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shoulder_n remember_v we_o the_o blessing_n moses_n bequeath_v to_o this_o tribe_n 12._o the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o he_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v cover_v he_o all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o he_o shall_v dwell_v between_o his_o shoulder_n particular_o point_v at_o his_o habitation_n in_o jerusalem_n build_v in_o the_o border_n of_o benjamin_n §_o 5._o now_o though_o benjamins_n mess_n ground_n when_o he_o sit_v at_o josephs_n table_n be_v 34._o five_o time_n as_o much_o as_o any_o of_o his_o brethren_n yet_o here_o it_o happen_v his_o portion_n be_v less_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n except_o any_o will_v say_v that_o only_a benjamins_n dish_n be_v less_o and_o meat_n more_o because_o though_o small_a the_o compass_n of_o ground_n allot_v to_o he_o yet_o fair_a and_o fruitful_a the_o soil_n many_o and_o memorable_a the_o city_n contain_v therein_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lot_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v straighten_v say_v 1._o fosephus_a because_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o soil_n thereof_o yet_o as_o little_a as_o the_o land_n of_o benjamin_n be_v it_o be_v big_a enough_o to_o be_v divide_v betwixt_o two_o kingdom_n the_o south-west_n part_v thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n the_o north-east_n to_o israel_n with_o the_o city_n of_o gilgal_n jericho_n and_o bethel_n as_o shall_v be_v make_v plain_a in_o the_o respective_a description_n of_o those_o place_n §_o 6._o jordan_n be_v the_o eastern_a boundary_a of_o this_o tribe_n 20._o david_n return_v victorious_o from_o mahanaim_n iâ—rdan_n have_v â—8_o ferry_v over_o this_o water_n partly_o bring_v thither_o partly_o meet_v here_o a_o miscellaneous_a multitude_n barzillai_n and_o shimei_n mephibosheth_n and_o ziba_n that_o be_v loyalty_n and_o treachery_n faith_n and_o falsehood_n mingle_v together_o in_o the_o same_o country_n here_o once_o rail_v now_o beg_v shimei_n obtain_v pardon_n from_o he_o because_o bring_v along_o with_o he_o the_o best_a argument_n in_o his_o excuse_n a_o 17._o thousand_o man_n of_o benjamin_n some_o will_v say_v david_n show_v shimei_n too_o much_o mercy_n and_o do_v mephibosheth_n too_o little_a justice_n not_o right_v he_o against_o the_o false_a accusation_n of_o ziba_n who_o better_o deserve_v a_o whole_a halter_n then_o half_a of_o the_o land_n of_o mephibosheth_n such_o do_v not_o serious_o consider_v the_o present_a condition_n of_o david_n who_o have_v his_o hand_n strike_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n before_o his_o foot_n in_o his_o renew_a kingdom_n be_v firm_o fasten_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o authority_n it_o have_v be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o have_v overturn_v he_o and_o his_o posterity_n here_o 1._o sheba_n a_o benjamite_n take_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o unseasonable_a contest_v betwixt_o judah_n and_o israel_n which_o shall_v have_v most_o interest_n in_o david_n with_o his_o trumpet_n blue_a rebellion_n into_o the_o ear_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n have_v not_o the_o dangerous_a consequence_n thereof_o be_v seasonable_o prevent_v by_o the_o vigilancy_n and_o valour_n of_o david_n and_o his_o servant_n §_o 7._o more_o south_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n the_o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n straighten_v for_o dwelling_n college_n go_v about_o to_o enlarge_v their_o habitation_n but_o mean_o provide_v for_o that_o purpose_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o 1_o architect_n a_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n little_o skill_v no_o doubt_n in_o such_o employment_n 2_o timber_n green_a wood_n and_o grow_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o jordan_n 3_o tool_n a_o borrow_a hatchet_n the_o iron_n whereof_o fall_v into_o the_o river_n alas_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o when_o house_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o be_v build_v the_o iron_n forsake_v the_o handle_n which_o stick_v too_o steadfast_o thereunto_o when_o they_o break_v they_o down_o 6._o with_o axe_n and_o hammer_n but_o 6._o elisha_n make_v all_o thing_n whole_a the_o hatchet_n come_v unto_o the_o helve_z swim_v above_o the_o water_n §_o the_o alter_v ed_n succeed_v next_o ed._n more_o southward_o on_o the_o river_n former_o