deliuered the inhabitants of Iabesh frō the Ammonites he ouerthrew the Amalekites and Philistims Q. What were his euill deeds chapter 15 A. He tooke on him the Pricsts office he spared Agag and the best things he persecuted Dauid 18. he slew the Lords priests 21. and he consnlted with witches chap. 28. Q. How was he plagued A. He was reiected and Dauid elected he was vexed with an euill spirit his two sonnes were slaine by the Philistims he slew himselfe chap. 31. Q. Who was high Priest A. Abimeleck the sonne of Ahitub Q. Who succeeded Saul in the kingdome A. Dauid Q. What principall things are to be considered of him A. His calling and his acts Q. How many things must we consider in his calling chapter 16 A. Three 1. who called him God 2. by whom was hee called by Samuel 3. frō whence was he called from keeping his fathers sheepe Q. How are the acts of Dauid deuided A. Into his actes in Sauls time and his acts after Sauls death Q. Whatwere his acts in Sauls time A. He slew a Lyon and a Beare he mitigated Sauls furie with his harpe he slew Gokah chapter 17. he slewe 300. Philistims for 200. fore-skinnes for which he was made the Kings sonne in lawe He was preferred before Saul of the Virgins he was persecuted by Saul 18. chap. He fled to Nob and did eate the shewbread 21. chapt He fled to Gath and there hee did counterfeit himselfe mad 21. c. he cut off the lap of Sauls garment he tooke away the speare and a pot of water that stood at Sauls head chap 26. he destroed the Amalekites chap. 30. Libri primi Samuelis finis II. SAMVEL Q. What must we consider of Dauid after Sauls death A. His acts after he was made king of Israel and his acts when he ruled ouer Iudah onely Q. What were his acts when he ruled ouer Iudah chapter 1 A. He slew the man that said he had slaine Saul he waged warre seauen yeares with Ishbosheth chap. 2. Q. Who was captaine ouer Ishbosheths armie A. Abner Q. What became of him A. He was slaine cowardly by loab because he slew Asacl his brother chap. 3. Q. What did Dauid after the death of Abner A. He lamented for him Q. What befell to Ishbosheth after the death of Abner chapter 4 A. Baanah and Rechab two of his captaines slew him as he slept on his bed and cut off his head and brought it to Dauid in Hebron Q. Who then raigned ouer Israel A. Dauid chap. 5. Q. How many things must we obserue in his gouernement beeing king ouer Israels A. Two things wherin he behaued himselfe well wherin ill Q. VVherein did he behaue himselfe well chapters 6,7,8,9,10 A. He fought the Lords battels he slew Baanah Rechab hee ouercame the Philistims twice he tooke the fort of Sion he restored the arke he prepared for the building of the temple he ouerthrewe the Philistims the Ammorites and all his enemies chap. 8. Q. Who was captam of his hoast A. Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah Q. What were Dauids euill deeds chapter 11 A. He brought the the Arke in a new cart when it should haue beene borne on the Leuites shoulders he committed adulterie with Bethsheba and caused Vriah her husband to bee slaine and caused the people to be numbred chap. 24. Q. How was he plagued for carrying the arke in a cart A. The oxen stumbled the arke shooke Vzzah put vp his hand and was striken dead Q. How for his adulterie A. chapter 13 The child conceiued in adulterie died chapter 15 Amnon defiled Tamar chapter 17 Absalon slue Amnon and lay with his fathers concubines lastly Sheba rebelled chap. 20. Q. What became of Absolon A. He was hanged on an oake by the haire of the head and slaine by Ioab chap. 18. Q. How did the Lord plague him for numbring the people A. God sent a plague for 3. daies whereof died feauentie thousand men chap. 44. Q. How was the plague ceased A. Dauid repenting praying God bad the Augell hold his hand Q. What did Dauid then A. He builded an altar and offered sacrifice vnto the Lord chap. 24. Q. What Prophets were in Dauids time A. Nathan and Gad. Q. Who were high Priests A. A biathar and Zadock Q. Who was Scribe A. Shuah Q. Who was Recorder A. Iehoshaphat Q. Who was ouer the tribute A. Adoram Q. Who was captaine ouer the Cherethites and Perezites A. Benaiah Q. How long raigned Dauid ouer Israel A. Seauen yeares in Hebron 33. yeares ouer all Israel in all 40. yeares Lib. 2. Sam finis KINGS Q. What call you the next booke to Samuel A. Kings Q. How many bookes of Kings are there A. Two Q. How many things are principally to be considered in these two bookes A. Two the rest of the kingdome of Israel before the diuision and after the diuision Q. How many kings were there before the kingdom was diuided A. Three Saul Dauid and Salomon Q. How many of these were mentioned in the first booke A. Two Dauid Salomon Q. What is recorded of Dauid in this booke A. He caused his sonne Salomon to be annointed King the charge that he gaue him at his death Q. What notable