again_o what_o they_o long_o to_o know_v or_o because_o he_o now_o desire_v a_o more_o particular_a relation_n of_o his_o father_n condition_n and_o how_o he_o do_v bear_v up_o under_o all_o his_o calamity_n and_o his_o brethren_n can_v not_o answer_v he_o for_o they_o be_v terrify_v be_v or_o terrify_v trouble_v at_o his_o presence_n punishment_n presence_n from_o a_o sudden_a and_o deep_a sense_n of_o their_o horrid_a guile_n and_o their_o just_a fear_n of_o some_o dreadful_a punishment_n 4_o and_o joseph_n say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n come_v near_o to_o i_o he_o i_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o i_o but_o come_v near_o to_o i_o with_o cheerfulness_n and_o confidence_n that_o you_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o i_o be_o he_o and_o that_o we_o may_v more_o free_o and_o private_o discourse_v together_o so_o as_o none_o other_o 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ãâã_d eye_n nor_o angry_a with_o yourselves_o another_o yourselves_o neither_o excessive_o torment_v yourselves_o with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o fact_n neither_o break_v forth_o into_o contention_n and_o wrath_n and_o upbraid_n of_o one_o another_o that_o you_o sell_v i_o hither_o 17._o hither_o chap._n 50._o 20._o psal._n 105._o 16_o 17._o for_o god_n do_v send_v i_o end_n i_o god_n by_o his_o wise_n powerful_a and_o gracious_a providence_n overrule_v your_o evil_a intention_n to_o a_o happy_a end_n before_o you_o to_o preserve_v life_n sorrow_n life_n not_o only_o your_o life_n for_o the_o expression_n be_v here_o indefinite_a and_o general_a but_o the_o life_n of_o all_o the_o people_n in_o this_o and_o the_o neighbour_a country_n which_o though_o it_o do_v not_o lessen_v your_o sin_n yet_o aught_o to_o qualify_v your_o sorrow_n 6_o for_o these_o two_o year_n have_v the_o famine_n be_v in_o the_o land_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v five_o year_n in_o the_o which_o there_o shall_v neither_o be_v ear_n nor_o harvest_n continuance_n harvest_n neither_o sow_v nor_o reap_v except_o in_o a_o few_o place_n near_o nilus_n because_o the_o people_n can_v not_o spare_v seed-corn_n and_o will_v not_o lose_v it_o understand_v from_o joseph_n that_o their_o cost_n and_o labour_n will_v be_v lose_v and_o that_o the_o famine_n will_v be_v of_o long_a continuance_n 7_o and_o god_n send_v i_o before_o you_o to_o remnant_n to_o heb._n to_o put_v for_o yoââ¦_n a_o remnant_n preserve_v you_o a_o posterity_n addition_n posterity_n that_o you_o and_o your_o child_n may_v be_v sustain_v and_o preserve_v in_o this_o time_n of_o ââ¦amine_n and_o afterward_o abundant_o multiply_v as_o god_n have_v promise_v or_o for_o a_o gââ¦at_a ãâã_d or_o escape_v i._n e._n that_o you_o who_o be_v now_o but_o a_o handful_n escape_v this_o danger_n may_v grow_v into_o a_o vast_a mulââ¦ude_n the_o word_n ââ¦on_n or_o escape_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o person_n that_o do_v escape_v as_o it_o be_v 2_o chron._n 30._o 6._o isa._n 10._o 20._o and_o as_o captivity_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o the_o captive_n as_o it_o be_v numb_a 21._o 1._o deut._n 21._o 10._o and_o so_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o former_a clause_n be_v repeat_v in_o this_o with_o a_o emphatical_a addition_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o save_v your_o live_v by_o a_o great_a deliverance_n m._n 8_o so_o now_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o send_v i_o hither_o but_o god_n 20._o god_n that_o i_o come_v to_o this_o place_n and_o pitch_n of_o honour_n and_o power_n be_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o your_o design_n which_o be_v of_o another_o nature_n but_o to_o god_n overrule_a providence_n which_o order_v the_o circumstance_n of_o your_o action_n so_o as_o i_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o this_o place_n and_o state_n compare_v gen._n 50._o 20._o and_o he_o have_v make_v i_o a_o father_n to_o pharaoh_n he_o pharaoh_n to_o advise_v he_o and_o to_o provide_v for_o he_o as_o father_n do_v for_o their_o child_n and_o to_o have_v the_o 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unto_o abraham_n unto_o isaac_n and_o unto_o jacob_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 3._o of_o gen._n 17._o 1._o and_o 48._o 3._o god_n almighty_n but_o by_o my_o name_n 14._o name_n chap._n 3._o 14._o jehovah_n be_v i_o not_o know_v to_o they_o full_o they_o quest._n how_o be_v this_o true_a when_o god_n be_v know_v to_o they_o and_o call_v by_o the_o name_n jehovah_n gen._n 15._o 7._o and_o 26._o 24._o etc._n etc._n ans._n 1._o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o letter_n or_o syllable_n but_o of_o the_o thing_n signify_v by_o that_o name_n for_o that_o denote_v all_o his_o perfection_n and_o among_o other_o the_o eternity_n constancy_n and_o immutability_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o will_n and_o the_o infallible_a certainty_n of_o his_o word_n and_o promise_n and_o this_o say_v he_o though_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o experimental_o know_v to_o they_o for_o they_o only_o see_v the_o promise_n afar_o off_o heb._n 11._o 13._o ans._n 2._o this_o 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out_o arm_n blow_n arm_n i._n e._n my_o almighty_a power_n a_o metaphor_n from_o a_o man_n that_o stretch_v out_o his_o arm_n and_o put_v forth_o all_o his_o strength_n to_o give_v the_o great_a blow_n and_o with_o great_a judgement_n 29._o judgement_n i._n e._n punishment_n just_o inflict_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o word_n judge_v and_o judgement_n be_v oft_o use_v as_o gen._n 15._o 14._o 2_o chron._n 20._o 12._o prov._n 19_o 29._o 7_o and_o i_o will_v take_v you_o to_o i_o for_o a_o people_n preserve_v people_n i._n e._n for_o my_o people_n you_o shall_v no_o long_o be_v the_o people_n and_o slave_n of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n but_o my_o people_n and_o servant_n who_o i_o will_v bless_v and_o preserve_v and_o i_o will_v be_v to_o you_o a_o god_n you_o god_n to_o judge_v and_o deliver_v you_o and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n which_o bring_v you_o out_o from_o under_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o egyptian_n 8_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v you_o in_o unto_o the_o land_n concern_v the_o which_o i_o do_v 40._o do_v heb._n listen_v up_o my_o hand_n see_v gen._n 14._o 22._o deut._n 32._o 40._o swear_v 12._o swear_v gen._n 15._o 14._o &_o 26._o 3._o &_o 35._o 12._o to_o give_v it_o to_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n and_o to_o jacob_n and_o i_o will_v give_v it_o you_o for_o a_o heritage_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n promise_v lord_n and_o therefore_o have_v authority_n and_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o land_n and_o kingdom_n as_o i_o please_v and_o faithful_a to_o give_v you_o what_o i_o have_v promise_v 9_o and_o moses_n speak_v so_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o they_o hearken_v not_o unto_o moses_n for_o straitness_n for_o heb._n shortness_n or_o straitness_n anguish_n of_o spirit_n do_v spirit_n their_o mind_n be_v so_o oppress_v with_o their_o present_a burden_n and_o future_a expectation_n that_o they_o can_v not_o believe_v nor_o hope_v for_o any_o deliverance_n but_o deem_v it_o impossible_a and_o have_v be_v once_o deceive_v 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it_o note_v moses_n his_o inability_n to_o clothe_v god_n command_n in_o such_o word_n as_o may_v prevail_v with_o pharaoh_n but_o this_o be_v a_o great_a weakness_n of_o faith_n as_o if_o god_n can_v not_o effect_v his_o purpose_n because_o the_o instrument_n be_v unfit_a 13_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 14_o these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o their_o father_n house_n brethren_n house_n this_o genealogy_n he_o describe_v here_o to_o show_v the_o lineage_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n by_o who_o this_o great_a work_n be_v to_o be_v effect_v only_o he_o premise_v in_o brief_a the_o genealogy_n of_o his_o two_o elder_a brethren_n reuben_n and_o simeon_n to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o three_o which_o he_o intend_v more_o large_o to_o insist_v upon_o and_o he_o mention_n 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the_o son_n of_o uzziel_n mishael_n and_o elzaphan_n and_o zithri_n 23_o and_o aaron_n take_v he_o elisheââ¦a_o daughter_n 10_o daughter_n ruth_n 4._o 19_o 20._o 1_o chro._n 2._o 10_o of_o aminadab_n child_n aminadab_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ãâã_d numb_a 1._o 7._o and_o ââ¦_n 3._o marriage_n be_v not_o yet_o confine_v to_o their_o own_o tribe_n and_o when_o they_o be_v the_o levite_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v this_o privilege_n thââ¦_n they_o may_v marry_v a_o daughter_n of_o any_o other_o tribe_n because_o indeed_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o law_n do_v not_o concern_v they_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o confusion_n or_o loss_n of_o inheritance_n on_o their_o part_n and_o especial_o there_o be_v many_o marriage_n make_v between_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o levi_n to_o signify_v that_o both_o be_v unite_v in_o christ_n who_o be_v to_o be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o moses_n be_v here_o silent_a in_o his_o own_o progeny_n but_o 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and_o he_o will_v send_v or_o dismiss_v to_o wit_n at_o last_o be_v force_v to_o it_o success_n shall_v attend_v your_o endeavour_n the_o child_n out_o of_o his_o land_n 3_o and_o i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n and_o multiply_v my_o sign_n and_o my_o wonder_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 4_o but_o pharaoh_n shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o that_o i_o may_v lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o egypt_n and_o bring_v forth_o my_o army_n and_o my_o people_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ââ¦_n egypt_n chap._n 6._o ââ¦_n by_o great_a judgement_n 5_o and_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n when_o i_o stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n upon_o egypt_n and_o bring_v out_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o among_o they_o 6_o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o so_o do_v they_o command_n they_o a_o emphatical_a repetition_n to_o show_v their_o courage_n in_o attempt_v to_o say_v and_o do_v such_o thing_n 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inclosing_n 21_o and_o the_o stone_n shall_v be_v with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n twelve_o according_a to_o their_o name_n like_o the_o engraving_n of_o a_o signet_n every_o one_o with_o his_o name_n shall_v they_o be_v according_a to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n etc._n tribe_n i._n e._n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o their_o birth_n the_o first_o stone_n to_o the_o elder_a the_o second_o to_o the_o next_o etc._n etc._n 22_o and_o thou_o shall_v make_v upon_o the_o breastplate_n chain_n at_o the_o end_n 25._o end_n some_o think_v these_o be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o mention_v v._o 14._o but_o it_o seem_v improbable_a and_o without_o example_n that_o god_n shall_v in_o this_o short_a description_n and_o that_o within_o a_o few_o verse_n give_v a_o new_a
upon_o the_o hem_n of_o the_o robe_n round_o about_o between_o the_o pomegranate_n 26_o a_o bell_n and_o a_o pomegranate_n a_o bell_n and_o a_o pomegranate_n round_o about_o the_o hem_n of_o the_o robe_n to_o minister_v in_o as_o the_o lord_z command_v moses_n 27_o and_o they_o make_v coat_n of_o fine_a linen_n of_o weave_a work_n for_o aaron_n and_o for_o his_o son_n 28_o and_o a_o mitre_n of_o fine_a linen_n and_o goodly_a bonnet_n of_o fine_a linen_n and_o ãâã_d and_o chap._n 28._o ãâã_d linen_n breech_n of_o fine_a twine_v linen_n 29_o and_o a_o girdle_n of_o fine_a twine_v linen_n and_o blue_a and_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a of_o needlework_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n 30_o and_o they_o make_v the_o plate_n of_o the_o holy_a crown_n of_o pure_a gold_n and_o write_v upon_o it_o a_o writing_n like_a to_o the_o ingraving_n of_o a_o signet_n ãâã_d signet_n chap._n 28._o ãâã_d holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n 31_o and_o they_o tie_v unto_o it_o a_o lace_n of_o blue_a to_o fasten_v it_o on_o high_a upon_o the_o mitre_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n 32_o thus_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n finish_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n so_o do_v they_o 33_o and_o they_o bring_v the_o tabernacle_n unto_o moses_n the_o tent_n and_o all_o his_o furniture_n his_o tache_n his_o board_n his_o bar_n and_o his_o pillar_n and_o his_o socket_n 34_o and_o the_o cover_n of_o ram_n skin_n die_v red_a and_o the_o cover_n of_o badger_n skin_n and_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o cover_n 35_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n and_o the_o staff_n thereof_o and_o the_o mercy-seat_n 36_o the_o table_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o and_o the_o shewbread_n 37_o the_o pure_a candlestick_n with_o the_o lamp_n thereof_o even_o with_o the_o lamp_n to_o be_v set_v in_o order_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o and_o the_o oil_n for_o light_n 38_o and_o the_o golden_a altar_n and_o the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o spice_n and_o heb._n the_o incense_n of_o sweet_a spice_n the_o sweet_a incense_n and_o the_o hang_n for_o the_o tabernacle-door_n 39_o the_o brazen_a altar_n and_o his_o grate_n of_o brass_n his_o staff_n and_o all_o his_o vessel_n the_o laver_n and_o his_o foot_n 40_o the_o hang_n of_o the_o court_n his_o pillar_n and_o his_o socket_n and_o the_o hang_n for_o the_o ourt-gate_n his_o cord_n and_o his_o pin_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n 41_o the_o clothes_n of_o service_n to_o do_v service_n in_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o the_o holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n the_o priest_n and_o his_o son_n garment_n to_o minister_v in_o the_o priest_n office_n 42_o according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n so_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n make_v all_o the_o work_n 43_o and_o moses_n do_v look_v upon_o all_o the_o work_n and_o behold_v they_o have_v do_v it_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v even_o so_o have_v they_o do_v it_o and_o moses_n bless_v they_o industry_n they_o i._n e._n both_o the_o people_n for_o their_o liberal_a contribution_n and_o the_o workman_n for_o their_o great_a care_n and_o industry_n chap._n xl._n 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 2_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n evident_a month_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o be_v evident_a shall_v thou_o set_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o ââ¦nt_n of_o the_o congregation_n 3_o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v therein_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n and_o cover_v the_o ark_n with_o the_o vail_n 4_o and_o 35._o and_o chap._n 26._o 35._o thou_o shall_v bring_v in_o the_o table_n and_o set_v in_o order_n ââ¦hereof_o order_n heb._n the_o order_n ââ¦hereof_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v set_v in_o order_n upon_o it_o 30._o it_o the_o vessel_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o the_o shewbread_n eââ¦od_n 25._o 29_o 30._o and_o thou_o shall_v bring_v in_o the_o candlestick_n and_o light_v the_o lamp_n thereof_o 5_o and_o thou_o shall_v set_v the_o altar_n of_o gold_n for_o the_o incease_n before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n and_o put_v the_o hang_n of_o the_o door_n to_o the_o tabernacle_n 6_o and_o thou_o shall_v set_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_a before_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o tent_n use_v tent_n i._n e._n the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o tent._n see_v exod._n 35._o 11._o though_o elsewhere_o the_o word_n tabernacle_n and_o tent_n be_v promiscuous_o use_v of_o the_o congregation_n 7_o and_o 18._o and_o chap._n 30._o 18._o thou_o shall_v set_v the_o laver_n between_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o altar_n and_o shall_v put_v water_n therein_o 8_o and_o thou_o shall_v set_v up_o the_o court_n round_o about_o and_o hang_v up_o the_o hang_n at_o the_o ourt-gate_n 9_o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o 26._o and_o chap._n 30._o 26._o anoint_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o and_o shall_v hallow_v it_o and_o all_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v holy_a 10_o and_o thou_o shall_v anoint_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o burnt-offering_a and_o all_o his_o vessel_n and_o sanctify_v the_o altar_n and_o 37._o and_o chap._n 29._o 37._o it_o shall_v be_v a_o altar_n holiness_n altar_n heb._n holiness_n of_o holiness_n most_o holy_a 11_o and_o thou_o shall_v anoint_v the_o laver_n and_o his_o foot_n and_o sanctify_v it_o 12_o and_o thou_o shall_v bring_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n unto_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o wash_v they_o with_o water_n 13_o and_o thou_o shall_v put_v upon_o aaron_n the_o holy_a garment_n and_o anoint_v he_o and_o sanctify_v he_o that_o he_o may_v minister_v unto_o i_o in_o the_o priestsoffice_n 14_o and_o thou_o shall_v bring_v his_o son_n and_o clothe_v they_o with_o coat_n 15_o and_o thou_o shall_v anoint_v they_o as_o thou_o do_v anoint_v their_o father_n that_o they_o may_v minister_v unto_o i_o in_o the_o priest_n office_n for_o their_o anoint_v shall_v sure_o be_v a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n 10._o priesthood_n i._n e._n a_o sign_n or_o seal_v that_o their_o priesthood_n shall_v continue_v as_o long_o as_o their_o policy_n last_v till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n he_o signify_v that_o this_o unction_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o all_o succeed_a priest_n they_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v anoint_v again_o except_o the_o successive_a high-priest_n see_v exod._n 29._o 7_o 29._o levit._fw-la 4._o 3._o and_o 16._o 32._o and_o 21._o 10._o throughout_o their_o generation_n 16_o thus_o do_v moses_n according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o so_o do_v he_o 17_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o first_o month_n in_o the_o second_o year_n 1._o year_n after_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n numb_a 7._o 1._o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n that_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v rear_v up_o 18_o and_o moses_n rear_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o fasten_v his_o socket_n and_o set_v up_o the_o board_n thereof_o and_o put_v in_o the_o bar_n thereof_o and_o rear_v up_o his_o pillar_n 19_o and_o he_o spread_v abroad_o the_o tent_n over_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o put_v the_o cover_n of_o the_o tent_n above_o upon_o it_o as_o the_o lord_z command_v moses_n 20_o and_o he_o take_v and_o put_v 16._o put_v chap._n 25._o 16._o the_o testimony_n into_o the_o ark_n and_o set_v the_o staff_n on_o the_o ark_n and_o put_v the_o mercy-seat_n above_o upon_o the_o ark_n 21_o and_o he_o bring_v the_o ark_n into_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o 1ââ¦_n and_o chap._n 35._o 1ââ¦_n set_v up_o the_o ââ¦ail_n of_o the_o cover_n and_o cover_v the_o aââ¦k_n of_o the_o ãâã_d as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n 22_o and_o he_o put_v the_o table_n in_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n northward_o without_o the_o vail_n 23_o and_o he_o set_v the_o bread_n in_o order_n upon_o it_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v moses_n 24_o and_o he_o put_v the_o candlestick_n in_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n over_o against_o the_o table_n on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n southward_o 25_o and_o he_o light_v the_o lamp_n before_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_z command_v moses_n 26_o and_o he_o put_v the_o golden_a altar_n in_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o congregation_n before_o the_o vail_n 27_o and_o he_o burn_v sweet_a incense_n thereon_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n command_n moses_n this_o be_v wise_o and_o seasonable_o add_v because_o this_o be_v a_o
be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n say_v 2_o 12._o 2_o exod._n 30._o 12._o take_v you_o the_o sum_n age_n sum_n this_o be_v not_o the_o same_o muster_n with_o that_o exod._n 38._o 26._o as_o plain_o appear_v because_o that_o be_v before_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v build_v and_o setup_a on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n exod._n 40._o 2._o but_o this_o be_v after_o it_o to_o wit_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n as_o be_v say_v for_o 1._o and_o they_o be_v for_o differ_v end_n that_o be_v to_o tax_v they_o for_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o this_o be_v for_o other_o end_n partly_o that_o the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o people_n may_v be_v know_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n faithfulness_n in_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n of_o multiply_v they_o and_o to_o their_o own_o comfort_n and_o encouragement_n partly_o for_o the_o better_a order_n of_o their_o camp_n and_o march_v for_o they_o be_v now_o begin_v their_o journey_n and_o partly_o that_o this_o account_n may_v be_v compare_v with_o the_o other_o in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o book_n where_o we_o read_v that_o not_o one_o of_o all_o this_o vast_a number_n except_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n be_v leave_v alive_a which_o be_v a_o evident_a discovery_n of_o the_o mischievous_a nature_n of_o sin_n by_o which_o so_o vast_a a_o company_n be_v destroy_v and_o a_o fair_a warning_n to_o all_o future_a generation_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o rebel_a against_o the_o lord_n for_o which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v be_v so_o dreadful_o plague_v even_o to_o extirpation_n it_o be_v true_a the_o sum_n and_o number_n agree_v in_o this_o and_o that_o computation_n which_o be_v not_o strange_a because_o there_o be_v not_o much_o time_n between_o the_o two_o numbring_n and_o no_o eminent_a sin_n among_o the_o people_n in_o that_o interval_n whereby_o god_n be_v provoke_v to_o diminish_v their_o number_n some_o conceive_v that_o in_o that_o number_n exod._n 30._o and_o 38._o the_o levite_n be_v include_v which_o be_v here_o except_v for_o 47._o and_o that_o in_o that_o interval_n of_o time_n there_o be_v grow_v up_o as_o many_o more_o man_n of_o those_o year_n as_o there_o be_v levites_n of_o the_o same_o age_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n number_v israel_n so_o the_o stranger_n mix_v with_o they_o be_v not_o number_v after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n father_n father_n the_o people_n be_v divide_v into_o twelve_o tribe_n the_o tribe_n into_o great_a family_n num._n 26._o 5._o these_o great_a family_n into_o lesser_a family_n call_v the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n because_o they_o be_v distinguish_v one_o from_o another_o by_o their_o father_n with_o the_o number_n of_o their_o name_n every_o male_a by_o their_o poll_n 3_o from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o ãâã_d upward_o heb._n ãâã_d that_o goith_v ãâã_d all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n in_o israel_n thou_o and_o aaron_n shall_v number_v they_o by_o their_o army_n 4_o and_o with_o you_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o man_n of_o every_o tribe_n do_v tribe_n to_o inspect_v the_o work_n that_o it_o may_v be_v faithful_o and_o impartial_o do_v every_o one_o head_n of_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n 5_o and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v stand_v with_o you_o work_n you_o to_o wit_n with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a manager_n of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n handmaid_n reuben_n the_o tribe_n be_v here_o number_v according_a to_o the_o order_n or_o quality_n of_o their_o birth_n first_o the_o child_n of_o leah_n then_o of_o rachel_n and_o then_o of_o the_o handmaid_n elizur_n the_o son_n of_o shedeur_fw-fr 6_o of_o simeon_n shelumiel_n the_o son_n of_o zurishaddai_n 7_o of_o judah_n nahshon_n the_o son_n of_o amminadab_n 8_o of_o issachar_n nethaneel_n the_o son_n of_o zuar_n 9_o of_o zebulun_n eliab_n the_o son_n of_o helon_n 10_o of_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n of_o ephraim_n elishama_n the_o son_n of_o ammihud_o of_o manasseh_n gamaliel_n the_o son_n of_o pedahzur_n 11_o of_o benjamin_n abidan_n the_o son_n of_o gideoni_n 12_o of_o dan_n ahiezer_n the_o son_n of_o ammishaddai_n 13_o of_o asher_n pagiel_n the_o son_n of_o ocran_n 14_o of_o gad_n eliasaph_n the_o son_n of_o devel_n change_v devel_n call_v revel_v numb_a 2._o 14._o the_o hebrew_n letter_n dale_v and_o resh_n be_v very_o like_a and_o oft_o change_v 15_o of_o naphtali_n ahira_n the_o son_n of_o enan_n 16_o these_o be_v the_o renown_a 9_o renown_a heb._n the_o name_n or_o call_v to_o wit_n by_o moses_n and_o by_o god_n appointment_n to_o manage_v this_o affair_n and_o other_o as_o there_o be_v occasion_n compare_v numb_a 16._o 2._o and_o 26._o 9_o of_o the_o congregation_n prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n head_n of_o thousand_o 4._o thousand_o see_v exod._n 18._o 21._o numb_a 10._o 4._o in_o israel_n 17_o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n take_v these_o man_n which_o be_v express_v by_o their_o name_n 18_o and_o they_o assemble_v all_o the_o congregation_n together_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n and_o they_o declare_v their_o pedigree_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a by_o their_o poll_n 19_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n so_o he_o number_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n 20_o and_o the_o child_n of_o reuben_n israel_n elder_a son_n by_o their_o generation_n person_n generation_n heb._n to_o wit_n their_o generation_n i._n e._n the_o person_n beget_v of_o reubens_n immediate_a child_n who_o be_v here_o subdivide_v into_o family_n and_o they_o into_o house_n and_o they_o into_o particular_a person_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n by_o their_o poll_n every_o male_a from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 21_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n be_v forty_o and_o six_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o 22_o of_o the_o child_n of_o simeon_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n by_o their_o poll_n every_o male_a from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 23_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n be_v fifty_o and_o nine_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o 24_o of_o the_o child_n of_o gad_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 25_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n be_v forty_o and_o five_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 26_o of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 27_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v threescore_o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 49._o hundred_o far_o more_o than_o any_o other_o tribe_n in_o accomplish_v of_o jacobs_n prophecy_n gen._n 49._o 28_o of_o the_o child_n of_o issachar_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 29_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n be_v fifty_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o 30_o of_o the_o child_n of_o zebulun_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 31_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n be_v fifty_o and_o seven_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o 32_o of_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n namely_o of_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o
