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betake_v himself_o to_o sanctuary_n he_o procure_v he_o to_o be_v take_v out_o from_o thence_o and_o put_v to_o death_n go_v on_o in_o such_o mischief_n he_o be_v accuse_v to_o the_o king_n but_o bribe_v ptolemy_n the_o son_n of_o dorimenes_n who_o have_v revolt_v to_o antiochus_n and_o be_v in_o great_a favour_n with_o he_o he_o procure_v the_o death_n of_o his_o accuser_n about_o this_o time_n antiochus_n go_v down_o a_o second_o time_n into_o egypt_n with_o a_o great_a power_n which_o he_o recover_v again_o the_o king_n thereof_o fly_v before_o he_o and_o get_v the_o fortify_v town_n into_o his_o hand_n there_o stay_v till_o the_o jew_n procure_v his_o return_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n a_o false_a rumour_n of_o antiochus_n death_n be_v spread_v abroad_o in_o judea_n jason_n have_v get_v a_o thousand_o man_n
ester_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a order_v she_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o royal_a seraglio_n of_o his_o woman_n to_o be_v fit_v and_o prepare_v there_o for_o some_o time_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o country_n that_o the_o king_n may_v afterward_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n see_v ester_n 2.9_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n pharaoh_n be_v very_o kind_a and_o munificent_a to_o abram_n for_o her_o sake_n and_o much_o enrich_v he_o by_o many_o great_a gift_n and_o present_n but_o now_o on_o a_o sudden_a god_n plague_v pharaoh_n and_o his_o house_n what_o those_o plague_n be_v he_o inflict_v on_o they_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a it_o be_v a_o foolish_a curiosity_n too_o nice_o to_o inquire_v but_o they_o be_v such_o represserunt_fw-la such_o plagae_fw-la immissae_n quaecunque_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ardorem_fw-la ejus_fw-la represserunt_fw-la as_o by_o the_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n preserve_v the_o chastity_n of_o sarai_n and_o bring_v pharaoh_n to_o understand_v that_o she_o be_v abraham_n wife_n whereupon_o he_o restore_v she_o to_o he_o again_o and_o quiet_o dismiss_v they_o give_v his_o servant_n charge_v to_o see_v they_o safe_o conduct_v out_o of_o his_o dominion_n gen._n 12._o from_o 10._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n iii_o upon_o this_o abram_n with_o sarai_n his_o wife_n and_o lot_n his_o nephew_n return_v again_o into_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o canaan_n and_o here_o let_v we_o observe_v the_o wonderful_a and_o gracious_a providence_n of_o god_n to_o abram_n abram_n intend_v by_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n only_o to_o keep_v himself_o from_o starve_v but_o behold_v he_o return_v very_o rich_a in_o cattle_n and_o silver_n and_o gold_n so_o early_o do_v he_o experience_n the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_v to_o he_o be_v enter_v now_o again_o into_o canaan_n he_o march_v on_o to_o the_o place_n between_o bethel_n and_o ai_fw-fr where_o before_o he_o have_v pitch_v his_o tent_n and_o have_v build_v a_o altar_n and_o there_o again_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o lot_n also_o who_o have_v still_o accompany_v he_o be_v now_o return_v into_o canaan_n be_v very_o rich_a in_o cattle_n so_o that_o they_o want_v pasture_n and_o water_n for_o so_o many_o herd_n and_o flock_n as_o they_o have_v between_o they_o and_o thence_o arise_v a_o strife_n and_o quarrel_v as_o be_v usual_a in_o such_o case_n among_o their_o herdsman_n about_o pasture_n and_o water_n and_o they_o be_v the_o more_o straighten_a because_o the_o canaanite_n and_o perizzites_n that_o dwell_v thereabouts_o have_v take_v up_o the_o great_a and_o best_a part_n of_o the_o pasture_n for_o their_o own_o cattle_n this_o matter_n be_v like_a to_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o they_o abram_z though_o the_o uncle_n and_o superior_a yet_o amicable_o speak_v to_o lot_n desire_v he_o there_o may_v be_v no_o strife_n between_o they_o for_o they_o be_v brethren_n and_o that_o not_o only_o after_o the_o flesh_n he_o be_v the_o uncle_n and_o let_v his_o nephew_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n they_o both_o sincere_o serve_v one_o and_o the_o same_o true_a god_n and_o it_o be_v like_a he_o set_v before_o he_o how_o by_o such_o a_o contention_n they_o may_v give_v scandal_n to_o the_o neighbour_a canaanites_n and_o draw_v a_o reproach_n upon_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o their_o own_o profession_n upon_o all_o which_o consideration_n abram_n represent_v to_o he_o that_o he_o judge_v it_o convenient_a they_o shall_v now_o separate_v one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o offer_v he_o his_o choice_n whither_o he_o will_v go_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a not_o that_o abram_n can_v give_v to_o lot_n any_o title_n to_o the_o land_n at_o that_o time_n for_o he_o himself_o have_v not_o then_o so_o much_o as_o to_o set_v his_o foot_n on_o act_v 7.5_o and_o be_v afterward_o force_v to_o buy_v a_o burying-place_n for_o his_o family_n ch._n 21.11_o but_o he_o desire_v lot_n to_o choose_v which_o quarter_n he_o please_v upon_o supposition_n that_o he_o can_v obtain_v the_o use_n of_o it_o upon_o fair_a and_o reasonable_a term_n and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o canaanite_n then_z lot_z taking_z notice_n and_o observe_v that_o all_o the_o plain_a of_o jordan_n even_o unto_o zoar_n be_v exceed_v fruitful_a pleasant_a and_o well-watered_n even_o like_a to_o paradise_n and_o to_o egypt_n which_o by_o the_o overflow_a of_o nilus_n be_v ever_o esteem_v a_o fruitful_a country_n he_o choose_v that_o place_n and_o march_v thither_o pitch_v his_o tent_n near_o sodom_n but_o think_v possible_o to_o find_v the_o place_n a_o paradise_n he_o find_v it_o a_o hell_n for_o the_o sodomite_n be_v abominable_a sinner_n before_o the_o lord_n see_v ezek._n 16.49_o 50._o abram_n be_v now_o leave_v alone_o with_o his_o family_n the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o comfort_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o new_a promise_n of_o that_o land_n to_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o now_o as_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n be_v hereby_o typify_v so_o that_o clause_n for_o ever_o will_v be_v verify_v to_o the_o true_a seed_n of_o abraham_n by_o who_o it_o will_v be_v possess_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o but_o as_o the_o promise_n have_v respect_n to_o that_o canaan_n which_o abram_n now_o behold_v with_o his_o eye_n so_o it_o be_v promise_v to_o the_o israelite_n conditional_o o_o conditional_o or_o for_o ever_n may_v be_v thus_o understand_v viz._n to_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n where_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n end_n christ_n bring_v in_o a_o new_a age_n and_o begin_v a_o date_n of_o new_a blessing_n to_o the_o faithful_a child_n of_o abram_n usque_fw-la in_o seculum_fw-la semini_fw-la quidem_fw-la carnali_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la durabit_fw-la politia_fw-la mosaica_n videlicet_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la christi_fw-la exhibitionem_fw-la pisc_n vel_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la durabit_fw-la respublica_fw-la hebraeorum_n vox_fw-la olim_fw-la non_fw-la significat_fw-la hic_fw-la absolutam_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la sed_fw-la longum_fw-la tempus_fw-la soll_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la adventum_fw-la messiae_n et_fw-la haec_fw-la promissio_fw-la erat_fw-la limitata_fw-la si_fw-la deo_fw-la obtemperarent_fw-la cessante_fw-la conditione_n cessat_fw-la res_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ipsi_fw-la prius_fw-la renunciaverunt_fw-la deus_fw-la quod_fw-la justitia_fw-la ejus_fw-la imparubat_fw-la fecit_fw-la see_v sect._n 7._o note_v o_o provide_v they_o do_v obey_v and_o keep_v the_o covenant_n god_n make_v with_o they_o but_o if_o they_o do_v degenerate_a and_o prove_v a_o unfaithful_a seed_n than_o he_o will_v be_v no_o long_o tie_v to_o his_o promise_n see_v deut._n 4.25_o 26._o levit._fw-la 26.27_o 32_o 33._o ezek._n 33.25_o 26._o levit._fw-la 18.28_o god_n also_o further_o promise_v abram_n that_o he_o will_v multiply_v his_o seed_n as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o