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jerom_n and_o lyra._n it_o have_v jordan_n west_n mount_n seir_n east_n edrai_fw-fr south_n and_o damascus_n north_n in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o traconitis_n and_o adjoin_v to_o basan_n where_o job_n the_o son_n of_o hus_n the_o son_n of_o nahor_n dwell_v full_a of_o petty_a king_n in_o the_o day_n of_o jeremy_n 25.20_o hal_n aram_n second_v son_n father_n of_o the_o armenian_n say_v jerom_n but_o junius_n place_v he_o in_o the_o palmeriâ—n_a desert_n by_o euphrates_n where_o ptolemy_n place_v the_o city_n cholle_a gether_o the_o three_o son_n set_v down_o in_o cassiotis_n and_o seleucis_n and_o be_v seat_v where_o ptolemy_n place_v the_o city_n gindarus_n mesech_n the_o four_o son_n set_v down_o north_n of_o syria_n 'tween_o silicia_n and_o mesopotamia_n near_o the_o mount_n masius_n these_o plantation_n can_v no_o other_o way_n be_v know_v than_o by_o this_o probability_n the_o father_n have_v large_a region_n plant_v their_o own_o child_n in_o they_o for_o mutual_a comfort_n till_o ambition_n breed_v
of_o the_o east_n yet_o be_v there_o of_o they_o dwelling_n in_o the_o south_n they_o be_v grow_v so_o many_o that_o the_o east_n can_v not_o hold_v they_o §_o 4._o king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o jeroboam_n to_o achab_n §_o jeroboam_fw-la fly_v from_o solomon_n into_o egypt_n to_o shishaâ—_n who_o eusebius_n call_v osochore_n who_o daughter_n he_o marry_v as_o adad_fw-la the_o edumenian_a have_v his_o predecessor_n wive_n sister_n and_o be_v prepare_v by_o shishak_n to_o shake_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judea_n that_o he_o may_v pillage_v it_o as_o he_o according_o do_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o rehoboam_n this_o man_n be_v exalt_v to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n prefer_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o world_n before_o god_n service_n and_o honour_n to_o prevent_v the_o people_n fall_v from_o he_o by_o resort_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o erect_v the_o two_o calf_n etc._n etc._n jeroboam_fw-la reign_v at_o sichem_n twenty_o two_o year_n nadab_n his_o son_n succeed_v two_o year_n and_o be_v slay_v by_o baasha_n who_o root_v oâ—â—_n all_o ieroboam_n seed_n and_o reign_v twenty_o four_o year_n at_o thersa_n and_o ela_n his_o son_n succeed_v two_o year_n and_o be_v slay_v in_o his_o cup_n by_o zimri_n who_o succeed_v seven_o day_n but_o homri_n in_o revenge_n of_o ela_n besiege_v he_o and_o make_v he_o burn_v himself_o and_o succeed_v transfer_v the_o regal_a seat_n to_o samaria_n and_o reign_v twelve_o year_n §_o 5._o ahab_n succeed_v his_o father_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o zidon_n and_o embrace_v her_o religion_n as_o jeroboam_fw-la have_v his_o egyptian_a wife_n ahab_n be_v slay_v after_o twenty_o two_o year_n ocharius_fw-la succeed_v his_o father_n and_o die_v of_o a_o fall_n in_o his_o second_o year_n and_o his_o brother_n joram_n succeed_v 12_o year_n who_o with_o aid_n of_o juda_n and_o edom_n can_v not_o subdue_v moab_n who_o sacrifice_v edom_n son_n take_v in_o a_o eruption_n which_o he_o make_v out_o of_o the_o city_n whereupon_o the_o siege_n be_v break_v up_o through_o edom_n displeasure_n against_o israel_n for_o refuse_v to_o make_v peace_n with_o moab_n to_o save_v his_o son_n amos_n 2.1_o jehu_n slay_v joram_n and_o succeed_v twenty_o eight_o year_n who_o son_n jehoâ—haz_n succeed_v seventeen_o year_n and_o be_v molest_v by_o aza_n joas_n succeed_v his_o father_n sixteen_o year_n recover_v from_o aram_n what_o his_o father_n lose_v and_o sack_v jerusalem_n jeroboam_fw-la succeed_v his_o father_n forty_o one_o year_n recover_v all_o from_o hamâ—th_n to_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o zacharias_n his_o son_n succeed_v six_o