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pelethites_n and_o his_o other_o servant_n and_o attendant_n who_o be_v valiant_a and_o faithful_a man_n and_o with_o they_o to_o pursue_v after_o sheba_n with_o all_o speed_n for_o say_v he_o if_o this_o sheba_n be_v not_o sudden_o suppress_v he_o will_v raise_v a_o more_o dangerous_a rebellion_n against_o i_o than_o absalon_n do_v and_o will_v with_o his_o force_n get_v into_o fence_a city_n and_o then_o it_o may_v be_v difficult_a to_o deal_v with_o he_o abishai_n immediate_o march_v out_o with_o that_o party_n to_o seek_v sheba_n with_o who_o some_o that_o be_v former_o under_o joab_n command_n join_v themselves_o and_o as_o it_o seem_v
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be_v it_o that_o adonijah_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v king_n sure_o it_o be_v without_o the_o king_n privity_n and_o consent_n and_o say_v nathan_n while_o thou_o be_v speak_v to_o he_o i_o will_v come_v in_o and_o confirm_v thy_o word_n and_o further_o add_v what_o i_o conceive_v requisite_a to_o be_v add_v bathsheba_n according_o go_v to_o the_o king_n and_o make_v a_o very_a low_a reverence_n to_o he_o she_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v solemn_o swear_v to_o she_o that_o solomon_n her_o son_n shall_v reign_v after_o he_o but_o behold_v say_v she_o adonijah_n have_v at_o this_o very_a time_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n to_o which_o he_o have_v invite_v the_o king_n son_n and_o joab_n and_o abiathar_n in_o order_n to_o be_v by_o they_o install_v king_n and_o my_o lord_n o_o king_n the_o eye_n of_o all_o israel_n be_v upon_o thou_o to_o observe_v who_o thou_o will_v declare_v for_o thy_o successor_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o people_n be_v general_o incline_v to_o yield_v to_o that_o which_o thou_o shall_v determine_v therein_o and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o confirm_v what_o thou_o do_v former_o swear_v concern_v solomon_n when_o thou_o die_v i_o and_o my_o son_n shall_v be_v count_v traitor_n and_o accuse_v for_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o kingdom_n from_o adonijah_n while_o she_o be_v speak_v nathan_n come_v in_o who_o bow_v himself_o before_o the_o king_n with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o respectful_a manner_n ask_v the_o king_n whither_o he_o have_v appoint_v that_o adonijah_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n i_o do_v assure_v thou_o say_v he_o he_o have_v make_v a_o great_a feast_n this_o day_n and_o to_o it_o have_v invite_v
the_o king_n son_n and_o joab_n and_o abiathar_n and_o many_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n and_o behold_v they_o eat_v and_o drink_v before_o he_o and_o say_v god_n save_o king_n adonijah_n sure_o this_o be_v not_o do_v with_o thy_o allowance_n for_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a moment_n thou_o do_v not_o use_v to_o transact_v without_o consult_v i_o first_o about_o they_o then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o bathsheba_n and_o say_v to_o she_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v who_o have_v redeem_v i_o out_o of_o all_o former_a distress_n as_o i_o swear_v to_o thou_o that_o solomon_n shall_v sit_v on_o my_o throne_n after_o i_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v then_o bathsheba_n bow_v her_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o say_v let_v my_o lord_n king_n david_n live_v for_o ever_o as_o if_o she_o shall_v have_v say_v long_o may_v the_o king_n live_v and_o i_o wish_v if_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n we_o may_v never_o lose_v he_o then_o the_o king_n call_v for_o zadok_n nathan_n and_o benaiah_n and_o command_v they_o to_o take_v with_o they_o his_o lifeguard_n viz._n the_o cherethite_n and_o pelethites_n and_o to_o set_v solomon_n on_o his_o own_o mule_n and_o to_o carry_v he_o to_o gihen_n jerusalem_n gihen_n a_o mount_n with_o a_o rivulet_n close_o by_o it_o on_o the_o westside_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o zadok_v the_o priest_n and_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n shall_v there_o anoint_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v they_o shall_v blow_v with_o the_o trumpet_n and_o say_v god_n save_o king_n solomon_n and_o then_o say_v he_o you_o shall_v attend_v he_o back_o in_o state_n to_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o may_v come_v and_o sit_v on_o my_o throne_n and_o be_v thereby_o declare_v king_n in_o my_o stead_n for_o i_o have_v appoint_v he_o to_o be_v ruler_n over_o israel_n and_o over_o judah_n 19.41_o judah_n it_o seem_v there_o be_v emulation_n between_o judah_n and_o the_o other_o tribe_n before_o the_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n see_v 2_o sam._n 19.41_o benaiah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n hear_v the_o king_n speak_v thus_o answer_v in_o his_o own_o and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n amen_o the_o lord_n god_n confirm_v what_o the_o king_n have_v say_v