part_n chap._n xxxiv_o god_n command_v moses_n to_o hew_v two_o table_n more_o of_o stone_n which_o he_o carry_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n then_o god_n pass_v by_o before_o he_o and_o proclaim_v his_o name_n moses_n beg_v again_o for_o pardon_n and_o god_n presence_n to_o go_v with_o they_o god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o write_v the_o ten_o commandment_n in_o the_o two_o table_n then_o moses_n come_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n and_o his_o face_n shine_v so_o that_o he_o be_v feign_v to_o put_v a_o veil_n upon_o it_o chap._n xxxv_o the_o sabbath_n be_v again_o command_v and_o freewill_n offering_n for_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o the_o people_n cheerful_o offer_v then_o moses_n set_v bezaleel_n and_o aholiab_n about_o the_o work_n which_o they_o perform_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o and_o as_o to_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o be_v before_o direct_v ch_n 36_o 37_o 38._o together_o with_o all_o the_o holy_a garment_n for_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n all_o which_o moses_n view_v and_o approve_v ch_n 39_o chap._n xl._n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n be_v the_o tabernacle_n rear_v and_o all_o thing_n put_v in_o order_n about_o it_o by_o moses_n which_o be_v do_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n fill_v it_o and_o a_o cloud_n cover_v it_o so_o that_o moses_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o it_o leviticus_n chap._n ay_o ix_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o place_n of_o solemn_a worship_n be_v set_v up_o god_n speak_v unto_o moses_n out_o of_o it_o and_o give_v he_o direction_n concern_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n upon_o several_a occasion_n chap._n x._o nadab_n and_o abihu_n offer_v strange_a fire_n be_v consume_v by_o fire_n from_o god_n but_o aaron_n their_o father_n and_o his_o son_n be_v forbid_v to_o mourn_v for_o '_o they_o they_o be_v also_o forbid_v to_o drink_v when_o they_o be_v to_o minister_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n chap._n xi_o god_n declare_v what_o kind_n of_o food_n shall_v be_v clean_a and_o what_o unclean_a chap._n xii_o he_o give_v rule_n concern_v the_o purification_n of_o woman_n after_o childbirth_n and_o chap._n xiii_o rule_n for_o the_o priest_n in_o judge_v of_o leprosy_n and_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cleanse_v and_o chap._n fourteen_o sign_n of_o leprosy_n in_o a_o house_n chap._n xv._o concern_v uncleanness_n by_o issue_n chap._n xvi_o other_o offering_n be_v direct_v and_o the_o feast_n of_o expiation_n chap._n xvii_o blood_n must_v not_o be_v eat_v chap._n xviii_o show_v what_o be_v unlawful_a marriage_n chap._n xix_o xx._n a_o repetition_n of_o sundry_a law_n chap._n xxi_o xxii_o several_a law_n concern_v priest_n chap._n xxiii_o several_a solemn_a feast_n prescribe_v chap._n xxiv_o some_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o concern_v blasphemy_n chap._n xxv_o concern_v the_o jubilee_n chap._n xxvi_o blessing_n of_o obedience_n and_o curse_n of_o disobedience_n chap._n xxvii_o law_n concern_v vow_n and_o thing_n dedicate_v and_o tithe_n number_n chap._n i._n the_o people_n be_v number_v all_o but_o the_o levite_n and_o they_o be_v six_o hundred_o and_o three_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o chap._n ii_o the_o order_n and_o method_n wherein_o the_o tribe_n be_v to_o pitch_v their_o tent_n chap._n iii_o the_o levite_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a be_v almost_o equal_a in_o number_n and_o the_o overplus_n of_o the_o first-born_a be_v to_o pay_v so_o much_o a_o man_n for_o their_o redemption_n chap._n iu._n the_o several_a charge_n and_o office_n of_o the_o levite_n chap._n v._n the_o trial_n of_o jealousy_n chap._n vi_o law_n concern_v the_o nazarite_n the_o form_n of_o the_o priest_n blessing_n the_o people_n chap._n vii_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o prince_n at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o altar_n chap._n viii_o direction_n about_o light_v the_o lamp_n and_o levite_n consecration_n and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o service_n chap._n ix_o the_o passover_n be_v keep_v and_o direction_n be_v give_v for_o those_o that_o can_v not_o keep_v it_o in_o its_o season_n the_o cloud_n and_o pillar_n of_o fire_n guide_v the_o israelites_n remove_n and_o encamp_n chap._n x._o silver_n trumpet_n be_v command_v to_o be_v make_v and_o their_o use_n show_v by_o direction_n of_o the_o cloud_n they_o remove_v from_o sinai_n to_o paran_n chap._n xi_o god_n kindle_v a_o fire_n among_o the_o people_n for_o their_o complain_n which_o upon_o moses_n prayer_n be_v quench_v they_o despise_v manna_n and_o fall_v a_o lust_a for_o flesh_n which_o moses_n be_v disturb_v at_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n whereupon_o god_n provide_v he_o seventy_o man_n for_o his_o assistant_n and_o promise_n to_o satisfy_v they_o with_o flesh_n for_o a_o whole_a month_n together_o which_o moses_n can_v tell_v how_o to_o believe_v but_o god_n send_v they_o quail_n in_o abundance_n but_o withal_o smite_v they_o with_o a_o very_a great_a plague_n chap._n xii_o miriam_n and_o aaron_n speak_v against_o moses_n because_o of_o a_o ethiopian_a woman_n who_o he_o have_v marry_v which_o god_n himself_o chide_v they_o for_o and_o smite_v miriam_n with_o leprosy_n but_o upon_o moses_n intercession_n she_o be_v heal_v chap._n xiii_o spy_n be_v send_v to_o search_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o bring_v a_o bunch_n of_o grape_n of_o such_o a_o prodigious_a bigness_n that_o it_o be_v carry_v between_o two_o man_n but_o withal_o they_o give_v a_o discourage_a account_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o so_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n of_o the_o land_n whereupon_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o people_n murmur_v and_o talk_v of_o return_v again_o to_o egypt_n but_o caleb_n and_o joshua_n labour_v to_o satisfy_v they_o but_o the_o people_n mutiny_n against_o they_o whereupon_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o god_n threaten_v to_o destroy_v they_o all_o with_o a_o plague_n but_o moses_n intercede_v for_o they_o and_o prevail_v for_o pardon_n but_o god_n resolve_v that_o those_o murmurer_n shall_v never_o see_v the_o land_n but_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o those_o that_o slander_v the_o land_n die_v by_o the_o plague_n whereupon_o some_o of_o they_o will_v needs_o go_v and_o fight_v with_o the_o canaanite_n and_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o land_n but_o moses_n forbid_v they_o yet_o they_o will_v go_v and_o be_v worsted_n by_o the_o canaanite_n chap._n xv._o divers_a law_n about_o offering_n the_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n the_o punishment_n of_o presumption_n a_o man_n that_o be_v find_v gather_v stick_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n be_v by_o god_n command_n stone_v to_o death_n fringe_n to_o be_v wear_v on_o the_o border_n of_o their_o garment_n chap._n xvi_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n with_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o noble_n make_v a_o mutiny_n against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n because_o the_o other_o tribe_n have_v not_o a_o share_n in_o the_o priesthood_n as_o well_o as_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n and_o because_o the_o other_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v not_o take_v into_o the_o priesthood_n as_o well_o as_o the_o family_n of_o aaron_n whereupon_o moses_n bid_v they_o bring_v their_o censer_n with_o incense_n in_o they_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v who_o god_n have_v choose_v when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n god_n command_v moses_n that_o the_o congregation_n shall_v separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o tent_n of_o those_o person_n then_o the_o earth_n open_v and_o swallow_v they_o up_o and_o also_o fire_n come_v out_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o consume_v the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o that_o offer_a incense_n the_o next_o day_n the_o people_n murmur_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n for_o kill_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o gather_v together_o against_o they_o but_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n appear_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o he_o smite_v they_o with_o a_o plague_n whereof_o there_o die_v fourteen_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o then_o aaron_n make_v atonement_n for_o they_o and_o so_o the_o plague_n be_v stay_v and_o chap._n xvii_o for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n that_o god_n have_v choose_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n peculiar_o for_o the_o priesthood_n he_o command_v that_o every_o head_n of_o each_o tribe_n shall_v bring_v a_o rod_n to_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o rod_n belong_v to_o that_o tribe_n which_o god_n do_v choose_v shall_v blossom_v on_o the_o morrow_n when_o they_o bring_v out_o the_o rod_n the_o rod_n of_o aaron_n be_v bud_v blossom_a and_o have_v fruit_n on_o it_o which_o rod_n god_n command_v to_o be_v lay_v up_o before_o the_o testimony_n for_o a_o token_n of_o
ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n shall_v be_v reckon_v as_o his_o own_o be_v head_n of_o distinct_a tribe_n as_o his_o other_o son_n be_v then_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o ephraim_n head_n the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a upon_o manasseh_n the_o elder_a to_o show_v that_o ephraim_n though_o the_o young_a shall_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n and_o bestow_v his_o patriarchal_a blessing_n on_o they_o and_o give_v joseph_n a_o parcel_n of_o land_n in_o canaan_n all_o that_o he_o have_v there_o as_o his_o heir_n chap._n xlix_o afterward_o he_o call_v all_o his_o son_n together_o and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n bless_v they_o and_o foretell_v their_o future_a estate_n and_o what_o shall_v betide_v each_o tribe_n particular_o in_o their_o succeed_a generation_n then_o command_v they_o to_o bury_v he_o with_o his_o father_n and_o so_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n chap._n l._n then_o joseph_n command_v his_o body_n to_o be_v embalm_v which_o be_v dispatch_v have_v crave_v leave_v of_o the_o king_n he_o carry_v his_o father_n body_n into_o canaan_n to_o his_o sepulchre_n there_o according_a to_o his_o appointment_n the_o funeral_n solemnity_n be_v over_o joseph_n brethren_n begin_v to_o fear_v that_o he_o will_v reckon_v with_o they_o for_o their_o misusage_n of_o he_o former_o but_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o he_o comfort_v and_o speak_v kind_o to_o they_o and_o promise_n to_o nourish_v they_o and_o all_o they_o after_o which_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n live_v long_o in_o egypt_n and_o when_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v he_o tell_v they_o that_o god_n will_v certain_o visit_v they_o in_o mercy_n and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o bury_v his_o body_n there_o but_o carry_v it_o along_o with_o they_o whensoever_o they_o go_v out_o so_o he_o die_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a and_o they_o embalm_v he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o