may_v be_v understand_v both_o of_o the_o child_n of_o his_o body_n and_o of_o his_o faith_n after_o this_o abram_n go_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_o near_o unto_o hebron_n where_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o lord_n to_o sacrifice_v thankful_o to_o god_n for_o all_o his_o mercy_n to_o he_o gen._n 13._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n iv_o about_o this_o time_n bera_n king_n of_o sodom_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o petty_a king_n of_o pentapolis_n shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o chedorlaom_a king_n of_o elam_n to_o which_o they_o have_v be_v subject_a for_o 12_o year_n chedorlaom_a hereupon_o and_o some_o other_o confederate_a prince_n that_o dwell_v about_o the_o river_n euphrates_n join_v their_o force_n together_o and_o resolve_v to_o chastise_v those_o king_n that_o have_v revolt_v and_o have_v first_o overcome_v the_o rephaim_n a_o people_n descend_v from_o canaan_n gen._n 15.20_o that_o dwell_v in_o astaroth-carnaim_a a_o city_n beyond_o jordan_n deut._n 1.4_o and_o those_o people_n that_o inhabit_v all_o that_o region_n which_o be_v afterward_o possess_v by_o the_o moabite_n deut._n 2.9.10_o and_o edomite_n deut._n 2.22_o and_o the_o amalekite_n and_o the_o amorites_n in_o the_o vale_n of_o siddim_n nature_n siddim_n which_o be_v afterward_o turn_v into_o a_o lake_n or_o sea_n of_o putrid_a and_o unsavoury_a water_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o salt_n sea_n josh_n 3.16_o the_o whole_a tract_n of_o that_o plain_a abound_v with_o salt_n or_o brackish_a slime-pit_n vers_fw-la 10._o or_o the_o dead_a sea_n because_o no_o fish_n can_v live_v in_o it_o or_o asphalites_n from_o its_o bituminous_a and_o pitchy_a nature_n they_o give_v battle_n to_o the_o revolter_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o their_o force_n be_v vanquish_v and_o overthrow_v there_o and_o many_o of_o their_o soldier_n slay_v and_o many_o probable_o in_o the_o rout_n fall_v into_o the_o slime-pit_n but_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n himself_o escape_v vers_fw-la 17._o then_o they_o plunder_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o seize_v upon_o lot_n also_o who_o dwell_v
keep_v they_o under_o wherefore_o call_v together_o his_o senator_n and_o counsellor_n of_o state_n he_o represent_v to_o they_o the_o vast_a increase_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o their_o swarm_v in_o the_o land_n and_o then_o speak_v vehement_o and_o overlash_v as_o man_n in_o passion_n use_v to_o do_v he_o tell_v they_o they_o be_v more_o and_o mighty_a than_o themselves_o at_o least_o he_o intimate_v it_o will_v be_v so_o quick_o if_o some_o course_n be_v not_o speedy_o take_v to_o prevent_v it_o therefore_o say_v he_o let_v we_o consider_v of_o the_o matter_n and_o deal_v wise_o with_o this_o people_n for_o if_o we_o suffer_v they_o to_o go_v on_o and_o to_o multiply_v after_o this_o rate_n we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v have_v war_n with_o any_o nation_n they_o will_v join_v with_o our_o enemy_n and_o fight_v against_o we_o or_o at_o lest_o will_v get_v up_o out_o of_o this_o land_n into_o canaan_n as_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o talk_n menoch_n talk_n exit_fw-la his_fw-la verbis_fw-la colligitur_fw-la hinc_fw-la apud_fw-la egyptios_n famam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la vagatam_fw-la quod_fw-la hebraei_n ad_fw-la terram_fw-la canaan_n essent_fw-la reversuri_fw-la menoch_n among_o they_o they_o shall_v in_o time_n do_v and_o so_o we_o shall_v loose_v the_o commodity_n and_o benefit_n of_o their_o tribute_n and_o service_n the_o king_n and_o his_o councillor_n have_v consider_v of_o the_o matter_n at_o last_o come_v to_o this_o resolution_n and_o make_v this_o decree_n that_o taskmaster_n shall_v be_v set_v over_o the_o israelite_n who_o shall_v force_v they_o to_o work_v in_o the_o king_n service_n namely_o to_o build_v for_o he_o magazine_n and_o storehouse_n for_o arm_n and_o ammunition_n and_o granary_n for_o corn_n and_o shall_v be_v employ_v in_o raise_v many_o and_o great_a building_n for_o the_o king_n use_n particular_o in_o buil_v for_o he_o two_o frontier_n city_n pithom_n and_o ramese_n ingredi_fw-la ramese_n duae_fw-la urbes_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o regni_fw-la limitibus_fw-la ne_fw-la aut_fw-la israel_n egredi_fw-la posset_n aut_fw-la aliquis_fw-la exterorum_fw-la ingredi_fw-la by_o which_o he_o will_v keep_v they_o from_o get_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n according_o these_o taskmaster_n be_v appoint_v do_v impose_v such_o hard_a and_o unreasonable_a service_n on_o they_o as_o do_v exceed_o afflict_v they_o but_o the_o more_o they_o afflict_v they_o the_o more_o they_o multiply_v by_o the_o special_a blessing_n of_o god_n which_o the_o egyptian_n perceive_v be_v grievous_o vex_v at_o it_o and_o hereupon_o use_v all_o rigour_n towards_o they_o and_o make_v their_o life_n bitter_a with_o hard_a bondage_n employ_v they_o in_o make_v mortar_n and_o brick_n 4.20_o brick_n so_o that_o egypt_n may_v be_v just_o call_v the_o house_n of_o bondage_n exod._n 20.2_o and_o a_o iron_n furnace_n deut._n 4.20_o in_o tillage_n and_o the_o work_n of_o the_o field_n and_o probable_o in_o scour_v ditch_n and_o other_o vile_a work_n and_o slavish_a service_n exod._n 1._o from_o 1._o to_o 15._o sect_n lii_o about_o this_o time_n aaron_n be_v bear_v namely_o three_o year_n before_o his_o brother_n moses_n and_o 83_o year_n before_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n see_v exod._n 7.7_o sect_n liii_o pharaoh_n see_v himself_o cross_v in_o his_o first_o device_n and_o perceive_v that_o the_o more_o they_o afflict_a and_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n the_o more_o they_o increase_v he_o now_o seek_v to_o bring_v his_o purpose_n to_o pass_v another_o way_n and_o that_o be_v by_o enjoin_v the_o hebrew-midwive_n to_o smother_v or_o strangle_v all_o their_o male-children_n in_o the_o very_a birth_n but_o siphra_n and_o puah_n then_o principal_a midwife_n of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n to_o who_o this_o injunction_n be_v give_v fear_v god_n do_v not_o obey_v the_o king_n therein_o which_o he_o understanding_n send_v for_o they_o and_o ask_v they_o why_o they_o have_v not_o obey_v his_o command_n they_o answer_v that_o the_o hebrew-woman_n be_v more_o lively_a than_o the_o egyptian-woman_n and_o very_o frequent_o be_v deliver_v before_o the_o midwife_n can_v come_v to_o they_o and_o we_o suppose_v say_v they_o they_o have_v hear_v of_o your_o majesty_n command_n to_o we_o and_o therefore_o choose_v rather_o to_o make_v use_n of_o their_o neighbour_n and_o friend_n than_o to_o send_v for_o profess_a midwife_n the_o lord_n be_v well_o please_v with_o the_o carriage_n of_o these_o midwife_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o therefore_o he_o deal_v well_o with_o they_o and_o in_o recompense_n of_o their_o fear_v of_o he_o more_o than_o the_o king_n and_o of_o their_o tenderness_n towards_o the_o israelitish_n infant_n he_o build_v they_o house_n iis_fw-la house_n domos_fw-la eye_n fecit_fw-la i._n e._n dedit_fw-la illis_fw-la familiam_fw-la numerosam_fw-la egregiam_fw-la longaevam_fw-la devitem_fw-la sobolem_fw-la earum_fw-la auxit_fw-la quod_fw-la hebraeae_fw-la soboli_fw-la pepercissent_fw-la ambr._n fecit_fw-la iis_fw-la domos_fw-la i._n e._n ita_fw-la foecundavit_fw-la ut_fw-la plures_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la domus_fw-la ortae_fw-la sunt_fw-la vide_fw-la glass_n v._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enallage_n generis_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la exod._n 15.21_o well_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d respicit_fw-la obstetricum_fw-la maritos_fw-la quos_fw-la deus_fw-la prole_fw-la foecundavit_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la plures_fw-la domus_fw-la orta_fw-la sint_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la that_o be_v so_o increase_v their_o offspring_n because_o they_o have_v spare_v the_o offspring_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o many_o family_n spring_v from_o they_o see_v ruth_n 4.11_o pharaoh_n find_v his_o project_n to_o fail_v viz._n of_o bring_v about_o his_o design_n secret_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o