as_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v with_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n so_o may_v he_o be_v with_o solomon_n also_o and_o make_v his_o throne_n great_a than_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o father_n then_o zadok_v nathan_n benaiah_n and_o the_o king_n lifeguard_n carry_v solomon_n to_o gihen_n and_o there_o zadok_v the_o priest_n anoint_v he_o with_o oil_n take_v out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n viz._n the_o tabernacle_n which_o david_n have_v set_v up_o for_o the_o ark_n 2_o sam._n 6.17_o for_o oil_n be_v keep_v there_o for_o several_a holy_a use_n zadok_v take_v a_o horn_n full_a of_o it_o and_o therewith_o anoint_v the_o king_n which_o do_v they_o blow_v the_o trumpet_n and_o all_o the_o people_n there_o present_a shout_v god_n save_o king_n solomon_n then_o they_o carry_v he_o in_o state_n towards_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o people_n follow_v after_o pipe_v with_o pipe_n and_o rejoice_v with_o great_a joy_n and_o they_o shout_v so_o loud_o that_o the_o earth_n even_o rend_v acclamation_n rend_v a_o hyperbolical_a expression_n setâ—ing_v forth_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o acclamation_n with_o the_o sound_n of_o their_o acclamation_n adonijah_n and_o the_o company_n that_o be_v with_o he_o just_a as_o they_o be_v conclude_v their_o great_a feast_n hear_v this_o extraordinary_a noise_n and_o acclamation_n and_o joab_n hear_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o wonder_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v and_o think_v there_o may_v be_v some_o uproar_n in_o the_o city_n but_o immediate_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o abiathar_n come_v to_o they_o adonijah_n see_v he_o o_o come_v in_o say_v he_o for_o thou_o be_v a_o good_a virtue_n good_a hebr._n a_o man_n of_o virtue_n man_n and_o bring_v good_a tiding_n the_o tiding_n say_v jonathan_n that_o i_o bring_v be_v that_o david_n have_v make_v solomon_n king_n and_o zadok_v nathan_n and_o benaiah_n have_v anoint_v he_o in_o gihen_n and_o they_o come_v up_o with_o he_o from_o thence_o rejoice_v and_o shout_v so_o loud_o that_o the_o city_n ring_v again_o and_o this_o be_v the_o noise_n you_o hear_v and_o solomon_n sit_v now_o on_o the_o throne_n and_o be_v in_o actual_a possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o king_n servant_n come_v and_o blessed_v our_o lord_n king_n david_n and_o render_v he_o humble_a thanks_o for_o set_v solomon_n on_o the_o throne_n and_o pray_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v the_o name_n of_o solomon_n more_o famous_a than_o he_o have_v make_v david_n and_o his_o kingdom_n great_a and_o the_o king_n bow_v himself_o upon_o his_o bed_n and_o worship_v and_o praise_v god_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v settle_v my_o son_n solomon_n this_o day_n on_o my_o throne_n my_o own_o eye_n see_v it_o the_o guest_n that_o be_v with_o adonijah_n hear_v this_o have_v enough_o of_o their_o feast_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v sore_o afraid_a and_o get_v themselves_o away_o as_o fast_o as_o they_o can_v to_o their_o own_o house_n leave_v adonijah_n to_o shift_v for_o himself_o adonijah_n than_o not_o well_o know_v what_o to_o do_v and_o be_v sore_o afraid_a that_o solomon_n will_v take_v away_o his_o life_n he_o flee_v to_o gibeon_n where_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moses_n now_o be_v 1_o chron._n 21.29_o and_o there_o take_v hold_v on_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n for_o though_o we_o read_v of_o no_o express_a law_n that_o god_n ever_o give_v to_o his_o people_n that_o those_o that_o flee_v to_o the_o altar_n shall_v be_v there_o secure_v yet_o that_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n for_o malefactor_n to_o fly_v to_o the_o altar_n as_o to_o a_o asylum_n or_o place_n of_o refuge_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o exod._n 21.14_o and_o the_o altar_n be_v the_o place_n where_o god_n do_v show_v forth_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o accept_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n this_o hang_n upon_o the_o horn_n of_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o plead_v that_o mercy_n shall_v be_v show_v they_o for_o god_n sake_n and_o according_o adonijah_n flee_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o be_v there_o he_o desire_v that_o king_n solomon_n so_o he_o acknowledge_v he_o will_v swear_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o put_v he_o to_o death_n solomon_n send_v he_o word_n that_o if_o he_o will_v show_v himself_o a_o worthy_a man_n and_o a_o loyal_a subject_n for_o the_o future_a not_o a_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n shall_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o if_o he_o appear_v to_o be_v wicked_a and_o disloyal_a after_o this_o he_o shall_v sure_o die_v upon_o this_o promise_n they_o bring_v adonijah_n from_o the_o altar_n to_o solomon_n to_o who_o he_o bow_v himself_o and_o solomon_n