a_o coffin_n exodus_fw-la chap._n i._n joseph_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v multiply_v exceed_o there_o arise_v a_o new_a king_n who_o not_o regard_v the_o eminent_a service_n joseph_n have_v do_v to_o that_o crown_n fear_v their_o strength_n contrive_v several_a way_n to_o keep_v they_o under_o endeavour_v first_o to_o wear_v they_o out_o with_o hard_a labour_n and_o rigorous_a bondage_n which_o not_o succeed_v he_o command_v the_o midwife_n to_o strangle_v all_o the_o male_a child_n in_o the_o birth_n but_o they_o not_o obey_v this_o barbarous_a edict_n he_o next_o command_v all_o his_o people_n to_o throw_v every_o male_a child_n they_o meet_v with_o into_o the_o river_n chap._n ii_o during_o this_o distress_n moses_n be_v bear_v and_o conceal_v by_o his_o parent_n but_o when_o they_o can_v hide_v he_o no_o long_o they_o put_v he_o in_o a_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n and_o lay_v he_o among_o the_o flag_n by_o the_o river_n side_n and_o set_v his_o sister_n to_o watch_v the_o event_n pharaoh_n daughter_n come_v that_o way_n and_o spy_v the_o ark_n send_v for_o it_o and_o find_v a_o child_n therein_o then_o she_o send_v the_o child_n sister_n to_o fetch_v a_o hebrew_n nurse_n who_o call_v the_o child_n mother_n so_o she_o nurse_v it_o and_o when_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o bring_v he_o to_o pharaoh_n daughter_n who_o adopt_v he_o for_o her_o son_n call_v his_o name_n moses_n and_o train_v he_o up_o in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n and_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n whereby_o he_o be_v fit_v by_o god_n singular_a providence_n for_o those_o great_a service_n he_o be_v afterward_o employ_v in_o in_o this_o capacity_n he_o continue_v in_o pharaoh_n court_n till_o he_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a but_o then_o he_o forsake_v the_o court_n and_o join_v himself_o to_o his_o afflict_a brethren_n resolve_v to_o afford_v they_o what_o help_v he_o can_v so_o go_v among_o they_o one_o day_n and_o see_v a_o egyptian_a cruel_o beat_v one_o of_o his_o brethren_n he_o slay_v the_o egyptian_a which_o be_v know_v to_o pharaoh_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o fly_v into_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a where_o he_o dwell_v with_o a_o priest_n of_o that_o land_n and_o marry_v one_o of_o his_o daughter_n by_o who_o he_o have_v a_o son_n here_o he_o continue_v forty_o year_n till_o that_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v dead_a but_o still_o the_o israelite_n be_v exceed_o oppress_v which_o make_v they_o cry_v to_o god_n and_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o chap._n iii_o as_o moses_n keep_v his_o father-in-law_n flock_n by_o horeb_n he_o have_v a_o vision_n of_o a_o bush_n burn_v yet_o not_o consume_v out_o of_o which_o god_n call_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o he_o hear_v the_o cry_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o be_v come_v down_o to_o deliver_v they_o and_o will_v send_v he_o to_o bring_v they_o forth_o from_o which_o employment_n moses_n excuse_v himself_o but_o god_n encourage_v he_o moses_n ask_v his_o name_n god_n bid_v he_o say_v to_o the_o israelite_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o have_v send_v i_o to_o you_o and_o bid_v he_o and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n go_v to_o pharaoh_n to_o ask_v his_o leave_n to_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o promise_n though_o pharaoh_n do_v refuse_v to_o bring_v they_o out_o by_o power_n and_o with_o much_o wealth_n chap._n iu._n moses_n further_o excuse_v himself_o and_o god_n encourage_v he_o again_o by_o two_o miracle_n but_o still_o he_o be_v loath_a to_o venture_v and_o frame_v new_a excuse_n till_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o to_o encourage_v he_o join_v his_o brother_n aaron_n in_o commission_n with_o he_o to_o be_v his_o spokesman_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o people_n hereupon_o moses_n with_o his_o family_n return_v into_o egypt_n and_o in_o a_o inn_n by_o the_o way_n the_o lord_n have_v like_a to_o have_v slay_v he_o for_o not_o circumcise_n his_o child_n in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o meet_v with_o his_o brother_n aaron_n and_o so_o they_o go_v and_o call_v together_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o rehearse_v these_o thing_n to_o they_o who_o rejoice_v at_o it_o chap._n v._n moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v to_o pharaoh_n to_o demand_v leave_n for_o the_o people_n to_o go_v to_o keep_v a_o feast_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o the_o lord_n pharaoh_n proud_o demand_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v obey_v his_o voice_n to_o let_v israel_n go_v and_o chide_v they_o for_o their_o message_n and_o increase_v the_o people_n task_n which_o when_o they_o complain_v of_o they_o be_v chide_v and_o get_v no_o redress_n whereupon_o they_o cry_v out_o upon_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o moses_n complain_v to_o god_n chap._n vi_o then_o god_n encourage_v he_o and_o renew_v his_o promise_n by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n assure_v he_o that_o he_o will_v bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o canaan_n and_o this_o moses_n relate_v to_o they_o but_o they_o mind_v it_o not_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o oppression_n chap._n vii_o then_o god_n send_v moses_n and_o aaron_n again_o unto_o pharaoh_n who_o require_v a_o sign_n whereby_o he_o may_v know_v that_o god_n send_v '_o they_o aaron_z throws_z down_o his_o stick_n before_o pharaoh_n and_o it_o become_v a_o serpent_n the_o magician_n do_v also_o in_o like_a manner_n so_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v harden_v that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v they_o go_v then_o god_n send_v moses_n and_o aaron_n again_o and_o in_o case_n pharaoh_n will_v not_o yet_o be_v persuade_v that_o they_o shall_v smite_v the_o water_n with_o the_o staff_n and_o turn_v they_o to_o blood_n which_o according_o they_o do_v and_o the_o magician_n do_v the_o like_a so_o that_o pharaoh_n be_v harden_v still_o chap._n viii_o god_n send_v they_o again_o and_o upon_o pharaoh_n refusal_n send_v frog_n all_o over_o the_o land_n and_o the_o magician_n do_v the_o like_a but_o now_o pharaoh_n seek_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o have_v the_o frog_n remove_v and_o promise_n to_o let_v they_o go_v but_o when_o the_o frog_n be_v take_v away_o he_o refuse_v still_o then_o god_n send_v louse_n upon_o man_n and_o beast_n which_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o do_v and_o so_o be_v convince_v that_o it_o be_v god_n work_v yet_o pharaoh_n stand_v out_o still_o then_o god_n send_v swarm_n of_o fly_n which_o corrupt_v the_o land_n pharaoh_n then_o will_v let_v they_o go_v with_o some_o limitation_n and_o pray_v that_o this_o judgement_n may_v be_v remove_v which_o be_v do_v he_o be_v harden_v still_o chap._n ix_o next_o god_n send_v a_o murrain_n upon_o the_o cattle_n so_o that_o they_o die_v next_o boil_v upon_o man_n and_o beast_n so_o that_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o stand_v before_o moses_n next_o thunder_z lightning_z and_z hail_o which_o destroy_v all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o
to_o stand_v still_o over_o gibeon_n which_o it_o do_v for_o about_o a_o whole_a day_n but_o the_o five_o king_n flee_v and_o hide_v themselves_o in_o a_o cave_n which_o joshua_n be_v tell_v of_o he_o send_v for_o they_o and_o make_v the_o great_a officer_n set_v their_o foot_n upon_o their_o neck_n in_o token_n that_o they_o shall_v deal_v so_o by_o all_o their_o enemy_n then_o he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v hang_v till_o the_o evening_n afterward_o he_o take_v several_a other_o town_n with_o the_o king_n thereof_o and_o then_o return_v to_o the_o camp_n to_o gilgal_n chap._n xi_o divers_a other_o king_n join_v together_o to_o fight_v against_o israel_n god_n deliver_v they_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o smite_v they_o till_o they_o leave_v none_o remain_v they_o also_o take_v their_o city_n and_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n but_o take_v the_o spoil_n for_o themselves_o chap._n xii_o a_o rehearsal_n of_o the_o king_n that_o moses_n take_v on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n and_o of_o the_o thirty_o one_o king_n that_o joshua_n take_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n chap._n xiii_o though_o much_o of_o the_o land_n be_v yet_o unconquered_a yet_o god_n bid_v joshua_n divide_v it_o all_o among_o the_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a chap._n fourteen_o caleb_n challenge_v a_o certain_a share_n in_o the_o land_n by_o the_o promise_n of_o moses_n which_o joshua_n allow_v and_o give_v he_o hebron_n for_o his_o inheritance_n chap._n xv._o the_o border_n of_o the_o lot_n of_o judah_n be_v set_v down_o among_o which_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o caleb_n who_o promise_v his_o daughter_n acsah_n to_o whosoever_o shall_v take_v kinjath-seph_a this_o othniel_n perform_v and_o obtain_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n she_o beg_v of_o her_o father_n some_o land_n that_o have_v spring_n in_o it_o so_o he_o give_v she_o the_o upper_a spring_n and_o the_o nether_a spring_n the_o child_n of_o judah_n can_v not_o whole_o drive_v the_o jebusite_n out_o of_o jerusalem_n chap._n xvi_o the_o border_n of_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n viz._n ephraim_n and_o ch_z 27._o manasseh_n chap._n xviii_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v set_v up_o at_o shiloh_n and_o there_o be_v seven_o tribe_n that_o have_v not_o yet_o receive_v their_o inheritance_n certain_a person_n be_v appoint_v to_o describe_v the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o land_n into_o seven_o part_n for_o which_o they_o cast_v lot_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o shiloh_n for_o benjamin_n and_o ch_z 19_o for_o simeon_n zebulon_n issachar_n asher_n nepthali_n and_o dan._n then_o they_o allot_v a_o inheritance_n to_o joshua_n chap._n xx._n six_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v set_v out_o chap._n xxi_o forty_o eight_o city_n be_v give_v by_o lot_n to_o the_o levite_n so_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o land_n that_o god_n promise_v they_o and_o have_v rest_n chap._n xxii_o then_o joshua_n call_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a and_o bless_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o and_o they_o go_v homeward_o but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o border_n of_o jordan_n in_o canaan_n they_o build_v there_o a_o great_a altar_n which_o when_o the_o other_o tribe_n hear_v of_o they_o gather_v together_o to_o make_v war_n with_o they_o but_o first_o send_v phineas_n and_o ten_o prince_n to_o they_o to_o expostulate_v with_o they_o as_o if_o they_o intend_v thereby_o to_o apostatise_v from_o god_n but_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_o reply_v that_o the_o design_n of_o that_o altar_n be_v not_o for_o sacrifice_n or_o offering_n but_o for_o a_o witness_n between_o they_o that_o though_o they_o dwell_v without_o jordan_n yet_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o people_n and_o worship_v the_o same_o god_n with_o the_o israelite_n on_o the_o inner_a side_n jordan_n which_o when_o phineas_n and_o the_o prince_n