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have_v take_v any_o notice_n of_o they_o but_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o he_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o valley_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d full_a of_o water_n and_o also_o that_o god_n will_v deliver_v the_o moabite_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o morning_n that_o the_o valley_n be_v fill_v with_o water_n which_o appear_v to_o the_o moabite_n like_o blood_n so_o that_o they_o conclude_v these_o king_n and_o their_o army_n have_v slay_v one_o another_o and_o therefore_o they_o rise_v up_o to_o the_o spoil_n but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o israelite_n the_o israelite_n put_v they_o to_o flight_n and_o beat_v down_o their_o city_n and_o besiege_v kitharase_v
elisha_n come_v to_o damascus_n and_o benhadad_o be_v sick_a be_v tell_v that_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n be_v there_o whereupon_o he_o send_v hazael_n to_o inquire_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o shall_v recover_v who_o answer_v that_o as_o to_o any_o thing_n of_o his_o disease_n he_o may_v recover_v but_o god_n have_v show_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v die_v by_o other_o mean_n then_o elisha_n fix_v his_o eye_n upon_o hazael_n and_o weep_v which_o hazael_n inquire_v the_o reason_n of_o he_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v for_o the_o great_a mischief_n he_o shall_v do_v to_o israel_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v king_n of_o syria_n as_o dash_v out_o their_o child_n brain_n and_o rip_v up_o their_o woman_n with_o child_n to_o which_o hazael_n say_v be_v thy_o servant_n a_o dog_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v such_o thing_n so_o hazael_n come_v to_o his_o master_n benhadad_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o prophet_n say_v he_o shall_v sure_o recover_v but_o to_o prevent_v that_o he_o spread_v a_o wet_a cloth_n over_o his_o face_n and_o so_o stifle_v he_o about_o this_o time_n jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n begin_v to_o reign_v he_o marry_v ahab_n daughter_n and_o so_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n 2_o chron._n 21._o he_o slay_v all_o his_o brethren_n and_o many_o of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o land_n and_o make_v many_o innovation_n in_o religion_n for_o the_o promote_a of_o idolatry_n while_o he_o be_v go_v on_o in_o these_o way_n a_o letter_n be_v deliver_v he_o write_v by_o elijah_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n during_o his_o abode_n on_o earth_n to_o threaten_v he_o for_o his_o wickedness_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o god_n will_v plague_v he_o his_o wife_n child_n people_n and_o inflict_v a_o disease_n upon_o he_o in_o his_o bowel_n which_o shall_v torment_v he_o day_n by_o day_n till_o they_o fall_v out_o according_o god_fw-we stir_v up_o the_o neighbour_n nation_n to_o distress_v he_o and_o smite_v he_o in_o his_o bowel_n with_o a_o incurable_a disease_n so_o that_o after_o two_o year_n they_o fall_v out_o and_o he_o die_v without_o be_v desire_v and_o ahaziah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n be_v his_o son-in-law_n he_o go_v with_o joram_n king_n of_o israel_n to_o the_o war_n against_o hazael_n at_o ramoth-gilead_n but_o joram_n be_v wound_v come_v back_o to_o be_v cure_v in_o jezreel_n and_o ahaziah_n go_v thither_o to_o give_v he_o a_o visit_n chap._n ix_o elisha_n send_v one_o of_o the_o young_a prophet_n to_o anoint_v jehu_n to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n so_o he_o go_v to_o the_o camp_n at_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o single_v out_o jehu_n and_o anoint_v he_o with_o a_o command_n to_o destroy_v the_o whole_a house_n of_o ahab_n then_o jehu_n tell_v the_o commander_n what_o have_v be_v do_v to_o he_o they_o present_o proclaim_v he_o king_n and_o he_o go_v towards_o jezreel_n but_o be_v spy_v by_o a_o watchman_n joram_n send_v to_o inquire_v what_o be_v the_o matter_n but_o jehu_n detain_v the_o messenger_n then_o another_o be_v send_v but_o he_o be_v detain_v also_o then_o joram_n go_v himself_o and_o ahaziah_n with_o he_o and_o ask_v be_v it_o peace_n jehu_n who_o answer_v what_o peace_n so_o long_o as_o the_o whoredom_n of_o thy_o mother_n jezabel_n and_o her_o witchcraft_n be_v so_o many_o joram_n then_o perceive_v there_o be_v treachery_n endeavour_n to_o fly_v away_o but_o jehu_n draw_v a_o bow_n and_o slay_v he_o and_o bad_a one_o of_o his_o captain_n cast_v his_o body_n into_o the_o field_n of_o naboth_n as_o god_n have_v threaten_v he_o shall_v be_v serve_v he_o slay_v ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n also_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o jezreel_n jezabel_n look_v out_o at_o a_o window_n and_o upbraid_v he_o for_o kill_v his_o master_n but_o he_o command_v she_o to_o be_v throw_v down_o out_o of_o the_o window_n and_o he_o tread_v she_o under_o foot_n and_o the_o dog_n do_v eat_v the_o great_a part_n of_o she_o what_o be_v leave_v he_o command_v to_o be_v bury_v because_o she_o be_v a_o king_n daughter_n chap._n x._o after_o this_o jehu_n send_v letter_n to_o samaria_n where_o be_v keep_v seventy_o of_o ahab_n son_n require_v those_o that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o they_o to_o bring_v their_o head_n to_o he_o on_o the_o morrow_n which_o be_v do_v so_o he_o slay_v all_o that_o remain_v of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n at_o jezreel_n he_o slay_v also_o forty_o two_o prince_n the_o kindred_n of_o ahaziah_n as_o he_o be_v go_v to_o samaria_n he_o meet_v with_o jonadab_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n and_o take_v he_o up_o into_o his_o chariot_n say_v come_v see_v my_o zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n so_o he_o come_v to_o