in_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n because_o jeroboam_n and_o his_o son_n have_v cast_v they_o off_o from_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n with_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v also_o to_o be_v reckon_v that_o of_o simeon_n who_o possession_n be_v within_o the_o inheritance_n of_o judah_n 19.9_o josh_n 19.9_o for_o which_o that_o part_n of_o the_o division_n that_o fall_v to_o it_o be_v too_o much_o part_v also_o of_o the_o danite_n have_v its_o seat_n within_o that_o of_o judah_n for_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o have_v some_o town_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n which_o former_o have_v be_v assign_v to_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n who_o as_o have_v be_v observe_v have_v so_o large_a a_o country_n at_o first_o assign_v to_o they_o rather_o to_o protect_v and_o defend_v than_o sole_o to_o possess_v it_o all_o these_o still_o remain_v the_o subject_n of_o rehoboam_n though_o ten_o tribe_n be_v say_v to_o have_v revolt_v the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n be_v attribute_v to_o jeroboam_n 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m._n 3043._o some_o think_v she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o tame_a which_o may_v be_v marry_v to_o this_o uriel_n and_o adopt_v by_o absalon_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v leave_v no_o issue_n he_o imitate_v the_o impiety_n of_o his_o father_n his_o heart_n not_o be_v perfect_a before_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o yet_o god_n remember_v the_o covenant_n make_v with_o david_n bring_v he_o by_o a_o fatherly_a correction_n into_o order_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n 15._o 1_o king_n 15._o he_o also_o war_v with_o jeroboam_n all_o his_o day_n who_o come_v up_o against_o he_o with_o 800000_o man_n he_o join_v battle_n with_o he_o have_v but_o half_o so_o many_o and_o yet_o trust_v in_o god_n obtain_v victory_n and_o kill_v 500000_o israelite_n the_o great_a number_n we_o read_v to_o have_v fall_v in_o one_o battle_n he_o take_v from_o he_o bethel_n jeskanah_n and_o ephraim_n with_o their_o town_n neither_o do_v jeroboam_n recover_v his_o strength_n in_o his_o time_n 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which_o he_o prosecute_v and_o get_v much_o booty_n returnnig_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o be_v so_o wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o word_n of_o azariah_n the_o prophet_n the_o son_n of_o oded_a as_o together_o with_o his_o own_o subject_n and_o other_o that_o fall_v to_o he_o in_o abundance_n out_o of_o israel_n he_o sacrifice_v to_o and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o god_n then_o proceed_v in_o the_o reformation_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o remove_v maaca_n his_o grandmother_n from_o her_o dignity_n because_o she_o be_v the_o patroness_n of_o idolatry_n baasa_n now_o who_o reign_v in_o israel_n provoke_v with_o the_o revolt_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o jealous_a of_o the_o grow_a power_n of_o asa_n come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o build_v rama_fw-mi in_o the_o 36_o year_n from_o the_o division_n lest_o any_o shall_v go_v in_o or_o out_o to_o he_o asa_n to_o divert_v he_o hire_v benhadad_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n to_o invade_v israel_n this_o benhadad_a be_v the_o son_n of_o tabrimmon_n and_o 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their_o dwell_n be_v from_o mesha_n as_o thou_o go_v say_v moses_n unto_o sephar_n a_o mount_n of_o the_o east_n they_o inhabit_v say_v josephus_n from_o cophenes_n a_o river_n of_o india_n that_o country_n of_o syria_n which_o lie_v upon_o it_o as_o now_o the_o text_n be_v which_o can_v but_o be_v false_a geography_n and_o for_o syria_n aria_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v read_v which_o as_o pliny_n say_v according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o include_v three_o other_o province_n of_o the_o gedrosi_fw-it arachotae_n and_o paropamasidae_n be_v terminate_v with_o the_o river_n cophete_n 15._o but_o neither_o in_o this_o place_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v meet_v withal_o like_o mesha_n or_o sephar_n or_o any_o people_n thereabouts_o of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o joctan_n or_o his_o son_n neither_o can_v that_o ophir_n to_o which_o solomon_n send_v for_o gold_n by_o sea_n and_o which_o they_o also_o will_v have_v denominate_v from_o one_o of_o the_o thirteen_o be_v near_o aria_n which_o lie_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o