relate_v to_o the_o congregation_n they_o be_v very_o well_o please_v and_o call_v the_o altar_n ed_n i._n e._n witness_v chap._n xxiii_o joshua_n be_v old_a call_v for_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n and_o exhort_v they_o to_o obedience_n as_o they_o desire_v god_n shall_v continue_v with_o they_o and_o that_o as_o god_n have_v fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o a_o tittle_n to_o they_o so_o if_o they_o shall_v depart_v from_o he_o and_o serve_v other_o god_n then_o he_o will_v bring_v all_o sort_n of_o evil_n upon_o â—em_v and_o they_o shall_v be_v root_v out_o of_o the_o land_n chap._n xxiv_o he_o further_o give_v they_o a_o brief_a narrative_n of_o god_n signal_n providence_n and_o singular_a benefit_n to_o they_o and_o their_o father_n from_o his_o first_o call_v of_o abraham_n to_o the_o present_a time_n and_o thereupon_o earnest_o exhort_v they_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o in_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n declare_v his_o own_o fix_a resolution_n that_o both_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n will_v serve_v the_o lord_n which_o the_o people_n likewise_o engage_v themselves_o to_o do_v so_o joshua_n make_v a_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n that_o day_n and_o write_v it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o set_v up_o a_o great_a stone_n in_o testimony_n thereof_o after_o which_o he_o die_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n old_a and_o eleazar_n die_v also_o and_o joseph_n bone_n be_v bury_v in_o shechem_n according_a to_o his_o commandment_n judge_n chap._n i._n after_o joshua_n death_n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o simeon_n make_v war_n with_o some_o of_o the_o cannanite_n and_o fly_v ten_o thousand_o in_o bezek_n and_o take_v their_o king_n adonibeâ—ek_v and_o cut_v off_o his_o thumb_n and_o great_a tâ—â—â—_n which_o he_o acknowledge_v as_o a_o just_a requital_n from_o god_n for_o have_v serve_v seventy_o king_n in_o that_o manner_n afterward_o they_o fight_v against_o other_o of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o slay_v three_o giant_n at_o hebron_n and_o take_v several_a place_n because_o god_n be_v with_o '_o they_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n also_o take_v luz_n or_o bethel_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n except_o one_o man_n and_o his_o family_n that_o show_v he_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o city_n but_o yet_o many_o of_o the_o old_a inhabitant_n remain_v still_o among_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n manasseh_n asher_n and_o nepthali_n who_o they_o can_v not_o drive_v out_o chap._n ii_o a_o angel_n reprove_v the_o israelite_n for_o make_v league_n with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n and_o spare_v their_o altar_n and_o thereupon_o threaten_v not_o to_o drive_v they_o out_o then_o the_o people_n lift_v up_o their_o voice_n and_o weep_v so_o the_o place_n be_v call_v bochim_n afterward_o they_o forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baal_n and_o ashtaroth_n then_o god_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o spoiler_n and_o they_o be_v great_o distress_v but_o upon_o their_o repentance_n god_n raise_v up_o judge_n who_o deliver_v they_o yet_o they_o soon_o return_v to_o idolatry_n again_o and_o thus_o they_o do_v time_n after_o time_n therefore_o god_n leave_v many_o of_o the_o canaanite_n among_o '_o they_o and_o chap._n iii_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n dwell_v among_o they_o and_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o and_o serve_v their_o go_n then_o god_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o cushan_n â—ishathaim_v eight_o year_n but_o when_o they_o cry_v to_o the_o lord_n he_o raise_v up_o othniel_n who_o prevail_v against_o cushan_n rishathaim_n so_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v forty_o year_n then_o they_o do_v evil_a again_o and_o the_o lord_n strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n who_o smite_v they_o and_o rule_v over_o they_o eighteen_o year_n but_o when_o they_o cry_v to_o the_o lord_n he_o raise_v up_o ehud_n who_o be_v send_v with_o a_o present_a to_o eglon_n smite_v he_o with_o a_o dagger_n and_o slay_v he_o and_o afterward_o raise_v a_o army_n and_o slay_v about_o ten_o thousand_o moabite_n whereupon_o the_o land_n have_v rest_v eighty_o year_n and_o after_o he_o be_v shamgar_a who_o slay_v six_o hundred_o philistine_n with_o a_o ox_n goud_z and_o deliver_v israel_n chap._n iu._n then_o they_o do_v evil_a again_o and_o god_n sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o jabin_n who_o captain_n be_v sisera_n and_o he_o oppress_v they_o twenty_o year_n and_o they_o cry_v to_o the_o lord_n now_o deborah_n a_o prophetess_n judge_v israel_n at_o that_o time_n and_o she_o call_v barak_n and_o send_v he_o against_o sisera_n but_o he_o will_v not_o go_v except_o she_o go_v with_o he_o so_o they_o go_v together_o and_o ten_o thousand_o man_n with_o they_o and_o sisera_n come_v with_o nine_o hundred_o charet_n of_o iron_n and_o a_o great_a host_n but_o the_o lord_n discomfit_v they_o before_o barak_n who_o slay_v they_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n leave_v only_a sisera_n escape_v on_o his_o foot_n and_o flee_v to_o the_o tent_n of_o heber_n the_o kenite_fw-la and_o
dagon_n their_o god_n but_o the_o next_o morning_n dagon_n be_v fall_v on_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n so_o they_o set_v he_o up_o again_o but_o the_o next_o morning_n he_o be_v fall_v again_o and_o his_o head_n and_o hand_n break_v off_o and_o also_o god_n smite_v the_o man_n of_o ashdod_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v with_o hemorroid_v so_o they_o carry_v the_o ark_n to_o gath_n and_o god_n smite_v they_o also_o with_o hemorroid_v then_o they_o send_v it_o to_o ekron_n but_o they_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v send_v to_o its_o own_o place_n again_o for_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v heavy_a upon_o '_o they_o chap._n vi_o then_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o philistine_n consult_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o diviner_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v with_o the_o ark_n who_o advise_v to_o send_v it_o back_o with_o a_o trespass-offering_a viz._n five_o golden_a hemorroid_v and_o five_o golden_a mouse_n which_o they_o do_v and_o put_v they_o in_o a_o coffer_n and_o set_v the_o ark_n and_o coffer_n in_o a_o new_a cart_n draw_v with_o two_o milk-cow_n who_o take_v the_o strait_a way_n to_o bethshemesh_n which_o when_o the_o man_n of_o bethshemesh_n see_v they_o rejoice_v and_o the_o levite_n take_v down_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o coffer_n and_o they_o cleave_v the_o wood_n of_o the_o cart_n and_o offer_v the_o kine_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a â—o_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o lord_n smite_v fifty_o thousand_o of_o the_o man_n of_o bethshemesh_n for_o peep_v into_o the_o ark_n so_o they_o send_v to_o the_o man_n of_o kirjath-jearimâ—o_a â—o_z fetch_v it_o and_o chap._n vii_o the_o man_n of_o kirjath-jearim_a bring_v the_o ark_n to_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n where_o it_o remain_v twenty_o year_n samuel_n exhort_v the_o people_n to_o put_v â—way_n their_o false_a god_n and_o repent_v of_o all_o their_o â—ins_n so_o they_o fast_v and_o weep_v in_o mizpeh_n then_o â—he_n philistine_n hearing_n they_o be_v there_o come_v up_o â—gainst_a they_o whereupon_o they_o desire_v samuel_n to_o cry_v unto_o god_n to_o save_v they_o which_o he_o do_v and_o god_n hear_v he_o for_o as_o he_o be_v offer_v a_o burnt-offering_a the_o lord_n thunder_v against_o the_o philistine_n and_o discomfit_v they_o so_o they_o be_v subdue_v all_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n and_o he_o judge_v israel_n all_o his_o day_n and_o go_v every_o year_n in_o circuit_n to_o several_a city_n to_o administer_v justice_n among_o '_o they_o but_o chap._n viii_o samuel_n son_n who_o he_o make_v judge_n under_o he_o be_v corrupt_a whereupon_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n come_v to_o samuel_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n as_o other_o nation_n have_v but_o this_o displease_a samuel_n and_o he_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o direction_n god_n though_o he_o interpret_v it_o as_o a_o reject_v of_o himself_o yet_o permit_v samuel_n to_o comply_v with_o their_o desire_n but_o withal_o bid_v he_o acquaint_v they_o what_o manner_n of_o usage_n they_o must_v expect_v from_o a_o king_n and_o how_o he_o will_v employ_v his_o power_n to_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o and_o oppress_v they_o yet_o still_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o desire_n so_o god_n bid_v he_o yield_v to_o their_o importunity_n chap._n ix_o now_o kish_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n have_v a_o goodly_a son_n who_o name_n be_v saul_n and_o kish_n have_v lose_v his_o ass_n send_v his_o son_n to_o seek_v '_o they_o he_o have_v seek_v they_o in_o many_o place_n without_o success_n at_o last_o come_v to_o samuel_n to_o inquire_v of_o he_o after_o '_o they_o now_o god_n have_v tell_v samuel_n the_o day_n before_o that_o there_o will_v come_v to_o he_o a_o man_n of_o benjamin_n who_o he_o shall_v anoint_v to_o be_v king_n so_o samuel_n meet_v with_o he_o invite_v he_o to_o a_o feast_n with_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o city_n and_o set_v he_o in_o the_o uppermost_a place_n and_o afterward_o walk_v abroad_o with_o he_o then_o chap._n x._o samuel_n take_v a_o vial_n of_o oil_n and_o anoint_v he_o to_o be_v king_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o ass_n be_v find_v and_o that_o in_o his_o return_n homeward_o he_o shall_v meet_v a_o company_n of_o prophet_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v prophecy_n with_o they_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v to_o gilgal_n and_o tarry_v there_o seven_o day_n till_o samuel_n come_v to_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v all_o which_o come_v to_o pass_v according_o so_o that_o it_o be_v say_v be_v saul_n also_o among_o the_o prophet_n then_o samuel_n call_v the_o people_n together_o to_o mizpeh_n and_o set_v they_o to_o cast_v lot_n to_o find_v out_o who_o shall_v be_v their_o king_n and_o the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o saul_n but_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o and_o can_v not_o be_v find_v but_o god_n tell_v they_o he_o be_v hide_v among_o the_o stuff_n so_o they_o send_v and_o fetch_v he_o and_o proclaim_v he_o king_n but_o some_o mal-content_n despise_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o no_o present_n but_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o it_o chap._n xi_o after_o this_o nahash_n the_o ammonite_n come_v up_o and_o besiege_v jabesh-gilead_n then_o the_o ruler_n send_v a_o message_n to_o he_o that_o if_o they_o have_v not_o relief_n within_o seven_o day_n they_o will_v deliver_v the_o city_n up_o to_o he_o saul_n hear_v of_o this_o send_v to_o call_v all_o the_o people_n to_o he_o and_o they_o come_v all_o unanimous_o then_o he_o send_v word_n to_o jabesh-gilead_n that_o to_o morrow_n he_o will_v come_v and_o relieve_v '_o they_o so_o they_o come_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o ammonite_n and_o quite_o rout_v they_o so_o that_o two_o of_o they_o