bid_v he_o go_v to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o there_o live_v peaceable_o and_o quiet_o 1_o king_n ch._n 1._o from_o v._n 5_o to_o the_o end_n sect_n ccx_o david_n have_v now_o cause_v solomon_n to_o be_v anoint_v king_n he_o give_v he_o in_o charge_n the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n speak_v to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n my_o son_n it_o be_v in_o my_o heart_n to_o build_v a_o house_n for_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o permit_v i_o to_o do_v it_o because_o i_o have_v be_v engage_v in_o many_o war_n and_o have_v shed_v much_o blood_n they_o blood_n god_n do_v not_o upbraid_v david_n for_o shed_v blood_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n saul_n and_o ahab_n for_o spare_v blood_n lose_v their_o kingdom_n 1_o sam._n 15.23_o 1_o king_n 20.22_o 42._o the_o levite_n for_o their_o fact_n in_o shed_v blood_n exod._n 32._o and_o phineas_n for_o his_o numb_a 25._o have_v the_o priesthood_n settle_v on_o they_o and_o so_o be_v not_o so_o fit_a to_o build_v a_o temple_n to_o he_o which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n but_o he_o say_v to_o i_o a_o son_n shall_v be_v bear_v to_o thou_o who_o shall_v be_v a_o man_n of_o rest_n and_o i_o will_v give_v he_o rest_v from_o all_o his_o enemy_n round_o about_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v solomon_n that_o be_v peaceable_a for_o i_o will_v give_v peace_n and_o quietness_n to_o israel_n in_o his_o day_n he_o shall_v build_v a_o house_n for_o my_o name_n he_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n and_o i_o will_v be_v his_o father_n and_o i_o will_v establish_v the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n over_o israel_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o as_o long_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n shall_v continue_v one_o of_o solomon_n posterity_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n that_o david_n possible_o none_n of_o
the_o three_o solemn_a feast_n of_o passover_n pentecost_n and_o tabernacle_n offer_v burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o priest_n upon_o the_o altar_n he_o have_v build_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o incense_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o king_n 10.25_o 2_o chron._n 8.12_o 13._o sect_n xii_o solomon_n now_o flourish_v in_o all_o splendour_n and_o glory_n which_o will_v plain_o appear_v to_o we_o if_o we_o consider_v these_o thing_n 1._o the_o extent_n of_o his_o dominion_n 2._o his_o great_a wealth_n and_o riches_n 3._o his_o grandeur_n and_o magnificence_n 1._o let_v we_o consider_v the_o extent_n of_o his_o dominion_n he_o reign_v over_o all_o the_o kingdom_n round_o about_o israel_n from_o the_o river_n euphrates_n the_o north-east_n coast_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n even_o from_o tipsah_n a_o city_n on_o that_o river_n to_o azzah_n or_o gaza_n see_v jer._n 25.10_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n their_o western_a bound_n and_o unto_o the_o border_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v the_o river_n sihor_n josh_n 13.3_o which_o be_v the_o south_n bound_n from_o all_o these_o coast_n they_o bring_v present_n to_o he_o in_o testimony_n of_o fealty_n and_o serve_v solomon_n pay_v he_o tribute_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o thus_o be_v that_o promise_n fulfil_v which_o be_v make_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 15.18_o unto_o thy_o seed_n have_v i_o give_v this_o land_n from_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n unto_o the_o great_a river_n even_o the_o river_n euphrates_n solomon_n have_v also_o peace_n he_o peace_n indeed_o god_n stir_v up_o some_o adversary_n against_o he_o after_o his_o apostasy_n see_v ch._n 11.14_o 15_o 16._o but_o they_o do_v more_o hurt_v unto_o his_o posterity_n than_o unto_o he_o on_o all_o side_n round_o about_o he_o and_o judah_n and_o israel_n be_v many_o as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v on_o the_o seashore_n for_o multitude_n and_o so_o that_o promise_n be_v fulfil_v gen._n 22.17_o i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v on_o the_o seashore_n and_o they_o live_v in_o a_o very_a comfortable_a condition_n every_o man_n dwell_v safe_o under_o his_o own_o vine_n and_o under_o his_o own_o figtree_n he_o figtree_n the_o like_a blessing_n be_v not_o grant_v to_o any_o king_n of_o israel_n before_o he_o or_o after_o he_o david_n have_v many_o trouble_n so_o have_v asà _fw-fr jehoshaphat_n hezekiah_n and_o josiah_n which_o be_v the_o most_o flourish_a king_n that_o succeed_v he_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o make_v merry_a even_o from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n all_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 4.20_o 21_o 24_o 25._o 2_o chron._n 9.26_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v his_o great_a riches_n and_o wealth_n solomon_n have_v for_o divers_a year_n one_o after_o another_o bring_v in_o by_o his_o ship_n