Signet and Bracelets as a Pledg of the reward he promis'd her and goes away with ' em Afterwards being found to be with Child her Father-in-law Judah was acquainted with it who thereupon sentences her to be burnt But she producing the Staff Seal and Bracelets Judah acknowledges his Fault and acquits her When she fell in Travel she brought forth Twins the eldest of which was Pharez who was one of Christs Ancestors CHAP. XXXIX Joseph being sold to Potiphar and behaving himself with great prudence was made Ruler over all his House and being a goodly Person his Mistress fell in love with him and tempts him to lie with her which he constantly refusing at length watching a fit opportunity she laies hold on him to force him to it But he made a shift to get away leaving his Upper Garment in her hands Hereupon she accuses him to her Husband that he had made an attempt upon her Chastity which he believing without more ado cast him into Prison But God inclin'd the Keepers Heart to shew him kindness and he committed the Government of the Prisones and management of all his Affairs to Joseph and God prospered all that he did CHAP. XL. During his Imprisoment two of the Kings chief Officers were committed to Prison the chief Butler and the chief Baker One night they dreamt each of them a Dream which in the morning they told to Joseph and he interpreted them to 'em and the event made it good CHAP. XLI After this the King himself dreamt a Dream of Seven Fat Kine and seven Lean Ones which eat up the Fat Ones And another Dream of seven full Ears of Corn and seven thin ones which devour'd the seven full Ones These Dreams he related in the Morning to the Magicians and Wise Men but they could not understand the meaning of ' em Then the chief Butler acquainted the King how Joseph had expounded his Dream and his Fellow 's to them So Joseph was sent for to whom the King relating his Dreams he expounded them and likewise gave him prudent advice thereupon The King finding Joseph a Personage of such extraordinary Sagacity and Prudence made him Ruler over his House and over all the Land of Egypt and gave him an honourable person to be his Wife Hereupon Joseph travels all over the Land and appoints Officers and prepares Granaries and in the seven years of plenty laid up vast quantities of Corn in the Store-cities During this time he had two Sons Manasseh and Ephraim Then came the years of Famine and Joseph supplied both the Egyptians and Neighbour Countries with Corn. CHAP. XLII Jacob hearing there was Corn in Egypt sends all his Sons but Benjamin thither to buy Corn who coming before Joseph made a lowly Obeysance to him according to his Dream ch 37.5 but they knew him not tho he knew them He question'd them about several things spake roughly to 'em charg'd 'em to be Spies and imprison'd 'em three days but at last lets 'em go and sends 'em all away but one whom he detained as an Hostage till they brought their youngest Brother Benjamin with their Sacks full of Corn and their Mony in every Mans Sack When they came to their Father they relate all these passages to him and emptying their Sacks found every Mans Mony in his Sack which they were concerned at for fear of some design therein against ' em But Jacob would not hear of letting Benjamin go CHAP. XLIII The Famine continuing Jacob spake to 'em to fetch more Corn out of Egypt and upon their importunity suffers 'em to take Benjamin along with ' em They carry also a Present and double Mony When they came before Joseph and he saw Benjamin with 'em he caused 'em to be entertained at his House and Simeon to be brought out to 'em and when he came home he treated 'em very courteously especially Benjamin CHAP. XLIV And commanded their Sacks to be filled again with Corn and every Man's Mony put into his Sack and his Drinking Cup to be put into Benjamin's Sack so they departed But presently Joseph sends his Steward after 'em to charge 'em with stealing his Cup and makes search for it and finds it in Benjamin's Sack whereupon they all came back to Joseph's House and Judah relates to him what passed between their Father and them concerning Benjamin's coming with 'em and that if they should now return without him it would certainly break their Fathers Heart and bring down his Grey Hairs with Sorrow to the Grave CHAP. XLV Upon this affecting Discourse Joseph was so overcome with tenderness of affection that he could refrain no longer but makes himself known to them saying I am Joseph Which struck 'em with such surprize and terror that they had not power to speak a word But he encourages 'em and ascribes all they had done to him to the Providence of God for their good and bids 'em hasten to their Father to acquaint