house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 33_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n be_v forty_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o 22._o hundred_o above_o 8000_o more_o than_o manasseh_n towards_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o promise_n gen._n 48._o 20._o which_o the_o devil_n in_o vam_fw-la attempt_v to_o defeat_v by_o stir_v up_o the_o man_n of_o gath_n against_o they_o i_z chron._n 7._o 21_o 22._o 34_o of_o the_o child_n of_o manasseh_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 35_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n be_v thirty_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o 36_o of_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 37_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v thirty_o and_o five_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o offspring_n hundred_o the_o small_a number_n except_o one_o though_o benjamin_n have_v more_o immediate_a child_n than_o any_o of_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 46._o 21._o whereas_o dan_n have_v but_o one_o immediate_a son_n gen._n 46._o 23._o yet_o now_o his_o number_n be_v the_o big_a but_o one_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o be_v almost_o double_a to_o that_o of_o benjamin_n such_o great_a and_o strange_a change_n god_n easy_o can_v and_o frequent_o do_v make_v in_o family_n 1_o sam_n 2._o 5._o and_o therefore_o let_v none_o boast_v or_o please_v themselves_o too_o much_o in_o their_o numerous_a offspring_n 38_o of_o the_o child_n of_o dan_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 39_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n be_v threescore_o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o 40_o of_o the_o child_n of_o asher_n by_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 41_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n be_v forty_o and_o one_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o 42_o of_o the_o child_n of_o naphtali_n throughout_o their_o generation_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n 43_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n be_v fifty_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o 44_o these_o be_v those_o that_o be_v number_v which_o moses_n and_o aaron_n number_v and_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n be_v twelve_o man_n each_o one_o be_v for_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n 45_o so_o be_v all_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n in_o israel_n 46_o even_o all_o they_o that_o be_v number_v be_v ââ¦1_n be_v exod._n 38_o 26._o see_v exod._n 12._o 37._o chap._n 26._o ââ¦1_n six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 47_o but_o the_o levite_n after_o the_o tribe_n of_o their_o father_n be_v not_o number_v among_o they_o 48_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 49_o only_a thou_o shall_v not_o number_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n command_n levi_n because_o they_o be_v not_o general_o to_o go_v out_o to_o war_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n principal_o eye_v in_o this_o muster_n ver_fw-la 3_o 20_o 45._o but_o be_v to_o attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o therefore_o be_v reserve_v to_o another_o distinct_a muster_n numb_a 3._o 15._o and_o 4._o 2._o etc._n etc._n and_o lest_o this_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o be_v design_v and_o do_v through_o moses_n his_o ambition_n to_o give_v his_o own_o tribe_n the_o preeminence_n he_o assure_v they_o it_o be_v do_v by_o god_n express_a command_n neither_o take_v the_o sum_n of_o they_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 50_o but_o thou_o shall_v appoint_v the_o levite_n over_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o testimony_n before_o testimony_n so_o call_v here_o and_o exod._n 38._o 21._o because_o it_o be_v make_v chief_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o testimony_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 2._o which_o be_v oft_o call_v the_o testimony_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v before_o and_o over_o all_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o and_o over_o all_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o and_o they_o shall_v minister_v unto_o it_o and_o shall_v encamp_v round_o about_o the_o tabernacle_n 51_o and_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n set_v forward_o the_o levite_n shall_v take_v it_o down_o and_o when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v to_o be_v pitch_v the_o levite_n shall_v set_v it_o up_o and_o the_o strange_a levite_n strange_a the_o stranger_n elsewhere_o be_v one_o of_o another_o nation_n here_o one_o of_o another_o tribe_n one_o no_o levite_n that_o come_v nigh_o 50._o nigh_o so_o as_o to_o do_v the_o office_n mention_v for_o 50._o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n 52_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v pitch_v their_o tent_n every_o man_n by_o his_o own_o camp_n and_o every_o man_n by_o his_o own_o standard_n throughout_o their_o host_n 53_o but_o the_o levite_n shall_v pitch_v round_o about_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o testimony_n that_o there_o be_v no_o wrath_n wrath_n wrath_n to_o wit_n from_o god_n who_o be_v very_o tender_a of_o his_o worship_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o profaner_n of_o it_o to_o go_v unpunished_a who_o wrath_n be_v call_v simple_o wrath_n by_o way_n of_o eminency_n as_o the_o most_o terrible_a kind_n of_o wrath_n upon_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o levite_n shall_v keep_v the_o charge_n motive_n charge_n i._n e._n shall_v suffer_v no_o stranger_n to_o approach_v through_o curiosity_n or_o any_o other_o motive_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o testimony_n 54_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n so_o do_v they_o chap._n ii_o 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n say_v 2_o every_o man_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v pitch_v by_o his_o own_o standard_n say_v standard_n or_o ensign_n by_o that_o to_o which_o he_o be_v allot_v by_o the_o follow_a order_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o there_o be_v four_o great_a standard_n or_o ensign_n which_o here_o follow_v distinguish_v by_o their_o colour_n or_o figure_n or_o otherwise_o also_o that_o there_o be_v other_o particular_a ensign_n belong_v to_o each_o of_o their_o father_n house_n or_o family_n as_o be_v here_o say_v with_o the_o ensign_n of_o their_o father_n house_n against_o house_n heb._n over_o against_o far_o off_o tabernacle_n off_o partly_o out_o of_o reverence_n to_o god_n and_o his_o worship_n and_o the_o portion_n allot_v to_o it_o and_o partly_o for_o caution_n lest_o their_o vicinity_n to_o it_o may_v tempt_v they_o to_o make_v too_o near_a approach_n to_o it_o it_o be_v suppose_v they_o be_v at_o 2000_o cubit_n distance_n from_o it_o which_o be_v the_o space_n between_o the_o people_n and_o the_o ark_n jos._n 3._o 4._o and_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a because_o the_o levite_n encamp_v round_o about_o it_o between_o they_o and_o the_o tabernacle_n about_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n shall_v they_o pitch_v 3_o and_o on_o the_o east-side_n towards_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n shall_v they_o of_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o camp_n of_o judah_n pitch_n throughout_o their_o army_n and_o nahshon_n the_o son_n of_o amminadab_n shall_v be_v captain_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n 4_o and_o his_o host_n and_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v threescore_o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 5_o and_o those_o that_o do_v pitch_n
the_o lord_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n and_o they_o have_v no_o child_n and_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n minister_v in_o the_o priest_n office_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o aaron_n master_n aaron_n in_o the_o time_n of_o aaron_n life_n as_o this_o phrase_n be_v take_v nââ¦ab_n ââ¦_n 4._o see_v also_o psal._n 72._o 5_o 17._o and_o under_o their_o father_n inspection_n and_o direction_n and_o as_o their_o father_n servant_n or_o minister_n in_o the_o priests-office_n for_o servant_n be_v oft_o describe_v by_o this_o phrase_n of_o be_v or_o stand_v or_o ãâã_d in_o the_o sight_n or_o ãâã_d of_o their_o master_n their_o father_n 5_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 6_o bring_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n near_o and_o present_v they_o they_o they_o offer_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o special_a service_n this_o be_v promise_v to_o they_o before_o and_o now_o actual_o confer_v upon_o they_o before_z aaron_z the_o priest_n that_o they_o may_v minister_v unto_o he_o 7_o and_o they_o shall_v keep_v his_o charge_n levite_n charge_n i._n e._n aaron_n charge_n or_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v commit_v principal_o to_o aaron_n care_n and_o oversight_n and_o under_o he_o and_o his_o direction_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n 9_o congregation_n i._n e._n of_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o service_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o lord_n from_o all_o the_o people_n and_o because_o all_o the_o people_n can_v not_o and_o may_v not_o perform_v they_o or_o at_o least_o diverse_a of_o they_o in_o their_o own_o person_n therefore_o they_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o some_o particular_a person_n in_o their_o name_n and_o stead_n former_o by_o the_o first-born_a numb_a 8._o 16._o and_o now_o by_o the_o levite_n see_v numb_a 1._o 53._o and_o 16._o 9_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n highpriest_n tabernacle_n emphatical_o not_o within_o the_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o care_n of_o these_o thing_n within_o the_o holy_a place_n be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o priest_n as_o the_o care_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o highpriest_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 8_o and_o they_o shall_v keep_v all_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n stead_n israel_n those_o thing_n which_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o their_o several_a place_n and_o station_n oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o though_o not_o in_o their_o person_n yet_o by_o other_o in_o their_o stead_n to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 9_o and_o 19_o and_o chap._n 8._o 19_o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o levite_n unto_o aaron_n and_o to_o his_o son_n they_o be_v giveââ¦_n be_v heb._n ãâã_d giveââ¦_n whole_o give_v unto_o he_o mention_v he_o to_o attend_v upon_o he_o and_o observe_v his_o order_n and_o case_n he_o of_o part_n of_o his_o burden_n in_o thing_n hereafter_o mention_v out_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 10_o and_o thou_o shall_v appoint_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o they_o shall_v wait_v on_o their_o priest_n office_n levite_n office_n in_o their_o own_o person_n not_o by_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o strange_a 40._o strange_a i._n e._n every_o one_o who_o be_v of_o another_o family_n than_o aaron_n yea_o though_o he_o be_v a_o levite_n see_v numb_a 1._o 53._o and_o 16._o 40._o that_o come_v nigh_o office_n nigh_o to_o wit_n to_o execute_v any_o part_n of_o the_o priest_n office_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n 11_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 12_o and_o i_o behold_v 6._o behold_v chap._n 8._o 16_o and_o 18._o 6._o i_o have_v take_v the_o levite_n from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n instead_o of_o all_o the_o first-born_a work_n first-born_a who_o be_v god_n propriety_n by_o right_a of_o redemption_n exod._n 13._o 12._o and_o to_o who_o the_o administration_n of_o holy_a thing_n be_v former_o commit_v which_o now_o be_v take_v away_o from_o they_o either_o because_o they_o have_v forfeit_v this_o privilege_n by_o join_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n in_o the_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o the_o calf_n or_o because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v main_o concern_v in_o the_o distribution_n and_o management_n of_o the_o inheritance_n which_o now_o they_o be_v go_v to_o possess_v and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v at_o leisure_n to_o attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o the_o sanctuaââ¦y_n which_o make_v it_o fit_a that_o this_o work_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o other_o hand_n and_o god_n will_v not_o commit_v it_o to_o some_o other_o person_n in_o each_o tribe_n which_o may_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n confusion_n division_n and_o contempt_n of_o sacred_a thing_n but_o to_o one_o distinct_a tribe_n which_o may_v be_v entire_o devote_v to_o that_o service_n and_o particular_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n partly_o out_o of_o his_o respect_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n branch_n of_o this_o tribe_n partly_o as_o a_o recompense_n of_o their_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o against_o idolater_n see_v exod._n 32._o 25_o 29._o deut._n 33._o 9_o and_o partly_o because_o it_o be_v the_o small_a of_o the_o tribe_n and_o therefore_o most_o likely_a to_o find_v both_o employment_n in_o and_o maintenance_n for_o the_o work_n that_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n therefore_o the_o levite_n shall_v be_v i_o 13_o because_o 23._o because_o exod._n 13._o 2._o leu._n 27._o 26._o chap._n 8._o 16._o luk._n 2._o 23._o all_o the_o first-born_a be_v my_o 15._o my_o exod._n 13._o 12_o 15._o for_o on_o the_o day_n that_o i_o smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o hallow_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o israel_n both_o man_n and_o beast_n i_o they_o shall_v be_v i_o be_o the_o lord_z service_n lord_z who_o may_v appoint_v who_o i_o please_v for_o my_o service_n 14_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n say_v 15_o number_n the_o child_n of_o levi_n after_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n by_o their_o family_n every_o male_a from_o a_o month_n old_a office_n old_a because_o at_o that_o time_n the_o first-born_a in_o who_o stead_n the_o levite_n come_v numb_a 8._o 16._o be_v offer_v to_o god_n luk._n 2._o 22._o and_o to_o be_v redeem_v numb_a 18._o 16._o and_o from_o that_o time_n the_o levite_n be_v consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o be_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v capable_a to_o be_v instruct_v in_o their_o work_n elsewhere_o they_o be_v number_v from_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a when_o they_o be_v enter_v as_o novice_n to_o part_v of_o their_o work_n numb_a 8._o 24._o and_o from_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o they_o be_v complete_o admit_v to_o their_o whole_a office_n and_o upward_a shall_v thou_o number_v they_o 16_o and_o moses_n number_v they_o according_a to_o the_o mouth_n the_o heb._n mouth_n word_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o be_v command_v 17_o 6._o 17_o gen._n 46._o 11._o exod._n 6._o 16._o chap._n 26._o 57_o 1_o chron._n 6._o 1_o 2._o and_o 23._o 6._o and_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n by_o their_o name_n gershon_n and_o kohath_n and_o merari_fw-la 18_o and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n by_o their_o family_n libni_n and_o shimei_n 19_o and_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n by_o their_o family_n amram_n and_o izhar_n hebron_n and_o uzziel_n 20_o and_o the_o son_n of_o merari_fw-la by_o their_o family_n mahli_n and_o mushi_n these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n according_a to_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n 21_o of_o gershon_n be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o libnite_a and_o the_o family_n of_o the_o shimite_n these_o be_v the_o family_n of_o the_o gershonite_n 22_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o male_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_a even_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v seven_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o 23_o the_o family_n of_o the_o gershonite_n shall_v pitch_v behind_o the_o tabernacle_n westward_o 24_o and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o gershonite_n shall_v be_v eliasaph_n the_o son_n of_o lael_n 25_o and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n shall_v be_v the_o 9_o the_o exod._n 25._o 9_o tabernacle_n 1._o tabernacle_n not_o the_o board_n which_o belong_v to_o merari_fw-la ver_fw-la 36._o but_o the_o ten_o curtain_n mention_v exod._n 26._o 1._o and_o the_o 1._o the_o exod._n 26._o 1._o tent_n hair_n tent_n to_o wit_n the_o curtain_n of_o goat_n hair_n 14._o hair_n exod._n 26._o 7._o 14._o the_o cover_n thereof_o 25._o thereof_o i._n e._n the_o cover_n of_o
god_n service_n and_o their_o cattle_n for_o themselves_o as_o god_n minister_n and_o for_o their_o support_n in_o god_n work_n in_o stead_n of_o all_o the_o firstling_n among_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 42_o and_o moses_n number_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o all_o the_o first-born_a among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 43_o and_o all_o the_o first-born_a male_n by_o the_o number_n of_o name_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_a of_o those_o that_o be_v number_v of_o they_o be_v twenty_o and_o two_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o and_o thirteen_o 44_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 45_o take_v the_o levite_n there_o levite_n to_o wit_n the_o 22000_o reckon_v up_o ver_fw-la 39_o of_o which_o see_v the_o note_n there_o in_o stead_n of_o all_o the_o first-born_a among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o levite_n in_o stead_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o the_o levite_n shall_v be_v i_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n 46_o and_o for_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v redeem_v of_o the_o two_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o and_o thirteen_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v more_o than_o the_o levite_n 47_o thou_o shall_v even_o take_v five_o shekel_n a_o piece_n trouble_v piece_n which_o be_v the_o price_n to_o be_v pay_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o a_o first-born_a a_o month_n old_a numb_a 18._o 15_o 16._o but_o this_o money_n though_o pay_v for_o these_o 273_o person_n be_v probable_o pay_v out_o of_o the_o common_a stock_n of_o all_o except_o lot_n be_v cast_v who_o shall_v pay_v which_o be_v not_o probable_a in_o so_o small_a a_o concern_v accompany_v with_o so_o much_o trouble_v by_o the_o poll_n after_o the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n shall_v thou_o take_v they_o 12._o they_o ââ¦xod_a 30._o 13._o ãâã_d 27._o 25._o ãâã_d 18._o 16._o ãâã_d 45._o 12._o the_o shekel_n be_v twenty_o gerah_n 48_o and_o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o number_n wherewith_o the_o odd_a number_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v redeem_v unto_o aaron_n and_o to_o his_o son_n stead_n son_n to_o who_o all_o the_o levite_n be_v give_v and_o therefore_o the_o money_n which_o come_v in_o their_o stead_n 49_o and_o moses_n take_v the_o redemption_n money_n of_o they_o that_o be_v over_o and_o above_o they_o that_o be_v redeem_v by_o the_o levite_n 50_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n take_v he_o the_o money_n a_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o and_o five_o shekel_n after_o the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 51_o and_o moses_n give_v the_o money_n of_o they_o that_o be_v redeem_v unto_z aaron_z and_o to_o his_o son_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_z command_v moses_n chap._n iu._n 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n say_v 2_o take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n from_o among_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n 3_o from_o thirty_o year_n old_a necessary_a old_a this_o age_n be_v prescribe_v as_o the_o age_n of_o full_a strength_n of_o body_n and_o therefore_o most_o proper_a for_o their_o present_a laborious_a work_n of_o carry_v the_o part_n and_o vessel_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o of_o maturity_n of_o judgement_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o right_a management_n of_o holy_a service_n whence_o even_o john_n and_o christ_n enter_v not_o upon_o their_o ministry_n till_o that_o age_n and_o it_o may_v still_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o fit_a season_n for_o man_n undertake_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n except_o in_o case_n of_o extraordinary_a ability_n or_o the_o church_n press_v necessity_n object_n they_o may_v enter_v upon_o this_o work_n at_o their_o 25_o year_n numb_a 8._o 24._o and_o in_o david_n time_n and_o afterward_o at_o their_o twenty_o year_n answ._n 1._o their_o first_o entrance_n upon_o their_o work_n be_v at_o their_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n when_o they_o begin_v as_o learner_n and_o act_v only_o under_o the_o inspection_n and_o direction_n of_o their_o brethren_n but_o in_o their_o thirty_o year_n they_o be_v complete_o admit_v to_o a_o full_a discharge_n of_o their_o whole_a office_n 2._o david_n be_v a_o prophet_n and_o particular_o direct_v by_o god_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o temple_n might_n and_o do_v make_v a_o change_n in_o this_o matter_n which_o he_o may_v the_o better_o do_v both_o because_o it_o be_v but_o a_o change_n in_o a_o circumstance_n and_o because_o the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o great_a multitude_n of_o sacred_a utensil_n and_o sacrifice_n require_v a_o great_a number_n of_o attendant_n than_o former_o be_v necessary_a and_o upward_a even_o until_o fifty_o year_n old_a 26._o old_a when_o they_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o toilsome_a work_n of_o carry_v burden_n but_o not_o discharge_v from_o the_o honourable_a and_o easy_a work_n do_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n numb_a 8._o 26._o all_o that_o enter_v impediment_n enter_v i._n e._n that_o do_v and_o may_v enter_v have_v no_o defect_n levit._n 21._o 17._o nor_o other_o impediment_n into_o the_o host_n service_n host_n the_o society_n of_o sacred_a minister_n he_o call_v a_o host_n because_o of_o that_o excellent_a order_n which_o be_v among_o they_o as_o to_o person_n place_n time_n the_o matter_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o service_n to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n 4_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o service_n of_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n about_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n 31._o thing_n hereafter_o mention_v as_o the_o ark_n table_n altar_n etc._n etc._n compare_v numb_a 3._o 31._o 5_o and_o when_o the_o camp_n set_v forward_o aaron_z shall_v come_v and_o his_o son_n and_o they_o 7._o they_o for_o upon_o this_o necessary_a occasion_n the_o inferior_a priest_n be_v allow_v to_o come_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n which_o otherwise_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o highpriest_n heb._n 9_o 7._o shall_v take_v down_o the_o cover_a vail_n 3._o vail_n the_o second_o vail_n of_o which_o see_v exod._n 26._o 31_o etc._n etc._n levit._n 4._o 6._o heb._n 9_o 3._o wherewith_o the_o ark_n be_v cover_v while_o the_o tabernacle_n stand_v exod._n 40._o 3._o and_o cover_v the_o ark_n it_o ark_n because_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v to_o carry_v the_o ark_n may_v neither_o see_v nor_o immediate_o touch_v it_o of_o testimony_n with_o it_o 6_o and_o shall_v put_v thereon_o the_o cover_n of_o badgers-skin_n weather_n badgers-skin_n whereby_o the_o ark_n be_v secure_v from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o weather_n and_o shall_v spread_v over_o it_o a_o cloth_n whole_o of_o blue_a and_o shall_v put_v in_o the_o staff_n thereof_o weather_n thereof_o object_n how_o can_v these_o staff_n be_v put_v in_o when_o they_o be_v never_o to_o be_v take_v out_o exod._n 25._o 15._o compare_v with_o 1_o king_n 8._o 8._o 1._o answ._n these_o place_n may_v speak_v of_o the_o staff_n while_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n stand_v but_o when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v remove_v the_o posture_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v alter_v 2._o the_o hebrew_n verb_n do_v not_o signify_v put_v in_o but_o bare_o put_v or_o place_v or_o dispose_n and_o may_v be_v understand_v not_o of_o put_v the_o staff_n into_o the_o ring_n wherein_o they_o constant_o remain_v but_o of_o the_o put_n of_o they_o either_o upon_o their_o shoulder_n to_o try_v and_o fit_v they_o for_o carriage_n or_o into_o the_o hole_n or_o receptacle_n which_o probable_o be_v make_v in_o these_o cover_n for_o the_o receive_n and_o cover_v of_o these_o guild_a staff_n to_o keep_v they_o both_o from_o the_o touch_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o from_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o bad_a weather_n 7_o and_o upon_o the_o 3ââ¦_n the_o exod._n 2ââ¦_n 3ââ¦_n table_n of_o show_n bread_n lord_n bread_n heb._n of_o face_n or_o presence_n for_o of_o the_o bread_n of_o face_n or_o presence_n i_o e._n of_o the_o bread_n which_o be_v continual_o stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o shall_v spread_v a_o cloth_n of_o blue_a and_o put_v thereon_o the_o dish_n put_v dish_n upon_o which_o the_o shewbread_n be_v put_v and_o the_o spoon_n and_o the_o bowl_n and_o cover_v to_o withal_o to_o or._n pour_v out_o withal_o cover_v withal_o and_o the_o continual_a bread_n be_v bread_n i._n e._n shewbread_n so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v continual_o to_o be_v there_o even_o in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o though_o they_o have_v only_a manna_n for_o themselves_o yet_o they_o reserve_v corn_n for_o the_o weekly_a make_n of_o these_o loaf_n which_o they_o may_v with_o no_o great_a difficulty_n procure_v from_o some_o of_o the_o people_n border_v upon_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o
