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go_v and_o meet_v pharaoh_n the_o next_o morning_n together_o first_o plague_n their_o water_n turn_v into_o blood_n
and_o it_o be_v give_v to_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o it_o be_v like_a that_o it_o be_v either_o decide_v by_o lot_n who_o among_o they_o shall_v pay_v this_o redemption-money_n and_o who_o not_o or_o it_o be_v pay_v in_o common_a by_o they_o all_o the_o levite_n be_v thus_o number_v and_o their_o place_n and_o order_n how_o they_o shall_v pitch_v about_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v prescribe_v now_o the_o time_n when_o they_o shall_v enter_v upon_o their_o office_n be_v appoint_v at_o the_o age_n of_o 25_o year_n they_o be_v to_o enter_v as_o novice_n and_o subservient_n in_o some_o inferior_a office_n and_o ministration_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n ch._n 8.24_o but_o they_o be_v not_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o full_a execution_n of_o their_o office_n till_o the_o age_n of_o 30_o and_o then_o they_o be_v to_o continue_v in_o it_o till_o 50_o and_o though_o after_o 50_o they_o be_v to_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o hard_a and_o most_o laborious_a service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n such_o as_o remove_n and_o carry_v the_o holy_a thing_n thereof_o yet_o still_o they_o be_v to_o be_v assistant_n to_o their_o brethren_n as_o overseer_n to_o see_v that_o the_o work_n be_v do_v and_o beside_o they_o be_v still_o to_o be_v employ_v in_o teach_v and_o instruct_v the_o people_n and_o in_o their_o several_a city_n as_o be_v well_o experience_v in_o the_o judicial_a law_n they_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o matter_n bring_v before_o they_o see_v numb_a 8._o from_o 23._o to_o the_o end_n the_o time_n of_o their_o enter_v upon_o their_o office_n be_v thus_o order_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o prevent_v confusion_n and_o ambition_n among_o they_o each_o family_n of_o the_o levite_n have_v its_o particular_a service_n eo_fw-la service_n v_o 3._o all_o that_o enter_v into_o the_o host_n i._o e._n qui_fw-la ingrediuntur_fw-la in_o coetum_fw-la vel_fw-la turmam_fw-la mimistrantium_fw-la in_o tabernaculo_fw-la nempe_fw-la ut_fw-la operentur_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la appoint_v 1._o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o gershon_n be_v 1._o the_o ten_o curtain_n of_o fine_a twine_v linen_n blue_a purple_a and_o scarlet_a 2_o the_o eleven_o curtain_n of_o goat_n hair_n that_o be_v lay_v over_o they_o 3_o the_o cover_n of_o ram-skin_n die_v red_a 4_o the_o cover_n of_o badgers-skin_n which_o lay_v over_o all_o and_o the_o hang_n for_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o for_o the_o court_n ch._n 3.25_o 26._o and_o ch._n 4.25_o 26._o 2._o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n be_v the_o ark_n 15._o ark_n v._o 6._o shall_v put_v in_o the_o staff_n thereof_o viz._n into_o the_o case_n or_o cover_n prepare_v for_o they_o that_o so_o the_o levite_n may_v not_o touch_v so_o much_o as_o the_o staff_n of_o the_o ark_n uncover_v for_o the_o staff_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o ark_n exod._n 25_o 15._o and_o the_o table_n of_o shewbread_n jansen_n shewbread_n v._o 7._o and_o the_o continual_a bread_n shall_v be_v thereon_o intellige_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la quietem_fw-la terrae_fw-la promissionis_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la enim_fw-la sicut_fw-la non_fw-la fiebant_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la in_o festis_fw-la aut_fw-la sabbatis_fw-la ut_fw-la clare_v dicitur_fw-la act_n 7.42_o &_o amos_n 5.25_o ita_fw-la nec_fw-la offerebantur_fw-la pane_n quod_fw-la erat_fw-la genus_fw-la quoddam_fw-la oblationis_fw-la aut_fw-la sacrificij_fw-la nec_fw-la thus_o aut_fw-la vinum_fw-la quod_fw-la adjungi_fw-la solebat_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la deerant_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la ut_fw-la conqueruntur_fw-la numb_a 21.5_o nam_fw-la multis_fw-la annis_fw-la manserunt_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la prorsus_fw-la inhabitatis_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la gentibus_fw-la seperati_fw-la jansen_n and_o the_o gold_a candlestick_n and_o the_o altar_n and_o all_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v to_o be_v take_v down_o and_o remove_v the_o priest_n only_o be_v to_o do_v it_o and_o wrap_v up_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n in_o cover_n of_o blue_a or_o scarlet_a and_o to_o put_v cover_n of_o badgers-skin_n over_o they_o which_o be_v call_v the_o clothes_n of_o service_n exod._n 31.10_o and_o then_o to_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o kohathite_n to_o bear_v they_o on_o their_o shoulder_n increase_v shoulder_n the_o ark_n indeed_o