month_n and_o be_v slay_v by_o shallum_n who_o succeed_v two_o month_n and_o menahen_n slay_v he_o and_o succeed_v ten_o year_n with_o much_o cruelty_n pekahia_n his_o son_n succeed_v two_o year_n and_o peka_n slay_v he_o and_o succeed_v twenty_o year_n in_o his_o time_n tyglath_n pileser_n king_n of_o assyria_n invade_v israel_n and_o carry_v many_o captive_n into_o assyria_n he_o be_v draw_v in_o by_o achas_n king_n of_o juda_n who_o peka_n of_o israel_n and_o rezin_n of_o damascus_n waste_v and_o first_o he_o surprise_v the_o monarch_n of_o syria_n and_o damascus_n and_o then_o israel_n prepare_v the_o way_n to_o juda_n hosea_n slay_v peka_n and_o succeed_v nine_o year_n in_o who_o time_n tiglath_n pileser_n carry_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n captive_n and_o repeopled_n the_o country_n with_o cuthites_n out_o of_o arabia_n deserta_fw-la the_o persian_n with_o calanean_n border_v on_o syria_n and_o sepharim_n out_o of_o mesopotamia_n with_o the_o avim_n of_o old_a inhabit_v the_o philistine_n land_n but_o now_o inhabit_a deserta_fw-la and_o call_v havaei_fw-la chap._n viii_o the_o history_n of_o the_o syrian_n border_v their_o tribe_n on_o the_o east_n of_o jordan_n damascus_n in_o this_o border_n most_o famous_a for_o antiquity_n beauty_n riches_n be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o joy_n and_o house_n of_o pleasure_n the_o hebrew_n think_v it_o build_v by_o hus_n son_n of_o abraham_n other_o as_o jerom_o ascribe_v it_o to_o damascus_n son_n of_o eleasar_n abraham_n steward_n but_o be_v before_o eleasar_n david_n subdue_v it_o in_o the_o overthrow_n of_o adadezar_n but_o rezin_n servant_n to_o adadezer_n escape_v with_o the_o break_a force_n recover_v it_o and_o be_v make_v king_n adadezer_n return_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o force_v out_o rezin_n and_o become_v king_n of_o syria_n for_o nine_o descent_n §_o 2._o of_o the_o first_o king_n of_o damascus_n and_o their_o grow_v up_o §_o that_o damascus_n be_v of_o note_n in_o abraham_n day_n his_o steward_n be_v a_o argument_n what_o the_o government_n be_v then_o and_o long_o after_o the_o reason_n of_o moses_n story_n lead_v he_o not_o to_o handle_v the_o first_o occasion_n be_v in_o david_n reign_n who_o seek_v to_o establish_v the_o command_n of_o israel_n unto_o euphrates_n as_o god_n have_v promise_v invade_v adadezer_n who_o be_v then_o of_o the_o great_a force_n in_o syria_n strict_o take_v contain_v damascus_n saba_n camath_n or_o ituraea_n and_o geshur_n adadezer_n king_n of_o saba_n call_v to_o his_o assistance_n the_o damascene_n who_o be_v not_o rank_v under_o a_o king_n but_o after_o the_o overthrow_n reason_n a_o commander_n under_o hadadesar_n gather_v the_o break_a force_n surprise_v damascus_n where_o david_n have_v put_v a_o garrison_n and_o be_v make_v king_n there_o as_o it_o seem_v after_o david_n death_n so_o that_o as_o rehob_n and_o his_o son_n adadezer_n be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o syria_n saba_n and_o toi_fw-fr the_o first_o king_n of_o camath_n so_o rezon_n be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o damascus_n which_o before_o be_v command_v by_o the_o king_n of_o saba_n who_o power_n become_v formidable_a to_o the_o king_n of_o camath_n the_o next_o king_n be_v adad_fw-la of_o edom_n who_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n whether_o he_o flee_v from_o david_n and_o find_v his_o force_n too_o weak_a to_o recover_v edom_n it_o seem_v he_o surprise_v damascus_n and_o become_v king_n of_o aram._n the_o next_o king_n of_o aram_n be_v hezion_n who_o his_o son_n tabremmon_n succeed_v the_o father_n of_o benhadad_n who_o assist_v asa_n king_n of_o juda_n against_o baasha_n king_n of_o israel_n almost_o fifty_o year_n after_o benhadad_n be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o achab_n and_o