aaron_n and_o his_o son_n shall_v be_v all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o gershonite_n in_o all_o their_o burden_n and_o in_o all_o their_o service_n and_o you_o shall_v appoint_v unto_o they_o in_o charge_n all_o their_o burden_n 28_o this_o be_v the_o service_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o their_o charge_n shall_v be_v under_o the_o hand_n custody_n hand_n under_o his_o conduct_n and_o direction_n thus_o the_o hand_n of_o hige_n esââ¦h_o 2._o 3._o be_v his_o care_n and_o custody_n of_o ithamar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n the_o priest_n 29_o as_o for_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n thou_o shall_v number_v they_o after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n 30_o from_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a even_o unto_o fifty_o year_n old_a shall_v thou_o number_v they_o every_o one_o that_o enter_v into_o the_o warfare_n the_o heb._n warfare_n service_n to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n 31_o and_o 36._o and_o chap._n 3._o 36._o this_o be_v the_o charge_n of_o their_o burden_n according_a to_o all_o their_o service_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n 15._o congregation_n exod._n 26._o 15._o the_o board_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o bar_n thereof_o and_o the_o pillar_n thereof_o and_o socket_n thereof_o 27._o thereof_o which_o be_v as_o the_o foot_n upon_o which_o the_o pillar_n stand_v of_o which_o see_v exod._n 38._o 27._o 32_o and_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o court_n round_o about_o and_o their_o socket_n and_o their_o pin_n and_o their_o cord_n with_o all_o their_o instrument_n and_o with_o all_o their_o service_n and_o by_o name_n circumstance_n name_n every_o part_n and_o parcel_n therefore_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o a_o inventory_n which_o be_v require_v here_o rather_o than_o in_o the_o forego_n particular_n partly_o because_o these_o be_v much_o more_o numerous_a than_o the_o former_a partly_o because_o be_v mean_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o may_v easy_o be_v supply_v they_o may_v otherwise_o have_v be_v neglect_v and_o partly_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o god_n esteem_v nothing_o small_a in_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n and_o that_o he_o expect_v his_o will_n shall_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o minure_a circumstance_n you_o shall_v reckon_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o their_o burden_n 33_o this_o be_v the_o service_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n according_a to_o all_o their_o service_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o ithamar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n the_o priest_n 34_o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o congregation_n number_v the_o son_n of_o the_o kohathite_n after_o their_o family_n and_o after_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n 35_o from_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a even_o unto_o fifty_o year_n old_a every_o one_o that_o enter_v 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say_v i_o will_v give_v it_o you_o come_v thou_o with_o we_o and_o ãâã_d and_o judg._n ââ¦_n ãâã_d we_o will_v do_v thou_o good_a for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v good_a concern_v israel_n 30_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o will_v not_o go_v etc._n go_v so_o he_o may_v true_o and_o sincere_o say_v though_o after_o this_o speech_n he_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o entreaty_n and_o persuasion_n of_o moses_n or_o he_o do_v go_v and_o settle_v his_o affair_n and_o afterward_o return_v for_o we_o find_v his_o posterity_n settle_v among_o the_o israelite_n see_v judg._n 1._o 16._o and_o 4._o 11_o 18._o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o will_v depart_v to_o my_o own_o land_n and_o to_o my_o kindred_n 31_o and_o he_o say_v leave_v we_o not_o i_o pray_v thou_o forasmuch_o as_o thou_o know_v how_o we_o be_v to_o encamp_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o thou_o may_v be_v to_o we_o in_o stead_n of_o eye_n father_n eye_n to_o direct_v and_o guide_v we_o for_o though_o the_o cloud_n determine_v they_o to_o 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shall_v bear_v 25._o bear_v leu._n 18._o 25._o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n consider_v sanctuary_n i._n e._n shall_v suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o all_o the_o usurpation_n or_o pollution_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o the_o holy_a thing_n by_o the_o levite_n or_o any_o of_o the_o people_n because_o you_o have_v authority_n and_o power_n from_o i_o to_o keep_v they_o all_o within_o their_o bound_n and_o i_o expect_v you_o use_v it_o to_o that_o end_n thus_o the_o people_n be_v in_o good_a measure_n secure_v against_o their_o fear_n express_v numb_a 17._o 12_o 13._o also_o they_o be_v inform_v that_o aaron_n high_a dignity_n be_v attend_v with_o great_a burden_n have_v not_o only_o his_o own_o but_o the_o people_n sin_n to_o answer_v for_o and_o therefore_o they_o have_v no_o such_o reason_n to_o envy_v he_o as_o they_o may_v think_v if_o the_o benefit_n and_o encumbrance_n and_o danger_n be_v equal_o consider_v and_o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n with_o thou_o shall_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o your_o priesthood_n priesthood_n priesthood_n i._n e._n of_o all_o the_o error_n commit_v by_o yourselves_o or_o by_o you_o permit_v in_o other_o in_o thing_n belong_v to_o your_o priesthood_n 2_o and_o thy_o brethren_n also_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n the_o tribe_n of_o thy_o father_n bring_v thou_o with_o thou_o that_o they_o may_v be_v 34._o be_v see_v gen._n 29._o 34._o join_v unto_o thou_o and_o minister_v unto_o thou_o thou_o thou_o about_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n and_o other_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o limit_n i_o have_v prescribe_v they_o the_o levite_n be_v say_v to_o minister_v to_o aaron_n here_o to_o the_o church_n numb_a 16._o 9_o and_o to_o god_n deut._n 10._o 8._o they_o shall_v not_o contend_v with_o thou_o for_o superiority_n as_o they_o have_v
of_o that_o common_a sin_n be_v not_o direct_o and_o proper_o death_n but_o exclusion_n from_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o death_n only_o by_o way_n of_o consequence_n upon_o that_o and_o have_v no_o son_n 4_o why_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o our_o father_n be_v diminish_v be_v heb._n diminish_v do_v away_o marry_v away_o as_o it_o will_v be_v if_o it_o be_v not_o preserve_v by_o a_o inheritance_n give_v to_o we_o in_o his_o name_n and_o for_o his_o sake_n hence_o some_o gather_v that_o the_o first_o son_n of_o each_o of_o these_o heiress_n be_v call_v by_o their_o father_n name_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o law_n deut._n 25._o 6._o whereby_o the_o brother_n first_o son_n be_v to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n who_o widow_n he_o marry_v from_o among_o his_o family_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n give_v unto_o we_o therefore_o a_o possession_n believe_v possession_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n upon_o the_o division_n of_o it_o which_o though_o not_o yet_o 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he_o of_o his_o family_n and_o he_o shall_v possess_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n a_o statute_n of_o judgement_n case_n judgement_n a_o statute_n or_o rule_n by_o which_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v give_v judgement_n in_o such_o case_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n 12_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n 4ââ¦_n moses_n deut._n 3_o 2ââ¦_n and_o 32._o 4ââ¦_n get_v thou_o up_o into_o this_o mount_n abarim_n 1._o abarim_n the_o whole_a tract_n of_o mountain_n be_v call_v abarim_n numb_a 33._o 47._o whereof_o one_o of_o the_o high_a be_v call_v nebo_n deut._n 32._o 49._o and_o the_o top_n of_o that_o pisgah_n deut._n 34._o 1._o and_o see_v the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 13_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v see_v it_o thou_o also_o shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o thy_o people_n 8._o people_n of_o which_o phrase_n see_v gen._n 15._o 15._o and_o 25._o 8._o as_o 6._o as_o chap._n 2ââ¦_n ãâã_d and_o 31._o 2._o deut._n 10._o 6._o aaron_n thy_o brother_n be_v gather_v 14_o for_o ãâã_d for_o chap._n ãâã_d ãâã_d deut._n 1_o 3ââ¦_n psal._n 1ââ¦_n ãâã_d you_o rebel_v against_o my_o commandment_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o zin_n in_o the_o strife_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o sanctify_v i_o at_o the_o water_n before_o their_o eye_n that_o be_v the_o ãâã_d the_o exod._n ãâã_d water_n of_o meribah_n in_o kadesh_n 7._o kadesh_n this_o be_v add_v to_o distinguish_v this_o miscarriage_n of_o moses_n from_o that_o of_o the_o people_n in_o rephidim_n exod._n 17._o 7._o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o zin_n 15_o and_o moses_n speak_v unto_o the_o lord_n 26._o lord_n the_o word_n here_o follow_v and_o other_o too_o which_o be_v record_v deut._n 3._o 23_o 26._o say_v 16_o let_v the_o lord_n ãâã_d lord_n chap._n 16._o ãâã_d god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n 22._o flesh_n i._n e._n of_o all_o man_n the_o searcher_n of_o spirit_n that_o know_v who_o be_v fit_a for_o this_o great_a employment_n the_o father_n and_o giver_n and_o governor_n of_o spirit_n who_o can_v raise_v and_o suit_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n to_o the_o high_a and_o hard_a work_n as_o thou_o do_v those_o numb_a 11._o 16_o 17._o see_v numb_a 16._o 22._o set_v a_o man_n over_o the_o congregation_n 17_o which_o may_v go_v out_o before_o they_o and_o which_o may_v go_v in_o before_o they_o 21._o they_o i._n e._n which_o may_v wise_o conduct_v they_o in_o all_o their_o affair_n both_o when_o they_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n or_o upon_o other_o occasion_n and_o when_o they_o return_v home_o and_o live_v in_o peace_n a_o metaphor_n from_o shepherd_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v which_o in_o those_o place_n use_v not_o to_o go_v behind_o their_o sheep_n as_o we_o now_o do_v but_o before_o they_o and_o to_o lead_v they_o forth_o to_o their_o pasture_n and_o in_o due_a time_n to_o lead_v they_o home_o again_o of_o this_o phrase_n see_v deut._n 28._o 6._o act._n 1._o 21._o and_o which_o may_v lead_v they_o out_o and_o which_o may_v bring_v they_o in_o that_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o ãâã_d not_o zech._n ãâã_d matth._n ââ¦_n ãâã_d as_o sheep_n which_o have_v no_o shepherd_n 18_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n take_v thou_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n a_o man_n in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n etc._n spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o government_n of_o wisdom_n and_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o lay_v thy_o hand_n upon_o he_o 14._o he_o by_o which_o ceremony_n moses_n do_v both_o design_n the_o person_n and_o confer_v the_o power_n and_o by_o his_o prayer_n which_o accompany_v that_o rite_n obtain_v from_o god_n all_o the_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o grace_n necessary_a for_o his_o future_a employment_n as_o appear_v from_o deut._n 34._o 9_o see_v of_o this_o custom_n gen._n 48._o 14._o levit._fw-la 1._o 4._o numb_a 8._o 10._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 14._o 19_o and_o set_v he_o before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o before_o all_o the_o congregation_n ruler_n 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this_o honour_n of_o those_o spiritual_a endowment_n which_o do_v adorn_v moses_n which_o moses_n be_v now_o to_o confer_v upon_o he_o but_o this_o joshua_n have_v before_o for_o in_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n ver_fw-la 18._o and_o he_o receive_v a_o further_a measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o moses_n his_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n from_o both_o which_o this_o honour_n be_v distinguish_v and_o have_v he_o mean_v this_o he_o will_v not_o have_v express_v it_o in_o so_o dark_a and_o doubtful_a a_o phrase_n but_o have_v call_v it_o a_o put_v not_o of_o honour_n but_o of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o he_o as_o it_o be_v call_v numb_a 11._o 17._o and_o see_v the_o word_n honour_n here_o may_v very_o well_o be_v proper_o understand_v why_o shall_v we_o run_v to_o
person_n be_v not_o in_o her_o father_n house_n she_o be_v unquestionable_o bind_v by_o it_o but_o be_v now_o free_v from_o her_o husband_n and_o return_v to_o her_o father_n it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o she_o be_v not_o return_v to_o the_o same_o state_n of_o subjection_n in_o which_o she_o be_v before_o and_o consequent_o unable_a to_o make_v or_o perform_v a_o vow_n without_o her_o father_n consent_n as_o she_o be_v before_o which_o be_v here_o deny_v wherewith_o they_o have_v bind_v their_o soul_n shall_v stand_v against_o she_o 10_o and_o if_o she_o vow_v in_o her_o husband_n house_n 8._o house_n i_o e._n if_o she_o that_o now_o be_v a_o widow_n or_o divorce_v make_v that_o vow_n while_o her_o husband_n live_v with_o she_o as_o suppose_v she_o then_o vow_v that_o if_o she_o be_v leave_v a_o widow_n she_o will_v give_v such_o a_o proportion_n of_o her_o estate_n to_o pious_a or_o charitable_a use_n of_o which_o vow_n she_o may_v repent_v when_o she_o come_v to_o be_v a_o widow_n and_o may_v believe_v or_o pretend_v she_o be_v free_a from_o it_o because_o that_o vow_n be_v make_v in_o her_o husband_n life_n time_n which_o be_v here_o grant_v in_o case_n her_o husband_n then_o disallow_v it_o but_o deny_v in_o case_n by_o silence_n or_o otherwise_o he_o consent_v to_o it_o and_o thus_o this_o law_n be_v sufficient_o distinguish_v from_o that_o above_o v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o or_o bind_v her_o soul_n by_o a_o bond_n with_o a_o oath_n 11_o and_o her_o husband_n hear_v it_o and_o hold_v his_o peace_n at_o she_o and_o disallow_v she_o not_o then_o all_o her_o vow_n shall_v stand_v and_o every_o bond_n wherewith_o she_o bind_v her_o soul_n shall_v stand_v 12_o but_o if_o her_o husband_n have_v utter_o make_v they_o void_a on_o the_o day_n he_o hear_v they_o than_o whatsoever_o proceed_v out_o of_o her_o lip_n concern_v her_o vow_n or_o concern_v the_o bond_n of_o her_o soul_n shall_v not_o stand_v her_o husband_n have_v make_v they_o void_a and_z the_o lord_z shall_v 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or_o her_o husband_n may_v make_v it_o void_a 14_o but_o if_o her_o husband_n altogether_o hold_v his_o peace_n at_o she_o from_o day_n to_o day_n than_o he_o establish_v all_o her_o vow_n or_o all_o her_o bond_n which_o be_v upon_o she_o he_o confirm_v they_o because_o he_o hold_v his_o peace_n at_o she_o in_o the_o day_n that_o he_o hear_v they_o 15_o but_o if_o he_o shall_v any_o way_n make_v they_o void_a after_o that_o he_o have_v hear_v they_o do_v they_o and_o approve_v they_o by_o his_o silence_n from_o day_n to_o day_n if_o now_o after_o that_o time_n spend_v he_o shall_v upon_o further_a thought_n dislike_v and_o hinder_v it_o which_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v than_o he_o shall_v bear_v her_o iniquity_n she_o iniquity_n her_o non-performance_n of_o her_o vow_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o he_o not_o to_o she_o 16_o these_o be_v the_o statute_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n between_o the_o father_n and_o his_o daughter_n be_v yet_o in_o her_o youth_n in_o her_o father_n house_n chap._n xxxi_o 1_o and_z the_o lord_z speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v 2_o ââ¦_n 2_o chap._n 2ââ¦_n ââ¦_n avenge_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o midianite_n full_a midianite_n for_o their_o malicious_a design_n and_o practice_n against_o israel_n both_o by_o hire_v balaam_n to_o curse_v they_o and_o by_o send_v their_o woman_n to_o ensnare_v they_o the_o moabite_n also_o be_v guilty_a but_o god_n out_o of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n and_o in_o kindness_n to_o lot_n be_v please_v to_o spare_v they_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a afterward_o shall_v thou_o 2ââ¦_n thou_o chap._n 2ââ¦_n be_v gather_v unto_o thy_o people_n 3_o and_o moses_n speak_v unto_o the_o people_n say_v arm_v some_o of_o yourselves_o unto_o the_o war_n and_o let_v they_o go_v against_o the_o midianite_n and_o avenge_v the_o lord_n enemy_n lord_n for_o the_o affront_n and_o injury_n which_o they_o offer_v to_o god_n partly_o by_o their_o own_o idolatry_n and_o lewdness_n and_o partly_o by_o seduce_v god_n people_n into_o rebellion_n against_o he_o god_n great_a care_n be_v to_o avenge_v the_o israelite_n v._o 2._o and_o moses_n his_o chief_a desire_n be_v to_o avenge_v god_n rather_o than_o himself_o or_o the_o people_n withal_o he_o do_v hereby_o insinuate_v that_o god_n and_o his_o people_n have_v the_o same_o cause_n the_o same_o friend_n and_o enemy_n of_o midian_a 4_o tribe_n 4_o heb._n a_o thousand_o of_o a_o tribe_n a_o ãâã_d of_o a_o tribe_n of_o every_o tribe_n a_o thousand_o throughout_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n shall_v you_o send_v to_o the_o war_n 5_o so_o there_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o thousand_o of_o israel_n a_o thousand_o of_o every_o tribe_n division_n tribe_n to_o prevent_v emulation_n or_o division_n twelve_o thousand_o arm_v for_o war_n conquest_n war_n god_n will_v send_v no_o more_o though_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o midianite_n be_v numerous_a and_o strong_a because_o he_o will_v try_v and_o exercise_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o and_o because_o he_o will_v hereby_o give_v they_o a_o earnest_n of_o their_o canaââ¦nitish_a conquest_n 6_o and_o moses_n send_v they_o to_o the_o war_n a_o thousand_o of_o every_o tribe_n they_o and_o phinehas_n determine_v phinehas_n who_o have_v the_o charge_n not_o of_o the_o army_n as_o general_n a_o office_n never_o commit_v to_o any_o priest_n in_o all_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o of_o the_o holy_a instrument_n etc._n etc._n as_o be_v here_o express_v and_o be_v also_o send_v to_o encourage_v and_o quicken_v and_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o good_a enterprise_n it_o be_v not_o here_o mention_v who_o be_v the_o general_a whether_o josua_n as_o some_o think_v because_o he_o be_v not_o name_v among_o those_o who_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v the_o return_a host_n though_o that_o may_v be_v for_o other_o reason_n or_o some_o other_o prince_n nor_o be_v it_o worth_a while_n to_o determine_v the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n to_o the_o war_n with_o the_o holy_a instrument_n 7._o instrument_n either_o 1._o the_o ark_n with_o the_o thing_n belong_v to_o it_o which_o before_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n they_o do_v sometime_o carry_v into_o the_o war_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o their_o army_n see_v numb_a 14._o 44._o jos._n 6._o 9_o 1_o sam._n 4._o 4._o and_o 14._o 18._o but_o why_o then_o be_v it_o thus_o ambiguous_o express_v see_v in_o all_o the_o other_o place_n it_o be_v call_v by_o its_o proper_a name_n nor_o be_v the_o ark_n ever_o so_o call_v in_o scripture_n or_o 2._o the_o trumpet_n as_o it_o here_o follow_v the_o word_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v read_v the_o holy_a instrument_n that_o be_v the_o trumpets_z for_o and_o be_v oft_o time_n put_v exegetical_o for_o that_o be_v or_o to_o wit_n as_o gen._n 13._o 15._o 1_o chron._n 21._o 12._o compare_v with_o 2_o sam._n 24._o 13._o zach._n 1._o 4._o and_o 9_o 9_o etc._n etc._n or_o rather_o 3._o the_o holy_a breastplate_n wherein_o be_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n which_o be_v easy_o carry_v and_o use_v and_o very_o useful_a in_o war_n upon_o many_o emergent_a occasion_n see_v 1_o sam._n 23._o 9_o and_o 30._o 7._o and_o the_o trumpet_n to_o blow_v 12._o blow_v which_o be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o war_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v numb_a 10._o 9_o 2_o chron._n 13._o 12._o in_o his_o hand_n 7_o and_o they_o war_v against_o the_o midianite_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v moses_n and_o they_o slay_v 33._o slay_v see_v judg._n 6._o 33._o all_o the_o male_n 16._o male_n namely_o all_o who_o they_o take_v in_o that_o war_n or_o all_o who_o live_v in_o
destroy_v they_o with_o a_o mighty_a destruction_n until_o they_o be_v destroy_v 24_o and_o 1._o and_o josh._n 12._o 1._o he_o shall_v deliver_v their_o king_n into_o thiââ¦e_a hand_n and_o thou_o shall_v destroy_v their_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n there_o shall_v no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o thou_o until_o thou_o have_v destroy_v they_o 3._o they_o this_o promise_n be_v make_v upon_o condition_n of_o their_o performance_n of_o their_o duty_n which_o they_o neglect_v they_o just_o lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o as_o we_o see_v judg._n 2._o 1_o 2_o 3._o 25_o the_o grave_a image_n of_o their_o god_n 20._o god_n chap._n 12._o 3._o exod._n 32._o 20._o shall_v you_o burn_v with_o fire_n thou_o 21._o thou_o josh._n 7._o 1_o 21._o shall_v not_o desire_v the_o silver_n or_o gold_n that_o be_v on_o they_o iââ¦_n they_o wherewith_o the_o idol_n be_v cover_v or_o a_o lorned_a nor_o conseââ¦_n ãâã_d other_o ãâã_d their_o ornament_n this_o he_o command_v to_o shââ¦_n his_o ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o idolââ¦ry_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o occasion_n of_o iââ¦_n nor_o take_v it_o unto_o thou_o lest_o thou_o be_v 36._o be_v psa._n 106._o 36._o snare_v therein_o for_o it_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n 26_o neither_o shall_v thou_o bring_v a_o abomination_n into_o thy_o house_n lest_o thou_o be_v a_o curse_a thing_n ãâã_d thing_n i_o e._n ãâã_d to_o ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o that_o be_v see_v jos._n 7._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d like_o it_o but_o thou_o shall_v utter_o detest_v it_o and_o thou_o shall_v utter_o abââ¦or_v it_o for_o 23._o for_o chap._n 13._o 17._o ãâã_d 27._o 23._o it_o be_v a_o curse_a thing_n chap._n viii_o 1_o all_o the_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n shall_v you_o observe_v to_o do_v that_o you_o may_v live_v 23._o live_v ââ¦_n ââ¦_n ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o happy_o as_o life_n be_v oft_o take_v as_o ãâã_d 17._o 18._o ãâã_d v._o ââ¦_n ââ¦_n ãâã_d on_o the_o contrary_a trouble_n or_o affliction_n be_v call_v death_n end_n 10._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 23._o and_o multiply_v and_o go_v ãâã_d ãâã_d possess_v the_o ãâã_d which_o the_o lord_n swear_v ãâã_d ãâã_d father_n 2_o and_o thou_o shall_v remember_v all_o the_o way_n disobedience_n way_n i_o e._n all_o the_o event_n which_o befall_v thou_o in_o the_o way_n the_o miraculous_a protection_n deliverance_n provision_n instruction_n which_o god_n give_v thou_o and_o withal_o the_o frequent_a and_o severe_a punishment_n of_o thy_o disobedience_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n ââ¦ed_v thou_o those_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o humble_v thou_o and_o to_o ãâã_d to_o chap._n 1ââ¦_n ãâã_d prove_v thou_o to_o know_v age_n know_v i_o e._n that_o thou_o may_v discover_v to_o thyself_o and_o other_o that_o infidelity_n inconstancy_n hypocrisy_n apostasy_n rebellion_n and_o perverââ¦_n which_o lie_v hide_v in_o thy_o heart_n the_o discovery_n whereof_o be_v of_o singular_a use_n both_o to_o they_o and_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o all_o sucââ¦eding_a age_n what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n whether_o thou_o will_v keep_v his_o commandment_n or_o no._n 3_o and_o he_o humble_v thou_o and_o ââ¦_n and_o exod._n 1ââ¦_n ââ¦_n suffer_v thou_o to_o hunger_n and_o feed_v thou_o with_o 14._o with_o exod._n 1ââ¦_n 1ââ¦_n 14._o manna_n which_o thou_o know_v not_o neither_o do_v thy_o father_n know_v that_o he_o may_v make_v thou_o know_v that_o man_n do_v 4._o do_v mat._n 4._o 4._o lux._fw-la 4._o 4._o not_o live_v by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n life_n lord_n i_o e._n by_o every_o or_o any_o thing_n which_o god_n appoint_v for_o this_o end_n how_o unlikely_a soever_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v for_o ãâã_d as_o appear_v in_o the_o manna_n see_v it_o be_v not_o thou_o creature_n but_o only_o god_n command_n and_o blessing_n upon_o iââ¦_n that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d for_o the_o support_n of_o life_n do_v man_n live_v 4_o ãâ¦ã_o 4_o ãâ¦ã_o thy_o raiment_n ãâã_d not_o old_a upon_o thou_o ãâ¦ã_o thou_o ãâ¦ã_o neither_o do_v thy_o ââ¦oot_n swell_v ãâ¦ã_o swell_v ãâ¦ã_o these_o forty_o year_n 5_o ãâ¦ã_o 5_o ãâ¦ã_o thou_o shall_v also_o consider_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o as_o a_o man_n chasten_v his_o son_n etc._n son_n i._n ââ¦_n unwilling_o being_n ãâã_d by_o thy_o necessity_n modeââ¦ely_o in_o judgement_n remember_v mercy_n and_o for_o thy_o reformation_n not_o for_o thy_o ãâã_d compare_v ãâã_d 3._o 11_o 12._o heb._n 12._o 5_o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n chasten_v thou_o 6_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o fear_v he_o 7_o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n bring_v thou_o into_o a_o good_a land_n 11._o land_n chap._n 11._o ãâã_d 11._o a_o land_n of_o brook_n of_o water_n of_o fountain_n and_o depth_n large_a depth_n i._n e._n deep_a well_n or_o spring_n or_o lake_n which_o be_v divers_a and_o large_a that_o spring_v out_o of_o valley_n and_o hill_n 8_o a_o land_n of_o wheat_n and_o barley_n and_o vine_n and_o figtree_n and_o pomegranate_n a_o land_n of_o ãâ¦ã_o of_o ãâ¦ã_o oil_n olive_n ãâ¦ã_o olive_n ãâ¦ã_o and_o honey_n 9_o a_o land_n wherein_o thou_o shall_v eat_v bread_n without_o ãâã_d then_o shall_v not_o lack_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o a_o land_n ãâã_d land_n chap._n ãâã_d ãâã_d who_o ãâã_d be_v iron_n stone_n iron_n where_o be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o a_o manner_n as_o plentiful_a aââ¦_n stone_n and_o upon_o which_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o in_o other_o parââ¦_n they_o do_v upon_o stone_n and_o out_o of_o who_o hill_n thou_o may_v dig_v brass_n come_v brass_n to_o ãâã_d in_o ãâã_d plenty_n these_o be_v mention_v because_o they_o have_v none_o such_o in_o egypt_n whence_o they_o come_v 10_o 1ââ¦_n 10_o chap._n 6._o 11_o 1ââ¦_n when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a than_o thou_o shall_v bless_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n they_o god_n i._n e._n solemn_o praise_v he_o for_o thy_o food_n which_o be_v a_o debt_n both_o 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sword_n be_v metaphorical_o say_v to_o have_v a_o mouth_n which_o we_o translate_v a_o edge_n and_o to_o devour_v 2_o sam._n 2._o 26._o and_o 11._o 25._o jer._n 2._o 30._o and_o 46._o 10._o and_o this_o their_o former_a successfulness_n be_v here_o mention_v as_o a_o aggravation_n of_o their_o last_o infelicity_n 23_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n be_v lovely_a and_o sweet_a and_o or_o sweet_a pleasant_a commendation_n pleasant_a amiable_a and_o oblige_v in_o their_o carriage_n and_o conversation_n both_o towards_o one_o another_o and_o towards_o their_o people_n for_o as_o for_o saul_n fierce_a behaviour_n towards_o jonathan_n it_o be_v only_o a_o sudden_a passion_n by_o which_o his_o ordinary_a temper_n be_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v and_o for_o his_o carriage_n towards_o david_n 1_o sam._n 20._o 30_o 33._o that_o be_v from_o that_o jealousy_n and_o reason_n of_o state_n which_o usual_o engage_v even_o good-natured_a and_o well-nurtured_n prince_n to_o the_o same_o hostility_n in_o like_a 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daughter_n of_o israel_n follow_v israel_n these_o he_o mention_n partly_o because_o the_o woman_n then_o use_v to_o make_v song_n both_o of_o triumph_n and_o of_o lamentation_n as_o occasion_v require_v and_o partly_o because_o they_o usual_o be_v most_o delight_v with_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o body_n here_o follow_v weep_v over_o saul_n who_o clothe_v you_o in_o scarlet_n 12._o scarlet_n this_o he_o do_v partly_o because_o he_o procure_v they_o so_o much_o peace_n as_o give_v they_o opportunity_n of_o enrich_v themselves_o and_o partly_o because_o he_o take_v these_o thing_n as_o spoil_n from_o the_o enemy_n and_o clothe_v his_o own_o people_n with_o they_o comp._n psal._n 68_o 12._o with_o other_o delight_n who_o put_v on_o ornament_n of_o gold_n upon_o your_o apparel_n 25_o how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fall_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o battle_n o_o
