,i*e6!SaSKS56w>5esew5e«#errr**~5^^ iHtammfuF^e^.- P.iirt'of the ADDISON ALEXAJ^DEB LIBRARY, which -was presented by MEiSKS. R. I,. INP A. Stuakt. Bool\ Division. >^.Sr; Section. /.G^r.fe! No,.., V / //■ 'i,'-*L..-i:r^ A ,.»<.*-<0*^v^^ a / .^'1 '/:^ I3\c tl-n 5 V. 1 l4M_ THE GENEALOGIES Recorded In The Sa- cred SCRIPTVRES, Ac- cording to euery Family and Tribe. WITH The LmeofourSauiourlE SVS Christ obfcmed from ^hm totheblelTedVlRGlN , Mary. 'By I.S. CVM PRIVFiEGIO. I. Tim. 1. 4 To the Qhrijlian Reader. HE Spirit of God in the facred'Hiftoric, hath laid down fiich helps, as are the light andlife of all Ivations origi- nals. In them the circumftances of Verfon, Time, and Tlace, arc the chiefe ; elfe doe wee wander us without a guide ; and of thcfe the Perfonis principall. Genealugies then drawnefrom them, from whom all are defcended, and by Gods owne warrant recorded vntovSj muftmooe afpeciall reuerence that they are holy, and farre from thofeo:hcr,againft which S,Prf«/writeth.Amongft whole^ manifold vfes,this is the chiefeft, that by them is proucdi how Chrift was made very man. And therefore in feuerall Tables they are hereexhibited eutn from their firltrooc^i,^ and fo continued through their fpreading branches , fo ' t'arreastheSciipcurt giueththemfappe. Iri the reading whereof, let thefe few diredion be thy guides. I Such defccnts as hold on from the Tdrentsto their ChJldren, without interruption, a; vericplaine by their double lines, which runne fromrundle to rundle. ^ z Thofe w hofe r^rwfi are not certainIyknowne,but ore named of their^ow^r/'ifjCii^'j^r Tribe, are ioined each vnder other, with thii figure here in the margenr. — ^^^ ^ 3 Andlikewifefuchasarcfetinrankc fide by fide, anJdiftinguifhcdlythismaryiiair marke,aienqtto be rcpuitd Brethren, butfomcotherPfr/e«f of note, ot tha;; o.crccnt where they are To mferied. 4 The names of 7(ation and People ^ ( as likewife fomctimes of citifs and other places/ of note) we haue not incompatTcd in lundles arthe reft, but in Compartimerjts, and diffe- rent letters betwixt dncift lines^ that lo they might bcvknowne from particu'ar perfonsj and the Names next vnder them,are hot inferred as certai'n'y thence dclcended,but as eminent Ferfom among them. f And where of neccflity nvc are to brcaVc oflf the fuccefllon, to bee continued in fome other page, that doe wee at fome principall Pfrfo^i: as at the floudwithNoafeffonnes ; at the VYomifc with Tcrah.dind Abrahams &c. So that euer the >Man at which we bieake off, is againe (et in the firft place oTfome enfuing page, where his ifllie is continued, though 'ma- ny times whole leauesfali betwixt them ; which arcfupplied with other collaterals: fuch is from /Ibrahim page 3 vnto his Wiues and feed, page 6. and 7. &c. ^ The lincageof our bhlftd Sautour ( whichisoui" principall fcopc ) isknowneby a Chainclike trade, continued from ^(iz«! to 5ew spag.i, and thence loTerah and Abraham, pag. 3,&c."So hkewife £tomDau:il,fag.zz.toh\sionnesSalomo}i'aT\dNathatt^pig,^^, AnJ I iaftly;toour5f the earth arc bleffed, ^ beeK-ig tl^e verie Image off \£ .^T theinuifibl^>'id, sthebCJg^tnesof thegloric, anJthcingrauenforineof his I Z"^' I perfo'tk ''Qmdwelkth the fulncs of the Cod-fvadbodily, and vnto j ^"i^ '^"'"" " ^''Jlglone,''praiTe,wifdomc,thankcJ, '"^S^'^orCueraiore, I a Matt. I Luke 3. bDe.i8.jj KabH.t- csdojl) in his third [ queftion j vpon Ifay 9.1. [ c Ka.h.H(t- I Cftnas. \'i'Rai>.ria. Talmud the trea- tifcofi"*- hedrm. , Cha.Nig- r «*, — I" ^tl i ■" ki Ami- zabad Q? MfaM^waiadirtAiiimw I' -' it^mmm^immH i i"\,l 36.J. aSts 1 4. 1 5 . and 17,24. hebr.11.3. 'a.Cor.4<5 f Htbr.be. tweent the light and be- tweemthe darkfuefi f Htbr.and the euemng tVM.andthe morning »*•, &c. ^Pfal.ijtf, 5 ier. 10.12. and ji'dS- t Heb. £k- panfion, 'I,ere, 51,15 and i<6.;.- iob.:8.8. THE FIRST BOOKE OF M o s E s^ called Genefis. CHAP. I. Thecreatitntf HtAuen and Earth, j of the light, 6 ofthefir/namenty 9 of the earth feparatedfrom the waters^ 11 and made fruit fnll, i^ oftheS»o, Idoone and Staarresy 20 of fiflyand foHle, 24 of beafts and cattell, i6 of man tn the image of God, Z^ tAlfe the appointment of fold. N *the beginning God created the Heaiien , and the Earth. z And the earth was with- out forme, and voide, anddarke- nelic votti vpon the face of the deeper and the Spirit of God mooned vpon the face of the waters. 5 And God fud,* Let there bee light : and there was hght. 4 And God fiwthe light, that/> xvAf good: and God diuided f the light from the darkenelfe, J And God called the light. Day, and the darkenefle he called Night: f and the e- uening and the mornmg were the firft d?.y. 6 fi And God faid , * Let there bee a t firmament in the midit of the waters : and let it diiudc the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament 5 and diuided the waters,which Wfr^ vnder the fir- mamenr,from the vvaters,which were abouc the firniament : and it was lb. 8 And God called the * firmament, Hc:iucn ; and the euening and the morning were the fccond day. p «; And God C\ii, * Let the waters vnderthe heaucn be guhered together vn- to otie place, and let the drie land appeare : .uid it was fo. ■ * I o And God called the drie land,Earth, and the o.therjng together of the waters c died he. Seas: and God f. we that Awa^ good. I I And God faid. Let tLc Earth bring foortli t grafle, the herbe yeelding fced^and the fruit tree, yeelding fruit after his kinde, whofe feed « in it felfe, -yfon the earth ; and itwasfo. ■"' 1 2, And the earth brought forth grafTe, and herbe yeelding feed after his kinde, and the tree yeelding fruit, whofe feed tvaamit felfe, after his kind: and God {awe that /f rvof good. I J And the euening and the morning were the third day. 1 4 f And God fiidjLet there be * lights in the firmament of the heauen, to diuide t the day from the night : and let them bee for lignes and for leafonSjand for dayes and yeeres. 1 5 And let them be for lights in the fir- mament of the heauen, to giue hght vpon the earth : and it was Co. 1 6 And God made two great lights: the oreater hght f to rule the day, and the leffer light to rule the ni^ht'.hfnMde theiiarres .\Ko. 1 7 And God fct them in the firmament of the heauen, to giuc hght vpon the eaith: 1 8 And to * rule oner the day, and oner the night, and to diffid-e the hght from the darkenelle : and God faw that it wtts good, 19 And the euening and the morning were the fourth d.iy. zck And Godfaid,*Let the waters bring foorthabouiidantly thejj mouing creature that hath f life, & foulc that may flic aboue the earth in the fopcn tii-mamcnt of heauen 2 1 And God created great whales, and euery lining creature that mooiicth, which the waters brought forth abouodantly after their kinde,and cuery winged foule after his kinde- : and God I^nvrhat it w.ts gdfod, z z And God bk licJ thg m,iliying, ""Be fruitful], and multiply, and fiU the waters in rhc Scas,and let fouie nuikiply in the e:;rth. i ? /ind the cuenmg tuia tne mcrnin^ were the fiftday. - ' A ' iJL rAnd jHeb.ttndsr *Deut,4,t^ pfal, I jielj for- bidden. 15) 20 Tke naming cf the creatures. It The Kialqng of womAf' fjria. iHeb.iating theH^aktct, f Heb. dying then {halt die *Eccln$.i7.5 iHebaibc' fert him. \Orythetnai) t Hibr.eaM VRHigPiiiiiniv" ^^msmmm^^Kipfnf. J I ) c pi uniTic^tj + Htb,bml' •i.Cor.ii.8 ♦Matt. 19-5 tnar.10.7 i, cor, 6.1 6. cphe.j.j I, * j.Cor. 1 1. }.i.tim.2 '4. iHeb,adefire *Ecclus.i J. id. t. tiro. a. '4. II Or, thing, t»£ird about fHeb.mnd, not found an heipe meet for him. 1 1 And the L o K D God caufed a deepe fleepc to fail vpon Adam,and he flept j and he tooke one of his ribs, and dofed vp the flelhinftead thereof. i z And the rib which the Lord God had taken from man, f rri^de he a woman, and brought her vnto the man. z J And Adam faid , This is now bone of my bones,aiid flelh of my fleth ; flie Ihall be called woman, becaufe ihe was * taken out of man. 24 * Therefore fliall a man leaue his fa- ther and his mother, and (hill cleaue vnto his wife : and they Ihall be one fieiK z J And they were both naked, the man and his wife,and were not aihamed. CHAP. III. I The ferment dtceiucthEtu. 6 Man: jhtmtfuU fhU. 9 God art aigneth them, x^TheftrpentUcurfed. 15 The protMifed Seed. i6'^epmi(hmtntofman' kind, II Their firft eltthmg, n Their cajlixg out ofparadifc. NOw the fcrpent was more (ubtill then any beaft of the field,which the Lord God had made , and hee fiid vnto the wo- man, tY«a, hath God faid, Yeeftiallnot eate of euery tree of the garden ? z And the woman {aide vnto the fer- pent, We may eate of tlie fruitc of the trees of the garden : 5 But of the fruit of the tree which » in the midft of the garden, God hath fayd. Ye (hall not eat of it,ncither fl^all ye touch it, left ye die. 4 And the ferpent faid vnto the woman^ Ye ihall not * furely die. 5 For God doth know, thayn the day ye eate thereof, then your eyes fliall be ope- ned : and ye llialbe as Gods,knowing good and euill. 6 And when the woman faw, that the tree yvM good for foode , and that it vpm t pleafant to the eyes, and a tree to be deil- red to make one w ife, fl^ie tooke of the fruit thereof, * and did eate, and gaue alfo vnto her huf band with her, and he did eate. 7 And the eyes of them both were o- pened, and they knew that they tve: e naked, and they fewcd fig leaues together, & made theniielues !| aprons. 8 A:-.d they heard the voyce of the Lord God, walking in the garden in the fcoole of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themfelucs from the prcfence of the LoRDGod,amongft the trees of the garde. 9 And the Lord God called vnto Adam, and laid vnfo him, VVhcre art thou? iit I o And he faid,I heard thy voyce in the garden : and I was afraid, becaufe I was na- ked,and 1 hid my felfe. II And hee laid. Who told thee , that thou was} naked? Haft thou eaten of the tree,whereof I commanded thee,that thou Ihouldert not eate ? 1 2 And the man faid. The woman wlio . thou gaueft to he with me, fhee gaue mee of the tree,and I did eate. 1 1 And the Lord God faid vnto the woman. What :s this that thou haft done ? And the woman faid, The Serpent b^ui- led me,and I did eate. 14 And the L,o r d God faid vnto the Serpent, Becaufe thou haft done this, thou art curfed aboue all catteU,and aboue euery beaft of the field: vpon thy belly Ihalt thou goe,a)id duft Ihalt thou eat, all the dayes of thy life. I f And I wilput enmitie betweene thee and the woman,and betweene thy ktA and her feed : it Ihall bruifc thy head, and tjiou flialt bruife his heele. 1 6 Vnto the woman he faid,I wil great- ly multiply thy forow and thy conception. In forow thou /halt bring forth children I OrtfUbie^ band. * I. Cor. 1 4, 34 fy^beau/i to bud. i Heb Cba- tmh. 5 and thy dcCirePjalbe jj to thy husband, and ; t» thint huf- he (hall ^nileouer thee. ' " 17 And vnto Adam hee faid, Becaufe thou haft hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wife, and haft eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, faying. Thou fhalt not eate of it: curfed ii the ground for thy fake: m forrow Ihalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life. 18 Thornes alfo and thiflles fhaUfit bring forth to thee : and thou llialt eate the herbe of the field. 19 In the f\veat of thy face Ihalt thou eate bread,tillthcuretm-ne vnto thegroiid; for out of it waft thou taken, for dull: thou art J and vnto duft flialt thou rcturne. ro And Adam called his wiuesnamcfEue, becaufe Ihe was the mother of all huing. 2 1 Vnto Adam alfo,and to his wife,did the Lord God make coates of skiiincs, and cloathed them, 2 2 f And the Lord Cod laid. Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to knowe good and emll. And now left he put foorth his hand, and take alfo of the tree of hfc, and eate and liuc for euer ? ' 25 Therefore the LontD Godfcnthim forth froin the garden of Eden, to till the ground, from whence he. was taken. \ 24 So hee droue out the man ; and hcc A z pla:ed ^- i>iii!'.JUi[lLIL'li.^ 7'- — ^nrMii --^^^Si- - \, ~;^- niiii>r ■} Hib.Hibtl. t Heb.afee- der. f Hcbr.at the end ef day placed at thcEaft of the garden of Eden, Chcrubims, and a flaming f>vord, which turned cucry way, to keepe the way of the tree of life. CHAP. HIT. I The birth, trade and reUgion »/ ("aiH and ^bel. 8 Themarderof^ilicl. y T/j? ch [of Cain. 17 Ensih thejirli cttit. i 9 Lamich and bis twu xttucs. \ 25 The birth o/S(th, i6 and£aoi. Nd Adam knew Hue his wiuc,and fhe conceiued,and bare tj!nin, and f.iid, I hvaiie gotttcn a man from the Lord. ' 2 And llie againe bare his brother f A- bel, and Abel was a j keeper of lliccpCj-but Coin was a tiller of the ground. 5 And t in procefle of time, it came to pafie, that Cain brought of the fruit of the gro^ndjan offering vnto the Lord. 4 And Abel , he alfo brought of the t fieb (htfpe, \ tirfilings of his t!iocke,and of the fat there- irgeats. of : andtheL o RDhad*refpectvnto Abcl, and to his oftering. 5 But vnto Cain, and to his offering, he had not refpcft : and Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And the Lord faid vnto Cain,Why art thouwroth?andwhyis thy countenance fallen ? . 7 If thou doe welljflialt thou not || bee accepted ? and if thou docft not well, linne liethatthedoore: And || vntothee//w//^ee his defire, and thou llialt rule ouer him. •8 And Cain talked with Abel his bro- ther : and it came to pafl'e * when they were in the field, that Cain rofe vp againft Abel his brother,and flew him. 9 ^ And the Lord fiude vnto Cain, Where/ J Abel thy brother? Andhefaide, I know not : Am I m.y brothers keeper ? 10 And he faid. What haft thou done? the voyce of thy brothers tbloodcrieth vn- to w.c, from the ground, 1 1 And now art thou curfed from the eni'th, which hath opened her njouthto re- ceiue thy brothers blood from thy hand. 1 2 When thou tilleft the ground , it ilwll not henccfoorth yecld vnto thee her ftrength: A fiigitiue and a vagabond llialt thou be in the earth. 1 J AMdCainfudvntothcLoRDjlJMy punilliment is greater, then I can beare. 1 4 Behold, thou haft driuen me out this d:^y fvorn.the ficc of the eart!i,and from thy kce{li?llfhc hiu",;ind Ifiir.li bee afndti'-ie, and a vagabond in the cr^rth: and it fiiall come to pr.fle, ih.t euery one that lind'.th mCjtiiallil-vme. *Heb. 11.4 jj Orjuauetbe exc/Uencie ? |i Or,fubiiCl vnto thee, *Wifd.l0.j.' matci J.J5. 1 iolin J. 12 iude 1 1. iHeb.bUi4s. J (j Of, my int- greite'^thtn i thit it may iHtbXhit. tiofh. t HebXt- vtech. 1 5 And the Lord ilud vuto lu!n,Ther- fore vvholbcucr flcweth Coiri , vengeance lliallbctakeaon him feuen f olde. And the L o R. D fct a m nke vpon Cain, left any fin- ding hiai, lliould kill aim. 16 f And Cain went out fi.-onithepre- fcnce o? the Lord, and dwelt in thelande of Nod, on the Eaft of Eden. 1 7 And Cain knew his wifc,ind flie con- ceiued and bare f Enochs and he builded a citie, and called the name of the citie, after the name of his fonne, Enoch. 1 8 And vnto Enoch was borne Irad : and Irad begate Mehuiacl, and Mehuiael bcgatc Methulaelj and Methiifael begate t Lamech. 19 fy And Lamech tooke vnto him two wiues : the name of the one vens Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 2 o And Adah bare label : he was the fa- ther of fuch as d\\ ell in tents, and offuch as /;4«ecattell, 2 1 And his brothers name was Tubal : he was the father of all fuch as handle the harpe and organ. 2 2 And Zillah , fliee alfo bare Tubal- Cain, an f inftrudter of euery artificer in brafle and iron : and the fifter of Tubal- Cain r(>a4 Naamah. 25 And Lamech faid vnto his wiues, A- dah and Zillah, Heare my voyce, ye wiues of Lamech, heai-ken vnto mylpeech: for Ij I hauc flaine a man to my wounding, and a yong man to my |j hurt. 24 If Cainlhallbe auenged feuen fold, 1 '"i n'*w«<^» truely Lamech feuentie and feuen fold. ' ^^' 2 5 ^ And Adam knew his wife againe,& flie barea fonne,and called his namcfSeth: For God, faid/he,hi\th appointed me ano- ther feed in ftead of Abel,whom Cain flew. 26 And to Seth, to him alfo there was bcA-ne a'foime, and he called his name f fi- nes: thenbeganne men to f| call vpon the Name of the Lord. f Hebjephetm ter. Or, I weuld fity a. man m li Or,iHmjt hurt. t Htb.Sheth. CHAP. V. TkegeneAlogie, age., and death ef the Tatrtarchs from ^dr,m fjhto NoaO. 24 Tli« godli»*Jfttind tra-'-fiattonef Enoch His ii the *booke of the generations of Adam : In the d;^y that God cre^-'ted mnn,in the hkeneffe of God made he him. 2 * Male and female created he thetrij and blefied them, and called their name A- dam, in the d:.y when they were created. J f^And Adam hued an hundred & thir- ty yeeres,and begat Arl{f. ANd it came to pafTe, when men began to multiply on the face of the eaith, and daughters were borne vnto them : 2 That the fonrtes of God fawe the daughters of men,thatthey were faire, and they tooke them wiues, of all which they chofe. 5 And the Lord faid. My Spirit fliall not alwayes ftrxue with m.Tn j for that he al- fo is flefli : yet his dayes ihall be an hundred and twentie yecres. ^ There were Giants in the earth in thole dayes : and alfo after that, when the fonnes of God came in vnto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them j the lame became mightie men, which were of old, men of renowme. f % And God faw, that the wicbedncs of mxn was great in the earth, and (| that euery imagination of the thoughts of his * heait was onely euill f continually. 6 And it repented the L o r d that hee had made man on the eartli, and it grieucd him at his heart. 7 And the L o R D fiidc, I will dcftroy m.an,whom I hauc creatcd,from the face of the earth : f both man and beaft, .and the creeping thin^, andrhefoules of the aire: for It rcpenteth me that I haue made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 ^ Thefe au the generations of No- ah : * Noah was a iui\ man , and [\ perfed in his generations, and Noah walked with God. — ^ A 5 10^ And ^Gr.%oe. \\Or,the gtmtion.Tbe Helf.iverdt ftgntfiethnot only the ima gtnati»n,bt*t alfo the fur- ptftiand depTti. *Cb3p.8,2i mat. I 5. ly t Heh^tUfry day, \ H'tb.from mtrivnte *EtcKu 44. i7.j.pet.». [OfyVfriiht. ,: J I o And Noah begat three fonnes: Scm, Ham,3nd lapheth. I I The earth alfo was corrupt before God i and the earth was filled with vio- lence.. II And God looked vpon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt : tor all fleflj^had corrupted his way vpon the earth. ■ .. 13 And God faidvnto Noah, The epd of all flefli is come before me^j for the earth is £Iled with violence through themj \\Or,frDm and behold I will deitroy them|| with the 14 <[ Moke thee an Arkc of Gopher- iHebr.)ttfii wood: f roomes Ihalt thou make in the arke, and Ihalt pitch it within and without with pitch. I 5 And this is the fa/hiony which thou flialt make it of: the length of the zxkP^dbe three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirtie cubites. 1 6 A windowe llialt thou make to the arke, & in a cubit llialt thoufinifliitabouej andthedoore of the arke ihalt thoufetin the fide thereof: With lower, fecond, and third ftories fhalc thou make it. 17 And behold, I, eucn I doe bring a flood of waters vpon the eaith, todeftroy all flefli, wherein is the brenhof hfe from vnderhe.'tuen, rfw^euery thing that is in the earth fliall die. 18 ButwiththeewilllellabUflimyCo- uenant: and thou fiialt come into the Arke, thou,and thy fonnes, and thy wife, and thy fonnes wiues with thee. ip And ofeueryliuing thing of all flefli, two of euery fort flialt thou bring into the arke, to keepe f/^ew aliue with tnee: they fliall be male and female. 20 Of foules after their kinde, and of cattell after their kinde: of euery creeping thing of the earth after his kinde, two of e- mtyfort fliall come vnto thee,to keepe them aliue, 2 1 And take thou vnto thee of all food that is eaten, & thou flialt gather it to thee ; and it fliall bee for food, for thee, and for them. •Hebr.11.7. 22 * Thus did Noah J according to all that God commanded him, fo did he. CHAP. VII. I K»ah wi'h h'ufitmtlie, and the Lmng creaturesyeH' ter tni* the S4rl{t. 1 7 The beginmngy mcrtafc, gfidcoatttiuaice ofthcFlotd. ANd the * L o R D fiaide vnto Noah, Come thou and allthy houfe into the a.Pet. J.5 ■\Hebrfttitn tutt Arke : for thee haue I ieene righteous be- 1 fore me, in this generation. 2 Of euery cle.ine beaft thou flialt take to thee t by feuens,the male and his female: and of beafls that are not deane, by two, the male and his female. 5 Of fowles alfo of the aire,by (euens, the male and the femalcj to keepe feed aliue vpon the face of all the eaith. 4 For yet feuen dayes, and I will caufe it to raine vpon the earth, fortie daycs, and fortie nights : and eueiy lining fiibftancc that I haue made, will I f deltroy, from off ^^^''""'^'"^ the face of the earth. f And Noah did according vnto all that the Lord commanded hiiiQ. 6 And Noah was fixe hundred yeeres old, when the flood of waters was vpon the earth. [ 7 ^ And Noah went in, and his fonnes, and his wife,and his fonnes wiues with him, into the Arke^ becaufe of the waters of the Flood. a Of cleane beafls, and of beafls that are not cleane, and of fowles, and of euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth, 9 Theic went in two and two vnto No- ah into the Arke, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And it came to pafle jj after feuen dayes, that the waters of the Flood were vpon the earth. 1 1 5[ In the fixe hundred yeere of No- ahs life, in the fecond monethj the feuen- teenth dayof the moneth , the fame day, were all the fountaines of the great deepe broken vp, and thejj windowes of heauen were opened. 1 1 And the raine was vpon the earthy fortie dayes,3nd fortie nights. 1 g In the felfe fame day entred Noah, and Sem,& Ham, and Iapheth,the fonnes of Noah, and Noahs wife , and the three wiues of hisfonswiththem,intothe Arke, 1 4 Thcy,and euery beaft after his kind,- and all the cattell after their kinde: : /«»- teth a vineyard^ 21 u drun\cnytndmoc}{td if I.h fo/ine: 23 Ctirfetb Canaan, 16 BUffeth Shem^ ly prahthfir I .phet, »8 andditth. ANd God bicfTed Noah, & hisfonncs, and faid vnto them, ^ Be fnnttull and multiply, and leplcnilh the earth. 2 And the reare of you, and the dread ofyou flialbc vpon euery beait of the earth, and vpon euery foulc of the ayre , vpon all that mooueth ypon the earth, and vpon nil the fifties of the fca 5 into your hand are they dcliuered. g Euery mouing thing that liueth, fhal be meat for you 5 cucn as the *grccne herbe hauc I giucnyou all things. 4 *But flelh with the life thereof,wfc/f f; ts the blood thcreof,fliaIl you not eat. 5: And furcly your blood of your liues wil I require : at the hand of eueiy beaft wil I require it,and at the hand of man,at the hand of euery mans brother will I require the life of man. 6 *Whofo {hcddcth mans blood, by man fhall his blood bee {lied; ''^for in the image of God made he man. 7 And you,be ye fruitfiill,and multiply, bring foorthabimdantly m the earth, and multiply therein. 8 f And God fp.ike vnto Noalijand to his formes with him,faying; 9 AndI,behold,IeftablifhmyCoue- nant with you,and with yoiu- feed aiter.you: 10 And with euery liuing creature that »jwith you,ofthefowle,ofthe cattcl,andof cucry beaft of the earth withyou,;from all thatgoeoutof thcArke,to euciy beaft of the earth. 1 1 And * I will eftablifli my couenant with you,neither ilial all flefh be cut ofi'any more hy the waters of a Hood, neither fhail there any more bee a flood to dcftroy the earth. 1 2 And God f lid , This is the token of the couenant which I make betvveenc mee andycu, and cucry lining creature that is with you,for pei-peruall generr.tions. I 5 I doc fct rry bow in the cloud, and it fjialbe for a token of a couenant, bctwecnc mc and the earth. 14 *And it ihall come to pafle,v/henl iHei.Che- naan. ——■■■■— M—i - ii>lJii j^ Jlfiin.(.ii a , niCyji bring a cloud ouer the earth, that the bow {lialbe fcene in the cloud. I f And I will remember my couenant, which is betweene mee and you, and euery huing creature of allflcfti: and the waters Ihall no more become a flood to deftrov allflefli. 1 6 And the bowe flialbe in the cloudc j and I will looke vpon it,that I may remem- ber the cuerlafting couenant between God and euery liuing creature, of ail flefh that is vpon the earth. 17 And God faid vnto Noah, This is the token of the couen3nt,which I hauc e- ftabhflied betweene me and all flefh,that is vpon the earth. 1 8 f And the fonnes of Noah that went foorth of the Arke,wcre Shem, and Ham, & laphet :& Ham is the father off Canaan^ I 1 p Thefe are the three Ibnncs of Noah: & of them was the whole earth oucilprcad. 20 And Noah began to ^e an husband- man, and he planted a vineyard. 2 1 And he dranke of the wine,and was drunken , and he was vncouered within his tent. 2 2 And Ham the father of Canaan faw thenakednefle of his father, and toldehis two brethren without, 2g AndShemand I:^phet tooke agar- ment,andlaid it vpon both their fhouldcrs, and went backeward, and couered thena- kedneflcoftheirfather,and their faces were backeward , and they faw not their fathers nakedneflc. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what hisyonger fonne had done vnto him. 2 5^ And he faid,Curred he Canaan: a fer- uanr of fcruants flial he be vntorr^s brethre. 2 6 And he faid,Blefl'ed 6e the Lord God of Shem, and Canaan ftialbc || his feruant. 2 7 God fhall II enlarge laphct, and hce /hall dvvcl in the tents of ShenijandCanaan ' y-^di/,' flialbe his feruant. 28 <^And Noah lined after the flood, three hundred and fiftie ycrcs. 2 9 And all the daies of Noah were nine hundred and fifti.e yeeres^and he died. C H A P. X. I ThtgeneratioMS efNoah^ 2 ThtfonnesofI»phet. 6 The fon»eipf Httr^. 8 Nimrod < he fijt JHo March, 2 I Tht founts of Sfie>», NOw thcfc loktan. 26 And loktan begate Almodad, and Sheleph^and Ha2ermaueth,and lerah, 27 And Hadoramj& Vzal,and Diklah, 28 And Obal,andAbimacl,and Sheba, 29 And Ophir,andHaiulah,andIobab: all thcfe were the fonnes of loktan. 3 o And their dweUing was from Meflia, as thou goeft vnto Sephar, a mount of the Eaft. 3 I Thefe are the fonncs of Shem, after their famihes, after their tongues, m their lands,3fter their nations. J 2 Thefe dr« the families of the fonnes of Noah after their generations , in their nations : and by tlicfe were the nations di- uided in the earth after the flood. C H A P. XL I One language in the rcor'd. j The hmlding »/ Babtl. 5 Th* conjiifttn of tongues. 10 The ge- mratiavt of Siitm. 27 Tht gentratiom of Tt- rah the fhthtr of iAbram, ji Terah gteth fiam Vrtc Har«», N D * the v/hole earth was of one t iangiinge,and of one -f (peach. 2 And It came to pafle as theyiourney- ed from the Eaft ^they found a plamc in the land of Shinar^and they dwelt there. J And t they fud bnetoanother jGo toilet vs make brkk',anc f burnc them tho- rowly. And they had bricjceforftonejand flime had they for rhortcr. 4 Andthey faidj Goe to, let vs build, vs a citie and a tower, whofe top may reaih vnto heaucn,and let vs make vs a namCjlcft we be fcattcred abroad vpon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the Lord came dov/ne to fee the ciae and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the Lord faid j Behold , the people is one, & they /;<:«»erations of Shem. Shem was an hundred yeres old and begate Arphaxad two ycercs after the Flood. 1 1 And Shem iiued, after he begate Ar- phaxad J Hue hundred yeercs , and begate fonnes and daughters. I ^ And Arphaxad Iiued Hue andthirtie yeeresjand begate S.dah. I ^ And Arphaxad liued,after he begate Salah, foure hundred and three yecres, and berate Tonnes and daughters. I4 And Salahliuedthirtieyeres>and be- gate Eber. I J And Salah Iiued, after hee begate E- bcr,fourc hundred and three yeercs,and be- gate fonnes and daughters. 16 * And Eber Eued foure and thirtie yeeres,and begate *PeIeg. 1 7 And Eber Iiued , after hee begate Pc- legjfoure hundred and thirty yeres, and be- gate fonnes and daughters. 1 8 And Peleg Iiued thirty yeres,and be- gate Reu. 1 9 And Peleg Iiued, after he begat Reu, two hundred and rine yeres, and begate fonnes and daughters. z o And Reu Iiued two and tliirty yeres. ^^ XfOd caifcth AD^fam. .JBcl •Luke J.J 5 s'aiuch. "Luke J. J 4, Tliara. ♦Iofli.24,J I, Chi on. and bcgate*Serug. 1 1 And Reu Iiued , afi:er he begate Se- rug,two hundreth and feuen yeeres,and be- gate fonnes and daughters. 2z And Serug Iiued thirty yecres, and begat Nahor. z J And Serug hued,aftcr he begat Na- hor ,t\vo hundred yeercs,and begate fonnes and daughters. Z4 And Nahor Iiued nine andtwentie yeeres,and begat *Terah. 25 And Nahor hued,aftcr he begat Tc- rahjan hundred and nincteene yeercs, and bcgnt fonnes and daughters. z6 And Terah Iiued feuenty yeercs,and *begatc AbranijNahorjand Haran. 27 ^Now thcfc are the generations of Terah : Terah begate Abram, Nahor,and H.uan: And Hamn begate Lot. 28 And Haran died, before his fither Terah in the land of his natiuitie , in Vr of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor tooke them vviues : the name of Abrams wife ^vas Sarai, and the name of Nahors wife , Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, j and the father of Ifcah. ' I oBut Sarai was barreniflie had no child. 3 1 And Terah tooke Abram his fonne, and Lot the fon of Haran his fonnes fonne, and Sarai his daughter in law, his fonne A- brams wife, and they went forth with them from * Vr oi the Chaldees, to goe into the landofCanaan : and they came vntoHa- ran,and dwelt there. J 2 And the daies of Terah,were two hun- dred & fiue yeres; andTerah died in. Haran, CHAP. xn. I Gad calieth^bram, and btejfeth him mth a frititifi ef Chrtji, 4 flee departethtrhb Let fitm Haran. 6 He lourneycththrtffih Cauann, 7 which it pre- mtjiihimin avijitn, 10 He it driutn by a famine int* Pgypt, 1 1 Feare mik^th himfkine hiirfifi to bee hit filler, 14 Pharaeh haumg tt^en herfr*f» hnH,iy plagues it compelled t» reft ire her. NOwthe ^LoRD had faidvnto Abram, Get thee out of thy countrey, and fi'om thy kinred, & from thy fathers houfe, vnto a land that I will (hew thee. z And I will make of thee a great nati- on,and I wil blefle thee,and make thynamc greatj and thou flialt be a bleffing. J And I wil blefl 2 them that bleffe thee, and curfe him that curfeth thee : *& in thee fiiall all families of the earth be bleffcd. 4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had fpoken vnto him, and Lot went with' him : And Abram was feuentie and fiue yeeres old when he departed out of Haran. y And Abram tooke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers fonne, and all their fubftance that they had gathered, and the foulesthat they had gotten in Haran, and they went forth to goe into the land of Ca- naan,& into the land of Canaan they came 6 1^ And Abram pafled through the land, vnto the place of Sichem , vnto the plaine of Moreh. And the Canaanite was thenin the land. 7 And the L o R D appeared vnto A- bram,and faid, * Vnto thy feede will I giue this land : and there builded hee an * altar vnto the Lord, who appeared vnto him. 8 And he remooucd from thence vnto a mountaine on the Eaft of Bcth-cl, and pitched his tent hauing Bcth-cl on the Weft, and Hai on the Eall : and there hee builded an ahar vnto the LoRD,and called vpon the Name of the Lord. 9 And Abram iourneycd,t going on flill toward the South. 10 ^And *NeheB».5,7 iudich y.7, »&e$ 7.4. *Aa$7.j. ♦Cha.i8.it and 2 2. 1 8. aCtes J, 2 5. gaUr.j.8, 'C hap. I J, •Chap, I J. 4 t Heb in (fe- iiig tni teur m)i'cUoffoHTeJ{tngiagai»ftfiue, II Ltt u takenprifctitr, 1 4 ^^btamrt/cue'hhim, liMd- chf-iiedel^b/'-JJ'cih^bram. 10 .^brtm^mtthhim tithe. 1 1 The re(i oj t he fpoite, hii pat tticri htuitig badtheirftrtintSyhtnfioieihta thtl^mg tf Sodom. i And ~ismimiimfmmmmMmm^ ffW" "TtWrwrrrm-PTTrrxTr xry- -niCf^ \\0r, ledde foorth. 1 Or.tijf ra- iled. ANd it came to palFcin the dayes of A-.-nraphi.! king of Shinar , Arioch king of Ellif ir, Chedorlaomer king of E- lam,ind Tid^l king of nations : 2, That thefe made vvai-re with Bera king of Sodomc, and with Birfha king of Go- morrah, Shinab king of Admah, and She- meber king of Zeboiim^and the king of Be- l.ijwhichisZoar. ^ AH thefc were ioyned together in the vale of Siddim j which is the fait fea. 4 Twtlue yeres they fcrued Chedorlao- mer,& ia the tliirteenth yere they rebelled. 5 And irfthefouretcenth yeere came Chedorlaomer, & the kings that were with himpnd fmote the Rephaims jn Afhteroth Karnaim,and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emimsin (j Shaueh Kiriathaimj 6 And the Horitcs in. their mount Seir, vnto j) El-parah,which is by the wildernefl'e. 7 And they returnedj and came to En- midipat, which is Kaderh,and fmote all the coimtrey of the Amalekites,and alfo the A- moritesjthat dwelt in Hazezon-tamar. 8 And there went out the king of So- dome,and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, ana the king of Behj^the fame is Zoar) and they ioyned battel! with them, in the vale of Siddim, 9 With Chedorlaomer the king of E- lam, and with Tidal king of nations , and Amraphel king of Shinar,and Arioch king of Ellafar ; foiu-e kings with fiue. 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of llime pits: and the kings of Sodome & Go- morr.ih fled, and /ell there : and they that remainedjfled to the mountaine. 11 And they tooke all the goods of So- dom and Gomorrahjand all their victuals, and went their way. 1 1 And they tooke Lot , Abrams bro- thers fonne, (who dwelt in Sodom)and his goods,and departed. 1 3 5;And there came one that had efca- ped,and tolde Abram the Hebrew, for hce dwelt in the plaine of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eihcol,and brother of Aner: and thefe Vvere confederate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captiue, he (| armed his j( trained/e)-«rtwt.c,borne in his owne houfe, three hundreth and eighteenc, and purfued f/;e»j vnto Dan. I 5 And hce diuided himfelfe againfl: them, hee and his fcruants by night , and fmote them, and purfued them vnto Hoba, wliich is on the left hand of Damafcus. 1 6 And he brought backc all the goods, and alfo brought againe his brother Lot, and his goods,and the women alfo, and die people. 17 f And the king of Sodome went out to meete him, ( after his rcturne from the {laughter of Chedorlaomer, & of the kings that were \;'ith him) at the vj}lty of Saueh, which is the * kings dale. 1 8 And *Meichizedek king of Salem brought foorth bread and wine: and he was the Prieft of the moil high God. 1 9 And he bleflcd him,and faidj Blefled be Abram of the moft high God,pofl'eflbr of heauen and earth, io And blefled be the mofl: high God, which hath deliuered thine enemies into thy hand : and he gaue him *tithes of all. 21 And the king of Sodome faid vnto Abram,giue me the f perfons, and take the goods to thy felfe. 2z And Abram faid to the king of So- dome , I haue lift vp my hand vnto the Lord, the molt high God, thepofleifour of heauen and earth, 2 1 That I will not take from a threed e- uentoafliooe latchet, and that IwiUnot take any thing that is thine, left thou flioul- deft fay,I haue made Abram rich : z 4 Sauc onely that which the yong men haue eaten, and the portion of the men which went with mee, Aner, Efchol, and Mamrcj let them take their portion, C H A P. XV. I G»d encourageth xyibrAVt. 2 xAbram ccmpUiiuth fbr vant e/an heirt. 4 Godpr0mi(itbhi»ia(otine, and it multiplying of bit feed, 6 uibramu iMJiifitd ky fiith, 7 Canaan upromifidagatite^ and confirmed by .de\h herb fit kt to fubmit her f Ifi, 1 1 ^nd t .a. th her of btr chtUe. 1 5 //?.- mill i it borne. NOw Sarai Abrams wife barelnmno children : and fliee had an handmaid, an Egyptian,whoft name was Hagar. . ' . 2 And Sarai faid vnto Abrarr;, Behold nowjthe Lord hath retrained mee from bearing : I pray thee go in vnto my maid: it may be that I may f obtaine childre by her: and Abram hearkned to the voice oi Sarai, 3 And Sarai Abrams wifejtooke Hagar her maide, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten yeres ift y land of Canaan, & gauc hei- to her huf band Abram to bee his wife. 4 ^AndhewcntinvntoHagar,andilae conceiued : And when flie fiw that Ihc had conceiued,her miftreflc was delpifed in her eyes. f And Saj-ai faide vnto Abram , My wrong be vpon thee: I haue giuen my tnaid into thy bolbme, and when fiie {aw that fhe had conceiued, I was delpifed in her eyes : the Lord iudge betweene me and thee. 6 But Abrrm fiid vnto Sarai, Behold, thymaideainthyhandj ,doe to herfasit pleafcth thee. And when Sarai fdcalt hard- ly with her,flic ried from her face. 7 ^ And the Angel of the Lord found herbyafountaincof water, in the vi'ilder- nes,by the fountaine in the way to Shur : 8 And hee faid, Hagar Sarais uiaide, whence cameft thou? and whither wilt thou goe? Andflieefaid,! flee from the face of mymiltrcfie Sarai. 9 And the Angel of the L o r d fiid vn- to her, Retiu-ne to thy miftrcflc,andfubmit thy fclfe vnder her hands. I o And the Angel of the Lord faid vn- to her,I will multiply thy feed exceedingly, that it fhall not benumbred for multitude. I I And the Angel of the L o rd faid vn- to her,BehoId,thou art with child,and fhalt beare afonne,andlhaltcallhis name j| lih- m,acl ,• becaufe the Lord hath heard thy affliiTiion. 1 2 And he vi ill be a wild man 3 his hand wiU bee agrinft euery man, and cuciy mans hand againfthim: * and hee Ihall dwell in the prefence of alihis brethren. I :? And fhe called the name of the Lord that fpake vnto her. Thou God feeftmec: for fhe faid, Haue I alio heere looked after hiriithatfecth me ? 1 4 VVherfore the wcl was cnlled3*(jBeef- Iah?i-roi: behold, it is between Cadclli and Bercd. I 5 «T And Hag"r bare Ahmrn a Ibnne : and Abram crllcd hjs fonjiesmmc, which Hagar bare,iriim,ac!. 16 And jfJedr.be bu tided by her. 1 iHeb.that which ugoott mthin* eyes, \Heb.ajflf Hed btr. II That is, Ged {Ua I'tare, 1 3. *Chap,»4 ilThatiSjf/' weliofhim th^l liueiU and(i«tk.. met. uuiLrij'. ^^"^^*^?.iiJi(.^]ieJS3i'ui'r« ■' 1^ And Abram was foureCcore and fixe I yeeresolde,whcii Hagar bare Ilhmael to Abram. CHAT. XVII. I Gsdrenetfith theCou'cnant. J ^brnmbitnttmc it c„a»ged,tntoke/$ofagretterbU/Jing. lo Circum- eiihnUtnsii.mtd. l 5 Saraiher n^mtuchanged, anifhsl/Ufid. 17 IfAxcupromifed.tl^arabam and. f[hma.s! a.rc circumciftd, ANd when Abiam was ninetieyeeres old and nine5the Lord appeared to Abram, and faide vnto him, I amtheal- mi^hrie God, * walke before mee, and bee 'Chnp 5.12 ^ \Orf-vpnght,\ thou 11 }5ertea. erfiacen, fHcbr.multi- tttdetfntt' tuns. \Htbr.ofthy 'Aftesy.S. ' AftesT.S. rom. 4,11. t Heir, a fonnetf tight 'iizyes. * Leuic.ii.j. lu1t!lir o/falt. JO LotdwllethinacaiiC. jt The intesiitoui (J^^tnal ofMoab aid^ynmnn. Nd there came twoAngels to Sodom .ateuen, and Lot fite in the gate of Sodome : and Lot feeing them , rofe vp to meet them, and he bowed himfcife with his hcc toward the ground. z And he f^djBehold now my Lords, tiirnc in ^ I pray you , into your feruants *Chap»i8.4 houfe/andtariyall night, and*\va(hyour feetjund ye Ihal rife vp earely,& go on your waycs. And they fayd. Nay, but wee will a- bide in the ftreet all night. ^ And hee prefled vpon them greatly, and they turned in vnto him,& entred into his houfe : and hee made them a feaft, and did bake vnleauened bread, & they did eat. 4 ^ But before they lay down,the men of the citie,cMe« the men of Sodome, com- pafled the houfe round,both old and yong, all the people from euery quarter. 5 And they called vnto Lot , and faide vnto him , Where are the men which came in to thee this night ? bring them out vnto vs,that we m?y know.thcm. 6 And Lot went out at the doore vnto them,.'!nd fiuit the doore after him, 7 And fiid,I pray you,brethren,d6 not fo wickedly. 8 Beholde now, I hauc two d::ughtcrs, which hauc notjcnowen manjlet me,I pray you, bring them out vnto you, and do ye to them, as IS good in your eyes : onely vnto thefe men doe nothino: for therefore came they vndcr the fliadpw of my roofe, 9 And they faid , Stand backe. And they faid againe,This one fellow camein to foiourne,and he wil needs be aiudgc: Now will wee dcale worfe with thee, then with them. And they prefled fore vpon the man, eu-j} Lot, & came necie to breake the dorc. 10 But the men put foorth their hand, id pulled Lot into the houfe to them,and fliut to the doore, viW. 15). ^ I j\p^^ tiiey frnote the men * that mre at the doore of the houfe, with blindnelle, (mall and great: fo that they wea- ried themieiues to iindc the doore. I i «f And the men fiid vnto Lot , Hall thou heerc any befidcs ? fonne in lawCjand thy fonnes,and thy daughters, and whatfo- eucr tliou hafi in the citie,bring them out of this place. I 5 For we wil deftroy this place,becaure the "■ crie of them is waxen great before the flice of the Lord : and the Lord hath fent vs to deftroy it. 14 And Lot went out 5 and IpalvC vnto his fonnes in. law, whicli maried his daugh- ters,andfaid,Vp,getye out of thisplace:for the Lord will deftroy this citie: but he fee- med as one that mocked , vnto his fonnes inlaw. I f ^And when the morning arofcjthen the Angds haftened Lot,fayingjArife,take thy wife,and thy two daughters,vvhich fare here,left thou be confumed in the (j iniqui- tie of the citie. 1 6 And *while he lingred,the men laid holde vpon his hand,and vpon thehand of his wife,& vpon the hand of his two daugh- ters,the Lord being mercihill vnto him ; and they brought him foorthj andfet him without the citie.. 1 7 ^ And it came to pafle,when they had brought them foorth abroad, that hee faid, Efcape for thy lifc,looke not behinde thee, neither ftay thou in all the plaine : efcape to the mou!itaine,left thou be conflimed. 18 And Lot faid vnto thenijOh not fb, my Lord, 1 . ifay 1 3-ip iere. 50 40 301054.1 1. iiide7. mm citics,& that wiiich grew vpon the ground. z6 ^But his wife looked backe from be- hind him,and file became a pillar of fdt. Z7 ^And Abraham gate vp early in the morning, to the place where hcc ftoodbe- forethe Lord. 1 8 And he looked toward Sodome and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plaine, and behcldc,and loe,the fmoke of thecountrey went vpas the flnoke of a furnace. Z9 f And it came topaflcjwhen God de- ftroied the cities of the plaine,that God re- membred Abraham, and fent Lot out of the midft of the ouerthrow,when hee ouer- thicw the cities,in the which Lot dwelt. JO ^AndLotwentvpoutofZoar,and dwelt in the mountaine,andhis two daugh- ters with him : for he feared to dwell in Zo- ar , and he dwelt in a caue^ hee and his two daughters. J I And the firft borne faid vnto the y on- ger. Our father is oldc, and there is not a man in the earth,to come in ynto vs , after the maner of all the earth. jz Come,letvs make our father drinke wine, and we will lie with him,that we may preferue Cced of our father. J J And they made their father drinke wine that night, and the firft borne went in,and lay with her father : and hee percei- ued notjwhen flie lay downe, nor when fhe arofe. J 4 And it cam£ to pafle on the morrow, that the firft borne faid vnto the younger, Beholde,Ilay yefternight with my father: let vs make him drinke wine this night alfo, and goc thou in, and he with him, that wee may preferue feed of our father. J y And they made their father drinke wine that night alfo,and the younger arofe, and lay with him : and hee perceiucd not, when Ihe lay downe, nor when fhe arofe. 5 6 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. ? 7 And the firft borne bare a fonne,and called his name Moab; the fame is the fa- ther of the Moabites vnto this day. }8 And the younger, fhee alfo bare a fonne,and called hisname,6cn-ammi : the fame is the father of the cliildren of Am- mon,vnto this day. CHAP. XX. I iAitiahsmfoieurneth atGirar, i dtniethhuxvifi, tthdUafcth her. j ^bin:/ech » rtpr»uedfirher inadrttme. 9 H: rebuk^etb^bratmni, t^refio- rth Sarah, 16 andrtproHelhber. 17 Utuhta-> ltd by Abrahams praytr. ANd Abralum iotirncycd from thence toward the Souin country, and dwel- led betweene Cadefh and Shur,and foioui- nedin Gerar. z And Abraham fiidofSarah his wife, Shceismy fiftcr : And Abimtlech king of Gerar fent,and tooke Sarah. ^ But God came to A-bimelcch in a dreamc by night,and faid to him,Beholde, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou haft takcfor fhe isf a mans wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come neere her : and he fiid. Lor D,wilt thou flay alfo a righteous nation? 5 Saidhenotvntome,Sheismyfiftcr> and l]ie,euen fhee her felfc faid , Hee is my brother: in the \\ integritie of my heart,and innocency of my hands haue I done this. 6 And God (aid vnto him in a dreame, Yea,I know that thou didf t this in the inte- giitie of thy heait : for I alfo withheld thee from finning againft me,therefore fuftered I thee not to touch her. 7 Nc ^ therefore rcftore the man his wife : for hee ii a Prophet,and he fhall pray for thee,and thou ftialt liue ; and if thou re- ftore her not , know thou that thou flialt furely die,thou,and all that are thine. 8 Therefore Abimelech rofeearely in the morning,3nd called all hisferuants,and told all thefe things in their eares; and the men were fore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and faid vnto him. What haft thou done vnto vs ? and what haue I oflended thee, that thou haft brought on mee, and on my kingdomea great Imne? thou haft done deeds vnto me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech faid vnto Abraham, What faweft thou,that thou haft done this thing ? 1 1 AndAbraham(aid,Becaufe I thought. Surely the feare of God is notin this place: and they will flay me for my wiucs fake, 1 2 And yet indeed ihe is my lifter: llie « the daughter of my father, but noty daugh- ter of my motherjand flic became my wife. I J And it came to palle when God cau- fed mec-to wander from my fathers houfe, that I fiid vnto her. This « thy fcindnefle which thou llialt flicwvntomecj ateucry place whither we fhal come,* fay of mc,Hc is my brother. 14 And Abimelech tooke fl;cepe, and oxen,& mcnfcruants,and women fcruants, and gauethcin vnto Abraham, and refto- rcd him Sarah his wife. B J 5 And \Htb,maried t» itnhttf- band. ^Or^ftmflici' ticy trftnct- ritit. • Chap, J ». ;^r^ ftfffsnrt 3ar3TT> J!^ vi UvULt ■OLlUHlUI I" PrtHct»f t Hehr.fiU men*/. + Hibr,ittrt, Reum.ihjlhe bare alio Tebah,2nd Gaham, iad Thah;illi,in(iMaachah. CHAP. XXIII. I ThidgeanddoxthofStrah J Thi purchafe of M^chlfelah, 9 rvhert Sarah veat buried. ANd Sarah was an hundred and feuen and tvvcnticyccres old : thefe werethc ycercs of the life of Sarah. z And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba^thc fame is Hebron in the land of Canaan : And Abraham came to mourne for Sarah, and to wecpe for her. •; J f^ And Abraham ftood vp from be- fore his dead, and fpakc vnto the fonncs of Hcth,fiying, 4 I am a ftrangcr and a foiourner with you:giuc me a polleflion of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my fight. 5 And the children of Heth anfwercd Abraham,fayingvnto him., 6 Heare vs,my Lord,thou art a f migh- tie Prince amonoft vs : in the choife of our fepulchres bury tny dead : none of vs iTaall withold from thee his fepulchre, but that thou tjiayeft bury thy dead. 7 And Abraham ftood vp and bowed himfelfe to the people of the land , tHtn to the children of Hetli. 8 Andhee communed with them,fay- ing,If it bee your minde that I fnould bury my dead out of my fight,hcare me,and en- treat for me toEphron the fonne of Zohar: 9 Thathee maygiuemee the caueof Machpelah,whichheehath,which »jin the end oi his field: for fas much money as it is worth he fhall giue it me,for a'poflefHon of a burying place amongft you. 10 And Ephron dwelt amongft the chil- dren of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite an- fwcred Abraham in the ■}■ audience of the children of Heth, eueti of all that went in at the gates of his citicjfaying, 1 1 Nay,mylord,he3reme:.the field giue I thec,and the caue that // therein,! giue it thee, in the prefence of the fonncs of my people giue I it thee : bury thy dead. I z And Abitiham bowed downe him- ftlfe before the people of the land. I J And hee ipakc vnto Ephron in the audience of thcpeople of theland,faying, Butifthouwilt^'Hf /t,Ipr:y thee hearemer I will giue thee money for the field: take it of me,and I w ill bury ii'y dead there. 14 And Ephron anfwercd Abraham, fr.ying vnto him, I y My Lord,hearken vnto mc : the land is vwjorth foure hundred Ihekels of fikicr : i what is that betwixt mee and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened vnto E- phron,& Abraham weighed to Ephron the filuer which he had named,in the audience of the fons of Heth, foure hundred llickels of filucr,currant money with the merchant. 1 7 ^ And the field of Ephron,which w.m in Machpclah , which w** before Mamrc, the fieldc and the cauc which wm therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made fure 18 Vnto Abraham for a pofleillon in the prefence of the children of Heth,before all that went in at the gates of his citie. 19 And after this Abraham buried Sa- rah his wife in the caue of the field ofMach- pelah, before Mamre : the fame is Hebron in the land of Canaan. zo And the fielde, and the caue that is therein,were made fure vnto Abraham/or a pofleflion of a burying placCj by the fons of Heth. ■ 'JCejami CHAP XjXIIII. I iAbriih»m fnfiareth hit feruant, to TheptHanis ienrney: 11 h'Upraytr: 1 4. HU figne. 15 K«- belitih meeteth him, 18 JulfiUethhufigne, 21 rt- citMfthiewelSi JJ flitwithherkiwd^ t'^ and in- uittth him heme. %6 TbeJtritantklefftthG»d.2'i Libantnwtaintth htm. 34 The firutint [hewttb hii mtjfagt. $0 Labanand^tlhuelafproueit. j8 l^tbcl^ahcox/imtthtt^t. 6z ffiittcmeeUthhcr, ANd Abraham was old and f wcl ftric- ken in age : and the L o R D had bleC- fed Abraham in all things. 1 And Abraham faide vnto hiseldeft (crnant of his houfe,that ruled ouer all that hee had,* Put, I pray thee, thy hand vndcr my thigh : ^ And I will make thee fweare by the Lord the Gojd of heauen, and the God of the earth,that thou fhalt not take a wife vnto my fonne of the daughters of the Ca^ naanites amongft whom I dwett. 4 But thou fha It go vnto my countrey, and to my kinred , and take a wife vnto my fonne Ifaar. 5 And the feruant faid vnto him, Per- aduenture thie woman will not be wiUing to follow mee vnto this land : muft I needes bring thy fonne agrinCjVnto the land from whence rhoucameft. 6 And Abraham faid vnto him,Beware thou, that thou bring not my fonne thither againe. 7 «[f The Lord Godof hcaucn which tooke iHtbr gont into dajtit ♦Chap, 47( *9, Wip!f!ff ana acDeiCafi. •chap. 1 1.7 .ind I }. 1 5 and I ;.i8 and 20^,4> \0r,^ii4 t Heh.that fPtmen which draw wacer, gttfiith. ' Vaie 4|, t Hebr. gted ofcountt' Mace, tooke me from my fathers houfe^-.nd from the land of my kindred , and which {pake vnto mee,and that fware vnto mee, Aying, *Vnto thy feed will I giue this landjhe (hal fend his Angel before thee, and thou fhalt take a wife vnto my fonne fyom thence. 8 Andifthewomanwilnot be willing to follow thee, then thou flialt bee cleare from this my oath : onely bring not my fonne thither againe. 9 And the femant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his maftcr, & fware to him concerning that matter. 1 9 f And the feruant tooke ten camels, of the camels of Iiis mafter,and departed, (If for ail the goods of his mafter were in his hand) and he arofe, and went to Mefo- potamia,vnto the atie of Nahor. 1 1 And hee made his camels to kneelc downc without the citie,by a well of water, at the time of the euemng , f«wn the tim6 t that women go out to draw xvater. 1 2 And he faid,0 Lord, God of my mafterAbraham,! pray thee fend me good fpeed this day,and Ihew kindnefl'e vnto pay mafter Abraham. I } Behold,* I ftand here by the well of water ; and the daughters of the men of the citxe come out to draw water : 1 4 And let it come to paflcjthat the dam- fell to whom I iliall fay,Let downe thy pit- cher,! p^ thee,that I may drinke,and fhe ihall fay,iirinke,and Iwillgiue thy camels drinke alfo j let the fame be Ihee that thou haft appointed for thy feruant Ifaac : and thereby iliall I know that thou haft fliewed kindne.O'e vnto my mafter. 1 5 ^And it came to pail'e before he had done fpeaking,that behold,Rebckah came out , who was borne to Bethuel , fonne of M.ilcali^thc wife of Nahor Abrahams bro- ther, with her pitcher vpon her fhoulder. 1 6 And the damfcll was f veiy faire to looke v:pon,, a virgin, neither had any man knowcnhcr; and fhee went downe to the welljaAd rilled her pitcher, arid came vp. 1 7 And the feruant ranne to meet her, andfaid. Let me (I pray thee) drinke a lit- tle ^yater of thy pitcher. 1 8 And llie faid, Drinke, my lord : and flie hafted,and let downe her pitcher vpon her iiand,and gaue him drinke. 1 9 And when flie had done giuing him dnnke,{1ic faid,I will draw water for thy ca- mels alibjvntitl they haue done drinking. 20 And (he haited,and emptied her pit- cher-into the trough,and ranne againe vn- to the well to draw water , and drew for all his camels. 2 1 And the man wondering at hcr^hcld his peace, to wit, whether the L o r d had made hisiourney piofpcrous,ornot. 2 z Arid it came to palfe as the camels had done diinking, that the man tooke a golden (jcarcring,of halfe a fhekel weight, and twe bracelets for her hands, often ^e- ^ff/i weight of gold, 2 J And faidjWhofe daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee ; is there roome^n thy fathers houfe for v$ to lodge in? 24 And iliee faid vnto iiim, I am the daughter of Bethuel the fonne of Milcah, which flie bare vnto Nahor : 2 f She faid moreouc r vnto him , Wee haue both ftrawe and prouender ynough, and roome to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed down his head, and worfhipped the Lo r d. 27 And he faid, Blefled &« the L o R D God of my mafterAbraham,who hath not left deftitute my mafter of his mercy , and his trueth : I being in the way,the Lord led me to the houfe of my mafters brethre. 2 8 And the damfell ran, and told them of her mothers houfe,thefe things, 29 ^ And Rebekah had a brother ,and his name rvM Laban: and Laban ranne out vnto the man, vnto the well. 5 o And it came to pafle when he faw the eare-ring and bracelets vpon his fifters handsj& when he heard the wordes of Re- bekah his fifter,f\ying,Thus fpake theman vnto me, that he came vnto the man j and behold,he ftood by the camels at the well. 3 I And hee faid,Come in,thou blciTed of the Lord, wherefore ftandeft thou without ? for I haue prepared the houfe, and roome for the camels, 5 2 ^And the man came into the houfe: and he vngirded his camcls,and gaue ftraw and prouender for the camels , and water to waft his feete, and the mens fecte that were with him, 3 J And there was fet meat before him to eat : but he faid,I will not eat,vntill I haue told mine errand, And he fiid,Speakc on. J 4 And he find,! am Abrahams fcruat. J 5 And the Lord hath blefled my ma- licr greatly, and hee is become great : and he hath giuen him flockes,and-heardSjand filucr, and golde, and menfeiumtSj and maid feruants,3nd camils,and alles. J 6 And Sarah my mafters wife bare a fonne to my maimer w lien Ihe was old: a; d B 7 vnto fOr,ietfeU far the fire head. fmmmmmmiTfTiKrrag^ ^iim^ i.-^^.. ♦Verrei3. vnto him hath he giucn all that he hath. J 7 And my mafler made mee fwearc, faying, ThoiUhah rxOt take a wife to my fonnCjOf the daughters of the Canaanitcs, jinwhofcland Idwcll; . , I . 33 But thou fhalt goe vnto myiathers houfejand to my kinied,and take a wife vn- to my forme. 3 5? And I fiid vnto my maftcr , Perad- ucnture the woman will not follow mc. 40 And hcc fiid vnto nvc,Thc L o ii r, before whomc I walke^ wiUfend his Angel with thee , and profper tliy way : and thou ilialt take a wife for my foime of my kinrcdj and of my fuhers houfe. 4 1 Then (lialt thou be clearc from this my ofh,when thou commeft to my kinred, andifthey'giue not thee oncj thpuflialt beg^ cleare from my oath. _' , ,.,.., . ,.. 41 And I came this day vnto the well, and fiid, O Lo r d God of my maftcr A- brahamjif now thou doc profper my way, Vvhichlgoe: 45 * Behold, I ftand by the well of wa- tery and it Jhal come to palfc,that when the virgin commcth forth to draw xvater, and I fay to her,Giue mee,T pray thee,a little wa- ter of thy pitcher to drinkej 44 And Ihe fay to me,Both drinke thou, and I will alfo draw for thy camels : let the I fame be the woman,whom the Lord hath appointed out for my maftcrs fonne. 4<^ And before f had done fpeaking in mine heart,bchold, Rcbekah came foorth, with her pitcher on her(houIdcrj& flie went downe vnto the well,and drew water: and I faid vnto her^Let me diinke,! pray thee. 46 And fh,c made hafte,& let down her pitcher from hery^o«/ Hiiburiall, 11 Ifit generantni ef lfhm»el, 17 Huage,and death, 19 l/kic fra/tth far Rehtl^^bung barren. Xt Thechtldrtiijlriutinhtrmofibe, i^Thebirlh 9fEfA»ai\dJ*c9b. ay Thiir di§irtn(*\ 2 ♦Ofe.iij. t Hthr.vtni finvfKu in h'u >nottth. that i»u,ii'-;; ihxt ndpo: w Xlaa^oecnTooerarr '(JrgHeHS. ^ifctn riirtf t^rtcreT 1 Hebr, giln^ t* die. •Heb.o.itf; ♦Chap, I J •Chap. 1 1. J and I $.18. and 21.1?. I X And EfaufaidjBeholdjI am f at the point to dierand what profit (hal this birth- right doe to me ? ?j AndlacobfaidjSwcaretomeethis day: and he fware to him : and *he Ibid his birthright vnto lacob. " 54 Then lacob gaue EHiu bread and pottage of le-ntiles j and hec did eate and drinkcjand roCc vp,and went his way : thus Efau defpifed hfi birthright. CHAP. XXVI. • I lfa!tcbtcaufeoffimineivtntt*Qerar. 3 God in- liruHtth..nndbiejJ',tkhim. 7 He urcfrouedby^- bimeiech fhr dettytngbutpifi. il Hegretvethrtch. 1% Uee dig^eth £/tl{ , Sitnah, and Rebobof h 2 j ^bimeluh mal{eth a ceucHetnt with htm M Beer - jhebit^ j 4 Epius vpuiit, ANd there was a limine in the land^ belidcs the firft famine that was in the daics of AbraJiam, And Ifaac went vn- to AbimelechKingof the Philiftimsjvnto Gerar. z And the Lo RD appeared vnto him, .and faidjGoe not downe into Egypt^dwell in the landjwhich I Ihall tell thee of. 5 Soioui'ne in this land, and I will bee with thcc,& will blelTe thee : for vnto thee, and vnto thy fced*I wil giue al thefe coun- treys,and I will performe the oath,which I fware vnto Abraham thy father. 4 And I wil make thy feed to multiply as the itarres of heauen> and will giue vnto thy feedall thefc countries: and in thy Seed fliall all the nations of the earth be*blefl"ed: 5 Becaufe that Abraham obeyed my voice,and kept my charge,my commandc- mcntSjmy ftatutes,and my lawes. 6 ^And Ifaac dwelt in Gerar. 7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife : and he faid,She is my filler: for he feared to fay, S fee « my wife j left, /4/«n. 8 And it came to pafle when hee had bin there alongtime,that Abimelechking of the Phihftims looked out ata windowe, and f-iw , and beholde, Ifaac was (porting with Rebckah his wife, 9 And Abimelech called Ifaac, and faid,BchoIdjOfafuretie fhe is thy wife: and how fi.ideit thou, Shee is my fiftcr ? And I- faac f"iid vnto him,Becaufe I faid,Lcft I die for her. 1 o AndAbimelech faid,What is this thou haft done vnto vs? one of the people might lightly h"ue hen with thyvvifc, and thou fhouldcfth.iue brought guiltuiefie vpon vs. 1 1 And Abimelech charged all his peo- pl£,faying , Hee that toucheth this man or his wife,! hall furely be put to death. 1 1 Then Ifaac fowed ia that land , and freceiucdin the fame yeere an hundrcth i He[- found, foldjandthe Lord blclled him. 1 3 And the man waxed great , and t went forward, and grew vntillhe became iHebr.mHt very great. io*"^' 1 4 For he had pofl'eflion of flocks,and poflcfTion of herds,and great ftore of || fer- ;[' ^''j ^'*i' uants,and the Philiftims enuicdhim. 1 5 For allthe wels which his fathers fer- uants had digged in the daycs of Abraham his fathcr,thcPhihilims had flopped them, and filled thcrn with earth. • 16 And Abimelech faid vnto iriac,Go from vs: for thou art much mightier then wee. 17^ And Ifaac departed thence , and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar^and dwelt there. 1 8 And Ifaac digged againc the wels of water, which they had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father: for the Philiftims had ftopped them after the death of Abra- ham , and hee called their names after the names bywhich his father had called them. 19 And Ifaacs feruants digged in the valley, and foimd there a well of f ipring- ing water. 2 o And the herdmen of Gerar did ftriue with Ifaacs herdmen, faying. The water is GUI'S J and hee called the name of the well, 11 Efek,becaufe they ftroue with him. z 1 And they digged another well, and ftroue for that alfo: and he called the name of it, j) Sitnah. 2i Andheremooiiedfromthence,and digged another well, & for that they ftroue not : and he called the name of it (| Reho- both : and he faid,For now the Lord hath made roome for vs, and we fliall bee fruit- full in the land. 2 3 And hee went vp from thence to Beer-fheba. 24 And the L o R D appeared vnto him the fame night, and faid, I am the God of Abraham thy fuher: feaie not, for I am with thee,and will blefle thee, and multiply thy feedjfor my fcruant Abrahams fake. 2 5 And hee builded an altar there, and called vpon the Name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Ifaacs fer- uants digged a well. z6 ^Then Abimelech went to him from Qcrar, and Ahuzzath one of his friendes, &Phicholthe chiefe captaine of his army. 27 And iHtb Iming, II That if, Conttntitn. I! That is. Hatred, II That is, ^mrn wBpmw- gciii.ilj i,uCV4Clll^gi t Hek. feting ircfav. i Htb if thou (halt,&c. |iThati$,4» path. Wthzt is, the wtlicftht tath. •Chap. 17 + Heb.biUtr- M*Jft tfiptrir. M{i.bMnt, 2 7 And Ifaac faid vnto them, Wherforc come ye to mc,feeing ye hate mcjand haue fcnt mc away from you ? ^ ; i8 And thcyfaid, f We Taw, certainely that the Lo R d was with thec: and we faid. Let there now be an oath betwixt vs, cuen betwixt vs and thee,andlet vs make a coue- nant with thee, 29 t That thou wilt doe vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thcc,and as wee haue done vnto thee nothing but good,and iiaue fcnt thee away in peace: thou art now the blefled of the Lord. ? o And he made them'a feaft, and they did eate and drinke. g 1 And they rofe vp betimes in the mor- ning, andfware one to another : and Ifaac fent them away, and they departed from ,him in peace. ; ^ 1 And it came to pafle the fame day, that Ifaacs feruants came, andtoldehim toccrning the Well which they had digged, land faid vnto him. We haue found water. ': g I And he called it || Shebah : therfore the name of the citie is |t Becr-fhcba vnto this day. . . 54 ^AndEfau was fortie yeeresolde, when he tooke to wife Iudith,the daughter of Beeri the Hittite , and Balhemath the daughter o( Elpn the Hittite : g° Which * were t a griefe of mind vn- to Ifaac and to Rebekak. CHAP. XXVII. I Jfiac ftndeth Efnccretomee, and Iwilleate of my fonnes venifon, that my foule may blelle thee : and hee brought It neere to him, and he did eate : and hee brought him wine,and he dranke. z6 And his father Ifaac fudvntohim, Come neere nowjandkifle me, my fonne. z 7 And he came neere, and killed him : and he fmcllcd the fmeil of his raimeat,and blefled him, and faid. See, the fmell of my fonne is as the fmeJl of a field, which the Lord hath blefled. ♦Heb.ir.jo z8 Therefore * God giue thee of the dew of hcuien, and the fatnes of the earthy and plentie of corne and wine. X9 Let people feme thee , and nations bow downe t© thee : bee lord ouer thy bre- thren,& let thy mothers fonnes bow downe to thee: Curfed be eueryone that curfeth thee, and blefled be he that blefleth thee. JO f Anditcametopafle^aflboneasl- faac had made an end of blefling Iacob,and lacob was yet fcaice gone out from the pre- fence of Ifaac his father, that Efau liis bro- ther came in from'his hunting. J I And he alfo had made fauoury meat, and brought it vnto his father, and fud vn- to his father, Let my father anfe, and eate of iiis Cannes venifon, that thy foiJe may blefle me. ji And Ifaac his father faid vnto him. Who art thou? and he faid,I am thy fonne, thy Hrfl: borne Elau. J J And Ifaac f trembkd very excee- dingly, & faid,Who > where is hee that hath t taken venifon, and brought it me, and I haue eaten of all before thou cameil, and haue blefled him? yea,and he fhalbe blefled g 4 And when Efau heard the wordes of hisf.ither, he cried with a great and excee- ding bitter eric, and faide vnto his fuher, Blciie me, euen me alfo, O my fither. 5 y And he f ud,Thy brother came with fubtiltic,and hath t.iken away thy bIcflSng. 2 6 And he fiid,Is not he rightly named That is, o^ II ^ ^^^^ ^ for he h;uh flippl.mlc4 mec thefc (M^pUnter. two times: hee tookc awa^ my biitliright, and behold, now hoc hr.th taken away my blcflfing: and he faid. Haft thon not cefer- ucd a Wcfli !i g for me ? J 7 And Ifaac anfwcrcd and fnid vnto E- iau, Behold, I haue m.ade him thy lord,and [ f Hcb.tr tm- ) bltd with a I freattremb- \ hug greatly tHebtbuuttc all his brethren haue I^iuen to him for fer- uints : and with corne and wine haue I |j fu- fteincd him: and what fliall I doe now vnto thee, myfonrvc? J 8 And Efau fiid vnto his father. Haft', thou but one blefling,my father? blefle me,. euen me airo,0 my father. And Efau lift vp his voyee, * and wept. 59 And Ifaac his father anfwered, and faid vnto him, Behold, * thy dwelling Ihall be II the fatnefle of the C3rth,and of the dew of heauenfrom aboue, 40 Andby thy f\vordlhalt thou Iiue,and fliait feme thy brother: and it ftiall come to pafle when thou Ihalt haue the dominion, that thoy fl^alt breake his yoke fro^n ofl' thy neckc. 4 1 fl^ And Efau hated lacob, becaufc of the blefling, wherewith lus father bleflfed him : and Efau faid in his heart. The dayes of mourning for my father are at handc j * then will I flay my brother lacob. 41 And tht(e wordes of Efau her elder fonne were told to Rebckah: And ftiefent and called laeob her yonger fonnc,and faid vnto him, Behold, thy brother Efau as toit- ching thee,doth comfort hinifelfe,/'«r/»fl;^»g to kul thee. 43 Now therefore my fonne, obey my voice: and arife,flcc thou to Laban my bro- ther, to Haran. 44 And taiie with him a few dayes, vntil thy brothers furie turne away ; 4 J Vntill thy brothers anger tiu-ne away from thee, and he forget that, which thou haft done to him: then I wil fend,and fetch thee from thence: why fliould I be depriued alfo of you both in one day ? 46 And Rebekah faid to Ifaac, *Iam wenry of my life, becaufe of the daughters of Heth : If lacob take a wife of the daugh- ters of Heth, fuch as thefe which are of the daughters of the land, what good fliall my life doe me ? CHAP. XXVIIL I Ifaat BttJJith [jicob, andfcndeth him t» Padav^- ritm. Q E/ju nfarieth Mahalath the daughter cf I(}jmtel. I o The vifien of lacobi Ldder, 1 8 The flone of Bethel, zo lacobsvnv. ANd Ifaac called lacob, and Hcflcd him, and charged him., nnd fiid vnto him , Thou fnalt not t.ike a wife, of the daughters of Canaan; 1 * Arifc, goc to Padan Aram, to the houfe of Bethuel thy mothers father, and take theoa wife from thence, of the d.iugh- ters of Ldban thy mothers brother. ? And iOr,fupfor- ted. ♦Heb,it.i7 ♦VerfexJ. 1 Or, of the fatnejp,^ *0ba4.ie. •Chap.stf. J 5. ♦ Ofe. I a. I : wmmm^^^mpmrfi fejctt€thvpa j- fiebr.an a^tmbljt of ftoflt. t Htb. tfthj fnoHTnings ■\ Hehofiri tHtU in tht 'Called Aas 7. 2. Char, ran. J And God Almiehtie blefie thee,and make thee fiaiitfull.-and multiply thee , thnt thou mayeft be f a multitude of people : 4 And giue thee the blefling of Abra- ham, to thee and to thy feed with thee, that thou mayeft inhent the land twhcrmthou art a Ibangcr, which God gaue vnto Abra- ham. 5 And Ifaac fent away lacob, and hce went to Padan-Aram, vnto Laban, fonne of Bcthucl the Synan,thc brother of Kebe- kah, lacofcs and ifaus mother. 6 ^ When tfiu faw that llaac had blcC- fl'd lacob, and fcnthimaw.iytoPadan-A- ram, to take him a wife from thence^ and that as hce blefled him , hee gaue him a charge, faying. Thou iholt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan j 7 And that lacob obeyed his father, & his mother, and was gone to Padan-Aram; 8 And Efau feeing that the daughters of Canaan f pleafcd not Ifaac his father. p Then went Eiau vnto lihmacl, and tooke vnto the wiues which he had, Maha- Lth the daughter of Ilhmael Abrahams fonne,thc fiflcr of Nebaioth,to be hiswife. I o 5[ And lacob went out from Beer- iheba,and went toward * Haran. I I And he lighted vpon a certaine place, and taried there all night,bec3ufe the funne was fct : and he tooke of the flones of that place, and put them for his piIlowes,and lay downe in that place to flcepe. I i And he dreamed, and behold, a lad- der (ct vp on the carth,and the top of it rea- ched to heauen : and behold the Angels of God afcending and defcending on it. I J * And behold , the L o r d Itood a- boue it, and faid, I am the L o r d God of Abraham tby f3ther,and the God of Ifaac: the land whereon thou Ireft, to thee will I giue it,and to thy feed. 14 And thy feed fhall be as theduft of \Htb.yrtaht *^^ earth, and thou fhalt f^re.ad abroad 'trih. I * to the Weft, and to the Eaft , aiid to the ♦D«ut.i» J. North, and to the South: and in thee, and * Chap 12., * •„ j}^y f^^j^ ^^jl ^ ^^ £jjj,,l,C5 jj£jjie earth be blcITed. 1 5 And behold, I am with thee,and will kecpe thee in all flaces whither thou gocft, and will bring thee againe into this land : for I will not leaue thee, vntill I haue done that which I hauc fpoken to thee of. J (5 ^ And lacob awaked out of his flecfj, and he (aid ,_ Surely the L o r D is in this place,3nd I knew it not. 1 7 And he was afraid , and faid , How •Chap. J J.I and 48.] and 18.18. and 21.18. 3nd itf.4. dreadfull uthis place > this is none other, but the houfc of God,3nd this n the gate of heauen. 1 8 And lacob rofc vp earcly in the mor- ning, and tooke the ftone that hee had for hispiUowes, and fct it vp for a pillar, and powred oylc vpon the top of it. 1 9 And he called the name of that place t Bethel : but the name of that citie was cal- led Luz, at the fifl. 20 And lacob vowed" a vow, faying. If God will be with me, and will kecpe mce in this way that I goe, and will giue me bread to eate,and raiment to put oji, 2 1 So that I come sp?ine to myfathers houfe in peace: then fiiallthcLoRL- be my God.. 22 And this ftone which I haue fet for a pillarjfhall be Gods houfe : and of jU that thou ilialt giue mee, I willfurely giue the tenth vnto thcc. CHAP. XXIX. I laetb Ci.nnitth to the »tUef Haran. ^ Hitalitth acqUMtttanct cf Rachel, ij Lctbun enurtettitth htm. 18 lae^-b couenanteth for Rachel. 2} Hteii decerned with Leah 28 Ht matrttth al ft Rachel, andfernetb f»r her feuenjeerei VKre 32 Leah btareth Reuberiy 3 3 Simetn, j4Lemy 35 &l»dah. THen lacob t went on his iourney, and came into the lande of the f people of the Eaft. 2 And he looked, and behold,a well in the field, and loe, there were three flocks of (hecpe lying by it : for out of that well they watered the hocks: and a great ftone was vpon the wels mouth. 3 , And thither were all the flockcs gr- thered, and they rolled the ftone from the wels mouth', and watered the (hecpe , and put the ftone againe vpon the wels mouth in his place. 4 And lacob faid vnto them. My bre- thren, whence be ye ? and they (aide. Of Haran arc we. 5 And he faid vnto them. Know ye La- ban the fonne of Nahor ? And they faide. We know him. 6 And he faid vnto them, f Is he well? and they faid. He is well ; and behold, Ra- chel his daughter commeth with the (licep, 7 And he faid Loe, f it is yet high day, neither is it time that the catttU ftiould bee gathered together: water ye the (heepe,and goe and feed r/>£W. 8 And they faid. We cannot, vntill all the flockes bee gathered together, and till they rollc the ftone from the wellcs mouth ; then we water the Ihccpc. 9 f And II That is, the hcufe #/"! t fieb.lift'Vf hit feet. t Heb.thtL driH, i Heir It 1 there piaet I t» him ? ; t »*b Jit the day it treat. ^ Wffi ■?!*! IfWJCllS.' ivaeiicu oiin-dii. i^iipyii. 9 ^Andwhilc>hcyetfpak?^wt|vth€m, Rachel eamc witb her fathers 'fhKpc : fof (he kept them. - 1 0 Andit^cameto piflfe^whenlacob faw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mothers brothcT, and the fhecpe of Laban his mo^ thers brother; tharlacob weiitneere, and rolled phrftone fromthcwels mouth, and watered the flocke of Laban his mothers, brother. 1 1 And lacob killed Rachel, and lifted vp his voyce,and wept. 12 And Licob told Rachel, that he was her fathers brother, and that hee was Rebe- kahs fonnerand flie ran and tdld her father. I J And it came to paiTc, when Laban heard the f tidings of lacob liis lifters Ibn, that he ran to meet him, and imbraced him and killed him j and brought him to his houfe : and he told Laban allthefe things. 14 And Laban faid to liim. Surely thou art my bone and myflefli: and hee abode with him the f /pace o£ a moneth, I J ^ And Laban faid vnto lacob, Be- caufe thou art my brother, fhouldeft thou therefore feme me for nought ? tell mee, what Ihallthy wages be ? 16 And Laban had two daughters : the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the yonger wat Rachel. 17 Leah was tender eyed: but Rachel was beautifiill and well fauoured, 1 8. And L^.cobloucd Rachel, and faidc, Iwill feme thee fciien yceres for Rachel thy yonger daughter. ■19 And Laban faid. It is better that I giile her to tliee, then that I lliould giue her to another man : abide with me. io And Facob feraed fcucn yccrcsfor Rachel : and they feemed vnto him buta few'day.s, for the leue he had to her. 2.1 -^ And Lacob fr.id vnto Laban, Giue me my wife(for my daycs arc fulfilled) that I may eoe in' vnto her. 1 1 And Laban gathered together all the men of theplace,and made afcaft. z 5 And it came to pafle in the cucning, that hee tookc Leah his daughter, and brought hel- to him, & he went in vnto her. 14 And Laban' g:j^ie vnto his daughter Leah, Zilpahhistnaid, for ahandninid. ^ 5 Audit came to pafl'Cjthatin the mor- ning behold It was Leah: and he faid to L?.- b .nj What is this tliou haft done vnro me ? did not I feme with thee for Rachel ? wher- fore then haft thou beguiled me?' ' z6 And Laban faid. It mvft nofbee fb done m our f countrey, to giue the yonger . before the Hfil borne. ij Fulfill hcrweekc, and wee will giue thee this alfo, for the feruice which thou Ihait fe-ue with me, yet feuen other yecres. z8 And lacob did fo, and fuliilledhcr weeke : and he gaue him Rachel his daugh- ter to wife alio. 29 And Laban gaue to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmaid, tobeeher maidc. JO And hee went in alfo vnto Rachel, and he loued alfo Rachel more then Leah, and fcvucd with liim yet feuen other yeeres. J I f And when the Lord fawe that Leah was hated,hc opened her womb : but Rachel was barren. J t And Leah conceiued and bare a fon, and ftie called his name || Reuben : for fliee faid. Surely the Lord hath looked vpon myafflidion; now therefore my husband wjl loue me. J J And flic conceiued againe, and bare a fonne,and faid, Becaufcthe Lord hath heard that I was hated, hee hath therefore giuen me this ftnne a^bj and fliee called his name |( Simeon. J 4 And fhe conceiued againe, and bare a fonne, and faid. Now this time will my husband be ioyned vnto me,bec3ure I haue borne liim three fonnes : therefore was his name called (I Leui. 5 J And Ihe conceiued againe, and bare a fonnc ; and flie faid, Now will I praife the Lord: therefore Ihe called his name *jllu- dah, and f left bearing. CHAP. XXX. I "S^aebtlin grtefc for her banenneffe, giueth 'Sdhah h,r matd -vKti /iic<)i. 5 Shee bcartth Dan and Naphtal;. 5) Leah giueth Z:lpah her maid,t>>he.bea- retb Gad and ^jhcr. 1 4 T^uberi find*th ^Han- drails, with which Lfah buycth herhmband tf Rrt- chtl, 1 7 Ltah beareth Iffachar, ZtbultiUytind Dt- ntih. 2 J T^itchel btaxtb lofefh. 1 5 Iac$b di/t . reth t« deptrt. 17 Laban fiayeth hint «» a nerv f »- utnaHt. ij iacobi fahcittxehertby he b CAmirich. Nd when Rachel faw that ftiee bare Jacob ho childrenjRachel enuied her lifter, and £?.iA vnt© lacob , Giue me chil- dren,or els I die. 1 2 And Jacobs anger was kindled againft Rachel, and belaid. Am I in Godsftead, who hath withheld from thee the fruiteof thewombe? ? And flic f'id, Beholdc my maid Bil- hah : goe in vnto her , and fnec fliall beare . vpon my knees,tharl may alfo fhaye chiL dfen by her, :, . . .4 And HThatis,J« » fonne. iHeb.flaiu-i God hearkened to her, and opened her worn be. 2 1 And (he conceiued and bare a fonne, and faid j God hath take away my rcproch: 24 And fliee called his name |f lofeph, and f iid,The Lord ihall addc to me ano- ther fonne. 25 f And it came to pafTc when Rachel had borne lofeph, that Licob fud vnto La- ban, Send me away, that I may goevnto mine owne place, and to my countrcy, I z6 Giue »J? my wuiesaad my children, for vvhome I haue fcrued thee, and let mec foe : for thou knoweft my fcriiice which 1 aue done thee. 27 And l^ban (aid vnto him,I pray thee, if I hane found fauour in thine eyes, tar/e : for I haue learned by experience , that the Lord hath blellcd mc for thy fake. 2 8 And lie faid. Appoint me thy wages, and I will giue it. 2 9 And he faid vnto him. Thou know- eft how I haue feiiied thee, and howe thy cattelltT/M with mc. JO For it was little which thouhaddcft before I came j and it is now f increafed vn- to a multitude 3 and the Lord hath blef- fcd thee f fince my comming : and nowe when (hall Iprouide for mine owne houfe alfo ? 5 I And he (aid. What fliall I giue thee ? and lacob fiidjThou (halt not giue me any thine j if thou wilt doe this thing for mce, I will againe feed and kcepe thy flocke. J 2 I will pafl'e through all thy flocke to day^rcm-ouingfrom thence all the ipecklcd and (potted cattell : and all the browne cat- tell among the iheepe, and the fpotted and (peckled among the goats, and cffuch (hall be my hire. 3 J So (hall my righteoufnefre an(werc for me |in time to come,when it (hnl come for my hire,beforc tliy face : cucry one that is not fpeckled and fpotted amongft the goats,and browne amonglt the iTiccpc^that ihalbe counted ftoUen with me. 34 And Laban faid. Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. 3 y And he rcmooued that d:.y the hee goats that were img-firaked, and fpotted, and all the (hce goats that were fpeckled and fpotted, and eucry one that had/^ewe white in itj and aU the brown« amoiigft the (liccpCj and g.aue//>cm into the hand of his fonnes. 3 6 And hce fet rfiree daycs ioujney be- ^^mimmmi^i ^ermim ~~xax.\.n7 i .'.u-i-, twixt himfelfe and lacob : and lacob fed the reft of Labans flocks. ? 7^ And lacob tooke him roddes of arecnc poplar, and of the hafel anjl chefnut ^ree, and pilled white ftrakes in them, and made the vyhite appeare which was in the rods. J 8 And he fet the rods which hce had pilled,bef»ce the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughes when the flocks came to drinke, that they fliould concciue when thejr came to drinke. :? 9 And the flocks concciued before the rods, and brought foith cattcl ring-ftraked, {peckled and fpotted. 40 And lacob did feparatc the lambes, and fetthc faces of the flockes toward the ring-ftraked, & all the browne in the flocke of Laban : and he put his owne flockes by themfclues, and put them not vnto Labans cattell. 4 1 And k came to paflc whenfoeuer the ftronger cattell did conceiue , that lacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattellin the gutters , that they might conceiue a* mong the rods. 41 But when the cattell were feeble, he put them notin: fo the fceblenvere Labans, and the ftronger lacobs. 4 ? And the man increafed exceedingly, and had much cattell , and maid feruants, and men feruwits, and camels, and alTes. CHAP. XXXL I lac*bvpendUpleAfitreicfarttthftcretly. ip !J{ what is my fmne, that thou haft fo hotly purfucd after mee? 37 Whereas thou haft t fearched all my ftufte,what haft thou found of al thy houfc- hold-ftufte ? kt it here before my brethren, an4thy brethren , that they may iudge bc- twcene vs both. « 58 This twentieyeeres*^'*'?*"« A J u ii J u A1 I II That IS, 20 And he ercdcd there an Altar, and Gecf,ihe God called It ([ El-Elohc-Ifrael. »f ifrael, CHAP. XXXIIIL I Dinah h rauifhed by Shechem. 4 Hefneiht0 marry her, I J The ^onnei of lacob o^et the condition of Circumci/im totheShech:mites, ao Hamor and Shechem ferfrvade them to aeceft tt. 2J Thtfomet C of iHeb,etcc»r dtng to the foote of the rpork^e^d^-c, andaceor. dtng to the foot oftht children, iHcb.Setj or place. t Heb.trhere- foreitthiif IITh.itis, boothes. Called A&SJ.16, Sychem. ♦ Called A&sj. 16. 'man israuiihc^d. inc K3Um TrntrnrrmitTai e^ inK'ii^. LiT-^f^^M tflat»b vpon that ddutntege fltj them, 17 durf JpotUtharcitit, 30 /4c«6 reproutih Simtan and Lou, ANd Dinah the daughter of Leah, which fhcbarevnto lacob, went out to fee the d uis;hters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the fonne of Hamorthe Hiuitc, prince of the countrey fiw herjhe tooke her, and lay with her,and t defiled hejt. 5 And his foule claue vnto Dinah the daughter of lacob, and he loucd the dam- ftli,and Ipake f kindly vnto the damfelL ' 4 And Shechem (pake vnto his fether Hamor,f;iying,Get me this damfclto wife, f And lacob heard that he had dcliled Dinah his d.-.ushter (now his fonnes were with his cattcllin the field) and Jacob held his peace vntiU they were come. 6 ^AndHamorthefather of Shechem went out vnto lacob to commune with loim. 7 And the fonnes of lacob came out ofthe fieldwhen they heard i^and the men were gricucd : and they were very wroth, bccauic he had wrougJit folly in Ifrael , in lying with Jacobs daughter j which thing ought not to be done. b And Hamor communed with them, faying , The foule of my fonne Shechem longeth for your daughter : I pray you giue her liim to wife. 9 And make ye mariages withvs, and giue yoiu- daughters vnto vs , and take cur daughters vnto you. 10 And ye fliall dwell with vs, and the land fiialbe before you : d\i'el and trade ycu therein, and get you pofieflions' therein. 11 And Shechem faid vnto her father, and vnto her brethren. Let me finde grace inyoureyes,andv.hatye fliail fay vnto me, I will guie. I z Askc meneuerfomuch dowrie and gift, and 1 will giue according as ye fliall fiy vnto me : but giue mee thedamfellto '»vife. I 5 And the fonnes of lacob anfwercd Shechem, & Hamor his fluher deceitfully, and niid,becaufe he had defiled Dinah their filler. 1 4 And they faid vnto them,We cannot : doe this thing, to giue our fifter to one that is vncircumcifed; for that wercareproch vnto vs. 1 5 But in this will we confem vnto you : If ye will be as v,e ie, tlaat cuery roak of you be circumcifcd : 1 6 Then will we giue our daughters vn- to you, and we will take your daughters to vs, and we will dwell with you , and avc will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken vnto vs, to be circumcifedjthen wil wc take our daugh- ter,and we will be gone. 1 8 And their words pleafed Hainor,and Shechem Hamors fonne. 19 And the yongman deferred not to doe the thing, bccaufc he had delight in la- cobs daughter : and he was more honoura- ble then all the houfe of his father. 2 o ««». land of Temani reigned in his f lead. jf And Hudiam died, and Hadad the forme of Bedad, (who fmote Midian in the field of Moab) reigned in his ftead: and the name of his citie wm Auith. ^6 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Mafrekah,reigned in his ftead. •• 1 7 And Saml ih died, and Saul ofReho- both, by the riu .T,reigHed in his ftead. 58 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the Tonne of Achbor reigned in his ftead. J 9 And Baal-hanan the fonne of Ach- bor died^ and Hadar reigned in his ftead : and the name of the citit was Pau, and his wiues name rets Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 40 And thefe are the names of the dukes that came of Efaujaccording to their fami- lies, after their places,by their names: duke Ti mnah, duke A luah,duke I e the th, 41 Duke AhoUbamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 41 Duke Kenaz, dukeTeman, duke Mibzar, 4 ^ D uke Magdiel, duke Tram . Thefe Be the dukes of Edom, according to their ha- bitationSjin the land of their pofleftion : he is Efau the father of f the Edomites. CHAP. XXXVII. * fofcph is htteitf hit brethren. $ Hutwodreamef, IJ lacebJeKdethhimtovt/itehuOrethren, 18 H« brethren con Aire ha death 2 i "Rjubenfutt th him. i6 Thejf JtU him to the fihm:eU:et. ji Hafr- ther^deceiuedbji the bloodtecoat^mturnethfor him, J 6 HeuftUtoPotipharm gvpt. ANd lacob dwelt in the landf wherein his father was a ftranger, in the lande ofCanaan, 2 Thefe are the generations of lacob: lofcph being feuenteene yeres old, was fee- ding theflocke with his brethren, and the lad was with the fonnes of Biihah, and with the fonnes of Zilpah,his fathers wiues : and lofeph brought vnto his father their euill report. 3 Now Ifrael loued Io{eph more then all his children, becaufe hee was the fonne of his old age, and he made him a coate of many || colours. 4 Andv.hcnhis brethren faw that their father Icued him more then all his bre- thren, theyhatedhim, & could not Ipeake peaceably vnto him. 5 *rA ;d lofeph dreamed adreame,and he told It his brethren^ and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he faid vnto thcm,Heare, I pray youjthis drcame which I haue dreamed. 7 For behold, we were bi nding fheaues in the field, andloe, my (heafearofe, and alfo ftood vpright ; & behold,your Hieaues ftood round about, and made obeifance to my fheafe. 8 And his brethren faid to him, Shalt thou indeed reigne ouervs ? or (halt thou indeed haue dommion ouervs? and they hated him yet the more, for his dreames, and for his words. 9 IjAnd he dreamed yet another drcame, and told it his brethren, and faid, Beholde, I haue dreamed a dreame more: and be- hold, thefunneandthemoone, and the e- Icuen ftarresmade obeifance to me. 10 And he told ;> to liis father^ and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and faid vnto him,What « this dreame that thou haft dreamed ? {hal I,and thy mother, and thy brethren indeede come to bowe downe our felues to thee, to the earth ? 11 And his brethren enuied him : but his father obferued the %ing. I z ^ And his brethren went to feed their fathers flockein Shechem. I J And Ifrael faid vnto Iofeph,Doe not thy brethren feed the flocke in Shechem ? Come,and I will fend thee vnto them : and he faid to him. Here am I. 1 4 And he faid to him, Go,T pray thee, t fee whether it bee well with thy brethren^ and well with the flocks,and bring me word againe: foheefenthim out of the vale of Hebron,and he came to Shechem. ly ^And acertaine man found him, and behold, he was wandring in the field, & the man asked him, faying,What feekeft thou? 1 6 And he faid,I feeke my brethren : tell me,T pray thee, where they feed thdrfioc\s. 17 And the man faid,They are departed hence: for Iheardthemfay,Letvsgoeto Dothan. And lofeph went after his bre- thren,and found them in Dothan. 1 8 And when they favy him afarre oft; cuen before he came nceie vnto them, they confpired againft him,to flay him. 19 And they faide one to another, Be- holde,this f dreamer commeth. 20 Come now therefore, and let vs flav t fieb. tMafter him, and caft him into fome pit,and we will •fdreamis, fay. Some euill beaft hath deuourcd him. • andweelLall fee what will become of his dreames. 2 1 And * Reuben heard ;>, andhcc de- liuercd him out of their hands, and faide. Let vs not kill him. C 2 22 And t Heb.ret thiptace of thjbrethrtnf *Chap,4i. 32, --^ ^ mmptf I Or, fitcti. (i Or, hearks- ntd, *Pfal.i05 f 7.wifd lO * Chap. 44. i Hcbr Eh »uch.'Bu> trcxvsrddoth ftj/'fic not amlySuKU- ihes^but alfu Ch.inibcr- lameijCottr. tiers ^ and Of- fcrs. wtmm 22 And Reuben faidvnto them. Shed no blood, but caft him into this pit that is in the vnlderneiTe , and lay no hand vpon him J that hee might rid him out of their hands, to dcliuer him to his father againe. 2 ? ^ And it came to pafTe when lofeph was come vnto his brethrenjthat they ftnpt lofcph out of his coat, his coat of nfany (j colours that wors on him. 24 And they tooke him a-nd caft him in- to a. pit: and the pit Wrf* emptie, there was no water in it. 2 5 And they fate downe to cate bread ; and they hft vp their eyes, and looked, and beholde, a company of IlLmeelites came from Gilead, with their camels, bearing fpicery,andbnidmc, and myrrhe, going to carie it downe to Egypt. 26 And ludahfaidc vnto his brethren. What profit H it if we flay our brother, and conccale his blood ? 27 Come, and let vs fell him to the lili- meeUtes,and let not our hand be vpon him: for he is our brother,and our flefli 3 and his brethren f were content. 28 Then there pafl'cd by Midianites mer- chant mcn,and they drew and hft vp lofcph out of the pit, and * fold loftph to the lilj- meclites for twenty /'/tffs of iiluer: and they brought lofephinto Egypt. 29 ^ And Reuben returned into the pit, and behold, lofeph was not in the pit : and he rent his clothes. I o And he returned vnto his brethren atidfaid, The childe is not, and I, whither llialllgoc? 5 I And they tooke lofcphs coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood. g2 And they fent the coat of many co- lours, and they brought it to their father, andf^id. This hauc we found: know now whether it be thy Tonnes coate or no. 3 J And heknew/f, andfaide, itUmy (ov.n^s coat ; an * euiU beaft hath deuoured him^Iofeph is without doubt rent in pieces. 4 Andlacob rent his clothes, and put «MifiriHaJBi«i ri'^- XT' "i^'Tl r4H.r.>^?iTa¥lHgv"V I'lj ' ■ ?4 fickclpth vpon his loynes , and mourned for his forme many dayes. g 5 And aU his fonncs and all his daugh- ters rqfc vp to comfort him : but he refufed to be comforted : and he faid. For I will go ■down into the graue vnto my formc,mour- ning J thus his father wept for hirn. J 6 And the Midianites fold him into Egypt vnto Potiphar, an t officer of Pha- raohs, ,Ofian,d»dShelak. 6 £r mar- ritthTatiiar. 8 The tieffieffe ffOtutH^ H Tcmn> JlajithjhrShelah. ij iihee decctueih ludnh, 37 She beareth tmnnei, Thartz. and ZarAh. ANd it came to paflc at that time, that ludah went downe from his brethren, and turned in to a certaine Adullamite, whofe name Wiu Hirah : 2 And ludah faw there a daughter of a certaine Canaanite,whofe name was'^Shu- ah ; and hee tooke her, and went in vnto her. J And fhc conceiued and bare a fonne, and he called his name Er. 4 "■ And fliee conceiued againe , a'nd bare a fonne, & fne called his name,Onan. 5 And flie yet againe conceiued, and bare a fonne, and called his name Shelah : and he was at Che^ib, when fhe bare him. 6 And ludah tooke a wife for Er his firfl borne, v/hofe name woi Tamar. 7 And * Er, ludahs firft borne was wic- ked in the iight of the L o R D , and the LoRDflewhim. 8 And ludah faid vnto Onan,Goe in vnto thy brothers wife,and marrie her,and raile vp Iced to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the feed fhould not be his 3 audit came topafl'e when hee went in vnto his brothers v\ ife, that he ipil- led It on the ground,left that he fhould giue feed to his brother. 10 And the thing which hee did, fdif^ pi ea'fed the L o R i>-: wherefore he flew him alfo. 1 1 Tlicn iaid ludah toTamar his daugh- ter in law, Remaine a widow at thy fathers houfcjtill Shelah my fonne be growen: (for he faid. Left peraducnture he die alio as his httthixn did ) and Tamar went and dwelt in her fathers houfe. 1 2 ^And t in procefle of time,the daugh- ter of Shuah ludahs wife died : and ludah ^^s comforted, and went vp vnto his fheep- flicarers to Timnath, he and his friend Hi- rah the Adullamite. I 5 And it was told Tamar, faying. Be- hold, thy father in lawe goeth vp to Tim.- nath to fheare his fhcepe. 14 And fheeput her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her felfe, and fate in fane- pen place , which is by the way to Tim.- nath : ibr fliee few that Shelah was grow- en, and fliee was not giuen vnto him to \yifc. ly When *i.Chron. •Num.2 5, If. ^ *NUDUrf.|^ j Hebr.wiu cmUiHthe eyttofxhc Lord, \Htb.tht dajtitvert muluflttd. \Hdr.the doore of eyeu or cftnaijft', nisinccit wicn xamar. ^nap!xxxix^^^^ioiepnirremptca to aauircry. 1 f Wiien ludih faw her, he thought her to be aa harlot ; becaiife llie had coue- red her face. . - 1 6 Arid he turned vnto her by the way, aadlaid. Got to, I pray thee, let me come in vnto thee: (tor he knew not that ihee was his diughter ia law) and flie faid, what wilt thougiue me, that thou mayeft come in vnto me? 1 7 And hee Lui, 1 will fend thee f a kid from the ftockc.-and llie raid,wilt thou giue mee a pledge, till thou fend it? 1 8 And he faid, what pledge (hall I giue thee? And (lie f iid,Thy fignet,and thy bra- celets, and thy IhfFe, that is in. thine hand: and he gaue it her , and came in vnto her, and /he conceiued by him. 1 9 And ihee arofe and went away , and laid by her v.iilefrom her , and put on the garments of her widowhood. 10 And ludah fent the kidde by the hand of his friend the Adullamitc, tore- cciue his pledge from the womans hand: but hefoundhernot. 1 1 Then hee af ked the men of that place, flying, where is the harlot, that was II openly by the way fide ? And they faide. There was no harlot in tliis/>/c,and fled out. 1 p And it cai-nc to pafle when his malkr heard the words of his wifc,which ihe fpake vntoliim, faying. After tins manner did | thy fcruant *o mee, that his wrath was kinlcd. zo And Iofcphsmafterto6kehim,7.nd put him into the prifon , a place where the kings prifoncrs were- bound: and hee was there in the pnfon. 2 I ^ But the L o K D was with lofeph, and fihewed him mercy, and gaue him t- UGur in the fight of the keeper of the prifon. z I And the keeper of the pnfon com- mitted to lofeph s hand ail tiie prifoners that wjrein the prifon,andvvhatfoeuer they did there,hc was the doer oj it : 2 5 The ketper of the prifon looked not to any thing, ^W was vnderhis hand, be- caufc the Lord was with him : and that wluch he didjthe Lord made it to proipcr. CHAP. XL. I Tl'f ButUr atidHtik^cr of Pharaoh in pfifen. 4 Iff I'!* hath chaige of ihcm, j Hee mterpretfih their dreamts. 20 Tif) come to pc,the Butler and the Ba- ker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prifon, 6 And lofeph came in vnto them in the rnorning, and looked vponthemj and behold, they vptre[jA. 7 And he asked Pharaohs officersthat were with him in the wardeof hislordes houie,{aying. Wherefore f looke ye fo fad- ly to day ? 8 And they fayd vnto him. Wee haue dreamed a dreame, and tliere is no inter- preter of it. And Iofes»h faid vntotherri. Doe not interpretations belong to God ? tell me them,I pray you. 9 And the chiete Butler told his dreame to lofeph,3iid laid to him j In my dreame, behold,a vine was before me : I o And m t.ic Vine were three branches, and it was rs though it budded, and her bloilbn:S f iOt fort! 1 3 ardt\\cAvi&.^xs therof brought forth ripe grapes. I I And Pharaoh.s cup was in ny hand, andltooke the grapes, and pre.fi'cdthem into Pharaohs cup; and i gaue the cup into Pharohshand. 1 2 And lofeph f id vnto him , This is the interpretation of it : the three branches are three dayes, 13 Yet within three daies fbal Pharaoh !| hfi vp thine head , and rel^ore thee vnto tny place, and thou flialt deliucr Pharaohs cup into his hand,after the former mvinncr when thou wall: his Butler. 14 But||thinkeonme,Vv'henit{liallbetf well w ith thce,and ihew kmdeneflc , I pray thee, vnto mee , and make mention of me vnto Pharaoh, and bring mee cut of this houfe. I 5 For indeed I was ftoUen away out of thelandof theHebrcwcs: and hecre alfo haue I done nothing, that they fliould put me into the dungeon. 1 6 When the chiefe Baker faw, that the interpretation was good, hee faid vnto lo- feph,! alio was in my dteame,and behold,! had three f| white baskets on my head. 17 Andinthevppcrmoft baskett there was of al mancr off bakemeats forPharaoh and t Hehr. are your jhcti mid lOr^rtcXtn. iHtb rimn»\ ber ni* vpith thee. t Or full t/ holes t Hebr, meat e/pharaoh, thivpofkeofa bt\ertir cctkf PhardfiHSfWumeaincb. l^ llJi\t.MJ% xuKft'irvi\ju^i, /fc «,andcak thveffice fiom thee. \\ Or^ricXo- ned. iHeb.Jht. and the birds did cate them out of the baf- ket vponniyhead. zH Aad lofcph anfwercdjnndfaidjThis is the intciprctition thereof: the three baf^ kcts arc three dr.ycs: 1 9 Yet within three dayes llul-Pharaoh (I hfc vp thy head from oft' thee , and fliall hang thccTOji a trec,and the birds flinll eate thy fielli from off thee. 2 o nyAnd It c.ime to paffe the third day, which rvoi Pharaolis birthday,that he made a feaft vnto all his ferinnts ; and he |j lifted vp the head of the chicfe Butler, and of the chicfe Baker among his Icmants. 2 I And h'ee reltored the chiefc Butlei' vnto his Eutlerllup againe,andhe gaue the Clip into Pharaohs hand. 2 2 Buthce hanged the chiefe Baker^as lofcph had interpreted to them. 2 J Yet did not the chiefe Butler remem- ber lofcph^butforgatc him. CHAP. XLI. I Pharaohs two drtamcs. 9 lopph tnterprtttth then*' II He giusth Pharaoh counfiil J 8 lojitb uadufiK- ced. $0 Hee bcgLttcth Mtttm^ch and tphraim, 54 T'lejummekc^inncth, ANd it came to pafle at the end of two fiillyeres,th:it Pharaoh dreamed: and behold,heftood bytheriuer. 2 And beholdjtliere came vp out of the riuer fcuen wel fauoiu-ed kine,and fat riefn- ed,and they fed in a medovv. J And beholdj feucn other kine came vp after them out ofthe riuer, ill fauomed, and Icane fieflied , and flood by the other kine^vpon the brinke of the riuer. 4 And the ill fauoured andleane fleft- cd kine,did eat vp the fcuen well f.;uourcd and £u kine : So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he flept and dreamed thefecond time : & behoId,feuen eares of corne came vp \'pon one ftalke, f rankc and good. 6 And behold, fcuen thJnne eares and blaftcd with the Eafl winde/prang vp after them. 7 And the feucn thinnc c'.rcs deuoured the fcuen ranke ?ndfulenrcs; and Pharaoh awoke,and behold,it was adreair.e. 8 And it came to pafle in the miorning, that his fpirit was troubled ,r.nd he fent and called for all the m.agicians of Egypt, and all the Vv-ife men thereof: .and Pharaoh told them his dreamc;but there was none that could interpret them vnto Pharaoh. 9 f Then ipakc the chitfe Butler vnto PharaohjfayingjI doe remember my faults tiiis d:-y. sss 1 o Pharaoh was wroth with his lera ints, and put mee in ward in the captnine of the gards \\o\x^Q^both me,ind the chicfe Baker. 1 1 And wee dreamed a dreamc in one night, I and he ; we dreamed each man ac- cording to the interpretatio of his drcame. 12 And f/;erf wa* there with vs ayouno man an Hebrew, feruant to the captaine of the gard : and we told him,and hec * inter- preted to vs our dreames,to each man ac- cording to his dreamcjhe did interpret. 13 Andit came to pafl'c, as he interpre- ted to vSjfo it was 3 mcc hee rciloredvnto mine office,and him he hanged. •■. 1 4 ny'^Thcn Pharaoii fent and called lo- reph,& theyf brought liim hallily out of the dimgeon: And he iliaued himfelfc,& chan- ged his raiment,and came in vntoPharaoh, 1 5" And Pharaoh faide vnto lofeph , I haue dreamed a dreame, and there is none that can interpret it : and I haue heard fay of thee , that \\ thou canft vnderftand a dreame,to interpret it. 1 6 And lofcph anfvvcred Pharaoh, {ay- ing3 Ins not in me: God iLal giue Pharaoh an aniwere of peace. 1 7 And Pharaoh (aid vnto lofeph j In my dreame,behold,I ftood vpon the banke of the riuer. 1 8 And behold, there came vp out of the riuer fcuen kine, ft t fleflicd and well fa- uoured,and they fed in a medow. ip And behold J ft ucn other kinecame vp after them, poore and very ill fauourtd, andleane flefhed, fuch as I neucrfawin all the land of Egypt for badneiTe. 20 And theleane, and theillfauoured kinCjdid eat vp the f lii iluenfat kine. 21 And when they had fcaten them vp, it could not be knowen that they had eaten them,but they v,ei.eftill ill fauoured, as at the beginning : So I awoke. 2 2 And Ifawin my dreame,and behold, fcueearcscam.e vp in one ftalk/iill & good. 2 J And behold, feuen eares jj vvithered, thin and Walled v.ith the Eafl vvind,fprung vp after them. 24 And the thin cares dcuoured the fe- uen good cares rund I tolde this vnto the m?^icians, b»u there wasnonc that could declare utc me. 25 fAnd lofcph faid vnto Pharaoh, Thcdrean^cof Ph -raohisoncjGodhath flitwed Pharaoh what he is about to doe. 26 The fcuen good kine arc fcuen yercs: and the feuen good cares arc fcuen yeeres: the dream.e is one. 27 And mmgmmmmmm^. T5?!S?nr 1 tietammc Dcginineth. t Heh,hitiiy- 'Or, prepared if God, lOtitutrfiers iHth.bmot CHI off. . ral,io5 it.i.mac.i. 5 ?.34l.7-'0. -fib armed. 'JlKe. 27 Aiid the feuen thin and ill fiuoured kine that came vp after the, are feucnyeres, and the feucnemptie eares blafted with the Baft windjthalbe feuen yeeres of tamine. a 8 This M the thing which I hauefpo- ken vnto i?haraoh : what God is about to doe,he (hevveth vnto Pharaoh. 29 Behold, there come feuen yeeres of great plentic , throughout all the land of Egypt. 3 o And there (hal arife after them/euen yeeres of fiminejand all the plentie fhall be forgotten in the land of Egypt : and the fa- mine lliollconfume the land. 1 1 And the plentie {hill not be knowen in the land5by reafon of thit famine follow- ing : ioiitJh.tUje very f grieuous. 5 1 And for that the dreame was doub- led vnto Pharaoh twife, it u becaufe the thing is II eft.iblilhed by God: and Godwil (hortly bring it to pafle. 1 1 Now therefore let Pharaoh lookc out a man difcreet and wife, andfet him o- uer the land of Egypt. 5 4 Let Pharaoh do t^;«,and let him ap- point |{ officers ouer the land, and take vp the fift part of the land of Egypt, in. the fe- uen plenteous yeres. 55 Andlet them gather all the food of thofe goodyeres that comc,& lay vp cornc vnder the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keepc food m the cities. 1 6 And that food fhalbe for ftore to the land, againft the feuen yeeres of famine, which ihall be in the land of£gypt,thatthe landfpcrifh not through the famine. 37 njAnd the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his feruants. 3 8 And Pharaoh fiid vnto his feruants. Can we finde fuch a one, as this is,a man in whom the Spirit of God /> ? 3 9 And Pharaoh faid vnto Iofeph,For- afmuchas God hath fliewed thee all this, there is none fo difcreet & wife as thou art ; 40 * Thou ihalt be ouer my houfe, and according vnto thy word flaal all my people bee t ruled : onelyinthe throne will I bee greater then thou. 41 And Pharaoh faid vnto Iofeph,See, I hauc fet thee ouer all the land of Egypt. 4 2 And Pharaoh tooke off his ring from hishand,and put it vpon lofephs haud,and araiedhimin ve{turesof|| fine linnen, and put a gold chaine about his necke. 4;? And hee made him torideinthefe- condcharctwlaichheehad ; and they cried !! Or,T*ndtr father: Heb. ^brech. before him, ({ Bow the knee : and hee made him ruler ouer ail the land of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh faid vnto lofeph,! am Pharaoh, & without thee fliall no man lift vp his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 4 f And Pharaoh called lofephs name, Zaphnath-Paaneah , and hee gaue him to wife Afenath the daughter of Poti-pherah, II Prieit of On : and lofeph went out ouer \\OrfTmce. all the land of Egypt. 4*$ ( ^And lofeph was thirtie yeres old when he Hood before Phitaoh King of E^ gypt) & lofeph went out from theprefence of Pharaoh , and went thorowout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the feuen plenteous yeres the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And hee gathered vp all the food of the feuen yeeres, which were in the hnd of Egypr,and Liid vp the food in the cities:the food of the field which was round about e- uery citie,Iaid he vp in the fame. 49 And lofeph gathered corne as the fand of the fea, very much, vntill hee left numbring : for it was without number. JO *And vnto lofeph were bornetwo fonSjbefore the yeeres of the famine came : which Afenath the daughter of Poti-phe- rah,!] Pneft of On bare vnto him. 51 And lofeph called the name of the firft borne II iManafleh : for God^ faid hee, hath made mee forget all my toyle, and :dl my fathers houfe. 5 2 And the name of the fecond called he IIEphraim : for God hath caufed me to be fmitfull in the land of my affliction, 5 J 5[And the feuen yeres of plenteoufncs that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. J4 *And the feuen yeeres of dearth be- gan to come according as lofeph had faid, and the dearth was in all lands: but in al the land of Egypt; there was bread. f f And when all the land of Egypt was famiflaed, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh faid vnto all the Egyp- tians, Goe vnto lofeph : what hee faith to you,doe. 5 6 And the famine was ouer all the face of the earthjSc lofeph opened allfthe ftore houfes,and fold vnto the Egyptians: & the famine waxed fore in the land of Egypt. 5^7 And all countreys came into Egypt to Iofeph,for to buy corne,becaufe that tne famine was fo fore in all lands. CHAP. XLII. I facol findtthbu ttnne fonnes tt buyie^einE- gypt. nheortislcttbefiTn( f Hehr hard tilings jt;;^ tktm. 'Chap.j7.3 fHib.kiu>id. that there is corne in Egypt : get you down thither^and buy for vs fiom thence,that we may hue,ajtd npt die. 3 "(I And lofcph.s tenne brethren went downe to buy corne iii Eoypt. 4 But Beniammlofephs brother lacob fent not with his brethren : for he faid^Lcfl peraduenture mifchiefe befall him. . 5 Andthcfonncsofirraelcametobuy corne among thofe that came: for the fa- mine was in the land of Canaan. 6 And lofeph was the gouernour ouer the land, and hce it vpas thnt fold to all the people of the land: and lofcphs brethren came,and bowed downe themfelucs before him^Wf/j their faces to the earth. 7 AndIofephfawhisbrethrcn,andhe knew them, but made himfelfe ftrange vn- ^° j^^' ^^^ ^^"^^^ "^ roughly vnto them j and he fayd vnto them. Whence come ye ? And they faid,From the land of Canaan to buyfood. 8 And Toieph hxt^N his brethren , but they knew not him. 9 And lofcph "remebred the dream cs which he dreamed of them , and £: id vnto them,Ye arelpies: tofee thenaktdnelle of the land you are come. 10 And they CM vnto him. Nay, my lord,but to buy food are thy fcruants come. 1 1 We are nil one mans fonnes ^ we are true men : thy fcruants arc nofpies. 1 2 And he fiid vnto them,,Nay : but to fee the nakcdncs ofthe land,you are corrit, ^ I ? And they faid,l hy feruats are twelue crethren,the fonnes of one man in the land of Canaan: andbchold,theyongeft;j this day ^^ nh cur father, and one is no\ 14 And lofeph faid vnto thcm,Thatis it that I fpake vnto you,f^.yina, Ye /^re fpics. I y Hereby ye Ihalbe proued : by the hfe of Pharaoh ye fhall not go forth hence,cx- cept your yongeft brother come hither. 1 6 Send one of you , and let him fetch vourbrother,andyefiialbetkcptinpnfon, that your words may bcepiooued,whcther there be any trneth in you : or els by thelife of Phlfrrfoh furcly yc arelpies. 1 7 And he f put them all together into wardjthrec daycs. 1 8 And loleph faid vnto them the third day,This doe,and hue '.for I foare God. 1 p If ye be tme men,let one of your bre- thren be boimd in the houfe ofyour priibn; goeye,carry corne for the famine of your houles. 2 o But '^bring your yongeft brother vn- to me,folhal your words be verifiedjand ye fliallnot die,and they didfo. 2a, nAnd they laid one to anotlier,Wee are verily guilty concerning our brother,in thatwelawtheanguiftofhisfoule,whehe befought v5,and we would not heare ; ther- forc is this diftrelle come vpon vs. ^^^ And Reuben anfwered them,faying, " Spake Inot vnto you/aying. Doe not fin againft the child, and ye woiOd not heare ? therefore behold alfo,his blood is required. 2 J And they knew not that lofeph vn- dcrftoodthem: for f hee /pake vnt© them by an interpreter. 24 And he turned himfelfe about from them & wept,and returned to them againe, and communed with them,and tookefrom them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. 2 f ^ Then lofeph commaimded to fill their fackes with corne,and to reftore euc- rymans money into his facke, andtogiue them prouifion for the way: and thus did he vnto thern. 16 And they laded their afles with the cornejand departed thence. 27 And as one ofthem opened his fack to glue his ZiCSt prouenderin the Inne, hee cfpii'd his money: for behold, it tr^mhis lackes mouth, 2 8 And hee faid vnto his brethren. My money is reftorcd, andloe,/>« cuenmmy fack : and their heartfftiled them,and they -\Utbr.gatht red. 'Chap,4j *Chap,j7. II. ]Hibr.aHin terpreterwa betwtcne then. were afrajd,layino one to another. What is this that God hath done vnto vs ? 29 f And they came vnto lacobthcirfa- '^^»V/nto the land of Canaan,and toldhim all that befell vnto tliem,fayi'ng ; 50 The man ivk/itlif lord ofthe land, fpake t roughly to vs,and tookc vs for fpks ofthe countrcy. J 1 And we fiid vntohimj., Wearetrue mcn^wearenoijiies. ?2 Webetweliicbrethren,fonnesofour ftthcr : one « not , an d the yongeft ,s this day with our father in the land of Canaan. 5 5 And the msn the lord ofthe country fayd vnto vs, Heereby fnall I know that yce ———______ are-- f HeBr. vtnt fiortb, . iHtb withvsi hard things. ■TyiiSo IS per Ivvadedcoicnd ^jenens. beniamift Wtth hifc braHWH'. ' t Hihr.frote JliKgheprO' tejled. ♦Chap. 42 20, t Heb, asking he tu\tdvi. '^':'br krioar Ci'ud Wi j ire true men : Icaue oae of your brethren j herewith mee, andtakefooti for the famine of your hou;holis,and be gone. 1 4 And bring your yongeft brother vn- to mce : then fl:iall I know that you are no fpics,but that you are true men : fo will I de- Uuer youyour brother, and ye fliaEtrafiike in the land. 5 inii.tii ^ f Hthr.j»ur money cam* t» me. *Chap.i8.4 and i^tjz. t Htbr.pt act. t Hebr. Is there pract tci ytMrjkthtr ? + H'h thty drankf UrfC' t Htb. him that teat QUIT hkhiufi. 1 1 And hee faid. Peace be to you, fcare not : your God,;md the God of your father hath giuen you treaftire in your fackcs : fl had your money. And he brought Simeon out vnto them. 2 4 And the man brought the men into lofephs houfe,and * gaue them water , ahd they vvaftied their feetej and hee gaue their afles prouender. a ^ And they made ready the prefcnt a- giinil lofcph came at noonc : for they heard that they lliould cat bread there. 2 6 f And when lo/eph came home,they brought him the prefent which y/is in their hand , into the houfe , ;md bowed them- fclucs to him to the earth. 2 7 And he asked them of theiifvvclfare, and laid, \ Is your father well, the old man of whom ye fpakc ? Is he yet aliue ? 28 And they anfwcredjThyfcruant our fither is in good hcalth,he is yet aliue : and they bowed downe their heades, and made obcyfance. 29 And hee lift vp his eyes, arid faw his brother Beniamin, his mothers fonne,and fail! Js this your yonger brother, of whom yee (pake vnto me ? And he faid,God bee gracious vnto thee,my fonne. 3 o And Ipfeph made hafte: for his bow- els did yerne vpon his brother: and hee fought where to weepc, and entred into his chambcr,and wept there. 1 1 And hee waflied his face , and went out,and re frained himfelfe,and faid,Set on bresd. 5 2 And they fet on for him by himfelfe, and for them by themfelues, and for the E- £;yptians which did eate with him,by them- felues: becaufe the Egyptians might not eat bread wi:h theHebrewes : for that n an z~ tomin.'tion vnto the Egyptians. II And they fate before him, the firft borne according to his birthright , and the youngeftaccovdmg to his youth: and the men marueiled one at another. J 4 AndhetookeandfentmeafTesvnto them from before him : but Beniamiiis mcafle vpm i-'ue times fo much as any of theirs: and they drunke, and t.wctejncrry with him. CHAP XLIIIT. I t»/iphs policy t» (lay hit brtihren. iJ^ludahthum. hit fupphcetien to lifeph. ANd hee commanded the f fteward of his houfc,fiying, Fjll the n;ens facks veith food,>is much as they can c"ry,and put eucry mans money in his fccks mouth,' z And putmy cup,the filuer cup in the ilickes mouth of the yongeft,andhis come money: and he did according to the word that lofeph had fpoken. I AUbone as the morning was lightyshe men were fent away,they and their ailes, 4 And when they were gone out of the citie, and not^ct farre off, lofeph £ud vnto his Iteward, Vp,follow after the men 3 and when thou doelt oucrtake them, fiy vnto them , Wherefore hauc yee rewarded euill for good .> f Is not thisitjin which my lord drin- keth ? and whereby indeed hee (j diuincth ? yc haue done euiIl in fo doing. 6 % And he ouertooke them, and hee ipake vnto them thefe fame words. 7 And they fnid vnto liim. Wherefore faith my Lord thcfe words? God forbid that thyferuants fhould doe according to this thing. 8 Bcholdjthe money which wee found in our fackcs mouthcs, wee brought agsinc vnto thee,out of the land of Canaan : how then fliould we fteale out of thy lords houfe filuer or gold? 9 Withwhome/ofwerofthyferuantsit be found,both let him die, and we alfo will be my lords bondmen. I o And he laid,Now alfo let it be accor-^ ding vnto your words : he with whom it is found,fhall be my feruant, and ye iLall bee blamelefle. 1 1 Then they/peedily tooke downe e. uery man his facke to the groimd,and ope- ned tucry man his facke. 1 2 And hee fearched, and began at the eldefl,and left at tJieyongefl : and the cup was fotmd in Beniamins facke. I I Then they rent their clothes,& I, idea cuery man his affe, & returned to the citie. 14 5f And ludah and his brethren came to lofephs houfe: (forhe was yet there)and they fell before him on the ground. I <; And lofeph fiid vnto the, What deed istr.isthatye hcuedone ? woteye not,that fuch a man as I can cert i ily ([-diuine? \6 Andludahfiid, What Ih.H wee fey vntomylordPwhatfhalwefpeakePorhow fhall we cle-.re our fclucs? God hath found out the iniquitie of thy feruants: behold ^v.e arc my lords feiuants,both we,-and he alfo with whom the cup is found. 1 7 And he fsidjGod forbid that I fhould doefo : hm the man in whofe hand the cup isfoimd,hefliaH be myfciuant 3 andasfor you,get you vp in peace vnto your father. 1 8 ^Then \l II Or^ma\tth truUt tr/aii. *J LllUllJR r"' ♦ Chap.4j.j ♦Chap,j7, 33- 'Chap 4 J 1 8 «jThenIudah came neerevnto him, \ and HiidjOh my lord^let thy fern \nt,I pray thee/pcake a word in my lordes eares, and let not thine anger burneagainft thyfer- uant : for thou art euen as Pharaoh. 19 I\ly lord asked his feriunts, faying, Haiie ye a fa:her,or a brother ? zo Andwefaid vnto mylordjWehaue afather,an old man,and a child of his olde. 1 age,a little one: and liis brother is dead,3nd I he alone is left of liis mother,andhis father loucth him. 1 1 And thou faidclt vnto thy feruants, Bring him downe vnto mee, that I may fet mine eyesvpoahim. 2 z And wee fliid vnto my lord,The lad cannot leaue his father: for if hee (hould leaue his hthcv, his father would die. 2 J And thou faideft vnto thy feruants, * Exceptyour yon^eft brother come down with you, you ihall fee my face no more. 24 And it came to pallcjwhen we came vp vnto thy feruant my father, we told him the words ofmy lord. 2 ^ And our father faid,Go againe,aii4 buy vs alitde food. 26 And we faid,We cannot go downe : if our youngeft brother bee with vs, then will we goe downe : for we m ay not fee the mans face, except our yongeft brother bee with vs. 27 And thy feruant my father faid vn- to vs, Yc know that my wife bare mee two fvnnes» 2 8 And the one went out from me,and I faid,* Surely hec is torne in pieces : and I faw him not lince. 2 9 And if ye take this alfo from me,and mifchiefe befall him,yee lliall bring downe my gray haires with forrow to the graue. JO Now therefore when I come to thy feruant my father, and the lad bee not with vs ; (feeing tliat his life is bound vp in the ladsUfe.) g I It flial come to pafle,when he feeth that the lad « not with vs, that hee will die, and thy feru mts lliall bring downe the gray haires of thy feruant our father with forrow to the graue. J 2 For thy feruant became furetie for the lad vnto my father, faymg, * If I bring him not vnto thee, then I fliall bearcthe blame to my father for euer. 3 3 Now therefore , I pray thee, let thy feruant abide in ftead of the lad, a bond- man to my lord,and let tlie lad goe \-p with liis brethren. 