in_o phrygia_n to_o which_o cappadocia_n be_v near_o adjacent_a north_n to_o judaea_n and_o excel_v in_o the_o breed_n of_o horse_n and_o mule_n magog_n 2._o magog_n 19_o from_o magog_n japhet_n second_o son_n descend_v the_o scythian_n according_a to_o josephus_n and_o other_o gog_n and_o magog_n be_v that_o part_n of_o scythia_n about_o cancasus_fw-la which_o the_o colchi_n and_o armenian_n who_o language_n be_v half_a chaldaean_a call_v gog-hasan_a i._n e._n the_o fort_n of_o gog_n and_o thence_o the_o greek_n caucasus_n prometheus_n the_o same_o with_o prometheus_n to_o who_o also_o gogarene_n be_v know_v which_o stephanus_n describe_v to_o be_v between_o the_o colchi_n and_o eastern_a iberi_n magog_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o prometheus_n for_o as_o prometheus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o japetus_n so_o magog_n of_o japhet_n prometheus_n be_v feign_v to_o be_v fix_v to_o caucasus_n and_o caucasus_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o scyhians_n of_o old_a time_n till_o they_o expel_v the_o cimmerii_n and_o succeed_v they_o prometheus_n bring_v down_o fire_n from_o heaven_n which_o may_v take_v original_a from_o magog_n his_o find_v out_o of_o metal_n in_o colchis_n and_o iberia_n and_o the_o fable_n of_o his_o heart_n or_o liver_n be_v eat_v by_o a_o eagle_n may_v be_v find_v in_o 1._o in_o vide_fw-la bochartum_fw-la lib._n 1._o the_o word_n magog_n which_o signify_v to_o be_v dissolve_v or_o to_o decay_v hierapolis_n a_o city_n in_o syria_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v call_v also_o magog_n from_o he_o see_v deucalion_n the_o scythian_a and_o son_n of_o prometheus_n be_v by_o lucian_n say_v to_o have_v consecrate_v the_o temple_n there_o to_o the_o syrian_a goddess_n madai_n 3._o madai_n from_o madai_n it_o be_v general_o grant_v that_o the_o mede_n be_v issue_v the_o mede_n and_o persian_n be_v constant_o in_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n and_o esther_n name_v maedai_n and_o paras_n from_o javan_n descend_v the_o jones_n javan_n 4._o javan_n or_o all_o that_o inhabit_v greece_n from_o thrace_n to_o the_o isthmus_n of_o corinth_n the_o macedonian_n be_v include_v homer_n call_v they_o jaones_n and_o alexander_n be_v signify_v by_o 21._o by_o cap._n 8._o v._n 21._o daniel_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o javan_n 1._o his_o 4_o son_n elisa_n 1._o 20._o the_o son_n of_o javan_n be_v elisa_n tarshish_n kittim_n and_o dodanim_fw-la from_o who_o four_o province_n take_v their_o name_n from_o elisa_n aeolis_n according_a to_o josephus_n but_o rather_o elis_n the_o most_o ancient_a and_o ample_a region_n of_o peloponnesus_n part_v whereof_o be_v by_o homer_n call_v alisium_n to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a peninsula_n from_o tarsis_n tarshish_n 2._o tarshish_n josephus_n and_o other_o derive_v tarsus_n the_o great_a city_n in_o cilicia_n some_o carthage_n another_o tunis_n but_o eusebius_n and_o bochartus_n understand_v the_o iberian_o or_o spaniard_n among_o who_o be_v a_o place_n call_v tarlessus_n beside_o this_o there_o be_v another_o 20.36_o another_o a_o chron._n 20.36_o tarsis_n in_o the_o indian_a sea_n whither_o ship_n go_v from_o esion-gabe_a and_o indeed_o whatever_o the_o word_n original_o signify_v whether_o cilicia_n or_o any_o other_o place_n it_o be_v secondary_o apply_v to_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n which_o reach_v unto_o phoenicia_n and_o sometime_o seem_v to_o denote_v the_o ocean_n itself_o kittim_n 3._o kittim_n josephus_n will_v have_v cittim_n to_o have_v possess_v himself_o of_o the_o island_n cyprus_n where_o be_v a_o city_n call_v citium_n the_o native_a place_n of_o zeno_n the_o stoic_a and_o hence_o he_o say_v the_o hebrew_n call_v all_o island_n and_o maritime_a place_n by_o the_o name_n of_o chethim_n other_o will_v have_v the_o chian_o some_o certain_a nation_n of_o india_n other_o cilicia_n some_o macedonia_n to_o be_v understand_v by_o this_o word_n the_o roman_n be_v by_o daniel_n signify_v under_o this_o name_n and_o in_o italy_n be_v of_o old_a the_o city_n cetia_n echetia_n and_o the_o river_n coetus_fw-la and_o chittim_n import_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o word_n latium_n betoken_v to_o lie_v hide_v the_o opinion_n therefore_o of_o josephus_n be_v very_o