promise_v to_o restore_v what_o his_o father_n have_v take_v from_o israel_n judg._n this_o be_v a_o second_o benhadad_n who_o slay_v achab_n and_o besiege_a samaria_n the_o second_o time_n and_o be_v smother_v by_o hazael_n who_o succeed_v he_o and_o do_v much_o mischief_n to_o lud_n but_o bring_v israel_n to_o a_o low_a ebb_n 2_o king_n 13.7_o §_o 3._o of_o the_o late_a king_n be_v benhadad_o two_o or_o rather_o three_o who_o lose_v what_o hazael_n have_v get_v three_o other_o succeed_v of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o one_o of_o who_o time_n jeroboam_fw-la 2_o d._n recover_v damascus_n itself_o and_o chamath_n to_o israel_n which_o by_o david_n conquest_n have_v belong_v to_o juda_n rezin_n the_o 10_o the_o after_o adad_fw-la 1_o st_z molest_v achas_n and_o be_v take_v elath_n be_v by_o achas_n procurement_n take_v and_o slay_v by_o tiglath_n pileser_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o damascus_n dissolve_v §_o 4._o of_o lesser_a kingdom_n in_o syria_n gessur_n where_o talmai_n reign_v after_o ammihur_n success_n sophena_n or_o syria_n saba_n or_o coelosyria_n have_v rehob_n and_o adadezer_n after_o he_o who_o kingdom_n translate_v to_o damascus_n by_o rezin_n end_v with_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n not_o long_o after_o ninus_n race_n in_o sardanapalus_n have_v be_v end_v by_o phulbelechus_fw-la father_n of_o this_o tiglath_n who_o son_n salmanassar_n lead_v israel_n captive_a as_o his_o father_n have_v damascus_n senacharib_o son_n of_o salmanasser_n attempt_v jerusalem_n in_o vain_a but_o 132_o year_n after_o israel_n captivity_n it_o also_o go_v to_o babylon_n §_o 5._o jerusalem_n in_o ioshua_n day_n have_v adonizedek_n for_o king_n and_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o hozar_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o canaanite_n this_o city_n of_o old_a call_v jebus_n inhabit_a of_o by_o jebusite_n and_o therefore_o likely_a to_o be_v build_v by_o jebusaeus_n the_o son_n of_o canaan_n and_o not_o by_o melchisedek_n for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v in_o abraham_n way_n return_v from_o his_o victory_n but_o rather_o that_o salem_n by_o jordan_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v in_o manasses_n though_o joshua_n slay_v their_o king_n yet_o they_o hold_v out_o 400_o year_n till_o david_n win_v it_o solomon_n so_o perfect_v the_o strength_n beauty_n and_o riches_n of_o it_o beside_o the_o renown_a temple_n that_o the_o world_n have_v not_o the_o like_a that_o ditch_n hew_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n sixty_o foot_n deep_a and_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o broad_a with_o wall_n gate_n and_o palace_n defend_v one_o hundred_o fifty_o thousand_o man_n beside_o woman_n
this_o as_o other_o question_n of_o time_n etc._n etc._n eusebius_n in_o his_o evan._n praepar_fw-la out_o of_o tatian_n name_v many_o greek_a writer_n more_o ancient_a than_o homer_n hesiodus_n age_n be_v also_o question_v some_o hold_v he_o elder_n some_o young_a than_o he_o but_o varro_n leave_v it_o uncertain_a find_v that_o both_o the_o father_n live_v some_o year_n together_o senye_n or_o senemyres_n seem_v to_o have_v rule_v egypt_n at_o this_o time_n for_o tenefersobris_n his_o successor_n precede_v vaphres_n father-in-law_n to_o solomon_n about_o the_o end_n of_o saul_n the_o amazon_n and_o cimmerian_n invade_v asia_n after_o the_o fall_n of_o troy_n six_o kingdom_n grow_v up_o as_o the_o latin_n in_o italy_n lacedaemon_n corintâ—_n and_o achaia_n in_o greece_n syria_n soba_n and_o damascus_n under_o the_o adads_n in_o arabia_n of_o which_o be_v ten_o king_n which_o begin_v and_o end_v in_o effect_n with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o now_o change_v their_o form_n of_o government_n into_o a_o monarchy_n chap._n xiii_o of_o david_n