3._o 3_o 4._o 7_o and_o joab_n and_o heb._n his_o word_n be_v with_o joab_n he_o confer_v with_o joab_n the_o son_n of_o see_fw-mi ruiah_o and_o with_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n and_o they_o adonijah_n they_o heb._n help_v after_o adonijah_n follow_v adonijah_n help_v he_o danger_n he_o either_o because_o they_o think_v the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v he_o or_o rather_o from_o secret_a grudge_n because_o they_o perceive_v themselves_o neglect_v by_o david_n and_o possible_o by_o solomon_n too_o and_o from_o carnal_a policy_n that_o they_o may_v secure_v and_o advance_v their_o own_o interest_n which_o they_o see_v to_o be_v in_o manifest_a danger_n 8_o but_o zadok_v the_o priest_n and_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n and_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o 18._o and_o chap._n 4._o 18._o shimei_n and_o rei_fw-la and_o 8._o and_o 2_o sam_n ââ¦3_n 8._o the_o mighty_a man_n which_o belong_v to_o david_n they_o david_n his_o great_a and_o famous_a commander_n and_o the_o guard_n and_z soldiers_z under_o they_o be_v not_o with_o adonijah_n 9_o and_o adonijah_n slay_v sheep_n and_o ox_n and_o fat_a cattle_n he_o cattle_n partly_o for_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o partly_o for_o feast_n that_o he_o may_v engage_v god_n to_o be_v on_o his_o side_n and_o draw_v a_o multitude_n of_o people_n after_o he_o by_o the_o stone_n of_o zoheleth_n which_o be_v by_o rogel_n by_o or_o the_o well_o rogel_n enrogel_a 17._o enrogel_a or_o the_o fountain_n of_o rogel_n or_o of_o the_o full_a a_o place_n nigh_o to_o jerusalem_n see_v jos._n 15._o 7._o and_o 18._o 16._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 17._o and_o call_v all_o his_o brethren_n the_o king_n son_n do_v son_n either_o because_o he_o know_v they_o envy_v and_o be_v discontent_v with_o solomon_n and_o therefore_o will_v favour_v he_o or_o that_o he_o may_v engage_v they_o so_o to_o do_v and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n the_o king_n servant_n 10._o servant_n except_o these_o here_o except_v v._o 10._o 10_o but_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o benaiah_n and_o the_o mighty_a man_n competitor_n man_n because_o he_o know_v they_o favour_v solomon_n his_o competitor_n and_o solomon_n his_o brother_n he_o call_v not_o 11_o ¶_o wherefore_o nathan_n speak_v advancement_n speak_v be_v prompt_v to_o it_o both_o by_o his_o piety_n in_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o god_n declare_v to_o he_o and_o by_o he_o to_o david_n concern_v solomon_n succession_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 13._o 1_o chron._n 22._o 8_o 9_o and_o by_o his_o prudence_n as_o know_v that_o adonijah_n hate_v he_o for_o be_v the_o principal_a instrument_n of_o solomon_n advancement_n unto_o bathsheba_n the_o mother_n of_o solomon_n david_n solomon_n who_o be_v retire_v and_o private_a in_o her_o apartment_n be_v yet_o ignorant_a of_o what_o be_v do_v abroad_o and_o who_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v most_o zealous_a in_o the_o cause_n and_o most_o prevalent_a with_o david_n say_v have_v thou_o not_o hear_v that_o adonijah_n the_o son_n of_o 34._o of_o 2_o sam._n 34._o haggith_n do_v reign_v and_o david_n our_o lord_n know_v it_o not_o it_o not_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o consent_v to_o it_o as_o thou_o may_v fear_v or_o other_o think_v that_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o acquaint_v he_o with_o it_o 12_o now_o therefore_o come_v let_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o give_v thou_o counsel_n that_o thou_o may_v save_v thy_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o son_n solomon_n way_n solomon_n for_o he_o will_v never_o reckon_v himself_o safe_a till_o his_o competitor_n and_o his_o friend_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n 13_o go_v and_o get_v thou_o in_o unto_o king_n david_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o do_v not_o thou_o my_o lord_n o_o king_n swear_v 5._o swear_v i_o e._n thou_o do_v swear_v which_o david_n himself_o ow_v v._o 30._o which_o probable_o he_o do_v to_o satisfy_v bathsheba_n doubt_n and_o fear_n about_o it_o and_o to_o oblige_v himself_o to_o a_o compliance_n with_o the_o divine_a will_n declare_v about_o it_o see_v chap._n 2._o 15._o and_o 1_o chron._n 28._o 5._o unto_o thy_o hand_n maid_n king_n maid_n so_o she_o call_v herself_o to_o testify_v her_o reverence_n and_o subjection_n to_o he_o not_o only_o as_o her_o husband_n but_o as_o her_o king_n say_v 9_o say_v 1_o chr._n 22._o 9_o assure_o solomon_n thy_o son_n shall_v reign_v after_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n obligation_n throne_n another_o expression_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o signify_v david_n sincerity_n and_o fervency_n in_o his_o swear_v which_o add_v to_o his_o obligation_n why_o then_o do_v adonijah_n reign_v it_o reign_v how_o come_v this_o to_o pass_v or_o why_o doââ¦t_v thou_o suffer_v it_o 14_o behold_v while_o thou_o yet_o talk_v there_o with_o the_o king_n i_o will_v also_o come_v in_o after_o thou_o and_o uââ¦_n and_o heb._n ââ¦ill_v uââ¦_n confirm_v thy_o word_n 15_o ¶_o and_o bathsheba_n go_v in_o unto_o the_o king_n into_o the_o chamber_n and_o the_o king_n be_v very_o old_a and_o abishag_fw-mi the_o shunammite_n minister_v unto_o the_o king_n 16_o and_o bathsheba_n bow_v and_o do_v obeisance_n unto_o the_o king_n and_o the_o king_n say_v thou_o say_v heb._n what_o to_o thou_o what_o will_v thou_o 17_o and_o she_o say_v unto_o he_o my_o lord_n thou_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_z thy_o god_n oath_n god_n to_o who_o thou_o be_v high_o oblige_v who_o name_n thou_o just_o fear_v and_o honour_v and_o therefore_o thou_o wilt'_v not_o pollute_v it_o by_o perjury_n but_o make_v conscience_n of_o thy_o oath_n unto_o thy_o handmaid_n say_v assure_o solomon_n thy_o son_n shall_v reign_v after_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n 18_o and_o now_o behold_v adonijah_n reign_v and_o now_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n thou_o know_v it_o not_o it_o not_o this_o she_o add_v partly_o lest_o she_o shall_v seem_v to_o accuse_v the_o king_n of_o inconstancy_n and_o perfidiousness_n and_o partly_o to_o aggravate_v adonijah_n crime_n from_o that_o gross_a neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o king_n which_o do_v accompany_v it_o 19_o and_o he_o have_v slay_v ox_n and_o fat_a cattle_n and_o sheep_n in_o abundance_n and_o have_v call_v all_o the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n and_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n and_o joab_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n but_o solomon_n thy_o servant_n subject_a servant_n who_o be_v not_o so_o presumptuous_a as_o adonijah_n usurp_v the_o throne_n before_o his_o time_n but_o carry_v himself_o modest_o and_o submissive_o as_o thy_o son_n and_o servant_n and_o subject_a have_v he_o not_o call_v 20_o and_o thou_o my_o lord_n o_o king_n the_o eye_n of_o all_o israel_n be_v upon_o thou_o embrace_v thou_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n be_v in_o suspense_n whether_o adonijah_n practice_n be_v with_o thy_o consent_n or_o no_o and_o wait_v for_o thy_o senââ¦ence_n which_o they_o will_v ready_o embrace_v that_o thou_o shall_v tell_v they_o who_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n solomon_n king_n she_o speak_v only_o in_o general_n as_o own_v the_o king_n prerogative_n to_o give_v the_o crown_n to_o which_o of_o his_o son_n he_o please_v if_o he_o have_v not_o restrain_v himself_o by_o his_o oath_n to_o solomon_n after_o he_o live_v he_o i_o e._n after_o thy_o death_n whereby_o she_o tax_v adonijah_n ambition_n who_o usurp_v the_o crown_n whilst_o his_o father_n live_v 21_o otherwise_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n shall_v sleep_v with_o his_o father_n 30._o father_n i_o e._n die_v as_o his_o father_n do_v see_v gen._n 47._o 30._o that_o i_o and_o my_o son_n solomon_n shall_v be_v count_v sinner_n count_v heb._n shall_v be_v sinner_n offender_n religion_n offender_n we_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n as_o malefactor_n as_o guilty_a of_o practise_v against_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o transfer_v the_o kingdom_n to_o solomon_n and_o cover_v our_o ambitious_a design_n with_o a_o pretence_n of_o religion_n 22_o ¶_o and_o lo_o while_o she_o yet_o talk_v with_o the_o king_n nathan_n the_o prophet_n also_o come_v in_o 28._o in_o to_o discourse_v with_o the_o king_n which_o make_v it_o fit_a for_o she_o to_o withdraw_v as_o she_o do_v v._o 28._o 23_o and_o they_o tell_v the_o king_n say_v behold_v nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v in_o before_o the_o king_n he_o bow_v himself_o before_o the_o king_n with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n 24_o and_o nathan_n say_v my_o lord_n o_o king_n have_v thou_o say_v it_o say_v be_v this_o do_v by_o thy_o consent_n without_o which_o it_o seem_v strange_a that_o he_o dare_v attempt_v it_o adonijah_n shall_v reign_v after_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o my_o throne_n 25_o for_o he_o be_v go_v down_o this_o day_n and_o have_v slay_v ox_n and_o fat_a cattle_n and_o
the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v only_o hear_v and_o may_v relate_v either_o to_o solomon_n death_n or_o to_o the_o meeting_n which_o all_o the_o tribe_n have_v appoint_v at_o shechem_n for_o he_o be_v flee_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o king_n solomon_n and_o jeroboam_n dwell_v in_o egypt_n 3_o that_o they_o send_v and_o call_v he_o relief_n he_o when_o the_o people_n send_v he_o word_n of_o solomon_n death_n they_o also_o send_v a_o summons_n for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o shechem_n or_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o tiding_n of_o solomon_n death_n from_o other_o or_o from_o common_a fame_n present_o there_o come_v a_o solemn_a message_n to_o he_o from_o the_o people_n who_o desire_v his_o presence_n and_o assistance_n as_o it_o seem_v probable_a from_o divers_a motive_n some_o that_o they_o may_v translate_v the_o kingdom_n from_o rehoboam_n to_o he_o and_o other_o only_o for_o this_o reason_n that_o the_o presence_n and_o countenance_n of_o a_o man_n of_o so_o great_a interest_n 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a_o premeditate_a lie_n but_o also_o make_v god_n a_o liar_n and_o to_o contradict_v himself_o and_o all_o this_o without_o any_o pretence_n of_o necessity_n or_o benefit_n to_o himself_o 19_o so_o he_o go_v back_o with_o he_o and_o do_v eat_v bread_n in_o his_o house_n and_o drink_v water_n 20_o ¶_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o they_o sit_v at_o the_o table_n refreshment_n table_n there_o the_o prophet_n meet_v with_o a_o severe_a judgement_n where_o he_o be_v please_v himself_o with_o this_o seasonable_a refreshment_n that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v other_o come_v by_o secret_a instinct_n into_o his_o mind_n as_o sometime_o god_n speak_v to_o moses_n
they_o that_o shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n extinct_a egypt_n of_o who_o see_v 1_o king_n 11._o 40._o and_o 2_o chron._n 12._o 2_o etc._n etc._n where_o this_o history_n be_v more_o full_o describe_v he_o be_v think_v by_o many_o to_o be_v solomon_n brother-in-law_n but_o how_o little_a such_o relation_n signify_v among_o prince_n when_o their_o interest_n be_v concern_v all_o history_n witness_v beside_o rehoboam_n be_v not_o solomon_n son_n by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o so_o the_o relation_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n extinct_a come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n punishment_n jerusalem_n either_o from_o ambition_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o enlarge_v his_o empire_n or_o from_o jealousy_n of_o rehoboam_n growing-greatness_n of_o which_o see_v 2_o chron._n 11._o or_o by_o ieroboam_n instigation_n or_o from_o a_o covetous_a desire_n of_o possess_v these_o great_a treasure_n which_o david_n and_o solomon_n have_v leave_v and_o above_o all_o by_o god_n providence_n dispose_v his_o heart_n to_o this_o expedition_n for_o rehoboam_n punishment_n 26_o and_o he_o take_v away_o the_o treasure_n city_n treasure_n it_o be_v imply_v that_o first_o he_o take_v the_o city_n which_o may_v seem_v strange_a consider_v the_o great_a strength_n of_o that_o city_n and_o how_o much_o time_n it_o take_v nabuchadnezzar_n and_o titus_n to_o take_v it_o but_o first_o it_o may_v cost_v shishak_n also_o some_o time_n and_o a_o long_a siege_n ere_o he_o take_v it_o though_o that_o be_v not_o here_o relate_v second_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o david_n and_o solomon_n in_o their_o build_n and_o alter_v of_o this_o city_n have_v more_o respect_n to_o state_n and_o magnificence_n than_o to_o its_o defence_n as_o have_v no_o great_a cause_n to_o fear_v the_o invasion_n of_o any_o enemy_n and_o be_v too_o secure_a in_o reference_n to_o their_o posterity_n because_o of_o god_n promise_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o be_v continue_v to_o they_o and_o to_o their_o seed_n for_o ever_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a and_o certain_a that_o after_o the_o division_n between_o judah_n and_o israel_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n do_v add_v very_o much_o to_o the_o fortification_n of_o this_o city_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o king_n house_n he_o even_o take_v away_o all_o and_o he_o take_v away_o all_o the_o shield_n of_o gold_n ãâã_d gold_n chap._n 10_o ãâã_d which_o solomon_n have_v make_v 27_o and_o king_n rehoboam_n make_v in_o their_o stead_n brazen_a shield_n and_o commit_v they_o unto_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o ãâã_d the_o heb._n ãâã_d guard_n place_n guard_n whereas_o the_o golden_a shield_n as_o be_v more_o precious_a be_v keep_v in_o a_o certain_a place_n which_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o the_o king_n house_n 28_o and_o it_o be_v so_o when_o the_o king_n go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 1._o lord_n by_o which_o it_o seem_v the_o affliction_n have_v do_v he_o some_o good_a and_o bring_v he_o back_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v forsake_v chap._n 12._o 1._o that_o the_o guard_n bear_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o back_o into_o the_o guard-chamber_n 29_o ¶_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o rehoboam_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 19_o judah_n such_o a_o book_n of_o chronicle_n as_o that_o mention_v above_o ver_fw-la 19_o 30_o and_o there_o be_v war_n between_o rehoboam_n and_o jeroboam_n another_o jeroboam_n not_o a_o invasive_a war_n with_o potent_a army_n which_o be_v forbid_v chap._n 12._o 12._o and_o not_o revive_v till_o abijam_n reign_n 2_o chron._n 13._o but_o a_o defensive_a war_n from_o those_o hostility_n which_o by_o small_a party_n and_o skirmish_n they_o do_v to_o one_o another_o all_o their_o day_n 31_o and_o rehoboam_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v naamah_n a_o ammonitess_n 21._o ammonitess_n this_o be_v repeat_v as_o a_o thing_n very_o observable_a see_v above_o ver_fw-la 21._o and_o abijam_v his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xv._o now_o in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o king_n ââ¦_n king_n 2_o chr._n 13._o ââ¦_n jeroboam_n person_n jeroboam_n obj._n how_o can_v this_o be_v when_o he_o reign_v 3_o year_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o asa_n his_o successor_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la v._o 9_o ans._n part_n of_o year_n be_v common_o call_v and_o account_v year_n both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o in_o profane_a writer_n so_o his_o reign_n begin_v with_o ieroboam_n 18_o year_n and_o continue_v his_o whole_a 19_o year_n and_o end_v within_o his_o 20_o year_n in_o which_o also_o asa_n reign_n begin_v and_o thus_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n may_v well_o be_v as_o it_o frequent_o be_v attribute_v to_o two_o several_a person_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la reign_v abijam_n over_o judah_n 2_o three_o year_n 1._o year_n see_v the_o last_o note_n on_o ver_fw-la 1._o reign_v he_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v maachah_n the_o daughter_n of_o abishalom_n hebrew_n abishalom_n or_o of_o absalon_n as_o he_o be_v call_v 2_o chron._n 11._o 21._o and_o because_o he_o be_v here_o mention_v as_o a_o know_a person_n without_o any_o addition_n of_o his_o kindred_n or_o quality_n some_o conceive_v that_o this_o be_v absalom_n daughter_n call_v proper_o tamar_n 2_o sam._n 14._o 27._o and_o from_o her_o royal_a grandmother_n 2_o sam._n 3._o 3_o maachah_n and_o that_o she_o be_v call_v michajah_n which_o differ_v not_o much_o from_o maachah_n the_o daughter_n of_o uriel_n 2_o chr._n 13._o 2._o because_o she_o be_v first_o marry_v to_o uriel_n as_o josephus_n affirm_v antiq._n 8._o 3._o and_o afterward_o to_o rehoboam_n other_o think_v this_o be_v another_o person_n and_o that_o both_o she_o and_o her_o father_n have_v each_o of_o they_o several_a name_n which_o be_v not_o unusual_a among_o the_o hebrew_n 3_o and_o he_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o father_n they_o father_n which_o his_o father_n live_v in_o either_o first_o before_o his_o humiliation_n or_o rather_o second_o after_o his_o deliverance_n from_o shishak_n when_o though_o he_o do_v not_o open_o renounce_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v relapse_v into_o his_o former_a sin_n which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o have_v be_v remember_v against_o he_o as_o david_n name_n and_o memory_n be_v never_o load_v with_o the_o shame_n of_o his_o sin_n because_o he_o true_o repent_v of_o they_o which_o he_o have_v do_v before_o he_o and_o his_o ââ¦_n chap._n 11._o ââ¦_n heart_n be_v not_o perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n as_o the_o heart_n of_o david_n his_o father_n 4_o nevertheless_o for_o david_n sake_n do_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n give_v he_o a_o candle_n a_o or_o candle_n lamp_n 7._o lamp_n i_o e._n a_o son_n and_o successor_n to_o perpetuate_v his_o name_n and_o memory_n which_o otherwise_o have_v go_v into_o obscurity_n the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v above_o ch_z 11._o 36._o 2_o king_n 8._o 19_o 2_o chr._n 21._o 7._o in_o jerusalem_n to_o set_v up_o his_o son_n after_o he_o and_o to_o establish_v jerusalem_n it_o jerusalem_n i_o e._n that_o he_o may_v maintain_v that_o city_n and_o temple_n and_o worship_n as_o a_o witness_n for_o god_n in_o the_o world_n against_o the_o israelite_n and_o heathen_a world_n who_o shall_v have_v inquire_v after_o it_o and_o embrace_v the_o true_a religion_n there_o establish_v and_o set_v up_o as_o a_o beacon_n upon_o a_o high_a hill_n that_o all_o man_n may_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o 5_o because_o david_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o command_v he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n 9_o life_n 2_o sam._n 11._o 4_o and_o 12._o 9_o save_v only_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o uriah_n the_o hittite_n profess_v hittite_n quest._n how_o be_v this_o true_a see_v david_n sin_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o nabal_n 1_o sam._n 25._o and_o achish_n chap._n 27._o and_o mephibosheth_n and_o his_o indulgence_n to_o his_o child_n adonijah_n amnon_n and_o absalon_n and_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n ans._n this_o and_o the_o like_a phrase_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o exclusive_a of_o every_o sinful_a action_n but_o only_o of_o a_o sinful_a course_n or_o state_n or_o of_o a_o habitual_a and_o continue_a apostasy_n from_o god_n or_o from_o his_o way_n as_o the_o very_a phrase_n of_o turn_v aside_o from_o god_n or_o from_o his_o command_n do_v constant_o imply_v as_o appear_v from_o exod._n 32._o 8._o deut._n 9_o 12_o 16._o 1_o sam._n 8._o 3._o psal._n 78._o 57_o isa._n 44._o
4._o that_o by_o his_o very_a outward_a habit_n he_o may_v represent_v elias_n in_o who_o spirit_n and_o power_n he_o come_v and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v elijah_n the_o tishbite_n 9_o then_o the_o king_n send_v unto_o he_o a_o captain_n of_o fifty_o with_o his_o fifty_o and_o he_o go_v up_o to_o he_o and_o behold_v he_o sit_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n and_o he_o speak_v unto_o he_o thou_o man_n of_o god_n man._n god_n so_o he_o call_v he_o in_o way_n of_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n q._n d._n thou_o that_o vaunt_v as_o if_o thou_o be_v more_o than_o a_o mere_a man._n the_o king_n have_v say_v come_v down_o force_n down_o the_o king_n command_v thou_o to_o come_v ãâã_d he_o which_o if_o thou_o refuse_v i_o be_o here_o to_o carry_v thou_o to_o he_o by_o force_n 10_o and_o elijah_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o the_o captain_n of_o fifty_o if_o i_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n then_o let_v fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v thou_o and_o thy_o fifty_o 55._o fifty_o which_o desire_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o a_o carnal_a and_o malicious_a passion_n but_o from_o a_o pure_a zeal_n to_o vindicate_v god_n name_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v so_o horrible_o abuse_v and_o from_o the_o motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o god_n miraculous_a answer_n to_o his_o desire_n and_o therefore_o christ_n do_v not_o condemn_v this_o fact_n of_o elias_n but_o only_o reprove_v his_o disciple_n for_o their_o perverse_a imitation_n of_o it_o from_o another_o spirit_n and_o principle_n and_o in_o a_o more_o unseasonable_a time_n luke_n 9_o 54_o 55._o and_o there_o come_v down_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v he_o and_o his_o fifty_o 11_o again_o also_o he_o send_v unto_o he_o another_o captain_n of_o fifty_o with_o his_o fifty_o and_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o o_o man_n of_o god_n thus_o have_v the_o king_n say_v come_v down_o quick_o example_n quick_o wherein_o he_o discover_v more_o petulancy_n and_o impudence_n than_o the_o former_a and_o show_v how_o little_a he_o be_v move_v or_o affright_v by_o the_o former_a example_n 12_o and_o elijah_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o if_o i_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n let_v fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v thou_o and_o thy_o fiââ¦ty_n and_o the_o fire_n of_o god_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v he_o and_o his_o fifty_o 13_o ¶_o and_o he_o send_v again_o a_o captain_n of_o the_o three_o fifty_o with_o his_o fifty_o and_o the_o three_o captain_n of_o fifty_o go_v up_o and_o come_v and_o bow_v and_o heb._n bow_v fall_v on_o his_o knee_n before_o elijah_n and_o he_o and_o heb._n pray_v unto_o he_o beseech_v he_o judgement_n he_o express_v both_o reverence_n to_o his_o person_n and_o a_o belief_n of_o his_o power_n and_o a_o dread_a of_o god_n judgement_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o o_o man_n of_o god_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v my_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o these_o fifty_o thy_o servant_n be_v precious_a in_o thy_o sight_n 14_o behold_v there_o come_v fire_n down_o from_o heaven_n and_o burn_v up_o the_o two_o captain_n of_o the_o former_a fifty_n with_o their_o fifty_n therefore_o let_v my_o life_n now_o be_v precious_a in_o thy_o fight_n 15_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o elijah_n go_v down_o with_o he_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o he_o and_o he_o arise_v and_o go_v down_o with_o he_o unto_o the_o king_n 3._o king_n not_o fear_v the_o rage_n of_o the_o king_n nor_o of_o jezabel_n nor_o of_o all_o their_o force_n wherein_o he_o give_v a_o eminent_a example_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o withal_o of_o his_o growth_n in_o grace_n since_o that_o time_n that_o he_o flee_v for_o fear_n of_o jezabel_n 1_o king_n 19_o 3._o 16_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o terror_n he_o to_o his_o very_a face_n nor_o dare_v the_o king_n lie_v hand_n upon_o he_o be_v daunt_v with_o the_o prophet_n presence_n and_o great_a courage_n and_o confidence_n and_o affright_v by_o the_o late_a dreadful_a evidence_n of_o his_o power_n with_o god_n and_o over_o man_n and_o withal_o strike_v with_o a_o divine_a and_o extraordinary_a terror_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o thou_o have_v send_v messenger_n to_o inquire_v of_o baal_n zebub_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n be_v it_o not_o because_o there_o be_v no_o god_n in_o israel_n to_o inquire_v of_o his_o word_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o come_v down_o off_o that_o bed_n on_o which_o thou_o be_v go_v up_o but_o shall_v sure_o die_v 17_o ¶_o so_o he_o die_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o elijah_n have_v speak_v and_o jehoram_n follow_v jehoram_n his_o brother_n chap._n 3._o 1._o for_o he_o have_v no_o son_n to_o succeed_v he_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v reign_v in_o his_o stead_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n scripture_n judah_n other_o passage_n of_o scripture_n seem_v to_o close_v with_o this_o as_o that_o ahaziah_n who_o reign_v but_o two_o year_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o jehoshaphats_n seventeen_o year_n 1_o king_n 22._o 51._o and_o therefore_o this_o jehoram_n must_v begin_v his_o reign_n in_o jehoshaphats_n nineteenth_o year_n and_o therefore_o before_o the_o reign_n of_o jehoram_n iehoshaphat_n son_n and_o that_o jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o joram_n ahabs_n son_n 2_o king_n 8._o 16._o answ._n these_o difficulty_n be_v easy_o resolve_v by_o this_o consideration_n that_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a practice_n among_o king_n in_o former_a age_n to_o make_v their_o son_n sometime_o their_o viceroy_n and_o deputy_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o sometime_o formal_o king_n in_o conjunction_n with_o themselves_o and_o whilst_o they_o live_v whereof_o there_o be_v instance_n both_o in_o profane_a history_n among_o the_o persian_n greek_n and_o roman_n and_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n as_o in_o david_n 1_o chron._n 23._o 1._o and_o 29._o 22._o in_o uzziah_n 2_o chron._n 26._o 21._o and_o to_o come_v close_o to_o the_o point_n in_o jehoshaphat_n 2._o king_n 8._o 16._o who_o in_o his_o seventeen_o year_n when_o he_o go_v to_o ahab_n and_o with_o he_o to_o ramoth-gilead_n appoint_v his_o son_n jehoram_n his_o viceroy_n and_o in_o case_n of_o his_o death_n his_o successor_n in_o the_o second_o year_n from_o that_o time_n when_o jehoram_n be_v thus_o make_v vice-king_n in_o his_o father_n stead_n and_o absence_n this_o jehoram_n ahab_n son_n begin_v to_o reign_v and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o joram_n son_n of_o ahab_n which_o be_v about_o the_o twenty_o four_o year_n of_o iehoshaphat_n reign_v jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n be_v former_o make_v king_n of_o judah_n together_o with_o his_o father_n or_o while_o jehoshaphat_n live_v and_o be_v king_n of_o judah_n also_o and_o ââ¦o_o all_o the_o place_n agree_v to_o which_o some_o add_v that_o this_o verse_n or_o this_o part_n of_o it_o wherein_o the_o difficulty_n consist_v be_v want_v in_o some_o ancient_a copy_n and_o be_v omit_v by_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n which_o be_v far_o more_o prudent_a and_o pious_a to_o grant_v than_o upon_o such_o chronological_a difficulty_n to_o question_v the_o truth_n and_o divinity_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n because_o he_o have_v no_o son_n 18_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o ahaziah_n which_o he_o do_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n chap._n ii_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v up_o elijah_n into_o heaven_n by_o a_o whirlwind_n that_o elijah_n go_v with_o elisha_n from_o gilgal_n translation_n a_o this_o he_o desire_v either_o 1._o that_o he_o be_v leave_v alone_o may_v better_o prepare_v himself_o for_o his_o great_a change_n or_o 2._o out_o of_o his_o humility_n and_o modesty_n he_o desire_v no_o witness_n of_o his_o glorious_a removal_n and_o no_o fame_n and_o glory_n from_o it_o or_o 3._o out_o of_o indulgence_n to_o elisha_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o grief_n at_o so_o sad_a a_o sight_n or_o 4._o that_o he_o may_v try_v his_o love_n and_o whet_v his_o desire_n to_o accompany_v he_o it_o be_v high_o convenient_a for_o god_n honour_n and_o the_o church_n good_a which_o elijah_n seek_v above_o all_o thing_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v witness_n of_o so_o glorious_a a_o translation_n 2_o and_o elijah_n say_v unto_o elisha_n tarry_v here_o i_o pray_v thou_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v i_o to_o bethel_n counsel_n bethel_n which_o be_v truth_n but_o not_o the_o whole_a truth_n for_o he_o be_v to_o go_v a_o far_o long_a journey_n but_o he_o be_v first_o to_o go_v
