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gath_n and_o ekron_n which_o they_o once_o samuel_n 27_o have_v josh._n 15._o 45_o 46._o but_o lose_v judg._n 3._o 3._o peace_n make_v with_o amorites_n for_o the_o samuel_n 28_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n of_o those_o hater_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v have_v the_o sin_n of_o their_o samuel_n 29_o father_n visit_v upon_o they_o samuel_n two_o son_n cause_v the_o people_n to_o abhor_v the_o samuel_n 30_o government_n as_o eli'_v two_o son_n have_v cause_v they_o to_o abhor_v religion_n then_o degeneration_n samuel_n 31_o be_v still_o come_v on_o chap._n ix_o x._o xi_o xii_o world_n 2941_o sam._n 32_o saul_n seek_v ass_n find_v a_o kingdom_n he_o be_v anoint_v at_o ramah_n which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o his_o own_o town_n of_o gibeah_n gibeah_n once_o so_o abominable_a and_o abominable_o destroy_v judg._n 20._o afford_v their_o first_o king_n he_o prophesi_v at_o kirjath-jearim_a among_o a_o company_n of_o prophet_n that_o attend_v the_o ark_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—orum_fw-la be_v saul_n also_o among_o the_o prophet_n and_o one_o of_o the_o same_o place_n answer_v and_o say_v yes_o one_o that_o be_v their_o father_n not_o et_fw-la quis_fw-la but_o et_fw-la qui_fw-la pater_fw-la â—orum_fw-la chap._n 10._o 12._o and_o he_o become_v one_o that_o be_v their_o father_n or_o chief_a prophet_n among_o they_o at_o mizpeh_n where_o the_o sanhedrin_n sit_v he_o be_v proclaim_v king_n by_o lot_n and_o by_o the_o people_n he_o befriend_v jabesh_n against_o ammon_n for_o jabesh_n have_v be_v a_o friend_n to_o gibeah_n and_o suffer_v for_o it_o judg._n 21._o at_o gilgal_n he_o be_v anoint_v again_o and_o god_n in_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n tell_v the_o people_n of_o his_o displeasure_n for_o their_o ask_v a_o king_n their_o occasion_n of_o so_o do_v be_v nahash_n the_o ammonite_n his_o come_n against_o jabesh_n at_o first_o to_o besiege_v it_o chap._n 12._o 12._o the_o siege_n be_v long_o and_o when_o it_o begin_v to_o capitulate_v for_o surrender_v nahash_n demand_v every_o right_a eye_n in_o the_o town_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xiii_o fourteen_o xv._o sam._n 33_o saul_n 2_o saul_n reign_v one_o year_n and_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n over_o israel_n that_o be_v sam._n 34_o saul_n 3_o he_o have_v now_o be_v king_n one_o year_n from_o his_o first_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n at_o ramah_n to_o his_o second_o anoint_v by_o he_o at_o gibeah_n and_o he_o reign_v after_o this_o two_o year_n more_o before_o the_o lord_n cast_v he_o off_o and_o anoint_a david_n and_o the_o time_n he_o rule_v after_o that_o be_v not_o a_o rule_n but_o a_o tyranny_n and_o persecution_n in_o these_o two_o year_n he_o beat_v the_o philistines_n syrian_n moabite_n and_o ammonite_n that_o invade_v the_o land_n and_o invade_v amalek_n and_o destroy_v it_o but_o undo_v himself_o by_o spare_v agag_n here_o the_o lord_n cast_v he_o off_o chap._n xvi_o world_n 2944_o sam._n 35_o david_n anoint_v in_o bethlehem_n and_o from_o henceforward_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n rest_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o power_n of_o which_o he_o kill_v a_o lion_n and_o bear_n and_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o which_o he_o become_v musical_a and_o pen_v psalm_n this_o be_v that_o that_o make_v music_n by_o david_n hand_n able_a to_o hush_v and_o master_n saul_n devil_n chap._n xvii_o sam._n 36_o david_n kill_v goliath_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n victory_n over_o satan_n the_o chief_a captain_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a he_o bring_v the_o giant_n head_n to_o saul_n and_o saul_n question_v who_o son_n be_v thou_o not_o that_o either_o saul_n or_o abner_n be_v ignorant_a who_o david_n be_v for_o he_o go_v but_o from_o harp_v to_o saul_n when_o saul_n go_v to_o this_o war_n ver_fw-la 15._o but_o they_o wonder_v