samaria_n and_o slay_v all_o that_o remain_v of_o ahab_n there_o then_o he_o gather_v all_o the_o worshipper_n and_o prophet_n of_o baal_n together_o upon_o pretence_n of_o offer_v a_o great_a sacrifice_n to_o baal_n and_o cause_v they_o all_o to_o be_v slay_v and_o burn_v his_o image_n and_o break_v down_o his_o temple_n but_o yet_o he_o practise_v the_o idolatry_n of_o jeroboam_n thâ—_n not_o of_o ahab_n but_o for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v in_o execute_v judgement_n on_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n god_n promise_v to_o continue_v his_o seed_n on_o the_o throne_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n he_o reign_v twenty_o eight_o year_n over_o israel_n in_o samaria_n and_o then_o die_v and_o his_o son_n jehoahaz_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xi_o ahaziah_n be_v slay_v his_o mother_n athuliah_n usurp_v the_o throne_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o seed-royal_a only_o one_o of_o they_o joash_n be_v hide_v in_o some_o of_o the_o chamber_n belong_v to_o the_o temple_n six_o year_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n jehojada_n the_o high_a priest_n bring_v he_o out_o and_o proclaim_v he_o king_n athaliah_n hear_v a_o noise_n go_v to_o see_v what_o be_v the_o matter_n and_o spy_v joash_n stand_v by_o a_o pillar_n and_o the_o people_n about_o he_o rejoice_v and_o cry_v out_o treason_n treason_n but_o jehojada_n command_v and_o they_o lay_v hand_n on_o she_o and_o slay_v she_o then_o jehojada_n make_v a_o covenant_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n people_n and_o between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n then_o they_o break_v down_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o slay_v the_o priest_n of_o baal_n and_o they_o bring_v the_o king_n down_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o king_n chap._n xii_o it_o be_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o jehu_n that_o joash_n begin_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o do_v right_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o jehojada_n and_o cause_v the_o temple_n to_o be_v repair_v but_o after_o jehojada_n be_v dead_a the_o prince_n come_v and_o flatter_v he_o and_o he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n again_o whereupon_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o zechariah_n and_o he_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n so_o the_o king_n command_v he_o to_o be_v stone_v and_o they_o stone_v he_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o when_o he_o die_v he_o say_v the_o lord_n look_v upon_o it_o and_o requite_v it_o after_o this_o hazael_n design_v to_o come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n joash_n take_v all_o the_o hallow_a thing_n and_o send_v they_o to_o he_o and_o so_o he_o depart_v but_o the_o servant_n of_o joash_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o in_o the_o house_n of_o millo_n and_o amaziah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xiii_o in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o joash_n begin_v jehoahaz_n son_n of_o jehu_n to_o reign_v over_o israelâ—_n and_o he_o follow_v the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n so_o the_o lord_n deliver_v israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o jehoahaz_n beseech_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o give_v they_o a_o saviour_n then_o he_o die_v and_o joash_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n who_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o his_o day_n elisha_n fall_v sick_a and_o joash_n come_v and_o weep_v over_o he_o say_v o_o my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o charet_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o horseman_n thereof_o and_o elisha_n bid_v he_o take_v his_o bow_n and_o arrow_n and_o shoot_v and_o he_o shoot_v then_o elisha_n tell_v he_o he_o shall_v smite_v the_o syrian_n till_o he_o have_v consume_v '_o they_o then_o he_o have_v he_o take_v the_o arrow_n and_o smite_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o so_o he_o do_v thrice_o and_o elisha_n be_v angry_a because_o he_o smite_v but_o thrice_o
and_o tell_v he_o he_o shall_v have_v smite_v five_o or_o six_o time_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v have_v utter_o destroy_v the_o syrian_n whereas_o now_o he_o shall_v smite_v they_o but_o thrice_o then_o elisha_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v and_o afterward_o some_o cast_v a_o man_n into_o his_o sepulchre_n assoon_o as_o he_o touch_v the_o bone_n of_o elisha_n the_o man_n revive_v and_o stand_v upon_o his_o foot_n then_o hazael_n oppress_v israel_n but_o joash_n overcome_v benhadad_o the_o son_n of_o hazael_n and_o beat_v he_o three_o time_n and_o recover_v the_o city_n of_o israel_n chap._n fourteen_o at_o this_o time_n amaziah_n reign_v over_o judah_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o slay_v those_o that_o have_v slay_v the_o king_n his_o father_n 2_o chron._n 25.5_o etc._n etc._n he_o gather_v together_o the_o militia_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n three_o hundred_o thousand_o choice_a man_n also_o he_o hiâ—ed_v than_o hundred_o thousand_o out_o of_o israel_n but_o a_o prophet_n meet_v he_o and_o tell_v he_o god_n be_v not_o with_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v send_v they_o back_o again_o and_o so_o he_o do_v after_o this_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o edomite_n and_o slay_v ten_o thousand_o and_o carry_v away_o ten_o thousand_o more_o and_o throw_v they_o down_o from_o the_o top_n of_o a_o rock_n that_o they_o be_v break_v all_o in_o piece_n but_o when_o he_o come_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o edomite_n he_o bring_v their_o god_n and_o set_v they_o up_o for_o his_o god_n and_o serve_v they_o whereupon_o god_n send_v a_o