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baasha_n he_o leave_v work_v at_o ramah_n and_o so_o asa_n call_v all_o his_o people_n together_o and_o pull_v down_o what_o baasha_n have_v set_v up_o but_o god_n abhor_v this_o deed_n of_o asa_n send_v hanani_n the_o prophet_n unto_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o not_o in_o his_o god_n who_o have_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o host_n of_o the_o aethiopian_n which_o be_v great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o assyrian_n therefore_o be_v the_o army_n of_o the_o syrian_n escaper_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o foretell_v he_o that_o thence_o forward_o he_o shall_v have_v war_n asa_n who_o i_o say_v before_o do_v better_a and_o better_o at_o the_o word_n of_o azarias_n the_o son_n of_o hanani_n be_v so_o far_o from_o recover_v his_o former_a degree_n of_o goodness_n by_o the_o word_n of_o hanani_n his_o father_n that_o he_o cast_v the_o prophet_n into_o prison_n the_o life_n of_o michaiah_n son_n of_o 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be_v indeed_o one_o michaiah_n the_o son_n of_o imlah_n but_o he_o be_v always_o wont_a to_o prophesy_v some_o evil_a or_o other_o unto_o he_o and_o when_o ichosaphat_n say_v let_v not_o ahab_n say_v so_o a_o eunuch_n or_o officer_z be_v send_v to_o call_v michaiah_n who_o have_v find_v he_o say_v thus_o to_o he_o behold_v all_o the_o prophet_n with_o one_o assent_n declare_v good_a speed_n to_o the_o king_n design_n i_o pray_v thou_o let_v thy_o word_n be_v like_a unto_o they_o but_o michaiah_n swear_v sad_o that_o whatsoever_o god_n say_v that_o he_o will_v speak_v and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v the_o king_n ask_v he_o whether_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n to_o battle_n or_o shall_v they_o forbear_v he_o answer_v they_o shall_v go_v and_o prosper_v then_o say_v ahab_n how_o often_o shall_v i_o adjure_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o thou_o say_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n to_o i_o then_o michaiah_n answer_v i_o see_v all_o israel_n scatter_v upon_o the_o hill_n as_o sheep_n that_o have_v no_o shepherd_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v return_v every_o one_o to_o his_o own_o house_n these_o have_v no_o master_n then_o say_v ahab_n to_o ichosaphat_n say_v i_o not_o true_a before_o that_o this_o man_n will_v prophesy_v no_o good_a to_o i_o but_o only_o evil_a but_o michaiah_n not_o terrify_v with_o his_o word_n see_v also_o that_o ahab_n believe_v he_o not_o go_v on_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n sit_v on_o his_o throne_n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o his_o left_a and_o when_o he_o ask_v who_o will_v go_v and_o deceive_v and_o make_v ahab_n go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n and_o fall_v there_o and_o one_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n and_o another_o after_o that_o then_o come_v there_o forth_o a_o evil_a spirit_n and_o desire_v that_o that_o business_n may_v be_v leave_v to_o he_o and_o when_o god_n ask_v he_o how_o or_o wherewith_o he_o will_v deceive_v he_o he_o 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witness_n what_o he_o have_v say_v so_o go_v ahab_n and_o ichosaphat_n with_o their_o army_n to_o ramoth_n gilead_n in_o the_o way_n ahab_n disguise_v himself_o but_o ichoshaphat_n keep_v on_o his_o robe_n now_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v charge_v his_o chieftain_n only_o to_o make_v at_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n they_o therefore_o guess_v by_o the_o robe_n fall_v all_o upon_o ichashaphat_n with_o might_n and_o main_a he_o see_v himself_o in_o such_o eminent_a peril_n of_o death_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o hear_v he_o for_o the_o spians_n see_v their_o mistake_n forbear_v and_o leave_v he_o yet_o one_o of_o the_o common_a soldier_n