king_n of_o judah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoash_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n at_o beth-shemesh_a and_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n deny_v jerusalem_n command_v entrance_n in_o amaziah_n name_n and_o with_o his_o consent_n which_o he_o dare_v not_o deny_v and_o break_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n from_o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n ephraim_n ephraim_n which_o lead_v to_o ephraim_n unto_o the_o corner-gate_n four_o hundred_o cubit_n war._n cubit_n which_o be_v do_v partly_o in_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n and_o partly_o that_o he_o may_v re-enter_v and_o re-take_a it_o if_o they_o shall_v attempt_v to_o renew_v the_o war._n 14_o and_o he_o take_v all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o hostage_n he_o hostage_n to_o assure_v their_o peaceable_a carriage_n towards_o he_o and_o return_v to_o samaria_n family_n samaria_n he_o do_v not_o keep_v jerusalem_n nor_o seek_v to_o gain_v the_o possession_n and_o dominion_n of_o that_o kingdom_n partly_o because_o he_o think_v he_o can_v not_o keep_v it_o consider_v the_o difficulty_n he_o find_v in_o keep_v his_o own_o from_o such_o potent_a and_o near_a enemy_n as_o the_o syrian_n be_v and_o the_o great_a affection_n which_o ãâã_d judah_n bear_v to_o david_n house_n and_o partly_o because_o god_n so_o incline_v his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v make_v good_a his_o promue_n to_o david_n and_o his_o family_n 15_o ¶_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o jehoash_n which_o he_o do_v and_o his_o might_n and_o how_o he_o fight_v with_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 16_o and_o jehoash_fw-mi sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o samaria_n with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o jeroboam_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 17_o ¶_o and_o amaziah_n the_o son_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n live_v after_o the_o death_n of_o jehoash_n son_n of_o jehoahaz_n king_n of_o israel_n fifteen_o year_n 18_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o amaziah_n be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 19_o now_o 27._o now_o 2_o chr._n 25_o 27._o they_o show_v i_o e._n the_o people_n or_o the_o prince_n and_o chief_a man_n among_o they_o possible_o those_o who_o son_n he_o have_v deliver_v up_o as_o hostage_n to_o jehoash_n with_o the_o connivance_n if_o not_o approbation_n of_o the_o people_n as_o appear_v because_o the_o desigââ¦_n be_v carry_v on_o open_o and_o steady_o and_o irresistible_o as_o the_o follow_a word_n show_v make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n ââ¦_n lachish_n a_o strong_a city_n in_o judah_n towards_o the_o philistine_n of_o which_o see_n jos._n 10._o 31._o and_o 15._o 39_o 2_o king_n 19_o ââ¦_n but_o they_o send_v after_o he_o 15._o he_o either_o secret_a murderer_n or_o rather_o band_n of_o soldier_n for_o this_o rebellion_n be_v carry_v on_o by_o strong_a hand_n and_o open_a force_n compare_v 2_o king_n 12._o 20._o and_o 15._o 10_o 15._o to_o lachish_n and_o slay_v he_o there_o 20_o and_o they_o bring_v he_o on_o horse_n chariot_n horse_n or_o with_o horse_n to_o wit_n in_o a_o chariot_n and_o he_o be_v bury_v at_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n 21_o ¶_o and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v uzziah_n take_v chap._n 15._o 13._o 2_o chron._n 26._o 1._o he_o be_v call_v uzziah_n azariah_n which_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n in_o stead_n of_o his_o father_n amaziah_n strength_n amaziah_n which_o they_o do_v either_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o conspirator_n or_o to_o show_v their_o affection_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o that_o their_o quarrel_n be_v only_o personal_a against_o amaziah_n who_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o author_n of_o all_o their_o late_a calamites_n this_o azariah_n be_v call_v uzziah_n 2_o king_n 15._o 30._o 2_o chron._n 26._o 1._o both_o name_n signify_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o substance_n that_o god_n help_n and_o this_o god_n strength_n 22_o he_o build_v elath_n 8._o elath_n i_o e._n repair_v and_o fortify_v it_o for_o it_o be_v build_v before_o deut._n 2._o 8._o and_o restore_v it_o to_o judah_n red-sea_n judah_n from_o who_o it_o have_v revolt_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o edom_n in_o which_o land_n this_o place_n be_v upon_o the_o red-sea_n after_o that_o the_o king_n son_n king_n i_o e._n his_o father_n amaziah_n who_o do_v not_o perfect_a his_o conquest_n of_o edom_n but_o leave_v some_o work_n for_o his_o son_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n 23_o ¶_o in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o amaziah_n the_o son_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o samaria_n and_o reign_v forty_o and_o one_o year_n 24_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o depart_v not_o from_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 25_o he_o restore_v the_o coast_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o enter_v of_o haââ¦nath_n 8._o haââ¦nath_n which_o be_v the_o northern_a border_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n numb_a 13._o 21._o and_o 34._o 8._o unto_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o plain_a border_n plain_a i_o e._n unto_o the_o dead_a sea_n which_o once_o be_v a_o goodly_a plain_a gen._n 13._o 10._o which_o be_v their_o southern_a border_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n which_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n ionas_n servant_n matth._n 22._o 39_o 40._o call_v ionas_n jonah_n here_o jonah_n or_o jonas_n one_o of_o the_o small_a prophet_n though_o this_o prophecy_n of_o his_o be_v not_o record_v there_o and_o thereââ¦re_v it_o be_v remember_v here_o the_o son_n of_o amittai_n the_o prophet_n which_o be_v of_o gath-heph_a 26_o for_o the_o lord_n see_v the_o affliction_n of_o israel_n that_o it_o be_v very_o bitter_a people_n bitter_a whereby_o he_o be_v move_v to_o pity_n and_o help_v they_o though_o they_o be_v a_o unworthy_a people_n for_o there_o be_v not_o any_o shut_v up_o nor_o any_o left_a 21._o left_a see_v of_o this_o phrase_n on_o deut._n 32._o 36._o 1_o king_n 14._o 10._o and_o 21._o 21._o nor_o any_o helper_n for_o israel_n 27_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v not_o 9_o not_o i_o e._n not_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o declare_v this_o as_o afterward_o he_o do_v by_o the_o succeed_a prophet_n though_o not_o in_o those_o word_n see_v hos._n 1._o 5_o 6_o 9_o that_o he_o will_v blot_v out_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n from_o under_o heaven_n but_o he_o save_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o joash_n 28_o ¶_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v and_o his_o might_n how_o he_o war_v and_o how_o he_o recover_v damascus_n and_o hamath_n which_o belong_v to_o judah_n israel_n judah_n for_o israel_n jeroboam_fw-la israel_n these_o be_v city_n of_o syria_n but_o be_v take_v from_o the_o syrian_n by_o david_n and_o solomon_n 2_o sam._n 8._o 6._o 2_o chron._n 8._o 3._o and_o probable_o by_o they_o incorporate_v with_o and_o add_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o own_o tribe_n to_o which_o from_o that_o time_n they_o belong_v but_o afterward_o they_o be_v retake_a by_o the_o syrian_n and_o be_v now_o recover_v by_o this_o jeroboam_fw-la be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 29_o and_o jeroboam_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n even_o with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o zachariah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xv._o in_o the_o twenty_o and_o seven_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n king_n of_o israel_n doubt_v israel_n quest._n how_o can_v this_o be_v true_a see_v amaziah_n the_o father_n of_o this_o azariah_n live_v only_o till_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o ieroboam_n reign_n chap._n 14._o 2_o 23_o ans._n this_o may_v be_v either_o first_o because_o jeroboam_fw-la be_v make_v king_n by_o and_o reign_v with_o his_o father_n eleven_o or_o twelve_o year_n and_o afterward_o reign_v alone_o and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a beginning_n of_o his_o kingdom_n by_o the_o former_a this_o be_v his_o 27_o year_n and_o by_o the_o late_a his_o 15_o year_n or_o second_o because_o there_o be_v a_o inter-reign_a for_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o year_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n either_o through_o the_o prevalency_n of_o that_o faction_n which_o cut_v off_o amaziah_n the_o father_n and_o keep_v the_o son_n out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n or_o because_o azariah_n be_v
the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 25_o but_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n a_o captain_n of_o he_o conspire_v against_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o in_o samaria_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n house_n with_o argob_n and_o arieh_n he_o arieh_n who_o may_v be_v either_o pekah_n partner_n in_o this_o treason_n or_o the_o king_n courtier_n or_o officer_n who_o be_v now_o slay_v with_o he_o and_o be_v and_o ãâã_d be_v with_o he_o fifty_o man_n of_o the_o gileadite_n treason_n gileadite_n who_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o treason_n and_o he_o kill_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o room_n 26_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o pekahiah_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 27_o ¶_o in_o the_o two_o and_o fifty_o year_n of_o azariah_n king_n of_o judah_n 1._o judah_n ãâã_d 7._o 1._o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n begin_v to_o reign_v over_o israel_n in_o samaria_n and_o reign_v twenty_o year_n 28_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 29_o in_o the_o day_n of_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n come_v 26._o come_v ââ¦_n chr._n 5._o 26._o tiglath-pilese_a 9_o tiglath-pilese_a or_o tiglath-pilnese_a 2_o chron._n 28._o 20._o call_v in_o heathen_a author_n phulasar_n or_o phul-assur_n the_o son_n of_o that_o pull_v or_o phul_n above_o v._o 9_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o take_v ijon_n and_o abel-beth-maachah_a 20._o abel-beth-maachah_a of_o which_o see_v 1_o king_n 15._o 20._o and_o janoah_n 6._o janoah_n a_o city_n of_o ephraim_n jos._n 16._o 6._o and_o kedesh_n and_o hazor_n 36._o hazor_n two_o city_n of_o napthali_n jos._n 12._o 22._o and_o 19_o 36._o and_o gilead_n rest_n gilead_n all_o the_o land_n beyond_o jordan_n which_o be_v nigh_a to_o the_o assyrian_a than_o the_o rest_n and_o galilee_n 1._o galilee_n to_o wit_n the_o upper_a galilee_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n all_o or_o even_o all_o the_o land_n of_o naphthali_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o explication_n or_o restriction_n to_o show_v what_o galilee_n he_o mean_v even_o the_o upper_a in_o which_o naphthali_n lot_n fall_v see_v the_o note_n on_o isa._n 9_o 1._o all_o the_o land_n of_o naphtali_n and_o carry_v they_o captive_a to_o assyria_n 30_o and_o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o elah_n make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaliah_n and_o smite_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o kingdom_n he_o which_o he_o do_v more_o easy_o effect_n because_o the_o people_n be_v enrage_v against_o pekah_n as_o the_o man_n who_o by_o his_o murder_n of_o king_n pekahiah_n the_o son_n of_o menahem_n who_o the_o assyrian_a monarch_n set_v up_o and_o favour_v and_o by_o his_o unnecessary_a war_n with_o ahaz_n have_v bring_v the_o assyrian_a upon_o they_o and_o cause_v the_o loss_n of_o one_o half_a of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o jotham_n the_o son_n of_o uzziah_n long_a uzziah_n quest._n how_o can_v this_o be_v when_o jotham_n reign_v only_o 16_o year_n below_o v._o 33_o ans._n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o begin_n of_o iotham_n reign_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o ahaz_n son_n of_o jotham_n as_o appear_v from_o chap._n 16._o 1._o but_o the_o sacred_a writer_n have_v not_o yet_o maââ¦e_a mention_n of_o ahaz_n think_v it_o more_o proper_a to_o number_v hoshea_n year_n by_o jotham_n of_o who_o he_o have_v speak_v than_o by_o ahaz_n beside_o as_o jotham_n do_v reign_v divers_a year_n in_o his_o father_n life_n so_o may_v ahaz_n in_o iotham_n life_n and_o jotham_n may_v for_o divers_a reason_n which_o it_o be_v needless_a heââ¦e_n to_o inquire_v resign_v up_o the_o 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the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o his_o father_n uzziah_n have_v do_v 35_o ¶_o howbeit_o the_o high_a place_n be_v not_o remove_v the_o people_n sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n still_o in_o the_o high_a place_n he_o build_v the_o high_a gate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 10._o lord_n not_o of_o the_o temple_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o of_o one_o of_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n probable_o that_o which_o lead_v to_o the_o king_n palace_n 2_o chron._n 23._o 20._o call_v also_o the_o new_a gate_n jer._n 26._o 10._o and_o 36._o 10._o 36_o ¶_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o jotham_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 37_o in_o those_o day_n reign_n day_n i_o e._n towards_o the_o end_n of_o iotham_n reign_n the_o lord_n begin_v to_o send_v reign_n send_v i_o e._n dispose_a their_o heart_n to_o unite_v their_o force_n together_o and_o 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pretend_v to_o fear_v and_o serve_v both_o the_o lord_n and_o idol_n yet_o in_o truth_n they_o do_v not_o and_o do_v not_o fear_v or_o worship_v the_o lord_n but_o their_o own_o calf_n or_o other_o vain_a invention_n and_o god_n will_v not_o accept_v that_o mongrel_n and_o false_a worship_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o give_v to_o the_o true_a god_n or_o this_o may_v intimate_v that_o the_o israelite_n be_v worse_o than_o their_o successor_n because_o these_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o idol_n too_o but_o they_o do_v quite_o cast_v off_o the_o fear_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o their_o captivity_n and_o whole_o degenerate_v into_o heathenish_a idolatry_n neither_o do_v they_o after_o their_o statute_n statute_n statute_n i_o e._n god_n law_n deliver_v to_o their_o father_n and_o to_o they_o as_o their_o inheritance_n psal._n 119._o 111._o this_o be_v allege_v as_o a_o evidence_n that_o they_o do_v not_o fear_v the_o lord_n whatsoever_o they_o pretend_v because_o they_o live_v in_o 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other_o god_n nor_o bow_v yourselves_o to_o they_o nor_o serve_v they_o nor_o sacrifice_n to_o they_o 36_o but_o the_o lord_n who_o bring_v you_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o great_a power_n and_o a_o stretched-out_a arm_n he_o shall_v you_o fear_v he_o shall_v you_o worship_n and_o to_o he_o shall_v you_o do_v sacrifice_n 37_o and_o the_o statute_n and_o the_o ordinance_n and_o the_o law_n and_o the_o commandment_n which_o he_o write_v for_o you_o you_o shall_v observe_v to_o do_v for_o evermore_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o fear_v other_o god_n 38_o and_o the_o covenant_n that_o i_o have_v make_v with_o you_o you_o shall_v not_o forget_v neither_o shall_v you_o fear_v other_o god_n 39_o but_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n show_n god_n i_o e._n god_n above_o as_o the_o whole_a context_n show_n you_o shall_v fear_v and_o he_o shall_v deliver_v you_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o your_o enemy_n relief_n enemy_n and_o therefore_o you_o have_v no_o pretence_n of_o need_n to_o go_v to_o other_o god_n for_o relief_n 40_o howbeit_o they_o do_v not_o hearken_v but_o they_o do_v after_o their_o former_a manner_n 41_o so_o example_n so_o i_o e._n in_o like_a manner_n and_o after_o their_o example_n these_o nation_n stead_n nation_n who_o come_v in_o their_o stead_n fear_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v their_o grave_a image_n both_o their_o child_n and_o their_o child_n child_n as_o do_v their_o father_n so_o do_v they_o unto_o this_o day_n chap._n xviii_o now_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o three_o year_n 10._o year_n in_o the_o three_o of_o those_o nine_o year_n mention_v chap._n 17._o 1._o of_o which_o see_v there_o see_v below_o for_o 10._o of_o hoshea_n son_n of_o elah_n king_n of_o israel_n that_o 9_o that_o 2_o chron._n 28_o 2ââ¦_n and_o 29._o 1._o he_o be_v call_v ezekias_n mat._n 1._o 9_o hezekiah_n the_o son_n of_o ahaz_n king_n of_o judah_n begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o twenty_o and_o five_o year_n old_a be_v he_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v explain_v reign_v how_o be_v this_o credible_a for_o then_o ahaz_n who_o live_v but_o six_o and_o thirty_o year_n chap._n 16._o 2._o must_v beget_v hezekiah_n at_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o age._n ans._n 1._o there_o be_v some_o like_a instance_n mention_v by_o credible_a author_n which_o these_o very_a man_n will_v not_o deny_v who_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o quarrel_v with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o such_o matter_n 2._o this_o be_v the_o confess_a custom_n of_o sacred_a and_o other_o writer_n in_o the_o number_n of_o year_n sometime_o to_o omit_v and_o sometime_o to_o add_v those_o which_o be_v imperfect_a or_o unfinished_a and_o so_o ahaz_n may_v be_v near_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o near_o seventeen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n hezekiah_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v may_v be_v only_o four_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a complete_a and_o but_o enter_v into_o his_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o thus_o ahaz_n may_v be_v between_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o get_v hezechiah_n which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o strange_a especial_o in_o that_o nation_n to_o which_o god_n have_v promise_v a_o singular_a degree_n of_o fruitfulness_n and_o in_o that_o house_n of_o david_n to_o which_o god_n have_v make_v so_o many_o and_o such_o great_a promise_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o ahaz_n live_v only_o thirty_o six_o year_n for_o those_o sixteen_o year_n which_o he_o reign_v chap._n 16._o 2._o may_v be_v compute_v not_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n when_o he_o reign_v with_o his_o father_n of_o which_o see_v the_o note_n on_o chap._n 15._o 30._o which_o be_v at_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n but_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n alone_o 4._o some_o affirm_v that_o hezekiah_n be_v not_o the_o natural_a but_o only_o the_o legal_a son_n and_o successor_n of_o ahaz_n for_o the_o name_n of_o son_n be_v give_v in_o scripture_n to_o such_o person_n as_o 1_o chron._n 3._o 16._o comp_n with_o 2_o king_n 24._o 17._o matt._n 1._o 12._o compare_v with_o jer._n 22._o 30._o and_o to_o adopt_a son_n act._n 7._o 21._o heb._n 11._o 24._o and_o to_o son_n in_o law_n 1_o sam._n 24._o 16._o and_o 26._o 17._o luk._n 3._o 23._o any_o of_o these_o solution_n be_v far_o more_o credible_a to_o any_o man_n of_o common_a prudence_n than_o that_o these_o sacred_a book_n who_o divine_a original_a have_v be_v so_o full_o evidence_v both_o by_o god_n and_o man_n be_v but_o the_o fiction_n and_o contrivance_n of_o a_o base_a impostor_n and_o if_o none_o of_o these_o solution_n be_v sufficient_a it_o be_v absurd_a to_o conclude_v that_o a_o true_a resolution_n ãâã_d be_v find_v because_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o find_v because_o it_o be_v ãâã_d that_o many_o difficulty_n both_o in_o scripture_n and_o in_o ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v former_o judge_v insoluble_a have_v be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o therefore_o we_o may_v just_o expect_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d difficulty_n which_o may_v be_v think_v ãâã_d explain_v and_o he_o reign_v twenty_o and_o nine_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n his_o mother_n name_n also_o be_v abi_n the_o daughter_n of_o zachariah_n 1._o c_o or_n abiah_n 2_o chron._n 29._o 1._o 3_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o all_o that_o which_o david_n his_o father_n do_v 4_o ââ¦_n 4_o 2_o chro._n 31._o ââ¦_n ¶_o he_o remove_v the_o high_a place_n king_n place_n i_o e._n the_o most_o of_o they_o or_o such_o as_o the_o people_n most_o frequent_v for_o all_o be_v not_o take_v away_o chap._n 23._o 13_o 14._o and_o this_o he_o attempt_v to_o do_v notwithstanding_o the_o people_n great_a and_o constant_a affection_n to_o they_o partly_o because_o he_o have_v more_o zeal_n and_o courage_n than_o his_o predecessor_n and_o partly_o because_o the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n for_o their_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n have_v make_v the_o people_n of_o judah_n more_o pliable_a to_o the_o command_v of_o god_n and_o of_o their_o good_a king_n and_o break_v the_o â _o image_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o grove_n and_o break_v staââ¦es_n â¡_o heb._n staââ¦es_n in_o piece_n the_o 9_o the_o numb_a 21._o 9_o brazen_a serpent_n that_o moses_n have_v make_v destroy_v make_v by_o god_n command_n to_o be_v a_o ordinance_n or_o mean_v for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o god_n blessing_n to_o the_o people_n which_o therefore_o have_v be_v hitherto_o keep_v as_o a_o memorial_n of_o god_n mercy_n but_o be_v now_o common_o abuse_v to_o superstition_n be_v destroy_v for_o unto_o those_o day_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v burn_v incense_n to_o it_o sake_n it_o not_o
and_o land_n and_o ãâã_d set_v a_o ãâã_d upon_o the_o land_n put_v the_o land_n to_o a_o tribute_n help_n tribute_n to_o wit_n a_o yearly_o tribute_n whereby_o they_o shall_v acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v their_o superior_a and_o for_o which_o he_o will_v be_v their_o protector_n when_o they_o need_v his_o help_n of_o a_o hundred_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o a_o talon_n of_o gold_n 34_o and_o pharaoh-nechoh_a make_v eliakim_n the_o son_n of_o josiah_n disposition_n josiah_n who_o he_o perceive_v to_o be_v of_o a_o more_o mild_a and_o peaceable_a disposition_n king_n in_o the_o room_n of_o josiah_n his_o father_n and_o turn_v his_o name_n to_o joââ¦im_n to_o matt._n 1._o 11._o call_v joââ¦im_n jehoiakim_n 7._o jehoiakim_n because_o the_o give_v of_o name_n be_v account_v a_o act_n and_o sign_n of_o dominion_n which_o therefore_o parent_n do_v to_o their_o child_n and_o conqueror_n to_o their_o vassal_n or_o tributary_n compare_v chap._n 24._o 17._o dan._n 1._o 7._o and_o take_v jehoahaz_n away_o brother_n away_o partly_o as_o a_o punishment_n for_o he_o and_o partly_o that_o he_o may_v give_v no_o disturbance_n to_o his_o brother_n and_o he_o come_v to_o egypt_n and_o die_v there_o 35_o and_o jehoiakim_n give_v the_o silver_n and_o the_o gold_n to_o pharaoh_n but_o he_o tax_v the_o land_n to_o give_v the_o money_n according_a to_o the_o mouth_n the_o heb._n mouth_n commandment_n of_o pharaoh_n he_o exact_v the_o silver_n and_o the_o gold_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n of_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o taxation_n to_o give_v it_o unto_o pharaoh-nechoh_a 36_o ¶_o jehoiakim_n be_v twenty_o and_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 31._o reign_v either_o 1._o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v alone_o and_o with_o full_a power_n or_o after_o jehoahaz_n his_o death_n till_o which_o the_o people_n will_v not_o disow_v he_o who_o they_o have_v anoint_v king_n which_o be_v esteem_v a_o great_a tie_n 2_o sam._n 19_o 10._o nor_o own_o or_o accept_v jehojakim_n as_o their_o king_n but_o only_o as_o his_o brother_n viceroy_n though_o pharaoh_n have_v by_o violence_n force_v he_o upon_o they_o and_o so_o jehoahaz_n may_v be_v his_o elder_a brother_n and_o the_o same_o who_o be_v call_v johanan_n and_o be_v first_o mention_v as_o the_o elder_a son_n 1_o chron._n 3._o 15._o though_o he_o may_v be_v place_v first_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o birth_n but_o of_o his_o dignity_n the_o crown_n be_v first_o put_v upon_o his_o head_n or_o 2._o when_o he_o be_v first_o set_v up_o by_o pharaoh_n and_o so_o this_o be_v the_o elder_a brother_n though_o by_o popular_a violence_n put_v by_o his_o right_n see_v on_o ver_fw-la 31._o and_o he_o reign_v eleven_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v zebudah_n the_o daughter_n of_o pedaiah_n of_o rumah_n 37_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 7._o lord_n by_o idolatry_n the_o oppression_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o other_o good_a man_n jer._n 26._o 20._o ezek._n 19_o 5_o 6_o 7._o according_a to_o all_o that_o his_o father_n have_v do_v chap._n xxiv_o in_o ãâã_d in_o 2_o ãâã_d ãâã_d his_o day_n 1._o day_n i_o e._n in_o iehoiakim_n reign_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o three_o year_n dan._n 1._o 1._o or_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o four_o jer._n 25._o 1._o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n world_n babylon_n the_o son_n of_o nabopolassar_n who_o quite_o subdue_v the_o assyrian_a first_o his_o lord_n and_o then_o his_o competitor_n and_o make_v himself_o absolute_a monarch_n of_o all_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n come_v up_o 2._o up_o to_o wit_n against_o jehoiakim_n as_o the_o friend_n and_o confederate_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o force_n he_o have_v late_o conquer_a jer._n 46._o 2._o and_o jehoiakim_n become_v his_o servant_n three_o year_n then_o he_o turn_v and_o rebel_v against_o he_o do_v he_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o egyptian_a who_o threaten_v he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o rebel_n and_o promise_v he_o his_o utmost_a assistance_n if_o he_o do_v 2_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v against_o he_o band_n of_o the_o caldee_n and_o band_n of_o the_o syrian_n and_o band_n of_o the_o moabite_n and_o band_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n emperor_n ammon_n for_o nebuchadnezzar_n army_n be_v make_v up_o of_o several_a nation_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o fight_v under_o the_o banner_n of_o such_o a_o puissant_a and_o victorious_a emperor_n and_o send_v they_o against_o judah_n to_o destroy_v it_o ãâã_d it_o chap._n ãâã_d and_o 23._o ãâã_d according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v oââ¦_n speak_v heb._n by_o the_o hand_n oââ¦_n by_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n 3_o sure_o at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v this_o upon_o judah_n to_o remove_v they_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n for_o ãâã_d for_o chap._n ãâã_d and_o 2ââ¦_n ãâã_d the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n they_o manasseh_n proper_o and_o direct_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o occasional_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n which_o have_v never_o be_v charge_v upon_o they_o if_o they_o have_v not_o make_v they_o their_o own_o by_o their_o impenitency_n for_o they_o and_o repetition_n of_o they_o according_a to_o all_o that_o he_o do_v 4_o and_o also_o for_o ãâã_d for_o chap._n ãâã_d the_o innocent_a blood_n worship_n blood_n to_o wit_n of_o those_o prophet_n and_o saint_n who_o either_o reprove_v or_o will_v not_o comply_v with_o his_o idolatrous_a worship_n that_o he_o shed_v for_o he_o fill_v jerusalem_n with_o innocent_a blood_n ãâã_d blood_n heb._n ãâã_d god_n ãâã_d not_o ãâã_d or_o ââ¦e_v ââ¦rable_a ãâã_d which_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o pardon_v 5_o ¶_o now_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o jehoiakim_n and_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 6_o so_o jehoiakim_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o jehoiachin_n 24._o jehoiachin_n call_v also_o jechoniah_n 1_o chron._n 3._o 16._o as_o jehojakim_n also_o be_v by_o compare_v this_o with_o matt._n 1._o 11._o and_o in_o way_n of_o contempt_n choniah_n jer._n 22._o 24._o his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 7_o and_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n come_v not_o again_o any_o more_o out_o of_o his_o land_n kingdom_n land_n to_o wit_n in_o this_o king_n day_n nor_o until_o zedekiah_n time_n jer._n 37._o 6_o 7._o nor_o to_o any_o purpose_n he_o can_v not_o now_o come_v out_o to_o protect_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v scarce_o able_a to_o defend_v his_o own_o kingdom_n for_o ââ¦_n for_o jer._n 4ââ¦_n ââ¦_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n have_v take_v from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n unto_o the_o river_n euphrates_n all_o that_o pertain_v to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n 8_o ¶_o jehoiachin_n be_v eighteen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reigh_v they_o reigh_v object_n he_o be_v then_o but_o eight_o year_n old_a 2_o chron._n 36._o 9_o answ._n 1._o both_o be_v true_a in_o his_o eight_o year_n he_o begin_v to_o reign_v with_o his_o father_n who_o make_v he_o king_n with_o he_o as_o divers_z other_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n have_v do_v in_o the_o like_a time_n of_o trouble_n and_o in_o his_o eighteen_o year_n he_o reign_v alone_o 2._o he_o be_v call_v a_o son_n of_o eight_o year_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o chron._n 36._o 9_o because_o this_o be_v the_o eight_o year_n not_o of_o his_o age_n but_o of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n or_o bondage_n under_o which_o both_o he_o and_o his_o father_n have_v be_v just_a so_o long_o for_o it_o begin_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o jehojakim_n as_o it_o be_v affirm_v jer._n 25._o 1._o and_o continue_v all_o his_o reign_n which_o last_v eleven_o year_n chap._n 23._o 36._o and_o so_o the_o first_o year_n of_o jehojakim_n be_v precise_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o that_o captivity_n and_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o year_n of_o king_n mention_v in_o scripture_n be_v not_o always_o account_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o age_n but_o from_o some_o other_o remarkable_a time_n or_o thing_n thus_o saul_n when_o at_o man_n estate_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o one_o year_n 1_o sam._n 13._o 1._o of_o which_o see_v my_o note_n there_o and_o ahaziah_n who_o father_n live_v only_o forty_o year_n 2_o chron._n 21._o 20._o be_v call_v a_o son_n of_o forty_o and_o two_o year_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2_o chron._n 22._o 2._o because_o that_o be_v the_o forty_o and_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o omri_n family_n as_o most_o think_v and_o therefore_o it_o can_v seem_v strange_a if_o the_o year_n of_o this_o king_n be_v compute_v not_o from_o liis_fw-la birth_n but_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o so_o great_a