be_v not_o leave_v together_o hereupon_o all_o the_o people_n go_v to_o gilgal_n and_o confirm_v saul_n king_n there_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o sacrifice_v sacrifice_n of_o peace-offering_n and_o rejoice_v together_o chap._n xii_o hereupon_o samuel_n expostulate_v with_o they_o concern_v their_o desire_n of_o a_o king_n and_o first_o testify_v his_o own_o integrity_n that_o he_o have_v not_o misbehave_v himself_o in_o his_o government_n of_o they_o nor_o give_v they_o occasion_n to_o desire_v a_o change_n and_o to_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n in_o desire_v a_o king_n he_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o he_o send_v unusual_a thunder_n and_o rain_n whereupon_o they_o be_v great_o afraid_a and_o acknowledge_v their_o sin_n but_o samuel_n encourage_v they_o and_o tell_v they_o god_n will_v not_o forsake_v his_o people_n neither_o will_v he_o cease_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o only_o bid_v they_o be_v sure_a to_o fear_n god_n but_o say_v he_o if_o you_o still_o do_v wicked_o you_o shall_v be_v consume_v both_o you_o and_o your_o king_n chap._n xiii_o jonathan_n have_v smite_v a_o garrison_n of_o the_o philistine_n they_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n to_o fight_v with_o israel_n so_o that_o the_o people_n be_v afraid_a and_o hide_v themselves_o but_o saul_n be_v with_o his_o lifeguard_n at_o gilgal_n and_o tarry_v 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thereby_o to_o have_v he_o slay_v by_o the_o philistine_n but_o david_n and_o his_o man_n slay_v two_o hundred_o philistine_n and_o bring_v their_o foreskin_n to_o saul_n so_o saul_n jealousy_n of_o david_n still_o increase_v and_o chap._n xix_o saul_n speak_v to_o jonathan_n his_o son_n and_o all_o his_o servant_n to_o kill_v david_n which_o jonathan_n acquaint_v david_n with_o and_o bid_v he_o hide_v himself_o and_o then_o vindicate_v david_n to_o his_o father_n whereupon_o saul_n swear_v to_o he_o not_o to_o hurt_v he_o so_o they_o be_v reconcile_v again_o then_o david_n make_v war_n with_o the_o philistine_n again_o and_o overcome_v they_o and_o the_o evil_a spirit_n come_v upon_o saul_n and_o david_n play_v afore_o he_o and_o he_o throw_v a_o javelin_n again_o at_o he_o but_o david_n slip_v aside_o and_o escape_v but_o saul_n send_v messenger_n to_o watch_v he_o in_o his_o house_n then_o michal_n his_o wife_n let_v he_o down_o through_o a_o window_n and_o lay_v a_o image_n in_o the_o bed_n so_o that_o when_o saul_n send_v for_o he_o they_o find_v only_o a_o image_n so_o david_n come_v to_o samuel_n to_o ramah_n and_o saul_n hear_v of_o it_o send_v messenger_n once_o and_o again_o to_o take_v he_o but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o place_n among_o the_o prophet_n they_o fall_v a_o prophesy_a also_o and_o saul_n go_v thither_o himself_o prophesy_v in_o like_a manner_n wherefore_o they_o say_v be_v saul_n also_o among_o the_o prophet_n chap._n xx._n so_o david_n flee_v from_o thence_o and_o come_v to_o jonathan_n and_o advise_v with_o he_o about_o the_o best_a way_n for_o his_o safety_n and_o they_o agree_v that_o he_o shall_v absent_v himself_o from_o the_o feast_n at_o the_o new_a moon_n and_o see_v how_o saul_n resent_v it_o then_o they_o go_v out_o into_o the_o field_n together_o and_o renew_v their_o covenant_n of_o friendship_n not_o only_o for_o their_o person_n but_o for_o their_o posterity_n and_o jonathan_n give_v he_o a_o signal_n whereby_o he_o 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to_o the_o lord_n he_o reign_v forty_o year_n and_o die_v and_o jehosaphat_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o chron._n 14._o &_o 15._o &_o 16._o in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n zerah_n the_o ethiopian_a come_v against_o he_o with_o a_o army_n of_o a_o million_o of_o man_n then_o asa_n cry_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o he_o give_v he_o victory_n over_o the_o ethiopian_n so_o he_o destroy_v their_o city_n and_o carry_v away_o much_o spoil_v at_o their_o return_n towards_o jerusalem_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o azariah_n and_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o cleave_v fast_o to_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v with_o you_o while_o you_o be_v with_o he_o and_o if_o you_o seek_v he_o he_o will_v be_v find_v of_o you_o but_o if_o you_o forsake_v he_o he_o will_v forsake_v you_o hereupon_o they_o cleanse_v the_o land_n of_o idol_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n and_o that_o whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v so_o 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do_v evil_a above_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o and_o take_v to_o wife_n jezabel_n and_o worship_v baal_n and_o build_v a_o temple_n for_o he_o in_o samaria_n and_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_v more_o than_o all_o the_o king_n before_o he_o chap._n xvii_o in_o his_o time_n god_n send_v elijah_n to_o declare_v to_o he_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n for_o some_o year_n but_o according_a to_o his_o word_n then_o god_n send_v he_o to_o the_o brook_n cherith_n where_o he_o be_v feed_v by_o raven_n and_o when_o that_o brook_n be_v dry_a god_n send_v he_o to_o sarepta_n to_o be_v sustain_v by_o a_o widow_n there_o who_o though_o she_o have_v but_o a_o little_a meal_n in_o a_o barrel_n and_o oil_n in_o a_o cruise_n yet_o that_o still_o hold_v out_o and_o supply_v her_o occasion_n till_o there_o be_v plenty_n in_o the_o land_n afterward_o her_o son_n die_v elijah_n pray_v unto_o god_n and_o restore_v he_o to_o life_n again_o chap._n xviii_o after_o three_o year_n god_n command_v elijah_n to_o show_v himself_o to_o ahab_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v send_v rain_n so_o elijah_n go_v to_o ahab_n who_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v he_o say_v be_v thou_o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n to_o who_o elijah_n reply_v i_o have_v not_o trouble_v israel_n but_o thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n in_o that_o you_o have_v forsake_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v follow_v baalim_fw-la then_o he_o desire_v ahab_n to_o gather_v all_o the_o people_n together_o to_o mount_n carmel_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n which_o be_v do_v then_o say_v elijah_n to_o they_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n be_v god_n then_o follow_v he_o then_o he_o bid_v the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n take_v one_o bullock_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o wood_n and_o put_v no_o fire_n under_o and_o he_o will_v do_v the_o like_a with_o another_o bullock_n and_o the_o god_n that_o answer_v by_o fire_n shall_v be_v own_a for_o the_o true_a god_n and_o they_o do_v so_o and_o call_v upon_o their_o god_n from_o morning_n till_o noon_n but_o none_o answer_v then_o elijah_n deride_v they_o so_o that_o they_o use_v all_o imaginable_a importunity_n but_o still_o none_o answer_v then_o he_o call_v the_o people_n to_o come_v about_o he_o and_o he_o repair_v a_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v a_o trench_n about_o it_o and_o lay_v the_o bullock_n upon_o it_o and_o cause_v water_n to_o be_v pour_v thrice_o upon_o the_o sacrifice_n till_o the_o trench_n be_v fill_v then_o he_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o god_n send_v fire_n which_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o wood_n and_o stone_n and_o lick_v up_o the_o water_n in_o the_o trench_n then_o all_o the_o people_n acknowledge_v that_o this_o be_v the_o true_a god_n then_o elijah_n bid_v they_o slay_v all_o baal_n priest_n which_o they_o do_v then_o he_o bid_v ahab_n get_v he_o up_o because_o much_o rain_n be_v come_v then_o he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o carmel_n and_o pray_v earnest_o to_o god_n for_o rain_n after_o which_o a_o small_a cloud_n appear_v which_o present_o overspread_v the_o heaven_n and_o there_o fell_a abundance_n of_o rain_n and_o ahab_n ride_v in_o his_o chariot_n to_o jezreel_n and_o elijah_n run_v before_o he_o chap._n xix_o ahab_n tell_v jezabel_n what_o elijah_n have_v do_v she_o swear_v she_o will_v have_v his_o life_n by_o the_o next_o day_n whereupon_o elijah_n go_v and_o sâ—t_v under_o a_o juniper_n tree_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n but_o god_n send_v a_o angel_n to_o encourage_v he_o who_o make_v provision_n for_o he_o that_o he_o may_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o he_o travel_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o food_n forty_o day_n together_o till_o he_o come_v to_o horeb_n where_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o question_n with_o he_o what_o he_o do_v there_o he_o reply_v that_o they_o have_v forsake_v god_n covenant_n slay_v his_o prophet_n and_o leave_v none_o but_o himself_o and_o they_o seek_v his_o life_n too_o so_o that_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o fly_v for_o it_o then_o god_n send_v he_o to_o anoint_v hazael_n to_o be_v king_n of_o syria_n jehu_n to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o elisha_n to_o be_v prophet_n in_o his_o room_n and_o withal_o tell_v he_o that_o there_o be_v seven_o thousand_o leave_v in_o israel_n who_o have_v not_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o baal_n after_o this_o meeting_n with_o elisha_n he_o throw_v his_o mantle_n upon_o he_o who_o present_o leave_v his_o former_a employment_n and_o follow_v he_o and_o minister_v to_o he_o chap._n xx._n then_o benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n come_v and_o besiege_v samaria_n and_o put_v very_o hard_a term_n upon_o ahab_n he_o call_v a_o council_n of_o all_o the_o grandee_n who_o advise_v he_o to_o stand_v out_o then_o there_o come_v a_o prophet_n from_o god_n to_o ahab_n to_o promise_v he_o victory_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o they_o slay_v the_o syrian_n with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n but_o the_o king_n escape_v then_o the_o prophet_n come_v to_o he_o again_o and_o bid_v he_o prepare_v for_o another_o war_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o victory_n in_o that_o also_o and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n slay_v of_o the_o syrian_n ten_o thousand_o in_o one_o day_n and_o at_o aphek_n a_o wall_n fall_v on_o twenty_o seven_o thousand_o more_o and_o slay_v '_o they_o and_o benhadad_o flee_v and_o hide_v himself_o in_o the_o city_n but_o his_o servant_n persuade_v he_o to_o send_v a_o very_a submissive_a message_n to_o ahab_n and_o to_o lay_v himself_o at_o his_o mercy_n who_o thereupon_o pardon_v he_o and_o