that_o go_v to_o ophir_n and_o tarshish_n six_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o six_o talent_n of_o gold_n for_o though_o from_o ophir_n there_o be_v bring_v in_o but_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o talent_n 2_o chron._n 8.18_o yet_o from_o ophir_n tarshish_n and_o other_o place_n he_o may_v receive_v six_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o talent_n in_o a_o year_n which_o amount_v to_o two_o million_o four_o hundred_o ninety_o seven_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o pound_n beside_o what_o he_o have_v of_o merchantman_n factor_n and_o customer_n and_o by_o the_o traffic_n of_o the_o spice-merchant_n who_o commodity_n be_v precious_a they_o pay_v it_o be_v like_a great_a custom_n to_o he_o for_o liberty_n to_o bring_v in_o some_o and_o carry_v out_o other_o commodity_n and_o furthermore_o all_o the_o petty_a king_n and_o lord_n of_o arabia_n that_o be_v subdue_v by_o david_n and_o so_o bring_v under_o his_o dominion_n pay_v he_o tribute_n and_o bring_v he_o rich_a present_n viz._n vessel_n of_o silver_n and_o vessel_n of_o gold_n rich_a vest_n harness_n spice_n horse_n mule_n every_o year_n they_o bring_v a_o proportion_n of_o these_o present_n 2_o chron._n 9.13_o 14_o 24._o 1_o king_n 10.14_o 15._o thus_o solomon_n make_v silver_n and_o gold_n in_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v as_o plenteous_a as_o stone_n and_o cedar-tree_n as_o sycamore_n that_o grow_v in_o every_o field_n so_o that_o this_o be_v the_o golden_a age_n of_o the_o israelite_n under_o the_o peaceable_a and_o flourish_a reign_n of_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 10.14_o 15_o 25_o 27._o 2_o chron._n 1.15_o 2_o chron._n 9.13_o 14._o &_o 23.24_o 27._o 3._o let_v we_o consider_v his_o grandeur_n and_o magnificence_n solomon_n get_v for_o himself_o chariot_n and_o horse_n and_o have_v a_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o chariot_n and_o four_o thousand_o repair_n thousand_o there_o be_v in_o each_o stall_n a_o horse_n and_o four_o horse_n for_o every_o chariot_n the_o 4000_o stall_n will_v stand_v with_o a_o 1000_o chariot_n as_o for_o the_o 400_o chariot_n overplus_n they_o possible_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v in_o readiness_n when_o any_o of_o they_o fail_v or_o be_v our_o of_o repair_n stall_n for_o his_o horse_n and_o chariot_n see_v 1_o king_n 9.19_o and_o twelve_o thousand_o horseman_n who_o he_o bestow_v in_o his_o chariot-city_n he_o order_v some_o of_o they_o to_o be_v in_o his_o own_o court_n or_o near_o it_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v wonder_v how_o solomon_n come_v by_o all_o those_o horse_n they_o may_v consider_v that_o they_o bring_v he_o horse_n out_o of_o all_o land_n near_o he_o especial_o his_o merchant_n and_o factor_n do_v buy_v horse_n for_o he_o and_o linen_n yarn_n traffic_n yarn_n horse_n and_o linen_n yarn_n be_v the_o chief_a commodity_n of_o egypt_n cant._n 1.9_o ezek._n 17.7_o and_o it_o be_v by_o the_o special_a favour_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o daughter_n solomon_n have_v marry_v that_o he_o enjoy_v that_o traffic_n in_o egypt_n the_o linen_n yarn_n at_o such_o a_o price_n as_o be_v agree_v upon_o between_o the_o egyptian_n and_o they_o and_o the_o horse_n cost_v one_o horse_n 150_o shekel_n and_o therefore_o so_o many_o horse_n as_o use_v to_o draw_v one_o chariot_n viz._n four_o cost_n four_o time_n as_o much_o viz._n six_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o these_o merchant_n buy_v horse_n not_o only_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o prince_n and_o country_n but_o also_o for_o other_o border_a king_n and_o kingdom_n how_o far_o his_o multiply_v of_o horse_n and_o his_o multiply_v of_o wife_n 1_o king_n 11.3_o and_o his_o multiply_a of_o gold_n and_o silver_n so_o excessive_o 1_o king_n 10.21_o 27._o do_v agree_v with_o that_o law_n make_v for_o king_n deut._n 17.16_o 17._o possible_o solomon_n in_o that_o height_n of_o his_o prosperity_n do_v not_o consider_v 1_o king_n 1.14_o 16_o 17._o 1_o king_n 10.26_o 28_o 29._o 2_o chron._n 41.14_o 16_o 17._o 2_o chron._n 9.25_o 28._o sect_n xiii_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o solomon_n glory_n pomp_n and_o magnificence_n but_o that_o which_o wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o people_n whither_o his_o own_o subject_n or_o foreigner_n so_o great_a a_o veneration_n for_o he_o be_v that_o extraordinary_a measure_n of_o wisdom_n with_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v endow_v he_o in_o the_o 1_o king_n 4.2_o it_o be_v say_v god_n give_v he_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n exceed_v much_o and_o largeness_n of_o heart_n even_o as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o seashore_n his_o wisdom_n excel_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o east_n and_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o egypt_n the_o arabian_n and_o chaldean_n be_v at_o this_o time_n famous_a for_o their_o learning_n especial_o philosophy_n