probable_a that_o these_o island_n and_o coast_n of_o the_o mediterrenean_n may_v be_v know_v to_o the_o hebrew_n 30._o chap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 29_o 30._o under_o the_o name_n of_o chethim_n rhodanim_fw-la 4._o dodanim_fw-la or_o rather_o rhodanim_fw-la dodanim_fw-la omit_v in_o josephus_n by_o some_o be_v interpret_v dardanian_n by_o other_o dodanaean_n but_o most_o ancient_o it_o be_v read_v rhodanim_fw-la which_o the_o greek_a render_v rhodian_o though_o the_o name_n of_o rhodes_n be_v late_a than_o moses_n his_o time_n bochartus_fw-la therefore_o place_v this_o people_n in_o gaul_n about_o the_o river_n rhodanus_n now_o rhine_n which_o he_o prove_v not_o to_o have_v be_v so_o name_v from_o rhoda_n a_o town_n there_o found_v by_o the_o rhodian_o rhodanim_fw-la he_o say_v signify_v yellow_a or_o saffron-coloured_n which_o agree_v well_o with_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n either_o natural_a or_o affect_v wherein_o also_o the_o britain_n show_v themselves_o descend_v of_o the_o same_o stock_n as_o jornandes_n judge_v tubal_n 5._o tubal_n 21._o tubal_n and_o mesech_n the_o five_o and_o six_o son_n of_o japhet_n be_v join_v in_o scripture_n most_o common_o together_o as_o near_o to_o each_o other_o josephus_n from_o they_o derive_v the_o iberian_o mesâ—ch_n 6._o mesâ—ch_n and_o cappadocian_o who_o have_v a_o city_n in_o his_o time_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o mazacha_n bochartus_fw-la understand_v by_o mesech_n and_o tubal_n the_o moschi_n and_o tibareni_n which_o be_v so_o join_v together_o by_o herodotus_n as_o mesech_n and_o tubal_n in_o the_o scripture_n the_o moschi_n beside_o moschica_n proper_o so_o call_v possess_v all_o from_o phasis_n as_o far_o as_o pontus_n of_o cappadocia_n the_o moschian_a mountain_n reach_v so_o far_o then_o next_o succeed_v the_o tibarens_n according_a to_o strabo_n who_o extend_v their_o border_n to_o pharnacra_n and_o trapezond_n the_o moschian_a and_o colchian_a mountain_n so_o that_o they_o lie_v betwixt_o the_o trapezuntians_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o armenia_n the_o less_o tubal_n and_o mesech_n be_v note_v by_o ezechiel_n to_o abound_v in_o slave_n and_o brass_n which_o 13._o chap._n 27._o v._n 13._o by_o the_o consent_n of_o author_n fit_o agree_v with_o the_o region_n of_o pontus_n especial_o cappadocia_n from_o thiras_n most_o author_n derive_v thrace_n tiras_n 7._o tiras_n a_o woman_n of_o which_o country_n be_v call_v threissa_n and_o many_o name_n there_o both_o of_o place_n and_o person_n persuade_v the_o same_o thing_n this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o japhet_n answerable_a to_o the_o blessing_n of_o his_o father_n that_o god_n shall_v enlarge_v he_o for_o unto_o it_o belong_v all_o europe_n how_o big_a soever_o beside_o asia_n the_o less_o media_n part_n of_o armenia_n iberia_n albania_n and_o those_o vast_a tract_n towards_o the_o north_n inhabit_v of_o old_a by_o the_o scythian_n and_o now_o by_o the_o tartar_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o new_a world_n into_o which_o its_o probable_a the_o scythian_n pass_v by_o the_o strait_n of_o anian_a to_o his_o posterity_n belong_v the_o northern_a part_n which_o by_o jornandes_n a_o historian_n of_o the_o goth_n be_v deserve_o term_v the_o work-house_n of_o people_n and_o sheath_n of_o nation_n portion_n cham_n portion_n 22._o curse_a cham_n be_v not_o exclude_v from_o earthly_a blessing_n to_o his_o lot_n fall_v egypt_n and_o all_o africa_a a_o great_a part_n of_o syria_n and_o arabia_n beside_o babylonia_n susiana_n assyria_n and_o other_o country_n which_o his_o grandson_n nimrod_n possess_v himself_o of_o david_n very_o often_o call_v egypt_n the_o land_n of_o cham_n or_o ham_n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n themselves_o chamia_n or_o chemia_n iside_n plutarch_n in_o iside_n in_o arabia_n and_o africa_n the_o name_n of_o ammon_n the_o aspiration_n be_v take_v away_o be_v universal_o know_v as_o appear_v by_o ammon_n a_o river_n in_o arabia_n the_o promontory_n ammonium_n and_o the_o people_n call_v ammonii_fw-la in_o africa_n the_o city_n ammonis_n upon_o the_o river_n cinyphus_n the_o chapel_n of_o ammonis_n in_o the_o island_n meroe_n in_o marmarica_n the_o city_n ammonia_n vulgar_o paraetonium_n and_o the_o ammonian_a country_n where_o be_v the_o famous_a oracle_n of_o ammon_n nay_o all_o africa_a be_v call_v ammonis_n or_o ammonia_n ham_n signify_v hot_a in_o which_o respect_n it_o agree_v well_o with_o the_o greek_a word_n zeus_n the_o name_n of_o jupiter_n ham_n be_v noah_n young_a son_n so_o be_v jupiter_n the_o young_a of_o saturn_n from_o cham_n live_v in_o africa_n the_o hot_a part_n of_o the_o world_n jupiter_n may_v be_v count_v the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o saturn_n his_o be_v make_v a_o eunuch_n by_o his_o son_n jupiter_n or_o caelius_n by_o his_o son_n saturn_n as_o