elisha_n come_v to_o damascus_n and_o benhadad_o be_v sick_a be_v tell_v that_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n be_v there_o whereupon_o he_o send_v hazael_n to_o inquire_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o shall_v recover_v who_o answer_v that_o as_o to_o any_o thing_n of_o his_o disease_n he_o may_v recover_v but_o god_n have_v show_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v by_o other_o mean_n then_o elisha_n fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o hazael_n and_o weep_v which_o hazael_n inquire_v the_o reason_n of_o he_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v for_o the_o great_a mischief_n he_o shall_v do_v to_o israel_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v king_n of_o syria_n as_o dash_v out_o their_o child_n brain_n and_o rip_v up_o their_o woman_n with_o child_n to_o which_o hazael_n say_v be_v thy_o servant_n a_o dog_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v such_o thing_n so_o hazael_n come_v to_o his_o master_n benhadad_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o prophet_n say_v he_o shall_v sure_o recover_v but_o to_o prevent_v that_o he_o spread_v a_o wet_a cloth_n over_o his_o face_n and_o so_o stifle_v he_o about_o this_o time_n jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n begin_v to_o reign_v he_o marry_v ahab_n daughter_n and_o so_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n 2_o chron._n 21._o he_o slay_v all_o his_o brethren_n and_o many_o of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o land_n and_o make_v many_o innovation_n in_o religion_n for_o the_o promote_a of_o idolatry_n while_o he_o be_v go_v on_o in_o these_o way_n a_o letter_n be_v deliver_v he_o write_v by_o elijah_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n during_o his_o abode_n on_o earth_n to_o threaten_v he_o for_o his_o wickedness_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o god_n will_v plague_v he_o his_o wife_n child_n people_n and_o inflict_v a_o disease_n upon_o he_o in_o his_o bowel_n which_o shall_v torment_v he_o day_n by_o day_n till_o they_o fall_v out_o according_o god_fw-we stir_v up_o the_o neighbour_n nation_n to_o distress_v he_o and_o smite_v he_o in_o his_o bowel_n with_o a_o incurable_a disease_n so_o that_o after_o two_o year_n they_o fall_v out_o and_o he_o die_v without_o be_v desire_v and_o ahaziah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n be_v his_o son-in-law_n he_o go_v with_o joram_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o the_o war_n against_o hazael_n at_o ramoth-gilead_n but_o joram_n be_v wound_v come_v back_o to_o be_v cure_v in_o jezreel_n and_o ahaziah_n go_v thither_o to_o give_v he_o a_o visit_n chap._n ix_o elisha_n send_v one_o of_o the_o young_a prophet_n to_o anoint_v jehu_n to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n so_o he_o go_v to_o the_o camp_n at_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o single_v out_o jehu_n and_o anoint_v he_o with_o a_o command_n to_o destroy_v the_o whole_a house_n of_o ahab_n then_o jehu_n tell_v the_o commander_n what_o have_v be_v do_v to_o he_o they_o present_o proclaim_v he_o king_n and_o he_o go_v towards_o jezreel_n but_o be_v spy_v by_o a_o watchman_n joram_n send_v to_o inquire_v what_o be_v the_o matter_n but_o jehu_n detain_v the_o messenger_n then_o another_o be_v send_v but_o he_o be_v detain_v also_o then_o joram_n go_v himself_o and_o ahaziah_n with_o he_o and_o ask_v be_v it_o peace_n jehu_n who_o answer_v what_o peace_n so_o long_o as_o the_o whoredom_n of_o thy_o mother_n jezabel_n and_o her_o witchcraft_n be_v so_o many_o joram_n then_o perceive_v there_o be_v treachery_n endeavour_n to_o fly_v away_o but_o jehu_n draw_v a_o bow_n and_o slay_v he_o and_o bad_a one_o of_o his_o captain_n cast_v his_o body_n into_o the_o field_n of_o naboth_n as_o god_n have_v threaten_v he_o shall_v be_v serve_v he_o slay_v ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n also_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o jezreel_n jezabel_n look_v out_o at_o a_o window_n and_o upbraid_v he_o for_o kill_v his_o master_n but_o he_o command_v she_o to_o be_v throw_v down_o out_o of_o the_o window_n and_o he_o tread_v she_o under_o foot_n and_o the_o dog_n do_v eat_v the_o great_a part_n of_o she_o what_o be_v leave_v he_o command_v to_o be_v bury_v because_o she_o be_v a_o king_n daughter_n chap._n x._o after_o this_o jehu_n send_v letter_n to_o samaria_n where_o be_v keep_v seventy_o of_o ahab_n son_n require_v those_o that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o they_o to_o bring_v their_o head_n to_o he_o on_o the_o morrow_n which_o be_v do_v so_o he_o slay_v all_o that_o remain_v of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n at_o jezreel_n he_o slay_v also_o forty_o two_o prince_n the_o kindred_n of_o ahaziah_n as_o he_o be_v go_v to_o samaria_n he_o meet_v with_o jonadab_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n and_o take_v he_o up_o into_o his_o chariot_n say_v come_v see_v my_o zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n so_o he_o come_v to_o samaria_n and_o slay_v all_o that_o remain_v of_o ahab_n there_o then_o he_o gather_v all_o the_o worshipper_n and_o prophet_n of_o baal_n together_o upon_o pretence_n of_o offer_v a_o great_a sacrifice_n to_o baal_n and_o cause_v they_o all_o to_o be_v slay_v and_o burn_v his_o image_n and_o break_v down_o his_o temple_n but_o yet_o he_o practise_v the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n thâ—_n not_o of_o ahab_n but_o for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v in_o execute_v judgement_n on_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n god_n promise_v to_o continue_v his_o seed_n on_o the_o throne_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n he_o reign_v twenty_o eight_o year_n over_o israel_n in_o samaria_n and_o then_o die_v and_o his_o son_n jehoahaz_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xi_o ahaziah_n be_v slay_v his_o mother_n athuliah_n usurp_v the_o throne_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o seed-royal_a only_o one_o of_o they_o joash_n be_v hide_v in_o some_o of_o the_o chamber_n belong_v to_o the_o temple_n six_o year_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n jehojada_n the_o high_a priest_n bring_v he_o out_o and_o proclaim_v he_o king_n athaliah_n hear_v a_o noise_n go_v to_o see_v what_o be_v the_o matter_n and_o spy_v joash_n stand_v by_o a_o pillar_n and_o the_o people_n about_o he_o rejoice_v and_o cry_v out_o treason_n treason_n but_o jehojada_n command_v and_o they_o lay_v hand_n on_o she_o and_o slay_v she_o then_o jehojada_n make_v a_o covenant_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n people_n and_o between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n then_o they_o break_v down_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o slay_v the_o priest_n of_o baal_n and_o they_o bring_v the_o king_n down_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o king_n chap._n xii_o it_o be_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o jehu_n that_o joash_n begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o do_v right_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o jehojada_n and_o cause_v the_o temple_n to_o be_v repair_v but_o after_o jehojada_n be_v dead_a the_o prince_n come_v and_o flatter_v he_o and_o he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n again_o whereupon_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o zechariah_n and_o he_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n so_o the_o king_n command_v he_o to_o be_v stone_v and_o they_o stone_v he_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o when_o he_o die_v he_o say_v the_o lord_n look_v upon_o it_o and_o requite_v it_o after_o this_o hazael_n design_v to_o come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n joash_n take_v all_o the_o hallow_a thing_n and_o send_v they_o to_o he_o and_o so_o he_o depart_v but_o the_o servant_n of_o joash_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o in_o the_o house_n of_o millo_n and_o amaziah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xiii_o in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o joash_n begin_v jehoahaz_n son_n of_o jehu_n to_o reign_v over_o israelâ—_n and_o he_o follow_v the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n so_o the_o lord_n deliver_v israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o jehoahaz_n beseech_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o give_v they_o a_o saviour_n then_o he_o die_v and_o joash_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n who_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o his_o day_n elisha_n fall_v sick_a and_o joash_n come_v and_o weep_v over_o he_o say_v o_o my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o charet_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o horseman_n thereof_o and_o elisha_n bid_v he_o take_v his_o bow_n and_o arrow_n and_o shoot_v and_o he_o shoot_v then_o elisha_n tell_v he_o he_o shall_v smite_v the_o syrian_n till_o he_o have_v consume_v '_o they_o then_o he_o have_v he_o take_v the_o arrow_n and_o smite_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o so_o he_o do_v thrice_o and_o elisha_n be_v angry_a because_o he_o smite_v but_o thrice_o
and_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v have_v smite_v five_o or_o six_o time_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v have_v utter_o destroy_v the_o syrian_n whereas_o now_o he_o shall_v smite_v they_o but_o thrice_o then_o elisha_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v and_o afterward_o some_o cast_v a_o man_n into_o his_o sepulchre_n assoon_o as_o he_o touch_v the_o bone_n of_o elisha_n the_o man_n revive_v and_o stand_v upon_o his_o foot_n then_o hazael_n oppress_v israel_n but_o joash_n overcome_v benhadad_o the_o son_n of_o hazael_n and_o beat_v he_o three_o time_n and_o recover_v the_o city_n of_o israel_n chap._n fourteen_o at_o this_o time_n amaziah_n reign_v over_o judah_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o slay_v those_o that_o have_v slay_v the_o king_n his_o father_n 2_o chron._n 25.5_o etc._n etc._n he_o gather_v together_o the_o militia_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n three_o hundred_o thousand_o choice_a man_n also_o he_o hiâ—ed_v than_o hundred_o thousand_o out_o of_o israel_n but_o a_o prophet_n meet_v he_o and_o tell_v he_o god_n be_v not_o with_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v send_v they_o back_o again_o and_o so_o he_o do_v after_o this_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o edomite_n and_o slay_v ten_o thousand_o and_o carry_v away_o ten_o thousand_o more_o and_o throw_v they_o down_o from_o the_o top_n of_o a_o rock_n that_o they_o be_v break_v all_o in_o piece_n but_o when_o he_o come_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o edomite_n he_o bring_v their_o god_n and_o set_v they_o up_o for_o his_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o whereupon_o god_n send_v a_o prophet_n to_o he_o to_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o but_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o prophet_n and_o say_v who_o make_v thou_o of_o the_o king_n counsel_n forbear_v why_o shall_v thou_o be_v smite_v then_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o that_o god_n will_v destroy_v he_o because_o he_o hearken_v not_o to_o his_o counsel_n then_o he_o send_v a_o challenge_n to_o joash_n but_o be_v beat_v and_o take_v prisoner_n and_o joash_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o break_v down_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o plunder_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n house_n and_o so_o return_v to_o samaria_n then_o he_o die_v and_o jeroboam_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n then_o they_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n but_o they_o send_v after_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o there_o and_o the_o people_n make_v ahaziah_n his_o son_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n jeroboam_n king_n of_o israel_n do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o god_n save_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o jeroboam_n because_o he_o see_v the_o affliction_n of_o israel_n that_o it_o be_v