midwife_n he_o now_o open_o discover_v his_o rage_n and_o set_v out_o a_o most_o barbarous_a edict_n whereby_o he_o enjoin_v his_o subject_n the_o egyptian_n to_o take_v by_o force_n the_o israelite_n male-children_n away_o from_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o to_o drown_v they_o in_o the_o river_n and_o it_o seem_v at_o first_o the_o egyptian_n be_v forward_o to_o execute_v this_o bloody_a edict_n though_o afterward_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o rigour_n of_o it_o do_v by_o degree_n abate_v for_o that_o it_o continue_v not_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n appear_v by_o this_o because_o there_o be_v find_v so_o many_o under_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n perhaps_o this_o pharaoh_n within_o some_o few_o year_n after_o die_v and_o so_o the_o decree_n be_v not_o so_o violent_o execute_v as_o before_o exod._n 1._o from_o 15._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n liv._o this_o bloody_a edict_n beforementioned_a seem_v to_o have_v come_v out_o in_o the_o time_n which_o intervene_v between_o the_o birth_n of_o aaron_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n for_o about_o this_o time_n jochebed_a the_o wife_n of_o amram_n see_v section_n 50._o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n mother_n son_n so_o moses_n be_v a_o levite_n both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o she_o and_o her_o husband_n out_o of_o their_o natural_a affection_n to_o he_o quicken_v by_o the_o rare_a beauty_n they_o behold_v in_o his_o countenance_n act_n 7.20_o resolve_v to_o do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o save_v he_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o king_n commandment_n heb._n 11.23_o but_o trust_v in_o god_n that_o he_o will_v assist_v they_o therein_o they_o hide_v he_o three_o month_n and_o when_o they_o can_v hide_v he_o no_o long_o because_o possible_o some_o notice_n be_v take_v of_o it_o or_o some_o strict_a search_n be_v make_v they_o lay_v he_o in_o a_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n daub_v over_o with_o slime_n and_o pitch_n in_o the_o flag_n by_o the_o riverside_n set_v his_o sister_n miriam_n a_o young_a maid_n of_o about_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n at_o a_o convenient_a distance_n to_o see_v what_o become_v of_o he_o the_o king_n daughter_n by_o josephus_n call_v thermutis_n come_v down_o hither_o with_o her_o maid_n to_o wash_v herself_o find_v the_o child_n and_o though_o she_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o hebrew_n yet_o move_v with_o compassion_n towards_o the_o infant_n who_o weep_v she_o send_v for_o a_o nurse_n to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o and_o through_o the_o procurement_n of_o miriam_n who_o offer_v herself_o to_o fetch_v one_o but_o especial_o through_o the_o overlue_a providence_n of_o god_n jochebed_n his_o own_o mother_n be_v send_v for_o and_o command_v by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n to_o nurse_v up_o this_o child_n for_o she_o and_o she_o promise_v to_o pay_v she_o for_o it_o according_o moses_n mother_n nurse_v up_o her_o own_o son_n for_o this_o lady_n who_o after_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o adopt_v he_o for_o her_o son_n educatus_fw-la son_n thermutis_fw-la unica_fw-la erat_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la filia_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la prole_fw-la licet_fw-la diu_fw-la nupta_fw-la testae_fw-la philone_n unde_fw-la
afford_v we_o viz._n meat_n and_o drink_n for_o our_o money_n as_o we_o pass_v through_o the_o out-skirt_n of_o their_o country_n but_o sihon_n will_v not_o let_v we_o pass_v for_o the_o lord_n harden_v 4.21_o harden_v god_n can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o he_o may_v be_v debtor_n to_o no_o man_n withhold_v his_o grace_n he_o may_v leave_v man_n to_o themselves_o he_o may_v permit_v satan_n to_o work_v effectual_o in_o they_o see_v sect._n 59_o of_o ch._n 3._o on_o exod._n 4.21_o his_o spirit_n and_o make_v his_o heart_n obstinate_a that_o he_o may_v deliver_v he_o into_o our_o hand_n as_o appeareth_z by_o the_o event_n for_o sihon_n come_v out_o against_o we_o with_o his_o people_n to_o fight_v we_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o into_o our_o hand_n and_o we_o smite_v he_o and_o all_o his_o host_n and_o we_o take_v all_o his_o city_n and_o utter_o destroy_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n see_v deut._n 20.14_o 15_o 16._o as_o god_n have_v command_v we_o only_o we_o take_v the_o cattle_n and_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n to_o ourselves_o for_o a_o prey_n but_o the_o land_n which_o be_v on_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o river_n jabbock_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o ammonite_n josh_n 12.2_o and_o those_o city_n of_o the_o ammonite_n that_o lie_v in_o that_o mountainous_a country_n beyond_o jabbock_n and_o whatever_o else_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o ammonite_n do_v we_o not_o at_o all_o meddle_v with_o or_o with_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o god_n have_v forbid_v we_o 5._o he_o remind_v they_o how_o after_o they_o have_v conquer_v sihon_n they_o conquer_v og_n chap._n iii_o the_o giant_n king_n of_o bashan_n the_o other_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n when_o we_o march_v up_o towards_o bashan_n than_o say_v he_o og_n the_o king_n thereof_o with_o his_o army_n come_v out_o against_o we_o at_o edrei_n and_o the_o lord_n command_v we_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o though_o he_o be_v a_o giant_n of_o such_o 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say_v he_o there_o now_o remain_v of_o that_o gigantic_a race_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bashan_n but_o this_o og_n only_o who_o bedstead_n broad_a bedstead_n the_o cubit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v usual_o a_o foot_n and_o a_o half_a according_a to_o this_o measure_n his_o bedstead_n be_v four_o yard_n and_o a_o half_a long_a and_o two_o yard_n broad_a be_v of_o iron_n and_o nine_o cubit_n according_a to_o the_o cubit_n of_o a_o ordinary_a man_n be_v the_o length_n thereof_o and_o four_o cubit_n the_o breadth_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v now_o keep_v in_o rabbah_n victory_n rabbah_n possible_o this_o bedstead_n be_v take_v in_o some_o war_n between_o the_o ammonite_n and_o this_o king_n and_o so_o keep_v in_o rabbah_n as_o a_o glorious_a trophy_n of_o their_o victory_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o ammonite_n from_o 1._o to_o 12._o 6._o he_o show_v how_o he_o distribute_v those_o country_n take_v from_o the_o two_o king_n to_o reuben_n gad_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n see_v numb_a 32.19_o enjoin_v they_o nevertheless_o to_o go_v over_o jordan_n before_o their_o brethren_n arm_v and_o to_o fight_v for_o they_o and_o help_v they_o against_o the_o canaanite_n till_o god_n have_v give_v they_o that_o land_n quiet_o to_o possess_v and_o then_o they_o shall_v return_v to_o their_o own_o possession_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n again_o and_o say_v he_o i_o appoint_v in_o this_o new_a conquest_n three_o city_n of_o refuge_n viz._n bezer_n in_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o reubenites_n and_o ramoth-gilead_n in_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o gadite_n and_o golan_n in_o bashan_n in_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o manaesites_n from_o 12_o to_o 21._o and_o ch._n 4._o from_o 14._o to_o 44._o 7._o he_o further_o tell_v they_o how_o he_o encourage_v joshua_n who_o be_v to_o be_v his_o successor_n from_o what_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n do_v to_o those_o two_o king_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o that_o consequent_o he_o shall_v not_o fear_v the_o other_o king_n he_o be_v to_o fight_v with_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v fight_v for_o israel_n then_o he_o tell_v they_o how_o earnest_o he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n to_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v into_o canaan_n i_o pray_v say_v he_o o_o lord_n god_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o show_v thy_o servant_n thy_o greatness_n