be_v sometime_o carry_v by_o the_o priest_n see_v deut._n 31.9_o so_o when_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n josh_n 3.6_o and_o compass_v the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n josh_n 6.6_o but_o ordinary_o this_o service_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o levite_n see_v deut._n 31.25_o especial_o till_o the_o number_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v more_o increase_v who_o may_v not_o otherwise_o touch_v they_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n so_o that_o though_o their_o office_n be_v most_o honourable_a because_o they_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n yet_o it_o be_v also_o perilous_a and_o burdensome_a ch._n 3.31_o ch._n 4.15_o 3._o the_o charge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o merari_n be_v the_o board_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o bar_n the_o pillar_n the_o scocket_n pin_n cord_n and_o vessel_n thereof_o and_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o court_n etc._n etc._n ch._n 3.36_o 37._o &_o ch._n 4.31_o 32._o eleazar_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o aaron_n be_v to_o be_v chief_a over_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o levite_n viz._n the_o kohathite_n that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n and_o his_o brother_n ithamar_n over_o the_o gershonite_n and_o merarite_n to_o the_o inspection_n and_o care_n also_o of_o eleazar_n be_v commit_v the_o oil_n for_o the_o light_n the_o sweet_a incense_n the_o daily_a meat-offering_a and_o the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o the_o oversight_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o to_o appoint_v the_o kohathite_n every_o one_o to_o his_o several_a burden_n and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v charge_v that_o all_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n shall_v be_v so_o cover_v that_o the_o kohathite_n may_v neither_o see_v nor_o touch_v what_o they_o shall_v not_o which_o if_o they_o shall_v do_v they_o will_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o to_o die_v for_o it_o 7._o it_o uzzah_n though_o a_o levite_n for_o such_o a_o transgression_n be_v smite_v dead_a 2_o sam._n 6.6_o 7._o for_o the_o holy_a fire_n that_o be_v always_o to_o be_v keep_v alive_a upon_o the_o altar_n it_o be_v like_a when_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v remove_v it_o be_v put_v into_o some_o pot_n or_o vessel_n and_o so_o preserve_v still_o with_o supply_n of_o wood_n numb_a ch._n 3._o whole_a chapter_n numb_a ch._n 4._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n xlv_o the_o levite_n thus_o set_v apart_o be_v with_o all_o due_a solemnity_n consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n but_o lest_o they_o shall_v think_v themselves_o equal_a to_o the_o priest_n they_o be_v neither_o consecrate_a at_o the_o same_o time_n nor_o with_o the_o same_o ceremony_n the_o consecration_n of_o the_o priest_n take_v up_o seven_o day_n see_v exod._n 29.35_o levit._fw-la 8.33_o but_o this_o of_o the_o levite_n be_v do_v in_o one_o day_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v thus_o 1._o moses_n be_v to_o take_v the_o levite_n and_o to_o cleanse_v they_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o sprinkle_v the_o water_n of_o purify_n upon_o they_o which_o be_v make_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o red_a heifer_n book_n heifer_n therefore_o direction_n for_o make_v this_o water_n be_v give_v before_o this_o time_n though_o not_o mention_v by_o moses_n till_o the_o 19_o ch._n of_o this_o book_n mention_v ch._n 19_o and_o then_o to_o shave_v off_o all_o their_o hair_n which_o be_v another_o sign_n of_o purification_n see_v levit._n 14.8_o 9_o &_o numb_a 6.9_o and_o to_o wash_v their_o clothes_n by_o which_o rite_n be_v signify_v what_o great_a holiness_n and_o purity_n god_n require_v in_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o sacred_a function_n 2_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v there_o assemble_v and_o the_o levite_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o lord_n some_o of_o the_o chief_a levitae_fw-la chief_a non_fw-la omnes_fw-la sed_fw-la omnium_fw-la nomine_fw-la principes_fw-la vel_fw-la sort_n primogeniti_a in_o quorum_fw-la loco_fw-la erant_fw-la levitae_fw-la of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o put_v their_o hand_n 48.17_o hand_n which_o rite_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o officer_n both_o in_o the_o old_a t._n and_o the_o n._n numb_a 27.23_o act._n 6.6_o &_o 13.3_o and_o in_o benediction_n gen._n 48.17_o upon_o they_o thereby_o testify_v that_o they_o do_v now_o free_o offer_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v whole_o set_v apart_o for_o his_o service_n 3_o then_o aaron_n be_v to_o present_v they_o freidlib_n they_o v._o 11._o and_o aaron_n shall_v wave_v the_o levite_n before_o the_o lord_n hac_fw-la elevatione_fw-la significabatur_fw-la eos_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la domino_fw-la offerri_fw-la a_o populo_fw-la in_o munus_fw-la ut_fw-la scil_n loco_fw-la