in_o time_n of_o rebellion_n and_o for_o their_o exercise_n to_o be_v as_o thorn_n in_o their_o eye_n and_o goad_n in_o their_o side_n the_o canaanite_n be_v thus_o deprive_v of_o their_o ancient_a habitation_n by_o joshua_n and_o the_o israelite_n many_o of_o they_o as_o be_v conjecture_v remove_v to_o the_o mediterranean-sea_n where_o they_o be_v know_v afterward_o by_o the_o name_n of_o phoenician_n continue_v not_o all_o there_o but_o spread_v themselves_o abroad_o and_o send_v colony_n far_o and_o wide_o into_o many_o place_n of_o europe_n asia_n and_o africa_n concern_v which_o that_o excellent_a book_n of_o bochartus_fw-la call_v canaan_n be_v to_o be_v consult_v that_o be_v remarkable_a which_o 2555._o which_o a._n m._n 2555._o procopius_n mention_v concern_v pillar_n erect_v in_o the_o province_n of_o africa_n vandalius_n in_o vandalius_n call_v tingitana_n with_o a_o phoenician-inscription_n to_o this_o purpose_n we_o be_v they_o who_o flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o joshua_n the_o robber_n the_o son_n of_o nane_n how_o long_o this_o war_n continue_v till_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n be_v not_o express_v in_o scripture_n yet_o be_v thence_o to_o be_v gather_v for_o caleb_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o with_o other_o he_o be_v send_v by_o moses_n to_o search_v the_o land_n be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o division_n as_o he_o say_v 45_o year_n old_a now_o the_o spy_n be_v send_v out_o in_o the_o five_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n or_o soon_o so_o that_o from_o that_o time_n to_o the_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n follow_v almost_o 39_o year_n the_o israelite_n be_v forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v deduct_v out_o of_o the_o say_v forty_o five_o six_o year_n and_o some_o few_o remain_n during_o which_o the_o war_n in_o canaan_n must_v have_v continue_v land_n the_o clerouchia_n or_o division_n of_o the_o land_n 19_o the_o clerouchia_n then_o or_o division_n of_o the_o land_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o seven_o year_n from_o their_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n and_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2555_o also_o beginning_n it_o continue_v about_o one_o year_n as_o some_o gather_v from_o the_o story_n first_o of_o all_o a_o inheritance_n be_v give_v to_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a viz._n the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n ephraim_n etc._n chap._n 14.15_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o other_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasses_n then_o meet_v the_o israelite_n together_o in_o shiloh_n because_o seven_o other_o tribe_n yet_o remain_v undisposed_a of_o therefore_o certain_a man_n be_v send_v from_o that_o place_n to_o bring_v a_o survey_n of_o all_o the_o land_n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v in_o a_o few_o day_n and_o then_o after_o their_o return_n the_o division_n be_v perfect_v for_o all_o which_o no_o less_o than_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n seem_v necessary_a so_o there_o be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o division_n 2555_o year_n sacr._n vide_fw-la ludou._n capellum_n in_o chronol_n sacr._n contain_v just_a so_o many_o week_n of_o year_n as_o there_o be_v natural_a day_n in_o a_o year_n viz._n 365._o or_o if_o we_o make_v a_o great_a year_n consist_v of_o so_o many_o year_n as_o the_o solar_n year_n consist_v of_o day_n then_o have_v we_o six_z or_o seven_o such_o great_a year_n it_o be_v further_a observable_a that_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o israelite_n into_o canaan_n may_v be_v reckon_v so_o many_o jubily_n of_o year_n viz._n 52._o as_o be_v day_n in_o the_o seven_o part_n of_o a_o solar_a year_n one_o only_o except_v the_o war_n have_v endure_v six_o year_n they_o rest_v on_o the_o seven_o wherein_o the_o division_n be_v make_v as_o in_o the_o sabatical_a year_n 20._o the_o rise_v therefore_o and_o beginning_n of_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n