5^: J 4 For how fliall I go vp to my father, and the lad bee not with me,le{i peraduen- ture I fee the euillthatflialltcomeonmy father ? CHAT. XLV. I ftfcph rmketb Inmfdfi k^iowen t» bit brtthren, 5 Htcitmfirteththtmut GedspromdfHce. si W#'« lindethforhifitthtr, \6 Pharaoh confrmcth it. » I Itjefhformpjeth them/tr tkeir icHrnty,ani tx- boifetb them t» concord. 25 Ucob itre»mdwith the Ktwti. THen lofeph could not refraine him- felfe before al them that Hood by him: and hee cried, Caufe euery man to goe out from mee J and there ftobd no man with him, while lofeph made himfelfeknowea vnto his brethren. 2 And he fvvept aloud : and the Egyp- tians,and the houfe of Pharaoh heard. J And lofeph faid vnto his brethren, * I rfw lofeph J Doeth my father yet line ? and his brethren could not anfwcre him : | for they were |f tronbled at his prefence. 4 And lofeph faid vnto his brethren, Comeneeretomee, I pray you: and they came neerej and he faid,l4>w lofeph your brother, whom ye fold into Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieued,t nor angry with your felues,that yee fold me hi- ther : * for God did fend me before you,to preferuelifc. 6 For thefe two yeres hath the famine I »o. beene in the land : and yet there are fiue yeeres, in the which there fliall neither bee earing nor harueft. 7 And God fent me before you,totprc- ferueyouapofteritie in the earth, ana to faue your lines by a great deliueraiice. 8 So now it was not you tArff fent me hi- ther,but God; & he hath made me a father to Pharaoh,and lord of all his hoiife,and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 9 Hafte you, and goe vp to my father, and fay vnto him,Thus faith thy fonne lo- fephjGod hath made me lord of all Egyptj 1 come downe vnto me,tary not. | 10 And thou flialt dwell in the land of Goflaen,and thou fhalt bee neere vnto me, thou, and thyclTiIdren,and thy childrens children, and thy Hocks,anat!?pierds,and all that thou haft. 1 1 And there will I nourifh thee, (for yet there are fiue yeres o( famine) leil thou andthyhoufliold, and all that thou haft, come to poucrtie. 12 And behold, your eyes fee, and the eyes of my brother Beniamin,that/>« my mouth that fpeaketh vnto you. ^Htbr.findi m/frthtr. ■fHehr.£Mc fioTth hit voice in wte- pr^tmifitd. ■\Hehf.m' therltt there 6c anger in your ejus. Chap,50. ■fHebrt»fut for ycua rttaaant. tisssr mnnm^mrmr', l^llUp.AlV^ ^&tt Trnrccrns yp^ gaodin the 'ey:safTha- rath. iHtb.Lctnot ytureje fpart^&c. ,\ HiKntouth t Htb, car)'- •\Heir. hit. , 1 3 And you fhal tell my father of all my glory in Epypt,& of all tharyou haue fccn, and ye fnallhafte, and bring downe my fa- ther Wthcr. 14 And he fell vpon hlsirothcrBenia- mins iieckejand wept : and Beniamin wept vpon his necke. 15 Moreouer he kifled all his brethren, and wept vpon them: and after that his bre- thren talked with him. * 1 6 ^And the fome thereof v\'as heard iji Pharaohs houfejfiying, lofephs brethren are come : and it fplealed Pharaoh wel,and his fcriiants. 1 7 And Pharaoh laid vmo lofcph , Say vnto thy brethren. This doe yee, lade your beafts & go,get yon vnto y land of Canaan. 1 8 And take your father,and your houl- holdsjandcomevRtomee: and Iwillgiue you the good of the land of Egypt,andyec lli.U cat the fat of the land. ^ ip Now thou art commandcd,this doe ye^ Take you wagons out of the land of E- gypt for your htle ones,and for your wiues, and bring your father,and come. 2 o Alfo "fvegard not your ftufie : for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. 2 I And the children oi Ifrael did fo: and lofeph gaue them wagons,according to the t commaur.dementof Pharaoh, andgaiic theriiprouifionforthcway. . ■ 2 z To all of them hee galie each man ch.mgcs of raiment : but to Beniamin hee gr.ue three hundred pieces of filuerjand fiue changes of raiment, i 5 And to his father he font after tliis ma- ner: ten ailes I laden with the good things of Egypt, & ten ihe afics laden with corne, and bread & ir eat for liis father by the way. 24 5o hee fent his brethren away, and they departed : and hefaidvntothemjSee chat ye fall not our by the way. 2 5 «r And they went vp out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan vnto la- cob their father, 2 6 And tolde him,ftying , lofeph is yet aliuc,and he is gcuerncur oucr all the land of Egypt. And flacobsheart fainted, for hcbeleeuedthem not. 2 7 And they toldc him all the words of lofephjwhich hee liad fiud vnto them : and when he faw the ws gons which Toftph had fent to cary him,the ipint of lacob their fa- ther re uiucd. 28 And Ifrael fud,It is enough; Tofcph n y fonnc is yet ahuc : I will go and fee him before I die. CHAP. XLVI. I IaeebucemfirtedbyGedat'2€tr/h, (Jreattajiiincinthclatidotfcgypt. Uhap.xlvii). J hefcgy yptirin ^ 1 ell their Jand,~ \'Or,asaU' tie chilfie M Kturij^ed. Heb, aectt' ditig t» the little tnts. imr.led thtmk 1 Or.Priiicfs. yeercs of the life of myfathcrs, in the dayes of their pilgrimage. lo And lacob blefled Pharaoh, and went out fromtefore Pharaoh. n 5f And lofeph placed his father, and Ills brethren, and gnue them a poiFefliOn in the l.'nd of Eoypt, in the befl: ofthehnd,in the land otRamefes, as Pharaoh had com- manded. 1 2 And lofeph nourifhed his father and his brethren , and all his fathers hoiifliold with bread, ([ :^ccording to their hmilics. 1 3 ^ A nd there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very fore, fo that the land of Egypt , and all the land of Ca- naan fliinted by realbn of the famine. 14 And lofeph gathered vp nil the mo- ney that was found in the Lmd of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan , forthecorne which they bouglit : and lofeph brought the money into Pharaohs houfe. I f And when money f.iiled in the hnd of Egypt,and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came vntoTofeph5and f id,Gnie vs bread : for why f ::oidd we die in thy pre- fcncc > for the money faileth. 1 6 And lofeph faid, Giue your cattell ; andlwillgiueyou for your cattell, if mo- ney faile. 17 And they bronght their cattell vnto lofeph : and lofeph gaue them bread in ex- change for horfes , and for the flockes , and for the cattell of the heards , and for the afles, and f he fed them with bread, for all their cattell, for that yeere. 18 When th:t yeere was ended , they came vnto him the fecond yeere , and faid vnto him , Wee will not hide it from my lordjhow that our money is'fpent, my lord alfo had our heards of cattell : there is not ought left in the fi^ht of my lord , but our boaies,and our lands. 19 Wherefore fliall we die beforethine cyes,both-we,and our land ? buy vs and our land for bread, and we and our land will be feruantsvnto Pharaoh : and giue -vifeede that we may liue and not die, that the land benotdefolate. zo And lofeph bought all the land of Egj'ptfor Pharaoh : for the Egyptians fold euery man his fielde , becaufe the famine preuailed ouer them : fo the land became Pharaohs. z I And as for thepcople,hc remooued them to cities from one end of the borders of Egyptjcucn to the other ev.d thereof. 22 Oncly the land* of the j| Pricftes bought hee not : for the priclis had r porti- on afiigned them of Pharaoh, and did eate their portion which Pharaoh g; ue them : wherefore they fold not their I^hds. 2 5 Then lofeph I'^ide vnto the people. Behold, I haue bought you this day , and your land for Pharaoh : Loe , hci-eisfeed for you,,-;nd ye 11 Kill low the 1 md. 24 And It fliall come to pjleinthein- creafe, that you Ihall giue the fift p>irt vnto Pharaoh , and foure parts fhrll bee your owne, for feed of the fielde, and for your food, and for them of your houfl.oldsjnnd for food of your little ones. 2y And they laid, Thouhifl f-'uedxiur liues : let vs finde grace in the fif^ht of my Iord,and we will be Pharaohs feruants. z6 And lofeph made it a law ouer the land of Egypt vnto this day, that Phar.ioh (honld haue the fift p:.tt : except the lind of the ji^ieftes oncly , whiih became not Pharaohs. 27 ^ And Ifrael dwelt in the land of E- gypt in the countrey of Goflien , and they had pofleflions thercin,and grew, and mul- tiphed exceedingly. 28 And lacob L'ued in the laud of E- gyptfeuenteenc yeeres : fo f tlie whole age of lacob was an hundred fourtie and feuen yeeres. 29 And the time drew nigh that Ifrgel mufl die , and hee called his fonnc lofrph, and faide vnto him. If now I haue found grace in thy fight , ' put, I pray thee , thy hand vnder my tliigh, and deale kindly and trucly with mee, bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt. 50 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou flialt cary nsee out of Egypt, and bury mee in their burying place : andhefaid,! will doe as thou hnfl: faid. 5 I And he fnid, Sweare vnto mee : and hee fware vnto him. And * Ifrael bowed himfclfcvpon the beds head. CHAP. XL VIII. I lofephwtth hit fovnes vifiteth hu /tcl{e father. J Inctib ^1 engtheiteth htmfi Ifi to bleffc them, j He refeatetb thi premife. 5 He tal{tth Sphraim and Manajithtu hu cwne. 7 He%eUetbhimofhumo- thttigraue. 9 Heble/?,thEphraimandMa»ajf-h 17 Heefrefirreththcyanger befbrethctUtr. 2 1 HefTBphrJieth their returne to Canaan, ANd it cametopaflc after thefe things, that one told lofeph, Behold, thy fi- ther is ficke : and hee tooke with him his two fonnes,Manafi'eh ?nd Ephraim. 2 And one told Iacob,and faid,Behold, D thv 0 Or^Tnncetl t Hehr the dayei tfthe yterttofhu ♦Cbap,i4.si *HebiMi. 21< WTzcob blelicch loJeph Oenelis. "3ii!mjin?msrrr^ ♦Chap.aS. I } and i i. ♦Chap.41. 50.iofli,« j„ 7- :hap j5. •?. *Hebr. IJ. thyfoane lofeph. eommeth vnto thee : and irraelflrcngthenedhimfelfejand fate vpon the bed. ''- - . _ 5 Andlacobijiid vntolofeph , God Almighty appeared vnt,o me at *Luz ia the Land of Canaanjand blellcd me, 4 Andf id vntomec, Bcholde j I will rrake theefruitftill^and multiply thee, and I will make of thcc a multitude of people, and wil giue this land to thy feed after thee, for an euerlifting pofl'effion, 5" ^ And now thy'*'t\vo fonnes,Ephraim and Majiallch, which were borne vmo thee in the land of Egypt J before I came; vnto thee into Egypt , are mine : as Reuben and Sinieoji,they Ihalbe mine. 6 And thy iifue which thou begettelt after them,{haibe thincjand Ihall be called after the name of their brethren in their in- hcrit.ince. 7 And as for mee , whcnJlMiie from * Padan, Rachel diedhy mee in tne land of Canaan, in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come vnto Ephrath : and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath,the fame is Bethlehem. 8 Andlfrael behelde lofephsfbnnes, andfiid,Whohraim, it difpleaied him : and hse held vp lis fathers hand, to remoue it from Ephra- ims head,viito Manaflehs head. 1 8 And lofeph faid vnto his fuher,Not fn my father : ioi; this « the firfl; borne 3 put thy right hand vpon his head. 1 9 And his father refufcd, and faid, I know it , my fonne, I know it .-he alfo f hall become apeople,and he alfo (hall be great: but truely his yonger brother lliall be grea- ter then hee ; and his feed fhall become a fmultitude of nations. zo And hee blelTed them tliat day, fay- ing. In thee fhall Ifirael blelle, faying, God make thee as Ephraim , and as Manafl'eh : andhefet Ephraim before Manafl'eh. z I And Ifrael faid vnto Iofeph,Behold, I diC: ; but God fhall be with you, and bring you againe vnto the land of your fathers. 2 z Moreouer I haue giuen to thee one portion abpue thy brethren,which I tooke out of the hand of the Amorite w ith my fword,and with my bow. G H A P. XLIX. I lacobcaUethhiifoTincstobleJjetbtm, j Their Uef- fing inparticular, 29 He chargeth th«>» about bU buiiall. 3 J Hedieth. ANd Jacob called vnto his fonncs,and iaidjGather your felues togctlier,that I may tell you that which flialTbefall you inthelaftdayes. 2 Gather .your felues together , and heare ye fonnes of lacob, and heaiken vn- to Ifrael your father. g % Reuben,thou art my firft borne,my might , and the beginning ofmyilrength, the excellencie of dignitie, and the exccl- lencie of power ;. 4 Vnftable as water , f thou fhalt not excell, becaufethou*wenteft vp to thy fa- thers bed : then defiledft thou it. \\ He went vp to m.y couch. 5 «| Simeon and Leui art brethren, jjinftrumentsof crucltie are in their habt- tations. 6 O my fouIc,come not thouinto their fecret : vnto thtir aflembly mine honour be not thou vnited : for in their anger they flew a man,and in their felfe-willtheyjjdig- gcd dov/nc a waif. 7 Cur- f Hebr.M fifbesdoe in. creafi. t Uehrjul- t Ufbr.doe not thou ex- cell. * Chap.? J. 2 3.1 chlO. 5.1. II Or,w> ctxpcheii A Or,ihtir ftrords art rvtapovs »f vioUrce. II Orfhtughtd oxen. / 'He blellctn hisownelG t Htbr.anar r«w-Jhal{e. t Htbr. daughters. 7 Curfed bet fierce j and their wi will diuidc them in lacv in Ifracl. 8 ^\ Tudah , thou art he whoui. ehi-en fli^'U praiferthy h^nd /JmII be- inu,, necke of thine enemies , thy fathers chil- dren fliall bow downe before thee. 9 ludah is a Lions whclpe : from the pray my fonne thou art gone vp; he ftouped downe, hee couched as a Lion , and as an old Lion : who (liallfoufe him vp? 10 The Scepter fhall not depart from ludahi nor aLaw-giuer from betvveenehis feetjvntill Shiloh come: and vnto him fnall the gathering of the people be : ' 1 1 Binding his foale vnto the vine, and his aifes colt vnto the choice vinej he wafli- ed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes. 12 His eycslhallberedwith wine, and his teeth white with milke. 1 5 ^Zebulun fliall dwell at the hauen of the fea , and he fhall bee for an Haaen of fhips : and his hovAzv Poali be vnto Zidon. 14 ^I/lacharisalhonga&, couching downc betweene two burdens. I J And hee faw that reft wrf* good, and th« land that it was pleafant; and bowed his flioulder to beare,3nd became a feruant vn- to tiibute. i6 ^Dan flialliudgc his people, as one of the tribes oflfrael. 17 Danfhalbeaferpentbytheway,an ladder in the path, that bitetlj the horfe heeIes,fo thathis riderfliail fall backward. 1 8 I haue waited for thy faluation , O Lord. 1 9 . f Gad,a ti-oupe fliall ouercome him: but l:e £1 lall ouercome at the laft. 20 f Out of Ailier his bread JJjaU be fat, and he fhall yeeld royall d:.inties. 21 ^NaphtLihisahindeletloofe: Hee giueth goodly words. 2 2 5[ lofeph is a fruitflill bough, euen a fruitful! bough by a well, whofe f branches runne ouer the wall. 23 The archers haue forcly grieued him, and ihot at him,and hated him. 24 But his bow abode inftrength, and the anr.es of his handes were made ftrong, by the handes of the mighty Cod of lacob : flom thence is the Shcepheard, the ftone oflfrad, 2^ Euen by the Godofthy father who fliall helpe thee, and by the Almighty ,vvho fliall bl^llc thee with blcfiings of heaucn .'.- ^ ^fpi', that was feparate 1^ .. . . 27 ^ Beniamin fiiali ranine m a woIfe: In the morning hee Ihalldeuoure thepray, and at nighthe fliail diuide the fpoile. 28 5f All thefc are the t velue tribes of Ifi;aei , and this is it-thaf^dr father fpake vnto them,and blelledthem : euery one ac- cording to his blefling he blefled them. 2 9 And he charged them and faid vnto them,I am to be gathered vnto my people; * buiy me v.'ith my fathers , in the caoe thaf is in tie field of Ephron the Hittite, JO In the caue that is in the fielde of MachpelJ^ which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan , * which Abraham bought with the fielde of Ephron the Hittite, for a poflcflionoTa burying place. J I ( There they buried Abraham and Sarah nis wife, there they buried Ifaacand Rebekah his wife,and there I buried Leah.) 1 z The purchafe of the field and of the caue that is therein , voof from the children ofHeth. J I And when lacob had made an cnde of commanding his fonnes, he gathered vp hisfeete into the bed, and yeelded vpthe ghoft,and was gathered vnto his people. C H A P. L. I Thimonrningfbrlicob. 4 lofiphgettethleautof Pharathto gtitobu>yhim. 7 Tftefuverall. 15 iojtph comforteth hisbrethren , who crauedhupar' den. 2 1 H'uage, 2j Htfeeth the third generatitH ofimptmtt. J4 Hte prtfhfjicth unto hu brethren of their Yt turne. 2$ He tal^etb an eath efthtmfer huboves. 26 Heditth^anduchefied. ANd lofeph fell vpon his fathers face, and wept\^on him, and killed him. 2 And lofeph commanded his feiuants the Phy/icians toimbalme his father: and the Phyficians imbalmed Ifrael. 3 And fortie dayes were fulfilled for him, (for fo are fulfilled the dayes of thofe which are imbalmed )• and the Egyptians t mourned for him threefccre and tcnne dayes. ' 4 And when the daics of his mourning were paft , lofeph fpake vnto the houfc of Pharaoh,faying,If now I haue found grace in your cyes,rpcake, Ipray you,in the eares ofPharaoh,faying, 5 * My father made me fwcarcjiaying, D 1 Loc, "Chap, JO. 47. *Oh.ip. 16, / tHtir.iP^fft *Cbjp 47- .uneiietGmsDi'wm Tnamnifsg of theEgypnans. *Aas7.i6. * Chap. 25. 16. ^«o thee 7 fl And Tofep h went vp to bury hi s fa- ther : and with him went vp all the feruants of Pharaoh, the elders of his hoiifcj and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 And all th^.hoiile of lofeph, and his brethren,and his fathers houfe : onely their httle ones , and their flockes , and their heards, they left in the land of Goflien. 9 . And there went vp with him both oharets and horfemen : and it was a very great company. 10 And they came to the threlliing floore of Atad , which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very fore lamentation : and hee made a mourning for his father feuen dayes. 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites faw the mourning in the floore of Atad, they faid,This is a grie- uous mourning to the Egyptians : where- fore the name of it was called, || Abel Miz- raim, which is beyond Jordan. I z And his Tonnes did vnto him accor- ding as he commanded them. 1 5 For * his fonnes caried him into the land of Canaan,and buried him in the caue of the field ofMacbpelah, which Abraham * bought with the field for a pofleffion of a burying place , of Ephron the Hittite , be- fore Mamre. 14 ^And lofeph returned into Egypt, heeahdhis brethren, and all that wentvp with him, to bury his father , afterheehad buried his fuher. 15 f And when lofephs brethren faw that their fither was dead, they fr.id,Iofcph will peraduenture hate vs , and will cer- euill which we did at a meflengervnto lo- .. ny fatha* did command be- -.xcd,fayina, 1 7 So fhall ye fay vnto lofeph, Forgiue, I pray thee now , the trefpafle of thy bre- thren , and their finne : for they did vnto thee euill : And now we pray thee, forgiue the treipafle of the feruants of the Gotl of thy father. And lofeph wept , when they {pake vnto him. 1 8 And his brethren alfo went and fell downe before his face, and theyfaid, Be- hold,we be thy feruants. 1 9 And lofeph faid vnto them , * Fearc not : for dM I in the place of God ? 20 But as for you, yee thought euill a- gainft me, hut God mcantit vnto good, to bring to paJfe, as it is this day , to fauc much people aliue. 2 1 Now therefore feare yee not .• I will noiu-ifli you , and your little ones. And he comforted them , and fpakefkindely vn- to them. 22 ^And lofeph dwelt in Egypt, hee, and his fathers houfe : and lofeph liued an hundred and ten yeeres. 23 * And lofeph faw Ephraims chil- dren, ofthe third generation ; the children alfo of Machir,thefonne ofManaffeh were t brought vp vpon lofephs knees. 24 And lofeph faid vnto his brethren, * I die : and God will finely vifit you , and bring you out of this land , vnto the land which hee fware to Abraham, to Ifaac,and tolacob. 2 f And lofeph tooke an oathe of the children of Ifrael , faying, * God will fiire- ly vifite you , and ye fhall cary vp my bones from hence. 26 So lofeph died , beeing an hun- dred and tenne yeeres olde ; and they im- balmed him, and hee was put in a coffin, in Egypt. THE \ Hdr.chur- -hap.45.5 ifJeir. to their hearts. ♦Nam. J 2. 39. iHebr.btrne ♦Heb.u.a: *EtKod,i3. I ne iiiaeiiLC!. luuiupiy . i OIIWPITIHI^^"^^^^^ pfwyi^ :.igi'.,>.~>j:.g>-. *Gen. 4tf,8 t Mtb.thigh. ♦Gen. 4$. 27, deuc, 10.22, •Aas7.l7, t Hebr.and cu theyajfl^&ed tbcr/i^fe they Ktultipliedy THE SECOND BOOKE of M o s E s, called Exodus. CHAP. I. The childrtn of Ifrtui after lappht death doewulii- pij, 8 The mom tbiy are oppre/pa by 1 • erv f^igf the more they ntub iply. i S Thegtdlmei of the Mtd- t9iues,in fautrg the men children aliue 1 1 Pharaeh eornindttUthemalechildientobecafttntetheriuer. >5Sr Owe tlicfc are the -^ names of'the'''children ^ of lil-ael, which came ._ - into Egypt, eueiy man ^ and his houfeholde, V came with lacob. Ki i Reuben, Sime- on 3 Leui , and ludah, g I(rachar,Zebulun and Beniamin, 4 Dauj-ind Naphtah, Gad,and Afher, J And all the foulcs that came out of the floynes ofIacob3weie*feuentie foules: for lofeph was in Egypt J Heefl.tth tttto Mtdiafi, ai Hte nmriethZippdrah. jj Gerjhonu borne. 2j Gtd rejpefiei h tht ifraeUtei cry. ANd there went*a man of the houfc of Leui , and tooke to wife a daughter of Leui. 2 And the woman conceiued,andbai:e a fomic : and when fhe fxw him that he was 3 goodly child,flie*l. id him three moneths. J And when flie could not longer hide him,fhe tooke for him an arke ofbmruflies, and daubed it with (lime, and with pitch, and put the childe tlierein, and fl.c laid it in the nags by the riucrs brinke. 4 And his fiftcr ftood afaiTC ofF,Vo wit what would be done to him. 5 5f And the daughter of Pharaoh came D :( downc * Chap. 5. zo.Jiuoi x6» A as 7.20. hebr. 11. 2} — ^m neiWB^wiwnffnwfiagy: JLAUUUS. iiicuuuiDiirning. IIThatis, Draw en mt. ifebr.a i.i.tn a Thnce, I Of^Priuct, dovvne tovnlhlierfelfe at the riuer, and her maydens walked along by the riuer fide : and when flie faw the arke among the flags^ flie fent her mayd to fetch it. 6 And when flie had opened it 3 flie Taw thecliilde: and bcholdjthe babe wept. And fhe had compaffion on him, and fajd. This is one of the Hebrewes children. 7 Then faidc his filter to Pharaohs daughter , Shall I goe , and call to thee a nui"ft of the Hebtew-women, that Ihee may nurfe the child for thee ? 8 And Pharaohs daughter faid to her, Goe : And the mayd went and called the childs mother. 9 And Pharaohs daughter faide vnto herjTake this childe away , and nurfe it for me,and I will giue thee thy wages. And the woman tooke tlie childjand nurfed it. I o And the child grcWjand fhe brought him vnto Pharaohs daughter , and hee be- came her fonne. And iliee called his name II IMofes : And fhe faid, Becaufe I drew him out of the water. I I f And it came to pafle in thofe dales, when Mofes was growen, that hee went out vnto his brethren,and looked on their bur- dens, and hee fpied an Egyptian fmiting an Hebrew,one of his brethren. 1 1 And hee looked this way and that way , and when hee faw that there was no man,hee flew the Egyptian, and hid him in the fand. I J And whe he went out the fecond day, behold , two men of the Hebrewes ftroue together : And hee faid to him that did the wrcMigjWhereforc fmiteft thou thy fellow ? 14 And hee faid. Who made thee fa Prince and aiudge oner vs ? intendcft thou to kill mee, as thou kiUcdft the Egyptian ? And Mofes feared , and faid. Surely this tiling is knowen. 1 5 Now v/hen Pharaoh heard this thing, he fought to flay Mofes. But Mofes fled from the face of Pharoah,and dwelt in the land of Midian : and he fate dovvne by a well. 16 Nowthe II Pricft of Midian had fe- uen daughters,and they came and drew wa- ter,and filled the troughes to water their fathers flocke. 1 7 And the fhcplieards came and droue them away : but Mofes ftood vp and helped them , and watred their flocke. 18 And when they came to Reuel their fathcr,he fiid. How is it that you are come Co foone to day ? 19 And they faid. An Egyptian deliuc- red vs out of the hand of the fhepheards, and alfo drew water enough for vs, and wa- tered the flocke. 20 And he faid vnto his daughters. And where is he ? why is it that ye haue left the man ? Call him,that he may eat bread. 2 1 And Mofes was content to dwell with the man, and he gaue Mofes Zippo- rah his daughter. 2 2 And flie bare him a (bnne, and hee called his name*Gerfliom : for hee faid, I haue beenc a ftrangerin a fl:range land. 2 3 ^And it came to pafle in procefle of time,that the King of Egypt died , and the children of Ifrael fighed by reafon of the bondage, & they cried, and their cry came vp vnto God, by reafon of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groning , and God remembred his * Couenant with A- braham,with Ifaac,andwith lacob. 2^ And God looked vpon the cliildren of Ifraeljand God f had refped vnto them. CHAP. III. I Mofes {{fepeth IethrtsfiocJ{e. 2 God apfeareth t» himina burning bujh. $ Hefindeth htm todtliuir Ifrael, 1 4 The Name of god. 1$ Hu mefiage to Ifrael. NOw Mofes kept the flocke of lethro his father in. law,the Prieft of Midian: and he led the flocke to the backfide of the defert,and came to the mountaine of God, ewfntoHoreb. 2 And the Angel of the Lord appea- red vnto himjin a * flame of fire out of the midft of a bulli,and he looked,and behold, the bufli burned with fire , and the bulh was not confumed. 5 And Mofes faid, I will now turne a- fide,and fee this gieat fight, why the bufli is not burnt. 4 And when the L o R d fawe that hee turned afide to fee , God called vnto him outoftherr.idfl:ofthebufh, and faid, Mo- fes,Mofcs.And he faid,Here am I. 5 And he faid , Draw not nigh hither: * put off thy fliooes from off thy fcete , for the place whereon thou ftandcft, is holy ground. 6 Moreouerhefaid, *I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham , the God of Ifaac,ar d the God of lacob. And Mofes hidhisfaee .-forheewas afraid to looke vp- on God. 7 ^ And the L o R D faid,I haue finely feene the affliftion of my people which are in Egypt, and haue heard their ciy, by rea- fon 'Chap, 1 8. * Gen. 1 5. i4.iind4$. 4. "iHeb.kyuw. ' Afls 7. JO. *Io/h.5;.i5. aas7.5j. * Matth 22 J 2. ails 7. 3»- -XjL. ineiiiumi'muuu. k.ii'jp,iif). '^'TxOiCs iiiaTi£,iJva>irj fonot tlieir taf ke-maftcrs : for I kiiow their forrowcs. 8 And I am come downe to deliuer them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them vp out of that land , vnto a good land and a large , vnto a land flowmg with.miike and hony , vnto the place of the CanaaniteSjand theHictiteSjandthe Amow rites J and the Perizzites , and the Hiuites, andthelebu/ites. p Now therefore behoId,the cry of the children of lirael iscomeviitomccrandl hauc alfo fecne the opprefllon wherewith the Egypti.-.r.sopprefic tnem. I o Come now thcrefore,and T will fend thee vnto Pharaoh, that thou mayeft bring foorth my people the children of Ifirael out of Egypt. 11^ And Mofcs faid vnto God , Who ami, that I fhouldgoe vnto Pharaoh, arid thati fiiould bring forth tl>e children of li- rael out of Egypt ? 12 Andhei;iid,Certainely Iwilbewith thee , and this lliail bee a token vnto thee, that I haue fent thcc : When thou haft brought foorth the people out of Egypt, ye Ihall lerue God vpon this mountaine. I ^ And Mofes faid vnto God , Behold, when I come vnto the children of Ifrael, and fhall lay vnto them , The God of your fathers hath fent mee vnto youj and they Ihall fay to mec. What is his Name ? what ftiall I fay vnto them ? 14 And God faid vnto Mofes, I AM THAT I A M : And hee laid. Thus fhalt thou fay vnto the chddren of Ifrael , I A M hath fent me vnto you. 1 5 And God faid morecucrvnto Mo- fes, Thus fim It thou fliyvnto the children of Ifrael J TheLoFU God of your fathers, the God of Abraham , the Godoflfaac, and the God of lacob hath fent mee vnto you : this is my Nanie for euer , and this is my memorial! vnto all generations. 16 Goeand gather the Elders of Ifrael together, and fay vnto them. The Lord God of your fathers,the God of Abraham, of Ifaac, and of lacob appeared vnto mee, faying, I haue finely vilited you, and/ffnc that which is done to you in Egypt. 1 7 And I haue faid, I will brmg you vp out of the aff^idion of Egypt,vnto the land of the Canaanites,andthc Hjttitcs,and the Amoritcs, and the Perizzites, and the Hi- uites,and the lebufites, vnto aland flowing with m.ilke and hony. 1 8 And they fhall hearken to thy voict: 1. and 12. I Or,%/>f. and thou flialt come , thou and the El- ders of Ifrr.el vnto the King of Egypt, and you fliall fay vnto him. The Lord God of the Hebrewes hath mette with vs : and now kt vs goe, ( wee befcech thee) three daycs iourney into the wildernefle, th-t weemayfacrificctotheLo r d our God. ip ^AndlamflirethatthelCingofE- gypt will not let you go,j).io not by a migh- {\0r, buthy tie hand. ^onghznd, 20 And I will ftretch out my hand , and fmite E^ypt with all my wonders which I will doe'iii the midft thereof: and after that he will ht you goe. 2 I And I will giue this people fauour in the fight of the Egyptians, and it Ihal come to palic that when ye goe, yee fhall not goe emptie : 22 * But euery woman fhall borrow of her neighbour, and of her tliatfoiourneth in her houfe , iewels offiluer, and iewels of gold,and raiir.e nt : and ye fhall put them vp- on your fonnes and vpon yom daughters, and ye fhali fpoile || the Egypti.ms. I CHAP. IIIL I Me ftirid itturnti into* Serpent. 6 Huhaudu liprotu. 10 Heeiittath t'ikc fent. \^ ^a m Jfagetf Pharaoh. 24, .Hip^ ptrah circur»cif«tt)herf»HHe, 27 ^nrtnufentto meet MoftS. ji The people bditueththem, ANd Mofes an(\vered, and faid,But be- hold, they will not beleeue mee , nor hearken vnto my voyce : for they will fay , The Lord hath not appeared vn- to thee. z And the Lord faid vnto him,What is that in thine hand ? and he faid, A rod. g And he faid , Caft it on the ground : And he cafl it on the ground , & it became afcrpent : and Mofcs Hed from before it 4 And the Lord fiide vnto Mofcs, Put foorth thine hand , and take it by the taile: And he put forth his haiid,and caught it,and ifbecair.e a rod in his hand : 5 That they may beleeuc that the Lord God of their fathers , the God of Abraham, the Godoflfaac , and the God of Jacob hath appeared vnto thee. 6 f And the Lord faid furthermore vnto him. Put now thine 'andinto thy bo- fomc.And he put his hand into his bofbmc; and when he tooke it out, behold, his hand was leprous as fnow. 7 And he faid. Put thine hand into thy bofome agnifie. And bee put his hand into D 4 his k ^tM wrnmrmf^rrm JLAUUUJ. uuu!j uufitaffl! igpngrasm" J ■\Hcbr,P:dbi andfoalbe. iHebr.aman of words. f Heb.fince yeflerdajj not fiHce the third day. * Majth, I o, 1 9 mar. * j, ii.lukei 2. II. \.Or,lhoul' dep. Chap, 7.1 his bofome againe, and plucked it out of of his bofomej and beholdj it was turned a- gaine as his other flefli. 8 And It Ihall come to pafle5if they wil not bclccue thee, neither hearken to the voice of the firft figne,that they wil bcleeue the voice of the latter ligne. 9 And it (hall come to pafle^if they wil not belecue alfo thefe two lignes , neither hearken vnto thy voice,that thou Ihalt take of the water of the riuer , and powrc it vpon the drie land : and the.water which thou ta- kcft out of the riuer j t ^^11 become blood vpon the drie land. I o f And Mofes faid vuto the L o R D, O my Lord, I am not t eloquent , neither hcretofpre,nor fiince thou haft fpoken vn- to thy feruant: but I am flow of fpeach,and of a llow tongue. " II AndtheLoRcfaidvntohimjWho hath made mans mouth ? or who maketh the dumbe or deafc , or the feeing , orthe blind ? haue not I the Lord? li Now therefore goe 3 and I will bee *with thy mouth,and teach thee what thou fiialtfay. I g And he faidjO my Lord/end I pray theCjby the hand of him who thou || wilt fend. 1 4 And the anger of the Lord was kindled againft Mofes , and he fiid. Is not Aaron the Leuite thy brother ? I know that hee can fpeake well. And alfo behold, hee commeth fooith to meete thee : and when he feeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And thou ihalt fpeake vnto him,and put words in his mouth, and I will bee with thy mouth , and with his mouth , and will teach you whatyc lliaUdoe. 16 And he Ihall be thy ipokefman vnto the people : and he (hall be, euen he fhall be to thee in Itead of a mouth,and *thou (halt betohiminfieadofGod. 1 7 And thou (halt take this rod in thine hand,whcrewith thou flialt doe fignes. I S f And Mofes went and returned to Icthro his father in law,and faid vnto him, Letmegoe, Ipray thee, andreturne vnto my brethren , which are in Egypt, and fee whether they be yet aUue. And lethro faid to Mofes, Goe in peace. 1 9 And the Lord faid vnto Mofes in Midian,Goc,rcturneinto Egypt: for all the men are dead which foiig'/it thy life. 20 And Mofes tooke his wife, and his fonncs,:ind fet them vpon an aflTe , and hee returned to the land of Egypt. And Mofes tooke the rod of God in his hand. 2 1 And the L o R D faid vnto Mofes, When thou goeft to returne into Egypt,fee that thou doe all thofe wonders before Pharaoh , which I haue put in thine hand : but I will harden his hcart,rhat he fhall not let the people goe. 2 z And thou (halt fay vnto Pharaoh, Thus faith the Lord, Ifrael is my fonne, euen my (irft borne. 2 J And I fay vnto thee , let my fonne goe,that he may feme mee : and if thou re- fufe to let him goe, behold, I wiU flay thy fonne,e»ew thy firft borne. 24 ^ And it came to paffe by the way in the Inne , that the L o r D met him , and fought to kill him. 2 5- Then Zipporah took a fliirpcjj done, and cut off the foreskinne of her fonne,and fcaft it at his feet,andfaid,Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So he let him goe , then fhe faid, A bloody husband thou art, becaufe of the Circumcifion. 27 f^ And the Lord faid to Aaron, Go into the wildernes to meet Mofes. And he went and met him in the mount of God, and kiffed him. 2 8 And Mofes told Aaron al the words of the Lord, who hadfent him , and all tlie (igncs which he had commanded him. 29 f And Mofes and Aaron went, and gathered together all the elders of the chil- dren of Ifrael. g o And Aaron fpake all the words which the Lord had fpoken vnto Mofes, and did the fignes in the fight of the people. 5 I And the people beleeued: And when they heard that the L o r d had vi(ited the children of Ifrael , and that he had looked vpon their afHi(51:ion,then they bowed their heads and worfliipped. CHAP. V. I Tharaehchiieth Mofei&^arinfdrtbtirmeff'age. 5 He encrtafeth the Ifratlitts tasi^e. 1 J He check:; eth their cempUints. 15 They cry out vpo'iJUofei und'^aron. zx Mofes ctmpUinethto God, A Nd afterward Mofes and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus faith the Lord God of Ifrael, Let my people goe, that they may hold a feaft vnto mee in the wildernes. 2 And Pharaoh faid,Who is the Lord, that I fliould obey his voyce to let Ifrael goe ? I know not the L o r d, neither will I let Ifrael goe. 5 Andtheyfaid.'^ThcGodoftheHe- brewes hath met with vs : let vs goe , wee ?^^y t Hebr^made tt touch. * Chap. 5. ]8, iifaeioppreneu. I^IIJ|Ji VJ. ^Heb.ltilhe] xforkfbthea uyvpentht men. tHii.amat ter efadajtn his day. pray thee, three d lyes iourney into the de- fertj and facrifice vnto the Lord our God, lelt he foil vpon vs with peftilcncCjOr with the ivvord. 4 And the King of Egypt faid vnto them J Wherefore do ye,Mofcs and Aaron, let the people from their workes ? get you vnto your burdens. J And Pharaoh fayd. Behold the peo- ple of the land now are m.any , and you make them reit from their bui-dens. 6 And Pharaoh commanded the fame day the tafke-mafters of the people, and their officers, fayingj 7 Ye fhal no more giue the people ftraw to make bricke, as heretofore : let tliem go and gather flraw for themfelues. 8 And the tale of the bricks which they did make heretofore, you fliall Ityvpon them: you Ihall not diminiili ought thereof, for they be idle^ therefore they ciy, faying: Let vs go ««iiacrifice to our God. p t ^et there more worke be byd vpon the men, that they mr.y labour therein,and let them not regard vaine words. I o ^ And the tafke-mafters of the peo- ple went out, and their officers , and they fpake to the people,faying,Thus faith Pha- raoh, I will not giue youltraw. , 1 1 Go ye, get you ftraw where you can find it: yet not ought of your worke fhal be diminished, I a So the people were fcattered abroad tliroughout all the land of Egypt, to gather ftubbte in ftead of ftraw. I J And the tafke-mafters hafted thewy faying • Fulfill your workes, your f daily tafkes, as when there was no ftraw. 14 And the officers of the children of Ifrael, which Pharaohs taf ke-mafters had fet oucr them, were beaten,rtHMofei*ad >Aare», THen the L o R D faid \'nto Mofes,Now fhalt thou fee what I will do to Phara- oh: fcr with a ftronghand fhall he let them go, and with a ftrong hand lliall hee driue them out of his land. 2 And God fjsake vnto Mofes ^ and faid vnto him, I ««» the L o r d. 5 And I appeared vnto Abraham, vnto Ifaac, and vnto lacob, by the name of God Almightie , but by my name I E H O- V A H was I not kiiowne to them. 4 And I haue alfo eftabhOicd iny Co- uenant with them,to giue them the land of Canaan „ the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were ftrangers. 5; And I haue alfo hcaE4 the groning of the children of ifraeljW hom- the Egj^ptians keepe in bondage : and I haue remembred my Couenant. 6 Wherefore fay vnto the children of Ifrael, lamtheLoRO, and I ^vill bring you out from vnder the burdens of the E- gyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage : and I will redceme you with a ftrctched out arme, and with great iudge- mcnts. 7 And I will take you to me fcr a peo- ple, and I wil be to you a God: and ye fhall know, that I am the Loud your God, which bringcth you out from vnder the burdens ' t Heb.'to ftinl^e. t Hehjili. HertngjhoH hift not deli- uend, -frnmn^mm f Hekliftvp my band. nejp: or, Prattnet, ■wi^'^nriTW- kv niii^M. iiaiav/iii *Gen.4^as turned to a ferpent, llialt thou take in thine hand. 16 And thou {halt fay vnto him. The Lord God of the Hebrewes hath fent me vnto thee, fayingj Let my people goe , that they may feme me in the wildernefle : and behold, hitherto thou wouldeft not heare. 1 7 Thus faith the L o r d. In tliis thou fhalt know, that I am the L o r d: behold, I will fmite with the rod that is in mine hand, vponthewaters which are in the ri- uer,and they fliall be turned to bloud. 18 Andthe fifluhatisinthe riuerfhall die, and the riucr fliall ftinke, and the E- gyptiajis fhall loath to drinke of the water of the riuer. 19 ^ And the L o R D fpake vmo Mo- fes, Say vnto Aaron, Take thy rod, and ftretch out thine hand vpon the waters of Egypt, vpon their ftreames, vpon their ri- uers, and vpon then- ponds , and vpon all their f pooles of water, that they may become blood , and tliat there may bee * Chap. 1 7. 5 ♦Pfal.78.44 •Wiftli7.7 blood thoroughout all the land of Egypt both in yejjels o/wbod _, and in yejjels of ftone. 2 o And Mofes and Aaron ctidCoy as the Lord commanded: and hee * lift vp the rod andfmote the waters that were in the riuer, in the fight of Pharaoh , and in the light of his feruants:and all the Vateis that were in the riucr , were turned to blood. 2 1 And the filli that vpm in the riuer, dyed: and the riuer flunkc, and the Egypti- ans coidd not drinke of the water of the ri- ucr: and there was blood throughout all the land ofEgypt. 22 * And the Magycians ofEgypt did fb,with their enchantments: and Pharaohs heart was hardened, neither did hee hear- ken vnto them, as the L o r d had faid, 2 J And Pharaoh turned and went into liis houfc,neither did he fet his heart to this alfo. 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the riuer for water to drinJce: for they could not drinke of the water of the riuer. 2 5 And feuen dayes were fulfilled, after that the Lo rD hadfmitten the riuer. CHAP. VIIL I Fra7g(s Mt fent. 8 Thtraoh faeth to Mofes^ 1 2 and Mefls by prayer rtmteueth them atvay, 1 6 Ttt dnji is turned intt /yce, which the iiagt- (ians(Oiihi tut d». 20 The ftparmcs of FUet. 23 PharathtncUHtthtolttthepetplegty 32 but jiet ti hxrdened, ANd the L o R D fpake vnto Mofes,Go vnto Pharaoh, and fay vnto him^ Thus faith the Lord, Let my people goe, that they may feme me. 2 And ifthourefufe to let them goe, behold, I will fmite all thy borders with frogges. 5 And the riuer fliall bring foorth frogges abundantly, wliich fliall go vp and come into thine houfe, and into thy bed- chamber, and vpon thy bed, and into the houfe of thy feruants,and vpon thy people, and into thine ouens , and into thy f kiaea- } Or, dough, ding troughcs. And the frogges fiiall come vp both on thee, and vpon thy people^ and vpon all thy feruants. 5: f AndtheLoRD /pake vnto Mo- fesj Say vnto Aaron, Stretch foorth thine hand with thy rod oucr the ftream.es, ouer the riuers, and ouer the ponds , and caufe frogges to come vp vpon the land of E- 6 And mgsmi 55^ ■WW otiyccjOlnieS. jan 'Wif. i7'7' (1 Or, fei«»«? thii borttur tuer mef &c. Vfhen. t Heb, ta CM t» morroiv. 6 And Aaron ftictched out his hand o- uer the waters of Egypt, and the frogges came vp, and couered the land of Egypt. 7 *And the Magicians did fo with their inchantments, and brought vp frogges v- pon the land of Egypt . 8 ^ Then Pharaoh called for Mofes, and Aaron, and faid, Intreat the L o r d , that he may take away the frogges from me and from my people: and I will let the peo- ple go, that they may do facrifice vnto the LOKD. 9 And Mofes faid vnto Pharaoh,|j Glo- ry ouer me: || when flial I entreate for thee, and for thyieruants, and for thy people, to t dcflroy the frogges from thee, and thy houfes, that they may remaine in the riuer onely ? I o And he faid, || To morrow. And he faid. Bee it accordmg to thy word : That thou maift know,that there is none Uke vn- to the L o r d our God. I I And the frogs fhal depart from thee, and from thy houfes , and from thy fer- uants, and from thy people J they ihali re- maine in the riuer onely. 1 1 And Mofcs and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Mofcsciyed vnto the Lord, becaufc of the frogges which hee had brought againft Pharaoh. I g And the L o k d did according to the word of Mofes: and the frogges died out ofthe houfes, out of the villages, and out ofthe fields. 14 And they gathered them together vponlieapes, and tlie land ftanke. I J But when Pharaoh faw that there was refpit, he hardened his hcart,and hear- kened not vnto the, as the Li ro had faid. 1 6 f And the Lord faid vnto Mofes, Say vnto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and fmitc tlie dult ofthe land , that it may be- come lyce, thoroughout all the land of E- gypr, 17 And they did fo : for Aaron ftrct- :d out his hand with his rod, and fmotc ,^ _ duft ofthe eartli, and it became lyce,in man and in beaft: all the duft ofthe land became lyce throughout aU the ,land of E- gypt. 1 8 And the Magicians did fo with their enchantments to bring forth lyce, but they could not:fo there were lyce vpon man,and vpon beaft, 1 9 Then the Magicians fiid vnto Pha- raoh; This is the finger of God. And Pha- raohs heart was hcardened, and he hearke- ned not vnto them, as the Lord had faid. 20 f And the Lord faid vnto Mofes, Rife vp early in the morning,and ftand be- fore Pharaoh: loe, hee commeth foorth to the water, and fiy vnto hiixi^Thus fiith the Lord, Let my people go , that they may ferue me, 2 1 Elfe, ifthou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will fend jj fwarmes of Hies v- pon thee, and vpon thy feruants, and vpon thy people, and into thy houfes: and the houfes of the Egyptians fhall bee full of fwarmes of fl.ics,and alfo the grouri4 wher- on they are. 2 2 And I will feuer, in that day, the land of Gcihen, in which my people dwel, that no fwarmes of flies Ihall bee there , to the end thou mayeftknov/, that I am the L o R d in the midft ofthe earth. 23 Andlwillpuct '^diuifionbetweene my people, and thy people : |( to morrow fliallthisiigncbe. 24 AndtheL oRDdidfo:and*there came a grieuous fwarme of flies into the houfe of Pharaoh, and into all the land of Egypt; the land was Ij cormpted by reafon ofthe fwarme of flics. 2 f f And Pharaoh called for Mofes, and for Aaron, andfud, Goye,facrifice to your God in the land. 26 And Mofes faid, Itisnot meete fo to do ; for we fliall ficrifice the abominati- on of the Egyptians , to the L o r D our God: Loe, fhall we facrifice the abomina- tion ofthe Egyptians before their eyes^and will they not lione vs? 2 7 Wc will go three daycs iourney into the wilderneffe,and facrifice to the Lord our God, as * he fliall command vs. 2 8 And Pharaoh faid, I will let you go, that ye may facrifice to the Lord your God,in thewilderncfl'c: onely you fhal not go very farre aw?y : intrcate forme. 29 And Mofes fnd. Behold, I go out from thee, and I willintreate the Lord, that the fwarmes of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his feruants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deale deceitfully any more, in not letting the people go to facrifice to the Lord. 3 o And Mofcs went out from Pharaoh^ andintrcatcdthe Lord: 31 And the L o R D did according to the word of Mofes : and hee remoouedthe fwarmes of Hies from Pharaoh, from his feruants,and from his people: there remay- ned not one. ?2 And ^ Of, A mix - turttfnoy- f«me te«/?i, &c. t Hehr. a re demption, \iOr,byt» morrow^ * W.fd.i 6.9 (1 Of^defiroy ed. * Chap. J. iS. i^iTagucofDoTTesr uiap.!«. c pjagne or nauc 3 2 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time alib^neithcr would he let the peo- ple goe. CHAP. IX. I Themurraine ofbeaFis. 8 Th.- plague »f boyles, and bUynei. 1} Hit meffage about the bay!e, 21 The plague of built. »7 Pharaoh Jueth ta Alofes, J 5 but yet u hardcKtd. THen the Lord faid vnto Mofes , Goe in vnto Pharaoh, and tell him , Thus liuth the Lord God of the Hebrewes, Let my people goe, that they may feme mee. 2 Forifthourefufetoletffcwgo, and wilt hold them ftill. »• 3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is vpon thy cattcU which is in the field, vpon thehorfeSjVpouthe affes, vpon the ca- mels, vpon the oxen, and vpon theiliecpe; thcrs Jh.tll be a vciy gneuous murraine. 4 And the Lord ihall fcuer bctweene the cattell of Ilrae 1, and the cattellofE- gypt, and there fliall nothing die of all that is the childrens of Ifrael. J And the Lord appointed a fet time, faying,To morrow the Lord fliall do this thing in the land 6 ' the morrow; and all the cattell of Egypt dyed, but of the cattell of the cliildren of Ifrael dyed not one. 7 And Pharaoh fent,and behold, there ' VV.1S not one of the cattell of the Ifraehtes dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was har- dened, and he did not let the people goe. 8 ^ And the Lord fjid vnto Mofes, aiid vnto Aaron, Take to yOu handfuls of aflies of the furnace, and let Mofes fprin- kle it towards the hcauen j in the fight of Pharaoh: 9 And it fli?.ll become fmall duft in all the land of Egypt, and fhalbe a boyle brea- Icing forth xvtth blaines,vpon man and vp- on beaft , throughout all the land of E- I o And they took allies of the fornace, and ftoode before Pharaoh , and Mofes Sprinkled it vp toward heauen: and it be- came a boyle breaking forth with bhynes , vpon man, and vpon beaft. I I And the Magicians could not ftand before Mofes , becaufc of tiic boylcs : for the boile was vpon the Magicians , and vp- on all t he Egyptians. 1 2 And t!ic Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and hec hearkened not vnto And the L o R D did that thing on 'Rom. 9.17. i Heb r/iade tbeefldttd. the,*as the Lord had {poken vnto Moles. I * Chap. i,a 15^ And the Lord faide vnto Mo- fes, Rife vp early in the morning,and ftand bcfiore Pliaraoh, and fay vnto him , Thus faith the Lord God of the Hebrewes, Let my people go, that they may ferue me. 14 For I will at this tmie fend all my plagues vpon tliine heart,and vpon thy fer- uauts,and vpon thy people: that thou maift know that t/;ere/.f none like me in all the earth. 1 5 For now I will ftretch out my hand, thatlmayfmitetheeand thy people3with peftilence, and thou flwlt bee cut ollTrom theeaith. 16 And in verydcede, for this * canfe haue 1 1 railed thee vp, for to flicw in thee my power, and that my name may bee de- clared throughout all the earth. 17 As ytt exalteft thou thy felfe againft my people, that thou wilt not let them go ? 1 8 Behold,to morrow about this time, I wil caufe it to raine a very grieuous hade, fuch as hath not beene in Egypt, fince the foundation thereof, euen vntiil now. 1 9 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattell, .and all that thou haft in the field: for ypoH euery man and beaft which Ihal be found in the ficld,and fliaU not be brought home, the haile Ihall come downe vpon them, and they fliall die. 20 He that feared the word of the Lord amongft the feruants of Pharaoh,made his feruants and his cattell flie into the houfes. 2 1 And he that f regarded not the word of the L o R D, left his feruants and his cat- tell in the field. 2 2 f And the L o r'd faid vnto Mofes, Stretch forth thine hand toward heauen, that there may be haile in all the land of E- gypt, vpon man and vpon beaft, and vpon euery herbe of the field,thorowout the land of Egypt. 2 3 And Mofes ftretched foorth his rod toward heauen, and the Lord fent thun- der and haile, and the fire ran along vpon^ the ground, and the Lord rained haile vpon the land of Egypt. 24 So there was haile, and fire mingled with the haile, veiygrieuous, fuch as there was none like it in ail the land of Egypt, fihce it became a nation. 25 And the hailcfinote throughout nil the land of E^ypt, all that vcoi in the field, both man and beaft: and the haile fmote euery herbe of the field, and brake cucry tree of the field. i6 Onely \tfeB.fet not' hii heart vn^ t9. iHi'fJiiiJUiiuiiMyiiiJiaiL TSOTTTT Xocultsarefenn t Heh.veyeis tfGad. *Pfal.i4i. iHehMddtn. ifJtLbythe hand ofMofis 1 * Chap,4.: z6 Onely Iit the land of Gollicn where the children of Ifracl rvere, was there no hayle. 27 1^ And Pharaoh fent J and calledibr Moics and Airon, md faid vnto them , I haue finned this time: the L o r d is righte- oiiSj and I and my people are wicked. 28 Entreatethe Lord, (for it is e~ nough) that there bee no more f mightie thunderings and haile, and I will let you goe, and yc fhall ftay no longer. 29 And Mofes faid vnto him, Aflbone as I am gone Out of the citie, I will/pread ' abroad my hands vnto the Lord, 4«^the thunderfliallccafe, neither Ihall there bee any more haylc: that thou maycft know, how that the *earth is the Lords. 50 But as for thee and thy fernants,! know that ye will not yet feare the Lord God. 5 I And theflaxe, and the barley was fmitten: for the barley vpas in the earc , and the flase was boiled: J 2 But the wheat and the rye were not fmitten:for they were f not growne vp. J 5 And Mofes went out of the city from Phai-aoli, and fpiead abroad his hands vn- to theL OR d: and the thunders and haile ceaied, and the rayne was not powred vpon the earth. 34 And when Pharaoh faw, that the rayne, and the hnile, and the thunders were ceafcdjhc finned yet more, and har- dened his heart, he and his feruants. 5 J And the heart of Pharaoh was har- dened, neither would he let the children of Ifrael goc, as the L o k D hadfpoken f by Moles. CHAP. X. I Godtbreaii»ttht0je'id lachjls, 7 Pharech,mo- uedbyht! fernants, tnclinethtoUtthe IJraelttes^o, 11 The plague of the Lsctifls. 16 Pharaoh futth t» Mofes, J I The pluguiof durh^'fe. i/^ Pha- raoh futth vKto MofcSf 2 7 bnijct ts harde- ned. Nd the Lord faid vnto Mofes, Goe in vnto Pharaoh: for * I hauc harde- ned his heart, and the heart of his fa-unnts, that I migju Ihew thefe my fignes before him: 2 And that thou maycft tell in the eares of thy fonnc,and of thy formes fon, what things I haue wrought in Egypt , and hiy fignes which I haue done amongil thein, that yc may know how that I am the Lord. ^ And Mofes and Aaron came in vn- to Pharaoh, and faide vnto him; Thus faith the Lord God of the Hebrewes, How long wilt thou refufe to humble thy felfe before mee > Let my people goe,that they may ferue me. 4 Elfe , i( thou refufe to let my peo pie goe, beholde, to morrow wiU I bring the locufts into thy coaft. f And they Hull couer the f face of the earth, that one cannot bee able to fee the earth, and they fhall eate the rcfidue of that wliich is efcaped, which remay- neth vnto you from the haile, and lliall eate eueiy tree, which groweth for you out of the field. 6 And they fliall fill thy houfes , and the houfes of all thy feruants, and the houfes of all the Egyptians, which nei- ther thy fathers , nor thy fathers fathers haue feene, fince the day that they were vpon the earth , vnto this day. And hee turned himfelfc, and went out from Pha- raoh. 7 And Pharaohs fernants faide vnto him. How long fhall this man bee a fnare vnto vs? Let the men goe , that they may ferue the Lord their God: Knoweft tliou not yet, that Egypt is deftroyed? 8 And Mofes and Aaron were brought a^aine vnto Pharaoh : and hec faid vnto them, Goe, ferue the Lord your God: but t who are they that fliall goe ? 9 AndMofesfaid, Wee will goe with our young, and with our old, w ith our Ions and with our daughters, with our flockes, and with our hcards will wee goe; for wee mt^Ji hold a feaft vnto the Lord. 10 Andhee fiiid vnto them; Let the L o R D be fo with you,as I wil let you goe, and your Uttle ones. Looke to it, for euiU is before you. 1 1 Not fo ; goe npw yee that are men, and ferue the Lord, for that you did de- fire: and they were driuen out from Pha- raohs prefence. 12 f And the Lord faide vnto Mo- fes, Stretch out thine hand oucr the land of Egypt for the locufts, that they may come vp vpon the land of Egypt , and catc euery herbc of the land , euen all that the haile hath left. 13 And Mofes ftretched foorth his rod oucr the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an En ft winde vpon the land all that dayjand all that night: and when it was morning,the ealtwind brought the locufts, 14 And ^Wifd.i^.p. iHtb,eje, iHeb.whoir who^ ire. ^ucKcdarkneTle TfH pxj. ■mw iTOieS '15 angry. Kedtecall. Hebjafie ned. t Htb thAt oil may fttU durknejfi. *Wifd.i8.i »ur handi, 1 4 And the locufts went vp oiicr al the land of Egypt, and refted in all the coaftes of Egypt; very grieuous were they: before them th-jre were no fuch locufts as they, neither after them Ihall be fuch. I 'pt. ID And. •Chap J. 21 &IJ,JJ. *Bcc1bs 4J. * Chap, 1 X, iHfi.thatii at thyfitt, iHeb. heiftt t(angtr. n JI-inHJall^oil^rlttlkutea. Tra us. V nlcoucnedbread. \OtJ^idie, iHet/fottne ofaytart. t Ueo.be- tateentjhe two euenittgs lo AndMofes and Aaron did allthefe wonders before Pharaoh: and the Lord hardened Pharaohs heart, fo that he would not let the children of Ifirael go out of his land. CHAP. XII. I The begimingoj the yeare is changed, J J The Pajfesueristn/ittuted ii Thel^tte ofthePaJJe- ouer, 1 5 Vnleaueued bread, 29 The firji borne tire ftaine. ji The I fraelites are driuen out tf the land. J7 They come to Succ»th, /^j The «rdin.Ti,s8 jmifimmmmr ■^fispjwr TnroraiKti csgoTJUi ♦ loQu^.6. *Chap,ii,4 II. fHeh.hoiife e/ihefit. ^Or^dtugh. 'Chap.j.iJ and 11,2, the Wood vpoii thelintell, and on the two (Ide poftesj the L o R D will pafle oner the doore , and will not furterthcdeftroyerto come in vnto your houfes to fmite you. Z4 And yce (hall obferue this thing for an ordinance to thee,and to thy fonnes r'br coer. zj Anditfiialcometo pafle when ye be come to the land, vvluch the Lord will giueyou, according as he hathpromifed, that ye fhall keepe this feruice. i6 * And it lliall come to pafle, when your children fliall fay vnto you , What meane you by this feruice ? 27 That yc fliall fay,It is the facrifice of the Lo R D s Pafleouerjwho paflTed ouer the houfes of the children of Ifrael in Egypt, when he fmote the Egyptians,and deliuered our houfes. And the people bowed the head,and worftiipped. 28 Aud the children of Ifrael wenta- way,and did as the Lord had commaun- dedMofes and Aaron,fo did they. 29^ "^And it came to paflTe that at mid- night the Lord fmote all the firft borne in the land of Egypt, * from the lirft borne of Pharaoh that ftte on his throne, vnto the firft borne of the captiue that was in the tdungcon,andallthe Hrft borne of cattcil. 3 o And Pharaoh rofe vp in the night, hee and all his feruants,and all the Egypti- ansj and there was a great criein Egypt; for there was not a houfe, where there was not one dead. 3 1 i^f And he called forMofes and Aaron by night,and faid,Ilife vp, W get you forth fromamongft mypeopkjbothyouandthe children of Ifrael : and go,ferue the Lord, asyehauefaid. J 2 Alfo take your flockes, 'and your heards,as yee haue faid : and be gone, and blefle me alfo. g 3 And the Egyptians were vrgent vp- on the people that they might fend them out of the land in hafte : for they faid,Wee be all dead men. 54 And the people tooke their dough before it was leauened , their j) kneading troughes being bound vp in their clothes vpon their flioulders. g 5 And the children of Ifrael did accor- ding to the word of Mofes : and they bor- rowed of the Egyptians *iewels offiluer, and iewels of gold,and raiment. 36 And the Lord gaue the people fa- uour in the fight of the Egyptians, Co th.:t they lent vnto them fuch tilings as they re- quired : and they /poyled the Egyptians. 3 7 f And * the children of lirael ioru-- neyed from Ramefes to Succoth,about fixe hundred thoufandonfoote that were mtn, hefide children. 3 8 And a t mixed multitude went vp al- fo v/iththem,and flockesandheards, euen veiymuchcattell. 3 9 And they baked vnleauened cakes of the dough,vvhich they brought forth out of Egyptjfor it w.is not leauencd,becaufe they were thrufl: out of Egypt,and could not ta- ry , neither had they prepared for tl?em- feluesanyvidu-dl. 40 ^ Now the foiourning of the chil- dren of Ifiaei, who dwelt in Egypt, voas * foure hundred and thirtie yeres. 4 1 And it came to pafle at the end of the foure hundred and thirtie yeeres, es^en the felfe fame day it came to pafle , that all the hofts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is a t night to be much obferued vnto theLoRD,for bringing them out from the land of Egypt : This is that night of the Lo R D to be oblerued of all the cliddren of Ifrael,in their generations. 43 5[And the Lord faid vnto Mofes and Aaron, Tliis is the ordinance of the Pafle- ouer: there lliall no ftranger eat thereof. 44 But cuery mans feruant that is bought for money, when thou haft circumcifed him,then Ihall he eat thereof. 45 A foreincr,and an hired feruant fhal not eat thereof. 4^ * In one hoiife fliall it be eaten,thou llialt not carry foorth ought of the flefli abroad out of the houfe,* neither fliall yce breake a bone thereof. 47 All the Congregation of Ifrael fliall t keepe it. 48 And when a ftranger fliall foiourne with thee, and will keepe the Pafleouer to the L o R D , let all his males be circumci- fed,and then let him come neere,and keepe it : and hee fliall bee as one that is borne in the land : for no vncircumcifed perfon flial eat thereof. 45? One lawflialbcto him that is home- borne, and vnto the ftranger that foiour- neth among you. 50 Thus did all the children of IfiacI: astheLoR d commanded Mofes and Aa- ron, fo did they. y I And it came to pafle y felfe fame day, th.:t the Lord did biingthc children of If- el cut ot the land of Egyp tjby their armies. E CHAP., ♦.Nuia.jj.,] jHeb.agrealf mixture. •Gene, I J. ij.aGtes'jJ. galat.j,i7 fHchr.a flight eftb' fernatitni. *Numi(.ia * lohni^. ■\Htb.doett. ^iUllUllUUilll'JlUUl'lLUlll'U. TSWJOTWr rgo uuiur tg^t * Chap, a:, leuic. 27.26 numb J. I J and S,t6. uants. 'Chap. 2 1, 29,& J4.15. eaek. 44.30, t Htbcauff ttpajje »ucr. Or^idffc, CHAP. XIII. I Tbt^r^ bornsartfinSlified toQid, } Tbtme- morialiofthePd^etuerhtemrnandtd. IS The firftUn^i ofbeajis are fit afa> t. 1 7 7 he ffraeUtes goe OHt ef Si^ypt, and eary lofiphs btnei with thenu 20 They come to Ethxvi 21 (jod guidetbthtmby a pillar of a cleud^andapiUar of fire, ' ANd the Lord ^ake vnto Mofes> faying, ^ 2 '^Sanftifie vnto me all the firft borne, whatfocuer openeth the wombe , among ;^he children of Ifrael, both of man and of beait.-itismine. J ^ And Mofes faid vnto the people. Remember this day^in which yee came out from EgyptjOiit of the houfe off bondage: for by Itrength of hand the Lord brought you out from this p/dfc: there fliallnolea- uened bread be eaten. 4 This day came ye outjin the montth Abib. f ^And it (halbe when the Lord fliall bring thee into the land of the Canaanitts, and the Hittues,and the AmoritcSjand the Huiitcs,and the lebulites, which hee fware vnto thyfathers to giuethce,a land floM'ing with milke and hony, that thou fhaltkeepe this feruice in this ;r oneth. 6 Seuen dayes thou llialt eate vnleauc- ned bread,and in the feuenth dcxyjhaU bee a fcafttotheLo rd. 7 Vnleauened btead flialbe eaten feuen dayes: and there fhal no leaucned bread be fcene with thee : neither Ihall there be lea- uen fecne with thee in all thy quarters. 8 f^And thou fli^ltlliew thyfonne in that day,fayingjT/?« « done becaufe of that »/;k/; the Lord did vnto me, when I came forth out of Egypt. 9 And it fliall be for a figne vnto thee, vpon thine hand, and for a memoriall be- tween thme eyes, that the Lords Law may bee in thy mouth : for with a ftrong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. 10 Thou flialt therefore keepe this or- dinance in his fcafon from yeere to yecre. 1 1 ^And it fhalbe when the Lord flial bnng thee into the land of the Canaanites as hec f.vare vnto thee , and to thy fathers, and fliall giue it thee : 1 z * That thou fhalt f fet apart vnto the Lord all that openeth the matrix,and cuery firftling th:t commeth of a beafl, which thou haft , the males fhaU bee the Lords. I J And cuery firftling of an afle thou Ihak rcdecme with a ||Iambe : and if thou wilt not redceme it, then thou flialt breake his neckc, and all the firft borne of man a- mongft thy children flialt thou rede em. e, 14^ And it fhall be when thy fonne af- kcth thee f in time to come,{ayino , What is this? that thou flialt fiiy vntonimj By ftrength of hand the Lord brought vs out from Egyptjfrom the houfe of bondage. I J And it came to pafle when Pharaoh would hardly let vs goe,that the Lc rd flew all the firil borne in the land of Egypt,botli the firft borne of man, and the firll borne of bcaft: Therefore I facrifice to the Lord all that openeth the mr>trix, being males: but ally firft born of my children I redeem. 1 6 And it llial be for a token vpon thine hand^and for frontlets between thine eyes. For by ftrength of hand the Lord brought vs out of Egypt. 1 7 f And it came to paflTe when Pharaoh h.idlet the people goe, that God led them not through the way oJ»the land of the Phi- liftines,\^lthouoh that was necre : For God, f^iid, Leltperaduenture the people repent when they fee warre, and they returne to Egypt: 18 But God led the people about tho- row the wr.y of the v. ilderncs of the n d i'er: aiid t!;c children of Ifraelwent vp || harnefl fed out of the land of Egypt. 1 9 And Mofes tookc the bones of lo- feph with him : for hee had ftraitly fworne the children of Ifrael, faying ; * God will furcly vifite you , and yee fhall carry vp my bones away hence with you. 20 fAnd*they took their iourney from Succoth, and encamped in Ethamjin the edge of the wildernefle. 2 1 And * the Lo R D went before them by day in a pillar of a cloudc, to lead tliem the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to giue. them hght to go by day and night. 2 z He tooke not away the pillar of the cloude by day, *nor the pillar of fire "by night, /rem before the people. CHAP. XIIIL 1 God iffirttEftth ike IfriulttesintbeiritHrMey. 5 TharAih pur/utth after thtm. lO Jh;! Ifratlites niurrnHre, 13 Mofcs comforteth them. 15 ^od infi:n[ffth Mofes. 19 The cUud remoueth hehtnde the cantfe. 1 \ The ffraelite! pajfe thorew the red fea, 23 nhuh drotffteththeEgjpttam. ANd the L o R D fpake vnto Mofes, O.ying, 2 Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, that they turne and encampe before *Pi- hahiroth,betv/eenMigdol and the fca,ouer againft Baal-2,ephon : before it,fliallyc en- campe by the fea. J For t Heb. U mnrow. l^Or^iyfvetH ♦Gene. 50 25. iofh. 24, 32. 'Nam, jj.tf. ■•Num. Mi I4.deut. I. 3 3,pral.78. 14. 1. cor. 10.1. "Kum.sj 7. — Pharaoh pufJueth them. Chap.xiiij. The leaisdiuided.' *ioni.t4tf, 1 mace. 4.^, *Chip,6.s. .lOr, For vphtrtas rof* hauefttnt the Egyfttam to I For Pharaoh will fay of the children of Ifrael , They are intangled in the land, the wildernefle hath (hut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaohs heart, that he fhall follow after thcmj& I will bee honoured vpon Pharaoh, and vpon all his hofte,that the Egyptians may know that I am the L o rd. And they did fo. f 5jAnd it was told the king of Egypt, that the people fled : And the heart of Pha- raoh and of his feruants was turned againft the people, and they faid. Why haue wee done this, that wc haue let Ifrael goe from feruingvs?^ 6 And he made ready his charet , and tooke his people with him. 7 And he tooke fixe hundred chofen charets , and all the charcts of Egypt, and captsines ouer eueiy one of them. 8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he purfued after the children of Ifrael : & the children of Ifrael went out with an high hand. 9 But the*£gyptians purfued after them (all the horfes and charets of Pharaoh,and norfmen,and his amry) and ouertook them encamping by thefea, befide Pi-hahiroth befose Baal-xephon. I o ^And when Pharaoh drew nigh,the children of Ifrael lift vp their eyes, and bc- holdc,the Egyptians marched after them, and they were fore afraid : and the children of Ifrael cried out vnto the Lord. I I And they faid vnto Mofes, Becaufe there were no graues in Egypt , haft thou taken vs away to die in the wildernefle ? Wherefore haft thou dealt thus with vs, to cary vs forth out of Egypt ? 1 2 "^^Is not this the word that we did tell thee inEgypt,faying,Letvs alone,thatwe may feme the Egyptians ? Font had beene better forvs to feme the Egyptians, then that we fhouH die in the wildcrneffe. I J 5[ And Mofcs faid vnto the people, Feareye not, fland ftill, and fee the faluati- onof the L o r d, which hee will fhew you to day : \\ for the Egyptians whom ye haue feene to day,yce fliall fee them againc no more for cuer. 14 TheLoRD fliall fight for youjand ye fhall hold your peace. I <; ^ And the Lord faid vnto Mofcs, Wherefore crieft thou vnto mce ? Spcake vnto the cluldren of Ifrael ^ that they goe fonvard. 16 But lift thou vp thy rod, and flretch out thine hand ouer the fca , and diuidc it : W>|,., .. >'-^r^ and the children of Ifrael fliall goe on drie groimdthorow the mids ofthefta. J 7 And Ijbehold,! wil harden the heaits of the Egyptians,& they fliall follow them: and I will get mee honour vpon Phaiaoh, and vpon al his hofte,vpon his charets,and vpon his horfemen. 1 8 And the Egyptians fhall know that I am the LoRD,when I haue gotten mc ho- nour vpon Pharaoh, vpon his charets, and vpon his horfemen. 1 5> f And the Angel of God which went before the campe of Ifrael, remooued and went behinde them and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, & f tood behind rhem. 20 And it came betweenc the isampe of the Egyptians,and the campe of Ifrael,and it was a cloud and darknefle to them , but it gauc hght by night to thefe : fb that the one came not necrc the other all the night. 21 And Mofes ftretched out his hand o- ouer the fea,and the Lord caufed the fea to goe bacb^ by a ftrong Eafl winde all that night,and made the fea drie land, and the waters were * diuided. 2 2 And '^ the children of Ifrael went in- to the midl'tof the fea vpon the diy ground^ and the waters were a wall vnto them on their right hand,and on their left. 23 ^And the Egyptians purfued, and went in after them,to the midll of the Sea, euen all Pharaohs horfes,his charcts and his horfemen. 2 4 And it came to pafre,that in the mor- ning watch the Lord looked vnto the hoft of the Egyptians,through the pillar of fire, and of the cloud,and troubled thehofte of the Egyptians, 2 5: And tooke off their charet wheeles, \\ that they draue them heauily : So that the Egyptians faid. Let vs flee from the face of Ifrael : for the L o r d fighteth for thcm,a- gainil the Egyptians. 26 f And the L o R D faid vnto Mofcs, Stretch out thine hand ouer the Sea , that the waters may come againe vpon theE- gyptians , vpon their charets , and vpon their horfemen. 27 And Mofes ftretched foorth his hand ouer the Sea, and the Sea returned to his ftrength when the morning appeared : and the Egyptians ilcd againfl it : and the Lord t ouerthrewe the Egyptians in the midftofthefea, 28 And the waters rcmrned,andcouc- red the charets, and the hoifcn:cn,W nil E 2 the ^loOi. 4.1J, pfal.i 14.J. I. cor 10.1, themttgoe htOHtlj, jHeb (hookf ^m iraeTnong txodus. Oi thankeigiuin^, ♦Pfal.i«5. II. iHibr.haftd 'Wifd.i.JO, T] ] \^Or,refef- Or^mighttt the hofte of Pkaraoh that came into the fea after themrthcre remained not fo much as * one of them. 29 But the children of Ifrael walked vp- on drie hnd in the midft of the fea,and the waters rcert a wall vnto them on their right handjand on their left. 3 o Thus the Lord faued Ifrael that •day out of the hand of the Egyptians : and Ifrael faw the Egyptians dead vpon the fea fhore. 5 I And Ifrael faw that great f workc which the Lord did vpon the Egyptians : and the people feared the LoRD,and bclcc- ued the LoRD^and his feniant Mofes, C H A P. XV. I Mofis fong, i 2 The people rvant ivater. i ; Tbt Waters at M.arah are bitter. 25 ^Atreefw.elnHh them, 27 sAt tUmattt-atelitewelSy and fcueatie falme trees. Hen fang * Mofes and the children of Ifrael this fong vnto the Lord, and fpake^fayingjl will ling vnto the Lord : for he hath triumphed glorioully,the horfe and his rider hath he throwen into the fea. z The LoHDis myftrcngthandfong, and he is become my fa luation : hee is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation, my fathers God,and I will exalt him. J The L o R D r* a man of warre : the L o R D M his Name. 4 Pharaohs charets and his hofle hath hee caft into the fea : his chofcn captaincs alfo are drowned in the red fea. 5 The depths hauc couered them; they fankc into the bottome as a ftone. 6 Thy right haijd,0 LoRD,is become glorious in powcr,thy right hand,0 Lord, hath daihed in pieces the enemie. 7 And in ithe greatnes of thine excel- lencie thou liaft ouerrhrowen them, that rofe vp againlt thee ; thou fenteft forth thy wrath,w/j/f/? confumed them as ftubble, 8 And with the blaft of thy noftrils the waters were gathered together : the floods ftood vpright as an heapc, and the depthes were congealed in the heart of the fea. 9 The enemy faid, I will nurfue, I will ouertakc, I will diuide the fpoile : my lull (lialbe fatifHed vpon them : I will draw my fword,minc hand fliall (| deftroy them. I o Thou didft blow with thy wind,the fea couered them, they fanke as lead in the mightie waters. ' 1 1 Who »jhke vnto thee,OLoRD,amogft the |( gods ? who *i hke thee,glorious in ho- linelli, fearcfull in praifesj doing wonders ! I z Thou ftretchedft out thy right hand, the earth fwallowed them. 1 5 Thou in thy mercy haft led forth the people which thou halt redeemed : thou haft guided them in thy ftrength vnto thy holy habitation. 1 4 * The people fliall heare, and bee a- fraid : forrow ihall take hold on the inhabi- tants of Paleftina. 1 5 Then the dukes of Edom fhall be a- mazed : the mightie men of Moab tremb- hng Ihall take hold vpon them : all the in- habitants of Canaan lliall melt away. \6 *Feare and dread iliall fall vpon them,by the greatnefle of thine arme they llialbc as ftill asa ftone, tiU thy people pafle ouer,0 Lord, till the people palfeouer, which thou haft purchafed. 1 7 Thou ilaalt bring them in,and plant them in the movmtain of thine inheritance, in the place , O L o R d, which thou haft made for thee to dwel in, in the Sanctuary, O LoRD,W;;ffc thy hands haue eftabhlhed. 1 8 The Lord fhall reigne for eucr and eucr. 1 9 For the horfc of Pharaoh went'in with his charets and with his horfemen in- to the fea,and the L o r d brought againe the waters of the fea vpon them : But the children of Ifrael went on drie land in the mids of the fea. 20 ^And Minam the ProphctefTe the fi- fter of Aaron, tooke a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her, with timbrels,and with dances. 21 And Miriam anfwered them. Sing ye to the L oRD,for he hath triumphed glo- rioufly : the horfc and his rider hath hee throwen into thefea. 22 So Mofes brought Ifrael from the red fea,& they went out into the wildernes of Shut: and they wQnt three dayesinthe v/ildernes,and found no water. 25 ^ And when they came to Marah, they could not drinke ol the waters of Ma- rah,for they were bitter: therft)re the name of it was called \\ Marah. 24 And the people murmured againft Mofcs,faying,Whnt fhall we drinke? 25 Andhe cried vnto the Lo R D :and the Lord (hewed him a*tree,which when hee had caft into the waters , the waters were made fwecte : there hee made a fta- tute,and an ordinance, and there he proo- ued them, 26 And faidjif thou wilt dftigcntly hear- ken to the voice of the Lord thy God,and wilt •DeuM.25. ioftj 1.5. *Deut.i.jp io(h.2.5. llThar is,B(>- tetnifi, »Bcclu.j8kS ii^i^iseiiit&uiuuuuit. ^najPiWfP ^ ♦Num jj.ii ■\Heh.thefor- tion of» daj/ inhitiijf. wU doe that which is right in his fight,and wiltgiuexaretohis commandements, and keepe all his ftatutes,! wil put none of theft difeafes vpon thee, which I haue brought vpon the Egyptians : for I am the L o k d that htaleth thee. 27 5j * And they came to Elim : where weretweluewelsofwater, and threcfcore and ten palme trees, and they encamped there by the waters. CHAP. xvr. I The!fr*elitei contitoSin, j Thtjf mmrmurt fir tvant of tread. 4 God prtmifiththemh-radfi-om beautn. it SijfiiUs arc fint, 14 ^Atd Mannt, I 6 Thtfirdering tfMtnna. z$ /t not ntt to bet fiund »H theftbbith. j 2 ^n omtr »ftt uprefiru d, ANd they tooke their iourncy from E- hm, and all the Congregation of the children of Ifracl came vnto the wildernes of Sin, which is betwecnc Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the fecond moneth after their departing out ofy land of Egypt. t And the whole congregation of the children of Ifracl murmured againflMofes and Aaron in the wilderncfTe. I And the children of Ifrael faid vnto them , Would to God wee had died by the hand of the L o r d in the land of Egypt, when wee fate by the fleHipots, and when we did eate bread to the full ; for yee haue brought vs forth into this wildernes, to kill this whole aflembly with hunger. 4 f Thenfaid the L o r d vnto Mofes, Behold, I will raine bread from heauen for you, and the people fhall goe out , and ga- ther t a certaine rate euery day, that I may proue them,whether they will walke in my Law,orno. J And it fhall come to paire,that on the iixtday,they fhall prepare that which they bring in,and it llialbe twife as much as they gather daily. 6 And Mofes and Aaron faid vnto all the children of Ifracl, At eucn,then ye fhall know that the Lord h,ath brought you out from the land of Egypt. 7 And in the morning,then ye fhal fee the glory of the L ORD,for that he heareth yourmurmuringsagainft the Lord: And what are we,that ye murmure againft vs ? 8 And Mofes faid,T/j»yZ)<»i^e when the Lord fhall giuc you in the euening flcfh to eat,3nd in the morning bread to the full: for that the L o R D heai'eth your murmu- rings which yc murmure ag:nifl him 3 and whatrtrf we? your mmmuiings arc not a- gainftvSjbut againft thcL o RD. 9 ^ And Mofes faiie vnto Aaron, Say vnto all the Congregation of the chil- dren of Ifracl, Come neere before the LoRD:for he hath heard your murmurings 10 Andit came to pafie as Aaron (]5ake vnto the whole Congregation of the chil- dren of Ifrael, that they looked toward the wilderacffe, and behold, the glory of ^he Lord* appeared in the cloud. 1 1 f And the L o R D fpake vnto Mo- fes, faying, 1 2 I haue heard the murmurings of the children of Ifrael : Speake vnto them, fay- ing, Ateucn ye fliall eate flefh, and in the morning ye fhall be filled with bread : &yc fhall know that I am the Lo r d your God. I ? Anditcametopafle,that at euen^tlie quailcs came vp, and couered the campe : and in the morning the dewe lay rounda- bout the hofte. 14 And when *the dew that lay was gone vp, behoId,vpon theface of thewildenielTe there lay a fmall round thing,** fmall as the hoare froft on the ground. I J And when the children of Ifracl faw it, they faid one to another, \\ It is Manna ; for they wifl not what it »^. And Mofes faid vnto them, * This is the bread which the Lord hath giuen you to eate. 16^ This « the thing which the Lord hath commanded ; gather of it euciyman according to his eating; anOmerffore- ueiy man, according to the number of your tperfons, take yee eueiy man for them which are in his tents. 1 7 And the children of Ifrael did fo,and gathered fome more, fome lefle. 18 And when they did mete «> with an Omer, *hethat gathered much, had no- thing ouer, and he that gathered litle, had nolacke; they gathered eueiy man accor- ding to his eating. 19 And Motes faid. Let no man leaue of it till the morning. ao Notwithflanding they hearkened not vnto Mofes,but fome of them left of it vntil the morning,and it bred wormes,and ftanke: and Mofes was wroth with them. i I And they gathered it eaery morning I cuery man according to his eating : and when the Sunne waxedhote,itmcltcd. z z f And it came to paflc that on the fixt day they gathered twife as much bread,two Omers for one man : and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Mofes. zj Aiic he f^id vnto them. This is that w'lich the L o ■ D hath C id. To mcrow u the red o^f *v h-^lvfabb. th vntc t'lc L -rd: ^- :; oakc * Chap. I J. *Nuin.i I.J I •'Nifln,ii.7J pGi!.78 24. wirii.i^,2oJ flOr,»fidtu thiiroryitft \ aportitH. *Iohn d.j I i.cor.io J. jHebrh/tht pelle cr head. IHebrfiulet. •i.Cor.S.ij^ n^^V^I^^T" X iiti Anm,in>-«»ouc«»K.rtX->u itlHaiClV» * loft, 5.15. nebem.^.i; bake that which you will bake, to day, and and Teeth thatyc will fecthjand that which remaineth ouer,lay vp for you to bee kept vntill the morning. 2 4 And they laid it vp till the morning, nsMofcs bade : and it did not llinke , nei- ther was there any worme therein. 2 J And Mofesfaidj Eat that today^for to day is a Sabbath vnto the Lo r d: to day ye lliall not find it in the field. i6 Sixe dayesyec fliall gather it, but on thefeuenthdayw/j/ffe*^ the Sabbath j in it there ilialbe none. 27 ^And it came to pafle, that there went out foms of the people on the feuenth day for to gather,and they found none. 28 And the L( RofaidvntoMoftSjHow long refufe yee to kcepe my Commaunde- ments,and my lav/es ? 29 See, for that the Lo r d hath giuen you the Sabbath, therefore hcegiuethyou on the fixt day the bread of two dayes : a- bide ye cucry man in his place ; let no man goc out of his place on the feuenth d,- y. 50 So the people reflcd on the feuenth day, 3 I And the houfe of Ifracl called the name thereof Manna : and it vpoi like Co- riander fecdcjwhite : and the talk of it vras like wafers made with hony. - 325]; And Mofes faid. This « tlie thing which the Lord commaundeth : Fill an Omer of it to be kept for your generations, that they may fee the bread wherevvith 1 haue fe'ddeyouin thewildernelfe;, wheni brought youforth from the land of Egypt. 3 3 And Mofcs faid vnto Aaron,T?kc a pot,and put an Omer full of Manna there- in,and lay it vp before the LoRD^to be kept for your generations. 54 As the L o R D commanded Mofcs, fo Aaron laid it vp bdbre the Tellimonie, to be kept. 3 5 And the childre of Ifracl did eatMan- na fourty ycies, * vntill they came to a land inhabited : thty did cat Manna, vntill they camcvnto the borders of y land of Canaan. 7 6 Now an Omer is the tenth part of anEphah. CHAP XVIL I The feofle viurt7iure fir water atl^phtdim. 5 Codfivdah h:r»for water to the rtcl{e in Htrtb, 9- .^tnaleliM Oitt'Cime by the he/ding vp ef Mffis bandes. i 5 Mcfti bmldtth the ^Itar I EHO- ANd all the Congregation of the cl-il- drcn of Ifracl iourneied from the wil- dernefie of Sinjafter their iourneyes,2ccoi*:. ding to the commandemcnt of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim : and tbire nras no water for the people to drinke. • 2 Wherefore*the people did chide with Mofts,and faidjGiuevs water thatwemay drinke. And Mofes faid vnto them , Why chide you with me ? W'herfore do ye tempt theLo Ri>? . . , " - J And the people thirlled there for wa- ter,and the people murmured againft Mo- Ci^SjSc faid, V\ hcrcfore is this that thou halt brought YS vp out of Egyt,to kill vs and our children,and our cattell v\iththirft ? 4 And Mofcs cried vnto the L o R D, faying , What fliall I doe vnto this people ? they be almoft ready to ftone me. J AndtheLoRDfaidvntoMofes,Go on before the people, and take with thee of the Elders of Ifracl : and thy rod wherwith *thou fmoteft the riuerjtake in thine hand, andgoe. 6 * Beholde , I will /land before thee there,vpontherocke inHoreb, and thou flialtfmite the rocke , and there ihall come water out of it, that the people may drinke. And Mofes did fo,in the fight of the Elders of IfracL 7 Andhe called the name of the place, •fjM^flah,and (( Meribah,becaufe ofthechi- ding of the children of Ifracl, and becaufe they tempted the L o r b , faying,. Is the Lord amongvSjOrnot ? 8 f '^ Then came Amalek, and fought with Ifracl in Rephidim. 9 And Mofcs faid vnto * IofliU.i,Chufe vs out men, and go out,fight with Amalek: to morrow I willtand on the top of the hil, with the rod of God in mine hand^ 10 So lolhua did as Mofes had laid to him,and fought with Amalek ; and Mofes, Aaron,& Hur,went vp to the top of the hil. 1 1 And it came to pafle when Mofes held vp his hand,that Ifraelpreuailed : and when hee let downe hishand,Anialek pre- uailed. 1 2 But Mofcs hands wereheauie, and theytookeallone, and put it vnder him, and hee fate thereon ; and Aaron and Hur llaied vp hishands,the one on the one fide, and the other on the other fide, and his handes were fteady vntifi the going downe of the Sunne. I J And Iofi.ua difcomfited Amalek, and his people, M'ith the edge ofthefword. 14 And the Lord faid vnto Mofcs, W^rite this for a memoriail in a bookc, and rehearfe it in the cares of lofhua : for * I wil • vttcrly *Num,io.4. *Nuin.sc.p, plal.78.15. and 105.41. wifd. 111,4. I. COM 0,4. ijThat is, Ttntatufs. j] That if, Chiding : tr, ftnfi. ♦Deut.25.i7 wifd. !i. J. * Called i«- fus,Aft5 7. 45- *Niiin,>if'.j» i.faoi.ij.j. MoTc^nsTonncsr Lhii>.M).' TOBWr? ccunieaco nioicsr 0 That is, The Lord my hAnner, 11 Or,htcdH[< the hand of Atnal«k ka gaivflihf throne of the LoRD,tbere- fore, &c. \Htbr.Tbe iamdvpontbi thrin* efthi Liri, ♦Chap, t. If ♦Chap.j.zi II That j$, ^ jlrtngtr there, il That is, My G*A u I 'J« htl'^e. iHtbr.pegct, \Hehr finnd them. ♦Chap.f. and (.7. and 14. >8 vtterlyputout the remembraaceof AmV lek from Viider heauen. I J And Mofes built an Alt.xr,tincl called thenimeofit(|IEHOVAH NiOTi. 16 For hce laid, j} Becaufe the Lord hath Hvorne that the Lord will ba»e warre with Amalek from generation to gene- ration, CHAP. XVIIL I Isthr^brtH^ethto Mofet hU tvijiaid ttvtfonms, 7 Mijif ettertAtneth him, 1 j fethroi ctunfiU m accepted 17 l(thr» depliteth, WHcn "^Icthro the Prieft of Midian, Mofes father in lawe, heard of all that God had done for Mofes,ind for Ifra- el his people, ani that the Loap had brought Ilrael out of Eoypt : 2 Then Icthro Mofes father in lawe tooke Zipporah Mofes wife, after hce had fentherbacke, J And her two fonncs, of which the * name of tlie one wm (j Gerihom : for hee faid,I h.me bin an alien in a ftrange land. 4 And the name of the other vpm j| Eli- ezer : for the God of my £it\\tx, fxiihej-WAs mine heipe, and deliuered mee from the fword of Pharaoh. f And lethro Mofes father in law came with his fonnes and his wife vnto Mofes in- to the wild ernefle, where hee encamped at the mount of God. 6 And he faid vnto Mofes,! thy father in law letliro am come vnto thee, and thy wife, and her two fonnes with her. 7 ^And Mofes went out to meet his fa- ther in law,and did obcyfance , and kiffed him; and they asked each other o£ their t welfare, and they came into the tent. 8 And Mofes told his father in law all that the Lord had done vnto Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians for Ifraels fake, W all the trauaile that had f come vpon them by the way, and /jow the Lord deliuered them. 9 And lethro reioyced for all the good- nelfe which the Lord had done to Ifrael : whom he had deliuered out of the hand of the Egyptians. 10 And lethro fudjBlefled he the Lord who hath deliuered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pha- raoh , who hath'deliucred the people from vnder the hand of the Egyptians. 1 1 Now I know that the Lord is grea- ter then all gods: *for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly,';? xvm aboue them. 1 2 And Iethro,Mofes father in law took a burnt ottring and facrifices for God : and Aaron came , and all the Elders of Ifrael, to eate bread with Mofes father in law be- fore God. 1 3 f And it came to palTe on the mor- row, that Mofes fate to iudge the people : and the people ftood by Mofes , from the morniag vnto the euening. 1 4 And when Mofes fatherinlaw faw all that he did to the people, he faid. What is this thing that thou docftto y people? Why fitteft thou thy felfe alone , and all the peo- ple ftand by thee from morning vnto eucn? I J And Mofes faide vnto his father in law, Becaufc the people come vnto mce to enquire of God. 1 6 When they haue a mattcr^hey come vnto mee, and I iudge betweene f one and another, and I doc make them know the ftatuces of God and his Lawes. 17 And Mofes fither in law faid vnto him,The thing that thou doft, is not good. 1 8 fThou wilt furely weare away,both thou,and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heauy for thee ; * thou ait not able to performe it thy felfe alone. I p Hearken now vnto my voice, I will giue thee counfell, and God Ihall bee with thee : Bee thou for the people to God- ward,that thou mayell bring the caufcs vn- to God : 1 o And thou flialt teach them ordinao- ces and lawes, and flialt fhew them the way wherein they muft walke , and the woiiic that they muft doe, 21 Moreoucrthouflialt prouide out of all the people able men, fuch as feare God, men of trueth , hating couetoufnefl'e, and ]jlace/Hf/j ouer them,f9 be rulers of thou- fands,and rulers of hundreds,mlei-s of fif- ties, and rulers of tennes. 2 2 And let them iudge the people at all feafons : and it fliall bee that euery great matter they Ihall bring vnto thee,but eueiy fmall matter they fliall iudge : fo fliall it be£ eafier for thy felfe, and they fliall beare the 6«r(^e» with thee. 2 5 If thou (halt do this thing, and God command thee fo,then thou flialt bee able to endure,and all this people fliall alfo goe to their place in peace. 24 So Mofes hearkened to the voycc of his father in law , and did all that hee had faid. 25 And Mofes chofe able men out of all Ifrael,and made them heads ouer the peo- ple,rulers of thoufands,rulers of hundreds^ rulers of fiftieSjand rulers of tennes. • E 4 26 And f Heli.a mm and bu/eU<,\ iHeb.Faiii^ thou wilt fade. ♦Deut.i.^, ptmpmfm^fi^m ■■JAuuujr "crua TErmctn winrrcroprsr *Aaes 7.38 _'Dent.a5'» ♦DeutJ.*. ♦Deut 10.14 pfal, 24, 1. ♦1. Pet. 2 .J), reuel. 1,6, ♦Chap.l4. j,7.deut.5. 17 and ad. »7« 26 And they iudged the people at all feafons : the hard *a\iles they brought vnto Mofesjbut eueryfmall matter thcyiudged themfelues. zj ^ And Mofes let his father inlawe depart,andhce went his way into his owne land. CHAP. XIX. I The fcojU come t*SinM. j 6»dsmejfageby Mo- fis vnto tfit people out of the mount. 8 Thepeo- plet Mfwere returned agatne, 1 o the people art prepared againfithethtrdday. 12 The mount atue mufi hot be touched, \6 ThefittufitUprefinceoJ Cod vpon the mount. IN the third moneth when the children of Ifracl were gone forth out of the land of Egyptjthc fame day came they into the wildcrnes of Sinai. 1 For they were departed from Rephi- dim,and were come to the defertof Sinai, and hadpitched in the wilderneSjand there Ifraelcamped before the mount. 5 And *Mofcs went vp vnto God,and thcLoRD colled vnto him out of the moun- taine, faying , Thus llialt thou f.y to the houfe of lacob,^ tel the children of Ifrael: 4 * Yc haue feene what I did vnto the Egyptians , and how I bare you on Eagles wings,and brought you vnto n-y felfe. 5 Now * therefore if yee will obey my voice indced,and kccpe mycouenantjtl.en ye flialbe a peculiar treafure vnto me aboue all people : for * all the earth n mine. 6 Aiidyeflialbevntomea'*kingdome of Prieltcs, and an holy nation. '1 hefe^re the words which thou Ihaltipeake vnto the children oflfracl. 7 ^ And Mofes came and called for the Elders of the pcople,3nd Liide before their faces all thcfe wordts which the L o R d commanded him. 8 And * all the people anfwered toge- therjand faidjAU that the L o r d hath fpo- ken,wee will doe. And Mofes returned the words of the people vnto the L o r d. 9 And the LoRofaid vnto MofeSjLoe, I come vnto thee in a thicke cloudjthat the people may heare when I fpeake with thee, and belecue thee for euer : And Mofes told the words of the people vnto the Lo r d. 10 ^AndtheLo Rcfaid vnto Mofes, Goe vnto the people,and famftifie them to day and to morrowe, and let them wafh their clothes. 1 1 And be ready againft the third day : for the third day the Lord will come down in the fight 0/ all the people, vpon Mount Sinai. I z And thou fhalt fet bounds vnto the people round aboutj faying. Take heed to yoiu- felucs, y ye go aot vp into the mount, or touch the border of it : *whofoeuertou- cheth the mountjfhalbe fiirely put to death. 1 5 There fliall not a hand touch it, but hefliallfuvelybce ftoned,or ihotthorow, whether it be beaft or man, it fhall not hue: when the ((trumpet foundeth long,they (hal come vp to the mount. 14^ And Mofes went downe from the mount vnto the people , andfandifiedthe people^ and they wallied their clothes. I J And he faid vnto the people,Be rea- dy againft the third day : come not at your wiues. 16^ And it came to pafle on the third day in the morning , that there were thun- ders and lightnings, and a thicke cloud vp- on the mount, and the voice of the tmm- pct exceeding loude, fo that all the people that was in the campe^trembled. 17 And Mofes brought forth the people out of the campe to mectwith GodjSc they flood at the nether part of the mount. 18 And * mount Sinai was altogether on a fmoke,becaufe the Lord defcendcd vpon it in Hre: and the fmoke therof afcen- ded as the fmoake of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 1 9 And when the voice of the trumpet founded long, and waxed lowdcrandlow- der, Mofes fpake, and God anfwered him by a voice. 2 o And the Lord came downe vpon mount Sinai,on the top of the muunt : and the Lord called Mofes t/j to the top of the mount,and Mofes went vp. 2 1 And the Lord faid vnto Mofes,Go downe,t charge the people,left they breake thorow vnto the Lord to gaze, and many of themperifh. 2 2 And let the Priefts alfo which come neereto the Lord, fandifie themfelues, left the Lord breake forth vpon them. 2 5 And Mofes faid vnto the Lord,. The people cannot come vp to mount Si- nai ; for thou chargedft vs, faying, Set bounds about the mount,3nd iandine it. 24 And the Lord faid vnto him. Away, get thee downe , and thou (halt come vp, thou,and Aaron with thee : but let not the Prieftes and the people bveake through,to come vp vnto the L o R d , left hee breake forth vpon them. 2 5^ So Mofes went downe vnto the peo- plc,and Ipake vnto them. CHAP. •Hebr.iJ. 29. ^OryCotnet •Deut. 4. VI' I Hthr, «»► te^. i: nC rcii k>uuniiaiiuviiii.iu Ji ^mmp *Deiit.j tf. pfal.8t.io. uamt. pfal i7 7. is.deu 5.1 1 ♦Chap.jj» i2.eiech.20 13. lukei}» '4. •Gene. J, I •Deue.j.itf. matt.i$.4. ephef.6.2. 'Mare.;.ti, *Rom.7 7. C H A P. X X. I The ten Cammandemenu. 1 8 TkcpufUtirtAJraid. 20 AI«/'i ctmfortith thtm. 31 Idtiatrit uf»r- biddtH. 34 Ofn>hatfsrfthc*^ltarfl}*Hl4be. AN4 God (pake all thcfc words , fay- ing, a ** I am the L o R D thy God, which haue brought thee out of the lande of E- gypt, out of the houfe off bond.igc : J Thou Aalt hciuc no other gods be- fore mc. 4 *Thoii (hah not make Vnto thee any graucn Image, or any hkenefl'e ofiwy th'tn^ that is in htaucn abouc, or that is in the earth beneath , or that is in the water vnder the earth. 5 Thou (halt not; bow downc thy fclfe to thcmjnor ferae them : For I the L o r r thv God am a icalous God, vifiting the ini- (^lutif of the fathers vpon the children, vn- to the third and fourth generation of them thathr.te me: 6 And fhewing mercy vnto thoufands of them that loue me,andkecpe my Com- mandcments. 7 * Thou flialt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine : for the Lord will not hold him guiltlefle, that takcth his Name in vaine. 8 Remember the Sabbath day,tokeepe it holy. 9 * Sixe daycs fhalt thou labour, and doeallthyworke: 10 But the feuenth day «the Sabbath of the Lo R D thy God : in U thou (halt not doe any worke,.thou, nor thyfonne, nor thy d:.ughter, thy man fcruant, nor thy m^id fcruant,northy cattell,nor thy Gran- ger that it within thy gates :. 11 For*infixedaycsthe Lord made heauen and earth, tiie fea , and all that in them ispnd relied the feuenth day : where- fore the L o R D blelTed the Sabbath day, andhalowedit. iz ^ * Honour thy father and thy mo- ther : that thy dayes may bee long vpon the lande , whith the L o R s thy God giueth thee. 1 3 "* Thou (halt not kill. 1 4 Thou (halt not commit adidtcry. If Thou (halt not fte?le. 1 6 Thou flialt not beare falfe witnefle ngninft thy neighbour. 17 * Thou (h.-lt not couct thy neigh- bors houfe, thou fhalt not couet thy neigh- bours wife, nor his man fcruant , nor his maid feruant, nor his oxe^ nor his aflc, nor any thin^ that is thy neighbours. 1 8 ^ And * all the people fiw the thun- drings, and t|ie lightnings, and the noife of the trumpet, and the mount.unc (Inoking : and when the people faw it, they remoucd, and (lood afarre off. 19 And they (aid vnto Mofes, *Speake thou with vs, and we will hearc : But let not God Ipeake with vs,Ieft we die. 20 And Mofes fnid vnto the people, Fearenot : for God is come to proueyou, and that his feare may be before your faces, thatyefinnenot. 2 1 And the people flood afirre o(fi and Mofes drew neere vnto the tliickc darknes,. where God was. 2 z 5f And the L o R D faid vnto Mofes, Thus thou llialt fiy vnto the children of Ifrael, Yee haue feene that I haue talked' with you from heauen. 2 T; Yee fhall not make with mee gods of liluer, neither (hall yee make vnto you gods of gold. 24 ^ An Altar of earth thou (halt make .vnto me,& ihahfacrilicc thereon thy burnt offerings , and thy peace offerings , thy (heepe,and thine oxen : In all places where Irecord my Name^ I will come vnto thee, andlwillblefTethec. 2y And* if thou Wilt make me an Altar of ftone, thou (halt not f build it of hewen Itone : for i( thou lift vp thy topic vpon it, thou haft polluted it. 26 Neither (halt thou go vp by fteps vn- to-mine Altar, that thy nakedntfle be not difcouered thereon, CHAP. XXL I L4ires for men feruams, 5 ¥or the firuant vthoft eare u boartd. 7 Far wtmin feruants, i z for mafiflaug^tcr. 16 Far fteattrt *f mevt 17 for CHrjcrsoffartnti, 18 For fmiterM ii For dhutt bychtnc*. 38 For an rxt thitt,^hiTeth. 5 j for him th*t $4 an occ^on tf harmt, NOw thefe are thf iudgements which thoufhaltfet before them. 2 * If thou buy an Hebrew feruant, fixe yeeres he/hall fcrue,and in the feuenth he Ihall goe out free for nothing. 3 It hecamein tbyhimfelfe,he.(hall goe out by himfelfe ; if hee were married, then his w ife (hall goe out with him. 4 If his maftcr hrue giuen him a wife, and fliehsue borne him fonnes or daugh- ters 5 the wife and her children (hall bee her maftcrs, and he (hnll goe out by himfelfe. 5 And if the feruant f (hall plainly fay, I loue •Heb.«3i8| *Deut.j,24J and i8.i6, ♦Deut.s7.5j fHtb.butldl themmth btrvtng. ♦Leuifcjj. 4 ) . deut. I < 13 ]'ere.j4. •\Heb.vith\ hubody. Mitb.f*ym§ ill\y\ivl SI iinam-ditianccs. I loue my matter^my wife,aad my children I vv'ill not goe out free : ■ ' 6 Then his milter {hill bring him vn- to the luiges, he fli jII alfo bring himto the doore, or vnto the doorepoft, andhis ma- iler Ihall boarc his care through with an aale,and he fliallfcruehim for euer. 7 ^ And if a man fell his daughter to bea mauiferuant, flieefhallnotgoeout as the men ferumts doe. 8 If fliefpleafenot her mafter, who hath betrothed her to himfelfe, then ihall he let her bee redeemed : To iell her vnto aftrange nation hee fnallhaucrto power, feeing he hath-dealt deceitfully with her. 9 ' Andif hee haue betrothed her vnto hisfonne, he ihall deale with her after the maner of daughters. 10 If hee take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her duetie of ma- nage fliall he not diminifli. 1 1 And if hee doe not thefe three vnto her, then fhall fhce goe out free without money. 12, ^^Hethntfmitethaman^fbthathl? die, fliall be furely put to death. I J Andif amanhenotinwaitjbutGod deliuer him into his hand, then "* I will ap- point thee a place whither he fiiall flee : 14 But if a man come prefumptuoufly vpon his neighbour, to fl.iy him with guile, thou (halt take him from mine Altar, that he may die. 15^ And he that fmiteth his father, or his motlicr, ihall be furely put to death. 1 6 , II Thcnfl:aHanoathof the LoRDbe bctweene them both, that hee hath not put Kishandvnto his neighbours goods: and the ov/ncr of it fliallaccept thereof, and he fhall not make it good. 1 1 And*ifit be Itollenfrom him,he flial make reftitution vnto the owner thereof. I ^ If it be torne in pieces, then let him bring it /or witnes, and he fhall not m:ke oood that which wrs tome. 14 ^Andifa man borrow ought of his ncighbcur^andilbe hurt,ordiejthe owner thereof being not witli it, hee Ihall furely make it good. 15 l!utif the ov/ner thereof be with it, he fl'inll not make it good : If it be an hired thin^dt came for his hire. 16 f^And *if a man entice a maidthr.tis not betrothed,and lie with hcrjhe fl-.al fure- ly endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father vtterlyrefiife to giue her vnto him,he ftial fpay money accorduig to the dowry of virgins. 18 ^Thou Ihalt not fufier a witch to hue. 1 9 ^Whofoeuer U«h with a beaft, fhall fiircly be put to decth. z D f "■ He that focrificeth vnto any god, TaucvritotheLoi.Donely,heflaaUbeYtter- lydelboyed. 21 5[ * Thou flialt neither vexe a ftran- gcr,nor opprcfle him: for yc were ftrangers in the L-ind of Egypt. ii ^* Ye fliall not afihft any widow,or fatherkfle child. ig If thcuafBift theminanywifepnd they eric at all vnto me, I will furely heare their crie. 24 And my wrath fliall waxc bote , and I will kill you with the fword : and your wiucs fliatbe widowes,and your children fa- thcrieflJe. . 25 5;*Ifthoulcndmoncytoanyof my people that ispoore by thecjthoultolt not bee tohimasanvfurer, neither flialt thou layvponhimvfury. z6 If thou at all take thy neighbours r:i^ ment to pledge, thou flialt deliuer it vnto him by that the funne goeth downe. 2 7 For that is his couering oncly , it is his raiment for his fkinne : wherein flisl he flecpe ? andit fliall come to paTc,whcn hee cricth vnto me, that I will heare : for I am gracious. 28 ^^Thouflialtnotreuilethe d Gods, norcurfe the ruler of thy people. 25) ^Thcu fhnlt not delay toejfer the t firlt ofthy ripe fruits,and of thy j- liquors: * the firft borne of thy fonnes Ihalt thou giue vnto me ► 3 o Likcwife flialt thou doe with thine oxen, and with thy flaeepc : feuen dayes it fluU be with his damme , on the eight dr.y thcuflisltgineitme. J I ^ Andy.ee flir.Il bee holy men vnto me :* neither flicillye eate any flcfli that is torne of bcaftes in the field: ye ftiall caft it ^Deut.aa, 28. ■f Hth.ntigf^i ♦Dent. I J. i.(nac,2.24^ ♦Leuit.15. a- •Z3ch,7, 10. ♦leu 25, J'^ tleuc.2}.i^. to tlie dogs. *A&$ J). 5. \ar,Iuiige), jHtbr.ihy fulHcfe. iHtb Teari ♦Chnp 1 J. 12.^4 34-1 ♦Ltoh. 21 e1ck.44.31l CHAP, ^rmrm^m liiuutili ' »-iAmmj» I lie ujrtc lOiciTinrrcaiTi Tifr CHAP. XXIII. I SJfltttdirandfklfewttnefe. J. « Of inHiee. 4 Ofcbantablenejje. 10 0/tbeyeert»freft. it Of ihi SMath. II OfideUtnt. i^ Of the tfirte feajli. 18 Of the blood atd fill §it: of the (kcrifice, 30 ^n ^ngel k prorraftd, tvithabUJiiig, iff^'y obsy him. THou flult not II raife a falfc report : put not thine hand with the wicked to bee an vnrightcous witnefle. z ^ Thou Hult not follow a multitude to doe cuill : neither fhalt thou f fpeake in a caufcj to decline after many, to wrcft ind^e- ment: J ^ Neither flialt thou countenance a poore man in his caufe. 4 «[[ If thou meet tliine enemies oxe or his afle going aftray, thou fnalt furely bring it backe to him agiine. f * If thou lee the afle of him that ha- teth thee, lying vnder his burden , |j and vvouldeftforbcaretohelpe him, thoulhalt furcIy helpe with him. 6 Thou flialt not wrcft the iudgement of thy poore in his caufe. 7 Keepe thee farre from a falfe matter : and the innocent and righteous flay thou not : for I will not iuftifie the wicked. 8 ^ And * thou flialt take no gift : for the gift blindeth f the wife, and peruerteth the words of the righteous. p ^Alfo thou fhalt not opprefle a ftran- ger : for ye know the f heart of a ftranger, Iceing yee were ftrangers in the lande of Egypt. 10 And * fixe yeercs' thou flialt fow thy Iand,and flialt gather in the fruits thereof: 1 1 Butthefeuenth^eerc thouflialtletit reft,and lie ftill, that the poore of thy peo- ple may eate, & what they Icaue, the beafts of the field fliall eate. In like mancr thou flialt deale with thy vineyard, and with thy II oliueyard. I z * Sixe dayes thou flialt do thy worke, and on the feuenth day thou flialt reft : that thine oxe and thine nfle may reft, and the fonnc of thy handmaid, and the ftranger may be refreflied. 15 And in all things that I haue faid vn- to youjbe circumlped : and make no men- tion of the names of other gods,neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 14 ^ * Three times thou flialt kcepea feaft vnto me in the yeere. 1 5 * Thou flialt keepe the feaft ofvnlea- uened bread : thou flialt eate vnlcaucned bread feuen dayes, as I commanded thee in the time appointed of the moncth Abib : for init thou camcit out fr6m Egypt: * and none fliall appeare before mc cmptie : 1 6 And the feaft of harucft,the Hrft fruits of thy labours , wliich thou haft fowen in the field : and the feaft of ingathering which is in the end of the yeere, when thou haft gathered in thy labours out of the field. 1 7 Three times in the yere all thy males fliali appeare before the L o r d God. x8 Thou ftiilt not offer the blood of my facrifice with lejuened bread, neither fliall the fat of my || lacrifice rCmainc vntill the morning. 1 9 *The firft of the firft fruits of thy land thou flialt bring into the honfe of the Lord thy God : thou flialt not feethe a kid in liis mothers milke. 20 f * Behold, I fend an Angel before thee to keepe thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I haue prepared. X I B eware of fii m, an d o bey hi 5 voyce, prouokehim not : forhee will not pardon yourtranfgreflions: for my name is inhim. 22 But if thou flialt indccde obey his voyce, and doc all that I fpeake, then I will be an enemie vnto thine enemies, an(t{| an adueifarie vnto thine aduerfaries. 2 3 * For mine Angel fliall goe before thee,and*bring thee in vnto the Apwrites, and the Hittites,andthe Perizzites,and the Canaanites, and the Hiuites, and the lebit- fites ; and I will cut them oft* 24 Thou flialt not bow downe to their gods, nor ferue them, nor doe after their works: *but thou flialt vtterly ouerthrow? them,and quite breake downe their images^ 2 <; And ye fliall feme the Lord your God, and he fliall blefle thy bread, and thy water : and I will take fickenefle away from themidftofthee. 26 ^ * There fliall nothing caft their yong, nor be barren in thy land: the num- ber of thy dayes I will fulfill. 2 7 I will fend my feare before thee, and will deftroy all the people towhome thou flialt come, and I will make all thine ene- mies turne their f backs vnto thee. 2 S And ^ I wilfend hornets before thee, which fliall driuc out the Hiuite, the Cana- anite, and the Hittitc from before thee. 29 I will not driue them out from be- fore thee in oneyeere^eft the land become defolatc, and the beaft of the field multi- ply againft thee, 50 By little and little I will driuc them out from before thee, vntill thou be increa- fed and inherit the land. 51 And *Deu.t6.i6 fcdus J J. 4. I &r,fiiFi, *Chap.j4, z^.deuc. 14, xz. •Chap. J 3.1 \\Or,tn>,U effiStbem ihataffli^ thee. ♦ Chap, J J. 1 *IoQi.i4. If. 'Deucy.sj. ♦DeuL7. 14. t Heb,ncc\s, *Iofli.J4, 12. TnTpTOpirprnrnnrrem mrpmmrrfmm^ ■giUiii mmmmm = Chap.? 4. •Deur.7.15, iofh.i J.I J. a: gi And Iwillfet thy boimdsfroin the Red fea, euen vnto the fea of the Phili- ftincs, and from the dcfert vnto the riiier : foi- 1 will dchiicr the inhabitants of the land into your hand : and thou ftialt driue them out before thee. ^ z * Thou llialt make no couenant with I J .deut.7. 2, th(.,j,^ nor with their gods. 5 5 They Ihall not dwell in thy knd^Jf^^^ they make thee linne againft mee : for if thoufcruc their gods, * it wdl (ureiy bee a fnare vnto thee. CHAP. XXIIII. I Mifei if called vpinta the MoMHUine. 3 Thepto- fU premtfe ebedicnce. 4 JHofii bnUdftb an ^y^ltar, and imlue [iiliari. 6 the ffrink^Utli tbt blood «f the Coucnat't, ^ fbegUry of Gtd appearetlj. 1 4 ^/tron and Hut hane ibe charge tftlicpeofle, 1 5 Mofcs (ro;th tnio thtimtuntnine ^where liC conti7iatth foHrtie daja and four ty m^hts. ,* Nd he faid vnto Mofes, Come vp vn" to the Lord, thoujand Aaton, Na- dab and Abihu, and feuentie of the Elders of Ifracl : and worfliip ye a farrc ofK 2 AndMofcs alone fhall come neere the Lord: but they fhall not come nigh, neither fiiall the people goevp with him. g i[[And Ivlofes came and told the peo. pie all the words of the L o r d, and all the iudgements : and all the people anfwercd with one voycCjand faid , * All the wordcs which the L o k d hath faid', we will doe. 4 And Mofes wrote ail thewordesof the Lord, and rofe vp earely in the mor- ning, andbiulded an Altar vnder the lull, andtwelue pillars according tothetwelue tribes of Ifracl, 5 And he fent yong men of the chil- dren of Ifracl , which offered burnt offe- rings, and facrificed peace ©firings of oxen, vnto the Lord. 6 And Mofes tooke halfe of the blood, and put it in bafons, and halfe of the blood he fprinkled on the Altar. 7 And he tooke the booke of the co- uenant, and read in the audience of the people : and they faid, * Ail that the Lord hath laid, will we doe,and be obedient. 8 And Mofes tooke the blood, and fprinkled it on the people, and faid,Behold * the blood of the Couenant which the Lord hath made with you, concerning alhhefe words, 9 5[ Then went vp Mofes and Aaron, Nadab andAbihu, and the feuentie of the Elders of Ifrael: I o And they faw the God of Ifr.'.el: and there was vnder his feet, asitwcrcapaucd ♦Clup.15.8 and 24.5,7. deut 5,37. •Verfej. *i Pet.i.s. heb,;.20. I. worke of a Saphire ftone, and as it were the body of heauen m his clcarenefle. 1 1 And vpon the Nobles of the chil- dren of Ifrael hee hide not his hand , alfo they faw God, and did eate and drinke. I i ^ And the Lord fiid vnto Mofes, Come vp to me into the mount , and bee there, and I will giue thee Tables of ftone, and a Law, and Commandements Vv-hich I haue written,thatthoumayefl teach them. 1 3 And Mofes rofe vp, and his miniftcr Ioilnia:and Mofes \vent vp into the mount of God, 1 4 And he faide vnto the Elders, Tary ye here for vs, vntiUwe come againe vnto you: and behold, Aaron,jnd Hur are with you : If any man haue any matters to doe, let him come vnto rhcm. 1 $ And Mofes went vp into the mount, and a cloud coueied the mount. 1 6 And the ^loiy of the Lord abode vpon mount Siaai,and the cloude coucred it fixe dayes: and the fcuenth day he called vnto Moles out of the niidftofthe cloud. 1 7 And the fight of the glorie of the Lord vi>as like deuouring fire, on the top ofthe mount,in the eyes of the children of Ifrael. iS And Mofes went into the midft of the cloud, and gat him vp into the mount: and * Mofes was in the mount forty daies, and forty nights. CHAP. XXV. • IVhat the Ifraelitts tku^ tfferfor thewa\ing tft ht Tnbirnaclc. 10 The forme of ibt^rl^e. ijThe Meny-feate^ with the Cherubimi. 23 The tablt with the fhrmturc thertf. Ji The ctindUfiickf , with the infirumentsthtreof, ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, flying, 2, Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, that they t bring me an (| offering: * of euery man that giueth it willingly with his heart, ye fhaU take my offering. 5 And this is the offering which yec- fhal take of them 3 gold,and filucr,& bralfe, 4 And blew,and purple, and fkarlct, and fine j{ hnnen,andgoates/M/rf: y And rammes f kinnes dyed red, and badgers skinnes, and Shittimwood: 6 Oyle for the hght, fpiccs for anoyn- ting oyIe,and for fwect incenfe: 7 Onix ftones , and floncs to be fct in the *Ephod, and in the * brcflplnte. 8 And let them make me atSandhiary, that I may dw cU amongf^ them : p Accor- »Cfiap, 34. 28..37. 9 According to all that I fliew thee, after the paterne of the Tabernacle, and the patterne of all the inftruments thereof, euen fo fhall ye make it. 10 ^ * And tlicy (hall make an Atke of Shittimvvood : two ciibites and a halfe/Jofl 6c' the length thereof, and a cubite and an h.dfe the bre dth thereof, and a cubite and a halfe the height thereof. 1 1 And thou ihalt ouerlay it with pure goldjWithin and without Ihalt thou ouerlay it : and (halt make vponit a crowne of gold round about. 1 2 Aad thou fhah caft foure rings of gold for it, and put them in the foure cor- ners thereof,and two nno^% fhalbe in the one fide of it,& two rings in the other fide of it. 1 1 And thou flialt make ftaues of Shit- tim wood,and ouerlay them with gold. 1 4 And thou fhalt put the ftaues into the ringSjby the fides of the arke,that the Arke may be borne with them. 1 5 The ftaues fhall be in the rings of the Arke : they fliall not be taken from it. 1 6 And thou flialt putinto the Arke the Teftimonie which I fhall giuc thee. 1 7 And thou fhalt make a Mercic feat of pure gold: two cubites and a h.AicJhalbe the length thereof, and a cubite and a halfe the breadth thereof. 1 8 And thou flialt make two Cherubims of gold : of beaten worke fhalt thou make them, in the two ends of the Mercie-feat. 1 9 And make one Cherub on the one end,& the other Chemb on the other end : men \\ of the Mercie-feat fhall ye make the Cherubims, on the two ends thereof. 20 And the Cherubims fhall ftretch forth their wings on high , couering the M crcy-feat with their wings,and their faces (hall lookp. one to another : to\yard the Mer- cie-feat fhal the faces of the Cherubims be. z I And thou flialt put the Mcrcie-fdate aboue vpon the Arke, and in the Arke thou flialt put theTeftimony that I flial giue thee 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee,from aboue the Mercie-feat, from * betweene the two Cherubims winch are vpon tlie Arke of the Teftimonie, of all things which I wilL|iue thee in commandcment vnto the cliildren oflfrael. 2 J ^ * Thou fhalt alTo make a table of Shittim wood: two cv^itcsfhalbethe. length thereof, and a cubite the bredth thereof, andacubiieand ahalfe the height thereof. 24. And thou flialt ouerlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crowne of golde 1 round about. 2 f And thou fhalt make vnto it a bor- der of an hand bredth round about, and thou fhalt make a golden crowne to the border thereof round about. 2 6 And thou fhalt make for it foure rings of gold, and put the rings in the foure cor- ners that are on the foure feet thereof. 27 Ouer againft the border flial the rings be for places of the ftaues to beare the table 28 And thou flialt make the ftaues of Shittim woodjOnd ouerlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou fhalt make the difhes ther- of,and fpoones thereof, and couers therof, and bowles thereof, (| to coucr withall : of pure gold flijlt thou make them. 30 And thou fhalt fet vpon tlie Table Shew-bread before me alway. 31 ^ * And thou fhalt make a Candle- fticke of pure gold : of beaten worke fliall the candleftickc be made : his fhaft and his branches , his bowles, his knops, and his flowers fhall be of the fame. 3 2 And fixe branches liiall come cut of the fides of it : three branches of the can- dleftickc out of the one fide, & three bran- ches of the candlefti ck out of the other tide: J 3 Three bowles made like vnto al- monds, with a knop and a flower in one branch ; and three bowles made like al- monds in the other branch, Vv'ith a knop and a flower : fo iv^ the fixe branches that come out of the candlefticke. 3 4 And in the candlefticke /^4// be foure bowles made hke vnto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. 35 And there fl}allbe a knop vnder two branches of the fame, & a knop rnder two branches of the fame,and a knop vnder two branches of the fame,accordingto the fixe branches that proceed out of the candle- fticke. 3 6 Their knops and their branches fhall be of the fame ; all it fliall bee one beaten worke of pure gold. 3 7 And thou fhalt make the feuen lamps thereof: & they fliall (| light the lamps ther- of, that it may giue Lght ouer againft f it. 3 8 And the tongs thereof,and the fnufte difhes thereof J^jalbe of piure gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold fhall hee make it, with all thefe veflels. 40 And * looke that thou make them after their patterne , f which was fhewed theeinthemoimt. CHAP. Ij Or,i$p»wre out m'thdii. •Chap,j7. ■7' WOffCJihfet* afcend, ■\Htbr,the fact »fit. * Afls 7,44. heb.8. 5. f tfi&.wHicb thffu xtajt cunftdttfee. I J , w ■ ^1 ■» 111 ^. i«ijB , TWTTOWnWffr Liiup.kyi. Ji'lujppuiuiiiiiia'y. t Hebr.the iv«rl{eofe the length thereof, and a fpan fhalbe the breadth tnereof 17 And thou fhalt ffetinitfettingsof ftones j euen foure rowes of ftones : shefirH rowes J?:'all;e a (| Sardius , a Topaz, and a Carbuncle : this flialbe the firft row. 18 Andthe fecond row/^rf/Z>eanEme- raude,a Saphir, and a Diamond. 1 9 And the third row a Lygure , an A- gate,and an Amethift. 20 And the fourth row, a Berill,and an Onix,and a lafper : they fliall be fet in gold intheirfinclohngs. 2 1 And the ftones flialbc with the names of the children of Ifrael, twelue, according to their names , likfi the engrauings of a fig- net : euery one with his name fiiall they bee according to the twelue tribes. 2 2 f And thou flialt make vpon the breftplate chaines at the ends , of wreathen worke,of pure gold. 2 5 And thou flialt make vpon the breft- plate two rings of gold, and flialt put the two rings on tlie two ends of the breftplate. 2 4 And thou flialt put the two wreathen chainei of gold in the two rings,W'/;;f /; are on the ends of the breaftplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chaines^ thou llialt faften in the two ouches, and put them on the ilioulder pieces of the Ephod before it, 26 ^ And thou fhalt make two rings of gold, and thou flialt put them vpon the two ends of the brcaftpl.-*tc,inthe border there- of, which is in the fide of the Ephod in- ward. 27 And t\vo of/)^rrings of gold thou fhalt make, & flialt put them on the r of their na- ktdneffe. t Htbu be. ^Leulc.p.3. *Chap. 30, >5- t Hekbind. iHebr.fiU tbihAndtf. ♦Chap. 2 8. 41. Aaron,andofhis Chap.xxix. ioi*ncschcPricfis. 'Leuic, ^•4 ' Leuit. J. }. I Itfiemeth andthelft- Lrevdo- ffoursytt be the midrtffe. IJ Or,vf$fi, I o And thou fliak daufe a bullocke to bee brought before the Tabernacle of the Congi-egation : and*Aaron and his fonnes Ihall put their handes vpon the head of the bullocke. I I And thou fiialt kiUthe bullocke be- fore the L o R Djby the doore of the Taber- nacle of the Congregation. I z And thou ihak take of the blood of the bullocke, and put it vpon the homes of the Altar with thy finger, and powrc all the blood befide the bottome ofthe Altar. I J And *thou fhalt take all the fat that coucreththeimvards,and J( the C2iilc that is abouetheliuer,and the twokidneis, and the fat that is vpon them , an^ burne tl^in vpon the Altar. 