prophet_n to_o he_o to_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o but_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o prophet_n and_o say_v who_o make_v thou_o of_o the_o king_n counsel_n forbear_v why_o shall_v thou_o be_v smite_v then_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o that_o god_n will_v destroy_v he_o because_o he_o hearken_v not_o to_o his_o counsel_n then_o he_o send_v a_o challenge_n to_o joash_n but_o be_v beat_v and_o take_v prisoner_n and_o joash_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o break_v down_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o plunder_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n house_n and_o so_o return_v to_o samaria_n then_o he_o die_v and_o jeroboam_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n then_o they_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n but_o they_o send_v after_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o there_o and_o the_o people_n make_v ahaziah_n his_o son_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n jeroboam_n king_n of_o israel_n do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o god_n save_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o jeroboam_n because_o he_o see_v the_o affliction_n of_o israel_n that_o it_o be_v very_o bitter_a then_o jeroboam_n die_v and_o zechariah_n his_o son_n resign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xv._o azâ—â—iah_o or_o uzaiah_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n two_o chron._n 26_o and_o as_o long_o as_o he_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v he_o to_o prosper_v for_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o philistine_n and_o prevail_v god_n help_v he_o also_o against_o the_o arabian_n and_o the_o ammonite_n bring_v he_o gift_n he_o build_v tower_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o dig_v many_o well_n for_o he_o have_v much_o cattle_n and_o husbandry_n for_o he_o love_v it_o he_o have_v a_o great_a army_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o seven_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o and_o he_o make_v many_o engine_n in_o jerusalem_n to_o shoot_v arrow_n and_o stone_n withal_o and_o be_v very_o strong_a but_o when_o he_o be_v strong_a his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o his_o destruction_n for_o he_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o burn_v incense_n himself_o but_o azariah_n the_o chief_a priest_n withstand_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o pertain_v not_o to_o he_o but_o to_o the_o priest_n then_o he_o be_v wroth_a with_o the_o priest_n but_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o a_o leprosy_n so_o he_o hasten_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o lone_a house_n and_o jotham_n his_o son_n be_v his_o deputy_n then_o he_o die_v and_o jotham_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o day_n do_v zachariah_n the_o son_n of_o jeroboam_n reign_n over_o israel_n and_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la and_o shallum_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o menahem_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la then_o pull_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n come_v against_o he_o to_o who_o he_o give_v a_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n to_o settle_v he_o upon_o the_o throne_n he_o die_v and_o pekahiah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o pekah_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o and_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n in_o his_o day_n tiglath-pilesar_a king_n of_o assyria_n take_v many_o town_n from_o he_o and_o carry_v the_o people_n captive_a to_o assyria_n in_o his_o day_n begin_v jotham_n the_o son_n of_o uzziah_n to_o reign_v over_o judah_n and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o build_v the_o high_a gate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o city_n in_o the_o mountain_n he_o fight_v also_o with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n and_o prevail_v against_o they_o and_o they_o give_v he_o tribute_n and_o he_o become_v mighty_a because_o he_o prepare_v his_o way_n before_o the_o lord_n then_o he_o die_v and_o ahaz_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xvi_o 2_o chron._n 28._o ahaz_n walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o burn_v his_o child_n in_o the_o fire_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n who_o carry_v away_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o people_n to_o damascus_n pekah_n also_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n prevail_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v in_o one_o day_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o because_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n and_o carry_v away_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o person_n and_o take_v much_o spoil_n but_o the_o prophet_n od_v meet_v they_o and_o reprove_v they_o for_o it_o say_v be_v there_o not_o with_o you_o even_o with_o you_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n therefore_o deliver_v the_o captive_n so_o some_o of_o the_o prince_n withstand_v they_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o city_n so_o the_o captive_n be_v clothe_v and_o feed_v and_o send_v to_o jericho_n esay_n 7._o then_o rezin_n the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o pekah_n king_n of_o israel_n war_v against_o jerusalem_n but_o can_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o and_o the_o lord_n command_v esay_n to_o go_v meet_a ahaz_n and_o bid_v he_o not_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o and_o bid_v he_o ask_v a_o sign_n but_o ahaz_n will_v not_o then_o say_v esay_n god_n himself_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o sign_n behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n