and_o the_o ass_n and_o the_o lion_n stand_v by_o it_o so_o that_o the_o lion_n have_v neither_o eat_v the_o carcase_n nor_o tear_v the_o ass_n the_o lion_n it_o seem_v run_v away_o immediate_o upon_o the_o old_a prophet_n come_v as_o have_v now_o do_v what_o he_o stay_v for_o and_o so_o the_o old_a prophet_n take_v and_o carry_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o other_o prophet_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o lay_v it_o in_o his_o own_o sepulchre_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o himself_o and_o he_o and_o his_o son_n mourn_v over_o he_o and_o say_v alas_o my_o brother_n see_v jer._n 22.18_o and_o the_o old_a prophet_n further_o speak_v unto_o his_o son_n say_v when_o i_o be_o dead_a bury_v i_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n wherein_o this_o man_n of_o god_n be_v bury_v lay_v my_o bone_n by_o his_o bone_n that_o so_o my_o bone_n may_v lie_v at_o rest_n and_o not_o be_v dig_v up_o and_o burn_v by_o josiah_n and_o for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o this_o end_n he_o cause_v a_o superscription_n to_o be_v engrave_v on_o the_o sepulchre_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v know_v who_o be_v bury_v there_o and_o herein_o he_o have_v his_o desire_n as_o we_o may_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.17_o 18._o he_o further_o declare_v that_o the_o say_n of_o the_o decease_a prophet_n which_o he_o utter_v by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n against_o the_o altar_n of_o bethel_n and_o against_o all_o the_o house_n of_o the_o high_a place_n which_o be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n afterward_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o samaria_n shall_v sure_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o notwithstanding_o this_o fair_a warning_n jeroboam_n return_v not_o from_o his_o idolatry_n and_o evil_a way_n one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o his_o hand_n be_v miraculous_o strike_v dead_a and_o as_o miraculous_o heal_v upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n he_o shall_v present_o with_o that_o hand_n have_v pluck_v down_o his_o idolatrous_a calf_n and_o altar_n but_o neither_o that_o nor_o the_o cleave_a of_o the_o altar_n asunder_o nor_o the_o strange_a death_n that_o befall_v the_o young_a prophet_n whereby_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v be_v mighty_o confirm_v can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o forsake_v that_o idolaty_n whereby_o he_o seek_v to_o assure_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n but_o therein_o he_o be_v miserable_o deceive_v for_o this_o idolatry_n be_v not_o only_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o own_o house_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n at_o last_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o captivity_n and_o possible_o from_o the_o violent_a death_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o come_v from_o judah_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o harden_v himself_o in_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o not_o to_o regard_v his_o threaten_n and_o thereupon_o be_v obstinate_a in_o his_o idolatry_n he_o cast_v off_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o aaron_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o make_v of_o the_o low_a of_o the_o people_n priest_n of_o the_o high-place_n even_o whosoever_o will_v offer_v himself_o he_o consecrate_v he_o and_o make_v he_o a_o priest_n of_o that_o order_n whereupon_o many_o priest_n and_o levite_n leave_v their_o possession_n which_o they_o have_v in_o those_o part_n retire_v into_o jury_n and_o be_v follow_v by_o all_o such_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o set_v their_o mind_n upon_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n some_o year_n after_o his_o son_n abijah_n fall_v sick_a at_o tirzah_n for_o though_o shechem_n be_v at_o first_o the_o royal_a city_n of_o jeroboam_n kingdom_n yet_o afterward_o as_o it_o seem_v he_o build_v some_o stately_a palace_n for_o himself_o at_o tirzah_n a_o goodly_a and_o pleasant_a city_n to_o which_o solomon_n allude_v cant._n 6.4_o and_o so_o both_o jeroboam_n and_o the_o other_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o succeed_v he_o do_v usual_o keep_v their_o court_n there_o till_o samaria_n be_v build_v by_o omri_n from_o thence_o therefore_o he_o send_v his_o wife_n to_o shiloh_n to_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n who_o first_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o be_v now_o blind_a with_o old_a age_n he_o appoint_v she_o to_o go_v disguise_v lest_o if_o