him that he was not only alive but Lord of all Egypt and therefore he should come down immediately and he 'd sustain him and his Family the five remaining years of the Famine And then he embrac'd his Brother Benjamin and kiss'd him and accomodated them with Waggons and all necessaries for their Journey and bids 'em not to fall out by the way They being come to their Father and relating these passages to him he was ready to faint and swoon away with the Surprize and could not believe ' em But afterwards upon further Discourse and sight of the Waggons he was satisfied saying It is enough Joseph my Son is yet alive I 'll go and see him before I die CHAP. XLVI Jacob having received this Message removes towards Egypt with his whole Family At Beersheba God appears to him and encourages him to go into Egypt promising to make him a great Nation and to bring up him and his Posterity again out of that Land Then Jacob sends Judah before him to Joseph who comes to meet his Father and instructs his Brethren what to say to Pharaoh to encline him to grant 'em the Land of Goshen for their dwelling CHAP. XLVII Joseph presents his Father and some of his Brethren to Pharaoh who questions 'em about their Occupation and gives order to appoint 'em the best part of the Land viz. Goshen for their Abode So he plac't them in Rameses and provided for 'em and likewise supplied all the Land of Egypt and Canaan with Corn first for Mony then for their Cattel and lastly for their Bodies and Lands After this Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years and drawing towards his end he sends for Joseph and obliges him by Oath not to bury him in Egypt but to carry him to Canaan and bury him with his Fathers CHAP. XLVIII Jacob being sick Joseph comes to visit him and brings his two Sons with him that they might receive their Grandfathers Blessing which Jacob having notice of sits up and tells Joseph that his two Sons
Ephraim and Manasseh should be reckoned as his own being Heads of distinct Tribes as his other Sons were Then laies his Right Hand upon Ephraim's head the younger and his Left upon Manasseh's the Elder to shew that Ephraim tho the Younger should have the preheminence and bestow his Patriarchal Blessing on them and gives Joseph a parcel of Land in Canaan all that he had there as his Heir CHAP. XLIX Afterwards he calls all his Sons together and by the Spirit of Prophecy blesses them and foretels their future Estate and what should betide each Tribe particularly in their succeeding Generations Then commands 'em to bury him with his Fathers and so yields up the Ghost CHAP. L. Then Joseph commands his Body to be embalmed which being dispatch'd having crav'd leave of the King he carries his Father's Body into Canaan to his Sepulcher there according to his appointment The Funeral Solemnity being over Joseph's Brethren began to fear that he 'd reckon with 'em for their misusage of him formerly But he was so far from that that he comforts and speaks kindly to 'em and promises to nourish them and all theirs After which Joseph and his Brethren lived long in Egypt and when he was ready to die he told them that God would certainly visit them in mercy and bring 'em out of Egypt into Canaan and therefore they should not bury his Body there but carry it along with 'em whensoever they went out So he died being an hundred and ten years old and they embalmed him and put him in a Coffin EXODUS CHAP. I. JOseph being dead and the Children of Israel being multiplyed exceedingly there arose a new King who not regarding the eminent Service Joseph had done to that Crown fearing their Strength contrives several ways to keep 'em under endeavouring first to wear 'em out with hard Labour and rigorous Bondage which not succeeding he commands the Midwives to strangle all the Male Children in the Birth but they not obeying this barbarous Edict he next commands all his People to throw every Male Child they met with into the River CHAP. II. During this Distress Moses was born and concealed by his Parents but when they could hide him no longer they put him in an Ark of Bull-rushes and laid him among the Flags by the River side and set his Sister to watch the event Pharaoh's Daughter coming that way and spying the Ark sent for it and found a Child therein Then she sent the Childs Sister to fetch an Hebrew Nurse who called the Child's Mother so she nurst it and when he was grown up brought him to Pharaoh's Daughter who adopted him for her Son called his Name Moses and trained him up in all the Wisdom and Learning of the Egyptians whereby he was fitted by God's singular Providence for those great Services he was afterwards employed in In this capacity he continued in Pharaoh's