immanuel_n but_o withal_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n who_o shall_v destroy_v both_o his_o people_n and_o their_o land_n yet_o ahaz_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n to_o come_v and_o help_v he_o against_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n and_o israel_n and_o send_v he_o all_o the_o silver_n and_o gold_n that_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o in_o his_o own_o treasury_n so_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n go_v up_o against_o damascus_n and_o take_v it_o and_o slay_v rezin_n and_o ahaz_n go_v to_o damascus_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o see_v there_o a_o altar_n he_o send_v the_o pattern_n of_o it_o to_o urijah_n the_o priest_n who_o make_v one_o after_o that_o fashion_n upon_o which_o ahaz_n offer_v sacrifice_n and_o remove_v the_o brazen_a altar_n and_o command_v that_o this_o new_a altar_n shall_v be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n of_o damascus_n thus_o in_o time_n of_o his_o distress_n do_v he_o trespass_v yet_o more_o against_o the_o lord_n then_o he_o die_v and_o hezekiah_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xvii_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n begin_v hoshea_n to_o reign_v over_o israel_n and_o shalmaneser_n king_n of_o assyria_n come_v up_o against_o he_o and_o make_v he_o tributary_n but_o he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o so_o king_n of_o egypt_n to_o help_v he_o which_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n hear_v of_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o come_v and_o besiege_v
his_o court_n in_o all_o respect_n she_o be_v even_o astonish_v with_o admiration_n and_o though_o fame_n use_v to_o be_v lavish_a enough_o of_o its_o tongue_n yet_o she_o tell_v he_o though_o more_o be_v tell_v she_o than_o she_o believe_v yet_o half_o be_v not_o tell_v she_o of_o what_o she_o find_v then_o she_o make_v he_o great_a present_n of_o gold_n spice_n and_o precious_a stone_n he_o likewise_o give_v to_o she_o whatsoever_o she_o desire_v and_o so_o return_v into_o she_o own_o country_n then_o solomon_n make_v two_o hundred_o target_n of_o beat_a gold_n and_o three_o hundred_o shield_n of_o gold_n and_o a_o great_a ivory_n throne_n damasked_a with_o gold_n and_o gather_v charet_n and_o horse_n in_o great_a abundance_n and_o he_o make_v silver_n in_o jerusalem_n as_o stone_n and_o cedar_n as_o sycamore-tree_n chap._n xi_o solomon_n notwithstanding_o all_o these_o extraordinary_a gift_n and_o favour_n to_o he_o both_o inward_a and_o outward_a and_o god_n appear_v twice_o to_o he_o love_v many_o woman_n of_o the_o heathen_a nation_n and_o take_v he_o seven_o hundred_o wife_n and_o three_o hundred_o concubine_n and_o do_v so_o dote_v upon_o they_o even_o in_o his_o old_a age_n that_o they_o turn_v away_o his_o heart_n from_o god_n so_o that_o he_o tolerate_v the_o public_a exercise_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_n whereupon_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o threaten_v to_o rend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o in_o his_o son_n day_n and_o give_v it_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o stir_v up_o several_a adversary_n against_o he_o and_o likewise_o by_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n the_o shilonite_n declare_v to_o jeroboam_n that_o hold_v give_v he_o ten_o tribe_n and_o solomon_n posterity_n shall_v have_v but_o one_o tribe_n beside_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n because_o he_o have_v forsake_v he_o and_o worship_v strange_a go_n so_o solomon_n have_v reign_v forty_o year_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n chap._n xii_o then_o all_o the_o tribe_n meet_v together_o at_o shechem_n and_o jeroboam_n come_v along_o with_o they_o and_o they_o petition_v rehoboam_n to_o ease_v they_o of_o their_o tax_n which_o solomon_n have_v impose_v on_o '_o they_o he_o take_v three_o day_n time_n to_o consider_v of_o it_o and_o advise_v with_o his_o father_n old_a counsellor_n they_o persuade_v he_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o humour_v the_o people_n and_o comply_v with_o their_o desire_n at_o present_a which_o will_v be_v the_o way_n to_o oblige_v they_o to_o he_o for_o ever_o after_o but_o this_o counsel_n he_o like_v not_o and_o therefore_o consult_v with_o some_o young_a giddy_a person_n his_o companion_n and_o flatterer_n and_o they_o advise_v he_o to_o answer_v they_o rough_o and_o tell_v they_o that_o his_o little_a finger_n shall_v be_v thick_a than_o his_o father_n loin_n and_o whereas_o his_o father_n have_v chastise_v they_o with_o whip_n he_o will_v chastise_v they_o with_o scorpion_n and_o this_o counsel_n he_o follow_v be_v forsake_v of_o god_n and_o leave_v to_o his_o own_o folly_n and_o rashness_n and_o answer_v they_o according_o whereupon_o ten_o of_o the_o tribe_n immediate_o revolt_v from_o he_o and_o choose_v jeroboam_n for_o their_o king_n and_o only_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n stick_v unto_o rehoboam_n then_o rehoboam_n raise_v a_o army_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o thousand_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o obedience_n but_o god_n send_v the_o prophet_n shemajah_n to_o forbid_v they_o to_o fight_v against_o their_o brethren_n but_o to_o return_v to_o their_o own_o home_n because_o it_o be_v god_n do_v and_o so_o they_o do_v then_o jeroboam_n fear_v lest_o if_o the_o people_n go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_n their_o heart_n may_v in_o time_n be_v alienate_v from_o he_o and_o they_o may_v submit_v to_o rehoboam_n make_v two_o golden_a calf_n and_o set_v they_o up_o one_o in_o dan_n the_o other_o in_o bethel_n for_o the_o people_n to_o worship_n and_o build_v high_a place_n and_o ordain_v priest_n and_o appoint_v feast_n and_o so_o change_v and_o