what_o kind_n of_o man_n it_o be_v that_o have_v such_o son_n as_o jesse_n have_v now_o in_o the_o army_n and_o his_o question_n be_v not_o so_o much_o filius_fw-la cujus_fw-la as_o filius_fw-la qualis_fw-la viri_fw-la or_o not_o of_o david_n person_n but_o of_o his_o parentage_n the_o 55_o and_o 56_o verse_n in_o their_o proper_a order_n shall_v lie_v after_o verse_n 40._o but_o they_o be_v put_v off_o to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o lie_v that_o saul_n question_n which_o be_v before_o the_o battle_n and_o the_o resolution_n of_o it_o which_o be_v not_o till_o after_o may_v be_v lay_v together_o and_o so_o the_o story_n of_o verse_n 54._o of_o david_n lay_v up_o the_o giant_n head_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v lay_v before_o its_o time_n as_o they_o be_v lay_v after_o for_o he_o lay_v not_o that_o there_o till_o some_o space_n of_o time_n after_o and_o what_o time_n uncertain_a but_o the_o relation_n of_o it_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o place_n because_o he_o will_v dispatch_v the_o story_n of_o goliath_n at_o once_o psalm_n ix_o upon_o this_o victory_n over_o goliath_n david_n pen_v the_o nine_o psalm_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o champion_n for_o goliath_n be_v call_v ish_n benajim_v 1_o sam._n 17._o 4._o and_o so_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v interpret_v it_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o man_n that_o come_v out_o between_o the_o two_o army_n that_o psalm_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o at_o this_o place_n chap._n xviii_o upon_o david_n discourse_n with_o saul_n and_o upon_o former_a acquaintance_n with_o david_n behaviour_n jonathan_n affect_v he_o saul_n that_o day_n retain_v he_o for_o a_o courtier_n and_o jonathan_n put_v he_o into_o a_o soldier_n and_o courtier_n garb_n and_o so_o they_o march_v from_o the_o camp_n to_o gibeah_n where_o saul_n dwell_v by_o the_o way_n the_o woman_n come_v out_o and_o sing_v so_o as_o they_o displease_v saul_n and_o from_o thenceforward_o he_o spite_v david_n cast_v spear_n at_o he_o to_o kill_v he_o but_o see_v he_o escape_v he_o put_v he_o into_o command_n in_o the_o army_n that_o he_o may_v fall_v there_o thus_o lie_v the_o story_n to_o vers_n 16._o and_o therefore_o the_o five_o verse_n which_o speak_v of_o his_o go_v in_o and_o out_o before_o the_o people_n be_v set_v there_o as_o a_o general_a head_n which_o be_v to_o be_v explain_v afterward_o when_o david_n be_v thus_o set_v at_o large_a from_o saul_n to_o go_v in_o and_o out_o at_o his_o pleasure_n than_o it_o be_v like_a he_o bring_v goliahs_n armour_n to_o bethlehem_n and_o his_o head_n to_o jerusalem_n lay_v up_o these_o trophy_n of_o his_o valour_n victory_n and_o success_n among_o his_o own_o tribe_n that_o when_o occasion_n shall_v be_v and_o he_o shall_v need_v man_n to_o stand_v to_o he_o he_o be_v already_o anoint_a king_n these_o very_a thing_n may_v have_v make_v a_o good_a party_n for_o he_o against_o that_o time_n chap._n xix_o sam._n &_o saul_n 37_o another_o war_n with_o the_o philistines_n another_o spear_n throw_v at_o david_n his_o house_n watch_v that_o he_o may_v be_v slay_v psal._n lix_n here_o come_v in_o the_o fifty_o nine_o psalm_n make_v upon_o this_o watch_n of_o his_o house_n as_o the_o title_n tell_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v lay_v between_o the_o 12_o and_o 13_o verse_n of_o this_o 19_o chapter_n samuel_n and_o saul_n and_o david_n be_v meet_v altogether_o chap._n 19_o 22._o 24._o and_o saul_n prophesy_v naked_a for_o 24_o hour_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o chap._n 15._o 35._o that_o samuel_n come_v no_o more_o to_o see_v saul_n until_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o by_o way_n of_o homage_n for_o he_o see_v he_o now_o at_o ramah_n by_o saul_n come_v to_o he_o but_o he_o never_o after_o saul_n transgression_n in_o spare_v amalek_n go_v to_o he_o to_o present_v himself_o or_o service_n to_o he_o for_o than_o do_v the_o lord_n cast_v he_o off_o and_o he_o