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ismaelite_n when_o he_o hear_v that_o nebuchadonosor_n come_v with_o a_o mighty_a army_n to_o destroy_v the_o city_n jerusalem_n there_o he_o dwell_v until_o he_o be_v certify_v that_o the_o chaldee_n have_v take_v and_o demolish_v the_o city_n be_v return_v with_o spoil_n and_o poisoner_n into_o their_o country_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jew_n among_o who_o be_v hieremias_n and_o baruch_n be_v go_v to_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n as_o i_o have_v express_v in_o their_o life_n for_o than_o he_o return_v into_o his_o country_n after_o his_o return_n in_o what_o year_n it_o be_v uncertain_a he_o have_v sow_o some_o barley_n and_o when_o the_o harvest_n come_v have_v let_v it_o out_o to_o reaper_n to_o be_v cut_v down_o and_o bind_v up_o in_o sheaf_n and_o when_o he_o carry_v they_o their_o dinner_n a_o angel_n of_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o bid_v he_o carry_v it_o to_o daniel_n who_o be_v in_o the_o lion_n den_n in_o babylon_n he_o make_v answer_v to_o the_o angel_n that_o he_o have_v never_o see_v babylon_n and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v the_o den_n whereupon_o he_o carry_v he_o by_o the_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n and_o set_v he_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o den_n call_v daniel_n by_o name_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o den_n he_o tell_v he_o of_o the_o dinner_n that_o god_n send_v he_o whereupon_o daniel_n blessing_n god_n who_o be_v not_o unmindful_a of_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o have_v give_v he_o thanks_n for_o that_o benefit_n have_v take_v the_o pottage_n and_o the_o bread_n sopt_v in_o it_o out_o of_o habbakkuks_n hand_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n in_o a_o moment_n of_o time_n set_v he_o again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n there_o be_v some_o that_o affirm_v epiphanius_n for_o one_o that_o he_o who_o know_v that_o thing_n will_v be_v so_o before_o he_o be_v carry_v thither_o do_v tell_v his_o servant_n aforehand_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v a_o great_a way_n off_o and_o come_v again_o present_o but_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v too_o long_o away_o they_o shall_v get_v the_o reaper_n some_o meat_n and_o that_o he_o come_v again_o that_o very_a day_n and_o come_v in_o among_o the_o reaper_n just_a as_o they_o be_v at_o their_o supper_n in_o the_o holy_a bible_n there_o be_v reckon_v a_o very_a little_a book_n entitle_v by_o his_o name_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o book_n he_o expostulate_v with_o god_n more_o earnest_o why_o the_o wicked_a shall_v overcome_v and_o afflict_v the_o godly_a but_o after_o god_n have_v foretell_v of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n who_o shall_v free_v and_o preserve_v the_o good_a he_o become_v more_o patient_a and_o conclude_v with_o prayer_n which_o do_v show_v the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o christ_n he_o die_v in_o judaea_n two_o year_n before_o the_o jew_n be_v bring_v back_o from_o caldaea_n the_o fifteen_o of_o january_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o his_o body_n by_o god_n discovery_n be_v find_v when_o arcadius_n be_v emperor_n sophonias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxx_o sophonias_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o cushi_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n he_o prophesy_v what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n when_o josias_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n first_o he_o terrifi_v and_o afterward_o comfor_v he_o foretell_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o wickedness_n which_o he_o reckon_v up_o first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o judge_n and_o for_o terror_n sake_n he_o call_v the_o day_n by_o such_o name_n as_o use_v to_o strike_v terror_n into_o man_n he_o foretell_v also_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o nation_n as_o of_o the_o ethiopian_n assyrian_n moabite_n and_o philistine_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n he_o treat_v of_o the_o come_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o centiles_n unto_o he_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v alone_o in_o his_o own_o country_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v aggaeus_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxi_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n commandment_n undergo_v he_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o very_a young_a man_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspes_n first_o unto_o zorobabell_a the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n josedec_n the_o priest_n and_o afterward_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n be_v this_o when_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v at_o his_o command_n bring_v back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n