innovate_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o chap._n xiii_o jeroboam_n stand_v by_o the_o altar_n at_o bethel_n to_o burn_v incense_n a_o prophet_n be_v send_v out_o of_o judah_n by_o god_n to_o denounce_v judgement_n against_o the_o altar_n which_o shall_v be_v execute_v by_o king_n josiah_n who_o shall_v burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n upon_o it_o and_o defile_v it_o and_o in_o token_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o prophecy_n the_o altar_n shall_v be_v rend_v in_o twain_o when_o jeroboam_n hear_v this_o he_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o he_o but_o immediate_o his_o hand_n wither_v so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pull_v it_o in_o to_o he_o again_o and_o also_o the_o altar_n be_v rend_v in_o twain_o then_o jeroboam_n entreat_v the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o the_o use_n of_o his_o hand_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o he_o again_o which_o he_o do_v and_o his_o hand_n be_v heal_v whereupon_o jeroboam_n invite_v he_o to_o go_v home_o with_o he_o but_o he_o refuse_v be_v forbid_v by_o god_n to_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o return_v the_o same_o way_n he_o come_v now_o there_o be_v a_o old_a prophet_n that_o dwell_v in_o that_o city_n and_o his_o son_n tell_v he_o all_o these_o passage_n then_o he_o go_v after_o he_o and_o invite_v he_o to_o go_v back_o with_o he_o which_o he_o refuse_v as_o be_v forbid_v by_o god_n the_o old_a prophet_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v command_v by_o a_o angel_n to_o bring_v he_o back_o but_o he_o lie_v to_o he_o so_o he_o go_v back_o and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v in_o the_o old_a prophet_n house_n then_o as_o they_o sit_v at_o table_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o the_o old_a prophet_n to_o threaten_v this_o other_o for_o his_o disobedience_n so_o as_o he_o go_v away_o a_o lion_n meet_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o which_o be_v noise_v in_o the_o city_n the_o old_a prophet_n go_v and_o fetch_v his_o body_n and_o bury_v it_o in_o his_o own_o grave_a and_o command_v his_o son_n to_o bury_v he_o there_o by_o the_o prophet_n because_o all_o his_o threaten_n against_o those_o idolatrous_a place_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v but_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o providence_n jeroboam_n continue_v his_o idolatrous_a practice_n which_o in_o the_o issue_n prove_v the_o ruin_n of_o he_o and_o his_o family_n chap._n fourteen_o jeroboam_n son_n abijah_n be_v sick_a he_o send_v his_o wife_n in_o disguise_n to_o ahijah_n the_o prophet_n to_o inquire_v concern_v his_o recovery_n but_o god_n tell_v ahijah_n who_o she_o be_v and_o what_o be_v her_o errand_n so_o when_o she_o come_v to_o the_o door_n he_o say_v come_v in_o thou_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o bid_v she_o tell_v her_o husband_n that_o because_o he_o have_v provoke_v god_n by_o his_o idolatry_n god_n will_v cut_v off_o all_o his_o house_n and_o his_o child_n shall_v die_v and_o all_o israel_n shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o because_o in_o he_o only_o of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n some_o good_a thing_n be_v find_v and_o he_o will_v root_v up_o israel_n out_o of_o their_o land_n because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n so_o when_o she_o come_v back_o to_o the_o threshold_n of_o her_o house_n the_o child_n die_v thus_o jeroboam_n reign_v twenty_o two_o year_n and_o die_v during_o his_o time_n the_o people_n of_o judah_n under_o rehoboam_n provoke_v god_n with_o their_o image_n high-place_n grove_n and_o the_o like_a sin_n so_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n and_o take_v away_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o the_o shield_n of_o gold_n instead_o whereof_o rehoboam_n make_v shield_n of_o brass_n at_o last_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n chap._n xv._o rehoboam_n be_v dead_a abijam_v his_o son_n succeed_v he_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o father_n he_o reign_v but_o three_o year_n and_o die_v and_o asa_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n asa_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o destroy_v idolatry_n and_o depose_v his_o grandmother_n maacha_n from_o be_v queen-regent_n then_o there_o be_v war_n between_o he_o and_o baasha_n king_n of_o israel_n so_o he_o hire_v benhadad_o king_n of_o syria_n to_o take_v his_o part_n so_o they_o make_v a_o league_n together_o and_o benhadad_o smite_v some_o of_o the_o city_n of_o israel_n in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n in_o his_o foot_n and_o seek_v to_o the_o physician_n more_o than_o
heir_n god_n renew_v his_o promise_n of_o a_o heir_n to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o own_o loin_n and_o of_o a_o numerous_a posterity_n which_o he_o firm_o believe_v though_o so_o unlikely_a god_n thereupon_o account_v he_o a_o righteous_a person_n and_o this_o a_o act_n of_o righteousness_n and_o promise_v canaan_n again_o to_o he_o and_o that_o his_o posterity_n after_o four_o hundred_o year_n sojourn_v in_o canaan_n and_o egypt_n shall_v possess_v it_o and_o confirm_v this_o by_o a_o sign_n upon_o abram_n request_n and_o vision_n chap._n xvi_o sarai_n to_o obtain_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v barren_a herself_o give_v hagar_n her_o handmaid_n to_o abram_n to_o be_v his_o concubine_n who_o conceive_v by_o he_o grow_v insolent_a and_o despise_v her_o mistress_n which_o sarai_n not_o brook_v complain_v of_o she_o to_o abram_n he_o leave_v she_o to_o her_o disposal_n who_o deal_v hardly_o with_o she_o she_o run_v away_o for_o which_o she_o be_v rebuke_v by_o a_o angel_n and_o require_v to_o return_v and_o submit_v herself_o to_o her_o mistress_n and_o withal_o promise_v she_o a_o