and_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n for_o what_o god_n be_v there_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n that_o can_v do_v according_a to_o thy_o work_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o may_v i_o pray_v thou_o let_v i_o go_v over_o and_o see_v the_o good_a land_n that_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n and_o that_o goodly_a mountain_n lebanon_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a with_o i_o for_o your_o sake_n your_o murmur_n make_v i_o sometime_o too_o rash_a in_o speak_v and_o sometime_o too_o slow_a in_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n which_o provoke_v he_o against_o i_o so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o grant_v my_o request_n but_o say_v to_o i_o let_v it_o suffice_v thou_o speak_v no_o more_o to_o i_o of_o this_o matter_n get_v thou_o up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o pisgah_n and_o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n westward_o and_o northward_o eastward_o and_o southward_o and_o behold_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v over_o this_o jordan_n but_o give_v joshua_n in_o charge_n what_o i_o command_v thou_o and_o encourage_v and_o strengthen_v he_o for_o he_o shall_v go_v over_o before_o this_o people_n and_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o inherit_v the_o land_n which_o thou_o shall_v only_o see_v with_o thy_o eye_n ch._n 3._o from_o 21._o to_o the_o end_n 8._o from_o all_o these_o experience_n of_o god_n signal_n goodness_n to_o they_o he_o come_v now_o to_o exhort_v they_o to_o keep_v and_o obey_v the_o statute_n and_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o teach_v their_o child_n also_o to_o observe_v they_o and_o especial_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v a_o very_a provoke_a sin_n and_o that_o he_o may_v excite_v they_o the_o more_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o these_o precept_n he_o bespeak_v they_o in_o this_o wise_a harken_v o_o israel_n unto_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n which_o i_o be_o now_o to_o teach_v you_o and_o be_v careful_a to_o practice_v they_o that_o you_o may_v live_v and_o go_v in_o and_o possess_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n have_v give_v you_o you_o shall_v not_o add_v 3.10_o add_v improbatur_fw-la hic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o cultus_fw-la proprio_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la excogitatus_fw-la confer_v deut._n 12.8_o 32._o numb_a 15.39_o 40._o prov._n 30.5_o 6._o gal._n 3.10_o to_o the_o word_n which_o i_o command_v you_o neither_o shall_v you_o diminish_v aught_o from_o it_o but_o you_o must_v keep_v close_o to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o i_o from_o he_o command_v you_o your_o eye_n have_v see_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n execute_v upon_o those_o that_o commit_v idolatry_n with_o baal-peor_n unto_o which_o many_o of_o israel_n decline_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o balaam_n but_o you_o 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god_n prosper_v david_n in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o bless_v he_o in_o all_o his_o concernment_n he_o be_v the_o more_o afraid_a of_o he_o apprehend_v that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n who_o god_n will_v set_v up_o in_o his_o stead_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n he_o become_v his_o implacable_a enemy_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistine_n beside_o former_a provocation_n be_v now_o extreme_o enrage_v at_o the_o slaughter_n david_n have_v late_o make_v among_o they_o when_o he_o kill_v two_o hun-hundred_n of_o they_o and_o especial_o at_o the_o dishonour_n he_o have_v put_v upon_o their_o nation_n by_o cut_v off_o their_o foreskin_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o saul_n they_o with_o their_o force_n invade_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o david_n though_o a_o new_a marry_a man_n and_o so_o by_o the_o law_n deut._n 24.5_o exempt_v from_o go_v to_o war_n this_o year_n yet_o it_o seem_v ready_o go_v out_o and_o behave_v himself_o more_o prudent_o and_o valiant_o in_o this_o expedition_n than_o 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dance_v see_v psal_n 149.3_o &_o 150.4_o &_o 30.11_o exod._n 15.20_o and_o so_o david_n do_v here_o dance_v grave_o and_o decent_o answerable_a to_o the_o religious_a music_n and_o testify_v his_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o his_o worship_n with_o all_o his_o might_n and_o his_o thankfulness_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v please_v to_o settle_v the_o ark_n in_o his_o city_n thus_o david_n and_o all_o israel_n bring_v up_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o joyful_a acclamation_n and_o sing_v and_o the_o sound_n of_o cornet_n trumpets_z cymbal_n psaltery_n and_o harp_n and_o when_o the_o ark_n come_v into_o the_o city_n of_o david_n in_o this_o solemn_a manner_n michal_n saul_n daughter_n look_v out_o at_o a_o window_n and_o see_v david_n dance_v videretur_fw-la dance_v pra_fw-la gaudio_fw-la immenso_fw-la david_n uchementer_fw-la saltabat_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la nasutis_fw-la non_fw-la judicantibus_fw-la recte_fw-la de_fw-la pio_fw-la davidis_fw-la zelo_fw-la regiae_fw-la 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for_o the_o people_n but_o michal_n saul_n daughter_n too_o much_o resemble_v her_o father_n in_o evil_a quality_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o and_o be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o suppress_v her_o disdainful_a thought_n she_o cry_v out_o o_o how_o glorious_a be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n this_o day_n who_o uncovered_v himself_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o handmaid_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o one_o of_o the_o vain_a fellow_n shameless_o uncover_v indueret_fw-la uncover_v v._o 20._o discooperiens_fw-la se_fw-la &_o nudatus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la omnino_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la deposuisset_fw-la extimam_fw-la vestem_fw-la regalem_fw-la ut_fw-la ephod_n indueret_fw-la himself_o intimate_v that_o by_o lay_v aside_o his_o princely_a attire_n and_o mix_v himself_o with_o the_o multitude_n and_o dance_v and_o leap_v in_o the_o open_a street_n as_o vain_a fellow_n use_v to_o do_v he_o have_v thereby_o expose_v himself_o to_o the_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n of_o every_o girl_n that_o come_v to_o see_v the_o pomp_n of_o this_o remove_n the_o ark._n he_o tell_v she_o that_o what_o he_o have_v do_v he_o have_v do_v as_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o for_o his_o glory_n and_o he_o can_v never_o honour_v he_o sufficient_o who_o have_v choose_v and_o appoint_v he_o to_o be_v king_n and_o ruler_n over_o israel_n and_o have_v reject_v her_o father_n and_o his_o house_n and_o say_v he_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o think_v it_o a_o disgrace_n to_o i_o to_o honour_n and_o glorify_v my_o god_n though_o among_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o people_n and_o make_v myself_o therein_o as_o it_o be_v equal_a with_o they_o that_o if_o that_o be_v to_o be_v vile_a i_o will_v yet_o be_v more_o vile_a and_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o humble_a and_o abase_v myself_o more_o that_o i_o may_v glorify_v he_o and_o as_o to_o the_o maidservant_n of_o who_o thou_o speak_v as_o if_o they_o laugh_v at_o this_o my_o carriage_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o more_o i_o humble_v myself_o for_o 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of_o a_o more_o illustrious_a family_n than_o any_o other_o of_o david_n wife_n if_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n he_o may_v in_o likelihood_n have_v be_v heir_n to_o the_o crown_n 2_o sam._n ch._n 6._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 13._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 15._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 16._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 7._o sect_n clxxxvii_o david_n now_o depute_v certain_a of_o the_o levite_n 29.30_o levite_n see_v 1_o chro._n 6.31_o there_o the_o chief_a mention_v be_v asaph_n heman_n