the_o prophet_n know_v she_o he_o shall_v either_o refuse_v to_o answer_v she_o be_v offend_v with_o their_o idolatry_n or_o else_o give_v she_o such_o a_o answer_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o hear_v he_o enjoin_v she_o therefore_o to_o go_v to_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n and_o to_o carry_v a_o small_a present_a to_o he_o viz._n ten_o loaf_n and_o cake_n and_o a_o bottle_n of_o honey_n that_o by_o so_o small_a a_o present_a she_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v only_o the_o wife_n of_o some_o poor_a countryman_n and_o only_o come_v to_o ask_v he_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o her_o son_n that_o be_v sick_a it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o send_v she_o not_o to_o he_o to_o beg_v his_o prayer_n for_o the_o child_n though_o he_o have_v have_v experience_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o a_o prophet_n prayer_n in_o the_o miraculous_a restore_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n it_o seem_v his_o obstinacy_n in_o his_o idolatry_n discourage_v he_o from_o seek_v such_o a_o favour_n from_o he_o his_o wife_n going_z according_o to_o shiloh_n the_o lord_n by_o the_o secret_a inspiration_n of_o his_o spirit_n inform_v ahijah_n of_o her_o come_n and_o that_o she_o will_v feign_v herself_o to_o be_v another_o woman_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v to_o she_o according_o when_o ahijah_n hear_v the_o sound_n of_o her_o foot_n as_o she_o come_v into_o the_o door_n of_o his_o house_n he_o say_v to_o she_o come_v in_o thou_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_n why_o feign_a thou_o thyself_o to_o be_v another_o woman_n i_o be_o send_v from_o the_o lord_n to_o thou_o with_o heavy_a tiding_n go_v tell_v jeroboam_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n i_o exalt_v thou_o from_o among_o the_o people_n and_o make_v thou_o king_n over_o israel_n and_o rend_v ten_o of_o the_o tribe_n away_o from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v as_o my_o servant_n david_n who_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o follow_v i_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o as_o to_o my_o worship_n do_v only_o that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o sight_n but_o thou_o have_v do_v evil_a above_o all_o that_o be_v before_o thou_o saul_n though_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v no_o idolater_n solomon_n though_o by_o his_o wife_n instigation_n he_o permit_v idolatry_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o a_o idolater_n himself_o but_o thou_o have_v make_v thou_o other_o god_n go_n god_n representation_n of_o god_n be_v account_v as_o go_n and_o melt_a image_n to_o provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n and_o have_v cast_v my_o law_n behind_o thy_o back_n therefore_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o thy_o house_n and_o will_v so_o utter_o destroy_v it_o and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o it_o that_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v in_o it_o so_o much_o as_o a_o dog_n to_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n and_o will_v destroy_v both_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o at_o home_n or_o leave_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n and_o will_v take_v away_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n as_o a_o man_n take_v away_o dung_a till_o it_o be_v all_o remove_v for_o be_v a_o noisome_a and_o filthy_a thing_n he_o will_v take_v it_o every_o whit_n away_o 15.29_o away_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o see_v chap._n 15.29_o furthermore_o let_v thy_o husband_n know_v that_o he_o of_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n that_o die_v in_o the_o city_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v and_o he_o that_o die_v in_o the_o field_n the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v eat_v burial_n eat_v intimate_v they_o shall_v die_v unhappy_a death_n and_o not_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o burial_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o arise_v therefore_o and_o go_v thy_o way_n home_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o thy_o foot_n enter_v into_o thy_o house_n which_o be_v in_o the_o city_n tirzah_n thy_o son_n shall_v die_v and_o this_o judgement_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o your_o sorrow_n but_o all_o israel_n shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v with_o lamentation_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o grave_n because_o of_o all_o jeroboam'_v family_n in_o he_o only_o there_o be_v find_v some_o good_a thing_n some_o seed_n of_o piety_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o consequent_o some_o regard_n to_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n moreover_o i_o must_v tell_v thou_o the_o lord_n will_v raise_v up_o a_o king_n 15.27_o king_n viz._n baasha_n who_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o nadab_n jeroboam_n son_n and_o slay_v he_o in_o the_o second_o year_n