very_o bitter_a then_o jeroboam_n die_v and_o zechariah_n his_o son_n resign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xv._o azâ—â—iah_o or_o uzaiah_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n two_o chron._n 26_o and_o as_o long_o as_o he_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v he_o to_o prosper_v for_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o philistine_n and_o prevail_v god_n help_v he_o also_o against_o the_o arabian_n and_o the_o ammonite_n bring_v he_o gift_n he_o build_v tower_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dig_v many_o well_n for_o he_o have_v much_o cattle_n and_o husbandry_n for_o he_o love_v it_o he_o have_v a_o great_a army_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o seven_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o and_o he_o make_v many_o engine_n in_o jerusalem_n to_o shoot_v arrow_n and_o stone_n withal_o and_o be_v very_o strong_a but_o when_o he_o be_v strong_a his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o his_o destruction_n for_o he_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o burn_v incense_n himself_o but_o azariah_n the_o chief_a priest_n withstand_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o pertain_v not_o to_o he_o but_o to_o the_o priest_n then_o he_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o priest_n but_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o a_o leprosy_n so_o he_o hasten_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o lone_a house_n and_o jotham_n his_o son_n be_v his_o deputy_n then_o he_o die_v and_o jotham_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o day_n do_v zachariah_n the_o son_n of_o jeroboam_n reign_n over_o israel_n and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la and_o shallum_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o menahem_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la then_o pull_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n come_v against_o he_o to_o who_o he_o give_v a_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n to_o settle_v he_o upon_o the_o throne_n he_o die_v and_o pekahiah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o pekah_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n in_o his_o day_n tiglath-pilesar_a king_n of_o assyria_n take_v many_o town_n from_o he_o and_o carry_v the_o people_n captive_a to_o assyria_n in_o his_o day_n begin_v jotham_n the_o son_n of_o uzziah_n to_o reign_v over_o judah_n and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o build_v the_o high_a gate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o city_n in_o the_o mountain_n he_o fight_v also_o with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n and_o prevail_v against_o they_o and_o they_o give_v he_o tribute_n and_o he_o become_v mighty_a because_o he_o prepare_v his_o way_n before_o the_o lord_n then_o he_o die_v and_o ahaz_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xvi_o 2_o chron._n 28._o ahaz_n walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o burn_v his_o child_n in_o the_o fire_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n who_o carry_v away_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o people_n to_o damascus_n pekah_n also_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n prevail_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v in_o one_o day_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o because_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n and_o carry_v away_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o person_n and_o take_v much_o spoil_n but_o the_o prophet_n od_v meet_v they_o and_o reprove_v they_o for_o it_o say_v be_v there_o not_o with_o you_o even_o with_o you_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n therefore_o deliver_v the_o captive_n so_o some_o of_o the_o prince_n withstand_v they_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o city_n so_o the_o captive_n be_v clothe_v and_o feed_v and_o send_v to_o jericho_n esay_n 7._o then_o rezin_n the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n war_v against_o jerusalem_n but_o can_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o and_o the_o lord_n command_v esay_n to_o go_v meet_a ahaz_n and_o bid_v he_o not_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o and_o bid_v he_o ask_v a_o sign_n but_o ahaz_n will_v not_o then_o say_v esay_n god_n himself_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o sign_n behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n immanuel_n but_o withal_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n who_o shall_v destroy_v both_o his_o people_n and_o their_o land_n yet_o ahaz_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n to_o come_v and_o help_v he_o against_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o israel_n and_o send_v he_o all_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n that_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o in_o his_o own_o treasury_n so_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n go_v up_o against_o damascus_n and_o take_v it_o and_o slay_v rezin_n and_o ahaz_n go_v to_o damascus_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o see_v there_o a_o altar_n he_o send_v the_o pattern_n of_o it_o to_o urijah_n the_o priest_n who_o make_v one_o after_o that_o fashion_n upon_o which_o ahaz_n offer_v sacrifice_n and_o remove_v the_o brazen_a altar_n and_o command_v that_o this_o new_a altar_n shall_v be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n of_o damascus_n thus_o in_o time_n of_o his_o distress_n do_v he_o trespass_v yet_o more_o against_o the_o lord_n then_o he_o die_v and_o hezekiah_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xvii_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n begin_v hoshea_n to_o reign_v over_o israel_n and_o shalmaneser_n king_n of_o assyria_n come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o make_v he_o tributary_n but_o he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o so_o king_n of_o egypt_n to_o help_v he_o which_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n hear_v of_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o come_v and_o besiege_v
samaria_n and_o take_v it_o and_o carry_v the_o people_n into_o assyria_n for_o their_o idolatry_n and_o other_o sin_n they_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o and_o bring_v other_o from_o babylon_n and_o other_o place_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n but_o god_n send_v lion_n among_o they_o for_o their_o wickedness_n then_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n send_v a_o priest_n to_o they_o to_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n but_o they_o all_o serve_v their_o own_o god_n and_o set_v up_o their_o image_n in_o their_o high-place_n so_o they_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o their_o own_o god_n too_o and_o so_o continue_v to_o do_v chap._n xviii_o 2_o chron._n 29._o hezekiah_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o destroy_v all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n because_o the_o people_n burn_v incense_n to_o it_o he_o also_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o bring_v in_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o sanctify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o do_v then_o he_o gather_v the_o ruler_n together_o and_o offer_v sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o praise_v the_o lord_n with_o the_o word_n of_o david_n and_o asaph_n 2_o chron._n 30._o then_o he_o send_v letter_n to_o all_o israel_n and_o judah_n and_o those_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n to_o come_v and_o keep_v the_o passover_n at_o jerusalem_n which_o he_o earnest_o exhort_v they_o to_o so_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n in_o the_o second_o month_n and_o because_o many_o do_v eat_v otherwise_o than_o be_v write_v hezekiah_n pray_v for_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n hearken_v to_o he_o and_o heal_v the_o people_n then_o he_o encourage_v the_o levite_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n and_o perform_v their_o duty_n and_o he_o give_v to_o the_o congregation_n a_o thousand_o bullock_n and_o seven_o thousand_o sheep_n and_o the_o prince_n give_v they_o a_o thousand_o bullock_n and_o ten_o thousand_o sheep_n so_o there_o be_v great_a joy_n and_o the_o priest_n bless_v the_o people_n and_o their_o prayer_n come_v up_o to_o heaven_n 2_o chron._n 31._o then_o they_o destroy_v all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o so_o return_v home_o then_o he_o appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o wait_v in_o their_o course_n and_o command_v the_o people_n to_o pay_v they_o all_o their_o due_n which_o they_o cheerful_o do_v and_o he_o appoint_v officer_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o title_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v with_o sincerity_n and_o diligence_n so_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o prosper_v he_o ch._n 18.11_o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 32._o after_o this_o sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n take_v several_a city_n of_o judah_n then_o hezekiah_n repair_v the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o encourage_v the_o people_n say_v with_o he_o be_v a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n but_o with_o we_o be_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o help_v we_o and_o to_o fight_v our_o battle_n then_o sennacherib_n besiege_v lachish_n and_o hezekiah_n send_v to_o buy_v his_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o give_v he_o all_o the_o gold_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o in_o his_o own_o treasury_n yet_o sennacherib_n continue_v his_o siege_n and_o send_v a_o great_a army_n against_o jerusalem_n under_o the_o command_n of_o rabshakeh_n who_o revile_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o lord_n as_o if_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o master_n he_o speak_v also_o to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v delude_v by_o hezekiah_n to_o hold_v out_o the_o siege_n but_o to_o yield_v to_o he_o and_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v their_o life_n and_o fortune_n but_o the_o people_n answer_v he_o not_o a_o word_n but_o some_o go_v to_o hezekiah_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o rabshakeh_n have_v say_v chap._n xix_o when_o hezekiah_n hear_v it_o he_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o send_v to_o esay_n the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o '_o they_o then_o esay_n bid_v they_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o his_o word_n for_o god_n will_v send_v a_o blast_n upon_o he_o and_o cause_v he_o to_o return_v and_o fall_v in_o his_o own_o land_n then_o sennacherib_n send_v messenger_n again_o to_o hezekiah_n with_o letter_n full_a of_o blasphemy_n and_o hezekiah_n spread_v the_o letter_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n then_o god_n send_v esay_n with_o a_o message_n to_o hezekiah_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o despise_v sennacherib_n and_o laugh_v he_o to_o scorn_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o pride_n and_o boasting_n for_o he_o will_v turn_v he_o back_o by_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o come_v so_o that_o night_n the_o lord_n send_v a_o angel_n which_o slay_v a_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o