1 4 But the flefh ofthe bulIocke,and his f kinne,and his doung llialt thoirburnc with fire without the campe,it/i a finrietjftcring. i^ % Thou fhalt alfo take one ram, and Aaron and his fonnes fhall put their hands vpon the head of theramme. 1 6 And thou fhalt flay the ramme, and thou flialt take his blood , and fprinklc it round about vpon the Altar. 1 7 And thou fhslt cut the rim in pie- ccs,and wafli the inwards of him , and his legs,and ^wKthem vnto his pieces,and jjvnto his head. 1 8 And thou fhalt burne the whole ram vpon the Altar : it «.s a burnt offering vnto the L o R D : It w a fweet fauour,an offering made by fire vnto the Lord. 1 9 ^And thou fhalt take the other ram: and Aaron and his fonnes flaall put their hands vpon the head of die ramme. 2 o Then fhalt thou kill the ramme, and take of his bIood,and put it vpon the tip of the right eare of Aaron,and vpon the tip of the right eare of his fonnes, and vpon the thumbeof theirright hand, and vpon the great toe of their right foot, andfpiinckle the blood vpon the Altar round about. 2 1 And thou (halt take ofthe blood that 1 h vpon the Altar,and ofthe anointing oile, and (prinl^. ..J-.... ......... ...JL f Heb.faltedi J 4 51 And the Lord faid vritoX"iol(. s, Take vnto thee fweet fpices,S£?.ftc,a! nI O- nicha , and Galbanum : theft fwccte fpices with pure frankincenfe, of each fliall there ht a like weight. J 5 5 And thou fliatt make it a perftime, a confedion after the arte of the Apotheca- rie,ttempered together,pure and holy. j<5 And thou flialt beat /owe of it very fmall, and put of it before the Teitimonie in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, where I will meetwiththee: it flialbe vnto you moit holy. J 7 And as for the perfume which thou flialt make , you fliall not make to your felues,according to the compofition there- of: it Ihall be vnto thee holy for the Lord. 38 Whofoeuer fhall make like vnto that, to fmell thereto, ftall euen be cut oft" from his people. CHAT. XXXL t Rtt^Ud xnd uiholiabire called, atid made meetftt thetPork.fJtheTahernacle, 11 The tbferuatun of the Sabbath is againe cotnmaunded, 1 8 iMo/eS rtceiuetb thettfo Tableu ANd the L o R D fpake vnto Mofes, faying, 2 See, I haue called by name, Bezaleei the *fonncofVri, thefonneof Hur,of the tribe of ludah : ? And I haue filled him with the Spirit of God,in wifdome, andinvnderftanding, and in knowledge , and in all manner of workemanftiip, 4 To deuife cunning workcs, to worke in gold,and in iiluenand in brafle, < And in cutting of ftones,to fct thefti, and in earning of timber, to Vv-orke in all maner ofworkemanfliip. a And I,behoId,I haue giuen with hirn, Aholiab the fon of Ahifamach of the tribe of Dan,ahd in the hearts of all that arc wife hearted I haue put wifdome, that they may make all that I haue commanded thee : 7 The Tabernacle of the Congrega- tion, and the Arke of the Teftimony , and the Mcrcie-feat that is thereupon , and all the t furniture of the Tabernacle : t Heb, vefiUl 8 And the Table,and his ftirniture,and the pure Candleftick, with all liis furniture, and the Altar of incenfe : 9 And the Altar of biurnt offering, with all his furniture, & the Lauer and his foot : 1 o And the clothes of (cruicc , and the holy gnrm.cnts for Aaron the Prieft , and thegarmentc of his fonnes, tominiltcrin the Priefts office: '.•4_-^^^'^iJ ? I ' And * i.Chrono a.ao. ^1 he babbath commanded. Exodus. Theitiohencalfe, 1 1 Ami the anointing oiIe,and fweetin- cenfcfor the HoIv/'/^ce/ according to all that I haue commanded thee,fhaU they do. 1 2 f And the Lo k d ipake vnto Mofes, faying, 1 ^ Spcakc thou alfo vnto the children oflfiMel, faying, Vercly my Sabbaths yee fhall keepe : for it is a figne betweene mee and you, throughout your generations, thatje may know that I am the LoRi>, that doet-h fandifieyou. 14 * Yee fhallkeepe the Sabbath there- fore: for it is holy vnto you: Euery one that dcHleth it,fliaU furely bee put to death : for whofoeucr doeth any worke therein , that foule fiialbe cut off fro amongft his people. I 5 Sixe daies may worke be done,but in the feucnth is the Sabbath of rcftjf holy to the L ord: whoibeucr doth "tty work in the Sabbath day,he fliall furely be put to death. 16 Whcrforc the children of Ifracl ihall keepe the Sabbath , to obferue the Sabbath throughout their generations , for a pcrpe- tuall couenant. 1 7 It ii a figne berweene me & the chil- dren of Ifrael tor euer: for^in fixe daies the Lord made heauen and earth , and on the feuenth day he refted,and was reiVefhed. 1 8 «i And he gaue vnto Mofes,when he had iruade an end of communing with him vpon moiint Sinai, * two Tables of Teiii- rnony. Tables of ftone , written witii the finger of God. C H A P. XXXII. I The peoflt in th; nb fence efMepi, caitfe^nron to witke n cjilfi. 7 God UKngred thereby, ti ^tthe intreAli3,:)tMofes he u appeafed. 15 Mefei com- mcih dorvue vt h {be Tables, ip He breai^cth them. 30 tiee dffirfj'e'hthe ca/fi 21 ^.xrons excufe firbimfeJfi- IS Mofs caufeih theld$latersi«te flaiKt. JO Ee frayeth for the people. ANdwhcn the people fawthatMofes delayed to come dovvne out of the Mountjthe people gathered themfelues to- gether vnto Aaron, & laid vnto him,* Vp, makevs gods which flial goc before vs : for as for this Mofcs , the man that brought vs vp out of the land of Egypt, wee wot not what is become of him. i And Aaron faid vnto them^Breake ofFthe golden eare-rings which are in the ear(Js ofyour wiues, of your fonnes, and of your daughters,and bring them vnto me. 5 And all the people brake oft the gol- den care-rings , which were in tiieir earcs, and brought i/;fw vjito Aaron. 4 "^And he receiued thsm at their hand, I and' fafliioncd it with a grauing took, after hee had made it a molten calfc : and they faid, Thefe bee thy gods, O Ifracl,which brought thee vp out of the land of Egypt. J And when Aaron faw it , he built an altar before it, and Aaron made proclama- tion, and faid. To morrow /; a feaft to the Lord. 6 And they rofe vp early on the mor- row , and offered burnt offerings , and brought peace offerings : and the * people fate downetoeate and to drinke j and rofe vp to play. , 7 f And the Lord faide vnto Mofes, *Go,get thee downe: for thy people which thou bvoughteft out of the land of Egypt, haue corrupted themfelues, 8 * Tliey haue turned afide quickely out of the way which I corruiunded them : they haue made them a molten calfe , and haue worfhipped it , and haue facrificed thereimto, and fiid, Thefe be thy gods, O Ifirael, which haue brought thee vp out of the land of Egypt. 9 A nd the L o R D faid vnto Mofe s,* I haue feenethis people , and behold , it is a ftiftenecked people. I o Now therefore let mc aIone,that my wrath may waxe hot againft them, and that I may confume them ; and I will make of thee a great nation. I I *And Mofes befought f the L o r d his God, and faid. Lor d. Why doeth thy wrath waxe hot againfi thy people , v/hich thou ball brought foorth out of the land of Egypt , with greatpower, and with a migh- ty hand ? 1 2 * Wherefore ffiould the Egyptians fpeake,andfty. For mifchiefe did he bring them out, to flay them in the mountaincs, and to confume them from the face of the earth: Turne from thy fierce wrath,and re- pent of this euil againft thy people. I ^ Remember Abraham, Ifiac,and If- rael thy feni.ints , to whom thoufwarelt by thine owne fclfe,and faideft vnto them, * I will multiply your feed as the ftarresof hea- uen: and all this land that I haue fpoken of,wiU I giue vnto yoiu" feedj and they lliall inherit it for euer. 14 And the Lord repented of the euill which he thought to doe vnto Ixispeoelc. 15^ And Mofes turned , and went downe from the Mount , and the two Ta- bles of the Teftimony were in his hand theTables were written on both their fidcsj on the one fide^and on the other were they written. 16 And '' « Cor. I o. 7. ■"Deiit.^.ij, *Deut.5. 8. *Ch3p. }j' J dent ^, •J. *PfaI. io(J. t Hitr.tht free cftht Ltrd. ♦Num>i4. '3- *G/n. 1J.7. and 1 J.7. an<]4S.i6. rhe Tablesarc broken. C^hap.xxxij.xxxiii. Moles prayer for the people^™ ~ , — ^ -Chapj. + Hth. wea\ neft. •Deut.^, t Hehthofi that rtfe vp lOc, ^nd tM oft) [aid, Ctiiffcrate jour [duet ta day te the Lob Die- f.wfe tuery man hath bene ijga'mjl hufsnm, /tnd agaii fi hu b ether^Crc t Heir fill ytmhai.ds. I 1 6 And the* Tables were the workc of I God J nnd the writing was the wi'iting of God, grauenvpon the Tables. I J And when lolliua heard the noife of the people as they fliouted, hee faid vnto Mofes , lliere it a noife of war in the campe, 1 8 And he faidj/^f is not the voice of them thatto powder, andftmwedJtvpon the water , and made the children of Ifracl drinke of it. z I And Mofes faid vnto Aaron , What did this people vnto thee, that thou haft brought fo great a finne vpon them ? 22. And Aaron faid , Let notihe anger of my lord waxe hot:thou knoweft the peo- ple ,_thnt they are /et on mifchicfe. 2 J For they faid vnto me,M ake vs gods which Ihall goe before vs : for as for this Mofes, the man that brought vs vpoutof the land of Egypt, wee wot not what is be- come ofhim. 2 4 And I faid vnto them , Whofoeuer hath any gold, let them breake it oft": So they gaue it me : then I caft it into the fire, and there came out this calfe. 2 5 ^And when Mofes faw that the peo- ple were naked,(for Aaron had made them naked vnto theii- Ihame , amongft f their enemies) 2 6 Then Mofes flood in the gate of the campe, and faid. Who is on the Lords fide ? kt him come vnto mee. And all the fonnesofLciri gathered them.felucs toge- ther vnto him. • 27 And hee faid vnto them. Thus faith the L o R D God of Ifrael , Put euery man his fword by his fide , and goe in and out from gate to gate throughout the campe, and flay cuery man his brother, and eucry man his companion , aiid euery man his neighbour. 28 And the children of Lcui did accor- ding to the \\ord of Mofes j and there fell of the people that day about three thou- fand men, 29 ((FcH-Mofes had faid jfCofccratc your lelucs to day to the Lor d/hch eucry man -**■'" ^— - vpon his fonne, and vpon his brother, that he may bellow vp5 you ablcffingthisd'y. J o ^ And it camcto pafic on rhe mor- row, that Mofes faid vnto the people, Yec haue finned a great finne : And now I will goe vp vnto the L o R d j peraduenttuc I ilinll make an atonement for your finne. ^ I And Mofes returned vnto thcLoRD, anafr.id,Oh,this people haue finned agrcat finne, and haue made them gods of gold. J 2 Ytt now , if thou wilt forgiue their finne : and if not, blot mee,Tpray thcCjOut of thy Bookc, which thou halt written. 3 J And the Lord firde vnto Mofes, Whofoeuer hath finned againftmce, him will I blot out of my Bookc. 34 Therefore now goe, lead the people vnto f^e/'/^fe of which I haue fpokcnvnto thee : Behold , mine Angel fhallgoe before thee; Neucrthelcfle in the day when Ivifit, I will vifit their finne vpon them. 5 f And the Lord plagued the peo- ple,becaufe they made the calfe which Aa- roni^ade. CHAP. XXXIIL i The Ltrdrefitfethto got .cleut,p. «3' \ TMoies taiKetn witnv.30ti. hxodus. X wo new 1 ables. 7 And Mofes tooke che Tabernacle, and pitched it without the campe,afarre off fro the campe,and called itthe Tabernacle of the Congregation: And It came to paflc, that eueiy one- ivhich fought the Lor d, Vyent out vnto th^ Tabernacle of the Con- grcg.itioh, which was without the campe. 8 And itxame to ^afle when Mofes went out vnto t^Tabe^jiacle , that all die people rofc vp ^^nd ftood eueiy man at liis tent doore jand looked after Mofes,vntii he was gone into the Tabernacle. 9 And It came to palfe as Mofes entred into the Tabernacle , the cloudy pillar def- cended , and flood at the doore pf the Ta- bernacle,and the Lord talked with Mofes. I o And all the people fiiw the cloudy pillar Itand at the Tabernacle doore: and all the people rofe vpjand worfliipped euery man in his tent doore. I I AndtheLoRD fpake vnto Mofes face to face, as a man fpeaketh vnto his friend. And he tiurned againe into the campe , but his feruant lofhuathefon of Nun, a yong man,departed not out of the Tabernacle. 1 2 ^ And Mofes faidvnto the Lord, See,thonfaycft vnto me,Bring vp this peo- ple,and thou haft not let mee know whom thou wilt fend with me. Yet thou haft faid,I know thee by Name , and thou haft alfo foui id grace in my fight. I J Now therefore,! pray thee,If I haiic found grace in thy fight, fliew mee now thy way that I mav know thee, that I may finde grace in thy fight: and confider that this nation is thy people. 1 4 And he faid , My prcfence fhall goe with thee^and I will giue thee reft, I f And he faid vnto him,If thy prefence goe not with me, cary vs not vp hence. 1 6 For wherein ilial it be knowen here, that I and thy people haue found grace in thy fight? is It not in that thou goeft with vs? So fhall we befeparated,! and thy peo- ple, from all the people that4r«vpon the face of the earth. 1 7 And the Lord faid vnto Mofes,! will doe this thing alfo that thou haft fpo- ken : for thou haft found grace in my fight, and 1 know thee by name. 1 8 And he faid,! befeech thcc,{hcw me thy t,Iory, 19 Andhefaidjlwilmakeallmygood- ncfll- paffe before thee,and I v/illproclaimc ^Uom.p, 1 5. the Name of the Lord before thee: *and wil be gr';clous to who Iwil begracicus,and will ilicw mercy on who I will flicw mercy. 20 And he faid. Thou canft not fee my I face : for there fbiall no man fee me,& liue. 2 1 And the Lord faid. Behold, there is a place byme, andthoufhalt ftandvpoii arocke. 2 2 And it fhall come to pafle, while my glory pafTeth by,that ! wil put thee in a clift of the rockc , and will couer thee with my hand, while X pafle by. 2 J And I will take away mine hand, and thou flialt fee my backe parts : but my face fliallnotbcfeene. CH A P; XXXIIIL I The Tables are retiaed. 5 The Name af the Lord. pracUimed. 8 Mofis intreatethGoi ttgoeivith them, 10 Gedma\ethac*itentintr»nhthem,rtfeti' tmgeertaine duetiesoftbe firBTMe, a8 Mofes af- ter fturtj dayei in the M«unt^ ctmmeth dewne mth the Tabid, a^ Hu face ihinetb, and hee ceuereih it rvifhavade, ANd the Lord faid vntoMofes,*Hew thee two Tables of ftone , like vnto the iirft: and I will write vpon thefe Tables, the wordes that were in the firft Tables which thou brakeft. 2 And bee ready in the morning, and come vp in the morning vnto mount Sinai, and prefent thy Cdfc there to me, in the top of the Mount. g And no man fhal come*vp with thee, neither let any man bee feene throughoiu all the Mount , neither let theflockesnor herds kcd before that Mount. 4 ^And lie hewe d two Tables of ftone, , like vnto the nrft,& Mofes rofe vp earely in ' the morning , and went vp vnto Mount Si- nai,as the Lord hid commanded him,and tooke in his hand the two Tables of ftone. <} And the Lord defcended in the cloud, and ftood witli him there , and pro- claimed the Name of the Lord. 6 AndtheLoRDpafledbybeforehim, and proclaimed. The Lohd , The Lord Godjmercifull and gracious,long fuliring, and aboundant in goodnefl'e and tructh, 7 Keeping mercy for thoufands, forgi- iiing iniquitie and tranfgicflion and finne, and that will by no meanes cleare the guilty y *vifiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpo the children, and vpon the childrens children, vnto the third & to the fourth generation. 8 And Mofes made h?.fte , and bowed his head toward the earth, and worfhipped. 9 And hee faide, !f now I haue found grace in thy fight, O Lord, let my Lord,! pray. thee,goe amongft vs, ( for it is a ftifie- ■ necked people,) & pardon our iniquity,and our 'Deut. 10. * Chap,: 5, •Ex"d,JO. 5. dent 5.9. iere.j2.i8. Againitidoiatric. Chap. t^m\j. jvibrcs lace Ihinetli. *Deut.3.i. ji.iieuc.y. 2 t Heb. fta- tutt. •chap. 2 0.5 •i Kin. 1 1.2 *Chap.aj. 'Chapii^ * Chap. 12. io. ♦Chap, a J, •5. * Chap. 2 J. ii.deut 5. iz.Iuk. I J. '4. .♦Chap.2j. 1 6. t Hiyr, reuo- lution tftbe jfetre. 'Chap.jjk I4,i7.e L o r d: * Whofocuer is of a wimngheart, let him bring it, anoiFering of the Lord, gold,and (iluer, and brafle, -6 And blew, and purple , and fcarlet, and fine Imnen, and goates hairc, 7 And rammer f kinnes died red, and badgers f kinnes, and Shittim wood, 8 And oyle for the light,and (^icts for annoynting oyle, and for the fwcctein- cenfe: 9 And Onix ftones, and ftones to bee fetfortheEphod,andfor the breftplate. I o And euery wife hearted among you, fhail conie and make all that the Lord hath commanded : II * The Tabernacle, his tent , and hiscouering,histacIics. andhisbarres, his pillars, and nisfockets; 12 The Arke and the ftaucs thereof, with the Mercy leatc, and the Vaile of the couering : 1 1 The Tabic and his ftaues , and all his veflels, andthe Shew bread, 1 4 The Candleftick alio for the light, and bis ftirniturc, and hislampcs, with the oyle for the Jiglit, ly * And the incenfe Altar, and his ftaucs, andthe annoynting oyle, and the fwect mccnfe , and the hanging for the doore, at the entring in ofthe '^abcrnacle: 1 6 * The Altar of burnt oflbring with his braren grate, his ftaucs , and all his veficis, the Lautr and his toot: ■I 7 The hangings of tlie Court , his pil- lar, andtheir fockcts, aad the hanging for the doore ofthe Court: 1 8 The pinnes ofthe Tabcrnacle,and the pinnes ofthe Court5and their coards: jp The cloathcs offeruicc, to doc ier- uice in thcholy flace^thc holy garments for Aaron the Prieft ,and the garments of his fonnes to miniflcr in the Priefts office. 2o ^ And all the Congregation ofthe children of Ifrael departed fi-om the pro- fence of Moles. 2 1 And they came euery one whofe heart ftirrcd him vp, and euciy one whome his fpirit made wiUing, and they brought the L o R D s oflering to the worke of the Tabeinacle of the Congregation, and for all his feruice, and for the holy garments. zz Andthey came both men and wo- men, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets,and eare-nngs,3nd rings and tablets, all lewels of gold; and aieiy man that offered , offered an offering of gold vnto the L o R D. 2 J And euery man with whome was found blew, and purple, and fkaiiet, and fine linnen, and goates haire^ and red f kins of rammes, and badgers f kinnes, brought them. 24 Euery one that did offer an offering of filuer and braffe, brought the Lords offering: and euery man with whome was found Sliittim wood for any worke ofthe feruice, brought//. 2 J And all the women that were wife hearted, did fpinne with their haJids, and brought that which they had ipun, both of blew, and of piu-ple, and of f karlet, and of fine linnen. 2 6 And all the women whofe heart ftir- rcd them vp inwifedome, Ipurme goates haire. 27 AndthcRuIersbroughtOnixftones, and ftones to be fet for the Ephod, and for the breftplate : 2 8 And * fpice, and oyle for the hght, and for the anoynting oyle , and for the fwect incenfe. 29 The children of Ifrael brought a willing offering vnto the Lord, tucry man and woman, whofe heart made them willing to bring for all manner of worke, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hands of Mofes. 50 ^ And Mofcs f id vnto the children of Ifrael, Scc,*theL o r d hath called by name Bezaleel the fonne of Vri, the fonne of Hur, ofthe tribe of ludah. 3 I And he hath filled him with the Spi- rit of God, in wifdomCjin vnderftanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanlhip : • 32 And to deuife curious workes, to worke .5 .-.v*-, *Chap 30^ ♦Chjp.3i.a The peoples liberalitie. Ch ap. xxxv). Ciirtaincsot C^erubtm s. }.ammk worke in goW,ancf in filuer,an(i in bmfle, J ^ And in the cutting of ilones , to fet them y and in caruing of vvocxdj to make any manner of cunning worke. ^ 4 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach^ both he and Ahohab the fonne of Ahilamach of the tribe of Dan. ? f Them hath he filled with wifedome of heart, to worko all manner of worke, of the ingraucr, and of the cunning worke- man, and of the embroiderer, in blew, and in purple, in fkarler, and in fine linnenjand of the weauer, euen of them that doe any worke, and of thofc that deiiife cunning workc. CHAP. XXXVL I Tit offerings art dtUuiTcdt 9 the vporks^'t^. 'i Tk* tiberalitieif ihtpeofU is rejlrmnid. 8 Thecur^ taints of Chtrubirm, 1 4 Tb* cmtmhti $f goattshiire, 19 ThecoH*ring»f ii^mnes, 20 The l/»a>diTFiththetrfti\'ts.ii The herrts. 3^5 Th€ vaile, 37 The hanging for the diora^ derir. vnder the twenty boards : two fockets vn- der one board for his two tenons, and two fockets vnder another board /or his two te- nons. z 5 And for the other fide of the Taber- nacle which is toward the North corner, he made twentie boards. 16 And their fourtie fockets of fiber: two fockets vnder one board, and two foc- kets vnder another board. fj And for the fides of the Taberna- cle Weftward, he made fixe boards. a 8 And two boardes made hee for the corners of the tabernacle, in the two fides. 29 And they were f coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners. ^ o And there were eight boards , and their fockets were fixteene fockets of fil- uer: vnder f cuery board two fockets. 51^ And he made * barres of Shittim wood: Hue for the one fide of the Taber- nacle, 3 2 And fiue barres for the boards of the other fide of the Tabernacle , and fiuc barres for the boards of the Tabernacle for the fides Weftward. 5 > And he made the middle barre to fhot5t thorough the boardes from the one end to the other. 24 And he oucrlaid the boardes with gold, and made their rings of gold to bee places for the barres, and ouerlaid the bars with gold. 55 «[|AndhemadeaVnileofblew,and purple, and f karlct , and fine twined lin- nen:with Cheiubims made hee it of cun- ning worke. 3 6 And hee made thereimto foure pil- lar? of Shittim wood , and ouerlaide them with gold: their hookes Were of gold : and he caft for them foure fockets of filuer. g 7 ^ And hee made an hanging for the Tabernacle doore of blew,and purple,and fkarlet, and fine twined linucn, f of needle worke, 5 8 And the fiue pillars of it with their hookcs : and he ouerlaide their chapiters, and their fillets with gold: but their fiue foc- kets were of brafle. CHAP. XXXVII. I The ^r\e. 6 The Merae fiete mth Cheru- bims. 10 The Table with iiuvejfeli, 17 The. Ca»dlef}icl(_t with hit Ittmfef and infirnmenis. IS The altar afincenfe, i^ The amioynting oyU snd fivett inctnfe. 'Chap. J 5 »7' \\Or,tut •/, \\Or,tutoft ANdBezaleel made^the Arke of Shit- * Cha.25,10 tim wood:two cubites and a halfe was the length of it, and a cubite and a halfe the breadth'of it, and a cubite and a halfe the height oi it. 2 And hee ouerlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crowne of gold to it round about. 5 And he caft for it foiurc rings of gold, to befet by the foure corners ofit: euen two rings vpon the one fide ofit : and two rings vpon the other fide ofit. 4 And he made ftaues of Shittim wood, and ouerlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the ftaues into the rings, by the fides of the Arke, to beare the Ark. 6 ^ And he made the * Merciefeate of pure gold: two cubites and an halfe vpm the lengch thereof, and one cubite,and an halfe the breadth thereof. 7 And hee made two Cherubims of gold, beaten out of one peece made hee them, on the two ends of the Mercic feat: 8 One Cherub (| on the end on this fide, and another Cherub |j on the other end, on that fide : out of the Mercie feate made he the Cherubims on the two ends thereof. 9 AndtheChembimsipreadouttheir wings on high , ani couered with their wings ouer the Mercie featc with their faces one to another : euen to the Mercy feat ward were the faces of the Cherubims. 10 ^ And hee made the Table of Shit- tim wood: two cubites JV/w the length ther- of, and a cubite the breadth thereof, and a cubite and a halfe the height thereof. 1 1 And he ouerlaid it with pure gold, and made therunto a crowne of gold round about. 1 2 Alfo he made thereunto a border of an hand breadth, round about : and made a crowne of gold for the border thereof round about. 1 1 And he caft for it foure rings of gold, and put their rings vpon the foure corners that were in the foure fecte thereof. 14 Oucr againft the border were the rinp,s, the places for the ftaucs,to beare the Table. 1 5 And hee made tlie ftaues of Shittim wood , and ouerlaide them with gold, to beare tlic Table. \6 And he made the vcflels which were vpon the Table, his*diflies,& his fpoones, and his bowles, and his couers j| to couer withall,ofpiuc gold. 17, f/ir Chap. 25.29 \\Or,tofour' aut vPithall. iheCandleliicke, Lhap.xxkVlij, liVDfpen JLauer. withall, of pure gold. ' Chap, 25. J ^ ^ Aj^j ^^ j^^j^ jj^g ^ Candkfticke of pure gold, of beaten worke made Iiee the CandlciUcke, his lliaft and his branch , his bowles, his knops, and his flowers were of the fame. I S And iixc branches going out of the fides thereof; three branches of the candle- fticke out of the one fide thcrof, and three branches of the candleliicke out of the o- ther fide thereof. ' 1 9 Three bowles made he after the fa- niion of Almondsj in one branch , a knop and a flower; and three boM'lcs made like clinonds5in another branch, a knop and a flower; fo throughout the fixe branches, going out of the candleflicke. 2 o And in the candlefticke were foure bowles made like almonds, his knops , and his flowers ; 21 And a knop vnder two branches of the fame, and a knop vnder two branches of the fame , and a knop vnder two bran- ches of the fame , according to the fixe branches going out of it. 2 2 1 heir knops and their branches wereofthefame:'aDof it vpos one beaten worke ofpure gold. 25 And he made hisfeuenlampes,and his fnufFers,& his faufFedifl.es ofpure gold. 24 Of a talent ofpure gold made he it , and all the veflcls thereof. * Chap. JO. ^ J U '^ And he made the incenfe Altar i 4, of Shittim wood; the length of it was a cu- bite, and the breadth of it a cubite : it was foui'efquare, and two cubits wm the height ofit^thc homes thereof v^ere of the fame. 2 <5 And he ouerlayed it with pure gold, l>oth the top ofit and the fides therof round about, and the homes ofit : alfo hee made it a crowne of gold round about. 27 And he made two rings of gold for it vnder the crowne thereof, by the two corners ofit, vpon the two fides thereof, to be places for the flaues to beare it withal. 28 And he made the ftaucs of Shittim wood, and ouerlayed them with gold. ■Chap.jo, ^9 «f And he made * the holy anoyn- I iS- "ngoylc, and the pure incenfe offwcetfpi- ces,according to the worke of the Apothe. cary. CHAP. XXXVIII. wts the length thereof, and fiue cubitcsthe breadth thereof; « \va> foiure fquare, and t;tree culjits tlie height thereof. 2 And he made tne homes thereof on the foure corners of it : the homes thereof were of the fame, and he ouerlayed it with brafle. . ' J Andhemadeall the vefTels of the Altar, the pots and the fhouels,and the ba- fons , and the fleili-hookes, and the firc- panncs;all the veflels thereof made hcc of brafl'e. And he made for the Altar a brafen 1 *Ch3p.j7.i I The^ltarefbttrnt tfferingt. t The Lawr »f brafe. 9 ThtCmrt. a« The fnyr.ms cf thM thepfoplffftred. A Nd * he made the Altar of brirm of- fering of Shittim wood: flue cubites grate of network, vnder the compafle thcr of, beneath vnto the midil ofit. 5 And he cait foure rings for the foure ends of the grate of braffe, to be places for the flauts. 6 And hee made the flaues of Shittim wood, and ouerlayed them'with brafle. 7 Ar.dhe put the flaucsjnto the rings on the tides of the Altar, to beare it withal^ he made the Altar hollow v/ith boards, ' 8 «i And he m::de the Lr uer of brafle, and the foot of it of brafle, of the |j looking gl.ifles of ;/;e vvowcwfafTembling, which af- i^nibled at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 9 f And he made the Court: on the Southfide Southward, the hangings of the Court were of fine twined linncn, an hun- dred cubits. 10 Their pillars iPere twenty, and their brafen focketstwcnrie; the hookes of the pillars, and their fillets were of filuer. 1 1 And for the North fide,t/;e hangings vper? an hundred cubites, their pillars were twentie, and their fockets of brafle twenty : the hoopes of the pillars, and their fillets of filuer. 1 2 And for the Weft fide were hangings ofUftic cubites, their pillars ten, and their fockets ten : the hookes of the pillars, and their fillets of filuer. 1 3 And for the Eaft fide Eaftward fifty cubites. 14 The hangmgs of the one fide of the gatvwere fifteene cubitesathcir pillars three,, and their fockets three^ I J And for the other fide of the court gate on this hand and that hand were han- gings of fifteene cubites,their pillars three,, and their fockets three. 1 6 All the hangings of the coiu't round about,Wf r^ of fine twined hnnen. 1 7 And the fockets for the pillars »i'ere I of bvafle,tlie hookes ofthepiUaiSjOnd their I fillets I tOrMaJin tHek^JJem- bh-ig by trottfts. The Court,and fummc Exodus, ofthc offerings. fillets of fluer, andtheouerlrtyiae of their chapiters of fiber, and all the pillai-s of the court were fillettcd with filuer. 1 8 And the hanging for the gate of the Court was needle worke, of bltw,and pur- ple, andfkarlet, and fine twined linnen: and tv/cntic cubires was the length,and the height in the breadth was fiue cubites, an- fwaable to the hangings ofthe Court. 1 9 And their pillars were foure , and their fockets of brafle fourc , their hookes of filuer, and the oucrlaying oftheii- chapi- ters, and their fillets of lllucr. 20 And all the * pinnes of the Taber- nacle, and of the court round about, were of brafle. 1 1 ^ This isthe fiimme of the Taber- nacle, e»en of the Tabernacle of Teftimc- nie, as it was counted, according to the commandement of Mofes ,for the fcruice of the Lcuites , by the hand of Ithamar, fonne to Aaron the Prieft. 11 And Bezaleel the fonne of Vri, the fonne of Hur, of the tribe of ludah , made all that the Lord commanded Mofes. 25 And with him w«m Aholiab , fonne of Ahifamach, of the tribe of Dan, an en- grauer, and a cunning workeman , and an embroiderer in blewjand in purple, and in f karlet, and fine linnen. 24 All the gold that was occupied for the workjin allthe work of the holy place, euen the gold of the offering, xvm twentie and nine talents, and feuen hundred and thirtie fhekels, after the Ihekcl of the San- duarie. 2 5 And the filuer of them that were numbrcd of the Congregation , was an hundred talents,and a thoufand,feuen hun- dred and thrcefore and fifteenc Ihekeis, af- t Htb, a poll. *^^ ^^^ fiiekd of the Sanftuary. 26 A Bekah for t cucry man, that is, halfe a fliekd, after the lliekcl of the San- duarie,for cuery one that went to be num- brcd, firom twentie yeares old and vpward, for fixe huj;dred thoufimd, and three thou- fsnd, and fiue hundred,and fifty men, 27 And of the hundred talents of fil- uer, were caft the fockets of the Sanduary, and the fockets of the vaile : an hundred fockets ofthc hundred talents, a talent for a focket. 2 8 And of the thoufand , feuen hun- dred, feuenty and fiue lliekels , hee made hookes furthe pillars, and oucrhyed then- chapiters, and fillettcd them. 20 And the brafle of the offering was feuentie talents , and two thoufand and foure hundred fliekels: 30 And therewith he made the fockets to the dore of the Tabernacle of the Con- gregation, and the brafen Altar , and the brafen grate for it, and all the veiTels of the Altar. 5 1 And the fockets of the court round about, and the fockets of the court gate, and all the pinnes of the Tabernacle , and all the pinnes of the court roimd about. CHAP. XXXIX. I Th* tlttbts tfferuiee and h$ly garments, 1 TbeE- fbod. 8 Tht brfftplate. 21 ThertbitfihtE- fbod, 17 The Coatfs, Mjter^and gtrdlc ef fine iinuen, JO ThepUttcfthe botyCrtffKt. J 2 ^U it VKaed and affrtofitd by Mtfes. ANd of the blew, and purplc,and f kar- let, they made cloathes of fcruice , to do feruice in the holy place , and *made *Ch.ip.ji. the holy garments for Aaron,as the L o R o » o.and j j . commanded Mofes. * *' 1 And hee made the Ephod of gold, blew, andpuiple, andfkarlet, and fine twi- ned linnen. 5 And they did beate the gold into thinne plates,andcutitinto wiers,to work it in the blev/, and in the purple, and in the fkarlet,andinthe fine unnen, witham- ningworke. 4 They made flioulderpecces for it,to couple it together; by the two edges was it coupled together. 5 And the curious girdle of his Ephod that was vpon it, was of the fame , accor- ding to the workc thereof: of gold, blew, andpmple, and f karlet, and fine twined linnen , as the Lord commanded Mo- fes. 6 f * And they wrought Onix flones * Chap. 1 S.y inclofed in ouches of gold, grauen as fig- nets are grauen,with the names of the chil- dren of Ifrael. 7 And he put them on the flioulders of the Ephod, that they fliould be ftones for a * memorinll to the children of Ifi:ael,as the 'Cha,!?. i>] Lord commanded Mofes. 8 ^ And he made the brefl:plate of cun- ning workc, hke the worke of the Ephod, of gold, blc\v,and purple, and fkarlct, and fine t\\ined linnen. 9 It \v?s foure fquare, they made the breftplate double: a Ipanne was the length thereof, and a fpanne the breadth thereof bem^ doubled. 10 And they fet in it fourc rowes of flones:thc/'Vy? row was a|| Sardius,a Topaz, " ^'■>^'* -''• an' TnFKobcorcneEpnoai Tmpnramr Tfwm^i^s^^^^^ •Chap 18. J J. and a carbuncle : this was the fitft row. 1 1 And the fccond row an Emeraude, a Saphirc and a Diamond. :< I 2 And the third row a Lygurc^ ah A- gatc, and an Amethift, I 5 And the foiuth row5,a Bciilt, an O- nix and a laiper: they were enclofed in ou- ches of gold in their inclofings. 14 And the ftones were according to the names of the children of Ifracl, twchie according to their names , hkc the ingra- uings of a lignet, cuery one with his nan-ie, according to the twelue tribes. 1 J And they made vpon the breftplate chaineSj at the ends, of wreathen worke of pure gold. 1 6 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings : and put the two rings in the two ends of the brcitpkte. 17 And they put the two wreathen chamcs of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breftplate. 18 And the two ends of the two wrea- then chaincs they faftened in the two ou- ches, and put them on the liioulder pceces of the Ephodj before it. 19 And they made two rings of goldcj and put /fcew on the two ends of the breft- plate ypon the border of it, which was on the fide ofthe Ephod inward. ,.,20 And tht,y made two other golden rings, and put them on the two fides of the Ephod vnderncath, toward the forepart of it, oucragainfttheetfefr coupling thereof, aboue the curious girdle of the Ephod. 2 1 And they did bmd the breftplate by his rings vnto the rings ofthe Ephod, with a la.cc of blew, that it might bee aboue the ciu-ious girdle ofthe Ephod", and that the breftplate might not be loofed from the E- phod , as the Lord commanded Mo- les. 22 fAndhe made the robe ofthe E- piiod ofwouen worke,all of blew. 25 And there was a hole in the midH of the robe as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it ft^ould not rent. 24 And they made vpon the hcmmcs ofthe robe pomegranatcs,ofblcw,andpur- ple,and llrarlet, and tv/ined hnncn. 25 Andtheymade*bellcs of pure gold, and put the belles beuvecnc the pomegra- nates, vpon the hemme ofthe robe, round about betweene the pomegranates. 26 A bell and a pomgranate, a bel and a pomegranate round about the hcmme of the robe to minifter myjs the Lord com- manded Mofes. 27 ^And tlicy made coatcs of fine lin- nen, ofwouen worke, for Aaron and for his fonnes. 28 And a mytcr of fine linnen, and goodly bonnets of fine linnen, and*linnen breeches of fine twined linnen, 29 And a girdle of fine twined linnen, arid blew, and purple, andfkarlet of needle worke, as the Lord commanded Mofes. ^o ^ And they made the plate of the holy Crowne of pure gold, and wrote vpon it a writing, lik^eto the engrauings of a fig- net,'*HO LINES TO THE LORD. g I And they tycd vnto it a lace of blew to faften it on high vpon the myter, as the Lord command<:d Mofes. 52 4^ Thus was all the worke ofthe Ta- bernacle ofthe tent of the Congregation finifiied : and the children of Ifirael did ac- cording to all that the Lord comman- ded Mofes, fo did they. 53 ^ And they brought the Taberna- cle vnto Mofes, the tent, and all his furni- ture, his taches,his boards, his barres, and hispillars,andhis fockets. g4 Andtiiecoueringof rammes fkins died rcd,and the couering of badgers fkins, and tlie vailc ofthe couering : g J The Arke ofthe Teftimonie , and the ftaucs thereof, and the Mercic feate. 5 6 The Table, .«j i.king.S.io *Exod.Jj(. 3 a When they went into the Tent of the Congregation , and when they came neef-evntothe dtarjthcy waflicd, as the Lord commanded Mofes. j J And he reared vp the Court round about the Tabernacle, and the Altar , and fetvpthe hanging of the Court gate; Co Moles fiiiifhed the vvorkc. :; 4 ^ * Then a cloiid coiiered the Tcftt of the Congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. 3 y And Mofes was not able to enter in- to the tent of the Congregation , becaufe the cloiide aboad thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. 5<5 And when the cloud was taken vp from oucr the Tabernacle, the children of Ifrael t went onward in all their iourneys: 5 7 But if the cloud were not taken vp, then they iourneyed not, till the day that it was taken vp. 3 8 For the clbudc of the L o rd was vpon the Tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the fight of all the houfe of Ifrael, throughout all their iour- neys. THE THIRD BOOKE of M o s E s, called Leuiticiis* CHAP. L I The burnt offeringt J Of the hear4, lo 0/ thefieckety i} O/theftuUt. ND the Lord called vnto Mofes, and fpakc vnto him out of the Tabernacle of the Cogregation, faying, z Speake vnto the V- -^.w...-w >, children of Ifrael, and fay vnto them. If any man of you bring an offering vnto the L o r d, yee fhall bring ypur offering of the cartejj, euen of the herd, and of the flockc. J * If his offering be a burnt facrifice ofthe herd, let him offer a male without blemifhrhcfliall offer it of his owne vo- luntaric will, r^t the doore of the. Taberna- cle ofthe Congregation before the Loru. 4 And hee fhall put his hand vpon the head ofthe burnt o/Jnng '. and it flialbe ac- cepted for him to make atonement for him. 5 And he iliall kill the buUocke before the Lord: and the Piicfts Aarons fonnes lliall bring the blood, and {prinkle the blood round about vpon the altar, tliat ts by the dore ofthe Tabernacle ofthe Con- gregation. 6 And he fnall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 7 And the fonnes of Aaron the Pricft fiiall put fire vpon the altar, and lay the wood in order vpon the fire. 8 Anil the Priefts Aarons fonnes fhall lay the parts, the head and the fat in order vpon the wood that is in the fire which is vpon the altar. p But the inwards and his legges fhall he wafii in water, and the Prieft fi^al burne all on the altar, to be a burnt facrifice , an offering made By Hre, of a fweetfauoui- vn- to the Lord, 10 f And ifhisoffring be ofthe flocks, namely ofthe ilieepc, or ofthe goates for a burnt ficrificCjhe lliai bring it a male with- out blemifli. 1 1 And he fliall kil it on the fide of the altar Northward,bcfore the Lord: and the Prieffs Aarons fonnes fliall Iprinkle his blood round about vpon the altar. I z And hee fliall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fatte : and the Prieft lliall lay them in order on the wood that /'50n the fire, which is vpon the altar : I J But he fhall wafh the inwards and thelcgges with water, and the Prieft fhall bring it all, and burne it vpon the altar : it is aburntfuiifice, an offering made by fire, of a fwect fauour vnto the L o R D. 14 ^ And if the burnt facrifice for his offerina to the L o r d ieoffoulcs,thenhe fliall bring his ofiering of turtle doues, or ofyoung pigeons. I f And the Prieft flial bring it vnto the altar j and ([ wrin^ off his head,and burne it on the altar ; and the blood thereof fhalbe wrung out at the fide ofthe altar. 1 6 And hee faall pluckc away his crop with (I his feathers, & caft it bcfidc the cltar on the Eaft part,hy the place ofthe allies. 1 7 And he fuall clcauc it with tlie wings 0 thcre^ iffeb.t ntjfed. \Or,pinc!j*jf ' he head mtl. the nailt. Or, the^lth tbttetf. VMeateofl-ering, Leuiticus. The Peace offering. *Ecclu$7. \\O:,0» aflat flate^OTjlicf * Verf: 3. ♦ ExocLii*. 1 8. M thcro£,A«t fliaEnot diuidc it afundcr: And the Pricft llial burne it vpon the altar,vpon the wood th.1t is vpon the fire : it is a burnt f crifice, an cfFnng made by fire of afweet fauour vnto the Lord. C H A P. 11. I Themrate tgertagoffiorcre vfith oylt and incenft^ 4 ei'hcr bakS'nnthtouin, 5 or 9m a flatty 7 or til ajry.rigpan, 1 1 or »f the fir ft fruttct in the tare > i The fall of the meatt tgcrtng ■ Ndv/hen any will offer a mer.te ofFe- _ ring vnto the L o R D,his'ofi:tring flial be of fine flowre : :md liee Ihall powre oylc vpon It, indputfranki.icenfe thereon. 2 And he iii.^11 brinj^ it to Aarons fons the Priefts : and hee Ihall take thereout his handfull of the flowre thereof, and of the oyle thereof, with ollthefrankinccnfcther- otj and the Prieft fhall turne the memorial ofitvponthe alt.r,toVfan ofiering made by fire of a {\vect f .uour vnto the L o R d.^ J And * the remnant of the n: eat oftc- ring/i«// /if Aarons and his fonnes: n it a. thing moll holy of the ofterings of the Lord made by fire. 4 f And if thou bring an obbtion of a meate offering bnkcn in the oucn,«ry?p<«/^ie an vnleauened cake of fine flowre mingled with oykjOr vnleauened wafers annoyntcd with oyle., 5 ^ And if thy oblation be. a meate of- fering bak^fr. 11 m a panne, it fliall bee of fine flowre vnle uej^ed , mingled with oyle. 6 Thou (lialt part it in pieces,& powte oyle thereon : it is a m.eate offering. 7 ^ And if thy oblation be a meate of- fering c^'^V" i"' ^^^^ frying pan, it fliall bee made of fine flowre with oyle. 8 And thou llult bring the meat offe- ring that is made of thcfe things vnto the L ok D,andwhenitisprefented vnto the Priefh, he fl/al bring it vnto the altar. .9 And the Prieit fliall take from the mert offering* amemoriall thereof, and ihall hurne it vpon the altar, it « an * offe- ring made by fire of a fwcetlauour vnto the Lord. I o And that which isleft of the meat of- fcring,y7j in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, -^nd fli 11 powre * all the blood ofthe tullo.k rttht bottomc ofthe altar ofthe burnt offering, wliich IS at the doorc ofthe Tabernacle of the Coj.grcgation. 8 And lie fliall t7 ke off from it all the fat of the bullock for the finne offering: the fat that couereth the inwards,and a^l the fat that is vpon the inwards. 9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that *f vpon them, which /y by the flankes, and the caule aboue the liuer, with the kidneys, it fhall he take away, 10 As it wrs taken off from the bullock ofthe facrifice of peace offerings :and the Prieft fliall burne them vpon the altar of the burnt offering. 11 * And the f kinne ofthe biJlock,and allhis flefli, v/ith his head, and with his lcgs,and his inwards, and his doimg, 1 2 Euen the whole bullocke lliall he ca- riefoorthf without the campe,vnto a clean place, where the afhcs are powred out, and * burne him on the wood with fire: t where the afhes are powred out , fhall he be burnt. 1 1 % And i? the whole Congregation of Ifrael finne through ignorance, * and the thing be hid from the eyes cffthe allemLly, and they haie done fbirsewhat againft ai;y of the Commandcn-.cnts of the Lord, concerning things which lliould not b(.t done, and are guiltic : 1 4 When tlie finne which they haue fin- ned againli it , is knowne, then the Con- gregation fliall offer a young bullowke for the finne, and bring him before the Ta- bernacle ofthe Congregation. 1 5 And the Elders of the Corgrcga- tion fliall lay their hands vpon the head oi the bullocke, before t'.ic Lord: and tht bnllock fliall be killed before the Lord, i6 Ai.drhe Piii.ftthatisanoyated,f]i ' G 2 brin£ mk rcringsTor i^euuicus. OiiHJca ui it; liuritifcc* bring of the buUockes blood to tae Taber- nacle of the Congregation. 17 And the Piieftfliall dip his finger in fome of the blood & fprinklc it feuen times before the LoRD,e«i;« before the vaiic. 1 8 And hee (hall put fome of the blood vpon the homes of the altar , which is be- fore the L o R r J that/j in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and fhall powre out all the blood atthebottomeofthe altar of the burnt offering, which is at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 19 And he fhall take all his fat from him, and burne it vpon the altar. 2 0 Andheefii.iUdoe with the buUocke as he did with the buUocke for a finne ofFe- nng, fo fliall he doe with this ; And the Pnelt Ihall make an attonement for them, and it fliall be forgiuen them. 2 1 And he fhall cary foorth the bullock without the campe , and burne him as hee burned the firft buUocke : it « a finnc offe- ring for the Congregation. 22^ Wh en a ruler hath finned and done fomewhat through ignorance a gainft any of the Commandements of the L o k d his God, concerning things which fhould not be done, and is guilty : 23 Or if his finne wherein hee hath fin- ned,, come to his knowledge : he fhal bring his ofFering, a kidde of the goates , a male without blemifli. 24 And hee fhall lay his hand vpon the head of the goate , and kill it in the place where they kilthe burnt oiiering before the L o R D : it /j a finne ofFering. 2 5 And the Prieft Ihal take ofthe blood of the finne ofFering with his finger, and put it vpon the homes ofthe altar of burnt ofFering, and fhall powre out his blood at the bottome ofthe Altar of burnt ofFring. 2 6 And he fhall burne all his fatte vpon the Altar, as the fat ofthe facrifice of peace offerings : and the Priefl fhall make an at- tonement for him,as concerning his finne, and it fhall be forgiuen him. 27 And if t iny one of the f common people finne through ignorance, while hee doth fomwhat againft any of th e comman- dements ofthe Lord, concerning things which ought not to bee done, and bee guil- tic: 28 Or if his finne which he hath finned come to his knowledge, then he fhal bring his ofienng , a kidde ofthe goatcs,a female without blemiih , for his finne vi/hich hee hath finned. 29 And hee fhall lay his hand vpon the head ofthe finne ofFering, and flay the fin ofFering in the place ofthe burnt offering. J o And the Prieft fhal take ofthe blood thereof with his finger, and put it vpon the homes of the altar of burnt offering, and fhall powre out all the blood thereof at the bottome of the altar. J I And* he ihall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken from off the fa- crifice of peace offerings: and the Pricit fhall burne it vpon the altar , for a * fweete fauour vnto the Lord, and the Prieft flial make an attonement for Iiim, and it ilialbc forgiuen him. 22 Andifheebringalambcforafinne offering, hee ihaU bring it a female without blemilh. jg And hee fhall liy his hand vpon the head of his fipne offering, and flay it for a finne offering, in the place where they kill the bimit offering. g 4 And the Prieft fhall take ofthe blood ofthe finne offring with his finger, and put it vpon the homes ofthe altar of burnt of- fering, and fliall powre OMt all the blood thereof at the bottome ofthe altar. 3 5 And hee fliall take away ?li the fatte therof,as the fat ofthe lambe is taken away iirom the ficrifice of the peace offerings : and the Prieft fhall burne them vpon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire vnto the Lord, and the Prieft fhall make an attonement for his finne that hee hath committed, &it fhalbe forgiuen him.. CHAP. V, I Hethitf.nnethutconcealntghis kpoxfUige, a in ttuchin^ an vKcleane thing, 4 er tn makiHg an oath. 6 HtstrefpaffeoffiringyOfthefiock.ey'} of fouUs, II or 9j flowt e. 14 The tre/pajje offe- ring in facnUdgCj 1 7 and infinnes aftgnoranci. ANdif a fbuTe finne, and hearc the voyce of fvvearing, and is a witneffe, whether he hath feene or knowne o/zVjif he doenotvtteritjthenhc fhall beare hisini- quitie. 2 Or if a foule touch any vncleane thinp,\vhether it be a carcafe of an vnclean beait, ox a carcafe of vncleane cattell , or the carcafe of vncleane creeping things, and if it be hidden from him, he aMb fliall be vncleane^and guittie : 3 Or if hee touch the vnclcancffe of man,whatfoeaer vncleaneffe it bee that a man fhalbe defiled withall, and it be hidde from him, when be knowetlio/** >then hee fhalbe guilty, 4 Or * Leu it J. 14 *Exod, 29. The trcfpalTe oftcring* ^nap. vj. ^^^^oTnll^ii J^iidi iKeb.lmkind cannot reach tothe fuffifi- enc'te of a Isunbe. ♦Chap. I. >5- ianc€» *Chap,2.» ♦Chap.4,35 4 Or if a foule fweare , pronouncing with his lippes to doe cuill, or to do good, whatfqcuer it be that a man flial pronounce mth an oath, and it be hid from him, when he knoweth of it , then he fhalbe guiltic in oneofthefe. <; And it fliall bcjwhen he flialbe guil- tie in one of thcie things, that he iliall con- fcfle, that he hath linned in that thing. 6 And he iliall bring his trefpalle oifc- ring vnto tlie L o r D for his finne which he hath finned, a female from the flocke, a lambe,or akidde of the goates, for a finne offenng : and the Pnelt lliall make an at- tonementfor him concerning his finne. 7 And iff hce bee not able to bring a lambe, then fiiall hee bring for his trefpalfe which ke hath committed,two turtle doucs or two young pigeons vnto the Lord: one for a finne oftering, and the other for a burnt offering. 8 And hee ihall bring them vnto the Prieft, who fliall offer that which is for the fin offering firlt, and * wring oiFhis head from his necke,but fhall not diuide it afun- der. 9 And he fhal fprinkle of the bldud of the finne offering vpon the fide of the altar, and the refl of the blood fhall be wrong out at the bottome of the altar : it is a finne of- fering. I o And he fhall offer the fecond for a burnt offering, according to the f{ manner : and the Pnelt fhall make an attonement for him for his finne, which he had finned, and it fhalbe forgiucn him. n ^ But if he bee not able to bring two turtle doues, or two young pigeons j then he that finned, fhall bring for his offering the tenth part of an Ephah of fine flowre for a finne offering : hee Ihall put no oyle vpon it, neitherlhallheeputanyfrankin- cenfc thereon : for it is a finne offering. 12 Then Ihall he bring it to the Prieft, and the Pnefl fliall take liis handfull of it, * euen a memoriall thereof, and burne it on the altar, '*^ according to the oflerings made by fire vnto the Lord: it is a finne offe- ring. • . 1 5 And the Prieft flial make an attone- ment for him as touching his finne,that he hath finned in one oftheie, and it fliall bee forgiucn him : and the remnant (hall be the Prielts,as a meate offering. 1 4 r And the Lord fpake vnto Mo- fes, fayin^^ : 1 5 If a foule commit a trelpafTe, and finne through ignorance,in the holy thinos ofthcLoRD J then hee fliall bring for his trcipafle vnto the Lord, a ramme without blemifli, our of the fiockcs', with thy elti- mation by fhekels of filuer, after the fliekel of the Sand:uary,for a trefpafl'e offering. i6 And he ihall make amends for the harme that he hath done in the holy thing, and flinll adde the fift part thereto,and giue it vnto the Pnefl : and the Prieft flial make an attonement for him with the ramme of the trefpafle offering, and it fhall bee forgi- ucn him. 17 ^ And ifa''^ foule finne,and commit any of thefe things wliich arc forbidden to be done by the commandements of the Lord, though he wilf it not, yet is hee guiltic, and Ihall beare his iniquitie. I S And he fhall bring a ramme without blemifli out of the flocke, with thy eftima- tion,for a trefpafle offering vnto the Prieft: and the Prieft fliall make an atonement for him concerning his ignoraace wherein hee erred, and wift it not :'and it fhall be forgi- uenhim. 1 5> It is a trefpaffe offering : he hath cer- taincly trcfpafled againlt the L o r d. CHAP. VL I The trefpajfe offering for^nnesdaneirtttingly. 8 The Lotfof the liurnt offerings 14 and Qf the me*te tffertng. 19 The offenng at the ctnfecrattoM e/ » Prtejl, 14 The law of the/t/3iic offering, ANd the L o R D fpaite vnto Mofes, faying, 2 If a foule finne , and commit a tref^ pafl'e againft the L o r d , and lie vnto his neighbour in that which was dtliuered him tokcepe, or in |( fellowfliip, or in a thing taken away by f violence, or hath deceiued his neighbour : 5 Orhauefoundthat^t'hich was loft, andlicth concerning it, 'and * fwearcth falfcly : in any of all thefe that a man doth, finning therein ; 4 Then it fliall be, becaufe hee hath finned, and is guiltic, that hee lliall reftore that which he tooke violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten , or that whichwasdcliuered him toKCcpe, or the loft thing which he found : 5 Or all that about which hee hath fworne falfcly : he fliali euen * reftore it in •Chap. 4.'», Wr,iiidee( Itng. ^Heb.puttifig «ftbt hand, *Nuin.j..- ring : (It is the burnt offering, || bccaufe of the burning vpon the altar all night vnto the morning, and the fire ofthe altar fhall be burning in it.) ID And the Prieft fhall put on his lin- nen garment, and his linncn breeches fliall he put vpon his flefli, and take vp the aflies which the fire hath confumed with the burnt offering onthe altar, and he fliall put them befidesthe altar. 1 1 And hee fliall put off his gnr ments, and put on other garments, and cary forth the athes without the campe, vnto a cleane «| place. 1 2 And the fire vpon the altar fhall bee burning in it : it fliall not be put out j And the Prieft fliall burn wood on it eucry mor- ning, and lay the burnt offering in order vpon it, and he fliall burne thereon the fat of thepeace offerings. I :; The fire fliall euer be biu:ning vpon the altar : it fhall neuer goe out. 1 4 f * And this is the lawe ofthe meate offering : the fonnes of Aaron fhall offer it before the Lord, before the altar. 1 5 And he fliaU take of it his handfull, of theflowre of the meat offering, and ofthe oyle thereof, and all the frankin- cenfe which « vpon the meate offcring,and fliall burne it vpon the Altar, for a fweet fa- i50ur,f»e«the * memoriall of it vnto the Lord. 1 6 And rhe remainder thereof fhall Aa- ron and-his fonnes eate : with vnleaucncd bread fhall it be eaten in the holy place: in rhe coiut of the Tabernacle of the Con- gregation th Jy fnall eate it. 1 7 It fhall not be baken with Icauen : I hauegiucnit vnto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire : it is xr.oik ho- ly, as ;5 the finne offering, and as the trcf- pafie offering. 1 8 All the maJes among the children of Aaron fhall eate of it : It fhall bee a ftatute for euer in your generations concerning the offerings oftheLoRD made by fire: ♦Exod.itf. j6. *euery one that toucheth them ihalbe holy, / ♦ -^+0 d.19 19^ And the Lokd fpake vnto Mofes, i 7< faying : ao This /Vthe offering of Aaron, and of his fons which they fhall offer vnto the L o R D, in the day when he is annoynted : The tenth part of an * Ephah of fine flowre for a meate offering pcrpetuall ,halfe of it in the morning,andnaue thereof at night. 21 In a panne it fhalbc made with oyle, and when it is baken, thou thalt bring it in: and the baken pieces ofthe meate offering flialt thou offer for a fweet fauour vnto the Lord. 2 z And the Prieft of his fonnes that is anoynted in his ftead, fhall offer it: It is a ftatute for euervnto the Lord, it fhall bee whcly burnt. 2 3 For euery meate offering for the Prieft flialbe wholy burnt : it fliall not bee eaten. 24 ^ And the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, 2 5 bpeake vnto Aaron and to his Ions, faying,This is the law ofthe finne offering: In the place where the burnt offering is kil- led fliall the finne offering be killed before the L o R D : it « moft holy. 2 6 The Prieft that offereth it for finne, fliall eate it : In the holy place fhall it be ea- ten, in the court of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 27 Whatfoeuer fliall touch the fiefh thereof fhall be holy : and when there is fprinlded of the blood thereof vpon any garment, thou flialt wafh that whereon it was fprinkled, in the holy place. 2 S But the earthen veffell wherein it is fodden, * fhall be broken : And if it be fod- den inabrafenpot,itfhallbee both fcow- red, and rinfed in water. 29 All the males among the Prieftsflial eate thereof: it is moft holy. g o *And no finne offering whereof any ofthe blood is brought into me Taberna- cle ofthe Congregation to reconcile xvith- allin the holy place, fhall be eaten i it fhall bebuintin thefirft. CHAP. VIL I The lawe cfihe trffpajfe offering, ii and ef the Peace cfft rings. 12 whether it bi for * Thank* T- gimin^f 16 ar a Vorr,eT a Free wtlioffering. 2 2Tht fat, 2 6 and the blood areforbiddtn, 3 8 The Priefts portion in tht Peace cffertngi Likewife this is the law of the trefpaffc offering: it is moft holy. 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offring, flial they kill the trefpalle offring : and * Chap. 1 1 . *Heb. ij, 1 1. ^rlMi 1 tie trelpalle otrcring. ^^nsprvjj. canngoioioou i5iorLnuucK»-ii flatplatt, or Ml. and the bloud therof Ihal he fprinklc round about vp on the altar. 3 And he (hall offer of it, all the fatte thereof; the rumpe, and the fat that couc- reth the inwards, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which « by the flankes, and the caulcfW«abouetheliuer, with the kid- neys, it fhall he take away. f And the Prieft Ihall burne them vp- ■on the altar, for an offering made by fire vnto the Lord : it /; a trefpaffe offering. 6 Euery male among the Prieits Ihall cate thereof; it fhall be eaten in the holy place : it is moft holy. 7 As the finne offering «, fo is the tret pafle offering : there is one law for them : the Prieft that maketh attoncment there- with, £haIlhaue/>. 8 And the Prieft that offercth any mans burnt offering, euen the Prieft fhall haue to himfclfe the fkinne of the biuntoffermg which he hath offered. 9 And all the meate offering that is ba- kcn in the ouen,and all that is dreffed in the frying pan, and jj in the panne^ Ihali be the Priclts that offereth it. I o And euery meate offering mingled with oyle, and drie,fhnll all the fonnes of Aaron haue, one as much as another. I I And thisii the law of the facrifice of peace offerings, which he fhall offer vnto the L o R D. 1 2, If he offer it for a thankfgiuingjthcn he fliall offer with the facrifice of thankef- giuing vnleaucned cakes mingled with oyle, and vnlcauened wafers anoynted with oyle, and cakes mingled with oyle of fine flowre fried. 1 J Befides the cakes, he fliall offer for his offering leauened bread, with the fa- crifice ofthankfgiuingof his peace oflrings. 14 And ofit he fliall offer one out of the whole oblation, for an heaue offering vnto theL o R D, and it fliall bee the Priells that fprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. I 5 And the flefli of the facrifice of his peace ofierings for thankefgiuing, fliall bee eaten the fame day that it is offered: hee fliall not leaue any of it vntill the morning. 1 6 But if the (acrifice of his offering bee a vo w, or a voluntarie oftcring, it fliall bee eaten the fame day that he oftereth his fa- crifice: and on the morrow alfo the re- mainder of it fhalbe eaten. 17 But the remainder of the flefli of the fa- crifice on the third day fliall bee burnt with fire. 1 8 And if any of the flefli of the facri- fice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it fliall not be accepted , nei- ther fhall it be imputed vnto him that offe- reth it : it flialbe an abhomination, and the foule that eateth of it , fliall beare his ini- quitie. 1 9 And the flcfli that toucheth any vn- cleane thing, fliall not be eaten : it fhall be burnt with fire ; and as for the flefh, all that be deane fliall eatc thereof. 20 But the foule that eateth ol the flefh of the facrifice of peace offerings, that per- taine vnto the L o r d , * liauiii^ his vn- cleanefle vpon him, euen that fcule fhal be cut oft'fi-om his people. 21 Moreouer, the foule that fhal touch any vncleane thing, anhc vncleaneflc of man, or any vncleane beaft, or any abomi- nable vncleane thing, and eate of the flefh of tlie facrifice of peace offrings wliich pcr- tainevnto theL o r d, euenthatfoulelliai he cut off from his people. 21 ^ And the Lord Ipakc vnto Mofes, faying, 23 Speakc vnto the children of Ifrael, ifaying, "^ Ye iLal eate no manner fat of oxe, or of flieepe, or of goate. 2 4 And the fat of the f beaft that dieth of it felfe, and the fat of that which is torne with beafts, rnay be \Cti in any other vfe : but ye fliall In no wife eate of it. 2 5 For whofocuer eateth the fat of the beaft, of which men offer an offering made by fire vnto the Lord, euen the foule that eateth tt, fliall be cut oftYrom his people. 2 (5 * Moreouer ye fhall eatc no manner of blood, whether it be of foule or of beaft in any of your dwellings. 27 Wliatfbeuerfonle it bee that eateth any manner of blood, euen that foule fhall be cut off from his people. 28^ And the L o R D fpakc vnto Mo- fes,faying, 29 Speakevnto the children of Ifrael, faying. He that offereth the facrifice of his peace offerings vnto the Lord, fhall bring his oblation vnto the Lor d, of the facri- fice of his peace-offerings. 30 His owne hands liiall bring the offe- rings of the Lord made by fire, the fatte with the breaft, it fliall he bring, that * the brcft may be waned for a wauc offering be- fore the Lord. J I And the Prieft fliall burnc the fat vp- on the altar : but the brcft fhall bee Aarons and his fonnes. ^ G 4 32 And Ts neconiccracion i^euuitus. ui rvaruii in the Priefts of- fice: ^6 Which theL OR D commanded to be giuen them of the children of Ifrael , in the day that he anoynted them, by a ftatute for euer, throughout their generations. 3 7 This ii the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering,and of the fin offering, and of the trefpalfe offering , and of the confecrations , and of the facrifice of the peace offerings : 38 Whichthe Lord commanded Mo- fes in mount Sinai,in the day that he com- manded the children of Ifrael to offer their oblations vnto the L o r d , in the wilder- nes of Sinai. CHAP. VIIL I MffacoBfecrtutth^Aar^nandhisfonHes, \4Tle1r finne offer;ng. 1 8 Their burttt offering. 2 1 The ramati efconfecratims, 3 1 The place and time tfthtir c»njecration, Nd the L o R D /pake vnto Mofes, faying : 2 * Take Aaron and his fonncs with him, and the garments, and * the annoyn- ting oylc, and a buUocke for the finne offe- ring, and two rams,and a bafket of vnlea- uened bread. 3 And gather thou all the Congregation together vnto the doore of the Taberna- cle of the Congregation, 4 And Mofes did ar, the L o r d com- manded him, and the affcmbly was gathe- red together vnto the doore of the Taber- nacle of the Congregation. 5; And Mofes faid vnto the Congrega- tion, ^ This is the thing which the L o r D; commanded to be done. .< And Mofes brought Aaron and his fonnes.and wa/hed them with watei-. 7 And he put vpon him the coate, and girded him with the girdle , and cloathed him with the roabe, and put the Ephod vp- on him, and he girded him with the curi- ous girdle of the Ephod, and bound Aartni tx- ettfef^r tranfgr^ng therttf. ANd * Nadab and A.bihu, the fonnes of Aaron , tooke cither of them his cenfer,andput fire therein, and putinceafe thereon,cmd offered ftrange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. z Ajid there went out fire from the Lord and dcuoured them, and they died before the L o r o. I Then Mofes faid vnto Aaron , This M it that the Lord fpake, faying,! will be fahdified in them that come nigh mee,;ind before all the people I wil be glorified: And Aaron held his peace. 4 And Mofes called Mifhael and El- zaphan the fonnes of Vzziel , the vncleof Aaron, and faid vnto them , Come neere, cary your brethren from before the San- (5hiary,out of the campe. f So they went neere, and caried them is their coats out of the campe, as Mofes had faid. 6 And Mofes faide vnto Aaron , and vnto Eleazar and vnto Ithamar his fonnes, VncQuer not your heads,neither rend your clothes, left you die, and left wrath come vpon all the peopk : But let your brethren, the whole houfe of Ifrael, bewade the bur- ning which the Lord hath kindled. 7 And yee fiiall not goe out from the doort of the Tabernacle of the Congrega- tion, left you die : for the anoynting oile of the Lord is vpon you : and they did ac- cording to the word of Mofes. 8 f And the L o R D fpake vnto Aa- ron,faying, 9 Do not drinke wine nor flrong drinke, thou,nor thy fonnes with thee,when ye goe into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, left yee die : It /hall be a ftatutc for euer, throughout your generations : I o And that yee may put difference be- tweene holy and vnholy, and betweene yn- clcane and cleane ; I I And diat ye may teach tlie childi-en of Ifrael all the ftatuteswhich the Lord hath fpoken vnto them bv the hand of Mofes. 1 2 ^And Mofes fpake vnto Aaron,and vnto Eleazzrand vnto Ithamar his fonnes that were left,Take the meate offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire,and eate it without leauen,be- fide the Altar : for it is moft holy. 1 3 And ye fliall eat it in the holy place, becaufe •Num. J. 4 and i6 61. I chron. 24, 1. The law of holy tMngs. Beafts "T^r^ p^" ap.xj. andiowles"clcanc,aha vttcicaw^. ♦Exod.15. »4' •Chap. 6. 26. ♦Dent. 14. 4,a£is. I o. »4. becaufe it is thy due , and thy fonnes due of the facrificcs of the Lord, made by fire: forfo I am commanded.. 14 And. * the wauc brcaft and heme Ihouldei- fhal yc cats, in a cleane place,thoii, and thy fonnes, & thy daus;hteis with thee : Far they bee thy due ani thy fonnes due, which are giuen out of the facrifice of peace oft"erings,of the children of Ifrael. 1 5 The heaue llioiddcr , and the waue brcaftlhallthey bring,. with the offerings made by fire of the fat,to wauc it for a wauc offering before the Lord: and it iliall be thinc,and thy fonnes with thce,by a ftatutc for euer,as the Lord hath commanded. 16 ^ And Mofcs dihgently fought the goate of the finnc offering, and beholde, it was burnt : and hee was angry with Elcazar and Ithamar, the fonnes of Aaron, which were left aliuCj faying, 1 7 Wherefore haue ye not eaten the Gn ofil'ringinthe holy place, feeing it /fmoft holy,and God hath giuen it you to bearc the iniquiric of the Congregation , to make at- onement for thcm,beforc the Lord? 18 Beholde, the blood of it was not brought in , within the Holy place : yee fhoutd indeed haue eaten it in the Holy place,* asl commanded. 1 9 And Aaron faide vnto Mofes, Be- hold, tliis day haue they offered their iinue offering,and their burnt offering before the Lord: andfuch thingshaae befallen me: and if I had eaten the finne offering to day, iliouldit haue bene accepted in the fight of the L o R D ? 1 o And when Mofes heard tbat^ he was content. CHAP. XL I IVltaUieafls may, 4 and what may not bee eater, $ What f (he s, ij WbatfoMles, aj> The (ree- fing things which are vntleane, ANd the L o R D fpake vnto Mofes, and to Aaron,fayingviito them, 2 Speake vnto the children of IfracI,^ faying,* Thefe are the beafts which ye flwll cate among all the beaftcsthat 4r fiet. t Htbfoules. ♦Chap. 19 i,and20. 7. I. pet, i., 1 5 thereon, it fliall be vncleane vnto you. 39 Andlf any beaft of which yec may eat,die,he that toucheth the carkafle there- of, flialbe vncleane vntill the Euen. 40 And he that eatcth of the carkafle of it, fliall wafli his clothes, and be vncleane vatiU the Euen ; hee alfo that beareth the carkafle of it, fliall wafli his clothes, and be vncleane vntiU the Euen. 4 1 And euery creeping thing that cree- peth vpon the earth , fliallbe an abomina- tion : it fliall not be eaten. 4z Whatfoeuer goeth vpon the bellie, and whatfoeuer goieth vpon all foure, or whatfoeucrfhath more feet among al cree- ping things that creep vpon the earth,them ye fliall not eat,for they are an abominatio. 43 Ye fliall not maJce your f felues abo- minable with any creeping thing that cree- peth, neither fliall yee makeyour fehies vn- cleane with them, that ye fliould be defiled thereby. 44 For I am the Lord your God : ye flinll therefore fandifie yourfelues,and *ye flialbe holy, for lam holy : neither fliall ye defile your f.:lues with any maner of cree- ping thing that creepeth vpon the earth. 4f For 1 4W the Lord that bringeth you vp out of the land of Egypt to be your Gdd:ye Ihal therfore be holy,for lam holy. 46 This « the law of the beafts, and of the foule , and of eueiy huing creature that moueth m the waters, and ofcueiy creature that creepeth vpon the earth : 47 To make a difterence betweene the vncleane and the cleane , and bct^veene the bcafl: that may be eaten, and the beaft that may not be eaten. CHAP. XI L I The purifcituon of wamen after childbirth. 6 Her tfferingsfor ker punfyin/^. ANd the L o R D fpakc vnto Mofes, faying, 2 Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, faying. If a * woman haue conceiued feed, *Chap.i 5« andljorne aman-childe,thcnfliefhallbee '^ vncleane feuen dayes : according to the dayes of the fcparation for her infirmitie fliall flie be vncleane. 3 And in the * eight day, the flefli of his foreskinne fliall be circumcifed. 4 And fliee fliall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirtic dayes; She f hall touch no hallowed thing, lior come into the Sanduary , vntill the dayes of her purifying be fiJfilled. f But if f]ic bcarc a mayd-childe,then fl;,c ♦Luke 2. a r, iohn 7. 3 2. .awes an moK ens ^napTxtijr to (lucerne the Lcproiic". p" f Hebr.fonr.e ofhuyecrt. Ite flialbc vncleane two weeks, as in hei-fe- paf ation : and Ilie fiial cotinue in the blood of her purifying thicefcore and fixedayes. 6 And when the dayes of her purifying are fulfilled, for a fonnc, or for a daughter, fliee fhall bring a lambc of the f Hrll ycere for a burnt ofFering,and a yongpigcon,or a turtle doue for a finne offering , vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congrcga- iion,vnto the Prieft : 7 Who flwllofler it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her , and fhee flialbe cleanfed from the ifllie of her blood. This is the law for her that hath borne a male or a female. 8 * And iff flie be n» cleane that hath the plague ^ he is cleane. 1 8 ^The fl eih a]ib,in which,«e;; in the f kinne thereof was a bile, and is healed, 1 9 And in the place ofthe bile there be a white rifingjor a bright fpotwhite3& fome- what reddifli,and it be fliewed to the Prieft: 20 And if when the Prieft feeth it, be- holdjit be in fight lowerthen the fkin, and the haire thereof bee turned white , the Prieft fhall pronoimce him vncleane: it is a plague of leprofie broken out of the bile. 2 1 But if the Prieft looke on it, and be- hold, tliere be no white haires therein, and if it be not lower then the f kinne , but be fomewhat darke | then the Prieft fhall ftuit him vp feuen dayes. 2 z And if it fpread much abroad in tiic fkin, then the Prieft fliall pronouncehim vncleane 5 it is a plague. ■ 2 7 But if the bright (pot ftay in his place, and fpread not, it is a burning bile j and the Prieft fl:;;Il pronounce him cleane. 24 f^ Or if there be any flefh in the fkin whcrfof iHikrtht qutckeniKg ofitHing flefh. ^m^fnnrm Leuiticus. the Leprohe, Hcbr.abnr- whereof theue is a f hot burning, andrhe "i 'ffi^' jiiick flclli that burneth haue a white bright fpot/omewhatreddifhjor white j 25 Then the Pricft ihall looke vpon it: and beholdjifthe haire in thebright fpot be Rirned white, and it be in light deeper then the f Idn , it t* a leprolie broken out of the burning; wherforc the Prieft Ihal pronouce him vncleane : it ii the plague of leprofie. 16 But if the Prieil looke on it, and be- hold , there be no white haire in the bright fpot,and it be no lower then the other f kin, but befomevvhat darkCjChen the Prieft (hall {hut him vp feuen day es. 2 7 And the Pricft Ihal look vpo him the feuenth day : & if it be ipread much abroad in the f km, then the Pneft Ihall pronounce him vncleane; it is the plague ofleprolk. 2 8 And if the bright fpot it.iy in his place, rfWfpread not in the f kin , but it be (bme- whvit darkcj it is a rifing of the burning,and the Prieft iliall pronounce him cleane . for it is anmfiamacion of the burning. 2 9 ^^T If a man or wo man hath a plague vpon the head or the beard, ^ o Then the Prieft fliaU fee the plague: and beholdjifit be in fight deeper then the fkin, andthcvi: be in it a yellow thin haire, then the Prieft ihall pronounce him vii- cleane^ it h a dry f kjll,;«e« aleprofic vpon die herid or beard. 5 1 Audifthe Prieitlookeonthepligue of the fk-'ll, and behold, it be not in fight deeper then the fkin, and thatthcreisno blackc haiie in it 3 then the Pricft lliall Ihut vp hirn that hath the plague of the lli.ill, fcuentW/;i'ii>/ tiprojis tnahoHji. 43 Ibtcltan- /•'.^ tf.h thiuft. A Nd the L o R D {pake vntQ Mofes, Jx laying, •z This flialbe the law of the Leper, in ^K day of his clenfing : he *ilialbe brought vnto the prieft. J And the prieft fhal go forth out of the CTtn-pe,& the prieft llirJ looke: and behold, if the plague of leprofie be healedin y leper, 4 Then fliall the prieft commaund to trke for him that is to bee cleanfed, two jl birds aliviCjrtfcc/ clear, e, and Cedar wood, and fcarlct,and hyfopc. 5 And the prieft fliall cornmannd that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vci^ fcljOuer nmi-ing water. 6 As for the liuing bird, he flialtake it. and the.Cedarwood ,and the fcarlet , and thehyfope, and #iall dip them and the li- ning bird in the blood of the bird that was killed ouer the running water. 7 And he fhal fprinkle vpon him that is to be clenfed from the k'profie,fcuen times, and iliall proaounce him cleanc , and fiiali let the humg bird locfctinto the open field. 8 And he that is to be clenfed Ihal waih his clothes, and fiiaue oiFall his haire, and waih himfclfe in water , that hee may be cleane : And after that hce fliall come into the Campe,and Ihall tary abroad out of his tent feuen daycs. 9 But it liialbc on the feuentli day,that he fhall fhaue all his haire off his head and Ins beard, and his eyebrowes, cuenallhis haire he fhal iliauc oft : And hee CnAl wafli his clothes, alfohe flialwalTihisflefliinwa- ter,and he fhalbe cleane. I o And on the eight day heftial'take t\vo hee lambes without olemifh, and one ewe- Lambe of f the firft" yeere , without ble— rnifh,, and three tenth deales of fine flowre for a meatoffering, mingled with oyle,and one logge of oyle. II And the prieft that maketh him cleane , fhalprefent the man that is to bee made cleane, and thofe things before the L o R v>,at the dobre of the Tabernacle of the Congregation : 12 And the prieft fliall take one hee lambe,and offer liim for a trelpalfc oftring, and the logge of oyle, and * wane them for a wauc offering before the Lord. 13 And hee ftiall flay the lambe in the place where he fhal kill the fin-offring, and the burnt offring in the Holy place : tor *as the finne offring is the priefts,fo is the tref- paffe offering : it'S moftKoly. 1 4 And the prieft fiiall t.ke fomc of the blood of the trcipafle 0(§rfng,and the prieft^ ffiall put it vpon the tip of the right care of him that is to bee cleanfed ,, and vpon the thumbeofhis right hand, and vpon the great toe of his right foot. 15 And the pncft fliall t"kefonc of the logge. of oyle, andpowrcitintothc paime of his owne left hand : 16 And the prieft flial! dip his right fin- ger in the oy'e thatis in his left hand , and Ihalllpriijck e of thcoy'.c with his finger^ feuen tiires before the L o R d. 17 And of the reft of the cylc that n in his Md,lha' the pncft put vpo the tip of the right eare of him that is to be clenfed, & vp- on the thumbc of his right hand , and vpon t Hebjvf>on tbefhctof thefield. •[Hebr.the daughter of htrjttrtr * EKod ■ 15. 24. *Gi.sp7.7. UlillHliaolU|3i-o!le. i>igr ,cuiriciis. of Leprofiein a houfe. f Htbr.hu handreaeh eot, ■\.H*br.Vor<* the great toe of the right foote, vponthe blood of the trcfpaflc oftering. 1 8 And the remnant of the oile that is in the Priefts hand , hee fliallpowre vpon the head of him that is to be cleanfcd : and the Prielt Ihal make an atonement for him before the Lord. ip And the Prieft fliall offer the fin of- fring,and make an atonement for Iiim that is to be cleanfcd from his vncleannefl'cjand afterward he fhall kill the burnt offering. 20 And the Pri eft Ihall offer the burnt offering , and the meate offering vpon the Altar : and the Pneft Ihall make an atone- ment for him,and he llialbe cleane. 21 And if he be poorc,and f cannot get fo much, then he Hiall take one lambe for a trefpaflc offering f to be vvaued,to make an atonement for him, and one tenth dealc of fine flowre mingled with oile,for a meate offering,and a loggc of oyle. 2 2 And two turtle doues , or two yong pigeons , (iich as he is able to get : and the one fhalbe a finne offering, ana the other a burnt offering. 2 t; And he fhal bring them on the eight day , for his clcanfingvnto the Prieft, vnto thedoore of the Tabernacle of the Con- gregatioujbeforc the Lord. 24 And the Prieft fliall take the lambe of the trefpaffe offering , and the logge of oile, and the Prieft Ihall waucthemfora waue offering before the L o k d. 25 Andheelliall kill the lambe of the trefpafre offering , and the Prieft fhall take fomc of the blood of the trefpaffe offering, and put it vpon the tip of the right care of him that is to bee cleanfcd , and vpon the thumbe of his right hand , and vpon the great toe of his right foot. 26 And the Prieft flial powre of the oile into the-palme of his ownc left hand. 2 7 And the Prieft fliall fprinkle with his fight finger, fome of the oylc that is in his let't hand, fcucii times before the Loud. 28 And the Pneft fhall put of the oile th?t is i'l his hand , vpon the tip ofthe right care of him that is to be cleanfcd, and vpon the thumbe of his right hand, and vpon the great toe of his right foot j vpon the place ofthe blood of thetrefpafi'e offering. 2 9 And the vtft ofthe oyle that is in the Priefts hand, he (hall put vpon the head o( him that is to bee cleanfcd , to make an at- onement for him before the Lord. ^o Anci hee fi;.~ill offer the one ofthe turtle doueSjOr ofthe yongpigconSjfuch .'.s hccncet: g I Eufn fuch as he is able to get,the one for a fin offering, and the other for a burnt offering , with the meat offering. And the Prieft Ihal make an atonement for him that is to be cleanfed,before the Lord. 5 2 This IS thelaw of himin whom is the plague ofleprofie,whofe hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleanfing. g 5 ^ And the Lord Ipake vnto Mo- fes,and vnto Aaron, faying, 54 When yee be come into the land of Canaan , which I giue to you for a poffcf^ fion, and I put the plague of leprofie in a houfe of the land of your poffefnon ; 5 -) And hee that oweth the houfe fhsll come,ind tell the Pricft,faying,Tt feemtth to mee there is as it were a plague in. the houfe : J 6 Then the Prieft fhal command that theyljcmptie the houfe,before the Prieft go ll Orfn- into it to fee the plague,that al that is in the f b lot t f<-ll;) and offer him for a finne offering. 10 Eutthegoat on which the lotfellto be the Scape goat, fli 11 bee prefented aliue before the L o R d, to make an atonement with him, and to let him goe for a Scape goat into thcwildcrncfrc. 1 1 And Aaron fh- 11 bring the buUocke of th e finne offering , which is for himfelfe, and fliall make an atonement for himfelfe, and for his houfe,and fh .11 kill the bullocke of the finne offering which « for hirr felfe. 12 And Chap. 10,1 *Exo.jo.ic. beb.^.7. *^Hcbr.5.7, iHeb.Ati- xel. + Htb.vt»t vp. TTJ?5?5p?gS5r vJnapTxvT. i'he ottering for atonement. ♦Heb.p.ij a:id 10.4. Ihip 4.6. t HebJwel- leth. *Luk.».io tHtb.aman ofopptrtu- mtu\ tHeb offe- paratun. 1 1 Aad he fhall tike a cenfer full of bur- ning coaiss of fire from off the Alt.u be- fore the Lord, and his hind; full of fvvect mcenfe beaten fmall, and bring it within thevaile. 1 7; And he fliall put the incenfe vpon the Hre before the L o iiD, that the clouJe of the inccnfc mry couer the Mercie fe?.t that«vponthe temmonie, thathe die not. 14 And *hef]iall take of the blood of the buUocke, and * Iprinkle 't with his Hn- ger vpon the Mercy feat Eaft yttU-KfuR luflf. ANd the L o K D (pake vnto Mofes, faying, z J>peake vnto the children of Ifrael^ and fay vnto them, I «»» the Lord your God. J After the doings ofthe land of Egypt wherein ye dv.i-It, fliall ye not doe : and af- ter the doings ofthe land of Canaan whi- ther I bring you, fliall ye not doe: neither fhall ye walke in their ordinances. 4 Ye fliall doe my iudgements, and kecpe mine ordinances, to walks thcrtin : I am the Lord your God. 5 '^Yeefhsll therefore keepc mySca- tutes,and my Iudgements, : which if a man doe, he lliall hue in them : I . . Diuers Lawcs, Lcuiticus. •Exod.20.7 deucSf I (. m,it.5.j4. iam. $.13. 'Eccles.io. 7.deut,i4. i4,tob.4 15 ♦Dent. J ; ♦Exod.Jj.j deuc. 1. 17. and 1 6,1 6. prou.34 2J. ' i.Iohn.i. ii.niac.8.5 ecclus.i^.i J {| Or, that hoi* heart lotfinntfor him, * Mat, 5. 4? and 11.^9. rom.i 3.5. j;alat 5.14. ! Mm.) 8. [[ Or^alufed J iiyanytieb, \ yrprr'ched I by l*yfer2 I rnnn. 3 ^Or^ihcy, \ Hcb.thcre I jhati bee a ' f'^^trging. + Holtnejiecf Pratfcstathe LORD. n f Ye fliall not ftcalc, neither deale falfly,neithcrlie one to another, I a ^ And yee Iholl not * fweare by my Name falfly, neither Ihalt thou prophane the Name of thy God ; I ttm the Lord. 1 5 5j*Thou lliahnot defraud thy neigh- bour, neither rob him : the wages of hiili that IS hired, fhnll not abide with thee all night,vnti.ll the morning. 1 4 ^yThouflialt not curfe the denfe,*nor put a ftumbhng blockc before the bhndjbut ihalt fearc thy God : I rfw the L o r d. I J 5]- Ye iliall doe no vnnghteoufnefle iniudgementj thouflialt not *refpeftthe perfon of the poore, nor honour the per- fon of the mighty : bat'm righteoufnes fhalt thouiudge thy neighbour. 1 6 f Thou fhah not goe vp and downe as a tale-bearer among thy people : neither llialt thou Hand againil the blood of thy neighbour : I «t?M the L o R D. 1 7 f * Thou llialt not hate thy brother in thine heart : thou flialt in any wife re- buke thy neighbour, Ijand notfuficrfinne vpon him. 18 ^Thou flialt net auenge norbeare any grudge ag:inft the children of thy peo- ple, * but thou malt loue thy neighbour as thy fclfc : 1 4w the L o R D. 19 f Ye fliallkcepe my Statutes: Thou flialt not let thy catttU gender with a diuers kinde : Thou ihalt not fow thy field with mingled feed : Neither (hal a garmet ming- led of hnen and woollen come vpon thee. 20 ^ And whofoeuerliethcarnsllywith a woman that is a bondmaid, ([ betrothed to an husband,and not at all redetuned,nor frcedome giuen her, || Ihe (hall bee fcour- ged : they Ihall not be put to d?ath, becaufe Ihewp.s not free; I I And he Ihall bring his trefpafle ofie- ringvnto the Lo.kd, vnto the doore ef the Tabernacle of thx Congregation, euen a ramme for a trefpaile offering. 2>z And the Prieft (hall make an atone- ment for him with the ram of the trefpaflc oftering before the Lord for his fin which he hatli done : and the finnc which he kath doHC, (hall be forgiuen him. 2 g ^ And when ye (hall come in to the hud, and (hall hawc planted all manner of trees fQv food, then ye fliall count the fruit thereof as vncircumcifed : three yercs Ihall it be as vncircumcifed vnto you : it (halnot be eaten of. 24 But in the fourth yeere all the fruitc thereof Ihalbe t holy tppraife the L or d Ve.it hall. 1 ^ And in the fift ycere (hal yc eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yeeld vnto you the increafe therof : I am me Lord your God. . 2 5 <^y Ye fliall not eate any thing with the blood, neither flial ye vfe inchantment,nor obferue times. 27 * Ye fliall not round the corners of your heads, neither Ihalt thou marre the corners of thy beard. 2 8 Yc (hall not * make any cuttings in your flelh for the dead, nor prmt r.ny marks vponyou:! rfw theL o RD. 29 ^ Doe not f proftitute thy daughter, to caufe her to be a whore, left the land fall to whorcdome,and the land become full of wickednefle. 30 ^Ye (hall keepe my Sabbaths, and rcuerence my Sandu iry ; I am the Lord, ^ I -f Regard not them that hauc fami- liar fpirits,ntirhcrfecke after wi^ards,to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. 32^ Thou flialt rife vp before the hoary head, and honour the face of the eld man, and fearc thy God : I am the L o r d. 3 3 f And *if a lin'ngcr foiournewith thee in your hmd, ye Ihall not || vexe him. 34 '*'B«f the ftranger that dwcUeth with you, flialbe as one borne amongit you, and thou (halt loue him as thy felfe, for ye were ftrangers in the land of Egypt: I am ihc Lord your God. 7 5 ^ Ye fliall doe no vnrighteoufntsin iudgementj in meteyard, in weight, or in meafiire. 3 6 * luft ballances, iiii^ f weights, a iuft Ephah, and a iuft Hin fhiU yee haue : I am the L o R D your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. ? 7 Therefore fliall yee obferue all my Statutes, and allmy Judgements, and doc them ; I am the Lord. CHAT. XX. 1 OJ himth/.t ^lueth ojha feed t» Melceh. 4 Of him thAl fiuomethfiuhan oKt. 6 Ofgotngto Wtx^trdi 7 OffarMifitatifri, 5> Of himthitcmfetk hnf» renU, 10 Of aditlterse. 1 1,14,17.15. 0/»«r*3. ij OfSodomie. 15 Of Btflialttie. 18 Of vn- cL^nnrf^e. 11 ObeditTice ii ret]uirtd with helints. 27 Wiz.ards mufi beput to death, ANd the Lord fpakc vntaMorcs^fay-f 2 * Againe , thouflialt fay to the chil- dren of Ifrael j Whofocuer hee be of the children of Ifrael, or ofthe ftrangers that foiouine in Ifrael , that giueth any of his feed vnto Molcdi, he fliall furely be put to death: the peoplq of the land rtial ftone him with ftones. ^ And ♦ Chap.ii 5 * Deut.14. 1 t fieb.pro- fhane. *ExO,22,2I II Or,»pprfft *EX0.2J,2 1 *Prou.if.T. and itf.ii. and 30.10. t Htb.fiinet. •Chap. 21. Uilicri JaW^i, ■napsr Imjor^ anccs. * Chap. 1 1. 44andi<>.i *Exo,»i.i7 prou.:o.io. macc.15.4, J iohit 8.4 'Chip. 18.8 •Chap,i8. ♦Chap. 18^ i 5 A ad I will fet my face againft thit man, and will cut him off from among his people; becaufehe hathgiuenof his feede vnto Molech, to defile my Sandoiary, and to prophanc my holy Name. 4 And if the people of the land do any wayes liide their eyes from the man, when he giueth of his feed vnto Molech, and kiU him not ; 5f Then I will fct my face againft that man,and againft his fanMly,and wil cut him oil, and all that goe a whoring after hmi,to commit whoredome with Moiech,from a- mong their people. 6 ^And the foiJe that turneth after fuch as h:iue familiar fpintSy and after wizards, to goe a whoring after them, I will euen kt my flee againft that foule, and will cut him on from among his people. 7 5r*S^n'ftifieyourfcluestlicrfore,and be ye holy: for I <*»» the L o r d your God. 8 And ye fliall Iceepe my StatiiteSj& do them : I am the Lord which fandifie you. p f * For eucry one that curfeth his fa- ther or his mother, (hall bee furclyput to I death ; he hath curfed his father or lais mo- ther jliis blood /7><»/Zif vpon him. I o 5f And *the man that committeth a- dulteiy with another mans wife,eHen he that committeth adulterie with his neighbours wife, the adulterer and the adulterefle fhall furelybeputtodeath. X I * And the man that lieth with his fa- thers wiky hath vncouercd his fathers na- kednefTe ; both of them fhaibe put to deathj their hlood/halbe vpon them. I i And if a man he with his daughter in law, both of them fhall furcly bee put to death : they haue wrought confuflonj their blood/?»-«/6e vpon them. I J *If a man alfo he with mankind, as he hcth with a woman, both of them haue committed an abomination : they ihall fuiely be put to death 3 their blood//;4fl l^ee vpon them. 1 4 And if a man take a wife,and her mo- ther, it ii wickednefle : They (hall be burnt with fire, both he and they,that there be no wickednelTe among you. I y * And if a man lie with a beaft, hec (hall furcly be put to death: and ye ftall flay thebcaft. . ^ / / 1 6 And if a woman approch vnto any beaft,|nd he downe thereto, thou (hih kill the w'icJman and the beaft : they (hall furely be put to deathjtheir blood/^ali/^ vpon the 1 7 And if a man ihali take his filter, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and fee her nakednefle , and (he fee hisna- kednefle, it is a wicked thing, and they fhall be cut off in the fight of their people : hee hath vncoueredhis fitters nakednefTe, hcc (hall beare hisiniquitie. 18 * And ifa man (hall lie with a woman hauing her fickencfle,and (lull vncouer her nakednefTe : he hathf difcoueredher foun- taine, & (he hath vncouercd the fountainc of her blood : and both of them fhall be cut off from among their people. 19 And thou (halt not vncouer the na- kednefTe of thy mothers fifter, nor of thy fathers fifter ; for he vncouereth liis neere kinnc : they (hall beare their iniquitie. 2 o And if a man (hall lie with his vndes wife, he hath vncouered his vncles naked- neffe .- they (liall beare their finne,they flial die childlefTe. a I And if a man flialltake his brothers wife, it h f an vncleane tiling : he hath vn- couered his brothers nakednefTe, they fliall be childlefTe. ' 22 f Yee fhall therefore keepe all my * Statutes,and all my Indgcments, and doe them : that the land whither I bring you to dwell therein, *fpue you not out. 2g Andyefhalnotwalkeinthemaners of the nation, which I caft out before you : for they committed all thefe things, and * therefore I abhorred them. 24 But I haue faid vnto you, Ye fliall iii- herit their land, and I will giue it vnto you, to pofTcfTe it, a land that flo weth with milke and hony: I am the Lord your God,which hauefeparated you from or/;erpeople. 2 J * Yee fliall therefore put difference betweene cleane beafts, and vncleane, and betweenc vncleane foules, and cleanc : and ye fliall not make yoiu- foules abominable by beaft or by foule, or by any maner of li- uing thing, that (| creepeth on the grpiuid, which I haue feparated from you as vn- cleane. 2 6 And ye flialbe holy vnto mc : '* for I the L o R D <»OT holy, and haue feuered you from other people, that ye (hould be mine. 27 «j*A man alfo or woman that hath a f^imihar fpirit,or that is a wi2ard,flial furely be put to death : they fliall ftone them with Itones : their hloodj/ialhe vpon them. CHAP. XXL 1 OrthtPrufisfnowniMg. 6 Oftbtirbolintfe. %0f then tfimatitn, 7. ij OfthtirMarmget.xi Tkt 7>ritft>tb*thauc bUmipjts tnujitittmmfitriaihc StmiliiAry. H 4 .And *Chap.i8. t Hebjmaie iHeb.*fi. paratigtt. « Chap,! I, ♦Chap. 18. 35. *I>ei«,5.;, ♦Chap, ii.s deuci4.4. ! Orynemtk] ♦Chap.ip,2/ and 20,7. j i.peci.iS. I ♦Deut.i8.iii I.Sam, 28.7 fF^nUuiiiaLiiuuuiiiJ^ 1^V.U1L11.UJ4 ANd the Lord faide vnto Mofes ; SpeakevntothePriefts the fonnesof Aaron , and fay vnto them , There Diall none bee defiled for the dead among his people : 2 But for his kinne, that is ncere vnto him, that is, for his mother, and for his fa- ther, and for his fonne, and for his daugh- ter,and for his brother, J And for his filler a virgin,that is nigh vnto him, which hath had no husband : for her may he be defiled. 4 But he fliall not defile himfelfc, || be- ing a chrefe man among hi^ people, to pro- phane himfelfe. ^ * They {hall not make baldnefie vp- on their head, neither fliall they Ihaue off the corner of their beard , nor make any cuttings in their flefli : 6 Theylhall be holy vnto their God, and not profine the Name of their God : for the offerings of the L o r n rnade by fire, atid the bread of their God they doc offer : therefore they fliall be holy. 7 They fliall nor take a wife that is a whore, or profane, neither fhall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy vnto his God. 8 Thou flialt fanftifie him therefore, for he offereth the bread of thy God : hee fliall bee holy vnto thee : for T the Lord which fandifie you, at» holy. 9 f And the daughter of any Prieft, if flie profane her felfe, by playing the vVijore, ftie prophaneth her father : fliee ihaU'bee burnt with fire. I o And he that is the high Prieft among his brethren, vponwhofe head the anoin- ting oyle was powred, and that is confecra- ted to put pn the garments,fliall not vnco- uer his head, nor rent his clothes: I I Neither fliall hee goe in to any dead body, nor defile himfelle for hisfather, or for his mother: 1 2 Neither fliall he goe out of the San- duaiy, nor prophane the Sanduaryof his God J for the crownc of the anointing oile of his God is vpon him : I aw the L o r d. 1 3 And he fliall take a wife in her virgi- nitic. 1 4 A widow, or a diuorced woman, or prophane, or an harlot, thefe fliall he not take : but he fliall take a virgine of his owne people to wife. 1 5 Neither fliall he prophane his feede among his people : for I the L o jr i> doe fan^lifiehim. 1 6 <([ And the Lord fpake vnto Mo- r fcs, faying, 1 7 Speake vnto Aaron, faying,Whofo- 1 cuer he it of thy feed in their generations, that hath any blemiih, let him not approch | to ofter the || bread of his God : 1 8 For whatfoeuer man he be that hath a blemifli, hee fliall not approch : a blinde man, or a lame, or he that hathaftatnofe, or any thing * fuperfluous. 19 Or a man that is broken footed, or broken handed. 20 Or crooke-backt, or a || dwarfe, or that hath a blcmifli in his eye, or be fcuriiy, or fcabbed, or hath his itenes broken : 21 No man that hath a blcmifli, of the feed of Aaron the Phefl, flial come mgh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire : he hath a blemifli 3 he fliall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. 2 2 He fliall eate the bread of his God, both of the moft Holy, and of the holy : 2 5 Onely he fliall not goe in vnto the • Vailc, nor come nigh vnto the Altar, be- caufehc hath a blemilh, that he prophane not my Sanftuarics : for I the L o R d doe fandifie them. 24 And Mofes told it vnto Aaron,& to hisfonne$,& vnto all the children of Ifrael. \Or,f0»d, *Chap 21. II Or, t$o CHAP. XXII. I The Prifjls tntbeir ■vHcleanneJ?e mufl abfiaincfrom the hily thingt, 6 Hew they [haUbcecltnfid. lo Who ojtktl'hiftiheufe maytgte ofxUe holy things. 17 Thefacrificettnufibevi'i\hoHtbk»nP>. x6 The «f^eofthefaciifice. J 5 The Urp of tann^thtjkcri- f.et if thanl{efgiuiug. ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, faying, 2 Speake vnto Aaron, and to his fons, that they fcparate themfelues fro the holy things of the children of Ifrael, and that they prophane not my holy Name, inthoft things yvhich they hallow vnto me ; I ant the Lord. J Say vnto them, Whofoeuer he be of all your feed,among your generations,that goeth vnto the holy things, which the chil- dren of Ifrael hallow vnto the Lord, ha- uing his vncleannefle vpon him, that foule fliall be cut off from my prefcncc ; I am the Lord. 4 What man foeuerofthefted of Aaron is a leper,or hath a f runningiflfuc, he fliall not eate of the holy things, vntill he bee cleane. And *whofo touchcth anything that /jvnclcane by the deadjOra man whoft Teed goeih from him : % Or t Hihr.run' ning oftht r tints. *Cliap.l5.3 THTwnwwfw dJUipjJH/tJIAlJJV ■IHUlg UU'BWW^ *Exod. 11. ji.ezech. 44. J I. t Heb.vith the furchafe efhii money, i Htb.aman arranger. ♦Chap. I o. «4. thetfifelutt mthihttni' qnity ef Uef- fajfeinthiir . 5 Orwhofocuertouchcth any creeping tningjwherby he may be made vncleane^or a ,man of whom he may take ynclcanneffej Avhatfocucr vndeannefle he hath : 6 The foule which hath touched any fiichjfhalbe vncleane vntill Eiien, and fliall not eat of the holy things, vnleffeheewalli his flefli with water. '7 AndwhentheSunisdowne,helhalI be cleanc^and fhall afterward eat of the ho- ly thingSjbecaufc it it his food. 8 "* That which dieth of it felfe , or is torne withbeafts,\\& fliall not eate to defile himfelfc therewith : I am the Lord. 9 They flwU therefore kcepe mine or- dinance5leit they beare finne for it,and die thereforejifthey prophaneit : I thc.LoRD doc fanftifie them. 1 o There flial no ftrangcr eat of the ho- ly thingja foiourner of the Priefts,or an hi- red feruant fhall not cat of the holy thing, 1 1 But if the Pricft buy any foule f with hismoneyjhe fliall eat of it,andhee that is born in his houfe: they fhal eat of his meat. 1 2 If the Priefts dnughter alfo be mari- ed vnto f a ftranger, fhe may not eat of an offering of the holy things. 1 1 EutifthePriefiesd.-.ughter be awi- doWjOr diuorced, and haue no childe, and is returned vnto her fathers houfe , * as in her youthjfhc fhall eat of her fathers meat, but there iliall no ftranger eat thereof. 1 4 f And if a man eat of the holy thing vnwittingly , then hee fhall pxtt the tift part thereof vnto it , and fhall giuc/t vnto the PrieftjWith the holy tiling. 1 5 Andfthey fhall not profane the holy things of the children of Ifrael, which they oi^tr vnto the L o r d ; 1 6 Or (jiuffer them to bcare the Iniquity of tre{j>aiie,whe they eat their holy things : for I the Lord doe fanftifie them. 1 7 ^ And the L o R D fpake vnto Mofes, faying, 1 8 Spcake vnto Aaron & to his fonnes, and vnto all the children of Ifrtitl,andfay vnto them, Whatfceuer he be of the houfe of Ifrael, or of the fttangers in Ifrael,that will offer his oblation for all his vowes>and for all his free will oftiings, which they will offer vn»o the Lord for a burnt offering : 1 9 Tf ftiaU c^er at your owne will a male without blemifh,of the beeues,ofthe fhecp or of the goats. 2 0 But whatfocuer hath a blemifh, that fliall ye not offer : for it fliall not be accep- table for you. 2 1 * And whofoeuer offereth a facri- fice of peace offerings vnto the Lord, to accomplifh his vow, or a free willoffrino;in beeues or (j fheepCjit fhall be perfe» the Lord which hallow you, 7; 3 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: IdwiheLoRDj CHAP. XXIIL I The fiafiis ef the Lord, j TheSahhatb. 4 Th Fnffeeuer. 9 The (kmfi tj fi'ft fiuitet. 1 5 Th; /eaJlefPentiCcft, 21 gleamngt t» be left fir the ptert. 3} ThefidficfTrumftts. i6 The day ej atonement. 35 Tbefiafi of Tabernacle t, ANd the L o R D fpake vnto Mofes^ faying, z Speak c *De«t. 1 5 s I and 17,1. I Or,geaits. \iOr\iddt. *Chap.n. \\Or,jhet goat, *Dcut.2a€iJ ' Chap,7.i 5 'Leuic te.j ^IILIIIU IIUIIL^. x^euicicus. ^oiciimc icaiTes, ana 2 Speake viito the children of Ifrael, aud fay vnto them, Concerning the fcaftes of the LoRD,which ye ftiall proclaime to be holy conuocations,e»«« thefe are my fcafb. I *Sixe dayes Ihall workc be donc,but the fcuenthdayis the Sabbath of reft, an holy conuocation j yce fhall doe no worke therein : it is the Sabbath of the L o R. D in all your dweUings. 4 % Thefe are the feafts of the Lord, euen holy conuocations,which ye fhall pro- claime in their feafons. f *in the fourteenth day of the'Hrll mo- neth at euen, « the Lords Pafleouer. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the fame moneth, k the feaftof vnlcauened bread ynto the L o R D : feuen dayes ye muft eate vnleauened bread, 7 In the Hrlt day ye fliall haue an holy conuocation : yc (hall doc no feruile workc therein. 8 But ye fliall offer an offering made by fire vnto the Lord fcuen dayes : in the fe- uenth day « an holy conuocation. Ye fhall doe no feruile worke therein. 9 ^ And the Lord fpake vnto Mo- fesjfiying, 10 Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, and fiy vnto them , When ye be come into the land which I giue vnto you , and fhall reape the harueft therof,thenye fhall brine a [| iheafe of the firft fruites of your harueft vnto the Prieft : I I And he fhall waue the flieafe before the L o R D J to be accepted for you : on the morrow after the Sabbath the Prieft fhall waue it. 1 r And ye fhall offer that day,when ye waue the flicafe5an hee lambe without ble- mifh of the firft yeere, for a burnt offering vnto theL CRD. 1 1 And the meat ofiering thcvtoffiMbe two tenth deales of fine flowre, mingled with oyle,an offering made by fire vnto the Lor Djfor a fweet fauour : and the drinke offering thereof /^4/6e of wine, the fourth part of an Hin. 14 And ye fhall catc neither bread, nor parched come, nor greene eares^ vntiU the felfe fame day that ye haue brought an offe- ring vnto your God : It fhalbe a ftatute for cuer,throughout your generations , in all your dwellings. 1 5 ^ And *ye fliall count vnto you from • Deut.i^. j>. the morow after the Sabbath,from the day that ye brought thefheafe of the waue offe- ring J feuen Sabbaths fhalbe complete. 16 Euen vnto the morrow after the fe- uenth Sabbath,(hall ye number fiftie daies, and ye fhall offer a new meat offering vnto the L o R D. 1 7 Yee fhall bring out of your habitati- ons two waue4oaues,of two tenth deales , they fhalbe of fine floure,they fhalbe baken with leauen,t/;ejr/»re the firft finits vnto the Lord. 1 8 And ye fhal offer with the bread feuen lambes without blemifh , of the firft yeere, and one young bullocke and two rammcs : they fhaU bee for a burnt offering vnto the Lord, with their meat offering and their drinke offerings, etnn an ofiering made by fire of fweet fauour vnto the L o r d. ' rp Thenyefhalfacrificeonekidofthe goats /or a fin of}ring,and two lambs of the firft yeere,for a facrifice of peace offerings. 20 And the Prieft fhallwaue them with the bread of the firft fruits, for a waue offe- ring before the LoRD,with the two lambs: they fhall bee holy to the Lord for the Pricfts. 2 1 And ye fhall proclaime on the felfe fame day, that it may bee an holy conuoca- tion vnto you: ye fhall doe no feruile worke therein : itpjolbe a ftatute for euer in all youi' dweUings throughout yom* generations. 2 2 ^And* when ye reape the harueft of your land, thou fhalt not make cleane rid- dance of the corners of the field when thou reapeft,'*'neitherflialt thou gather any glea- ning of thy hameft : thou fhalt leaue them vnto the poore, and to the ftranger : I am the Lord your God. 2 J ^ And the Lo R d fpake vnto Moles, faying, 24 Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, faying,Inthe *feuenth moneth, in the firfl day of the moneth fliallyc haue a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets>an ho- ly conuocation. 2 J Ye fhall do no feruile worke therein-^ but yee (hall offer an offering made by fire vnto theL CRD. 2 6 ^ And the Lord (pake vnto Mofes, faying, 27 *AIfb on the tenth day of this feuenth monethjthere fhalbe a day of atonement, it fhall bee an holy conuocation vnto you, and ye fhall afBift your foules,and offer an offering made by fire vnto the Lord. 28 And yee fhall doe no worke in that fame day; for it is a day of atonement, to make an atoneinent for you, before the Lord your God. I 2p For * Chap, i^.p *DeUM4.i5» *Num.29.i. *Chap.i«. }0.nuin. 1$. 7. igrawrawCTT ^napTxJOin* incSnevvDrcaci7 f Hthr,refl. •Mum 29.1 J iohn 7.37. rejlraint. \Htb.fimt, 19 For whatfoeuer foule ir ^e that (hall notbeaffliftedinthatfame Hay, he lliaibe cut ofTfrom among his people. 5 o And whatfoeuer foule it ^< that doth any worke in that fame day, the fame foule will I dcftroy from among his people. J I Ye (hall do no rnaner or work: it/hal be a ftatute for euer throughout your gene- rationSjin all your dwellings. 5 2 It /haibe vnto you a Sabbath of reft, and yce Ihall .iffiiA your foulcs in the ninth day of the moneth at euenjfrom eucn vnto cucnftiallyef celebrate your Sabbath. 3 3 f And the Lord /pake vnto Mofcs, flying, J 4 Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, flying. The fifteenth day of this feuenth moneth,y7;«/^f the feaft of Tabernacles/er feuen dayes vnto the L o r d. 5 5: On the tirft day /7;rti/ l/e an holy con- uocation : yec fhall doe no feriiilc workc therein. j6 Seuendaicsyefliall offer .inoffring made by fire vnto theL o r D,onthe eight day (hal be an holy conuocation vnto you, ;indyc iTial offer an ofFringmade by fire vn- to the L o r d : It is a t folemne afl'embly, , and ye fhall doe no feruile worke therein. 57 Thefearethefeaftesof the Lord, which ye fiiall prodaime to bee holy conuo- cations,to ofter an offring made by fire vn- to the LuR J", a burnt oitcring, and a meatc of{ring,a facrilicCjand drinke of}nngs,eue- ry thing vpon his day^ ^ 8 Belide the Sabbaths of theL o r d, and befidc your giftes, and belide all your vowes,and befide all your free wiloffrings, which ye giue vnto the L o r d. J 9 Alio in the fifteenth day of the fe- uenth monc th, when yce haue gathered in the fiuit of the land , yee fliall keepe afeaft vnto the Lord feuen diycs. On the firfl Axifjalbe a Sabbath, and on the eight day P)albe a Sabbath, 40 AnJyeilialltakcyotionthefirftday the fboughes of goodly uejj, branches of Palmes trees, and theb««ghes of tlaicke trees, andwillowesofthe b-ooke, and yee Hiall reioycc before the L o r d your God feuen daycs. 41 And ye (halikeepe it afeaft vnto the Lord feuen dj yes in theyeere: \t fhall be z ftatute for euer in your generations,yc fliall celebrate it in the feuenth moneth. 42 Yee fhjll dwell in boothes feuen dr.ycs : all that are IfiacLtes borne , lliall dwell in boothes. 4 J That your generations may know that I made the chjldrcn of Ifrael to dwell in boothes , when I brought them out of the land of Eg)'pt : 1 4W the L o r d your God. 44 And Mofes declared vnto the cliil- dren of Ifrael the feafts of the Lord. CHAP, xxiin. I The oylefir the lamps. J Tlii Shewbread. 1 o Sht- Icmtthsfonne blafbhenteth, i j Th' taw efBlajpht- wy. 17 Of Murthtr. 18 OfDatnugc, 2j liit hla^hrmer UJiened. ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, flying, z Commaund the children of Ifrael, that they bring vnto thee pure oyle Oliue, beaten,tbr the hght,t to caufc the lamps to bvu'ne continually. 3 Without the vaile oftheTeftimo- nie, in the Tabernacle of the Congregati- on, fhall Aaron order it from the euening vnto the morning,before the Lord conti- nually: It (hall be a Statute for euer in your generations. 4 He lliall order the lampes vpon * the pure Candiefticke before the L o r d con- tinually. 5 f And thou fhalt take fine floixrc,and bake twelue.^cakes ttierof: two tenth deales llialbe in one cake. 6 And thou ihalt fct them in two rov/es, fixe on a rowe vpon the pure Table, before the Lord. 7 And thou flialt put pure frantincenfe vpon each row,that it may be on the bread for a memorialj , tuen an offering made by fire vnto theLoRD. 8 Euery Sabbath he diall fct it in order before the Lord contintially,6«/»^ tak^n from the childien of Ifrael by an cuerla- ftingcouenant. 9 And * it fliall bee Aarons and his ' fonnes , and they fhall eate it in the holy place: font** moil holyyntohim, of the ofieringsof the Lord made by fire,by a perpctuail ftatute. 10 ^ And the fonne of an Ifraelitifli woman, whofe father w.^s an Egyptian, went out among the children of Ifrael : and this fonne of the Ifraelitiih woman, and a man of Ifrael ftxoue together in the campCi 1 1 And the IflaelitifK womans fonne blafphemed the Name of the L o r D,and cuifed,aDd tlvry brought him vnto Mofes: and his mothers name was Shelomith,the daughter ofDibri,of the tribe of Dan. II And ^Ueb.ticAuf, to ifitndf "Exod.ji.S. *Exod.J5. JO. ■4 ♦Exod.29.j; chap. 8. ]i. mate. I a. I ' "Agamft murder » LeuiticUs. The lubilc. * NuQJ.i 5. tHtb.ntx- pannd vmo thim tear- dingto he mou'.h cfthe LO\p. 'Deut ij.p and 17.7. "Exod. 2 !• ii.deuc.ip. z>. ■\Hcbr fini- te th thi lifi of a man. iHibrJi/e forltfi. ♦Exo.JI.34 deuc. ip.ir mace. 5. J 8. *£xo. I x.^9 Heb. reft. Exod 13. 0. 1 1 And they * put him in ward, f that the mind of the L o r d might bee Ihewed them. I J And the L o R D Tpake vnto Mofes, faying, 1 4 liiing fooi-th him that hath curfed, without the campe , and let all that heard him,* lay their handesvpon his head, and let all the Congregation Hone him. 15 And thou ilialt (peake vnto the chil- dren of Ifrael , fiyine,Whofocuer curfeth his God,fliall beare his finnc. I C And he that blafphcmeth the Name of the Lord, he flaal furely be .put to death, and all the Congregation ihall certainely ftone him: afweli the ftr anger, as he that is borne in the land, when he blafphemeth the Name of the Lord, (lialbe put to death. 17^* And he that t killeth any man, lliallfurelybcput to death. 1 8 And he that killeth a beaft,(lial make it goodj t beait for beaft. 1 9 And if a man caufe a blemifli in his neighbour^ as * he hath donCjfo flwll it bee done vnto him : 2 o Breach for breach,eye for eye,tooth for tooth : as hee hath caufed a blcmilhin a man,fo fhall it be done to him againe. 2 1 And he that killeth a beait , he ihall rcftore it: and he that killeth a man,he ihal be put to death. 22 Ye fhall haue*one manner of law, as well for the ftranger , as for one of your owne CQuntrey : for lam the L o R o your God. 2 J f And Mofes fpake to the children of Tfrael,that they fhould bring forth him that had curfed,out of the campc,and itone him with ftones : and the children of Ifrael did as the Lord commanded Mofes. CHAP. XXV. I The SMith sf the fcuinthytere. 8 The luhile in the fifittth yert, 14 OfofpreJJltn. tS ^blejjttg of obedience, ly TJjered/mpttonof land, 2^ OJf hou/ei, 1% .(^*mfajjlgtitfthe fttre, jy Thevft^e cfbendmen. 47 The redemption ff/emants. ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofes in mount Sinaijfiying, ■ ■ 2 Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, and fiy vnto them: When ye come'into the land which I giueyou , then fhall the land t kccpe * a Sabbath vnto the L o r.d* • ■ 5 Sixe yeeres thou Ihalt fow thy field, and fixe yeeres thou fhalt prune thy Vine- yard, and gather in the fruit thcreofi- I 4 But in the feuenth jjere fhalbe a Sab- barfi of reUvntatheland, a Sabbath for the Lord: thou fhalt neither fow thy field, nor prune thy Vineyard. J That which groweth of it owne ac-^ cord of thy harueft,thou llialt not reap,nci- ther gather the grapesf of thy vine vndref- fed : for it is a yeere of reit vnto the land, 6 And the Sabbath of the land fhal be meat for youj forthee,and for thy feruant, and for thy maid,and for thy hired feruant, & for thcitranger that foiorneth with thee, 7 And for thy cattell,and for the beail that are in thy land, fliall all the encreafe thereof be meat. 8 5[And thou flialt number feuen Sab- baths of yeeres vnto thee,feuen times feuen yeeres,and the fpace of the feuen Sabbaths of yeeres,(hal be vnto thee fourtie and nine yeeres. 9 Then fhalt thou caufe the trumpet t of the lubile to found,on the tenth day of the feuenth moncth j in the day of atone ment fhall ye make the trumpet found tho. rowout all your land. I o And ye fliall hallow the fiftieth yere, and prodaime hbertie thorowout all the land, vnto all the inhabitants therof: It fhal be a lubile vnto you,and ye fliall returne c- uery man vnto his poflefllon, and ycc fliall returne euery man vnto his family. I I A lubile (hal that fiftieth yere be vn- to you : Ye fhall not fow,neithcr reape that which groweth of it felfe in it , nor gather the grafts in it of thy vine vndreflcd. 12 For it is the Iubile,it fhalbe holy vn to you: ye fliall cat the encreafe thereof out of the field. 1 1 In the yere of tliis lubile ye fliall re- turne euery man vnto his pofl'efnon. 1 4 And if thou fel ought vnto thy neigh- bour, or buyefl ought of thy neighbours hand,ye flialt not opprcife one another. I J According to the number of ycres af- ter the Iubile,thou flialt buy of thy neigh- bour , and according vnto the number of yeeres of the fi-uits,he fhall fell vnto thee. 1 6 According to the number of yeeres, thou fhalt encreafe the price thereof, and according to the fewnelie of yeeres , thou fhalt diminifh the price of it : for according to the number of the yeeres ofxhc fruits doth he fell vnto thee. 1 7 Ye fhall not therefore opprefle one another; but thou flialt feare thy God : For I am the Lord your Gol. 1 8 f^Wherfore ye ihall doe my flatutes, andkecpe myiudgements, and doe them, and yefhalldwellinthc land in fafetie. 19 And fHebr.oftb/ ftpuratim. iHeb.Uirdof fiund. KCUetliiUJ^ ui •^mm^mti^ rnm - vwmn, itdnmiSkfimmm ^Or, to bee Hik-fir cut mg iff. iHitr.hii htnd hath attaincd,and found fiijji- (lencie. •f fJeh. rt. dtmptien ie Ungetbvntt a. t\Or one cf .the Ltttttfs redetni thetr l^bSU 1 9 And the land Hiall ycelde her finite, and ye fhall eate your iill^and dwell thereni Infafetie. 20 AndifyefliallfayjWhatfliallwc eat the fcuenth yecrc? Behold,we ihal not Cow, nor gather in ourincreafe : 2 1 Then I will cominaund my blefling vpon you in the fixt ycerCjand it Ihall bring forth fruit for three yecres. 2 2 And ye iliall ibw the eight yeerCjand Cat yet of olde fruit, vntiU the ninth ycere : vntiU her fruits come in,ye flir.U cat of the old i^ore. 2 J ^The land (Tial not be fold [{for euer: for the land is mine/or yee were itrangers, and foiourners with me. 24 Andinall the land ofyourpofleiTionj ye fhall grant a redemption for the land. 2 J ^Ifthy brother be waxen poorc,and hath folde away (bme of his pofleflion, and if any of his kinne come to redeeme it, then fLall hce redeeme that which his bro- ther fold. 26 And if the manhaue none to redeeme ir,and f himfelfe be able to redeeme it: 2 7 Then let him count the yercs of the fale thereof, and rellore the ouerplus vnto the man , to whom he fold it,that hec may rctiu'ne vnto his pofleflion. 2 8 But if he be not able to reltore it to him,then that which is foIdc,{hall remaine in the hand of him that hath bought itjvn- till the yecre of labile : and in the lubile it iholl goe out,and hee fhall rcturne vnto his pofllffion. 29 And if a man fel a dwelling houTe in a walled citie,then he may redeeme it with- in a whole ye ere after it is fold : wthin a ful ycere may he redeeme it. 3 o And ifit be not redeemed within the ipace of a fiJ yecrc,then the houle that is in tne walled citie,fhalbe ftablifncd for euer to him that bought it,throughcut his genera- tions : it fliall not goe out in the lubilc. 3 1 But the houfes of the villages which haue no wallesround about them, fiiall bee counted as the fields of the countrey: tthcy may be redeemedjand they Hiall goe out in^* the lubile. J 2 Nctwithftandingjthe cities of the Leiiitcs',<»w,^vith iheja.'ei/a b»ndm/m. ♦Ephef.6.5, Colo^4. 1, fHfh.yt(h^l: /hue yaur ftluei » ith ihtm. iHtbr. hit hand cltune. ■trM ""T^ 'vujwtvua* jLTiviiiugs ^'luiiiiii'a. \,Or,hjihcfe meants. ■^Exgd. 20.4 deiu.$.8, /ind 16 21. pljj 5>7 7. ^Oy,figwed jlom. Hebr. A fiene ef piSfwt, * Chap. 1 5. ♦Deut.:8 1 ♦lob X1.15 deemed againc : one of his biethren may redeemc ium. 49 Either his vncle,oi;his vndes fonnc may redeeme hiiTi,or any that is nigh oi kin vnto hi.n,of his fajiulyjUiay redecine him : or if he be able,be may reiceme himleife. 50 Andhee Cix-M le.konwitn him that bought him^from thi- ycrt that he was fold tolumjvntothcyeere of Iubilc,and the piice of his fale ftv.ll be according vnto the number of yeeres,according to ttic time of an hired feriiant flir.ll it be with him. f I If there be yet many yeeres behind, according vnto them hee ihall giue againe the price of his iedemption,out of the mo- ney tliat he was bought for. 5 1 And if there remaine but k\v yeeres vnto the yeerc of Iubik',then he fhal count with him J and according vnto his yeeres Hull he giuc him againe the price of his tc- demption. 5 3 And as a ycerely hired feruant fhall lie be with him : and the other liuU iiQt nJe with rigour ouer him in thy fight. 54 And if he be not redeemed H in thefe yeeres jthcn he fhal go out in the yere of lu- bile,/ic(f/>hejand his children with him. J 5 For vnto mee the children of Ifrael are (cntints , they are my feiuants whom I brought foorth out of the Lmd of Egypt : I ttm the Lord your God. CHAP XXVI. I OfldtUtry, l H^ligiiufnes, 3 .AbUJJin^tethtm thittl{eefc the Cor/.tnaundtmetits. 1 4 c/i cur/e t» thefi that kreake them. 40 bod pr$mi/(fh sor*- mcmber thtmtlint ttpint, YE flial make you * no Idols nor graucn Image , neither rcare youvp a j| Itan- ding image, neither lliall yce iet vp any II Image of Ifone in your land , to bowc downc vnto it : tor 1 «w the L o r d your God. z *Ye 0ialkeepe roy Sabbaths,3nd re-' uerence my Sanduary : I am the Lor.. . 3 ^ *' K yee walke in my Statutes, andkcepe my CommaundemcntSjanddoe them J 4 Then I will giue you mine in due feafon , and the land indl ycelde her in- crcafe,and the trees of the held fhall yecld their fiuit. 