will_v own_v he_o no_o more_o as_o king_n chap._n xx._n saul_n come_v to_o ramah_n put_v david_n to_o fly_v to_o gibeah_n to_o confer_v with_o jonathan_n saul_n bloody_a intention_n be_v discover_v david_n be_v now_o force_v to_o a_o perpetual_a exile_n it_o begin_v now_o chap._n xxi_o david_n come_v to_o nob_n to_o ahimelech_n or_o ahijah_n 1_o sam._n 14._o 3._o in_o the_o day_n of_o abiathar_n mar._n 2._o 26._o our_o saviour_n name_v he_o rather_o than_o ahimelech_n because_o he_o be_v not_o only_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n there_o now_o chap._n 22._o 20._o but_o he_o alone_o escape_v of_o all_o ahimelech_n house_n from_o saul_n fury_n and_o he_o be_v of_o special_a note_n afterward_o from_o nob_n david_n be_v force_v to_o flee_v to_o gath_n the_o very_a town_n of_o goliath_n and_o goliahs_n sword_n now_o about_o he_o there_o be_v he_o discover_v who_o he_o be_v and_o hear_v the_o very_a song_n repeat_v that_o be_v sing_v to_o he_o when_o he_o return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o goliath_n
be_v now_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o giant_n friend_n and_o so_o in_o a_o inevitable_a danger_n he_o find_v no_o other_o shift_n but_o to_o fain_o himself_o a_o natural_a fool_n and_o mope_v and_o keep_v himself_o speechless_a and_o dumb_a psal._n lvi_o upon_o this_o occurrence_n and_o occasion_n he_o compose_v the_o fifty_o six_o psalm_n and_o title_n it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gnal_n jonath_n elem_n rechokim_n concern_v the_o oppression_n of_o the_o dumb_a one_o among_o man_n far_o off_o when_o the_o philistines_n take_v he_o in_o gath_n and_o seem_v in_o vers_fw-la 10._o to_o refer_v to_o his_o present_a speechlesness_n when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d through_o the_o lord_n i_o shall_v praise_v with_o speech_n or_o word_n so_o vers_fw-la 4._o he_o profess_v through_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v praise_v his_o word_n of_o promise_n which_o he_o have_v make_v to_o he_o so_o that_o the_o order_n of_o this_o psalm_n fall_v in_o about_o the_o twelve_o verse_n of_o this_o one_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n psal._n xxxiv_o at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o chapter_n be_v the_o proper_a place_n and_o order_n of_o the_o 34_o psalm_n make_v by_o david_n when_o he_o change_v his_o behaviour_n before_o abimelech_n and_o it_o be_v appliable_a to_o both_o the_o story_n contain_v in_o this_o chapter_n both_o to_o david_n dissemble_a behaviour_n before_o ahimelech_n for_o some_o time_n ahimelech_n and_o abimelech_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n as_o compare_v 2_o sam._n 8._o 17._o with_o 1_o chron._n 18._o 16._o and_o to_o david_n change_v his_o behaviour_n before_o achish_a the_o philistines_n king_n for_o those_o king_n be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o name_n abimelech_n gen._n 20._o and_o 26._o this_o psalm_n be_v a_o most_o accurate_a acrostic_n of_o a_o most_o choice_a and_o exact_a composure_n after_o his_o pretend_a mopishness_n and_o distraction_n chap._n xxii_o vers._n 1._o first_o part_n david_n depart_v from_o gath_n and_o escape_v to_o the_o cave_n of_o adullam_n psal._n cxlii_o there_o he_o make_v the_o 142_o psalm_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o title_n and_o in_o his_o prayer_n in_o it_o he_o complain_v how_o low_o he_o be_v now_o bring_v that_o there_o be_v none_o that_o will_v know_v he_o nor_o any_o one_o to_o take_v care_n for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v in_o this_o cave_n as_o in_o a_o prison_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v he_o out_o of_o this_o case_n than_o will_v the_o righteous_a resort_n unto_o he_o chap._n xxii_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o first_o verse_n and_o vers_fw-la 2._o and_o 1_o chron._n xii_o from_o ver_fw-la 8._o to_o ver_fw-la 19_o the_o lord_n hear_v his_o prayer_n and_o send_v his_o friend_n and_o kindred_n about_o he_o to_o be_v his_o comfort_n and_o divers_a other_o to_o