tabernacle_n and_o therefore_o more_o of_o the_o levite_n be_v to_o be_v employ_v and_o consequent_o they_o be_v to_o be_v soon_o take_v into_o service_n and_o upward_o 25_o for_o david_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n have_v give_v rest_n unto_o his_o people_n ãâã_d people_n or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o they_o may_v dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n for_o ever_o 26_o and_o also_o unto_o the_o levite_n speak_v levite_n or_o rather_o as_o concern_v the_o levite_n of_o who_o he_o be_v here_o speak_v they_o shall_v no_o more_o carry_v the_o tabernacle_n nor_o any_o vessel_n of_o it_o for_o the_o service_n thereof_o 27_o for_o by_o the_o last_o word_n of_o david_n impression_n david_n by_o his_o last_o order_n and_o constitution_n make_v by_o god_n direction_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n as_o have_v be_v once_o and_o again_o note_v and_o prove_v before_o this_o be_v here_o add_v to_o signify_v that_o this_o great_a affair_n be_v thus_o settle_v by_o david_n not_o in_o his_o young_a year_n when_o it_o may_v have_v be_v think_v to_o have_v the_o effect_v of_o youthful_a heat_n and_o confidence_n and_o presumption_n and_o rashness_n but_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o the_o great_a maturity_n when_o he_o be_v old_a and_o near_a his_o death_n and_o go_v to_o give_v up_o his_o account_n to_o his_o lord_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o his_o action_n and_o particular_o of_o the_o alteration_n which_o he_o make_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n which_o he_o declare_v be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n these_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n his_o die_a word_n which_o usual_o make_v the_o deep_a impression_n the_o levite_n be_v ãâã_d be_v heb._n ãâã_d number_v from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o above_o 28_o because_o ãâã_d because_o heb._n their_o ãâã_d be_v ãâã_d the_o hand_n of_o ãâã_d son_n of_o ãâã_d their_o office_n be_v to_o wait_v on_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o court_n and_o in_o the_o chamber_n and_o in_o the_o purify_n of_o all_o holy_a thing_n they_o thing_n i_o e._n holy_a place_n and_o garment_n and_o vessel_n and_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v to_o be_v wash_v and_o cleanse_v from_o any_o filthiness_n which_o possible_o may_v cleave_v to_o they_o and_o the_o work_n of_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 29_o both_o for_o the_o shewbread_n and_o for_o ãâã_d for_o leu._n 6._o 20._o ch._n 9_o 29_o ãâã_d the_o fine_a flour_n for_o meat_n offer_v and_o for_o the_o unleavened_a cake_n and_o for_o that_o which_o be_v bake_v in_o the_o ãâã_d the_o or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d pan_n and_o for_o that_o which_o be_v fry_v and_o for_o all_o manner_n of_o measure_n and_o cise_v employment_n cise_v this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v either_o 1._o particular_o of_o the_o measure_n or_o quantity_n of_o fine_a flour_n and_o wine_n and_o oil_n which_o be_v fix_v by_o god_n law_n or_o general_o of_o all_o measure_v use_v either_o in_o sacred_a or_o civil_a thing_n the_o public_a standard_n whereof_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o temple_n of_o which_o see_v on_o exod._n 30._o 13._o and_o therefore_o the_o care_n of_o keep_v they_o inviolable_a and_o produce_v they_o upon_o occasion_n must_v needs_o belong_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o under_o they_o to_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v to_o examine_v other_o measure_n and_o all_o thing_n by_o they_o as_o oft_o as_o occasion_n require_v that_o so_o the_o priest_n may_v be_v at_o more_o leisure_n for_o their_o high_a and_o great_a employment_n 30_o and_o to_o stand_v every_o morning_n thanksgiving_n morning_n the_o two_o solemn_a time_n of_o offer_v sacrifice_n which_o work_n be_v attend_v with_o public_a prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o thank_v and_o praise_v the_o lord_n and_o likewise_o at_o even_o thanksgiving_n even_o the_o two_o solemn_a time_n of_o offer_v sacrifice_n which_o work_n be_v attend_v with_o public_a prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n 31_o and_o to_o offer_v all_o burnt-sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o sabbath_n in_o the_o new_a moon_n and_o on_o the_o set_a feast_n by_o number_n according_a to_o the_o order_n command_v unto_o they_o thing_n they_o i_o e._n unto_o those_o person_n the_o levite_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v or_o concern_v they_o i._n e._n about_o those_o thing_n continual_o before_o the_o lord_n 32_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n do_v aaron_n i_o e._n what_o the_o priest_n shall_v commit_v to_o their_o charge_n or_o command_v they_o to_o do_v their_o brethren_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n chap._n xxiv_o 1_o now_o these_o be_v the_o division_n distribute_v division_n i_o e._n the_o several_a branch_n into_o which_o that_o family_n be_v divide_v or_o distribute_v of_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n 5._o aaron_n ãâã_d 10._o ââ¦_n 5._o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n 2_o but_o 6ââ¦_n but_o ãâã_d ââ¦_n 4._o ãâã_d ââ¦6_n 6ââ¦_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n die_v before_o their_o father_n and_o have_v no_o child_n therefore_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n execute_v the_o priest_n office_n commit_v office_n i_o e._n be_v the_o only_a person_n to_o who_o and_o to_o who_o family_n the_o execution_n of_o that_o office_n be_v commit_v 3_o and_o david_n distribute_v they_o 3ââ¦_n they_o ãâã_d ãâã_d zaââ¦_n ââ¦0_n 3ââ¦_n both_o zadok_n of_o the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n and_o ahimelech_n of_o the_o son_n of_o ithamar_n according_a to_o their_o office_n service_n office_n or_o course_n or_o prefecture_n i._n e._n allot_v to_o each_o of_o they_o several_a time_n wherein_o they_o or_o they_o shall_v by_o turn_n have_v the_o government_n of_o holy_a ministration_n in_o the_o temple_n service_n in_o their_o service_n 4_o and_o there_o be_v more_o chief_a man_n find_v of_o the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n than_o of_o the_o son_n of_o ithamar_n and_o thus_o be_v they_o divide_v among_o the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n there_o be_v sixteen_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n and_o eight_o among_o the_o son_n of_o ithamar_n according_a to_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n 5_o thus_o be_v they_o divide_v by_o lot_n decision_n lot_n partly_o to_o prevent_v that_o envy_n or_o emulation_n which_o otherwise_o may_v arise_v among_o they_o and_o partly_o that_o all_o man_n mind_n and_o conscience_n may_v be_v full_o satisfy_v in_o the_o order_n now_o establish_v by_o this_o divine_a way_n of_o decision_n one_o sort_n with_o another_o for_o 6._o for_o heb._n the_o ãâã_d of_o the_o ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d of_o god_n ãâã_d 23._o 6._o the_o governor_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 11._o god_n but_o that_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o so_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v this_o division_n improper_a and_o irregular_a the_o several_a member_n of_o it_o be_v altogether_o the_o same_o or_o rather_o of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n i._n e._n of_o all_o person_n minister_a in_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o of_o all_o holy_a ministration_n do_v in_o it_o and_o of_o all_o other_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o they_o be_v call_v by_o way_n of_o distinction_n from_o the_o king_n matter_n 2_o chron._n 19_o 11._o be_v of_o the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o ithamar_n 6_o and_o shemajah_n the_o son_n of_o nathancel_n the_o scribe_n one_o of_o the_o levite_n write_v they_o before_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n and_o zadok_v the_o priest_n and_o ahimelech_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n and_o before_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n one_o ãâã_d one_o heb._n ãâã_d of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d principal_a household_n be_v take_v for_o eleazar_n and_o one_o take_v for_o ithamar_n 4._o ithamar_n or_o the_o chief_a which_o word_n be_v easy_o supply_v out_o of_o the_o context_n of_o one_o house_n of_o the_o father_n be_v take_v to_o wit_n by_o lot_n for_o eleazar_n i_o e._n out_o of_o his_o family_n and_o that_o which_o be_v take_v after_o it_o be_v take_v for_o ithamar_n i._n e._n out_o of_o his_o family_n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o first_o lot_n fall_v to_o eleazar_n and_o the_o second_o to_o ithamar_n and_o the_o three_o to_o eleazar_n and_o the_o four_o to_o ithamar_n and_o so_o successive_o until_o all_o the_o family_n of_o ithamar_n have_v receive_v their_o lot_n and_o afterward_o all_o the_o lot_n come_v forth_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o eleazar_n family_n which_o be_v double_a in_o number_n to_o those_o of_o ithamar_n as_o be_v say_v v._o 4._o 7_o now_o the_o first_o lot_n come_v forth_o take_v forth_o to_o wit_n out_o of_o the_o vessel_n in_o which_o all_o
the_o lot_n be_v promiscuous_o put_v together_o and_o out_o of_o which_o they_o be_v several_o take_v to_o jehojaââ¦ib_n the_o second_o to_o jedajah_n 8_o the_o three_o to_o harim_n the_o four_o to_o seorim_n 9_o the_o five_o to_o malchijah_n the_o six_o to_o mijamin_n 10_o the_o seven_o to_o hakkoz_n the_o eight_o to_o 5._o to_o neh._n 12._o 4_o 17_o luck_n ââ¦_n 5._o abijah_n 11_o the_o nine_o to_o jeshua_n the_o ten_o to_o shecaniah_n 12_o the_o eleven_o to_o eliasââ¦ib_n the_o twelve_o to_o jakim_n 13_o the_o thirteen_o to_o huppah_n the_o fourteen_o to_o jeshebeab_n 14_o the_o fifteen_o to_o bilgah_n the_o sixteenth_o to_o immer_v 15_o the_o seventeen_o to_o hezir_fw-it the_o eighteen_o to_o aphse_n 16_o the_o nineteenth_o to_o pethahiah_n the_o twenty_o to_o jehezekel_n 17_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o to_o jachin_n the_o two_o and_o twenty_o to_o gamul_n 18_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o to_o delajah_n the_o four_o and_o twenty_o to_o maaziah_n 19_o these_o be_v the_o ordering_n of_o they_o in_o their_o service_n 25._o service_n in_o this_o order_n and_o method_n they_o be_v to_o come_v to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o temple_n i_o e._n to_o come_v into_o the_o temple_n every_o sabbathday_n and_o to_o continue_v there_o all_o the_o week_n long_o until_o the_o next_o sabbath_n when_o they_o be_v relieve_v by_o other_o as_o the_o manner_n be_v see_v 2_o king_n 11._o 5._o 1_o chron._n 9_o 25._o to_o come_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o their_o manner_n i_o under_z aaron_z their_o father_n he_o father_n i_o e._n under_o the_o inspection_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o highpriest_n who_o he_o call_v aaron_n because_o he_o represent_v his_o person_n and_o execute_v his_o office_n and_o also_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n and_o their_o father_n because_o of_o the_o authority_n which_o by_o god_n appointment_n he_o have_v over_o they_o and_o that_o love_n reverence_n and_o obedience_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o he_o as_o the_o lord_z god_n of_o israel_n have_v command_v he_o 20_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n chapter_n levi_n either_o such_o as_o be_v only_a levite_n and_o not_o priest_n or_o rather_o such_o as_o be_v not_o name_v or_o number_v before_o in_o this_o or_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v these_o of_o the_o son_n of_o amram_n shebââ¦el_n amram_n ch._n 23._o 16_o shebââ¦el_n shubael_n of_o the_o son_n of_o shubael_n jehdejah_n family_n jehdejah_n who_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v a_o eminent_a person_n or_o have_v a_o very_a numerous_a family_n be_v not_o reckon_v with_o or_o under_o his_o father_n family_n but_o be_v account_v as_o a_o distinct_a head_n of_o another_o family_n 21_o concern_v rehabiah_n 17._o rehabiah_n the_o son_n of_o eliezer_n ch_n 23._o 17._o of_o the_o son_n of_o rehabiah_n the_o first_o place_n first_o by_o birth_n or_o place_n be_v jeshiah_n 22_o of_o the_o izharite_n shelomith_n izharite_n ch._n 23._o 18._o shelomith_n shelomoth_n 18._o shelomoth_n call_v also_o shelomith_n ch_n 23._o 18._o of_o the_o son_n of_o shelomoth_n jahath_n 23_o and_o the_o son_n of_o 31._o of_o ch._n 23._o 19_o &_o 26._o 31._o hebron_n jeriah_n the_o first_o express_v first_o which_o word_n be_v fit_o supply_v both_o out_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o verse_n the_o second_o three_o and_o four_o have_v a_o manifest_a reference_n to_o the_o first_o and_o out_o of_o 1_o chron._n 23._o 19_o &_o 26._o 31._o where_o it_o be_v express_v amariah_n the_o second_o jahaziel_n the_o three_o jekameam_v the_o four_o 24_o of_o the_o son_n of_o uzziel_n michah_n of_o the_o son_n of_o michah_n shamir_n 25_o the_o brother_n of_o michah_n be_v isshiah_n of_o the_o son_n of_o isshiah_n zechariah_n 26_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n be_v mahli_n and_o mushi_n the_o son_n of_o jaaziah_n 28._o jaaziah_n the_o son_n either_o of_o mahli_n or_o rather_o of_o mushi_n last_o name_v for_o mahli_n posterity_n come_v v._o 28._o beno_n 27_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n by_o jaaziah_n beno_n it_o beno_n who_o name_n be_v here_o repeat_v with_o his_o brethren_n because_o he_o be_v the_o first-born_a and_o head_n of_o the_o rest_n who_o be_v all_o reckon_v with_o and_o under_o his_o family_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v branch_n of_o it_o and_o shoham_n and_o zaccur_v and_o ibri_fw-la 28_o of_o mahli_n come_v eleazar_n 22._o eleazar_n ch_n 23._o 22._o who_o have_v no_o son_n 29_o concern_v kish_n 21._o kish_n another_o of_o mahli_n son_n as_o appear_v from_o 1_o chron._n 23._o 21._o the_o son_n of_o kish_n be_v jerahmeel_n 30_o the_o son_n also_o of_o mushi_n mahli_n and_o eder_n and_o jerimoth_n these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o levite_n after_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n 31_o these_o likewise_o cast_a lot_n over_o against_o their_o brethren_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n ministration_n aaron_n i_o e._n answerable_a for_o number_n and_o order_n to_o those_o of_o the_o priest_n so_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o several_a course_n of_o the_o levite_n for_o each_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n this_o be_v express_v concern_v the_o singer_n ch_n 25._o and_o the_o like_a be_v imply_v concern_v the_o porter_n ch_n 26._o and_o be_v here_o sufficient_o intimate_v concern_v those_o levite_n which_o be_v employ_v in_o other_o sacred_a ministration_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o david_n the_o king_n and_o zadok_v and_o ahimelech_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n even_o the_o principal_a father_n over_o against_o their_o young_a brethren_n etc._n brethren_n the_o lot_n of_o the_o elder_a and_o young_a brethren_n be_v promiscuous_o put_v together_o and_o the_o order_n be_v settle_v as_o the_o lot_n come_v forth_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o age_n or_o dignity_n or_o number_n of_o the_o person_n or_o family_n the_o young_a family_n have_v the_o first_o course_n if_o they_o have_v the_o first_o lot_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxv_o 1_o moreover_o david_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n rest_n host_n both_o of_o the_o civil_a and_o sacred_a host_n to_o wit_n all_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n who_o david_n gather_v together_o ch_z 23._o 2._o for_o this_o very_a end_n that_o in_o their_o presence_n and_o with_o their_o approbation_n and_o consent_v all_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v establish_v who_o be_v here_o fit_o call_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n for_o the_o prince_n be_v under_o david_n the_o chief_a captain_n or_o commander_n of_o the_o militia_n or_o train_v band_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o as_o the_o levite_n be_v call_v a_o host_n and_o the_o lord_n host_n numb_a 4._o 23._o and_o elsewhere_o because_o of_o their_o number_n and_o order_n in_o holy_a ministration_n so_o these_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v the_o captain_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o rest_n separate_v approbation_n separate_v i_o e._n distribute_v they_o into_o their_o several_a rank_n and_o order_n which_o though_o chief_o do_v by_o david_n as_o a_o prophet_n and_o by_o divine_a direction_n as_o have_v be_v oft_o observe_v yet_o be_v here_o impute_v in_o part_n to_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n because_o it_o be_v do_v with_o their_o concurrence_n and_o approbation_n to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o son_n of_o 30._o of_o ch._n 6._o 33_o 39_o 2_o chr._n 29._o 30._o asaph_n and_o of_o 5._o of_o ver_fw-la 5._o heman_n and_o of_o 15._o of_o 2_o chr_n 35._o 15._o jeduthun_n person_n jeduthun_n i_o e._n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n under_o the_o conduct_n and_o command_v of_o these_o person_n who_o shall_v prophesy_v 19_o prophesy_v i_o e._n praise_n god_n by_o sing_v the_o psalm_n of_o david_n of_o which_o see_v on_o ch_z 16._o 7._o and_o other_o sacred_a song_n make_v by_o themselves_o who_o be_v prophet_n in_o some_o sort_n or_o by_o other_o prophet_n or_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n or_o this_o action_n of_o they_o be_v call_v prophesy_v because_o it_o have_v be_v former_o perform_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n of_o which_o see_v 1_o sam._n 10._o 5._o &_o 19_o 20._o 2_o king_n 3._o 15._o 1_o chron._n 15._o 19_o with_o harp_n with_o psaltery_n and_o with_o cymbal_n and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o workman_n work_n workman_n of_o the_o person_n employ_v in_o this_o sacred_a work_n according_a to_o their_o service_n be_v 2_o of_o the_o son_n of_o asaph_n zaccur_v and_o joseph_n and_o nethaniah_n and_o 14._o and_o otherwise_o call_v jesharelah_n ver_fw-la 14._o asarelah_n the_o son_n of_o asaph_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o asaph_n direction_n asaph_n i_o e._n under_o his_o oversight_n and_o direction_n which_o prophesy_v king_n prophesy_v heb._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o king_n appoint_v king_n in_o such_o manner_n and_o order_n as_o david_n appoint_v 3_o of_o
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4._o be_v of_o god_n judgement_n god_n by_o his_o providence_n so_o dispose_v occasion_n and_o ahaziah_n inclination_n that_o he_o shall_v come_v at_o that_o season_n to_o receive_v his_o deserve_a judgement_n by_o come_v to_o joram_n for_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o go_v out_o with_o jehoram_n against_o jehu_n the_o son_n of_o nimshi_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v anoint_v ââ¦_n anoint_v 2_o kin._n 9_o ââ¦_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n 8_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o jehu_n be_v execute_v judgement_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n and_o ãâã_d and_o 2_o kin._n 10._o ãâã_d find_v the_o prince_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o brethren_n 1._o brethren_n either_o proper_o so_o call_v or_o the_o son_n of_o his_o cousin_n or_o near_a kinsman_n who_o be_v oft_o call_v brethren_n for_o his_o brethren_n be_v slay_v v._o 1._o of_o ahaziah_n that_o minister_v to_o ahaziah_n he_o slay_v they_o 13._o they_o that_o come_v thither_o to_o wait_v upon_o 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bury_v he_o there_o 2_o king_n 9_o 28._o both_o god_n and_o man_n be_v oft_o time_n say_v to_o do_v what_o they_o and_o other_o do_v by_o their_o permission_n when_o they_o can_v hinder_v they_o because_o say_v they_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n who_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n so_o the_o house_n of_o ahaziah_n athaliah_n ahaziah_n i_o e._n his_o posterity_n because_o they_o be_v young_a and_o feeble_a be_v ground_n between_o two_o millstone_n the_o great_a and_o grow_a power_n of_o jehu_n and_o the_o craft_n and_o tyranny_n of_o athaliah_n have_v no_o power_n to_o keep_v still_o the_o kingdom_n 10_o 1._o 10_o ââ¦_n kin._n 11._o 1._o but_o when_o athaliah_n the_o mother_n of_o ahaziah_n 3._o ahaziah_n this_o and_o v._o 11_o 12._o be_v explain_v on_o 2_o king_n 11._o 1_o 2_o 3._o see_v that_o her_o son_n be_v dead_a she_o arise_v and_o destroy_v all_o the_o seed_n royal_a of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n 11_o but_o jehoshabeath_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n take_v joash_n the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n and_o steal_v he_o from_o among_o the_o king_n son_n that_o be_v slay_v and_o put_v he_o and_o his_o nurse_n in_o a_o bedchamber_n so_o jehoshabeath_n the_o daughter_n of_o king_n jehoram_n the_o wise_a of_o jehojada_n the_o priest_n for_o she_o be_v the_o sister_n of_o ahaziah_n hide_v he_o from_o athaliah_n so_o that_o she_o slay_v he_o not_o 12_o and_o he_o be_v with_o they_o hide_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n six_o year_n and_o athaliah_n reign_v over_o the_o land_n chap._n xxiii_o 1_o and_o ãâã_d and_o ââ¦_n kin._n 11._o 4_o ãâã_d in_o the_o seven_o year_n jehojada_n strengthen_v himself_o and_o take_v the_o captain_n of_o hundred_o explain_v hundred_o not_o
of_o 20._o of_o that_o be_v the_o city_n of_o david_n as_o it_o be_v 2_o kin._n 14._o 20._o judah_n chap._n xxvi_o 1_o then_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v 1._o take_v 2_o kin._n ãâã_d ââ¦_n &_o 15._o 1._o ãâã_d 1._o or_o ãâã_d uzziah_n 3._o uzziah_n call_v also_o azariah_n 2_o king_n 14._o 21._o both_o name_n signify_v the_o same_o thing_n god_n strength_n or_o help_n see_v of_o this_o and_o v._o 2_o 3_o 4._o on_o 2_o king_n 14._o 21_o 22._o &_o 15._o 2_o 3._o who_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o father_n amaziah_n 2_o he_o build_v eloth_n and_o restore_v it_o to_o judah_n after_o that_o the_o king_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n 3_o sixteen_o year_n old_a be_v uzziah_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v fifty_o and_o two_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n his_o mother_n name_n also_o be_v jecoliah_n of_o jerusalem_n 4_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o all_o that_o his_o father_n amaziah_n do_v also_o do_v to_o wit_n for_o a_o time_n but_o not_o perfect_o nor_o constant_o which_o be_v amaziahs_n case_n also_o 5_o and_o he_o seek_v god_n god_n god_n i_o e._n he_o persist_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o zechariah_n 2._o zechariah_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v compare_v ch_n 24._o 2._o who_o have_v understanding_n incline_v understanding_n who_o be_v a_o very_a know_v and_o experience_a person_n or_o who_o make_v he_o understanding_n or_o who_o instruct_v he_o who_o be_v his_o tutor_n and_o teacher_n and_o have_v great_a authority_n and_o influence_n upon_o he_o and_o so_o restrain_v from_o those_o exorbitancy_n to_o which_o he_o be_v otherwise_o incline_v gââ¦d_n incline_v heb._n in_o the_o see_n of_o gââ¦d_n in_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n 5._o god_n either_o 1._o in_o prophetical_a vision_n which_o he_o either_o receive_v from_o god_n himself_o or_o understand_v and_o explain_v the_o prophetical_a vision_n of_o other_o which_o be_v a_o special_a gift_n of_o god_n of_o which_o see_n gen._n 41._o 15._o dan._n 1._o 17._o &_o 2._o 19_o or_o 2._o in_o the_o law_n and_o word_n of_o god_n which_o sometime_o come_v under_o that_o name_n as_o prov._n 29._o 18._o and_o isa._n 22._o 1_o 5._o and_o as_o long_o as_o he_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v he_o to_o prosper_v 6_o and_o he_o go_v forth_o and_o 2ââ¦_n and_o isa._n 14._o 2ââ¦_n war_v against_o the_o philistine_n and_o break_v down_o the_o wail_n of_o gath_n it_o gath_n which_o have_v be_v take_v by_o hazael_n in_o the_o day_n of_o joash_n his_o grandfather_n 2_o king_n 12._o 17._o but_o be_v either_o relinquish_v by_o he_o because_o it_o lay_v so_o far_o from_o his_o other_o dominion_n or_o retake_v by_o the_o philistine_n who_o have_v now_o repair_v its_o fortification_n and_o keep_v it_o and_o the_o wall_n of_o jabneh_n and_o the_o wall_n of_o ashdod_n and_o build_v city_n ded_fw-we city_n or_o in_o the_o country_n of_o ãâã_d ded_fw-we about_o ashdod_n and_o among_o the_o philistine_n 7_o and_o god_n help_v he_o against_o the_o philistine_n and_o against_o the_o arabian_n that_o dwell_v in_o gur-baal_a and_o the_o mehunim_n 8_o and_o the_o ammonite_n give_v gift_n to_o uzziah_n and_o his_o name_n ãâã_d name_n heb._n ãâã_d spread_v abroad_o even_o to_o the_o enter_v in_o of_o egypt_n for_o he_o strengthen_v himself_o exceed_o 9_o moreover_o uzziah_n build_v tower_n in_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o 32._o the_o neââ¦_n ââ¦_n 15_o 19_o 32._o corner-gate_n and_o at_o the_o valley-gate_n and_o at_o the_o turn_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o ãâã_d and_o or_o ãâã_d fortify_v they_o 10._o zech._n 14._o 10._o 10_o also_o he_o build_v tower_n in_o the_o desert_n side_n desert_n partly_o to_o guard_v his_o cattle_n from_o the_o inroad_n and_o depredation_n which_o the_o arabian_n be_v accustom_v to_o make_v and_o partly_o to_o give_v notice_n of_o the_o approach_n of_o any_o enemy_n and_o to_o give_v some_o stop_n to_o their_o march_n on_o that_o side_n and_o ãâã_d and_o or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d many_o ãâã_d dig_v many_o well_n for_o he_o have_v much_o cattle_n both_o in_o the_o low-countries_n and_o in_o the_o plain_n husbandman_n also_o and_o vinedresser_n in_o the_o mountain_n and_o in_o field_n in_o or_o ãâã_d field_n carmel_n for_o he_o love_v ãâã_d love_v heb._n ãâã_d husbandry_n 11_o moreover_o uzziah_n have_v a_o army_n of_o fighting-man_n that_o go_v out_o to_o war_n by_o band_n 14._o band_n i_o e._n some_o band_n at_o one_o time_n and_o some_o at_o another_o as_o occasion_n require_v see_v the_o note_n on_o 1_o chron._n 27._o 1_o etc._n etc._n &_o 2_o chron._n 13._o 14._o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o their_o account_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o jeiel_n the_o scribe_n and_o maasejah_n the_o ruler_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o hananiah_n one_o of_o the_o king_n captain_n 12_o the_o whole_a number_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n be_v two_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 13_o and_o under_o their_o hand_n be_v army_n be_v heb._n the_o power_n of_o ãâã_d army_n a_o army_n three_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o seven_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o that_o make_v war_n with_o mighty_a power_n to_o help_v the_o king_n against_o the_o enemy_n 14_o and_o uzziah_n prepare_v for_o they_o throughout_o all_o the_o host_n shield_n and_o spear_n and_o helmet_n and_o habergeon_n and_o bow_n and_o ãâã_d and_o heb._n ãâã_d of_o ãâã_d sling_n to_o cast_v stone_n 15_o and_o he_o make_v in_o jerusalem_n engine_n invent_v by_o cunning_a man_n to_o be_v on_o the_o tower_n and_o upon_o the_o bulwark_n to_o shoot_v arrow_n and_o great_a stone_n withal_o and_o his_o name_n ãâã_d name_n heb._n wââ¦nt_a ãâã_d spread_v far_o abroad_o for_o he_o be_v marvellous_o help_v till_o he_o be_v strong_a 16_o but_o when_o he_o be_v strong_a enemy_n strong_a when_o he_o be_v strengthen_v in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o free_a from_o the_o fear_n of_o any_o enemy_n his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o his_o destruction_n for_o he_o transgress_v against_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n incense_n lord_n into_o the_o holy_a place_n where_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n stand_v and_o into_o which_o none_o but_o the_o priest_n may_v enter_v much_o less_o offer_v incense_n to_o burn_v incense_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n 17_o and_o azariah_n the_o priest_n go_v in_o after_o he_o and_o with_o he_o fourscore_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v valiant_a man_n 18_o and_o they_o withstand_v uzziah_n follow_v uzziah_n heb._n stand_v up_o against_o uzziah_n not_o by_o force_n or_o lay_v hand_n upon_o he_o to_o restrain_v he_o for_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n you_o still_o find_v the_o censer_n in_o his_o hand_n but_o only_o by_o admonition_n and_o reproof_n which_o here_o follow_v the_o king_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o it_o 7._o it_o ãâã_d 18._o 7._o appertain_v not_o unto_o thou_o uzziah_n to_o burn_v incense_n unto_o the_o lord_n but_o to_o the_o 7._o the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d 7._o priest_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n that_o be_v consecrate_v to_o burn_v incense_n go_v out_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o thou_o have_v trespass_v neither_o shall_v it_o be_v for_o thy_o honour_n from_o the_o lord_n god_n sovereign_n god_n expect_v that_o god_n will_v punish_v thou_o or_o put_v some_o brand_n of_o infamy_n upon_o thou_o for_o this_o presumption_n but_o this_o they_o express_v modest_o and_o by_o a_o figure_n call_v meiosis_n where_o more_o be_v mean_v than_o be_v express_v because_o they_o consider_v that_o he_o to_o who_o they_o speak_v though_o a_o offender_n be_v their_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n 19_o then_o uzziah_n be_v wroth_a priest_n wroth_a with_o the_o priest_n and_o have_v a_o censer_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o burn_v incense_n and_o while_o he_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o priest_n the_o leprosy_n even_o rise_v up_o in_o his_o forehead_n body_n forehead_n so_o as_o he_o can_v not_o hide_v his_o shame_n though_o it_o be_v probable_a it_o be_v also_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o body_n before_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o beside_o the_o incense_n altar_n he_o altar_n by_o a_o stroke_n from_o a_o invisible_a hand_n come_v from_o the_o altar_n that_o he_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n just_a displeasure_n against_o he_o 20_o and_o azariah_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o all_o the_o priest_n look_v upon_o he_o and_o behold_v he_o be_v leprous_a in_o his_o forehead_n and_o they_o thrust_v he_o out_o from_o thence_o arrogancy_n thence_o not_o by_o force_n as_o be_v note_v on_o v._o 18._o which_o need_v not_o for_o he_o voluntary_o haste_v away_o