and_o astronomy_n and_o so_o be_v also_o the_o egyptian_n see_v act._n 7.22_o isa_n 19.11_o 12._o and_o yet_o solomon_n excel_v these_o he_o be_v wise_a than_o all_o man_n then_o live_v wise_a than_o ethan_n the_o ezrahite_a heman_n chalioc_n and_o darda_fw-it who_o it_o seem_v be_v man_n famous_a for_o wisdom_n and_o learning_n among_o the_o israelite_n see_v 1_o chron._n 2.6_o they_o be_v also_o as_o it_o seem_v famous_a for_o divine_a poetry_n if_o these_o be_v the_o ethan_n and_o heman_n mention_v in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o 88_o and_o 89_o psalm_n solomon_n renown_n be_v very_o great_a in_o all_o nation_n round_o about_o he_o and_o there_o come_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n and_o ambassador_n from_o all_o king_n that_o be_v any_o thing_n near_o he_o to_o hear_v his_o wisdom_n and_o to_o learn_v of_o he_o he_o discover_v his_o great_a wisdom_n in_o these_o particular_n 1._o in_o choose_v his_o officer_n of_o state_n for_o a_o wise_a king_n will_v always_o choose_v wise_a statesman_n and_o nothing_o do_v more_o discover_v the_o wisdom_n and_o sufficiency_n of_o a_o prince_n than_o to_o choose_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n wise_a able_a and_o good_a man_n to_o be_v his_o counsellor_n officer_n of_o state_n
of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v judge_v and_o to_o suborn_v against_o he_o two_o false_a witness_n wicked_a fellow_n son_n of_o belial_n that_o will_v swear_v any_o thing_n for_o money_n that_o shall_v witness_v that_o he_o blaspheme_v god_n 22.28_o god_n leu._n 24.15_o 16._o exod._n 21.17_o exod._n 22.28_o and_o the_o king_n and_o that_o upon_o this_o evidence_n they_o shall_v condemn_v he_o and_o then_o immediate_o carry_v he_o out_o and_o stone_n he_o as_o a_o blasphemer_n these_o magistrate_n be_v it_o seem_v themselves_o wicked_a man_n have_v receive_v these_o order_n and_o be_v desirous_a to_o ingratiate_v themselves_o with_o jezebel_n and_o possible_o willing_a and_o forward_a enough_o to_o take_v off_o so_o good_a and_o conscientious_a a_o man_n as_o naboth_n be_v do_v ready_o execute_v her_o bloody_a purpose_n in_o all_o particular_n according_o they_o proclaim_v a_o fast_a and_o then_o arraign_v innocent_a naboth_n and_o condemn_v he_o upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o false_a witness_n by_o themselves_o suborn_v and_o then_o stone_v he_o and_o which_o be_v mor_n cruel_a and_o barbarous_a with_o he_o as_o it_o seem_v his_o son_n also_o see_v 2_o king_n 9.36_o which_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n deut._n 24.16_o and_o against_o all_o humanity_n justice_n and_o common_a equity_n if_o this_o be_v do_v as_o some_o interpreter_n from_o the_o forementioned_a place_n suppose_v it_o be_v like_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v that_o none_o may_v be_v leave_v to_o lay_v claim_n to_o the_o vineyard_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v these_o good_a magistrate_n give_v notice_n to_o jezebel_n that_o they_o have_v execute_v her_o command_n and_o naboth_n be_v dead_a jezebel_n hear_v this_o go_v to_o ahab_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o take_v possession_n of_o naboth_n vineyard_n for_o now_o it_o be_v he_o ahab_n according_o go_v down_o to_o jezreel_n for_o that_o purpose_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o elijah_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o meet_v ahab_n who_o chief_a residence_n be_v at_o samaria_n but_o he_o be_v now_o in_o jezreel_n and_o at_o this_o present_a in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o naboth_n which_o he_o be_v go_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o and_o possible_o be_v now_o give_v order_n about_o it_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o when_o he_o come_v to_o he_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n what!_o have_v thou_o kill_v and_o take_v possession_n well_o i_o tell_v thou_o from_o the_o lord_n according_a poli._n according_a v._o 19_o aliqui_fw-la vertunt_fw-la propterea_fw-la quod_fw-la aut_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la aut_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la vide_fw-la belgic_a annot._n &_o poli._n as_o the_o dog_n have_v lick_v the_o blood_n of_o naboth_n so_o shall_v they_o lick_v thy_o blood_n even_o thou_o chapter_n thou_o and_o thus_o the_o dog_n lick_v the_o blood_n of_o ahab_n in_o the_o pool_n of_o samaria_n ch._n 22.38_o and_o the_o dog_n lick_v the_o blood_n of_o joram_n ahabs_n son_n 2_o king_n 9.26_o and_o his_o dead_a body_n be_v cast_v out_o into_o that_o very_a place_n of_o ground_n where_o naboth_n be_v stone_v it_o be_v also_o in_o part_n fulfil_v in_o jezebel_n herself_o see_v v._o 33._o of_o that_o chapter_n it_o argue_v a_o mighty_a faith_n and_o courage_n in_o elijah_n that_o he_o dare_v deliver_v such_o a_o message_n as_o this_o to_o ahab_n his_o servant_n and_o courtier_n be_v about_o he_o but_o god_n holy_a prophet_n when_o strengthen_v by_o he_o be_v as_o bold_a as_o lion_n ahab_n hear_v the_o prophet_n speak_v