Court till he was forty years old but then he forsook the Court and joyned himself to his afflicted Brethren resolving to afford 'em what help he could So going among 'em one day and seeing an Egyptian cruelly beating one of his Brethren he slew the Egyptian which being known to Pharaoh he was fain to fly into the Land of Midian where he dwelt with a Priest of that Land and married one of his Daughters by whom he had a Son Here he continued forty years till that King of Egypt was dead But still the Israelites were exceedingly opprest which made 'em cry to God and he took notice of it CHAP. III. As Moses kept his Father-in-law's Flock by Horeb he had a Vision of a Bush Burning yet not consum'd out of which God calls to him and tells him he heard the Cry of the Israelites and was come down to deliver them and would send him to bring 'em forth from which employment Moses excuses himself but God encourages him Moses asks his Name God bids him say to the Israelites I AM THAT I AM hath sent me to you and bids him and the Elders of Israel go to Pharaoh to ask his leave to go into the Wilderness to offer Sacrifice and Promises tho Pharaoh did refuse to bring 'em out by Power and with much Wealth CHAP. IV. Moses further excuses himself and God encourages him again by two Miracles but still he is loath to venture and frames new excuses till God was angry with him and to encourage him joyns his Brother Aaron in Commission with him to be his Spokesman to Pharaoh and the People Hereupon Moses with his Family return into Egypt and in an Inn by the way the Lord had like to have slain him for not circumcising his Child In the Wilderness he meets with his Brother Aaron and so they went and called together the Elders of the People and rehears'd these things to them who rejoyc'd at it CHAP. V. Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh to demand leave for the People to go to keep a Feast in the Wilderness to the Lord. Pharaoh proudly demands Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go and chides 'em for their message and encreases the Peoples task which when they complain of they are chidden and get no redress whereupon they cry out upon Moses and Aaron and Moses complains to God CHAP. VI. Then God encourages him and renews his Promise by his Name Jehovah assuring him that he 'l bring the People out of Egypt and bring 'em into Canaan And this Moses relates to 'em but they minded it not by reason of their oppression CHAP. VII Then God sent Moses and Aaron again unto Pharaoh who requires a Sign whereby he might know that God sent ' em Aaron throws down his Stick before Pharaoh and it became a Serpent The Magicians did also in like manner So Pharaoh's Heart was hardned that he would not let 'em go Then God sends Moses and Aaron again and in case Pharaoh would not yet be perswaded that they should smite the Waters with the Staff and turn 'em to Blood which accordingly they did and the Magicians did the like So that Pharaoh was hardned still CHAP. VIII God sends 'em again and upon Pharaoh's refusal sends Frogs all over the Land and the Magicians did the like But now Pharaoh seeks to Moses and Aaron to have the Frogs remov'd and promises to let 'em go but when the Frogs were taken away he refuses still Then God sends Lice upon Man and Beast which the Magicians could not do and so were convinc't that it was Gods work yet Pharaoh stands out still Then God sends Swarms of Flies which corrupted the Land Pharaoh then would let 'em go with some Limitations and prays that this Judgment might be remov'd which being done he was hardned still CHAP. IX Next God sends a Murrain upon the Cattel so that they died next Boils upon Man and Beast so that the Magicians could not stand before Moses next Thunder Lightning and Hail which destroyed all that was in the
this Decision of the Case CHAP. XVIII Their Election to the Priesthood being thus sixt beyond all dispute God gives them the charge of the Sanctuary and holy things and assigns 'em their share of 'em and appoints the place where they should be eaten CHAP. XIX The Water of Separation for the purification of the unclean CHAP. XX. In the Wilderness of Zin Miriam dies Here the People wanted Water and thereupon murmur against Moses and Aaron They pray God and he bids Moses take the Rod and strike the Rock with it and that should give Water Moses accordingly took the Rod and being in a passion smote the Rock twice saying Hear now ye Rebels must we fetch you water out of this Rock whereat God was displeased and tells them They should not bring the people into the promised Land Then Moses sent to the King of Edom to desire passage through his Country but he denied it At Mount Hor Moses at