and_o ethan_n call_v also_o jeduthun_n these_o be_v famous_a man_n and_o chief_a singer_n and_o withal_o prophet_n and_o penman_n of_o some_o psalm_n 2_o chron._n 29.30_o to_o attend_v upon_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o declare_v and_o publish_v his_o great_a and_o glorious_a act_n in_o their_o song_n and_o hymn_n and_o to_o praise_v he_o with_o their_o voice_n and_o musical_a instrument_n namely_o such_o as_o be_v appoint_v for_o his_o servic_a 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hitherto_o and_o so_o high_o advance_v i_o and_o yet_o as_o if_o this_o be_v but_o a_o small_a thing_n in_o thy_o sight_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o continue_v thy_o favour_n not_o only_o to_o i_o but_o to_o my_o posterity_n after_o i_o for_o many_o generation_n and_o be_v this_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n o_o lord_n god_n to_o deal_v so_o bountiful_o with_o they_o that_o have_v no_o way_n deserve_v of_o they_o sure_o such_o love_n as_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o mortal_n but_o be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o thyself_o who_o be_v god_n omnipotent_a and_o what_o can_v i_o speak_v more_o to_o thou_o or_o ask_v more_o of_o thou_o for_o my_o honour_n or_o benefit_n than_o thou_o of_o thy_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n have_v already_o promise_v i_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o confer_v upon_o i_o see_v 1_o chron._n 17.18_o for_o thou_o know_v thy_o servant_n and_o what_o be_v good_a for_o i_o better_o than_o i_o myself_o and_o thou_o know_v the_o desire_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v to_o praise_v thy_o name_n though_o with_o my_o tongue_n i_o be_o not_o able_a sufficient_o to_o do_v it_o thou_o have_v confer_v all_o these_o benefit_n on_o i_o not_o for_o any_o desert_n in_o i_o but_o of_o thy_o mere_a grace_n and_o love_n and_o for_o thy_o truth_n and_o promise_n sake_n that_o thy_o servant_n may_v know_v what_o thou_o mean_v to_o do_v for_o he_o and_o he_o in_o time_n to_o come_v thou_o be_v the_o great_a and_o only_o true_a god_n there_o be_v none_o like_o thou_o nor_o beside_o thou_o according_a to_o all_o that_o we_o ever_o hear_v or_o understand_v and_o what_o one_o nation_n be_v there_o in_o all_o the_o earth_n like_v unto_o thy_o people_n so_o advance_v in_o high_a and_o holy_a privilege_n people_n v._o 23._o to_o do_v for_o you_o great_a thing_n here_o be_v a_o apostrophy_n to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o next_o word_n his_o speech_n be_v direct_v to_o god_n again_o for_o thy_o land_n before_o thy_o people_n who_o god_n come_v as_o it_o be_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o redeem_v and_o separate_v for_o a_o people_n to_o himself_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o great_a name_n and_o have_v do_v such_o great_a and_o terrible_a thing_n for_o they_o open_o in_o their_o sight_n whereby_o he_o have_v deliver_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o subdue_v their_o enemy_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o rescue_v they_o from_o all_o nation_n that_o seek_v their_o ruin_n and_o from_o their_o false_a god_n on_o who_o they_o foolish_o rely_v for_o help_v and_o thou_o have_v confirm_v and_o establish_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n for_o a_o people_n to_o thyself_o for_o ever_o that_o be_v the_o natural_a israel_n for_o a_o very_a long_a time_n viz._n to_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o spiritual_a israel_n consist_v of_o true_a convert_n both_o among_o jew_n and_o gentile_n for_o ever_o and_o now_o o_o lord_n let_v the_o word_n that_o thou_o have_v speak_v concern_v thy_o servant_n and_o concern_v his_o house_n be_v establish_v for_o ever_o and_o do_v as_o thou_o have_v say_v and_o let_v thy_o name_n be_v magnify_v for_o ever_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v god_n over_o israel_n yea_o let_v the_o house_n of_o thy_o servant_n be_v establish_v before_o thou_o for_o thou_o lord_n have_v make_v know_v to_o i_o what_o be_v former_o hide_v from_o i_o say_v to_o i_o i_o will_v build_v thy_o house_n and_o continue_v the_o kingdom_n to_o thou_o and_o thy_o posterity_n after_o thou_o therefore_o thy_o servant_n have_v find_v his_o heart_n move_v to_o make_v this_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o have_v thy_o promise_n as_o a_o sure_a ground_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o confidence_n and_o can_v doubt_v of_o obtain_v his_o request_n for_o thy_o word_n be_v true_a and_o sure_a to_o be_v perform_v and_o thou_o have_v faithful_o promise_v this_o goodness_n unto_o thy_o servant_n let_v it_o therefore_o please_v thou_o so_o to_o bless_v the_o house_n of_o thy_o servant_n that_o it_o may_v continue_v before_o thou_o for_o ever_o thou_o have_v o_o lord_n speak_v it_o and_o i_o firm_o rest_v on_o thy_o promise_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o bless_v my_o house_n and_o i_o firm_o believe_v it_o shall_v be_v bless_v 2_o sam._n ch._n 7._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 17._o whole_a chapter_n 1_o chron._n ch._n 22._o v._n 8_o 9_o 10._o 2_o chron._n ch._n 6._o v._n 8_o 9_o 1_o king_n ch._n 8._o v._n 18_o 19_o sect_n clxxxix_o we_o show_v in_o the_o former_a section_n that_o one_o reason_n among_o other_o why_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o permit_v david_n to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n be_v because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v leisure_n to_o do_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o many_o war_n he_o be_v to_o be_v engage_v in_o indeed_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o solomon_n most_o part_n of_o his_o time_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o be_v spend_v in_o war_n wherein_o he_o be_v very_o victorious_a and_o successful_a and_o therein_o god_n make_v good_a to_o he_o the_o promise_n concern_v the_o prosperity_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o enlarge_n of_o his_o dominion_n which_o by_o these_o conquest_n stretch_v not_o only_o from_o shicor_n a_o river_n in_o egypt_n in_o the_o south_n to_o antioch_n to_o a_o city_n in_o syria_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v antioch_n hamath_n in_o the_o north_n see_v 1_o chron._n 13.5_o but_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o river_n euphrates_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o all_o that_o land_n which_o have_v be_v former_o promise_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 15.18_o compare_v with_o deut._n 11.24_o and_o josh_n 3.4_o and_o be_v never_o possess_v by_o any_o of_o they_o save_v only_o by_o david_n and_o solomon_n see_v 1_o king_n 4.21_o 24._o there_o be_v in_o this_o chapter_n five_o war_n mention_v that_o he_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o first_o israel_n first_o this_o be_v indeed_o his_o 3d_o engagement_n with_o the_o philistine_n after_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n be_v against_o the_o philistine_n descend_v from_o the_o egyptian_n who_o progenitor_n be_v mizraim_n the_o second_o son_n of_o curse_a cham_n they_o be_v heathen_n and_o common_o bitter_a enemy_n to_o the_o israelite_n these_o therefore_o david_n now_o set_v upon_o and_o subdue_v and_o take_v their_o strong_a city_n gath_n praesidium_fw-la gath_n it_o be_v afterward_o call_v dio-caesarea_n it_o stand_v in_o the_o frontier_n of_o palestine_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o judea_n and_o ephraim_n and_o the_o mountainous_a tract_n of_o ground_n whereon_o it_o be_v build_v it_o seem_v be_v call_v ammah_o per_fw-la hanc_fw-la urbem_fw-la philistaei_n olim_fw-la fraenabant_fw-la judaeam_fw-la nunc_fw-la david_n fraenat_n philistaeos_n imponens_fw-la illi_fw-la militare_fw-la praesidium_fw-la with_o all_o the_o town_n under_o its_o jurisdiction_n see_v 1_o chron._n 18.1_o call_v metheg-ammah_a or_o the_o bridle_n of_o ammah_o because_o it_o bridle_v and_o keep_v in_o awe_n all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o it_o his_o second_o war_n be_v with_o the_o moabite_n descend_v of_o lot_n incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n gen._n 19.37_o at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n they_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n to_o invade_v the_o moabite_n