and_o of_o jubily_n some_o choose_v rather_o to_o fetch_v from_o the_o first_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n then_o from_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n jubily_n the_o rise_n of_o sabbatical_a year_n and_o jubily_n for_o though_o they_o begin_v not_o to_o sow_v the_o land_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n till_o after_o the_o division_n yet_o before_o this_o have_v they_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o country_n lie_v beyond_o the_o river_n which_o be_v divide_v betwixt_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a whereof_o though_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o those_o which_o be_v fit_a for_o war_n accompany_v their_o brethren_n over_o jordan_n according_a to_o the_o charge_n lay_v upon_o they_o by_o moses_n yet_o be_v it_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o those_o which_o stay_v behind_o be_v nourish_v by_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o soil_n for_o manna_n have_v already_o cease_v and_o the_o corn_n which_o the_o other_o reap_v of_o the_o enemy_n sow_v be_v but_o get_v by_o degree_n according_a as_o they_o conquer_a the_o country_n can_v scarce_o maintain_v they_o without_o send_v for_o 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by_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n to_o ramoth-gilead_n here_o receive_v a_o wound_n he_o return_v to_o jezreel_n to_o be_v cure_v but_o the_o army_n be_v leave_v under_o several_a captain_n among_o which_o be_v jehu_n the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n to_o who_o elisha_n send_v one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n king_n jehu_n anoint_v king_n to_o anoint_v he_o king_n he_o be_v present_o receive_v as_o such_o by_o the_o army_n and_o return_v to_o jezreel_n 9_o chap._n 9_o slay_v joram_n 10._o a._n m._n 3117_o athaliae_fw-la 1._o chap._n 10._o and_o give_v ahaziah_n his_o death_n wound_n after_o he_o have_v reign_v twelve_o year_n ahab_n destroy_v the_o family_n of_o ahab_n he_o cause_v jesabel_n to_o be_v throw_v down_o out_o of_o a_o window_n where_o her_o carkeise_n be_v eat_v by_o the_o dog_n after_o which_o write_v letter_n to_o samaria_n he_o procure_v seventy_o son_n of_o ahab_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o their_o head_n send_v to_o he_o then_o go_v thither_o he_o slay_v 42_o 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to_o the_o kingdom_n at_o the_o same_o time_n as_o aâ—haliah_n begin_v her_o usurpation_n in_o judab_n reign_v full_o 28_o year_n and_o then_o die_v jehoahaz_n jehoahaz_n 9_o jehoahaz_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o 23_o year_n of_o joash_n the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n who_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 13._o chap._n 13._o in_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la a_o grove_n be_v also_o in_o samaria_n hazael_n mighty_o oppress_v israel_n also_o in_o his_o day_n so_o that_o to_o he_o be_v leave_v but_o 50_o horseman_n 23._o a._n m._n 3145._o joasi_fw-la 23._o 10_o chariot_n and_o 10000_o footman_n yet_o the_o lord_n be_v entreat_v by_o he_o and_o send_v israel_n a_o deliverer_n notwithstanding_o which_o yet_o prince_n and_o people_n remain_v incorrigible_a after_o he_o have_v
reign_v seventeen_o year_n he_o die_v and_o leave_v his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n joash_n joash_n joash_n who_o also_o reign_v with_o he_o about_o three_o year_n for_o that_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o 37_o year_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o judah_n 37._o a._n m._n 3159._o joasi_fw-la 37._o and_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v that_o deliverer_n mention_v to_o have_v be_v send_v by_o god_n he_o overcome_v the_o syrian_n thrice_o as_o die_v elisha_n foretell_v he_o who_o he_o visit_v and_o consult_v about_o the_o affair_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o thereby_o recover_v the_o city_n lose_v to_o hazael_n by_o his_o father_n upon_o the_o occasion_n former_o mention_v he_o take_v jerusalem_n with_o ahaziah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o break_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n 400_o cubit_n plunder_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n house_n he_o also_o be_v guilty_a of_o ieroboam_n sin_n and_o die_v after_o he_o have_v reign_v together_o with_o 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