God's command strips Aaron of his Garments and put them on Eleazar his Son and then Aaron died there CHAP. XXI The people murmur for want of Bread and Water and loath Manna whereupon God sent poisonous Serpents among 'em which bit 'em whereof many died Then the people acknowledge their Fault and beg the removal of those Serpents But God commanded Moses to make a Serpent of Brass and set it upon a Pole and every one that look'd upon 't was healed The Israelites send Messengers to Sion for leave to pass through his Land but he not only denied leave but waged war against 'em but they overcame him and took all his Land and dwelt in the Cities thereof Then Og fought with 'em also but they slew him and all his Posterity and possessed his Land CHAP. XXII Balak King of Moab seeing what they had done to the Amorites was afraid and sent to Balaam a Southsayer to come and curse 'em that so he might prevail against 'em but God forbad him to go so he sent the Messengers away But Balak sent other Messengers with promises of great Rewards Whereupon Balaam gaping after the Rewards detains them that Night to try if he could obtain leave to go with 'em which God yields unto only with this Caution That he should say nothing but what God directed him But God was angry with Balaam for going with a mischievous intent and sent an Angel to stand in his way and hinder him Balaam's Ass seeing the Angel turn'd out of the way then he went and stood in a narrow way between two Walls whereupon the Ass to shun the Angel thrust her self to the Wall and crush'd Balaam's foot Then the Angel went to a narrow place where he could not possibly pass by Then the Ass fell down under Balaam whereupon he smote the Ass with a Staff Then the Lord opened the Asses mouth and she argued the case with Balaam after which God opened the eyes of Balaam also to see the Angel who reproved him both for his usage of the Ass and for his Journey yet bids him go on with the the former caution So he came to Balak who brought him to a place where he might see all the Camp of Israel CHAP. XXIII Balaam having appointed seven Altars to be built offers Sacrifice on 'em and waits for some word from God who put a Word into his Mouth and over-rul'd him to bless the people of Israel which Balak was angry at and takes him to another place from whence he might see but part of 'em There also he built Altars and offered Sacrifices and God put another Word into his Mouth That he 'd not repent of what he had said but that they should be blessed and he 'd be with 'em so that no Enchantment should take place against 'em and that they should prevail over all their Enemies Balak was very angry at this but brought him to another place to try whether he could get 'em cursed from thence CHAP. XXIV Sacrifices being offered as afore Balaam seeing his purpose cross'd hitherto goes with a resolution to curse 'em whatever came on 't but as soon as he beheld them the Spirit of God came upon him and over-rul'd him to foretel their flourishing Estate multitude of People advancement of the Nation their Power Strength and Victory over their Enemies and concludes with a Blessing on those that blessed them and a Curse on those that cursed them Whereupon Balak in a great huff sends him away But before his departure he prophesied farther of the Star of Jacob that should smite all the Corners of Moab and of his Conquest of several Nations and so they parted CHAP. XXV While Israel continued thereabouts the People began to commit Whoredom with the Daughters of Moab and to worship their Gods whereupon God commanded the Ringleaders to be hanged up and others were slain And when Phineas saw one bring a Midianitish Woman into his Tent in the Face of the Congregation he went and thrust them both thorow whereupon the Plague was staid whereof twenty four thousand died and God promis'd him an everlasting Priesthood CHAP. XXVI The People are commanded to be numbred and the Land to be divided according to the number of each Tribe CHAP. XXVII Zelophehad leaving behind him only Daughters they sue for an Inheritance which was allowed them and a general Law made That Daughters should inherit Moses is commanded to go to the top of a Mountain to take a view of the Land and so be gathered to his People Whereupon he sues for a Successor and Joshua is appointed upon whom Eleazur the Priest laid his hand and invested him in his Office CHAP. XXVIII XXIX Laws concerning several sorts of Offerings And Ch. 30. About Vows CHAP. XXXI The People are sent to fight against the Midianites and they slew the Kings and all the Males but saved the Women They also slew Balaam among the rest When they returned Moses was angry for sparing the Women because