be_v his_o guard_n among_o the_o rest_n be_v some_o gadite_n that_o come_v from_o beyond_o jordan_n and_o the_o prophet_n gad_n among_o they_o and_o so_o have_v david_n a_o regiment_n of_o six_o hundred_o man_n and_o a_o prophet_n their_o chaplain_n here_o fall_v in_o that_o story_n in_o 2_o sam._n 23._o vers_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o 1_o chron._n 11._o vers_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o of_o david_n longing_n for_o the_o water_n of_o bethlehem_n etc._n etc._n but_o reserve_v to_o its_o place_n in_o the_o reckon_n up_o of_o david_n worthy_n for_o here_o be_v more_o especial_o intend_v to_o relate_v david_n act_n and_o not_o his_o worthy_n chap._n xxii_o from_o verse_n 3._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n sam._n &_o saul_n 83_o davids_n father_n and_o mother_n be_v yet_o alive_a and_o seat_v by_o he_o in_o moab_n he_o remove_v into_o the_o forest_n of_o hareth_n saul_n slay_v 85._o priest_n and_o destroy_v nob_n and_o thus_o be_v elies_n house_n quite_o cut_v off_o within_o one_o man_n that_o be_v abiathar_n who_o escape_v and_o come_v to_o david_n and_o now_o he_o have_v a_o high_a priest_n in_o his_o army_n as_o well_o as_o a_o prophet_n psal._n lii_o at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v the_o proper_a order_n and_o place_n of_o the_o fifty_o second_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d david_n come_v not_o david_n be_v come_v psalm_n make_v as_o the_o title_n tell_v when_o doeg_n come_v and_o tell_v saul_n and_o say_v david_n come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o ahimelech_n chap._n xxxiii_o david_n beat_v the_o philistines_n and_o save_v keilab_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o first_o verse_n be_v to_o be_v read_v thus_o now_o they_o have_v tell_v david_n say_v etc._n etc._n for_o abiathars_n come_v to_o david_n which_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v not_o till_o david_n be_v at_o keilah_n already_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o six_o verse_n of_o this_o the_o ziphites_n discover_v david_n to_o saul_n psal._n liv._o thereupon_o he_o make_v the_o fifty_o four_o psalm_n as_o the_o title_n tell_v the_o occasion_n and_o the_o occasion_n in_o that_o title_n ready_o refer_v it_o to_o this_o place_n to_o be_v take_v in_o after_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n psal._n lxiii_o at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o three_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n with_o the_o story_n of_o david_n remain_v in_o the_o strong_a hold_v of_o en-gedi_a the_o sixty_o three_o psalm_n fall_v in_o be_v make_v as_o the_o title_n tell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o judah_n which_o about_o en-gedi_a be_v most_o desert_a of_o all_o other_o place_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n chap._n xxiv_o david_n and_o saul_n be_v together_o in_o a_o cave_n psal._n lvii_o there_o david_n pour_v out_o his_o prayer_n of_o psal._n 57_o and_o title_n it_o all_o tashchith_fw-mi destroy_v not_o for_o though_o he_o be_v move_v by_o his_o soldier_n to_o destroy_v saul_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o chap._n xxv_o sam._n &_o saul_n 39_o samuel_n die_v some_o two_o year_n before_o saul_n death_n he_o live_v to_o see_v the_o time_n that_o saul_n confess_v david_n to_o be_v king_n as_o chap._n 24._o 20._o according_a to_o his_o prediction_n nabal_n a_o drunkard_n a_o fool_n and_o clown_n die_v wretched_o psal._n lviii_o after_o the_o 35_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o proper_a place_n and_o order_n of_o psal._n 58._o title_v all_o tashchith_fw-mi destroy_v not_o as_o refer_v to_o david_n not_o destroy_v nabal_n when_o he_o have_v so_o threaten_v and_o yet_o at_o last_o rejoice_v that_o he_o destroy_v he_o not_o he_o blame_v in_o this_o psalm_n the_o venemousness_n of_o nabals_n tongue_n that_o have_v revile_v he_o and_o the_o deafness_n of_o his_o ear_n that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o messenger_n say_v they_o