first_o of_o his_o estate_n under_o saul_n §_o 1._o david_n hazard_n after_o he_o be_v design_v king_n be_v many_o first_o with_o goliaâ—_n which_o win_v he_o fame_n with_o all_o love_n with_o jonathan_n like_o that_o he_o bear_v to_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o a_o ground_n of_o deadly_a hatred_n in_o saul_n though_o it_o break_v not_o out_o till_o he_o have_v entertain_v he_o to_o play_v on_o his_o harp_n and_o have_v make_v he_o his_o son-in-law_n when_o in_o a_o rave_v fit_a he_o throw_v his_o spear_n at_o he_o censorinus_n speak_v of_o esculapius_n a_o physician_n and_o seneca_n of_o pythagoras_n cure_v frenzy_n by_o music_n but_o saul_n madness_n arise_v from_o the_o cause_n of_o cause_n and_o therefore_o incurable_a and_o the_o ease_n he_o have_v god_n ordain_v for_o the_o musician_n good_a more_o than_o the_o king_n be_v saul_n after_o this_o fear_v to_o trust_v david_n about_o his_o person_n employ_v he_o against_o the_o philistine_n hope_v of_o his_o fall_n by_o they_o and_o be_v disappoint_v therein_o he_o move_v jonathan_n and_o his_o servant_n to_o kill_v he_o but_o in_o vain_a from_o many_o other_o desperate_a peril_n the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o yea_o in_o a_o mutiny_n of_o his_o own_o etc._n etc._n as_o the_o history_n of_o this_o part_n of_o his_o life_n witness_v saul_n be_v slay_v the_o philistine_n victory_n be_v such_o as_o some_o town_n even_o beyond_o jordan_n be_v abandon_v and_o leave_v to_o their_o oppression_n without_o resistance_n it_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o they_o be_v warlike_a and_o ambitious_a do_v not_o follow_v the_o victory_n to_o make_v the_o conquest_n entire_a but_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o civil_a war_n between_o david_n and_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n immediate_o break_v out_o give_v they_o hope_n of_o a_o easy_a victory_n over_o both_o whereas_o their_o far_a pursuit_n may_v enforce_v a_o atonement_n against_o a_o common_a enemy_n §_o 2._o david_n beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v oppose_v by_o abner_n who_o seek_v to_o advance_v ishbosheth_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n yet_o without_o right_n while_o mephibosheth_n the_o son_n of_o jonathan_n live_v the_o first_o war_n be_v defensive_a in_o david_n when_o abner_n fight_v it_o upon_o a_o challenge_n of_o twelve_o combatant_n on_o either_o side_n which_o slay_v each_o other_o like_o the_o combat_n between_o 300_o lacedaemonian_n and_o as_o many_o argive_n wherein_o three_o survive_v and_o between_o the_o horatij_n and_o the_o curatii_n for_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o latin_n the_o text_n chap._n 3.1_o make_v it_o probable_a the_o war_n between_o david_n and_o ishbosheth_n last_v long_o than_o two_o year_n so_o that_o those_o two_o year_n mention_v chap._n 2.13_o some_o rabin_n refer_v to_o the_o time_n when_o this_o be_v write_v §_o 3._o abner_n be_v reconcile_v to_o david_n be_v murder_v by_o joah_n in_o revenge_n of_o asael_n and_o in_o jealousy_n of_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n which_o admit_v of_o no_o companion_n much_o less_o a_o superior_a as_o he_o doubt_v abner_n will_v prove_v be_v general_n of_o ten_o tribe_n upon_o like_a jealousy_n he_o also_o murder_v his_o own_o kinsman_n amasa_n the_o death_n of_o abner_n may_v great_o have_v endanger_v david_n condition_n if_o any_o thing_n can_v withstand_v god_n ordinance_n therefore_o he_o wise_o bewail_v it_o so_o open_o complain_v of_o ioab_n greatness_n which_o make_v prince_n oft_o put_v up_o wrong_n at_o their_o hand_n yet_o he_o public_o curse_v he_o etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o david_n reign_n over_o all_o israel_n after_o ishbosheth_n death_n be_v confirm_v his_o first_o enterprise_n be_v against_o