and_o his_o priest_n with_o sound_a trumpet_n 10.9_o trumpet_n see_v numb_a 10.9_o to_o cry_v a_o alarm_n against_o you_o consider_v o_o child_n of_o israel_n what_o you_o do_v fight_v you_o not_o against_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n and_o assure_v yourselves_o that_o if_o you_o persist_v you_o shall_v not_o prosper_v thus_o abijah_n speak_v to_o jeroboam_n and_o the_o israelite_n but_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v move_v with_o any_o thing_n he_o say_v that_o jeroboam_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n draw_v a_o ambushment_n behind_o the_o camp_n of_o judah_n so_o that_o the_o main_a battalion_n of_o the_o israelite_n face_v they_o and_o a_o ambushment_n be_v secret_o lay_v behind_o they_o to_o fall_v upon_o their_o rear_n when_o the_o fight_n begin_v the_o army_n of_o abijah_n behold_v and_o lo_o the_o battle_n be_v both_o before_o they_o and_o behind_o they_o then_o they_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o the_o priest_n sound_v with_o their_o trumpet_n to_o strengthen_v their_o faith_n in_o the_o lord_n promise_v numb_a 10.9_o so_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n give_v a_o great_a shout_n and_o fall_v on_o the_o lord_n smite_v jeroboam_n and_o all_o his_o army_n with_o such_o a_o dreadful_a fear_n that_o they_o flee_v before_o abijah_n and_o judah_n and_o be_v discomfit_v and_o abijah_n and_o his_o soldier_n slay_v they_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n and_o cut_v off_o no_o less_o than_o five_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o so_o that_o they_o slay_v more_o than_o every_o one_o his_o man_n thus_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n prevail_v at_o this_o time_n because_o they_o trust_v and_o rely_v on_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n abijah_n pursue_v his_o victory_n take_v from_o jeroboam_n several_a of_o his_o city_n viz._n bethel_n where_o one_o of_o his_o golden_a calf_n be_v set_v up_o jeshanah_n and_o ephraim_n with_o the_o town_n belong_v to_o they_o neither_o do_v jeroboam_n recover_v strength_n again_o in_o the_o day_n of_o abijah_n abijah_n now_o wax_v mighty_a he_o marry_v fourteen_o wife_n partly_o before_o he_o be_v king_n and_o partly_o after_o and_o beget_v twenty_o two_o son_n and_o sixteen_o daughter_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o act_n of_o abijah_n and_o his_o way_n and_o his_o say_n be_v they_o not_o write_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o prophet_n iddo_n see_v ch._n 12.15_o so_o abijah_n have_v reign_v three_o year_n sleep_v with_o his_o father_n and_o they_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o asa_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 1_o king_n 15._o from_o 1_o to_o 9_o 2_o chron._n 13._o wh_o ch._n asa_n the_o three_o king_n of_o judah_n asa_n in_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n asa_n begin_v to_o reign_v over_o judah_n and_o he_o reign_v 41_o year_n he_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o continue_v to_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o eight_o in_o which_o time_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o three_o several_a family_n viz._n jeroboam_n baasha_n and_o omri_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o be_v very_o young_a when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o hereupon_o maachah_n his_o grandmother_n the_o wife_n of_o rehoboam_n his_o mother_n possible_o be_v dead_a be_v make_v queen_n regent_n during_o his_o minority_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o some_o ripeness_n of_o year_n he_o show_v that_o his_o heart_n be_v upright_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o idolatry_n that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n and_o desire_v to_o maintain_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n a_o thing_n the_o more_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o he_o have_v such_o a_o father_n and_o such_o a_o grandmother_n his_o grandmother_n it_o seem_v have_v out_o of_o her_o zeal_n to_o idolatry_n set_v up_o some_o new_a abominable_a idol_n in_o a_o grove_n he_o though_o young_a take_v courage_n and_o assume_v the_o government_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n depose_v she_o from_o be_v queen_n regent_n and_o destroy_v her_o idol_n and_o burn_v it_o by_o the_o brook_n kidron_n and_o stamp_v it_o to_o powder_v out_o of_o indignation_n and_o cast_v the_o dust_n thereof_o into_o the_o brook_n he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o reform_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v out_o of_o order_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o remove_v all_o