they had entic'd the Israelites to Whoredom and Idolatry and commands 'em all to be slain but the Virgins to be kept alive and purified Then the Prey was divided between those that went to War and those that stayed at home and a Tribute was levied to the Lord out of each of their shares The Officers of the Army upon a muster find that there was not one Man wanting whereupon they offered a Free-will Offering to God CHAP. XXXII The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their Inheritance on that side Jordan for which Moses reproves them as if thereby they discouraged their Brethren but they promising to go over along with their Brethren and not to return till they had conquer'd the Land Moses accepts of the Offer and so assigns 'em the Kingdom of Sihon and of Og so they repaired the Cities and possessed them CHAP. XXXIII The several Journies of the Israelites in the Wilderness CHAP. XXXIV A Terrier of the Land of Canaan describing it by its borderings on every side The Names of
to stand still over Gibeon which it did for about a whole day But the five Kings fled and hid themselves in a Cave which Joshua being told of he sent for 'em and made the great Officers set their Feet upon their Necks in token that they should deal so by all their Enemies Then he commanded 'em to be hang'd till the Evening Afterwards he took several other Towns with the Kings thereof and then returned to the Camp to Gilgal CHAP. XI Divers other Kings joyning together to fight against Israel God delivers 'em into their hands and they smote 'em till they left none remaining They also took their Cities and slew the Inhabitants but took the Spoil for themselves CHAP. XII A Rehearsal of the Kings that Moses took on the other side Jordan and of the thirty one Kings that Joshua took on this side Jordan CHAP. XIII Tho much of the Land was yet unconquer'd yet God bids Joshua divide it all among the Nine Tribes and an half CHAP. XIV Caleb challenges a certain share in the Land by the promise of Moses which Joshua allowed and gave him Hebron for his Inheritance CHAP. XV. The Borders of the lot of Judah are set down among which was the Inheritance of Caleb who promis'd his Daughter Acsah to whomsoever should take Kinjath-sepher This Othniel perform'd and obtain'd her for his Wife She beg'd of her Father some Land that had Springs in it so he gave her the upper Springs and the nether Springs The Children of Judah could not wholly drive the Jebusites out of Jerusalem CHAP. XVI The Borders of the Lot of the Children of Joseph viz. Ephraim and ch 27. Manasseh CHAP. XVIII The Tabernacle is set up at Shiloh and there being seven Tribes that had not yet received their Inheritance certain Persons are appointed to describe the remaining part of the Land into seven parts for which they cast Lots before the Lord in Shiloh for Benjamin and ch 19. for Simeon Zebulon Issachar Asher Nepthali and Dan. Then they allotted an Inheritance to Joshua CHAP. XX. Six Cities of Refuge are set out CHAP. XXI Forty eight Cities are given by Lot to the Levites So they possess'd all the Land that God promis'd 'em and had rest CHAP. XXII Then Joshua call'd the two Tribes and an half and blessed them and sent them away and they went homewards but when they came to the Borders of Jordan in Canaan they built there a great Altar which when the other Tribes heard of they gathered together to make war with 'em but first sent Phineas and ten Princes to 'em to expostulate with 'em as if they intended thereby to apostatize from God But the two Tribes and half replied That the design of that Altar was not for Sacrifice or Offerings but for a witness between 'em That tho they dwelt without Jordan yet they were of the same People and worship'd the same God with the Israelites on the inner side Jordan Which when Phineas and the Princes related to the Congregation they were very well pleas'd and called the Altar Ed i. e. Witness CHAP. XXIII Joshua being old calls for the Rulers of the People and exhorts 'em to obedience as they desire God should continue with 'em and that as God had fulfilled his Promises to a tittle to them so if they should depart from him and serve other Gods then he 'd bring all sorts of Evils upon â—em and they should be rooted out of the Land CHAP. XXIV He further gives 'em a brief Narrative of God's signal Providence and singular Benefits to them and their Fathers from his first calling of Abraham to the present time and thereupon earnestly exhorts 'em to fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and truth declaring his own fixt resolution That both himself and his Family would serve the Lord which the People likewise engage themselves to do So Joshua made a