5 And your threlhing flinll reach vn- to tlievint/.ge, and the vintage fli ill reach vnto the fowi>-!g time: and yee ihall eate your bread to the full , and * dwell in your landfafely. 6 And I will giue peace in the land, and ye fh 11 lie downc,aad none fh 11 make you afraid: and I will f rid euill beaites out of the 1 And, * neither fiiall the fword goe througa your land. 7 And ye liial chafe your enemic$,and they (hall fall before you by the fword. 8 And '^ fine of you fliall chafe an hun- drcd,and an hundred of ycu fhall put tenne thouiand to flight : and your enemies fhall fall before you by the fword. 9 For I will haue refpcd vnto yoii,and make you fruitfull,and muitiplie y ou,and e- ftabliin my Coucnant witii you. I o And ye fl: ill eat old itore, and bring forth the old,becaiife of the new. I I *And I will fet my Tabernacle a- mongft you : and my foule fliall not ab- horre you. 1 2 * And I will walke among you,and will bee your God., and yee fliall bee my people. 13 I am theL OR D your God, which brought you forth out of the 1 md of Egypt, that ye liiould not be their bondmca,ind 1 haue broken the baadts of your yoke, and madt you goe vpnglit. 14 <[j* But if yee will not hearken vnto mee, andAvillnof doe ?11 thefe my com- mandemcnts : I $ And if yee fliall dcfpife my Sta- tutes , or if your foule abhorre my ludgc- mcnts, Co that ye will not doe .11 my Com- maiindements,/;i»t that yee breake my Co- uenant : 16 I alfo will doc this vnto you, I will euen appoint f oucr youterrour,-onfu(i'p- tion,and the burning ague , that fliall con- fume the eyes, and caufe forrow of heart : and ye Ihal fow your feed in V2ine,for your enemies fliall eat it. 17 And I will let my face agninft you, and ycc (hall bee flaine before ycur ene- mies : they that hate you fliall reigne ou^r you , and * yee fliall riee when none purfu- eth you. 1 8 And if ye wil not yet for all this hear- ken vnto mee , then I will piuiilh you fcucn times more foryour (innes. 19 And I will breake the pride of your power,and I wil make your he^uen asyron, and your earth as br^fle : 10 And your ftrength fh:ll bee fpentin vaine ; for your land fhall not yeeld her in- crcpfc , neither fhall the trees of the land yeeld their iruits. 2 1 4[TAnd if ye walkt jj contrary vnto me, ' and 1 Heir, eattfi to cerfi, *Iob ii.i j). Mofli.jj. to. •Ezec.37.16 *i.Cou€.i6 *Deut.28.!5 Inmen. 1, 1 7. \Hch,vpo» yoH,\ •Prou.jS.i, aducntuiis rfthme^und foverft 24. •rp^sKiTrrr^^ss^s!^ fiiMiiiiiiSitif itii*« luki' ' TlagucOnr^auKd XnapTxxvJT tor dilobedience. 2 6. *Deut.j8. 5J. ♦a.Chron. 54-7. andwill not hearken vmo me, will bring fcuentimes moe plagues vpon you , accor- ding to your finncs. 2 2 I will alio fend wilde bcaftes among you, which fhall rob you of your children, and deftroy your cattell , and make you few in number , and your high wayes fhalbe defolate. 2 ^ And if ye will not bee reformed by thcfe things, but will vvalke contraiy vnto mcc: 24 *Then will I alfo walke contrary vn- to you,and will punifli you yet fcuentimes for your finnes. 2 J And I will bring a {word vpon you, that Ihall auengc the quarrell of my coue- nant : and when yee are gathered together within your citits,! will fend the pelhlence among you, and yee Ihall be deliucred into the hand of the enemy. 26 And when I haue broken the ftaffe of your bread, ten women fliaU bake your bread in one ouen , and they iliall deliucr you your bread againc by weight: and yee Ihall eat,and not be fatifhed.' 27 And if yee will not for all this hearken vnto mc^but wallie contrary vnto mee, 2 8 Then I will walke contrary vnto you alfo infuryjand I,cutn I , will chafiife you feuen tim^ for your finnes. zp * And ye fh.ill eate the flefh of your fonnes,3nd the fleiii of your liaughters fhal ye eate. . g o And I will deftroy your high pla- ces, and * cut dowjie your Images, and caft your carkcifcs vpon the carkeifcs of your Idoles , and my foule fhall abhorre you. 5 1 And I wiD make your cities wafte, and bring your Sanduarics vnto dcfolati- on,andl will not flntll the fauourof your fweetodouis. J 2 And I will bring the bnd into dcfc- lation : and your enemies which dwelther- in,flialbe aftoni{}icd at it. 5 ^ And I will fcatter you a^nong the he? then, and will draw out afwordaftcr you : and youx land fl-ali bee defolate , and yourcitjtswafk. 5 4 Ther. fliall the bnd enicy her Sab- baths,as long as it lie ih cerol-,te,:j)d ye bee in your encrnics land, euen then fliaUthe land reR,and tr.ioy !-.cr Sabhrths. 55 Asl©i:grs jthcth dubl'te, it fliall reft: bccaufe it did not reft in youi fabbaths \\ hen ye dv\ elt vpon it. .^^L 16 And vpon them that are left aliuc of you, I will fend a faintnefie into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, and the found ofaffhaken leafe fliall chafe them J and they fhall flce,rs fleeing from a fword : and they fhall. fall , when none purfueth. 1 7 And they fhall fallone vpon another, as it were before a fword, when none piufu- eth : and yee fhall haue no power to itand before your enemies. 38 And ye fhall perifli among the Hea- then,and the land of your enemies fhall cat youvp. 39 And thcythatare left of you ftiall pine away in their iniquitie in your one- mies landes, and alfo m the iniquities of their flithers fliall they pine away with them. 40 If they fliall confefTe the iniquitie of their fathers, with their trcfpafVe which they trefpaiVed againft mee, and that alfo they haue walked contrary vnto me: 41 And that I alio haue walked con- trary vnto them, and haue brought them into the land of their enemies: if tlien their vncircumcifed hearts bee humbled, and they then accept of the punifliment of their iniquitie : 42 Then will I remember my Coue- nant with lacob, and ah'o myCoucnant with Ifaac, and alfo my Couenant with A- braham will I remember,and I wil remem- ber the land, 45 The landalfo fliall bee left of them, and fh:.Il ei.ioy her SabbathSjwhile fliee li- cth defolate without them: and they fhall accept of the punifliment of their iniquity: becaufe , euen bccaufe they dtfpifed my Iudgen)ents,and bccaufe their fbiile abhor- red my Statutes. 44 And yet for all that , when they bee in the land of their enemies^* 1 wiinotcaft them away, neither will 1 abhorre them, to deftroy th cm vtteriy,and to breake my Co- uenant w itli them : for I am the Lord their God. 45 But I will for their f3kes remember the couenant of their Anceftturs,v/hom I brought foorth out of the lar dof Egyptjin the fight of theKenthen, that I mignt bee theii God : I am the L o R r. 4^ Thtfc are the Statutes,' and Judge- ments, andLawes, which the Lord made bctwecne him and the children of Ifracl, in Movuit Sinai, by the haiid of Mofcs. CHAP. i Heb.drMtn. ' •Deut.4.js; romii.itf. of vowcs,and Xcumcus. their redemption. iHeb. Mcer dtii^ to thy tfiitnaltoft^O CHAP. XXVII. t He that msk^eth a fiHgular viiv mn^bt tht Lords. X ThtefiimatioHtftbeptrfon, 9 OfabtiSlgiuen byvorv. 14. &fah»ufe. 16 Of a field.and the re- demption thereof. «8 Tlodemtedthitigmajbce redamed. j 1 The tithe may ntt be changed. ANd the L o R D fpakc vnto MofeSj faying, z Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, and fay vnto them,When a man fhall make a lingular vow,the perfons (hall bee for the Lor d jby thy eftimation. 3 And thy eftimation fhall be : Of the male from tvventie yeres old,cuen vnto fix- tie yeeres olde : cuen thy eftimation fhalbe fiftie fhc-kcls of filiier,aftcr the fliekd of the Santftuary. 4 And if it he a female,then thy eftima- tion ilialbethirtie fliekels. y And if it be from Hue yeres old^euen vnto tvventie yeres old,then thy eftimation flialbe of the male twcntie (hekels, and for the female ten fliekcIs. 6 Andif »tiefromamonethold,euen vnto fine yeeres olde, then thy eftimation ftialbc of the male,fiue fliekels of filuer,and for the female, thy eftimation flxilbe three fhekels of filuer. . 7 And if rf ie from fixtic yeeres old,and aboucjif it bee a male , then thy eftimation (Lall be fifteene fhekels, and for the female ten fhekels. 8 But if he be poorer then thy eftima- tion,then hce fhall prefcnt himfelfe before the Prieft,and the Prieft Ihal value him: ac- cording to his abilitic that vowed, fhall the Prieft value him. 9 And if be a beaft whereof nuen bring an offering vnto the L o r d , all that any man giueth of fuch vnto the Lord, fhall be holy. I o He lliall not alter it, nor change it,a good for a bad, or a bad for a good : Arid if he fhal at all change beaft for beaft,then it, and the exchange thereof fhalbe holy. I I And if it bee anyvncleane beaft, of which they do not offer a facrifice vnto the Lord, then he fhallprefentthe beaft be- fore the Pneft : 1 2 And the Prieft fhal value it, whether it be good or bad : as thou f valueft it w/w art the Prieft : fo (lull it be. 1 3 But if hee will at aU redeeme it,then he fliall adde a fift part thereof vnto thy e- ftimation. 14 ^ And when a man (hall fanftific his houfe to bee holy vnto the Lor D,then the Prieft fhall efti mate it, whethcritbec good or bad : as the Prieft (haU eftimate it, fo (hall it ft and. 1 5 And if he that fandified it , will re- deeme his houfe,then hee ihall adde the fift ^art of the money of thy eftimation vnto it,andit{liallbehis. 1 6 And if a man fhall fanftific vnto the Lord fome pait of a field of his pofl'eflion, then thy eftimation fhailbee accordingto the feed therof: || An Homer of barlty iced fJialbe yaltted at fiftie ("hekels of filuer. 1 7 If he fandifie his field from the yere of lubile, according to thy eftimation it fhall ftand. 1 8 But if hee fanftifie his field after the Iubile,then thePrieft fhal reckon vnto him the money,accordingtothe yeeres that re- maine,euen vnto the yere of the Iubile,and it fhalbe abated from thy eftimation. 1 9 And if he that fanftified the field ,wil in any wife redeeme it, then hee fliail adde the fiftp4W of the money of thy eftimation vnto it,and it fhalbe afliired t» hi m. , 2 o And if he will not redeeme the field, or if he haue fold the field to another man, it (hall not be redeemed any more. 2 1 But the field,when itgoethoutinthc Iubile,fhall bee holy vnto the L o r d, as a field denoted: thepoifcffion thereof lliall be the Prieftfi. 22 And ifa man fandifie vnto the Lord a field which he hath bought , which is not ofthe fields of his pp(l'c(fion: \ 23 Then the Prieft fliall reckon vnto him the worth of thy eftimation,euen vnto tkeyeere of the lubile , and hee fhall gme thine eftimation in that day,as a holy thing vnto the Lord. 24 In the yeerc of the lubile, the fielde (hall returne vnto him of whome it was bought,euen to him to whom the pofTeffi- oa of the land did belong. 2 5 And all thy eftimations fliall bee ac- cording to the fliekel of the Sanduarie ; *twentie Gerahs (lialbe the (hckcl. 26 ^Ojilytheffirfthng of thebeafts, which (hould be the L o R d & firftling , no man (liall fandifie it,whether it bee oxe,or (heepe : It « the Lords. 2 7 And if /> /le of an vncleane bcaft,thcn he (hall redeeme it accordingto thine efti mation,and fliall adde a fift part of it there to : Or if it be not redeemed, then it flialbe fold according to thy eftimation. 2 8 *Notwithftanding,n9 denoted thing that a man (hall deuote vnto the L o r d, of all that he hath,both of man and beaft, and HOr, the lan(] *f 4» Homtr, &e. *Exo. JO. 1 3 num.;. 47. ezech.45.11 iHeb.firn bornt^&c. *\oQ\.6.t9 TB e men T Chap. j. warrcare nunibred. II. and of the fteldofhispofTeilxonjflialbe fold or redeemed : euery deuoted thing is moft holy vnto the L o r d. z^ None denoted , which flulbe deuo- ted of men,flialbe redeemed : but flial fiue- ly be put to death. 3 o And all the tithe of the hndyVohgther ofthe feed of the landjor of the fi-uit of the tree, is the Lords: /* »j holy vnto the Lord. J I And if a man will at all redecme ought of his tithes , hee llnll adde there- to the fifth part thereof. 3 z And concerning the tithe of the her3e,or ofthe flocke, ewcwofwhatfoeuer pafleth vnder the rod,thc tenth fhalbe holy vnto the Lord. 3 J He Ihal not fear ch whether it be goo d or bad,neither fhal he change it : and if he change it at aljthcn both it,and the change therofjlhalbeholy^itllial not be redeemed, 34 Thefe are the Commaundements which the Lord commaundcd Mofes^ for the children of Ifrael in mount Sinai. THE FOVRTH BOOKE of M o s E s, called Numbers. c H A p. L I God co>m>utndeth .Mofis to number the people. 5 Vje Princes ofthe Tribes, ij The nurf>ber of euery tribe. 47 Ttie Lemtes are exempted ^r the Semia of the Lord. Nd the L o R D Ipake vntoMofes in the wil- dernesof Sinai,inthe Tabernacle ofthe co- gregation, on the lirft day ofthe fecond mo- _ _ _ neth , in the fecond yeercjafter they were come out ofthe land ofEgyptjfaying, 1 *Take ye the fumme of all the Con- gregation of th'e children of Ifrael , after their families,by the houfe of their fathers, with the number of their names,euery male by their polle: 3 From twenty yeres old and vpward, all that are able to goe forth to warre in If. rael: thou and Aaron fliall number them by their ai-mies. 4 And with you there fhalbe a man of euery Tribe : cuery one head of the houfe of his fathers. 5 f^Andtliefcrfre the names ofthe men that (hal itand with you : oftbe tribe of Reu- benjEhzur the fonne of Shedeur. 6 Of Simeon: Shelumiel the fonne of Zurifliaddai. 7 Of ludah : Nahflron,the fonne of Amminadab. 8 Of Iflachar : Nethaneel, the fonne of Zuai-. 9 Of Zebulun:Eliab the fon of Helon. I o Ofthe children of lofeph: of Ephra- im , Elifiiama the fonne of Ammihud : of Manafleh, Gamaliel the fon of Pedahz-iu-. 1 1 Of Beniamin : Abidan the fonne of Gideoni. 13 OfDan.-AhiezerjthefonneofAm- milhaddai. 13 OfAflier: Pagiel the fon of Ocran. 14 Of Gad: Eliafaph the fone of Deuel. I J Of Naphtali: Ahira the fon of Enan. 1 6 Thefe vs>er« the renowned ofthe con- gregation,Princes of the tribes of their fa- thersjheads of thoufands in lirael. 1 7 fl AndMofes and Aaron tooke thefe men, which are exprefled by t/;f.r names. 1 8 And they aflembled all the Congre- gation together on the firil day of the fe- cond moneth, and they declared their pe- degrees after their famihes,by the houfe of their fathers, according to the nutiiber of the nameSjfrom twentie yeeres old and vp- v/ai;d by their polle. 19 As the LoRDCOmmandedMofcs, fo hee numbred them in the wildernefTe of Sinai. 2 o And the children of Reuben Tlraels eldelt fon , by their generations after their famiUes, by the houfe oi their fathers, ac- cording to the number of their names, by polle, euery male from twentie yeeres olde and vpward,all that were able to goe foorth to warre ; 2 1 Thofe that were numbred of them, euen ofthe tribe of RcubenjWerefourty and lixe thoufand and Hue hundred. 2 2 f Of the children of Simeon by their generations, after their famihcs, by the houfe of their fathers J thofe that were numbred of them , according to the num- ber ofthe names, by their polles, euery male from twentie yeeres olde and vpward, T all ym- men of Numbers. yrrcarc iiumbred. all that were able to goe forth to worrc : 2 J Thofe that were numbrtd o( them, tuen of the tribe of Simeon, were tiftk and nine thoufand,and three hundred. Z4 f Of the children ofGad by their ge- eucttof the tribe of Maiialkh , ivere tliirtie andt\vothoufand,and two hurdrcd. g6 ^ Of the children of Bcniamin by their generations , after their f;in;ihes, by the houfc of their fathers^ according to the nerations, after their families by' the houfe number of the names from twcntie yv^ercs of their fathers, according to the number olde and vpward, all that were able to goe of the names/rom twentie yeercs olde and vpward, all that were able to goe foorth to wane : z 5 Thofe that were numbrcd of them, eueti of the tribe of Gad,w«r*fortie andliue thoufand,fixe hundred and fiftic. 16^ Of the childi-cn ©f ludah by their generations, after their fam-ilics^ by the houfe of their fathers , according to the number of the names/rom twentie yeeres olde and vpward , all that were able to goe forth to warre : 2,7 Thofe that were nnmbrcd of them, enen of the tribe of Tudah, ti'er* thrccfcore andfourteene thourand,and fixe hundred. i8 ^ Of the children of Iflachar, by their generations, after their families, by the houfe of theirfEthers,according to the number of the names, from twentie yeeres olde and vpward, all that were able to goe foorth to warre : 2 9 Thofe that were numbrcd of them, etien of the tribe of Iflachar, were fifiie and foure thoufand,and foure hundred. 30 <({ Of the children of Zebulun by their generations , after their families , by the houfe ofthcir fathers, according to the number of the names, from twentie yeeres olde and vpward, allthatwcreable togoc forth to warre: 5 1 Thofe that were niimbred of them, eutn of the tribe of Zebiilun,Wtfre; fiftie and fcuen thoufand,and foure hundred. 3 2 f Of the children of Iofeph,>/.<>«e/)', of the children of Ephraim, by their gene- rations, after their families,by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names , from twentie yeeres olde and vpward, ail that were able to go foorth to warre : 3 3 Thofe that were num.bredof them, eutn of the tribe of Ephraim , w«re fourtie thoufand,3ndfiue hundred. 54 f Of the children of Manafleh by their generations, after their famihes, by the houfe of their fathers,according to the number of the names, from twentie yeercs old? and vpward 3 all that were able to goe forth to warre ; 3 5 Thofe that were numbred of them. vpward, all tnat were aDie to goe foorth to warre; 3 7 Thofe thut were numbred of them, tiienoi the tribe of Btnian-in, were thiitie and fine thoufar.d, and foure hundred. 38 ^ Of the children of Dan ty their generations, after their families, by the houfe of their fatkers , according to the number of the names, from twentie yeeres olde .ind vpward, all that were able to goe forth to warre : 59 Thofe that were numbred of them, €uen of the tribe of Dan , were thrcefcore and two thoufmd,andfeuen hundred. 40 ^ Ofthe children of Afher,by their generations, after their famihes, by the houfe of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twentie yeercs olde and vpward, all that were able to goe foorth to warre : 41 Thofe that were numbred of them, en en pi the tribe of A flier, vera fourtie and one thcufar.djOnd £ue hundred. 42 5;Of the children of N?phtali, thc- rcvyr!utth>.irgener..tic.:s, :;fcer their fami- hes , by the hcufe of their fathers, aceor- ding to the number of the narres, from twentie yeres old .>nd vpward, all that were able to gee fortii to wane : J] I Thofe that ucrc numbrcd of them, ct:tn of the tribe of Nrphtali, n>ernd,and foure hundred. 44 Thcfe rt'f thofe that were numbred, which Mofes :.nd Aaron numbrcd,and the Princes of Ifracl, being twelue men, each one was for the houfe of his fathers. 4 5 So were all thofe that were numbred of the children of Ifracl, by the houfe of their fathers, from twentie yeeres olde and vpward, all tlv:t were able to goe foorth to warie in Ifrael : 46 Eucn all they that were numbrcd, were fix hundred thoufand,and three thou- fand,?nd fiue hundred and fiftie. 47 f Eut the Lcuites after the tribe of their fathers , were not numbred among them. 48 For the Lord had fpokcavnto Mo- fes,faying, 49 Oncly thou fhalt not number the Tribe of Lcuij neither take the fumme ©f thcca r'^a:::aw- -"y-ag^^i; '-.'■jrj;: HT"". i . ;i ^BK* ■ I ^i^raeroMn^ribes Chap. i). m their tents. them among the children of Ifracl. '50 Buttaoufnalt appoynt the Leuites ouerthe Tabemadcof f eiti^nonyjindo- ucr all the vcflcls therof,a id ouer all thi.igs that belong to it : theyihall beiretheTa- bcrn icle, md all the vellels taerofjand they Ihallmiiiftcr vnto it, and ilvall encainpe round about the Tabernacle. 5 1 And wacn theTabernacle fettcth for- ward, the Lewtes fhall take it downc : and when the Tabernacle is to be pitched, the Leuites Ihall fet it vp: and the Itraagcr that coinmeth nigh,lhilbe put to dcatli. f i And the children of Ifrael ihil pitch their tents eu.uy man by his owne campe, andcuerymanbyhisoivne itanderd, tiio- ro wout their holtes. f J But the Leuites fliall pitch rouad a- bout the Tabernacle of Tdtimony, that th'.re be no wrath vpon the Congregation of the children of Ifrael : and the Leuites Hull kepe the charge ol the Tabernacle of Teliimony. f 4 And the children of Ifrael did accor- ding to all tnat the Lord commauaded MofeSjfo did they. CHAP. II. t ThtorcUr cftheTrJjn in their tents. ANd the L:;rd (pake vnto Mofes, and y.ito AiroxijOymg, 2 Eu.Ty m tn of the children of Ifrael (h-Jl pitch by his owne ftanderd , with the enfiga; of t!ieir fathers houfe : f farre offa- bout the rabcrn'»cle of the Congregation ih ill they pitch. J AndoitheEaft fide toward the ri- fingof the Sunn jjilial they of tic ft mderd of tac campe of lud \\x pitch, throughout their armips : and Mah.iion tne fonne of Ammiuadab,/^:!// bte captaine of the chil- dren of ludah, 4 And his hofte, and thofe that were numbred of them,vpj> « threcfcore & foure- tecne thoufind, and fixe hundred. f And thofe that doe pit ;h next vnto him,/7».»/if the tribe of Iflichar: and Ne- thmcel the foi of Zuir /hJbe captaine of the children of III ichar. 6 And his hofte, and thofe that were nuiibr;d thereof, tv.'ce fifty and fourc thou- fand^and four; huadred. 7 The^t the tribe of Zebulurj: and Eliab the fonae of Hdonyfhtbe captaine of the children of Zehulua. 8 Aad his hofte , and thofe that were numbred thereof, tv -re fifty and feuen thou- hndjZnd fours hundred. 9 All that were numbred in the campe of ludah. Were an hundred thoufand, and fourefcore thoufand , and fixe thoufand, and foure huadred , throughout their ar- mies : thefe Ihall firll fct forth. 10 5jOntheSouthfidc//?>«/ie theftan- fterd of the campe of Reuben,according to their armies : and the captaine of the chil- dren of Reuben fhalbe Elizar the Coanc of Shedeur. 1 1 And his hofte, and thofe that were numbred therof, wfir^fortie and fixethou- fand,and Hue hundred. 12 And thofe which pitch by him,{}iall be the tribe of Simeon,and the captaine of the children of Simeon fhtll/e Shelumiei the fonne of Zurifliaddai. 1 3 Aad his hofte , and thofe that were nu nbred of them,wfrf fifty andioine thou- faad,and three hundred. 1 4 Then the tribe of G id : and the cap- taine of the Connss of Gad //jali>e Eiiafaph the fonne of Reucl. I f And liis hofte , and t!,iofe that were numbred of them , were fourtie and fiue thoufand, and fixe huadred and fiftie. 1 6 All that were numbred in the campe of Reuben veere an huadred thoufand, and fiftie a-id one thouf md,and foure hundred and fifty throughout their armies: and they fiull fet forth in the fecond lanke. 1 7 ^Then the Tabernacle of the Con- gregation fiiall fet forward with the campe of tnc Leuites,in the midft of the campe : as th-y cncampc, fo fhall they fet forward, eu "ry aianin his place by their ftandcrds. 1 8 ^On the Weft fide (haJl be tne ftan- derd of the campe of Ephraim, according to their armies: and the captaine of the fonnes of Ephraim , /h-tlbe Ehihama the fonne of Ammihud. 19 And his hofte, and thofe that were numbred of them, were fourtie thoufand and fiue hundred. 10 And by himy^^/ie the tribe ofMa- naifeh : and the captaine of the children of Manaireh,(liall bee Gamaliel the fonne of Pedahzur. 1 1 And his hofte , and thofe that were numbred of them , were thiitic and two thoufand, and two hundred. 2 z Then the tribe of Beniamin: andtlie captaine of the fonnes of Beniamin,/Z><;/ie Abidan the fonne of Gideoni. 2 J And his hofte, and thofe that were numbred of them , were tlnrtie and fiue thoufand, and foure hundred. I 2 24 All neomcror mewms, jL^uiiiucrs* J. ucionncs or n aron. Z4 All chat were numbrcd of the campe of EphraimjWere an hundred thoufandjand eight thoufandj andanhundred,through- out their armies : and they iliail go forward in the third ranke. z J ^The ftanfterd of the campe of Dan /halhe on the Northfidc by their armies : and the captaine of the childi-en of Dan /halie Ahie/er, the fonne of Amifliaddai. 2 6 And his hofte 3 and thofe that were numbredof them^were threcfcore and two choiifandjand feuen hundred. 2,7 And thofe that encampebyhim,{lial be the tribe of Allier : and the captaine of the children of Aflier,/?;4/^« Pagiel the fon of Ocran. 28 And his hofte, and thofe that were numbred of them,were forty and one thou- fand^and liue hundred. 2p ^ Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captaine of the children ot Naphtali, fjalbe Ahira the fonne of Enan. 30 And his hofte, and thofe that were numbred of them,U'ere fiity and three thou- fand^and foure himdred. 3 I All they that were nnmbred in the campe of Dan, were an hundred thoufand, and hftie and feuen thoufand,and lixe hun- dred : they fhall goe lundmoft with their ftanderds. 3 2 ^Thefe are thofe which were num- bred of the children of Ifraei,by the houfe of their fathers i all thofe that were num- bred of the campes throughout their hofts, were fixe hundred thodand , and three thoufand and fiue hundred and hftie. 3 3 But the Lcuitcs were not numbred among the children of Ifrael,as the L o r d commanded Mofes. 34 And the children of IfracI did ac- cording to all that the Lord commaun- ded Mofes ; fo they pitched by their ftan- derds,and fo.they fct forward euery one af- ter their families,according to the houfe of their fathers, CHAP. III. iThefintiesof^^ron. 5 The LemUs are puen I0 the Trieffesforihe/cmtceofiheTahcrnaele, 11 Infiead ef the firfi borne. 14 The Letcitesamwmbredbyiljc-ir fiimilics. 2 I Thefiimilies, nitmher, ar,d charge of the Gerfhomtes, 27 OflhcKjhathites, 33 OftheMe- jari Us. 3 8 The flace and charge of Mofes aid ^aron, 40 Thefirjibcrncare freed by the LentTes. 44 Tfieo- HtrplM are ndeemed. THefe alfo are the generations of Aa- ron and Mofes, in the day that the L o R p fpake with Mofes in Mount Sinai. 2 And thefe are the names of the fons of Aaron : Nadab the * firft borcre fixe thoufand and two hundred. I -y And the chiefe ofthe houfe ofthe fa- therof the famihesof Merari, wm Zuriel the fonne of Abihail : the(e Ihall pitch on the fide of the Tabernacle Northward. 1 6 And fvnder the cultody and charge of the fonnes of Merari,//)4/6e the boards of the Tabernacle, and the barres thereof, and the pillars therof,and the fockets ther- of, and all the vcflels thereof, and all that ferueth thereto : J 7 And the pillars of the Court round about, and their focketSj and their pinncs, and their cords. 5 '>i 5jBut thofe that encampe before the Tabernacle toward the Eaft , euen before the Tabernacle ofthe Congregation Eaft- wztdjhalie Mofes and Aaron,and his fons, keeping the charge of thcSanduary,for the charge ofthe children ofIfrael:& the Ihan- ger that cometh nigh, fhalbe pat to death. J 9 All that were numbred of theLe- iutes,which Mofes and Aaron numbred at the c5mandement ofthe L o r D,through- out their famihes, all the males from a mo- neth old and vpward, were twentie and two thoufand. 40 ^ And the L o R D faid vnto Mofes, Number all the firft borne of the males of the children of Ifi-ael, from a moneth olde and vpward, and take the number oftheir names. 4 1 And thou flialt take the Leuites for me,(I am the LoRD)in Head of all the firlt borne among the children of Ifrael, and the cattell of the Leuites, in ftead of all the firfthngs among the cattell of the children of Ifrael. 42 AndMofes numbred as the Lord commanded him,all the firft borne among the children of Ifrael. 43 And all the firll borne malcs,by the number of names,from a moneth old &vp- ward,of thofe that were numbred of them, were twentie and two thoufand, two hun- dred and threefcore and thjrteene. 44 ^AndtheLoRDfpakeynto Mofes, faying, I I 45 Take ■fH^.the of- fice of the (Merge, f^rcn-cuKcs iNumocrs. leuerall charges. ♦Exo.jo.1 J leuic. 27.15. chap iS.iC). exck,45.i2. 45 TaketheLciiitesinftcad of all the firft boine among the children of Ifrad, and the cattell of the Leuites in ftcad of their cattelljand the Lcuitcs flialbe mine: I rfw the Lord. 46 And for thofe that arc to bee redee- med of the two hundred and thrcefcore and tliirteene,of the tirft borne of the chil- dren of Ifraclj which are more then the Leuitesj 47 Thoufhalt euen take fiuefliekelsa piece, by the polle, after thefhckelof the Sanftuary fhalt thou take them^^the Aekcl is twentie gerahs. 48 And thou flialt giue the money, wherewith the odde number of them is to bee redeemed, vnto Aaron and to his fonnes. 49 And Mofcs tooke the redemption moneyjof them that were ouer and aboue them th-Uwcre redeemed by the Leuites. 50 Of the firft borne of the children of Ifrael tooke hce the money] a thoufand, three hundred,and threefcore and fiue Q^e /;e/^,after the flitkel of the Sanduary, 5 1 And Mofes g;nie the money of them that were redeemed, vnto Aaron, and to his fonnes , according to the word of the L o R D , as the L o R D had commanded Mofes. CHAP iin. I Tlx age Mid time of the Lmtes frutce. 4 TIh carri- age ofth Kjhr.thtet, vdhcn the Pr:efti haue tdk^n dow»e the fabenuiclc. 16 TIjc charge of Clcaz^r. 17 Tlie office of the Prefia. 21 The cariage of tiit Gerjlo- ntes. ip Tiie carriage of the Mtrarites. ^^ The number of the l(j,hath:Ui, 38 OftheGerfhomtes,^! yA'id of the Mtrur. tes. ANd the L o R D fpake vnto Mofes, and vnto Aaron,fayin^, i a Take the fumine of the fonnes of Kohatbj from among the fonnes of Leui, ^ftcr their families,by the houfe of their fa- thers. 5 From thirtie yeeres old and vpward, euen vntill fiftie yeeres old,all that enter in- to the hofte,to do the worke in the Taber- nacle of the Congregation. 4 This Pjalht the fcruice of the fonnes of Kohath, in the Tabernacle of tl e Con- gregation,4i-0H( the moft holy things. 5 5[And when the campefetteth for- ward, Aaron fhall come, and his fonnes, and they Ihall take downe the couering Vaile , and couer the Arke of Teftimonie With it : 6 And Ihall put thereon the couering of badgers skiEuies,and fhall fpread ouer it a cloth wholly of blew, and Ihall put m the ftaues thereof. 7 And vpon the * table of Shewbread they fhall fpread a cloth of blewe,and put theron the diflics,and the fpoones,and the bowlcs,and coucrs to || couer withall: and the continuall bread fliall be thereon. 8 And they ihnll fpread vpon them a cloth of fcarlct,and couer the lame with a couering of badgers skinnesjand flial put in the ftaues thereof. 9 And they fliall take a cloth of blew, and couer the *candIeftickofthcUght,3nd his Iamps,and his tongs,* and his fnufte di- lhcs,and all the oyle ve iVels thereof, where- with they minifter vnto it. ID And they nKillputit,and all the veA fels thereof,within a couering of badgers skinnes,3nd fliall put it vpon a barre. 1 1 And vpon the golden altar they fhal fpread a cloth of blew , and couer it with a couering of badgers skinnes, and fhall put to the ftaues thereof. 1 1 And they fhall take all the inftru- ments of mjnifteiy, wherewith they mini- fter in the Saniluaiy, and put them in a cloth of blew,and couer them with a coue- ring of badgers skinnes, and fhall put them onabnrrc. I J And they fhall take awaythe^n-.cs from the Altar, and fpread a purple doath thereon: 14 And they flnl put vpon it all the vet fels thereof,wherev\ ith they minifter about it,men the cenfers,the flefhhookes,and-the fliouels,andthc || bafons , all the vellelsof the Altar; and they fhall fpread vpon it a couering of badger$skinnes,and put to the ftaues of it. 1 5 And when Aaron and his fonnes haue made an end of couering the Sanfni- ary, and all the veflels of the Sanftuary,as the campe is to fet forward j after that, the fonnes of Kohath ftiallcome to beareirt but they fhal not touch any holy thing,left they die.Thefe things are the burden of the fonnes of Kohath in the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 16 f And to the office of Eleaxarthe fon of Aaron the VrkH^perteineth the oyle for the hght,and the*fweet incenfe,and the daily meate offering, and the*anoynting oyle,!cleane^:rererf7O0.",cdoutoftliecampe. 5 T{cfli- XMtion H to bee mcM m trej^ajjes. 1 1 The trtail of le'oiifie. ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, frying, I (Lommaund the children of Ifrael, •Leuit. 13.} that thcy*put out of the campc euery leper, Leuit. I j.i ^^^ eueiy one that hath an *iHue,and who- ' Leuie. ti.i. focuer is defiled by the dead. J Both male and female fliallyceput out , without the campe fhall yee put them, that they defile not tlieir camps in the mid- deit whereof I dwell. 4 And the children of Ifrael did fo, and put them out , without the campe : as the Lord fpake vntoMofcs,fo did the chil- dren of Ifrael. 5 5i And the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, f-ying, 6 Speakc vnto the children of Ifrael, * When a man or woman flwll comma't any (inne that men commit, to doe a tref'paff e a|^ft the L o R D 5 and thatperfpn bee ^ffiltiei 7 Then they fhall confcfie their finne, which they haue done : and he lliallrecom- penfe his trefpaffe , * with the principall thercof,and adde vnto it the fifth part thcr- of,and giue it yntahim ag^jnft whom hee hi.thtrefpafled. 8 But if the man hauc no kinfcman to recompenfe the trefpaffc vnto, let the tref- palfe be recompenfed vnto the LoRCjeww »Leuit,(5,j. |*Ltuit.tf.5. ♦ Leuit, 10. 12. to the Prieft : befide the ramme of the atonement, whereby an atonement flialbe made for him. 9 And eucry \\ offering of all the holy WOrJhttmeof- things of the children of Ifrael, which they firirig. bring vnto the Prieft,fh3ll be his. 10 And euery mans hallowed things flialbc his : whatfbeuer any man giueth the Prie{t,itfhalbe*his. 1 1 ^ And the Lord (pake vnto Mofes, faying, iz Speakevnto the children of Ifrael, and fay vnto them,lf any mans wife goe a- fidc,and commit a trefpafle againlt him; I ^ And a man lie with her carnally ,and it be hid from the eyes of her husband,and be kept clofe,and fitee be dcfiled,and there be no witnefle againft hcr,iieither fhee bee taken w/Wj //;e»jrf«er J 1 4 And the fpirit of ieloufie come vpon him,and he be iclous ofhis wife,and (he be defiled : or if the fpirit of ieloufie come vp- on him,and he be ielous ofhis wife,and flie be not defiled: }^ Thoi Ihall the man bring his wife vnto the Pfieli,and he ifiall bring her offe- ring for her,the tenth part of an cphahof baney meale: he Ihall powrc no oyle vpon it,nor put frankincenfe thereon; for it is an ofh-ing of ieloufie,an of^iing of memorial, bringinginiquitie to remembrance: 16 And the Prielt ihall bring hcrneere, and fct her before the L o r d. 1 7 And the Prieft lliall take holy water in an earthen vcflell, and of the duit that is in the floore of the Tabernacle the Prieft (hailtakc,and put it into the water : 1 8 And the Prieft fliall fet the woman before the Lo r d,& vncouer the womans head, and put the offering of memoriall in herhands,which u the Ieloufie ofFring: and the Prieft fliall haue in his hand the bitter water that caufeth the airfe. 1 9 Aild the Pricit fhal charge her by an oath,and fay vnto the woman , If no man haue hen with thee, and if thou haft not gone afide to vncleannefTc || voith another in flead of thy husband, bee thou free from this bitter water that caufeth the curfc. 2 o But if thou haft gone afide to another in ftead of thy husband,and if thou be dcii- led,and fomc man hath hen with thee be- fide thine husband : 2 1 Then the Prieft fhalcharge the wo- man with an oath of curling, &thc Prieft ftiall fay vnto the woman , The Lord make thee a curfcjand an oath among thy • pgcple, ll'^JCjbeing /a theporver of tliy hmhitvi. Hcbr.vr.dcr jhy hubat.d. The Law 01 iciouiic. ^crrapTTjr iULl^dVVUl lllLHiJZJlJiei. -fHcb.JklL [I Or, make tneBifelues Naz^.rtta. people, when the L o r d doeth make thy thigh to t lotjand thy belly to fwcll. 12 And this water that caufeth the cnrfcj iliall goc into thy bowels, to make thy belly t-o.fwell, and //ry thigh to rot: and the wo- man fh.iUr^.y, Amen, Amen. 2 5 And the Prieft (hall write thefe cur- ies in a booke, andhce fhall blot them out with the bitter water: 14 And hee fhall cauic the woman to drinkc the bitter water , that caufeth the curie: and the water that caufeth the curfc fhall enter into her, and become bitter. 2 5 Then the Prieft fhall take the ielou- lie offering out of the womans hand, and fliaU waue the oflering before the Lord, and offer it vpon the Altar. 2 6 And the Prieft fhall take an handfuU of the offering, cuen the memorialthcreof, and burneit vpon the Altar, and afterward fliall Cflufe the woman to drinke the water. 27 And when hee hath made her to drinke the water,then it fhall come to pafle, thatiffhe be defiled, and hauedonetref^ pafle againft her husband, that the water that caufeth the curfe, fhall enter into her, andbecsme bitter, and her belly fhall fwell, and her thigh fhall rot; and the woman fhal be a curfe among her people. 2 8 And if the woman be not defiled,but bccleane, then fhc fhall bee free, andfliall conceiuefecd. 29 This is the law of icloufics,whena wife goeth aflde to another in fteadof her husband,and is defiled : 30 Or when thefpiritof ieloufiecom- mcth vpon him, and he be ielousouerhis wife, and fhall fet the woman before the Lord, and the Prieft fhall execute vpon her all this law. 1 1 Then fhal the man be guiltlefTe from iniquity , and this woman fhall bcarc her iniquitie. CHAP. VI. I TheLcwoftlxNaxjima. 22 The firme df blefmg the people. ANd the Lord fpakc vnto Mofes, faying, 2 Spcake vnto the children of IfracI, and Ccy vnto them ^ When cither man or woman fhall (|fcparate themfelues to vowc a vow of aNazarite, tofcparate themfelues vnto the L o R D : J He fhiall feparatc himft Ifc from wine, and ftrorg drinkc,and ihalldrinke no vine- ger of wine, or vitieger of l^rong drinkc, neither flal he drinke any liquor of grapes. nor eate moift grapes, nor dried. 4 AH the dayes of his || feparation fhal he eate nothing that is made of the f vine tree, from the kernels tuen to the huske. 5 All the dayes of the vow oi his fepa- ration, there fhnll no * rafour come vpon his head: vntillthe dayes be fulfilled in the which hcc feparateth himfelfe vnto the Lord, he fhnll be holy, and fhall let the locks of the haire of his head grow. 6 All the dayes that he feparateth him- felfe vnto the L o R d, he fhall come at no dead body. 7 He fhall not make himfelfe vncleane for his father,or for his mother,for his bro- ther,orforhis fifter,when they die;becaufe the fconfecration of God is vpon his head. 8 All the dr.yes of his feparation hee is holy vnto the L o R D. 9 And if any man die very fuddenly by him, and hfee hath defiled the head of his confecration , then he fhall fliaue his head in the day of his clenfing, on t"he feucnth day fhall he £h?>ue it. 10 And on the eight dayhefh:ill bring two turtles or two yong pigeons to the Prieft,to the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 1 2 And the Prieft fhall ofler the one for a finne offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that hee finr.ed by the dead, and fhall hallow his head that fame d.-.y. 1 2 And hee fhall confecrate vnto the Lord the dayes of his feparation, and fli.ill bring a lambe of the firft yeere for a trefpafTe offering: but the dayes that were before fbalbe f loft^, bec:ufe his feparation was defiled. 1 J f And this is the Law of the Naia- rite : when the dayes of his feparation are fulfilled, he fhalbe brought vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 14 And he fhsll offer his offering vnto the L ORD, one hee lambe of the h'rft yeere without blemifh,*for a burnt offering, and one ewe lambe of the firft yeere v\'itiji^t blemifh,for a finne offering,and one lambe without blemifh for peace offerings, 1 5; And a basket of vnleruencd bread, cakes of fine flowre mingled with oyiCjand wafers of vnleaue-ned bread anointed with oyle, and their meate offering, and their drmke offerings. 16 ^\nd the Prieft fhall bring them be- fore the Lord, and fhall offer his finne offering,and his burnt offering. 17 And \\ Or,Nazjt- r:tcjhip. ■\Heb.Vmcof the wine. MHdg. IJ.5 I. lam. I. ■fHeh./epa- r.ition. ■fHeb.fiU. ^^i^Tavv orcn c^L^azantc "T^mnuCTFT TTrermtjiiiig or tne i'nncc$. ♦A^ai.i4 *tXO,2^.J7 'Exo.40.18 + Hebr.who flood. 17 And he {hillofFei- the i-amrae for a facrifice of peace ofterings vnto the Lord, with the basket of vnlcauened bread : the Pricft fliall oftcr ?.Lfo his meate offering, and his drinke offering. 18 *And the Naxaritefhallfhaucthe head of his feparation, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and Ihal take the haire of the head of lois fqparation, and put it in the fire which isvnderthefa- crifice of the peace offerings. 19 AndthePrieft fhalltakethefodden {boulder of the ramme, and one vnlcaue- ned cake out of the basket, and one vnlea- uened wafer, and flull put them vponthe hands of the Nazarite, After the haire of his feparation is fhauen. 2 o And the Prieft flull waue them * for a wane offering before the L o R d : this is holy for the Piieft, with the waue breft,and hcauc flaoulder : and after that, the Naza- rite may drinke wine. 2 1 This is the Law of the NazaritCjWho hath vowed, and of his oflering vnto the Lord for his feparation, befidesthatjthat his hand fliall get: according to the vowe which he vowecl, fo hee muft doe after the law of his feparation. 2 2 f And the L o R D (pake vnto Mo- Ccs, faying, 1 J Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his fonnes, fiying, On this wife ye ftall bieffe the children of Ifrael, faying vnto them : 24 The Lord blefle thee, and keepe thee : 2 y The Lord make his face fliine vp- on thee, and be gracious vnto thee : z6 The Lord lift vp his countenance vpon thee,and giue thee peace. 27 And theylhall put my Name vpon the children of Ifracl,and I wil blefle them. CHAP. vn. I The offerwgof the Princes at th ded' cation of theTa- bcrnade. i o Their fiuerall offerings at the dedication of the^ltar. 85 GodJpeak£thtoJko/es^omt}ieJ'.ier- ciefiat. ANd it came topafle on the day that Mofcs had fully * fet vp the Taberna- cle, and had anointed it, andfandifiedit, and all the inftruments thereof, both the Altar, andallthevcfl'els thereof, and had anointed them,andfanftified them : 2 ThatthePrincesoflfrael, heads of thehoufe of their fathers, (who were the Princes of the tribesjf and were ou^- them that were numbrcd) offered : 3 And they brought their offering be- fore the Lord, fixe couered wagons^ 1 and twelue oxen : a wagon for two of the Princes, and for each one an oxe, and they brought them before the Tabernacle. 4 And the Lord /pake vnto Mofes, faying, 5 Take it of them, that they may bee to doe the feruice of the Tabernacle ofthe Congregation , and thou flialt giue them vnto the Lcuites, toeueryman according to his feruice. 6 And Mofes tooke the wagons, and the oxen,and gaue them vnto the Leuites. 7 Two wagons and foure oxen,he gaue vnto the fonnes ofGerflion, according to their feruice. 8 And foHre wagons and eight oxen he gaue vnto the fonnes of Meraii, according vnto their feruice, vnderthchandof Itha- mar the fonne of Aaron the Prieft. 9 But vnto the fonnes of Kohath hee gaue none : becaufe the feruice of the San- ftuary belonging vnto them, wiu that they fliould beare vpon their ftioulders. 10 ^ And the Princes offered for dedi- cating of the Altar, inthe day that it was anointcd,euen the Princes offered their of- fering before the Altar, 1 1 And the Lord faide vnto Mofes, They fliall offer their offering each Prince on his day, for the dedicating of the Altar 12^ And hee that offered his offering the firft day, was Nahflion the fonne of Amminadabjofthe tribe of ludah. 1 3 And his offering was one filuer char- ger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirtie/?«%/j, one filuer bowle of feuen- tiefliekels, after the fliekel of the Sandu- arie j both of them were fiJl of fine flowrc mingled with oylefor a * meat offering : 14 Onefpooneof tenfliekelsofgolde, fullofincenk: I J One yong bullocke,one ramme,one lambe ofthe firft yetre, for a burnt oftnng, 16 One kid ofthe goats for a* finne of- fering: 1 7 And for a facrifice ofpeace oflrings, two oxen, fiue rammes, fiue hee goats, hue lambes of the firft yeere : this »<** the offe- ring of Nahflion the fonne of Amminadab 18 ^OnthefeconddayNetbaneelthe fonne of Zuar,Prince of Iflachar did offer. 19 He offered for his offering one filuer charger , the weight whereof was an hun- dred and thinicjhekfilsj one filuer bowle of feuentie fliekels, after the fliekel ofthe San- duary, both of them full of fine flowre mingled 'Leuic.2 'Leuit*. Iheoirenngs XTnapTvTj. or rne i^rinccs. mingled with oyle,for a meate offering,* 10 One fpooneofgoldcof ten/^e/;eft, full of incenfe : 11 One yong biillockejOne ramme,one lambe of the firitycerc,for a burnt otfiing: 2 z One kid of the goats for a fuuie of- fering: 2 J And for a facrifice of peace oftrings, two oxen, fiue rammesj fine hee goatSj fiue bmbes of the firft yeere. This wa.s tlae offe- ring of Ncthaneel thcfonnc of Zuar. 24 ^ On the third day, Ehabthefonne of Helon, prince*of the children of Zebu- hm did ojfer. 2 5 His offering w.« one flluer charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirtie //j«/<;f /^ , onelilucr bowle of feuenty Ihekcls, after thefhekelof the Sanelur.ryj both of them full of fine fiowre mingled with oylcj for a meate offering ; z6 One golden fpoone of unfiekflsj fullof incenle: 27 One yong bullocke,one ramme,one lambe of the firlt yeere for a burnt of&ing ; 28 One kid of the goats for a iinne of- fering ; 29 'And for a facrifice of peace ofFrings, two oxen, fiue rammes, fiue hee goats^ hue lambes of the firft yeere. This, wm the offe- ring of Eliab the fonne of Heloh» 3 o f On the foiuth day Elizur the fonne of Shedeur,Princc of the children of Kcu- htn did offer. 1 1 His offering wtis one filuer charger, of an hundred and thirtie [liekfUj one fil- uer bowle of feuentie fhekels, after the Hie- ktlof theSanduiry, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle, for a meate offering: J 2 One golden fpoone of ten/Z>f^e/i,ful of incenfe: 5 3 One yong bullocke, one rammCjone lambe of the firit yeere^for a burnt offring: 54 ©nekidofthc goats for a finne of- fering: 3 5 And for a facrific€X>f peace offrings, two oxen, fiue rammes, fiue hee goats, fiue lambes of the firft yeere. This-KP/fef the of- fering of Ehzur the fonne of Shedeur. 36 ^On thefiftday,Shelnmielthefon of Zurifhaddai Prince of the children of Simeon did -^ffer, 37 His offering fvai one filucr charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thinkjhekflsj one filucr bowle of feuentie (liekcls, after the fhekel of the Sanftu.ny, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oylcjfor a meate offering. 3 8 One golden fpoone of tcn/hel;^els^fi\l of incenfe : 3 9 One yong bullocke, one rammc,one lambe of the ^"m yeere for a burnt ofiering: 40 One kid of the goats for a finne of- fering : 4 1 And for a facrifice of peace offrings, two oxen, fiue rammes, tiue hee goats, fiue lambes of the firft yeere. This wm the of- fering of Shclumiclthefon of Zurifli:',ddai. 42 ^ On the fixt day Eliafiph the fonne of Deutl, Prince of the children of Gad, offered : • 4 3 His offering vr.« one fiUicr charger, of the weight of an hundred and thirtie /^jekfh , a flluer bowle of feuentie fhekelsj after the Ihekel of the Sanctuary, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle, for a meat offering : 44 One golden fpoone of ten /7jc/^e/i, full of incenfe: 4 5 One yong bullocke,onc rammejone lambe of the firft yeere for a burnt offring : 46 One kid of the goats for a finne of- fering ; 47 And for a facrifice of peace offrings^ two oxen, fiue rammes, fiue hee goats, fme lambes of the iirft yeere. This wm the of- fering ofEUafaph the fonne of Deuel. 48 *[| On the feuenth day, Elifhama the fonne of-Ammiud, Prince of the children of Ephraim offend. 49 His offering WAf one filuer charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thivtkpjel<^els , one filuer bowle of feuentie fliekels, after the fhekel of the Sanduaiy, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle for a meat offering^:; 50 One golden fpoone of ten /hereby full of incenf? : J I One yong bullocke, one ram, one lambe of the firft yeere, for a burnt offring: 5 2 One kid of the goats for a finne of- fering: J 3 And for a facrifice of peace oSi-ings, two oxen, fiue rammes, fine hee goats, fiue lambes of the firft yeere. This »>*» the of- fcring of Elifliama the foi;me of Ammiud. 54 f On the eight day cj^erf*/ Gamaliel the fonne of Eedazur, Prince of thechiL dren of Manaffch. f 5 His offering -ma) one filuer charger of an hundred and t\)irtk /hel\eli , one frlucr bowle of feuentie fViekcls, after the lliekel of the Sanduary, both of them fiill of fine flowre mingled with oile,for a meatofiling. $6 One ■^ erings INumDcrs. ot the l^rinccs. 56 One aolden fpoone oi ten /hek^lsj full of incenle : 57 OneyongbullockejOneramme,one lambe of the firit yeere,for a burnt olfring: 5 8 One kid of the goats for a finnc of- fering : y 9 And for a facrifice of peace oftlings, two oxen, fiuerammesj Hue hee goats, fine lambes of the firft veere. This was the offe- ring of Gamaliel thefonne of Pedaziir. 60 ^ On the ninth day, Abidan the fon of Gideoni, prince of the children of Ben- iamin offered. 6 1 His offering was one filuer charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirtiey^i?^f/j, a filuer bowle of feuenty flie- kels,afterthefliekelof the Sanftiiary,both of them fliU of fine flowre mingled with oyk, for a meate offering ; 6z One golden fpoone of ten Pal^U, fuUofincenfc: 61 Oneyongbullocke,oneramme,one lambe of the firft yeere for a burnt ofFring ; 64 One kid of the goats for a finne of- fering : 6 J And for a facrifice of peace ofFrings, two oxen, fiue rammes, fiue hee goats, fiue lambes of the firft yccre. This vpm the offe- ring of Abidan, the fonne of Gideoni. 66 ^ On the tenth day Ahiezer the fon of Ammifhaddaij Prince of the children of Dan offered. 67 His offering »»rf* one filuer charger, the weight whereoT was an hundred & thir- tk/hel^eh, one fitucrbowle of feuentie fhe- kels,after the fliekel of the Sanduary, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle,for a meate offering : 68 One golden fpoone of ten/Z^ei^e /;,ful of incenfe : 6g Oneyongbullocke,oneramme,one lambe of the firil yeere,for a biu-nt offring: 7 o One kid of the goats for a finne of- fering: 7 1 And for a facrifice of peace offrings, two oxen, fiue rammes, fiue hee goats, fiue lambes of the firft yeere. This wm the of- fering of Ahiezer the fon of Ammifhaddai. 72 51 On the eleuenth day, Pagielthe fonne ofOcran, Prhjceof tl^ children of Ailitt offered. 7 3 His offering was one filuer charger, the wefght whereof was an himdred and thhtie/hekelsj one filuer bowie of feuentie fhekcls, after the fhekelof the Sanduaiy, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle,for a meate offering. 74 One garden fpoone of tcn/J.'i^e/ijful of incenfe : 7 5 One yong bullocke, one rammc,one lambe of the firft yeere for a burnt ofiiring: 76 One kid of the goats for a finne of- fering : 77 And for a facrifice of peace offtings, two oxen, fiue rammes, fiue hee goats, fiue lambes of the firft yeere. This woi the of- fering of Pagiel the fonne of Ocran, 7,8 f On the twelft day Ahira the fonne of Enan, Prince of the children of Naph- t:\liyoffered. 79 His offering ».** one filuer charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirtieyZ)f%/f, one filuer bowle of feuenisie {hekels, after the fhekel of the Sanduary, both of them full of fine flowre mingled with oyle, for a meat offering: 80 One golden fpoone of ten /hek^elsj full of incenfe: 8 1 Oneyongbullocke,onc ramme,one lambe of the firft yeere for a burnt offnng : 8 2 One kid of the goats for a finne of- fering : 8 3 And for a facrifice of peace oftrings, two oxen, fiue rammes, fiue hee goats, fiue lambes of the firft yeere. This woi the o£. fering of Ahira the fonne of Enan. 84 This WM the dedication of the Al- Itar ( in the day when it was annointed) by the Princes of Ifrael : twelue chargers of filuer, twelue filuer bowlcsj twelue fpoones of gold : 8 5 Each charger of filuer weighing an hundred and t\\iniQ fljeh^eU, each bowle fe- uentie : all the filuer yeffcls weighed two thoufand and foure hundred Piet^h) after the fliekel of the Sanduary. 86 The golden fpoones were twelue,full of incenfe, weighingtcn (hel\els apiece,after the fhekel of the Sanduary : all the gold of the fpoones, was an hundred and twenty /Jiel^els. 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering, wtretwdue bullocks, the rammes twelue, the lambes of the firft yeere twelue, with their meat offering : and the kids o£ the goats for finne offeringjtwelue. 88 And all the oxen for the facrifice of the peace offerings, were twcntie and foure bullockeSjiihe rammes fixtie, the hee ooats fixtie, the lambes of the firft yeere fixtie. This WM the dedication of the Altar, after that it was anointed. 8p And when Mofes was gone into the Tabernacle of the Congrcgation,tofpeakc with 1 hecohlccratins;or L,cujrcs: v^nap.vJi;. inetimeot theirieruice. : fi.Cod. ♦Exo.25.j7 and 40, 2 5 •Exo.i5.31 ♦Exo.15,18 ■fHebJet them cati/e tt rafirtopaff ■f tfeb.rraue. -j- Heb. waw sjfermj^. ■\Hebr.they may be to exe- CHttf'&f, with t him, then he heard the voice of one ipeaking vnto him, from oft' the Mcrcie feat, that vpm vpon the Arke of Teftimony from betweene the two Cherubims: and he (pake vnto lum. CHAP. VIII. I Horp the Imnfeinre to be lighted. 5 The conficration ef the Letdtes. 1 j The age at.d time of their firmcc. ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, faying, I Speake vnto Aaron, and fay vnto him. When thou * lighteft the lampeSjthe feuen lampcs lliall giue light, ouer againft the candleil:icke. g And Aaron did fo j hee lighted the lampsthereof,ouer againft the candleftick, as the L o R D * commanded Mofcs. 4 And this worke of the Candlefticke was of beaten gold, vnto the fhaft thereof, vnto the flowers thereof was * beaten worke : according vnto thcpatterne which the Lord had f hewed Mofes, fo he made the candlefticke. 5 f And the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, faying, 6 Take the Leiiites from among the children of Ifrael, and deanfe them. 7 And thus ftialt thou doe vnto them, to cleanfe them: fprinkle water of purifying vpon them, and flet them fliaue all their flefh, anti let them wafh their clothes, and fo make themfelues deane. 8 Then let them take ayongbuUockc with his meat offering, euen line flowre mingled with oyle, and another yong bul- locke (halt thou take for a finne offering. 9 And thou fhalt bring the J!.euites be- fore the Tabernacle of the Congregationj and thou {halt gather the whole aflembly of the children of Ifrael together. I o And thou fhalt bring the Leuites be- fore the L o R D, and^the children of Ifrad (hall put their hands vpon the Leuites. I I And Aaron fhall f offer the Leuites before the L o r d for an f offering of the children of Ifrael, that f they may execute the femice of theL o r d. I X And the Leuites fhall lay their hands vpon the heads of the bullocks: and thou fhak offer the one for a (inne oftring,& the other for a burnt offering vnto the L o r d, to make an atonement for the Leuites. I ^ And thou fhalt fet the Leuites before Aaron, and before his fonnes, and offer them for an offering vnto the L o r d. 14 Thus fhnlt thou feparate the Leuites from among the children of Ifrael : and ■• Chap, J. luke2.2 3.. ■\ Heb. gittaiA the Leuites fliall bee * mine. * Chap, j 45] 1 5 And after that, Avail the Lcuites^goe in, to doe the fcruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and thou flialt clenfc them, andofterthemforanofieiing. 1 6 For they are wholly giuen vnto me, from among the children of Ifrael : in ftead of fuch as open eucry womht* euen infiead of the lirft borne of all the children of If- rael, haue I taken them vnto me. 1 7 For all the firft borne of the children of Ifrael,:ffeouer vnto the Lord. i I The fourteenth day of the fecond moneth at Euen they (hiU keepe it, and eat itwithvnleauened bread and bittci: her It es- 1 1 They flirJlleaue none of it vnto the i^Exo. I i. 4tf' morning, nor breake any bone of it : * ac- iobn 19. J 6. cordi.igto :.l[ theordinances of the Paffe- oucrthcy lliallkeepeit. I J But the man that is cleanc,ind is not inaioumey, and forbeareth to keepe the Paffeouer, euen the fame foule fliail be cw off from his people, bccaufe hee brought not the offering of the L o r d in his ap- pointed feafon : that man fljal beare his fin. 14 And if a ftranger fhall foiourne a- mong you, and will keepe the Paffeouer vnto the Lord; according to the ordi- nance of the Palf.ouer, and according to the maner thereof, fo II12II he doe : * yee flialhaue oneordinance,bothfor the ilron- ger,and for him that was borne in the land. I J ^ And * on the day that the Taber- n.''cle was reared vp, the cloud coueredthe Tabernacle, namely the tent of the Telii- monie: and at Euen there was vpon the Tabernacle, as it were the appearance of fire, vntill the mornLig, 16 Soitwasalwayrthecloudcoueredit by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And when the doudc was taken vp from the Tabernacle, then after th it, the children of Ifrael iourneyed, and in t'ae place where the cloud abode,there the chil- dren of Ifrael pitched their tents. 18 Attheco.nandementoftheLoRO the children of Ifrael iourneyed,and at the commaundement of the Lord theypit- ched * as long as the cloud abode vpon the Taberxudc, theyrcftedin the tents. ip And when the cloud ft-iried long vpon theTabernacle many dayes, then the children of Ifrael kept the charge of the Lor o,and tourneyed not. 20 Andfoitwaswhen thecloudewasa fewdayes vpon the Tabernacle, according to the commandement of the Lo R D,they abode in their tents, and according to the commandement of the Lord, they iour.. neyed. 2 1 And fo it was when the cloude f a- bode from Euen vnto the morning, and that the cloude was taken vp in the mor- ning, then they iourneyed: whetheritwas by day or by night that the cloude was ta- ken vp, they iourneyed. 22 Or whether itxveretwo dayes, or a moneth, or ayeere thM the clouietaried vpon the Tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Ifrael *abodein their tents, and iourneyed not: butwhen it was taken vp, they iourneyed. 2 5 At the commandement of the Lord they refted in the tents, and at the com- mandement of the Lo r D they ioiu"ncyed: tliey kept the charge of the L o r d, at the commandement of the Lord by the hand of Mofes. CHAP. X. I Vvvfe of the fduerTntmpets. 11 The IfrtulJtes re- nteuefromSmaitoParan. 14 T^it order of their mwch 1^ Htbab H mtreated by Mofes not to leaut them, j J I The *Exo.iX.45; ♦'Exo,40.^4 •i.Cor.io.i ■fHeh.prt' lotjged. f Heb.WiUo *Eko(I.40. The lilucr Trumpets. Chap.x. Thcremouingsofthecampc. *Chap.a.j. VifbleJ!irgofMofis atthe rcmtuii'g tmdrefi'mgof the ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, faying, I M..ke thee two trumpets of filuer : of an whole piece Hialt thou make them, that thou mayeft vfc them for the calling of the afiembly , and for the ioiirn eying of the campcs. J And v/hen they {hall blow with them, all the afltmbly fliall affemble themfelucs to thee, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 4 And if they blow but with one trnm- pet^ then the Princes, which are heads of the thoufands of Ifrael, fhall gather themfelucs vnto thee. y When ye blow an alarme, then the campes that lie on the Eaft parts, iTiallgoe forward. 6 When you blow an alarme the fecond time,then the camps that he on the South- fidCjfhalLtake their iourney ; they fhal blow an alarme for their iourijeys. 7 But when the Congregation is to be gathered together, you Ihall blow : but you Ihall not found an alarme. 8 Andthefonnes of Aaron the Priefts flw-ll blow with the trumpets^ and they (hall be to you for an ordinance for eucr throgh- out yonr generations. 9 And ifyegoe to warrem your land, againft the enemythat opprefleth you,thcn yc ihall blow an alarme with the trumpets, and ye fhalbe remembred before the Lord your God, and ye fliall be faued from your enemies. J o Alfo in. the day of your gladncs> and inyourfokmne dayes, 8iin the beginnings of your moncths, yee fhall blow with the trumpets ouer your burnt oftcrings , and ouer the facrifices of your gjcace offerings, that they mry be to you for a memorial be- fore your God : I am the Lord your God. I I f And it came to paflc on the twen- tieth day of the fecond moneth, in the fe- cond yeere, that the doude wast^en vp from off the Tabernacle of the Teftimony. iz And the children oflfracl tooke their iourncys out ofthewildernes of Sinai ; and thecloudc relied in the wilderneffe of Pa- ran. 1 J And they fitft tooke their iourney, according to the commaundementof the L o R D, by the hand of Mofes. X4 ^*Inthefirft/'/<»c«wemtheftanderd of the campeof the children of ludah, ac- cording to their ?lmies, and ouer his hoftc ypM * Nahfhoo the fonnc of Amminadab. 1 ^ And oiicr the hofte of the tribe of the children of Iflachar, vpm NethanccI the fonne of Zuar. 1 6 And ouer th e holle of the tribe of the children of Zcbulun, y»ra* Eliab tlic fonne ofHelon. 17 And the Tabernacle was taken downe,3nd the fonncs of Gcrlhon, and the fonnes of Merari fet fonva'rd, bearing the Tabernacle. 18 ^ And the ftanderd of the campeof Reuben fet fbi-w?.rd according to their ar- mies : and ouer his hofte, tvas Ehzur the fonne of Shedcur, 1 9 And ouer the hofte of the tribe of the children of Simeon, wm Shelumicl the fonne of Zuriftiaddni. 20 And ouer the hofte of the tribe of the children of Gad, wof Eliafaph the fonne of Dtuel. 1 1 And the Kohathites fet forward,bca- ring the * Sanvtuaiy, ^nd the ■{ ether did kt vp the Tabernacle againlt they came. 2z «[[Andtheftanderdof the campeof the children of Ephraim fet forward,3cccr- dingto their armies,and ouer his hofte w*> Elilhama the fonne of Ammiud. 2 ^ And ouer the hofte of the tribe of the children of Manafleh wot Gamahtlthe fonne of Pedazur. 2 4 And ouer the hofte of the tribe of the children of Beniamin, vpm Abidan the fon of Gidconi. 25 ^And the ftanderd of the campeof the children of Dan fet forward, which was the rere-ward of ?11 the campes throughout their hoftcs : and ouer his hofte tr/w Ahie- zer the fonne of Ammiftiaddai. 2 6 And ouer the hofte of the tribe of the children of Aflier, >r4* Pagiel thelpnne of Ocran. 2 7 And ouer the hofte of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, vp4f Ahira the fonne of Enan. 28 -j- Thus were the iourney ings of the children of Ifrael, according to their ar- mies,when they fet forward. 29 f And Mofes faid vnto Hobab the fon of Raguelthe Midianite Mofes father in law. Wee are iourneying vnto the place of which the L o R ofaid,! will giuc it you: come thouwithvs, and wee will doe thee good : for the Lord hath ipokengood concerning Ifrael. jp And •Chap. 1.7. •Chap 4:4. ■fTfMtiijthe Gcrjhonites to:d the tAU- raritts.See vcr.ij. ■■\M.ri:tfe. ■iannaisioa fmr mmwcrsT TneieucntieEM ers. (I Or,rtntAi itvcrccom- pliimers. ■fHekitvpus 'emit m the j^earesof,&c. •Pfal.78.21 A\ThaJu,a ottrnin^. '•AsExo.iii }8. .ahfi. ■f Heb.ntur- ved and wept. *i.Cor.»o. 6, * Exod, I tf . 3 o And he faid vnto him, I will not go, but I will depart to mine owne land, and to my kinred. 3 I And hee Taid, Lcauevsnot, I pray tliee,fqrafmuch asthouknowefthowwe are to encampe in the wifdernefle , and thou mayeft be to vs in ftead of eyes. 3 z And it iTiall be if thou goe with vs, yeait fhalbe,that what goodnes the Lo R d lliall doe vnto vs, the fame will we doe vnto thee. 3? ^And they departed fro the Mount of the Lord three dayesiourney: and the Arke of the Couenant of theL o R d went before them ia the three daycs iourney, to fearch out a refting place for them. 54 And the cloude of the L o R D y»*f vponthem by day, when theywcntoutof the campe. . 3 f And it came to pafle when the Arke fet forward , that Mofes faide , * Rife vp L o R D,and let'lhine enemies befcattered, and let them that hate thee , flee before thee, 3 6 And when it reftedjhe faid,Returnc, 0 L o R D J vnto the f many thoufands of Ifrael. CHAP. XI. 1 Tde bHTiiing at Td/erai: quenched by Mo/esprayer. 4 TIk people luflfirflejTj, and lothe Mama. 10 Mtfes complaweth of hh charge. 16 God dmtdtthhu burden vnto fcmntie Elders, j i ^uatles aregiutn tn tfrath at K^ro tb -Hattaaunij. ANd \»hin the people || complaincdjf it difpleafed the Lord; and the Lord heard it : and his anger was kindled,and the tire of the Lord burnt * among themj andconfumed them that were inthevtter- raoft parts of the campe. 2 And the people cried vnto Mofes, and when Mofes prayed vnto the L o R D, the fire t was quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place II Taberah ; becaufe the fire of the L o e D burnt among them. 4 ^ And the * mixt multitude that was among them, f fell a lulling, and the chil- dren of Ifrael f alfo wept againe, and faid, , * Who fhall giue vs flefh to cate ? 1 f We remember the fifh which we did eate in Egypt freely : the cucumbers and the melons,and the leekcs,and the onions, and. the garUcke. 6 But now our foule is dried away,there is nothing at all, befides thisManna,before -our eyes. 7 And ^ the Manna was as Coriander feed,and the f colour thereof as the coloui- of Bdelium : 8 ^nd the people went a&»ut, and ga- thered it, and ground it in'milles, or beat it in a morter,and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the talle ofitw.** as the talteof frefhoyle. ^ And when the dewe fell vpon the campe in. the night, the Manna fell vpon it. 10^ Then Mofes heard the people weepe throughout their famihes,euery man in the doore of his tent , and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly,Mofes alfo was difpleafed. 1 1 And Mofes faid vnto the Lord, Wherefore hafl thouafflifted thyferuant? and wherefore haue I not found fauour in thy fight, that thou layeft the burden of all thispeoplevponme ? I z Haue I conceiued all this people ? haue I begotten them, that thou IhoiUdcll fay vnto me, Gary them in thy bofome ( as a nurfing father bcareth the fucking child) vnto the land which thou fwareft vnto their fathers ? I I Whence fhould I haue flefh to giue vnto all this people? for they weepe vnto me, faying, Giue vs flelh,that we may eat., 14 I am not able to beare all this people alone,becaufeit is too heauy for me. I J And if thou deale thus with me, kill me,T pray thee out of handjif I haue found fauour in thy fight, and let mc not fee my wretchednefle. 16^ And the Lord faid vnto Mofes, Gather vnto me feuenty mcn,of the Elders of Ifrael, whom thoiiknowelt to be the el- ders of the people, vind officers ouer them : and bring them vnto the Tabernacle of the Congregation, that they may itand there with thee. 1 7 And I wil come downe and talke with thee there , and I will take of the fpirit which is vpon thee , and will put it vpon them,and they flial beare the burden of the people with thee, that thou belre it not thy felfe alone. 1 8 And fay thou vnto the people, San- difie your felues againft to morrow, and ye Ihall eate flefh: (for you haue wept in the eares of the Lor d, faying. Who fhal giue vs fleflito eate ? for it was well with vsinE- gypt : ) therefore the Lord will giue you flefh,and ye fhall eate. 19 Ye fliallnot eate one day, nor two dayes, nor fine dayes,neither ten dayes,nor twentie dayes ; j" Heb.eye of it.M the eye of. EldadandMcdad. Q^iailes. Chap.xij. „ God rebuked Miriam and Aaron, ■j- Hebr.tno- Kfth ofdiiyes. * Efay jo.i and 59.1, ^20 But euen a f whole moneth,vntilI it come out at your noflrels, and it be loath- fame vnto you, becaufe that yc haue delpi- fedthe Lord which is among you, and haue wept before him, faying. Why came we forth out of Egypt ? 2 1 And Mofcs faide , The people a- mongftvvhom \am,Are fixe hundred thou- fand footemen, and thou haft faide, I will giue them flelh^tliat they m;^ eate a whole moneth. 2 2 Shall the fiockes and the herds be flaine for them to fuffice them ? or iLall all the fifh of the fca be gathered together for them,to fuffice them ? 2g And the Lord faid vnto Mofcs,*Is the Lords hand waxed fiiort? thou flialt fee novy whether my word fliall come to pafl'e vnto thee, or not. 24 f^ And Mofes went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, & g. therf d the feuety men of the Elders of the people, and fet them tound about the T afceriacie. 25 And the Lord came downeiaa cIoud,and fpake vnto him,and tooke of the Spirit that wrsvpon him , andgr.ueitvnto the feuentie Elders: and it came to pafTe that when the Spirit relied vpon them,they prophefied,and did notceaie. ^6 But there remained two of the men in the campe , the name of the one w*f El- dad, and the name of the other Medad : and the Spirit refted vpon them, ( and they were of them that ■were written , but went not out vnto the Taberrude ) and they prophcfied in the campe. 27 And there ranne a yoiig man , and told Mofesjand faid,Eldad and Medad doe prophefic in the campe. 28 And lofhua the forme of Nun the fcruant of Moies, one of his yong men, an- Ivvered and faide , My lord Mofes, Forbid them. 29 And Mofes faide vnto him, Enuieft thouformyfske? Would God that all the Lords people were Prophets, and that the Lord would put his Spirit vpon them. 5 o And Mofes gate him into the campe, he,3nd the Elders of Ifrael. 1 1 5yAnd there went foorth a *winde tromtheLo d , and brought quailes from the Seajr'nd let them fnll Ly the campe,f as )^t^txy:v>ey '^ ^^'^"^'^ '^ daycs iourney on this fide, and as of ad. J. it were a daycs iourntyon the other fide roundabout the campe, and as it were two cubits hi'ih vpon the f^ce of the eaith. 3 2 And the people ftood vp all that ♦Fxod.KJ. ij pfal.78, 16 ■[Hebr.as^t *PfaI.7«. J'- ■\Thatis,The gra:«£S eflfsB. f hTebr. They were in,(l^c. dsyjind al! f '.rff night, and 'ill the next day, and they gathered thequjilcs : he that ga- thered lerJl,gthercd tenne homers: and thcyfpread tl.tm all abroad for themfelues round about the campe. 55 And while the *f]cfh was yet be- twecne their teeth , ycr it was chew ed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled againli the peopIe,and the Lord fmcte the peo- ple with a very great plague. j4 And hee called the name of th:t place. I) Kabroth-Hattaauah : becaufe there they buried tb.e people thrit lufted. g 5 And the people iourncyed from Ki- broth-Hattaau3h,vnto Hazcroth ; and f a- bode atHazeroth. CHAP. XII . I Godnhikfthliie/cdkion of Miriam and ^aro7i. 10 tAlirujnsUpro/ie is htaUd at thepr.ycr oJMofcs. 14 Cod commaidtth her io befjut on; ojthe hoffc ANd Miriam and Aaron Ipake sgaiaft Mofes,becaufe ofthtj] Ethiopian wo- man , whom hee had married : for h^e had t married an Ethiopian woman. 2 AndtheyfaidjHaththeLo R Din- deed Ipoken onely by Mofes ? Hath hee not fpoken sJfo by vs ? And the L o r d heard it. 5 (Now the man Mofes was *very meeke, aboue all the m.en which were vpon the face ofthe er^.rth.) 4 And the Lord Ipake iiiddenly vn- to Mofes, and vnto Aaron, and vnto Mi- riam, Come out yee three vnto the Taber- nacle ofthe Congregation : and they three came out. 5 And the L o R D came downe in the pillar of the cloud , and flood in the doore ofthe Tabernacle, and c..lIeJ Arronand Miriam : and they both canne forth. 6 And hee f iid,He:ire now rr y words If there bee a Prophet among ycu , I the Lord will make my Cdi'c knowcn vnto him in a vifion, and will (peake vnto him in adreame: 7 "* My fcru^nt M ofes m not fo, who it * Hcbr, j >. faithfull in rll mine houfe. 8 With him will I fpcrke* mouth to ♦hxoAjj. mouth cuen r.pparantly jand not in darke • '• fpecches, and the fiiiilitude ofthe Lord f}i?llhe bcholde; wherefore then v^er;. yee not ahaidc to (peake againft m.y feruanc Mofes ? 9 And the anger ofthe Lord was kindled againft ti cm, nnd hcdcparttd. 10 And the tlotJd deputed from oft' the Tabernacle , and beholdc, Miriam be- l\Or,0^tte, \Hebr.takffK *Ecclu.4;.4. \ Sidas are fcnc to fearch Numbers. the land of Canaan. came leprous , white as fnow : and Aaron looked vpon Miriam jand beholde, flie was leprous. 1 1 And Aaron faide vnto Mofes, Alas my lord , I befcech thee , lay not the finne vpon vs , wherein we haue done foolifhiy, and wherein we haue finned : 1 2 Let her not be as one dead,of whom the Hefla is halfe confumed,whcn hee com- meth out of his mothers wombe. I J And Mofes cried vnto the Lord, faying , Heale her now, O God , 1 befeech thee. 14^ And the Lord fliidc vnto Mo- Tcs, If her father had but fpit in her face, Ihould Ihec not be alhamed feuen dayes ? let her be * fliut out from the campe Itucn dayes, and after that let her bee receiued in agame. 1 5 And Miriam was fhut out from the camp feuen daies: and the people iourneied not,till Miriam was brought in againc. 16 And afterward the people remoo- ued from Ha2eroth,and pitched in the wil- derneffe of Paran. CHAP. XIIL I The iMmes of the men who were fent tofiarcb the land. I y Tbeir mftritciiom. 2 1 Tlmr a£lts. 1 6 Thetr relation. ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofcs, faying, 2 Send thou men,that they may fearch the Lrnd of Canaan , which I giue vnto the children of Ifrael : of euery tnbe of their fathers fliall ye fend a man , eucry one a ru- ler among them, ^ And Mofes by the commandement of the Lord, fent them from the wilder- nes of Paran : all thofe men were heads of the children of Ifrael. 4 Andthefe were their names. Of the tribe of Reuben , Shammiu the fonne of I Zaccur. 5 Of the tribe of Simeon,Shaphat the fonne of Hori. 6 Of the tribe of ludah, Caleb the fon oflcphunneh, 7 Of the tribe of I{rachar,IgaI the fon of lofeph, 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Ofliea the fonne of Nun. 9 Ofthc tribe of Beniamin, Paltithe fonne ofRaphu. 10 Of the tribe of Zcbulun, GaddicI the fonne of Sodi, 1 1 Of the trihcoiloCcph, namely of the tribe of ManaffehjGaddi tne fonne of Sufi. 1 2 Of the tribe of Dan , Ammiel the fonne of Gemalli. 1 3 Of the tribe of Afher^Sethur the fon of Michael. 1 4 Ofthc tribe ofNaphtali, Nahbi the fonne of Vophfi. 1 5 Of the tribe of Gad > G euel the fon ofMachi. 1 6 Thefe are the names of the men which Mofes fent to fpie out the land : and Mofes called Ofheathe fonne of Nun, le- hofhua. 17 ^ And Mofes fent them to fpie out the land of Canaan, and Czid. vnto them. Get you vp this way Southward , and goe vpinto the mountaine : iS And fee the land what it is, and the peoole that dwelleth therein , whether they be ftrong or weakc, few or many : 1 9 And what the land is that they dwel in, whether it be good or bad, and what ci- ties they bee that they dwell in^ whether in tents,or in flrong holds : 2 o And what the land «, whether it bee fat or leane , whether there be wood there- in,or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring'of the fruit of the land : ( Now the time WM the time of the firft ripe grapes) 21 ^ So they went vp , and fcarched the Iand,fromthe wildernefl'e of Zin,vntoRe- hob,as men come to Hamath. 2 2 And they afcended by the South, and came vnto Hebron : where Ahiman, Shefhai,and Talmai, the children of Anak were: Now Hebron was built feuen yeeres before Zoan in Egypt. 2 5 *And they came vnto thej)brooke of Efhcol, & cut downe from thence a branch with one clufter of grapes, and they bare it betweene two vpon a ftaffe,& they brought of the pomegranates and of the ligs. 24 Theplacewas called the|jbrooke |jEfh- col,becaufe of the clufler of grapes vvhich the children of Ifrael cut downe fro thence. 2 J And they returned fi-om fearching of the land after fourty dayes. z6 ^And they went and came to Mofes, and to Aaron,and to all the Congregation of the children of Ifrael vnto the wilder- nefle of Paran , to Kadefh , and brought backe word vnto them,, and vnto all the Congregation, and fhewcd them tKefriut of the land. 27 And they told him, and faide. Wee came vnto the land whither thou fentefl vs, and furely it floweth with*milke and honyj and this n the fruit of it. 28 Neuer- *Deiit.T.a4. [I Or,vdUy. ij Or,vdky. \\>.aclMHer ^Exod.jj.j. T? otthc urmunng or the people. Ji Chap. XllI). Mofes prayeth for their/: •[Hcyr.menof ,ftatfires, • z8 Neuerthclefle, the people be ftrong that (^^velin the land jand the cities are wai- led and verygieat; and moreoiier, wefaw the'childrenof Anak there. 2 9 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South ; and the Hittites , and the lebu- fiteSj and the Amorites dwell in the moun- taines: and the Canaanites dwcl by the fea, and by the coaft of lordane. 5 o And Caleb ftilled the people before Mofes,& faid,Let vs govp at oncCjandpof^ fefle it,for we are well able to ouercome it. J I But the men that went vp with him, faid , Wee be not able to goc vp againft the people,for they are itronger then we. g z And they brought vp an eiiill report of tbe land which they had (earchcd, vnto the children of Ifrael , faying, The land through which wc haue gone,to fearch it^is a land that catethvp the inhabitants there- of, and all the people that wee faw in it, are fmen of a great itature. J 5 Ann there wee faw the giants , the fonnes of Anak , yvhi.h f owe of the giants : and we were in our owne fight asgrafliop- pers,and fo wc were in their ught. CHAP. XI II I. I The peoflemifrnntre at the naves. 6 Icjhua and (^a- leb labour to flilltherft. ii Godthreatiitththem. ij Mo/csperficadelh ^od aid DhtMihth pardon, jtf Tfcf murmurers ^.re dtpiittd -of miring into thclavd. jtf Tljcnwuwl:o raifdthe euill rcport,d:e by aphtirue. 40 Tl>e people that would iiiHade ttx landagairM the will of Cod^taejmittau A Nd all the Congregation lifted vp jTj their voy ce and cried 3 and the people wept that night. z And all the children of Ifrael mur- mured againft Mofes, and againft Aaron : and the whole Congregation faide vnto therr.. Would Godthat wee had died in the land of Egypt, or would God wee had died in this wildernefl'e. J And w herefore hath the L o b d brought vs vnto tliis land , to fall by the (vvord , that ou^ wiues , and our children fhould bee a praye ? were it not better for vs to returne into Egypt ? 4 And they laid one to another. Let vs make a captaine , and let vs rctuine into Egypt. J Then Mofes and Aaron fell on their faces before all the afl'cmbly of the Con- gregation of the children of Ifrael. 6 «|TAnd lofliua the fonnc of Nun,and Caleb the fonue of Icphunneh , which were of them that fcarchcd the land, rent their clothes. 7 And they fpake vnto all the com-| pany of the children of Ifrael, fiiying, The land which we pafled thorow to fearch it, »V an exceeding good land. ' S If the Lord delight io vs , then he wil bring vs into this land, and giue it vs, a land which floweth with milke and hony. 5) Onely rebcll not yee againft the Lord, neither fcare yee the people of the land , for they are bread for vs ; their fdc- fcncc is departed from them , and the L o R D « with vs : feare them not. 1 o But all the Congregation bade ftone them with ftones : and the glory of the Lord appeared in the Tabernacle ofthe Congregation , before all the chddren of Ifrael 11^ And the Lord faid vnto Mofes, How long will this people prouoke niee ? and how long will It bee , yer they beleeue rr*: , for all the figncs which I haue fhewcd among them ? I z I will fmite them with the pefti- Icnce, and disinherite them, and will make of thee a greater Nation , and mightier then they. 1 J f And *Mofes faid vnto the Lord, Then the Egyptians flial heare it, (for thou broughteft vp this people in thy might from among them : ) 1 4 And they will tell it to the inhabi- tants of this land: /or they haue heard that thou LoKD art among this people, that thou Lord art feene face to face , and that "* thy cloud ftandeth ouer them , and that thou goeft beforethem,byday timein a pillar of a cloud J and in a pillar of fire by night. I ^ ^ Now if thou flialt kill all this peo- ple,as one man,then the natios which haue heard the fame of thee,wiUfpeake,faying, 1 6 Bccaufe the L o r d was not*able to bring this people into the land which hec fware vnto them , therefore hee hath flaine them in the wildernefl'e. 17 And now , I bcfcech thee, let the f oTver of my Lord bee great, according as thou haft fpoken,fiying, 18 TheLctf^is'*iongfufFcring,andof great mercy, forgiuing iniquitieand tranfl greflion, and by no meancs clearing f/je gulltic, * viliting the iniquitie ofthe fathers vpon the children , vnto the thirde and fourth generation. 19 Pardon,! befcech thee, the iniquitie of this people, according vnto the greatnes of thy mercic, and as thou haft forgiuen K 2 this \HcbrjhA~ dow. *Exod.j2. IZ. '^Exod.ij. ■Dcut.p.iS ♦Exod.74- <5.plal. 10 J. 8. * Exod. 20. sand J 4. 7. I Tin "hrcatnings againft infidelitic. Numbers. buill reporters die or the plague. Or.hnher- ■\'Hebr.ifthey fee the land. *Iofli.ii{.5. *Chap.2«. lO. ♦Deuc, I.J 5. t Hek I: fled vpzTTf hand. I Qr,fitd. •Exech.4fc \n. \\Or,aite- .ngofnij. this people^from Eoypr,eu€n || viitill now. 20 And the L o R D faide, I haue par- doned, according to thy word. 2 I But as truely as 1 hue , all the eirth fhalbe tilled with the glory of the Lor d. 2 2 Becaufe ail thofe men which haue fecne my glory, and my miracles which I did in Egypt, and in the wildernefl"e,and haue tempted me now thefc ten times, and haue not hearkened to my voice, 2 3 t Surely they fliall not fee the land which Ifwarevnto their Eithers, neither Ihall any of them that prouoked me,fce it. 2 4 But my fcruant * Caleb,bccaufe hee had another Spirit with him, (and hath fol- lowed mee fully) him will I bring into the land, whereinto he went, and his feed Ihall pofl'efle it. 2 J ( Now the Amalekites, and the Ca- naanites dwelt in the valley ) to morrow turne you and get you into the wildernefle, by the way of the Red-fea. 26 ^ And the Lord fpake vnto Mo- fes,and vnto Aaron,faying, 27 How long fliall Ibeare with this euill congregation which murmure againft me ? I haue heard the murmurings of the chil- dren of Ifrael , which they murmure a- gainft me. 2 8 Say vnto them, * As truely as I liue, faith the L o r d,3s ye haue fpoken in mine carcs,fo will I doe to you : 2p Your carcafes IhaU fall in this wil- dernefle , and all that were * numbred of you,ac cording to your whole number from twentie yeercs old and vpward, which haue murmured ag;.infl: mc, 30 Doubtlefle yee iTiall not come into the land concerning which I f fwarc to make you dwell therein , faue Caleb the fonne of lepunneh, and loihuathe fonnc of Nun. 3 I But your little ones , which yec fiid fhould bee a praye , them will I bring in, and they flidl know the land which ye haue dffpiled. 32 Butas foryou, yourearkafes, th'ejf fliall fall in this wildernefle. 3 3 Andyour children>^ill \\ wander in the wildernefle fourtie yccrfs , andbeare yourwhoredomes, vntillyour carkafts bee wafted in the wildernefle. 34 After the number of the dayes in which ye fcarched the land, faf«* fourtie daycs (each day for ayeerc ) fliall ye beare your iniquities, e«e» fortie yecres , and yee fliall know my jj breach of promifc. 7 5 I the Lord haue fiid, I will fure- lydoeit vnto all this euill Congregation, that are gathered together againft mee : in this wildcrnclle they ihalbe confumed, and there they fliall die. 36 And the men which Mofes fent t6 fearch the Iand,who returned, and made all the Cogregation to murmure againit him, by bringing vp a flander vpon the land, [ 3 7 Euen thofe men that did bring vp the euill report vpon the land,* died by the plague,beforethe Lord. 3 8 But loihuathe fonne of Nun , and Caleb the fonne of lephunneh, xvhich vpers of the men that went to fearch the land, hatdfiill. 39 And Mofes told thefe fayingsvnto all the children of Ifrael, and the people mourned greatly. 40 ^AndrheyrofevpeaHyin themor- ning,and gate them vp into the top of the mountaine, fiying, Loe, we "*■ be here, and wil goe vp vnto the place which the Lord hath promifed : for we haue finned. 4 1 And Mofes f^id. Wherefore now do you tranfgrefle the Commaundement of the Lord? but it fliall not prolper. 42 Goe not vp,for the L OR- D is not n- mong you, that yee bee notfmitten before your enemies. 4 3 For the Amalekites,and the Canaa- nites are there before you , and ye fliall fall by the (word, becaufe yee are turned away from the Lord 5 therefore the Lord will notbcwitliyou. 44 But they prellimed to goe vp vnto the hill top: neuerthelelTe the Arkeofthe Couenant of the Lord, and Mofes de- parted not out of the campe. 45 Then the Amalekites came downc, and the Canaanites Wjhich dwelt in that hil, and fmote them , and * difcomJrited them, euen vnto Hormah. CHAP. XV. I TixLvDofthemeatofftrmgartdthedrmkeofftrivg. ij 25 Tlotflratmruvnder the fame law. 17 ThelavpoJ the firH of the dough jhr abeam offering. 22 The/h- crifice fir jltme oj iff.orance. jo The pw:ifl>mtnt of p-efiimptioti. J 2 He that vioUtedthe Sabbath iffio- md. 37 TlreUnv offi:?ges. ANd the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, faying, 2 * Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, and fiy vnto them , When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I giue vnto you, 3 And will make an offering by fire vnto *i.Cor.io. 10. hebr. J. 10. iud.5. 'Deut.l.41. *D€Ut.«.44. *Leuit,aj. 10. The law of meat ofFerings,&c. Cha p.xv. Sacrifice for finncs ofignoraoce. •Leuit, 3 2 21. ■fHtbr.fipa- rating, * EKod.J5>. 1 8. *Leuici 2.1. * Exod.i2. 4 p.chap.^. «4. vntotheL ord, a burnt offering or a Ta- crifice * in t performing a vo\v,or in a free- wil offering, orinyourfolemne fcafts, to mrJce a * fvveet fauour vnto the L o r d, of the herd or of the flocke : 4 Then * Ihali hee that offereth his of- fring vnto the Lord , bring a meat offnng of a tenth deale of flowre,miHgtcd with the fourth part of an Hin of oyle. y And the fourth part of an Hin of wine for a drinke offering fhah thou pre- pare,with the burnt offering orfacrifice for one lambe. 6 Or for a ramme , thou fhalt prepare for a nieate offering two tenth deales of flowre mingled with the thirdepart of an Hin of oyle. 7 And for a drinke offciing,thou flialt offer the third part of an Hin of wine , for a fweetfruour vnto thcL o r d. 8 And when thou prepareft a bullockc for a burnt offering,or for a facrifice in per- forming avowj or peace offerings vnto the Lo RD : 9 Then fhall he bring with a bullocke a meate offering of three tenth de.ilcs of flowre,mingled with halfe an Hin of oyle. 1 6 And thou flialt bring for a drinke offering halfe an Hin of wine,for an offring made by fire of a fyyeete fauour vnto the Lord. 1 1 Thus fhall it bee done for one bul- Iock,or for one ram,or for a lambejOr a kid. 1 2 According to the number that yee fhall prepare, fo llial yee doe to euery one, according to their number. I 5 All that are borne of the countrey fliall doe thefe things after this maner , in offering an offering made by fire of a f\veet fauour, vnto the Lord. 1 4 And if a flranger foiourne with you, orwhofoeuerbeam.ongyou in your gene- rations, and wil offer an offering made by fire of a fwect fauour vnto the L o R d : as ye doe, fo he fhall doe. 1 5 *One ordinance fiialbe both for you ofthe Congregation, &alfb fortheflrm- gcr that foiourneth with yoti, , an ordinance for euer in your generations : as yee arc , fo flmll the flranger be,beforethe Lord. i6^0nelaw,andone mancrflialbcfor you, and for the flranger that foiourneth with you. ^ 17 ^ And the Lord fpakevntoMo- rcs,taying, 18 Spcake vnto the children of Ifnicl, and fay vnto them. When yee conic into the land whither I bring you, 1 9 Then it fhalbe that when y e es te of the bread of the land , yee fhsUoiFer vp an heaue offermg vnto the Lord. 2 o Ye ihaU offer vp a cake ofthe rrll of your dough , for an heaue offering : as yee 6.0c the heaue offering or the threlLing fioorc, fo lliallye heaue it. 2 1 Of the tiril of your dough yee fhall giue vnto the L o r D,an heaue offering in your generations. 2 2 «j And if yee liaue erred,and not ob- ferued all thefe Commaundements which the Lord hath fpoken vnto Mofes, 2 g Eiien all that the Lord hat., com- manded you, by the hand of Mofes fiothe day that the Lord comanded Mofes, and henceforward among your generations : 24 Then it flialbe, if ought be commit- ted by ignorance f without the knowledge ofthe Congregation , that all the Congre- gation fhall offer one yong bullocke for a burnt offering, for a fwect fauour vnto the Lord, with his meate offering, and his drinke offering , according to the \\ maner, and one kid of the goats for a fin offering. 2 fiAfbr ont rmctt I gregation, that 1 may confume them, as in- I a moment- and they felvpon their faces. 46 ^And Mofes faid vnto Aaron,Take a cenfer, and put fire therein from offthc Altar, and put on incenfe , and goe quickly vjito the Congregation, & make an atone- ment for them: for there is wrath gone out from the L o r d ^ the plague is begun. 47 Aiid Aaron tooke as Mofes com- manded, and ranne into the midft of the Congregation : and beholdjthe plague was begunne among the people , and he put on incenfe, and made an atonement for the people. 48 And hee flood betweene the dead and the liuing, and the plague was flayed. 49 Now "they that died in the plague, were foiu-etcene thoufaud and feucn hun- dred, befide them tlv^t died about the mat- ter of Korah. 50 And Aaron rettirned vnto Mofes, vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and the plague was ftayed. CHAP. XVII. I ^AurawraAamoni^ aU the rods tf the Tribes onely jiourtpieth, I o ItU left for A mtnument again^i the rebels. ANd the Lord fpake viito Mofes, f\ying, z Spcake vnto the children of Ifrael, and take of euery one of them a rod,accor- ding to the houfe of their fathers,of al their princes, according to the houfe of their fa- thers, twclue rods ; write thou euery mans name vpon his rod. 3 And thou Ihalt write Aarons name on the rod of Lcuirfor one rod Ihalbe for 'le head of the houfe of their fathers. 4 And thou Ihalt lay them vp in the ta- bernacle of the Congregation, before the Teflimony, ^whcre I wil meetwith you. 5 And it fhall come to pafTe, that the mansrodwhomi fhnll choofe, fhal Llof^ fome . and I wil make to ceafe from me the murmurings of the children of Ifrael,wher- by they murmure againfl you. . 6 ^And Mofes fpake vnto the children of Ifrael, and euery one of their Princes gauehimf a rod a piece, for each Prince one,according to their fathers hoirfes, euen tweluc roddes: andtherod of Aaron was a- mong their roddes. 7 And Mofes layd vp the rods before the Lord, in the Tabernacle of witnefle. 8 And it came to paflc that on the m.or- row Mofes went into the Tabernacle of witnefic, and behold, the rod oi"Aaron for the houfe of Leui was budded,and brought foorthbuds, and bloomed bloflbms,and yeclded almonds.. 9 And Mofes brought out all the rods from before the Lord, vnto all the chil- dren of Ifrael: and they lookcd,and tooke eueiy man his rod. 1 o fl And the Lord faid vnto Mofes, * Bring Aarons rodagainc before the Te- fl;im.ony,tobekeptforatoken againft the trebels,and thou ilialt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 1 1 And Mofes did fo : as the Lord commanded him,fo did he. 1 2 And the children of Ifrael fpake vn- to Mofes, faying, Behoidjwe die,weperifli, wcallpenfli. ig Whofoeuer commeth any thing neere vnto the Tabernacle of the Lord, fliall die : Shall wee bee eonfumed with dying ? CHAP. XVlfL I The charge of the Prieffs and Leuites, 5 The TneUs fortiou, 36 The J.eunei portion. 15 The heaue offering to the TntBes out of the Leuites portion, ANd the Lord faide vnto Aaron, Thou and thy fonnes,and thy fathers houfe with thee , fhall beare the iniquitic of the Sanduary : and thou and thy fonnes with thee, Ihall beare the iniquitie of your Prieflhood. 2 And thy brethren alfo of the tribe ofLeui, the tribe of thy father, bringthou with thee, that they may bee ioyned vnto thee, and minifler vnto thee : but thou and thy fonnes with thee Jhall mmlsier before the Tabernacieofwitnefle. 5 And they fhall keepe thy charge,and the charge of all the Tabernacle : onely they flialt not come nigh thevefTelsofthe Sanduary,and the Altai-jthat neither they, noryoualfo die. 4 And they fhall be ioyned vnto thee, and keepe the charge of the Tahernacle of the Congregation,for all the feruice of the Tabernacle .* and a iiranger fhall not come nigh vnto you. 5- And ye fliall keepe the charge of the Sanftuary,and the charge of the Artar,that there be no wrath any more vpon Ae chil- dren of Ifrael. 6 And I, beholde, Ihaue *takenyour brethren the Leuites from among the chil- dren of Ifrael: to you they are giuen as a gift for the L o rd, to doe the feruice of the Tabarnacle of the Congregation. 7 Therc- •Heb.i,.4. iHeb.chiL dren o/Ve- beliiou. ■•Chap. J. 4J- The Priefis charge, Chap, xviij and portionr *Leuit, lo. «4- iHeb.fat, * Leu, 17.28 &12 i5> le- uic 27.26. *Exod. 30. ij.lfuitt2 7. 25.chap.j, 47««k,45, 7 Th c ic fore thou and thy fonnes with thec^fliall kcepc your Piiefts otficc for e- uery thing of the altar, & within the vaile, and ye flial ferue : I haue giiien your Priefts office vnto youjas a feruice of gift : and the ftronger that commethnigh , Uiall bee put to death. 8 ^ And the L o R D fpake vnto Aa- ronjBehoId, I alio haue giuen thee the charge of mine heauc offerings, of all the hallowed things of the children of Ifracl, vnto thee hrue I giucn the^n, by reafon of the anoynting, and to thy fonnes by an or- dinance for euer. 9 This Oiall be thine of the moftholy thingis,rf/fr«eWfrom the fire: cuery obla- tion oftheirSjCuery meat offering of theirs, and euery finne offering of theirs, and eue- ry trefpaffe offering of theirs , which they Ihall render vnto me, fliall be mofl: holy for thee,and for thy fonnes. I o In the moll htAy place {\\:>.h thou eatc it, cuery male flfiall eate it : it fliall be holy vnto thee. ' 1 1 And this IS thine : the heauc offring of their gift,with al the waueoffiings of the children of Ifrael : I haue giuen them vnto thee, and to thy fonnes,and to thy'^daugh- terswiththee,by aftatute for eucr: euery one that is clean in thy houre,{lial eat of it. I z All the t bell of the oyle, and all the befl ofthe wine, and of the whe:te,thefirft fruites of them which they (hall offer vnto the L ORD, them haue I giuen thee. 15 And whatfoeucr is firfl ripeinthe land,which they fhai bring vnto the Lord fhalbe thine , euery one that is cleans in thine houfe, fhall eate of it. 1 4 * Euery thing deuoted in Ifrael^fhall be thine. 15 Euery thing that openeth* the ma- trice in all flefh, which they bring vnto the L o'R Djwhether it be of men or beaftsjOial be thine : Neuertheleflethe firft borne of man fhalt thou furcly redeem e, and the firftling of vncleane bealls fnalt tliou re- deeme. 1 6 And thofe that^are to be redeemed, fromamonctholdfhaltthou redeeme ac- cording to thine eftimation, for the mony of fiue fhekels , after the fliekclofthe.San- ftuarie, '^ which is twenty gcrahs. 1 7 But the lirllhng of a co\v,or the firft- hngof afhcepe,orthelirfthng of agoate thou flialt not redeeme, they are holy:thou (halt Iprinklc their blood vpon the altar, and fhalt burnethcir fat for an offring made by hre, for a fweet fauour vnto the L o r d. 1 8 And the Helh of them fnal.be thine ; as the * wane breaft, and as the right flioul- derare thine. 19 All the heaue offerings ofthe holy things, which the children of Ifrael offer vnto the L o R D , haue I giuen thee and rhy fonnes, and thy daughters with thee, by a flatutc for euer : it is a coucnant of fait for euer, before the Lord vnto thee^and to thy feed with thee. 20 f And the L o r D fpake vnto Aa- ron , Thou flialt haue no inheritance in their land, neither flialt thou haue any part among them : *I am thy part, and tiiine in- heritance among the children of Ifrael. 2 1 And behold, I haue giuen the chil- dren ofLeui all the tenth in Ifirael, for an inheritance , for their feruice which they fcruc, tuen the feruice ofthe Tabernacle of the Congregation. 1 2, Neither mufl the children of Ifrael hencefoorth come nigh the Tabernacle of the Congregation, left they beare linne, t and die. 2 5 But the Leiutes fhall doe the feruice ofthe tabernacle ofthe Congregation,and they fhall beare theinniquitie : it lliall be a Itatute for ener throughout your generati- ons, that among the children of Ifrael they haue no inheritance. 24 Butthetithes ofthe children of If- rael, which they ofler as an heaue offering vnto the Lord, I haue giuen to the Leuits to inherite : therefore I haue faid vnto them. Among the children of Ifrael they fhall haue no inheritance. 2^ ^ And the Lord fpake vnto Mofes," faying, 26 Thus fpeake vnto the Leuites, apd fay vnto them , When yee take ofthe chil- dren of Ifrael the tithes , which I haue gi- uen you from them for your inherit;: ncC;, then ye fliall offer vp an heaue oflering of it for the Lord, euen a tenth part of the tithe. 2 7 And this your heaue offering fhalbe reckened vnto you, as though it "were the cornc ofthe threlhing floore , and as the fulncfie of tl:e wine preffe. 28 Thus you alio ffiall offer an heaue offering vnto thcL o r D,of all your tithes which ye rcceiuc ofthe children o[ Ifrael, and ye fliall giuetherof the L o r d s heaue offering to A.iron the Prieft. 29 Out of all yourgiftsycc fliall offer euery heauc offering ofthe L o r d , of all the *Exod, lyi 26. * Deut. I o.9j| and 18.2 iofh. I J.14J 3;.ezek.44T 28. i Heb,t9 diei Jf^ i he water otleparatioii. iNumDcrs. 1 ne law or rurmcations. iHtb.f4U Heb.13.11. Heb.^,1 J. Exod.39. 1 4. kuic 4 the t bell thereof, euen the hallowed part thereof, out of it. go Therefore thou flialt fay vnto them. When ye hauc heaued the beft therof from it, then it fhal be counted vnto the Leuites, as the encreafe of the threfliing floore, and as the encreafe of the wine prefle. 3 1 And yee IhaU eate it in euciy place, ye and your houfliolds : for it is your re- ward for your feruice , in the Tabernacle of the Congregation. g z And ye lliall beare no finne by rca- fon of it, when ye haue heaued from it the beft of it .-neither fhall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Ifracljleft yee die. CHAP. X-I X. I The rvatere/feparatttH made of the apits 9/ a red heifer. 11 The law f*r the -vfe of it 4tt purifica- tion of the vHcleane, ANd the Lord fpaiie vnto Mofes, and vnto Aaron, faying : z This « the ordinance of the Lawe, which the L 0 R D hath commanded, fay- mg, Speake vnto the children of Ifrael, that they bring thee a redde heifer without ipotjwherin is no blemi{h,vate, and fliall be vncleane vntill the euen. 9 And a man that is dcane, fliall s;a- ther vp the afiics of the heifer, and I^-y them vp without the cr.mpe in a cleane place, and it iliall bee kept for the Congrc- g,ition cfthe children of Ifrael , for a wa- ter of feparation : it ;> a purification for ftnne. 1 3 And he that gat'icrctli the aQies of the heifer, Ihall wafh his doathes , and bee vncleane vntill the euen : and it Ihall bee vnto the children of Ifrael, and vnto the f h-anger that foiourneth among them , for a ftatute for euer. ^ Hee that toucheth the dead body of any f man,fhalbc vncleane fcuen daies 1 2 He fhall purifie himfclfe with it on the third day, and on the feuenth day hee {hall be cleane : but if he purifie not him- fclfe the third day, then the feuenth day hee Ihall not be cleane. 1 3 Whofoeucr toucheth the dead bo- die of any man that is dead , and purifieth not himfelfe , defileth the Tabernacle of the Lord, and that foule fliall be cut off from Ifracl,bccaufe the water of feparation was not iprinkled vpon him ; hee ihall bee vncleane , his vncleanefle is yet vpon him. 1 4 This is the law, when a man dyeth in a tent 5 all that come into the tent , and all that ts in the tent, fhaibe vncleane feuen dayes. I f And euery open vefl ell which hath no couering bound vpon it, is vncleane. 1 6 And whofoeuer toucheth one that is flaine with afwordin the open fields, or adeadbodie, or a bone of a man, or a grauc, fhall be vncleane ieuen dayes. 1 7 And for an vncleane perfon they fhall take of the f afhes of the burnt heifer ofpurification for finne, and* running wa- ter fhall be put thereto in a veflell : 1 8 And a cleane perfon fliall take hy- fope, and dippe It in the water, and fprin- kle it vpon the tent,and vpon all the veilels, and vpon the perfons that were there , and vpon him that touched a bone , or one flainc, or one dead, or a graue. 19 And the cleane perfon fliall fprinkle vpon the vncleane on the tliird day,and on the feuenth day : and on the feuenth day he fhall purifie himfelfe, and waiji his clothes, and bathe himfelfe in water, and fhall bee cleane at Euen. 2 o But the man that fliall be vncleane, and fhall not purifie himfclfe,that foule fhal be cut ofiTrom among the Congregation : becaufc hee hath defiled the Sanftuary of the LoRDjthe water of feparation hath not becnefprinkledvponl'iim,he is vncleane. 21 Anditfh.iilbee a perpetuall ftanitc vnto thcn-j, that hc» that fpnnkleth the wa- ter of feparation,lhallwailihisclothes:3nd he that toucheth the water of feparation, I fliilbe vncleane vntill Euen. , I ' « 22 And \Hebfiule. * Heb, Itmng maters P)Alitt gmcn. The rockeisfmicten. Chap. XX. and water iffueth out. 2 2 Andwhatfocucr the vncleancperfon touchethjlhalbe vndeane: and the foule that toucheth it^lhall bee vncleane vntill Eueii. a- *Exodii7, CHAP. XX. I The children of Jfrael come to Zm, n^htre Minam dtiib, a Th^ murmure jor \fant oftpattr. 7 Mo- fisfmtling the rickt^brtngeth foottrj water at Me- rtbih. 14 MofctatKjid.jlaefirelhpaJfagethe- rowEdorn^ xrhich h denjed bim, ii ^1 mount Uor^artn reftgr.tth his Place to tleaz^ar , and dyeth. THen came the children of" lirael , men the whole Congregation, into the dc- fcrt of Zin,in the tirft moneth; and the people abode in Kadefh, and Miriam died [ there, and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the con- gregation : and they gathered themfdues together againft MolV and againlt Aa- ron, J And the people chodc with Mofcs, and ipake, faying. Would God that we had died " when our brethren died before the Lord. 4 And * why haue yee brought vp the Congregation of the Lord into this wj- dernelle, that we and our cattell ftiould die there ? f And wherefore haue yee made vs to come vp out of Egypt , to bring vs in vnto this cuiUplace ?it«no place offeed, or of ligges, or vines, or of pomegranates, nei- ther is there any water to drinke. 6 And Mofcs and Aaron went from theprefence of the aflembly, vnto the dore of rheTabernacle of the congregation5and they fell vpon their faces : and the glory of the L o R D appeared vnto them. ■ 7 ^AndtheLordfpake vntoMofes, flying, Tal fayed vnto Mofes, ThatftyVtter I dtpuUion. Or.grieued lib^hortncd *i King. 1 8 4.ieh, J. 14. ♦Chap. J J, 4?' 'Chap,tl. 6, Make thee a fierie ferpent, and fet it vpon a pole ; and it lliall come to pafle, that euery one that is bitten, when hee lookethvpon it, fliall liue. 9 And* Mofes made a ferpent of brafle, and put It vpon a pole, and it came to pafle, that ifa ferpent had bitten any pian , when he beheld the ferpent of bralfe, he lined. 10^ And the children of Ifrael fet for- ward, and * pitched in Oboth. II And they iourneyed from Oboth, and pitched at |( lic-Abarim, in the wilder- w Or^heapes mefle which is before Moabjtoward the Sun of^banm. rifing. 12^ From tiaence they re«nooucd,and pitched in the valley of Zarcd. I g From thence they remooued , and pitched on the other fide of Arnon, which win thewilderneffe that commeth out of the coafts of the Amorites : for Arnon ts the border of Moab,betweene Moab and the Amorites. 14 Wherefore it is f lid in the booke of the warres of the L o r d, (f what he did in the red fea, and in the brookes of Arnon, I J And at the ftreame of the brookes thatgoeth downe to the dwelling of Ar , and flyeth vpon the border of Moab. 1 6 And from thence they went to Beer : thatw the well whereof the Lord Ipake vnto Mofes, Gather the people together, and I will giue them water. 17 ^Thcn Ifrael fang this fongat Spring vp O well, II Sing ye vnto it : 1 8 The Princes digged the well , the Nobles ofthe people digged it, by tbedtre- fiionof the Law-giuer,with their ftaues.And from the wildernes they went to Mattanah : 19 And from Mattanah, to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth : 2 o And from Bamoth in the vallcy,tKat /jinthefcountrieofMoab, to the toppe of II Pifgahj which lookcth toward || lelhi- mon. 21^ And Ifrael fent meflengers vnto I Sihon king ofthe Amorites, faying, 22 * Let mce paife thorough thy land, we will not turnc into the fields,or into the vineyards, we will not drinke ot the waters ofthe well : but wee will goe along by the kings /j»g/nvay, vntillwebec paft t.iy bor- ders. 2 J * And Sihon would not fuifer Ifrael to pafle thorow his border: but Sihon ga- thered all his people together, and went out againic Ifrael into the wildernefle : and hccametolahjz, & fought againft Ifrael. 24 And II Or,V*hebin Suphah, iHebJeaneth \Feh,afcend Ot^anfwer, iHei. field. !i Qt.hitl. ^Or^theml- aerNCJp, *Deut,a 27. iudg.11.19. ♦Deut.2p.7 Dalac v^nap. xxfj. lenactnror Daiaam. ♦lofh. 12 2 amos 2.^. ■f Heb. dattgh- ters. I.King. 7,}i' ♦Deut.j.i. and 2p. y. *PfaI. 135, 2 4 AnH^Ifrael fmote him with the edge ofthefwordj and poilcfled his land from Anion vnto labok, eucn vnto the children of Ammon : for the border of the children of Ammon wasftrong. 2 5 And IfracI tooke all thefe citicsrand Ifrael dwelt in nil the cities of the Amo- riteSjinHdhbonjandinallthc f villages thereof. 2 6 For Hefhbon was the citie of Sihon thekingoftbeAmoritcs, who had fought agaii ift the former King of Moab , and ta- ken all his land out of hjs handj euen vnto Arnon. 27 Wherefore they that ipeakc in pro- uerbeSj f y. Come into Helhbon : let the citie of Sihon be built and prepared. 28 For there is a fire gone out ofHefli- bon, 3. flame from the citie of Sihon : it hath confumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the liigh places of Arnon. 29 Woe to thee, Moab, thou ait vn- done,0 people of "^ Chcmofh : he hath gi- uen his fonnes that efcaped,and his daugh- ters, into captiuitie vnto Sihon King of the Amoiitcs, go Wehauelhotat themj Hefhbon is pcrilTied euen vnto Dibon , and wee haue layd them wafte euen vnto Nophah,which reacbeth vnto Medeba. 5 1 f Thus Ifrael dwelt in the land of the Amcuites. 52 AndMofesfcnttofpic cut laazer, and they tooke the villages thereof, and droue out the Amorites that were there. 53 ^* And they turned and went vp by the way of Baflian : and Og the king of :Banianwentoutagainfftheni,he, and all his people, to the battellat Edrei. 34 And the Lord faid vnto Mofes, Feare him not : for I haue deliuered him into thy hand, and all his people , and his land, and *thoufhalt doe to him ?s thcu didft vnto Sihon ICing of the Amoiitcs, which dwelt at Hefhbon. 35 So they finotc him and his (bnnes, and all his people, vntill there w.^s noJic left him aliue, and they poiTefled his land. CHAP. XXII. I EitLik^Jirft rneffage for Balaam is rcfuftd. 1 5; hfn ficoiid nujj'age obtaintth him. 2 2 v^4" xAngeli xvonld hattcjlci)it:him,ij his ajfe bad not fluted bim. 36 Ba- lakjiurtaawth i:im, A Nd the children of Ifrael f.'t forward and pitched in the plaincs of Moab, on this fide lordane by lericho. 2 «y And Balak the fonnc of Zipper, law all that Ifrael had done to the Amo- rites. J And Moab wras fore afraid of the people, becaufe they were many,and Moab was diftrefled , becaufe of the children of Ifrael. 4 And Moab faid vnto the Elders of Midian^ Now ihall this companie hcke vp allthct^re roundabout vs, as the oxe lic- keth vp the grnfTe of the field. And Balak the fonne of Zippor, w^j l^ng of the Moa- bites at that time. 5 * He fcnt meflengers tha^efore vnto Balaam the fon of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the riuer of the land of the children of his people , to call him, faying, Behold, there is a people come out fiom Egypt : be- hold, they couer the fface of the earth,and they abide ouer againfl me. 6 Come now therefore , I pray thee, curfe me this people,for they are too migh- tieforme: peradiientm-e I fliall preuaile, that we may fmite them, and that I may driuc them out of the land : f or I wote that he whom thou bleffeft, is blefled , and hee whom thou curfeft, is curfed. ^"^ 7 And the elders of Moab, and the el- ders of Midian departed, with the rewards ofdiuinationin their hand 3 and they came vnto Balaam , & fpake vnto him the words ofBalak. 8 And he faid vnto them. Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again as the L ord ihall fpeake vnto me : and tlie Princes of Moab abode with Balaam', 9 And God came vnto Balaam, and (aid. What men are thefe with thee? 10 And Balaam faid vnto God, Balak the fonne of Zippor, King of Moab , hath fent vnto me, C'^ying 5 1 1 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which couereth the face of the earth : Come now, curfe me them 3 perad-. uenture f I fhalbe able to ouercome them, and driue them out. 1 2 And God faid vnto Balaam 3 Thou fhalt not go with' them, thou flialt not curfe the people : for they are blefTed. I J And Balaam rofe vp in themorning, and faid vnto the Princes of Bslak,Gct you into your land: for the Lord refufeth to giue me leaue to goc with you. 1 4 And the Princes of Moab rofe vp, and they went vnto Balak, andfaid,Balaani refufeth to come with vs. 1 5 ^ And Bal-i.k fent yet againe Princes, roe. *Io(h.24«9- jHeb. eye. ■\Hd:IJhaU^ prnMile hi fighting a- gainji him. Theallclpcakcth. Numbers. balak and Balaam. -[Heb.Eeciiol thott letted ♦Chap, »4, '5.iude 1 1. mo€,and more honorable then they. 1 6 And they came to Balaam , and faid to him, Thiis faith Balak the fonne of Zip- por3 1 Let nothing,! pray thee,hindcr thee from comminCT vnto me : 17 For Iwfll promote thee vnto very great honour, and I will doe whatibcuer thou fayeft vnto mc : Come therefore , I pray th2e,curfe me this people. 1 8 And Balaam anf\vered,and faid vnto the fcruants of Balak, * If Balak would giue me his houfe full of filuer and gold, I can- not goe beyond the word of the Lord my God, to doe lefle or more. 1 9 Now therefore, I pray you, taric ye alfo here this night, that I may know what the Lord will fay vnto me more. 20 And God came vnto Balaam at night, and faid vnto him,If the men come to call thee, rife vp, and goe with them:but yet the word which I fliall fay vnto thee, that Ihalt thou doe. 2 1 And Balaam rofc vp inthe morning, and fidled his aflcjand Went with the Prin- ces of Moab. 22 f And Gods anger was kindled, be- caufe he went : and the Angel of the Lord flood in the way for an aduerfarie againft him : Now he was riding vpon his afle,and his two feruants wet-ewith him. 2 1 And * the afle faw the Angel of the Lord {landing in the way, and his fword drawne in his hand ; and the afle turned a- fide out ofthe way, and went into the field: and Balaam fmote the affe, to turnc her in- to the way. 24 But the Angel ofthe Lord flood in a path ofthe vineyards, a wall being on this fide, and a wall on that iide. 2 5 And when the a ffe faw the Angel of the L o R D , lliee thruft herfelfe vnto the wall, and crufht Balaams footc againft the wall: and he fmote heragaine. 26 And the Angel of the Lokd went further, and flood in a narrow placc,whcre was no way to turne, cither to the right hand^orto the left. 2 7 And when the afle f iwe the Angtl of theL o R Djfliefelldowne vnder Balaam, and Balaams anger was kindled , and hee fmote the AflTe with a flaffe. 28 And the Lord opened the mouth ofthe afl"c,and flie faid vnto Balaam, What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hafl fmit- tcn me thefe three times ? 29 And Balaam fayd vnto the afle,Bc- caufc thou hafl mocked me : I would there were a fword in mine hand , for now I would kill thee. J o And the affe faid vnto Balaam , ^m not I thine afle, f vpon which thou hafl rid- den ff euer (ince I was thine, vnto this day? was I euer wont to doe (o vnto thee ? And he faid. Nay. 7; I Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and hee faw the Angel of the LoRoflandinginthe way, and his fword drawne in his hand : and he bowed downe his head, and \\ fell flat on his face. I z And the Angel ofthe Lord faid vnto him , Wherefore hafl thou fmittcn thine aflfe thefe three times ? Behold,! went outftowithflandtheejbecaufe thy way is peruerfe before me. 3 5 And the affe fawe m^e , and turned from me thefe three times : Vniefl"e ilie had turned from me,furely now alfo I had flain thee, and faucd her aliue. 3 4 And Balaam faid vnto the Angell of the L o R D , I haue finned : for I knew not that thou floodefl in the way againfl mee : Now therefore if it f difpleafe thee, !will get me backe againe. I f And the Angell ofthe Lord fayd vnto Balaam, Goe with the men ; but only the word that I fliall fpeake vnto thee, that thou thaltlpeake: So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 3 6 5[ And when Balak heard that Bala- am was come, he went out to mecte him, vnto a citie ofMoab,which is in the border of Arnon, whicl*«f in the vtmofl coafl. g 7 And Balak faid vnto Balaam , Did ! not carncflly fendlvnto thee to call thee ? wherefore camefl thou not vnto me ? Am I not able indeedeto promote thee to ho- nour ? 38 And Balaam fayd vnto Balak, Loe, I am come vnto thee : haue I now any po- wer at all to fay any thing ? th& v.ord that God puttcth in my mouth , that fliall I fpeake. 39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came vnto || ICiriath-Huzoth . 40 And Balak offered oxen, and iTieepe, andfent to Balaam,and to the princes tliat v*>e/(? with him. 41 And it came to pafTe on the morrow, that Balak tooke Balaam , and brought him vp into the high places of Baal, that thence hee might fee the vtmofl part ofthe people. CHAP. XXIIL 1 . 13.18. "^aldksfacrifice. j. 18 BaltMtns f amble. And fHtb. who haft ridden vpon me, jj Or,eucrfiice thou tpaftfi^c: 11 Tjowedhim- Jclfi. -\Heb.tobean aduerfarie tm- to thee. ^ Heb.be mill in thine eyes. \\Or,a.ntieof jlrectes. Balaks facrifice. Ch ap.xxnj. Balaams parable. [ Or,\.'e vmt -fHei. my (o".ie^ermy i]Or,iheb,U. A Nd Balaam faid vntoBaiac, Euilde incherefcuenakaiSjand prepare me here fciicn oxen, and feuen rammes. 2 AndBslakdid as Balaam had ipo- kenjand Balak andBalaam ofiered oneutry altar a buUocke and aramme. 5 And Balaam faid vnto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I willgoe ; per- aduenture the Lord will come to mtcte mee^ and whatfoeuer he fhcweth mcjl will tell thee. And || he went to an high place. 4 And G od met Balaam, and hee faid vnto him, I haue prepared feuen altars,and I haue offered vpon euery altar a buliocke, and aramme. 5 And the Lo r d put a word in Ba- laams mouth , and faid, Returne vnto Ba- l.ik, and thus thou Ihalt fpeake. 6 And he retiurned vnto him, and loe, he flood by his burnt facrifice, hee, and all the Princes of Moab. 7 Andhetookevp his parable, and faidyBalak the king of Moab hath brought mefromAram, outof the mountaines of the Eiii, fay in^^ Come,curfe mee lacob, and come, defie Ifirael. 8 How fhall I curfe, yvhom God hath not curfed ? or how fliaU, I defie , whom the L o R D hath not defied ? 9 For from the top of the rockcs I fee him, and from the hilles I behold him.:loe, thepeqple fhall dwellalone, and fnallnot be reckened among the nations. 10 Who can count the duft of lacob, and the number of the fourth part of Ifracl? Let t me die the death of therighteous,and let my hft end be Hke his. 1 1. And Balak faid vnto Balaam ,What haft thou done vnto me ? I tonke thee to curfe mine enemies, and behold, thou haft blefled them altogether. li And hee anfwered, and fayd, Muft I not take hccde to fpeake that which the Lord hath put in my mouth ? 1 5 And Balak faid vnto him , Come, I pray thee, with me, vnto another place, from whence thou mayeft fee them : thou ihalt fee but the vtmoft part of them, and flialt not fee them all : and curfe mee them from thence. 14 f^ And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to thetoppe of (| Pifgah , and built leuen altars, and offered a bullocke, and a ramme on ec.ery altar. 15 And he frid vnto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering ^ while "I meete the LOBJ> yonder. 16 AndtheLoRD met Balaam, and * put a word in his mouth, and faid, Goe againe vnto Balak,and fiy thus t 1 7 And when he came to him, behold, he ftood by his burnt offring,and the Prin- ces of Moab with him. And Balak faid vn- to him,What hath the Lord (poken ? 