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
the campe of Asher an hundred foure score and fiue thousand Q. What befell to him then A. He was sicke and the Lord sent Isaiah vnto him to bidde him set his house in order for hee should die chap. 20. lib. 2. Q. What did Hezekiah A. He prayed to the Lord and he restored him to health againe and added fifteene yeares to his daies eod Q. What signe did God giue him that he should recouer A. The Sunne went backe tenne degrees eod Q. What was his sinne A. He shewed the treasure of the temple to the Babylonian Embassadours eod Q. What did the Lord then A. He sent Isaiah the Prophet to reprooue him c. 20. l. 3. Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Isaiah Ieremiah and Huldah Q. Who was high Priest A. Azariah Q. How long raigned Hezechiah A. Twentie nine yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Manasses Q. What is recorded of him chapters A. He restored idolatrie he made his sonnes passe through the fire he cut Isaiah asunder with a wooden saw Q. How was he punished A. He was carried captiue into Babylon Q. What did he there A. He prayed vnto the Lord and he heard him and restored his kingdome vnto him again 2. Chro. 33. Q. What did he then A. He took away the strange gods and restored religion eod Q. How long raigned he A. Fiftie yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Amon cap. 21. lib. 2. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What became of him A. He was slaine by his seruants hauing raigned 2. yeares 2. Chr. 33. Q. Who succeeded him A. Iosiah Q. What is recorded of him A. He did vprightly in the fight of the Lord 2. King 22. Q. What were his acts A. He found the booke of the law and read it in the eares of all the people he destroyed idolatrie repaired the teÌ„ple he kept a great passe-ouer 2. King 22.23 Q. What became of him A. He was slaine with an arrow at Megiddo hauing raigued 31. yeares eod Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Ieremiah Zephaniah Haldah a Prophetesse Q. Who was high Priest A. Hilchiah Q. Who succeeded him A. Iehoahaz his sonne ca. 23. lib. 2. Q. How long raigned he A. Two yeares Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How was he plagued A. Pharaoh Necoh King of Egypt came vp against him and put him in bonds put the land to tribute of an hundred talents of siluer and a talent of gold And Ehakim the brother of Iehoahaz raigned in his stead and chaunged his name to Iehoiakim cha 23. lib. 2. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord eod Q. What were his acts A. He paid tribute to Pharaoh ca 23. lib. 2. He imprisoned Ieremiah Ier. 36. he cut the Prophet Habacuk in peeces and burnt Baracks prophesies Q. What became of him A. He was carried captiue by Nabuchadnezzar hauing raigned 11. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Iehoiakin his sonne ca. 24. lib. 2. Q. VVhat is recorded of him chapter 24 A. He deliuered himselfe into the hands of Nabuchadnezzar by the counsell of Ieremie in which captiuitie were Ezechiel Daniel and the three children Q How long raigned he A. Three moneths Q. Who succeeded him A. Mattaniah his vncle whom the king of Babel called Zedechiah Q. What is recorded of him chapter 24 A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord for which he and the kingdom of Iudah were carried into captiuitie by Nabuchadnezzar king of Babel Q. How long had he raigned before he was carried captiue A. Eleuen yeares Q. What Prophets were in his 〈◊〉 A. Baruck Ezechiel and Ieremiah Q. What did they to Zedekiah when they had taken him 2. King 25. A. They slewe his sonnes before his eyes then they put out his eyes and bounde him in chaines and carried him to Babel Q. Who was high Priest in his time A. Seraiah Q. What prophets A. Baruck and Ezechiel Q. Rehearse the chiefe Prophets that prophesied in these kings times A. Iddo Shemiah Iehu Zachariah Eliah Ioel Isaiah Nahum Michab Zephaniah Ieremiah Huldah Vziah Baruck Ezechiel Q. Rehearse the Priests A. Ahiah Azariah Ichoidah Zachariah Amaziah Ahitub Zadock Shallum Hilkiah and Seraiah Q. Rehearse the chiefe Kings of Babel A. Berodach Baladan who honoured Hezechiah Nabuchadnezzar who was cast into a Wood nourished by a goate bewrayed by an Owle found out by a Leopard His name ariseth of Nabn a Goate Chad an Owle and nazor a Leopard He ouercame the Assyrians he carried Iudah captiue He was proud became as a beast afterward he was restored to his kingdome Nabuchadnezzar the lesse who beautified the Temple Euilmeradock who gaue his father vnto 300. vultures to be deuoured Balthaser to whom the hand writing appeared Q. Which was the chiefe citte of Israel A. Samaria Q. Which was the chiefe citie of Iudah A. Ierusalem Q. Which was the chiefe city of Assyria A. Niniâ—…e Q. Which was the chiefe citie of the Babylonians A. Babylon Q. Rehearse the Kings of Israel A. Ieroboam Nadab Baasha Elah Zimri Omri Ahab Ahaziah Iehoram Iehu Iehoahaz Ioash Ieroboam Zachariah Shallum Menahem Pekahiah Pekah Hoshea Q. How many kings raigned ouer Israel A. Nineteene and none of them good 1. King 12. Q. What is recorded of Ieroboam A. The prophet Ahiah rent his garment in 12. peeces and gaue him tenne He foretold him that he should bee king ouer Israel He made two golden calues for the Israelites to worship setting one of them in Dan and the other in Bethel for which he being reprooued by the Prophet stretched out his hand to lay hold on him and it withered so that hee could not pull it to him againe vntill the Prophet prayed for him He caused his wife to disguise her selfe and to goe to the Prophet 2. King 15 Q. How long raigned he A. Twentie two yeares Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Ahiah Iddo and Shemaiah Q. Who succeeded Ieroboam A. Nadab 1. king 14. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What became of him chapter 14 A. He was slaine by Baasha at Gybbethon hauing raigned two yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Baasha 1. King 15. Q. What did he A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What were his acts A. He fought with Asa and built Ramah Q. VVhat became of him A. He died hauing raigned 24. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Elah his son 1. king 16. Q. What did he A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What became of him A. He was slaine by Zimri in Tirzai being drunke hauing raigned two yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Zimri eod Q. What is recorded of him A. He slue all the house of Baasha Q. What became of him A. He burnt Tirzai himselfe in the middest of it beeing besieged by