say_v that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v god_n send_v aggaeus_n to_o tell_v zorobabell_a the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jozedec_n that_o the_o people_n speak_v false_o that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n god_n house_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v see_v it_o be_v come_v and_o that_o for_o that_o reason_n because_o the_o building_n be_v omit_v what_o they_o have_v sow_v in_o great_a abundance_n have_v afford_v slender_a profit_n the_o rain_n be_v withhold_v from_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v diligent_o begin_v and_o dispatch_v the_o work_n these_o two_o man_n like_v well_o of_o this_o word_n of_o aggaeus_n or_o rather_o of_o god_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n all_o the_o people_n and_o when_o the_o work_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n of_o that_o same_o year_n he_o be_v again_o send_v to_o these_o two_o who_o i_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n first_o to_o exhort_v these_o two_o to_o go_v on_o because_o god_n will_v help_v they_o and_o then_o to_o tell_v they_o all_o that_o that_o new_a temple_n shall_v exceed_v the_o old_a one_o in_o glory_n because_o of_o god_n come_v which_o be_v at_o hand_n in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n he_o be_v send_v again_o to_o tell_v they_o have_v wrest_v a_o confession_n from_o the_o priest_n by_o a_o simile_n and_o a_o induction_n that_o those_o gift_n be_v not_o very_o welcome_a and_o acceptable_a which_o they_o bring_v to_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o the_o work_n of_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v so_o please_v to_o he_o that_o for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v increase_v their_o come_n be_v send_v again_o the_o same_o day_n under_o the_o name_n of_o zorobabell_a he_o foretell_v the_o come_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n this_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n bid_v do_v not_o only_o tell_v zorobabel_n and_o jesus_n the_o priest_n that_o the_o time_n of_o build_v the_o temple_n be_v come_v but_o also_o when_o they_o believe_v he_o he_o help_v they_o in_o finish_v the_o work_n not_o only_o as_o a_o workman_n but_o also_o by_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o sing_v for_o there_o he_o and_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v say_v to_o have_v first_o sing_v a_o haleluia_o which_o be_v a_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v the_o same_o that_o praise_v you_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o hymn_n and_o praise_n of_o aggaeus_n and_o zacharias_n be_v call_v haleluia_o he_o die_v at_o that_o same_o place_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o honour_n by_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o priest_n zacharias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxii_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o barachias_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o addon_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v the_o same_o year_n that_o aggaeus_n that_o be_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o king_n but_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n whereas_o he_o begin_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n but_o he_o prophesy_v long_o than_o he_o and_o to_o more_o for_o he_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n in_o the_o four_o
shoot_v a_o arrow_n at_v rovirs_n or_o at_o adventure_n wound_v ahab_n in_o the_o shoulder_n so_o that_o he_o dâ—ed_v that_o evening_n the_o life_n of_o elijah_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xii_o section_n 1._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o ahab_n king_n of_o israel_n which_o begin_v on_o the_o thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o last_v twenty_o two_o year_n be_v elijah_n glorious_a both_o for_o prophesy_v and_o work_n of_o miracle_n he_o god_n send_v to_o ahab_n first_o with_o this_o prediction_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n for_o a_o month_n a_o three_o year_n and_o 6_o month_n space_n of_o time_n but_o according_a to_o my_o word_n during_o which_o time_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o 1_o king_n 17._o brook_n cherith_n which_o be_v before_o jordan_n out_o of_o which_o he_o drink_v where_o god_n also_o have_v promise_v that_o the_o raven_n shall_v feed_v