thus_o to_o he_o what_o say_v he_o have_v thou_o find_v i_o o_o my_o enemy_n what_o shall_v i_o never_o be_v at_o quiet_a for_o thou_o thus_o wicked_a man_n count_v those_o their_o enemy_n who_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o fault_n elijah_n reply_v yes_o indeed_o i_o have_v find_v thou_o and_o be_o come_v to_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n against_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v sell_v thyself_o to_o do_v evil_a vineyard_n evil_a if_o ahab_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o design_n of_o murder_a naboth_n yet_o he_o punish_v not_o the_o actor_n of_o it_o but_o approve_v and_o ratify_v it_o by_o take_v possession_n of_o his_o vineyard_n and_o as_o it_o be_v whole_o yield_v up_o thyself_o to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o do_v his_o will_n and_o to_o work_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n see_v 2_o king_n 17.17_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o thou_o and_o take_v away_o thy_o posterity_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o from_o ahab_n he_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n 14.10_o wall_n see_v note_n on_o ch._n 14.10_o and_o he_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o leave_v in_o israel_n and_o will_v make_v thy_o house_n like_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la and_o like_o the_o house_n of_o baasha_n 11._o baasha_n see_v ch._n 16.3_o 4_o 11._o the_o son_n of_o ahijah_n for_o the_o provocation_n wherewith_o thou_o have_v provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n and_o thereby_o have_v make_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o as_o for_o jezebel_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v she_o by_o the_o wall_n of_o jezreel_n and_o as_o for_o he_o of_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n that_o die_v in_o the_o city_n the_o dog_n shall_v eat_v israel_n eat_v none_o need_v wonder_n at_o these_o dreadful_a thing_n denounce_v against_o ahab_n for_o there_o be_v none_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n before_o he_o like_a unto_o he_o for_o he_o sell_v himself_o to_o work_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n jezebel_n his_o wise_a stir_v he_o up_o he_o do_v very_o abominable_o in_o follow_v idol_n and_o that_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o amorites_n even_o the_o worst_a of_o the_o heathen_n who_o god_n cast_v out_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 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 elijah_n have_v deliver_v this_o dreadful_a message_n depart_v ahab_n hear_v these_o dismal_a word_n rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n and_o fast_v and_o lay_v in_o sackcloth_n and_o go_v soft_o that_o be_v slow_o and_o heavy_o as_o sorrowful_a man_n and_o mourner_n use_v to_o do_v thus_o ahab_n humble_v himself_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o the_o vengeance_n threaten_v against_o he_o but_o do_v not_o true_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v however_o hereupon_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o elijah_n again_o say_v see_v thou_o how_o ahab_n humble_v himself_o before_o i_o that_o the_o world_n therefore_o may_v see_v how_o well_o i_o accept_v of_o true_a repentance_n and_o serious_a humiliation_n i_o will_v so_o far_o regard_v this_o seem_a humiliation_n of_o his_o though_o i_o know_v he_o be_v not_o true_o penitent_a that_o i_o will_v defer_v these_o my_o threaten_a judgement_n during_o his_o life_n and_o will_v in_o his_o son_n day_n bring_v these_o evil_n upon_o his_o housâ—_n it_o be_v like_a elijah_n be_v to_o acquaint_v ahab_n herewith_o and_o thus_o god_n make_v his_o prophet_n messenger_n of_o good_a tiding_n as_o well_o as_o of_o evil_a and_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o effectual_a true_a repentance_n and_o serious_a humiliation_n and_o contrition_n be_v and_o what_o it_o may_v assure_o expect_v from_o god_n when_o such_o a_o humiliation_n as_o this_o of_o ahab_n be_v so_o far_o regard_v 1_o king_n 21._o wh_o ch._n we_o have_v show_v before_o that_o upon_o the_o covenant_n make_v between_o ahab_n and_o benhadad_n ch._n 20.34_o there_o be_v a_o cessation_n of_o arm_n between_o they_o for_o three_o year_n but_o ramoth-gilead_n syrian_n ramoth-gilead_n it_o be_v a_o goodly_a city_n and_o belong_v to_o the_o levite_n and_o be_v a_o city_n of_o refuge_n josh_n 21.38_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n he_o be_v unwilling_a it_o shall_v be_v any_o long_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o syrian_n not_o be_v all_o this_o while_n restore_v by_o benhadad_n ahab_n at_o last_o resolve_v to_o take_v it_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n by_o force_n it_o seem_v jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v now_o come_v to_o visit_v ahab_n it_o be_v strange_a that_o a_o king_n of_o judah_n shall_v go_v down_o to_o visit_v a_o king_n of_o israel_n none_o of_o his_o predecessor_n have_v ever_o do_v it_o before_o he_o but_o more_o strange_a that_o a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n shall_v go_v to_o visit_v such_o a_o idolater_n as_o ahab_n be_v see_v 2_o chron._n 19.2_o however_o jehoshaphat_n be_v there_o ahab_n take_v occasion_n to_o speak_v to_o his_o counsellor_n of_o state_n after_o this_o manner_n do_v you_o not_o forget_v that_o ramoth-gilead_n that_o goodly_a city_n a_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o a_o city_n of_o refuge_n be_v we_o and_o shall_v have_v be_v restore_v to_o