numerous_a seed_n and_o tell_v she_o she_o be_v with_o child_n of_o a_o son_n who_o she_o shall_v call_v ishmael_n and_o according_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v abram_n call_v he_o so_o which_o be_v in_o the_o eighty_o six_o year_n of_o abram_n age._n chap._n xvii_o thirteen_o year_n after_o this_o when_o abram_n be_v ninety_o nine_o year_n old_a god_n appear_v to_o he_o again_o renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n and_o as_o a_o pledge_n thereof_o change_v his_o name_n from_o abram_n to_o abraham_n signify_v a_o father_n of_o a_o multitude_n institutes_n the_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n change_n sarai'_v name_n to_o sarah_n promise_v he_o a_o son_n by_o she_o abraham_n intercede_v for_o ishmael_n god_n promise_v to_o bless_v and_o multiply_v he_o exceed_o but_o his_o covenant_n shall_v be_v with_o his_o son_n by_o sarah_n then_o abraham_n circumcise_v himself_o and_o ishmael_n be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o family_n chap._n xviii_o abraham_n sit_v in_o his_o tent-door_n spy_v three_o man_n who_o he_o invite_v to_o his_o house_n to_o refresh_v themselves_o which_o they_o accept_v of_o inquire_v for_o sarah_n and_o one_o of_o they_o who_o be_v the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n tell_v he_o she_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n which_o she_o overhear_v disbelieve_v at_o present_a and_o laugh_v at_o with_o which_o be_v charge_v she_o deny_v it_o they_o departing_z abraham_n bring_v they_o on_o their_o way_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n christ_n discover_v his_o intent_n of_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o the_o other_o city_n for_o their_o grievous_a sin_n whereupon_o abraham_n intercede_v for_o they_o and_o god_n yield_v so_o far_o that_o if_o there_o have_v be_v but_o ten_o righteous_a person_n find_v in_o sodom_n he_o will_v have_v spare_v it_o chap._n xix_o while_o christ_n stay_v talk_v with_o abraham_n the_o other_o two_o angel_n in_o (null)_o shape_n pass_v on_o and_o come_v to_o sodom_n at_o even_o lot_n see_v they_o salute_v they_o invite_v they_o to_o his_o house_n and_o make_v they_o a_o feast_n but_o present_o the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n gather_v about_o the_o house_n and_o call_v to_o lot_n to_o bring_v out_o those_o two_o stranger_n that_o they_o may_v abuse_v they_o which_o he_o refuse_v they_o press_v near_o to_o break_v the_o door_n whereupon_o the_o angel_n smite_v they_o with_o blindness_n and_o warn_v lot_n to_o bring_v out_o his_o child_n and_o whatsoever_o he_o have_v in_o the_o city_n because_o they_o be_v come_v to_o destroy_v it_o but_o while_o he_o linger_v they_o lay_v hold_v upon_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o two_o daughter_n and_o bring_v they_o forth_o command_v they_o to_o escape_v for_o their_o life_n and_o not_o look_v back_o which_o his_o wise_n not_o observe_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n lot_n enter_v into_o zoar_n about_o sunrising_n present_o the_o lord_n rain_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n upon_o those_o city_n and_o destroy_v '_o they_o but_o let_v remove_v from_o zoar_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o cave_n in_o a_o mountain_n where_o his_o two_o daughter_n make_v he_o drink_v wine_n and_o lay_v with_o he_o and_o so_o be_v with_o child_n by_o their_o father_n from_o whence_o descend_v the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n chap._n xx._n abraham_n sojourn_v in_o gerar_n call_v sarah_n his_o sister_n whereupon_o the_o king_n take_v she_o but_o be_v warn_v of_o god_n in_o a_o dream_n he_o restore_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n with_o a_o great_a present_n chap._n xxi_o sarah_n now_o bear_v isaac_n his_o father_n abraham_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a at_o his_o wean_n abraham_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n ishmael_n fall_v a_o jeer_a isaac_n whereupon_o he_o and_o his_o mother_n be_v send_v away_o in_o their_o travel_n the_o water_n be_v spend_v the_o boy_n be_v ready_a to_o perish_v with_o thirst_n but_o god_n show_v she_o a_o well_o of_o water_n encourage_v she_o and_o bless_v the_o child_n so_o they_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o paran_n and_o his_o mother_n take_v he_o a_o wife_n out_o of_o egypt_n abimelech_n king_n of_o the_o philistine_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n at_o beersheba_n who_o sojourn_v in_o their_o land_n many_o day_n chap._n xxii_o isaac_n be_v grow_v up_o god_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o obedience_n command_v he_o to_o offer_v his_o only_a son_n isaac_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a upon_o a_o mountain_n which_o he_o will_v show_v he_o present_o the_o next_o morning_n abraham_n begin_v the_o journey_n and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o place_n he_o bind_v isaac_n upon_o the_o altar_n and_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o slay_v his_o son_n but_o god_n call_v to_o he_o out_o of_o heaven_n and_o bid_v he_o hold_v his_o hand_n and_o there_o be_v a_o ram_n behind_o he_o which_o he_o take_v and_o offer_v instead_o of_o his_o son_n whereupon_o god_n swear_v to_o bless_v and_o multiply_v his_o seed_n and_o that_o in_o it_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v chap._n xxiii_o sarah_n die_v at_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a abraham_n buy_v a_o bury_a place_n for_o she_o in_o macpelah_n of_o the_o son_n of_o heth._n chap._n xxiv_o abraham_n grow_v old_a oblige_v his_o chief_a servant_n to_o take_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n from_o among_o his_o kindred_n the_o servant_n go_v to_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o city_n to_o a_o well_o where_o they_o use_v to_o draw_v water_n he_o beg_v of_o god_n good_a