land_n or_o do_v they_o any_o hurt_n because_o he_o have_v give_v it_o to_o the_o child_n of_o lot_n for_o a_o possession_n deut._n 2.9_o and_o god_n restrain_v they_o from_o distress_v they_o because_o they_o have_v not_o then_o do_v they_o any_o wrong_n but_o afterward_o they_o prove_v malicious_a enemy_n and_o thereupon_o be_v interdict_v from_o enter_v into_o the_o congregation_n unto_o the_o ten_o generation_n deut._n 23.3_o they_o show_v their_o ill_a will_n to_o they_o in_o not_o relieve_v they_o with_o bread_n in_o their_o necessity_n and_o afterward_o they_o hire_v balaam_n to_o curse_v they_o and_o when_o that_o will_v not_o do_v they_o follow_v his_o curse_a counsel_n in_o tempt_v they_o by_o their_o woman_n to_o commit_v fornication_n and_o to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n numb_a 25._o whereby_o a_o great_a plague_n be_v bring_v upon_o they_o they_o oppress_v they_o also_o by_o eglon_n their_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n it_o be_v true_a the_o king_n of_o moab_n give_v entertainment_n to_o david_n father_n and_o mother_n 1_o sam._n 22.3_o 3._o look_v upon_o he_o at_o that_o time_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o saul_n and_o his_o people_n but_o when_o david_n be_v once_o establish_v king_n over_o all_o israel_n it_o seem_v the_o moabite_n express_v the_o same_o hostile_a mind_n against_o he_o which_o they_o have_v former_o against_o saul_n but_o what_o
that_o rigour_n shall_v be_v use_v towards_o his_o own_o son_n absalon_n and_o will_v not_o fetch_v he_o home_o again_o from_o his_o banishment_n though_o it_o redound_v exceed_o to_o the_o detriment_n and_o grief_n of_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n thou_o know_v o_o king_n that_o we_o must_v all_o die_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o and_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a there_o be_v no_o recall_v we_o to_o life_n again_o no_o more_o than_o water_n that_o be_v spill_v on_o the_o ground_n can_v be_v again_o gather_v up_o and_o thou_o may_v die_v as_o well_o as_o any_o of_o we_o and_o if_o thou_o shall_v die_v while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o unsettle_a state_n we_o shall_v be_v miserable_a and_o as_o for_o absalon_n see_v god_n have_v not_o take_v away_o his_o life_n in_o all_o these_o three_o year_n of_o his_o banishment_n he_o seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o have_v provide_v a_o way_n that_o he_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o thou_o again_o namely_o by_o my_o mediation_n for_o he_o at_o this_o time_n the_o king_n may_v something_o wonder_v that_o i_o presume_v to_o speak_v thus_o bold_o to_o he_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o people_n be_v so_o full_a of_o jealousy_n and_o discontent_n fear_v lest_o absalon_n live_v so_o long_o among_o idolater_n shall_v be_v corrupt_v in_o his_o religion_n and_o so_o may_v corrupt_v the_o people_n if_o he_o come_v to_o reign_v over_o they_o that_o i_o be_v real_o afraid_a and_o dare_v hold_v my_o tongue_n no_o long_o and_o know_v the_o king_n to_o be_v so_o just_a that_o he_o will_v always_o hear_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o oppress_a and_o right_a their_o wrong_n i_o think_v it_o best_o in_o a_o parabolical_a way_n to_o propound_v this_o matter_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v the_o better_a judge_n of_o it_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o i_o shall_v receive_v a_o gracious_a answer_n from_o thou_o for_o i_o know_v that_o the_o king_n for_o wisdom_n to_o judge_n and_o discern_v between_o right_a and_o wrong_n be_v as_o a_o angel_n 19.27_o angel_n it_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n use_v to_o express_v a_o man_n excellency_n in_o any_o thing_n see_v 1_o sam._n 29.9_o &_o 2_o sam._n 19.27_o of_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v bless_v and_o prosper_v thou_o in_o thy_o government_n then_o the_o king_n say_v to_o the_o woman_n tell_v i_o true_a be_v not_o the_o hand_n of_o joab_n in_o all_o this_o she_o answer_v as_o thy_o soul_n live_v o_o king_n none_o can_v evade_v what_o thou_o have_v say_v by_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a for_o thou_o have_v hit_v the_o very_a right_n and_o the_o truth_n for_o thy_o servant_n joab_n set_v i_o on_o work_n and_o put_v word_n into_o my_o mouth_n to_o speak_v unto_o thou_o and_o however_o i_o have_v deliver_v myself_o i_o know_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v wise_a even_o as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o know_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o upon_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o his_o government_n then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o joab_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v grant_v his_o request_n make_v to_o he_o by_o the_o woman_n for_o the_o return_n of_o absalon_n therefore_o go_v say_v he_o and_o fetch_v he_o home_o joab_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n on_o his_o face_n before_o the_o king_n and_o profess_v that_o he_o accept_v it_o with_o much_o thankfulness_n and_o as_o a_o testimony_n of_o the_o king_n great_a favour_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v please_v to_o grant_v his_o request_n then_o joab_n arise_v and_o go_v to_o geshur_n and_o bring_v absalon_n back_o to_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o be_v return_v the_o king_n give_v order_n he_o shall_v go_v to_o his_o own_o house_n but_o say_v he_o shall_v not_o see_v his_o face_n which_o david_n do_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o avoid_v the_o scandal_n of_o be_v too_o easy_o reconcile_v to_o he_o who_o have_v commit_v so_o foul_a a_o fault_n but_o in_o all_o israel_n there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o eminent_a for_o beauty_n and_o comeliness_n of_o person_n as_o absalon_n be_v for_o from_o the_o sole_a of_o his_o foot_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o his_o head_n there_o be_v no_o blemish_n in_o he_o this_o be_v one_o thing_n possible_o that_o make_v he_o so_o proud_a and_o insolent_a and_o make_v he_o so_o popular_a and_o attract_v the_o people_n affection_n so_o much_o to_o he_o he_o use_v to_o poll_v his_o head_n and_o cut_v off_o his_o hair_n it_o grow_v else_o too_o heavy_a for_o he_o once_o a_o year_n and_o when_o cut_v off_o it_o weigh_v two_o hundred_o shekel_n after_o the_o king_n weight_n viz._n after_o the_o common_a shekel_n which_o weigh_v a_o quarter_n of_o a_o ounce_n and_o so_o weigh_v about_o four_o pound_n weight_n at_o sixteen_o ounce_n the_o pound_n and_o absalon_n have_v three_o son_n dead_a son_n ch._n 18.18_o it_o be_v say_v he_o have_v no_o son_n it_o seem_v by_o that_o time_n they_o be_v all_o dead_a and_o one_o fair_a daughter_n name_v tamar_n so_o absalon_n 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to_o that_o which_o thou_o shall_v determine_v therein_o and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o confirm_v what_o thou_o do_v former_o swear_v concern_v solomon_n when_o thou_o die_v i_o and_o my_o son_n shall_v be_v count_v traitor_n and_o accuse_v for_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n from_o adonijah_n while_o she_o be_v speak_v nathan_n come_v in_o who_o bow_v himself_o before_o the_o king_n with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o respectful_a manner_n ask_v the_o king_n whither_o he_o have_v appoint_v that_o adonijah_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n i_o do_v assure_v thou_o say_v he_o he_o have_v make_v a_o great_a feast_n this_o day_n and_o to_o it_o have_v invite_v