1 8 And he tooke vp his parable , and faid,Rife vp Balak, and hearcj hearkea vn- to me, thou fonnc of Zippor :*?*- 19 God is not a man that he fhould lie, neither the fonnc of m-in , that hee Ihould repent : hath he faid, and ihall hee not doe it ? or, hath hee fpoken , and iliall hee not make it good ? zo Behold, I haue receiucd commande- ntent to blcflc : and he hath blefled , and I cannot reuerfe it. 2 1 Hee hath not beheld iniquitie in Ja- cob, neither hath he feenc peruerfenefle in Ifrael : the L o R d his God is with him : and the flioute of a King is among them. 2 2 * God brought them out of Egypt i hee hath as it were me ftrength of an Vni- corne. 2 3 Surely there is no inchantment |{ a- gainlt lacob, neither is there any diuina- tion againft Ifiael : according to this time it fhalbe faid of lacob, and of Ifrael , What hath God wrought! 24 Behold, the people fhall rife vpasa great Lion, and lift vp himftlfe as a young Lion : he fhall not he downe vntillhe eatc of the pray, and drinke the blood of the flaine. 25^ And Balak faid vnto Ba laara,Nei- ther curfe them at all, nor bleflfe them at all. 26 But Balaam anlwcred, and faid vnto Balak,Told not I thee,faying. All that the Lord fpeaketh, that I mult doe ? 27 ^ And Balak faid vnto Balaam, Come,I pray thee, I will bring thee vnto another place, pcraduentuie it will pleafe G od,that thou mayeft curfe me them from thence. 28 And Balak brought Balaam vnto die top of Pcor,thatlookcth toward lefhi— mon. 29 And Balaam faid vnto Balak, Build me here feuen altars , and prepare me here ftuen bullockes, and feuen rammes. 50 And Balak did as Balaam had- faid,. and offered a bidlocke and a ramme en euery altar. CHAP, xxiin. 1 "Balaam kaxmg dminauom, pro^he/ieth the happlnijfe 35. *Nuro,a4.l II Or, w. fjijaiaam prophcliech Numbers. of the Starre of lacob. ejljrael. lo Balt^inangir difinijfeth him 15 prophtjieth of the (iarre of laeob, and tin: dcfmihi He ^mn of ♦Chap. 2 J. J, I 5; , j Hii. to the micting ofiii- ciimtments. •Chap, 2}. .7,' 8. ^^Heb.who had hts (yes P:tit^\xx. now open. •Chap. »3. 22. •Gen.4?,9, finte nations. ANd when Balaam fawe that it pleafed the Lord to blefl'e Ifrael, heewent not, as at other * times to f feeke for in- chantmentSjbuthefethisface toward the wildernefl'e. 2 And Balaamliftvp his eyes, and hee fawlfrael abiding in his tents, according to their tril-es : and the Spirit of God came vponhim. 5 * And he tooke vp his parable , and faidj Balaam the fonne of Beor hath faydj and the man f whofe eyes are open hath fayd: 4 He hath faid, )vhhh heard the words of Godjwhichfaw the vifion of the AI- mightie, faUing into dtrancey but hauing his eyes open ; 5 How goodly are thy tents , O la- cob, and thy Tabernacles, O Ifracl ! 6 As the valleys are they fjjread forth, as gardens by the riueis fide, as the trees of Lign-Aloes which the Lord hath plan- ted, dnddLS Cedar trees bcfide the waters. 7 He fliall powre the water out of his buckets, and his fecdey?»rt^6< in many wa- ters, and his king (halbe higher then Agag, and his kingdome (lialbe exalted. 8 God brought bimfoorth out of E- gypt, * he hath as it were the ftrength of an Vnicorne ; he fhall eate vp the nations his enemies,andfhallbreaketheir bones, and pierce them thorow with his arrowes. 9 ''^Hee couched, he lay downe as a Lyon, and as a great Lyon : who flial ftitre him vp ? Blefledd he that blefleth thee,and curfed ii he that curfeth thee. 10 ^ And Balaks snger was kindled a- gainlt Balaam, and he fmote his hands to- gether : and Balakfaidvnto Balaam, I cal- led thee to curfc mine ene;riies , and be- hold, thou haft altogether blcffed them thefe three times. 1 1 Therfore now,flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee vnto great ho- nour, fiutloe, the Lord hath kept thee backc from honour. 12 And Balaam f lid vntoB:;lak, Spake I not alfo to thy meficngers which thou fenteftvnto me, frying: I -i, If Balak would giue mchishoufe ful of filucr and ?o]d,I cannot goc beyond the comn-.andement of the L o R D,todoeei- th. rpood or bad of mine o-.vne inind ? Lut wh.-.t th<^ Lord Aith, thr. t will I fpe-.ke. 1 4 And now behold,! go vnto my peo- ple: come therefore, and I Will adu-itile thee, what this people flialldoeto thy peo- ple in the latter diyes. I 5 f And he tooke vp his parable, and fayd, Balaam the fonne of Beor hath fayd, and the man whofe eyes are open, hath fiid: 1 6 He hath faid which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the moft High, which faw the vifion of the Al- mightie, falling into a trance, but hauing his eyes open. 1 7 I Ihallfeehim, but not now : I fliall behold him , but not nigh : There (hall comeaftarreoutoflacob, and a Scepter lliall rife out oflfrael, and fhall (J fmite the corners of Moab, and deftroyaifl the cliil- dren of Sheth. 18 AndEdom(hallbeapoflefIion,Seir alfo fliall be a pofTeffion for his enemies, and Ifrael flial doe valiantly. 1 9 Ouf of lacob fliall come hee that fhall haue doininion, and fhall deflroy him that remaineth of the citie. 20^ And when he looked on Amalek, he tooke vp his parable, and fay J, Amalek, VfM (I the Hrft of the nations , but his lat- ter end WPixUbe^ that heperifh for euer. 2 1 And he looked on the Kenites , and tookevphis parable, and faid. Strong is thy dwelling place,and thou putteft thy neft in a rocker 2 2 Neueithelefle, f the KeniteJhall be wafled, (I vntill Afllaurfhal carie thee away captiue. 2 J And he tooke vp his parable , and fjid, Alas ! who fLall liue when God doth this } 24 Andfliippes/7wfic»tt(e^fromthGcoaft of Chittim, and fnal atlflift Aflhur,and flial afflid Eber,and he alfo flial perifli for euer. 2 5 And Balaam rofc vp, and went and returned to his place: and Balak alfo went his way. CHAP. XXV. I Ifraelat Shittlm commit whondome and idolatrie. 6 Thincha.ykfieihZtn.riandCo'di'i- 10 dodilxre- joregihethhimatun^laJltngPncfihoad. 16 TlxMi- diawtcSi-.retobevevcd. Nd Ifracl abode in * Shittim, and the people begun to commit whoredome with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people vnto the flicrifices of their gods : and the people did eate , and bov^ed downe to their gods. J And Ifraclioyned himfelfe vnto Ba- al-Peor : and t'le anger of the Lord was kindled ngainftlfrael. 4 And the L o u d fiiid vntc Mofes, \\0r, fmke throKgh the Tr'mces of Mtab, limfrli of the natiom that warred againft IfratI, Exod.17. \\Or,jhallbe eucnto difiru- ftlO/l. , ftfeb.f^am. [] Or, how lovg (halitbe ere ^P>ur cary thee away cap- tine. •rh;ip.J3. 49- Phinchas kUleth Zimri and Cozbi. Chap,xxv). TH^ umme o MTU raci. *De«ic,4 J. •PraJ.ic5. j 0.1. mace. *i.Cor.io.8 •PfaLiotf. JO. •Eccluj.45 S4.i.macc. 2.54. ■j- Heb. houfe ojapnher. *Chap. ji^ 2. * Take all the heads of the people,& hang them vp before the Lord ag.-'inft the Sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may bee turned away from Ifrael. J And Mofcs fiid vnto the ludges of IfraeljSlay yc eiiery one his menjthat were ioyned vnto Baal Peor. 6 f And, behold, one of the children of Ifrael came and brought vnto his brethren aMidianitifh\voman,inthe figlit of Mo- fcs, and 'in the fight of all the Congrega- tion of the children of Ifrael, who were ' weeping before thedoore of the Taberna- cle ofthe Congregation. 7 And * when Phinehas the fonne of Eleaiar, the fonne of Aaron tiie Prieit f tw />jhe roie vp firom amongft the Congrega- tion, and tooke a iauelin in his hand. 8 And he went after the man of Ifrael into the tent, and thmft both of them tho- rovv, the man of Ifrael , and the woman, thorow her belly: So the plague was ftayed from the children of Ifrael. 9 And * thofe that dyed in the plague, were twenty and foure thoufand. I o f And the L o R D fpake vnto Mo- fes,faying, I I * Phinehas the fonne ofElea2ar,the fonne of Aaron the Prieft, hath turned my wrath away from the childien of Ifrael, (while hee was zealous for my fake among them) that I confumed not the children of Ifrael in my ieloufie. iz Wherefore fay, * Behold, I giue vn- to him my couenant of peace. 1 1 And he fliall haue it, and his itt6. af- ter nim , etitn the Couenant of an euerla- Iting Pncflhood, becaufe hee was zealous forhis God, and made an attonementfor the children of Ifrael, 1 4 Now the name ofthe Ifraelite that •was llainc, euen that was flaine with the Mi- dianitifh woman, VTrfi Zimri the fonne of Sslu , a Prince off a chiefe houfe among the Simconites. I ^ And the name of the Midianitifh woman that was flaine, tpas Cozbi , the dnughtcrofZur, hee wat head ouer a peo- ple, and of a chiefe houfe in Midian. 16 ^ And the LoRolpake vnto Mo- fesjfaying, 1 7 * Vexe the Midianites, and fmitc them : 18 For they vexe you with their wiles, wherewith they haue beguiled you , in the matter of Peor,andin the matter of Cozbi the daughter of a Prince of Midian their filler , which was flaine in the day of the plague, for Peors fake. C H A P. XXVI. I Theftmmitof dllfracll UukinintheplainesofMoab. 5 2 The law ofdiutdivg among them tl)e irhcntance of the land. 57 Thejamdtes Mid number ofthe Lewtes. 6 J None were left of them which were nitmbred at St- 7iai, but C^ebatidlojhua. ANditcameto pafTe after the plague, that the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, and vnto Eleazar the fonne of Aaron the Priefl, faying, 2 Take the fumme of all the Congre- gation of the children of Ifrael, * from twentie yeercs old and vpward , through- out their fathers houfe, all that are able to goe to warre in Ifrael. 5 And Mofes and Eleazar the Prieft fpake with them in the plaines of Moab by lordane mere Iericho,faying, 4 Tak(! th fumme of the people from twentie yeeres old and vpward, as the L o R D '*^ commanded Mofes,and the chil- dren of Ifrael which went foorth out ofthe land of Egypt. $ f * Reuben the eldeft fonne of If- rael : the children ofReuben, Hanoch , of whom Cometh the family of the Hanochites : of Pallu the family ofthe Palluites : 6 Of Hefron the family of the Hefro- nites: of Carmi the family ofthe Carmites. 7 Thefe are the famihcs ofthe Reube- nites: and they that were numbred of them, werefortic and three thoufand, and feuen hundred and thirtie. 8 And the fonnes of PaIlu,Eliab. 9 And the fons of Eliab,Nemuel, and Dathan,and Abiram : this is that Dathan & Abiram, >»>Wc/5 were famous in the Con- gregation, who * itroue againft Mofes and againfl Aaron in the company of Korah, when they ftroue againfl the L o r 0 : I o And the earth opened her mouth, and fwallowed them vp together with Ko- rahwhen that company died, what time the fire dcuoured two hundred and fiftie men : and they became a figne. I I Notwithftanding the children of Korah died not. 1 2 f The fons of Simeon,after their fami- lies : Of Nemueljthe family ofthe Nemu- elites : Of lamin , the family of the lami- nites:ofIachin,thc family ofthe lachinices: 1 5 Of Zerah, the family ofthe Zarhites: Of Shauljthefamilie ofthe Shauhtes. 14 Thefe fre threefcore and foure thoufand, and foure hundred. 44 cOfthe children of Aflier after their families: of limn a the" family ofthe Iim- nitcs: Oflefui, the family ofthe lefuitcs: Of Beriah the family ofthe Beriitcs. 45 Ofthe fonnes of Beriah ^ of Hebcr the fam.ily of the Heberites : ofMalchiel, the family of the Malchichtes, 46 And the name of tliti daughter of Allier,was Sarah. 47 Th efe are the families of tlie fonfics ■of) llraeiisnumDrea. Cftap. xxvij. 'Chap. J J. 54. -\Htb.Tmdtify Im inheritance. "j" Heb.dtmt- nflihifiiihtri- tance. 'Chap.jj. 54.iofti, 1 1. 2j.and 14. 2 ♦ExocJ.(J.i6, *Exod. j,2 and 5. 20. *Iei)!t.I0.2. cliap,^4. • thro. 24 2 of Adier , according to thofe that were niimbrefi of them^who were fiftie and three thour?.nd,rji*5 L o R D in the company of KoraJi: but died in. his owne finne,and had no fonnes. 4 Why lliould the name of our father be t done away from among his family,be- caufe he hath no fonne? Giue vnto vs there- fore a poflefiion among the brethren of our father. , f And Mofes brought their caufe be- fore the L o R D. 6 ^ And the Lord fpake vnto Mofes, flying, 7 The daughters of Zelophehad fpeake right: thou ilinltfurely giue them a poflef- fion of an inheritance amorig their fathers brethren, and thou ilialt caufe the inheri- tance of their father to pafle vnto them. 8 And thou limit fpeake vnto the chil- dren of Ifrael, fnying, If a man die', and haue no fonnc,then ye ihnll caufe iiis inhe- ritance to pafil- vnto his dr.iightcr. 5? And if he haue no d:.iightcr, then ye I, 2 fa'oUi t Heb.dim- fiijhed, • lolhua IS made ruler. INumbers, ^oiemne reaits ana tncir otrerings. *Chap,ac. *Cnap.20. 14. *Exod. 2! JO. fbalgiue his inheritance vnto his brethren. ' I o And if he haue no brethren, then ye fhall giue his inheritance ynto his fathers brethren. I I And if his father haue no brethren, then ye fliall giue his inheritance vnto his kinfmanthat is next to him of his family, and he fhall pofl'efle it : and it fhall be vnto the children of Ifrael a ftatute of iudgment, as the Lord commanded Mofes. 12^ And the Lord faid vnto Mofes, * Get'thee vp into this mount Abarim, and fee the land which I haue giuen vnto the children of Ifrael. 1 5 And when thoii halt feene it, thou alfofhalt be gathered vnto thy people, as * Aaron thy brother was gathered. 1 4 For ye*rebelled againft my comman- dement(m the defart of Zin,in the ftrife of the Congregation) to fan<^tifie mee at the watcr,before their eyes: that is the*water of M eribah in Kadefli in the wiler«>;. 19 Butyefliall offer afacrifice made by fire/or a burnt offering vnto the Lord, two young bullockes, and one rammCjand fcuenlambesofthe firfl yeere : they lliall be vnto you without blemifh. 2 o And their meate offering fliai be of flowre mingled with oyle: three tenth deales fhall ye offer for a bullocke, and two tenth deales for a ramme. 2 1 A feuerall tenth deale flialt thou of- fer for euery lambe , throughout the feuen lambes-* z 1 And one goate for a finne offering, to make an attoncment for you. 2 3 Ye fhall offer thefe bcfide the burnt offtring in the morning,which is for a con- tinual! burnt offering. 24 After this manner ye (halloffer dai- ly throughout the feuen dayes , the meate ofthefacrificemadebyfire, ofafweetefa- uour vnto the L o r d : it fhalbe offered be- fide the continual! burnt offering , aijd his drinke offering, 25 Andonthefcuenthdayycfhalhaue an holy conuocation: ye flialldoendfer- uile workc. 26 ^Alfo in the day of the firflfruites, when ye bring a new meate offering vnto the L o R D, after your wcckes Le out -. yee fliall haue an holy conuocation,ye flial doe no feruileworke. 27 But ye fhall offer the burntoffering forafwectefauourvntothe Lord, two young bullockes, one rammc/euen iambs oftheHrftycerc. 28 And their meate offering of flowrc minoled with oyle, three tenth defies vntc one bullocke , two tenth deales vnto one ramme. 29 A feuerall tenth deale vnto one lambe, throughout the feuen lambes, 3 o ^nd one kidde of the goats,to make an attonemcntforyou. 3 I Ye fhal offer them befides the conti- nual! burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they fhall bee vnto you without blemiih) and their drinke offerings. CHAP. XXIX. I The offering at the f(afiofTn*fnpets, j at the dajr of affli^lmg their fettles, 1 j and on the eight dayei of the jeafi of Tabtmacks. ANd in the feuenth moneth , on the firft day of the moneth, yee fhall haue an holy conuocation, yee fliail doe no fer- uile worke : * it is a day of blowing the trumpets vntoyou. 2 And yee Ihalloffera burnt offering for afweet fauour vnto the L o r d , one yong bullocke , one ramme, and feuen lambes of the firft yeere without blemifh. 3 And their meatc offering fhalbe of flowre mmgled with oyle, three tenth deals for a bullocke, 4«e of flowre mingled with oyle,three tenth deals vnto cncry bullocke of the thirtecne bul- lockes, two tenth deales to each ramme of the two rammes : 15 And a feuerall tenth dcak to each lambe of the fourteene lambes : • 1 6 And one kid of the goates for a fin offring,bcfide the continual burnt ofFring, his mcate oftering,and his drinke offering. 17^ And on the fecond day ye fhall of- fer twelue yong buliockcSj two rams, four- teene lambes of the firft yeere without ipot. I S And their meate oft'ering, and their drinke offerings for the buUockes , for the rammes, and tor the hmhcs,/J?aU be accor- ding to their number, after the manner : 19 And one kidde of the goates for a finnc offering, befide the contmuall burnt offering, and the meat^ offering thereof, and their drinke offerings. 20 ^ And on the third dny eleuenbul- lockes, two rammes, fourteene lambes of the firft yeere without blemifii. 2 1 And their meate offering, and their drinke offerings for the buUockes , for the rammes, and for the hmhcs, f^all be accor- ding to their number after the mancr : 2 2 And one goate for a finne offering, befide the continual burnt offTering^and his mcate offering, and his drinke offering. 25^ And on the fourth day tcnne bul- lockes, two rammes, g in her fathers hoiifc in her youth j 4 And her father heare her vowe, and her bond wherewith fliee hath bound her foule, and her father fliail hold his peace at her : then all her vowes fiiall ftand,and eue- ry bond wherewith fhee hath bound her foule, Ihalllhnd. f But if her father difallow her in the day that he hearcth j not any of her vowes or of her bonds,whercwith Ihe hath bound her foiJe, fliall ftand : and the Lord ilial forgiueher, becaufc her father difallowed her. 6 And if Ihe had at all an husband when t Ihec vowed, or vttered ought out of her lips, wherewith flie bound her foule, 7 And her huf band heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard />:_ then her vowes Ihnll ftand, and her bonds wherewith (hee bound her foule, Ihall itand, 8 But if her hufband difallow heron the day that he heard tt, then he fnall make her vow which fhe vowed, and that which flie vttered with her lippes wherewith Ihee bound her foule, of none effect , and the Lord fhall forgiue her. 9 But euery vow of a widow,and of her that is diuorcedjwhcrwith they haue bound their foulcs, fliaU Itand againft her. 10 And i{ ihee vowed in her huf bands houfe, or bound her foule by a bend with an oath ; I I And her hufband heard />,and held his peace at her , aud difallowed her not : then all her vowcs dial ftand, & euery bond wherewith flie bound her foule, iLall ftand. 1 2 But if her hufband hath vtterly made them voyd on the day he heard them ; then whatfocuer proceeded out of her lips con- cerning her vowesjor concerning the bond ofher foule, fliall not ftand; her hufband hath made them voyd,and the L o r d {hal forgiue her. I ^ Euery vovv,and euery binding oatli to afflidthefoulc, her hufband may cila- bhfli it, or her hufband may maJce it voyd. 14 But if her hufband altogether hold his peace at her, from day to d..y, then hee eftablifljeth all her vowcs, or all her boiids ^^■^.nfFVt^r -'■^^ which are vpon her: heconfirmerh them, becauft he held his peace at her, in the day that he htiuitbem. 1 5 But if hee fliall any waies make them voyd after that he hath heard themjdixan he fhall beare her iaiquitie, 16 Thefc are the ftatutes which the Lord commanded Mofes betwecne a man and his wife, betweenc the father and his daughter, ^e.-»^;^?d of a tribi '} a thoitfand of . ll a tribe, . I "lofli.lj. f'< The pray that was taken [Nramocrst iJowicwasQiuiaea. f Htb. h»aji cfiV'trre. »Chap.»5. 2, ""f,. Pet, 2.1 5 *ImJg. 21.11 -\HA.a7ncde. 'Chap. I J). 7nciit or 'vcjjell ' ' ''ihrines. the pray, and the {pbilevntoMofes and E- leazar the Prieft, and vnto the Congrega- tion of the children of Ifrael , vnto the campe at the plainer of Moab , which are by Jordan neere lericho. I g ^ AndMofesandEleazarthe Prieft, and all the Princes oi the Congregation, went foorth to mcete them without the campe. 1 4 And Mofes was wroth with the Of- ficers of the hoaft,»;rfc the captaincs ouer thoiifands, and captaines oucr hundreds, which came from thetbattell. 1 ^ And. Mofes fiid vnto them, Haue ye (aued all the women aliue ? 1 6 Behold, * thcfe caufcd the children of Ifraeljthrough the * counfLll of Balaam, to commit trelpaiVe againft the L o r D in the matter ofPeor, and there was a plague among the Congregation of the Lord. 17 Now therefore* kill eueiy male a- mong the little ones, and kill euery woman that hath knowne man, by lying with fhim. 1 8 But all the women children that haue not knowne a n^an by lying with hitn,^keep aliue for your fi lues. - ip And doe ye abide without the campe feuen dayes : whofoeucr hath killed any perfon, and* whofoeuer hath touched any flaine, purific both your felues, and your captiues, on the third day , and on the fe- ucnthday. lo And purifie all^owr rayment,ajid all that isf made of fkinncs,and all worke of goats /jrf/«,and all things made of wood. 21^ And Eleazar the Prieft faid vnto the men of warrc which went to the battel, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Mofes. 2 2 Onely the gold, and the filuer , the braile, the yron, the tinne, and the lead, 2 5 Eucry thing that m.iy abide the Hi c, ye (hall make it goe thorough the fire, and it (hall be cleane : neuerthclefle , it (hall be purified with the water of feparation: and all that abideth not the fire, yeefliall make goe thorough the water. 24 And ye fliall wafh your clothes on the feuenth day, and ye fhall be clcanc, and aftenvard yc fhall come into the campe. 25: ^ And the Lord (pake vnto Mofes, faying, 26 Take thefummeofthepray, fthat was taken^Jjoth of man, and oi beaft, thou and EleaZ'ir the Prieft, and the.chiefe fa- thers of the Congregation : 27 And diuide the pray into two parts, betweene them that tooke the warievpon them, who went out to battel,and between all the Congregation. 28 And kuic a tribute vnto the L o r d of the men of warre which went out to bat- tcll: one foule of fine hundred^ both of the perfons, and of the becues,and of the afi'es, and of the fheepe. 29 Take it of their halfe,and giue/t vn- to Eleazar th€ Prieft, for an heaue oftering oftheLoRD. 3 o And of the children of Ifraels halfe, thoufhalt take one portion of fiftie, of the perfons , of the beeucs,of the affes, and of the II flockcs, of all manner of bcafts , and giue them vnto the Leuitcs , which keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Lord. 31 And Mofes and Eleazar the Prieft, didastlieLoRD commanded Mofes. 32 Andthcbootieie/wjthe reft of the pray which the men of warre had caught, was fixe hundred thoufand , and fcuentie thoufand, and fiue thouland Ihecpc, 3 3 And thrcefcore and twelue thoufand beeues, 3 4 And threefcore & one thoufand aflrt: J 5 And thirty and two thoufand per- fons in all, of women that had not knowne man by lying with him. 5 6 And the halfe xvbich was the portion of them that went out to wan:e,\vas m num- ber three hundred thoufand, and fcuen and thirty thoufand, and fiue loundred iheepe: 3 7 And the Lords tribute of the (heepe was fixe hundred, and .threefcore and fifteene. 38 And the beeues rvere thirtic and fixe thoufand, of which the Lords tri- bute was threefcore and twelue. 39 Andtheafles were thirty thoufand and fiue himdrcd , of which the Lords tribute was thrcefcore and one. 40 And the perfons were fixtecne thou- fand, of which the Lords tribute was thirty and two perfons. 4 1 And Mofes gauc the tribute which was the Lords heaue oft'ering,vnto Elea- iar the Prieft, as the Lord commanded Mofes. 42 And ofthe children of Ifraels halfe,^ which Mofes diuided from the men that warred : 43 (Now the halfe that pertained vnto the Congregation,, was three hundred thoufand, and thirty thoufand, and fcuen thoufand,and fiue hundrcdfliecpe : 44 A4id II ^''i g^'ttfs- N Thercqucltorthc L.haD.xxxij. Reubenites and Gaditcs. f Hebr. hand. j" Heb.fiund, f Hebr.heaM 44 And thirty and fixe thoiifand beeues: 45 And tliirtie thoufand afll's , and fine hundred : 46 And fixteenc thoufand perfons) 47 Euen of the children of Ifracls halfe^ Mofestooke one portion of fifty, both of man and of btaft , and gauc them vnto the Leuitcs,wh]chkcptthe charge of the Ta- bernacle of the Lor d* 35 the L o.r d commanded Mofes. '%'•■' ■^ 48 t[ And the officers vvhrch were ouer thou&nds of the hofle, the captaines of thoufands,and captaines^ of hundreds came ncere vnto Mofes. 49 And they fald vnto Mofes, Thy fer- uants haue taken the fumme of the men of warre which are vndcr ourf charge, and there lacketh not one man of vs. fo Wee haue therefore brought an ob- lation for the Lord, whateuery man hath t gotten, of iewelsQifgoIde, chaines, and bracelets , rings, eare-rings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our foules before the Lord. 5 I And Mofes and Eleazar the Priefl tooke the gold-of them : euen all wrought iewels. 5 z And all the gold of the fofiring that they offered vp to the L o r d, of the cap- taines of thoufands, and ofthe captaines of hundreds , was fixtcene thoufand , feuen hundred and fiftie fhekcls. f J ( For the men of warre had taken fpoile,cuery man for himfelfe.) f4 And Mofes and Eleazar the Priefl tooke the golde of the captaines of thou- funds, and of himdrcds,and brought it into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, for a memoriall foi" the children of Ifracl be- fore the Lord. CHAT, XXXII. I Tljt T{nsbenites and CJadttes fiitfir their inljeritance on x'mtfidc lordtn. 6 Mofes nprooxtth them, i 6 They offer him conditioM to hu comnrr. jj Mofes ti^igneth themthr iai'.d. 39 Thty conquereit. NOw the children of Reuben , and the children of Gad , had a very great multitude of cattell : and when they faw the land of lazer , and the land of Gilead, that beholdc , the place was a place for cattell^ 2 The children of Gad , and the chil- dren of Reuben , came and foake vnto Mo- fes, and to Eleazar the Prieft, and vnto the Princes ofthe Congregation,faying, 5* Ataroth,and Dibon, and Iaier,^and Njmrah , and Heflibon , and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo , and Beon, 4 Euen the couiitrcy which the L o r d firiote before the Conbrcgationof Ifrael, iS a land for cattell , ?.nd thy feruants haue cattell. > Whereforc/aid thcy,ifwe haue found grace m thy fight, let this land be gmen vn- to thy femants for a polieflion , and bring vs not ouer lordane. 6 ^ And Mofes faid vnto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren goe to warre, and £hali ye fit here? 7 And wherefore f difcouragc yee the heart of the children of Ifracl from goino ouer into the land, which the Lord hath giucn them ? 8 Thus did your fathers, when I fent them from Kadefh-Barnca to fee the land. 9 ForVhen tliey went vp vnto the val- ley of Efhcol,and faw the land,they difcou- raged the heart of the children of Ifrael, that they fhould not go into the land which the L o R D had giuen them. I o And the Lords anger was kind- led the fame time,3ndhe fwarc,raying, I I Surely none of the men that came vp out of Egypt, * from twcntie yeeres old and vpward,niall fee the land which I fware vnto Abraham, vnto Ifaac, and vnto la- cob, becaufe diey haue not f wholly fol- lowed mc : 12 Saite Caleb the fonne of lephunneh the Kenezite , and lofhua the fon of Nun : for they haue wholly followed the Lo r d, I J And the Lords anger was kind- led againfl Ifrael, andhec made them wan- der in the wilderncfle fourty yeeres, vntill all the generation that had done euil in the fight ofthe L o K D was confumed. 1 4 And behold,yee are rifen vp in your fathers flead , an increafe of finfull men, to augment yet the fierce anger ofthe Lord toward Ifiael. 1 5: For if ye turne away, from after him, he Will yet againe leaue them in the wildcr- nefre,and ye fhall defiroy ail thispeople. 16 ^ And they came neere vnto him, and faid , We will build flieepfolds here for our cattell,and cities for our htle ones. 17 But wee our felues will coe ready ar- med before the children of Ifracl, vntili we haue brought them vnto their place : and ourlitle ones fhall dwell in the fenced ci- ties,becaufe ofthe inhabitants of the land. 1 8 Wee will not returnc vnto ourhou- fcs, vntill the children of Ifrael haue inhe- rited f llei. brcakg.! * Chap. 13* 24. *Chjp.i4, ^8, ai>. f }{tb.fU!p(.f ^terme. LcubcnsandUads t-NUlTJOCrS. llHICiK,Ul>VC« *loCti. t.IJ. "1007.4.13. [-♦Deut.j.ii ritcd euery man his inheritance : 1 9 For wee will not inherite witli them on yonder fitlelordane,or fonvardjbecaufe our niheritance is fallen to vs on thislide lordanc Eaftward. zo f And * Mofes faid vnto them,Tf ye will doe this thingjifye will goe armed be- fore the L OK D towarre, 2 1 And will goe all of you armed ouer lordane before the L o R D,vntill hee hath driuen out his enemies from before him, z 2 And the land be fubdued before the Lord: then afterward yee Ihallrcturjiej and bee guiltlefle before the Lord, and before Ikael^and this land (halbe your poC- fcflion before the Lord. 1 J But if yc will aot doe fo, behold, yee' hauc finned againft the L o r d : and bee fure your finne will finde you out. Z4 Build yee cities for your litleoncs, and folds for your llieepjand do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. 2f And the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben fpake vnto Mofes , fay- ing, Thy feniants wiildoe :is mylord com- mandeth. z6 Our litk oncs,nuf wiucs,our flocks, and all our cattell fhall be there in the cities ofGilead. 27 But *thy feiuants will pafle ouer, euery man armed for warre , before the L o R D to battell,3s my lord laith. 28 So concerning them Mofes com- manded Eleazar the Prieft, and lofhua the fonne of NuUjand the chiefc fathers of the tribes of the children of Ifrael ; 29 And Mofes faide vnto them. If the children of Gad , and the children ofReu- ben will paffe with you ouer lordane, euery man armed to battell before the Lord, and the land fliail be fubdued before you, thenyefiiallgiue ther^ the land of Gilcad for a poflcflTion : 50 But if they v.ill not p:fle ouer with you aimed, they fhall hauepoflclfionsa- mongyou in the land of Canaan. :> I And the children of Gad, and the cl-ildren of Rciibcn anf.'.ered, faying. As the Lord hath faid -.vnto thy feniants, fo will we doe. 5 2 We will paffe ouer armed bjcfoie the Lord into the land of Canaan, th:,tthe pofl'effion of our inheritance on this lide lordanc may be ours. 55 And* Mofes cjaiie vnto them, enen to the child e 1 ofGad, and to-the chJ-dren of Reuben , and vnto halfe the tnbc of M a- nail'eh the fonne of lofeph, the kingdome of Sihon king of the Amorites , and the kingdome of O g king of Bafhan , the land with the cities thereof , in the coaftes , tuen the cities of the countrey round about. 54 f And the childien of Gad built Di- bon,and Ataroth,and Arocr, g J And Atroth, Shophan, and laazer, and logbehah, J 6 And Bethnimrah , and Beth-haran, fenced cities : and folds for fheepe. g7 And the children of Reuben built Helhbon,and Ele3leh,and Kiriathaim, 58 And Nebo , and Baalmeon (their names being changed ) and Shibmah : and t gaue other names vnto the cities which they builded. 59 And the children of*Machir, the fonne of Manalleh , went to Gilead , and tooke it , and dilpoflelTcd the Amadte which was in it. 40 And Mofes gaue Gilead vnto Ma- chir the fonne ofManafieh, and hee dwelt therein. 41 And *Iair the fonne of Manafleh went and tooke the fmall townes thereof, and called them Hauoth-Iair. 42 And Nobah went and tooke Kc- nath,and the villages thereof , and called it Nobah,nfter his owne name. CHAP. XXXIIL I Ttpo ajtd finny WHmeyes of the Ifiaelites 50 TIjc (^a- naaiiites afi t» be dt^royed. THefe are the iourneyes of the children of Ifrael, which went foorth out of the land of Egypt, with their armies, vnder the hand of Mofes and Aaron. 2 And Mofes wrote their goings out according to. their iourneyes , by the com- mandement of the L o r d r and thefe are their iourncisaccordingtotheirgoings out. J And they * departed from Ramefes in the firit moneth , on the fifteenth day ni the fiiftmoneth,- on the morrow after the Pafll'ouer , the children oflfrael went out 1 with an high hand in the fight of all the E- gyptians. 4 ( For the Egyptians buiied nil their firft borne, whichtne Lord had fmittcn among tl"vcm : vpon their gods alfo the Lord executed iudgcments.) 5 And the children of Ifrael rem oued from R3mefcs,and pitched in Succoth. 6 And they departed from * Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which « in thc-edgc ofthe v.ildernefle. 7 And they remooued fiiom Etham, , and \Hehf.ti)ty called by nanus the- names of the atiei. •Gene jo. 13. *Deuc.j,i4, ^ Exod. I a, J 7. *Exod I J. 10. rcmoouingsor Chap.xxxiij. thelfraelites. *Exod.tS. }2. *Exod.iJ. J7. ♦Exod.i^.i •Exod.17.1. "Exo. i^.i •Chap.ii. llThatt),the ^aues of luff. * Chap, 1 1 35. *DeuMo.tf, and turned againe vvxo PihaJiiroth , which it before Baal-zephoii : 3nd they pitched before Migdol. 8 And they departed from before Pi- hahiroth, and "^paflcd thorow the niidft of the fea, into the wildernes , and went three dayes iourney in the wildernes of Etham, and pitched in Marah. 9 And they remoued from Marshland * came vnto Elim, and in Elim were twehie foiintaines of water , and three fcorc and ten palme trees, and they pitched there. 10 And they remooued from Elim ^and encamped by the red fea. 1 1 And they remoued from theredfea, and encamped m the '^wildcrncfle of Sin. 1 2 And they tooke their iourney out of the wilderneiTe of Sin , and encamped in Dophkah, 1 1 And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alu(h. 1 4 And they remoued from Alufh, and encamped at '^Rephidim,where was no wa- ter for the people to drinke. 1 5 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the * wildernefle of Sinai. 1 6 And they remoued from the defot of I Sinai, & pitched * at j} Kibroth Hattaauah. 1 7 And they departed from Kibroth Hattaauahjand '^ encampedatHaJieroth. I S And they departed from Hazeroth, andpitchedm ]lithmah. 19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon Parez. 20 And they departed from Rimmon Parez,and pitched in Libnah. 1 1 And they remooucdfrom Libnah, and pitched arRifTah. 22 And they iourncycd' from Riflah, and pitched in Kehelathab. 2 J And they went from Kehelathab, and pitched in mount Shapher. ^^i4 And they remooued from mount bhaphcr,and encamped in Haradah^ 2 ^ And they remoued from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth. 26 And they remooued from Mahhe- loth,and encamped at Tahath. 27 And they departed irom Tahath, and pitched at Taran. 28 And they remoued from Tarali,and pitched in Mi thcah. 29 And they went from lVlithcah,arid pitched in Hafhmonah. JO And they departed from Hafhmo- nah_^d * encamped at Moferoth. 5 1 And they departed from Moferoth, -andpitchedin Bene-Iaakan. 3-2 And they remooued from Bene-Iaa- k3n,3nd encamped at Horhagidgad. I J And they went from Hodiagidgad, andpitchedin lotbathah. 5 4 And they remoned from lotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah. 1 5 And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber. 16 And they remooued from Ezion- gaber, and pitched in the * wildernes of Zin,which is Kadefli. 17 And they remooued from *Kadefh, andpitchedin moimtHor, intheedeeof the land ofEdom. 1 8 And * Aaron the Prieft went vp in- to mount Hor, atthecommaimdcment of the Lord, and died there in the fourtieth yere, after the children of Ifrael were come out of the land of Egypt, in the firft day of thefiftmoneth. J 9 And Aaron was an htmdred and twentie and three ye^res old, when he died in mount Hor. 40 And * King Arad the Canaanite (which dwelt in the South , in the land of Canaan)heard of the comming of the chil" dren of Ifrael. 41 And they departed from mount *Hor,and pitched in Zalmonah. 4 2 And they departed from Zalmonah, andpitchedin Pimon. 45 And they departed from Punon^ andpitchedin Obotb. 44 Ahdthey departed from Oboth,and pitched in \\ lic-Abarim , in the border of Moab. 4 ? Ahd they departed from lim , and pitched in Dibon Gad. 46 And they remooued from Dibon- Gad,and encampedin Almon-Diblathaim. 47 And they remooued from Almon- Diblathaim , ^pitched in the mountaines of Abarim,before Nebo, 48 And they departed from the moun- taines of Abarim , & pitched in the plaines of Moab,by lo^dane neere lericho. 49 And they pitched by lordanefrom Beth-Iefimoth,euenvnto \\ *Abcl Shittim, in the plaines of Moab. 50 ^And theL o R D fpakevntoMo- fes,in the plaines of Moab by Iordan,necrc lerichojfnying, yi Speake'vnto the children of Ifrael, and fay vnto them, * When ye arepafied o- uer Iiordane into the land of Canaan j J 2 Thenyee iliall drure out all the in- j habitants I *Cha. ja.ij *Chap. ao. Chap.io, a5.deut. 31. 5». 'Chap. 2 J, Ij&C- * Chap. 2 1. ! 4. \\Or,the plaines of Sin; tin. *Deut.7,> ioCt. II. ji Thawes For iheddingor blood. txuiTiDep. x-awci loi uuicritances. \Hchr.vo blood (halbe to him. *Deut.i7. 1 5.niatc. 1 8 \6. 3. cor. j.i.hebr. 0.1 8. lUbr.Jhiilty die. ■\Hebr, there cm he r.o ex- piation fir the land. *Chap.J7. i.iofh. 17. 3- death of the hieh Prieft ;, which was anoin- ted with the holy oile, z6 But if the flayer fliall at any time come without the border of the citie of his refuge, whither he was fled : 2 7 And the reuenger of hiood find loim without the borders of the citic of his re- fuge,and the reuenger of blood kill the flai- er,he f fhallnot be guiltie of blood : z8 Becaufe he fhould haue remained in the citie of his refuge, vntill the death of the high Prieft : but after the death of the hie Prieft , the flayer fliall retiirne into the land of his pofleflion. zc, So thefe things fhall bee for a ftatute ofiudgement vnto you, thorowout your generations in all your dwellings. 3 o Who fo killeth any perfon, the mur- derer flialbe put to death, by the "^^ mouth of witnc.lTes : but one witnefle fliall not teftifie againft any perfon, to cattfe him to die. 1 1 Moreouer, ye fliall take no fatisfadi- on for the hfe of a murderer,which is tgnil- tie of death, but hee fliall bee furely put to death. 15 2 And ye fliall take no fatisfadion for him that is fled to the city of his refuge,that he fliould come againe to dwell in the land, vntil the death of the Prieft. 3 5 So yee fliall not pollute the land wherein yce are : for blood, it delilcth the land : and the f land cannot be cleanfed of the blood that is flied therein, but by the blood of hmi that flied it. 3 4' Defile not therefore the land which ye Ihall inhabite ,vvherein I dwell : fori the Lord dwel among the cloildren of Ifrael. CHAP. XXXVI. I tiieivomteiience of the inheritance of dittigbtcirs, 5 ii remedied by murrjii:gi>t thtir cwne trtbes, 7 lesithe iiilje>-itai:cejloaldl/cremoomdf-om the tribe. 10 The d^m^hters 'of Zelophchad marry ihcir fathers brothers foniies. ANdthc chiefc fathers ofthcfamiUes ofthe children of Gilcad 5 the fonne of Machir,the forme ofMannirch5of the h- niihcs oftheibnn'es of lofcph, came neere, and Ipakc before Mofes , and before the Princes the chiefe fathers of the children of Ifrael. 2 And they faid, * The Lord com- manded my lord to giue the land for an in- heritance by lot to the children of Ifrael : and my lordwas comanded by the L o k d, to giiic the inheritance oi Zelophchad our brother,vnto his daughters. J And if they be married to any of the fonnes of the other tribes of the children of Ifrael, then fliall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and fliall be piit to the inheritance of the tribe, fwhcrtinto they are receiued : fo fhall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. 4 A nd when the lubile of the cliildren of Ifirael Ihal bcjthen fliall their inheritance bee put vnto the inheritance of the tribe, whereunto they are receiued : So iliall their inheritance be taken away from the inheri- tance of the tribe of our fathers. 5 And Mofes commaundcd the chil- dren ofllrael, according to the word of the L o R D, flying , The tribe of the fonnes of lofcph hath faid well. 6 This is the thing which the Lord doeth commaund concerning the daugh- ters of ZelophehadjfayingjLet themf mar- ry to whom they thinke beft: *onely to the familie of the tribe of their father fliall tliey marrie. 7 So fliall not the inheritance of the children of Ifrael remooue from tribe to tribe : for euery one of the children of Is- rael fliall fkeepe himfelfe to the inlieritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And euery daughter tliJ.t poflefleth an inheritance, in any tribe of the children of Ifrael, flialbe wife vnto one of the family of the tribe of her father , that the children of Ifrael may cnioy euery man the inlieri- tance of his fathers. 9 Neither fliall the inheritance remoue from one tribe to another tribe : but euery one of the tribes of the children of Ifrael, fliall keepe himfelfe to his owne inheri- tance. 10 Euen as the Lord commaundcd Mofes,fo did the daughters ofZelophehad. 1 1 * For Mahlah, Tir2,ah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah the daughters of Zelophehad , were married vnto their fa thers brothers fonnes. 1 2 And they were married t into the fa- milies of the fonnes of IManaflehjthe fonne of lofcph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. 1 3 Thefe are the commandements and the iudgements which the Lord com- maundcd by the hand of Mofes, vnto the children of Ifrael intheplaincs of Moab, by Iordanc,»eerf lericho. THE -\Hebr.vnt9 whom they ihall be. ■\ Hebr.be wiftcs. ■\ Hebr.cUatte to their c. 'Chap. 27. f Hchr. to fome tbat were of the fhrailus. A repetition or Chap.j. iormcr things. THE FIFTH BOOKE of M o s E s, called Deuteronomie» c PI A r. I. I tA'fojQijpeech in the ei:d ofthcfiurtieth yecre , briefly re- hc.xrjlngthifiory, 6 ofCjodsfromife, () oj^aingthcm officers, ip offe'idingthcjpiesTofiarchtbelar.d, 540/ Gods .tri'irfor their wcrediditie, 4 1 (ifid difobedieme. Hcfc bee the wordes which Slofes fpake vn- to ail Ifr.icl , on this fie lordane in the wil- dcrnes,inthe plnine o- uer againft (| the Red fsa J betweene Paran, and Tophci, and LabaSj and Hizcroth^ and Dizahab. z ( There aye eleuen dayes imraey from Horeb, by the way of mount Seir^vnto Ka- defli Barnea.) 5 And it came to pafle in the fourtieth yeere, in the cleiienth monethj on the firft day ofthemoneth, that Mofcs fpake vnto the children oflfrael, according vnto all that the Lord had giuen him in com- [ mandement vnto them : 4 * After he had flaine Sihon the king of the Amorites , which dwelt in Hefhbon, and Og the king of Bailian ^ which dwelt at Aliarothjin Edrei, y On this fide lordanCj in the land of Moabj began Mofes to declare this Law^, faymg,- 6 The Lord our God fpake vnto vs in Horeb J flying, Yee haite dwelt longy- nough. in this mount : 7 Turneyou, and take your iourncy, and goe to the mount of die Amorites^and vnto t all the pJacts nigh thereunto , in the plaine^in the hils^and in the valejind in the $outh,and by the fea fidc^to the land of the Canaanites, and vnto Lebanon y vnto the great nuer,the riuer Euphrates. 8 Beholdj I haue f fet the land before you: Goe in, and poflefl'e the land, which the Lord f.\ are vnto yourfathers,*Abr?.- ham,Ifa3Cj and Jacob, to giucvnto them, and to their feed after them. 9 5j And I Ij^ake vnto you at that time, faying, I am not able to bearc you my felfc alone ; I o The Lord your God hath multi- plied yoif , and behold , you are this day as tlie ftarres of heauen for multitude. II (The Lord God of your fathers n.. ike you athoufind times fo manymoe as yee ave, and blelle you as he hath promi- fed you.) 1 2 How can I my fclfe alone beare your cumbrance3&. your burden,and your finfe? I J t Take ye wife men, and vnderltan- ding,and knowen among your tribes,and I will make them rulers oucr you. 1 4 And ye anl wcrcd mee, and faid,The thing which thou haft Ipokcnjis good/or vs to doe. 15 Sol tooke the cluefe of your tribes, wife men , and knowen , and f made them heads ouer you jcaptaines ouer thoufanJs, and captaincs ouerhimdreds,and captaincs ouer fifties, and captaines ouer tames, and officers among your tribes. 16 And I charged your Judges at that time,frtying,Heare the caufes bctwceneyour brcthren,aHd * iudge righteoufly betweene euery man and his brotlicr , and the ftran- S^cx that is with him. 17 '^Yee fliall not f refpe(fl perfons in iudgement,6«r you fiiall heare the fmall af^ welias the great : you fiiall not be afraid of the face of man,for the iudgement is Gods; and the caufe that is too hard for you, bring it vnto me,and I will heare it. 1 8 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye lliould doe. 19 ^ And when we departed fiomHo- reb, we \vent through all that great and ter- rible wildernes,. which you faw by the way of the mountaine of the Amorites , as the Lord our God commanded vs : and we came to Kadefh Barnea. 2 o And I faid vnto you , Yee arc come vnto the mountaine of theAmorites,wbich the Lord our God doeth giue vnto vs. 2 1 Behold , the Lord thy God h?th fet the land before thee: Go vp,dWpofl[lfle it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath faid vnto thee : Feare not , neither be dif- 'cSuraged. 2 2 «y And ye came ncerc vnto me euery one ofyou,& faid, VVc u il fend men before vs, & they ihallfcaixh vs out the land , and bring vs \^■ord againe, by what way we mult goe vp,and into what cities we fliall come. 2 5 And the Dying pleafed me well: and * I tooke tweluc men of you,one of a thbe. 2 4 And * they turned and went yp uito the ■fH(br.^me iHeh ''rgfl.iie. *Iohn7,24 1 5. chap \C,\ • C.y.pTo. 24.21. ■ ■fHebr.ac- knowlcdge frets. *Nur- »4- jfircpecitionor i^euccruiiomie. rormcrtnings. f Hebr Mel- ted. *Num, I J. 2i>. XI. "Num. 14. ^Hebr.fidfil- Icd to'i^o cifttr. "Num. 20. iz.aiid 17. •4- *Chap. J. 2 (.and }^. .■4.' the mountaine^and came vnto the valley of Eflicoljandfearched itout. 1 5 And they tooke of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought itdowne vnto vs, and brought vs word againe, and faid. It is a good land wliich the Lord our God doethgiue vs. 2 6 Notwithftandingj ye would not goe vp, but rebelled againft the commaunde- ment of the Lord youi- God. z 7 And ye murmured in your tents and faidjBecaufe the L o R d hated vs,hee loath brought vs foorth out of the land of Egypt, to deliuer vs into the hand of the Amo- rites,to deftroy vs : a 8 Whither fliall Wee goe vp ? our bre- thren haue t difcouraged our heart,faying. The people is greater and taller then wee, the cities arc great , and walled vp to hea- uen,and moreoucr we haue feen the fonnes of the * Anakims there, ^9 Then I faid vnto you. Dread not, neither be afraid of them. ^ o The Lord your God which goeth before you,he fliall light for you, according to all that hee did for you in Egypt before your eyes : 1 1 AndinthewilderneSjwhere thou haft feen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doeth beare his fon , in all the way thatye wentjvntillye came into this plnce. g z Yet in this thing ye did not beleeuc the L o R D your God, J J * Who went in the way before you to fearchyou out a place topitch your tents in,in fire by night, to fhew you by what way ye fhould goe,and in a cloud by day. 5 4 And theLoRD heard the voice of your wordes, and was vvroth,and fware,faying, 3 5 * Surely there Ihall not one of thefe men of this euill generation fee that good billj which I fware to giue vnto your fa- thers : ^ 6 Saue Caleb the Ton of Iephunneh,he Hiall fee it,& to him wil I giue the land that he h:^.th tioden vpon,& to his childrcn,be- caufe he hath fwholly folowcd the L o r d. i ^7 * Alfo the L o R D was angry with me for your fakes, faying,* Thou aUo fnalt not goe in thither. 5 8 But lofhua the fonne of Nun, \vhich ftandeth before thee, he iTir.U go in thither. Encourage him ; for he floali caufe Ifrael to inherite it. ^ 9 M oreouer,your Ittl? ones,whi :h yee fJd fhould bee a prayc, and your children, which in that dr.y had no. knowledge be tweene good and euill,they fhall goe in thi- ther j and vnto them will I giueit,and they lliallpofTefleit. 40 But as for you,turnc ye,and take your iourncy iuto the wildernes, by the way of the Red (ea. 4 1 Then ye anfwered,and faid vnto me, '^ee haue finned againft the Lord, wee will goe vp and fight , according to all that the Lord our God commanded vs. And when ye had girded on eucry man his wea- pon^ of warre, ye were ready to goe vpinto the hill. 42 And the L o R d faid vnto me. Say vnto them, Goe not vp, neither fight, for I am not among you : left yce be fmuten be- fore your enemies. 43 Sol ijjake vnto you, and you would not heare, but rebelled againft thecom- mandement of the Lord, and fwent pre- llimptuoufly vp into the liill. 44 And the Amorites which dwelt in that moimtaine, came out againft you, and chafed you as Bees doe, and deftroyed you in Seir, euen vnto Hormah. 4 5 And ye returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord would not hear- ken to your voice,nor giue eare vnto you. 46 So ye abode in Kadefii many daies,ac- cording vnto the dayes that ye abode t/we. CHAP. IL I Tlie flory « cotititMedj that they were not to meddle with the Sdomites, ^ nor with the JHoakites, ij nor with the Ammonites, 24 butSilwn the^Amontewoffub- daed by them. Tllen we turned, and tooke ourioiuney into the wilderncfle , by the way of the Red fea,as the Lord fpake vnto me : and we compaflcd mount Seir many dayes. 2 And the Lord fpake vnto me, faying, J Yee haue compaiTed this mountaine long enough: turne you Northward. 4 And command thou the people,fay- ing, Yee arc to paife through the coaft of your brethren the children of Efau, which dwel in Sen-, and they (haibe afraid of you : take yce good hcede vnto your felues therefore. 5 M eddic not with them, for I will not giue you of their land, f no notfb much as a foote breadth , * becaufe I haue giuen mount Seir vnto Efau for a pofl't fllon. ■ 6 Ye flial buy meat of them for money, that yc may cat, and ye fliall alfo buy water of them for mcneyjthat ye may drinke. 7 For the L o r d thy God hath blcf- fsd thee, in all the^^'orkes of thy hand ; hee ■ . . knowefh *Num 14. 40. f Hehr.you Were frifi*mf~ tuowi and rtent vp. -f Heir. euen to ihetrett- ding ofthefili ofthefiote. ♦Gen. 5<5 8 r'^BrryoT^'Tm' ^ . Againit whom Ifracl may not hght. Chap.i). Sihon is oucrcom(jC hofiilitit a- ^ainfi Moah. f Hebr.i)thcri ted them. (I Orjrttme. *Kum.ii.ii [Or,vidUy knowcth thy walking thofowthis great wil- derneire : thefe fourtic yecres the Lord thy God hath bene with thce^thouhaft lac- ked nothing. 8 And when we paffed by from our bre- thren the childrenofEfau, which dwelt in Seir, thorowthe way of the plainefrom E- lath, and from Ezion-Gaber, wee turned andpafled by the way of the wildcrneflTe of Moab. 9 And the L o R D faid vnto me, ({ Di- ftreiTe not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battell : for I will not giue thee oftheirlandforapofleflionjbecaufe I haue giuen Ar vnto the children of Lot for a pofl'eflion. I o The Emims dwelt therein in times paft, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims : I I Which alfo were accounted giants, as the Anakimsjbut the Moabites call them Emims. 1 r * The Horims alfo dwelt in Seir be- foretimc,but the children of Efaix f fuccee- dedthem when they h.id deftroycd them from before them, & dwelt in their \\ ftead, as Ifrael did vnto the land of his polleflion, which the L o R D gaue vntothem. 1 5 Now rife vp, faii /, and get you o- uer *the |j brooke Zered: and we went o- uer the brooke Zered. 14 And the {pace in which we came fro Kadefh Barnea, vntill we were come ouer the brooke Zered, was thirtie and eight yeercs j vntill all the generation of the men of warre were wafted out from among the hofte, as the Lord {ware vnto them. I J For indeed the hand of the L o R d was againft them, to deftroy them from a- mong the hofte,vntilthey were confumed. 16 ^ So it came to pafle, when all the men of warre were confumed & dead from among the people, 1 7 That the L o R D (pake vnto mee, faying, 1 8 Thou art to paffe oucr thorow Ar, the coaft of Moab, this day. 1 9 And when thou commeft nigh ouer againft the children of Ammon, aiftreflc them not, nor meddle with them : for I will not giue thee of the land of the children of Ammon any pofleffion, becaufe I hauegi- uenit vnto the children of Lot for a poflet- fion; 2 o ( That alfo was accounted a land of Giants: giants dwelt rherin in old tiir.e,and the Aiiunonites calltliem Zamziimmims. n A people great, and many , and tall, as the Anakims : but the L o r d deftroycd them before them, & thcv fuccccded them and dwelt in their ftead : ) 21 As hee did to the children of Elau which dwelt in Seir, when he deftroyed the Horims from before them, & they fucccc- ded them , and dwelt in their ftead cuen vnto this day. ij And the Auims which dwelt in Ha- zerim, eucnvnto Azzah, the Caphtorims which came forth out of Caphtor, deftroy- ed them,and dwelt in their ftead. 2-4 5[ Rife ye vp, take your iourney, and paffc ouer the riuer Arnon : Behold,! hiuc fiuen into thy hand Sihon the Amorit(i ing o( Helhbon, and his land : f begin to pofleflc />, and contend with him in battell. 2 y This day wil I begin to put the dread of thee, and the feare of thee vpon the na- tions, that are vnder the whole heauen,who fhall heare report of thec,and fhai tremble, and be in anguifli becaufe of thee. ^6 ^And Ifentmeflengers outoftlic wildernefleof Kedemoth,vnto Sihonking of He/hbon,with words of peacc,faying, i 7 * Let me pafl*e through thy land : I wil goe along by the high way,I wil neither turne vnto the riabthand, nor to the left. ^ 8 Thou (halt fell me meat for money, that I may eate, and giue me water for mo- ney that I majrdrinke: Onelyl willpaflc through on my feet : 29 As the children of Efau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar,did vnto me,vntill I fliall paflc ouer Jor- dan, into the land which the L o r » our Godgiuethvs. 50 But Sihon king of Heftibon would not let vs pafle by him : for the Lord thy God hardened his /pirit, & made his heart obftinate, that hee might deliuer Kim into thy hand,as appeareththis day. ? I And the L o R D faid vnto mee. Be- hold, I haue begun to giue Sihon and his land before thee : begin to pofleflej that thoumayeftinherithisland. J 2 * Then Sihon came out againft vs, he and allhispeople to fight at lahaz. I J And the Lord our God deUuered him before vs, and we fmote him , and his fonn e$, and all his people. 54 And wee tooke allhis cities at that time, and vtterly deftroycd the f men, and the women, and thclittleonesofeuery ci- tic, we left none to remaine, I J Oncly the cattcll we tooke for a pray M vnto f Heb.begittf tofefe. "I f Jfcb.euery citteofmtn ivid xpoT»e» and litle ones. j'gKingol- Baihan. Jjeuieronomie. Moles prayer^ Numb. J I. !J,&C.ch3p .9.7. vnto our fclues, and the fpoilc of the cities^ which wctooke: 3 6 From Aroer, which « by the brinke of the riucr of Arnon, and from the citie thatw by the riuer euen vnto Gilcad, there was not one citie too ftrone for vs : the Lord our God dehuered all vnto vs. 37 Onely vnto the land of the children of Ammon thou cameft not, nor vnto any place of the riucr labbok, nor vnto the ci- psin the mountaines, nor vnto whatfoc- f|ic Lord our God forbade vs. \ CHAP. II L I TheftoryofthtceiitjHeftofOikiti^ofBafhan. 11 "Pie LigMJfe oj hu bed. 1 2 I'he dtfiribntion of thofe lai des to Iht iffo triiits and halfi. 1 j Mofes praj'tr to enter into the laid. 26 Htu^ennittedtojie it. THen wee turned, and went vp the way toBaflian: and * OgtheKingof Ba- fhan came out againi^ vs,he,and al liispeo- ple to battcllat tdrei. z And the Lord faid vnto mee, Fcarc him not : for I will dehuer him, and all his people, and his land into thy hand, & thou ilialt doe vnto him as thou didil vnto * Si~ honking of the Amorites, which dwelt at HcHibon. I So the Lord our God deliuered into our hands * Og alia the king of Ba- ftian, and all his people : and we fmote him vntill none was left to him remaining. 4 And we tooke all his cities at that time, there was not a citie which wee tooke not from them j threefcore cities, all tha region of Argob, tiie kihgdome of Og iuBaii.an. 5 Ail thefe cities were fenced with high walles , gates and baires, bcllde vnwalitd towncs a great many. 6 And we vticrly deftroycd them, as we did vnto Sihon king of Helhbon,vttcrly delhoying tlicmcn, women, and children of cucty citie. 7 Eiit all the cattcll , and the fpoile of the cities, wc tooke for a pray to our felucs. • 8 And wetooke at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites,the land that was on this fide lord^i , from the riuer of Arnon,vnto mount Hcrmon : 9 ( which Hermon the Sidonians call Syrion : and the Amorites call it Shenir. ) I o All the cities of the plainc, and all Gilcad, and all Baihan, vnto Salchah, and EdreijCities of y kingdom of OginBafhan, I I For onely Og king of Baflian remai- ned of the remnant of giants i behold, his bedfted was a bcfted ofyron: is it notin Rabbath of the children of Ammon? Nine cubites was the length thereof, and foure cubites the bredthof it, after the cubitc oi a man. li And this hndwhichwc pofl'cfledat that time, from Aroer which is by the riuer Arnon,& halfe mount Gilcad,and *the ci- ties thereof,gaue I ynto the Rtubenites,and to the Gadites. ig And the relt of Gilcad, and all Ba- flian, being the kingdome of Og,gaue I vn- to the halfc tribeof Manafleh: All the re- gion of Argob with allBafhan,which is cal- led the land of Giants. 1 4 lair the fonne of Manafleh tooke all the countrey of Argob, vnto the coafts of GefliUri, andMaachathij and called them .after his owne namCjBalhan '^H.auoth lair, vnto this day. I ^ And I gaue Gilead vnto Macbir. 16 And vnto the Reubenitcs, and vnto the Gadites,I gaue from Gilead,euen vnto the riucr Arnon, halfe the valley, and the border, euen vnto the riuer labbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon: 1 7 The plaine alfo,and Iord3n,and the coalt thereof, from Chinnereth, euen vnto thefea of the plaine, ei»f» the fait fea,vnder fl Aihdoth Pifgah Eaftward. 18^ And I commaundcd you at that time, faying. The Lord yotur God hath giucn you this land to pofl'effe it ; * ye fliall ■pafllouer armed before your brethren the children of iCtadj^zlithatart f meetfor the warre. 1 p But your wiucs, and your little ones, and your cattcll ( for I know that yee haue nauch cattell) Ihall abide in your cities, which I haue giuen you: 20 Vntill the L o R D haue giuen reft vnto your brcthren,3swell as vnto you,and vntill they alfo poffefle the land which the Lord your God hath giuen them h cyond Jordan ; & then fhal yc *rcturne tucry man vnto hispofl'efIion,which I haue giuen you 2 1 ^And * I commanded lofhua at that time,faying. Thine eyes haue feene all that the Lord your God hath donevntothefe two Kings ; fo fhall the L b r d doe vnto aU the kingdom es whither thou pafleft. 2 2 Yee fhall not fearc them : for the Lord your Godjhefliall fight for you. 2 5 And I bcfought the L o R d at that time, faying, 24 OLord God, thou haft begun to fliew thy feruant thy greatncfle , and thy mightie hand; for what God is there in hei- iien^ or in earth, that can doe according t» % ■"Numb. J I. 8&C. * Num. 5 1, 41. (f OY,-rmiir thejprmgs of Piltahjtr the hilt * Numb, J J, 30. "t Heb.fomts 'fptwtr. yofli.81.4. ■'Nuaj,J7, iS. TS! ortation Chap. iiij. to obedience. ix.chap.1. 17' [\Or,thehiU.^ • Cliap. I s. J z.ioA. 1 .7 pro. 10.6. reut^i.iS. 4,&c thy works, and according to thy might ? a J Ipraythce letmc goeouer, andfec the good i.mdthat is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountiine and Lebanon. i6 ButtheLoRD*waswTOthwith me foryoiir fakes, & would not heare me: and the Lord faidvnto me,Lctitfuflfice thee, ipcakeno morevnto me of this matter. 17 Get thee vp into the top of || Pifgah, and lift vp thine eyes Wcftward, & North- ward, and Southward, .and Eallward, and behold It with thine eyes: for thou fhalt not goc ouer this Jordan. 2 a But charge lofliua , and encourage him,and ilrengthen him : for hce fhall goe ouer before this people, and he Ihali caufe the to ioherit the laiid which thou Haalt fee. 2^ So we abode in the valley ouer againil Beth-Peor. CHAP. IIIL I ?>», for this wyourwjfedojTve and yourvnderftan- dinginthe fight of the nations,whichihiU heare all the Itatutes, and fiy. Surely this gD?at nation is a wife and vnderftanding people. 7 For what nation «>^^«'^«/o great, who huh God fo nigh vnto them, as the Lo.(d ow God /lin ail things, thit wcec;:ll vpon him for ? 8 And what natioaw there fo grei.t,that hath Sratute5 & Judgments fo rignteous,as all this Law which I fct before you this day? 9 Onely take heed to thy felfe,and keep thy foule diligently, left thou forget the things which tnine eyes haue feene, and left they depart from thy heatrt aU the dayes of thy life ; but teach them thy fonnes and thy foiinesfonncs: 10 Sptoally, the day that thoa ftoodft before the Lord thy God inHoreb,when the Lord faidvnto me. Gather mee the people together,and I wii make them heare my wordsjthr.t ii;ey may Icarne to feare me all the d:.yes th?t they iliall liuc vpon tlie earthjSi th:.t they may teach their children. 1 1 And ye came neere and ftood vnder the mouataiae,andthe *mountaine burnt with fire vnto the f midft of henuen, with darkenefle, cloudes,andthicke darkcnefle. 12 AiidtheLoRD fpakevntryouout of the midft of the Hre . ye heard the voyce of the v,'ords,buc faw no limihtude, f onely ye heard Avoyce. 1 3 And he declared vnto you his coue- nantjwhich hz comandedyou to pcrforme, ««e«ten commandements, and hee wrote them vpon two Tables of ftone. 14^ And the Lord commanded mee at that time, to teach you Statutes,& Judg- ments, thitye might doe them in the land whither ye goe ouer topoffcflcit. I J Take ye therefore good hcede vnto your felues, {for ye faw no mancr of fimili- tude on the day chat the Lord fpakc vnto you in Horeb, out of the midft of the tire.) 1 6 Left ye corrupt y urfehtes, and make youagrauen iniage, the finiUtudeof any Hgure, the Ukenefle of male, or female, 1 7 The likcnefle of any besft that /•• on the earthjth likcnefle of any winged foule that flieth in the :.ire, 18 Thelikencfle of any thing that ere :- peth on the ground,the hkenefll of any fifli that is in the waters beacath the earth :' ' 19 And left thou lift vp thine eyes vnto heauen, and when thoufceft the Siq, ,and the moone,and the ftarres, eutn aU the hoft of heauen, lliouldeft be driuen to worihip them, and ferue them, which the Loud thy God h:ith jjdiuided vnto all nations vn- der the whole heauen. 20 Butthe Lord hath taken you,and brought you forth out of the yron fornace, ettett out of Egyptj to be vnto him a people of inheritance, aiyeare this day. 2 1 Furthcrmore,the Loud was angry with mee for your fakesj and fwarc that I ihould not goc ouer lordan , and that I fliould not goe in vnto that good land "M 2 which *Exod.i<>. 18. ■\H(b.heart. ■\Hth.puie 4 voytt. I Or,iptpatt(d 'oocts mercies J^CUlCtOUUIIUC* (uwatu iiiac^i* which the L o a. D thy Godgiuethtlicc/or an inheritance. 2Z But Imuft die in this land, Imuft not goe ouer lordan : but ye (hall goe oucr and poflefl'e that good land. 2 5 Take heed vnto yourfclues, left yee forget the couenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a grauen image, or the likenefl'e of any thin» which the L o a D thy God hath for- bidcSnthee. 24 For the * L o r d thy God is a con- fuming fire, et*en a iclous God. 2 f ^ When thou flialt beget children, & childrens children, and fhalt haue remai- ned long in the land, and fhall corrupt j9« r felues^, and make a grauen image,or the like- nefle of any thing, and fti ill doe euiU in the fight of the L o R D tliy God, to prouoke him to anger: 16 I call heauen and earth to witncflea- gainft you this day, that yelhall foonevt- terlyperifh from off the lande whcreunto you goe ouer lordan, to poiTefle it : yc fliall not prolong^iowr dayes vpon it, but Iball vt- terly be deuroyed. 27 And the L o R D fhall fcatteryoua- mong the nations,and ye flialbe left fewe in number among the heathen, whither the Lord {hall lead you. 2 8 And there ye flial feme gQds,thc work of mens hands,wood and llone,which nei- ther fee,nor he3re,nor eat,nor fmell. 29 But if from thence thou fhaltfeeke the Lord thy God,thou (halt finde him,if thou fecke him with all thy heart, and with allthyfoule. 30 When thou art in tribiJation, and all thefe things f are come vpon thee, euen in the latter dayes , if thou turne to the Lord thyGod,and fhalt be obedient vnto his voice : J I (For the Lor© thy God is a merci- fiill God)hee will not forfake thee, neither deftroy thee,nor forget the couenant of thy fathers, which he fware vnto them. 3 2 For af ke nowe of the dayes that are paft,which were before thee, fincc the day that God created man vpon the earth, and Mkf from the one fide of heauen vnto the other. Whether there hath beene4w;y fuch thing as this great thing », or hath bin heard like it? 3 J Did «*er people hcare the voycc of God fpcaking out of the midft of the fire, asthou haft heard,andhiic? 34 Or hath God allayed togoandtafee him a nation from the midft of another na-l tion, by temptations , by fignes, and by wonders, ana by warre , and by a mightie hand, and by a ftretched out arme, and by great terrors , according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt be- fore your eyes? 3 f Vnto thee it was fhcwed, that thou mighteft know, that the Lo u d he is God j there is none elfe befides him. 36 Outofheauenhemadethcctohcare his voyce, that he might inftruft thee ; and vpon earth hee fhcwed thee his great fire, and thou heardeft his words out of the midltof thefire. 3 7 And becaufe hee loued thy i^tncrs, therefore he chofe their feedc aftet tj^em, and brought theoout in his fight wjtlh his mighty power out of Egypt : 3 8 To driue out nations from before thee, greater and mightier then thou 3rt,to bring thee in, to giue thee their land for an inheritance,as/>» tliisday. 3 p Know therefore tliis day, and confi- der it in thine heart, that the L o r d hee is God in heauen aboue,and vpon the earth beneath : there is none elfe. 40 Thou fhalt keepe therefore his Sta- tutes, and his Commandements , which I command thee this dny j that it may goe well with thee, and with thy children after thee , and that thou mayeft prolong thy dayes vpon the earth , which the L o R D thy God giueth thee,for cuer. 41 f Then Mofes feuered three cities on this (ide Iordan,toward the Sun rifing : 42 That the flayer might flee thither, which fhould kill his neighoour vnawares, and hated him not in times paft, and that fleeing vnto one of thefe cities hee might hue : 43 2^4we(y,*Bezcrin the wilderncire,in theplaine countrcy of the Reubenitesj and Ramothin Gilead of the Gaditesjand Go- lan in Bafhan, of the ManailStes. j 44 ^AiidthisMtheLawtvhich Mofes I fet before the children oflfrael: 45 Thefe «u thou Ihalt not doe any worke,thou,nor thy fonne,nor thy daughter, nor thy man-feruam, nor thy maid-reruant,nor thine oxe, nor thine affl-, nor any of thy catteli,nor thy ilranger that «withinthygates,thatthyman-feruantand thy maid-l^ru jnt may relt as well as thou. I ) And remember that thou wait a fcr- uant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brouglit thee out thence, through a mighty hand and by a ilretched out arme : Therefore the L o r d thy God comanded thee to keepe the Sabbath day. 16 ^ Honour thy father and thy mo- ther, as the Lord thy God hath com- manded thee, that thy ddyes may bee pro- longed, and that it may goe well with thee, in the land which the L o R d thy God gi- ueth thee. 17 * Thou fhalt not kill. 1 8 * Neither fhalt thou commit adul- terie. 1 9 * Neither (halt thou fleale. s.r. Mpirhpr Ainlt thou beare falfc witncs againft thy neighbour. 2 1 * Neither (halt thoudefire thy neigh- bours wife , neither (halt thou couet thy neigbours houfe, his field, or his man fer- uant, or his maid feruant, his oxe, or his affe, or any thing that is thy neighbours. 22^ Thefe words the L o r d fpake vn- to al your aflembly in the Mount out of the midft of the fire, of the cloude, and of the thickedarkenefi'e, w/Wp a great voyce , and he added no more, and he wrote them in two Tables of ftone, and deliuered them vnto me. 2 J And it came to pafle when ye heard the voice out of the midft of the darkenes (for the mountaine did burne with fire) that ye came neere vnto mee, eue^t all the heads of your tribes, and your El jers. 24 Andyefaid,Behold,thcLoRDour God hath Oiewcd vs his glory, & his great- neflc, and * we haue heard his voyce out of the midft of the fire : we haue feene this day that God doth talke with man, and * he li- ueth. 2 y Now therefore why fiiould we die ? for this great fire will confume vs. If wee t heare the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we (hall die. i6 Forwho is there ofallflefhth^t hath heard the voice of the huingdod, fpeak- ing out of the midft of the fire (as we na^jf) andliued? M 5 27 Goe * Gen. 21. l»el'.4.4. * Mat 5.21. * Luke 1 8. 20. *Rom.ij.y * Rom 7,7. '9- *Ch3p.4, a- f Heb.addc to ktarct * Gxod.2o. ■fHeb.])afe oner. •*Ch,ip 10. » 2.niat.i2. 37,mar.ii. theL o RD brought vsoutof Egyptwicha mightie hand. 2 2 And the Lord fhcwed fignes and wondersjgreat and trore vpon Egypt,vpon Pharaoh and vpon all his noufliold, beiore our eyes: 2 g And he brought vs out from thence, that he might bring vs in, to giue vs the land wliich he fware vnto our fathers. 24 And the Lord commanded vs to doe all thefe Statutes, to feare the Lord our God, for our good alwayes, that hce might prefcrue vs aliue, as ttis at this day. 2 J And it flialbe our righteournes,if we obfcrue to doe all thefe Commandements, before the Lord our God, ashee hath commanded vs. CHAP. VH. I >A'.l communion tfith the IS^jitions u fbrbiddcn, 4 fir fkare of idoUtfie, 6 fir the holmjjeof the people, ^ fir the nature of God tnhis Mcrcic aiid lufiicc, ij fir the ajfitred lejfe of viSorie which God WillgiHe oner them. WHen the * L o R D thy God fhall bring thee into the hnde whither thougoeft topofleile it^ and hath caft out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgaihites, and the Amorites,and the Canaanites,and the Perizzites,aud the Hi- uitcs, and the Iebufites,feuen nations grea- ter and mightier then thou : 2 And »»■'«» the Lord thy God fliall deliuer them before thee, thou flialtfmite them, and vtterly deftroy them,*thou flialt make no couenant with them, nor Ihewe mercy vnto them. g Neither fhalt thou make marriages with them: thy daughter thou fhalt not giue vnto liis fonne, nor his daughter (halt thou take vnto thy fonne. 4 For they will turne away thy (bnne from followiug me, that they may ferue o- ther gods : fo will the anger of the Lord be kindled againft you, and deftroy ^thee fliddenly. J But thus fliall ye deale with them j ye ihall deftroy their altars, and break downe their t images,and cut downe tlieir groues, and burne their graucn images with fire. 6 * For thou art an holy people vnto the Lord thy God: * the L o r p thy God hath chofen thee to be a /peciall people vn- to himfclfc, aboue all people that are vpon the face of the earth. 7 The Lord did not fet his loue vpon you, novchoofeyoujbecauteye weremoe in number then any people : (ior yee were the few^.ft of all people,) 8 But becaufc the L o r d loued you, and becaufe he would kecpe the oath which he had fworne vnto your fathers , hath the Lord brought you out with a mightie hand, and redeemed you out of the houfe of bondmen , from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know therefore that the Lord thy Go J, he is God, the faithfuU God, which keepeth Couenant and Mercy with them that loue him, and keepe his Commande- ments, to a thoufand generations j 1 0 And repayeth them that hateK^im to their face, to deftroy them : he will not bee flacke to him that hateth himj he will repay him to his face. 1 1 Thou (halt therfore keepe the com. mandements, and the Statutes , and the Judgements, which I command thee this day, to doe them. 12^ Wherefore it (hall come to pafle, t if ye hearken to thefe iudgcmcnts , and keep & doe them; That the Loud thy God ftial keepe vnto thee the Couenant and the Mercy which he fware vnto thy fathers. I J And hee will loue thee, and blefle thee,ind multiply thee : He will alfo blefle thefruiteofthywombe, and the fruite of thy land, thy corne, & thy wine, and thine oyle, the encreafe of thy kine, and the flockes of thy flieepe, ia the land wliich he fware vnto thy fathers to giue thee. 1 4 Thou ihalt be blefled aboue all peo- ple; '^ there Hial not be male or female bar- ren among you,or among your cattell. I J And the Lord witl take away from thee all ficknefle , and will put none of the ^ euill difeafes of Egypt ("which thou know- eft) vpon thee : but will lay them vpon all them that hate thee. 1 6 And thou ihalt confume all the peo- ple which the Lord thy God fliall deli- uer thee : thine eye fliall haue no pitie vpon them, neither flialt thou feme their gods, for that will be a *Ciare vnto thee. 1 7 If thou flialt fay in thine heart, thefe nations are moc then I , how can I diipof- feffe them ? 1 8 Thou flialt not be afraid of the : but flialt well remember, what the Lord thy God did vnto Pharaoh, and vnto all E- gypt, 19 The grcst temptations whichthine eyes fawe, and the fignes and the wonders, and the mightie hind, and the Itrctch.d out arme , whereby the Lord brought tliee out : So iiiall the Lord t'ly M 4 Goji \Htb.becaMfe\ *E3Cod.»|. 2*,&c. & 15.2^. *EKod.2j. ii- xoauo'.ciaiiiaojacne. II^CULCIUIIUIIUC* v/oub ucnciiisiiu iii-acii * Mjt.4 4. Iuke4.4. *Neht.?.^i God doe vnto all the people of whom thou art afraid. 20 * Morcouer ;, the Lord thy God will fend the hornet among them , vntill they that are left and hide themfelues from theej be deftroyed. 2 1 Tlioii fli. It not be affrighted atthcm: for the L o r. D thy God is among yoiT, a mightic God,and terrible. 22 And theLoRD thy Godwin tput outthofe nations before thee by little aiid httle: thou rnayelt not coiifiime them at oncejlel^ the beafts of the field incre.ife vp- on thee. 25 But the L o R D thy God flial deliuer them t vnto thee, and liiall dcilroy them with a mightie deftrudion, vntill they bee deitroycd, 24 And he fliall deliuer their kings into thine hand , and thou Ihalt defhoy their name fromvndcr hcauen: Thereihollno man bee able to ftand before thee, vntill thou hauc deilroyed them. 2 5 The grauen images of their gods * fliall ye burne with fire: thou * ihnlt not defire tlie filuer or gold that n on them jnor take it vnto thee, lei^ thou be fnared there- in : for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God. 26 Neither fhalt thou bring an abomi- nation into thy lioufe , leil thou be a curfed thinglike it ;Z»»tthoulhaltvtterlydeteft it, and thou ilialt vttcrlyabhorre it, for* it is a curfed thing. CHAP. VIIL I lAnexhortatio)! to obedience if} regard of Cjtds dealing with them. AL the commandements which I com- mand thee this day, IhoU ye obferue to doe, that ye may liue, and multif ly, and goe in, and pofleiTe the land which the Lord fware vnto your fathers. 2 And thou fhalt remember nil the way which the Lord thy God led thee thele fouvtie yeeres in the wildernelTe to humble thee, and to proue thee, to know what w^* in thine heart,whether thou wouldeftkeepe his commandements, or no. J And he hiunblcd thee, and fuffered thee to hunger , and fed thee with Manna, which thou kneweft not, neither did thy fa- thers knowj: th? t he might make thee know that man doth * not 1 lie by bread only, but by eucry Ypord thit proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth manliue. 4 * Thy raiment waxed not old vpon thee, neither did thy foot fwell thefe fourtie yeeres. ^ Thou fhalt alfo confider iii thine heart, that as a man challeneth his fonne, /othe Lord thy God chaftciieth thee. 6 Th'L rfore thou ihalt keepe the Com- mandements of the Lord thy God, to walke in hii wayes,and to feare him. 7 For the Lord thy God bringeth theeinto a good land, aland of brookes of water,of fountaines,and depths that fpring out of valleys and hilles, H A land of whcat,and b3rley,& vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of t oyle ohue, and hony, 9 A landc wherein thou fhalt eat brc^id without fcarcenefTc, thou fhalt not lacke any thing in it: aland whole ftones «sr< y- ron, and out of whofc hilles thoumayeft digge bralTe. I o * When tiiou haft eaten and art full, then thou fnalt blefTc the Lord thy God, for the good land which he hath giuen thee 1 1 Beware that thouforget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his Commande- ments, and his ludgements , and his Sta- tutes which I command thee this day : I I Left whenthou haft eaten, & art full, and haft built goodly houfes , and dwelt therein j I J And wheM thy hcisrds, and thy flocks multiply , and thy filuer , and thy gold is multiplyed, and all that thou halt is multi- phed : 14 Then thine heart bee lifted vp, and thou forget the L o R d thy God , ( which btought thee foorth out of the land of E- gypt, from the houfe of bondage, I 5 Who led thee tJirough that great and terrible wildernefTe, wherein Vfere fierie fer- pents,andfcorpions , and drought, where there was no water, ^ who brought thee foorth water out of the rocke of flint, 1 6 Who fed thee in the wildernefle with * Manna, which thy fathers knew not, that hee might humble thee, and that he might prooue thee, to doc thee good at thy latter end:) 17 And thou fay in thine heart , My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou flialt remember the Lord thy God : (otitis hee that giueth thee power to get wealth, that he may efta- bliflihis Couenantj which hee fware vnto thy fathers, as it is this day. I cf And it flialbe, if thou doe at all for- get the Lord thy God,& walke after other gods, and ferue them, and worfliip them ^ Iteftiiltrt ■\Heb. ofoliue tree of oyle. 1 5,13. . *Num.so. II. *Exod.itf. '5- VJOUla d. uuiiii ♦Nuoj.ii.jp *Chap.4.i4 heor. 12.2^. *£xod. t4. 1 8. and 34. 28. Iteftifie ngainit you this day, that yee fhall furely penih. 26 As the nations which the Lord deirroyeth before yoiu face, (o Ihall ye pe- rifli ; becaufe ye would not be obedient vn- to the voycc of the Lord your God. C HAP. IX, I Mefis dijfifiideth them from tlnoftmonofthar owne rt^htcoKjMS^by rehcarjiag '.tlu^rjaterall rebellions. HEarCjO Ifriclj thou art to paflc oner Jordan this day, to goc in, to poflllle nations grcctcr and mightier then thy felfe, cities great,and fenced vp to heauen, z A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thouknoweft, and of whom thou haft heard /-ij,* Who can ftand before the children ol Anak ? 3 Vnderftand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God u he, which goeth o- ucr before thee as a * conluming Hre : hee fhall dcftroy them,and lie lliall bring them dovvne before thy face : So li lalt thou dnue them out,and deliroy them quickly, as the Lord hath faid vnto thee. 4 Speake not thou in thine heart, after that the L o R D thy God hath c.ll them out from before thee, faying. For myrigh- teoufnes the Lord hath brougln me m to poflcfle this land : butforthewKkedncs of thefe nations the Lord doeth driue them out from before thee. y Not foi-thyrighteoufneflc, or for the vprightnefle of thine heart,docftthou goc to poflcfle their l:.nd : But lor the wic- kedneite of thefe nations the Lord thy God doeth driue them out fro before thee, and that he may perform e the word which the Lord fwore vnto thy fathers,Abraham Ifaacandlacob. 6 Vnderftand therfore,that the Lord thy God gmeth thee not this good land to pofl'eflie it,for thy righteoufhes^for thou art a fhfle-necked people. 7 ^ Remember and forget not , how thou prouokcdft the Lord thy God to wrath in the wildcmes : from the day that thou didft depart out of the land of Egypt, vntill ye came vnto this place,ye hauc bene rebellious againft the Lo r d. 8 AlfomHorebyeprouokedtheLoRD to wrath/o that the Lord was angry with you,tohauedeftroyedyou. , 5) When I was gone vp into the mount, to receiuc the Tables of ftone , enen the Tables of the Couenant which the Lord made with you,then *I abode in the mount fourtiedayes,andfourtienightSiI neither , did eate bread , nor drii. \q ^AndtheLoL^Jodci. two Tables of iloncjwritten w. of God,and on them wm written u^ to all the wordes which the Lord ipa», with youin the mount, out of the midft of fire,in the day ofthe afiembly. 1 1 And it came to pafle at the ende of fouitie daycs , and fourtie nights, that the L OR D gaue mee the two Tables of ftone, euentho. Tables ofthe Couenant. 12 AlidtheLoRDfsidvntomee,*A- rife, gft thiee dnwne quickely from hence j for thy people which thou haft brought f oorth out of Egypt, haue con'upted tbtm- felues : they are quickly turned alide out of the way which I commaunded them j they hauc made them a molten image. 1 3 Furthermore,the Lord fpake vn- to me,faying,I haue feene this people, and behoId,it is a ftiffe-neckcd people. 14 Let mee alone, that I maydeftroy them,and blot out their name from vnder heauen: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater then they. I J So I turned and came dovvne from the m.ount,and the mount burnedwitli fire; , and the two Tables ofthe Couenant were in my two hands. 1 6 And I lookedjand behold,yc had fin- ned againft the Lord your Godj-rw^^ had made you a molten calfe : yc had turned a- fidc quickly out ofthe wr-ywhich the L ord had commanded you, 1 7 And I tooke the two Tables,and caft them out of my two handsjand brake them before your eyes, 1 8 And I fell downe before the Lo " D, as at the firft, fortie dayes and foi ty nights, Ididneithereatebread,nor drinke water, becaufe of all your finnes which ye finned, in doingwickedly in the light of theL ord, toprouoke him to anger, i5» (For Iwasafraydof theanger,and hpte dilpleafure whticwith the Lord was wroth againft you to deftroy you.) Eut the Lord hearkened vnto mee at that time alfo. i o And the L o R D was very angiy with Aaron,to haue dcfti'oied him : and I prayc d for Aaron aUb the lame time. 2 1 And I tooke yoiu fiiine , the calfe which yee h."d made, and burnt it with tire, and ftamped it, <*«'VUfcWl\/ll\#miW» X viberah, and at * Maflah, .h-Hattaaiiah, yee prouokcd J wrath. -ilcewifewhen the L o r d fcnt you iiO;n KadefliBarnea, faying, Goe vpand poflefle the land which I haue giuenyou, then you rebelled againft the commande- ment of the Lord your Godjand ye bclee- uedhim not,nor hearkened to his voice. 14 You haue bin rebellious againft the Lord, from the day that I knew you. 2 J Thus I fell downe before the Lord forty dayesjand forty nights^as I fell downe at t/w^r;?,becaufetheLo R D hadfaid, hee would deilroyyou. i6 \ prayed therefore vnto the Lord, and faid,0 Lord God, deftroy not thy people, and thine inheritance^ which thou haft redeemed through thy greatnes,which thou haft broudit forth out of Egypt, with amightiehand. '^ 1 7 Remember thy feruants, Abraham, Ifaac and Iacob,looke not vnto the ftub- burnnefleof this people, nor to their vvic- kcdneflejnor to their linne ; \ zS Left the Land whence thou brought- Mutn. M- 1 6 eft vs out,fiy,*Becaufe the L o r d was not able I o bring them into the land which hee promifed them,& becaufehee hated them, hee hath brought them out,to flay them in the wildernefle. 29 Yet they are thy people, and thine inheritance v/hich thou brou^hteft out by thy mightie power , and by thy ftretched out arme. CHAP. X. I Gods mercy in refioriug the trpo Tables, 6 In comitm- I ing the Trielihood, 8 In feparxting thetnbcof Leul, 10 Inheiw'k^mngvnto ^Aofeshu jitite for the people. I i ^11 exhortMion vtito obedience. ♦Exod. J4>' ■\Heb.Titordi. AT that time the Lord faid vnto me, *" Hew thee two Tables oi ftone,likc vnto the firft , and come vp vnto mee into the mount , and make tnee an Arke of wood. 2 And I wiU write on the Tables the wordes that were in the firft Tables which thou brakcft, and thou Ih.ilt put them in the Arke. J AndlmadcanarkeofShittimvvood, and hewed two Tables of ftone like vnto the firft , and went vp into the mount, ha- [ uingthe two Tables in mine liand. j 4 And he wrote on the Tables, accor- ding to the firft writingjthe ten f comman- dementSjwhich the Lo r d fpalvc vnto you inthe mount,out of the midftof the fire. in the day of the aflembly : and the Lord gaue them vnto me. f And I turned my {^Mlq and came down from the mount,and put the Tables in the Arke which I had made,and there they be, as the Lord commanded me. 6 ^ And the ckildren of Ifrael tooke their iourney from Beeroth,ofthe children of Iaakan,to ^Mofera^ *there Aaron died, and there hee was buried, and Eleaxar his fonne miniftred in the Pricfts office in his ftead. 7 .From thence they iourneyed vnt j Gudgodah , and from Gudgodah to lot- bath,a land of riuers of waters. 8 ^ At that time the L o R D feparated the tribe of Leui,to bcare the Arke of the Couenant of the L o r d, to ftand before the L o R d , to minifter vnto him,and to blefli in his Name vnto this day. 9 * Wherefore Leui hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren : the Lord is his inheritance,according as the Lord thy God promifed him. 10 And I ftaied in the mount,according to the (I firft time,fourtie dayes,and fourtie nights : and the Lord hearkened vnto me at that time alfo,W the Lord would not deftroy thee. 1 1 And the Lord faid vnto me, Arife, t take thy iourney before the people, that they may goe in , and pofleifc the land which I iware vnto their fathers to giue vn- to them. 1 2 51 And now Ifrael , what doeth the Lord thy God require ofthee,but to.feare the Lord thy God , to walke in all his wayes, and to loue him, and to ferue the Lord thy God,with all thy heart,and with allthyfoule, 1 1 Tokeepethe Commandements of the Lor Djand his Statutes, which I com- mand thee this day for thy good? 1 4 Behold, the heauen, and the heauen of heaucns « the L o r d s thy God,* the earth aifo with all that therein is. I f Onely the L o r d had a delight in thy fathers to louc them,and he chofe their feedc after them/«en you aboue all people, as it is this day. 1 6 Circumcife therefore the foreskin of ycur heart,and be no more ftitle-ncckcd. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods,and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which *regardcth not perfonsjnor taketh reward ♦Num. J J, io. ♦Numb.18, 20. I\0r,fourtie dajies. ■\Hihr.gie in m'.pej. «Pfal.>4«' *i.CKro. 15 7.iob.}4.i5> rom.z II. gal i.^.eph. 18 Hedocthcxcartrthciudscment ofj Ij^^/liV ^ the i *Cha.tf.i? ]uke4.8. ♦Chap. 1 54 *Gen.4(J.2- cxod. 1.5. 'GcD.J5 5. pral. 106.17 I Or, ft fubfidfice TvhichfiUewed thtm j- Hehr.was ^A ' their ficic. the fatherlefle, and widowc, and loueth the ftranger,in giuing him food and raiment. 19 Loue ye therefore the ftranger : for ye were itrangers in the land of Egypt. 20 * Thon fhalt fearc the Lord thy Godf^im fhalt thou ferue,and to him flialt thou * cleaue,and fvvearc by his Name. z I Hee n thy praiie, and hee is thy God that hath done for thee thefe great and ter- rible things,whith thine eyes hauefeene. z 2 Thy fathers went downe into Egypt *withthrcefcorc and tenperfons: and now the Lord thy God hiuh made thee * as the i^arres of heauen for multitude. CHAP. XI. I t^« exhortation to ebedicuce, 2 By their oxvne experi- enceof Godsgreat rrorkcs, 8 Tly^romifeofGods great blepngs, 1 6 ^nd by tiyreutnigs. 18^ carejulljiudie if required in Gods words. 2 6 The bicjimg and cttrfc ts fit bcfire them. THerfore thou flialt loue theLo rd thy God,and keepe his charge,and his IL;- tuteSjand his iudgmentSj and his comman- dementsnlway. z And know you this day : for IJ^eeike not with your children which hauc not knowenjand which haue not feene the cha- ftifement of the L o r d your God , his grcatncflcj his mightie hand^ and his iiret- chedoutarme, 5 And his miracles , and his ades, which hee did ii\ the midft of Egypt , vnto Pharaoh the king of Egypt^and vnto all his land, 4 And what hee did vnto the armie of Egypt, vnto their horfes, and to their cha- rets, how he made the water of the redfea to ouerflow them asthey purfued alter you, and how the Lord hath dettroyedthem vnto this day, 5 And what he did vnto you in the wil- derneflCjvntiU ye came into this place, 6 And**" what he did vnto Dathan, and Abiram,thefonnes of Eliab , thefonne of Reuben : how the earth opened her mouth and fwallov^ed themvp, and their houfe- holds,and their tents,and all the jjfubflance that t was in their pofTeffionin the midft of alllfrad. 7 But yoar eyes haue fecne all the great ads of the LoRD,which he did. 8 Therefore fliall yce keepe all the Commancjcmcnts which! command you this day, that ye may beftrong , and goe in and pofitfle the land whither yee goe to poHeffeit: , 9 And th''t ye may prolong 3/o»'rdaycs in the land which the Lo;ofn are vnto your fathers to giue Vnto them,and to their ^ feed , a land that floweth with milke and hony. I o «y For theland whither thou goelt in to pofleflc it , is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out,where thoufov/- edft thy feed,and wateredltw with thy foot^ as a girden of herbes ; I I But the land whither yc goe to pot- fefieitjM alandof hils andvallies,^»(i dnnk- eth water of the raine of heauen : I a A land which the Lord thy God t careth for : the eyes of the Lord thy God are alwayes vpoiiit , from the begin- ning of the yetre, euen vnto the end of the yeere. I J f And it fliall come to pafle , if you flial hearken diligently vnto my Comman- dements which I command you this day ,to loue the Lord your God , and to ferue him with all your heart , and with all your foulej 14 Thntlwil giuc)io« the raine of your land m his due feaibn , the fit-ft raine and the latter rame, that thou mayeft gather in ^hy cornc,and thy \vine,and thine oyle. I y And I will f fend grafle in thy fields for thy cattell , that thou mayeft eate and be full. 16 Take heed to your felues, that your heart be not deceiued , and yee turne afide, and ferue other godsjand worfhip them : 1 7 And then the Lords wrath be kind- led againft you, and he flmt vp the heauen, that there bee no raine , and that the land yceld not her frait, and left ye perifl:i quick- ly from off the good land which the Lord giueth you. 18^ Therefore fliall ye lay vp thefe my words in your heart, andin your foule, and * binde them for a figne vpon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 * And ye fliall teach them your chil- dren, fpeaking of them, when tliou fitteft in thine houfe , and when thou walkeft by the way, when thoiUicft downe, and when thourifeftvp. 20 And thou (lialt write them vpon the doore pbitcs of thine houfe , and vpon thy gates: 21 That your dr.yes'may be multiplied, and the day. sofycur children J in the land vi hiih tbeL o R D fware vntd your fathers t- '^i»»€ them,; as-tjie da yes of heauen vpon the earth. ' i2 ^For if yee fhali diligently keepe all thefe *Chap,4.»< and 6,7. »Io(li.i.j. ~hap.28.2 hap.»8. liap.S7. io(h.8., i*Chap.5.j2 Hphap.y.y. i^fe- thefe commandements which I command , you to doe them, to loue the Lord youi- Godjto walke in all his waies,and to ckaue vnto him ; z 5 Then will the L o r d driiie out all thefe nations from before you, and ye ihall poflefle greater nations, and mightier then yourfelues. 24 *'Euery place whereon the foles of your feet ftiall tread,{halbe yours : from the wilderneile, and Lebanon, from the riuer, the riuer Euphrates , euen vnto the vtter- moft fe3,{hall your coall be. z J There Hull no man be able to Hand before you :for the L o R d your God fhall laythefcareof you, arad the dread of you vpon all the land thatyec (hall tread vpon, as he hath faid vnto you. z6 ^Behold, I fet before you this day a blefling and a curfe : 2 7 *A bleflingjif ye obey the Comraan- dcments of the L o r d your God which I command you this day: 28 And a * curie, if ye will not obey the Commandemcntsof the Lord your God, but turn afide^out of the way, which I com- mand you this day, to goe after other gods which ye haue not knowen. 29 And it {hall come to pafle when the L o R D thy God hath brought thee in, vn- to the land whither thou goeft to poflefle it J that thou fhalt put *the blefling vpon mount Gerizim,and the curfc vpon mount Ebal. 50 Arc they not on the other fide loi*- dan , by the way where the Sunne goeth down,inthe land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champion ouer againft Gilgal, befide the plaines of Moreh ? 3 1 For ye fhall palTe ouer Jordan to goe in to pofTefle the land which the Lord your God giuethyou, and ye fhall poflefle it,and dwell therein. 32 And ye fhall obferue* to doe all the Statutes and Iudgments,which I fet before you this day. CHAP. XII. I MonumtntiofldoUtry are ttbe deflroytd. J The place ofgodiferukeutobekift. ij- 2J Blood tifirbiddeiu 17 20. 26 Hely\tbingi mu^ bee eaten m the Holy place. 15 The Lntitesnot to be* forfakin. x^ Idola- trie u not to be enquired after, THefeare the Stntutes,and Tudgements which yee fli"llobferuetodoe, in the land which the L o r o God of thy fathers giueth thee to poflefle it, all the daye« that ye hue vpon the earth. z * Yee (hall vtterly dellroy all the pla- ces, wherein the nations which yee 0iall II poirefl*c,ferued theirgods, vpon the high mountaines,and vpon the hilles,and vnder euerygreenetree. J And * you fhall f ouerthrow their altars, and breake their pillars, andburne their groues with fire , and you fhall hewe downe the grauen Images ot' their gods, and deftroy the names of them out of that place. 4 Ye fhall not doe fo vnto the Lord your God. f But vnto theplace which the Lord your God fhal *chufe out of all your tribes, to put his Name there , eten vnto his ha- bitation fhall yee fccke, and thither thou fhalt come : 6 And thither yee fhall bring your burnt offerings , and your facrifices, and your tithes, and heaue offerings of your hand, and your vowes, and your free vvill ofleiings, and the firfllings of your herds, and ofyour flocks. 7 And there yc fhal cat before the Lc^rd your God, and yee fhall reioyce in all that you put your hand vnto,ye and yourhoufe- holds , wherein the L &R: d thy God hath blelTcd thee. i Yee fhall not doe after all the things that we doe here this day, eueiy man what- focuer It right in his o wne eyes. 9 For ye are not as yet come to the reft, and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giueth you. 10 But when yee goe ouer Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giueth you to inherit,and when he gi- ueft you reft from all your enemies round about : fo that ye dwell in fafetie : 1 1 Then there fhall bee a place which the Lord your God fhall chufe to caufe his Name to dwell there, thither fhall yee bring all that I command you j your burnt ofl'erings, and your facrifices, your tithes, and the heaue oflring of your hand, and all t your choice vowes, which yee vow vnto theLoRD. I 12 And ye fhal reioyce before the Lord your God, yee and your formes and your daughteis,and your men fcruants,and your maidferuants , and the Leuite that is with- in your gates , forafmuch as * hee hath no part nor inheritance with you. 1 5 Take heed to thy fclfe, that thou of- fer not thy burnt offerings in euciy place that thou feeft: 14 But m the place which the L o rd ^ fhall (I Or^nhtritt. \Hebr.bre^ doTfllt, * I.King 8. 29. x.chron. 7.»»» iHel,r.th choice tjyour votfts. hate no dioou. v«nup.xi].xuji IJtt lUUlJLIlL.' •chap. 15. •Cha.14.i7 ecclus.7.}i fHeh'.dl thy •Gett. 38.14 chap.i^,^. fhallchoofein one ofthy tribes,therc thou flialt ofler thy burnt ofierings,& there thou flialt doe all that I command thee. 1 J Notwithftanding , thou mayeft kill and eate flefh in all thy gates^ vvhatfocuer thy foule lultcth after, according to the blcfling of the L o R D thy God which hee hath giuenthee : the vnclcane & the cleane may eat thercof,as of the Roe bucke,and as of the Hart. 16 *Onlyyefhallnoteattheblood:ye fliallpowre it vpon the earth as water. 17 ^ Thou mayeft not eate within thy gates the tithe of thy corne,or ofthy wine, or ofthy byle,or the firiHings ofthy herds, or ofthy flock,nor any ofthy vowes which thou voweft, nor thy irec will offerings, or heaue offi-ing of thine hand : 18 But thou mult eat them before the Lord thy God , in the place which the Lord thy God fliall choofe,thou and thy fonne,aud thy daughter, and thy man fer- uant,and thy maid feruant , and the Leuite that is within thy gates ; and thou fhalt re- ioycc before theLoRD thy God,in all that thouputteft thine hands vnto. 1 9 * Take heede to thy felfe, that thou forfake not the Leuite, as f Ic^ng as thou li- ueft vpon the earth. zo f When the Lord thy God fhall enlarge thy border, * as hee hath promifed thee,and thou fhalt fay,I will cat flefh (be- caufc thy foule longetn to eate fiefh) thou mayeft eate fieih whatfoeuer thy foule luft- cth after. 2 1 If the place which the L o r d thy God hathchofen to put his Name there, be toofarre from thee,then thou (halt kill of thy herd and of thy flocke , which the Lord hath giucn thce,as I haue comman- ded thee, and thou fhalt eate in thy gates, whatfoeuer thy foule lufteth after. 2 2 Euen as the Roe bucke and the Hart is eaten,fo thou fhalt eat them:thevncleane and the cleane {hall eate of them alike. 23 Onelyfbefture that thou eat not the blood ; for the blood is the hfe, and thou mayeft not eat the life with the flefh. 2 4 Thou fhalt not eat itjthou fhalt powre it vpon the earth as water. 2 5 Thoufhalt not eat it, that it may go well withthee, and with thy children after thee,when thou fhalt do that which it right in the fight of the L o r d. 26 Onely thy holy things which thou haft,and thy vowes,thou fhalt take, and go vnto the place which the L e rd fhall chuie. 27 And thoufhalt oft'er thy burnt ofte- rings,the flefh and the blood, vpon the al- tar of the Lord thy God : and the blood of thy facrificcsihalbe powred out vpon the altar of the LoiiD thy God, and thou fhalt cattheflefli. 28 Obferueand heare all thefe words which I command thee,that it may go well with thee,and with thy children after thee Sot euer, when thou doeftthat which is' good and right in the fight of the L o r d thy God. 2p l[ When the Lord thy God fhal cut oft the nations from before thee, whither thou goeft to pofieffe them,and thou fftic- ceedeuthcm,and dwclleftin their land ; 30 Take heed to thyfeh'e that thou bee not fhared f by following them, after that they bee deltroycd from before thee, and that thou enquire not after their gods/ay- ing , How did thefe nations feme their gods ? euenfo will I doelikewife. 31 Thou fhalt not do fovnto the Lord thy God: for eueryt abomination to the Lord w hich hee hateth, haue they done vnto their gods : for euen th eir formes and their daughters they haue burnt in the lire to their gods. 1 2 What thing foeucr I command you, obferue to doe it : * thou ifhalt not adde thcreto,nor diminifh from it, CHAP. XIIL 1 Inticm to idoUtry , € Htw nttrt foatvr vnte thet, $ i^retobee jUmtdtcdtath. 1% Idolatttus citut art net to bejpdfed. IF there arifc among you a Prophet, or a dreamerof dreamcs, and giueththee a figne,or a wonder: 2 And the figne or the wonder come to pafrc,whercof hee jQ)ake vnto thee, faying. Let vs go after other gods(which thou haft not knowen)andlet vsferue them : 3 Thou fhalt not hearken vnto the word es of that prophet,or that dreamer of dreamcs : for the L ord yow God proueth you,to know whether you loue the L o R D youi- God with all your heart, and with all your foule. 4 Ye fhall waike after the L c R d your God,andfearehim, &keepe his comman- dements,and obey his voice, and youftiall ferue him,and * cleaue vnto him. 5 Andthatprophet,orthatdrcamerof dreames fhaH bee put to dcath(becaufe hee hath t fpoken to turne you away from the Lord yoiu- God , which brought youout of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out/ 'fHeb.itiheri' tefter^cjf.fiji them. -\Hebr. after them. ■fHeb.df mmation of the. *Chap.4.a. ioaj.1.7, pro.30.tf. rcucj,a3.i>. * Chap. II. 30. ■\Heb.Qiekfn reuolt againft theJLord. P -TuoiaLcis iiiuu oc ucuiojrca. i-^cuccronoiine. iY^caisvicaiit^vuiu vii^i^otivx * Chap. 17,7 fHebr.hatid- 'Chap. 17. \\9r,nat*j;htU men. , • ^Or,deUot(d. out of the houfc of bondage, to thruft thee out of the way which the Lord thy God c6:nanded thee to walke in.) So {halt thou put the euill away from the midft of thee. 6 ^ If thy brother , the fonne of thy mother, or thy fonne, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bofomCjOr thy friend,wliich is as thine owne foule , entife thee fecretly, faying, Letvs goe and ferue other gods which thou haft not knowen, thou,nor thy fathers : 7 'Hamely of the gods of the people which arc roimd about you,nigh vnto thee, or farre off from thee, from theeweendc of the'earthjCucnvnto the other tn^ of the earth : 8 Thou flialt not confent vnto him, nor hearken vnto him , neither Ihall thine eye pitic him, neither (hah thou fpare, nei- ther ihalt thou conccale him. 9 But *thou fhalt furcly kill him: Thine hand ihall bee firft vpon him,to put him to death , and afterwards the hand of all the people. X o And thoH flialt ftone him with ftones, thathee die: becaufc hec hath fought to thruft thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of E- gypt,from tnehoufe off bondage. 1 1 And *all Ifrael (hal heare,and fcare, and fliall doe no more any fuch wickcdnes as this is,among you. I i 5jlf thou llult hear e/*4y in one of thy citiesjwhich the Lord thy God hath gi- uen thee to dwell thcre,faying, I J Ccrtainc men, |j the children of Be- lial,are gone out from among you, & haue withdrawen the inhabitants of their citie, faying. Let vs goe and feme other gods, wliich ye haue not knowen: 14 Then (halt thou enquire and make fearch,and aske diligently: and behold,if »t bttivizt\\y4nd the thing cert3ine,t/wt fuch a- bomination i& wrought among you : I J Thou flialt furelyfmitc the inhabi- tats of that city with the edge of the fword, deftroying it vtterlyjand all that is therein, and the cattell thereof,with the edge of the fword. 1 6 And thou flialt gatlier all the fpoyle of it,int9 the midft of the ftreete thereof, and fnalt burnewith fire the citie, and all the fpoile therof eucry whit, for the Lord thy GoJ: and it Ihalbe an heape for cuer,it iliall not be built againe. 17 And there 1 nail tleaue nought of the jjcurfcdthing to thinehand,thatthc Lord may turne from the fiercenefle of his an- ger , and flicw thee mercy, and haUe com- paflHon vpon thee,and multiply thec_,3S hec hath fworne vnto thy fathersj 1 8 When thou fhaltihearken to the voi(^ of the Lord thy God,to keepe all his com- mandements which I command thee this day,to doe that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. CH A P. xiin. £ Ccds cHldren are not to diffigttre themfiluts in mour- mng. J What fruiy, and rviiat may mt lit CiSten, ^«f beajles, 9 offifltes, 11 offmiks. 21 That whuh ditthofitfelp,maynotbeecatea. za Tithii of dutme Seruice. 2j Tttlies aitdfirftlia^s of reioyang before tin Lord. 18 Ti)eXhirdyeerestnhe of ahnes andchnritie. YE are the children of the Lord your God : * ye ihal not cut your felues,nor make any baldnefl'e betweene your eyes for the dead. 2 * For thou (tit an holy people vnto the Lord thy God,ind the L o r d hath chofentheetobee a peculiar people vnto himfclfe, aboue allthe nations that arc vp- on the earth. J f Thou (h.ik not eat any abominable thing. 4 *Thefe are the beafts which ye fhall eate ; tlie oxe,the flieepe,and the goat, f The Hart , and thcRoc bucke, and the fallow I>eere,and the wilde go.ue,and the (I Pygarg, and the wilde oxe, asid the chamois. 6 And eucry beaft that parteth the hoofej& cleaueth the clift into two clayves, flwt/cheweththecud amongft thebeafies: thatyc (hall eate. 7 NeuerthelefTe thefe ye (hall not eat, of them that chew the cud, as of them that diuide the clouen hoofe, as the camel, and the hare,ind the conie : for they chew the cud,but diuide not the hooiCitherefort they <»«vnclcane vnto you. 8 Aiidthefvvine,becaufeitdiuideththe hoofe,yet cheweth nofthc cud, it « vnclcan vnto you : yee fliall not eate of their flefh^ nor touch their dead carkeis. 9 ^*Thefe ye fliall eat of all that Mre in the waters: all that haue finncsandfcalcs lliallyeeeat: 10 And whatfbeuer hath not finnes and fcales,ye may not eat: it » vncleane vn- to you. 1 1 f Of all cleanc birds ye (hall eat. I z But thefc an they of which yee Aall not eat: the eagle,andthc offifragCjand the ofpray^ I j And *Leiiic.ip. »8. ♦Chap. 7.«. ^Leuit.ii.a j[ Or, Bifon. It "Leuit.Ji.j*. Tithes and offerings. Chap, xiilji xy. Rclcafing of debts. f fltliAsksfh •Chap. I a, 15. I J And the glede, and the kitCjand the Yuhure after his kinde, 1 4 And euciy raiien after his kinde^ 1 5 And the owlc , and the night hawkc, and the cuckow, and the hawfcc after his kinde, \6 The little owlcj and the great owle, and the fwanne, 17 And the pellicane, and thcGeer- eagle^and the cormorant, 1 8 And the ftorkc, and the heron after her kind^and the Iapwing,and the * batte. 19 And eucry creeping thing that fly- ethjis vndeane vnto you : they Ihall not be eaten. 2© But of all cleane ftjules ye may eat. 2 1 5[ Yce lliall not eat of any thingthat dieth of it fclfe : thou fhalt giue it vnto the ftranger that is in thy gates , that bee may eat itj.or thou mayeft icll it vnto an alien : for thou art an holy people vnto the Lord thy God. * Thou fhalt not fecthe a kid in liis mothers milke. 2 2 Thou flialt truly tithe all the increafe of thy fecde, that the field briogeth foorth ycercbyyeere. 2 1 And thouflialt cat before the Lord thy God^n the place he fhal chufc to place his Name there^ the tithe of thy come, of thy wine,and of thine oylcj and the firlt- lings of thy hcrdSj fltall choolc to place his Name there. 5 *Thou flialt eatc no leaucned bread with it: feucndaycs (halt thoueatevnlea- uened bread therewith , eucn the bread of afflidion, ( for thou cameft foorth out of the land of Egypt in hafte)that thou maieft remember the diy when thou cameft forth out of the land of Egypt, all the daycs of thy life. 4. * And there (hall bee no leauened bread feene with thee in all thy coaftes fe- uendayes , neither (hall there any thing of the flelh, which thou facrificedft the firft day at euen, remoine all night j^ vntill the morning. <; Thou mayeft not |(facrifice the Pafle- ouer within any of the gates, which the Lord thy God giueth thee. ,. 6 But at the place which 'the Lord thy God (hall choofe to place his Name in, there thou (halt facrifice the Pafleouer at euen,at the going downc of the Sunne, at the feafon that thou cameft foorth out of Egypt. 7 And thou (halt rofte and cat it in the place which the Lord thy God flial chufe, and thou (halt turne in the morning, and goe vnto thy tents. 8 Sixe dayes thau flialt eat vnleauencd bread, and on the feuenth day /halhe a f fo- Icmneaflembly to the Lord thy God: thou (halt doe no worke therehi. 9 ^ *Seuen weekes flialt thou number vnto thee : bcginnc to number the feuen weekes,from/»f/) time as thou beginneft to fut the fickle to the corne. 10 And thou flialt keepe the Feaft of weekes vnto the Lord tny God with jj a tribute of a free will oftering of thine hand, which thou flialtgiue vnto the L o r d thy God, *Chap.i», j *Bxod. i», *£x9ij.i}.4 •Chap.it.-. ^Exod.it.;. *Eko<1.|4« \lOr,kiU. + HeW.re' p-aint- ^Leuicij. »5. II Or,fiffici. elicit. \ Judges anaT>mcers. ^•Lihap. xvi). W idoIatrie.\ ■fHebr.floore and thy wine frejfc. i4.and 54. *EccIu.j5.4 ■}" Hf tr. af cer- dmgtothe gijt ofhu hand, *Ex«d.J3.8 II Or, matters jHeb.iuJlice, ftjlice. *L«uit.jff.i (|Or-,/?<,'f«f, orpuiar. God , according as the Lord thy Go J hithbleiredthee. 1 1 And thou fiialt reioyce before the Lord thy Godjthou, and thy fonae,-ind thy diughter,3nd thy manferuant,and thy maid feruant, and the Leuitc that is within thygatesjandthcftranger, and the tather- leflejind the widow^that are among you, in the pi ice which the L o R d thy God hath choiento place his Name there. I z Ana thou fhalt remember that thou waftabondmanin Egypt: and thoulLalt obfcrue and doc theft Statutes, 1 5 5fThou fhalt obferue thcfeaft of Ta- bernacles feuen daycs, after that thou haft gathered in thy f corne,and thy wine. 14 And thou ilialt reioycein thyfeaft, thou , and thy fonne , and thy daughter, and thy manferuant, and thy maydefer- n ant , and the Leuite, the ftranger^and the fatherlelle,and the widow, that 4re within thy gates. 1 J Seuen dayes flialt thou keepe a Co-' lemne feaft vnto the Lord thy God , in the place which the Lord ftjall chufe : becaufe the Lord thy God fhal blefle thee in all thy increafe, and in all the workes of thine hands, therefore thou fnalt ftir ely re- ioyce. i6 ^ * Three times in a yeere flaall all thy males appeare before the Lord thy Godjin the place which hee flaall chufe : in the feaft of Vnleaucned bread , and in the feaft of Weekes^andin the feaft of Taber- nacles: and theylTiall not appeare before the LoRfc*emptie. X 7 Euery man fliall giue f as he is able, according to the bleffing of the Lord thy God,which he hath giucn thee. 1 8 «yTudges and officers llialt thou make thee in all thy gates which the L o r d thy God giueth thee throughout thy tribes: & they fhal iudge y people with iuft iudgment 19 Thou fhalt not wreft judgement, thou fhalt not refpcft perfons, * neither take a gift : for a gift doeth blinde the eyes of the wife,and peruert the || wordes of the righteous. 20 That which is t altogether iuft fhalt thou followjthat thou maycft line , and in- herite the lan3 which the L o r d thy God giueth thee. 2 1 f Thou fhalt not plant thee a groue of any trees necre vnto the altar of the Lord thy Godjwhich thou fhalt make thee; 1 2 * Neither flialt thou fet thee vp any II image,which the Lord thy God hateth. II Or,gmc. CHAP. XVIL I Thtlwgs/hcrificedm^filKfowid. 2 Idalatmmu^bs f.a»te. 8 Hard controiierfas. xre to be determined hy the "Tnejles a>J liidjes. il The contemner of tkit Deter- mmattonmufi die. 1 4. The (leSl,o>!, 16 ^nd ditctle I nouflnltnotfacrih'ccvntothcLoRD X thy God any buIlock,or || iheepe whcr- inis blemilh,o»- any euilfauouredneflc: for that IS an abomination vnto the Lord thv God. ^ 2 f If there be found among you with- in any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickedncfle in the fight of the L o R D thy God, in tranfgrefliag his couenant, I And h ith gone & fcrued .other gods, and worlliipped them,cither the Sunnc, or Moone,or any of the hoft of hcauen,which I h me not commanded, 4 And it bee tolde thee, and thou haft heard »5 dayes in his kingdome,hee,and his children in the midft of Ifrael. CHAP. XVIIL 1 The Lard uthtTriijlsmd Letitus ithiritance. j Tht Tnifls due. 6 Tht LtniTes portion. 5 ^l■.Ci^ko7mtut- lionsof the Nations r.n to bet ouoydcd. 15 ChrJi the Tropiitt u to Ite heard, ao Tfcf frtJifnfttioM fro- fhetutodie. THe Priefts the Leuitcsyi»9. Falk prophets* Chap. KIJC. ThefalfcwkncflTe. ♦iohiii.45 and 7.} 7, •Chap. I a, *Exod..2i. I j,num.j5, io.io(h,to. ■\Hth.fiif»yt' jlirihy the third dtjf. iHeb.yrtn, \H(b. vood. againe the voice of the Lord myGod,nei- ther let me fee this great fire any more,that r idie not. 17 And the Lord faidvntomcc. They haue well j^^k^n that wliich they hauc fpo- kcn. r 8 *I will raife them vp a Prophet from among their brethren , Lke rnto thee, and will put my words in his mouth^ondhe fhal fpeake ynto them all that I fliaU command him. 1 9 And it fhall come to pafle,that who- fbeuer will' not hearken vnto my wordes, which hec fliall fpeake in my Name,I will require your God « /?cthat goeth with you , to iight for you againft your enemies,to fine you. 5 f And the Officers Ihall fpeake vnto the people,faying , V\'hat tnan is there that hatli built a new houfe, and hath not dedi- cated it ? let him goe and returne to his houfe,kll he die in the battell, and aaother man dedicate it. 6 And what m.an is he that hath plan- ted a vineyard , and hath not yet f eaten of it ? let himslfo goe and returne vnto his houfe,lel{: he »!ie in the battel,and an other man eat ofit. 7 *And what man « f/;ercthat hath be- trothed avvife, and hath not taken her ? let him goe and returne vnto his houfe, left he die in batt£U,and another man take her. 8 And the Officers (hal fpeake further vnto the people : and they Ihall fay, * What man M /Aej-f that is fearefullandfaint hear- ted ? let him go and returne vnto his houfe, left his brethiens heart f faint as well as his heart. 9 And it fhal be when the Officers haue made an end of fpeaking vnto the people, that they fliall makeCaptaines of the ar- mies to t leade the people. 10 5[ When thou coromcft nigh vnto a citie to Hght againft iz , then proclaime peace vnto it. 1 1 And it flialbe,if it make thee anfwere of peace,3nd open vnto theejthen it fhalbe that all the people that is foiuid therein,{hal bee tributaries vnto thee , and they ihall feruethee. I a And if it will make no peace with thee,but will makewarre againft thee,then thou Ihalt be ficge it. I ^ And when the Lord thy God hath dehuered it into thine handes , thou ihalt fmite euery male thereof with the edge of tiie fw ord. 14 But the women, and the Tittle ones, and "*■ the cattell, and all that is in the citie, euen all the fpoile thereof, flialt thou f take vnto thy felfc,and thou Ihalt eate the Ipoiie ofthine enemies,which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee. 1 5 Thus ihalt thon do vnto all the cities which are very farre off from thee, which are not of the cities of thefe nations- 1 6 But of the cities of thefe people which the Lord tliy God doth giue thee for an inheritance, thou fhalt faue ahue nothing that breatheth. 1 7 But thou fhalt vtterly dcftroy them, namely the. Kittitcs, and the Amoritcs,the Canaanites,and tl:e Peri'izircSjtheKiuites andthelebufites, asthe Lo<.D thy God hath commanded thee : I y That thty teach you not to doe after .11 their aboir.inatior.s , which they haue done vnto their gcdsjfo (l oulc yce hnne a- gainft the Lo R D your God. 19 f When thou Ihalt beiicge a citie a long timCjin making war rgainftit to take it,thou fhalt not deftroy the trees thereof, by forcing an axe againft them : for thou maycft eate of them, and tliou flialt not cut them downe ( [j for the tree of the fielde is mans /{/«)t to employ them in the fiege. 20 Onely the trees which thou know eft th^ttheybenot trees for meate,thou flialt deftroy,and cutthem downe,and thou fhalt build bulwarks againft the city that maketh warrewith thee,viitilltit befubdued, CHAP, X XL 1 The expiation of Ml v>;ecrtai>u»iurther. loThevfltge of acapt.nc tiken to wtfe. 1 5 The firfi bmie is hot to bedifinheriudvpon prtt*ate ajfetfion. 18 ^ fiuhhome foiT.elrto be fioncdto death. 21 The rrudefkBour mufl not har,i^ all nt^ht on a tree. F one bee found ilaine in the Iand,which the L o R D thy God giueth thee topof^ fefl'e it,lying in the field,rf«flf it be not know- en who hath flaine him : 2 Then •lofli. 8.1. ^Heb.Jpoyle. ^Orjor,0 man the tree of the f eld isfe beimploytdin thefiege. ■\Hib.togee jrofribefore thee. j Heb.it ceme dortnt. iic^rcame njurdcr. Chap.xxj.xxi). The firti borne. ■fHeb.yfUHth. ■fH<^.inthe udJtfi. ^Or,fufftrto grevf. Hebr. rrutk^ erdnjfc, I Then thy Elders and thy Iiidges flial come foorth, and they ihall meafure vnt» the cities which are round about him that IS flaine. J And it (hill be that the citie which is next vnto the flaine man , euen the Elders of that citie fh all take an hciter which hath not bene wrought with,W which hath not drawcn in the yoke. 4 And the Elders of that citie fliall bring downe the heifer vnto a rough val- ley, which is neither eared nor fowen, and Ihall ftrike offthe heifers necke there in the valley. f And the Prieftes the Tonnes of Leui fhall come neere (for them the Lord thy God hath cholen to minilter vnto him,and to blefli; in the Name of the Lor d:) and by their f word fhal euery controuerfie and euery ftroke be tried. 6 And all the Elders of that citie that are next vnto the flaine man,(hal wafh their handesouerthe heifer that is btheadedin the valley. 