success_n in_o his_o business_n and_o that_o the_o virgin_n who_o shall_v treat_v he_o kind_o may_v be_v the_o person_n design_v for_o his_o master_n son_n present_o come_v rebecca_n out_o by_o who_o his_o sign_n be_v fulfil_v whereupon_o be_v invite_v he_o go_v to_o her_o father_n house_n tell_v his_o errand_n and_o desire_v their_o answer_n they_o see_v god_n hand_n in_o it_o can_v not_o gainsay_v it_o then_o he_o present_v they_o all_o especial_o rebecca_n and_o take_v she_o away_o the_o next_o day_n in_o the_o evening_n isaac_n walk_v abroad_o to_o meditate_v meet_v the_o servant_n and_o rebecca_n with_o he_o who_o he_o bring_v into_o his_o mother_n tent_n and_o take_v she_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n chap._n xxv_o abraham_n marry_v keturah_n and_o have_v many_o child_n by_o she_o to_o who_o he_o give_v gift_n at_o length_n be_v sevenscore_n and_o fifteen_o year_n old_a he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o machpelah_n with_o sarah_n rebeccah_n be_v barren_a about_o twenty_o year_n isaac_n pray_v for_o she_o whereupon_o she_o conceive_v twin_n which_o struggle_v in_o her_o womb._n when_o they_o be_v bear_v the_o elder_a be_v hairy_a and_o thereupon_o call_v esau_n the_o young_a take_v hold_v of_o his_o brother_n heel_n and_o so_o be_v call_v jacob._n esau_n be_v a_o hunter_n and_o kill_v venison_n for_o his_o father_n which_o draw_v his_o affection_n to_o he_o jacob_n be_v a_o plain_a man._n jacob_n have_v make_v pottage_n esau_n come_v home_o from_o hunt_v hungry_a and_o saint_n and_o so_o sell_v his_o birthright_n to_o jacob_n for_o some_o of_o his_o pottage_n chap._n xxvi_o a_o famine_n be_v in_o the_o land_n isaac_n go_v to_o gerar_n among_o the_o philistine_n where_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o the_o same_o promise_n he_o have_v make_v to_o abraham_n of_o a_o numberless_a seed_n and_o those_o country_n here_o isaac_n dash_v against_o the_o same_o rock_n his_o father_n abraham_n have_v do_v call_v his_o wife_n his_o sister_n but_o at_o length_n abimelech_n observe_v some_o familiar_a carriage_n between_o they_o whereby_o he_o discern_v she_o be_v his_o wife_n so_o none_o of_o the_o people_n
samaria_n and_o take_v it_o and_o carry_v the_o people_n into_o assyria_n for_o their_o idolatry_n and_o other_o sin_n they_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o and_o bring_v other_o from_o babylon_n and_o other_o place_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n but_o god_n send_v lion_n among_o they_o for_o their_o wickedness_n then_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n send_v a_o priest_n to_o they_o to_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n but_o they_o all_o serve_v their_o own_o god_n and_o set_v up_o their_o image_n in_o their_o high-place_n so_o they_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o their_o own_o god_n too_o and_o so_o continue_v to_o do_v chap._n xviii_o 2_o chron._n 29._o hezekiah_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o destroy_v all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n because_o the_o people_n burn_v incense_n to_o it_o he_o also_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o bring_v in_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o sanctify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o they_o do_v then_o he_o gather_v the_o ruler_n together_o and_o offer_v sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o praise_v the_o lord_n with_o the_o word_n of_o david_n and_o asaph_n 2_o chron._n 30._o then_o he_o send_v letter_n to_o all_o israel_n and_o judah_n and_o those_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n to_o come_v and_o keep_v the_o passover_n at_o jerusalem_n which_o he_o earnest_o exhort_v they_o to_o so_o they_o keep_v the_o passover_n in_o the_o second_o month_n and_o because_o many_o do_v eat_v otherwise_o than_o be_v write_v hezekiah_n pray_v for_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n hearken_v to_o he_o and_o heal_v the_o people_n then_o he_o encourage_v the_o levite_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n and_o perform_v their_o duty_n and_o he_o give_v to_o the_o congregation_n a_o thousand_o bullock_n and_o seven_o thousand_o sheep_n and_o the_o prince_n give_v they_o a_o thousand_o bullock_n and_o ten_o thousand_o sheep_n so_o there_o be_v great_a joy_n and_o the_o priest_n bless_v the_o people_n and_o their_o prayer_n come_v up_o to_o heaven_n 2_o chron._n 31._o then_o they_o destroy_v all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o so_o return_v home_o then_o he_o appoint_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o wait_v in_o their_o course_n and_o command_v the_o people_n to_o pay_v they_o all_o their_o due_n which_o they_o cheerful_o do_v and_o he_o appoint_v officer_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o title_n and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v with_o sincerity_n and_o diligence_n so_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o prosper_v he_o ch._n 18.11_o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 32._o after_o this_o sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n take_v several_a city_n of_o judah_n then_o hezekiah_n repair_v the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o encourage_v the_o people_n say_v with_o he_o be_v a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n but_o with_o we_o be_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o help_v we_o and_o to_o fight_v our_o battle_n then_o sennacherib_n besiege_v lachish_n and_o hezekiah_n send_v to_o buy_v his_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o give_v he_o all_o the_o gold_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o in_o his_o own_o treasury_n yet_o sennacherib_n continue_v his_o siege_n and_o send_v a_o great_a army_n against_o jerusalem_n under_o the_o command_n of_o rabshakeh_n who_o