of_o the_o assyrian_n then_o sennacherib_n return_v with_o shame_n to_o his_o own_o land_n and_o dwell_v at_o niniveh_n and_o as_o he_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o god_n his_o two_o son_n slay_v he_o thus_o god_n save_v hezekiah_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o many_o bring_v gift_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o present_v to_o hezekiah_n and_o he_o be_v magnify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o nation_n chap._n xx._n in_o those_o day_n hezekiah_n fall_v sick_a of_o a_o mortal_a disease_n and_o god_n send_v esay_n to_o he_o to_o bid_v he_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n for_o he_o shall_v die_v upon_o this_o hezekiah_n pray_v earnest_o and_o weep_v then_o god_n send_v esay_n again_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v heal_v he_o and_o add_v fifteen_o year_n to_o his_o life_n and_o that_o he_o will_v defend_v and_o deliver_v the_o city_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v lay_v a_o cake_n of_o fig_n on_o the_o sore_a so_o he_o recover_v and_o for_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o shall_v recover_v and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n within_o three_o day_n he_o cause_v the_o shadow_n to_o go_v back_o ten_o degree_n upon_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n then_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n send_v messenger_n and_o present_n to_o he_o to_o congratulate_v his_o recovery_n wherewith_o he_o be_v puff_v up_o show_v they_o all_o his_o treasure_n whereupon_o esay_n be_v send_v to_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n and_o some_o of_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v eunuch_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o which_o ezekiah_n reply_v good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v so_o he_o die_v and_o manasseh_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xxi_o 2_o chron._n 33._o manasseh_n do_v worse_o than_o all_o the_o king_n that_o be_v before_o he_o for_o he_o restore_v idolatry_n build_v altar_n for_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n use_v enchantment_n deal_v with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o shed_v abundance_n of_o innocent_a blood_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o wipe_v jerusalem_n as_o a_o man_n wipe_v a_o dish_n and_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v bring_v such_o evil_n upon_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n that_o whosoever_o hear_v it_o both_o his_o ear_n shall_v tingle_v and_o according_o the_o captains_z of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n take_v manasseh_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n and_o in_o his_o affliction_n he_o humble_v himself_o great_o before_o god_n and_o pray_v and_o he_o be_v entreat_v of_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o again_o unto_o jerusalem_n then_o he_o make_v a_o thorough_a reformation_n and_o repair_v the_o altar_n and_o command_v the_o people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n he_o die_v and_o ammon_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o he_o do_v evil_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o humble_v himself_o like_o his_o father_n but_o trespass_v more_o and_o more_o then_o his_o son_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o josiah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xxii_o 2_o chron._n 33._o josiah_n while_o he_o be_v young_a about_o sixteen_o year_n old_a begin_v to_o seek_v after_o the_o god_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o take_v care_n to_o have_v the_o temple_n repair_v and_o as_o they_o be_v cleanse_v it_o hilkiah_n the_o high_a priest_n find_v the_o original_a copy_n of_o the_o law_n write_v by_o moses_n and_o send_v it_o to_o the_o king_n who_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v read_v before_o he_o and_o be_v much_o affect_v with_o it_o especial_o with_o the_o threaten_n against_o idolatry_n and_o send_v to_o huldah_n a_o prophetess_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o who_o answer_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v great_a evil_n upon_o they_o for_o all_o their_o sin_n but_o
as_o for_o josiah_n because_o his_o heart_n be_v tender_a and_o he_o humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n and_o not_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v befall_v '_o they_o chap._n xxiii_o 2_o chron._n 34._o then_o the_o king_n gather_v the_o ruler_n and_o all_o the_o people_n together_o and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o cause_v the_o book_n to_o be_v read_v and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n according_a to_o what_o be_v write_v in_o that_o book_n and_o then_o purge_v the_o temple_n of_o all_o idolatrous_a relic_n and_o make_v a_o general_a reformation_n among_o '_o they_o then_o he_o go_v to_o bethel_n and_o break_v down_o the_o altar_n and_o high_a place_n and_o burn_v the_o grove_n and_o burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o priest_n upon_o the_o altar_n as_o it_o be_v foretell_v he_o shall_v do_v and_o so_o he_o do_v likewise_o in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n and_o slay_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n upon_o their_o altar_n 2_o chron._n 35._o then_o he_o command_v and_o they_o keep_v a_o passover_n in_o a_o most_o solemn_a manner_n so_o as_o have_v not_o be_v from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n turn_v not_o from_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o great_a wrath_n against_o judah_n because_o of_o the_o provocation_n of_o manasseh_n after_o this_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n go_v to_o fight_v with_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n at_o carchemish_n and_o josiah_n go_v out_o against_o he_o but_o he_o send_v to_o he_o to_o persuade_v he_o not_o to_o concern_v himself_o in_o that_o quarrel_n because_o the_o war_n be_v undertake_v by_o god_n command_n but_o josiah_n will_v not_o be_v dissuade_v but_o go_v to_o fight_v with_o he_o and_o in_o the_o fight_n he_o be_v wound_v and_o die_v of_o his_o wound_n then_o all_o the_o people_n mourn_v for_o he_o and_o jeremy_n the_o prophet_n lament_v for_o he_o and_o the_o people_n make_v jehoahaz_n king_n in_o his_o father_n stead_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o pharaoh_n depose_v he_o and_o make_v eliakim_n his_o brother_n king_n and_o change_v his_o name_n to_o jehojakim_n who_o also_o do_v evil_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v chap._n xxiv_o in_o his_o day_n nabuchadnezzar_n come_v up_o and_o make_v he_o tributary_n but_o he_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o many_o enemy_n of_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o to_o destroy_v they_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n then_o nabuchadnezzar_n come_v and_o bind_v he_o in_o fetter_n and_o carry_v away_o part_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n to_o babylon_n and_o put_v they_o in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o god_n and_o jehojakim_n die_v and_o jehojachin_n succeed_v he_o and_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n send_v his_o servant_n against_o jerusalem_n to_o besiege_v it_o but_o jehojachin_n render_v himself_o to_o they_o and_o they_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n with_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n make_v zedekiah_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n but_o god_n in_o judgement_n suffer_v he_o to_o rebel_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n chap._n xxv_o then_o nabuchadnezzar_n come_v and_o besiege_v jerusalem_n and_o after_o two_o year_n siege_n the_o famine_n prevail_v it_o be_v take_v but_o the_o king_n escape_v by_o night_n but_o the_o chaldean_n pursue_v and_o take_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n at_o riblah_n where_o they_o slay_v his_o son_n before_o his_o face_n then_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o carry_v he_o bind_v to_o babylon_n and_o soon_o after_o come_v nebuzaradan_n and_o burn_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n and_o break_v down_o the_o wall_n round_o about_o and_o carry_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n all_o but_o the_o poor_a who_o he_o leave_v to_o husband_n the_o land_n and_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o several_a of_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o city_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o riblah_n who_o slay_v they_o there_o and_o over_o those_o that_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n he_o set_v gedaliah_n to_o be_v governor_n but_o ishmael_n come_v private_o and_o slay_v he_o afterward_o in_o the_o seven_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n captivity_n evilmerodac_n king_n of_o babylon_n set_v he_o at_o liberty_n and_o give_v he_o a_o daily_a allowance_n at_o his_o own_o table_n all_o his_o day_n ezra_n chap._n i._n cyrus_n be_v come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o persia_n proclaim_v liberty_n to_o the_o jew_n to_o return_v to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o build_v the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o likewise_o give_v they_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n belong_v to_o the_o temple_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v carry_v away_o which_o be_v great_a and_o small_a five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o chap._n ii_o hereupon_o there_o return_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o beside_o seven_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o servant_n when_o they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o give_v free_o for_o repair_v of_o the_o temple_n chap._n iii_o then_o joshua_n and_o zerubbabel_n build_v the_o altar_n and_o offer_v the_o daily_a sacrifice_n thereon_o and_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n then_o in_o the_o second_o year_n after_o their_o return_n they_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n with_o great_a rejoice_v but_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a man_n that_o have_v see_v the_o first_o temple_n weep_v when_o they_o see_v this_o foundation_n lay_v chap._n iu._n the_o samaritan_n enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n hear_v that_o they_o be_v about_o to_o build_v the_o temple_n come_v and_o offer_v their_o assistance_n but_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o accept_v of_o it_o whereupon_o they_o make_v friend_n at_o court_n who_o prevail_v to_o hinder_v the_o work_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n the_o chief_a of_o they_o write_v to_o artaxerxes_n and_o charge_v the_o jew_n with_o rebellion_n whereupon_o he_o send_v a_o command_n that_o the_o building_n shall_v cease_v chap._n v._n but_o darius_n come_v to_o the_o throne_n the_o jew_n be_v encourage_v by_o haggai_n and_o zechary_n to_o set_v about_o build_v the_o temple_n again_o which_o they_o do_v and_o be_v oppose_v again_o by_o the_o samaritan_n who_o demand_v by_o what_o authority_n they_o go_v on_o with_o this_o work_n they_o allege_v for_o themselves_o the_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n this_o they_o acquaint_v the_o emperor_n withal_o desire_v that_o search_n may_v be_v make_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o decree_n and_o to_o send_v they_o his_o