he_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v thither_o the_o raven_n bring_v he_o bread_n and_o flesh_n morning_n and_o evening_n constant_o and_o water_n he_o draw_v and_o drink_v out_o of_o the_o brook_n which_o when_o it_o be_v dry_v up_o by_o roason_n of_o the_o drought_n god_n send_v he_o to_o sarepta_n a_o city_n of_o zidon_n to_o a_o widow_n who_o he_o have_v command_v to_o feed_v he_o there_o elijah_n be_v no_o soon_o come_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n but_o he_o light_v upon_o that_o very_a widow_n gather_v stick_n and_o call_v she_o he_o desire_v she_o to_o bring_v he_o a_o little_a vessel_n of_o water_n and_o as_o she_o be_v go_v to_o fetoh_o that_o he_o call_v and_o entreat_v she_o to_o bring_v a_o crust_n of_o bread_n with_o she_o also_o she_o answer_v that_o she_o have_v no_o bread_n at_o all_o only_o a_o handful_n of_o meal_n she_o have_v which_o she_o be_v about_o to_o bake_v for_o herself_o and_o her_o child_n which_o when_o they_o have_v eat_v they_o shall_v go_v and_o die_v he_o bid_v she_o not_o fear_n but_o go_v and_o do_v as_o she_o have_v say_v yet_o first_o make_v a_o cake_n for_o he_o and_o then_o for_o herself_o and_o her_o son_n for_o god_n have_v speak_v it_o the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n shall_v not_o waste_v nor_o the_o cruse_a of_o oil_n fail_v till_o the_o day_n he_o send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earch_n the_o woman_n believe_v he_o so_o elijah_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o child_n do_v feed_v upon_o that_o bread_n and_o from_o that_o day_n the_o barrel_n of_o meal_n waste_v not_o neither_o do_v the_o cruse_a of_o oil_n fail_v sect._n 2._o the_o power_n and_o excellency_n of_o elijah_n be_v most_o apparent_a &_o conspicuous_a in_o this_o but_o it_o burst_v out_o more_o glorious_o in_o this_o that_o follow_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o son_n of_o that_o widow_n fall_v into_o so_o sore_a a_o sickness_n that_o there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o life_n in_o he_o she_o come_v and_o complain_v to_o elijah_n that_o his_o come_n to_o her_o house_n have_v bring_v death_n along_o with_o it_o to_o her_o son_n then_o elijah_n tock_n her_o son_n out_o of_o her_o bosom_n and_o carry_v he_o up_o into_o the_o loft_n where_o himself_o keep_v lay_v he_o upon_o his_o bed_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n three_o time_n and_o pray_v that_o the_o child_n soul_n may_v return_v to_o he_o again_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n raise_v the_o child_n and_o elijah_n deliver_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n who_o consess_v her_o faith_n say_v by_o this_o i_o know_v thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v true_a in_o thy_o mouth_n s._n 3._o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o this_o drought_n god_n bad_a elijah_n show_v himself_o to_o ahab_n for_o now_o he_o will_v send_v rain_n upon_o the_o earth_n now_o the_o famine_n be_v so_o sore_o in_o samaria_n that_o ahab_n be_v fain_o to_o send_v obadiah_n governor_n of_o his_o house_n and_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n into_o one_o quarter_n of_o the_o land_n and_o himselse_a to_o go_v into_o another_o to_o seek_v provision_n about_o the_o spring_n and_o brook_n to_o save_v the_o horse_n mule_n and_o carrell_n from_o starve_v in_o the_o way_n who_o shall_v obadiah_n meet_v with_o all_o but_o elijah_n who_o he_o well_o know_v and_o fall_v upon_o his_o face_n to_o the_o very_a ground_n say_v be_v thou_o my_o lord_n elijah_n when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o tell_v ahab_n his_o master_n that_o elijah_n be_v here_o obadiah_n ask_v he_o what_o sin_n it_o be_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o which_o lie_n will_v deliver_v he_o to_o ahab_n to_o slay_v he_o for_o there_o be_v no_o nation_n or_o kingdom_n whither_o he_o have_v not_o send_v to_o seek_v he_o and_o when_o they_o say_v he_o be_v not_o there_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o that_o so_o it_o be_v and_o yet_o thou_o bid_v i_o say_v obadiah_n go_v tell_v thy_o lord_n that_o elijah_n be_v here_o and_o whilst_o i_o be_o go_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v carry_v thou_o to_o some_o other_o place_n and_o when_o ahab_n come_v and_o find_v thou_o not_o for_o certain_a he_o will_v slay_v i_o yet_o when_o elijah_n swear_v he_o will_v show_v himself_o to_o ahab_n that_o day_n then_o upon_o his_o word_n obadiah_n go_v to_o tell_v ahab_n