we_o have_v place_v it_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n on_o the_o east_n of_o jordan_n but_o other_o 〈◊〉_d it_o west_n of_o that_o river_n in_o this_o tribe_n hear_v the_o argument_n for_o both_o for_o benjamin_n 1_o it_o 10._o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o border_n of_o jordan_n which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o land_n strict_o and_o proper_o take_v be_v on_o the_o west_n of_o jordan_n 2_o it_o be_v erect_v to_o show_v the_o contesseration_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o therefore_o most_o probable_a and_o proper_a on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o jordan_n in_o the_o main_a continent_n of_o the_o land_n to_o claim_v right_a or_o rather_o continue_v a_o title_n of_o those_o separatist-tribe_n reuben_n gad_n and_o manasseh_n in_o point_n of_o god_n worship_n with_o other_o tribe_n 3_o e._n saint_n hiâ—rome_n and_o since_o he_o learned_a locum_fw-la tostatus_n to_o who_o argument_n in_o this_o controversy_n we_o refer_v the_o reader_n with_o many_o other_o commentator_n be_v very_o positive_a in_o place_v this_o altar_n west_n of_o jordan_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n for_o reuben_n 1_o it_o be_v set_v up_o 11._o over_o against_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o in_o proper_a construction_n import_v it_o to_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n opposite_a thereunto_o 2_o it_o have_v be_v a_o mere_a trespass_n for_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a in_o aliena_fw-la republica_n to_o build_v a_o altar_n on_o the_o ground_n of_o other_o tribe_n and_o therefore_o no_o doubt_n they_o do_v it_o on_o their_o own_o ground_n east_n of_o jordan_n 3_o josephus_n 143._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n and_o gad_n go_v over_o the_o river_n etc._n etc._n 4_o another_o house_n joseph_n though_o a_o modern_a yet_o a_o learned_a writer_n believe_v that_o in_o those_o elder_a time_n that_o country_n or_o territory_n be_v count_v unhallowed_a or_o unclean_a which_o have_v not_o a_o place_n set_v apart_o for_o god_n worship_n and_o prove_v from_o the_o word_n of_o phinebas_n that_o the_o altar_n be_v set_v up_o on_o their_o side_n lest_o otherwise_o have_v no_o place_n consecrate_v they_o may_v be_v conclude_v to_o live_v in_o a_o unhallowed_a habitation_n thus_o as_o this_o altar_n cause_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o brethren_n about_o the_o cause_n why_o it_o be_v erect_v so_o have_v occsion_v a_o dissension_n among_o learned_a man_n concern_v the_o place_n where_o the_o same_o be_v set_v up_o the_o best_a be_v the_o controversy_n be_v not_o of_o such_o moment_n as_o to_o concern_v salvation_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n we_o be_v not_o of_o that_o generation_n 9_o which_o set_v not_o their_o heart_n aright_o and_o then_o the_o danger_n be_v not_o great_a though_o we_o set_v this_o altar_n on_o the_o wrong_a side_n of_o the_o river_n however_o as_o the_o devout_a jew_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n when_o the_o sabbath_n be_v new_o change_v into_o the_o lordsday_n keep_v both_o saturday_n and_o sunday_n holy_a observe_v both_o ex_fw-la nimia_fw-la cautela_fw-la to_o be_v sure_a to_o keep_v the_o right_a day_n of_o divine_a worship_n so_o for_o more_o certainty_n we_o have_v erect_v two_o altar_n one_o one_o each_o side_n of_o the_o river_n leave_v it_o to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o judicious_a reader_n to_o accept_v or_o refuse_v which_o of_o they_o he_o please_v §_o 9_o hinge_n come_v we_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o the_o 20._o twelve_o great_a stone_n set_v up_o by_o joshua_n in_o memorial_n that_o there_o they_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n jordan_n on_o foot_n tremellius_n conceive_v probable_o that_o these_o be_v the_o quarry_n in_o gilgal_n mention_v judg._n 3._o 19_o whence_o ehud_n return_v back_o when_o he_o go_v to_o kill_v eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n other_o likewise_o conceive_v that_o john_n baptise_v hereabout_o do_v particular_o point_v at_o these_o stone_n in_o that_o his_o expression_n to_o the_o pharisee_n 9_o god_n be_v able_a of_o these_o stone_n to_o raise_v up_o child_n unto_o abraham_n they_o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o country_n gilgal_n the_o city_n so_o call_v lie_v some_o five_o mile_n west_n of_o the_o river_n §_o 10._o gilgal_n roll_v in_o hebrew_n be_v so_o call_v by_o joshua_n joshua_n because_o the_o reproach_n of_o egypt_n be_v there_o roll_v away_o from_o the_o israelite_n and_o circumcision_n suspend_v during_o their_o travel_n be_v 9_o here_o administer_v and_o the_o passeover_n solemn_o observe_v here_o also_o manna_n cease_v the_o country_n afford_v plentiful_a provision_n miracle_n and_o mean_n never_o shine_v together_o in_o the_o same_o horizon_n but_o the_o former_a set_v when_o the_o late_a arise_v it_o will_v perchance_o be_v demand_v why_o manna_n rain_v so_o long_o see_v