sepulchre_n be_v with_o we_o unto_o this_o day_n and_o this_o be_v above_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o david_n be_v bury_v now_o as_o to_o the_o act_n of_o david_n first_o and_o last_o behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o samuel_n the_o seer_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o gad_n the_o seer_n that_o be_v the_o act_n of_o david_n be_v relate_v in_o the_o history_n or_o book_n of_o samuel_n which_o be_v write_v by_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o gad_n the_o seer_n who_o set_v down_o all_o the_o passage_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o his_o valiant_a act_n and_o the_o victory_n obtain_v by_o he_o or_o his_o commander_n and_o the_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n of_o his_o time_n and_o reign_n either_o in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n or_o the_o kingdom_n adjoin_v to_o he_o which_o he_o subdue_v and_o conquer_v enemy_n conquer_v david_n be_v a_o glorious_a type_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o birth_n at_o bethlem_n in_o his_o victory_n 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give_v thy_o servant_n twenty_o thousand_o measure_n of_o beat_a wheat_n wheat_n wheat_n that_o be_v of_o wheat_n beat_v out_o of_o the_o ear_n and_o sever_v from_o the_o chaff_n we_o call_v it_o clean_a wheat_n and_o as_o many_o of_o barley_n and_o twenty_o thousand_o bath_n of_o wine_n and_o as_o many_o of_o oil_n for_o their_o wage_n and_o provision_n or_o if_o this_o do_v not_o like_v thou_o i_o will_v give_v whatsoever_o thyself_o shall_v appoint_v hiram_n send_v a_o answer_n to_o solomon_n and_o write_v to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v a_o great_a sign_n and_o evidence_n to_o i_o that_o god_n love_v that_o people_n because_o he_o have_v make_v thou_o king_n over_o they_o and_o bless_v be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n who_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o give_v to_o david_n such_o a_o wise_a son_n and_o for_o indue_a he_o with_o so_o great_a a_o measure_n of_o prudence_n and_o understanding_n that_o he_o may_v build_v a_o house_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o 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and_o the_o ass_n and_o the_o lion_n stand_v by_o it_o so_o that_o the_o lion_n have_v neither_o eat_v the_o carcase_n nor_o tear_v the_o ass_n the_o lion_n it_o seem_v run_v away_o immediate_o upon_o the_o old_a prophet_n come_v as_o have_v now_o do_v what_o he_o stay_v for_o and_o so_o the_o old_a prophet_n take_v and_o carry_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o other_o prophet_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o lay_v it_o in_o his_o own_o sepulchre_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o himself_o and_o he_o and_o his_o son_n mourn_v over_o he_o and_o say_v alas_o my_o brother_n see_v jer._n 22.18_o and_o the_o old_a prophet_n further_o speak_v unto_o his_o son_n say_v when_o i_o be_o dead_a bury_v i_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n wherein_o this_o man_n of_o god_n be_v bury_v lay_v my_o bone_n by_o his_o bone_n that_o so_o my_o bone_n may_v lie_v at_o rest_n and_o not_o be_v dig_v up_o and_o burn_v by_o josiah_n and_o for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o this_o end_n he_o cause_v a_o superscription_n to_o be_v engrave_v on_o the_o sepulchre_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v know_v who_o be_v bury_v there_o and_o herein_o he_o have_v his_o desire_n as_o we_o may_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.17_o 18._o he_o further_o declare_v that_o the_o say_n of_o the_o decease_a prophet_n which_o he_o utter_v by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n against_o the_o altar_n of_o bethel_n and_o against_o all_o the_o house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n which_o be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n afterward_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n shall_v sure_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o notwithstanding_o this_o fair_a warning_n jeroboam_n return_v not_o from_o his_o idolatry_n and_o evil_a way_n one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o his_o hand_n be_v miraculous_o strike_v dead_a and_o as_o miraculous_o heal_v upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n he_o shall_v present_o with_o that_o hand_n have_v pluck_v down_o his_o idolatrous_a calf_n and_o altar_n but_o neither_o that_o nor_o the_o cleave_a of_o the_o altar_n asunder_o nor_o the_o strange_a death_n that_o befall_v the_o young_a prophet_n whereby_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v be_v mighty_o confirm_v can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o forsake_v that_o idolaty_n whereby_o he_o seek_v to_o assure_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n but_o therein_o he_o be_v miserable_o deceive_v for_o this_o idolatry_n be_v not_o only_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o own_o house_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n at_o last_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o captivity_n and_o possible_o from_o the_o violent_a death_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o come_v from_o judah_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o harden_v himself_o in_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o not_o to_o regard_v his_o threaten_n and_o thereupon_o be_v obstinate_a in_o his_o idolatry_n he_o cast_v off_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o aaron_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o make_v of_o the_o low_a of_o the_o people_n priest_n of_o the_o high-place_n even_o whosoever_o will_v offer_v himself_o he_o consecrate_v he_o and_o make_v he_o a_o priest_n of_o that_o order_n whereupon_o many_o priest_n and_o levite_n leave_v their_o possession_n which_o they_o have_v in_o those_o part_n retire_v into_o jury_n and_o be_v follow_v by_o all_o such_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o set_v their_o mind_n upon_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n some_o year_n after_o his_o son_n abijah_n fall_v sick_a at_o tirzah_n for_o though_o shechem_n be_v at_o first_o the_o royal_a city_n of_o jeroboam_n kingdom_n yet_o afterward_o as_o it_o seem_v he_o build_v some_o stately_a palace_n for_o himself_o at_o tirzah_n a_o goodly_a and_o pleasant_a city_n to_o which_o solomon_n allude_v cant._n 6.4_o and_o so_o both_o jeroboam_n and_o the_o other_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o succeed_v he_o do_v usual_o keep_v their_o court_n there_o till_o samaria_n be_v build_v by_o omri_n from_o thence_o therefore_o he_o send_v his_o wife_n to_o shiloh_n to_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n who_o first_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o be_v now_o blind_a with_o old_a age_n he_o appoint_v she_o to_o go_v disguise_v lest_o if_o the_o prophet_n know_v she_o he_o shall_v either_o refuse_v to_o answer_v she_o be_v offend_v with_o their_o idolatry_n or_o else_o give_v she_o such_o a_o answer_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o hear_v he_o enjoin_v she_o therefore_o to_o go_v to_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n and_o to_o carry_v a_o small_a present_a to_o he_o viz._n ten_o loaf_n and_o cake_n and_o a_o bottle_n of_o honey_n that_o by_o so_o small_a a_o present_a she_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v only_o the_o wife_n of_o some_o poor_a countryman_n and_o only_o come_v to_o ask_v he_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o her_o son_n that_o be_v sick_a it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o send_v she_o not_o to_o he_o to_o beg_v his_o prayer_n for_o the_o child_n though_o he_o have_v have_v experience_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o a_o prophet_n prayer_n in_o the_o miraculous_a restore_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n it_o seem_v his_o obstinacy_n in_o his_o idolatry_n discourage_v he_o from_o seek_v such_o a_o favour_n from_o he_o his_o wife_n going_z according_o to_o shiloh_n the_o lord_n by_o the_o secret_a inspiration_n of_o his_o spirit_n inform_v ahijah_n of_o her_o come_n and_o that_o she_o will_v feign_v herself_o to_o be_v another_o woman_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v to_o she_o according_o when_o ahijah_n hear_v the_o sound_n of_o her_o foot_n as_o she_o come_v into_o the_o door_n of_o his_o house_n he_o say_v to_o she_o come_v in_o thou_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_n why_o feign_a thou_o thyself_o to_o be_v another_o woman_n i_o be_o send_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o thou_o with_o heavy_a tiding_n go_v tell_v jeroboam_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n i_o exalt_v thou_o from_o among_o the_o people_n and_o make_v thou_o king_n over_o israel_n and_o rend_v ten_o of_o the_o tribe_n away_o from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v as_o my_o servant_n david_n who_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o follow_v