jerusalem_n the_o centre_n of_o the_o kingdom_n hold_v by_o the_o jebusite_n from_o joshua_n to_o that_o day_n who_o strength_n be_v such_o that_o in_o derision_n they_o man_v the_o wall_n with_o blind_a and_o lame_a man_n but_o lose_v it_o the_o philistines_n hear_v of_o david_n anoint_v think_v it_o good_a to_o try_v he_o before_o he_o be_v warm_a in_o his_o seat_n but_o be_v overthrow_v twice_o david_n after_o this_o bring_v the_o ark_n to_o the_o city_n of_o david_n after_o which_o he_o intend_v to_o build_v a_o temple_n but_o be_v forbid_v because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o war._n the_o war_n which_o he_o have_v make_v be_v just_a yet_o god_n refuse_v to_o have_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o temple_n to_o be_v lay_v by_o his_o hand_n whereby_o the_o damnable_a pride_n of_o prince_n appear_v who_o by_o terror_n of_o war_n think_v to_o grow_v to_o greatness_n like_o the_o almighty_a not_o care_v to_o imitate_v his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n or_o to_o seek_v the_o bless_a promise_n by_o our_o saviour_n to_o peacemakers_n yet_o god_n so_o accept_v his_o religious_a intent_n that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v confirm_v to_o he_o and_o his_o and_o a_o promise_n be_v make_v of_o that_o everlasting_a throne_n to_o be_v establish_v in_o his_o seed_n §_o 5._o david_n after_o this_o overthrow_v the_o philistine_n and_o demolish_v their_o strong_a city_n of_o gath_n which_o be_v their_o frontier_n town_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o judah_n and_o ephraim_n from_o whence_o they_o make_v their_o incursion_n and_o thither_o retreat_v and_o be_v therefore_o call_v in_o the_o text_n the_o bridle_n of_o amgar_n junius_n after_o this_o he_o give_v they_o 4_o overthrow_v of_o which_o see_v 2_o sam._n 21.17_o but_o the_o conquest_n of_o moah_n and_o the_o arabian_a war_n come_v between_o of_o moab_n he_o slay_v two_o part_n and_o save_v a_o three_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n yet_o the_o occasion_n be_v uncertain_a only_a moses_n for_o bad_a they_o to_o seek_v their_o peace_n from_o thence_o to_o syria_n zoba_n against_o hadadezer_n §_o 6._o david_n overthrow_v hadadezer_n go_v to_o enlarge_v his_o border_n to_o euphrates_n which_o purpose_n for_o euphrates_n can_v be_v understand_v of_o david_n who_o upon_o this_o victory_n and_o win_v of_o damascus_n upon_o it_o have_v a_o fair_a way_n and_o help_v of_o chariot_n and_o horse_n now_o win_v sit_v for_o such_o a_o journey_n if_o he_o have_v intend_v it_o all_o which_o notwithstanding_o he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n this_o purpose_n be_v better_a refer_v to_o hadadezer_n next_o hereto_o follow_v the_o victory_n against_o the_o ammonite_n and_o their_o confederate_n with_o the_o severe_a revenge_n david_n take_v for_o the_o affront_n hanun_n show_v his_o ambassador_n but_o before_o rabath_n afterward_o call_v philadelphia_n be_v besiege_a david_n gain_v another_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o aramite_n bring_v to_o helam_n by_o adadezer_n out_o of_o mesopotamia_n from_o whence_o yet_o david_n proceed_v not_o to_o euphrates_n §_o 7._o david_n be_v trouble_n in_o his_o reign_n §_o as_o victory_n beget_v security_n and_o prosperity_n forgetfulness_n of_o former_a misery_n and_o many_o time_n of_o god_n himself_o the_o giver_n of_o all_o goodness_n so_o it_o fall_v out_o with_o this_o 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secret_o bring_v up_o that_o the_o tyranness_n can_v not_o discover_v it_o and_o think_v it_o not_o fit_a to_o make_v much_o ado_n about_o he_o but_o rather_o let_v it_o be_v think_v he_o be_v dispatch_v with_o the_o rest_n lest_o the_o people_n hear_v of_o his_o escape_n shall_v hearken_v after_o innovation_n §_o 5._o athatiah_n have_v act_v as_o queen_n