more_o necessary_a because_o their_o time_n be_v now_o to_o be_v measure_v not_o by_o the_o year_n of_o their_o king_n as_o former_o but_o by_o their_o high-priest_n jojakim_n also_o beget_v eliashib_n 5._o eliashib_n of_o who_o see_v nehem._n 3._o 1._o &_o 13._o 4_o 5._o and_o eliashib_n beget_v jojada_n 11_o and_o jojada_n beget_v jonathan_n and_o jonathan_n beget_v jaddua_n time_n jaddua_n general_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n who_o be_v highpriest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a as_o josephus_n mention_n whence_o a_o great_a difficulty_n arise_v how_o nehemiah_n can_v mention_v this_o man_n who_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v be_v highpriest_n till_o many_o year_n after_o nehemiah_n death_n but_o it_o seem_v not_o necessary_a that_o this_o jaddua_n shall_v be_v the_o same_o person_n for_o he_o may_v be_v the_o father_n of_o that_o jaddua_n both_o be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n or_o if_o he_o be_v the_o same_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o very_a long_a life_n may_v be_v give_v to_o this_o great_a and_o excellent_a governor_n as_o it_o be_v to_o ezra_n that_o famous_a scribe_n as_o be_v note_v on_o v._o 1._o and_o that_o for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n he_o may_v also_o live_v to_o see_v jaddua_n though_o not_o to_o see_v he_o highpriest_n which_o may_v be_v many_o year_n after_o or_o this_o passage_n may_v be_v put_v into_o this_o book_n by_o some_o sacred_a or_o inspire_a penman_n there_o be_v some_o though_o but_o few_o such_o passage_n in_o the_o forego_n book_n of_o scripture_n which_o be_v add_v by_o succeed_a man_n of_o god_n in_o after_o time_n 12_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jojakim_n be_v priest_n dead_a priest_n as_o their_o father_n be_v priest_n in_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n so_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jojakim_n the_o son_n of_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o those_o person_n execute_v the_o priesthood_n in_o their_o father_n stead_n some_o of_o their_o father_n probable_o be_v yet_o live_v and_o many_o of_o they_o now_o dead_a the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o serajah_n merajah_n of_o jeremiah_n hananiah_n 13_o of_o ezra_n meshullam_n of_o amariah_n jehohanan_n 14_o of_o melicu_n jonathan_n of_o shebaniah_n joseph_n 15_o of_o harim_n adna_n of_o merajath_n helkai_n 16_o of_o iddo_n zechariah_n of_o ginnethon_n meshullam_n 17_o of_o abijah_n zichri_fw-la of_o miniamin_n of_o moadiah_n piltai_n 18_o of_o bilgah_n shammua_n of_o shemajah_n jehohanan_n 19_o and_o of_o jojarib_n mattenai_n of_o jedajah_n uzzi_n 20_o of_o sallai_n kallai_n of_o amok_n eber_n 21_o of_o hilkia_n hashabiah_n of_o jedaja_n nethaneel_n 22_o the_o levite_n in_o the_o day_n of_o eliashib_n jojada_n and_o johanan_n and_o jaddua_n be_v record_v chief_a of_o the_o father_n also_o the_o priest_n to_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n great_a darius_n either_o darius_n codomannus_n and_o then_o what_o be_v say_v concern_v jaddua_n v._o 11._o must_v be_v in_o part_n repeat_v and_o apply_v here_o or_o darius_n nothus_fw-la and_o so_o this_o jaddua_n may_v be_v father_n to_o he_o who_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o darius_n codomannus_n and_o of_o alexander_n the_o great_a the_o persian_a 23_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o ââ¦_n the_o ãâã_d ââ¦_n 14._o ââ¦_n chronicle_n agree_v chronicle_n i_o e._n in_o the_o public_a annal_n or_o register_n in_o which_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o several_a family_n be_v set_v down_o by_o the_o jew_n with_o great_a exactness_n as_o all_o person_n agree_v even_o until_o the_o day_n of_o johanan_n the_o son_n of_o eliashib_n 24_o and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o levite_n hashabiah_n sherebiah_n and_o jeshua_n the_o son_n of_o kadmiel_n with_o their_o brethren_n over_o against_o they_o to_o praise_v and_o to_o give_v thanks_o ââ¦_n thanks_o ãâã_d ââ¦_n &_o ââ¦_n &_o ââ¦_n according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o david_n the_o man_n of_o god_n ward_v over_o against_o ward_n 9_o ward_n of_o which_o see_v on_o v._o 9_o 25_o mattaniah_n and_o bakbukiah_n obadiah_n meshullam_n talmon_n akkub_n be_v porter_n keep_v the_o ward_n at_o the_o ãâ¦ã_o the_o ãâ¦ã_o threshold_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v gate_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o temple_n their_o watching-place_n be_v close_o by_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o gate_n as_o it_o now_o be_v 26_o these_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jojakim_n the_o son_n of_o jeshua_n the_o son_n of_o jozadak_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o nehemiah_n the_o governor_n and_o of_o ezra_n the_o priest_n the_o scribe_n 27_o and_o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n title_n wall_n and_o of_o the_o gate_n which_o be_v mention_v v._n 30._o and_o of_o the_o city_n itself_o within_o the_o gate_n which_o be_v here_o dedicate_v to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o honour_n and_o service_n not_o only_o upon_o a_o general_a account_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o devote_v ourselves_o and_o all_o that_o be_v we_o to_o god_n but_o upon_o a_o more_o special_a ground_n because_o this_o be_v a_o place_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v choose_v and_o sanctify_v by_o his_o temple_n and_o gracious_a presence_n and_o therefore_o do_v of_o right_o belong_v to_o he_o whence_o it_o be_v oft_o call_v the_o holy_a city_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v before_o and_o they_o restore_v to_o god_n by_o this_o dedication_n withal_o implore_v the_o presence_n and_o favour_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n to_o this_o city_n by_o solemn_a prayer_n and_o praise_n and_o sacrifice_n wherewith_o this_o dedication_n be_v accompany_v see_v deut._n 20._o 5._o 1_o kin._n 8._o 63._o ezr._n 6._o 17._o psal._n 30._o title_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o seek_v the_o levite_n out_o of_o all_o their_o place_n 10._o place_n to_o which_o they_o be_v now_o retire_v after_o that_o great_a and_o general_a assembly_n ch_n 8_o &_o 9_o &_o 10._o to_o bring_v they_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o keep_v the_o dedication_n with_o gladness_n both_o with_o thanksgiving_n and_o with_o sing_v with_o cymbal_n psaltery_n and_o with_o harp_n 28_o and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o singer_n gather_v themselves_o together_o both_o out_o of_o the_o plain_a country_n round_o about_o jerusalem_n and_o from_o the_o village_n of_o netophathi_o 29_o also_o from_o the_o house_n of_o gilgal_n and_o out_o of_o the_o field_n of_o geba_n and_o azmave_v for_o the_o singer_n have_v build_v they_o village_n round_o about_o jerusalem_n house_n jerusalem_n that_o they_o may_v be_v near_o at_o hand_n for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o house_n 30_o and_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n purify_v themselves_o and_o purify_v the_o people_n and_o the_o gate_n and_o the_o wall_n sacrifice_n wall_n partly_o by_o sprinkle_v the_o water_n of_o purification_n upon_o they_o by_o which_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o sacred_a utensil_n be_v purify_v num._n 8._o and_o partly_o by_o solemn_a prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n 31_o then_o i_o bring_v up_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n 38._o judah_n and_o half_a of_o the_o people_n with_o they_o as_o it_o be_v express_v afterward_o v._o 38._o upon_o the_o wall_n city_n wall_n for_o the_o wall_n be_v broad_a and_o strong_a and_o so_o order_v that_o man_n may_v convenient_o walk_v upon_o it_o as_o at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v in_o many_o city_n and_o appoint_v two_o great_a company_n of_o they_o that_o give_v thanks_o whereof_o one_o go_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n east_n hand_n towards_o the_o south_n and_o east_n upon_o the_o wall_n towards_o 13._o towards_o ch._n 2._o 13._o &_o 3._o 13._o the_o dung-gate_n 32_o and_o after_o they_o go_v hoshajah_n and_o half_a of_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n 33_o and_o azariah_n ezra_n ezra_n ezra_n not_o the_o scribe_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o v._o 36._o but_o another_o ezra_n and_o meshullam_n 34_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o shemajah_n and_o jeremiah_n 35_o and_o certain_a of_o the_o priest_n son_n 2._o son_n num._n 10._o 2._o with_o trumpet_n namely_o zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o shemajah_n the_o son_n of_o mattaniah_n the_o son_n of_o michajah_n the_o son_n of_o zaccur_v the_o son_n of_o asaph_n 36_o and_o his_o brethren_n shemajah_n and_o azareel_n milalai_n gilalai_n maai_n nethaneel_n and_o judah_n hanani_n with_o 5._o with_o 1_o chr._n 23._o 5._o the_o musical_a instrument_n of_o david_n the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n before_o they_o 37_o and_o at_o 15._o at_o ch._n 2._o 14._o &_o ââ¦_n 15._o the_o fountain-gate_n which_o be_v over-against_o they_o they_o go_v up_o by_o 15._o by_o ch._n 3._o 15._o the_o stair_n of_o the_o city_n of_o david_n david_n david_n by_o which_o they_o go_v up_o to_o the_o hill_n of_o zion_n and_o city_n of_o david_n at_o the_o go_v up_o of_o the_o wall_n above_o the_o house_n of_o david_n even_o unto_o 16._o unto_o ch._n 3._o 26._o &_o 8._o 1_o 3_o 16._o the_o
of_o his_o church_n he_o have_v prepare_v promise_n prepare_v or_o establish_v by_o his_o immutable_a purpose_n and_o his_o irrevocable_a promise_n his_o throne_n for_o judgement_n 8._o and_o 9_o and_o psal._n 96._o 13._o &_o 98._o 9_o he_o shall_v judge_v the_o world_n world_n world_n not_o you_o only_o but_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o people_n and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n he_o shall_v minister_v judgement_n to_o the_o people_n in_o uprightness_n 9_o 2._o 9_o psal._n 3ââ¦_n 39_o &_o 46._o 1._o &_o 91._o 2._o the_o lord_z also_o will_v be_v place_n be_v heb._n at_o high_a place_n a_o refuge_n for_o the_o oppress_a protection_n oppress_a god_n will_v not_o only_o judge_v the_o world_n at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o then_o give_v sentence_n for_o his_o people_n against_o their_o enemy_n but_o even_o at_o present_a he_o will_v give_v they_o his_o protection_n a_o refuge_n in_o ãâã_d in_o gr._n ãâã_d time_n gr._n time_n heb._n be_v trouble_v so_o gr._n of_o trouble_n 10._o and_o they_o that_o know_v consider_v know_v i._n e._n that_o thorough_o understand_v and_o due_o consider_v thy_o name_n etc._n name_n i._n e._n thy_o nature_n and_o perfection_n thy_o infinite_a power_n and_o wisdom_n and_o faithfulness_n and_o goodness_n which_o make_v a_o person_n a_o most_o fit_a and_o proper_a object_n for_o trust._n the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v most_o frequent_o put_v for_o god_n as_o he_o have_v manifest_v himself_o in_o his_o word_n and_o work_n as_o deut._n 28._o 58._o psal._n 7._o 17._o and_o 20._o 1._o prov._n 18._o 10._o etc._n etc._n will_v put_v their_o trust_n in_o thou_o for_o thou_o lord_n have_v not_o forsake_v confidence_n forsake_v the_o experience_n of_o thy_o faithfulness_n to_o thy_o people_n in_o all_o age_n be_v a_o just_a ground_n for_o their_o confidence_n they_o that_o seek_v thou_o clause_n thou_o i._n e._n that_o seek_v help_n and_o relief_n from_o thou_o by_o fervent_a prayer_n mix_v with_o faith_n or_o trust_v in_o god_n as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o former_a clause_n 11._o sing_v praise_n to_o the_o lord_n which_o dwell_v in_o zion_n time_n zion_n who_o special_a and_o gracious_a presence_n be_v there_o for_o there_o be_v the_o ark_n at_o this_o time_n declare_v among_o the_o people_n god_n people_n i._n e._n to_o the_o heathen_a nation_n that_o they_o also_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n his_o do_n 12._o 5._o 12._o gen._n 9_o 5._o when_o he_o make_v inquisition_n for_o blood_n they_o blood_n heb._n blood_n the_o bloodshed_n or_o murder_n of_o his_o innocent_a and_o holy_a one_o which_o though_o he_o may_v connive_v at_o for_o a_o season_n yet_o he_o will_v certain_o call_v the_o author_n of_o it_o to_o a_o very_a severe_a account_n and_o avenge_v it_o upon_o they_o he_o remember_v they_o elsewhere_o they_o either_o 1._o the_o humble_a as_o it_o follow_v or_o the_o oppress_a v._o 9_o that_o trust_n in_o he_o and_o seek_v to_o he_o v._o 10._o who_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v forget_v or_o 2._o the_o blood_n last_o mention_v for_o that_o noun_n and_o this_o pronoun_n be_v both_o of_o the_o masculine_a gender_n and_o then_o remember_v be_v put_v for_o revenge_a or_o punish_v as_o it_o be_v deut._n 25._o 17_o 19_o neââ¦_n 6._o 14._o jer._n 14._o 10._o and_o 44._o 21._o and_o oft_o elsewhere_o he_o forget_v not_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o afflict_a the_o or_o afflict_a humble_a one_o humble_a or_o ââ¦eek_v as_o this_o word_n which_o be_v use_v also_o zech._n 9_o 9_o be_v translate_v mat._n 21._o 5._o who_o do_v not_o and_o can_v and_o will_v not_o avenge_v themselves_o but_o commit_v their_o cause_n to_o i_o as_o the_o god_n to_o who_o vengeance_n belong_v or_o afflict_a or_o oppress_a one_o 13._o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n consider_v my_o trouble_n it_o trouble_n to_o wit_n compassionate_o and_o effectual_o so_o as_o to_o bring_v i_o out_o of_o it_o which_o i_o suffer_v of_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o thou_o that_o liââ¦test_v i_o up_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n scripture_n death_n from_o the_o brink_n or_o mouth_n of_o the_o grave_a into_o which_o i_o be_v drop_v be_v as_o near_a death_n as_o a_o man_n be_v to_o the_o city_n that_o be_v come_v to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o it_o and_o so_o the_o phrase_n be_v use_v psal._n 107._o 18._o isa._n 38._o 10._o and_o in_o other_o author_n of_o who_o see_v my_o latin_a synopsis_n gate_n elsewhere_o signify_v power_n and_o policy_n because_o the_o gate_n of_o city_n be_v place_n both_o of_o counsel_n and_o strength_n but_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n be_v never_o so_o take_v in_o scripture_n 14._o that_o i_o may_v show_v forth_o all_o thy_o praise_n in_o the_o gate_n these_o gate_n i._n e._n in_o the_o great_a assembly_n which_o be_v usual_o in_o the_o gate_n comp._n prov._n 31._o 31._o isa._n 3._o 26._o these_o gate_n he_o elegant_o oppose_v to_o the_o former_a and_o declare_v that_o if_o he_o be_v bring_v off_o they_o he_o will_v go_v into_o these_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n place_n zion_n either_o 1._o of_o jerusalem_n so_o call_v also_o isââ¦_n 1._o 8._o zech._n 9_o 9_o because_o at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v subject_a to_o zion_n which_o at_o this_o time_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o king_n palace_n and_o of_o the_o ark._n for_o city_n or_o town_n belong_v or_o subject_n unto_o any_o metropolis_n be_v common_o call_v its_o daughter_n as_o jos._n 15._o 45._o 2._o chron._n ââ¦3_n 19_o psal._n 48._o 11._o as_o the_o chief_a city_n be_v call_v mother_n as_o 2._o sam._n 20._o 19_o gal._n 4._o 26._o or_o 2._o of_o the_o people_n who_o live_v in_o or_o belong_v to_o or_o meet_v together_o for_o civil_a and_o religious_a matter_n in_o zion_n for_o city_n be_v as_o it_o be_v mother_n to_o their_o people_n give_v they_o birth_n and_o breed_n and_o therefore_o the_o people_n be_v common_o call_v their_o daughter_n so_o the_o name_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o egypt_n jer._n 46._o 11._o and_o of_o edom_n lam._n 4._o 21_o 22._o and_o of_o tyre_n psal._n 45._o 12._o and_o of_o babel_n psal._n 137._o 8._o and_o of_o jerusalem_n lam._n 2._o 13_o 15._o mich._n 4._o 8._o be_v put_v for_o the_o people_n of_o those_o place_n i_o will_v rejoice_v prayer_n rejoice_v to_o wit_n with_o spiritual_a joy_n and_o thanksgiving_n else_o it_o be_v no_o fit_a motive_n to_o be_v use_v to_o god_n in_o prayer_n in_o thy_o salvation_n 15._o 8._o 15._o ãâã_d 7._o 15._o ãâã_d 6._o ãâã_d 22._o 8._o the_o heathen_a be_v sink_v down_o in_o the_o pit_n that_o they_o make_v we_o make_v fall_v into_o that_o destruction_n which_o they_o design_v to_o bring_v upon_o we_o in_o the_o net_n which_o they_o hide_v be_v their_o own_o foot_n take_v 16._o the_o lord_z be_v know_v work_n know_v or_o have_v mad_v himself_n know_v or_o famous_a even_o among_o his_o enemy_n by_o his_o most_o wiââ¦e_a counsel_n and_o wonderful_a work_n by_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o execute_v follow_v execute_v upon_o the_o wicked_a as_o it_o follow_v the_o wicked_a be_v snare_v in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n 3._o hand_n ãâã_d 92._o 3._o higgaion_n signify_v higgaion_n this_o be_v either_o a_o musical_a term_n or_o a_o note_n of_o attention_n a_o kind_n of_o behold_v intimate_v that_o the_o matter_n deserve_v deep_a and_o frequent_a meditation_n or_o consideration_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v selah_n 17._o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v turn_v into_o hell_n itself_o hell_n either_o 1._o into_o the_o grave_a which_o be_v oft_o call_v schââ¦ol_n into_o which_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v turn_v or_o to_o return_v because_o they_o be_v make_v of_o or_o take_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n eccles._n 12._o 7._o or_o 2._o into_o the_o place_n of_o eternal_a perdition_n which_o also_o be_v sometime_o call_v schââ¦ol_n as_o prov._n 15._o 24._o and_o elsewhere_o for_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v here_o of_o those_o punishment_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o wicked_a whereas_o the_o grave_n be_v common_a to_o good_a and_o bad_a and_o as_o v._o 8._o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o last_o and_o general_a judgement_n of_o all_o the_o world_n so_o this_o verse_n may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o general_a punishment_n of_o all_o person_n and_o nation_n consequent_a upon_o it_o and_o into_o this_o place_n wicked_a man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v turn_v back_o or_o to_o return_v either_o 1._o because_o it_o be_v their_o own_o proper_a place_n act._n 1._o 25._o to_o which_o they_o belong_v and_o from_o which_o they_o have_v their_o original_a and_o their_o wicked_a quality_n as_o be_v of_o their_o father_n the_o devil_n john_n 8._o 44._o in_o which_o respect_n the_o locust_n who_o be_v by_o all_o interpreter_n understand_v to_o be_v live_v man_n be_v say_v
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to_o which_o thou_o have_v engage_v thyself_o in_o the_o covenant_n swear_v between_o thou_o and_o i_o in_o god_n presence_n that_o i_o die_v not_o themselves_o not_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o kill_v i_o or_o i_o as_o prince_n of_o another_o line_n use_v to_o kill_v the_o near_a relation_n of_o the_o former_a line_n from_o who_o the_o kingdom_n be_v translate_v to_o they_o which_o they_o do_v either_o by_o way_n of_o revenge_n or_o in_o policy_n and_o reason_n of_o state_n to_o secure_v the_o kingdom_n to_o themselves_o 15_o but_o also_o thou_o shall_v not_o cut_v off_o 3._o off_o 2_o sam._n 9_o 3._o thy_o kindness_n progeny_n kindness_n he_o say_v not_o the_o kindness_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o before_z because_o the_o covenant_n between_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v only_o personal_a and_o not_o comprehend_v their_o posterity_n and_o therefore_o as_o jonathan_n speak_v confident_o of_o his_o own_o preservation_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o covenant_n so_o he_o here_o lay_v this_o 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it_o on_o david_n side_n which_o doubtless_o he_o obtain_v say_v let_v the_o lord_n even_o require_v it_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n enemy_n obtain_v enemy_n the_o covenant_n which_o before_o be_v personal_n he_o now_o extend_v to_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o david_n expect_v a_o reciprocal_a enlargement_n of_o it_o on_o david_n side_n which_o doubtless_o he_o obtain_v jonathan_n h_o if_o either_o i_o or_o any_o of_o my_o house_n shall_v break_v this_o covenant_n and_o shall_v prove_v enemy_n to_o david_n or_o to_o his_o house_n let_v the_o lord_n the_o witness_n of_o this_o covenant_n severe_o punish_v the_o violator_n of_o it_o who_o ever_o they_o be_v other_o thus_o let_v the_o lord_n require_v and_o punish_v the_o breach_n of_o this_o covenant_n in_o david_n if_o he_o break_v it_o but_o because_o it_o be_v ominous_a and_o reproachful_a to_o suppose_v such_o a_o thing_n of_o david_n by_o a_o figure_n call_v euphemismus_n he_o name_v david_n enemy_n for_o david_n as_o they_o also_o expound_v 1_o sam._n 25._o 22._o but_o the_o former_a sense_n seem_v more_o probable_a because_o this_o verse_n contain_v only_a ionathan_n stipulation_n or_o covenant_n with_o david_n and_o his_o house_n which_o be_v express_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o it_o be_v in_o this_o latter_a part_n confirm_v by_o the_o usual_a form_n of_o imprecation_n and_o the_o restipulation_n or_o covenant_n of_o david_n to_o jonathan_n and_o his_o house_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n yet_o may_v that_o other_o sense_n stand_v well_o enough_o take_v these_o word_n to_o ionathan_n adjuration_n of_o david_n to_o be_v kind_a to_o he_o confirm_v with_o a_o imprecation_n in_o case_n he_o do_v otherwise_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o adjure_v thou_o as_o thou_o hope_v to_o escape_v such_o a_o mischief_n which_o i_o have_v rather_o may_v befall_v thy_o enemy_n than_o thou_o that_o thou_o deal_v not_o so_o ungrateful_o with_o i_o or_o my_o house_n which_o adjuration_n of_o jonathan_n david_n second_v by_o a_o oath_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n at_o the_o request_n of_o jonathan_n 17_o and_o jonathan_n cause_v david_n to_o swear_v again_o confirmation_n again_o heb._n and_o jonathan_n add_v or_o proceed_v to_o make_v david_n swear_v i._n e._n have_v himself_o swear_v to_o david_n or_o adjure_v david_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n he_o here_o require_v david_n oath_n to_o he_o by_o way_n of_o restipulation_n or_o confirmation_n he_o confirmation_n or_o by_o his_o love_n towards_o he_o because_o he_o love_v he_o generation_n he_o because_o he_o have_v a_o true_a friendship_n for_o david_n he_o desire_v that_o the_o covenant_n may_v be_v inviolable_o observe_v through_o all_o their_o generation_n for_o he_o love_v he_o as_o he_o love_v his_o own_o soul._n 18_o then_o jonathan_n say_v to_o david_n to_o morrow_n be_v the_o new_a moon_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v miss_v because_o thy_o seat_n 25._o seat_n i_o e._n the_o place_n where_o david_n use_v to_o sit_v at_o meal_n with_o saul_n see_v v._o 25._o will_v be_v miss_v be_v heb._n miss_v empty_a 19_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v stay_v three_o day_n fit_a day_n either_o at_o bethlehem_n with_o thy_o friend_n v._o 6._o or_o elsewhere_o as_o thou_o shall_v see_v fit_a than_o thou_o shall_v go_v down_o diligent_o down_o or_o diligent_o great_o diligent_o heb._n great_o quick_o and_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o thou_o do_v hide_v thyself_o day_n thyself_o heb._n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o business_n gr._n in_o the_o work_a day_n when_o the_o business_n be_v in_o hand_n make_v hand_n heb._n in_o the_o day_n of_o business_n or_o of_o the_o business_n and_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v join_v either_o 1._o with_o the_o word_n next_o forego_v and_o so_o they_o note_v the_o time_n when_o david_n hide_v himself_o there_o which_o be_v when_o this_o same_o business_n which_o now_o they_o be_v treat_v about_o be_v in_o agitation_n former_o to_o wit_n to_o discover_v saul_n mind_n and_o purpose_n towards_o 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and_o two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 17_o ¶_o and_o the_o king_n appoint_v the_o lord_n on_o who_o hand_n he_o lean_v to_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o gate_n they_o gate_n partly_o to_o prevent_v tumult_n and_o disorder_n and_o mischief_n among_o the_o people_n and_o partly_o to_o take_v order_n about_o the_o shut_n of_o the_o gate_n if_o need_n be_v and_o if_o the_o syrian_n shall_v happen_v to_o return_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o people_n tread_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o gate_n and_o he_o die_v as_o the_o man_n of_o god_n have_v say_v who_o speak_v when_o the_o king_n come_v down_o to_o he_o 18_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o the_o man_n of_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o the_o king_n say_v two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n and_o a_o measure_n of_o fine_a flour_n for_o a_o shekel_n shall_v be_v to_o morrow_n about_o this_o time_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n 19_o and_o that_o lord_n answer_v the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o say_v now_o behold_v if_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v window_n in_o heaven_n may_v such_o a_o thing_n be_v and_o he_o say_v behold_v thou_o shall_v see_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o 20_o and_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o unto_o he_o for_o the_o people_n tread_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o gate_n and_o he_o die_v chap._n viii_o then_o certain_a then_o this_o particle_n of_o time_n may_v be_v understand_v either_o particular_o and_o definite_o of_o the_o time_n next_o follow_v the_o former_a history_n or_o more_o general_o and_o indefinite_o as_o it_o be_v frequent_o use_v of_o the_o time_n in_o which_o elisha_n and_o this_o shunamitish_a woman_n live_v possible_o this_o may_v happen_v before_o the_o history_n of_o naaman_n chap._n 5._o or_o at_o least_o before_o the_o siege_n of_o samaria_n chap._n 6._o but_o this_o be_v not_o certain_a speak_v elisha_n unto_o the_o woman_n preservation_n woman_n express_v his_o gratitude_n for_o her_o 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and_o succeed_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o under_o the_o powerful_a ministry_n of_o elisha_n who_o confirm_v his_o doctrine_n by_o glorious_a miracle_n see_v levit._n 26._o 21_o 24_o 28._o 2_o and_o the_o woman_n arise_v and_o do_v after_o the_o say_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o she_o go_v with_o her_o household_n and_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n better_a philistine_n either_o because_o that_o be_v near_o her_o land_n and_o dwelling_n which_o she_o think_v she_o may_v have_v a_o eye_n to_o when_o occasion_n require_v or_o because_o there_o be_v more_o plenty_n than_o in_o judah_n or_o because_o she_o know_v that_o her_o go_v to_o dwell_v in_o judah_n will_v be_v very_o displease_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o favour_n she_o be_v like_a to_o need_v hereafter_o nor_o be_v there_o now_o that_o danger_n of_o idolatry_n from_o the_o philistine_n as_o theââ¦e_n have_v be_v former_o because_o their_o power_n and_o influence_n be_v now_o grow_v 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who_o have_v obtain_v they_o from_o the_o king_n and_o now_o intend_v to_o keep_v the_o possession_n of_o they_o 4_o and_o the_o king_n talk_v with_o gehazi_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n law_n god_n quest._n how_o can_v the_o king_n speak_v with_o gehazi_n who_o be_v a_o leper_n ans._n either_o the_o king_n may_v speak_v with_o he_o at_o a_o convenient_a distance_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o other_o to_o discourse_v with_o leper_n as_o 2_o king_n 7._o 8._o matth._n 8._o 2._o luk._n 17._o 12._o or_o his_o leprosy_n may_v be_v of_o that_o sort_n which_o be_v not_o infectious_a or_o if_o his_o leprosy_n be_v such_o as_o make_v he_o yet_o to_o be_v unclean_a the_o king_n great_a curiosity_n may_v easy_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o break_v a_o ceremonial_a law_n who_o make_v no_o scruple_n of_o violate_v god_n moral_a law_n say_v tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o all_o the_o great_a thing_n that_o elisha_n have_v do_v 5_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o he_o be_v tell_v the_o 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burden_n force_n burden_n hazael_n carry_v the_o more_o noble_a present_n hope_v as_o his_o master_n do_v to_o get_v some_o interest_n in_o the_o prophet_n and_o advantage_n to_o himself_o by_o it_o whether_o the_o prophet_n receive_v it_o or_o not_o be_v not_o here_o mention_v but_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a he_o do_v not_o from_o his_o former_a practice_n chap._n 5._o and_o because_o the_o reason_n which_o then_o sway_v he_o be_v still_o of_o the_o same_o force_n and_o come_v and_o stand_v before_o he_o and_o say_v thy_o son_n benhadad_a father_n benhadad_a he_o who_o before_o persecute_v he_o as_o a_o enemy_n chap._n 6._o 13_o 14._o now_o in_o his_o extremity_n honour_v he_o like_o a_o father_n king_n of_o syria_n have_v send_v i_o to_o thou_o say_v