their_o errand_n never_o so_o wise_o he_o prophesi_v that_o god_n will_v sudden_o take_v he_o away_o as_o with_o a_o storm_n before_o the_o pot_n set_v on_o the_o fire_n for_o his_o feast_n shall_v feel_v any_o warmness_n from_o the_o thorn_n put_v under_o they_o to_o boil_v they_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beâ—r_n the_o same_o sense_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o like_a according_a as_o he_o be_v lively_a and_o jovial_a so_o shall_v the_o wrath_n be_v proportion_v to_o he_o when_o it_o come_v ver_fw-la 9_o for_o so_o may_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o that_o verse_n be_v most_o proper_o render_v as_o he_o lively_o so_o the_o wrath_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chai_n be_v the_o epithet_n that_o david_n give_v he_o when_o he_o send_v his_o messenger_n to_o he_o thus_o shall_v you_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lechai_n to_o he_o that_o be_v lively_a which_o our_o english_a have_v well_o express_v to_o he_o that_o live_v in_o prosperity_n so_o david_n say_v to_o saul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o what_o be_v my_o livelihood_n in_o the_o family_n of_o my_o father_n 1_o sam._n 18._o 18._o chap._n xxvi_o david_n have_v saul_n in_o his_o power_n again_o and_o destroy_v he_o not_o saul_n again_o confess_v david_n kingdom_n david_n and_o he_o never_o see_v one_o another_o more_o in_o some_o time_n of_o the_o day_n of_o saul_n but_o the_o year_n uncertain_a reuben_n and_o gad_n destroy_v the_o hagarite_n and_o dwell_v in_o their_o stead_n for_o this_o read_v 1_o chron._n 5._o ver_fw-la 9_o 10._o and_o from_o ver_fw-la 18._o to_o ver_fw-la 23._o chap._n xxvii_o david_n betake_v himself_o again_o to_o gath_n where_o not_o very_o long_o ago_o he_o be_v put_v to_o fain_o himself_o mad_a achish_n then_o his_o fear_n be_v now_o his_o friend_n he_o be_v then_o a_o sole_a single_a man_n and_o now_o he_o
conceive_v in_o adultery_n his_o reconciliation_n be_v show_v in_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o a_o child_n bear_v in_o wedlock_n of_o the_o same_o woman_n his_o birth_n be_v mention_v before_o the_o take_n of_o rabbah_n though_o it_o be_v long_o after_o because_o the_o text_n have_v bathsheba_n story_n david_n 31_o in_o hand_n it_o will_v conclude_v it_o altogether_o absalon_n in_o this_o year_n in_o exile_n at_o geshur_n absalon_n still_o at_o geshur_n chap._n fourteen_o etc._n etc._n david_n 32_o absalon_n still_o at_o geshur_n but_o this_o year_n beg_v home_o again_o by_o joab_n and_o by_o a_o suborn_a woman_n her_o speech_n to_o david_n be_v very_o obscure_a and_o intricate_a if_o not_o very_o well_o look_v into_o and_o consider_v she_o first_o propose_v a_o story_n parable_n wise_a of_o one_o of_o her_o son_n murder_v another_o as_o absalon_n have_v do_v amnon_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o slayer_n for_o the_o fact_n if_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o remedy_v it_o to_o this_o the_o king_n answer_v she_o go_v to_o thy_o house_n and_o i_o will_v give_v charge_n concern_v thou_o ver_fw-la 8._o and_o the_o woman_n say_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o iniquity_n be_v on_o i_o and_o on_o my_o father_n house_n and_o the_o king_n and_o his_o throne_n be_v guiltless_a vers_fw-la 9_o her_o meaning_n in_o plain_a term_n be_v this_o well_o thou_o give_v i_o such_o a_o answer_n and_o dispatch_v as_o may_v possible_o bring_v the_o blood_n upon_o thy_o own_o head_n and_o upon_o thy_o throne_n for_o thou_o say_v thou_o will_v give_v charge_n concern_v i_o to_o prevent_v the_o mischief_n which_o may_v chance_v be_v do_v before_o thou_o prevent_v it_o and_o the_o king_n say_v whosoever_o say_v aught_o unto_o thou_o bring_v he_o to_o i_o and_o he_o shall_v not_o touch_v thou_o any_o more_o ver_fw-la 10._o she_o reply_v to_o this_o let_v the_o king_n remember_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o avenger_n of_o blood_n to_o destroy_v and_o let_v they_o not_o destroy_v my_o son_n that_o be_v let_v the_o