7 And they fhall aniwcrc,3nd lay,Our handes h'.uenot fhcd this blood , neither haue our eyes feene it. 5 Bee merciHiU, O L o r d, vnto thy people Ifrael, whom thou hali redeemed, and 1 y not innocent blood f vnto thy peo- ple of Ifraels charge,andthe blood fhall be forgiucn them. 9 S o fha It thou put away the^H/7t of in- nocent blood from among yoUjwhen thou fhalt doe that which is right in. the fight of the L oKD. I o f When thou goefl forth to vvarrc a- gainfl thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath dehuered them into thine hands and thou haft taken them captiuc, I I And feeft among the captiues a beau- tifull woman, and halt a deiirc vnto her, that thou wouldeft haue her to thy wife : I z Then thou fhalt bring her home to thine houfe, and fliee fliall fhaue her headj and \\ pare her nailes. I J And fhe fhall pnt the raiment of her captiuiticfrom ofl her,and fh?ll remaine in thine houfc,and bcwaile her father and her mother a full moneth : and after that, thou fhalt goe in vnto her,and bee her husband, and flie fhalbe thy wife. 1 4 And it fhal be tf thou haue no deheht in her, then thou fhalt let her goe whither flic will, tut thou flialt not fell her at all for moncy,t!.ou fhalt not make merchandife of ht r^bec^ufe thou haft humbled her. 1 f «|flf a man haue two wiues,one belo- ued and another hated, & they haue borne him children, boththt bdoucd,and the ha- ted : and if the firft borne fonne bee hoi's that was hated : i<5 Then it fhalbe, when he maketh his fonncs to inherite that which he hatb,th it he may not make the fonnc of the beioued, firft borne, before the fonnc of the h^ted, which ii indeed the firft borne; 1 7 But he l^all acknowledge the fonne of the hated for the firft borne, by giuing him a double portion of all f that he hath ; for he is the beginning of his ftrength^ the right of the firft borne is his. 1 8 «n^ If a man haue a ftubbume and re- bellious fonne,which wil not obey the voice of'his fathcr,or the voyce of his mother, and that when they haue chaftenedhim,wil not hearken vnto thsm : 1 9 Then fliall his father and his mother lay holde on him , and bri«g him out vnto the Elders of his citie^and vnto the gate of his place : 2 o And they fhall dy vnto the Elders of his citie. This our fonne « flubbui-ne,and rebellious,he will not obey our voice : he m a glutton,and a drunkard. zi Andallthemenofhiscityflialftone him with ftoncs,thathee die : fo fhalt thou put euillawayfrom among you, and all IC- rael fhall heare,and feare. z 2 f And if a man haue committed a fin worthy of death,and hee bee to bee put to deathjand thou hang him on a tree: 2 3 His body fliallnot remaine all night vpon the tree, but thou fhalt in any wife bu- ry him that day : for * hee that is hanged,is t accurfed of God: that thy land be not de- filedjwhich the Lord thy God giueththce for an inheritance. CHAP. xxn. I Ofliumnn'ttKtowardhrethren. j "piefexi iitoheedi- jimgtiip-.cdby apfarell. 6 The d.xm u >:ot to bee vaken with her yoiigom$. 8 Ti^e houfe mU'ftbat4ebaUlem{7}tt. i( Cotifufion u to be imoidid. I 2 Fringes ifon the ve- pure. I j The fun:Jhment of htm that fMidereth hit w'fi- 20. zz OfadMcrj, 25 Ofra^, r8 We/ firnwatio'i. 50 I'lceft, THou *flialt not fee thy brothers oxe,or his fl:eepe go aftrr.y, and hide tl^.y felfc from them : thou fhalt in any cafe bring them againe vnto thy brother. z And if thy brother be not nigh vnto thee, or if thou knowe him not, then thou fhalt bring it vntotbineownehoufejondit fhalbe with thec,vntil thy brother feek .;fter ityind thou fhalt reftore it to hnn againe. N J _? In fHeir.tf>atu\ found xrith him. *GaI.j.ij, fHebr.th CHrfeofGod. 'Exo(!.:;.4 fT Ot apparell. Deuteronomie. Thepunilhrncnt of whorcdome. Heb jiihiejji 'the feed. *Leuit 15). 15- ♦Num.! 5.^8 "t Heb.wttKs, J In like maiici- ihalt thou doff with his aire,and fo flialt thou do with his rsiment : and with 3II loft tiling of thy brothers, s^hich hce hath loft, nnd thou haft foui:d, {halt thou do likewifc:thou maieft not hide thyfflfc. 4 ^Thou fhalt not fee thy brothers afle orhisoxc fall downe by the way , and hide thy lelfe from them: thou flialt furely lulpe him to hft them vp againe. 5 ^ The \voman fl^all not weare that which pert^nneth vnto a man, neither Ihall a man put on a vvomans garment : for all that doibjarc abomination vnto theLoRD thy God. 6 ^ If a birds neft chance to be before thee la the way in any tree , or on the ground , whether they bee young ones, or cggcs,andthc dam fitting vpon thcyong, orVponthe cggcs , thou li.alt not take the damme with the yong. 7 But thou Inalt ni any wife let the dam goe^and take the yong to thee, that ir may be well with thec,and ibm thou msieft pro- long t^d> yes. 8 If When thou I uildeft a ncwe houfc, then thou flialt make a battlement for thy roofe,that thou bring not blood vpo thine houfc, if any manf.U from thentc. 9 % Thou flialt not fow e thy vineyard with diners kcds: left the f fruit of thy Iced wliich thou haft ibwen,^nd the fiuit of thy vineyard be defiled. 10 f 'I bou flialt not plow with an oxe and an afl'e together. 11 ^* Thou flialt Jiot weare a garm«t of diuersfotts, , 1 . 20 When thou beateft thine oliiietree, thou fhnlt notf goe ouer the boughes a- gnine : it fhal be for the ihanger,for the fa- therleire,and for the widow. 1 1 When thou gathereft the grapes of thy vineyard, thou fhalt not glcaneifj*af- tei-ward,it f halbe for the fti angerjfor the fa- therlcfie,and for the widow. 2 2 And thou flialt remember that thou wait a bondman in the land ofEgypt: ther- fore I command thee to doe this thing. CHAP. XXV. 1 Strifes mufivotexcadefourtie. 4 Tleoxeitnettcbte rmtfied. 5 Of raijiw fit de vnto li brother. 11 Ofthe immodifiwoman. ij OJ vmujlrrai^bti. 17 The me- mury of ^y/t^iikii to he blotttd out. IF there be a controuerfie bervvcene men, andthcy come vnto iudgement,that tht ;M.thrtJh- ttb. luft weights and mcafures. Chap. XXV}. ur Ottering ircnrlt fruits. * Mat 12 z. mi r. 1 1 . I ^ lukezo.iS. J( Or,^ext Ij Or;next tfiji. * Ruth J.?. "fHei afione «r,d ajione. ■\Hib.anE- pbah,and an efhah. *Exo, 178 5 ^ * If brethren dwell tog<:ther, and one of them die, and haue no childe,the wife of the dead Ihnll not marry without, vnto a Granger : her (] husbands brother ihall goe in vnto her,and take her to Iiim to wifc,andperfonne the duty of an husbands brother vnto her. 6 And it Ihall bee, that the firft borne which flice beareth, fhall fucceede in the name of his brother u Inch is dead, that his name be not put out of irr::el. 7 And if the man like not to take his Ij brothers wife, then let his brothers wife goe vp to the gate, vnto the Eldk;rs,and f .y, * j^Jy husbands brother refufeth to raifc vp vnto his brother a name in Ifracl: he will not pcrforme the duetie of my husbands brother. 8 Then the Elders of his citie fhal call him and Ipeake vnto him ; and if hee Itand to />,and lay, 1 like not to take her ; 9 Then lliall his brothers wife come vnto him in the prefencc of the Llders^and loofe his Ihooe lirom o& his foot, and Ipit in his face, and iliall anfw ere, and fay, i>o fliallit be done vnto that man that will not build vp his brothers houie. 10 And his name (lull be called in Ifra- cl, the houfe of him that hath his iLooe loofed. n f When men Itriue together one with another,and the wife of the one draw- eth ncere, for to deliuer her husband cut of the hand of him that fmitethhim, and put- teth forth her hand, and taketh him by the fecrets : 1 1 Then thou fhalt cut off her hand, thine eye fliali not pitie her. I J ^ Thou flialt not haue in thy bagge t diuers weights,a great,and a fmall. 14 Thou fhalt not haue in thine houfe t diuers meafures,a great and a fmall. i^ But thou ftialt haue a peifeft and iuft weight,a perfed and iuft meafiue fhalt thou haue : that thy daycs may be lengthened in the land w hict*:dtee heethat peruerteth the iudgemcnt of the ftrangcr^ farherlcllcj and widow : and all the people fliall fay, Amen. 20 Curfed bee he thr.tUcth with his fa- thers wife, bee: life hee vncoucreth his fa- thers skut: and all the people Ihall fry, A- meii. 2 1 Curfed be he that lieth with any ma- nerofbealt: and all the people fliallfay. Amen. 2 1 Curfed be he that lieth with his fifter, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother : and all the people liiallf.y. Amen. 2 3 Curfed be he that heth with his mo- ther in hw : & all the people Ihal fry^Amen 24 Curled b( he that fmiteth his neigh- bour fecretly: and all the people (lialllsy. Amen. * Eve.ti.i » 15 * Curfed be he that taketh reward to flay an innocent perfon : and all the people fhalll'^iyjAmen. * Gal, J, 10, 26 * Curfed i-e he that confirmeth not all the words of this Law to doe them : and ail the people fhall fay, Am.cn. CHAP. xxvm. I The lutings fir obdy-nce. 1 5 The curfs fir difoLc- dience. ♦Leuit,J<.j A Nd it fhall come to pafie, * if thou j[Vfhalt hearken dihgently vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God, to obfetue andio doe all his Commandements which I command thee this day 5 that the Lord thy God will fet thee on high aboue ?.H na- tions of the earth. I AndallthefeblcffingsfhaDcom.eon rhee, andouertake thee, ifthoulhalt hear- ken vnto the voycc of the L o r d thy God. 7, Blcfled flmlt thou be in the citie, and bkil'ed fliah thou be in the field. 4 Bleflcd /halt he the fixiit of thy body, and the fniitof thy groimd, and the fruit of thy cattell, the incrcafe of thy kine. and the flockes of thy ihcepe. f Bleflcd/7;rf/^e thy basket & thy [(ftorc 6 Blefled A^/t thou be when thou corrr- mcft in, and hlcffcd JJjait thou bt when thou goeft out. 7 The Lord fliallcaufe thine enemies that rife vp againft thee, to be fmitten be- fore thy face : they ihall come out againft thee one way, and flee before thee fcuen wayes. 8 The Lord fhall command the blef- fing vpon thee in thy jj ftore:-houfes, and in all that thou fetteft thine hand vnto,and he fl:ial bleffe thee in the land which the L ord thy Godgiueth thee. 9 The Lord fliall cftaHifh thee an holy people vnto himftlfc, as hce h.nh frtorne vnto thee, if thou flialt keepc the Commandements of the Lo r d thy God, and walke iithis wayes. 1 o And nil people of the earth fi.allfee, that thou art cflled by die Name of the L o R D,3nd thty iTialbe afr^d of thee. 1 1 And *the Lord ih: 11 make thee plen- teous (j in goods, in the fruit of thy t body, and m thefiuit oft'uy cattel,and in the fruit of thy groundjin the bnd vv hich the Lord fvvare vnto ihy fuhers to giuc thee. I 2 The Lor d e when thou goeft out. "20 The Lord fliall fend vpon thee curfingjf vexation, and rebuke, in all that thoufetteft thine hand vnto, f ^of »:o «ioc, vntill thou be deftroycd,and vntill thou pe- t'ld-i quickely, becaufc cf the wickednefle of thy doings, whereby thou haftforfakcn mee. z I The Lord fhal make the peftilence cleaue vnto thee, vntill he haue confumed thee from off the land, whither thou goeft topofl'efleit. 2 z * The Lord (hall finite thee with a confumption, and with a feucr, and with an inflammation , and with an extreme bur- ning, and with the || fword, and withblift- ing,and with mildew : and they fliall piufue thee vntill thou perifli. 2 7 And the heaucn that is ouer thy head fhallbe brafle , and the earth that is vnder thee/^i.4 * Chap. 4.5 I. king. 3.1. [jHttfafit. fold vnto your enemies for bondmen, and boudwomcn,and no man iliali buy yoi*. CHAP. XXIX. I Moftsexhormhthem to obedienct, by thcmemiiry of the woAss they hanefeene. i o iAll areprejeiitedbefire the Lord to enter iniohu C»t*e>uint. i8 Th; great tprath on htm that fi.ittcrcth himfcljc in hii wtcktdnejje. 2^ liV- cret thuigsbdongviito Cod. THefe are the wordes oi the Coucnant wliich the L o R D commanded Mofcs to make with the children of Ifraelinthe land of Moab befide the Couenantwhtch he made with them in Horeb. a ^ And Mofes called vnto all Ifrael, and faid vnto them,* Ye hauc feene all that the Lo R D did before your eyes in the land of Egypt vnto Pharaoh , and vnto all his fcruants, and vnto all his land; J The great temptations which thine eyes haue iti^aZi the ugnes and thofe great miracles : 4 Yet the L o R D hath not giuen you an heart to pcrceiue, and eyes to fee, and earcs to heare, vnto this day. J And I haue led you fortic yeercs in the wilderneffe: your clothes are not waxen oldvpon you, and thy ihooe is not waxen old vpon thy foot. 6 Yee haue not eaten bread, neither haue you drunke wine, or ftrong drinke : that ye might know that I am the L o r D your God. 7 And when ye came vnto this place, Sihon the king of Heflibon, and Og the King of Bafhan, came out againftvsvnto battell, and we fmotc them . 8 And we tooke their land, and gaue it for an inheritance vnto the Reubtnitcs,3nd to the Gadites,and to the halfe tribe of Ma- nafleh. 9 * Keepe therefore the words of this Couenant and doe them, that ye may pro- fper in all that ye doe. I o f Ye ftand this day all of yOu before the Lord your God : your captaiaes of yourtribcsj your Elders, and your officers, rfith all the men of ifrael, I I Your Uttlc ones, your wiues, and thy ftrangerthatisinthy campe,fromthe hew- er of thy wood, vnto the drawer of thy wa» .tcr: . ..■■]' 1 1 That thou (houldeft f tmcrinito Co uenant with the Lord thy God, and into his othe which the Lord thy God^ma- keth with thee this day : ^ '^ i I J That he may cftablifli thcc- to day for a people vnto himfelfe,and that he may be vnto thee a God, as he hith faide vnto| thee, and as hee hath fwdrne vnto thy fa- thers, to Abraham, to Ifaac, and to lacob. 14 Neither with you onely doe I make this coueaant and this othe ; I J But with him that ftaxideth herewith vs this day before the Lord our God, and alfo with him that is not here with vs this day: 16 ^Foryeknow how wc haue dwelt in theland of Egypt, and how wecametho- row the nations which ye pafled by. 17 And ye hauc fecne their abominati- ons, and their f idoles, wood, and ftonc, (iluer,and gold, which were among them.) 1 8 Leit there fliould be among you man or woman, or familie, or tribe, whofe heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to goe 4»(/ferue the gods of thefe nations ; left there Ihould bee amor^ you a root that beareth jj gall and wormewood, 1 9 And it come to pafle when hee hea- rcth the words of this curfc, that hee blefle himfelfe in his heart, faying, Ifliallhaue peace, though I walke in the]j imagination of mine heart, to adde f drunkennclTe to thirit: , 20 The Lord will not (pare liim, but then the anger of the Lord, and his ic- loufie Ihall imoke againft that man, and all the curfcs that are written in this booke fliall lit vpon him, and the L o R d fhall blot out his name from vnder heauen. 1 1 And the L o R D fhall feparate him vnto euiU, out of all the tribes of Ifrael, according to all the curfes of the Coue- nant, that t ar e written in tliis booke of the Law: ii So that the generation to come of yovr children, thatlhall rifevp after you, and the ftranger that ftiall come from a far land, fhall fay, when they fee the plagues of that land, and the fickenelfes f which the ■ffJebJon^i geds. \\Or,api>y. fonfiiUherbe. HAKojh. \\Or,fiHbbom- nejfe. t Heb. the drt*rkent» thethrfiu. ten. f Hd>. whert' xvith the l.OT{phath Lord hathlaid vpon it j zj And that the whole land thereof is 'brimflone and fait, and burning, that it is ! not fowen , nor beareth , nor any grade groweth therein, *like the ouerthrowe of Sodomc, and Gomorah, Admah, and Ze- boim, which the L o r d ouerthrcvyinhis anger, and in his wtath ; z 4 Euen all natioi is fhall fay s * Whcre= fore hath the Lor d done thus vnto this i '«^«'»»'S land ? what meanetb the heat of this great anger? • 2f Then men fhall fay, Becaufe tht'y I hawc * Gen, 1 9. * I, Kin. ^,8 1 Mercicro the repentant prcmifcd. Chap.xxx. L]fe and death. Or,who bad votgiuenro then any porci«n. I haue forfaken the Couenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when hec brought them forth out of the land of Egypt. i 6 For they went and ferucd other gods, and worfiiippcd them, gods whome they fHd.diuidd ijnew not,and f Vfbom he had not giuen vn- to them.' 27 And the anger of the L o r d was kindled againft this land, to bring vponit all the cur(es,that are written in this booke. i 8 And the L o R D rooted them out of their land in anger and in wrath, and in great indignation, and call them into ano- ther landj as« is this d-.y. ip The fecrct things helong vnio the Lord our God ; butthofe things which are reuenlcd ieloDg vnto vs, and to our chil- dren for eiicr/hat wc may doc all the words of this Law. CHAP. XXX. I Great mtrciti prcrmfed vnti the reptwtart. 1 1 Tht C^mmoidtrntnt u matitjin. I 5 Death ardlifi arefet be fire them. ANd it fhall come to pafie when all thefe things are come vpon thee, the blcffing, and the curfe, which I haue fet be- fore thee, and thou flialt call them to minde among all the nations whither the L o r d thy God hath driuen thee, 2 And (halt returne vnto the Lord thy God, and ihaltobey his voyce accor- ding to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children with all thine heart, and with all thy foule : J That then the Lord thy God will turne thy captiuitie, and haue compafhon vpon thee, and will returne and gather thee from all the nations whither the Lord thy * N«Ii«. 1 .9, ^°*^ ^"^ fcatter ed thee. 4 * If any of thine be driuen out vnto the outmoft parts of heauen, from thence will the L o R D thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee. 5 And the Lord thy Godwill bring thee into the land which thy fathers poflet fed, and thoufhalt poflcfle it: and he will doe thee goodjand multiply thee aboue thy fathers. 6 And the L o R D thy God will cir- cumcife thine heart, and the heart of thy feed to loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart,and with al thy loule,that thou mayefthue. 7 And the Lord thy God will put all thefe curfes vpon thine enemies, and on them that hate thcc, which pcrfecuted thee. 8 And thou /halt renirne and obey the vryce of the Lor D,and doe all his Com- mandements which I command thee this day. 9 *And the Lord thy God will m?.ke thee plenteous in cucry wcrke of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattell, and m the fruit of thy land, for good : for the Lord will againe rcioyce oucr thee for good, as he reioyccd ouer thy fathers : I o If thou ihalt hearlccn vnto the voice of the Lord thy God to kccpe his Com- mandtments, and his Statutes which are written in this booke of the Law , and if thou turne vnto the L o r d thy God with all thine heart,and with all thy foule. I I «y For this Commandcm.ent which I command thee thisdny, it isnot hidden from thee, neither is it farre off. 1 2 * It is not in heauen,thai thoa fhoul- dcH f:.y. Who fhall goe vp for vs to heauen, and bring it vnto vs, that we mayhcareit, and doe it ? 1 1 Neither ;'; it beyond the (z^y that thou Ihculdeft fay. Who fliall goe ouer the fea for vs, and bring it vnto vs,that we may hcarcit,anddocit? 14 But the word is very nigh vnto thee, in thy mouth, andin^thy he.iit, that thou mayeftdoeir. I J ^ See,! haue fet before thee this d.-y, Ufe and good, and de3th,and euill : 1 6 In that I command thee this day to louethe Lord thy God, to walke in his wsyes,andt6kecpchisCommandcmcnts, and his Statutes, and his ludgcments, that thou maycft liue and multiply : and the Lord thy God (hal bleile thee in the land, whither thou goeft to pofli fie it. 17 But if thine heart turne away, fo that thouwilt not hcare,but fhalt be drawcn away, and worfhip other go&C. * Chap. 4. if. >fhuai3incouraged. Dcuteronomie. Oodgiueth him a charge. *Num»). 17, 11. * Chap.7, 2 thy God, and that thou mayeil obey his voyce, and thrt thou mayeft cleaue vnto him : for he w thy hfe, and the length of thy iiyes,that thou mayeft divell in the l-ind, which the Lord fwaie vnto thy fathers, to Abrahamjto Ifaac^and to lacob, to gme them, CHAP. XXXI. I jflofis mowa^efbthe people, j He irwourageth lo- fhua. 9 Hce delmereth the Law v.-ito tbeTriefli to readeitintbe feiuntbyetrc to thepeople. 14 God gi- ueth a cbiirgc to lofhtM, 19 and afong to teHtfie a- gawft the people. 24 Mofes delmereth the books of^^'^ Larp to tb; Leii-tes to keepe. 28 Hfemakcthaprote- flation to the Elders. AN D Mofes went and Ipake thefc words vnto all Ifrael. z And he faid vnto them,! am an hun- dred and twentie yeeres old this day j I can no more goe out and come in : alfo the Lord hath faid vnto mce, * Thou flialt not goe ouer this Jordan, 5 The L o R D thy God, hee will goe ouer before thee, and hee will deftroy thefe nations from before thee, and thou llialt poUefle them: rfw^ Io(liu3,he fhall goe ouer before thee, * as the L o R d hath faid. 4 And the L o K D fliall doc vnto them, as he did to Sihon, and to Og Kings of the Amorites , and vnto the land of them, whom he defhoyed. 5 And *theLoRD fliallgiue them vp before your face, that yee may doe vnto them according vnto all the Commvinde- ments which I hauc commanded you. 6 Be ftrong, and of a good courage, feare not, nor be afraid of them : for the Lord thy God, hee it is that doeth goe with thce,he will not faile thce,nor forfake chce. 7 ^ And Mofes called vnto Iofliua,and faid vnto him in the fight of all Ifrael, Bee ftrong, and of a good courage : for thou mull goe with this people vnto the land, which the L o R D hath fworne vnto their fathers to giue them j and thou Ihalt caufe them to inherit it. 8 And the L o R d, he it is diat doth goe before thee, hee will be with thee, hee will not faile thee , neither forfake thee : feare not, neither be difmayed. 9 f And Mofes wrote this Law, and deliueied it vnto the Priefts the fonnes of Leui, which bare the Arke of the Coue- nant of the L o R Djand vnto all the Elders oflfrael. 10 And Mofes commanded them, fay- ing. At the end ofeuery feucn yeeres, in the folemnitie of the * yeerc of releafe, in the feaft of Tabernacles, 1 1 When all Ifrael is come to appeare before the Lord thy God, in the place which hee fhall ohoofe j thou flialt readc this Law before all Ifrael , in their hea- ring. I z Gather the people together, men, and women and children, and thyftran- ger that » within thy gates, that they may heare, and that they may learne, and feare the Lord your God, and obferue to doe all the words of this Law : I J And that their children which haue not knowen any thing , may hearc , and learne to feare the Lord your God, as long as ye hue in the land, whither ye goe ouer lordan to poflefle it. 1 4 f^ And tne Lord faid vnto Mofes, Beholdjthy dayes approach that thou muft die : call lofluia, and prefent your felues in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, that I may giue him a charge. And Mofes and lofhua went and prcfented thqmfelues in the Tabernacle of the Congregation. I f And the L o R D appeared in the Tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud : and the pillar of the cloud ftood ouer the doore of the Tabernacle. ' 16 ^ And the Lord faid vnto Mo- fes, Behold , thou fhalt f fleepe with thy fathers, and this people will rife vp, and goe a whoring after the gods oftheftrsn- gers of the land whither they goe to be a- rtiongft them , and will forfake me , and breakc my couenant which I haue made with them. 1 7 Then my anger fhall be kindled a- gainit them in that day, and I will forfake them, and I will hide my face fi-om them, and they (lull be deuoured, and many e- uils and troubles fhall f befall them, fo that they will fay in that day. Arc not thefe euils comevponvs,becaufe our God is not a- mongft vs ? 1 8 And I will furely hide my face in that day, for all the euils which they fliall haue wrought,in that they are t«rned vnto other gods. 19 Now therefore, write ye this fbng for you, and teach it the children oflfrael : put it in their mouthes, that thisforig may beawitnefTeformee, againft the children oflfrael. 20 For when I fhall haue brought them into the land which I fwarevnto their fa- thers, that floweth with milke and hony j and * Chap. I J, I ■^Heb.lie downe. ■fHeb.fride tbem. Mofes charge to lofhua. Chap.xxxij. Mofcsfon^. and they fhall haue eaten and filled thcm- ielucs, and waxen fat^ then will they turne vnto other gods, and feme them, and pro- uoke mCjOnd breake my couenant. 2 1 And it fliall come to paflc,when ma- ny ciiils & troubles are befallen them , that i Hebr.befire. ■^^^^ ^''"g '^^^'^ teftific f againft them as a witnefle: for it fhall not be fbrgottenout of themotithcsof their feed: for I know their ■\Hehr.doe. imagination which they f goe about euen now, before I haue brought them into the land, which I fware. 2 2 ^Mofcs therefore vvrote thiJ fong the fame day,& taught it the children of Ifrael. 2 1 And hee gaue lofliua the fonne of * lofli. 1.6, Nun a charge, and faid, * Be ftrong,and of a good courage : for thou fiialt bring the children of Ifrael into the land which I fware vnto them; and I will be with thee. 24 f And it came topafle whcnMofcs had made an ende of writing the wordes of this Law in a booke , vntillthey were fi- niihedj 2 5 That Mofes commanded the Lcuites which bare the Arke of the Couenant of the Lor D,f''.ying, 2 6 Take this booke of the Law, and put it in the fide of the Arkt of the Couenant of the Lord your God, that it m?.y bee there for a witncfle againft thee. 27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy ftifte necke : Behold , while I am yet aliue with you this day , ye haue bene rebelhous againft the L o k d 3 and how much more after my death? 28 51 Gather vnto mee all the Elders of yourtribes, andyourOfficers, that I may Ipeake thefe wordes in theircarcs, and call heaucn and earth to record againft them. 2 9 For I know, that after my death yee willvtterly corrupt J o»r/e/«M, and turne a- fidefirom the way, which I haue comman- ded you : and euill will befall yotrin the lat- ter daycs , becaufe ye will doe cuillin the iight of the Lord, toprouoke him to an- ger through the worke of your hands. 50 And Mofes fpake in the eares of all the Congregation of Ifrael the wordes of this fong jVntiU they were ended. CHAP. xxxn. I Mofes fi>:^,rvl>tchftUthfoortbGods r/urdcaudvtrge- ance. ^6 Hcexhortilhtl^em tofittlHirhcarlsvpo-jiT. 48 Godfijidcth l.im vj) to rnoMil JS'ebo, lofie ihc la>,d, Andd:e. C^ lue care , O yee herucns, and I will J ipeake; And heare,0 earth ,thc words of my moutk. z My 4o(ftnn€ fh?.lldrop ps the r.^ine : myfpeech (lialldiftill as the deaw, as the rmall raiae vpon the tender hcrbe, and as fliowres vpon the grafle. 3 Becaufe I will pubhfh the Name of the Lord: afcribeyee greatnefle vnto our God. 4 He is the rocke , his worke is pcrfcd : for all his wayes«re Judgement : A God of Trueth , and without iniquitie , iuft and right /J he. f t They haue corriiptcd themfeiues, II their fpot is not thejpotof his children: they are a peruerfe and crook<;d generation. 6 Doe yc thus requite the L o r d, O foohfli people , and vnwjfe ? Is not hee thy Father th.H hath bought thee ^ Hath he not made thce,and eftabliihed thcc ? 7 f Remember the dayes of old , con- fider the yeres off many generations : askc thy father, and he will Ihew thee, thy Elders, and they will tell thee. 8 When the moft High diuided to the nations their inlieritance , whenhcfepara- ted the fonncs of Adam , he fct the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Ifrael, 9 For the Lords portion is his peo-- ple : lacob is the f lot of his inheritance. I o He found him in a dcfertland , and in the wafte howling wildernes: He|j led him about, he inftruded him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. I I As an Eagle ftirrethvp herneft,flut- tereth ouer her yong, fpreadeth abroad her wings, takeththem, beareththemonher wings : 1 2 So the Lord alone did leade him, and there was no ftrange god with him. 1 J He made him ride on the high pla- ces of the earth, th:.t he might eate the in- creafc of the fields, and hee made him to fuckehonyoutof the rocke, and oile out of the flintie rockc,» 14 Butter of kine, and milke of fheepe, with fat of Iambs, and rammes of the breed of Baf]ian,andgoats,with the fat of kidncis of wheat, and thou diddeft drinkeof the pure blood of the grape. 1 J ^ But lefurun waxed fat,and kicked: Thou art waxen fat,thou art growen thick, thou art couered vpithfa:n'J]'e : then he for- fooke God which made him , and h^htly efteeir.cd theRockeofhisfalu.uion. 16 Theyprouoked l.im to iciouiic with ftrangc_5ot^.<,\vith abominations prouoked they him to anger. j O 17 Thcv,-I \hhhr.ht hath cormt~ fdtohim- fclfc. II Or. that they are wt huch:ldtei7, that is their blot. ■\Hehr.gme- ration and qt- neraiion. f HArxera. \\0r, comt Jedbtmai^ . Mofcs fong of Gods Dcuteronoraie. Mercie and Vengeance. IJOr, which were not Or,de{fifed. ♦Rom, 10 p- 11 Or, hath bttrntd. conjltm-d. ]H(ht.bttr' twig eoaUi. + Hebr-fi'f th< chafyihtrs. -\Hibr.bc- \\Ch;opir high haidandnot tlie LOT(JD h.^tb done {lU thu. lOt II Or,iirrcr{e :h nthcvi'it ?fS.odQ)ue, 1 7 They facrificed vnto deiiils, f) not to God: to gods whom they knew not,to new godsythat came newly vp5whom your fathers feared not. 1 8 Of the Rocke that bcgate thee thou art vnmindfull , and haft forgotten God that formed thee. 19 And when the L o r Dfaw/V^hctfab- horred them , becaufe of the prouoking of his fonnes,and of his duightcrs. 1 o And he faid,I wil hide my face from them,I will fee what their tnA^ (haJl be : for they are averyfrownrd generation ^ chil- dren in whom is no faith. z 1 They hdue mooned mcc to ieloufie with that which ts not god5they hauc prouo- ked me to angcrwtrh their vanities: And*I I will moue them to leloufie with thofe which are not a people,! will prouoke them to an- ger with a foolilli nation. 5 z 2 For a fire is kindled in my anger, and (I Hiall burnc vnto the loweft hell , and ((lliall confume the earth with her increafc, and fet on fire the foundations of the mountaincs. z :{ I will heape mifchiefcs vpon thcm,I will fpend mine arrowes vpon them. 24 Theyftiallbe burnt with hunger, and deuoured with f burning heat,and with bit- ter dtftrudion : I will alfo fend the teeth of beaftsvpon them, with the poifon offer- pents of the duft. 2 f The fword without , and tc^rour fwithin fh-iU t deftroy both the yong man, and the virginc , the fucklingrtZ/i with the man of gray haircs. 26 I laid,! would fcntter them into cor- ners , ! would make the remembrance of them to ccafe from among men : Z7 Were it not that I feared the wnlth of tbe enemic, left their aducrfiries fliould behaue themfclncs ftrangcly, and left they fliould fiy, II Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this. 2 8 For they are a nation void of counfel, neither is there any vnderftanding in them. 1 29 O that they were wife, that they vn- dcrftood this , that they would confidcr their latter end. ^ o How fhould *onc chafe a thouf^d, and two pot ten thoufand to flight , except their Rockc had fold them,and the L a R d had (hut them vp ? J I Fortheir rocke is not as our Rocke, cuen our enemies thcmfclues being iudgcs, J z- For their vine is |{ of the vine of So- domc, andof theiitlds of Gomorah : their grapes 4re grapes of gall j their cluftcrs^re bitter. 55 Their wine is the poifbn of dragons, and the cruellvenimeof A{pes. 5 4 Is not this layd vp in ftore with mc, 4»^fealed vp among my trcafures ? ^ J To me belongcth "* vengeance , and recompencc, their foote {hallfhdeinduc time: for the day of their calamitie is atj Jq, hand , and the things that fhall come vpon them,make hafte. J 6 For the Lord (hall iudge hispeo- ple, and repent himfclfe for hisferuants, when he fceth that t^eirfpower is gone3 and there is none flint vp,or left. 3 7 And hce fhall fiy , Where are their gods ? their Rocke in whom they truftedj 5 8 Which did eate the fat of their facri- fices , and dranke the wine of their drinke offerings? let them rife vp and hclpe you, and be t your proteftion. 3 9 See now,that I,e«en I am he,& there is no god with mce ; * I kill , and I make a- liue : I woimd, and I healc : neither is there any that can jeliucr out of my hand. 40 ForIIiftvpmyhandtoheauen,and fay,! line for euer. 41 Ifl whet my glittering fword, and mine hand take Holdonludgement,! v/ill render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate mc. 42 I will make mine anowes dninke with blood, ( and my fword fliall deuoiure flefl-i) and that with the blood of the ilainc, and ofthecaptiues, from the beginning of rcuenges vpon the enemie, 4 J II Reioyce, O * yee nations with his people, for he will auenge the blocxl of his feruants, and will render vengeance to his aduerfaries, andwiU be mercifuU vnto his land,. 26. ■\Hfb/md. Moles vievveth the land of Deutcronomic. Canaan: HisagCjdeath^and bunalT [}jOr,vnt!er ithyjhoeet ~ "vjron,' |*Iere. 23.^ [\Or,fhMbe IjUbdfted. * Chap }. J 7.;. mac. 1.4. «Deut.i,38. blefling of the Lord: pofi'eflc thou the Weft and the South. z 4 ^ And of Afher he Hiid, let AHier be blcflcd with children. Let him be accep- table to his brethi-en, and let him dip his foot in oilc, z 5 Thy {j 'hoocs flialbc yron and brafle, and as thy d.iycs, fo (IjaU. thy Itrcngth be. 26 ^ There is none like vnto the God of lefiuun , who rideth vpon the heaiiea in thy helpe , and in his Excellencic on the skie. 2 7 The cternall G od is thy refuge , and vnderneatharcthe eucrlalting armcsiand he fnall thnift out the enemic from before thee,andfliaU fay,Deftroy them. 28 * Ifrael then Ihall dwell in fafety a- lone : the fountaine of Licob/A^/Z^evpon a land of corne and wine , alfo his hcauens fhall drop downe deaw. 29 Happy rfi-f thoit, O Ifrael- Who is like vnto thee , O people ! Saued by the L o RD, the fhicld of thy helpe, and who is the ivvord of thy Excellencie : and thine enemies (j ihall": found liars vnto thee^ajid thou fhalt tread vpon their high places. CHAP, xxxim. 1 Mofisfront mount Neho vinpeth the land. 5 He dietli tfjfre. 6 Htibmiall. 7 H« age. 8 Thirty dayis nioumtngftr him. *This is the land which I Iware vnto Abraham, vntolfaac, and vnto lacob, faying, I will giue it vnto thy feed : I haue caufed thee to fee it with thine eyes^but thou flult not goc oner thither. 5^ ^ So Mofes the feruant of the L orix died there in the landofMoabj according to the word of the Lord, 6 Andhee buried him in a valley in the land ofMoab,OH€r agninft Beth-Pcor : but no man knoweth of his Sepulchre vnto this day. 7 51 And Mofes was an hundred and twenticyeeresoldewhcn heedied: his eye was not dimme , nor his f naturall force f abated. 8 ^And the children of Ifrael wept for Mofes in the plaines of Moab thirty dayes : So the dayes of weeping and mourning for Mofes were ended. 9 f AndlofliuatheibnncofNunw** full of the Spirit of Wifedome: for Mofes had layed his hands vpon him,and the chil- dren of Ifrael hearkened vnto him, and did as the Lord commanded Mofes. 10 ^And theife arofe not a Prophet fincc in Ifrael hke vnto Mofes , whom the Lord knew face to face . 1 1 In all the fignes and the wonders which the Lord fent him to doe in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his l*eruants,ana to all his land, 1 2 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great tcrroiu', which Mofes Ihewed in the fight of alJ Ifrael. THE BOOKE OF lOSHVA. CHAP. T. I Tiie LOT{'T)apfoi)n(thIoP)uato{i'.ccccd Mofes. jTlx borders of fix proratfidLiJid. 5, <^ Godpromifithto af- y?!? IoP)ua. 8 He^iueth himaSirKciiovs. 1 o Hee prepareththe pcoptt to pafi ouer Imdan. 12 Jofhita purteth the nvo tribes a/id halfi tanttnde of their promt fe toMoCe^. \6 Thi^promifehtmfiahu. Ow after the denth of Mofes the feruant of » the Lor D,it came to A pafle, thitthe Lord ^ Ipakc vnto lofhua the lonnc of Nun , Mofes *minifter, faying. 2 Mofes my feruant is dead r now therefore arife, goe ouer this lordan, thou, and all this people, vnto the land which I doe giue to them , euen to the claildren of Ifrael. 5 * Eueiy place, that the fole of your foot fiiall tread vpon, that haue I giucn vn- to you,as I faid vnto Mofes. 4 From the wildcinefle and this Leba- non , euen vnto the great Riuer, the riuer Euphi-ates , all the land of the Hittites, and vnto the great /ea, toward the going downe of the S,unne,jQialbeyoui" coaft. 5 There *Det!M I. 2 4. chap.! 4 lodiua is encouraged. Chap.if. Spies are fent to vicwiericho. ■•Hcbr.ij.tf ■*Deuc. }i. jl Or, tho'A jhaltctutfe this people to iniieritethc •DeuCJ.ji and 28.14 ]\0r, doe wifdj. jj Or,d0e wtfeij. *Deut.jj. f Hthr.Tnar- jhdUdby fili£. I 5 There fhall not aiiy man be able to ftand before thee all the d.iyes of thy lifer as I was with Mofes ,/o I will be with thee : * I will notfaile thee^nor forfake thee. 6 * Be ftrong , and of a good courage : for I) vnto this people flialt thou diiude for aninheritance the land which I I\vai'C vnto their fathers to giue them. 7 Onely bee thou ftrong , and veiy courageous, that thou mayeu obferue to doe according to all the Law, which Mofes myferuant commanded thee; "^turnenot from it to the right handjOrto the left, that thou mayeft (| profpcr whither foeuer thou goefti 8 This booke of the Law fhall not de- part out of thy mouth,but thou Ihalt medi- tate therin day and night, that thou maieft obferue to doe according to all that is writ- ten therein : for then thou fnalt make thy way profperous, and then thou fhalt fj haue good fuccefl'e. 9 Haue not I commaunded~thee ? bee ftrong , and of a good courage , bee not a- fraid, neither bcc thou difmaied : for the Lord thy God « with thee , whither foe- uer thou goeft. 10 f Then loftiua commanded the of- ficers ofthepeople,faying, 1 1 PafTe through thehoftc, and com^ mand the people, faying. Prepare you vi- iduals : for within three dayes ye fhall pafTe ouer this lordane , to goc into poflelle the land which the Lord your God gmeth youjCopofTefTeit. 11^ And to the Reubenites, and to the Oadites , & to halfe the tnbeof ManafTeh, fpak«^Iofhua,faying, 1 1 *Remember the word which Mofes the feruant of the Lord commanded you, faying, The Lord your God hath giucn you reft,and hath giuen you this land : 1 4 Your wiucs,your htle oncs,and your cattell fhall remaine in the land which Mo- fes gaucyoxi on this fide lordane; but yee fhall pafle before your brethren f armed, all the mightie men of valour, andhelpe them : 1 5 Vntill the Lord haue giuen your brethren rclt, as he hath^tuen you, and they alfo hjue pofTefled the land whi>:h the Lord your God giueth them : then yee fhall rcnurnc vnto the land of your pofTefl fion,and enio" it, which Mofes the Lords feruant gaiie you on this fide lordane to- ward the Sunne rifing. 16 ^And they aLmv\ered lofliua, fay- ing, All that thou commandeft vs, wee will doc,and whither f bcuer thou fendcll vs, wc willgoe. 1 7 According as wee hearkened vnto Mofes in all things, fo will we hearken vnto thee : onely the Lord thy God bee with thee,as he was with Mofes. 1 8 Who foeuer hee be that doeth rebell againftthy commandement, and will not hearken vnto thy wordes, in all that thou commandeft him, hee fhalbe put to death : onely be ftrong,and of a good courage. CHAT. IL I 1{abah rece'mcth and concetdeththe two J^ics fent from Stntttm. 8 Tliccouentvit betrveene her a//d them. 2 J Their retunie aiidrelano!?. ANd lolhua the fonne of Nun fent out of Shittim two men, to fpie fecretly, faying,Goe , view the land, euen lericho : and they went , and * came into an harlots houre,named Rahab, and f lodged there. 2 Andit was told the king of lericho, faying, Behold, there came men in hither to night, of the children ofIfrael,to fearch out the countrey. 5 And the king of lericho fent vnto Rahab, faying. Bring foorth the men that are come to thee , which are entred into thine houfe: for they be come to fearch out all the countrey. 4 And the woman tooke the two men, and hid them, and faide thus : There came men vnto mee, but I wift not whence they were: 5 Andit cimc to pzffc about the time of fliutting ofthe gate, when it was darke,that the men went out : whither the men went,I wote not : purfue after them quickly,for ye fhall ouertake them. 6 But fhe had brought them vp to the roofe of the houfe, and hid them with the ftalkes of flaxe, which fhe had laid in order vpon the roofe. 7 And the men purfued after them the way to lordane, vnto the foords : and af^ foone as they which purfued after them were gone out,they ihut the gate. 8 f And before they were layd downc, fhe came vp vnto them vpon the roofe. 9 And fhee faid vnto the men, I know that the L o R D hath giuen you the land, and that your terrour is fallen vpon vs,and that all the inhabitants of the land f faint becaufeofyou: 10 For we haue heard how the L o r d * dried vp the water ofthe Red ft a for you, when you came out of Egypt , .and what . 2_j y°" *Hebr.ii. }i. iatnes : t Hebr.la;;. ■fHtbrr^h. * Exod. 1 4. SI. chap. 4 2 3« Rahabscouenant. lofhua. ThePrieflsbeareihc Arl returned, and deC cended from the mountaine , and p;fl*cd o- uer, and came to lofliua the fonne o f Nun, and told him all things that befell them, 2 4 And they faid vnto lofluia , Truely the Lord hath dcliuered into our handes all the land j for euen all the inhabitants of the coiHitrcy dot t faint becaufc of vs, CHAP. IIL I lofjua commeth te lordtm. 2 The Officers kfhun the people for the pajfa^e. 7 77;^ Z, O l^D encouragtth lojhua. 9 fofhuaencourageth the people, 14 Jlje wa- ters of I ar dan are dtitided. ANd lofhua rofe earely in the mor- ning, and they remooned from Shit- tim, and came to Jordan, hee and all the children of Ifrael, and lodged there before they pa fled ouer. 2 And it came to paflc after three daies, that the Ofiicers went thorow the hofte j ? And they commaunded the people, faying. When ye fee the Arke ofthe Couc- nant of the L o r d your God , and the Priefts the Leuites bearing it, then ye fhall remoue from your place,and goe after it. 4 Yetthercfhalbeafpacebctweeneyou and it,about two thoufand cubites by mea- fure : come not neerc vnto it , that ye may know the way by which ye muft goe ; for ye haue not p:^fled this w^y f heretofore. 5 And loftiua faide vnto the people, *Sanftifieyour felues .-for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you. 6 And lofliua fpake vnto the Priefts, faying. Take vpthe Aike ofthe Couenant, and pafle ouer before the people. And they tooke vpthe Arke of the CoucJiant^anci went before the people. 7 51 And the Lord faid vnto lofliua. This day will I begin to magnifie thee in the^fight of all Ifrael, that they may know that * as I was with Mofes , /b I will bee with thee. 8 And thou flialt command the priefts that beare the Arke of the Couenant , fay- ing J When yee are come to the brinke of the water of lordane, yee fliall ftand ftill in lordane. 9 5[ And lofhua (aid" vnto the children ofIfracl,Comchither,andhearethewordsi ofthe Lord your God. 10 And lofl^iua faid , Htreby yee fhall' know that the liuing God is among you,, and that he wil withoutfaile driue out from before you the Canaanites., & theHittixs, and f Htbr.fnth. ^Hebr.flnct ycBerday and the third day. 'Leuit.20. 7, num. 1 1. i8.chap.7. tl-iSita, *Ch3p.i,5. lordan is dried vp. Chap.iiij. Tvveluertones. *PfaI.ii4, ♦i.Chron. 1i.15.ec- dus. 24. jo * Dent. 17. 2 *Chjp.J.I2. and the Hiuites, & the Perizzites, and Gir- gafhileSj& the Amorites,and the lebufites. 1 1 Behold, the Arke of the Couenant, cuenihe Lord of ail the carthjpafleth ouer bcferc yoii,into lordaii. I z Now therefore take yee twelue men out ofthe tribes of Ifrael, out of euciy tribe a man. I ? And it (hal come to paflejaflbone ns the folcs ofthe feet ofthe Priefts that beare the Arke ofthe Lor Ojthe Lord ofall the earth,(hall reft in the waters of Iordan,tA t Hebr.all *Exod,4 jl Or,k>!Mts offlnits- \\ Or,Cibech. baarMoth. Prielb/ayingjComeyc vp out of laidane. 1 8 And it came to pafl^ when the Priefts that bare the Arke of the Couenant of the Lord, were come vpout ofthemidsof lordane, and thefolesof the Priefts feetc were f lift vp vnto the dry land,that the wa- ters of lorclane returned vnto their place, and t flowed ouer all his bankes> as they did before. 19 ^ And the people came vp out of lordane on the tenth day of the firft mo- neth, and encamped in G ilgal , in the Eaft border of lericho. 20 And thofe twelue ftones which they tookeout of lordane J did loihiia pitch in Gilgal. 2 1 And hce fpake vnto the children of Ifr.-.el, faying. When your children fliall askc thou fathers t i" ti'Tie to comCj faying. What meane thefe ftones ? 22 Then yec fhall let your children know5faying,lfrael came ouer this lofdane on dry land. 2 5 For the L o R i> your God dried vp the waters of lordane from before you, vn- till ye were pafled ouer,as the Lord your God did to the Red fe3j*which he dried vp from before vs, vntill we were gone ouer : 24 That' all the people of the earth might know the hand of the L o R Dj that it ti mighty, thatyc might feare the Lord your God f for euer. C H A P.. V. I The C'^naanitei are nf-aid. 2 lofhuaretfieth ^irctirrp- cifion. 10 TijeTajfeonerukip atGtlgd. n Man- naaafith. ij ^n[ydn^dappearetbloIojhtia. ANd it came to paffe when all the kings of the Amoriteswhich were on the fide of lordane Weftward, and all the Kings of the Canaanites,which were by the Se>i, heard that the Lord had dried vp the waters of lordane fiom before the chil- dren of Ifrael , vntill wee were pafled ouer, t'lat their heart melted j neither was there fpiritin them any more,becaufe of the chil- dren of Ifrael. 2 ^ At that time the L o r d faid vnto Iofiiua,*jM ake thee |j fharpe kniues,and cir- cumcifc asaine the children of Ilrael tlic fe- cond time. 5 And loihua made him fharpe kniues, and circumcifed the children of Ilrael at j[ the hill of the foreskinncs. 4 Andthis is thecaufe whylofliuadid circumcife : all the people that came out of Egypt, that wf re males, emn all the men of warre, died in the wilderneflcby thcway after they came out of Egypt. 5 Now all the people that came out, were circiuncifed , but all the people that were borne in the wildernes by the way , as tbey came foorth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcifed. 6 For the children of Ifrael walked fourtie yeeres in thcwildernefl'e, till all the people that were men of warre which came out of Egypt were conflimed, becnufe they obeyed not the voice of the L o rd, vnto whom the Lord fware that hee * would notfhcw them the land which the Lord fware vnto their fathers , that hee would giue vs , a land that floweth with mjke and honie. 7 And their children, yvhom hee raifed vp in their ftead, themloflnia circumcifed,^ for they were vncircumcifed •. becaufe they had not circumcifed them by the way. 8 And it came to pafle fwhen they had done circumcifing all the people , that they abode in their places in the campe,till they were whole. 9 And the L o R D faid vnto loflma. This day haue I rolled away the reproch of Egypt from ofFyou: Wherfore the name of the place is called j| Gilgal vnto this day. 10 ^ And the children of Ifrael incam- ped in Gilgal, and kept the PafTeoucr, on the fourteenth day of the moneth at euen> in the plaines of lericho. 1 1 And they did eate of the old corne of the land , on the morrow after the Pafle- ouer, vnleauened cakes , and parched corne in the felfe fame day. 1 2 f And the Manna ceafed on die morrow after they had eaten of the olde corne of the land , neither had the children oflfraclM^mna any more,but they did eatc of the fruit ofthe land of Canaan that yerc. I :? ^ And It came to pafle when Iol>,ua was by lericho, that he hftvp his eyes, and looked, and behold, there ftood*aman ouer againft him, with his Cword drawen in his hand: and lofhua v^'ent vnto him, and faid vnto him. Art thou for vs, or for our aduerfaries ? 1 4 And he faid , Nay, but as }j captaine ofthe hofte ofthe Lord am I now com e^ And lofhua fell on his face to the earth, and did worfhip , and faid vnto him. What faith my Lord vnto his femant ? 1 5 And the captaine of the Loads hofte faid vnto loHiua,^ "^ Loofe thyfhooe from off thy foote, for the place whereon thou ltandeft,is holy .-And lofhua did fo. CHAP. * Num. 14. f Hcb.whtn the people had made An end to be circHm- cifed. 11 iroWmg. *Exod.2 3t 2j. [j OrfPrince. "Exoi:or tboHt jOOO- rad. father,aiid her mother, and her brethren, and all that flie had : and they brought out all her t kinred, and left them without the campe of Ifrael. 24 And they burnt the citie with fire, and all that was therein: onely the filuer, andthegoId,andtheveflelsof brafle and ofyron, they put into the Treafuiy of the h(Xife of the L o R D. 2 y And lofliua faucd Rahab the harlot aliue,and her fathers houflioId,and all that flie had : and (he dwcllcth in Ifrael eucn vn- to this day, becaufe flic hid the meflengers' which lofhua fent to fpie out lericho. 26 ^ And lolhua adiuredt/7fOT at that time, faying,* Curfed bee the man before theLtOR D, that rifeth vp and buildeth this citic lericho : hee fliall lay the founda- tion thereof in his firft borne, and in his youngeft [onne fliall hee fet vp the gates of it. 27 So the L o R D was with Iofliua,and his fame was noyfed ihoroughoiit all the countrey. CHAP. V'll. I Vie Ifratlites are fmittcn at ^i. 6 lojhtt.it cem- t>l atnt . 10 God infiruiftth htm what to doc. 16^- cbanistakfnbyjheLot. i<> Hu coiififton. 21 Hee and all he had arc dejiroyed w the valUy of^chor. BVt the children of Ifrael committed a trefpafl'e in the accurfed thing: for * A- chandie fonne of Carmi , thefonne of Zabdijthe.fonncof Zerahjof the tribe of ludah, took of the acciirfed thing : and tlie anger of the Lord was kindled againft the children of Ifrael. 2 And lolliua fent men from lericho toAi, which is berideBeth-auen,onthe Eaft fide of Bethel, and fpake vnto them, fayuig,Goe vp and view the countrey.And the men went vp, and viewed Ai. J And they returned to lolliui , and faid vnto him , Let not all the people goe vp : but let f about tw o or three thouland men goe vp, and fmitc Ai,ind make not all the people to labour thither, for they are but k^N. 4 So therewentvp thither of thepeo- ple about three thou/and men , and they fled before the men of Ai, 5 And the men of Ai fmote of them about thirty and fixe men : for they chafed them/row bcforcthc gate aicn vnco She- barim , and fmote them in the \\ going downe : Wherefore the hearts of tlic pco- pie melted, and.became as water. .6 f And lofliua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth vponhis face, before the Arke of the Lord, vntill the euentide, hee andthe Elders of Ifrael, and put dufl vpon their heads. 7 And lofhua faid,Ala$,0 Lord G d, wherfore haft thou at all brought this j5eo- ple (Hier Iordan,to deliuer vs into the hand of the Amorites, to deftroy vs ? Would to God we had becne content, and dwelt on the other fide of lordan. 8 OhLoRD!wh3tftialIfay,whenIf^ rael turneth their f backes before their ene- mies ? p For the Canaanitcs, and all the in- habitants of the land fliall heare of it , and fhall enuiron vs round , & cut ofFour namt from the earth : and what wilt thou doc vn- to thy great Name ? I o f^ And the Lord faid vnto lofliua. Get thee vpjwhcreforeflyeft thou thus vp- on thy face? I I Ifrael hath finned,and they hauc al- fo tranfgrelled my Couenant which I com- manded them ; for they haue euen taken of the accurfed thing,and hauc alfo ftollen, and diffembled alfo, and they haue put it euen amongft their owne f tufie. 1 2 Therefore the children of Ifrael could not ftand before their enemies, i«f turned their backes before their enemies, becaufe they were accurfed.' neither will I be with you any more, except yee deftroy the accurfed from amongft you. 1 3 Vp, fanditie the people , and fiy, Sandific your felues againft to morrow:for thus faith the L o r d God oflfraeljT/jfJ-e M an accurfed thing in the midft of thee, O Ifrael: thoucanft not ftand before thine enemies , vntill yee take away the accurfed thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore yee fliall be brought,accordiiig to your tribes: and it fliall be that the tribe which the Lord taketh, fliall come according to the fami- lies ther^ /, and the family wnich the L ord fliall take, fliall come by houfl.olds: and the houfliolds which the L o R D flial take, fhall come man by man. 1 5 And it flialbe, that hee thatis taken with the accurfed thing, fliall be burnt with fire, he, ^nd all that he hath: becaufe hee hath tranfgrcilcd the couenant of the Lord, and bfcatife hee hatli wrought 11 folly in Ifrael. 1 6 ^f So lofliua rofe vp early in the mor- n!ng,and brought Ifrael by their tribes,and the liibc of ludah was talcen. 17 And f Heb. necket. f Hei.falUji. I) Or,wicked- Achans trcfpafle and pirnifhmcnt. Chap vii). Ai is befiegcd. f Hcb.fowrcd I That \i, troMf, *D«it.i.jt &7.18. 1 7 And he brought the family of ludah, and hee tooke the fimily of the Zarhitcs : and he brought the family of the Znrliites, man by man, and Zabdi was taken. 1 8 And he brought his houfliold, man by man, and Achan the fonne of Carmi, the fonne of Zabdi, the fonne of Zerah, ot the tribe ofIudah,was taken. ip Andloflmafayd vnto Achan, My fonne, giue, I pray thee , glorie to the Lord Godof Ifracl, and make rfjnfeC- lion vnto him, and tc 11 me now, what thou haft done, hide it not from mc. 20 And Achan anfwercd lofluia, and fay4, Indeede I haae finned againlt the Lord God of Ifrael , and thus and thus hauel done. z 1 When I faw among the fpoyles a goodly Babylonifli garment, and two hun- dred Ihckels of fiIiKr,and a t wedge of gold of fiftieflickels waightj then I coucted the, and tooke them, and behold, they are hid in the eaith in the midft of my tent , and thcfiluervnderit. 21 ^ So lofluia fent mefTcneers , and they ran vnto the tent, and behold , it was hid in his tent^^nd the filaer vndcr it. 23 Andtheytookthemoutofchemidft of thetent,and brought them vnto lolliua, and vnto all the children of Ifrael,anc;tlaid them out before the Lord. 24 And Iofl.ua,and all Ifrael with him, tooke Achan the fonne of Zerah, and the fiber, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his fonnes, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his afles, and his lliecpe, and his tent, and all that he had : and they brought them vnto the valley of Achor. 25 Andloflma fayd , Why haft thou troubled vs ? the L o r d fiiall trouble thet this day. And all Ifracl ftoned him with iloncs, and burned them with fire, after they had ftoned them witli ftones. 26 And they raifed oucr him a great heape of ftones vnto this day: fotheLo.- 1> tiirnedfrom the ficrcenefle of his anger: Wherefore the name of the place was. cal- kd>The valley of |{ Achor, vnto this day. CHAP. VIIL I Gtdencottragdh lofhia.'-.i The jin.tage?ne wS^erebj ^twastakei.. z^ The kingitureofu hanged. 30/0- p.ua buildd h an atar, 3 z »rr Uth the LatP onjiones, 3 3 frofoKiidtlh ble]iir.gs ar.d.atrfuigs. ANd the L o R b faid vnto loftmaj *Feare not,neithcr be thou difmaid : t^kc alithe people of warre with thee, and arifc, goe vp to Ai : See , I haue giuen into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, andhiscitic,andhis land. 2 And thou ihnlt doe to Ai and her king, as thou didddl vnto * lericho and| *Cfa3p,tf,ai her king : Onely the fpoyle thereof, and *the cattell thereof Ihall ye take for a pray j ♦Deut.io.14l vnto your fclucs: Isy thee an ambufti for the citie, behind it. J f So lofhua arofe,and all the people of warre , to goe vp againft Ai : and loftiua chofe out thirty thoufand mighty men of valour, and fent them away by night : 4 And hcc commanded them, faying. Behold, ye fhalllyc in waite agairjft the ci- tiCytuen behind the citie : goe not #ry farre from the citie, but be ye all ready : 5 And I , and all the people that are with me, will approch vnto the citie: and it (hall come to pafle when they come out againft vs, as at the firft, that wee willflee before them, 6 (For they will come out after vs) till wee hnie | drawne them from the citiej ■^}icb.p(M. for thty will fay , They flee before vs, as at the firft : therefore wee will flee before them. 7 Then yee fhall rife vp from the am- bufh, and feife vpon the citie : for the Lokd your GodAviHdeliuer it into your hand. 8 Andit (hall be when yee haue taken the citie , that ye fhall fetthe citie on firer according to the commandement of the Lord fhall ye doe. See, I haue comman- ded you. 9 ^ lofhua therefore fent them forth, and they went to lye in ambufh, and abode betweene B^hel and Ai, on the weft fide of Ai: but lolhua lodged that night among whe people. 10 And lofhua rofe vp carely in the morning, and numbred the people, and went vp ihe,and the Elders o/lfrael^before thcpeopleto Ai. 11 And all the people, fwe^t/je/Jfop/e of warre thatwerewithhim,wcntvp,and drew nigh, and came before the citie, and pitch- ed on the North fide of Ai : now there was a valley betweene them and Ai. 1-2 And hee tooke about fiue thoufand men^ind fetthem to lie in ambuHi between Bethel and Ai,on the Weft fid. Ijof the city. 13 And when they had fet the people, cHen allthe hofte that was on the North of the citie, and their f licrs in waite on the Weft of the citie : lofl-ua went that night into the midft of the valley. 14 f And llOr,of^i. ■fHeb.thtir Ai IS bcfieged loiliiia. and fee on fire. I 14 f And it came to pafle when the king j of Ai flivve it, that they tiafted, andiofe vp i eurely, and the men of the city went out a- gainll Ifrael to battell, heCjand all his peo- ple, at a time appoyntedjbcforc the plaiue, but be wift not that there were lyers in am- bufli againll him behind the city. 1 f And lofliua and all Ifrael made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the wny ofthe wildernefle. 16 And all the people that were in Ai, were called together to purflxe after them: and they purlued after loQiua, and were drawne away from the citie. 1 7 And there was not a man left in Ai or Bcthtjt, that went not out after Ifrael: and they left the citie open^and purlued af- ter Ifrael. 1 8 And the Lord faid vnto lofhua. Stretch out the {peare that is in thy hand, toward Ai- for I wil giue it into thine hand. And lolliua flretched out the fpeare that he had in his hand, toward the city. 1^ And the ambufli arol'e quickely out of their placCjand they ranne asfoone as he had ilretchcd out his hand : and they en- tred into the citie, and tooke it,and hailed, and fet the citie on fire. 2 o And when the men of Ai looked be- hind them,they faw,and behold,the fmoke ofthe citie afccndedvp to heauen,andthey had nofpower to flee this way or that way : and the people that fled to the wildcrneiie, turned backe vpon the pui-fucrs. a I And when lolhua and a 11 Ifrael fawe that the ambulh had taken the citie , & that the fmoke ofthe citie afcendcd, then they turned againe,and flew the men of Ai. z 2 And the other iflued out of the citie againfl; them, fo they were in the midft of IfiraeLj fome on this fide, and fome on that fide, and they fmote them 3 fo that they * let none of them remainc or efcape. .2 5 And the King of Ai they took aliue, and brought him to lofliun. 24 Anditcame toplfle, when Ifrael had made an end offlaying all the inhabi- tants of Ai, in the field , in the wildernefle wherein they chafed tlicm, and »/;*« they were all fallen on the edge of the fword,vn- till they were confumed, that all the Ilrae- Ikes returned vnto Ai , and fmote it with the edge ofthe fword. 2 5 And fo it was , that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were tweluc thoufand, etten all the men ot Ai. i6 For lolLua drew not his hand backe wherewith he llrctched out the fpeare,vntil he had vtterly deflroyed all the inhabitants ofAi. ' 27 * Onely the cattell, and the (poyle of that citie Iflrael tooke for a pray vnto themfelues,according vnto the word ofthe L ORD, which he * commanded lofhua. 28 And lofliua burnt Ai, and made it an heape for euer , euen a dcfolation vnto this day. ri^nd the king of Ai hec hanged on a tree vntill euentide : and as foone as the Sunne was downe, lofhua commaunded that they Ihould take his carkafe downe from the tree, and cait it at the entring of the gate of the citie, and * raife thereon a great heape of ftones that rtmaineth vnto this day. go ^ Then lofhua biiilt an altar vnto the Lord God of Ifrael in mount Ebal, g I As Mofes the feruant ofthe Lord commanded the children of Ifrael, as it is written in the * booke ofthe law of Mofes, an Altar of whole ftoaes, ouerwliich noe man hath hft vp any yron : and they offe- red thereon burnt offrings vnto the Lord, and ficrificed peace offerings. g 2 5y And he wrote there vpon the ftones a copie ofthe Lawe ofMofes , which hee wrote in the prefence of the children of Ifrael. g g And all Ifrael , and their Elders, and Officers, and their ludges , ft;oode on this fide the Arke, and on that fide, before the Priefts the Lcuites, which bare the Ark ofthe Couenant ofthe Lord, afwellthe ftranger, as he that was born among them: halfe of them ouer againlt mount Gere- zim, and halfe ofthem ouer againft mount Ebal, * as Mo/es the feruant ofthe Lord had commanded before, that they fhould blcfTe the people of Ifrael. g4 And afterward he read all the words ofthe Lawe, the bleflings and cur fings, ac- cording to all that is written in the booke ofthe Law. g f There was not a word of all that Mo- fes commanded , which lofliua read not before all the Congregation of Ifrael *with the vv omen and thehtIcones,and the ftran- gersthat f were conuerfant among them. CHAP. IX. I Tilt kings combine againfi Jfr*tl. j "Pie Cibeomes by craft ohtmw a League. 16 For which they are cordmifud to fcrpttttaU bondage. ANd it came to paffe , when all the kin^s which were on this fide lordan •Num. J I. 22,25. •Verf.». 'Chap.7,25 *Exod.io.>5 deuc.27.5. •Deut.i I. 29.&27.12 *Deut. J I. 13. "^ Heb.wdkii 1 ncv^iiJCOiu(.c»i.raii* V^iiap'iA* X in. VJiUCUIIIlC:> IIMIIC ildllCS. j- Hth.meKtb f Hdi. inyom hOiid. \\0r, thryre- caHtd theme: hyreafon of then- viihaJs. in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coifts of the great fea, ouer againft Leba- non, the Hittite, and the Amontc, the Ca- naanite,tlic Peri/.2ite,,the Hiuite , and the lebuiitc heard thereof: 2 Thu they gathered themfelues to- gether to Hght with lofliua , and with I^ rael, with one t accord. g * And when the inhabitants of Gi- beon heard what lolhua had done vnto lericho, and to Ai, 4 T hey did w orke wilily,and went and made as if they had beenc embailadours, and tooke old f ickcs vpon their afles , and Vi'ine-bottels, old, and rent, and bound vp, f And old (hooes and clowted vpon their feet, and old garments vpon them, and all the bread of their prouiiion was dry and ir.ouldie. 6 And they went to lofluu vnto the campe at Gilgal, and faid vnto him, and to the men of Ilrael,We be come from a farre countrey: Now therefore make ye a league with vs. 7 And the men of Ifrael faid vnto the Hiuites, Pcraduenture ye dwell among vs, and how fiiaU wee make a league with you ? 8 And they Hiid vnto Ipfliua, VVeedre thyferuants.. And lofliua faid vnto them. Who are yee? and from whence come yee ? 9 And they faid vnto him , From a ve- ry farre countrey thy leruants are come, becauie of the Name of the Lord thy God : for we haue heard the fame of hiin, and all that he did in Egypt, I o And all that he did to the two kings of the AmoriteSjthat were beyond Jordan, to Sihon kinCTofHeilibon,and to Ogking of Bafiian, which was at Afluaroth. I I Wherefore our Eldersand all the in- habitants of our countrey^ (pake to vs, fay- ing. Take viduals f with you for the iour- ney, and goe to mecte them, and fay vnto them, We are your feiuants : therefore now make ye a league with vs. 1 1 This our bread, wee tooke hote for cur prouifion out of our houfes,on the day we came forth to goe vnto you : but nov/ behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy. 1 3 And thefe bottels of wine which wee filled, >»'frenew,and behold, thcyLe rent: and thefc our garments,and our fhooes are become old. By rcafon of the veiy long lourney. 14 And fj themen tooke of their vic'iu- als, and af ked not counfell at the mouth of the L o R V, 1 5 And lolhua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them hue : and the Princes of the Congregation fware vnto them. 16 ^Andit cametopafleat the end of three dayes, after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt a- mongthem. 1 7 And the children of ICrael iourneyed and came vnto their cities on the third day: now their cities were Gibeon,and Chephi- rah, and Bceroth, and Kiriath-iearim. 18 And the children of Ifrael fmote them not, bccaufe the Princes of the Con- gregation had Iworne vnto them by the L o K D God of Ifrael : And all the Con- gregation murmured againft the Princes. 19 But all the Princes faid vnto all the Congregation,We haue iworne vnto them by the Lord God of Ifrael : now there- tore we may not touch them. 20 This we will doe to them J wee will euen let them liue, left wrath bee vpon vs, becaufe of the oath which wee {ware vnto them. 21 And the Princes faid vnto them,Lct them hue,(but let them be hewers of wood and drawers ot water, vnto all the Congrc- gation,)as the Princes had * promifed the. 22^ And lolhua called for them , and he fpake vnto them, faying, Whcrfore haue ye beguiled vs,fj.ying,We •« very far from you ? when ye dwell among vs. 23 Now therefore yee are curfed , and there fiiall f none of you be freed from be- ing bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers ofwater,for the houfe of my God. 24 And they anfAvercd Iolhu3,andfaid, Bccaufe it was certainly told thy feruantS;^ how that the Lord thy God * comman- ded his feruantMofes to giue you all the land, and to dcftroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you,therfore wewcre fore .ifraid of our lines becaufe of you, and haue done this thing. 2 5 And now behold, wee are in thine hand : as it feemeth good and right vnto thee to doe vnto vs, doe. 2 6 And fo did he vnto them , and dcli- uered them out of the hand of the children of Ifrael, that they flew them not. 27 And lofhua made them that d:\y, hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the Congregation, and for the Altarofthe Lo RD,euen vnto this day, in the place which he fhould choofe» CHAP. *Veir,i5, ■f Htb.rwt he cut offjrsm JOH. *Deut. 7.1. Fluc kings befiege Gibcon^ loHiua. The Sun and Moonc ftand ftill. «Chap.iua called for all the men of Ifrad, and faid vnto the captaincs of the men ofwarre which wcntwith him, comcneerc,put your feetevpontheneckes of thefe kings. And they came ncere, and put their fcete vpon the neckcs of them. 2 5 And lofliua faid vnto them, Feare not, nor bee difmayed, bee ftrong, and of good courage : for thus £h.ill the Lord doc to all your enemies againil whomyee fight. 16 And afterward Tofhua fmotc them, and Hew them, and hanged them on fine trees: and they were hanging vpon the trees vntilithe euening. 27 And it cametopaffeatthc time of the going downe ofthe Sunne, that lofhua commanded, and they * tooke them down ofFthe trees, and caft them into the caue, wherein they had beene hid, and laid great ftones in the caucs mouth , rvlmh remaine vntill this very day. 28 5f And that day Icfhua tooke Mak- kedah,andfmoteit with the edge of the Avord , and the king thereof he vttcrly de- ftroyed, them, and all the foules that were tlieiein,he let none remaine : and he did to the king of Makkedah, * as he did vnto the kingoflcyicho. 29 Then loftitu pa fled from Makke- dah, and all Ifiael with him, vnto Libnah, and fought againfl Libnah, JO AndtheLoRudcliuercditalfojand the king thereof, into the hand of Ifrael, and he fmote it with the edge ofthe fword, and all the foules that were therein : He let none remaine in it, but did vnto the king thereof, as hee did vnt© the ICing of leri- cho. J I f Andlofliua pafled from Libnah and all Ifraclwith him, vnto Lachifh , and encamped againft it , and fought againft it. 15 2 And the Lord deliuered Lachi/h into the hand of Ifrael, which tooke it on the fecond day, and fmote it with the edge ofthe fword, and all tlie fouks that were therein, according te all that he had done to Libnah. g 5 ^ ThenHoi'am king of Gc2cr,came vp to helpe Lachilh, and lofhua fmotc him and his people, vntill he hadlefthim none rcmayning. J 4 5f And from Lachifh, To/Ima pafled vjitoEglon^ and aHIfrad with him, and they encamped againft it , and fought a- gainll it. 3 J And they tooke it on that day , and fmotc it with the edge ofthe fword, and all thcfoulcsthatwtTf therein hee vtterlyde- Iboyed that day, according to all that hee had done to Lachilh. J 6 And lofliua went vp from Eglon, and all Ifrael with him, vnto Hebron, a^id they fought againft it. ^ 7 And they tooke it, and fmote it with the edge ofthe fword,and the king thereof, and allthc cities thereof, and all the foules that vi>ere therein, he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon: but dcftroyedit vtterly, and all the foules that were therein. ?8 f And lofliua returned , and all Is- rael with him to Debir, and fought a- gainft it. 39 And he tooke it, and the king there- of, and all the cities thcrof,and they fmote them with the edge ofthe fvvord,and vtter- ly dcftroyed al the foules that were thereinj he left none remaining : as he had done to Hebron,fo he did to Debir,and to the king thereof, as he had done alfo to Libnahjand to her king. 40 f So lofhua fmote all the countrey ofthe hils,, and of the South , and of the vale, and of thefprings, and all their kings, he left none remayning , but vttcrly de- ftroyed all thatbre3thed,as the Lord God oflfrael * commanded. 4 1 And lofhua fmote them from Ka- defli-Barnea , euen vnto G.i2a,.and all the countrey of Goflien , euen vnto Gibc- ©n. 42 And air thefe kings, and their land did lofhua take at one time: bccaufe the Lord God of Ifiael fought for If^ racl. 45 Andlofliua retui-ncd and alllfracl with him ,^ vnto the campe to Gilgah CHAP. XI. I Dmrskin^soHereoifteatthewatirsefMtrom. loHa- zoru takfi and burnt. 1 6 ^U iht coMitny taken by IeP)tta. xi Tlie iAnakjms cut eff. ANd-itcame topafle,whcn labinking ofHazor had heard f/jo/e tl>ings , thar he fcnt to lobab king ofMadon, and to the kingofShimron,.andtothc kiug of Ach- fhaph, 2 And to the kings thatiWere on the l^^orth of the mountaines, and of the plaines *Deut.2^. i<5,i7. Diuers conquefts lofliu a. matleby lofliua. plaincs South of Cinneroth,and in the val- ley, & in the borders of Dor, on the Weft; jl ^nd to the Canaanite on the Eaft and on the Weft, and to the Amorite , and the HitdtCjind the Perizzite,and the lebu- fite in the vnountaines, and to the Hiuite vnder Hermon in. the 1 ^nd of Mizpeh. 4 And they went out,they and all their hoftes with them, much pcojAe,euen as the fandthat« vpon the Sea-ftore in multi- tude,\vith horfcs and charets very many. 5 And when all thefc kings were f^et together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Mcrom, to light agamft If- rael. 6 ^And the Lord raydvntoIofhui,B€ not afraid becaufeof them: for to morrow about this time will I deliuerthem vp all flaine before Ifrael : thou fhalt hough their horfcs, and burne their charets with fire. 7 So loihua came , and all the people of wairc with him, agamft them by tlie wa- ters of Merom luddenly, and they fell vpon them. And the L o k d deliiiered them in- )J Or, the fmoothmoHn- tMTte. ftshisferuant, fo* did Mofes commaund | *Deut.7.j. IoiT)ua,and fo did lofhua : heflcft nothing vndone of all that the Lord commaundeo Mofcs. 1 6 Solofhua tooke all that land, the hilles, and all the South countrey , and all thelandof Goihen, and the valley , alid the pl.iiiic,3nd the mountaine of Ifrael,and the valley of the lame : 17 £»£» from the j) mount Halak, that goethvpto Seir,vnto Baal-Gad,in the val- ley of Lebanon , vnder mount Hermon : and all their kings hee tooke , and fmotc them, and flew them. 1 8 lolhua made warre a long time,wich all thofe kings. 1 9 There was not a citie that made peace with the children of Ifrael, * faue the Hi- uites the inhabitants of Gibeon j all other they tooke in battell. 20 For It was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they fhould come againft Ifrael in battell,that he might deftroy them vtterIy,,d thirty iqi^gs on the other fde lordan which lojhtta fmote. NOwthefe^rethe kings of the land, which the children of Ifrael fmote, and poirefll'd their land on the other fide lordan, toward the rifing of the Sunne : from the riuer Arnon , vnto mount Her- mon, and all the plaine on the Eaft. z * Sihonkingof the Amorites who dwelt in Hefl)bon, and i-ulcd from Aroer, which IS vpon the banke of the riuer of Ai-- non, and from the middle of the riuer, and from haife Gilead vnto the riuer labbok, whii b *Num.jtf. 5 3- *Num. 21. 2 4.deu. J . 6 ivings conquered by lothua. L.nap.xiij Keuoens and Oacls inhcritanccr I Or,TefM.vi. ]]Or,the JpringsofT;f- gd>,or the hill. *Deut.j.i7, * Deuc.j.ii chap. I J. 13. *Num. j». i2.chap.ij, 8. *Chap \ I. «7- ♦Chap.tf.2. *Chap.8,ap ♦Chap. I o. *Chap,ioi * Chap. 10. a- * Chap. I o. * Chap. 10. II Or,Saro)i, *Chap.ti, lO. which jithe border of the children of Am- mon ; 5 And from the plaine, to the Sea of Cinneroth on the Eaft, and vnto the fea of the plaine, euen the fait fea on the Eaft, the way to Beth-Iefliimoth : and from the II South, vnder II * AOidoth-Pifgah. 4 ^ And the coall of Og king of Ba-" flian, "(vhich was of the '^ remnant of the Gyants , that dwelt at Alluaroth , and at Edrei, 5 And raigned in mount Hermon,and inSalcah, andinallBafhan, vnto the bor- der of the Gelhurites, and the Maacha- thites, and halfe Gilead, the border of Si- hon king of Heflibon. 6 Them did Mofes, the feruant of the Lord, and the children of Ifrael finite , and *Mofcs, the feruant of the Lord, gaue it for a pofleffion vnto the Reubenitcs and Gadites,& the halfe tribe of Manafleh. 7 f^And thefe are the kings of the countrey which lofliua and the children of Ifrael fmote on this fide lordane on the Weft , from Baal Gad in the valley of Le- banon, tuen vnto * the mount Halak, that goethvptoSeir, which lefhu.i gaue vnto the tribes of Ifrael for a poflefilion, accor- ding to their diuifions : 8 In the mountaines , and in the val- leys, and in the plaines, and in the iprings, andinthewildernefle, and in the South- countrey : the HirtiteSjthe Amorites, and the CanaaniteSjthePerizziteSjthe Hiuites, and the lebufites. 9 f * The King of lericho, one : the * king of Ai, which ts befide Bethel, one : 10 "^Thekingof Ierufalem,onc: the king ofHebron,one ; 1 1 The king of larmuth, one : the king of Lachis,one : I z The king of Eglon, one : * the king ofGezerjOne: 1 5 * The king of Dcbir,one : the king of Gcder,one: 1 4 The king of Hormah,one : the king of Arad,one : 1 5 * The king of Libnah,one : the king of Adullam, one : 1 6 * The king of Makkedah, one : the king of BetheljOnc : 1 7 Tlie king of Tappuah,one: the king of Hepher,one : 1 8 The king of Aphek,one : the king of II Lafiiaron,one : 1 9 The king ofMadonjOnc : * the king of Razor, one r 2 o The king of Shimron-Meron,one : the king of Achfhaph,one : 2 1 The king of Taanach,one: the king ofMegiddojOne : 2 2 The king of Kedefli,one : the king of lokneamof Carmeljone : 2 J The king of Dor, in the coaft of Dor, one : the king of * the nations of Gilgal, one : 2 4 The king of Tirzah, one ; all the kings thirtie and one. CHAP. XIIL 1 The bounds of the I and rot yet conquered. 8 The inlie-. iKiitanc: of the two Tribes aid hAfe. 14. j j . The Lorda>'.dhi;facrifices,iirethevihentanceofLeui. 15 The bounds of lbs inherit. vice of lUuben, ai Balaam flume. 2 4 Ttie boiti:ds of the v^ieritmce ofCjod, 2^ and oj the h. ,lj e tribe ofMaiu^eh. NOw lofhiii was old ancf ftiicken in yeeres, and the L o r d faid vnto hiin j Thou art old, 4«c/ ftricken in yeeres, and there remaineth yet very much landfto be pofl'efled. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth : ^11 the borders of the Phxlitlines , and all Gcihuri, J From Sihor, which is before Egypt, euen vnto the borders of Ekron North- ward, wWf discounted to the Canaanite: fiue lords of the PhiliftinS3 the Gazathites, and the Afhdothites, the Ellikalonites, the Gittites , and the Ekronitcs ^ alfo the A- uites. 4 From the South, all the land of the Canaanites, and[|Mearah that is befide the Sidonians, vnto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites ; $ And the land of the Giblites,and all Lebanon toward the Sunne rifing , fi-om Baal-Gad vnder mount Hermon,vnto the entringinto Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants ofthe hiU coun- try, from Lebanon vnto Mifi-ephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I driue out from before the children of Ifirael : onely diuide thou it by lot vnto the Ifiaelites, for an inheritance , as I haue commaunded thee. 7 Now therefore, diuide this land for an inheritance vnto the nine tribcs,and the halfe tribe ofManafleh, 8 With whom the Reubenitcs,and the Gadites haue receiucd their inheritance, * wliich Mofes gaue them, beyond lordane Eaftward, eutn as Mofes the femant of the. L o RD gaue them: ^___ ^ 9 ^rom "Gen.14 iJ fHeb. to pofi fife it. \\Or,the caneJ *Num 31. 1 5 -chap, ■ 4- jalaamisilaiae. loinua. vjaas inneritancc. 9 From Aroer that is vpoii the banke oftheriiici-Arnon,andthecitie that is in the middeft of the nucr, and all the pl.une ofMedeba vnto Dibon : JO And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites^ which raigned in Heflibon, vnto the border of the children of Ammon: 1 1 And Gilead>and the border of the Geflnu-ites,andMaachathites,& all mount Hcrmon,andall Baflian vnto Salcah : 1 2 All the kingdome of Og in Baihan , which reigned in Afl itaroth and Edreijwho [)eut. J.I i\ remained of* the remnant of the gyants : iap.iz,4. for thefedid Mofes fmite, andcaiUhem but. I J Neuerthelcfle,the children of Ifrael expelled not the Gelluuitesjnor the Maa- cathites : but the Gefliurites and the Maa- catlutcs dwell among the Ilraelites vntill this day; 1 4. Only vnto the tribe of Lcui he gaue none inheritance ^ the facrifices ot the Lord God of IfracI made by fire, are their inheritance5as he faid vnto them. 15 ^ And Mofes gaue vnto the tribe of the children of Reuben, inbentance accor- ding to their families - 1 6 And their coaft was of Aroer , that is on the banke of the riuer Arnon,^and the citie that is in the midft of the riuer,and all the plaine by Medeba, 1 7 Helhbon and all her cities that are in the plaine : Dibon,and |j Bamoth-Baal, and Beth-Baalmeon, 18 AndIahazah,andKedemothj and Mephaath, 19 And Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-fnahar, in the mount of the val- ley, 20 And Beth-peor , and * ij Aflidoth- Pifgal\,and Bcth-iefliimoth : 2 1 And all the cities of the plaine , and all the kingdome of Sihon king of the A- mori tcs, which reigned in Hefhbon,whom Mofes fmote ** with the Princes of Midian, Eui>andRekem, and Zur, and Hur , and Rcba,which v;ere dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the countrey* 2 2 f Balaam alfo the fonne of Beor the (I Sooth-fayer did the children of ifrael flay with the fword, among them that were flainc by them. 2 5 And the border of the children of Reuben, was Jordan and the border tbtrof: This was the inhcritnnce of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities, and villages thereof. I Or, the high laces of Baal, md hoy,fe of laalmcon. 'D«ut.j 17. I Or, flings of TifgJi, trthe -nU. •Num,ji.8 \\Or,dimner, 24 And Mofes gaue inheritance vnto the ' tribe of Gad,eHe« vnto the childien of Gad according to their families ; 2 5 And their coaft was Ia2er,and all the cities ofGilead, and halfe the land of the childrcnof Ammon, vnto Aroer thatis be- fore Rabbah : i6 And from Hefhbonvnto Ramath- Mizpeh, and Betonim : and from Maha- naim vnto the border of Debir. 27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon the reft ofthe kingdome of Sihon king of Hv^flibon, Jordan, and bit border,e«e» vnto the edge of jhe fea of Cinneroth, on theo- ther Iiae I .udan Eaftward. 2^ Tiiis is the inheritance of the chil- dren of Gad after their families : the cities and their villages. 29 ^ And Mofes gaue inheritance vnto the halfe tribe of Manaflch: and tb'u was the poffejjton of the halfe tribe of Manaileh, by their families. 30 And their coaft was from Mahana- im all Ba{hafl,all the kingdome of Og king of Bafhan, and all the townes of Iair,which aEeinBafhanjthreefcore cities : 51 And halfe Gilead, and Afhtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdome ofOgin Baiihan, vpereperteiningynto th« children of Machir the fonne of Manafleh, etten to the one halfe of the '* children of Machir by their families. 3 2 Thefe are the coitntreys which Mo- fes did diftribute for inlieritance in the plaines of Moab, on the other fide lordane by lericho Eaftward. g 5 * But vnto the tribe of Leui Mofes gaue not any inheritance: the Lord God of Ifrael was their inheritance^ * as he fay d vnto them. CHAP. XIIII. I TheuMtribesardahalft are U hscue their hihmttpice by lot. 6 Caleb by pTitiiied^eobtapieth Hebron. ANd thefe are the emntreys which the children of Ifrael inherited in the land of Canaan,*which Eleazar the Prieft, andlofliuathefonofNun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of IfracI dittributcd for inheritance to them : 2 *Tiy\ot\»ai their inheritance, as the Lord commaunded by the hand of Mo- fes, for the nine tribes, and for she halfe tribe» 3 For Mofeshadgiucn the inheritance of *Nutn.j». 35- *Chap.i8.7 * Num. 1 %, 20. *Nuin, 34. 17. * Num . 1 6, 5S.&3J.54 .i Calebs inheritance. Chap.xiiij.xv. The lot and borders of I udah. chap. If, 2 * Num. 14, »4. f Heb.xFolkcd. *EccIuj 46, 9. •Cha.tf.i i.macc.z, 56. ofthe two tribes and an halfe tribe, on the other fide Jordan: butvnto theLeuiteshe gauenone inheritance among them, 4 For the children of loleph were two tribes, Manafleh and Ephraim : therefore theygaue no part vnto the Leuites in the land, faue cities to dwell in, with their fub- urbes for tkeir cattell , and for their fub- ftance. y * As the L o R D commaunded Mo- fes, fo the children of Ifrael did, and they diuided the land. 6 ^ Then the children of ludah came vnto loihua in Gilgal : and Caleb the fen of lephunnchthe Kenezitejfai-i vnto him. Thou knoweft the thing that x'.it ^ o R d faid vnto Mofcs the man of God concer- ning me and thee, in Kadefli Barnea. 7 Fourtie yecres old was I when Mo- fcs the fcruant ofthe Lord fent me from Kadcfli Barnea, to eipie out the land, and I brought him word againe,as it was in mint heart. 8 Neucrthelefle , my brethren that went vp with me,made the heart ofthepeo- ple melt : but I wholy ^followed the Lord my God. ^ And Mofesfware on that day, fay- ing. Surely the land whereon thy feethaue troden, fhall be thine inheritance , and thy cliildrens for euer, becaufe thou haft who- ly followed the Lord my God. I o And now behold, the Lord hath kept me aliuc, as he faid , thefe fomty and fiueyceres, cuen fince the Lord Ipake this word vnto Mofes, while the children oflfraclf wandered in the wildernes: and now loejl am this-day fourefcore and fiue yeeresold. II *AsyetIamasftrongthisday,asI rvas in the day that Mofes fent me : as my ftrength was then, euen fo is my ftrength now, for warre, botlito goe out, and to come in. 1 2 Now therefore giue me this moun- taiiic, whereof the L o r d fpake in that day3(for thou hcardeft in that day how the Anakims vpere there , & that the cities vvere great /irba was a great man among the Anakims.* and the land had reft from warre. CHAP. XV. I Theb»rdersofthelotofludJ>. ij Calebs pcrt-.on 0- retjutjl. 1 6 Othnul for hu valottr , hath ^clifMi^ CaltbiddKghtertevetfe. 18 She cbtaivc.k a Uei.'mz of her father, zi The c.tm of ludah. 6^ TheU- imfites m t cofitjuered. fHU then was the lot ofthe tribe ofthe children of ludah by theit famiUes, "^ euen to the border of Edomj the *wilder- neffeof Zin Southward, ip-** the vttermoft part ofthe South coaft : 2 And their South border was from the fliorc ofthe fait fca, from the f bay that lookcth Southward. I And it went out to the South fide to ^ Maalchacrabbim , and palled along to Zin, and afcended vp on the Southfide vn- to Kadefli-Barnea : and pafled along to Hezroij, and went vp to Adar, and fetched a compafle to Kark.;a. 4 From thence it pafled toward Az- mon, and went out vnto the riiier of Egypt, and the goings out of that coaft were at the fea : this fhalbe your South coaft. f And the Eaft border was the fait ki, euen vnto the end of Jordan : & their bor- der in the North quarter, was from the bay ofthe fca, at the vttermoft part of lor- dane. 6 And the border went vp to Bethho- gla,and pafTed along by the North ofBeth- arabah,and the border went vp to the ftone of Bohan the fonne ofReuben. 7 And the border went vp toward Pe- bir from the valley of Achor, and fo North ward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going vp to Adummim,which is on the Southfide ofthe riuer : and the border paf- fed towards the waters of Enfhemefh , and the goings out thereof \vere * at En-Ro- gel, 8 And the border went vp by the val- ley ofthe fon ofHinnom, vnto the South- fide ofthe lebuzitc, the fame is lemfilem : and the border went vp to the top ofthe mountainc, that lyeth before the valley of Hinnom, VVeftward, which is at the end of the valley of thegyants. Northward. 9 And the border wasdrawen from the top ofthe hill vnto the fountaine of the wa- ter of Ncphtoah , and went out to the P 2 cities *Chap.i5, 'J- *NfuHi.j4.jj ^Num.jj.jH '\ Heb. tongue.] \\ Or,the <(ohr vp to iAcnib- b;T», 'i.King.i.p .chlMisrcqucft. lofhu a. ludahs cities. ciiics of mount Ephron , and the border was cUawen to Bxihh , which is Kiriath- icarim. lo And the bordei* compaffcd from B.iabh Weilward vmo mount Scir, and pafl'ed along vnto the fide of mount lea- rim, ( which n Chefalon) on the North lide, and went dovvne to Bethfhemefh, and ,' p?fl"cd on to Timnah. I I I And the border went out vnto the fide of Ekron Northward : and the border was drawen to ShicrojijOnd paflcd along to mount Baalah, and went out vnto labneelj and the goings out of the border were at the Cca. 1 2 And the Weft border was to the great fea, and the coall thereof: this is the coaft of the children of ludah round about according to their families. 15 ^ And vnto Caleb the fonne of Ic- phunneh , he gaue a part among the chil- dren of ludah, according to the comman- dementoftheLo r DtoIofluiaj<«f»*||the citieofArbathefatl*cr of Anak^ which c/- tie is Hebron. 1 4 And Caleb droue thence * the three fonncs of AnakjShefliaij and Ahimaiijand Talmai, the children of Anak. 1 5^ And he went vp thence to the inha- bitants of Debir : and the name of Dcbir before was Kiriath-Sepher. 1 6 f And Caleb faid, Hee that fmiteth Kiriath-Sepher, and taketh it,to him will I giue Achfah my daughter to wife. 1 7 And Othniel the fonne of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, tooke it : and he gaue him Achfihhis daughter to wife. 18 And it came to paflejasfhecame-v/j- to him, that Ihe mooued him to af ke of her father a field, and ihe lighted ofFhcr afle j and Caleb faid vnto her. What wouldelt thou ? ly Whoanfwered, Giue meableffingj for thou haft giuen me a South-land, giue me alfo fprings of water j and hcc gaue her the vpper fprings , and the nether fprings. 20 This « the mheiitance of the tribe of the children of ludah according to their families. z I And the vttermoft cities of the tribe of the children of ludah toward the coaft of Edom Southward, were Kabzecl , and E- der,andlagur, 2 2 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and A- dadah,. 2 1 And Kedefb,& Hazor, and Ithnan, 24 •Ziph,and Tclem, and Bealoth, 2f AndHazor, Hadattah, and Kcri- oth ; tf«(/llezron,which is Hazor, 26 Amam, and Shcma, and Mola- dah, 27 AndHazar-Gaddah,andHefiimon, and Beth-palct, a 8 And Hazarfliual, and Beerfheba,and Biziothiah, 25) Baalah, and lim, and Azem, 30 And Eltolad, and Chefil, and Hor- mah, 3 1 And Ziklag, and Madmannah ^ and Sanfannah, 3 2 And Lebaoth,and Shilhim,and Ain, and Rimmon : all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages. 35 ./^W in the valley, Efthaol, andZo- reah, and Aihnah, 34 AndZanoah,andEngannimjTap- puah, and Enam, 35 Iarmuth,andAdullam,Socoh, and Azekah, 36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah,j| and Gederothaim: fourteene cities with their villages. 3 7 Zenam^and Hadafhah,and Migdal- gad, 38 AndDiIeam,andMizpeh,andIok- theel, 3 9 Lachillijand Bozkath,and Eglon, 40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam , and Kithlifh, 41 AndGederoth, Bcth-dagon, and Naamah,and Makkedah : fixeteene cities with their villages. 42 Lebnah,andEthe^,andAfl)an, 43 Andliphta,and Afhnah, and Nc- zib, 44 AndKeilah,andAchzib,andMare- fhah : aine cities with their villages. 4 J Ekron with her townes, and her vil- lages. 46 From Ekron cuen vnto the fea, all that lay f neere Aflidod , with their vil- lages. 47 Afhdod with her townes and her vil- lages, Gaza with her townes and hervilla- ges,vnto the riucr of Egypt , and the great ie3,and the border t^rfc/i 4 8 f And in the mountaines, Shamir, and lattir , and Socoh, 49 And Dannah, and Kiriath-San- nath, which is Debir, 50 And^Anab, and Aflitemohj and A "* Anim, 5,1 AndGofhen,and Holon, andGi- loh : eleuen cities with theirvillages. 5 2' Arab, II Or J or. ^Heh.hytlie place of. The borders or loleph. C.hap. xvj.xvij. 1 helocotManallenI I Or,Ianus. * Chap. 14 I J. f Htb. rrent foorth. *Iudg.l.j6 f i Arab,and Dumah , and Efliean. 5 3 And j{ lanum , and Beth-tappuahj andAphekah, . ; ^ ^4 And Hitmtah, and* Kirxathirba (which is Hebron) and Zior, nine cities with their villages. 5 5 Maon, Carmel, and Zij>h, and jilt- tah, y 6 And lezreel, and Iokdeam,and Za- noah, 57 Cain,Gibbeah,3ndTimnah: tenne cities with their villages. 5 8 Halhul, Bcth-zurj and Gedor, fp AndMaanh, andBethanoth, and Eltekon : fixe cities with their villages. 60 Kiriath-baal , which « Kirnth-iea- rim, and Rabbah -t, for Machir the firft borne ofManafleh the father of Gilead : becaufe he n-M a man of warre , therefore hee had Gile^dandBaiJlan. 2, There was .Ifo ■« /o for* the reft of the chilcircnof Man. ITch by their families^ for the children of Abiczer, and for the children ofHeltk, and for the children of Afiiel,andfor the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemid.i :thefe were the male children ofManafleh, the fonne of lofeph by their famihes. 3 ^ But* Zelophehad the fonne of He- pher, the fonne of Gilead , the fon of Ma- chir, the fonne of M anafleh,had no fonnes but daughters ; andthefe^rs the names of his daughters,Mahlah,and No3h,Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 And they came neere before Eleazar the Priett, and before loftiua the fonne of Nun, and before the Princes, faying,The Lord commanded Mofes to giue vs an inheritance among oiu' brethren: therefore according to the commandement of the Lord, hee gaue them an inheritance a- mong the brethren of their father. $ And there fell ten portions to Ma- naffehjbefide the land of Gilead and Ba- fhan, which were on the other fide lordanj 6 Becaufe the daughters of Manaflch had an inheritance among his fonnes: and thereftofManaflchs fonnes had the land of Gilead. 7 ^And tbc coaft ofManafleh was fro AfliertoMichmethath, that lyeth before I Shechem , and the border went along on ' P 3 the *Gjn.4i..ji and 45. JO. and so. I J. num.j 1. j^^ 2p. *Num. Kf. i j.and 27.1^ and i6. j. f^^tepnscmldrertobtattic another lot. loihua. i nc 1 auciuscic ist ici vp. the ri2;ht hand , vmo the inhabitants of Ent.ppmh. 8 2^* Manafleh had the land of Tap- puah : but T:.ppuah on the border o£ Ma- naflch belonged to the children of E- phraim. 9 And the coaft dcfcended vnto the (J riuer KanahjSouthward oftheriuer:thcfe I cities ofEphraim are among the cities of I Manaflch : the coaft of Manaflch alfo woi on the Northfide of the riuer, and the out- goings of it were at the fea. I cT Southward it was Ephraims, and Northward it veas Manafrehs,and the fea is his borderland they met together in Ailicr on the Noithjandinlflachnron the Eaft. I I AndManaifeh had in Iflachar and in Afher,Bcthihean and her townes, and I- bleam and her townes, and the inhabitants of Dor and her tovvncsjand the inhabitants ofEndor and her townes, and the inhabi- tants of Taanach and her townes , and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her townes, euen three countreys. iz Yet the children of Manafleh could not driue out the inhabitants of thofe cities, but the Canaanites wold dwel in that land. I J Yet it came topafle when the chil- dren oflfrael were waxen ftrong, thr.t they put the Canaanites to tribute : but did not vtterly driue them out. 14 And the children of lofeph fpake vnto Iofliua,faying,Vvhy haft thou giuen me bu! one lot and one portion to iiihcrit, feeing I am a great people, for:;fmuchas the L o H D hath blefl'edme hitherto > I 5 And loflaia anfwercd them,If thou ;be a great people, then get thee vp to the wood (ountrey ,and ciitdownefor thyfclte there in the land of the Terizzites, and of the |] gyants, if mount Ephraim be too nar- row for thee. 1 6 And the children of lofcph faid,The hill is not enough for vs : and all the Ca- naanites that dwell in the land of the val- ley, hnue charets of yron ,. both they who an of Bethfliean and her townes, and they who are of the valley of lezreel.. 17 And lofhua fpake vnto the houfe of lofcph, e«e« to Ephr;um,and to Manafleh, faying. Thou art a great people , and haft great power : Thou Ihak not haue one lot onely. 1 8 But the mountaine fhall be thinc/or it is a wood, and thou fhnlt cut it downe: .and the outgoings of it fhnll be thine: .for thou fljalt driue out the Canaanites,thoiigh they haue yron charets, rf«i/ though they be ftrong. CHAP. XVITI. I Tlie Tabernacle if fetvp at Sbiloh. 2 The remainder of the land II dtfcnicd^ and ditfided into fin n ^arts. 10 lojhuadiuidethitbylot. 11 T^je lot and border of 'Bcntamin. 21 Their cities. ANd the whole Congregation of the children oflfrael aflc-mbled together at Shiloh, and fet vp the Tabernacle of the Congregation there,,and the land was fub- dued before them. z And there remained among the chil- dren of Ifrael feuen tribes, which had not yet receiued their inheritance. ^ And loflmafaid vnto the children of Ifrael, How long are you flacke to goe to poflTcfle the land which the Lord God of your fathers hath giuen you ? 4 Giue out from among yoa three men, for each tribe : and I will fend them, and they flial rife,and go through the land, & defcnbe it according to the inheritance of them J and they ihall come againe to mec. 5 And they fhal diuide it into feuen parts: ludah fliall abide in their coaft on the South, and the hciufe of lofcph fliall abide in their coafts on the North. 6 Ye fliall therefore defcribe the land into feuen parts, and bring the defcription hi- ther to me:that I snay caft lots for you here before the Lord our God. 7 But the Leuites h*ue no part among you, for the Pricfthood of the L o r d h their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben, and halfc the tribe of Manafleh , haue re- ceiued their inheritance beyond lordan on the Eaft, which Mofes the feruant of the Lord gaue them, 8 ^ And the men arore,and went away: and loihua charged them that went to de- fcribe theland, f3ying,Goe,and walke tho- rough the land, and defcribe it , and come againeto me, that I may here caft lots for you,,bcfore the L o rd in Shiloh. 9 And the men went, and paflTed tho- rough the landjand defcribe it by cities,in- to feuen parts in a booke, and camerfg«/»e to lofliwato the hofte at Shiloh. 10^ And loftiua caft lots for them in Shiloh,before the Lord: and there lo- fliuadiuidcd the land vnto the children of Ifrael according to their diuifions- 1 1 ^ And the lot of the tribe of the chil- dren of Beniamin came vp according to their families : aad the coaft of ther lot came The lot of Beniamin. Chap xix. ThelotsofSimeon,ZebuIun,&c, * Chap. I J. 6 \IOr,the]flaine. I Hcb. ;ongue. camefoorthbetwecne the children ofla- dah, and the children of lofeph. I z And their border on tiie Northfide was from Jordan, and the border went vp to the fide of lericho , on the Northfide, and went vp through the mountains Weft- ward, and tne goings out thereof were at the wildernefle of Bcth-auen. I 5 And the border went ouer from tkence toward Luz , to the fide of Luz, (whichis Bethel) Southward, and the bor- der dcfcended to Ataroth-Adar , nccrc the hill that I'yeth on the Southfidc of the ne- ther Beth-horon. 14 And the border was drawnc thence.^ andcompafled the corner of the fea South- ward, from the hill tliat iyeth before Beth- horon Southward : and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal (which is Ki- riath-iearim) a citie of the children of lu- dah : This was the Weft quarter. I J And the South quarter was from the end ofKiriath-ieririm,and the border went out on the Weft,and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah. 16 And the border came downe to the end of the mountaine, that lyeth before the valley of the fonne of Hinnom , and which is in the valley of the gyants on the Nonh, and defcended to the valley of Hinnom to the fide of lebufi on. the South, and defcen- ded to En-Rogel, 17 And was drawnc from the North, and w ent foorth to Enfhemefh , and went foorth toward Gcliloth , which is ouera- gainft the going vp of Adummim, and deC- cended * to the ftone of Bohan the fonne ofReuben, 1 8 And pafled along toward the fide o- uer agninft Arabali Northward , and went downe vnto (| Arabah. 19 And the border pafled along to the fide of Beth-hoglah Northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the North fbay of the fait fea at the South end of lor- dane : This wtu the South coaft, lo Andlordane was the border of it on the Eaft fide : this was the inheritance of the children of Beniamin, by the coafts thereof round about, according to their fa- milies. 2 1 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Beniamin according to their fa- milies,\vere Icricho,and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Bethaiabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel, f 13 AndAiiim, and Parah, and Oph- rah,. 24 And Chepliar-'Haammonai , and Ophni, and Gaba, twelue cities with their viilages. 2 5 Gibeonjand Ramah, and Becroth, 26 AndMizpeh,andChcphirah, and Mozah, 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Tara- lah, 28 And Zcla,Eleph,and Iebufi,(which is lerufilem) Gibc.3th,7' *Exod.3i. 1 J. niim j{ 6, 1', 14. deut.i^.2. ♦Num.} J. as- ■-fHehr.fanih fed. *Deut.4. 4 J. I chron 6,78. to loflma the fonne of Nun among them : 50 According to the word of the Lord, they gaue him the city which he askedjcucn * Timnath- Serah in mount Ephraim : and he built the city,aiid dwelt therein. 5 1 * Thefe arc the inheritances which Eleazar the Prieft, and lofliua the fonne of Nun 5 and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Ifrael , diuided for an inheritance by lot, in Shiloh before the t o R D5 at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: fo they made an end of diuiding the countrey. CHAP. XX. I Godcommitidcth, 7 a^id the children of Ijrael appoint . tijfjixe cities of'T^eJHfj. THe L o R D alfo fpakc vnto lofliua, faying, ^ z Speake to the children of Ifrael, fay- ing , '*^ Appomt out for you cities of refuge, whereof 1 {pake vnto you by the hand of Mofcs; . J That the flayer that killeth any per- fon vnawaresawi^ vnwittingly, may flee thi- ther : and they fhall bee your refuge from the auenger of blood. 4 And whca hee that doeth flee vnto one of thofe cities , fhall fland at the en- tring of the gate of the citie,& fhall declare his caufe in the cares of the Elders of that city J they fhall take him into the city vnto them, and giue him a place, that hee may dwell among them. • y And ifthe auenger of blood purfue after him, then they fhall notdcliuerthe flayer vp into his hand : becaufe hee fmote his neighboar vnwittingly , and hated liim not beforctime. 6 And he fliall dwell in that city, vntil hee ffand before the Congregation for iudgement,4«JIU«il I.V> ktiV. l^^UlLCa. I bah the father of Anak (»»/>/>/; nf /Vis He- I bro.i) m the hill counrrey of Iud?.h , with , I the fiibiubs thereof round about It. ; ' I I z But the fields of the city, and the vil- »p.i4. I bges therofjg^ue they to *Caleb the fonne .chron, of Iephu;ineh,for his pofl'cflion. I J ^ Thiis they gaue to the children of Aaron the Prieft Hebron with herfuburbs to be a citie of refuge for the flaycr,and Lib- nah wit h her fuburbs, 1 4 And lattu- with her fiiburbs,and Elh- t^moa with her fuburbs : I J And Holou with her fuburbs, and Debir with her fuburbs : 1 6 And Ain with her faburbs, and lut- tah with her fuburbs , and Beth-fhemelli with her fuburbs , nine cities out of thofc two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Beniamin, Gibeon with her fuburbs, Gcba with her fuburbs, 1 8 Anathoth vvith her fuburbs, and Al- mpn with her fuburbs,fourc cities. 1 9 All the cities of the children of Aa- ron the Priefts, were thirteene cities with their fuburbs. z o ^ And the families of the children of Kohath the Leuites, which remained of the children of Kohath, euen they had the ci- ties of their lot out of the tribe of EpTiraim. 2 1 For they gaue them Shechem with her fuburbs in mount Ephraim , to be 3. city of refuge for the flayer: and Gezer with her fiiburbs, 22 And Kibzaim with her fuburbs, and Bcth-horon with her fiiburbs/oure cities. i J And out ©f the tribe of Dan, Elte- keh with her fuburbs, Gibethon with her fuburbs, 24 Aijnlon with her flibuibs, Gathrim- mon,with herfuburbs : foure cities. 2 5 And out of the halfe tribe of Manaf- fch, Tanach with her fuburbs , and Gath- rimmon with her fuburbs, two cities. 2 6 All tlic cities were ten with their fub- urhsjfor the famiUcs of the children ofKo- hath that remained. 27 fyAndvnto the children of Gerflion of the famihes of the Leuites, out of the 0- thiv halfe tribe oi ManafTeh , they gaue Go- lan in Bailian, with her fiiburbs, fo^e a citie of refuge for the flayer : and Beefiitcrah with her fuburbsjtwo cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Tflachar, Kifhon with her fuburbs, Dabareh with her fiiburbs, 2^ lofmuthwith herfuburbs, Engan- nim with her fuburbs, foure cities. jo Andout of the tribe of Afher,Mi- fhal with her fuburbs , Abdon with her fuburbs, 1 1 Helkah with her fubiirbs,and Rehob with her fliburbs,foure cities. 1 2 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedef h in Galilee with her fuburbs ytobe a. city of refuge for the flaier,and Mammoth-* dor with her fuburbs , and Kartan with her fuburbs,three cities. J? All the cities of the Gerfhonites ac- cording to their famihes wfrethirteene ci- ties witn their fuburbs. 5 4 f And vnto the families of the chil- dren of Merari the reft of the LeHites,out of the tribe of Zebuiun, lokneam, with her fuburbs, and Kartah with herfuburbs, ^ f Dimnah with her fubiu'bs, Nahalal with her fuburbs,foure cities. 55 Andoutof the tribe of Reuben, Be- zer with her fuburbs , and lahazak witli her fubur[»s, :}7 Kedemoth with her fuburbs,andMe- phaath with her fuburbs,foure cities. 5 8 And out of the tribe of Gad,Ramoth in Gilead with her fuburbs,? « be a city of re- fuge for the flayer j and Mahanaim with herfuburbs, 59 Heihbon with her fuburbs , lazer with her fuburbs,foure cities in all, 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their famiLes,vvhich were remai- ning of the families of the Leuites^ were hy their lot,tweIue cities. 41 All the cities of the Leuites within the poUeffion of the children of Ilratl,wcre fourty and eight cities, with their fuburbs. 42 Thefe cities were euery one with tlieir fuburbs round about them ; thus were all thefe cities. 43 % And the Lord gaue vnto Ifracl all the Innd which hee fvvarc to giue vnto their fathers : and they poflefled it^ and dwelt therein. 44 And the Lord gsue them reft round about, according to all that he fware vnto their fathers , and there ftood not a man of all their enemies before them : the Lord dchuercd all their enemies into their hiiid. 4 5 *There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had fpoken vnto the houfe of Ifniel : all came to paflc. CHAP. XXIL I Tl-)etao Ttibes and half: vhb ahlej?mgarc fan home. p Thi^ybmld ihe^Aluir ofTeHimony^m their iottrmy . II The * Chap. 2 J. 14,15. The two tribes and halfe build an aliar : Chap. Kxi). They are rcproued. *fCum. J 2. .J.8. • *Deat. 10. 12. 1 1 The Ifraelius are ojfeiidedihereati them good fiiiufs.clicn. Theyghte THen lofhua called the ReubcniteSjnnd the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Ma- naffchj z And friid vnto them,Ye haue kept all that Mofcs the feruant of the Lord com- manded youjind haue obeyed my voyce in all that I commanded you. 5 Ye haue not left your brethren thefe many dayes vnto this day,but haue kept the charge of the Commaiindement of the Lord your God. 4 AndnowthcLoRDyour God hath giuen relt vnto your brethren,as he promi- sed them: therfore now rcturne ye^Sc get ye vnto your tents , and vnto the land ofyour pofiefilonj *vvhich Mofes the ferunnt of the Lord gaue you on the other fide Jordan. 5f But take diligent heed, to doe the Commandcment and the LaWjwhich Mo- fes theferuant of the Lord charged you, * to loue the Lord your God , and to vvalkc in all his wayes , and to keepe his CommandementS5and to cicaue vnto him, and to fcrue him with all your heart, and with all your foule. 6 So lofhua blefl'ed them,& fent them away : and they went vnto their tents. 7 ^ Now to the one halfe of the tribe of Manalleh Mofcs had giuen f'ojjiffton inBa- flian : but vnto the other halfe thereof gaue lofhua among their brethren on this fide Jordan Weftward. And when lofliua fent them away alfo vnto their tents, then hce blcfled them, 8 And he Ipake vnto theijijfaying^ Re- turne Vv'ith much riches vnto your tents, and with very much cattell, with filuerand with gold, & with brafl€,and with iron,and with very much raiment : Dioide thcfpoile ofyour enemies with your brethren. 9 ^ And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad , and the halfe tribe of ManalTeh returned, and departed from the children oflfrael out of Shiloh which hin the land ofCanaan , to goe vnto the coun- treyof Gilead, to the land of their poflei^ fion, whereof they were poflefled, accor- ding to theword of the Lord by the hand ofMofcs. I o ^And when they came vnto the bor- ders of lordan, that^re in the land of Ca- naan ,the children of Reuben, and the chil- dren of Gad, and the halfe tribe of ManaP- fch built there an altar by lordan, a great altar to fee to.. II f And the children of Ifrael heard fay. Behold, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad , and the halfe tribe of Manalleh , haue built an altar ouer againft the land of Canaan, in the borders of lor- dan,at the pailhge of the children oflfrael. I z And when the children of Ifrael heard of it, the whole Conercgation of the children of Ifrael gathered themfelues to- gether at Shiloh,to goe vp to warre againlt them. 1 3 And the chihlren oflfrael fent vnto the children ofReHben,and to thb children ofGad,andtothe halfe tribe of Manafleh into the land of Gilead, Phinehas thefon of Eleazar the Prieft, 14 And with him tenne princes of each fchiefe houfe a prince , throughout all the tribes oflfrael, and each one was an head of the houfe of their fathers , among the thoufands of Ifi-ael. 1 5; ^ And they came vnto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad,and to the halfe tribe of ManalVeh vnto "the land of Gilead, and they fpabc with them, faying, 1 6 Thus faith th e wh ole Congregation of the L o R D,What trefp .fle is this that ye haue coinmitted againft the God oflfrael, to turne away this day fiom following the L o R D, in that yee haue builded you an al" tar, that yee might rebell this day againft the Lord? 1 7 Is the iniquitie *Gf Peor loo Ijtle for VS:, from which wee are notcleaniedvntill this day-, ( although there was a plague in the Congregation of the L o r d) 1 8 But that yc muft turne away this day from following the L o R d ? and it will be, feeingyc rcbclltoday againft the Lord, that to morrow hee will be wroth with the whole Congregation oflfrael. 1 9 Notvvithftanding,if the land ofyour pofleflxon be vncleane, then jpafl'e yee ouer vnto the land of the pofleffion of the L o R D, wherein the Lords Tabernacle dwelleth, and take poffeffion among vs : but rebell not againlt the L o R d, nor re- bell againft vs, m building you an altar, be- fide.tne Altar of the Lord our God, 20 Didnot AchanthcfonneofZerah; commit a trefp:.fie in the accuifed thing, and wrath fell on *all the Congregation of Ifrael ? and that nwn perilhed n6t alone in his iniquitie. 21^ Then the children of Reubcnjand the children of Gad , and the hc.lfe tribe of Manafleh he aufwcr of Reuben, loihua. Gad, and Manafleh. tJeh: hrvM cd'mtheir Manafleh,an{weied and faid vntothe heads of the thoufands of Ifrael, 2 a The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods , he knoweth , and Ifrad he Ihall knowjif /t be in rcbenion,or if in tranC- greflion againft the Lord, faue vs not this day,) 2 J That wee haue built vs an altar to turne from following tlie L o r d, or if to oftcr thereon burnt oflFering, or meatof- fering, or if to oiier peace offerings thcre- on,letthe Lord himfelfe require it- 24 And if wee haue not rather done it for feare of this thing, faying , f In time to come your children might fpeake vnto our children,faying, Whatliaueyouto do with the L o R D God of Ifrael ? 2 5 For the Lord hath made Jordan a border betweene vs and you,ye children of Reuben,and children of Gad J yc haue no part intheL o r d : fo fhall your cliildren make oiu- children ceafe from fearing the L o R d : i6 Therefore we faid. Let v^ now pre- pare to build vs an altar , not for burnt of- fering,nor for facrifice, 27 But that it may bee * a witnefle be- tweene vs and you, and our generations af- ter vs, that we might doe the feruicc of the Lord before him with our burnt offrings, and with our facrifices , and with our peace offeringSjthat your children may not fay to our children in time to come , Ye haue no part in the Lord. 28 Therefore faid wee, that it fhall be, when they rtx)uld fo fay t© vs , or to our ge- nerations in time to come, that we may fay a^aim , Behold the paterneofthe Altarof the L o R D, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for ficrifices, but it « a witneflc betweene vs and you. 29 God forbid that wee ihould rebell a- gainll: the Lord, and turne this day from following the L o r d , to build an altar for burnt offrmgs,for meat offcrings,or for fa- crifices,befiacs the Altar of the L o r D oiu: God that is before his Tabernacle. 10 % And when Phinehas the Prieit, and the Princes of the Congregation, and heads of the thouflmds of Ifrael which were with him , heard the wordes that the chil- dren of Reuben , and rhe.children of Gad, and the children of Manaflch fpa'ke , f it pleafed them. 5 I And Phinehas the fonne of Eleazar the Pricfl faid vnto the children of Reu- ben,and to the children of Gad,and to the children of Manaffth , This dayweepcr- cciue that the L o r d is among vs,becaufe yee haue not committed this trefpafle a- gaiiifl the Lord: t now ye haue deliue- red the children of Ifrael out of the hand of the Lord. 52^ And Phinehas the fonne of Elea- zarthePriefl, and the Princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad,out of the land of Gilead, vnto the land of Canaan, to the cliildren of Ifrael,and brought them word againe. 3 1 And the thing pleafed the children of Ifrael, and the children of Ifrael bleffed God , and did not intend to goe vp againfl them in battel!, to deftroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. :?4 And the children of Reuben,and the children of Gad called the altar Jt Ed: for it fliall bee a witneiTc betweene vs, that the L o R D is God. CHAP. XXIIL I lofhuAs exhortation before h'u death, j hyfornur be- nefits, 5 Lyprtmifes, 11 andbytirreapungs. ANd It came to pafTe, a long time after that the Lord had giuen reft vnto Ifrael from all their enemies round about, that lofluia waxed old,W fftricken in age. 2 And lofhua called for all Ifrael , and for their Elders,and for their heads,and for their Iudges,and for theirOfficers,and faid vnto them j I am old, and&nckcn in age. 5 Andye hauefeenealthattheLoRD your God hath done vnto all thcfe nations, becaufc of you ; for the *L o r d your God is he that hath fought for you. 4 Behold, T haue diuided vnto you by lot thefe nations that remaine, to bee an in- heritance for your tribes , from lordane, wkh all the nations that I haue cut off, euen vnto the great S ea t Wcftvvard. 5 And the Lord your God, he fhall cxpell them from before you , and driue them from out of your fight, and yee Ihall poffeffe their land,as the Lord your.God hathpromifed vnto you. 6 Bee ye therefore very courageous to keepe and to doe all that is written in the book'e of the Law of Mofes, * thatye turne not afide there from, to the right hand , or to the left, 7 That yee come not among thcfe na- tions, thefe that remaine amongft you, neither * make mention of the name of their gods, nor caufe to fwearc by them ^nei- ther feme them , nor bow your felues vn- to them. ,8 jIBut f Htbr. Then. WtiMt 14,11 witnejji. •\Hebr. com i»to dayu. *Exod.i4,4. •[Hebr.atthe Stinnefet, ^Deut.J. j:, and 3U.14. •Pfal.16.4 exhortations to tne loue or Ooa. v-nap.xxujj, Uods benchts to the Ifraclites. liOrJorif yoii w:l cUaue, &c. (I Or,thm rlje LO\D mill dritie. *Leuic. ;^. S.dsut.jj. JO. •j- H(tr. follies. *Exod.i J. J J. num. J J. 5 s.deur.y. 1 6. *Chap.»i. 45- 8 ,f|,But cleaue vnto the Lord your God, as yc hauc done vnto this day. 9 (( tor tiie Lord hath 4riuen out from before yoUjgreatnationSjand ftrong: But as for you, no man hath bene ableto Itand before you vnto this day. ID * One man of you Ihall chafe a thoufand : for the Lord your Godjhe it is that fightethfor you , as nee hathpromi- fcd you. 1 1 Take good heed therefore vnto your t feUics , that yee loue the L o R d your God. 1 2 Elfcjifye doe in any wife goe baeke, and cleaue vnto the remnant of thefe nati- ons , euen thefe that remaine among you, and fliall make marriages with them, and goe in vnto them, and they to you ; 1 3 Know for a certainetie , that the Lord your God will nomoredriueout any of thefe nations from before you: * but they fhalbe fnares and traps vnto you , and fcourges in your fides , and thornes in your eyes, vntill yee periili from off this good hnd which the Lord your God hath gi- uen you. 1 4 And beholde, this day I am going the way of all the earth, and ycc know in all your hearts , and in all y our foiiles, that * not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God fpake concerning you 3 all are come to paffe vnto you , and not one thing hath fai- led thereof. 1 5 Therefore it fhall come to pafle,r/3d* as all good things are come vpon you, which the Lord your God promifed you: fo fhall the Lord briag vpon you all euill things, vntill hee hauedeltroyed you from oft'this good land which the L o R d your God hath giuen you. 16 When ye hauc tranfgreficd the Co- uenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you , and hnue gone and fer- ued other gods, and bowed yourfelues to them : then fhall the anger of the Lord be kindled againft you, and yee fhall perifh quickly from ofi'thc good land which hec hath giuen vnto you. CHAT. XXIIIL I lopytta afinbltth the tribes at Shcchim. i ^hriep htioryoj^odi benefits jromTtrah. 14 Heere7ieivctli a coumam between them and God. z6 ^ (lone the mt- nejfe ofthecouenant. 2^ lojhfiaf it^c,death and barialt. J 2 lofcphs Lotus are burud. jj Eka^xrdutb. ANd lofhua gathered all the Tribes of Ifrael to Shechem, and called fort^e Elders of Ifrael, andfor their heads,and for their Judges, and for their Officers, ai>d theyprefented themfelues before-God. -• z And lofliuafaid vitto all the people,! Thus faith the Lord God of Iii-ael,J * Your fathers dwelt ori the other fide of tlie flood in old time, etien Terah the fether of Abraham , and the father of Nachor : and they ferued other gods. J And I tooke your father Abraham from the other fide of the Flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his feed , and * gaue him Ifaac. 4 And I gaue vnto Ifaac, * lacob and Efau : and I gaue vnto * Efau mount Seir, to poflefle it : * but lacob and his children went downeinto Egypt.. 