7._o canaanite_n some_o remnant_n of_o the_o anakim_v which_o escape_v his_o hand_n do_v in_o his_o absence_n return_v possess_v hebron_n and_o put_v caleb_n to_o a_o new_a task_n of_o a_o second_o subdue_a they_o §_o 22._o david_n afterward_o make_v hebron_n the_o metropolis_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a city_n of_o his_o own_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o reign_v almost_o seven_o year_n therein_o abner_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n abner_n repair_v hither_o with_o full_a intent_n to_o reduce_v all_o israel_n to_o his_o obedience_n have_v not_o joabs_n sudden_a murder_a he_o frustrate_v his_o design_n probably_n some_o mixture_n of_o jealousy_n may_v put_v joab_n on_o this_o foul_a action_n fear_v to_o be_v out_v of_o his_o office_n that_o if_o abner_n make_v david_n king_n david_n will_v make_v abner_n general_n over_o all_o israel_n certain_o revenge_n of_o his_o brother_n asahels_n blood_n prompt_v he_o thereunto_o joab_n send_v messenger_n to_o fetch_v abner_n back_o from_o the_o well_o of_o siriah_n slay_v he_o treacherous_o as_o he_o be_v enter_v the_o 27._o gate_n of_o hebron_n §_o 23._o forget_v we_o not_o that_o hebron_n murder_n in_o the_o gate_n whereof_o joab_n so_o base_o and_o barbarous_o murder_v he_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n 7._o appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o save_n of_o such_o as_o have_v kill_v one_o unaware_o do_v not_o joab_n therefore_o in_o such_o a_o place_n act_v wilful_a murder_n in_o a_o high_a hand_n rely_v on_o his_o own_o greatness_n to_o bear_v he_o out_o in_o so_o bloody_a a_o deed_n as_o if_o he_o neither_o fear_v the_o justice_n of_o man_n nor_o need_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o many_o year_n after_o he_o 31._o fly_v to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v deny_v the_o protection_n of_o that_o place_n who_o former_o so_o cruel_o despiteful_o and_o presumptuous_o have_v defile_v the_o city_n of_o refuge_n with_o innocent_a blood_n §_o 24._o thus_o die_v abner_n very_o loyal_a to_o saul_n either_o while_o saul_n be_v live_v and_o too_o love_v to_o his_o 7._o concubine_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a never_o man_n be_v kill_v more_o cowardly_a or_o bury_v more_o honourable_o david_n himself_o 31._o follow_v the_o bâ—ere_o weep_v as_o chief_a mourner_n at_o his_o funeral_n in_o the_o same_o sepulchre_n the_o 12._o head_n of_o ishbosheth_n be_v afterward_o inter_v though_o some_o jar_n be_v betwixt_o they_o while_o live_v their_o dust_n well_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o grave_n nor_o dare_v the_o ash_n of_o ishbosheth_n across_o the_o other_o who_o when_o alive_a though_o check_v and_o chide_v by_o he_o 11._o can_v not_o answer_v abner_n a_o word_n again_o because_o he_o fear_v he_o as_o for_o the_o body_n of_o baanah_n and_o rechab_n the_o murderer_n of_o ishbosheth_n they_o have_v by_o order_n from_o david_n their_o hand_n and_o foot_n cut_v off_o and_o they_o hang_v up_o over_o the_o 12._o pool_n in_o hebron_n §_o 25._o after_o the_o death_n of_o ishbosheth_n hebron_n all_o israel_n repair_v to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n their_o king_n who_o several_a number_n deserve_v our_o observation_n 1_o out_o of_o 24._o judah_n six_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 2_o simeon_n seven_o thousand_o &_o one_o hundred_o 3_o levi_n eight_o thousand_o &_o three_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o 4_o benjamin_n three_o thousand_o 5_o ephraim_n twenty_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o 6_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n eighteen_o thousand_o 7_o issachar_n two_o hundred_o officer_n and_o all_o their_o brethren_n at_o their_o commandment_n 8_o zebulun_n fifty_o thousand_o 9_o naphtali_n thirty_o seven_o â—housand_o beside_o a_o thousand_o captain_n 10_o dan_o twenty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d forty_o thousand_o 12_o reuben_n gâ—d_n and_o manassâ—h_v beyond_o