pleasure_n chap._n vi_o search_v be_v make_v the_o decree_n be_v find_v which_o darius_n confirm_v with_o a_o severe_a penalty_n and_o curse_n upon_o the_o infringer_n of_o it_o then_o the_o jew_n go_v on_o vigorous_o and_o finish_v the_o house_n and_o keep_v the_o dedication_n of_o it_o and_o keep_v the_o passover_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v chap._n vii_o artaxerxes_n be_v come_v to_o the_o throne_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n ezra_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n have_v a_o new_a commission_n from_o the_o king_n to_o take_v as_o many_o more_o jew_n with_o he_o as_o be_v willing_a to_o go_v and_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o the_o king_n and_o his_o prince_n have_v offer_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o he_o can_v collect_v among_o the_o jew_n with_o authority_n to_o reform_v all_o abuse_n and_o disorder_n there_o to_o appoint_v such_o magistrate_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o free_v the_o priest_n from_o tax_n and_o to_o punish_v offender_n chap._n viii_o ezra_n have_v gather_v all_o his_o company_n together_o that_o be_v to_o go_v with_o he_o appoint_v a_o fast_a to_o seek_v direction_n and_o a_o blessing_n on_o their_o journey_n then_o he_o deliver_v the_o vessel_n and_o offering_n for_o the_o temple_n to_o certain_a priest_n to_o take_v charge_n of_o they_o and_o carry_v they_o to_o jerusalem_n so_o they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o deliver_v the_o king_n commission_n to_o his_o leiutenant_n and_o officer_n who_o further_v the_o people_n and_o the_o house_n of_o god_n chap._n ix_o ezra_n be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n complain_v be_v make_v to_o he_o that_o many_o of_o the_o people_n yea_o of_o the_o priest_n have_v marry_v strange_a wife_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a nation_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n this_o ezra_n be_v mighty_o affect_v with_o and_o do_v large_o confess_v and_o bewail_v their_o sin_n unto_o god_n chap._n x._o hereupon_o a_o great_a congregation_n be_v meet_v together_o and_o weep_v very_o
the_o person_n appoint_v to_o divide_v it_o chap._n xxxv_o forty_o eight_o city_n with_o their_o suburb_n be_v to_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o levite_n whereof_o six_o be_v to_o be_v city_n of_o refuge_n and_o law_n be_v give_v to_o direct_v who_o shall_v be_v receive_v into_o those_o city_n and_o who_o shall_v be_v account_v guilty_a of_o wilful_a murder_n and_o that_o no_o satisfaction_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o such_o a_o one_o chap._n xxxvi_o the_o daughter_n of_o zelophehad_n be_v heiress_n be_v appoint_v to_o marry_v within_o their_o own_o tribe_n to_o prevent_v alienate_v the_o possession_n of_o one_o tribe_n to_o another_o whereupon_o they_o marry_v to_o their_o cosin-germans_a deuteronomy_n this_o book_n contain_v only_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o have_v pass_v and_o be_v relate_v afore_o with_o little_a addition_n of_o historical_a passage_n and_o so_o may_v be_v omit_v in_o this_o abridgement_n most_o of_o it_o only_a chap._n xxxi_o god_n foresee_v that_o the_o israelite_n will_v break_v his_o covenant_n and_o commit_v idolatry_n and_o so_o provoke_v he_o to_o inflict_v many_o evil_n upon_o they_o command_v moses_n to_o write_v a_o song_n to_o be_v teach_v their_o child_n from_o age_n to_o age_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o witness_n for_o he_o against_o they_o which_o he_o do_v chap._n 32._o then_o chap._n xxxiii_o he_o bless_v the_o tribe_n and_o chap._n xxxiv_o afterward_o go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o pisgah_n from_o whence_o god_n show_v he_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o then_o he_o die_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o god_n bury_v he_o in_o a_o place_n that_o no_o man_n know_v of_o his_o successor_n be_v joshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun._n joshua_n chap._n i._n after_o moses_n death_n god_n command_v joshua_n to_o lead_v the_o israelite_n over_o jordan_n into_o canaan_n promise_v to_o be_v with_o he_o and_o never_o to_o fail_v he_o nor_o forsake_v he_o according_a he_o prepare_v for_o their_o passage_n and_o put_v the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a in_o mind_n of_o their_o promise_n which_o they_o own_o and_o promise_v obedience_n to_o he_o as_o they_o have_v do_v to_o moses_n chap._n ii_o joshua_n send_v two_o man_n to_o spy_n jericho_n who_o come_v to_o a_o harlot_n house_n and_o lodge_v there_o which_o be_v know_v to_o the_o king_n he_o send_v to_o rahab_n to_o produce_v they_o but_o she_o hide_v they_o and_o make_v a_o excuse_n that_o they_o be_v go_v before_o they_o go_v away_o she_o treat_v with_o they_o about_o spare_v herself_o and_o family_n and_o relation_n when_o god_n shall_v deliver_v the_o land_n into_o their_o hand_n which_o they_o consent_v unto_o upon_o condition_n she_o conceal_v the_o agreement_n and_o tie_v the_o scarlet_a thread_n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v let_v down_o to_o her_o window_n so_o she_o let_v they_o down_o through_o the_o window_n and_o they_o escape_v and_o come_v to_o joshua_n chap._n iii_o joshua_n remove_v the_o camp_n to_o jordan_n and_o command_v the_o priest_n to_o take_v up_o the_o ark_n and_o go_v before_o the_o people_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o priest_n foot_n touch_v the_o water_n of_o jordan_n they_o be_v divide_v and_o so_o the_o priest_n and_o all_o the_o people_n pass_v through_o jordan_n on_o dry_a ground_n chap._n iu._n the_o people_n be_v pass_v over_o but_o the_o priest_n with_o the_o ark_n stand_v still_o in_o the_o channel_n god_n command_v joshua_n to_o appoint_v twelve_o man_n to_o take_v twelve_o stone_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o jordan_n and_o set_v they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n for_o a_o memorial_n of_o this_o miracle_n and_o likewise_o he_o set_v up_o twelve_o stone_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o jordan_n all_o this_o while_n the_o priest_n with_o the_o ark_n stand_v in_o the_o channel_n but_o when_o all_o be_v do_v and_o they_o be_v come_v away_o present_o the_o water_n return_v to_o their_o place_n as_o before_z chap._n v._n when_o the_o report_n of_o this_o miraculous_a appear_v of_o god_n for_o his_o people_n be_v hear_v among_o the_o canaanite_n they_o be_v strike_v with_o such_o terror_n that_o they_o have_v no_o spirit_n leave_v in_o '_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o people_n be_v pass_v over_o jordan_n god_n command_v all_o the_o male_n bear_v in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o be_v circumcise_v because_o they_o have_v not_o be_v circumcise_v by_o the_o way_n then_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n and_o the_o morrow_n after_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o old_a corn_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o manna_n cease_v god_n appear_v to_o joshua_n with_o a_o draw_a sword_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o be_v come_v to_o his_o assistance_n chap._n vi_o god_n command_v joshua_n that_o seven_o priest_n with_o trumpet_n of_o ram_n horn_n go_v before_o the_o ark_n and_o attend_v with_o the_o militia_n before_o and_o behind_o they_o shall_v go_v round_o about_o jericho_n once_o every_o day_n for_o seven_o day_n together_o and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v compass_v it_o about_o seven_o time_n and_o at_o the_o seven_o time_n shall_v shout_v which_o be_v do_v the_o wall_n fall_v down_o flat_a so_o that_o every_o man_n go_v into_o the_o city_n straight_o before_o he_o and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n it_o be_v devote_v only_a rahab_n and_o her_o family_n be_v save_v alive_a and_o all_o that_o she_o have_v and_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n they_o put_v into_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o joshua_n lay_v a_o curse_n upon_o whosoever_o shall_v ever_o after_o build_v that_o city_n again_o chap._n vii_o but_o one_o of_o the_o israelite_n convert_v some_o of_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o to_o his_o own_o use_n all_o which_o shall_v either_o have_v be_v destroy_v or_o dedicate_v to_o god_n whereupon_o when_o some_o of_o the_o people_n be_v send_v against_o a_z they_o flee_v before_o the_o man_n of_o ai_fw-fr and_o about_o thirty_o six_o be_v slay_v joshua_n be_v much_o surprise_v at_o this_o discomfiture_n and_o expostulate_v with_o god_n about_o it_o who_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v because_o some_o body_n have_v take_v of_o the_o accurse_a thing_n and_o convert_v it_o to_o his_o own_o use_n which_o must_v be_v discover_v and_o punish_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o cast_v lot_n and_o the_o person_n that_o be_v take_v by_o lot_n shall_v be_v burn_v with_o fire_n he_o and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v which_o be_v do_v achan_n be_v take_v who_o thereupon_o confess_v that_o he_o take_v a_o goodly_a babylonish_n garment_n two_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o a_o wedg_n of_o gold_n and_o hide_v they_o in_o his_o tent_n so_o joshua_n send_v messenger_n and_o fetch_v they_o and_o take_v they_o and_o he_o and_o his_o child_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o burn_v they_o with_o fire_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n anger_n be_v appease_v chap._n viii_o god_n encourage_v joshua_n and_o promise_n to_o deliver_v a_z into_o his_o hand_n and_o give_v he_o the_o prey_n of_o it_o for_o themselves_o only_o direct_v he_o to_o lay_v a_o ambushment_n behind_o the_o city_n which_o be_v do_v and_o so_o the_o city_n be_v take_v sack_v and_o burn_v the_o king_n hang_v but_o they_o take_v the_o prey_n for_o themselves_o then_o joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n on_o mount_n ebal_n and_o write_v the_o law_n upon_o it_o and_o half_o of_o the_o people_n stand_v upon_o mount_n ebai_n and_o half_a on_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o read_v the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n as_o be_v command_v by_o moses_n chap._n ix_o the_o gibeonite_n hear_v of_o the_o take_n of_o jericho_n and_o ai_fw-fr send_v messenger_n with_o mouldy_a bread_n and_o clout_a shoe_n pretend_v that_o they_o come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n and_o desire_v to_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o israelite_n which_o they_o accept_v of_o without_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n and_o so_o clap_v up_o a_o league_n with_o '_o they_o but_o soon_o after_o they_o understand_v they_o be_v their_o neighbour_n but_o the_o prince_n have_v swear_v to_o they_o the_o people_n let_v they_o alone_o only_o as_o a_o punishment_n for_o their_o fraud_n they_o make_v they_o hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n chap._n x._o some_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n hear_v what_o gibeon_n have_v do_v combine_v together_o to_o smite_v it_o whereupon_o they_o send_v to_o joshua_n for_o help_v who_o come_v sudden_o upon_o the_o king_n and_o slay_v they_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n the_o lord_n also_o cast_v down_o great_a hailstone_n upon_o they_o which_o slay_v many_o more_o than_o have_v be_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n and_o that_o the_o victory_n may_v be_v complete_a joshua_n command_v the_o sun_n