Covenant between God and the People that day and wrote it in the Book of the Law and set up a great Stone in testimony thereof After which he died being an hundred and ten years old and Eleazar died also and Joseph's Bones were buried in Shechem according to his commandment JUDGES CHAP. I. AFter Joshua's Death the Tribes of Judah and Simeon make War with some of the Cannanites and flew ten thousand in Bezek and took their King Adonibeâ—ek and cut off his Thumbs and great Tâ—â—â— which he acknowledges as a just requital from God for having served seventy Kings in that manner Afterwards they fought against others of the Canaanites and slew three Giants at Hebron and took several places because God was with ' em The Children of Joseph also took Luz or Bethel and slew all the Inhabitants except one Man and his Family that shew'd him the entrance into the City But yet many of the old Inhabitants remained still among the Tribes of Ephraim Manasseh Asher and Nepthali whom they could not drive out CHAP. II. An Angel reproves the Israelites for making Leagues with the People of the Land and sparing their Altars and thereupon threatens not to drive 'em out Then the People lift up their Voice and wept so the place was called Bochim Afterwards they forsook the Lord and served Baal and Ashtaroth then God delivered them into the hands of Spoilers and they were greatly distrest but upon their Repentance God rais'd up Judges who deliver'd 'em yet they soon returned to Idolatry again And thus they did time after time therefore God left many of the Canaanites among ' em And CHAP. III. The Children of Israel dwelt among 'em and made Marriages with 'em and served their Gods Then God delivered them into the hand of Cushan â—ishathaim Eight Years But when they cried to the Lord he raised up Othniel who prevail'd against Cushan Rishathaim so the Land had rest Forty Years Then they did evil again and the Lord strengthned the hand of Eglon King of Moab who smote 'em and rul'd over 'em eighteen years but when they cried to the Lord he raised up Ehud who being sent with a Present to Eglon smote him with a Dagger and slew him and afterwards raised an Army and slew about ten thousand Moabites whereupon the Land had rest eighty years And after him was Shamgar who slew six hundred Philistins with an Ox Goud and delivered Israel CHAP. IV. Then they did evil again and God sold 'em into the hand of Jabin whose Captain was Sisera and he oppress'd 'em twenty years and they cried to the Lord. Now Deborah a Prophetess judged Israel at that time and she called Barak and sent him against Sisera but he would not go except she went with him So they went together and ten thousand Men with 'em and Sisera came with nine hundred Charets of Iron and a great Host But the Lord discomfited them before Barak who slew 'em that there was not a Man left only Sisera escaped on his Feet and fled to the Tent of Heber the Kenite and
Elisha came to Damascus and Benhadad being sick was told that the Prophet Elisha was there whereupon he sent Hazael to enquire of him whether he should recover Who answer'd That as to any thing of his Disease he might recover but God had shew'd him that he should die by other means Then Elisha fixt his Eyes upon Hazael and wept which Hazael enquiring the reason of he told him It was for the great mischiefs he should do to Israel when he came to be King of Syria as Dashing out their Childrens Brains and ripping up their Women with Child To which Hazael said Is thy Servant a Dog that he should do such things So Hazael came to his Master Benhadad and told him that the Prophet said he should surely recover But to prevent that he spread a wet cloth over his Face and so stifled him About this time Jehoram the Son of Jehosaphat began to reign He married Ahab's Daughter and so walkt in the ways of the House of Ahab 2 Chron. 21. He slew all his Brethren and many of the great Men of the Land and made many innovations in Religion for the promoting of Idolatry While he was going on in these ways a Letter was deliver'd him written by Elijah by the Spirit of Prophecy during his abode on earth to threaten him for his wickedness and tell him That God would plague him his Wives Children People and inflict a Disease upon him in his Bowels which should torment him day by day till they fell out Accordingly God stirr'd up the neighbour Nations to distress him and smote him in his Bowels with an incurable Disease so that after two years they fell out and he died without being desir'd and Ahaziah his Son reigned in his sted He walked in the way of the House of Ahab being his Son-in-Law He went with Joram King of Israel to the war against Hazael at Ramoth-Gilead but Joram being