shall_v i_o 2._o i_o heb._n live_v chap._n 1._o 2._o recover_v of_o this_o disease_n 10_o and_o elisha_n say_v unto_o he_o go_v say_v unto_o he_o thou_o may_v certain_o recover_v howbeit_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v i_o that_o he_o shall_v sure_o die_v die_v die_v here_o be_v no_o contradiction_n for_o the_o first_o word_n contain_v a_o answer_n to_o benhadad_n question_n ver_fw-la 8._o shall_v i_o recover_v this_o disease_n to_o which_o the_o answer_n be_v thââ¦u_fw-mi may_v or_o shall_v recover_v i._n e._n notwithstanding_o thy_o disease_n which_o be_v not_o morââ¦l_o and_o shall_v not_o take_v away_o thy_o life_n the_o late_a word_n contain_v the_o prophet_n explication_n of_o or_o addition_n to_o that_o answer_n which_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v not_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o disease_n but_o by_o some_o other_o cause_n but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n it_o be_v lo_o the_o adverb_n which_o signify_v not_o which_o though_o most_o affirm_v to_o be_v put_v for_o lo_o the_o pronoun_n signify_v to_o he_o yet_o other_o take_v it_o as_o it_o lie_v and_o translate_v the_o word_n thus_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o recover_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v i_o that_o he_o shall_v sure_o die_v or_o according_a to_o the_o former_a read_n the_o first_o word_n may_v be_v take_v interrogative_o say_v unto_o he_o shall_v thou_o indeed_o recover_v as_o thou_o do_v flatter_v thyself_o no_o which_o negation_n be_v imply_v in_o the_o very_a question_n and_o gather_v from_o the_o follow_a word_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v i_o that_o he_o shall_v sure_o die_v 11_o and_o he_o settle_v his_o countenance_n it_o countenance_n heb._n and_o ââ¦et_v it_o steadfast_o hazael_n steadfast_o the_o prophet_n fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o hazael_n until_o he_o be_v ashamed_a weep_v ashamed_a either_o till_o the_o prophet_n be_v ashamed_a to_o look_v any_o long_o upon_o he_o or_o till_o hazael_n be_v ashamed_a as_o apprehend_v that_o the_o prophet_n suspect_v or_o discern_v something_o extraordinary_a and_o of_o a_o evil_a and_o shameful_a nature_n in_o he_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v ambiguous_a and_o may_v indifferent_o ââ¦e_v refer_v to_o either_o of_o they_o but_o they_o seem_v more_o proper_o to_o belong_v to_o hazael_n because_o it_o follow_v by_o way_n of_o distinction_n the_o man_n of_o god_n weep_v and_o the_o man_n of_o god_n weep_v 12_o and_o hazael_n say_v why_o weep_v my_o lord_n and_o he_o answer_v because_o i_o know_v 3._o know_v chap._n 10._o 32._o and_o 13._o 3._o amos_n 1._o 3._o the_o evil_a that_o thou_o will_v do_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n israel_n israel_n so_o here_o be_v a_o double_a cause_n of_o his_o grief_n and_o tear_n the_o evil_a of_o sin_n in_o hazael_n and_o the_o evil_a of_o suffer_v upon_o israel_n their_o strong_a hold_n will_v thou_o set_v on_o fire_n and_o their_o young_a man_n will_v thou_o slay_v with_o the_o sword_n and_o will_v 13._o will_v chap._n 15._o 16._o hos._n 13._o 16._o amos_n 1._o 13._o dash_v their_o child_n and_o rip_v up_o their_o woman_n with_o child_n 13_o and_o hazael_n say_v but_o what_o be_v thy_o servant_n a_o dog_n 6._o dog_n either_o so_o vile_a and_o unworthy_a as_o this_o expression_n be_v use_v 2_o sam._n 3._o 8._o and_o 9_o 8._o or_o so_o impudent_a for_o which_o dog_n be_v note_v or_o so_o fierce_a and_o barbarous_a and_o inhuman_a compare_v psal._n 22._o 16_o 20._o and_o 59_o 6._o that_o he_o shall_v do_v this_o great_a thing_n and_o elisha_n answer_v the_o lord_n have_v show_v i_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v king_n over_o syria_n ââ¦ons_n syria_n and_o when_o thou_o shall_v have_v power_n in_o thy_o hand_n thou_o wilt_v discover_v that_o bloody_a disposition_n and_o that_o hatred_n against_o god_n people_n which_o now_o lie_v hide_v from_o other_o and_o possible_o from_o thyself_o and_o therefore_o with_o the_o kingdom_n thou_o wilt_v inherit_v their_o cruel_a ââ¦ons_n 14_o so_o he_o depart_v from_o elisha_n and_o come_v to_o his_o master_n who_o say_v to_o he_o what_o say_v elisha_n to_o thou_o and_o he_o answer_v he_o tell_v i_o that_o thou_o shall_v sure_o recover_v design_n recover_v he_o represent_v the_o prophet_n answer_n by_o half_n that_o by_o his_o master_n security_n he_o may_v have_v the_o fit_a opportunity_n to_o execute_v his_o treasonable_a design_n 15_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n that_o he_o take_v a_o thick_a cloth_n and_o dip_v it_o in_o water_n and_o spread_v it_o on_o his_o face_n success_n face_n pretend_v it_o may_v be_v to_o cool_v his_o immoderate_a heat_n with_o it_o but_o apply_v it_o so_o close_o that_o he_o choke_v he_o therewith_o by_o which_o artifice_n his_o death_n seem_v to_o be_v natural_a there_o be_v no_o sign_n of_o a_o violent_a death_n upon_o his_o body_n and_o this_o he_o the_o more_o bold_o attempt_v because_o the_o prophet_n prediction_n make_v he_o confident_a of_o the_o success_n so_o that_o he_o die_v and_o hazael_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n war._n stead_n have_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n and_o of_o the_o man_n of_o war._n 16_o ¶_o and_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o joram_n the_o son_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n jehoshaphat_n be_v then_o king_n of_o judah_n 4._o judah_n 2_o chr._n 21._o 4._o jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n reign_v judah_n heb._n reign_v begin_v to_o reign_v 1._o reign_v jehoram_n be_v first_o make_v king_n or_o viceroy_n by_o his_o father_n divers_a year_n before_o this_o time_n to_o wit_n at_o his_o expedition_n to_o ramoth-gilead_n as_o be_v note_v before_o which_o dominion_n of_o his_o end_v at_o his_o father_n return_n but_o now_o jehoshaphat_n be_v not_o far_o from_o his_o death_n and_o have_v divers_a son_n and_o fear_v some_o competition_n and_o dissension_n among_o they_o make_v jehoram_n king_n the_o second_o time_n as_o david_n do_v solomon_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n 1_o chron._n 29._o 22._o which_o be_v the_o thing_n here_o relate_v but_o of_o this_o see_v more_o in_o the_o note_n on_o 2_o king_n 1._o 17._o and_o 3._o 1._o 17_o thirty_o and_o two_o year_n old_a be_v he_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o reign_v eight_o year_n alone_o year_n part_v with_o his_o father_n and_o part_n by_o himself_o alone_o in_o jerusalem_n 18_o and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n death_n israel_n after_o his_o father_n death_n as_o do_v the_o house_n of_o ahab_n for_o 26._o for_o ver._n 26._o the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n they_o ahab_n athaliah_n ver_fw-la 26._o this_o unequal_a marriage_n though_o jehoshaphat_n possible_o design_v it_o as_o a_o mean_a of_o unite_n the_o two_o kingdom_n under_o one_o head_n and_o in_o the_o true_a religion_n be_v here_o and_o elsewhere_o note_v as_o the_o cause_n both_o of_o the_o great_a wickedness_n of_o his_o posterity_n and_o of_o those_o sore_a calamity_n which_o befall_v they_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 19_o yet_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o destroy_v judah_n for_o david_n his_o servant_n sake_n 13._o sake_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 13._o as_o he_o promise_v he_o to_o give_v he_o always_o manner_n always_o heb._n all_o day_n until_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o limit_v and_o explain_v for_o so_o long_o and_o not_o long_o this_o succession_n may_v seem_v necessary_a for_o the_o make_v good_a of_o god_n promise_n and_o covenant_n make_v with_o david_n but_o when_o the_o messiah_n be_v once_o come_v there_o be_v no_o more_o need_n of_o any_o succession_n and_o the_o sceptre_n may_v and_o do_v without_o any_o inconvenience_n depart_v from_o judah_n and_o from_o all_o the_o succeed_a branch_n of_o david_n family_n because_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o hold_v the_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o in_o his_o own_o person_n though_o not_o in_o so_o gross_a a_o way_n as_o the_o carnal_a jew_n imagine_v but_o in_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n a_o lamp_n a_o heb._n candle_n or_o lamp_n light_n 36._o light_n i_o e._n a_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o this_o phrase_n see_v on_o 1_o king_n 11._o 36._o and_o to_o his_o child_n 20_o ¶_o in_o his_o day_n edom_n revolt_v from_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n 47._o judah_n ãâã_d ãâã_d they_o have_v be_v from_o david_n time_n 2_o sam._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ââ¦_n king_n 22._o 47._o and_o make_v a_o king_n over_o themselves_o 21_o so_o joram_n go_v over_o to_o zair_a and_o all_o the_o chariot_n with_o he_o and_o he_o rise_v by_o night_n and_o smite_v the_o edomite_n which_o compass_v he_o about_o and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o chariot_n and_o the_o people_n captain_n people_n i_o e._n the_o common_a soldier_n of_o the_o edomite_n herein_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o their_o captain_n flee_v into_o
for_o relief_n but_o in_o vain_a o_o lord_n i_o be_o oppress_v grave_a oppress_v by_o my_o disease_n which_o like_o a_o sergeant_n have_v seize_v upon_o i_o and_o be_v hale_v i_o to_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o grave_a i_o grave_a or_o ease_v i_o undertake_v for_o i_o hand_n i_o stop_v the_o execution_n and_o rescue_v i_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n 15._o what_o shall_v i_o say_v 2._o say_v i_o want_v word_n sufficient_a to_o express_v my_o deep_a sense_n of_o god_n deal_n with_o i_o he_o do_v foretell_v it_o by_o his_o word_n and_o effect_v it_o by_o his_o hand_n this_o clause_n and_o verse_n be_v either_o 1._o a_o continuance_n of_o his_o complaint_n hitherto_o describe_v god_n have_v pass_v this_o sentence_n upon_o i_o and_o have_v also_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n and_o to_o he_o i_o must_v submit_v myself_o or_o 2._o he_o have_v both_o speak_v unto_o i_o and_o himself_o have_v do_v it_o there_o it_o transition_n or_o entrance_n into_o the_o thanksgiving_n which_o be_v undoubted_o contain_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n so_o the_o sense_n be_v god_n have_v send_v a_o gracious_a message_n to_o i_o by_o his_o prophet_n concern_v the_o prolongation_n of_o my_o life_n and_o he_o i_o doubt_v not_o will_v make_v good_a his_o word_n therein_o and_o this_o sense_n seem_v the_o more_o probable_a 1._o because_o here_o be_v mention_n of_o his_o year_n to_o come_v whereas_o in_o his_o sickness_n he_o expect_v not_o to_o live_v to_o the_o end_n of_o a_o day_n 2._o because_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o the_o seventy_o and_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a interpreter_n expound_v it_o so_o in_o their_o version_n 3._o because_o this_o suit_n best_o with_o the_o context_n and_o coherence_n of_o this_o verse_n both_o with_o the_o former_a and_o with_o the_o follow_a verse_n for_o as_o he_o end_v the_o forego_n verse_n with_o a_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o long_a life_n so_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o relate_v god_n gracious_a answer_n to_o his_o prayer_n and_o if_o this_o verse_n be_v thus_o understand_v the_o next_o verse_n have_v a_o very_a convenient_a connexion_n with_o this_o whereas_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o abrupt_a and_o incoherent_a if_o the_o thanksgiving_n begin_v there_o i_o shall_v go_v soft_o 12._o soft_o i_o shall_v walk_v in_o the_o course_n of_o my_o life_n either_o 1._o humble_o with_o all_o humble_a thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o confer_v so_o great_a a_o favour_n upon_o so_o unworthy_a a_o person_n or_o 2._o easy_o and_o peaceable_o with_o leisure_n not_o like_o one_o affright_v or_o run_v away_o from_o his_o enemy_n or_o 3._o by_o slow_a and_o gentle_a pace_n as_o man_n common_o spin_v out_o their_o day_n by_o degree_n unto_o a_o just_a length_n which_o be_v not_o unfit_o oppose_v to_o his_o former_a state_n and_o time_n of_o sickness_n wherein_o his_o day_n be_v swift_a than_o a_o weaver_n shuttle_n and_o than_o a_o post_n as_o job_n complain_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n job_n 7._o 6._o &_o 9_o 25._o and_o be_v cut_n off_o like_o a_o weaver_n web_n as_o he_o complain_v ver_fw-la 12._o all_o my_o year_n in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n language_n soul_n arise_v from_o the_o remembrance_n of_o that_o desperate_a condition_n from_o which_o god_n have_v deliver_v i_o for_o great_a danger_n though_o past_a be_v ofttimes_o very_o terrible_a to_o those_o that_o serious_o reflect_v upon_o they_o but_o the_o word_n may_v be_v render_v upon_o or_o after_o as_o this_o particle_n be_v render_v isa._n 18._o 4._o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n after_o the_o deliverance_n from_o this_o bitter_a and_o dangerous_a disease_n which_o may_v be_v compare_v with_o ver_fw-la 17._o where_o he_o say_v for_o or_o after_o peace_n i_o have_v great_a bitterness_n as_o here_o he_o presage_v and_o assure_v himself_o of_o the_o contrary_a that_o he_o shall_v have_v peace_n after_o his_o great_a bitterness_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v render_v the_o word_n because_o of_o my_o deliverance_n from_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n bitterness_n be_v put_v for_o deliverance_n from_o bitterness_n as_o five_o be_v put_v for_o lack_n of_o five_o as_o we_o render_v it_o gen._n 18._o 28._o and_o fat_a for_o want_v of_o fat_a psal._n 109._o 24._o and_o fruit_n for_o want_n of_o fruit_n lam._n 4._o 9_o and_o other_o such_o like_a defect_n there_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o be_v a_o very_a concise_a language_n 16_o o_o lord_n by_o these_o thing_n death_n thing_n by_o virtue_n of_o thy_o gracious_a word_n or_o promise_n and_o powerful_a work_n by_o thy_o promise_n and_o thy_o performance_n of_o they_o mention_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n this_o place_n may_v be_v explain_v by_o compare_v it_o with_o deut._n 8._o 3._o man_n do_v not_o live_v by_o bread_n but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o sense_n be_v not_o i_o only_o but_o all_o man_n do_v receive_v and_o recover_v and_o hold_v their_o life_n by_o thy_o favour_n and_o the_o word_n of_o thy_o power_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o strange_a that_o one_o word_n of_o god_n have_v bring_v i_o back_o from_o the_o very_a jaw_n of_o death_n man_n live_v and_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v the_o life_n of_o my_o spirit_n it_o spirit_n and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o other_o man_n so_o have_v it_o be_v with_o i_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n for_o in_o these_o above_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v the_o life_n of_o my_o spirit_n or_o soul_n i._n e._n either_o the_o comfort_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v life_n of_o my_o spirit_n or_o rather_o that_o life_n which_o be_v in_o my_o body_n from_o my_o spirit_n or_o soul_n unite_v to_o it_o so_o etc._n so_o or_o have_v recover_v i_o and_o make_v i_o forer_n etc._n etc._n will_v thou_o recover_v i_o and_o make_v i_o to_o live_v thing_n live_v or_o and_o or_o for_o thou_o have_v recover_v i_o etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n by_o these_o thing_n 17._o behold_v bitterness_n behold_v or_o on_o my_o peace_n come_v great_a bitterness_n for_o peace_n i_o have_v great_a bitterness_n life_n bitterness_n my_o health_n and_o prosperity_n be_v quick_o change_v into_o bitter_a sickness_n and_o affliction_n or_o as_o other_o render_v it_o my_o great_a bitterness_n be_v untââ¦_n peace_n be_v turn_v into_o prosperity_n or_o become_v the_o occasion_n of_o my_o safety_n and_o further_a advantage_n for_o that_o drive_v i_o to_o my_o prayer_n and_o my_o prayer_n prevail_v with_o god_n for_o a_o gracious_a answer_n and_o the_o prolong_n of_o my_o life_n but_o pit_n but_o heb_fw-mi above_o haste_n love_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o pit_n thou_o have_v in_o love_n to_o my_o soul_n misery_n soul_n in_o kindness_n to_o i_o the_o soul_n be_v oft_o put_v for_o the_o man._n this_o be_v a_o emphatical_a circumstance_n for_o sometime_o god_n prolong_v man_n day_n in_o anger_n and_o in_o order_n to_o their_o great_a misery_n deliver_v it_o from_o the_o pit_n of_o corruption_n for_o thou_o have_v cast_v all_o my_o sin_n behind_o thy_o back_n they_o back_n thou_o have_v forgive_v those_o 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the_o accomplishment_n of_o thy_o promise_a goodness_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n metonymy_n l_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o capable_a of_o glorify_v thy_o name_n among_o man_n upon_o earth_n which_o i_o desire_v and_o determine_v to_o do_v see_v the_o like_a expression_n psal._n 6._o 5._o and_o 30._o 9_o and_o 88_o 10._o etc._n etc._n the_o grave_n be_v put_v for_o the_o person_n lodge_v in_o it_o by_o a_o metonymy_n 19_o the_o live_n the_o live_n he_o shall_v praise_v thou_o privilege_n thou_o they_o be_v especial_o oblige_v to_o it_o and_o they_o only_o have_v this_o privilege_n as_o i_o do_v this_o day_n the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n shall_v make_v know_v thy_o truth_n generation_n truth_n they_o shall_v not_o
only_o praise_v thou_o whilst_o they_o live_v but_o take_v care_n to_o propagate_v and_o perpetuate_v thy_o praise_n and_o glory_n to_o all_o succeed_a generation_n 20_o the_o lord_n be_v ready_a to_o save_v i_o extremity_n i_o be_v a_o present_a help_n to_o i_o ready_a to_o hear_v and_o succour_v i_o upon_o my_o prayer_n in_o my_o great_a extremity_n therefore_o we_o will_v sing_v my_o song_n to_o the_o string_a instrument_n time_n instrument_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o q_o both_o i_o and_o my_o people_n who_o be_v concern_v in_o i_o and_o for_o i_o will_v sing_v forth_o those_o song_n of_o praise_n which_o be_v due_a especial_o from_o i_o for_o god_n great_a mercy_n to_o i_o 21_o for_o 7_o for_o 2_o king_n 20._o 7_o isaiah_n have_v say_v let_v they_o take_v a_o lump_n of_o fig_n and_o lay_v it_o for_o a_o plaster_n upon_o the_o boil_n and_o he_o shall_v recover_v tune_n recover_v this_o be_v rather_o a_o sign_n appoint_v by_o god_n than_o a_o natural_a mean_n of_o the_o cure_n for_o if_o it_o have_v a_o natural_a faculty_n to_o ripen_v a_o sore_n yet_o it_o can_v never_o cure_v such_o a_o dangerous_a and_o pestilential_a disease_n at_o least_o in_o so_o little_a tune_n 22_o hezekiah_n also_o have_v say_v question_n say_v or_o for_o hezekiah_n have_v say_v have_v ask_v a_o sign_n which_o be_v here_o add_v as_o the_o reason_n why_o isaiah_n say_v what_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n to_o wit_n in_o answer_n to_o hezekiahs_n question_n what_o be_v the_o sign_n that_o i_o shall_v go_v up_o 8._o up_o within_o three_o day_n as_o be_v more_o full_o relate_v 2_o king_n 20._o 5_o 8._o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o lord_n for_o thither_o he_o design_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o go_v partly_o that_o he_o may_v pay_v his_o vow_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n and_o partly_o that_o he_o may_v engage_v the_o people_n to_o praise_n god_n with_o he_o and_o for_o he_o chap._n thirty-nine_o 1._o at_o etc._n at_o 2_o king_n 20._o 12_o etc._n etc._n that_o time_n merodach-baladan_a the_o son_n of_o baladan_n king_n of_o babylon_n send_v letter_n and_o a_o present_a to_o hezekiah_n for_o he_o have_v hear_v that_o he_o have_v be_v sick_a and_o be_v recover_v 2_o and_o hezekiah_n be_v glad_a of_o they_o and_o show_v they_o the_o house_n of_o his_o spicery_n his_o or_o spicery_n precious_a thing_n the_o silver_n and_o the_o gold_n and_o the_o spice_n and_o the_o precious_a ointment_n and_o the_o house_n of_o his_o jewel_n his_o or_o jewel_n instrument_n jewel_n heb._n vessel_n or_o instrument_n armour_n and_o all_o that_o be_v find_v in_o his_o treasure_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o his_o house_n nor_o in_o all_o his_o dominion_n that_o hezekiah_n show_v they_o not_o 3_o then_o come_v isaiah_n the_o prophet_n unto_o king_n hezekiah_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o what_o say_v these_o man_n and_o from_o whence_o come_v they_o unto_o thou_o and_o hezekiah_n say_v they_o be_v come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n unto_o i_o even_o from_o babylon_n 4_o then_o say_v he_o what_o have_v they_o see_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o hezekiah_n answer_v all_o that_o be_v in_o my_o house_n have_v they_o see_v there_o be_v nothing_o among_o my_o treasure_n that_o i_o have_v not_o show_v they_o 5_o then_o say_v isaiah_n to_o hezekiah_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n 6_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o that_o which_o thy_o father_n have_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n until_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n nothing_o shall_v be_v leave_v say_v the_o lord_n 7_o and_o of_o thy_o son_n that_o shall_v issue_v from_o thou_o which_o thou_o shall_v beget_v shall_v they_o take_v away_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n 8_o then_o say_v hezekiah_n to_o isaiah_n good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v he_o say_v moreover_o for_o there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o my_o day_n former_a the_o history_n contain_v in_o this_o chapter_n be_v relate_v in_o the_o same_o word_n 2_o king_n 20._o 12_o etc._n etc._n only_o he_o who_o here_o be_v call_v merodach_n be_v there_o call_v berodach_n mere_o by_o the_o change_n of_o one_o letter_n which_o be_v very_o usual_a in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n especial_o in_o proper_a name_n as_o dimon_n be_v put_v for_o dibon_n isa._n 15._o 9_o and_o the_o same_o man_n be_v call_v nebuchadnetsar_n and_o nebuchadretsar_n this_o king_n be_v call_v merodach_n from_o the_o idol_n so_o call_v jer._n 50._o 2._o and_o baladan_n from_o his_o father_n name_n but_o whether_o this_o man_n be_v a_o assyrian_a or_o a_o mede_n or_o a_o babylonian_a it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v nor_o worth_a while_n to_o inquire_v but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v war_n between_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o babylonian_n the_o issue_n whereof_o be_v that_o the_o latter_a subdue_v the_o former_a chap._n xl._n the_o prophet_n have_v ãâã_d foretell_v the_o babylonish_n captivity_n chap._n 39_o 6_o 7._o do_v here_o arm_v his_o people_n against_o it_o by_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o certain_a deliverance_n out_o of_o it_o and_o their_o bless_a condition_n after_o it_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n so_o especial_o in_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o great_a and_o glorious_a privilege_n confer_v upon_o god_n church_n and_o people_n in_o his_o day_n 1._o comfort_v you_o comfort_v you_o my_o people_n burden_n people_n you_o prophet_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o now_o be_v or_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v deliver_v this_o comfortable_a message_n from_o i_o to_o my_o people_n that_o they_o may_v not_o sink_v under_o their_o burden_n say_v your_o god_n 2_o speak_v you_o heart_n you_o heb._n to_o the_o heart_n comfortable_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o cry_v unto_o she_o name_n she_o 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manner_n of_o man_n and_o compare_v himself_o to_o a_o tender-hearted_a father_n who_o when_o he_o have_v correct_v his_o child_n for_o his_o misdemeanour_n relent_v and_o repent_v of_o his_o severity_n and_o cast_v his_o rod_n away_o her_o sin_n 3_o 23._o 3_o mal._n 3._o 1._o mat._n 3._o 3_o mark_n 1._o 3._o luke_n 3._o 4._o john_n 1._o 23._o the_o voice_n hear_v voice_n a_o abrupt_a and_o imperfect_a speech_n such_o as_o there_o be_v many_o in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n methinks_v i_o hear_v a_o voice_n or_o a_o voice_n shall_v be_v hear_v of_o he_o that_o cry_v in_o the_o wilderness_n place_n wilderness_n which_o word_n declare_v the_o place_n either_o 1._o where_o the_o cry_n be_v make_v or_o 2._o where_o the_o way_n be_v to_o be_v prepare_v as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o follow_a clause_n which_o be_v add_v to_o explain_v this_o and_o such_o place_n be_v common_o path-less_a and_o many_o way_n incommodious_a to_o passenger_n it_o be_v the_o more_o necessary_a to_o prepare_v a_o way_n there_o but_o both_o come_v to_o one_o thing_n for_o the_o cry_n be_v to_o be_v in_o that_o place_n which_o be_v to_o be_v prepare_v this_o place_n seem_v to_o be_v understand_v immediate_o of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o babylon_n and_o of_o smooth_v their_o passage_n from_o thence_o to_o judea_n which_o lie_v through_o a_o great_a wilderness_n but_o ultimate_o and_o principal_o concern_v their_o redemââ¦on_n by_o the_o messiah_n who_o come_v be_v usher_v in_o by_o the_o cry_n ãâã_d the_o baptist_n who_o do_v both_o cry_n and_o prepare_v the_o way_n in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o we_o read_v mat._n 3._o 1_o etc._n etc._n where_o this_o text_n be_v direct_o expound_v of_o he_o but_o withal_o the_o