above_o 6_o year_n without_o molestation_n when_o sudden_o the_o period_n of_o her_o glory_n and_o reward_n of_o her_o wickedness_n meet_v together_o and_o the_o young_a prince_n age_n require_v no_o long_o to_o be_v conceal_v for_o his_o better_a education_n to_o fit_v he_o with_o courage_n and_o quality_n proper_a for_o a_o king_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o over-deep_a root_n of_o impiety_n by_o the_o long_a reign_n of_o that_o curse_a woman_n jehojada_n wise_o consider_v this_o and_o combine_v with_o five_o captain_n of_o who_o he_o be_v best_o assure_v by_o who_o he_o draw_v over_o other_o great_a man_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o 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be_v not_o credible_a though_o all_o the_o force_n she_o can_v bring_v can_v not_o frustrate_v the_o council_n of_o god_n yet_o her_o indiscretion_n make_v the_o effect_n more_o easy_a §_o 6._o athaliah_n have_v no_o doubt_n consider_v jehoram_n king_n of_o israel_n rashness_n cast_v himself_o into_o the_o gape_a gulf_n of_o danger_n yet_o her self_o be_v by_o the_o like_a bait_n draw_v into_o the_o same_o trap_n and_o as_o she_o live_v like_o jezebel_n so_o be_v she_o reward_v with_o she_o these_o two_o queen_n be_v in_o many_o thing_n alike_o each_o daughter_n wife_n and_o mother_n to_o a_o king_n each_o overrule_v her_o husband_n be_v a_o idolater_n ambitious_a murderous_a each_o slay_v by_o conspire_v subject_n sudden_o etc._n etc._n we_o read_v not_o what_o become_v of_o athaliah_n son_n her_o sacrilegious_a imp_n which_o rob_v the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xviii_o of_o joash_n amaziah_n and_o their_o contemporary_n §_o 1._o joash_n about_o seven_o year_n old_a begin_v to_o reign_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o jehojada_n during_o his_o minority_n when_o he_o come_v to_o age_n he_o take_v two_o wife_n by_o iehojada_n advice_n repair_v david_n family_n almost_o wear_v out_o the_o first_o act_n he_o take_v in_o hand_n after_o he_o rule_v without_o a_o protector_n be_v the_o reparation_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o have_v be_v his_o sanctuary_n which_o he_o follow_v with_o much_o zeal_n §_o 2._o jehojada_n the_o priest_n be_v 130_o year_n old_a died_z before_o his_o country_n can_v have_v spare_v he_o and_o be_v bury_v among_o the_o king_n as_o he_o well_o deserve_v this_o honour_n seem_v to_o have_v come_v from_o the_o people_n for_o the_o king_n have_v soon_o forget_v he_o as_o one_o ease_v of_o debt_n and_o be_v easy_o flatter_v by_o the_o prince_n so_o that_o he_o quick_o forget_v his_o old_a well-deserving_a counsellor_n yea_o god_n himself_o author_n of_o all_o goodness_n he_o which_o have_v 30_o year_n show_v zeal_n to_o restore_v true_a religion_n and_o root_v out_o idolatry_n which_o have_v be_v grow_v some_o 16_o year_n be_v easy_o draw_v to_o fall_v away_o when_o he_o perceive_v his_o prince_n inclination_n and_o be_v once_o enter_v that_o course_n he_o run_v headlong_o as_o one_o who_o think_v liberty_n the_o only_a token_n of_o a_o king_n no_o long_o to_o endure_v the_o sour_a admonition_n of_o devout_a priest_n hereby_o it_o appear_v he_o which_o have_v be_v so_o long_o among_o the_o devout_a as_o saul_n among_o the_o prophet_n be_v not_o of_o they_o but_o like_o a_o actor_n upon_o the_o stage_n have_v counterfeit_v to_o express_v more_o zeal_n and_o lively_a affection_n than_o they_o can_v do_v which_o be_v true_o religious_a jehoahaz_n son_n of_o jehu_n king_n of_o israel_n reign_v 17_o year_n from_o the_o 23_o d_o of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n §_o 3._o joash_n have_v break_v loose_a from_o god_n be_v give_v over_o to_o man_n not_o so_o easy_o shake_v off_o for_o hazael_n king_n of_o aram_n return_v from_o gath_n 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