things are recorded of Salomon A. He flew Adoniah Ioab and Shemei chapter 1 He prayed for wifedome and obtained it chapter 5 He prepareth for the building of the Temple chapter 7 He builded the Temple in 7. yeares Hee receiued the Queene of Sheba very honorably 1. King 10. Q. What were his sinnes A. Idolatrie and adulterie 1. king 11. Q. How was he punished A. The Lord stirred vp enemies against him Hadad Rezin and Ieroboam chap. 11. Q. How long raigned Salomon A. Fourtie yeares 1. kin 11. Q. Who succeeded him A. Rehoboam 12. chap. Q. How old was Salomon when he begate Rehoboam A. Eleuen yeares for Rehoboam was 40. yeares old when he beganne to raigne 1. King 24. Salomon was 52. yeares olde when he died Hee was but 12. yeares old when he began to raigne 1. King 2. and he raigned onely 40. yeares 1. King 11. Q. What became of the kingdome after the death of Salomon A. It was deuided Q. Why A. Because of Salomons finnes Q. What call you the two kingdomes A. Israel and Iudah Q. How many tribes were in the kingdome of Iudah A. Two Iudah Beniamin Q. How many were in the kingdome of Israel A. Ten Reuben Simeon Issachar Zebulon Dan Gad Asher Neptali Ephraim and Manasses Q. How many kings A. Twentie Rehoboam Abiam Asa Iehosaphat Iehoram Ahasiah Athaliah Ioab Amasiah Azariah Iothan Ahaz Hezekiah Manasses Amon Iosiah Iehoahaz Iehoiakim Iehoiakin Zedekiah Q How many things must we consider in the historie of euery one of these kings A. Two their acts of Peace and their acts of warre Q. How many things must we consider in their acts of peace A. Two what they did for religion and what for the common wealth Q. Who was the first king
countrey Q. Whither went he then chapter 35 A. To Bethel Q. What charge gaue he vnto his houshold A. He charged them to put away their straunge gods to clense their hearts and change their garments Q. What did the Lord for the confirmation and strengthning of his faith A. He changed his name from Iacob to Israel ch 32.28 Q. What befell as hee parted from Bethel A. Rahel died in childbirth Q. What called shee the childs name A. Ben-oni the sonne of mine affliction Q. What did his fathers call him A. Beniamin Q. Whether went he then A. Beyond Migdal-eder Q. What befell to him there A. Beuben lay with his fathers concubine Q. How old was Isaac when he died A. One hundred and fourescore yeares Q. Who buried him A. His two sonnes Esau and Iacob Q. Where went Iacob when his father Isane died chapter 17 A. In the land of Canaan Q. What befell to Ioseph A. His brethren hated him because his father loued him best because of his dreames because he told his father of their euill sayings Q. What would they haue done with him A. They would haue killed him Q. Who saued him A. Ruben and Iudah said vnto the rest he is our brother let vs not shed his blood Q. What did they with him A. They put him in a pit Q. What did they then A. They made a feast Q. Were all present at the feast A. No Ruben was absent Q. What did they then with Ioseph A. They sold him to the Ishmalitish marchants for twentie peeces of siluer Q. When Reuben came to the pitte and found not Ioseph there what did he A. He rent his cloathes and went to his brethren and said The childe is not yonder and I whither shall I goe Q. What did the Isomalitish marchants with him A. They carried him into Egypt and sold him to Potiphar an cunuch of Pharaohs Q. Who was Iudah his wife chapter 38 A. The daughter of Shuah a Cananite Q. How many sonnes had he by her A. Three Er Onan and Shelah Q. What became of Er Onan A. The Lord slewe them because of their wickednesse Q. What is set downe of Iudah A. He lay with Thamar his daughter in law Q. What said Iudah when it was told him that Thamar his daughter in lawe had plaied the harlot and was with child A. He had them bring her forth and burne her Q. What learne you from hence A. That the law which was written in mans heart taught them that who redome should be punished with death for as yet the law was not giuen Q. When Potithar had brought Ioseph into Egypt what did hee with him A. He made him ruler ouer his house Q. What did he with him afterward A. He put him in prison because his wife slandered him said that he would haue lien with her Q. What did Ioseph beeing in prison chapter 40 A. He receiued mercie at the hands of the Lord found fauour at the master of the prisō Q. What is set downe besides whilest he continued in prison A. He expounded the chiefe butlers chiefe bakers dreams beeing prisoners with him Q. Who then deliuered Ioseph out of prison chapter 41 A. Pharaoh because he expounded his dreames Q. What did Pharaoh with him after this A. He made him ruler ouer all Egypt taking the ring from his owne finger and putting it on Iosephs he arraied Ioseph in garments of fine linnen and put a golden chaine about his necke Q. When Ioseph was ruler ouer Egypt what did he