i_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o as_o to_o my_o worship_n do_v only_o that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o sight_n but_o thou_o have_v do_v evil_a above_o all_o that_o be_v before_o thou_o saul_n though_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v no_o idolater_n solomon_n though_o by_o his_o wife_n instigation_n he_o permit_v idolatry_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o a_o idolater_n himself_o but_o thou_o have_v make_v thou_o other_o god_n go_n god_n representation_n of_o god_n be_v account_v as_o go_n and_o melt_a image_n to_o provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n and_o have_v cast_v my_o law_n behind_o thy_o back_n therefore_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o thy_o house_n and_o will_v so_o utter_o destroy_v it_o and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o it_o that_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v in_o it_o so_o much_o as_o a_o dog_n to_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o will_v destroy_v both_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o at_o home_n or_o leave_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o a_o man_n take_v away_o dung_a till_o it_o be_v all_o remove_v for_o be_v a_o noisome_a and_o filthy_a thing_n he_o will_v take_v it_o every_o whit_n away_o 15.29_o away_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o see_v chap._n 15.29_o furthermore_o let_v thy_o husband_n know_v that_o he_o of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n that_o die_v in_o the_o city_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v and_o he_o that_o die_v in_o the_o field_n the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v eat_v burial_n eat_v intimate_v they_o shall_v die_v unhappy_a death_n and_o not_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o burial_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o arise_v therefore_o and_o go_v thy_o way_n home_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o thy_o foot_n enter_v into_o thy_o house_n which_o be_v in_o the_o city_n tirzah_n thy_o son_n shall_v die_v and_o this_o judgement_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o your_o sorrow_n but_o all_o israel_n shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v with_o lamentation_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o grave_n because_o of_o all_o jeroboam'_v family_n in_o he_o only_o there_o be_v find_v some_o good_a thing_n some_o seed_n of_o piety_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o consequent_o some_o regard_n to_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n moreover_o i_o must_v tell_v thou_o the_o lord_n will_v raise_v up_o a_o king_n 15.27_o king_n viz._n baasha_n who_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o nadab_n jeroboam_n son_n and_o slay_v he_o in_o the_o second_o year_n
the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o have_v make_v my_o people_n to_o sin_n by_o thy_o example_n and_o have_v provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n behold_v i_o will_v cut_v off_o thy_o posterity_n and_o will_v make_v thy_o house_n as_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o as_o this_o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v against_o jeroboam_n 1_o king_n 14.11_o viz._n that_o such_o of_o his_o house_n as_o die_v in_o the_o city_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v and_o such_o as_o die_v in_o the_o field_n the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v eat_v that_o be_v they_o shall_v die_v unhappy_a death_n and_o not_o come_v to_o a_o honourable_a burial_n the_o very_a same_o judgement_n must_v i_o pronounce_v against_o thou_o and_o in_o the_o same_o word_n see_v v._n 4._o because_o thou_o persiste_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n baasha_n die_v in_o the_o twenty_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o tirzah_n and_o his_o son_n elah_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 1_o king_n 15.33_o 34._o 1_o king_n 16._o from_o 1_o to_o 8._o elah_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o 26_o year_n of_o asa_n elah_n four_o king_n of_o israel_n elah_n and_o reign_v two_o year_n though_o not_o complete_a be_v upon_o the_o throne_n his_o servant_n zimri_n captain_n of_o half_a his_o chariot_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o as_o he_o be_v drink_v himself_o drink_v in_o the_o house_n of_o arza_n his_o steward_n he_o slay_v he_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n his_o force_n lie_v then_o encamp_v against_o gibbethon_n and_o than_o zimri_n immediate_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o soldier_n that_o be_v under_o his_o command_n slay_v all_o his_o kindred_n and_o near_a relation_n and_o so_o destroy_v all_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n he_o leave_v he_o not_o one_o that_o piss_v against_o a_o wall_n by_o which_o proverbial_a speech_n a_o utter_a destruction_n of_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v thus_o the_o lord_n deal_v with_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n for_o as_o baasha_n slay_v nadab_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v two_o year_n and_o that_o whilst_o he_o be_v lay_v siege_n to_o gibbethon_n and_o then_o immediate_o destroy_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o family_n so_o zimri_n slay_v elah_n the_o son_n of_o baasha_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o then_o immediate_o cut_v off_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o family_n and_o friend_n and_o that_o whilst_o his_o army_n lie_v encamp_v against_o gibbethon_n and_o thus_o god_n destroy_v both_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n and_o elah_n for_o their_o great_a sin_n and_o transgression_n whereby_o they_o have_v provoke_v he_o and_o particular_o by_o their_o vanity_n that_o be_v image-god_n and_o idol_n 1_o king_n 16._o from_o 8_o to_o 15._o zimri_n have_v thus_o wicked_o make_v himself_o king_n zimri_n five_o king_n of_o israel_n zimri_n his_o reign_n continue_v but_o a_o week_n for_o notice_n that_o the_o king_n be_v slay_v come_v to_o the_o camp_n at_o gibbethon_n all_o the_o host_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v there_o encamp_v present_o make_v omri_n their_o general_n king_n over_o israel_n omri_n hasten_v with_o his_o army_n to_o tirzah_n to_o besiege_v zimri_n and_o so_o the_o siege_n of_o gibbethon_n be_v a_o second_o time_n raise_v zimri_n when_o he_o see_v the_o city_n be_v take_v by_o storm_n betake_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n palace_n and_o burn_v himself_o with_o it_o that_o he_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n thus_o those_o that_o be_v cruel_a to_o other_o be_v oftentimes_o give_v over_o to_o be_v cruel_a at_o last_o to_o themselves_o but_o though_o zimri_n reign_v but_o seven_o day_n before_o omri_n be_v proclaim_v king_n by_o the_o soldier_n yet_o perhaps_o it_o be_v long_o ere_o he_o be_v force_v to_o burn_v himself_o and_o beside_o within_o the_o space_n of_o those_o seven_o day_n he_o may_v by_o his_o edict_n make_v know_v to_o the_o people_n his_o resolution_n to_o continue_v the_o worship_n of_o jeroboam_n calf_n and_o may_v destroy_v the_o family_n of_o baasha_n 1_o king_n 16_o v._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o thing_n be_v now_o at_o this_o pass_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v much_o divide_v some_o of_o they_o mislike_v that_o the_o soldier_n shall_v choose_v a_o king_n for_o they_o and_o they_o choose_v tibni_n for_o their_o king_n between_o tibni_n and_o omri_n there_o be_v continual_a war_n for_o about_o four_o year_n till_o at_o last_o omri_n prevail_v and_o tibni_n die_v omri_n reign_v alone_o 1_o king_n 16._o from_o 15_o to_o 23._o omri_n reign_v twelve_o year_n omri_n six_o king_n of_o israel_n omri_n reckon_v from_o his_o first_o election_n whereof_o six_o year_n in_o tirzah_n zimri_n have_v burn_v the_o royal_a palace_n in_o that_o city_n he_o remove_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o kingdom_n from_o thence_o to_o samaria_n which_o he_o build_v in_o the_o hill_n which_o he_o buy_v of_o shemer_n for_o two_o talent_n of_o silver_n hill_n silver_n a_o talon_n of_o silver_n be_v reckon_v at_o 375_o l._n sterling_a but_o a_o 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