that_o elijah_n be_v there_o and_o out_o come_v ahab_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v he_o thus_o he_o entertain_v he_o be_v thou_o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n elijah_n deny_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n tell_v ahab_n that_o it_o be_v he_o and_o his_o father_n house_n have_v do_v it_o in_o that_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baalim_fw-la and_o with_o like_a confidence_n he_o bid_v he_o send_v for_o the_o 450_o prophet_n of_o baal_n and_o the_o people_n to_o meet_v he_o at_o mount_n carmel_n and_o when_o they_o be_v all_o meet_v together_o he_o come_v and_o ask_v the_o people_n once_o how_o long_o they_o will_v halt_v betwixt_o two_o opinion_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n they_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n then_o let_v they_o go_v after_o he_o when_o they_o all_o stand_v silent_a he_o speak_v again_o after_o this_o manner_n i_o be_o here_o leave_v alone_o the_o only_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o lo_o the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n be_v four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o yet_o be_o i_o content_a to_o make_v this_o overture_n let_v here_o be_v bring_v we_o now_o two_o ox_n and_o let_v baal_n prophet_n take_v their_o choice_n of_o one_o cut_v he_o in_o piece_n and_o lay_v he_o on_o wood_n but_o pat_o no_o sire_n under_o the_o other_o will_v i_o take_v and_o cut_v in_o piece_n but_o put_v no_o sire_n under_o when_o the_o people_n joint_o applaud_v this_o proposition_n he_o bid_v they_o do_v as_o be_v agree_v and_o call_v upon_o their_o god_n when_o all_o be_v do_v according_a to_o agreement_n and_o no_o fire_n put_v under_o they_o call_v upon_o baal_n from_o morning_n till_o noon_n o_o baal_n hear_v we_o but_o there_o be_v neither_o voice_n nor_o any_o one_o that_o answer_v at_o noon_n elijah_n mock_v they_o bid_v they_o strain_v their_o voice_n a_o little_o high_a to_o rouse_v up_o baal_n for_o sure_a and_o sooth_n he_o be_v a_o god_n but_o perhaps_o be_v bufie_v talk_v or_o be_v in_o a_o journey_n or_o at_o his_o inn_n or_o he_o may_v be_v asleep_a in_o bed_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o stretch_v their_o voice_n loud_o and_o gash_a themselves_o with_o knife_n and_o lance_n till_o the_o blood_n gush_v out_o when_o noon_n be_v past_a and_o still_o they_o continue_v vaticinantibus_fw-la vaticinantibus_fw-la rave_v till_o the_o solemn_a time_n of_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n approach_v and_o yet_o no_o voice_n be_v hear_v nor_o any_o one_o that_o answer_v or_o regard_v elijah_n call_v the_o people_n to_o he_o and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v the_o first_o thing_n he_o do_v be_v to_o repair_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v pull_v down_o which_o he_o build_v up_o with_o twelve_o stone_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n and_o with_o such_o other_o material_n as_o he_o think_v sit_v then_o when_o he_o have_v the_o three_o time_n command_v they_o to_o pour_v store_n of_o water_n into_o the_o trench_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v come_v and_o the_o wood_n order_v he_o come_v without_o fire_n and_o address_v himself_o to_o god_n by_o prayer_n in_o these_o word_n o_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n manifest_v thyself_o this_o day_n to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o i_o thy_o servant_n have_v do_v
they_o be_v not_o take_v in_o war_n but_o he_o command_v that_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o satisfy_v sect._n 11._o after_o those_o thing_n benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n have_v get_v a_o great_a army_n besiege_v samaria_n and_o besiege_v it_o so_o long_o that_o when_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o food_n be_v spend_v there_o grow_v such_o a_o dearth_n of_o provision_n that_o a_o ass_n head_n be_v sell_v for_o fourscore_o piece_n of_o silver_n 2_o king_n 24._o in_o this_o so_o great_a scarcity_n of_o provision_n two_o woman_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n betwixt_o themselves_o to_o eat_v their_o child_n by_o turn_n now_o when_o one_o of_o they_o have_v give_v her_o child_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o the_o other_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o agreement_n but_o on_o the_o day_n after_o hide_v her_o child_n that_o woman_n pine_v with_o hunger_n