A. He gathered corne in the seauen years of plentie to serue in the seauen yeares of famine according to the interpretation of Pharaohs dreames Q. What hapned then chapter 42 A. The famine was so great in the land of Canaan that Iacob was enforced to send his sonnes into Egypt for corne Q. Did Ioseph know his brethren A. Yes Q. How did he vse them A. Roughly both in word and deed for he called them spies he accused them of theft he imprisoned them and sent them for Beniamin Q. Did he this of malice because they had vsed him so cruelly A. No he did it to trie their repentance for their former sins and their loue to their brother Beniamin Q. How aften came Iosephs brethren chapter 45 A. Twise Q. Came Beniamin A. Yes Q. What reason had Ioseph to trie their loue towards Beniamin rather then to any of the rest A. Because Rahel had no more children but himselfe and Beniamin Q. What did Ioseph after this chapter 46 A. He made himselfe known vnto his brethren and fent for his father Q. How long was it from that time that he was sold by his brethren vntill the time that he made himselfe knowne vnto them A. It was 22. yeares at 17. he was sold at 30. he stood before Pharaoh then seauen years of plentie were past in the second yeare of the famine he made himselfe knowne Q. Came Iacob A. Yes Q. How many soules came with Iacob into Egypt chapter 47 A. Seauentie Q. What said Ioseph vnto Pharaoh concerning his father and his brethren A. He said they were poore Shepheards in the land of Canaan Q. How old was Iacob then A. One hundreth and thirtie yeares Q. Where dwelt Iacob then A. In the land of Goshen Q. When Iacob was sicke who came to visite him chapter 48 A. Ioseph with his two sons Manasseth and Ephraim Q. What said Iacob to Ioseph A. Hee commanded and made him to sweare that hee would carrie him out of Egypt and burie him in the land of Canaan Q. How long lined Iacob in Egypt A. Seuenteene yeares and 130. before in all he liued 147. yeares Q. Did Iacob make a will before his death A. Yes Q. To whome gaue he the kingdome A. To Iudah because Reuben lay with his fathers concubine and Simcon and Leui had bloodie hands Q. Who had the Priesthood A. Leui. Q. How fell it out that he had the priesthood A. Because his hands were sanctified with the slaughter of the idolaters Exod. 32.28 Q. Who had the double portion A. Ioseph because he had more afflictions then his brethren Q. How many things did belong to Reuben as to the elder A. Three the kingdome the priest-hood and the double portion Q. Rehearse Iacobs twelue sons A. They were rehearsed before all sauing Beniamin Q. Rehearse the twelue tribes A. Reuben Simeon Iudah Issachar Zebulon Dan Gad Asher Nepthali Beniamin Ephraim and Manesseth Q. Which of Iacobs sonnes are left forth A. Leui and Ioseph Leui because he had bloodie hands and Ioseph because he had the double portion more afflictions then his brethren Q. Whowere placed in their stead A. Ephraim and Manasseth Q. What armes did Iacob giue vnto his sonnes A. Ruben water Simeon and Leui instruments of crueltie Iudah a Lyon Issachar an asse Zabulon a hauen for ships Dan a Serpent Gad an hoast of men Asher dainties for a King Nepthali a hinde Ioseph a fruitefull bough
with the cattell and spoyle thereof A. They tooke it to themfelues for a pray Q. What did Ioshua then to the citie A. He burnt it made it an heape for euer and a wildernesse to this daie Q. What did he with the king thereof A. He hanged him on a tree Q. VVhat did Ioshuah then A. Hee built an altar to the Lord and wrote a rehearsall of the Law and read it in the presence of all the children of Israel Q. What befell then chapter 9 A. Many kings assembled together to fight against Ioshua Q. Did none of the inhabitants of the land make peace with them A. Yes the Gibeonites Q. What did they A. They tooke old bottles and wine and mouldie bread and put on old shooes and old raiment and came to Ioshua and said they were come from a far countrie to make a league with them and Ioshua made a league with them Q. What did Ioshua when he knew their craft A. He commanded them to perpetuall slauerie Q. What did the fiue kings of the Amorites when they heard that the Gibeonites had made a league with them chapter 10 A. They gathered themselues together and made war against them Q. What did the Gibeonites A. They sent to Ioshua to pray him to come and deliuer them Q. What did Ioshua A. He ascended from Gilgal all that night and all the men of war with him came vpon them suddenly and discomfited them and they fledde towards Bethoron Q. What did the Lord then A. He did cast downe great stones vpon them from heauen vntill Azekah and there were more slain with hailstones then with the sword Q. What did Ioshua then A. He badde the Sun stand still in Gibeon and the Moone in the valley of Ailon vntil they had auenged thēselues on their enemies