king_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n consider_v how_o many_o avenger_n of_o blood_n there_o be_v and_o while_o i_o be_o bring_v one_o to_o thou_o another_o may_v chance_v kill_v he_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n then_o the_o king_n swear_v her_o son_n shall_v not_o die_v and_o then_o she_o come_v close_o up_o to_o her_o errand_n and_o why_o say_v she_o have_v thou_o such_o thought_n towards_o the_o people_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o think_v not_o the_o like_a towards_o the_o people_n of_o thy_o own_o family_n so_o as_o to_o bring_v thy_o own_o banish_a back_n for_o we_o must_v indeed_o once_o die_v and_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a there_o be_v no_o recall_v of_o we_o any_o more_o no_o more_o than_o spill_v water_n can_v be_v gather_v again_o off_o the_o ground_n but_o while_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o life_n he_o have_v contrive_v way_n and_o thought_n that_o a_o banish_a man_n shall_v not_o be_v banish_v for_o ever_o from_o he_o etc._n etc._n david_n 33_o absalon_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n but_o see_v not_o the_o king_n face_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o nazarite_n for_o the_o present_a and_o under_o a_o vow_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o pretend_v the_o pay_n of_o a_o vow_n at_o hebron_n yet_o be_v he_o force_v to_o cut_v his_o hair_n before_o his_o vow_n david_n 34_o be_v pay_v because_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o he_o he_o bring_v joab_n to_o he_o as_o god_n use_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o he_o by_o affliction_n he_o fire_v his_o field_n and_o then_o come_v joab_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n chap._n xv._o david_n 35_o absalon_n rebel_n at_o the_o end_n of_o forty_o year_n after_o david_n be_v first_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n at_o bethlehem_n and_o put_v david_n to_o flee_v for_o his_o life_n psal._n iii_o with_o the_o thirty_o second_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n even_o with_o these_o word_n of_o it_o and_o when_o david_n come_v to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o worship_v god_n read_v the_o three_o psalm_n make_v as_o the_o title_n tell_v by_o david_n when_o he_o flee_v from_o his_o son_n absalon_n and_o pour_v out_o as_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v in_o this_o prayer_n that_o he_o make_v on_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n olivet_n where_o he_o worship_v god_n he_o complain_v sad_o in_o it_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o enemy_n that_o be_v against_o he_o and_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o false_a friend_n that_o dare_v not_o be_v for_o he_o but_o yet_o assure_v himself_o of_o deliverance_n and_o of_o his_o enemy_n destruction_n and_o prophesi_v of_o the_o very_a manner_n of_o the_o end_n of_o absalon_n and_o achitophel_n if_o you_o will_v take_v these_o word_n in_o the_o very_a letter_n thou_o have_v smite_v my_o enemy_n on_o the_o cheek_n bone_n achitophel_n with_o the_o knot_n of_o the_o rope_n and_o absalon_n with_o the_o bough_n of_o the_o oak_n unless_o he_o allude_v to_o samson_n victory_n with_o the_o jaw_n bone_n and_o foresee_v that_o by_o small_a mean_n as_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v bring_v he_o a_o great_a deliverance_n compare_v christ_n go_v up_o to_o mount_v olivet_n and_o there_o pray_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o bitterness_n with_o this_o type_n of_o david_n chap._n xvi_o david_n give_v away_o and_o dispose_v of_o mephibosheths_n land_n when_o he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o his_o own_o shimei_n fling_v curse_n and_o stone_n at_o david_n and_o bark_n like_o a_o live_a dog_n though_o abishai_n call_v he_o a_o dead_a one_o the_o only_a unjust_a act_n that_o ever_o david_n have_v do_v against_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n he_o have_v but_o new_o do_v that_o be_v give_v away_o