jordan_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o behold_v here_o those_o tribe_n which_o live_v far_a from_o hebron_n appear_v in_o the_o high_a equipage_n as_o if_o they_o endeavour_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o distance_n of_o their_o habitation_n purposely_o advance_v with_o the_o great_a number_n here_o it_o will_v be_v inquire_v why_o judah_n large_a in_o dominion_n next_o in_o position_n near_o in_o relation_n as_o david_n native_a tribe_n make_v here_o the_o slender_a appearance_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n benjamin_n alone_o except_v the_o thinness_n of_o who_o number_n be_v excuse_v in_o the_o text_n because_o 29._o hitherto_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o keep_v the_o ward_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n what!_o do_v it_o fare_v with_o prince_n as_o with_o prophet_n that_o they_o be_v not_o 57_o without_o honour_n save_v in_o their_o own_o country_n and_o in_o their_o own_o house_n that_o david_n find_v few_o attendant_n from_o his_o own_o tribe_n oh_o no_o he_o be_v abundant_o love_v and_o honour_v therein_o but_o tostatus_n answer_v 1_o david_n daily_a attendance_n both_o civil_a in_o his_o 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pervert_v to_o some_o solemn_a superstition_n the_o manner_n or_o way_n whereof_o secundum_fw-la usum_fw-la beershebae_fw-la be_v a_o precedent_n or_o lead_v pattern_n for_o other_o place_n to_o imitate_v as_o act._n 9_o 2._o &_o 18._o 25._o &_o 24._o 14._o §_o 14._o but_o the_o city_n of_o beersheba_n itself_o stand_v hard_a by_o on_o the_o brook_n bezor_n the_o name_n import_v the_o well_o of_o a_o oath_n first_o so_o call_v from_o 31._o abraham_n then_o from_o 33._o isaac_n ceremonious_a swear_v and_o covenant_v with_o abimelech_n in_o that_o place_n now_o if_o scarlet_n keep_v colour_n because_o twice_o die_v and_o therefore_o call_v dibaphon_n well_o may_v beersheba_n retain_v her_o name_n twice_o on_o the_o same_o occasion_n impose_v upon_o it_o 4._o here_o god_n comfort_v jacob_n in_o his_o journey_n down_o into_o egypt_n promise_v he_o safety_n and_o sight_n of_o his_o son_n joseph_n many_o hundred_o year_n after_o samuel_n at_o 2._o beersheba_n set_v up_o his_o son_n for_o judge_n who_o degenerate_v from_o their_o father_n integrity_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n into_o two_o kingdom_n beersheba_n belong_v to_o judah_n where_o 4._o jehoshaphat_n set_v up_o judge_n and_o whither_o 3._o eliah_n persecute_v by_o jezebel_n flee_v for_o succour_n hence_o he_o flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n leave_v his_o servant_n at_o beersheba_n not_o that_o he_o careless_o cast_v he_o off_o but_o as_o the_o case_n stand_v with_o eliah_n life_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o attendance_n and_o one_o alone_a might_n shift_n with_o more_o secrecy_n than_o two_o together_o beside_o by_o the_o avoidance_n of_o this_o servant_n probable_o no_o person_n of_o extraordinary_a performance_n divine_a providence_n make_v a_o way_n for_o elisha_n one_o of_o more_o desert_n in_o this_o vacancy_n to_o be_v induct_v into_o eliah_n service_n §_o 15._o come_v still_o westward_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o bezor_n we_o find_v the_o place_n where_o two_o hundred_o of_o david_n foot_n 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disobedience_n forbid_v the_o entrance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n yet_o he_o come_v to_o the_o selvedge_n or_o out-skirt_n thereof_o for_o hard_a by_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n with_o a_o narrow_a spong_o confine_v on_o the_o kingdom_n of_o edom._n 2_o the_o valley_n of_o salt_n at_o the_o south_n end_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n where_o god_n twice_o season_v the_o edomite_n with_o two_o sharp_a and_o smart_a overthrow_n when_o abishai_n 12._o kill_v eighteen_o thousand_o and_o afterward_o when_o 7._o amaziah_n kill_v ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o in_o the_o same_o place_n 3_o 8_o zair_a be_v not_o far_o off_o where_o king_n joram_n of_o judah_n give_v the_o edomite_n a_o great_a blow_n though_o he_o can_v not_o bring_v they_o again_o into_o a_o full_a subjection_n 4_o more_o south_n bozrah_n the_o metropolis_n of_o edom._n the_o name_n thereof_o signify_v a_o muniment_n or_o fortification_n hence_o so_o many_o of_o they_o in_o these_o part_n and_o it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o 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