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iâ—rael_n and_o the_o text_n express_o add_v this_o memorable_a observation_n wherefore_o the_o king_n harken_v not_o unto_o the_o people_n for_o the_o cause_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v perform_v his_o say_n which_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o abijah_n the_o shilonite_n to_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o nebatâ—_n where_o we_o see_v the_o king_n not_o harken_v to_o the_o people_n and_o congregation_n of_o israel_n in_o their_o just_a request_n and_o give_v they_o a_o harsh_a answer_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n and_o occasion_n for_o they_o to_o cast_v off_o his_o government_n and_o elect_v another_o king_n to_o reign_v over_o they_o and_o that_o with_o divine_a approbation_n from_o god_n himself_o such_o be_v the_o whole_a peopleâ—_n and_o congregation_n sovereign_a power_n over_o their_o king_n we_o read_v in_o the_o 1_o king_n 20._o 1._o to_o 10._o that_o when_o benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n gather_v a_o great_a host_n and_o send_v to_o aâ—ab_n king_n israel_n 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public_a case_n without_o the_o congregation_n public_a advice_n so_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n send_v to_o all_o israel_n and_o judah_n and_o write_v letter_n also_o to_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o jerusalem_n to_o keep_v the_o passeover_n unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n for_o hezekiah_n have_v take_v counsel_n and_o his_o prince_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n in_o jerusalem_n to_o keep_v the_o passeover_n in_o the_o second_o month_n for_o they_o can_v not_o keep_v it_o at_o that_o time_n because_o the_o people_n have_v not_o sanctify_v themselves_o sufficient_o neither_o have_v the_o people_n gather_v themselves_o together_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o thing_n please_v the_o king_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n so_o they_o establish_v a_o decree_n to_o make_v proclamation_n throughout_o all_o israel_n from_o bersheba_n even_o to_o dan_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o keep_v the_o passeover_n unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o they_o have_v not_o do_v it_o of_o a_o long_a time_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o be_v write_v so_o the_o post_n go_v with_o the_o letter_n from_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n throughout_o all_o israel_n and_o judah_n etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 12._o also_o in_o judah_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v to_o give_v they_o one_o heart_n to_o do_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o prince_n by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o vers_n 23._o and_o the_o whole_a assembly_n take_v counsel_n to_o keep_v other_o seven_o day_n and_o they_o keep_v other_o seven_o day_n with_o gladness_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n rejoice_v vers_fw-la 25._o when_o all_o this_o be_v finish_v all_o israel_n that_o be_v present_a go_v to_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o break_v the_o image_n in_o piece_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o grove_n and_o throw_v down_o the_o high_a place_n and_o the_o altar_n out_o of_o all_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n in_o ephraim_n also_o and_o manass_v until_o they_o have_v utter_o destroy_v they_o all_o then_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n return_v every_o man_n to_o his_o possession_n into_o their_o own_o city_n in_o the_o 2_o chron._n 32._o 3._o when_o hezekiah_n see_v that_o senacherib_n be_v come_v and_o that_o he_o be_v purpose_v to_o fight_v against_o jerusalem_n he_o take_v council_n with_o his_o prince_n and_o his_o mighty_a man_n to_o stop_v the_o water_n of_o the_o fountain_n which_o be_v without_o the_o city_n and_o they_o do_v help_v he_o and_o there_o be_v gather_v much_o people_n together_o who_o stop_v all_o the_o fountain_n etc._n etc._n add_v hereunto_o that_o notable_a text_n jer._n 38._o 4._o to_o 28._o where_o when_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n have_v prophesy_v that_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n army_n which_o shall_v take_v it_o therefore_o the_o prince_n 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