mephibosheths_n land_n and_o here_o a_o man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n be_v soon_o upon_o he_o psal._n vii_o betwixt_o the_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n come_v in_o the_o seven_o psalm_n make_v by_o david_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o shimei_n and_o sing_v by_o he_o even_o in_o this_o extremity_n he_o call_v he_o cush_n by_o way_n of_o derision_n as_o allude_v to_o kish_n the_o father_n of_o saul_n family_n for_o shimei_n be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o saul_n but_o turn_v it_o into_o cush_n upon_o shimei_n a_o accurse_a name_n gen._n 10._o and_o a_o black-moor_n nation_n and_o of_o such_o a_o colour_n be_v shimeis_n condition_n chap._n xvii_o ahitophels_n curse_a spleen_n against_o david_n yet_o he_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v bathshebaes_n grandfather_n hushai_n foil_v his_o counsel_n psal._n xlii_o xliii_o david_n in_o his_o slight_n from_o absalon_n stay_v not_o till_o he_o come_v close_o to_o jordan_n and_o there_o he_o rest_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o necessity_n or_o danger_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o get_v over_o the_o water_n and_o be_v go_v and_o so_o be_v that_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 14._o and_o the_o king_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o come_v weary_a and_o refresh_v themselves_o there_o that_o be_v a_o little_a beyond_o bahurim_n which_o be_v close_o by_o jordan_n and_o they_o have_v not_o stay_v nor_o refresh_v themselves_o till_o they_o come_v there_o as_o david_n lie_v thus_o upon_o jordan_n bank_n he_o make_v the_o forty_o second_o psalm_n and_o from_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n remember_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 6._o and_o by_o the_o observe_n of_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n he_o remember_v his_o own_o misery_n there_o he_o observe_v the_o wave_n roll_v one_o in_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o and_o the_o deep_a make_v a_o noise_n here_o and_o there_o in_o its_o channel_n and_o in_o its_o fall_n and_o so_o say_v he_o all_o thy_o billow_n and_o all_o wave_n tumble_v over_o i_o one_o after_o another_o vers_fw-la 7._o etc._n etc._n the_o forty_o three_o psalm_n seem_v also_o to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o he_o about_o the_o same_o time_n compare_v the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o two_o psalm_n together_o psal._n lv._o betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o 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the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n the_o lord_n pardon_v thy_o servant_n for_o this_o thing_n for_o so_o shall_v the_o word_n be_v render_v as_o crave_v pardon_n for_o idolatry_n past_a and_o not_o beg_v leave_n to_o be_v idolatrous_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v gehazy_n covetousness_n bring_v upon_o he_o naaman_n leprosy_n the_o text_n have_v divine_o omit_v a_o letter_n in_o one_o word_n that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o brand_v he_o with_o a_o blot_n for_o this_o his_o villainy_n i_o will_v run_v after_o naaman_n say_v he_o and_o will_v take_v of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o blot_n instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d somewhat_o ver_fw-la 20._o the_o three_o year_n elisha_n make_v iron_n to_o swim_v prevent_v the_o syrian_n ambushment_n and_o strike_v those_o with_o blindness_n that_o be_v send_v to_o catch_v he_o and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o samaria_n and_o there_o fea_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 6._o 23._o so_o the_o band_n of_o syria_n come_v no_o more_o as_o yet_o into_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n for_o so_o the_o very_a next_o verse_n teach_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v for_o it_o relate_v that_o after_o this_o benhadad_n gather_v all_o his_o host_n and_o besiege_a samaria_n so_o