beseech_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n with_o cry_n and_o tear_n that_o he_o will_v help_v she_o and_o take_v some_o order_n for_o her_o life_n and_o tell_v he_o this_o story_n of_o the_o child_n hereupon_o he_o rend_v his_o garment_n in_o all_o their_o sight_n swear_v bitter_o that_o elisha_n shall_v die_v that_o day_n and_o for_o that_o end_n he_o dispatch_v away_o a_o executioner_n but_o before_o he_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o elisha_n elisha_n tell_v the_o elder_n that_o sit_v with_o he_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o king_n and_o charge_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o open_v the_o door_n to_o the_o messenger_n because_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o master_n foot_n follow_v he_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v those_o word_n when_o as_o the_o king_n prevent_v the_o messenger_n and_o say_v behold_v this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o wait_v on_o the_o lord_n any_o long_o 2_o kin._n 6.33_o the_o prophet_n at_o god_n appointment_n foretell_v that_o the_o next_o day_n about_o that_o very_a hour_n a_o measure_n of_o fine_a flower_n shall_v be_v sell_v fora_fw-la shekell_n and_o two_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o a_o shekel_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o samaria_n 2_o kin._n 7.1_o the_o matter_n seem_v so_o incredible_a to_o a_o certain_a lord_n upon_o who_o hand_n the_o king_n lean_v that_o he_o say_v that_o can_v not_o be_v although_o god_n shall_v open_v heaven_n whereas_o the_o prophet_n assure_v he_o that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o thing_n but_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o at_o that_o time_n four_o leper_n constrain_v with_o hunger_n go_v into_o the_o enemy_n camp_n in_o such_o apparent_a danger_n of_o death_n when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o camp_n they_o find_v no_o body_n for_o god_n have_v cause_v the_o enemy_n to_o hear_v a_o rush_v and_o a_o noise_n of_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o of_o a_o great_a army_n which_o when_o they_o hear_v they_o leave_v their_o luggage_n and_o run_v away_o now_o when_o the_o leper_n have_v tell_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o city_n the_o king_n at_o the_o first_o interpret_v it_o to_o be_v a_o stratagem_n afterward_o have_v send_v two_o horse_n of_o the_o six_o that_o be_v only_o leave_v when_o the_o scout_n have_v find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o all_o the_o people_n come_v thither_o for_o booty_n and_o when_o the_o tent_n be_v spoil_v that_o cheapness_n of_o provision_n follow_v which_o elisha_n have_v foretell_v and_o then_o that_o lord_n of_o who_o i_o make_v mention_v before_o to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v give_v charge_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v tread_v to_o death_n by_o the_o multitude_n sect._n 12._o the_o prophet_n have_v persuade_v that_o woman_n who_o son_n as_o be_v show_v before_o 2_o king_n 8.1_o he_o raise_v from_o death_n when_o he_o foretell_v the_o seven_o year_n famine_n that_o she_o shall_v go_v some_o whither_o else_o and_o sojourn_v with_o her_o family_n to_o avoid_v it_o she_o follow_v his_o counsel_n but_o at_o the_o seven_o year_n end_n when_o she_o come_v back_o she_o find_v her_o house_n and_o land_n seize_v on_o therefore_o she_o petition_v the_o king_n that_o she_o may_v recover_v she_o own_o king_n joram_n then_o opportune_o at_o that_o nick_n of_o time_n command_v gehazi_n elisha_n servant_n to_o relate_v the_o great_a and_o strange_a work_n that_o his_o master_n have_v do_v for_o beside_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o tell_v he_o he_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v the_o woman_n who_o son_n that_o be_v also_o present_a there_o he_o have_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a thereupon_o when_o she_o be_v ask_v have_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v so_o the_o king_n command_v a_o officer_n or_o eunuch_n to_o restore_v she_o not_o only_o all_o her_o land_n but_o all_o the_o profit_n of_o it_o also_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o woman_n avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o recover_v she_o own_o estate_n through_o elisha_n goodness_n sect._n 13._o when_o benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v sick_a elisha_n be_v 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