and that was the longest day that euer was Q. What became of the fiue kings of the Amorites A. They fledde to Makkedah and hid themselues in a caue Q. What did Ioshuah when he knew it A. He bad men roule great stones to the mouth of the Caue and he set men to keepe them and hee bad the rest followe after their enemies and not suffer them to enter into their cities and they smote them with an exceeding great slaughter then they returned to Gilgal Q. What was done when they returned A. The fiue Kings were brought out of the caue Q. What did Ioshua to them A. Hee commaunded his chiefe men of warre to come and set their feete vpon them and they did so Afterwards hee slewe them and hanged them on fiue seuerall trees vntill the Sunne went downe then hee tooke them downe and cast them into the caue and laid greate stones vpon the caues mouth which remaine till this day Q. What did Ioshua then A. Hee ouercame many cities and destroyed three kings more and he slew the inhabitants thē he returned to Gilgal Q. What did the rest of the kings when they heard of this A. They gathered themselues together and came and pitched at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel Q. What did the Lord then A. He bad Ioshua not bee afraid of them hee would deliuer them all slaine before him and he should hough their horses and burne their Chariots with fire Q. VVhat did Ioshua then A. He and all the men of war came suddenly out and smote them vntill there were none of them remaining Q. Did Ioshua destroy their cities A. No he destroyed none of the cities saue onely Hazor which he burnt with fire but he houghed their horses and Surnt their chariots with fire as the Lord had told him Q. Did the inhabitants of Canaan make peace with the Children of Israel the Gibeonites A. No. Q. Why did they not make peace with them A. Because the Lord hardened their hearts to the end they should come to battell against the children of Israel and they might vtterly destroy them Q. What did Ioshua then A. He destroyed the Anakims out of the land of Israel onely in Azzah Gath and Asndod they were left Q. How many kingdomes did the children of Israel ouercome in all chapter 12 A. Thirtie and one Q. When the children of Israel had ouercome their enemies what did Ioshua chapters 13,14 c. A. He denided the land by lots he appointed cities of refuge he gaue cities to Leuites He sent back Ruben Gad and halfe the tribe of Manasses Q. VVhat did Ioshua at his death chapter 13 A. He gathered the children of Israel together and exhorted them not to ioyne with the Gentiles vowing that whatsoeuer they did he his house would serue the Lord. Q. What became of Ioshua then A. He died Q. How old was he when he died A. One hundred and tenne yeares Finis Ioshuae IVDGES Q. After the death of Ioshua what gouernement had the children of Israel A. Iudges Q. What is the substance of this booke A. The estate of the children of Israel in the land of Canaan after the death of Ioshua Q. How is it deuided A. Into three parts their sinnes their oppressours and their deliuerers Q. What were their sinnes A. Contempt of religion Idolatrie theft and whoredome Q. Who were their oppressours A. The Aramites Philistims Midianites Moabites Cananites and Ammonites Q. How long were they oppressed A. One hundred and eleuen yeare Q. What did they beeing oppressed A. They cried vnto the Lord and he sent them deliuerers Q. Rehearse their names A. Otheniel Ehud Shamgar Deborah Barack Gedeon Abimeleck Tola Iaer Iptah Ibsau Elon Abdon Sampson Eli and Samuel Q. How many yeares did God giue them Iudges A. Three hundred thirtie nine yeares vntill Samuel Q. Why then doth Paul in the thirteenth of the Acts say that God gaue them Iudges 450. yeares A. He reckeneth the Iudges and oppressours together whose yeares added together make 450. Q. Out of whose hands did Otheniel deliuer them A. The Aramites ch 3.10 Q. Out of whose hands did Ehud deliuer them A. The Moabites Q. Out of whose handes did Shamgar deliuer them A. The Philistims Q. Out of whose hands did Dehora and Barack deliuer them A. The Cananites chap. 4. Q. Out of whose hands did Gideon deliuer them A. The Midianites chap. 6.7.8 Q. What is recorded of Abimeleck A. He vsurped the kingdom and slue 70. of his brethren vpō a stone chap. 9. Q. What befell to him then A. A woman with a peece of a milstone brake his braine-panne Q. What did he then A. He commanded his page his armour-bearer to thrust him through that it might not bee saide that a woman had killed him Q. What is recorded of Tola and laer A. There is no mention of any notable acts done by them cap. 10. Q. Out of whose handes did Iphtah deliuer them A. The Ammorites he offered his daughter in sacrifice to God and ouercame 42000. Ephramites cap. 11.12 Q. What did Ibsan Elon and Abdon A. They gouerned quietly Q. Out of whose handes did Sampson