be_v the_o like_a passage_n to_o be_v render_v 2_o king_n 24._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n come_v no_o more_o as_o yet_o or_o at_o that_o time_n out_o of_o his_o land_n for_o in_o jer._n 37._o 5._o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v a_o foot_n with_o his_o army_n and_o abroad_o again_o the_o four_o year_n jehoshaphat_n die_v edom_n rebell_v and_o shake_v off_o judah_n yoke_n which_o david_n have_v lay_v upon_o they_o till_o jorams_fw-mi time_n there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o edom_n of_o absolute_a power_n and_o rule_v but_o a_o deputy_n under_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v king_n 1_o king_n 22._o 47._o but_o now_o edom_n revolt_v from_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n and_o make_v a_o king_n over_o themselves_o 2_o king_n 8._o 20._o then_o libnah_n revolt_v also_o joram_n go_v against_o they_o and_o by_o night_n smite_v their_o squadron_n which_o be_v pitch_v about_o he_o to_o give_v he_o battle_n the_o next_o morning_n the_o five_o year_n samaria_n be_v besiege_v by_o benhadad_n and_o the_o famine_n become_v so_o great_a in_o the_o city_n that_o woman_n eat_v their_o own_o child_n as_o deut._n 28._o 53._o 56._o and_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n eat_v dove_n dung_n all_o the_o fault_n be_v lay_v upon_o elisha_n and_o he_o must_v be_v behead_v but_o he_o foretell_v a_o sudden_a and_o wonderful_a delivery_n and_o a_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a plenty_n which_o according_o come_v to_o pass_v a_o unbelieving_a prince_n be_v tread_v to_o death_n the_o six_o year_n philistines_n and_o arabian_n oppress_v joram_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o captive_a his_o wife_n and_o child_n leave_v he_o only_o one_o son_n behind_o here_o he_o be_v meet_v with_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o own_o brethren_n the_o seven_o year_n joram_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o sad_a disease_n of_o his_o bowel_n 2_o chron._n 21._o 19_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o the_o end_n of_o two_o year_n his_o bowel_n fall_v out_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o sickness_n for_o he_o show_v no_o bowel_n to_o his_o brethren_n this_o year_n the_o famine_n end_v at_o harvest_n and_o at_o that_o harvest_n the_o shunamite_n child_n die_v and_o be_v recover_v by_o elisha_n his_o death_n and_o revive_n be_v relate_v instant_o after_o the_o story_n of_o his_o birth_n though_o when_o he_o die_v he_o be_v able_a to_o follow_v the_o reaper_n because_o his_o story_n may_v be_v relate_v together_o and_o not_o long_o after_o his_o mother_n go_v to_o the_o king_n to_o beg_v and_o petition_v to_o be_v settle_v in_o her_o estate_n again_o and_o there_o she_o find_v leprous_a gehazi_n with_o he_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o chapter_n 8._o shall_v chronical_o be_v translate_v as_o of_o the_o time_n past_a now_o 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reign_n and_o another_o text_n call_v it_o his_o eleven_o that_o be_v of_o his_o sole_a reign_n after_o his_o father_n death_n but_o the_o other_o difference_n be_v both_o the_o more_o visible_a and_o the_o more_o difficult_a for_o the_o book_n of_o king_n say_v ahaziah_n be_v but_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n say_v he_o be_v two_o and_o forty_o and_o so_o this_o latter_a reckon_n make_v he_o two_o year_n old_a than_o his_o father_n for_o his_o father_n begin_v to_o reign_v when_o he_o be_v two_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o and_o reign_v eight_o year_n and_o so_o die_v be_v forty_o 2_o king_n 8._o 17._o now_o for_o the_o reconcile_n of_o this_o scruple_n the_o original_a help_v we_o which_o in_o our_o translation_n be_v not_o visible_a the_o original_a mean_v thus_o ahaziah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o two_o and_o forty_o year_n namely_o of_o the_o house_n of_o omri_n of_o who_o seed_n he_o be_v by_o 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