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year_n old_a when_o his_o trouble_n begin_v and_o die_v 210_o year_n old_a the_o long_a liver_n bear_v since_o terah_n sect_n l._n 2385._o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2385._o about_o this_o time_n die_v levi_n in_o egypt_n age_v 137_o exod._n 6.16_o be_v grandfather_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o great_a grandfather_n by_o the_o father_n for_o when_o he_o have_v beget_v kohath_n in_o canaan_n and_o a_o daughter_n call_v jochebed_n in_o egypt_n amram_n the_o son_n of_o kohath_n take_v to_o wife_n jochebed_n the_o daughter_n of_o levi_n his_o own_o aunt_n do_v therein_o that_o which_o be_v then_o customary_a though_o afterward_o it_o be_v express_o forbid_v leu._n 18.12_o &_o 20.19_o and_o by_o she_o he_o have_v miriam_n aaron_n and_o moses_n and_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o age_n of_o 137._o the_o just_a age_n of_o his_o grandfather_n levi_n he_o die_v a_o little_a before_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n see_v exod._n 6.18_o 20._o sect_n li._n the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v now_o by_o the_o especial_a blessing_n of_o god_n increase_v in_o egypt_n from_o 70_o soul_n to_o 70._o to_o at_o gen._n 46.25_o numerantur_fw-la solum_fw-la sexaginta_fw-la sex_n resp_n tot_o descenderunt_fw-la cum_fw-la jacobo_n at_o in_o egypto_n 70._o add_v enim_fw-la dvos_fw-la josephi_fw-la silios_fw-la in_o egypto_n natos_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la josephum_fw-la &_o patrem_fw-la jacobum_fw-la sicque_fw-la sunt_fw-la 70._o a_o vast_a multitude_n after_o the_o death_n of_o joseph_n and_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n by_o degree_n fall_v into_o great_a enormity_n and_o abomination_n as_o 1._o many_o of_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v corrupt_a in_o their_o religion_n and_o commit_v idolatry_n with_o the_o idol_n of_o egypt_n as_o be_v intimate_v josh_n 24.14_o put_v away_o the_o god_n which_o your_o father_n serve_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o flood_n and_o in_o egypt_n and_o serve_v you_o the_o lord_n see_v also_o ezek._n 20.8_o 2._o some_o of_o they_o join_v in_o marriage_n with_o the_o egyptian_n as_o may_v appear_v from_o leu._n 24.10_o and_o the_o son_n of_o a_o israelitish_n woman_n who_o father_n be_v a_o egyptian_a for_o these_o and_o their_o other_o great_a sin_n and_o transgression_n the_o lord_n now_o cast_v they_o into_o a_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n partly_o to_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o partly_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o set_v their_o heart_n on_o egypt_n and_o to_o make_v they_o long_o after_o canaan_n the_o promise_v land_n and_o according_o now_o there_o arise_v a_o new_a king_n in_o egypt_n who_o know_v nor_o joseph_n nor_o the_o service_n he_o have_v do_v for_o that_o crown_n who_o fear_v the_o number_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o israelite_n do_v resolve_v to_o
keep_v they_o under_o wherefore_o call_v together_o his_o senator_n and_o counsellor_n of_o state_n he_o represent_v to_o they_o the_o vast_a increase_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o their_o swarm_v in_o the_o land_n and_o then_o speak_v vehement_o and_o overlash_v as_o man_n in_o passion_n use_v to_o do_v he_o tell_v they_o they_o be_v more_o and_o mighty_a than_o themselves_o at_o least_o he_o intimate_v it_o will_v be_v so_o quick_o if_o some_o course_n be_v not_o speedy_o take_v to_o prevent_v it_o therefore_o say_v he_o let_v we_o consider_v of_o the_o matter_n and_o deal_v wise_o with_o this_o people_n for_o if_o we_o suffer_v they_o to_o go_v on_o and_o to_o multiply_v after_o this_o rate_n we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v have_v war_n with_o any_o nation_n they_o will_v join_v with_o our_o enemy_n and_o fight_v against_o we_o or_o at_o lest_o will_v get_v up_o out_o of_o this_o land_n into_o canaan_n as_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o talk_n menoch_n talk_n exit_fw-la his_fw-la verbis_fw-la colligitur_fw-la hinc_fw-la apud_fw-la egyptios_n famam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la vagatam_fw-la quod_fw-la hebraei_n ad_fw-la terram_fw-la canaan_n essent_fw-la reversuri_fw-la menoch_n among_o they_o they_o shall_v in_o time_n do_v and_o so_o we_o shall_v loose_v the_o commodity_n and_o benefit_n of_o their_o tribute_n and_o service_n the_o king_n and_o his_o councillor_n have_v consider_v of_o