5 * I fent Mofcs alfo and Aaron,and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did amongfl them: and afterward,! brought you out. 6 And I * brought your fathers out of Egypt: and you came vnto the Sea, and the Egyptians purfucd after your fathers with charets and horfemen vnto * tlK Redfea. 7 And when they cried vnto the Lord, hec put darkenes betweene you and the E- gyptians, and brought the Sea vpon them, and couered them, and your eyes haue (tzn what I haue done in Egypt, and ye dwelt in the wildernes a long feafon. 8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites,whicli dwelt on the other fide Jordan : * and they fought with you, and I g me them into your hand, that yee might pofTefTe their land , and I deftroyed them from beforeyou. 9 Then Balak the fonne of Zippor king of Moab , arofe and warred againft Ifrael, and * fent and called Balaam the fonne of Beor to curfe you : I o But I would not hearken vnto Ba- laam,therefore he blelTcd you flill : fo I de- liuered you out of his hand. I I And ye went ouer Iordan,and came vnto lericho : and the m^n of leiicho fought againft you, the Amoritcs, and the Perizzites , ;ind the Canaanitcs, & the Hit- tites, and the Girgafhites , theHiuites, and the Tebufitcs, and I deliucred them into your hand. I z And * I fent the hornet before you, which draue them out from before you , c- ttenthctwo kings of tlK Amoritcs :^»tnot with thy fword,nor with thy bow. j ^^^^^^^^ i^ And! 'Gene* I if J i.iud.5. * Gen. 2 1, 2,1 * Gene. 2 J. *Gen.j<5 8. *Cen.4£, ^.| *Exo,j.io, * Exejf; 14. , * Num. J I. ♦Nuin.a».5, deut.2j.4. j8.. 50.tudg.2. 9' f Hcbr.pro. ioiiged their dnyes after lefhua, ♦Gen.50.25. exod.i J.15. *Gene.3j, ji Orjambs. i\ i Adonibezckiultly requited. Chap.j. Calebs portion. f Hehr. the tl>u>nhes ef their hands md of their Jiete. II Or,^teanfd. *Iofh.io. ■ 3^.and ii. 2 1. and I 5. \\0r, low coumrty. •loth. I J. J. C H A P.- I. X The^sofItidtha)!dSi>nton. 4 .AdonAerjkjfllly requited. 8 Hicrufdemti-.keii. 10 Hebron tak^n. II Oth/iitl hath ^chfal) to iv:Ji for t^ki'ig of Debir^ 16 The K^>:itesda>eUi>iIifdah. ij Hormiih,Gax^a. ^skilonardEkrai takp'. 21 TlxadeiofBiiiiiimiii. i.2 Oftheho:',ftoflofq^h,whotiikt Bethel. ^oOfZe- bidun. II Of^jhtr. ^^OfT^avhtali. ^^,OfDan. Ow after the death of lofhua , it came to p.iflcjthAt the children of Ifirael asked the Lord, faying , Who lliall goe vp for vs a- gainfl the Canaanites tirltjto fight againll them ? z And the Lo R & faid,Iudah fhall g©e vp : Behold , I hauc deliuered the land into his hand. ^ And ludah faide vnto Simeon his brother, Come vp with me into my lot,that we may fight againft the Canaanites, and! hkewife will goe with thee into thy lot. So Simeon wentwithhim. 4 And ludah went vp, and the Lord dehiiered the Canaanites and the Periz- zitcs into their hand; and they flew of them in Bezek ten thoufand men. 5 And they found Adoni-beiek b\ Be^ zek: and they fought againft him, and they flev/ the Canaanttes,-and,thePeri2aites. 6 But Adoni-bezekfledyand they pur- fued aftcj him, and caught him , and cut oft his thumbes,and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek faid , Threefcore and ten kings , hauing f their thumbs and their great toes cut off,j(gathcred their meat vnderm.y table : asl hauedone, fo God hath requited me , and they brought him to Ierufalem,and there he died. 8 ( Now the children of Iwdah had fought againitlerufalcm, andJiad taken it, andfmittenitwiththe edge of the fword, and fet the city on fire) 9 f * And afi:erward the children of lu- dah went downe to fight againft the Ca- naanites that dwelt in the mountaine, and in the South, and in the ^valley. 10 Arvd ludah went againft the Canaa- nites that dwelt in Hebron ( now the name of Hebron before vcm * Kiriath-arba ) and they flew Shefliai,& Ahiman, and Talmai. XI And from thence he went againft the inhabitants of Debir,(and the nameof Dc- bir before was ICiriath-fephcr) 1 2 And Cakb faid. He that fmiteth Ki- riath-fepher,and taketh ir, to him will giue Achfah my daughter to wife. 17^ And Othnicl the fonne of Ksnaz Calebs yonger brother tooke it : and Uee gaue him Achfah his daughter to wife. 1 4 And It came to palie when fhe came to him , that fhe mooued him to aske of her father a fielde : and fliee lighted from oft' her aflc,. and Caleb faide vnto her. What wilt thou? I ^ And ftie faid vnto him, Giiiemeea bleft[ing : for thou haft giuen mee a South land, giue mee alfo fprings of water. And Caleb gaue her die vpper (prings , and the nethf r fprings. 16^ And the children of the Kenire, Mofes father in law,wenc vpout of the city ofpakne trees , with the cmldres of ludah into the wildcrnes of ludah , which lietb in the South ofArad,and they went and dwelt am.ong the people. 17 And ludah went with Simeon his brother, andthey^flew th€ Canaanites that inhahite.d Zef^ath , andvtterlydeftroyed it,,( and the name of the * citie was called Hormah.) 1 8 Alio ludah tooke Gaz-a with the coaft thereof, and Askelon with the coaft thereof,and Ekron with the coaft thereof. 1 9 And the Lord was with ludah,, and hee |): draue out the inhabitants of the mountaine , but could not driue out the in- habitants of the valley, becaufe they had charets ofyron. 20 And they gaue Hebron vnto Ca- leb, *as Mofes faid : and he expelled thence the three fonnes of Anak. * ii And the children of Bcniamin did not driue out thelcbufites that inhabited lerufalem : but the lebufites dwell with the children of Bemamin in.Icriifalem,vn- to this day. 2 2 ^ And the houfe of lofeph, they alfcK wentvp againft Bethel : and the Lord was with them. 25 Aiidthehoufe.nf lofcphfentto de- fcrie Bethel (,now the name of the city be- fore was *Liiz ) Z4 And the fpiesfaw a man come forth ni.u *Num«3i.j'j \\Or,hepi,ffef.\ fid the m!>n)t- tarnc. *Nt)m.i4. 24 io/h. 14. I J. and 15* *Cen.38. «5« The citic Luz is built. ludgcs. iomuasDuriall. out of the citie , and they faidc vnto him, Shew vs,we»pi'ay thee, the entrance into the citie,and * we will fhew thee mercy. 2 J And when hee fliewed them the en- trance into the citie , they fmote the city with the edge of the fword : but they let goe the man and all his family. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a citie,and called the name thereof Luz : which is the name thereof vnto this day. 27^* Neither did Manafleh driuc out the inhabitants of Bethfliean, & her townes, nor Taanachand her townes, nor the in- habitants of Dor,and her townes, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam , and hertownes.nor the inhabitants of Megiddo , and her townes : but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 2 8 And it came to pafle when Ifrael was ftrong,that they put the Canaanites to tri- bute,and did not vtterly driuc them but. 29 ^*Neither did Ephraim driue out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer : but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 3 o ^Neither did Zebulun driue out the inhabitants of Kitron , nor the inhabitants of Nahalol: but the Canaanites dwelt a- mong them, and became tributaries. 3 1 ^ Neither did Afher driue out the inhabitants of Accho , nor the inhabitants of Zidon,nor of^hlab, nor Achzib, nor Helbath,nor Aphik,nor ofRehob t 5 2 But the Afherites dwelt among the Canaanitesjthe inhabitants of the land: for they did not driue them out. 33^ Neither did Naphtah driue out the inhabitants of Bethfliemefli,nor the in- habitants of Bethanath , but hee dwelt a- mongthe Canaaniites , the inhabitants of the land : neuertheleife , the inhabitants of Bethfliemelh , and of Bethanath, became tributaries vnto them. 3 4 And the Amoritcs forced the chil- dren of Dan into the mountaine : for the^ would not fuffer them to come downe to the valley. 5 ^ But the Amoritcs would dwell in mount Hcrcs in Aijalon,andin Shaalbim : yet the hand of the houfe of lofcph fpre- uailed, fo that they became tributaries. 3.6 Andthecoaft of the Amoritcs »<« from (I the going vp to Akiabbim , from the rocke,and vpward. CHAT. II. I ^n ^ngclrebxkfth the people at'Bochim. 6 Thevp'ic- kedwijcofthe new generation afierlof-yua. 14 gods anger ardpitie towards them, ZQ TheCmntontesare Itfi to p rooHe ifrael . ANd an || Angel of the Lord came vp from Gilg.nl to Bochim, and faid,I made you to goe vp out of Egypt, and haue brought you vnto the land which I fwarc vnto your fathers , and I faid , I will neuer breake my Couenant with you. 2 And * yee fliall make no league with the inhabitants of tliis land , * you fliall throw downe their altars : But ye haue not obeyed my voyce i Why haue yee done this ? ■ 3 Wherefore I alfo faid,I wil not driuc thera out from before you : but they flialbe *as thornes in your fides,and thf ir gods fhal- be a *fnare vnto you. 4 And it came to pafle when the An- gel of the Lord fpake thefe words vnto all the childreji ofIfrael,that the people lift vp their voice,and wept. 5 An'd they called the name of that place * Bochim ; and they facriHced there vnto the L o R D. 6 ^ And when lofliua had let the peo- ple goe , the children of Ifrael went euery man vnto his inheritance to pofTefle the . land. 7 And the people ferued the L o r d all the dayes of Iofluia,and all the dayes of the Elders thatfouthued Iofhua,who had feen all the great workes of the Lord, that he did for Ifrael, 8 And lofhua the fonne of Nun, the feruant of the Lord died, being an hun- dred-and ten yeeres old. 9 And they buried him is the border of his inheritance inTimnath-Heres , in the mount of Ephraim, ©nthe North fide of the hill Gaafli. 10 And alfo all that generation were gathered vnto their fathers: and there arofe another generation after them,which knew not the L'o r d, nor yet the workes which he had done for Ifrael. 1 1 ^And the children of Ifrael did euill in the fight of the L o r D , and ferued Baalim : 1 2 And they forfooke the L o r b God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt , and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them , and bowed themfelues vnto them, and proaokcd the L o R d to anger, 13 A nd *hey forfooke the Lord, and ferued Baal and Aflitaroth. 14 fAnd \\9r,mejfm' ger. *DeHt7.». *Exod.ij. 3}.andj4. IS. weepers. ■fHehr.prc longed dayes after lopiKa. Ifraelsobrtinacie: Chap.iy. Their Idoiatrie. ^'-'' *Pral44.i ifa su.i. *Leuit. »^. f H-ir.faucd 14 ^(fAndthe anger of the Lorpv/cs hote againft Ifrael, and he dcliuered chcm into the. hands of /pollers that fpoiled the, and *he fold them into the liands of their enemies round about, fo that they could not any longer ft and before their enemies. I Jtffred. (euen as many of Ifrael as had not knowcn all the warres of Canaan ; z Onely c»iat the generations of the children of Ifticl might knowe to teach them W3rre,at the leaft fuch as before knew nothing thereof:) ? Namely Hue lords of the Phihftincs, andalltheCinaanites,andtheSidomans, and the Hiuites that dwelt in mount Leba- non, from mount Baal-Hermon, vnto the cntring in of Hamath. 4 And they were to proouc Ifrael by them, to knowe whether they would hear- ken vnto the Commaundements of the Lord, which hee commanded their fa- thers by the hand of Mofcs. 5 f And the children of Ifrael dwelt a- mong the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amo- rites, and Periztites, and Hiiutes, and le- bufites, 6 And they tooke their daughters to be their wiues, & gaue their daughters to their fonnes, and ferued their gods. 7 And the children of Ifrael did euill in the fight of the L o r d, and forgate the Lor d their God, and ferued Baa£m,and the groues. 8 f Therefore the anger of the Lord was hote againft Ifrael, and he folde them into the handc of Chuftian-Rifliathaim kingoff Mefopotamia; and the children of Ifrael ferued Chufhan-Rirtiathaim eight yeeres. 9 And when the children of Ifrael cri- ed vmo the L o R D, the L o R D raifed vp a 1 dchuerer to the children of Ifrael, who deliuered them, euen Othnielthefonneof Kenaz, Calebs yonger brother. I o And the Spirit of the Lord f came vponhim,and heiudged Ifrael, and went out to warre , ai>d the Lord deliuered Chufhan-Riihathaim king off Mefopota- mia into his hand ; and his hand preuailed againft Chufhan-Rifhathaim. I I And the land had reft fourtie yeeres: and Othniel the fonne of Kcnaz died. iz 5f And the children of Ifrael did euil againe in the fight of the Lord: and the Lord ftrengtljened Eglon the king of Moab againft Ifi-aeljbecaufethey had done euill in the fight of the L o R D. I J And he gathered vnto him the chil- dren of Ammon, and Amalek, and went andfmotc Ifrael, and poflcfiedthccityof Palme trees. 1 4 So the children of Ifrael ferued Eg- lon the king of Moab eightecne yeeres. O ij But f Heb-^Aram- naiiaraim. t Heb.fiHi. wr. ■f Heb.was. f Heb, iAram EhudkiilcthEglon. Judges, Deborah and Barsk. I Hsh. ap.w- 1 ^ But when the children of Ifraelci'kd vato the L o R D, the L o B. D raifed them vp a deliucrer , Ehud the fontic of Gera, II a Beniamite^a man f left handed : and by him the children of Ifrael fcnt a piefcnt vn- to Eglon the king of Moab. 1 6 But Ehud made him a dagger (which had two edges) of a cubitc length, and hce did gird it vnder his raiment, vpon his right thigh, 17 And hee brought the prefentvnto^ Eglon king ot Moab: and Eglon wis a very- fit man. 1 8 And when he h:d made an endc to offer thcprefcnt, hce fcnt away the people that bare the prefcnt. 1 9 But he lumfelfe turned againe from the |j quarries that were by Gilg2l,and faid, I hr.ue a fecret errand vnto thee, O lung: who rud,Kccpc filcncc. And all that flood by him, went out from iiim. 20 And Ehud came vnto him, and hee was fitting in f ^ Summer parlour, which lour ofcooh:g.\ he hadfor himTelfc alone : And Ehud faid, 1 liaue a meffage from God vnto thee. And he ar ofe out of his fca t. 2 I And Ehud put forth his left hand,and tcoke the dagger from liis right thigh, and thruii it into his belly. 2 2 And the haft nlfo went in after the blade : and the fat clofcd yfon the blade, fo thr.thc cculd not draw the dagger out of his belly, and the || dirt came out. 2 3 Then Ehud went fonh through the porch, andfl-.utthe doorescf the parlour vpon him, and locked them, 24 When he was gone cut, his feruants came, and when they law, that behold, the doores of the pailour were locked^ they faid. Surely hee ||couereth his feet in his Slimmer chamber. 2fo\vHeber the Kenitc, which was 'of the children of *Hobab the father in hvv of Moles, had feuered himfeUe from the Kenites> & pitched his tent vnto the plaine of Zaanairtij which is by Kcdefii. II And they Ihewed Sifera, that Barak the fon of Abmoam was gone vp to mount Tabor. I J And Sifera f gathered together all his charets, euen nine humed cnarets of iron,ind all the people that were with him, from Haro(hethofthe Gentiles, vnto the riuerofKidion. 14 And Deborah faid vnto Barak, Vp, for this M the d iy in. which the Lo R d hath deliuered Sifera into thine hand : Is not the Lord gone out before thee ? fo Ba- rak went downe from mount Tabor, and ten thoufand men after hi;n. I'j And * the Lord difcomfited Sifcra, and all his charets, and all his hofte with the edge of the fword,before Barak : fo that Sifera lighted downe oft" his charet, and fled away on his feet. 16 But Barak purfued after the charets, and after the hofte vnto Haroflieth of the Gentiles, and all the hofte of Sifera. fell vp- on the edge of the fword j 4»j<^ there was not fa man left. 1 7 Howbeit Sifera fled away on his kct, to the tent of lael the wife ofHeber the Kenite: for there was peace betwecne la- bin the king of Hazor, and the houfe of Heber the Kenite. 1 8 f And lad went out to meet Sifera, and faid vnto him,Turne in,my lord,turne in to me, feare not. And when he had tur- ned in vnto her, into the tent, fhecouered him with a [{ mantle. 1 9 And he faid vnto her,Giue me,Ipray thee,a litle water to drinkc,for I am thirfty. And fhe opened * a bottle ofmilke, and gaue him drinke, and couered him. 2 o Againc he faid vJito her,Stand in the doore of the tent, and it {hall be when any man doth come and enquire of thee and fay, Is there any man here ? that thou (halt fay. No. 2 1 Then lael Hebers wife , t tookc a naile of the tent, and tooke an hammer in her hand, and went foftly vnto him, and fmotc the naile into his temples, and fafte- ned it into the ground: (for he wasfafta- fleepe, and weary ; ) fo he died. 1 X And behold, as Barak purfued Sifera, lael came out to meet him, andfaide vnto him. Come, and I will fticw thee the man whom thou fcekeft. And when he came in- to her tent, behold, Sifcra lay dead, and the naile w.ts in his temples. zj SoGodfubauedonthatday> labin the king of CaniSn, before the children of Ifrael, 24 Andthehind of the children of Is- rael fprofpered, and preuailed againtt la- bin the king of Canaan, vntill they had de- ftroyed labin king of Canaan. CHAT. V. I TlxfingofDeborrJiandliarai^ THen fang Deborah,and Barak the Ton of Abinoam, on that day, faying, z Praife ye the Lord, for the auen- ging of Ifrael, when the people willingly oilcred themfelues. 5 Heare,Oyekings,giuee3re, Oyec Princes : I, eutn I will fing vnto the L ord, I wil ling praife to th e L o rd G od of Ifrael. 4 Lord,* when thou wenteft out of Seir, when thou marchedft out of the held of Edom, the earth trembled, and the hea- uens dropped J the cloudes alfo dropped water. y *Themountainest melted from be- fore the LoBD, euen *that Sinai from be- fore the Lord God of Ifrael. 6 In the dayes of * Shamgar the fonne of Anath, in the dayes of * lael, the high wayes were vnoccupied,and the ftrauailers walked thorow f by-wayes. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceafed, they ceafed in Ifrael, vntill that I Deborah arofe, th it I arofe a mother in Ifrael. 8 They chofe new gods j then was war in the gates : was there a lliield orfpeare fcenc among fourtie thoufand in Ifrael ? ^ 9 My heart is toward the gouernours of Ifrael, that oftered themfelues vviUingly among the people : Blefl'e ye the L o r d. 10 II Spcake ye that ride on white afies, yethatlitipiudgement, and walke by the way. 11 They that are deliuerfd^romtht noife of Archers in the places of drawing water j there fhall they rehearfe the nghteous aftes of the Lord, e»en thef lighteous aftes towards the mhabitants of his villages in Is- rael : then fhall the people of the L o r d goe downe to the gates. 12 Awake, awake Deborah : awake, awake, vtter a fong : arife Barak, and Icadc thycaptiuitic captiue, thou fonncof Abi- noam. Q^ 2 15 Then iUcy.go'mg, went andwiU Ixard. *Deut.4.xi. *PfaI.S7,j. f Hcb.jlowid. *Exod.ii> 18. ♦Ch.ip.j.ji ♦Chap.4 18 j ■f Heb.walkers of paths. f Heb.crookcft^ 1 wyes. \\ Or,miditAte f Heh right- o-Afnejfiiofthe Lord, Deborah and Baraks long. Judges. Midian opprelicth llrael. Heh.draxf itl) thept», Heb.hiifiet. Or, in the tftfa>is,crc. Hebr. trn- ef:o!is. Or,in. Or, port. Or J creekss. Heb.expo- I J Then he mcide him that remainethj hauc dominion ouer the Nobles among the people . the L o r d made nie haue do- mii'.ioa ouet the mightie. 14 Out of Ephrann w:.s there a root of them againft Amalek^after thee Beniamin^ among thy people: Outi-of Machir came dovvne gouernours, and out of Zebulun they that f handle the pen of the writer, 1 5 And the princes of Iflachar were withDebor.ih: euenlflachar^andalfo Ba- rak, hcvvasfent onf foot into the valley : II for the diuilions of Reuben j there v^ere great f thoughts of heart. 1 6 \^'hy abodcft thou among the fheep- folds, to heare the Heatings of the flockes? II for the diuifions of Reuben there were great fearchings of heart. 17 Gdead abode beyond lordan: and why did Dan remr^ine in lliips ? AiTier con- tinued on the fir: |I fliore, and abode in his II breaches. 18 Zebulun andNaphtali rvert a peo- ple that t ieoparded their hues vnto the ■dforeprQch. death, in the high places of the field. ip The. kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan inTaanach by the waters of Megiddo, they tooke no grine of miney. io They fought from heauen,theftars in their f coudcs fought agaiiiil Sifera. 2 1 1 he nucr 01 KiOion fwcpt them a- way, that ancient riuer, theriucrKilhon: O my foule, thou haft troden downe flrength. 22, Then were the horfe hoofes broken, by the mcanes of the || pranfings,the pran- fings of their mightie ones. 2 3 Cnrfe ye Meroz, ( faid the Angel of the Lord) curfe yee bitterly the inhabi- tants thereof: bccaule they came not to the helpe of the L o R D , to the htlpc of the Lord againft the mightie. 24 Bleilcdaboue women fl:ialllaelthe wifeofHeber theKenitebe, blelled ihall flie be abcue worn en in the tent. 2 ^ He asked water, and Ihee gaue him mJlkCjilie brought forth butter in a lordly difli. 26 She put her hand to thenaile, and her right hand to the workemens hammer: and with the hammer fhce f fmote Sifera, fhe fmcte offhisbead, when (lie had pi cr- eed and ftriken through his temples. 27 t Athcrfeethe bowed, he fell, hee lay downe; atherfeetehe bowed, he fell j where he bowcd,therc he fell downf dead. Heh.paths. I Or,tramp- tngs, orplm:- imgs. TKered, -fl-hlrr.be- trpeem. + H^tr.de~ ftroyed. 2 8 The mother of Sifera looked out at a window, and cried through .the lattefTe, Why is his charet fo long in comming ? Why tarie the wheeles of his charets ? 29 Her wife ladies anfvveredhcr,yea,flie returned f anfwere to her fclte, 30 Haue they not fpcd? haue they»or diuidedtheprayt tocucryman adamofell or two ? To Sil^ra a pray of diuers colours, aprayof diucrs colours, of needle worke, of diuers colours of needle worke on both fides, meet f for the necks of them that takf thefpoilc? 5 I So let all thine enemies perilli, O Lord : but let them that loue him,6e as the Sunne when he goeth foorth in his might. And the land had reft fourty yeercs, CHAP. VL I TlielfrMlitesfirtlKtr/inre are oppreJJcdbyJHidiar. 8 ,^ prophet nb!i!{iiljtlicm. 1 1 dued. t^ Gideons cbddren^wid death, jj Jl^e I fraelitet idolatry, and ingratitHde. ANd the men of Ephraim faid vnto him , t vVhy hafl: thou ferued vs thus, thit thou calledft vs not when thou wentelt to fight with the Midianites ? And they did chide with him f fliarpcly. 2 And he faid vnto them. What haue I done now in comparifion of you?Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better then the vintage of Abiezer ? I God hath deliuered into your hands the princes of Midian,Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to doe in comparifon of you ? then their t anger was abated toward him,when he had faid that. 4 f[And Gideon came to lordan, ««ra- me?:tslik£ihe moont. all thc-hofts of the children of the Eall : for there fcl |I an hundred and twenty thoufand men that drewfword. II ^And Gideon went vp by the way of them that dwelt intents, ontheEaftof Nobah, and logbchah jaad fmote the hoft: for the holl was feciire. II And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, hepurfued after them, and tookcthe two kings of Midian, Zebah, and Zalmun- n3,and f liifcomfitcd all the heflc. I ^ ^ And Gideon the fonne of loafli rc- tiu-ned from battell before the Sun was vp. 14 And caught a yong man of the men of Succotb, and enquired of him : andhec fdefcnbed vnto him the princes of Suc- coth and the Elders thereof, euen threc- fcore and feucnteene meh. I $ And he came vnto the men of Suc- coth,andfaid,Behold Zebah and Zalmun- na, with whom ye vpbraid me, faying. Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we fhould giue bread vnto thy men that are weary ^ 1 6 And he tooke the Elders of the city, and thornes of the wildernes,& briers, snd with them he f taught the men of Suctoth. 1 7 And hee beat downe the tower of * Penuel, and flew the men of the city. 18^ Then Hiid he vnto Zebah and Zal- munna, What manner of men were they whom ye flew at Tabor ? And they anfwe- redjAs thou art, fo were thcy,cach one f re- fembled the children of a king, 1 p And he faid,They were my brethren,, euen the fonncs of my mother : as the Lord liueth, if ye had faued thcmaliue, I would not flay you . 20 And hee (aid vnto Icther his firfl borne, Vp, and flay them: but the youth drew not his fword : for he feared, becaufe he was yet a youths 2 1 Then Zebah and Zalmunna faide. Rife thou, and fall vponvs: for ss the man if 3 fo IS his ihength. And Gideon arofe, and flew Zebah and Zalmunna^ and tookc away the j| ornaments that yptre on their camels necks. iz ^ Then the men of Ifrael faid vnto Gideon, Rule thou ouer vs, both thou, and thy fonne, and thyfonnes fonne alfo; for thou haft deliuered vs from the hand of Midian. 2 J And Gideon faid vnto them, I will not rule ouer you, neither fliall my fon rule ouer you r the L o R d fliall rule ouer you. 24 ^ And Gideon faide vnto them, I would defirc a requeft of you, that you would giue me eutry man the eare-rinosof his pray. For they had golden care-rings, becnule they were Iflimatlites. 2 5 And they anfwcred,We wil willingly giue them. And they {pread a garment,and did caft tlitrcm, cuery man the care-rings of his pray. z6 And the weight of the golden earc- rings that he requeltcd, was a thoufind and feuen hundrcdy^f/;^ /j of goldcjbefide orna- ments, and (I collars , and purple raiment that vrai on the kings of lV1idian,and befide the chaines that tvere about their camels neckes. 2 7 And Gideon made an Ephod there- of, and put it in His citic, «»f » in Ophrah : and all Ifrael went thither a whoring after it3 which thing became a Ihare vnto Gide- on,3nd to bis houfe. 28 ^ Thus was Midian fubdued before the children of Ifrael 3 fo that they lifted vp their heads no more : and the countrey was in quietnefle fourtie yeercs, in the dayesof Gideon. 29 f And lerubbaal the fonne of loafli went and dwelt in his owne houfe. 3 o And Gideon had threefcore and ten fonncs t of his body begotten : for he had many wines. 3 I And his concubine that was in Shc- chem , Ihee alfo bare him a fonne, whofc name he f called Abimelech. ■ 32 ^ And Gideon the fonne of loafli died, in a good old age, and was buried in the fepulchre of loafli his father, inOph- rah of the Abi-Ezrites. 33 And it came to pafle as foone as Gi- deon was dead, that the children of Ifrael turned againc , and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-Berith their god. 34 And the children of Ifratl remem- brcdnot the L o r d their God, who had deliuered them out of the hands of all their enemies, on euery fide : 3 5 Neither Ihewed they kindnefle to the houfe of lerubbaal, namely Gideon,ac- cording to all the aoodiiefle wliich hee had fliewed vnto Ifrael. CHAP. IX. 1 ^limelech by conjpirade with the Sheehemites^ ir mttt- dirofhubrtthren^iimadeK^vg. 7 Itthamhyafara- hli rehiiktth them, ard frretelkth thar rnwe. 2 j qaal con/pireth withthe Shech(mttes againji him. jo Zebul retualtth it. 3 4 ^httnelnb cuercommelh them , ard feveth thec:ticrptthfilt. /^6 Heburneth the hold of the god 'Berith. ^o .yit Thebcz. he iiflaine by aptece of a mtlftore. 56 lothamscurfeUfidfilUd. And lotnams j^raoic v.iiap. IX,* luuicunnoi .^necnem. -\Htb.lVhat if good? r^(- tlier&c. ■\Heb.afier. \\OrJby the oke of the pillar. Seelep7.24. 2(S. \Or,govpand doTVntforo- thiX trees. ANd Abimelech the fonnc of lerub- baalwent toShcchemjVnto his mo- thers brethi-en^and communed with thcm^ and with all the family of the houfe of his mothers father^fiying j z Speakcjl pray you5in the cares of all the men of Shechem ^ f Whether is better for you,either that all the fonnes of lerub- baal(which arc threcfcore and ten perfons) reigne ouer you, or that one reigne ouer you ? Remember alfOithat I am your bone, and your fleOi. J And his mothers brethren (pake of iiini in the eares of all the men of Shechem all thefe \vords,and their hearts inclined to t follow Abimelech : for they fayd,Hee is our brother. 4 And they gaue him threefcore and ten pieces of liluer,out of the houfe of Baal- Berithj wherewith Abimelech hired vaine and light perfcnSjwhich followed him. 5 And hee went vnto his fathers houfe at Ophrah, & flew his brethren the fonnes of lerubbaal, being threefcore and ten per- fonSjVpon one flone : notwithitandingjyet lotham the youngeft fonne of lerubbaal was left 3 for he hid himfelfe. 6 And all the men of Shechem gathe- red together, and all the houfe of Millo, and went,and made Abimelech King, (| by the plaine of y pillar that was in Shechem, 7 t\ And when they told it to lotham, he went and flood in the top of mount Ge- rizimjand hftvp hisvoyce,andcricd,and faid vnto them , Hearken vnto mee , you Hienof Shechem , that God may hearken vnto you. 8 The trees went foorth on a time to anoint a king ouer them,and they faid vn- to the Oliue trce,Reignc thou ouer vs. p But the Ohue tree faide vnto them. Should I leaue my fatnefle, wherewith by me they honour God and man,3nd \\ go to be promoted ouer the trees? I o And the trees faid to the figge tree. Come thou,and reigne ouer vs. I I But the figgc tree faide vnto them. Should I forfakc my fwectnefTe, and my goo J fruite, and goc to be promoted ouer the trees? i z Then faid the trees vnto the Vine, Come thousand reigne ouer vs. 1*5 And the Vme fayde vnto them. Should I leaue my wine, which cheercth God and man,andgoto be promoted ouer the trees? * 14 Then faide all the trees vnto the 11 bramble,Coine thou,and reigne ouer vs. 1 5; And the bramble faid vnto the trees, If in tructh yee anoynt me King ouer you, then come, and put your truft in my (ha- dowe: and if not, let iirccome out of the Bramble, and dcuonre the Cedars of Le- banon. 1 6 Now'thereforCjif ye haue done truc- ly and fincerely, in that ye haue made Abi- melech iCingjand if ye haue dealt well with lerubbaal, and his houfe , and haue done vnto him according to the deferuing of his hands; 17 (For myfatherfoiightforyou,and faduentured his life far, and dehuered you out of the hand of Midian : 1 8 And yee are rifen vp againfl my fa- thers houfe this day,& haue flaine his ions, threefcore & ten perfons, vpon one ftonc, and haue made Abimelech the fonne of his maidferuant , king ouer the men of She- chem,becaufehe is your brother.) 19 If ye then haue dealt truely and fin- cerely with lerubbaal, and with his houfe this day,t/;e«reioyce yee in Abimelech,and let him alfo reioyce in you. 20 But ifnot, let fire come out from A- bimelech, and deuourethe men of She- chem and the houfe of Millo: and let Hie come oat from the men of Shechem, and from the houfe of Millo , and dcuoure A- bimelech. 21 And lotham ran away,andfled,and went to Beer, and dwelt there for fearcof Abimelech his brother. 2 2 ^When Abimelech had reigned three yeeres ouer Ifrael, 2 1 Then God fent an euil fpirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem : and the men of Shechem dealt treacheroufly with Abimelech: 24 That the crueltie done to the three- fcore and ten fonnes of lembbaal might come, and their blond bee laid vpon Abi- melech their brother which f!ewthem,and vpon the men of Shechem which f aided mm in the killing of his brethren, 25 And the men of Shechem fetliers in wai< for him in the top of the mountaines, and they robbed all that came along that way by them : and it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the fonne of Ebed came with his brethren, and went ouer to She- chem : and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. 27 And they went out into the fields,and gathered their vineyards , and trode the ■\Htbpcu thened hti hojidstot^h jaal conipireth agamlt Abimclech. ludges. nee is oiwrcomc. pr,Con \\Or,hot!. ■\HS.cr4t.\y, or to Tor>fud: -\Heb. a! thine handjhali find \Heb.nMcU, \\Or,the regar- den of times. \ Tr4p«,nn(l made II !Tieny,andwcnt into the , houfcof thiirgod^anddid eat and drinkc. And cur{od Abimelech. z 8 And G xA the fonne of Ebed faide. Who i$ Abimclech, and who is Shechem, that we iLould feme him ? Is not hec the ibnac of leiubbaaL' and Zebiil[his officer ? feme the menof Hamorthc father of She- chem : for why llioiild we fejrue him ? -29 And would to God this people were vndsr my handj then would I remaue Abi- melech. And he faidto Abimelech, In- cic.ifc thine armie,and come out. 50 f And whenZebul the ruler of the citie heard the words of Gaal the fonne of Ebed, his anger was \\ kindled. 1 1 And hee fent meifengers vnto Abi- melech t priuily, faying, Behold, Gaal the ^onn.t of Ebed, and his brethren, be come to Shechem, and behold, theyfortitic the citie againft thee. I z Now tlierefore vp by night, thou and the people th^t is with thee, and lie in wait in the field. 5 3 And it fliall be, that in the mornine aflbone as the Sunne isvp, thou fhalt rife earely, and fetvpon the citie: and behold, Vfhen he and the people that is with him, come out againft thee, then mayeft thou doe to them t as thou (halt iind occalion. - 54 ^ And Abimelech rofe vp, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait againftShccheminfoure companies. 3 f And Gaal the fonne of Ebed went out, and ftood in the entring of the gate of the citie : and Abimelech rofe vp, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. 3 6 And when Gaal faw tlie people, hce faidtoZebid, Behold, there come people downe fro the top of the mountaines. And Zebul faide vnto him. Thou feeft the fha- dow of the mountaines, as tfthey were men. I J And Gaal ipakc againe, and faide, Sce,thcre come people downe by thcfmid- dle of the land,and another company come along by theplaine of {| Meonenitn. 38 Thenfaid Zebul vnto liim,Wherc is now thy movxhywlHreveith thoufaidft,Who is Abimelech, that wee fliould feme him ? Is not this the people that thou haft defpi- fed ? Goeout, I praynow, and light with them. 3 9 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem,and fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech chafed him, and he fled before him^and many were ouerthrow- en and wounded, euen vnto the entring of the gate. 41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah : and Zebul thruft out Gaal and his brethre, that they fliould not dwell in Shechem. 41 And it came to paife on the morow, that the people went out into the field, and they told Abimelech. 4 3 And h'e took the people,and diuided "them into three companies,and laid wait in the Helde,and looked, and beholdjthe peo- ple were come forth out of the citie,aral he rofe vp againft them,and fmote them. 44 And Abimelech, and the company that WAS with him, ruOied forward, and ftood in the entring of the gate of the city; and the two other companies ranne vpon allthepeople that were inthefieldes, and flew them. 4 J And Abimelech fought againft the city all that day, and he tooke the citie,and flewe the people that was therein , and beat downe the citie, and fowed it with fait. 46 fAnd when all the men of the tower o( Shechem heard that,theyentred into an hold of the houfe of the god Berith. 47 And it was tolde Abimelech,that all the men of the tower of Shechem were ga- thered together. 48 And Abimelech gate him vp to mount Z3lmon,hee and all the people that were with him,and Abimelech tooke an axe inliishand, and cut downe a bough from the trees, and tooke it, andlaide/t on his ftioulder,and faid vnto the people that were with him,What ye haue fecnefme do,make hafte,anddoc as I haue dene. , , 4.9 And all the people hkewife cut down etterymanhis bough, and followed Abi- melech, and put them to the holde, and fct the hold on fire vpon them : fo that all the men of the tower of Shechem died aifo, a- bont a thoufand men and women. ^o ^ Then went Abimelech toThe- bez, and encamped againft Thcbcz , and tooke it. 5 1 But there was a ftrongtowre within the ciric , and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the citie,and fhut it to them, and gate them vp to the top ofthe tower. yi And Abimelech came vnto the to- wer, and fought againft it, and went hard vnto thedoore ofthe tower, to burne it with fire. y 5 And a certaine woman * caft apiece of ■fHebJbaue done. 31. Abimelech isllainc. Chap.x.x]. ilraelrepentcth. \lOr, delmr. Heh.Jatit. ^Orjthe viUa ^es of lair. ♦Chap.i 11. and J.7.&4. iJindd.i. andij.i. ♦Chapa.iJ, ■\Heb. crHJhed of a milrtone vpon Abimclechs head , and all to brake his fcull. 54 Then hee called haftily vnto the young man his armour-bearerjandfaid vn- to him J Draw thy fword,and ilay met, that men fay not of mc, A woman flew himrand his young man thruft him thorough , and he died. 5 <; And when the men of Ifrael faw that Abimclechwas dead, they departed cucry ^ man vnto his place. 56 ^ Thus God lendred the wickedncs of Abimelcch which he did vnto his father, ia flaying his feucnty brethren. 5 7 And all the cuillof the. men of She- chem, did God render vpon their hcades : and vpon them came the. ciufc of lotham the fonne of leridjbaal, C H A P. X. t ToUiudgethlfrMlm Shitmir. j Iair,rphofe thirtte fomifihadtbirtie cities. 6 Tiic ^hltljilr,esa}:d.Am- nlomtesofvrejftI[ratl.. 10 Intheir7?jiferie,Gcdfe>i- deth them to their falfe gods, i 5 fp«n thtir npen- timce, bepitieth them. ANd after Abimelech , there arofe to II defend Ifrael , Tola the fonne of Pu^h, the fonae of Dodo, a man of Ifl'a- char, and he dwelt in Shamir in mount E- phraim. 2 And hee iudged Ifrael twentic and three yeeresj and died, and. was .buried in Shamir. 5 5J And after him arofe lair a Gilea- dite , and iudged Ifrael twentic and two yeeres. 4 And he had thirtie fonncs that rode on thirty afie-colts,and they had tliirty ci- ties , which are called [j Hauoth-Iair vnto this day,which are in thejand of Gilead. 5 Andlair died jand was buried in Ca- mon. 6 f And * the children of Ifrael did cuill againein the fight of the Lord, and femedBaahm and *^Af[itaroth, and the gods of Syria^and the gods of Zidon,& the gods of Moabj and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philiftins, and forfookc the LonD.&fc rued nor him, 7 And the anget of the L o jr. n was hot againft Ifrael , and hee fold them into tliehandsof the Philiftines, .and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 8 And that yeere they vexed and f op- pre fled the children of Ifrael : eightcenc yeeres, all the children of Ifrael thst were on the other fide Ior«}an,in the land of the Amovites,which is in Gilead. 5) Moreouerjjhc children of Ammon pafTed ouer lordan, to fight^lfo againft lu- dah, and againit Beniamin,and agamil the houfe of tphraim j fo that Ifraelwas fore diftrcffed. 10 f And the children of Ifrael cried vnto the LoHDjfaying, We haue finned a- gainft thee, both becaufe we haue forfaken our God, and alio ferucd B aahm. 1 1 And the L o R D faid vnto the chil- dren of Ifrael, Did not Ideliuer yonfiom the Egyptians , and from the Ameritcs, from the children of Ammon, and from the Phihftincs ? 1 2 The Zidonians alfo and the Amale- kitcs, and the Maonites didopprcfleyou, and ye cried to me^and I dehuercdyouout of their hand. 1 3 * Yet haue yc forfaken mc,and ferucd other gods: wherefore Iwill deUucr you no more. 14 Goe, and crie vnto the gods which ye haue chofen,let them dehuer you in the time of your tribulation. 1 5 f And the children of Ifrael faid vn- to the Lord, VVe haue fiinned, doe thou vntovs whatfoeuer t fecmeth good vnto thecjdeliuer YS only, we pray thee,this day. 1 6 And they put away the f ftrange gods from among them,and ferued the Lo r d : and his foule fwas grieuedfor the mifery of Ifrael. 1 7 Then the children of Ammon were t gathered together, and encamped in Gi- lead: and the children of Ifrael aiTembled themfelues together , and encamped m Mizpeh. 1 8 And the people and Princes of Gi- lead, faid one to another. What man « hee that will begin to fight againft the children of Ammon ? he fhall * be head ouer the in- habitants of Gilead. CHAP. XL I The Ccuenioit betweene lepht'Toh and the gi!eadites,that hefbotddletlitirhead. 12 The treaty of peace buxFeme him and the ^.mmonitei u m vaine. 25 LphthJis vote. j2 Hmonqueftofthe^mmomtis. ^^ Htperfirmtth his von> en hu d 8 And the Elders of Gilead faid vnto lephthah. Therefore wee turne againeto thee now,that thou mayeft goe with vs,and fight againft the children of Ammon, & be our head ouer al the inhabitants of Gilead. 9 And lephthah faid vnto the Elders of Gileadjlf yee bring me home againe to fight againft the children of Ammon, and the L o R D deliuer them before mej (hall I be your Head? I o And the Elders of Gikad faid vnto lephthahjTheLoRD fbeewitnefle be- tweene vSjif we do notfo according to thy words. I I Then lephthah went with the El- ders of Gilead , and the people made him head andcaptaine ouer them: and leph- thah vttered all his words before the Lord inMixpeh. 1 1 f And lephthah fent meffengers vn- to the king of the children of Ammonjfay- ing. What haft thou to doe with mee, that tho« art come againft mee to fight in my land? I g And the king of the children of Am- mon anfwered vnto the meflengers of lephthah j "^ Becaufe Ifrael tooke away my land when they came vp out of Egyptjfrom Arnon cuen vnto Iabbok,and vntolordan: now therefore reftore thofe landes againe peaceably. X4 And lephthah fent meflengers a- gaine vnto the King of the children of Ammon : 1 5 And did vnto him,Thus faith leph- thahj * Ifrael tooke not away the land of Moabjnor the land of the children of Am- mon: i6 But when Ifrael cair^c vp from E- gypt,and walked thorow the wilderncSjVn- to the red fea,and came to KadelLj 1 7 Then * Ifrael fent meHengers vnto the king of Edom, frying, Let mee, I pray thee,pail"e thorow thy land. But the king of Edom would not hearken thereto: And in hkc manner they fent vato the king of Mo- ab : but hee would not confent: and ifrael a- bode in Kadelli. 1 8 Then they went along thorow the wildernelie , and compafled the land of £- dom, and the land of Moab, and came by the Eaft- fide of the land of Moab, and pit- ched on the other fide of Arnon,*but came not witliin the border of Moab : for Arnon MPOi the border of Moab. 19 And * Ifrael fent mcfTengers vnto Sihonkingof the Amorites, the King of Heflibon, and Ifrael faid vnto him, Lctvs pafle, wee pray thee,thorow thy land, vnto my place. ' z o But Sihon trufted not Ifrael ,to pafle thorow his coaft: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in lahaz, and fought againft Ifrael. 2 1 And the L o K D God of Ifrael dcli- uered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Ifrael, and they fmote them : fo If- rael poflefled alltheiand of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that countrey. 22 And they poflefled* all the coaftes of the Amorites, from Arnon euen vnto labbok, and from the wilderneflc cuen vn- to lordan. 2g So now the Lord God of Ifrael hath dilpofleffed the Amorites from be- fore his people Ifrael, and fti©uldeftthou poflefleit? 24 Wilt not thou poflefle that which Chemoftithy God giueth thee to poflefle? fo whomfoeuer the L o R d our God fliall driuc out from before vs, them will we poC- fefle. 2 J *Andnow,art thou any thing better then Balak the fonne of Zippor king of Moab ? Did he euer ftriue againft Ifrael,or did he euer fight againft them, 26 While Ifrael dwelt in Heflibon, and hertownes,andin Aroer and her townes, and in all the cities that bee along by the coaftcs of Arnon , three hundred yecres ? Why therefore did yee not recouer them within that time? 27 Wherefore, I haue no« finned a- gainftthcc, but thou doeft mee wrong to warre againft mee : the L o r d the ludge, bee Judge this day betweenc the children of 'Nutn 20.14 *Num.i2.i J and 21.24. ♦Dcut.2.2<». *Deut.2,j< *Nuai.zs.>. deut;.i}.4, io(h.24,5. J ♦i lephthahs rafh vow : Chap. xi). His death. Ib7..in. fHelr. thai which c»m- meth fiorth, Jhall ccme forth. \\Or,Iwiloff(r it,&c. l{Or,^bet. of Ifraeljand the children of Ammon. 2 8 Howbeitjthe king of the chiUirea of Ammon hearkened not vnto the words of lephthah which hefent him. 29 ^Thcnthe Spirit ofthe Lord came vpon lephthah, and he pafl'ed oiicr Gilead andManafl'eh, and p.iikd ouerMizpehof Gilead^and from Mizpeh of Gilead he pal- fed ouer vnto the children of Ammon. 30 And lephthah vowed a vow vnto thcL o R. Dj and faicl,If thou flult without fade deluier the children of Ammon into minchandsj J I Then it fhall bee, thattwhatfoeuer commeth forth of the doorts of my houfe to mecte me, when I returne in peace from the children of Ammon,i]iall furcly be the L o R D Sj (j and I will ofter it vp for a burnt oficring. J 2 ^ So lephthah paflcd ouer vnto the children of Ammon to fight againll them, and the Lord deliuered them into his hands. J 3 And he fmote them from Aroer, e- uen tiU thou come to Minnith, encn twenty citKiSjSc vnto the |j plaine ofthe vineyards, with a very great liaughtcr: thus the chil- dren of Ammon were fubdued before the children of Ifrael. j4 5[ And lephthah came to Mizpeh vnto his houfe , and beholde, his daugh- ter came out to meetc him with timbrels I and with d.iunces, and flice was his onely child- (|befidehcrhe had neither fonne nor daughter. 3 5 And it came to pafle when he faw her, that hee rent his clothes^and faid, ALs,my daughter, thou haft brought mc very lowe, , and thou art one of them that trouble mc : for I haue opened my mouth vnto the LoRD,and I cannot go baclce. 3 6 And fhce 0yd vnto him^ My father^ if thou haft opened thy mouth vnto the Lo R D,doe to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth j for as much as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine cnemieSjeuen ofthe chil- dren of Ammon. J 7 Andihee faidvnto her father. Let this thing be done for mee : Let mee alone ■fHeb.^of^Mci twpmonethsjthat I majfgo vp and downe gociowne. ypon thc mouivtaincs, and bewaile my vir- ginitic,! and my fellowes. 38 And he faidjGoe, And hefent her a- way/or two moneths,and fhe went with her companions,3nd bewailed her virginity vp- on tne moiuitaines. \\OrJhehadnot ofhii cv:, ei- | tlxr fonne or daughter Htb. efh.mfdfi. 5 9 And it C3.me to paile at thc end of two monerhs thatfiie returned vnto her fuhcr who did with her according to hisvow which he had vowed : and fhe knew no man ; ana it was a || ctillome in Ilrael, 40 lt}at the daughters of Ifrael went t yecrely H to lament the daughter of Icph- tliah the Gileidite foure dayesin a yeere. CHAP. XU. I T!ie Ejihrair/ntes quarrelling vitb leyhthah^ and d/fier- ned byShhboleth,:ireftn:;K by thegdcidites. 7 hflahah diitk. 8 Ibz^i»,n>ho hadthirncfo7tries,a>idthirtj d~.lt^h- ttrs, 1 1 ^i,d Eloii, I 3 ^iid^bda»,who hadfiarne JoniieSjOJid thhtie ncfhcwa^indged Ifrael. ANd the men of Ephraimf gathered themfelucs together,and went North ward,and fayd vnto lephthah , Wherefore pafiedft thou ouer to hght againft thc chil- dren of Ainmonjand didft not call vs to go with thee ? We will burne thine houfe vpon thee with fire. 2 And lephthah faid vnto themjT and my people were at great ftrife with the chil- dren of Ammon: and when I called you,ye dthueied me not out of their hands. 3 And when I faw that ye deliuered me notjiput my hfe in my handstand pa fled o- uei- againft the children oi Ammon , and the L o R D deliuered them into my hand : Wherefore then are yee come vp vnto mee this day,to light againft mc ? 4 '1 hen Icphtlidh gathered together all the men of Giiead,and fought with Ephra- im: and the men ofGilcadlmoteEphraim, becaufe they faid, Yee Gilcadites arefugi- tiues of Ephraim,among the Ephraimites, and among the Manaflitcs. 5 And thc Gilcadites tooke thcpafla- ges of Jordan before the Ephraimites : and It was fo that whe thofe Ephraimites which w€re efcaped faid,Let me goe ouer^that the men of Gilead faid vnto him , Art thou an Ephraimite ? If he faid,Nay: 6 Then faid they vnto him , Say now. Shibboleth : and he faid Sibboleth: for hee could not fram.e to pronounce it right. Then theytooke him, and flew him at the paiTagesof lordan : and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites , fourtic and Uno thoufmd. 7 And lephthah iud^ed Ifi-ael fxe yeeres : then dyed lephthah thc Gilea- dite, and was biuied in 072e of the cities of Gilead. 8 ^And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem iudged Ifmcl. 9 And hee had thirtie fonnes,and rhir- tie daughters, whom hee fent abroad, and tooke (I Or, ord:. nance. '\Htb.fi-om yeere 'iOyecre. \\Or,;otdke with. I Heb. wire called. bion.Abdon^bamions iuagi cs. Dirm IS roretoiat [ tooke in thiicie diughters from abroad for hisfonnes. And hec iudge^ Ifracl feuen yeercs. 10 Then died Ibzan,and was buried at Bethlehem. 11^ And afterhim,ElonaZebulonite iudged Ifrael, and hee iudgcd Ifrael cenne yeeres. I z And Elon the Zebulonite died,and was buiied in Aiialon in the countreyof Zebulun. I J ^ And after him, Abdon, the Ccmnc of Hillel a Pirathonite iudged iTrael. 1 4 And he had fourtie fonnes, and thir- tie tneph€\ves,that rode on threefcorc and ten afle-colts : and hee iudged Ifrael eight yeeres. I f And Abdon the fonne of Hillel the Pirathonite died , and was buried in Pira- thon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. CHAP. xni. I ifrAil iiinthehand of the PhiUfiinct. 2 ,y4n,y4ngelap- peareth to^moafis wifi. 8 The ^'^j^el appennth to ManoiiJ]. 1 y M.vwnhs J7icrifce, whireby xhtyA'i^l u difcoiicred. x^Sampmukorne. ANd the cliildren of Ifrael f *did euill againe in the fight of the Lord, and the Lord deliuered them into the hand of the Philiftines fourtie yeres. i f^And there was a ccrtaine man of Zorahjof the family of the Damtes,whofe name was Manoah , and his wife was bar- ren. Mid bare not. g And the Angel of the Lord appea- red vnto the woman, and fliide vnto her. Behold now, thou <«rt barren, and beareft not : but thou Hialt concdue and beare a fonnc. 4 Now therefore beware *I pray thee, anddrinkenotwine,norftrongdrinke,and eat not any vncleane thing. J For loe , thou fliidt conceiue and bcare a (bnne,and * no r afor Ihall come on his head : for the child fliali bee a Natarite vnto God from the wombe; and hee fh.ill begin to deliver Ifrael out of the hand of the Phihftines. 6 f Then the woman came, and tolde her husbandjfaying ; A man of God came vnto me, and his countenance tr vponarockc vnto the Lord: and the ^ngel did won- deroufly, and Manoaliand liis wife loo- ked on. 20 For it came to pafle,when the flame wentvp toward heauen fromofJ the altar, that ^HA. what pfolbe the ntA- ner of the, ire [\Or,ifhatfhd he doe .' Hebr. VVhatftalbe fHeb. before thee. dcrfitll. igamfon is borne. Chap.xiiij. Hec putieth foorth a riddle. JO. chap.6. 22. ■fmb.JheeU right m mine ejiS. fHtb.iamtc- Ifghim. that iheAngelofthe Lord afcended in the f flame of the altar ; and Manoah and his vviff looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. 2 1 (But the Angel of the Lord did no more appeare to Manoah and to his wife :) then Manoah knew that hee was an Angel ofthe Lo R D. zz And Majionh fiide vnto his wife, * We fliallfurely die^becaule wc haue fecnc God. 2 J But his wife laid vnto Iiim, If the Lord were plcafed to lull vs , hee would not haue receiued a burnt offering and a meat offering at our handeSj neither would hee haue Ihewed vs all thefe things , nor would as at this time haue told vs/»t/; thmgt as thcfe. 24 ^And the woman hare a fbnne,and called liis name Samfon : and the childe grew,and the Lord blcU'ed him. 2 5: And the Spirit of the L o R d began to moue him at times in the campc of Dan, bctweene Zorah and EfF^taol. CHAP. XIIIL I Sf.mCon dejtrctb .i wifi tf the Phihfiwes. 6 In his iottr- r,ey hee Iqlltth a Lion. 8 In a fecovd toKrf:iy heefird- eth hoiy in thtcarkeiji. 10 Samfons mcrru.gep^H. ' I 2 Hu ridd.e by his rviji is m:de knotven. i ^ Hee jpoykth thirtie "^fMiJitu-s. 20 Huwifin married ta iiMthtr. A Nd Samfon v/ent down to Timnath, jL Jk-and faw a woman in Timnath^ of the daughters of the Philiilines. 2 And h" came vp, and told his father and his motherland fliidjihauefeene awo- man in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philiftines : now therefoft get her for mee to wife. 3 Then his father and his mother faid vnto him , Is there neuer a woman among the daughters of thy brethren,or amongau my peoplejthat thou goeft to take a wife of the vncircumcifed Philiftines ? And Sam- fon faid vnto his father^jGet her for me^for t fhe plcafeth me well. 4 But his father anal his mother knew not that it was of the LoRD/hat he fought anoccafion agninft the Phihilines? for at that tin-jc the Phihllincs had dominion o- uerlfrael. 5 f Then went Samfon downe,and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath : and beholdj a young Lion roared t againft him. 6 And the Spirit of the L o r d came mightily vponhim,and he rent him as hee would haue rent a kidjand hee had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. 7 And he went downc and talked with the wom3Ti,andfhepIe.ifed Samfon well. 8 «iy And after a time hee returned to take hcr,and he turned afide to fee the car- kcis ofthe Lion : and behold, there was a fwarme of Becs,and hony in the carkeis of the Lion, p And hee tooke thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his fa- ther and mother, andhecgr.iiethem,and they did eate : but hee told not them that he had taken the hony out ofthe carkeis of the Lion. 10 f So his father went downe vnto the woman,and Samfon made there a feaft: for fo vfed the yong men to doe. 1 1 And it came to paiTc when they faw him,that they brought thirtie companions to be with him. 1 2 f And Samfon faid vnto them,I will now put forth a riddle vnto you ; if you can ccrtamcly declare it mee, within thefeuer. daycs ofthe feaft,and find it out,then I will giuc you thirtie |1 lheetes,and thirtie change of garments : 1} But if ye cannot y the nun of Indah and deliuercd to the 'Thilifims. i^Hee klUeth them mth a Mipbone. i8 GodmakeththefowitaineEn-f>ak^ korefor him in Lehu BVt it came to pafle within a while af- ter, in the time of wheate harueft,that Samfon vi fited his wife with a kid, and hee faid,I will goe in to my wife into the cham- ber. But her father would notfufFerhim togoein. 1 And her father faid, I verily thought that thou haddeftvtterly hated her, there- fbrc I gaue her to thy companion : is not heryonger fifter fairer thenlhe?ttakc her, I pray thee,in ftead of her. I f And Samfon fayde concerning them, 11 Now fhall I bee more blamelefle thciithe PhiUftines J though I doe them a dilpleaii;.; . ^^f And Satnfbn wept aad caught three hiindredfbxes,and tCjokc \\ frebrands, and turned taile to taile , and p* .t a foebrand in the midft betwcene two t^il^V -^,- f And when he hail- fet the brands on fire,he let them go into tlt6 Handing corne of the Philiftines , and burnt vp both the fhockes,and alfo the Itanding corne, with the vineyards Woliues. ' 6 ^ Then the Philiftmcs faid , Who hath done this? and they anfwered, Samfon the fonne in law of the Timnite,becaufe he had taken his wife, & giuen her to his com- panion. AikI the Philiftines came vp, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7 % And Samfon faide vnto them. Though ye haue done this,yet will I bee a- uenged of youjand after that I will ceafe. 8 And heefmote them hip and thigh with a great flaughterj and he went downe aiid dwelt in the top of the rocke Etam. / 9 ^ Then the PhiUftines went vp,and pitched in Iudah,and ipread themielui.s in ^ehi. I o And the men of ludah fiid ,Why are ye come vp againft vs ? And tW- '..'LG.vered, To bind Samfon are we come vp,to doe to him,as he hath done to vs. I I Then three thoul^ind men of ludih t went to the toppe of the rocke Etam, and faid to Samfon; Kaoweft thou not that the Philiftines are rulers ouervs? Whatw this that thou haft done vnto vs ? And hee [n6. vnto them. As they did vneo mee/o haue I done vnto them. I z And they faid vnto him,We are come downe to binde thee, that wee mayddiucr thee into the hand of the Philiftines. And Samfon faid vnto them, Sweare vnto mee, that ye will not fall vpon me your Iclucs. 1 3 And they (pake vnto him , fayme, No : but wee will binde thecfaft, and deh- uer thee into their hand : butfurelywe will not kill thee. And they bound Iwm with two newe coards,and brought him vp from the rocke. 1 4 f And when he came vnto Lehi,the Philiftines fhouted againft him : and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily vpon him, and the coardes that were- vpon his armes became as flaxe that was burnt with fire, and his bandes f loofed from oftTiis hands. If And he found a fnew iawbone of an afl'e,andput forth his hand,and tookit,and flew a thoufand men therewith. 1 6 And Samfon fayd , With the iaw- bone of an afle,t heapes vpon heapes,with the iaw of an afle haue I flaine a thoufand men. 1 7 And it came to pafle w^en hec had made an endof fpeaking,that he caft away the iawbone out of his hand, and called that place {| Ramath-Lehi. 1 8 ^And he was fore athirft, and called on the L o R D, and faid. Thou haft giuen this great deliuerance into the hand of thy feruant: and now fliallIdieforthirft,and fall into the hand of the vncircumcifed? 19 But God claue an hollow place that was in || the iaw,and there came water ther- out,and when he had dnmk, hisfpirit came againe,and he reuiued: wherefore he called the name thereof ||En-hakkore,whichis io Lsil^vnto this day. z o And he iudged Ifracl in the cf ayes of the Phihftines twentie yeercs. CHAP. doTvnc. ■fHeb.wire melted. iHeb.myft. ■fHeb.an heap, tipo heapes. I) That is. The lift ingvp of the iawbone J or^caftin^a- way of the iairbone. \lOf,lchi. JlT%atu,the veil of hitn th.it called 9r cried. Samfon and Delilah. Chap.xv). Shebccraycchhim, -fHeb-arvo- man a» harlot. jHeb.ftlm. •[Heb.with ths barrc. \\Or,bythe hretk^. [[Or^httmbU. ^Or, newi cotrds. Heb. moyft. ^Htb, one. iHeb.frwlktk ■fHeb.tphere- wnb vi>ork,e hath not bene dove. CHAP. XVL I SamfonatGaZii eJcapeth,Mdcarietfi arpay the gates of the c tie. 4 'BeliLih corrupted by the Phdijhiies, e:itt' /eth Samfon. 6 Thrife P)e :s deceived. I J ^tlajlfhe OHercommetb him. xi The ThiU^ities tdke htm,and. put out hii eyes. 21 Hu (irenglhreiiemng,hee fttlleth dorpnethehonfe Vpontbe Philijii>!es,aitd d:eti}. THen went Samfon to Gaxa , and faw there f an harlot , and went in vn- to her. 2 ^nd ft was tolde the GaziteSjfaying, Samfon is come hither. And they compaf- fed him in,and laid wait for him adl night in the gate of the citie,and were tqniet all the night, faying , In the morning when it is day,we Hiali kill him. 5 And Samfon lay till midnight, and arofe at midnight, andtooke the doores of the gate of the citie,and the two pofts,and went away with them, f barre and all, and put them vpon his fhoulders, and carried them vp to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. 4 ^ And it came to pafle afterward,that he loued a woman in the valley |1 of Sorek, whofe name was Delilah. y And the lords of the Philiftines came vp vnto her,and faid vnto her. Entice him, and fee wherein his great ftrength /»ef /?,and by what meanes wee may prcuaile againft him,that we may bind him,to (|aiflift him: and we will giue thee euery one of vs eleuen hundred />»e«f of filuer. 6 5f And Delilah faid to Samron,Tell me,I pray thee, wherein thy great ftrength lieth,Sc wherewith thou mighteft be bound toafflidthee. 7 And Samfon faid vnto her. If they bindc mee with feuen |{ greene withes , that were neaer dried,then Ihall I be weakejand be as t another man. 8" Then the lordes of the Phihftines brought vp to her feuen green withs,which had not beene dried, and fhee bound him with them. 9 Nowthere were men lying in waite, abiding with her in the chamber : and Oiee fayde vnto him, The Phihftines bee vpon thee , Samfon. And hee brake the withs, as a threcde of towe is broken , when it t toucheth the fire : fo his ftrength was not knowen. I o And Delilah faier man, 1 8 And when Delilah (aw that hee had told her all his heait,{lie fent,and called for the lordes of the Philiftines,faying, Come vp this once,for he hath (hewed mee all his heart. Then the lordes of the Phihftines came vp vnto her, and brought money in their hand. 1 9 And fhee made him fleepe vpon her knees,and (he called for a man,and fhe cau- fed liim to fliaue off the feuen lockcs of his head,and fliee began to afflift him,and his ftrength went from him. 20 And flie faid. The PhUiftines be vp- on thee,Samfon. And he awoke out of his fleepe, and fayd, I will goe out as at other times before,and fliake my felfe. And hee wift not that the Lord was departed from him. 21^ But the Philiftines tooke himjind t put out his eyes, and brought him downc to G*fea, and bound him with fetters of br.:fre,and he did grind in thcprifbn houfc. 2 2 Howbcit,the haire of his head began R to. ■\ Heb.Jborte- ned. f Heb.boartd out. SamCons death. ludges. Micah and the Leuite. I Heli.and xtho m-ihfued a/.r fHeh.bfire thtm. WOr, he leMed on them. f»tAe. to grow againcjll after he was ftiaucn. 2 1 Then ihi; lords of the Philiftines ga- thered thcin together , for to offer a great facrifice vnto Dagon their god, and to re- ioyce:for they {aid,Our god hath dehuered Samfon our enemy into our hand. i4 And when the people {aw him, they pr.iifed their god: for they faid. Our god hath dchucre'd into our hands our eneniie, and the deftroyer of our countrey,t which flew many of vs. 2 5 And It came to pafTe when their hearts were mcny,that they faid, Calfor Samfon, that he may make vs fport. And they called for Samfon out of the prifon hoiife, and he made t them fport, and they fet himbe- tweene the pillars. 26 And Samfon faid vnto the lad that held him by the hand,Sufter me,that I may feele the pillars whereupon the houfe ftan- deth, that I may leane vpon them. 27 Now the houfe was full of men and women,and all the lords of the Phililtincs xo'.rt there : and thtre were vpon the roofe a- bout thrte thoufand men and womenjthat beheld while Samfon made fport. 28 And Samfon called vnto the Lord, andfaydjO LordG ODjremembermee,! pray thce,and ftrengthen mee,I pray thee, onely this once, O God, that 1 may bee at once aucnged of the Philiftines for my two eyes. 29 And Samfon tooke hold of the two middle pillars,vponwhich the houfe flood, and II on which it was borne vp, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. 3 o And Samfon faid. Let f tne die with the PkiUftincs : and hce bowed himfelfe with 4fl h'n might : and the houfe fell vpoji the lords,and vpon all the people that were therein: fo the dead which hce flew at his death,were moe then they which he flew in his life. 5 1 Then hisbrcthrcn,and .nil the houfe of his father,came downe, and tooke him, and brought him vp,& buried him betweene Zorah and Eflitaoljin the burying place of Manoah hisf^uher: and hce iudgcd Ifrael twcntie yeercs. CHAP. XVII. I of tfx mineyliiat Micahfirf lif!e,then rtflonJ,lM mo- tlitr tTMkiiia'imagef, J ^nd he tmamaiU for them, C HthirethaLeHftettbeljiiPr.tji. Nd there was a man of mount Ephra- im,whofe pame was Micah. A 2 And hce fayd vnto his mother,The eleuen hundred fhek^is of filuer, that were taken from thee, about which thou cur- fedft, and Ipakeft of alfo in mine cares,bc- hold, the filuer « with mce, I tooke it. And his mother faid , Blefl'ed bcc thou of the LoRD,myfonne. 3 And when he had reflorcd the eleuen hundred /Zte^e/j of filuer to his mothei-jhis mother faide, I had wholly dedicated the liluer vnto the Lord, from my hand,for myfonne,to make a grauenimagcanda molten image : now therefore I will reflore it vnto thee. 4 Yet he refiored the money vnto his mother,and his mother took two hundred P)eh(U of filuer,and gaue them to the foun- der, who made thereof a grauen image and a molten image,and they wercinthe houfe of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had an houfe of godsj& made an *Ephod,and *Teraphim, andfconfecratedoneof his fonnes, who became his Priefh 6 * In thofedayes ?//*>•« w<»^ no king in Ifrael , but eucry man did that which was right in his owne eyes. 7 f And there was a yong man out of Bethlehem ludah , of the family of lu- dah,whowas a Leuite, andhee foiourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the ci- tie from Bethlehem ludah , to foiourne where he could find Jfef. ji»r,orheirc ofrefiraint. and art mcMragcd til their way, 7 They feardi L*iP), and bring back^ nerves of good. hof;. 1 1 Sixe hundred menarefenttofurprifeit. 14 I/itheivay they rob Mi- cali of ha Prieft^aad hu eonficrate thmgs. z 7 Th&y tvin LaipjandcaUitDoi!. jo JheyfitvpidntatryfTvhcri- m Io>iath^n uJjerited thePrefihood. IN*thofe dayes thtreyoM no king inlC- rael : and in thofe dayes the tribe of the Danites fought them an inheritance to dwell m : for vnto that day all their inheri- tance had not fallen vnto them among the tribes of Ifrael. z And the children of Dan ient of their family, fiue men from their coaftes, t men of valour, fromZorah, and from Eflitaoljto fpie out the land , and to fearch !t,and chey laid vnto them,Goe,rearch the land : Who when they came to mount E- phraim,to the houfe of Micahjthey lodged there. g Wlie n they were by the houfe of Mi- cahjthey knew the voyce of the yong man the Leuite : and they turned in thithc-i-,and faid vnto him , Who brought thee hither ? and what makeft thou in. this place ? and what hail thou here ? 4 And hee fayd vnto them , Thus and thus dealethMicali with me,and hath hu-ed me,and I ^m his Prieft. f And they faid vnto him, Aske coun- feljwe pray thee,of God,that we may know whether our way which we goe, (halbe pro- iperons. 6 And the Prieft f^id vnto tliem, Goe in peace : before the L o R d « your way wherein ye goe. 7 ^ Then the fiue men departed , and came to Laifli , and fawe the people that were therein , how they dwelt carefefle, af- ter the manner of the Zidonians, quiet andfecure,and there was nofmagiftrate in the land that might put themtoihame in any thing , and they rvert farre from the Zidonians , and had no bufinefle with any man. 8 And they came vnto their brethren to Zorah,and Efhtaol : and their brethren faid vnto them,Wh3t pty ye ? 9 And they faid, Arile,that we may go vp againft them : for we hauefeen the land, and beholdjit « veiy good • and are y e ftill ? Be not flothfull to goe, and to enter to pof- fef^e the land. I o When ye ^oe, yec fhall come vnto a people fecure,and to a large land : for God hath giucn it into your hvin^es : a place where there is no want of anything that « in the earth. 1 1 ^And there went from thence of the family of the Danites out of Zorah , and outof £flitaol,(ixe hundred men,t 'Appoin- ted with weapons of warrc. 1 2 And they went vp,and pitched in Ki- riath-iearim,in ludah: Wherefore they cal- led that placeMahaneh-Dan,vnto' this day: behold,;^ is behind Kiriath-ieariml 1 3 And they paflcd thence vnto mount Epliraim , and came vnto the hovic of Mi- cah. 14 ^Thcn anlwcred the Hue men that weiK to (pie out the countrey of Lailh, and (aid vnto their brethren. Doe ye know that there is in thefe houfes an Ephod, and Tc- rapliim, and a grauen image, and a molten image ? Now therefore conlider what yee haue to doe. 1 5 And they turned thitherward , and came to the houfe of the yong man the Le- mtc,eiten vnto the houfe of Micah,and ffa- lutcd him. 1 6 And the fixe hundred men appoyn- ted with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan , ftood by the cn- tring of the gate. 1 7 And tne Hue men that went to (pic outtheland,wentvp,W came in thither, and took the grauen imagc,and the Ephod, and the Tcraphim,andthc molten image : and the Prieft ftood in the entringof the gate, with the fixe hundred men that were appoynted with weapons of warre. 18 And thefe went into Micahs houfe, and fetched the earned image, the Ephod, and the Teraphim , and the molten I- mage: then faid the Prieft vnto them,What doc ye ? I p And they faid vnto him, Holde thy peaccjlay thine hand vpon thy mouth,& go with vs, and bee to vs a father and a Prieit : Is it better for thee to bee a Prieft vnto the houfe of one man, or that thou be a Prieft vnto a tribe and a family in liirael ? 1 o And the Priefts he«rt was glad, and hee tookc the Ephod , and the Teraphim, and the grauen image,and went in the midf deft of the people. 2 I So they turned , and departed , and putthehttleoncs,and the cattell, and the cariage before them. z 2 ^ Jnd when they were a good way from the houfe of Micah , the men that werein the houfes neere to Micahs houfe, were gathered together, and ouertooke the childienof Dan. z 3 And they cryed vnto the cioildren of R 2 Dan \ ilS. ^rdd. fHcir. Hiked kjptof^act. The Danites let vp idolatry. ludges. IheLemteswiie. \l1ebr. that ]iou ivt gathe- ed together; \Hih. bitter 7ffo:t[e. *Iofli.iji47 Dan: and they turned their faces, and faid vnto MicahjWhat aikth thce^f that thou commctl withfuch a company ? 24 And he Hiidj Yc haue taken away my gods which I made, and the Piicft, and y ce are gone away : and what haue I more? and what is this that ye fay vnto mee. What ay- leth thee ? 2 J And the children of Dan faide vnto him J Let not thy voyce bee heard among vSjlell I angiy fellowcs runne vpon thee, and thou lofe thy Ufc;, with the hues of thy houfliold. 26 And the children of Dan v/ent their way: and when Micahfawe that they were too ilrong for him , hee turned and went backe vnto his houfe. 2 7 And they tookc the things which Mi- cah Iiad made, and the Pricft winch he had, and came vnto Lailh , vnto a people thu were at quiet, and fecure , and they fmote them with the edge of thefword^and burnt the citie with fire. -» 2 8 And there was no dcliuerer,becaufe it was farre from Zidon , and they had no bufinefle with any man : and it was in the valley that lietb by Beth-rehob , and they built a citicjand dwelt therein. 2 p And they called the name of the * ci- ty ,Dan,after the name of Dan their father, who was borne vnto Ilrael : howbeit the name of the citie was Laiili at the iirft. 5 o ^And the children of Dan fet vp the grauen image : and Jonathan the fonne of Gerlhom,thefonne of Manafleh, hee and bring her againe , hauing. his femint with him,and a couple of allls : and (he brought him into her fathers houfe , and when the father of the damfcUfaw lum,hee reioyced to meet him. 4 And his father in law , the damofels father,rcteiaed him,3nd he abode with him three dayes; fo tliey did eat and drinke,and lodged there. 5 ^And it came to pafl'e on the fourth day,when they arofe early in the morning, thu he rofe vp to depart : and the damofels father laid vnto his Ibnne in lav/,t Comfort thine heart with a morfell of bread, and af- terward goe your way. 6 And thcyfate down, and did eat and drinke both of them together : for the da- mofels father had faid vnto the man , Bee content,! pray thee,and tary all night, and let thine heart be merry. 7 And when the man rofe vp to depart, his father in law vrgedhim : therefore hee lodged there agnine. 8 And hee arofc early in the morning on the lift day to depart, and the damofels father faide. Comfort thine heaitjlpray thee. And they tarried f vntill after noone, and they did eat both of them. 9 And when the man rbfe vp to depart, hee and his conciibine,andhisferuant ; his father in law,the damofels f»ther,faid vnto him,Bchold,now the dayfdraweth towards euening,! pray you tarry all night : behold, f the day groweth to an ende, lodge hcere, that tliine heart may be merryjand to mor- ^Heb.firen^- thau *ehar.i7.<> and 18. 1. and 11.1$. ■\Heb.a »'o- mMt a cov.tv.' ume^or awifi Dan , vntill the day of the captiuitie of the land. 3 I And they fet them vp Micahs grauen im3ge,whichhe made, all the time that the houfe of God was in Shiloh. CHAP. XIX. I .^ Letthegoeth to Bethlehem to fitch home hifjtifi. 1 6 ^.i old mull enttrtiumth him at GibeaSi. 2 2 The Ci- beomtes cibt'.(ehiicon(iibme to death. 29 Hee dmtdetb herintattpCiM pteccSfto fend them to the tjfelue tribes. ANd it came to pafle in thole daycs, * whe there was no king in Ifrael,th3C there was a certaine Lcuitc foiourning on the lide of mount Ephraim , who tookc to himfa concubine out of BetWehem ludah. And his concubine plaied the whore his fonnes, were Pneftes to the tribe of row get you early on your way, that thou a concnome.^^^^ againll him,and went away from him vnto \\Oy,ayerc fiurc ■Tioneths. Hebr. dayes fotire woneths. ■fHeb.tdkr heart. her fathers houfe to Bethlehem Iudah,and was there W foure whole moneths. 3 And her husband arofe,and went af- ter her to fpeake f friendly vnto her,and to maieftgoefhome I o But the man would not tarry that night,but he rofe vp & departed, and came fouer againft lebus (which is lerufalem:) and thete vpcre with nim two.afles fadled, his concubine alfo wm with him. I I And when they Wf re by lebus, the day was farre fpent,and the feiuant faid vn- to his maflcr, Come,I pray thec,and let vs turne in vnto this citie of the Iebufites,and lodge in it. 1 2 And his mafter faid vnto him,We wil not turne afide hither into the citie of a ftranger.thatis not of the children of Ifra- el,we will pafle ouer to Gibeah. I :{ And he faid vnto his feruantjCome, and let vs drawe neere to one of thefc pla- ces to lodge all night , in Gibeah , or in Ramah, 1 4 And they pafTed on and went their way,and the fiinne went downe vpon them "when jHeb.tiUthe day detlined. ■f Hebr. is veeake. -\Heb.\t\%the pitchingtime of the day. ■\Heb.tothy tent. ■\Heb.tooM(r againJilebHS. 1 he Beniamiies wickcdnefic. Chap.xix.xx. "Tlie Leuites compl linr. .-\Heb.gathe- reth. *Gsn. iy(J. ■\Hth.the mat- ter of thitfiUy. when they were by Gibeah , which beUngetb CO Beniamin. I <; And they turned afide thither, to go u\ W to lodge in Gibeah; and when hee vvenrin,he fate him downe in a ilreet of the citie ; for there was no man thattookthem into his hoi'.fc to lodging. 1 6 f And behold , there came an olde man from his work out of the field at euen, which wns alfo of mount Ephraim j and he ibiournedin Gibeah, but the men of the place were Beniamites. 1 7 And when he had lift vp bis eyes,he faw a wayftring man in the ftreet of the ci- tie : and the olae man faid. Whither goei^ thou ? and whence commeftthou ? 1 8 And he faid vnto him,We are pafling from Bethlehem ludah, toward the fide of mount Ephraim, from thence am I : and I went to Bethlehem Iudah,but I am new go- ing to the houfe of the Lor D,and there is no man that f receiueth me to houfe. r 9 Yet there is both ftraw and prouen- derforourafleSj & there is bread and wine alfo for mee and for thy handmaid, and for the yQung man vi>hich n with thy feruants : there is no want of any thing. lo And the old man faid,Peace be with thee jhowfocser, let all thy wants //evpon me 'y only lodge not in the Itreet. z I So he brought him into his houfe,and gnue prouendcr vnto the afics ; and they walhed their feet,and did e.u and drinke. zz ^Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the citie, certainefonnes of Behal, befct the houfe round about, and beat at the doore, and fpake to the maftcr of the houfe, the olde manjfiyingjBringforth the man thr t came into thine houfe,that we may know him, z 5 And * the man , the mafter of the houfe went out vnto them, and faid vnto them,Nay,my brethren,nay,I pray you do not fo wickedly 3 feeing that this man is come into mine houfe, doe not this folly. Z4 Behold, 6er« is my daughter,a may- den, and his concubine , them I will bring out now,apd humble ye them, ai^d do with them what feemeth good vnto you: but vn- to this man doe not f fo vile a thing. z5 But the men wculd not hearken to him : fo the man tookc his concubine, and brought her forth vnto them, & they knew her , and abufed her all the night vntill the morning:and when the day began to fpiing they let her go. z 6 Then came the woman in the daw- ning of the day, and fell down at the doore of the mans houfe, where her lord was,tjll itwashght. 1 7 And her lord rofe vp in the morning, and opened the doores of the houfe, and went out to go his way: and behold,the wo- man his concubine was fallen downe at the doore of the houfe,and her hands rvtre vp- onthethrefhold. z 8 And hee faid vnto her,Vp,3nd let vs be going.But none anfwered:then the man tookc her vp vpon an aire,andthe man rofe vp,and gate lum vnto his place. zp i([ And when hee was come into his houie,he tooke a knife,3ndlaid hold on his concubine ;, and diuided hctytogether v/it\\ her bones,into twekie pieces, and fent her into all the coalls of Ifrael. I o And It was fo,that all that faw it,faid. There was no fuch deede done norieene, from the day that, the children of Ifrael came vp out of the land of Egypt, vnto this day : confider of it, take aduilCj andlpeake yoHrmtndes. CHAP. XX. I The Lmite in a generall afernbly declarethhUtPYBng- 8 TUcUcreeoftheajjimbiy. I2 The Beniamites be' tng cnid,mal^ head agamft the JfrMliTcs. i8 Thcl/ra- elites in trp» battels looje fowtie thoufhnd. 26 Tiny desirty by a ftratageme ail the '£eniamttes^ txcept fixe hmd)id. THen all the children of Ifrael went out, and the Congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan euen to Beer-flieba, with the land of Gilead,vnto theLoRD inMizpeh. z And the chiefe of all the peoplc,?*/^^ of all the tribes of Ifrael , prcfented theni- felues in the afiemblyofthe people of God, foure hundred thoufand footemcn that drewfvvord. 5 ( Nowe the children of Beniamin heMjJthat the children of Ifrael were gone v'ptoMizpeh.) Then fayd the children of Ilrael,Ttll vs,ho^v was this wickcdneflc ? 4 And f the Leiiite the husband of the woman that was flaine, an{\vered and £ud, I came into Gibeah that bdongeth to Ben- iamin, I and my concubine to lodge. J And the men of Gibeah rofe againft me,and befetthe houfe round about vpon mee by night, and thought to haue flaine mcyand my concubine haue they f forced, that iLe is dead. 6 And I tooke iry concubine, and cut her in pieces, a;u! fent her throughout all the counticy of the inhei itatice of Iliac 1 : R 2 - for rhe Ifraeliccs warre ludges. sgar.ilt Beniamin. for thcyhauc committed lewdnes and fol- ly m Ifracl. 7 13ehold,ye arc aJl children of Ifrael, giue here your aduice and counfell. 8 «jAnd all the people arofe as ©ne man,faying,We will not any ofys go to his rent, neither w ill ^ve any ofyt turne into his houfc : 9 But now, this f^Me the thing which we will doe to GibQahyXvewiUgoeyp by lot againftit:,. I o And we will take ten men of a hun- dred throughout ?ll the tribes of Jfrael,ind an hundred of a thoiifand, andathouland out of tenne thoufand, to fetch victuall for thepeoplcjthat they may doe , whca they come to Gibcah of Beniamin, according to all the folly that theyhaue wrought in Ifrael. II So all the men of Ifracl were ga- thered againft the citie, f kn't together as one man. 1 2 f And the tribes of Ifrael fent men through all the tribe of Beniamin, faying. What wickedncfle is this that is done a- mongyou? ig Now therefore deliuer vs the men, the children of Behal which d>"f in Gibcah, that wc may put them to death , and put a- way euill from Ifratl : but the children of Beniamin would not hearken to the voyce of their brethren the tlyldrcn of lirael. 1 4 But the children of Beniamin gathe- red themfelues together out of the cities, vnto Gibeah , to goe out to battell againft the children of Ifrael. I 5 And the children ofBe'niamin were numbred at that time out ofthc cititcs,tv\ e- tie and fix thoufand men that drew fword, befide the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbred feuen hundred chofenmtn. i6 Among all this people there vptre fe- uen hundred chofen men*ltft h?,ndcd,eue- ry one could fling ftoncs at an haire bredth, and not trifle, 1 7 And the men of Ilrael,be(ide Benia- m.in , were numbred foure Imndred thou- fand men thu drewc fn'ord^ all thefe were men of warre. 1 8 ^ And the children of Ifrael arofe, and went vp to the houfe of God,and alkcd counfclof God,a )d fiid,Which ofvs iliall go vp lirft to the battel againft the children of Beniamin ? And the Lo r d faid,Iudah fnall^c-^-v/jfirlb. 19 And the children of Ifrael rofe vp in the morning,& encamped againft Gibeah. z o And the men of Ifracl went out to battell againftBcniaininyand the men of li- rael put themfelues in aray to fight againft them at Gibeah. 2, 1 And the children of Beniamim came forth out of Gibeah,anddeftroyeddowne to the ground of the Ifraelites that day, twentie and two thoufand men. 2 2 And the people the men oflfracl in- couraged thcmlelu.s,3nd fet their battel a- gainein rrr.y,in the pl.ice where they put themfehr.sin aray the firll: diy. 2 5 (And the children of Ilracl went vp * and wept before the Lo r d vntil cuen,and asked couniell of the Lor D3fiying,Shal I go vp againe to battell agaiiilt the children of Beniamin my brother ? And the L o R d faidjGoe vp againft him,) 24 And the children of Ifrael came ncere againft the children of Beniamin the fecondoay. 2 J And Beniamin went foorth againft them out of Gibeah the fecond day, and deftroyed downe to the ground of the chil- dren of Ifrael againe, eightccne thoufand menjall thefe drew the fword. 2 6 ^Thcn all the children of Ifrael,and all the people went vp , and came vnto the houfc of God, and wept, and fate there be- fore the L o R D, and failed that day vntill eucn,and offered burnt offeringSjand peace offerings before the Lord. 27 And the children of Ifrael inquired of the L o R D, (for the Arke of rhe Coue- nant of God vcm therein thofe dayes, 28 AndPhiaehasthefonneof Eleazar thefonnc of Aaron ftood before it in thofe daycs.) f ying,Shall I yn agnine goe out to battel againft the children ot Beni '.mmrcy brother, or Ihall I ceafe ? And the Lo R D faid, Goe vp j for to morrowe I willdchuer them into thine hand. 29 And Ifracl fet liers in wait round a- bont Gibeah. 3 o And the children of Ifracl went vp againft the children of Beniamin en the third day, and put themfelues in aray a- gainft Gibeah,as at other times. 31 And the children of Beniamin went out againft the people, and were dravven away from the citie, and they beganne to •ffmite of the people , and kill as at other times,in the high waycs, of which one go- eth vpto 0 the houfe of God,and the other to Gibeah in the fieldjabout thirtie men of Ifrael. 2 3 And the children of Beniamin faid. They ■\Heh.tofm:U of thepeople wounded as atCrc- \lOr,£etht!- The Beniamites ouercome. ^Chap. xxj. The Ifraelitcs bewailc them. They are fmitteu downe before vs as at the firlt : But the children of Ifiacl {aid. Let vs flee,and draw them from the citie^vnto the hie waycs. J J Andallthcmenoflfraelrofcvpout of their place,and put themfelues in aray at Baal Tamar : and the Uersiii wait of Ifrael came forth out of their places, euenoutof tlie medovves of Gibea^. J 4 And there came againft Gibcah ten thouiaad chofen men out of all Ifrael, and the battell was fore : but they knew not that euill was necre them. J J And the Lord fmote Beniamin be- fore Ifrael , and the children of Ifi-ael dc- ftroyed of the Beaiamites that day, twenty aad fiue thoufand,and an hundred menjall thcfe drew thefword. J 6 So the children of Beniamin faw^hit they were fmitten : for the men of Ifrael gaue place to the Bcmamites, becauic they trufted vnto the lyers in waite 3 which they had fct belide Gibeah. J 7 Andtheliersinwaithafted,andrufh- ed vpon Gibeah,and the liers in wait |j Jrew themjehes along,andfmote all the citie with the edge of the (word. J 8 Now there wis an appoynted |{ figne betweene the men of Ifraclfand the liers in wa't,that they fhould m:ike a great f flame with fmoke to rife vp out of the citie. J 9 And when the men of Ifrael retired inthe battell, Beniamin began to ffmite and kill of the men of Ifrael about thir- tie perfons; for they fiyde. Surely they arelmittcn downe before vs, as in thet:rft battell. 40 But when the flame began to arife vp out of the citie, with a pillar of fmoke, the Bcniamites looked behindc them, and beholdjthe fflame ®f the citie afcended vp toheauen. 41 And when the men of Ifrael turned againe, the men of Beniamin were ama- jHeb. toKchee^ zed J for thcy faw that cuiU f was come vp on them. 4 2 Therefore they turned their hac\s be- fore the men of Ifrael, vnto the way of the wilderncs, but the battell ouertooke them: and them which came out of the cities, they deftroyed in the midft of them. 4 J Thui they inclofed the Beniamites round about, and chafed them, and trode jj Or, from t,':em downc || with eafc t ouer againft Gi Menuciuih beah toward the Sunne rifing ^<=- 44 And there fell of Beniamin eighteen^ l^f.T/^ *' tlioufand men: all thefc weie men of valor. tier a^.wijt. ' llOr, made a long found with the trumpet. \\0r , time, •f Helrt'.rpitk \Hfb. tleHA- tlQtt, fHeb. topnite^ the W9n>idcd. \Hebr.the who'.econ- JuMption. hem. 4 », in whofe light I fliall find grace. And flie faidevnto her, Goe, my daughter. g And flie went,and came, and gleaned inthefield after the reapers : and her} hap was to light on apart of the £dd belonging vnto (I Boaz, who »?*« of the kinred of Eli- melech. 4 f And beholde. Boar came fiom Bethlehem,and faid vnto the reapers. The L o RD Zie with youi and they anfwcred him. The Lord blefle thee. $ Then faid Boaz vnto his feniantjthat was fet ouer the reapers, Whofe damofell« this ? 6 And the feruant that was (et ouer the rcapers,anfwered and faid. It is the Moabi- tifli damofell that came backe with Naomi out of the countrey of Moab: 7 And flic faid,I pray you,let mc gleane and gather after the reapers amongft the fheaues : fo ftie came, and hath continued euen from the morning vntill now, that flie taried a httle in the houfe. 8 Then faid Boaz vnto Ruth, Hcareft thou not, my daughter ? Goe not togleane in another field, neither goe. from hencCj but abide here hih by rr.y maidens. p Let thine eyes bee on the field that they doe reape, and goe thou after them: Haue I not charged the yong men, that they II That is, pUafa>:r. That iSf bitter. t\mn caccin vvjcn Doazieruancs. i\um. onciiecn at tnc reete ot Uoaz. they fiiall not touch tlice? and when thou art athirftj goe vnto the vcflcis, and drinkc of that which thcyong men haue drawen. I o Then Ihe fell on her face,and bowed her Telfe to the ground, and faid vnto him. Why hauc I haue found grace in thine cks, that thou {hoiildeft take knowledge of me, feeing I am a ftranger ? I I And Boaz aruwered & faid vnto her. It hath fully bene fliewcd me, all that thou haft done vnto thy mother in law fince the death of thine husband : and hoxv thou haft left thy father and thy mother, & the land of thy natiuity,and art come vnto a people, which thou kneweft not heretofore. 12 TheLoRorecompenfethyworke, and a full reward be giuen thee of the Lord God of Ifrael, vnder whofe wings thou art come to truft. r 3 Then ft:e faid, || Let me find fauour in thy fight, my lord, for that thou haft comforted mee, and for that thou halt fpo- kenffticndly vnto thine handmaid,though I be not like vnto one of thy handmaidens. 14 And Boaz, faid vnto her. At meale time come thou hither, & eat of the bread, and dip thy morfell in the v,ineger. And flie fate be fide the reapers : and he reached her parched corne, and Ihc did eate, and was fufficed, and left. 1 5 And when fhee was rifen to gieane, Boaz commanded his yong men, laying, Let her gieane euen among the (heaues, and t repioch her not. 1 6 And let fall alfo fome of the handfuls ofpurpofeforher, and leaue them that fne may gieane theWy and rebuke her not. 1 7 So flie gleaned in the field vntil euen, and beat out that flie had gleaned: and it was about an Ephih of barky. 1 8 c And (he tooke it vp,and went into the citie : and her mother in law fawc what flie had gleaned : and flie brought foorth, and gaue to her that (he had referued^ after ftie was fufficed. 1 9 And her mother in law faid vnto her. Where haft thou gleaned to day?and where wrouehteft thou? blefled be he that did take knowledge of thee. And Oiee Ihewcd her mothcrinlawwithwhom Ihe had wrought, snd fiid , The mans name with whome I wrought to day, is Boax. 20 And Naomi faid vnto her daughter in laWjBkn'ed be he of the Lord, who hath not left oft' his kindnefl'c to thcliuing and to the dead. And Naomi faide vnto her. The man is nee re of kin vnto vs, [| one of our neere kinfenien. 21 And Ruth die Moabitefll- faid, Hec faid vnto me alfo. Thou flialt keepe faft by my yong men, vntill they haue ended all my harucft. 2 2 And Naomi faide vnto Ruth her daughter in law. It is good, my daughter, that thou goe out with his maidens, that they II meet thee not in any other field. 23 Solhce kept ixH by the maidens of Boaz to gieane, vnto the end of barley har- ueft, and of wheat harueft, and dwelt with her mother in law. CHAP. IIL I '^y'^nomi her wjlnt^ion, 5 Tjtth luth at Boaz^hii fin. 8 "Boaz^ ack>torvUdgeth the right of a. kftijeman. 1 4 He femUthheratpaymthJixemeaJUrcsof barley. THen Naomi her mother in law laide vnto her,My daughter, ftial I not feeke reft for theejthat it may be well with thee ? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kinrcd, with whofe maidens thou waft ? Behold,he^ winnowcth barley to night in the threlliing floorc. J Wafh thy felfe therefore,and anoint thee, and put thy raiment vpon thee, and get thee downe to the floore : 6«t make not thy felfe knowen vnto the man, vntill hee haue done eating and drinking. 4 And it fiialbe when he lieth downe, that thou flialt marke the place where hee ftialllie, and thou ihalt goejin,and jj vnco- uer his feet, and lay thee downe, and hee will tell thee wh.it thou flialt doe. 5 And ihe faid vnto her. All that then fayeft vnto me, I will doe. 6 ^ And Ihe went downe vnto the floore, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten &drunkc, and his heart was merry, hee went to lie downe at the end of the heape of corne : and llie came foftly,and vncouered his feet, and laid her downe. 8 ^And it came topafle it midnight, that the man was afraid, and \\ turned him- felfe ; and behold, a woman lay at his (cct. 9 Andhcfaid,WhOiirfthou?Andfl:c anfwered yl am Ruth thine handmaide : fpread therefore thy skirt ouer thine hand- maid, for thou art jj a neere kinfeman. 10 And he faid, Blefled bee thou of the Lo RD, my daughter: /or thou haft Ihewed morekindneflcinthe latter ende, then at the beginning, in as much as thou follow- edft not yong men, whether poore, or rich. 1 1 And now my daughter , feare not, I Will l\Or,fjUvp. on thee. \\Or,Ufivp theclothenbat areonliiifieet. \\ Or, tooke hoid»?i. llOrjOnetfjot hathrghtto redeemi. Boaztalkethwith Chap^iii). Ruths kinfeman. -[Heh.^ate. l\0rjxeu, or apron. ■\Heb.lfvd I re ill roK ale n thine eare. I will doe to thee all that thou rcquireft: for all the fcitie of my people doth knowj that thou art a vertuous woman. 1 z And nowe it is true , that I am thy necre kinfeman: howbeit there is a kinfe- man neerer then I. 15 Tariethis night, and it fhallbcein the morniag, that ii he will performe vnto thee the part of a kuifeman, well, let him doe the kinfemans part ^ but if he will not doe the part of a kinfeman to thee, then will I doe the put of a kinfeman to thee, as the Lord liucth : lie downe vntill the morning, 14 <|| And flicc lay at his feet vntill the morniiig : and tlie rofc vp before one could know another. And he fiid. Let it not bee knowen , that a woman came into the floore. /-*• 1 5 Alfo he faidj Bring the \\ vailc that thou halt put vpon thee, and hold it. And when fliC held It, he mcafurcd CiTiC mtafuru of barley" i^ and laid it on her : and li&e wenH^. into the citie. , ^jf >^^, 16 And when fiiec came to her mother inlaw,fhefaid,Whb .trt thoa, my daugh- ter ? and f he told her all 'that the maji had done to her. , ^ ;; -- 17 Andfliefiid, ThefeVixewerf/Mrffof barley gaue he me, for he frad to me, Goe not emptic vnto thy mother in law. 1 8 Then faid ihc,Sit ftill, my daughter, vntill thou know how the matter will fall- for the man will not be in reft,viitil he hauc finiflied the thing this day. CHAP. nil. I Boaz. caiUth into a'.d^ement the next kinfeman. 6 He refiifeth the redtmftion aceordwg to the riar.tr m Ifriul. 5» BoAT^hijeththe inheritance. 11 Htmarieth'^lh. I J She bearetbObed the grandfather iJDaHtd. 18 The generation ofThdfeTi. V' 'i-. THen went Boaz vp to the gate,and fate him downe there : and beholde, the Icnfemanof whom Boazfpake, cam& By, vnto whom he f-.id, Ho,fii,chaone: tiirne a fide, fit downe here. And he turned afide, and fate downe. 2 And he tooke ten men of the Elders of the citie, and faid. Sit ye downe heerc. And-fefecTy fate downe. I And he faid vnto the kinfeman: Na- omi that is come agaiiie out of the country of Moab, felleth a parcell of land, which was our brother Elimelcchs. 4 And t I thought to aducrtife thee, faying. Buy it before the inhabitants, & be- fore the Elders of my people. If thou wilt redceme tt, rcdeeme /r, but if thou wilt not redeeme »f,then tell m.e,that I may know ; for there i% none to redeeme it , befides thee,and I am after thee. And he faid, I will redeeme it. •^ Then fayd Boaz , What day thou buyeft the field of the hand of Naomi, thou mult buy »« alfo of Ruth the Moabi- tefle, the wife of the dead, to raife vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritance. , 6 f And the kinfeman faid, I carmot redeeme;? for myiclfe, left I marremine owneinhcritance : redeeme thou my right tothyfelfe,for I cannot redeeme;/. 7 * Now this was the maner in former time in Ifrael, concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirme all things: a man plucked oiF his fhooe, and gaue It to his neighbour : and this was a te- itimonie in Ifrael. 8 Therfore the kinfman faid vnto Boaz, Buy« for thee : fo he drew off his niooc. 9 f And Boaz fayd vnto the Elders, and vnto all the people. Ye are witncfles this day, that I h me bought nil that was E- limekchs, and all that v/as Chilions, and MahlonSjOf the hand of Naomi. I o Moreouer , Ruth the MoabitefTe, the wife of Mahlon, h juc I purchafed to be my wife, to raife vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritance, that the name of the de.id be not cut off from among his bre- thren, and from the gate of his place : ye drewitnefles t^iisday. I I And all the people that were in the gate,and the Elders faid, ff^ee are witnefles : TJieLo R ;. make the woman that is come into tliine houfe, like Rachel and like Le- ah, which two did build the houfe of Ifrael: and |( do thou worthily in Ephratah, and t bee famous in Bethlehem. I 2 And let thy houfe be like the houfe of Pharez, ( * whom Tamar bare vnto lu- dah) of the feed which the Lord fliall giuethec ofthisyong woman. 1:; ^ So Boaz tooke Ruth, and (he was his wife : and when he went in vnto hcr,the Lord gaue her conception, and flie bare afonne. 14 And the womari faid vntoNromi, Blefled be the Lord which hath not t left thee this day without a (| kinfeman,that his name may be famous in Ifrael : 1 f And he fhalbe vnto thee a reftorer of thy life, and f a nourifher off thine old age: for thy daughter in law which loucth thee , which is better to tficc then fcuen ibxvncsjhath borne him, 16 And *Deu£.a5. 7,9- \lOr,^ettl'ec riches or po- veer. 1 Hebr.pre. cUime tly narw. ♦Gen,? 8. a5>. i.cnro, >.4,T)iaic. 1.5. ] Hehr.cauftd tcceaJivMo fee. fj Or, rcdee- rnir. \.ndr.t'o iionrip). I Hebr. thy. ■ gray hatrts. blkanahand his wiues. i.samuei. nannan prayetn for a lonne. 16 And Naomi tooke the childe, and b.id it in her boibme,and became nurfe vn- toit. 17 And the women her neighbours gaue it a name, faying. There is a fonnc borne to Naomi, and they called his name O- bed: he« the father of lefl'e the father of Dauid. 1 8 f Now thefe are the generations of Pharez : * Pharez bfgate Hezron, i^ And Hezron begate Ram, and Ram begate Amminadab, zo And Amminadab begate Nahfhon, and Nahfhon begate (| Sahnon. 2 1 And Salmon begate Boaz,and Boaz begate Obed, 2 2 And Obcd begate leffe, and leife begate Dauid. * i.Chron. 2.4.naari.; \\OTfSalmiil) THE FIRST BOOKE OF Samuel, otherwise called. The firft Booke of the Kings. her. [| Or,from the imethaxp^e, irc.Hehrfii 7n ier._go'mg v^. I C H A P. I. Slkariiih a Leuite honing two wifus, rporfhipfethyeerely atShiloh. 4 Hechtr!JhethHanr,i'h,tboHghbdrre)i,and pronol^edbjPenimah. <) Hannah in griejijprajeth for a childe. iz £lt firH rebukingher,afiervcardsblejfeth her. 19 Han?iah hatiiJigbor/ie Samuiljftayeth at home till lie be vceamd. 2 4 Shefrefenmh htm , according to her vow, to the L O \T). i^ji^ Ow there was a cer- taine man of Rama- thaim Zophim , of mount Ephraim, and liis name was Elkanah, the fonnc of leroham, thefonneofElihujthe fonne of Tohu, the fonne of Zuph, an E- phrathite j z And he had two wiues, the name of the one xvm Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah : and Peninnah had chil- drcn,but Hannah had no children. J And this man went vp out oF his city * t yeerely,to worfliip and to facrifice vnto the Lo K D of hofti in Shiloh ; and the two fonnes of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas, the Priells of the Lord were there. 4 ^ And when the time was,that Elka- nah o ftlred, he gaue to Peninnah his wife, and to :.ll her fonnes, and her daugiiters, portions. 5 But vnto Ha nnah h e gaue || a worthy portion : (for hee loucd Hannah, but the Lord had lliut vp her wombe. 6 And her aducrfariealfo fprouokcd her fore, for to make her fret, becaufethe Lord had iluit vp her wombe.) 7 And ^ he did fo yerc by ycrc, (| when fl je went vp to the houfe of the L o r b, fo llicprouokedhcri therefore fiie wept, ajid didnoteatc. 8 Thenfaid Elkanah her husband to her,Hannah,whywecpeftthou? and why eateft thou not ? and wliy is thy heart grie- ued? Am not I better to thee then ten Ions? ^ ^ So Hannah rofe vp after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunkcj ( now Eli the Priell fate vpon a feat by a polte of the Temple of the Lord.) 10 And flie was fin bitternesof foule, and prayed vnto the Lo !;d, and wept lore. 1 1 And flie vowed avow, and (aid, O Lord of hofts, if thou wilt indeed looke on the affliftion of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine hand- maid, but wilt giuevnto thine handmaide fa man childe, then I will giue laimvnto the L o r d all the dayes of his hfe , and * there fliaU.no rafor come vpon his head. 12 And it came topafle as flief conti- nued praying before the L o r. d, that Eli marked her mouth. I 3 NowHannah,{liefpakeinherhcart3 onely her lips moued,but her voice was not heard : therefore Eh thought flie had bene drunken. 1 4 And Eh faid vnto her,How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. ~i 5 And Hannah anfvcred , and fiide. No, my lord, lama woman f of a forow- fullipirit: Ihaue drunke ncilhcr wine nor ftrong drinke , but haue powred out my foule before the Lord. 1 6 Count not thine handmaide for a daughter of Belial : for out of the abun- dance of my [( complaint and griefe, hauc I {poken hitherto. 17 Then Eli anfwercd, and faid, Goe in peace : and the God of Ifracl graunt thee thy petition, that thou haft asked of him. 18 And ■f- Heir, bitltr ofjonle. \Hchr.feed ofr/:en. 'Num. ^,5. iudg.ij.j. ■\Hebr. multi- plied to pruy. j Hehr hard offfiint. • WOr^fteditit- tio I, Samuel is borne. Chap.ij. Hannahs praver. 18 Andfhefaidj Let thine handmaide tindgia(?cinthyiight. So the woman went her way,and did eatCjand her countenance was no mote fad. 19 ^ And thcyrofcvp in the morning earcly, and worlhipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their houfe to Ramah : and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord rcmembrcd her. 20 Wherefore it came to pafle w hen the i Hck nuclJ. t timewas come about, after Hannah had lion ofd^iycs. concciiicd,that Ihc bare afonne,and called tl That i>; af his name j| Samui,\, fay mg 5 Becaufe 1 haue ktdofCad. ^jjfed hmi of thel o r d. 2 1 And the man Elkanah, and all his houfc, went vp to ofter vnto the Lord the yeertly facrifice, and his vow. 22 But Hannah went notvpj forfliee faid vnto her hitsband, 1 vtUnotgue t/j vntil the cliild be weaned, and then 1 will bring him,that he may appeare before the Lord and there abide for euer. 2 5 And Elkanah her husband faid vnto her. Doe what feemeth thee good, tary vn- till thou haue weaned him, only the Lord eftabhlh his word : fo tht^ woman abode, and gaue her forme fucke vntill Ihe weaned him. 24^ And when flic had weaned him,fhe tooke him vp with her,with three bullocks, and one Ephah of Houre, and a bottle of wine, and brought him vnto the houfc of the Lord in bhiloh : and the childe was yoHg. 2 J And they flew a bullocke,& brought the child to Eli. 26 Andfhee faid. Oh my lord, asthy foule Lueth, my lord I am the woman, that flood by thee heerc , praying vnto the Lord. For this child I prayed, and the )j Or, returned litm, Tf hem I haut obtained bjpetittoN to the LO\p [J Or, he whom I hiine obtei- Hedbypetitien Pjalbe retur- ned. ^7 Lord hath giuen me my petition, which I asked of him: 28 Therefore alfo I haut jj lent him to the L o R D as long as he hueth, (| he flialbe lent to the L o R d. And he worlhipped the Lord there; CHAP. IL I HamuJisfangm thankfpdnejfe. 1 2 The finne of Elies formes. 18 SnmKels mirifterie. 20 By Elies blejiin^, HttmahumarefrmfiiU. 22 El: refroutthhii jannes. 2 8 xAjn'ofhecie agatnfl Eltcs houji. ANd Hannah praycd,& faid. My heart reioyceth in the Lo R D,mine home is exalted in the Lord: my mouth isin- largcd oucr mine enemies t becaufe I rc- ioice in thy faluaiion. 2 There « none holy as the L o r d :. for there is none befide thee ; neither is there any Rocke like our G6d. g Talke no more fo exceeding proud- ly, let Hot t arrogancie come out of your mouth : for tlile L o R d is a God of know- ledgc,and by liim adions are weighed. 4 The bowcs of the mightie men are broken , and they that ftumblcd are girt withftrength. J They that veere full, haue hired out thcmfelues for bread : and they that were hungry , ceafed : fo that the barren hath borne feuen, and ilie that hath many chil- dren, is waxed feeble. 6 * The Lord killeth and maketh a- liue, he bringeth downe to thegraue, and bringeth vp. 7 The Lord maketh poore, and ma- keth rich : he bringeth Iow,and lifteth vp. 8 He * raifeth vp the poore out of the duii, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to fet them among pnnces,and to make them inherit the throne of glory : for the pillars of the earth art the Lord j, and he hath let the world vpon them.