the_o idol_n that_o his_o father_n have_v make_v yet_o the_o high_a place_n where_o the_o people_n worship_v the_o true_a god_n of_o israel_n be_v not_o remove_v the_o people_n be_v very_o loath_a to_o be_v tie_v to_o one_o place_n for_o the_o offering_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n but_o the_o high_a place_n that_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o strange_a god_n he_o take_v away_o he_o take_v away_o also_o all_o the_o sodomite_n out_o of_o the_o land_n which_o he_o can_v discover_v see_v ch._n 14.24_o but_o some_o it_o seem_v remain_v till_o his_o son_n jehoshaphat_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o then_o he_o remove_v they_o 1_o king_n 22.46_o during_o this_o time_n of_o peace_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o he_o exhort_v his_o subject_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o fortify_v several_a city_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o to_o make_v about_o they_o wall_n tower_n gate_n and_o bar_n while_o yet_o the_o land_n be_v quiet_a before_o they_o for_o say_v he_o we_o have_v seek_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o have_v give_v we_o rest_n on_o every_o side_n therefore_o let_v we_o make_v a_o good_a improvement_n of_o this_o mercy_n by_o prepare_v in_o time_n of_o peace_n for_o war_n 2_o ch._n 14.6_o 7._o after_o this_o he_o bring_v into_o the_o lord_n house_n the_o thing_n that_o his_o father_n after_o his_o famous_a victory_n over_o jeroboam_n have_v dedicate_v add_v something_o more_o of_o his_o own_o free_a gift_n viz._n silver_n and_o gold_n and_o vessel_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n for_o ten_o year_n he_o enjoy_v peace_n during_o which_o time_n jeroboam_n die_v and_o nadab_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o nadab_n two_o year_n after_o be_v slay_v by_o baasha_n who_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n when_o those_o ten_o year_n be_v expire_v some_o enemy_n or_o other_o make_v war_n against_o he_o but_o who_o it_o be_v be_v not_o express_v and_o afterward_o about_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n zerah_n the_o ethiopian_a with_o a_o vast_a army_n of_o the_o arabian_n as_o it_o seem_v and_o philistine_n join_v with_o he_o invade_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n with_o a_o host_n according_a to_o common_a fame_n of_o a_o thousand_o thousand_o and_o with_o a_o thousand_o 16.8_o thousand_o supple_a mille_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la patet_fw-la ex_fw-la cap._n 16.8_o and_o three_o hundred_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n proportionable_a ch._n 16.8_o 16.8_o 16.8_o see_v ch._n 16.8_o asa_n meet_v they_o with_o a_o army_n of_o five_o hundred_o and_o eight_o thousand_o levy_v out_o of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n all_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n and_o at_o mareshah_n a_o city_n in_o judah_n they_o set_v their_o army_n in_o battle-array_n to_o fight_v then_o asa_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o pray_v say_v it_o be_v nothing_o with_o thou_o to_o help_v whither_o with_o many_o or_o they_o that_o have_v no_o power_n help_v we_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n for_o we_o rest_v on_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o name_n we_o go_v out_o against_o this_o great_a multitude_n o_o lord_n thou_o be_v our_o god_n let_v not_o man_n prevail_v against_o thou_o so_o the_o lord_n smite_v the_o ethiopian_n with_o such_o a_o dreadful_a fear_n that_o they_o flee_v before_o asa_n and_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o many_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v and_o the_o rest_n rout_v that_o they_o can_v not_o rally_v or_o make_v head_n again_o so_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n pursue_v they_o to_o gerar_n a_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o spoil_v it_o and_o the_o city_n round_o about_o it_o and_o carry_v away_o very_a much_o spoil_n from_o they_o for_o a_o great_a terror_n from_o the_o lord_n fall_v upon_o they_o so_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o resist_v and_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n fall_v also_o upon_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o arabian_n who_o have_v join_v with_o these_o ethiopian_n and_o take_v from_o they_o abundance_n of_o sheep_n and_o camel_n and_o so_o lade_v with_o spoil_n march_v back_o to_o jerurusalem_n then_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o azariah_n the_o son_n of_o oded_a and_o he_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v asa_n and_o his_o army_n at_o their_o return_n and_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v too_o much_o puff_v up_o with_o this_o great_a victory_n he_o say_v unto_o asa_n and_o his_o soldier_n you_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o