revile_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o lord_n as_o if_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o master_n he_o speak_v also_o to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v delude_v by_o hezekiah_n to_o hold_v out_o the_o siege_n but_o to_o yield_v to_o he_o and_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v their_o life_n and_o fortune_n but_o the_o people_n answer_v he_o not_o a_o word_n but_o some_o go_v to_o hezekiah_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o rabshakeh_n have_v say_v chap._n xix_o when_o hezekiah_n hear_v it_o he_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o send_v to_o esay_n the_o prophet_n to_o pray_v for_o '_o they_o then_o esay_n bid_v they_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o his_o word_n for_o god_n will_v send_v a_o blast_n upon_o he_o and_o cause_v he_o to_o return_v and_o fall_v in_o his_o own_o land_n then_o sennacherib_n send_v messenger_n again_o to_o hezekiah_n with_o letter_n full_a of_o blasphemy_n and_o hezekiah_n spread_v the_o letter_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n then_o god_n send_v esay_n with_o a_o message_n to_o hezekiah_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o despise_v sennacherib_n and_o laugh_v he_o to_o scorn_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o pride_n and_o boasting_n for_o he_o will_v turn_v he_o back_o by_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o come_v so_o that_o night_n the_o lord_n send_v a_o angel_n which_o slay_v a_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o of_o the_o assyrian_n then_o sennacherib_n return_v with_o shame_n to_o his_o own_o land_n and_o dwell_v at_o niniveh_n and_o as_o he_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o god_n his_o two_o son_n slay_v he_o thus_o god_n save_v hezekiah_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o many_o bring_v gift_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o present_v to_o hezekiah_n and_o he_o be_v magnify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o nation_n chap._n xx._n in_o those_o day_n hezekiah_n fall_v sick_a of_o a_o mortal_a disease_n and_o god_n send_v esay_n to_o he_o to_o bid_v he_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n for_o he_o shall_v die_v upon_o this_o hezekiah_n pray_v earnest_o and_o weep_v then_o god_n send_v esay_n again_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v heal_v he_o and_o add_v fifteen_o year_n to_o his_o life_n and_o that_o he_o will_v defend_v and_o deliver_v the_o city_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v lay_v a_o cake_n of_o fig_n on_o the_o sore_a so_o he_o recover_v and_o for_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o shall_v recover_v and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n within_o three_o day_n he_o cause_v the_o shadow_n to_o go_v back_o ten_o degree_n upon_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n then_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n send_v messenger_n and_o present_n to_o he_o to_o congratulate_v his_o recovery_n wherewith_o he_o be_v puff_v up_o show_v they_o all_o his_o treasure_n whereupon_o esay_n be_v send_v to_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o babylon_n and_o some_o of_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v eunuch_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o which_o ezekiah_n reply_v good_a be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v speak_v so_o he_o die_v and_o manasseh_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o chap._n xxi_o 2_o chron._n 33._o manasseh_n do_v worse_o than_o all_o the_o king_n that_o be_v before_o he_o for_o he_o restore_v idolatry_n build_v altar_n for_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n use_v enchantment_n deal_v with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o shed_v abundance_n of_o innocent_a blood_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o wipe_v jerusalem_n as_o a_o man_n wipe_v a_o dish_n and_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v bring_v such_o evil_n upon_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n that_o whosoever_o hear_v it_o both_o his_o ear_n shall_v tingle_v and_o according_o the_o captains_z of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n take_v manasseh_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n and_o in_o his_o affliction_n he_o humble_v himself_o great_o before_o god_n and_o pray_v and_o he_o be_v entreat_v of_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o again_o unto_o jerusalem_n then_o he_o make_v a_o thorough_a reformation_n and_o repair_v the_o altar_n and_o command_v the_o people_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n he_o die_v and_o ammon_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o he_o do_v evil_a as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o humble_v himself_o like_o his_o father_n but_o trespass_v more_o and_o more_o then_o his_o son_n conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o josiah_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xxii_o 2_o chron._n 33._o josiah_n while_o he_o be_v young_a about_o sixteen_o year_n old_a begin_v to_o seek_v after_o the_o god_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o take_v care_n to_o have_v the_o temple_n repair_v and_o as_o they_o be_v cleanse_v it_o hilkiah_n the_o high_a priest_n find_v the_o original_a copy_n of_o the_o law_n write_v by_o moses_n and_o send_v it_o to_o the_o king_n who_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v read_v before_o he_o and_o be_v much_o affect_v with_o it_o especial_o with_o the_o threaten_n against_o idolatry_n and_o send_v to_o huldah_n a_o prophetess_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o who_o answer_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v great_a evil_n upon_o they_o for_o all_o their_o sin_n but_o