wounded came back to be cured in Jezreel and Ahaziah went thither to give him a Visit CHAP. IX Elisha sends one of the young Prophets to annoint Jehu to be King of Israel so he went to the Camp at Ramoth-Gilead and singled out Jehu and anointed him with a Command to destroy the whole House of Ahab Then Jehu telling the Commanders what had been done to him they presently proclaimed him King and he went towards Jezreel but being spied by a Watch-man Joram sends to enquire what was the matter but Jehu detain'd the Messenger then another was sent but he was detain'd also Then Joram went himself and Ahaziah with him and ask'd Is it peace Jehu who answer'd What peace so long as the Whoredoms of thy Mother Jezabel and her Witchcrafts are so many Joram then perceiving there was treachery endeavours to fly away but Jehu drew a Bow and slew him and bad one of his Captains cast his Body into the Field of Naboth as God had threatned he should be serv'd He slew Ahaziah King of Judah also and when he was come to Jezreel Jezabel look'd out at a Window and upbraided him for killing his Master But he commanded her to be thrown down out of the Window and he trod her under feet and the Dogs did eat the greatest part of her What was left he commanded to be buried because she was a Kings Daughter CHAP. X. After this Jehu sent Letters to Samaria where were kept seventy of Ahab's Sons requiring those that had the charge of 'em to bring their Heads to him on the morrow which was done So he slew all that remained of the House of Ahab at Jezreel he slew also forty two Princes the Kindred of Ahaziah As he was going to Samaria he met with Jonadab the Son of Rechab and took him up into his Charet saying Come see my Zeal for the Lord of Hosts So he came to Samaria and slew all that remained of Ahab there Then he gathered all the Worshipers and Prophets of Baal together upon pretence of offering a great Sacrifice to Baal and caus'd 'em all to be slain and burnt his Images and brake down his Temple But yet he practis'd the Idolatry of Jeroboam thâ— not of Ahab But for what he had done in executing Judgment on the House of Ahab God promis'd to continue his Seed on the Throne to the fourth Generation He reign'd twenty eight years over Israel in Samaria and then died and his Son Jehoahaz reign'd in his sted CHAP. XI Ahaziah being slain his Mother Athuliah usurps the Throne and slew all the Seed-Royal only one of them Joash was hid in some of the Chambers belonging to the Temple six years And in the seventh year Jehojada the High Priest brought him out and proclaimed him King Athaliah hearing a noise went to see what was the matter and spied Joash standing by a Pillar and the People about him rejoycing and cried out Treason Treason But Jehojada commanded and they laid hands on her and slew her Then Jehojada made a Covenant between the Lord and the King and the People that they should be the Lords People and between the King and the People Then they brake down the Monuments of Idolatry and slew the Priests of Baal and they brought the King down out of the House of the Lord and he sate upon the Throne of the Kings CHAP. XII It was in the seventh year of Jehu that Joash began to reign and he did right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehojada and caused the Temple to be repair'd But after Jehojada was dead the Princes came and flatter'd him and he harkned unto 'em and they fell to Idolatry again Whereupon the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah and he reproved 'em for their sins so the King commanded him to be ston'd and they ston'd him in the Court of the Lords House And when he died he said The Lord look upon it and requite it After this Hazael designing to come up against Jerusalem Joash took all the hallowed things and sent 'em to him and so he departed But the Servants of Joash conspired against him and slew him in the House of Millo and Amaziah his Son reigned in his sted CHAP. XIII In the three and twentieth year of Joash began Jehoahaz Son of Jehu to reign over Israelâ— and he followed the ways of Jeroboam so the Lord delivered Israel into the hands of the King of Syria and Jehoahaz besought the Lord and he gave them a Saviour Then he died and Joash his Son reigned in his sted who departed not from the sins of Jeroboam In his days Elisha fell sick and Joash came and wept over him saying O my Father my Father the Charets of Israel and the Horsemen thereof And Elisha bad him take his Bow and Arrows and shoot and he shot then Elisha told him he should smite the Syrians till he had consumed ' em Then he had him take the Arrows and smite upon the ground and so he did thrice And Elisha was angry because he smote but thrice