the_o matter_n at_o last_o come_v to_o this_o resolution_n and_o make_v this_o decree_n that_o taskmaster_n shall_v be_v set_v over_o the_o israelite_n who_o shall_v force_v they_o to_o work_v in_o the_o king_n service_n namely_o to_o build_v for_o he_o magazine_n and_o storehouse_n for_o arm_n and_o ammunition_n and_o granary_n for_o corn_n and_o shall_v be_v employ_v in_o raise_v many_o and_o great_a building_n for_o the_o king_n use_n particular_o in_o buil_v for_o he_o two_o frontier_n city_n pithom_n and_o ramese_n ingredi_fw-la ramese_n duae_fw-la 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vile_a work_n and_o slavish_a service_n exod._n 1._o from_o 1._o to_o 15._o sect_n lii_o about_o this_o time_n aaron_n be_v bear_v namely_o three_o year_n before_o his_o brother_n moses_n and_o 83_o year_n before_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n see_v exod._n 7.7_o sect_n liii_o pharaoh_n see_v himself_o cross_v in_o his_o first_o device_n and_o perceive_v that_o the_o more_o they_o afflict_a and_o oppress_v the_o israelite_n the_o more_o they_o increase_v he_o now_o seek_v to_o bring_v his_o purpose_n to_o pass_v another_o way_n and_o that_o be_v by_o enjoin_v the_o hebrew-midwive_n to_o smother_v or_o strangle_v all_o their_o male-children_n in_o the_o very_a birth_n but_o siphra_n and_o puah_n then_o principal_a midwife_n of_o the_o hebrew_n woman_n to_o who_o this_o injunction_n be_v give_v fear_v god_n do_v not_o obey_v the_o king_n therein_o which_o he_o understanding_n send_v for_o they_o and_o ask_v they_o why_o they_o have_v not_o obey_v his_o 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pepercissent_fw-la ambr._n fecit_fw-la iis_fw-la domos_fw-la i._n e._n ita_fw-la foecundavit_fw-la ut_fw-la plures_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la domus_fw-la ortae_fw-la sunt_fw-la vide_fw-la glass_n v._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enallage_n generis_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la exod._n 15.21_o well_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d respicit_fw-la obstetricum_fw-la maritos_fw-la quos_fw-la deus_fw-la prole_fw-la foecundavit_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la plures_fw-la domus_fw-la orta_fw-la sint_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la that_o be_v so_o increase_v their_o offspring_n because_o they_o have_v spare_v the_o offspring_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o many_o family_n spring_v from_o they_o see_v ruth_n 4.11_o pharaoh_n find_v his_o project_n to_o fail_v viz._n of_o bring_v about_o his_o design_n secret_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o midwife_n he_o now_o open_o discover_v his_o rage_n and_o set_v out_o a_o most_o barbarous_a edict_n whereby_o he_o enjoin_v his_o subject_n the_o egyptian_n to_o take_v by_o force_n the_o israelite_n male-children_n away_o from_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o to_o drown_v they_o in_o the_o river_n and_o it_o seem_v at_o first_o the_o egyptian_n be_v forward_o to_o execute_v this_o bloody_a edict_n though_o afterward_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o rigour_n of_o it_o do_v by_o degree_n abate_v for_o that_o it_o continue_v not_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n appear_v by_o this_o because_o there_o be_v find_v so_o many_o under_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n perhaps_o this_o pharaoh_n within_o some_o few_o year_n after_o die_v and_o so_o the_o decree_n be_v not_o so_o violent_o execute_v as_o before_o exod._n 1._o from_o 15._o to_o the_o end_n sect_n liv._o this_o bloody_a edict_n beforementioned_a seem_v to_o have_v come_v out_o in_o the_o time_n which_o intervene_v between_o the_o birth_n of_o aaron_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o moses_n for_o about_o this_o 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what_o become_v of_o he_o the_o king_n daughter_n by_o josephus_n call_v thermutis_n come_v down_o hither_o with_o her_o maid_n to_o wash_v herself_o find_v the_o child_n and_o though_o she_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o hebrew_n yet_o move_v with_o compassion_n towards_o the_o infant_n who_o weep_v she_o send_v for_o a_o nurse_n to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o and_o through_o the_o procurement_n of_o miriam_n who_o offer_v herself_o to_o fetch_v one_o but_o especial_o through_o the_o overlue_a providence_n of_o god_n jochebed_n his_o own_o mother_n be_v send_v for_o and_o command_v by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n to_o nurse_v up_o this_o child_n for_o she_o and_o she_o promise_v to_o pay_v she_o for_o it_o according_o moses_n mother_n nurse_v up_o her_o own_o son_n for_o this_o lady_n who_o after_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o adopt_v he_o for_o her_o son_n educatus_fw-la son_n thermutis_fw-la unica_fw-la erat_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la filia_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la 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