. wifd. i5. tj.tobfl j.2 ♦Pral.iij.7 'Chap 7. 10 ■\ Hib.ason tiifday.,' Ood thrcatncth lili i.^amuci. ror nis Jonnes vvicKcdneiie. and then take a* much as thy foulc dellrcth : then he would anfwcte him. Nay, but thou fhilt giue it me now : and if not, I will take it by force. 1 7 Wherfore the finne of the yong men was very great before the L o r d : for men abhorred the oft'crine of the Lord. 1 8 ^But Samuel miniftred before the Lo R D, being a child, * girded withalin- nen Ephod. ip Morcouer his mother made him a little coat, and brought/^ to him from yere toyeere, when fliee camevp with her huf- band, to oficr the yeerely facriMce. zo ^ And Eli bleffcd Elkanah, and his wife, and faid. The Lord giue thee feed of this woman,for the (| loane which is lent to the L o R D. And they went vnto their owne home. 2 1 And the Lord vi-fited Hannah, fo that (he conceiued, and bare three fonnes, and two daughters : and the childe Samuel grew before the Lord. 21 ^ Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his fonnes did vnto all Ifrael, and how they lay with the women that f allem- bled at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. 2 J And he faid vnto them. Why doc ye fuch things ? for |j I heare of your euill dea- lings, by all this people. 2 4 Nay my fonnes : for it is no good re- port thst I heare j yee make the Lords people to (f tranfgrefle. 2 J If one man finne againit another, the ludge ilial ludge him: but if a man finne againit the Lord, who Ihill intrcate for him? Notwithftanding they hearkened not vnto the voyce of their f uher, becaufe the Lord would flay them. i6 (And the child Samuel grew on,and was in fauour, both with the L o R d , and alfo with men. ) 27 ^ And there came a man of God vnto Eli,and laid vnto him. Thus faith the Lord, Did I plainely appeare vnto the houfe of thy father, when they were in E- gypt in Pharaohs houfe ? 28 And did I chufe him out of all the tribes of Ifrael, to be my Prieft,to ofter vp- on mine altarjto burne incenfe,to weare an Ephod before me? and * did I giue vnto the houfe of thy father, all the ofterings made by fire of the children of Ifrael > zp Wherefore Idckeye at my facrifice, and at rrane ofFring,which I haue comman- ded Hi wj habitation, and honoured thy fonnes aboue me, to make your felues fat v/ith thechiefeft of all the offerings of If. rael my people? J o Wherefore the Lord God of Ifrael faith, I faid indeed, f/;4t thy houfe, and the houfe of thy father Ihould walke before me for euer : but now the L o R d faith. Bee it farre from me 3 for them that honour mc, I will honour,and they that defpifc me,fiial be lightly efteemed. g I Behold, the dayes come, that I will cutofi'thinearme, and the armeofthyfa-- thers houfe, that there fhallnotbeanolde man in thy houfe. J 2 And thou flialt fee j{ an cnemie itt my habitation, in all the wealth which God fihall giue Ifrael, and there fhall not bee an old man in thine houfe for euer. J 3 And the man of thine, whom I fhall not cut ofFfrom mine Ahxt, fhall be to con- fume thine eyes, and to grieue thine heart : and all the increafe of thine houfe fhall die t in the flourc of their age. J 4 And this fhall be afignevntothee, that fhall come vpon thy two fonnes, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they fhal diebot'hof them. J f And I will raifc mee vp a faithfull Priefl,that fhall do accortiing to that which is in my heart, and in my mind, and I will build him a fure houfe, and he fhall walke before mine Anointed for euer. 5 6 And it fliall come to pa{le,that cueiy one that is left in thine houfe, fhall come and crouch to him for a piece of filuer, and a morfcll of bread, and mall fay, f Put mee ( I pray thee) into (j one of the Priefts offi- ces, that I m^y eate a piece of bread. CHAP. in. 1 How the word of the L»rd wnffirft retudci to Samuel. 1 1 Cod telleti) Samuel the deJirftSfiono/Elies houfe. i^ 6armtel,thou^loth^telkth£Uthevijm. 15 i$"tadte,fir aUthtwedth which God would h.itte giatn Ifrael. f Hehjnen. + Heh. iojne. II Orjome- vehat iibiut-, ihe'Trifft. hood. God calk th Samuel. Chapaiij, Jfradisoucrcome. |0r, (/iwdid Samv.cl).'(fort htkncrvxhe LOXP- "'«< be fire the wordofibe LOTH) WM rtuciwd vnto him. * 1 .Kings 21.12. -fUeLbej^in- ning and nxt- inf^. \\dr,ar,dltpill teillnm^irc. *Chap.j,j? JO,}I,&C. i ll Or^acatrfid '■\Heb.fiom- judiiotvpon thtm. ■fHehr.fi adde. \\ Or, word, -fHebr.aUthc ihingf^tr vtrds. I am I, for thou calledft me. And he faidf, I called uotj lie downe agnine.And he went and lay downe. 6 And the Lord called yet ngaine, Samuel. And Samu>;l arofe, and went to Eh,and fr.id , Here am I , for thou didft call me. And he anfwered,! called not,myfonj lie dov/ne againe. 7 II Now Samuel did not yet know the Lo RD, neither was the word of the LoaD yet rcucalcd vnto him, 8 And the Lc rd called Samuel againe the third time. And hearofe, and went to Ellwand faid. Here am I, for thou dicLit call me. AndEli percciued that the Loro had called the cliild. 5> Therefore Eh fiid vnta Samuel,Go, lie downe, and it fliall bee, if he call thee, that thou Ihalt fay, Speakc L o a r , for thy fcniant heareth. So Samuel yvcnt, and lay downe in his place. 10 And the Lord camCjandftood and called as at other times, ^Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel anfwered j Speake, for thy feruant heareth. 1 1 ^ And the Lord faid to Samuel, BeholdjI wil doe a thing in Ifrael,2t which, both the earesof * cueiy one that heareth it, fliall tingle, 12 In that day, Iwillpeiforme againil Eh, all things which I haue Ipoken concer- ning his houfe : | when I begin, I will alio make an end. 1 J fl * For I haue toldehim, that I will iudge his houfe for euer, for the iniquitie which he knoweth : bccaufe his fons made themftlues || vilcj and he f rcftrsined them not. 1^4 And therefore I hcnie fworne ynto the houfe of Eh, that the iniquitie of Ehes houfe fhall not be purged with facriticc,nor offering for euer. 15^ And Samuel lay vntill the mor- ning, and opened the doorcs of the houfe of th'e Lord: and Samuel feared to fhew Elithfvifion. 16 Then Eli called Samuel, andfaide, Samuel my fonnc. And he .mfwered^ Here ami. 17 And he faid. What is the thing that the Lord hath faid vnto thee ? I pray thee hide it not from mc : God doe Co to thee, and t more alfo, if thou hide any fj thing; from me, of all the things th:it he laid vn- to thee, J 8 And Samircl told him fcucry whit, and hid nothing from him. And he laid. It M the L o R D : Let him doe whatfcemeth him good. 19 f And Samuel orew,and the L o R D was with him,3nd did let none of his words fall to the ground. 2 o And all Ifracl from Dan euen to Be- cr-fheba knew that Samuel was [[cftabhOicd to be a Prophet of the Lord, 2 1 And the Lord appeared againe in Shiloh : for the Lo r d rewciled himfdfe to Samuel in Shiloh, by the worde of the Lord. CHAP. iin. I The ifraiites are onercome by the Thtlfitms at ^ben- Ex^er. ^ Theyfitih tbe^rke,-vnto ibe tcrronrofthe Th:ltHiries. lo Tl'^y are /mitten agmne^ tU iArke taken, Hoplmt andT^hmehat are Jlaji.e. iz fit at the nertes,fkUi,igbaik^'ardj breaketh himecke. 1 5) 'Thir.e- hoi w.ji, d-jcourcigtd in herlraaaiU rfith IchaL'od,dji th. ANd the word of Samuel {j came to all Ifraei, Now Ifrael went out ngamft the Phihl-lincs to battel,and pitched before Eben-C2.er : and the Phiiiftines pitched in Aphtk. 2 And the Phihftines put themfelues in aray againft Ifracl : and when fthey ioyned battel!, Ifracl waslmittcn before the Phih- ftines: and they flew of tthearmie in the field, about fourc thoufand men. J ^ And when the people were come into the campe, the Elders of Ifrael faide, W herefore hath the Lord fmitten vs to day before the Phiiiftines ? Let vs f fetch theArke of the Couenantof the Lord out of Shiloh vnto vs, that when it com- mcth among vs, /rmay Cms vs out of the hand of our enemies. 4 So the people fent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence theArke of the Couenantof the Loi d of hoft$,which dv/tllctb hetweene the Cherubims : and the twofonnesof Eli, Hophni, andPhinehas voere there, with the Arkc ofthe Coucnant ofGod. 5^ And when the Arke of the, Couenant ofthe Lord came into the campe, all If- rael fhouted with a great fiiout, fo that the earth rang againe. 6 And when the Phiiiftines heard the noife ofthe fliout,they faid,What meaneth thcnoife of this great fKout in the campe of the Hebrewcs ? And they vnderftood, that the Arke of the L o R d was come into the campe. 7 And the Phiiiftines were afraid, for theyfaid,Godiscomeinto the campe. And they faid. Woe vnto vs : for there hathnot bene fuch a thing t heretofore. 8 Woe \\Or,fhtth^. '\ \\Or,camcta paJ]e.Heb.waf. fHtb.tbebat- tellwAiJpread fWb.pjforay ■fHebr. tai^ vnto Vi. fUebyefitr- dayjoriks th/rdd>i"). Elidiech. I.Samuel. Dagon ralleth berorc the Arke. Woe vnto vs : wh3 fliall deliuer vs ! out of the hand of thcfe mightie Gods? th;fe are the Gods that fmote the Egyf)ti- ans with all the plagues in the wilderneue. 9 Be ftrong, and quit youi* felues like men, O ye Philiftines, that yee be not fer- uants vnto the Hebrewes, * as they haue j bene to you : f quit your iehies like men, and fight. 1 0 ^ And the Philiftinesfought,and If- raehvas fmitten, and they fled euery man into his tent : and there was a very great fl lughter, for there fell of Ifrael thirtie thoufand footmen. 1 1 And the Arkc of God was taken,and the two Tonnes of Eli, Hophni^and Phine- has t were flaine. iz ^AndthcreranamanofBcniamin out of the armic, and came to Shilohthe fame day with his clothes rfent , and with carthvpon his head. I J And when he came, loe, Eli fate vp- onafeat by the way (4de,watching: for his heart trembled for the Arke of God. And when the man came into the city and toldc it, all the city cried out. 14 And when EU heard the noife of the crying, he faid ; What mcaneth the noife of this tumult ? And the man came in. haftily, and told Eli. I f Now Eli was ninetie and eight yeres old, and * his eyes f were dimme, that hce could not fee* 1 6 And the man faid vnto Eli, I am he, that came out of the armie, and I fled to day out of the armic. And hee faid. What f is there done, my fonne ? 17 And the meflenger anfwered, and faid Tfrael is fled before the Philiftines,and there hath beene alfo a great flaughter a- mong the people, and thy two fonnes alfo, Hophni and Plwneha^ are dead, and the Arke of God is taken. 18 And it came topafle when he made mention of the Arke of God, that hee fell from off the feat backeward by the fide of the gate, and his necke brake, and he died : for hee was an old man, and heauy, anfl he had iudged Ifrael fouitie yeeres. 19 f And his daughter in law Phinehas wife was with child wcere [j to be deliuered: and when fliee heard the tidings that the Arke of God was taken, and that her father in law, and her husband were dead, fhee bowed her felfe & traueilcd j for her paines f came vpon her. 20 And about the time of her death,the women th It ftood by her, faide vnto her: Feare not, for thou haft borne a fomie. But fhe aniwered not,t neither did ihe regard »t. 2 1 And (he named the child |{ Ichabod, faying, || The glory is departed from Ifrael, (becaufe the Arke of God was taken, & be- caufe of her father m law & her husband.) 2 2 And (he faid. The glory is departed from Ifrael : for the Arke of God is taken. CHAP. V. I "PieThiiiftimsham}^ bron^t the ^Arkg into ^jhclod, JititinthehoitfeofDagon. j Doj^anu fmitten dowite and cut in pieces, and they ofJijhdodfnttten with £mc- rods. 8 So god dealeth with them ofGath,when it WM brought thither : 10 andfo with them of Ekronwhen It WM brought thither. ANd the Philiftines tooke the Arke of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer vnto Aflidod. 2 When the Phihftirtcs tooke the Arke of God, they brought it into thehoufeof Dagon,and fet it by Dagon. J ^ And when they of Aflidod arofe earely on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen vpon his face to the earth, before the Arke of the L o r d : and they tooke Da- gon, and fet him in his place againe. 4 And when they arofe earely on the morrow morning, behold, Dagonwas fal- len vpon his face to the groundjbefore the Arke of the L o r d : and the head of Da- gon,and both the palmes of his hands were cut off vpon the thrc(holde, onely || the ftumpe of Dagonwas left to him. 5 Therefore neither the priefts of Da- gon,nor any that comeinto Dagons houfe, tread on the threfholdof Dagon in Afa- dod vnto this day. 6 ButthehandoftheLoRDwashea- uie vpon them of Aflidod, and he dcftroicd them,and fmote them with * Emerods,e»e» Aflidod , and the coafts thereof.- 7 And when the men of Aflidod faw that it was fo, they faid , The Arke of the God of Ifrael (hall not abide with vs : for his hand is fore vpon vs, and vpon Dagon our god. 8 They fent therefore , and gathered all the lords of the PhiUftines vnto themj and faid , What (hall we doe with the Arke of the God of Ifrael ? And they anfwcred. Let the Arke of the God of Ifrael be caried about vnto Gath.And they caried the Arke of the God of Ifrael about tbithr. 9 And it was fo,that after they had ca- ried it about, the hand of the Lord was a- gainft the citie with a very great deftrufti- on : and he fmote the men of the citie both fmalll f Hebrfet not her heart. II V,at i(, where it the g^»ry? \\ Or, there it no glory. [|Or,tfce//- thiepart. Pral,78.tftf. 5 The Philiftines plagued. Chap.v). The ArkefenttoBcthfiicmefli. t Httr.tixm. [I Or, nproch- fully. * Exod.12. ?«. -\Hibr.the?n. (Inalland great, and they had Emerodsin their fecret parts. I o «i Therefore they fent the Arlce of God to Ekron : and it came topafle as the Arke of God came toEkron,that the Ekro- nites cried out, faying. They haue brought about tha Arke of the God of Ifrael to vs, to{layvs,and ourpcoplc. II So they fent and gathered toge- ther all the lords of thePhiliftines,and faid. Send away the Arke of the God of Ifrael, and let it goe againe to iiis owne place,that it flay vs not, and our people : for there was a deadly deltrudion throughout al the city: The hand of God was very heauy there. I i And the men that died not , were fmitten with the Emerods : and the ciy of the city went vp to henuen. CHAP. VI. I ^ficrfeuen moiKths the ThiliBiiiet takg tounfell , how tofaidbackethf^rke. lO tl^ey bringit on a >Ten> cart with an ojfertng vnte Bethfliemejh. l tf The people are JmilTen for looking oito the ^rkf. Zl They fend to them of!{jri^.th-iearim to fitch it. ANd the Arke of the L o r d was in the countrcy of the Philiftines fcuen moneths. 1 And the Philiftines called for the priefts and the diuiners, faying, What Hiall we doe to the Arke of the Lord? Tell vs wherewith we (hall fend it to his place ? 5 And they faid. If yee fend away the Arke of the God of Ifrael , fend it not emp- tie : but in any wife rcturne him a trefpafle offering : then ye flialbe healed, and it fhall be knowen to you , why his hand is not re- moued from you. 4 Then faid they,Whaty^dffAethetreC. pafle oftering , which wee (hall returne to him ? They anfwered, Fiue golden Eme- rods, and iiue golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the PhiUftines : for one plague was on t you all , and on your lords. 5 Wherefore ye fhall make images of your Emerodes , and images of your Mice, that marre the land , and yefhallgiue glory vnto the God of Ifrael : peraduenture hee wil hghten his hand from off yoii,and from ofl^'your gods, and from ofFyour land. 6 WTiereforc then doe ye harden your hearts,as the Egyptians & Pharaoh harde- ned their hearts ? when hee had wrought || wonderfully among them , * did they not let fthe people goe,and they departed? 7 Now therefore make anew cart,and take two milch-kine, on which there hath come no yoke , and tie the kine to the cart. and bring the calues home from them. 8 And take the Arke of the Lord, and lay it vpon the cart, and put the iewcls of goldjwhich ye returne him for a trclpafle offering, in a coficr by the fide thereof, and fend it avvay,that it may goe. 9 And fee, if it goeth vp by the way of his owne coaft to Betmliemelli , then (| hcc hath done vs this great cuil : but if not,thcn welhallknow that it is not his hand that fmote vs J it rvat a chance that hipned to vs. 10 ^Andthemendidfo:andtooketvvo milch-kine, amd tied rhcm to the cart , and fhut vp their cahies at home. IX And they layd the Arke ofthe Lord vpon the cart, and the coft'er, with the mice of gold,and the images of their Emerods. 12 And the kine tooke the llraight way to the way of Bethfliemefl:,and went along the high way , lowing as they went,3nd tur- ned not afide to the right hand , or t« the left: and the lords ofthe Philiftines went af- ter them, vnto the border of Bethfhemeih. 1 3 And they of Bethihemeili were rea- ping their w heat hameft in the valley : and they lifted vp their eyes, and faw the Arke, and reioyoed to fee it. 14 And the cart came into the Held of lofhua a Bethfliemite , and flood there, where there w/ts a great ftonc ; and they clauethe wood of the cart , and offered the kine,a burnt offering vnto the Lord. I J And the Leuites tooke downe the Arke ofthe Lor D,3nd the cofJer that wa* with it, wherein the iewels of gold tt'«re,and put them on the great ftone : And the men of Bethfhemefh oft'cred burnt offerings, aridfacrificcd facrifices the fame day vnto the Lord. 1 6 And when the fiue lords ofthe Phi- liftines had fcene /f, they retarned to Ekron the fame day. 1 7 And thefe are the golden Emerods which the Phihftines returned for a trepaflc offering vnto the L o r d^ for Aflidod one, for Gaza one, for Askelouone,for G 3th one, for Ekron one. 1 8 And the golden Mice according to the number of all tlie cities of the PhiUftines, belonging to the fiue lords , both of fenced cities, and of countrey villages, cuenvJito the Ij great _^o»* of Abel , whereon theyfet downe the Arke ofthe L o r d j xvhich ftone remainethynto this day , in the ficIde,of lo- ilaia the BcthfLemitc. 19 f And hee fmote the men ofBeth- fliemefh, becaufethcv had looked into the S Arke \\Or,^eat pone. ifraclrcpeiiceth. I. Samuel The Phiiiitines fubducd. Arke of the Lord, ctien he fmote of the people fiftie thour.mJ, and thieefcore and ten men: and the people lamentedjbccaufe the L o R D Had finitten many of the people with a great fl.iughter. 20 And the men of Bethihemefh faid. Who is able to ftad before this holy Lord God? nnd to whom fhal he goe vp from vs? 21^ And they Tent mellengers to the inhabitants ot Kinath-iearim^fiying, The Philiftines haue brought ngaine the Arke of the L o R D 3 come yc downe , and fetch it vp to you. CHAP. VII. I Thty (//(jriaih-itanm hria^ the^rke tnto tht hwfe tf^wadib, AndfviifififEU.iZ^r hujoirie tokfepetT. 2 ^ifiernverAyytcra ,3 The Ifr.u-lires , by Sdnmeh Ttu.weifilak'ilyreper.t atMt7i.fth. 7 WkkS.msud fr.iyt th .:ndf>icrtfittth,lke Lord dificmfiui h' tf^e ThiU- llma Ij thiLidcr^t ESmi-CTUr. 1 3 TIjc Phdislwes are jJjdMd. 15 Samuel fmceMy aid '^Ugiot*J!y^iKdge\ h IfrMl. ANd the men of Kiri.uh-iearim came, and fetcht vp the Arke of the Lord, and brought it into the hoiife of Abinadab in the bilf,and fanftificd Eleazar his fonne, to kcepe the Arke of the Lord. a And it came to paffe while the Arke abode in Kiriath-iearim , that the time was long: for it was twenty yceres : and all the houfe of Ifrael lamented after the L o r d. 5 f And Samuel fpake vnto all the houfe of ifrael, faying , If yc doe retarne vnto the Lord with all your hcartSjt/«« *put away the ftrange gods , and * Afhtaroth from a- mongypu, and prepare your hearts vnto the L o R D, and * ierue him onely : and he will deliueryoH out of the hand of the Phj- hftincs. 4 Then the children of Ifrael did put away '*Baalim,and Alhtaroth, and feraed the Lord onely. 5 And Samuel faid , Gather all Ifrael to Mi7peh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord. 6 And they gathered together to Miz- peh,and drew water , and rowred it out be- fore the Lord, and fatted on that day, and faid thcre,Wec haue fmned againft the L o R P. And Samuel iudgcd the children of Ifrael in Mizpch. 7 And when the Fhihftmes heard that the children of Ifrael were gathered toge- ther to Mizpeh, the lords ofthe Philif lines ^ven^ vp againft Ifratj : and when the chil- dren of liracl heard ft , they were afraid of the Philiftines. ^ And the cliildrcn of Ifrael faid to SamueljtCeafe not to cry vnto the Lord our God for vs, that hee will faue vs out of the hand ofthe Phililhnes. - 9 ^And Samuel took a fucking lambe, and offered it for a burnt oftering wholly vnto the L o r d j and Samuel cried vnto ' the Lord for Ifrael , and the Lord II heard him. 10 And as Samuel was oftering vpthe burnt offering , the Philiftines drew neerc to battell againft Ifrael : but the Lord thundrcdwith a great thunder on that day vponthe Phihftmes,anddifcomfitcd them, and they were fmittcn before Ifrael. 1 1 And the men of Ifrael went out of Mizpeh, and purfued the Philiftines, and fmote them, vntilh/;<"y fwwjfvnderBethcar. 1 2 Then Samuel tooke a ftone , and fet it bctweene Mizpeh andShcn, and called the name of it f| Eben-Ezer,f7.ymg,Huhcr- ro hath the Lord helped vs. 1 :5 ^ So the PMiftines were fubducd, and they came no more into the coaft of If- rael: and the hand of the Lord was againft the I^hiliftincs,all the dayes of Samuel. 14 And the cities which tlie Philiftines had taken from Ifrael, were reftored toli^ rael, from Ekron euen vnto Gath, and the coafts thereof did Ifrael dcliuer out of the handis of the Philiftines : and there was peace betweene Ifrael and the Amcn-ites. 1 f And Samuel iudged Ifrael all the dayes of his life. 1 5 Andhewcntfromyeeretoycerefin circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal , and Mizpch, and iudged Ifrael in all thofe places. 1 7 And his returne wm to Ramah : for there was his houfe : and there hec iudged Ifrael, and there he built an Altar vnto tlie Lord. CHAP. vin. 1 By occufion ofthe ill gotttrnment of Samutls femts, tk IfrMlttes aske a Kj,ng. 6 Samuel paying m griefe u comforted by God. 10 HetelUtltthcTtuvierofaK^ng. 1 5 God tPiUeth Samuel to yeeld vnto the import»nttit cfthepaple. ANd it came topafi'e,whenS3miielwas old, that hee made his formes ludgcs ouer Ifrael. 2 Now the name ofhisfirft borne was loel, and the name of his fecond, Abiah: they mre ludges in Beer-ftieba. J And his fonnes walked not in his wayes , but turned afide after lucre , and *cookc bribcs,and pcruerted iudgemcnt, 4 Then all the Elders of Ifrael gathe- red themfelues together, and came to Sa- muel vntoRamah, f And \ Htbr.be not wi-.t f-om vs from crying. l\Or,a!fn'e- ved. liThatis, the liorx of he'.pe. \}iSr/ind(>t crrcmted, A King dcfcrijbcd by Samuel. Chap.lx. Saul fcekcth his fathers aflcs. *OfMj. loads. I J. XI. f Hebr.VM etall m the eyes ofSamml. W Or, obey. )) Or, ?;otw:th fiiV.d"ieu thoHpidt JheWf&c. ^Hebr.eu- nv.chtf. I f And faid vnto him. Behold, thou art old, and thy fonnes walke not in thy waves : now'*makc vs a King to iudgc vs,like all the Nations. 6 ^ But the thing f difpleafed Samuel, when they faid , Giuc vs a King to iudgc vs: and SamHcl prayed vnto the L o k c. 7 And the L o R D faid vnto Samuel, Hearken vnto the voice of the people in all that they fiy vnto thee : fortheyhauenot rcieded thee, but they haue reieded me, that I fliould not reigne ouer them. 8 According to all the workes which they haue done fince the day thatlbrought them vp out of Egypt euen vnto this day, wherewith they haue forfaken me, and fer- ued other gods : fo doe they alfo vnto thee. 9 Now therefore || hearken vnto their voycc : j) howbeit, yet protcltfolemnly vn- to them, and fliew them the maner of the ICing that ihall reigne ouer them. 10^ And Samuel told all the words of the L o R D vnto the people, that asked of him a king. 11 And he faid. This will be the maner of the king that fhall reigne oner you : Hec will take your fonnes , and appoint them for himfclfe for his charets,and to be his horft- men,and/o»Mf flial mnne before his charets. 1 2 And he will appoint him Captames ouer thoufands , and captaines ouer fifties, and will fet them to eare his ground, and to r cape his harueft, & to make his inftrumets ofwnrrc, andinftruments of his cliarers. 1 J And he will take your daughters to be confeftionaries , and to be cookes, and to be bakers. 14 And he will take your fields, & your vineyards , and your oliue-yards , tutn the bcft ofth(m.,znA giue them to his feruants. 1 5 And he will take the tenth of your fced,:?nd of your vineyards, and giue to his f officcrs,and to his fauants. 1 6 And he will take your men femants, and your maid-fcruants,and your goodlieft yong mcn,and your aflcs, and put them to hisworke. 1 7 He v/il take the tenth ofyour flieepc, and ye {hall be his feruants. 1 8 And ye fhall cry out in that day, be- caufe of your king which ye fliallhauc cho- fen youj and the L o R D wil not heare you in that day. 1 9 f Neucrthelcfic , the people refufcd to obey the voice of Samuel; and they faid, Nay,but we will haue a king ouer vs : 10 That we alfo may be like all the na- tions, and that our King may iudgc vs, and goc out before vs,and tight our battels, 2 1 And Samuel heard r.U the words of the people , and hee rehearfcd them in the earcs of the Lord. 2 2 And the Lord laidc to Samuel, Hcnrken vnto their voice,3nd make them a King. And Samuel faid vnto the men of If- raeI,Goeye euery man vnto his city. CHAP. IX. I SmddfTfiAo'mgtefitidehisjiithersajJcs, 6 hythecoun- fell ef hu fem.rft, 11 a:d dtrdhonofyoiigmaydais, 1) accordngtoGodsreudatio", 18 coyrmuthtoSa~ ~ nmc'l. 1 9 SLimm.leMertai7Uth Stwl at thefiaff. 2 j Sa- muel ajtar fccret cirmmicattm,bri igith Saitl on huvtay. NOw there was a man oi Beniamin, whofe name was * Kilh, the fonne of Abiel,thefonneofZeror,thefonneofBc- chorath , the fonne of Aphiah , a \\ Benia- mite,a mighty man of ||^povver. 2 Andhehadafonnc,whofenamewas Saul , a choice yong man , and a goodly : and there xva4 not among the children of If. rael a goodlier pcrfon then hee : from his Aoulders and vpward , he vcm higher then any of the people. g And the aflcs of Kifli , Sauls father, were loft j .ind Killifaid to Saul his fonne. Take now one of the Icruants with thee, and arifc,goe fecke the alfes. 4 And he paflcd thorow mount Ephra- im,3ndpailed thorow the land of ShaliOia, but they found thtm not: then they pafled thorow the land of Shalim, and thtre they Were not : and he pafled thorow the land of the Beniamites, but they found them not. 5 .>4nd when they were come to the landof Zuph , Saul faid to his feniant that was with him, Come,and let vs returne,left myfether leaue caring for the aflcs,and take thought for vs. 6 And he fiid vnto him. Behold now, there ii in this city a man of God , and he u an honourable man j all that he {aith,com- methfurelytopaffc : Now let vs goe thi- ther ; peraducnture he can fhew vs our w.ay thatweiJiouldgoe. 7 Then faid Saul to his feruant,But be- hold,'/"we gocjwhat flial we bring the man? for the bread t is |pent in our vellels , and there is not aprcfent to bring to the man of God : What f haue we ? 8 And the fcruant anfwered Saul a- g3ine,& faid, f Behold,! haue here at hand the fourth part of a ftekcl of liluer : that wil I giuc to the man of God,to tell vs our way. ^9 ( Beforctimc in Ifrael , when a man S 2 went * Chap. 14. >». i.chron. I II Or, the fomeaf am(m tflemini, \\Or,fuh^mct\ ■fHihr. Ug»n* out ofyire- ■\Hebr.\t with vs? i Hd'T. tliert i» found in my Lind- 5aul is by Samuel 1. Samuel. anoynteuKing. went to enquire of God , thus hee (pake j Come , and Let vs goc to the Seer : for hee that is now called a Prophet, was beforctime called a Seer.) I o Then fiiq-Saul to his fcruant,! Well faid, come let vs goe : fo they went vnto the citie where the man of God tr.w. I I ^ And as they went vp f the hill to the citic , they found yong maydens going out to draw water J and faid vnto them. Is the Seer here ? 12 And they anfwered them, and faid. He is : behold, /;* m before you, make hafte now: fot hee came to day to the city j for there is [| a facnficc of the people to day in the hie place. I g A flbone as ye be come into the city, ye fhall ftraightway find him,before he goe vp to the high place to eate : for the people will not cat vntill he come, bccaufe he doth bleflethcfacrifice,e k^ttg- demefiomhiivhcle. 17 Saul u chofin at ^iiz,pch bjf lot. 26 The different ajfeif ions of hiifitlrieifi. THen Samuel tooke a viall of oile, and powred#V vpon his head,& kifled him, and faid. Is it not becaufe the Lord hath anointed thee to be captaine ouer his inhe- ritance ? 2 When thou art departed from me to day,then tlwu fhak finde two men by *Ra- chels fepulchre in the border of Beniamin, 'at Zelzsh: andthey will fay vnto thee,The afl'es which thou wentcft to feck,are found: and loCjthy father hath left fthe care of the aflcs,and forroweth for you, faying. What fliall I doe for my fonne ? 5 Then fhalt thou go on forward from thence , & thou fhalt come to the plaine of Tabor,and there flial meet thee three men, goingvp to God toBcthcl,one caryingthrce kidsy and another carying three loaues of bread, & another carying a bottle of wine. 4 And they will t (alute thee, and giue thee two loaues of bread , which thou flialt receiue of their hands, K After -\Hebr.accor- d:ng tothtt word.' \Orjfefenied. ■fHebr.tt dij. *Gen 3 5. 20. \Hebr.the bufnejfe. s ■fHebr.ake thee of peace. Saulprophecietli, Chap-x.x). andischofenkins. fhdiconuto pajfe that rpheti thefe Jiffies,&c. ■f Hebr.doefor thee iu thine h.v,dp,aU finde. * Chap. I J 8. fHebr.JhoHl- der. f Hehr.tur- iied. fHebr.^ man tohu mighbtur. *Chap,i5>. 24, j- Hehr.f-om thrxe. f After that thou Ihalt come to the hill of God J where is the garifon of the Phili-, ftines : and it fhall come to pafle when thou art come thither to the city , that thou flialt mcete a company of Prophets comming downefrom the high place,\vith a pfalterie, and a tabrct, and a pipc,and a harpc before them,3ndthey fliallprophecic. 6 And the Spirit of the Lord will comevponthee, and thou fhalt prophecie with them , ?.nd fhalt bee turned into ano- ther man. 7 And t let it be when thefe fignes are come vnto thcc,tthat thou doe as occafion feme thee, for God is with thee. 8 And thou fhalt goe dowiie before me to'GiIg3l,& behold, I will come downe vnto thee, to ofier burnt offerings, and to facrificc facrifices of peace offerings: *fcuen dayes flialt thou tary , till I come to thee, and fhew thee what thou flialt doe. 9 f And it was fo that when heehad turned his f backe to goe fi-om Samuel, God t gauc him another heart : and all thofc fignes came to pafle that day. I o And when they came thither to the hiIl,behoId,a company of the prophets met him , and the Spirit of God came vpon him,and he propnefied among them. II And It came to pafle when all that knew him beforetjme,faw, that behold,he prophefied among the prophets, then the peoplefaidfonc to another, Whatisthis that is come vnto the fonne of Kifh ? *Is Saul alfo among the Prophets ? 1 2 And one t of the fame place anfwe- red, and faide, But who is their father ? Therefore it became a prouerbejls Saul al- fo among the Prophets ? I J And when hee had made an end of prophefyingjhe came to the high place. 1 4 ^And Sauls vncle faid vnto him,and to his fei-uanr. Whither went yce ? And hee f;iid. To feeke the afl'es : and when we faw that they tvere no where,we came to Samuel. I J And Sauls vncle faid,Tellme,I pray thecjwhat Samuel faid vnto you. 16 And Saul faid vnto his vncle j Hee told vs plainely that the aflcs were found. But of the matter of the kingdome , where- of Samuel fpake, he told hitn not. 1 7 ^ And Samuel called the people to- gether vnto the L o R D to Mizpeh ; 1 8 And faid vnto the children of Ifrael, Thus faith the L o r d God of Ifrad, I brought vp Ifrael out of Egypt , and dehuc- rcd you out of the hand oV the Egyptians, and out of theliandofallkingdomesj^wrf of them that oppreflcd you. 19 And yee haue tins day rcieified your God, who himfelfc iaued you out of al your aduerfities ar^ your tribulations : and ycc h luc faid vnto hiin,?{£y,but fct a King ouer vs. Now therefore prelent your felucs be- fore the L o R D by your tribes,and by your thoufands, lo And when Samuel had caufed all the tribes of Ifrael to come necre,the tribe of Beniamin was taken. 2 1 When hee had caufed the tribe of Beniamin to come necre by their families, the farmhe of Matri was tak^n, and Saul the fbnneof Kifliwas taken: and when they fought him, he could not be found. 2 2 Therfore they enquired ofthe Lord further, ifthe man f hould yet come thither; and the Lord anfwercd, Behold,hehath hid himfelfe among the ftuffe. 2 J And they ranne, and fetched him thence,and when he flood among the peo- ple, hee was higher then any of the people, from the fhoidders and vpvvard. 24 And Samuel faide to all the people. See ye him whom the Lord hath chofen, that there is none hke him among all the people ? And all the people fhouted, and faid,f God faue the King. 2,y Then Samuel tolde the people the mancr ofthe kingdome, and wrote it in a booke, and layd it vp before the L o r d, and Samuelfentall the people away, eueiy mantohishoufe. 26 f And Sanlalfo went home to Gi- beah, and there went with him a band of men,whofe heaits God had touched. 27 But the children of Belial faid, How fhall this man fauevs? and they defpifed him,and brought him no prefents ; but Jj he held his peace. CHAP. XL I NahaP) offertth tlitm oflabeP) gtleada reproclifid con- dition. 4 They /end rf/ejfengen and are deliKered bj Saul. 12 S aid thinbyuconfimtd, and hii kingdome renewed. THcnNahafhthe Ammonite came vp, and encamped againfl labefh Gilead : and all the men of labefli faide vnto Na- hani,Make a couenant withvSjand wee will ferue thee. 2 AndNahaflithC Ammonite anfwc- redthem. On this condition will I make a couenant with yoii,that I may rhruft out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproch vf - onalllliacl, S J J AmL he Ammonites are difcomhced. 1. Samuel. Samuels vprightncni': 3 And the Elders of labelh {aide vnto him,! Giuevs fcuendiyes reipice, that we may fend mellengcrs vnto all the coafts.of ifrael : and thenjifthcre be no man to faue vSjWe will come out to thee. 4 ^ Then camethe mciTengers to Gi- beahofSaiil, and told the tidings in the eaves of the people : and all the people lift vp their voyces, and wept. J And beholdjSaut came after the herd out of the field, and Saulfaid,Whitaileth .^the people that they wcepe ? and they told him the tidings of the men of labcih. 6 And the Spirit of God came vpon Sauljwhen he heard thofe tidings , and his anger was kindled greatly. 7 And hee tooke a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces , and fcnt them throughout all the coails of Ifrael by the hands of meOengers , faying, Whofoeuer commeth not forth after Saul and after Sa- mueljfo fhall it be done vnto his oxen : and the feare of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out f with one confent. 8 Andwhenhenumbred them inBc- xek ,. the children of Ifrael were three hun- dred thoufand,, and the mea of ludah thir- tie thoufand. 9 And they (aid vnto the mefiengcts that came. Thus fhall yee fay vnto the men of labefli Gilead, To morrow by that time the Sunnc be hote , yee lliall hrue ([ helpe. And the meflengers came, and fhewed it to the men of labelli, and they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of labeili Hud, To morrow we wil come out vnto you, and yeeilialldoe withvs aU that feemeth good vnto you. 1 1 And it was fo on the morrow , that Saul putthepeople in three companies,3nd they came into the midft of the hoftinthe morning watch , and flew the Ammonites, vntilltheheateofthe day: and it came to pafle, that they which remained were fcat- tered , fo that two of them were not left together. li ^And the peoplefaid vnto Samuel, Who is he that faid , Shall Saul reigne ouer vs ? bring the men , tliat wee may put them to death. 1 ^ .^nd Saul faide , The,re fhall not a man be put to death this day : for to day the Lord hath wrought faluation in Ifrael. 14 Then faide Samuel to the people. Come, and let vs goe to Gilgal ,. and rei. u ; the kingdomc there, nil J Andall the people went to Gijgal, and there they made Saul King before the Lo R D in Gilgal: and there they facriiiccd facrificcs of peace offerings before the Lord: and there Saul and all the men of Ifrael reioyced greatly, CHAP. XIL I 'Satmel tcliifitth hts if.tegritie. 6~ He reprontth the peo- ple of ingratitude. 16 He terrifieth them with l hundcr jii harne\i time. 20 He comfirteth tijem in Gods incny. ANd Samuel faide vnto all Ifrael , Be- hold,! haue hearkned vnto your voice in all that ye faid vnto me , and hauc made a King ouer you. . a And now behold , the King walketh before you: and I am old,and gray headed, and behold,my fonnes are with you : and I haue walked before you from my childe- hoodvnto this day. I Behold, * here 1 4W„wimefreagainft mc before the Lor d., and before his.An- oynted : Whofe oxe haue I taken? or whofe am haue I taken ? or whom haue I defrau- ded ? whom haue I opprefTed ? or of whofe hand haue I receiued any t bribe|jto_b]inde mine eyes tlierewith ? and I will reftore it you. 4 And they faidj Thou haft not de- frauded vs, nor opprefled vs, neither haft thou taken ought of any mans hand. 5 Andhefaidvntothem,TheLoRD is witnefle againft you , and his Anointed is witnefTe this day , that yee haue not found ought in my hand : And they anfwered. He is witnefle. 6 ^ And Samuel faid vnto tlic people. It is the Lord that j) aduanccd Mofes^and Aaron , and that brought your fathers vp out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now therefore ftand ftill,that I may reafon with you before the L o r d , of all the t righteous ads of the Lord j which he did f to you and your fathers. 8 *Wnen Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fatliers cried vnto the Lord, then the Lord* fcnt Mofes and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of E- gypt,and made them dwell in this place, p And when they forgate the Lord their God , * he fold them into the hand of Sifcra captainc of the hofte of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philiftincs, and into the hand of the king of Moab^ and they fought againft them. 10 And they cried vnto the L OR t>. and faid,Wee hane fjnned, becaufe we haue forfakcn the L o kd, and haue fciued Baa- lim and Aflitaroth : but now dcliuer vs out ♦Ecchis.4«. f Hebr.ran- fame. 11 Gr, that I Jhouldhide mine eyes at him. \\Or,made, ■f Hebr.righ- tioufnejfes, Orjxnepts. ■f Hebr.vith. *Gene.45. * I xod.4, 15. * !uclg.4.j. I His ex h Deration. Chap.xii). Tlic Phililiincs itUngtohisfmher,xhePncfl,or the people^

/»(/; pafleth by vs continually. I o Let vs make a little chamber I pray thec,on the wal, and let vs fet for him tnei e a bed,and a table , and a l^oole, and a can- dlcfticke : and it Ihall be when he commeth to vs,that he (ball turne m thither. I I And it fell on a day that he came thi- ther, and he turned into the chamber and lay there. 1 2 And he faid to Gehaxi his feiaiant, Cdlthis Shunammite. And when he had cailcd herjllie ftood before him. I J And he faid vnto him,Say,now vnto her, Behold,thou haft beenc carefuU for vs vvith all this care^ What is to bee done for thee ? Wouldeft thou bee fpoken for to the king,or to the captaine ofthc hoft? And llie anfvvered,! dvvel among mine owne people. 14 Andhefaid, What then ii to be done for her? And Gehazi anfweied. Verily lliee hath no childe,and her husband is old. 1 5 And he faid,Call her.And when hee had called her,{hee ftood in the doore. 16 And he faid,* About this t feafon, according to the time of hfc, thou {halt im- brace a fonne: And fhee faid. Nay my lord, f/jo«manof God, doe not lie vnto thine handmaid. 1 7 And the woman conceiued,and bare a fonne at that feafon, that Ehftia had faid vnto her,according to the time of life. 18 f And when thechildewasgrowen: it fell on a day that hee went out to his fa- ther, to the reapers, 1 9 And he Cud vnto his father,My head, my head : and he faid to a ladde,Carie him to his mother. 20 And when hee had taken him, and brought him to his mothcr,hee fate on her knees till noone,and then he died. 21 And fhee went vp , and hid him on the bed ofthfcjaaan of God, and Hmtthe doore vpon him,Qnd went out. 22 And flice called vnto her husband, and faid. Send mee,T pray thee , one of the yong men , and one of the afl'cs, that I may rurmc to the man of God, & come againe. 2 1 And he faid. Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day ? it is neither New moone nor ■Sabbath. And flie fdd^tt/halk f well. 2 4 Then flie fadled an a/Tc, and fiid to her feru3nt,Driue,and goe forward rfflacke not thy riding for mee,cxcept'I bid thee. 2 J So fh€went,and came vnto the man of God to mount Carmcl : and it came to pafle when the man of God Caw her afarre ofJ',thathe fayd to Gthazihis fcruant,Be- hold,yondtris that Shanammite : 16 Runne now, I pray thee, to meete her,and fiy vnto her. Is it well with thee ? is "well witn thy husband ? /»« well with the child ? And ("he anfwcred,/f is well. 27 And whenflice came to the man of God to the hill , fliee caught f him by the fcete : but Gehazi came neere to thruft her away. And the man of God (aide. Let her alone , for her foiile is f vex-ed within her : and the L o R D hath hid/> from mee, and hath not told me. 28 Then fljee fiyd. Did I defire a forine of my L o r d ? did I not fay , Doc notdecciueme ? 29 Then he faid to Gehazi, Gird vp thy loines,and take my ftafie in thine hand,and oocthywayj if thoumecte anyman,falute him not : and if any falute thee , aafoere him not againe : and lay my ftafie vpon the face of the childe. 50 And the mother of the childe faid. ♦Gen.i8, 10. ■fHebr.fet time. ■fHehr.peMt. ■\Hehr.re. flrmiie net for me to ride. -\Hehrlyhii fecte. ■\Hcbr. bitt(r her dead fonne raifed. Chap.v. Naaman leprous. iHibr. ttttcK- Ut:i. -fifth, once h: tbtr^and once thither. thtr^g. [Or^iiilii Ccr:p,orgar- ma.t. As the L o R D liueth , and as thy foule li- ueth^I wil not Icauc thee. And he arofcjand followed her. ^i And Gchaiipafledon before them, and laid the ftafte vpon the face of the child but thert w.ti neither voyce , nor thearing, wherefore bee went againe to meete him, & told him,f3ying,Thc childis not awaked J 2 And when Ehflia was come into the houfc,bchoIdc, the cliild Vv'as dead,W laid vpon his bed. 5 J Hce went in therefore, and fhiK the doorc vpon them twainc , and prayed vn- to theL OR D. g4 And he went vp, and lay vpon the child, and put his mouth vpon his mouth, and his eyes vpon his eyes , and his hands vpon his hands,and hcc itrctched himfclfe vpon the childe, and the flefh of the child waxed warme. 5 f Then hee rcttjrned , «md walked in thchoufcfto and frOjOnd went vp,& ftret- ched himfelfe vpon him: &the child necfed feuen times, & the child opened his eyes. 1 6 And he called Gch.izi, and faid,Cal this Shunammite. So hee called her : and when flie was come in vnto him , hee fayd. Take vp thy fonne. J 7 Then fhc went in,and fell at his feet, and bowed her felfe to the ground, and tooke vp her fonne,and went out. j8 «y And Ehilia came againe to Gil- gall, and there was a dearth in theland,and tke fonnes of the Prophets voere fitting be- fore him : and he (aid vnto his feruant , Set on the great pot , and feethe pottage lor the Tonnes of the Prophets. J 9 And one went out into the field to gather herbes , and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wilde gourds hisbp full, and came and llacd them into the pot of pottage : for they knew them not. 40 Sotheypowrcdout forthe men to cat: and it came to paiTe as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out,and faid, OthoumanofGod,r/jf« n death in the pot. And they could not eatc thereof. 41 But hefaid,Then bring meale. And he caft /'( into the pot : And he faid , Powre out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no f harme in the pot. 4Z «r And there came a man from Baal-Shahflia: and brought the man of God bread of the firlt fruits, twentic loaues of barley , and full eares of come f in the luiske thereof: and hee faidjGiuc vnto the pecplcjthat they may eate. 4g Andhisferuitour faid. What (l.ould I fet this before an hundred men ? He faid againe,Giuc the people, that they may eat: for tJuis faith the Lo r D,*They thall eate, and fliall leauc thereof. 44 So he fet it before them,and they did cate,and left //?? r«/,according to the word of the Lord. CHAP. V. I Nitc?nvi,by tiie rtport of a captiue !7uiid,isje»t toSama- ria to hci c y.rtd of hu It fro fie. 8 Elipia, [ctuI, ng him tv lordaiij curelh him. 1 5 Hee nfi'fi"^ Nacm ^r^sg'fis, grauiiTcth htm fome of the earth. 20 Geh.ix,i,abH- Jmg hu maftcrs name vi.to Na£.man , u fmittcn with U pro fie. NOw Naaman captaine of the hofte of the King of Syria, was a great man t with his mancr,and |j honorabre,becaufe by him the Lord had giuen ||deliuerance vnto Syria ; Hee was alfo a mightie man in valour ,6Mt he wot a leper. 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captiue out of the land of Ifiael a htle maid,and llie f waited on Naamans wife. 3 And fhe faid vnto her miftres,Would God my lord w»« as fnow. CHAP. VL I Elifhd^iiti}!^ U\:ue to the young Trcphets to hilarge their dwellings, caufith yron lofwim. 8 Hie difclofcth the ki'igof Syria hiieowi fell, ij The army rrhichwAf ftnt to DothMionpprehendElifka,i in thither, andtheyron didfwimme, 7 Therefore faid he,Take it vp to thee: And he put out his hand, and tooke it. 8 ^ Then the king of Syria warred a- gainft Ilrael, and tooke counfell with his feruants, fiying, In fuch and fuch a place 11 Or,tneMHi^ fjall be my (| campe. 9 And the man of God fent vnto the king of Ifrael, faying, Beware that thou pafle not fuch a place j for thither the Sy- rians arc come downe. 10 And the king of Ifrael fent to the place which the man of God told him, and warned him of, and faucd himfelfe there, not once nor twife. 1 1 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was fore troubled for this thing, and he called his feruants, and faid vnto them. Will ye not fliewme which ofvs « for the king of Ifrael ? I z And one ofhis feruants faid t None, my lord Okingj butEhlha the Prophet, that is in Ifrael, telleth the king of Ilrael, the words that thou fpeakeft in thy bed- chamber. I J ^ And he faid, Goe and fpie where he iSi that I may fend and fetch him. And it was told him, faying. Behold, he is inDo- than. 1 4 Therefore fent he thither horfes, and charets, and a f great hbfte : and they came by night, & copalfed the citie about. I J And when the |j feruant of the man of God was rifen early & gone forth, behold, an hofl compafl'ed the citie, both with hor- fes and charets : and his feruant faid vnto him, Alas my maftcr, how lliall we doc ? 1 6 And hce anfwercd, Fearenor: for *theythatZieewithvs, are moe then they that bee with them. 17 AndEhfliaprayed,andfayd, Lord, I pray thee open his eyes thathee may fee. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he law : and behold, the mountaine was full ofhorfes, and charets ofHre round about Eli flia. 18 And when they came downeto him, Eliftia prayed vnto theL o R D,and fiyd. Smite thispeoplc, I pray thee, with blind- neffe. And he Imotc them with bhndnefl'e, according to the word of Elifha. ■\ Heb.heauy. IJ Of, mimfier * i.Chron. J 1.7. 19 f[And Elifha faid vnto them. This is not the way,neithcr is this the city.-ffollow me, and I will bring you to the man whom yee fecke. But he led them to Samaria. ^o And it came to pafTe when they were come into Samaria, that Elifha fayd. Lord, open the eyes of thefe men, that they may fee. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they faw, and behold, they were in the mids of Samaria. 2 1 And the king of Ifrael faid vnto Eli- flia,whenhe faw them. My father, Ihalll fmite them ? fliall I fmite them ? z z And hee anfwercd. Thou flialt not fmite them : wouldeft thou fmite thofe whom thou haft taken captiue with thy fword, and with thy bow ? fet bread and water before them, that they may eate,and drinke,3nd gOe to their matter. 2 J And hee prepared great prouifion for them,and whe they had eaten and drunke, hee fent them, away and they went to their maftenfo the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Ifrael. 24 ^ And it came to pafle after this, thatBenhadad king of Syria gathered all his hofte, and went vp, and befieged Sa- maria. 2 J And there was a great famine in Sa- maria: and behold, they befieged it, vntill anafleshead was/»/(/e for fourefcore/>«f« oi filuer, and the fourth part of a kab of doues doung for iiue pieces of filuer. 26 And as the king of Ifrael waspaffing by vpon the wall,there cried a woman vnto him,fiying,Helpe,mylord, O king. 27 A nd he faid, (I If theL ORD do not helpe thee,whcnce fhall I helpe thcc?out of the barnc floore,or out of the winepreffe ? 28 And the king faid vnto her. What aileththee ?And fliee anfwered. This wo- man faid vnto me, Giuethyfonne,thatwe may eate him to day, and wee will eate my fonne to morrow. 2^ So * wee boylcd my fonne, and did eate him ; and I faid vnto her on the f next day,Giue thy fonne,that we may eate him: and flic hath hid her fonne. 30 ^And it came to pafTc when the king heard the words of the woman, that hee rent his clothes,and hee pafTed by vpon the walljSndthe people lookedjand behold,he had fackcloth within,vpon his fief h. 3 I Then he faid,God do fo,and more al- fo to mee, if the head of Ehflia the fonne of Shaphat, fhall ftand on him this day. 3.2 But Elifha fate in hishoufe(andthc A a ciders "f". Heb.ctme ye after me. (I Or,let tX't the Lord fane thee * Deut. 1 55- ■\Hcb.o: I Eliflia propheficth of plentie. 1 1. Kings. The Syrians tents fpoyled. nhich belon- ged lo the '■'>!g, Ittvnivg vpon his hoiid. 1 ciders fate with him) & the king fent a man from before him : but yer the meflenger came to him, he faid to the elders , See yee how this fonne of a murderer hath fent to take away mine head ? Looke when the meflenger commcch , ft^-ut the doore, and hold him faft at the doore: Is not the found of his maftersfeet behind him ? 5 J And while hee yet talked with them, behold, the meflenger came downe vnto him : and he faid,Behold,this cuill U of the Lord, what fliould I wait for the Lord any longer? CHAP. VII. I £hfh'*frofheJiahmcreddilcflentytnSanu-iria^ j FMre Lepers lientarmgentke hojic of the Syrian, trir^ ty- dmirs ofifjeirjl:ghr. 2 2 The KS'gfii^'g h St-'" »'^' nervetiobeetiwejjpeyhtb theteriXsoftiii S^ruws. 17 TrxtordjWhe woy.ldnot bekcue th^'prophefe ofplen- t'le^ hi\y.wgthe (harge of the g^tte^ u tiodinlo deathin the pmi£e. T'Hcn Elifha faid,Heare yce the word of the Lo R D,T hns faith the L o r d,To morrow about thisrimelhalla meafure of fine flower befoU for a Jhckel,and two mea- iuresof barley for a lliekel, in the gc.teof Samari:!. 2 Then fa lord on whofc hand the king lcancd,anfvvered the man of God, &fayd, Behold,i/the Lord would make windows in hcauen,might this thing be ? and he faid, Behold,thou Ihalt fee « with thine eyesjbut flialt not eat thereof. 5 f^And there were fourelcprciis men 't the cntring in of the gate: and they laid one to another,Why fit we here vr.till we die ? 4 If we Iay,We will enter into tl; c city, then the famine if in the citic, and wee Ihall die there: and if wc (it ftil hcre,wc die alfo. Now therefore come,& let vs fall vnto the holl of the Syrians : if they faue vs aliuc,we lliall hue; & if they kill vs,wee Hiall but die. 5 And they rofevp in tli^ twilight, to go vnto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the vttermoft part of the campe of Syria, beholdjthere was no man there. 6 Forihe L ORchadmadethehofte of the Syrians to heare a noi(e of charets, andanoifeof horfcs, f«f» the noyfe of a great hofle; and they (aid one to another, Loe,theKingof Ifrael hath hired againft vs the kings of the Hittites,and the kiftgs of the Egyptians,to come vpon vs. 7 Wherefore they arofe and fled in the milight,indleft their tents, and their hor- fes,and their afles,euenthe campeasitw<*if, and fled for their life. 8 And when thefe lepers came to the vttermoft part of the campe,they went into one tent,anddid eatjand drinke,and caried thence filuer, and goldc, and raiment, and went and hid it,ana came againe, & entred into another tent , and caried thence aUbj and went and hid it. 9 Then they fnid one to anothcr,Wce do not wehthis dcty is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace : if wee tary till the morning light, ffome mifchiefe will come vpon vs : now therefore come,that we may goe and tell,the kings houlhold. 10 So they came, and called vnto the porter of the citie: and they told them,r-iy- ingj We came to the campe of the Syrians, and kcholdythereWM no man there ^neither voice of man,b.ut horfes ti€d,and afles tied, and the tents as they wfr*. 1 1 And he called the pojrters , and they told It to the kings houfe within. I z f And the King arofe in the night, and fayd vnto his feruants, I will now iixw you what theSyrians haue done to vs:They know that we Le hungry ,thercforc are they gone out of the campe, to hide themfdues in the Held,(aying j When thty come out of the citie,we fliaircatch them aliue^and gef into the citie. ! :; And one of his feruants anfwcred, and laid. Let fome take,I pray thce,fiue of the horfes that rcmaine, which are left fin the citie : (behold, they are as all the multi- tude of Ifrael that are left in it : behold,! r.y,thcy are tuen as all the multitude of the Ifr? elites that arc con{umed)and let vs fend and fee. 14 They tooke therefore two charct horfes, and the king fent after the hofte of the Syrians,faying,Goe,andree. 1 J And they went after them vnto ler- dan,and lo,all the way was ful of oarm cnts, andvefiels,which the Syrians had caft away in their hafte: and the meflengcrs re turned and told the King. 1 6 And the people went out,and fooiled the tents of theSyrians: So a mcafure of fine flowerwas fold for a fliekell , and two mcafurcs of barley for a flickell, according to the word of the Lord. 1 7 ^And the king appointed the lord on whofe hand he leaned , to haue the charge of the gate: and the people trode vpon him in the gatc,and he died, as the manof God had faid , who fpakc when the King came downe to him. 1 8 And it came to paflb ^ as the man of God fHektrefhati frdeptmifh' ment. ■\ Htb. in k. Plciiticin Samarii. Chap.vii;. Ahaziah fuccecdech Benhadad. "Cliap.4js l\Or,Etum(h. of God h.-id fpoken to the kins , faying, Two meafurcs of barley for a ihekel, and a meafure of Hne floure for a fliekel, (hall be CO morrow about this time, in. the gate of Samaria: 19 And that lord anfwered the man of G od,aad faid. Now behold, if the Lord fhouid make windowes in heaucn, might fuch a.thing be ? And he faid, BeaoId,thou flialtfee it with thine eyes,buc fnalt not eate theteof. 10 And Co itfcl outvnto him; for the peo- ple trode vpon him in the gace,and he died. CHAP. VIII. I Tht Shimammite, hatungltfilxrcomtreyfittenyeerts, to OHoide the jbrevjrned fhmine, fir Elilhti m;racle fake, hath her landrejlorcdhy the k^^. 7 H^z^atl being fent With aprefent by'Be.ih^.id to Elijh^ at Dam^fiw after he ht:d heard the ptvphejie, l^iUeth hummer, and fucctedeth him. 1 6 leharamsmcksdreigne mlitdah. ao Edon$ and Libnah remit, z j ^huzjait fttccee- dithleJtor.im. aj ^Lizj^iswickedreig>ie. zB He vijitethleiioram tvemded, atletj-ed. Htn (pake EUilia vnto the woman ( Vhofe Tonne he had reftored to Lfe) ^^y'"g> Arife,and go thou and thine houfe- hold, and ibiourne whercfoeuer thou canft foiounie : for the Lord hath called for a famine,3nd it fluU alfo come vpon the land fcucn yceres. X And the woman arofe , and did after the faying of the man of Godrand (he went with her lioufhold, and foiourncd in the land of the Phililtincsftuenyecres. } And it cane to pall'e at the feucn yeeresend, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philiflines : and fhcewcnt forth to crie vnto the king fov hsr houfc, & for her land. 4 And the king talked with Gch3^i the truant of the man of God,f ying, Tel me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elifta hath done. y And it came top: fleas he was telling the king how he had reftored a dead body to Iifc,tnat beholdjthe woman whofefonne he had reftored to hfe, cried to the King for her houfe and for her land. And Gehazi faid,MylordOking,this«th:woman,and this is her fonnc,wh6 Elillia reftored to life. 6 And when the king asked the woman, flie told him. So the King appointed vnto her a certainc(| olficer, fiying , Reitorc all that was hers, and all the fmits of the field, fincc the day that (hz left the land, euen,till now. 7 «f AndElifhacameto Damafcus,and Bcnhadadthe kingof Syria wasficke, and "f Heff.in his ^HA.a»d fitu. it was told him, faying. The man of God is come hither. 8 And the king faid vnto Hazael,Take a prefent in thine hand, and goe meete the m«n of God, and enquire of the L o r d by him, faying, Shall I recouer of this difeafc ? 9 So Hazael went to mecte him, and. tooke a prefent f with him, euen of eucry good tWng of Damafcus, fourtie camels Burden, and came, and ftood before hiln, and faid, Thyfonne Bcnhadad king of Sy- ria hath fent me to thee, faying. Shall I re- couer of this AiCtik > 10 And Ehflia faid vnto him, Goc,fay vntohim,Thou mayeft certainely recouer: howbeit, the Lord hath fliewed me, that hefhaliliirelydie. I 1 1 And he fctlcd his countenance f fted- faftly, vntill he was aihamed ; and the nun of God wept. I i And Hazael faid. Why weepeth my lord ? And he anfwercd,B«caure I know the tuill that thou wilt doe vnto the children of Iftael: their ftrong holds wilt thoufeton fire, and their yong men wilt thou flay with the fwordj and wilt dafli their children, and rip vp theirwomen with child. I J And Hazael faid,But what, is thy fer- uantadog, thathce fliould doe this great thing ? And Elifha anfwered. The Lord h ■ th ihewed me that thou/hah be king oucr Syria. 14 Sohe departed from Eliflia,& came to his mailer, who faid to him, Whatfaide Ehfha to thee ? and he anfwered, Hee told mc that thou fiiouldeft furcly recouer. I J And it came to pafle on the morrow, that he tooke athicke cloth, and dipt it in water, and fpread it on his face, fo that hec died,and Hazael reigned in his ftead. 16 f^Andinrhefifr yecreofloramthe the fonne of Ahib king of Ifrael, lehoiha- phat being then kingof ludah, *Iehoram the fonne of lehoihaphat king of ludah fbcgjntoreigne. 1 7 Thirtie and two yeeres old was hee when he began to reigne, and hee reigned eight yeeres in lerufalem. 1 8 And he walked in the way of the kings of Ifrael, as did the houfe of Ahab : for the d?,u^hter of Ahab was his wife, and hee did euilliln the fight of the Lord, 1 9 Yet the Lord would not deftroy ludah, for Dnuid bis feriiants fake, * as hee promifed to giuc to him ahvay a f hght,and tohisi-hildren. 1 fin hiidaycsEdom rcuoltcd from I "'^'"^^' Aa z vndcrJ * i.Chron. J 1.4. f Heb.reig- ned. •* 2.Sam.7 ■\Heb.ca.';dlf. 20 1 Ahaziah wicked. 1 1. Kings. ichuanoyntcd. vnder the hand of luJah, andmadeaking ouer themfelues. a I So loi'am went ouer 'to Zair, and all the charets with him, and he rofe by night, ajidfmote the Edomites,whichcompafled i him about : and the captaines of the chvi- ' rets, and the people fled into their tents. j 2i Yet Edom reuolted from vnder the \ hand of ludah vnto this day. Then Libnah 1 reuoltcd at the fame time. 1 25 Andthe reft oftheaftesof loram, land all that he did, arc they notwrittenin tliebooke of the Chronicles of the kings of ludah ? 24 And loram flept with his fathers, and was buried with hisfathcrs inthecitie i.Chron. ofDauid: And * Ahaziah his fonne reig- ned in his ftead. 25 «| In the twelfth yeere of loram the fonne of Ahab, king of Ifrael, did Ahaziah the fonne of Ichoramking of ludah, begin to reigne. 16 Two and twentie yeeres old was A- haziah whenhee began to reigne, and hee reigned one yeere in lerufalem , and his mothers name w/wAthahah the daughter of Omri king of Ifrael. 27 And he walked in the way of the houfe of Ahab, and did euill in the fight of the Lord, as did the houfe of Ahab : for hee wtu the fonne inlaw of the houfe of Ahab. 28 ^ And hee went with loram the fonne of Ahabjto the warre aeainllHazael king of Syria in Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded loram. 29 And king loram went backc to be j-H«fe.trW<-'liealedin lezrcel, of the wounds t which !Llw/fiJ^'^^ Syrians fhad giuen him at Ramah, d'ed'." j when hee fought againll Hazael king of t Hcbr.mm- Syria : A.nd Ahaziah the fonne of lehoram king of ludah, went downc to fee loram the fonne of Ahab inlczreelj becaufe hee was ficke. CHAT. IX. I ^ifna fendt Th a jong Prophit with inffm^wiis to orb- M't7:t J thti titT{amoth Gilead. 4 VieTrofhet hiMtng done hu mfjpige, ftUth. 11 lehu being made kin^bj the finldiers,ttllUth loram in the field of^^aboth. 27 ^- h.izjah a finiie atGnr, ard Imrud at lemfaltm. 30 Troi-id lezjcbel is tlrrorpen doTpne tHtofarpindfiv, and eaten by dogs. Nd Elifha the Prophet called one of the children of the Prophets,and faid vnto him. Gird vp thy loines, and take this boxe of oilc in thine hand, and goe to Ra- moth Gilead. 2 And when thon commeft thither, looke out there lehu the fonne of Icholha- dcd. phatjthe fonne of Nimflii, and goe in, and make him arife vp from among his bre- thren,and catie him to an f inner chamber. I Then * take the boxe of oile, and powre it on his head, and fay. Thus faith the L o R D,I haue anointed thee king outr Ifrael: then openthedoore, and flee, and tary not. 4 ^ So the yong man,f«f» the yong man the Prophct,wcnt to Ramoth Gilead : 5 And when he came, behold, the cap- taines of the holt were Iitting i and he faid, I haue an errand to thee, O captaine : And lehu faid, Vnto which of all ys ? And hee faid. To thee, O captaine. 6 And he arofe,and went into the houfe, and he powred theoyle on his head, and faid vnto him. Thus faith the Lord God of Ifrael , I haue anoynted thee King o- uer the people of the Lord, euen ouer Ifrael. 7 And thou (halt fmite the houfe of A- hab thy mafter , that I may auenge the blood of my feiaiants the Pr©phcts,and the blood of . -lithe feruants ofthe Lord, '^at the hand of lezebel. 8 For the whole houfe of Ahab (hall pe- rifh,and * I wil cut offfrom Ahab,him tnat pifTeth againft the wall, and him that is fhut vp and left in Ifrael. 9 And I will make thehbufe of Ahab, hke the houfe of* leroboam the fonne of Nebat, and hke the houfe of * Baaflia the fonne of Ahiiah. I o And the dogges Ihall eate lexcbel in the portion of lezreel, and there fhall be none to burie /;*r.And he opened the dorc, and fled. n f Then lehu came foorth to the fer- uants of his lord, and owe faid vnto him. Is all well ? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee ? And he faid vnto them, Yec know the man,and his communication. I 2 And they faid, h is falfe, tell vs now : And hemayd. Thus and thus fpake he to me, feying. Thus faith the L o r d_, I haue anoynted thee King ouer Ifrael. 1 ^ Then they hailed, and tooke eucry man his garment, and put it vnder him on the top ofthe ftaires, and blew with trum- pets, faying, lehu t is King. » 14 So lehu the fonne of lehofhaphat, the fonne of Nimfhi, conipired againft lo- ram : (now loram had kept Ramoth Gi- lead, hee, and all Ifrael, becaufe of Hazael king of Syria. 1 5 But * king t loram was returned to be "j" Heb- cham- ber in A cham- ber. * I.King. 19 id. * I.Kings 21.15. * I .King. 1 4 io.&:i.2i. * I.King- 1 4 IO,&ai.22 * I.Kings itf.J. ■f Heb.reig- neth. *Chap.«. t Heb.Iehth- ram. B^ khoramisflainc. Chap.xj. Jezebels death. ■\Htb.finote. fHekUtno efcaper^Cj \[0r/7Mrchir,g fHeb.ifimad- nefe. t Heb.bmd. ■\Heb. found. jHfb.filkd huhandirttb a bow. "f Htb. btiped. be healed in lezreeljof the wounds which the Syrians hid f ginen him , when hec fought with Hazael king of Syria. ) And le- hu faid. If it be your minds,then f let none goe forth nor efcape out of the citie, to goc totcUifinlczreel. 1 6 So lehu rode in a charet,ind went to lezreel, (for loram lay there : ) and Aha^ ziahkingof ludah was comedowne to fee loram. 17 And there flood a watchman on the towre in Iezreel,and he {pied the company of lehu as he came^ and faid, I fee a com- pany. And loram faid. Take an horfeman, and fend to meet them, and let him fay. Is /> peace ? 1 8 So there went one on horfcbackc to meet him, & faid, Xhus faith the king, I sit peace? And lehu faid. What haft thou to doe with peace ? turne thee behind mce. And the watchman told, faying, The met- fenger canae to them, but he commechnot againe. 1 9 Then he fent out a fecond on horfe- backe, which came to them,and faid, Thus faith the king, Is it peace ? And lehu anfwe- red , What haft thou to doe with peace ? turnpe thee behind me. 20 And the watchman told, faying. He came cucn vnto them, and conameth not againe : and the |{ drilling is like ttie drilling of Ichu the fonne of Nimfhi j for hee dri- ueth t furioufly. 21 And loram faid,t Make ready. And his charet was made ready. And loram king of Ifrael, and Ahaziah king of ludah, went out, each in his charet , and they went out againft lehu, andf met him in the portion of Naboth the lezreelite. 2 2 And it came to pafle when loram faw lehu, that hee faid. Is it peace, lehu ? And he anfwcred. What peace, fo long as the whoredoms of thy mother lezebcl, and her witchcrafts artfo many ? 2 J And loram turned his hand,and fled, and faid to Ahaziah, There is treacherie, O Ahaziah. 2 4 And lehu f drew a bowe with his full ftrength, andfmotelehoram betweenehis armes, and the arrow went o,«.t at his heart, and he t funke downe in his charet. 2 5 Then faidc lehu to Bidkar his cap- taine. Take vp,4», and fhef painted her face, and tyred her head, and looked out at a window. 1 1 And as lehu entred in at the gate,rne faid,Had Zimri peace,who flew his mafler? J 2 And he hft vp his face to the window, and faid, VWho is on my fide, who ? And there looked out tohina two cr three |j Eu- nuches, II And he faid. Throw her downe. So they threw her downe. Si. fame of her blood waslprinkled on the wall, andonthehor- (^s : and he trode her vnder foot. 54 And when he was come in, hee did eate and drinke,andfaid,Goe, fee now this curfcd vpoman, and burie her : for fliee is a kings daughter. 5 $ And they went to burie her, but they found no more of her jhen the skull, and the feet,and the palmes of her hands. 3 6 Wherefore they came againe , and told him : and he faid. This is the worde of the Lord, which hee fpake fbyhisfer- uant Eliiah the Tifhbite, faying, * In the portion of lezreel (hall dogs eate the flefh of lezebcl: 5 7 And the carkeife of lezebcl fliall be as doung vpon the face of the field in the portion of Iezrecl,/o that they Ihal not fay. This is Jezebel. CHAP. X. I lelmby hit Utters cattftth ftuenfte of ^bahs childrni to bebcbeadfd. 8 HecxcufeththefaHebjtheprophtfieJ Sltja!]. I 2 ^t thtjhearmg boufi btflajeth two ir forty of^hauahsbrttlmv. 15 Hetakttbletionadabihtohu company. 18 ByfitbttltiebedefiroyctbirUllxrrorfkip- ftrsofBaal. i^ leimfoUowelit IcrobonTnifitvu:. 51 Hax^ael opprrfclh l/ratt. j 4 leiioahaz, juccndttb lehu. A n 7 AnA Ahabs fonnesbeheaded. I I.Kings. lehu dcHroyeih Jhers. Nd Ahab had feuentic fonncs in Sr.- raaria: and Tchu wrote letters^ and fcntto Samaria vnto the rulers of leered, to the ElderSj and to f them that brought vp Ahabs f/j»^i/r<»j faying, 2 Now aflbone as this letter commeth to yoHjfceing your mafters Tonnes are with you, and there are with you charets and iiorfes, a fenced citie alfo, and armour : 3 Looke cucnoutthe bell and mcctefl of your malkrs fonncs , andftt Ww on his fathers thronC;, and l^ght tor jour maftcrs hoiife. 4 But they were exceedingly afrnidjSnd Cnd, Eeholdc, two kings Itood not before him : how then Ihall we ftand ? 5 And he that was ouer the houfcjand heth^t was ouer the citie, the Elders alfo, and thebringcrs vpoftbe children, fentto lehu, faying, Wearethyferuants, and will doe all that thoufliiltbidvs, wee will not make any king : doe thou that which is good in thine eyes. 6 Then hce wrote alcttcr the fccond i Hib.firme. time to them, flying, Ifye^ef mine, and if ye will hearken vnto my voyce, take yee the heads of the men your mailers fonncs, and come to me to lezretlbyto morrow tkis time : (now the kings fonncs being Ic- uentie perfons, wire vAth the great mcnoi the citie, which brought them vp. ) 7 And it came to pafi'e when the letter came to them, thst they tcckc the kings fonnes, and flew feuentie pcrfens, andpu: their heads in baskets, andfent him//;(M to Iczrecl. 8 ^ And there came a meiTcnger, and told him, faying, They haue brought the heads of the kings fbnnt s.And hefaidjLay yethcmintv/o hc'rpesat the entringinof the gate, vntill the morning. p And it came to p:fic in the tr.orning, that he went out,and Itood, and faide to all thcpeople, Yr./;f rignteotis : beholdjlcon- fpired againll my ma{ler,andflew him: But who flew all thefo? lo Know now, that there fliall fall vnto the earth nothing of the worde of the Lord, which the Lord fpr.ke concer- ning the houfe of Ahab : for the Lord * I.King ji ^^^"^ ^'^''^ r/j)^tomeet him: and heffalu- ted him, and faide to him. Is thine heart rjoht, as my heart « with thy heart J" And Ic'lionadab aijfwercd,Itis : If it be,giiic me thine hand , and nee gaue him his hand, and he took him vp to him into the charet. 16 And he faid. Come with me, and fee my zcalcfor the L o R D; fo they made him ride in his charet. 1 7 And when he came to Samaria, hee flew all that remained vnto Ahab in Sama- ria, till he had dellroyed him, according to the faying of the Lord, which he fpake to Elijah. 18^ And lehu gathered all the people together, and faid vnto them, Ahab ferued Baal a little, but lehu fhall ferue him much. 19 Now therefore, tallvntomeall the prophets of Baal, all his feruants, and all his priefls, let none be wanting : for I haue a gre.^t facrifice to doe to Baal 3 whofoeiicr fiiail be wanting, he fhall not liue. But lehu did it in fubtilty,to the intent that he might deftrcytheworfliippers of EaaJ. 20 And lehu faide, f Prod-^imeafo- lcmneaflemblyforBaal. Andthtyproclai- ired;^ z I And Ichu fent through all irrael,and all the worfhippers of Baal came, fo that there wasnot a man left that came not: and they came into the houfe of Baal ; and the houie of Baal was (| full fiom one end to another. 22 And he faid vnto him that was cuer the veflry,Bring forth veflmcnts for aU the worfliippers of Baal. And he brought them forth veftments. 2j Andlchuwent, andlthonadabthe fonne ofRechab into the hcufe of Baal, and faide vnto the worfliippers of Baal, Search, and looke that there behcrc with you none of the feruants ofthc Lor r,but the worfhippers of Baal oncly. f Heb. hot'.fe cffhcfheitrds itr.ding ftif cp. -fHtb.Jwtid. ■fHeb.tothe pence of,irc. f Heb.fiurd. \Hcb.bkJfed. ■\Heh.f'.r.nfe I! Or, fi fill, thatthty Wooil met th to mc»:h. the PrieUsot Baal. Chap.xj, Athaliahscrueltie, ^ f Hebr.tiK fntMh, ■[Heb^atuts fHS.tbfir- mdntt. ■f Hfh.to cut off the end.'. 'fHeO. totrard tl)e rif.ng of the Smm. \\ Or,eutn to GileaA ar.d I iHeb.tiK dayeixvere. z 4 And when they went in to offer facri- fices, and burnt offerings, lehu appointed tburefcore men without, and faid,If any of the njen whom I haue brought into your hinds, efcapcjhe thitlettethhimgoc, hiS' likfhMe for the hfe of liim. If Anditcame to pafle aflboneashee had made an end of offering the burnt offe- ring, that lehu faid to the guard, and to the captaines, Goein, W fliythem, let none come forth. And they fmote them with the t edge ofthe fword, and the guird, and the captaines onftthem out, and went to the citieof thehoufeof Baal. • 26 And they brought foorth the f ima- ges our ofthe houfc of Baal , and burnt them. Z7 And thry brake downe the image of Baal, and brake downe the houfe of Baal, and made it a draught-houfe,vnto this day. 2 8 Thus lehu dellroyed Baal out of 11- rael. 29 ^HowbeiCj/row the finncsof lero- boam the fonne of Nebat,who made Ifrael to (inne, Ichu departed not fro after them, ts W(f,the golden calues that wtrf in Bethel, and that vfert in Dan. J o And the L o K D faid vnto lehu, Be- caufe thou haft done well in executing th it which is right in mine eyes, 4»(i haft done vnto the houfe of Ahab according to all diatwrfjin mine heart, thy children ofthe io\xxx)\ general ion flialllit on the throne of Ifrael. J 1 But lehu t tooke no heede to walke in the Law ofthe Lord God of Ifrael, with ail his heart :for he departed not from the finnes of leroboam, which made Ifrael to finnc. J 2 ^ In thofe dayes the L o r d began t to cut Ifrael fhort : and Hazael fmote them in all the coafts of Ifrael •. J J From lordan f Eaftward,all the land of Gileadjthc Gadites,and the Reubenites, andtheManaftites, fromAroer, ( which « by the riuer Anion) i| euen Gilead and Ba- fhan. 1 4 Now the reft ofthe ads of Iehu,and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the booke ofthe Chronicles ofthe kings of Ifrael ? 1 5 And lehu flept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and lehoahaz his fonne reigned in his ftead. 1 6 And t the time that lehu reigned o- uer Ifrael in Samaria j W4i twcntie and eight yecres. * CHAP. xr. I Teftaafly^ beingfuted by Ichofhtoa hu aunt from ^tludU alls r/tujjaae of the fsed royal, u hid fixe y era :n the houfe of God. /^ IthoiiuLt gluing crdrrto the cJiptaincs, in the feaenth yeere anointetli htm KS>g- I J ^thJiah uflainc. 1 7 Ichoiada reftoreth the worjhip of God. ANd when * Athahah the mother of Ahaziah Cjw that her Connc was dead, ihe arofe,& deftroyed all the f feed royall. 2 But I eholheba the daughter of king loram, fifter of Ahaziah, tooke loiflithe fonne of Ahaziah, and ilale him from a- mong the iCings fonnes which were flaine j and they hid him, ei*en him and his nurfe iii the bed-chamber from Athaliahjfo tkathe was not flaine. J And he was with hcrhid in the Houfe ofthe Lord, fixeyeeres: and Athaliah did rcigne ouer the land, 4 ^ And * the feuenth yeere Tehoiada fentandfetthe rulers ouer hundreds, with thecaptames, and the guard, and brought them to him into the houfc of the L o r d, and made a couenant with them, and tooke an othe of them in the houfe of the Lo ad, and flaewed them the" Kings fonnei 5 And he commanded them, faying, This if the thing that ye fhall doe 3 A third part of you that enter in on the Sabbath, fhall euen be keepers ofthe watch of the kings houfe : 6 And a third part/7;aMc at the gate of Sur, and a third part at the gate behind the guard : fo fhall yee keepe the watch of the houfe, II that it be not broken downe. 7 And two II part? of all you, that goe forth on the Sabbath, e^«» they fliali keepe the watch ofthe houfe ofthe Lord about the King. 8 And yee fhall compalTe the King roundabout, eueryman with his weapons in his hand : and he that commeth within therangeSjlct him be flaine : and be ye with the king, as he goeth out, and as hce com- meth in, 9 And the captaines ouer the hundreds did according to all things that Ichoiada the Prieft commanded : and they tooke e- uery manhismen that were to come in on the Sabbathjwith them that fliould goe out ^n the Sabbath, and came to lehoiadathe Prieft. 10 And to the captaines ouer hundreds, did the Prieft gine king Dauids fpearcs and fhields, that were in the Temple. 1 1 And the guard (tood,cuery man with his weapons in his hand, round about the kingjfio the right f corner of the Temple, A a 4 to * j.Chroa.1 22. 10, fHeb.feedtf the k»>g4o»te.\ * i.Chron. \\ Or, frcn break^ngvf. jj Or, cofn^3~ nmJicb. hands. iFAchainnisTTaine. 11. Kings. rrouilron tor the Temple. to the left cornerof the Temple, alongby the Altar and the Temple. I J And he brought forth the kings Ton, and put the crowne v^onhim,and gauelum tht Tcftimonie, and they made him King, and anointed him^Sd they clapt their hands, and raid, f God Lme the King. 1 3 (f And when Athahah heard the noifc of the gnard. hhoafh btingjlame by hiiferuantSy^ma- Zjahjiitxe'e^cth him. N *the feucnth yecrc of lohu ,Tf«ioafli i began to reigne , and fourtie yeeres reig- 1 * *Ct»ror. :d he in le-nifalemjand his mothers name I **' *' ned WM Zibiah of Becr-ftieba. a And lehoafh did that which 'evof right in the fight of the Lord all his d.iyes, wherin lehoiada the Prieft inftruded him. J But the high phces were not taken away : the people iliU facrificed, and burnt incenfe in the high places. 4 €[ And lehoalh faid to the priefts, All the money of the (j dedicated things that is brought into the houfe of the Lord, euen the money of cuery one that pafl'eth the ac- count, f the money that cuery man is fet at, and all the money that t commeth into any mans heart, to brino into the houfe of the Lord, 5 Let the priefts take it to them, eucry man of his acquaintance, and let them re- paire the breaches of the houfe, wherefoc- uer any breach ftiall be found. 6 But it was fo that f in the three and twentieth yeereof king Iehoafh,the priefts had not repaired the breaches of the houfe. 7 Then king lehoafli called for leho- iada the prieft, and the other priefts, and faid vnto them , Why repaire vee not the breaches of the houfe ? now tnerefore re- ceiue no more mony ofyour acquaintance, but dehucr it for the breaches of the houfe. 8 And the priefts confented to receiue no more money of the people, neitker to repaire the breaches of tne houfe. 9 But lehoiada the prieft tookc a cheft, and bored a hole in the hdof it, and fet it befide the Altar, on the right fide, as one commeth into the houfe of the Lo R D,and the priefts that kept the f doore,put therein all the money that was brought into the houfe of the Lord. 10 And it was fo when theyfawe that therevfo^ much money in the cheft,that the kings jl fciibe,and the high Prieit came vp, andthey f put vp in bags & told the money that was found in the houfe of the L o r d. 1 1 And they gaue the money,bcing told, into the hands of them that did the workc, that had theouerfightof the houfe of the Lord: and they f laid it out to the car- penters, and builders, that wrought vpon the houfe of the Lo r d, 1 2 And to Mafons,and hewers of ftonc, and to buy timber, and hewed /tone to re- paire the breaches of the houfe of the Lord, and for all that twas laid out for the houfe to repaire it. \\Orholy things. Hebr. hol.ntffci. -[Mebr.the money of the Joules sfhu tnimation. f Hebr. afcen- deth vpon the heart of A t/tan. f Hehr. in the twentieth yen-e, and thirdycire. fHfb.thre- Jhold. \\Or,feaetary \ HebJhomd vp. ■\Ueb.hrn4^f itforth. ■^Heb.went fvrth. lenoalh ilaine. -^ (Jhap. xii). Jblifha is Iick< -\Heh.wmt vp \\Or,'Btth. •\lfeb. in th* twentieth yetrt Old third yeere ■\Heb.vilk£d tifitr. II Howbcit^tfiere were not made for the houfe of the Lord, bowlcs of filuer, fnuft'crs, bafons, trumpets, any vefTels of gol(le,or veflcis of filuer,of the money that was bronght into the houfc of theL o r d: 14 But they gaue thit to the worke- men, and repaired therewith the houfe of the Lord. 15 Moreouer, they reckoned not with the men, into vvhofe hand they dehucred the money to be beflowed onworkemen: for they dealt faithfully. - 1 6 The trefpafle money,and finne mo- ney was not brought iuto the houfc of the L o R D : it was the Priefts. 17^ Then Haxael king of Syria went vp,and fought againft Gath, and tooke it ; andHazaelfef his face to goc vp tolerii- falem. 1 8 And lehoafti king of ludah tooke all the hallowed things that lehofiiaphat, and lehoram , and Ahaxiah his fathers, kings of ludah had dedicate, and his owne hallowed things, awd all the golde that was foimd in the treafurcs of the houfe of the LoRD,andin the kings houfc,and fent it to Haiael king of Syria, and he \ went away fromlerufalem. 1 9 ^ And the reft of the aftes of leho- afti,and all that he did,arc they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of ludah ? 1 o And his feruants arofc, and made a confpiracy,andflewIehoaf)iin || the houfe of Millo,which gocth downc to Silla. zi Forlozacliar the /bnne of Shimc- ath,andIehozabadthe fonne of Shomer, his feruants, fmote him, and he died 5 and they buried him with his fathers in the citie of Dauid,and Amaiiah his fonne reigned inhisAead. CHAP. XIII. I lehetihAZ^his wicked reiffie. j Jehoahaz, opprejid by Haz/ulfiirelefudby prayer. 8 loajh Jucceedethhita. 1 o tin wiiked re.pK. l z lerohoamjitcceeeeth him. 1 4 "Eitfha dyinjjprophefeth tojoap) three viifones otier the Syrians, io The Moabites imuidmg the latid^EltfjM I ones raije vp a deadmati. 22 HazmI dying, /od;:yes. ^ 4 And Ichoahaz befought the Lor^, and theL ord hearkened vntohim : for hefaw the opprcflioM of Ifrael,becaufc the king ofSyriiopprefled them. f (And the Lord gaue Ifirael a faui- our, fo that they went out from vnder the hand of the Syrians: and the children of If. rael dwelt in their tents f as before time. 6 Neuerthelefl'e , they departed not from the Cmncs of the houfe of leroboam, who made Ifrael finne, but f walked there- in: and there f rcmainc d the groue alfo in Samaria,) 7 Neither did he leaue of the people to Ichoahaz, but fiftie hoi*men, and ten cha- rets,and tenne thoufand footmen : for the king of Syria had dcltfdyed them, and had made them like the duft by threlLing. 8 ^iNowtherieiiof theadsofIehoa- haz,and all that hee did, and his might,are they not written ft) the booke of the Chro- nicles of the kings of Ifirael ? 9 And lehoahaz flept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and loafb his fonne reigned in his ftead. I o flin the thirtie and feuenth yeere of loafh king of Iudah,began lehoafh the fon of lehoahaz to reigne oucr Ifrael in Sama- TUyindreigned fixteene yeeres, I I And he did that which reas euil in the fight of theL o r d 3 he departed not from all the finnes of leroboam the fonijc of Nebat,who made Ifrael finne : but he wal- ked therein. 1 2 And the reft of the afts,of Ioa(li,and all that he did, and his might,wh€rewith h e fought againft Amaziahking of Iud?h,are they not written in the booke of the Chro- nicles of the kings of Ifrael ? 1 3 And loalh flept with his fathers,and leroboam fate vpon his throne c-and loafli was buried in Samaria with the Kings of Ifrael. 14 ^Now Eliflia was fallen ficke, of his ficknes whereof he died,and loafh the king of Ifrael cam c do wne vntohim, and wept ouer his face,andfiyd,0 my f3ther,my f a- ther,the ch; ret of IC:ael,and the horfemen • thereof. 1 5 And Elifha (lud vnto him,Take bow and arrowcs. And he tooke vnto him bowe and arrowes. x6 And fKiuna aiecli. 1 1, ivings. /luiazianis raKcn. h: ■:e hxni to I'^Ecclus. 48 i«4' Heb.^e ich.rcturntd id taek£. 2.Chron. 16 And hce^iid to th:King of lirael, t Put thiiie haad vpoa ths bowc. And hee put his hand y pan it . And Elilhvput his hands vpon the Kings ha ids. 17 Andhefaid,Open the window Eaft- w.ud. And he opened it. Then EUlha fayd. Shoot, And hec Ihot. And he faidjThe ar- row of the Lo R. D s dchu^rance,and thear- rowe of deliuerance from Syria ; for thou (halt fmite the Syrians inAphekjtill thou haue confutned them. 18 AndhefaidjTakethearrowes.And h : tooke them.And he faid vnto the king of llfrael, Smite vpon the ground. And hee fmote thrifcjind ftayed. I iv9 And the man ofGod was wroth with him, and faid, Thoufliouldeft haue fmit- ten fiue or fixe times , then haddeft thou fmitten Syria till thou haddeft confumcd it : whereas now i^iou (halt fmite Syria but thrife. zo ^ And Eliiha died, and they buried him : And the bands of the Moabites inua- ded the land at the comming in of the yerc. 2 1 And it came to pafle as they were bu- rying a man,that behold,they fpied a band of men , and they cafl the man into the fe- pulchre of Ehflia: and whenthe manf^vas let d ovvne,and touched the bones of Ehlha, ''hereuiuedjinditoodvponhisfeet. 2 1 ^But Hazael king of Syria opprefled Ifrael all the daycs of lehoahaz. ig And the Lord was gracious vnto them, and had compaflionon them,& had refped vnto them,bccaufc of his coueiiant with A.braham,Ifaac,and Iacob,and would not deltroy them, neither, call hec them from his f prefence as yet. 14 So Hazael the king of Syria died,and Benhadad his fonne reigned in his Ibad. 2 y And lehoafh the fonne of lehoahaz f took againe out of the hind of Benhidad the Con of Hazael, the cities which hee had taken out of the hand of lehoahaz his fa- ther by warrc: three times did loafli beate him,andrecouered the cities of Ifrael. CHAP. XIIII. I ^mitzjah his good reiffie. ^ Ifuinflice on the murderers tf ha father, j His viiiory oner Edsm. 8 ^mazjal) froiuiki;ig hhoajhyis onercome and foiled. I 5 lerobo- amfucceedcth lehoa^j, 1 y ^nazJJi Jlatne by a con- ffracy. z l ^z^ariahjucceedcth him. 1 3 ttroboiims wicked rei^ne. 28 Zach.triah fitcceedethinm. IN the iecond yeere of ioafli fon of leho- ahaz king of Ifrael, reigned * Amaziah the fonne of loafh king of ludah. 2 He was twentic and fiuc ycercs olde when he began to reigncjand reigned twen- tie and nine yeeres in lenifalem : and his inothers name xvm lehoaddanof leru- falem. J And hee did that wliich wm right in the fight of the L o r d, yet not like Dauid his father : he did according to all things as loafh his father did. 4 Hawbeit, the hie places were not ta- ken away: as yet the people did ficnfice, and burnt incenfe on the high places. 5 ^Anditcametopafleaflboncasthc kingdomewas confirnr},'!d in his hmd, that hee flew his feruants * which had flainc the King his father. 6 But the children ofthe murderers he flew not,according vnto that which is writ- ten in the booke ofthe law of Mofes,wher- in the LoaD commanded,faying,*The fa- ther fliall not bee put to death for the ckil- dren, northeclildrenbeeput to death for the fathers : but eucry man fhall bee put to death for his owne finne. 7 He flevv of Edom in the valley offalt tenthoufand, and tooke (j Selah bywarre, and called the name of it , loktheel , vnto this day. 8 ^Then Amaziah Tent tneflengers to lehoafh the fonne of lehoahaz Connz of lehuKingofllrael, faying, Come, let v$ looke one another in the face. 9 And lehoafh the Kin* of Ifrael fcnt to Amaziah king of Iudah,{aying,Thethi- flle that W4* in Lebanon,fent to the Cedar that WM in Lebanon, faying, Giue thy daughter to my fonne to wife. And there pafled by a wild beaft that vom in Lebanon, and trode downe the thiftle. 10 Thou haft indeede fmitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee vp • glory ofthiiyTind tary fat home : forwhylnouldcft thou mcdle to thy hurt, that thou fliouldeft fjljswea thou,and ludah with thee ? 1 1 But Amaziah would not heare: ther- fore lehoafli king of Ifrael went vp, and he and Amaziah king of ludsh, looked one another in the fice at Bethfhcmefh , which belongeth to ludaK. 1 2 And ludah f wis put to the worfc before Ifrael, and they flcdde eucry man to their tents. 1 1 And lehoafli King of Ifrael tooke Amaziah king of Iudah,thc fonne of leho- afh the fonne of Ahaziah at Bethihemefh, and came to lenifilem, and brake downe the wall of Icrufalem, from the gate of E- phraim, vnto the corner g.atc, fourc hun- dred cubites. 14 And ♦Chap.i*-. 20. *Dfiut 14, 1 6. ezek. 1 i io< \\Or,therKk£ ■\Heb. at t!y honfe. •fHely. w.ts fmitten. Jehoafh dieth. Jeroboam. Chap. KiiijiW, Azariaha Leper. *i.Cfcron. JJ.I7. *a. Chron. itf.i. Heeii ♦Matth.i J. J p,^o, tailed loniu. 1 4 And he tooke all the gold and liluer and ail the veflUs that were found in the houfe of the Lor r>jnndin the tie.ifiircs of the kings houfe,and hoflages,and returned to Sam.iria. 1 5 f Now the reft of the ads of lehoafli which he did, and his might,, and how hce fought with Amaziah King of Iiidah, are ihcy not written in the booke of the Chro- I'liclcs of the kings of Ifrael ? 1 6 And Ichoalli flcpt with his fatliers, and was buried in Samaria, with the Kings of Iliael, and Icroboam his I'onne reigned inhisftcad. 17^ And Amaziah the Tonne of loath king of ludah, hucd after the death cf Ic- hoaih fonne of Ichoahaz king of Ifrael,fif- teene ycercs. 1 8 And the 1 ; ft of the ads of Amaziah, are they not written in the boekcof the Chronicles of the kings of ludah ? 19 Now*they made a conlpiracyagainft him in leruf.lem : and he tied t© Lachiih, but they fent after him to Lachifli,and flew him there,. 2 o And they brought him on horfes^and he was buried at leruialem with his fathers in the citie of Dauid. 21 f And all the people of ludah tooke * Azariah (which was lixteencyeercs old) and made him King in ftead of his father Amazial). z 2 He built Elr.thj& reftoicd it to ludah, after that the King flcpt vmh his fathers. 25 ^ In the fifteenth yeere of Amaziah the fbnne of loalh kins of Iudah,Ierobo- am the fonne of Icafh Tung of Ifl"ael began totdgnc'mStimzxh^itndrei^ntd fortie and one yeercs. 24 And he did that ^htch tvai euill in the fight of the L o R D : he departed not ftom al the linnes of leroboam tne fonne of Nc- batjwho made Ifrael to finnc. 2 5; He reftoied the coaftof Ifrael from the entring of Hamath,vnto the fc a of the plaine,accordiiigtothewordofthe Lord God of Ifrael, which he fpake by the hand of his feruant *Ionah,the fonne of Amittai the Prophet,which wot qf Gath Hepher. ^6 For the L o r d iaw the afflidion of Ifrael, that it vtm very bitter : for tlicre was not any fhut vp,nor any lcft,nor any helper for Iftacl. 27 And the Lord (ayd not, that hee would blot cut the name ot Ifrael from vn- dc-r hcaijen: but.he faued them by the hand of Jeroboam the fonne of loafh. 28 f Novvthereftof thcadesoflerc- boam,and all that hee did , and his might, how hee warred, and howe hee rccouered Damafcus,andHamath,w/;;(:/j belonged to ludah, for Ifiael, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Ifrael? j 257 And leroboam flept with his fathers, euen with the kings of Ifrael,and Zachariah his fonne reigned in his ftead. CHAP. XV. I ^x^riahhts^oodresgne. 5 Hedjtiiga Leper Jothaw facceedeth. 8 Zachurtahjthelr'.jitfleiniimgvieraf.on^ rtigntt'g ill, ujlaine by Shallum. i 3 Shallttm reigning a rrioncihj u jhtine by Mem^bcm. 1 6 Mmahem ftreiig- thenetli h:mjilji by 'TkL 2 1 Tekr.biahfurccedeth him. 23 P(k,ahiabts[lf!mebyTck^h. 2j Pel{ahuoppreffcd byTigUlhPtleftr, ar.djlawe byHojhea. 31 lothams gocidragne. ^6 K^tiaT^fttcceedelhhm. IN thet^ventic and feuenthyccre of le- roboam King of Ifrael, beganne Aza- riah fonne of Amaziah King of ludah to reignc. 2 Sixtcenc ycercs oldewashcwhenhc began to reigne , and he reigned two and fiftie yeercs in lerufalem, and his mothers name VfAs Icchohah of lerufalem. 3 And he did that vphich vpas right in the fight of the LoRD,according to all that his father Am.'ziah had done - 4 Siue that the high places were not rcmoucd : the people facrificed, and burnt incenfe ftill on the high places. 5 ^yAnd the Lord fmotc the king,A) that hee was a Leper vnto the day of his deathjand dwelt in a feuerall hi ufcjand lo- tham the Kings fonne Wrfi ouer the houfe, iudging the people of theland. 6 And the reft of the adts of Azarish, and all that he did, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of ludah? 7 So Azariah flcpt with his fathcrs,and they buriet^him with his fathers in the cky of Dauid,an burne the morning burnt offering, and the cuening meat offering, and the kings burnt facrifice, and hismeate offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat ofrering,and their drink of^ ferings,and (jjrinkle vpon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the facrifice : and the brafen altar fliall bee for me to enquire ^jy. 16 Thus did Vriiah the Prieft, accor- ding to all that king Ahaz commanded. 1 7 f And king Ahaz cut ofi'the borders of the bafes, and remooued the lauer from off them,and tooke downe the fea from off the brazen oxen that were vnder it, and put it vpon apauementof ftones ; 1 8 And the couert foi; the Sabbath that they had built in the houfe , and the ICings entry without, turned he from the houfe of the L o R D,for the king of Aflyria. 1 9 'gof£f.Jft- 5 Samarta fir their fimies, U eitftiwited. 24 "^'^ fira>7tenatiom,n'bich were TratHflcu.tedin Samatict^be- '"gp''^'^^ w ^h Itom/nake (t mixtHre of^iigiom. IN^the twelfth ycre of Ahazking of ludah began Hofhea the fon of Elah to reigne in Samari3,oucr Ifraelninc yeeres. 2 And Ifrael is iiicapriuitie. I J. Kings. God is angry with Ifrael. ^Or,xnh'Me. lO. ^Htb.fiams. ) *Deuc4.ip. ■\He6r.bythc hand of all. *Ieic. 18.11 and 1^. J. and ^$.15. ' z And he did that which wxs euil in the light of the Lor D,but not as the kings of Iliael that were before him. I ^Againft him came vp Shalmanefer King of AiTyria, and Hofliea became his fcruant^and f gaue him (( prefeats. 4 And the King of Aflyria found con- fpiracyinHofhea; for he had fent meflen- gers to So king of Egypt, & brought no-pre- fcnttothekingof Aliyria, as bee had done yere by yere : therefore the king of Aflyria ihiut him vp,and bound him u\ prifon. 5 ^Then the kino; of AfTyria came vp thorowout all the land, and went vp to Sa- maria,and befieged it three yceres. 6 <^[*In the ninth yeere of HoHiea, the fCing of AfTyria tooke Samaria, and caried Ifrael away into Affyria , and placed them in Halah and in Hal^or h the rijuer of Go- •£:in,andinthe cities of the Medes. 7 For fo it was , that the children of Ifrael had finned againft the L o a d their God, which had brought them vp out of .the land of Egypt, from vnder the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared o- ther gods, £ And walked in the ftatutes of the hea- then, (whom the Lord cafl out from be- fore the children of Ifrael)and of the kings of Ifraeljwhich they had made. 9 And the children of Ifrael did fe- crctly thofe things that were not right, a- gainll the Lord their God r and they built them hie places in all their cities,from the eower of the watchmen, to the fenced citie. 10 And they fet them vpf im'agesand groues in euery high hill , and vnder euery grcene ti"ee. 1 1 And there they burnt incenfe in all the high places , as did the heathen whom the Lord caried away before them,and wrought wicked things to prouoke the Lord to anger. iz For they femed idoles, whereof the Lord hadfaidvntothem,*Yefh2llnotdo this thing. I J Yet the Lo r d tcflified againft Ifra- el,and againft ludahjfby all the Prophets, and by althe Seers,raying,*Turneyefrom your cuillwayes, and keepe my commaun- dcmcnts,and my ftatutes , according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I fent to you by my feruants the Prophets. 14 Notwithftan-ding J they would not hcare,buc ^hardened their necks,like to the nccke of their fathers, that did not beleeue in the Lord their God. I J And they reieded his Statutes , and his Couenant that hee made with their fa- thers, and his Teftimonies which hee te- ftified againft them, and they followed va- nitie,and became vaine,and went after the heathen that were round about them, con- cerning whome the Lord had charged them,that they fliould not doe like them. 16 And they left all the Commaunde- ments of the Lord their God,and *>t34c. them molten imagcsy?»re»-twe<3tiics , and made a groue, and worfiiipped all the hofte of heauen,and ferued Baal. 1 7 And they caufcd their Tonnes and their daughters to pafTe through tijc fire, and vTed diuination,andinchantment$,and Tolde thcmTelues to doe euill in the fight of the Lo R D,to prouoke him to anger. 18 Therefore the Lord was vay angry with ITrael, and remooued them out of his fightjtherewas none left, but th^e tribe of ludah onely. 1 9 Alfo ludah kept not the Comman- demcnts of the Lord their God,but wal- ked in. the Statutes of Ifrael which they made. 20 And the Lord reicded all the feed of ITrael,and afflided them , and dcliuercd them into the hand of fpoilers,VJitil he had caft them out of his fight. 1 1 Foi- he rent ITrael from the Ivoufe of Dauid,and they made leroboam the Tonne of Nebat King,and leroboam dr.nie ITrael from following the Lo r D,and made them finneagreatfinne. 2r For ths children of Ifrael walked in all the finncs of leroboam which hee did, they departed not from them : zj Vntill the Lord remoued Ifrael out of his fight, as hechadfaidebyallhisTa- uants the Prophets : fo was ITrael caryed a- way out of their owne land to Afryria,vnto this ^:^y, 24^ And the King of Aflyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah,and from Aua,and from Hamath,and flrom Se- pharuiim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria, in ftead of the children of ITrael; and tliey poflcfled Samaria , and dwelt in the cities thereof. 2 5 And fo it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the L o R D J therefore the L o r d Tent Lyons among them , which flew Tome of them. ;.^ Whr-". Diuerfities of religions. Chap, xvij^xviij. Hezckiahsgoodreignc. * Zephan I.J. |( Oy,wht ca- ned thcma- thence. *Gen. jj i8 i.king.iS- J'- *Iu<}g. tf.io 16 Wherefore they Ipake to the King of AiTyriajfiying, The nations which thou hailremooued, and placed in thf cities of Samaria, knownotthe manerof the Gcd oftheland: therefore hechathfcntLions among them , and behold, they flay them, becaufc they know not the manner of the God oftheland. '27 Then the king of Aflyria comman- ded,faying,C3ry thither one of the Priefts whom ye brought from thence, & let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manerof the Godoftheland. 28 Then one ofthe Priefts whom they had caried away from Samaria, came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they fliouldfear.e the Lord. 29 Howbeit,euery nation made gods of their owne , and put them in the houfes of the high places which the Samaritancs had made., euery nation in their c'itios wherein they dwelt : I o And the men of Babylon made Suc- coth-Benoth , and the men of Cuth made Nergal,and the men of Hamath made A- Hama ; J I And fheAuites made Nibh fe>t by Seimachertb e.gan,e,re. wUth Hex^kiah,at:d by bhjph^moin pirfrrajions^joli- citcth the people to reuolt. NOw it came to pafl'e in the third ycere of Hoflica fonnc of Elah King of If- raeljf fcrti^Hczekiah the fonnc of Ahaz king of ludah, began to reigne. 2 Twentyand fine yeeresolde was hee when he began to reigne , and hee reigned twentie and nine yeeres in Iciufalem : His mothers name alfow/w Abi,the daughter of Zachariah. 3 And hee did that which »><«* right in the fight of the L oRD,according to all tliat Dauid his father did. 4 15 He remooiied the high placcs,and brake the fimagesjSc cut down the groues, and brake in pieces the *braftnferpent that Mofes had made : for vnto thofe aayes the children of Ifrael did burne ijicenletoit: and he called it Nehufhtan. 5 HetruftedinthcLoRD Godof Ifl rael,ro that after him was none like him a- mone all the Kings of ludah, uor any that were Before him. 6 For he claue t6 the LoROyiW depar- ted not t from following him, but kept his commaundementSj which the Lord com- manded Mofc^. 7 AndtheLoRD waswithhim,4«»/ fvaine words) (j / haue ct>unfell and ftrengthfor the warre : now on whom doeft thou tnift, that thou rcbelleft againft me ? a I Now behold , thou t truftcft vpon the ftaft'e oi this bruifed reed, men vpon E- gypt , on which if a manleane,it will goe into his hand, and pearcc it: fo »* Pha- raoh King of Egypt vnto all th.u trull on him. zs Butifyefiy vntoine,Wetmftinthe Lord our God : is not that he whofe Iiir.: placcs,and whofc altars Hezekiah hath ta- ken away, and hathfaid to ludah and leru- falem. Ye fliall worfliip before this altar in lerufalem? 23 Now therefore,! pray thee, giue If pledges to my lord the l^ng of Aflyria, and Iwilldcliuer thee two thoufand hor- £iSyii thou bee able on thy part to fet riders vpon them. Z4 How then wilt thou tumc away the face of one captaine of the leaft of my ma- ilers feruants , and put thy trult on Egypt forcharets and for horfmen ? 2 J Am I now come vp withoutthe toRD againft this place to dellroy it ? The Lord fayd to mee, Goe vp againft this land, and deftroy it. z 6 Then faid Eliakim the fonnc of Hil- kiah,and Shebna, and loah, vnto Rabfha- keh, Speake, I pray thee,to thy feruants in the Syrian language, ( for wee vnderftand it') and talke not with vsinthe lewes lan- guage,in the earcs of the people that are on the wall. z 7 But Rabfliakeh faid vnto them,Hath my maftcr fent mee to thy mailer , and to thee,tofpeakethcfewordcs? hath heenot pent me to the men which fit on the wal,that they may eate their owne dung,^and drinke their t owne piile with you ? z8 Then Rabihakeh flood and cryed with a loudevoyce in the lewcs language, and fpake,faying , Heare the word of the great King,the l^ng of Aflyria. zp Thus faith the King, Let not Heze- kiah deceiue you,for he fhall not be able to deliuer you out of his hand : I o Neither let Hezekiah make you truft in the Lord, faying , The Lord will furely deliuer vs, and this citie flail not be dcliucrcd into the hand of the King of Aflyria. 31 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus fayth the King of Aflyria, || Make an agree- ment with mee by a prefent , and come out to mee , and then eate ye eucry man of his owne vine, and euery one of his figge tree, and drinke yee euery one the waters of his II ciftcmc. I z Vntill I come and take you away to aland {Or,htJiagct. fHeb. ihe wa- ter of tf Kir fine? I \\dr,fteke7ny. puonr.Htb, makf with me^ a blef^ng. II Or,{it. Hezekiah mourncth. Chap. XIX. Sentiachcribs meflage. llOi-fdectimtl. *Efai.J7.i. \lOr,proKo-' catitn. ■\Heb.four.d X land like your owne land, a land of come and wine, aland of bread and vine)rards,a Lmd of oile olme,and of hony,thatye may line and not die : and hearken not vmo He- zekiahjvvhenheie \\ pcrfwadeth you, faying. The Lord will dehuer vs. 7, 1 Hath any of the gods of the nations deliuered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Aflyria ? J 4 Where are the gods of Hamath,and of Arpad ? where are the gods of Sepharua- im, Hcna, and luah ? haue they deliuered Samaria out of mine hand ? J f Who are they among all the gods of the Countreyes, that haue dehuered their countrey out of mine hand, that the Lord fliould dehuer lerufalem out of mine hand? 56 But the people held their peace,and anfwered him not a word : for the Kings commandement was,faying, Anfwere him not. 37 Then came Eliakim the fonne of Hilkiah, which wa4 ouer the hou[hold,and Shebna the Scribe, and loah the fonne of Afaph the Recorder , to Hezekiah with their clothes rent,and told him the words of Rabfljakeh. CHAP. XIX. I Hei^ekiah tmttrnmg, fendeth to Efay to pray fir them. 6 Efay comfirteth them. 8 Sennacherib joiner to e:i- counterTirhaJ^ah^ fendeth a i/lajphemous letter to He- Z^kioh. l.^Hez^kialihu prayer. 20 S/ky hu pro- phecie of the pride Mid defirnilion of Semiacheri6,and the good ofZmi. j j Jin ^ngel jlayeth the , that he rent his clothes, and coueredhimfelfe with fackecloth, and went into the houfeof theLoRD. z And hecfentEhakim, which w^tfo- uer the houfhold, and Shebna the 5cribe, and the Elders of the Priefts, couered with fackcloth,toEfay the Prophet the fonne of Amoz. J And they faid vnto him , Thus faith Hezckiah,This day is a day of trouble,and of rebuke and(| blafphemy. for the chil- dren are come to the birth, and there is not ftrength to bring forth. 4 It may bee,the L o r d thy God will heare all the wordes of Rabfliakeh, whom the king of Aflyria his malter hath fent to reproch the huing God, and will reprooue the words which the Lord thy God hath heard : wherefore lift vp thy prayer for the remnant that are f left. 5 So the feruanis of King Hezekiah cametolfaiaii. 6 fAnd^Ifu ah faid vnto them,Thus *Lukej.4, fliall yee fay to your mafter, Thusfayth ^'*^^^^f»^- the L o K D, Bee notafrayd of the wordes which thou halt heard, with which the fer- uants of the King of Aflyria haue blafphe- mcdme^ 7 BeholdjI will fend a blaftvpon him, and he fliall heare a rumor,and flial returne to his owne land,and I will caufe him to fal by the fword in his owne land. 8 ^ So Rabfnakeh returned,and found the king of Aflyria warring againftLibnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachifh. 9 And when he heard fay of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia,Behold^he is come out to fight againft thee : hee fent meflTengers a- game vnto Hezekiah,faying, 10 Thus fhal ye fpeake to Hezekiah king of Iudah,faying,Let notthyGod in whom thou trufteftjdeceiue thee, faying , lerufa- lem fliall not be dehuered into the hand of the king of Aflyria. 1 1 Beholdc, thou haft heard what the kings of Aflyria haue done to all lands, by deitroying them vtterly : and flialt thou be deliuered ? 1 1 Haue the gods of the nations deliue- red them which my fathers haue deftroy- ed? ^s Gozan, andHaran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelafar? 1 5 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad,and the king of the citie of Sepharuaim,ofHena,and luah ? 14 ^And Hezekiah receiued the letter of the hand of the meflengers, and read it : and Hezekiah went vp into thehoufe of the LoRD,and ipread it before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lo R D,and faid,0 Lord God of Ifrael, which dwelleft Utxteene the Cherubims, thou art the God, tuen thou alone,of al the kingdomes of the earth , thou haft made heauen and earth. 1 6 L o R D,bow downe thine eare, and heare : open,L o r d , thine eyes, and fee : and heare the wordes of Sennacherib, which hath fent him to reproch the huing God. 17 Of a trueth, L o r d, the Kings of Aflyria haue deftroyed' the nations and their lands, 18 And haue fcnft their gods into the fHcb.<^iuei>. fire : for they were no gods, but the work of R r» in/>ne He7.ekiahs prayer is heard : ll.Kiros. Hee is fick c: I mens handcs, wood and ftone : theietoie they h.iue dcftroycd them. 19 Now thereforCjO Lord our God, I befcech thecjfaue thou vs out of his hand, thit all the Idngdomes of the earth may know, thit thou art the L o a d God, euen thou onely. zo ^ Then Ifaiah the fonnc of Amoz fent to Hezekiah, faying, Thusfayeth the Lord God of Ifrael,That which thou haft prayed to me againlt Sennacherib king of Aflyria,! hauc neard. z I This « the word that the Lord hath fpoken concerning him. The Virgine,thc daughter of Zion hath defpifed tn^c, and laughed thee to fcorne,thc daughter of le- lufalem hath (hakcn her head at thee. 2 2 Whom haft thou reproched & blaf- phemed ? and againft whom halt thou ex- alted f/ry yoicc,and lift vp thine eies on hie? euen againft the Holy One of Ifrael. zg fBy thy mellengers thou haft re- proched the Lord,and haft faid , With the multitude of my charets , I am come vp to the height of the mountaincs , to the lides ■fHekthetd- of Lebanon , and will cut downc f the tall cedar trees therofj^W the choice firre trees thereof: and I wjllcnter into the lodgings of his borders,4H«/ into the || forreft of his Carmel. 24 I haue digged and druitke ftrangc waters , and with the fole of iry feetc haue I dried vp all the riuers of (| befieged (io/,L/Jr/;o«j places. mtheardhowl jj ([Haft thou not heard long ago,hcvv f.*"!^'.!!'^!.'.' I haue done it,4«i of ancient tim.s that I haue fourmed it ? now haue I biouL,ht it to pafTe, that thou ihouldtft bettolywafte fenced cities into ruirous \,C3^s. 16 Thcrforc their inhabitants were ffof fkncedaueizo\ fmall powcr,thcy were difrrryed ""nd con- bee m:no.u fou^idedjthcywerc .« the grafle of .he field, '' H^T /A f '^^^ ^ ^^^ greene herbe , cvi the grafle on L»i. " houfc tops,and as ci. me blaftcd before it be growcn vp. 7 7 But I know thy (| abode,and thy go- ing out,and thy comming in, and thy rage againft me." 28 Bccaufe thy rage againft me,and thy tumult is come vp ]ntorhinccares,there- fore I will put my hooke in thynofe, and my bridle in thy lippes , and I will turne thee backe by the way by which thon cameft. z 9 And thhpuilhe a figne vnto thec,Ye fiialleatethisyecre ftich things as grow of themfelues , and ix\ the fecond ycere that hhb.bythe .Did of. \\Or,theforeji and hitfruit- fitlljidd. \\Or,finced. longagBe,andi formed It cf ancient tmei? [boiild I hbW bring it to bee Uidxra^e^ard \\OrJtting. whiCii fpringeth of the fame, & in the third yer J few ye asd reape,and plant vineyards, and eate the fruits thereof. 3 o And t the remnant that is efcaped of thehoufe of ludah, ihall yet againe take root dovvnward,ar.d beare fuiitvpwai;d. J I For out of leruli^lcm lliall go foorth a remnant, and fth'ry that cfcnpe out of mount Zion^ the z..ale of the Lord of hoftesfhall doe this. 3 2 Therefore thus faieth the Lord concerning the king of Afryria,He llial not come into this citie , nor fljoote an arrowe there, nor come before it v»ith a llueld,nor caft a banke againft it : 15 5 By the way that he camCjby the fame ft)all hee returne,and fhall not come into this city,faith theLoi d. 5 4 For I will defend this citie,to fauc it, for mine owne rake,and for my feruantDa- uids fake. 5 ^ f And * it came to paffe that night, that the Angel of theLo r d went.out,and fmote in the tamp of theA{ryrians,an hun- dred foure fcoie and fine thoufand : and when they arofe early in the morning, bc- hold,thty were all dead corpfes. 5 6 L> o Sennacherib king of Aflyria de- parted.and went and returned^ajid dwelt at Nm^ueh. J 7 And it came to pafle as he was wor- fi-ippingiu thchoufe of Nifroch hisgod, thrt Adrair elcch, and i'harezer his fonnes flr.otc him with the fvvord: and they efca- ped into the landoff Armenia, and Efar- h iddon his Ibnne reigned in his ftead. CHAP. XX. I Hcz^rilnh hduing receif.ed a ni.'Jpigc of death, by frayer hethhuliflir:gtl-!Ci:id. 8 Tlie Stfnnegoclh ten degrees b.-ck^roi.rdjorajignccfthatpromfe. 12 Berod^ch Hciladan fending to vifit Hezjkiah^hecaufe of the xfon- dirjiathrotice of histreafures. 14 Ifaiah vndcrflnii- dnigthireof, forctelleth the Bahykiium capitutie. 20 xMamfebfucccedah HtZjeki^.h. J N thofe dayts * was Hezekiah ficke vnto 1 death : and the Prophet Ifaiah the fonne of Amos came to him,andfayd vnto him. Thus f:iith the Lord, f Set thine hcufe in order : for thou fhalt diejandnot liuc, 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed vnto the Lo r D,faying, J I befeech thee, O Lor d, remem- ber now howl haue walked before thee in ti ucth , and with a pcrfc^ heart, and haue done that which is good in thy fight ^ and Hezekiah wept t fore. 4 And it came to pafle afore Ifaiah was gone out into the middle |( court,th3t the ■\Heb.the ef coping ^the ho'ife oflddab that remaintth ■\Heb.theef.' capir.g. ♦Ifaij7,jtf. tob. 1.21 ecdu. 48.24 i,macc.7.4i i.niacc.8.i^ ■\Heb,iAra- rat. *2.Chron. ;2.24, ifa. 38... ■f Heb.gme charge ccKer- m'ng thine hottfi. -\Htb.with a f'eat n'erpi?:g. Or,citie. and rccoucreth: Chap.xx). He dieth. ft ♦Ecclu. 48. [\OY,^icery. \\Or,iewels. Heb.vejMi. the word of the Lord came to him, faying ; f Turne againc,and tcil Hezeki ah the Captaine of my people , Thus fayeth the L o R D , the God of Dauid thy father, I haue heard thy prayer , I haue feenc thy teares : beholdc, I will heale thee j on the third day thou (halt goevp vnto thehouTe oftheLoRD. 6 And I will addevnto thy dayes fif- tecne yeeres,andl wil deliiiertheejand this city,out of the hand of the king of Aflyria, and I will defend this citie for mine ovvne fake,and for my fcruant Dauids fake. 7 And Ifaiahfaide, Take a lumpeof iigs. And they took and laid it on the boile, ?tnd he recouered. ' 8 ^ And Hetekiah faide vnto Ifaiah, What jfhdbe the figne that the Lord will heale mee, andthatlfhallgoe vp into the houfe of the Lord the third day ? 9 And Ifiiiah faidjThis figne fhalt thou haHt of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath fpokcn : ihall the fliadow goe forward ten degrees, or*goe backe ten degrees? I o And Hezekiah anfwered,It is a light thing for the fliadow to goe downe teaid^- grees: nay,but let the fliadow returne back- ward ten d egrees. ' I I And Ifaiah the Prophet criedynto the LoRD,and hee brought the fhadow ten degrees backeward , by which it had gone downe in the f diall of Ahaz. 12 ^*At thattime Berodach-Baladan the fonne of Baladan King of Babylon, fcnt letters and a prefcnt vnto Htzeki- ah: for hee had heard that Heiekiahhad beneficke. 1 1 And Hezekiah hearkened vnto them, and fhewed them the houfe of his \\ preci- ous thingSjthe filuer,and the golde,and the (pices,and the precious oyntment, and all the houfe of his || armour, and all thit was found in his trealurcs : there was nothing in his houfe, nor in all his dominion, that Hctekiah iliewed them not. 1 4 f Then came Ifaiah the Prophet vn- to kingHezekiah,andfaid vntohim,Whaf faidc tnefe men ? and from whence came they vnto thee ? And Hezekiah faid. They are come from a far-re countrey, mm from Babylon. I f And hee fayd,What haue they feene in thine houfe ? AndHezekiah anlwered. All the things that are in mine houfe haue they feene : there is nothing among my trea- * Chap i ^. ij.&ij.ij, iere.i7,ij>. not be fCrtcr ai:d trf.etl:. furts, th:it 1 haue not fhewed them. i<5 And Ifaiali iaide vnto Hezekiah, Heare the word of th. Lord. 1 7 IJehoIdjthe djyes come,that all that is in thine houfe,and th it which thy fathers haue laid vp in (lore vnto this day,*lhali I c caried vnto Babylon : nothing fhall be left, faith the L o R l>. 1 8 And of thy fonnes that flialifliiefrom thee, which thou Ihalt begct,(liaU they tak; away,and they Ihall be Eunuches in the pa- lace of the king of Babylon. ip Then fayd Hezekiah vnto Ifaiah, Good « the word of the Lo kd which thou haft fpoken. And he faid, || Is it not good,if llOr,}hal then peace and tructh be in my dayes ? '"* '•' "— 2 o ^ And the refl of the ades of Heze- kiah,and all his might, and how hee made a poole and a conduit, and brought water into the citie, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of ludah ? 2 1 And Hezekiah flept with his fathers, and Manafleh his fonne reigned in his flead. CHAP. XXL I Mamph bii retgw. j Hiigreat idolatry. 10 Hifwic- kedi:effe caujcth frofhejies ^igainft ludih. ij ^mon Jiiccudeth h:m. 15 ^monsrpicked reigns. 2j He be- ing Jlaine by hufiritaiils , and thofe rmrderers fitune by thefeofle,Iofi(J] if made king. MAnaf feh *»?<» tweluc yeeres old when he began to reigne, and reigned fiftie and fiue yeeres i;i lerufalcm : and his mo- thers name wen Hcphzibah. z And he did that vi>!iich wm euil in the fight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the L o r d caftout before the children of Ifrael. 3 For hee built vp againe the high pla- ces, "^ which Hezekiah his father hadde- ftroyed , and hee reared vp altars for Baal, and made agroue , as did Ahab king of lf~ racl,and wof flapped all the hoftofheaucn, and ferued them. And * he built altars in the houfe of the LoRD,ofwhich the Lord faid,*In Ic- rufalem will I put my Name. 5 And hee built altars for all the hofte ofheauen,in the two courts of the houfe of the L o R D. 6 And he made his fonne paflethorow the fire , and obfemed tipies, and vfed en- chantmcnts,and dealt with familiar fpirits, and wizards r he wrought much wicfeednes in the fight of the Lo R D,toprouoke Ww to anger. 7 And hee fet a graucn image of the T) U A rrt-/MlP *2. Chron. HI. ♦Chap. 1 8.4 Iere.3».j4 *2.Sam.j. Manaffch dieth. I h. Kings. iofiah his good rcigne. *i Kin.S.zp nd 9. J • •lere, 154 I. Sam. 3. ■\Heb.herri- vctbandti'.y- cth it vpon iejhce therof Hch from 'lay.tii to noHth, * a.Chron, m^ groue that hee had made , inthehoufcjof which the Lord fayd to Daiiid , and to Solomon hisfonne, * In this houfe and in lerufalem, which I haue chofen out of all tribes of Ifrael , will I put rv.y Name for eiier : 8 Neithet vvil I make the feet of Ifrael mooue any more out of the land, which I gaue their fathers ; only if they will obferue to doe. according to all that I haue com- manded themj3nd according to all the law that my fcniant Mofes commanded them. 9 But they hearkened not: and Manaf- fch feduced them to doe more euil then did the nationsjwhom the Lord deltroyed be- fore the children of Ifrael. 10 (^ And theL o RDfpakebyhisfer- uants the ProphetSjiaying, 1 1 "^ Becaufe Manaffeh king of ludah hath done thefe abominations , a)2d hath done wickedly aboue all that the Amorites did,which veere before him,and hath made ludah alfo to Iinne with his idoles : I z Therefore thus fayeth the Lord God of Ifrael, Behold, I am bringing /wc/j euill vpon lerufalem and ludah , that who- foeuerhearethof it, both *his eares fliall tingle. 1 3 And I wil ftretch oucr lerufalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the houle of Ahab : and I wil wipe leruf ilem as a man wipeth a di(h,twiping it and turning /f vpfide downe. 14 And I will forfake the remnant of mine inheritance, & deliucr them into the hand of their enernies,& they flial become a pn^y and a fpoyle to all their enemies, I J Becaufe they haue done tlid.fwhich vthu euil in my fightjand haue prouoked me to anger fince the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt,euen vnto this day. 1 6 Moreouer, Manafleh fhed innocent blood very much , till hee had filled lerufa- lem t fiom one ende to another, befide his finne v/herev\ ith he made ludah to finne,in doing that rvhich -was euil in the fight of the T ° Lord. 1 7 «^No\v the reft of the ads of ManaA feh,and all that hee did, and his finne that he finncd,aretheynotv/rittenin the book of the Chronicles of the kings of ludah ? 1 8 And*ManaflehIlept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his owne houfe, in the garden of Vzza : and Amon his fonne reigned in his ftead. I p ^ Amon was twenty and two yceres old,whcn he began to reigne,& he reigned ^ Mat. 1,10. called lofiaso two yeercs in lerufalem: and his mothers name vpm MelLuUemcth, the daughter of Haruzof letbah. 2 o And he did that which was euil in the light of the L o R D, as his father Manafleh did. 1 1 And hee walked in all the wayes that his fathcrwalkedin , and ferued the idoles that his father llrued , and woril.ipped them: 2 2 And he forfookc the Lord God of his fithers , and walked not in the way of ' the Lord. ' 2 ^ ^ And the feruants of Amon con- fpircd agoinit him, and ilew the king in his ownc houfe. 24 And the people of the land (lewe all them that had confpired againft 1. -ig A- mon,and the people of the land ma^ : vc n- ah his fonne king in his ftead. 25 Now the reft of the adeso^ '- which hee did, arc they not writti .;e booke of the Chronicles of the Kjngs of ludah ? 2 6 And hee was buried in his fepulchre, in the garden of Vzza, and * lofiah hisfon reigned in his ftead. CHAP. XXII. I lojiahhitgoodrcigiw. j Hee takith care fir the rfpaire oj the Temple. 8 Hdk^ah hatttv.r found abookc of tlie Liwe,IoJmbfe);dtth toHiildab toer.quireofth^Lord. 1 5 HalduhpropheJieihdefirftiiionofJeruJalejn^bKtrf- fpitethcrcoftn lofialiiUme. I iOfiah *v.as eight yeeres old when he be- r ^•C'bron. ganto reigne, and he reigned thirtieand ^'^''* one yeeres in lerufUem : and his mothers name ww Iedidah,the daughter of Adaiah of Bofcath. 2 And he did that which was right in the fight of the Lord, and walked in all the wayes of Dauid his father, and turned not afide to the right hand,or to the left. 3 «[j And it came to pafle in the eigh- teenth yccreofKing lofiah, that the King fent Shaphan the fonne of A2aliah,the fon of Mefliullam the Scribe to xht houfe of the Lord, faying, 4 GovptoHilkiahthehiePrieft,that hee may fumme the filuer which is brought into the Houfe of the Lord, which the keepers of the f doore haue gathered of the people. 5 And let them deb'uer it into the hand of the doers of the worke,that haue the o- uerfightof the houfe of the Lord : and let them giue it to the doers of the work,which is in the houfe of the Lor Djto repaire the breaches of the houfe. \Heb. tlire- [hold. The Law is found. Chap.jtxiiji and read opcmy. ■\Htb.mflted. f Heb. gar- ments. \\ Or, w thefc- condpart. 6 Vnto carpenters, and builders, and tnafons,and to buy timber and hewen ftone to repaire the houfe. 7 Hoivbcit, there was no reckoning made with them,of the money that was de- liuercd into their hand, becaufe they dealt faithfully. 8 5[ And Hilki.ah the hie Prieft faid vn- to Shaphan the Scribe, I haue found the book of the Law in the houie of the Lord. AndHilkiahgaaethe booketo Shaphan, and he read It. 9 And Shaphan the Scribe came to the King,and brought the King word againe, and laid. Thy feruants haue f gathered the money that was found in the houfc,& haue deliuerf d it into the hand of them that doe the u Q rkc, that haue the ouerfight of the houfe ofthe Lord. ic And Shaphan the Scribe fhewed the king,faymg,Hilkiah the Prieft hath dehue- rcG mee a booke : and Shaphan read it be- fore the King. II And It came to pafTe when the King had heard the wordes of the booke of the Law,that he rent his clothes. 1 1 And the King commanded Hilkiah the Prieft , and Ahikam the fonne of Sha- phan^and Achbor the fonne of IVlichaiah, and Shaphan the Scribc,and Afahiah a fer- uant of the Kings,faying, 1 5 Goye,cnquireofthe Lord forme and for the people, and for all Iudah,con- cerning the wordes of this booke that is found: for great « the wrath of the Lo r d that is kindled againft vs, becaufe our fa- thers haue not hearkened vnto the wordes of this booke to do according vnto all that which is written concerning vs. 14 So Hilkiah the Prieft, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Afahiah, went vnto Huldah the Prophetefle,the wife of Shallum the fonne of Tikuah,the fonne of Harhas, keeper of the f wardrobe : now fhec dwelt in lerufalem in (| the coUedge : and they communed with her. 15 ^And {he faid vnto them,Thus faith the Lord God oflfrael.Tell the man that fent you to me. 1 6 Thus fayeth the L o R d. Behold, I will bring euill vpon this place, and vpon theinhabitantt thereof,e««n all the wordes of the booke which the King of ludah hath read. 1 7 Becaufe they haue forfdken me,and haue burnt inccnfc vnto other go.ls, that thcyrr.jghtprouokemee to anger witii all the workes of their handes: tha-cfore my wrath ilialbe kindled againft thisplace,and fiiali not be quenched. 1 8 But to the king of ludah which fent you to enquire of rheLoKD,Thus fhallye fay to him. Thus faith the Lord God of Ifrael, as teaching the wordes which thou haft heard : 19 Becaufe thine heart was tender, and thou haft humbled thy felfe before the Lord, when thou heardeft what I fpake a- giinft this place, & againft the inhabitants thereof, tliat they fhould become a defola- tionjOnd a curfe, and haft rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I alfo haue heard t^e?, faith the Lord, 20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee vnto thy father$,and thou flialt be gathered into thy graue in peace^nd thine eyes (hal not fee all the euill which I will bring vpon this place. And they brought the king word againe. CHAP. xxin. I lojiah caUffeth the booketo bee read hi a filmtne ajfem- bly. J He renitpeth tlie Couenxin of ttie L O !{_£>. 4 He defhoyith idolatry. 15 Hee burnt dead tnens bones vfonthe altar of Beth(l,ajn'MforeprophtJied. 21 He kfpt a moft ftUnuie PaJfeoHer. 2 4 HeepHt away xfit- ches,a»dall abominatio:!. 26 GodsfinaUwrath againft ludah. 2 9 lojiiil} froaokl>'g ■?'""■'*'/» T^ehohjUJlame atMegtddo. jl lehoaSiai^fuccecdmgbinj^uimfrifo- ncd by 'Tharaoh •T^ecboh^wl^a made loiakjm Kj/'g. J i loiakim hu wicked reigne. ANd *tlie King fent,and they gathered vnto him all the Elders of Iiidah, and of lerufalem. z And the king went vp into the houfe of the L ORD jand all the men of Iudah,and all the inhabitants of lerufalem with him, and the Prieftes , and the Prophets,and all the people f both fmall and great : and hee read in their earcs all the words of the book of the Couenant which was found in the houfe of the Lord. ^ ^ And the King ftood by a pillar, and made a couenant before the Lord, to walke after the Lord, and to kcepe his Commaundements, and hisTeftimo- nies , and his Statutes, with all thetr heart, and all their foule, to peifourme the words of this Couenant , that were written in this booke : and all the people ftood to the Couenant. 4 And the king commaHnded Hilkiah the hie Prieft, and the prit fts of the fecond order,and the keepers of the dore to brine; forth cutofthe Tenplt of the Lor d,"1I the vcfiUs thatwcre m. ciefor Barl, .intl for Bb 7 the *s.Chron, ■fHeb.fiam fnudl CHfti VH- togreitt. foliahs zealc. il.ivings. and rerormation. I -fHebxmfid [ to ceafe. .-fHeb.Cbe- marVm. \Or,trPcbi0 /i^:'U cr i-otu [IJlntioiis. ^ Chap. J 1.7 i-HekhsHfis. \\Oy,£n!iit ofoliMi , *i.Kin.i I, .7 the groue,and for all the hoftc of heauen : and nee burnt them without lerufalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the afhes of them vnto Bethel, 5 And he fput downe the f idolatrous prieftesjwhom the Kings of ludahhad or- dcined to burncinccnfc in the high places, in the cities of ludah and in th? places round about lerufalem : them alfo that burnt incenfe vnto Baal,t') the Sunne, and to the Moone, and to the || planets, and to all the hoft of heauen. 6 And hee brought out the^grouc from the houfe of the Lord, without Ic- rufalem,vnto the brookeKjdron,& burnt it at the brook IVidron,and ftampt itfmallto powder, and call the powder thereof vpon the grauesof the chilirenof the people. 7 And hce brake downc the houfcsof theSodomites that were by the houfe of the Lord, where the women wouc f hangings for the groue. 8 And he brought all the Priefts out of the cities of ludah, and defiled the hie pla- ces where the prieftes had burnt incenfe, from Geba to Beerfheba,and brake downe the hie places of the gates that were in the entring in of the gate of loDiua the gouer- nour of the citie,which recre on a mans left han^ at the gate of the citic. 9 Neuerthele{le,theprieflsofthe high places came not vp to the altnr ofthcLoRD inlcrufalcm,but they did eat of the vnlea- ucned bread among their brethren. 10 And he defiled Tophcth which »» in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his fon or his daugh- ter to pafle thorowthe fire to Molcch. 1 1 And hee tooice away the horfes that the Kings of ludah had giucn to the Siui, at the entring in of the houfe of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the }| Chamberbine, v. hich was in the fuburbs, and burnt the charcts of the Sunne with fire, 1 2 And the altars that were on the top of the vpper chamber of Ahai, which the Kings of ludah had made , and the altars which *Manaflch had made in the two courts of the houfe of the L o r d, did the King beat downe,and \\ brake them downe from thence,and caft the duft of them into the brooke Kidron. I J And the high places that were be- fore lerufalem, which vixre on thcright hand of the (( mount of corruption, which "^ Solomon the King of Ifracl had builded for Aflitoreth, the abomination of the Zi- donians, and for Chemofli the abominati- on of the Moabitcs, and forMilchomthc abomination of the children of Ammon, did the King defile. 14 And he brake in pieces the f images, and cut downe the groues , and hlled their places with the bones of men. 1 5 f Moreoucr, the altar that w» this Paffeouer was holden to theLoRoinlei-ufalem. 24 ^ Moreouer, the wcr^erj with fami- liar fpirits, and the wizards, and the || ima- ges,and the idoles , and all the abominati- ons that were ipied ,in the land of ludah, and f Heb.flalucs * I. King. I 3 t Heb. to ef. cape. l[Or,fA(rifccd *s.Chron. 3S-»eidr, I.I. ••Exod 1 1.3. dcut, 16. 1. fl Or,Tera' phim. Io(iah (laine at Megiddo. Chap.xxiii). lehoiakim is fubducd. *Leuic. lo. ty.deut.ii. fH^br.an^er: *iJving.8. ch.ip. 11.7. *2. Chron. * i.Chron. \\Or,beciiiife henipicd. -j Hibr.fit a the land. ♦Matth.i.i: cail(dlaki>». and in lerufalem, did lofiah put away, that hec might pcrfourme the wordes of * the lawc, which were written in the booke that Hilkiah the Prieft fouad in the houfe of the Lord. z ito Babylon. \ 7 Zedekuih is made king^and reigmtb tll,vn- to the vtter de^ritSton ofludal}. IN his dayes Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon came vp,and lehoiakim became his feruant three yeeres: then hec turned and rebelled againft him. 2 And the Lord fent againft him bands of the Chaldees , and bands of the Syrians,and bandes of the Moabites , and bands of the children of Ammon,and Tent them againft ludah to deftroy it, * accor- ding to the word of the L o R D, which hee fpake t by his feruants the Prophets. J Surely at the Commaundemcnt of the Lord came this ypon ludah, to re- moouc them out of his nght, for the finnes o( Manalfch , according to all that hee did: 4 And alfo for the innocent blood that he hied: (for he filled lerufalem with inno- cent blood) which the L o r d would not pardon, 5 ^Nowthereftof thcadcsoflcho- iakim,and all that he did, are they not writ- ten in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of ludah ? 6 So lehoiakim flept with his fathers : and Ichoiachin his fonne reigned in his ftcad. 7 And the king of Egypt came not a- gnin any more out of his 1 uid: for the king of Babylon had taken fro the riuer of Egypt vnto the riuer Euphrates,all that pertained to the king of Egypt. 8 «[Iehoia-'hin was eightcene yeeres old when he teg.^n to reigne,* he I'-igiicd in lerufalem three la^iicths- and i is. .o- B b d. - * Chap. 20. • 7.&2j.r7J '\HebrJby tix hand of. lertifalemisbcfieged. II Kings. Zcdekiah is taken. * Dan I.I. f Heb. Clime mrojiege. *Chap.:o. )7.efa.5p.6 thersname rem Nehurntathe daughter of Elnathan,of leiiifalem. 9 Andhe did that vchUh xvas cuil in the fight ofthe LoRD^according to all that his father had done. I o ^ * At that time the feriiants of Ne- buchadnezzar King of Babylon cajne vp agamft lerufalem , and the citicfwasbe- heged. I I And Nebuchadnezzar King of Ba- bylon canic vp againit the city, and his fer- uants did befiege it. 12 And lehoiachintheKing of ludah went out to the King of Er.bylon, hec,and his mo'therjand his feruants , and his prin- Or,Ewwches^ ccs, and his 11 officers : and the King of Ba- bylon tooke him in the eight ycere of his reigne. I g ^And he caried out thence all the trea- liires of the houfe of the LorDj& the trea- fureof thcKingshoufcj and cut in pieces all the vefTcIs ofgold which Solomon King of Ifrael had made in the Temple of the Lo RDjastheL o r d hadfaid. 14 And hee carried away all lerufalem, and all thoPrinceSjand all the mighty men of valourjc«eM ten thoufand captainesjand all the cr.-iitcfmen , andfmithes : nonerc- maincdjfaue the pooreft fort of the people of the land. I y And * he caried away Tehoiachin to Babylonjand the kingsmother,& the kings wiues, and his || officers, and the mighty of the land , tliofe carried hce into captiuitie, from lerufalem to Babylon. 1 6 And all the men of might,fiKe» feuen thoudindjand craftfmen, & fmiths athou- fand,all that were ftrong and apt for warre, euen them the King of Babylon brought captiue to Babylon. 1 7 ^ And '^ the King of Babylon made Mattaniah his fathers brother King in his ftead , and changed his name to Ze- dckiah. 1 8 Zedckiah veas twcinie and one yeres old when he began to rcignc, and hee reig- ned clcuen yeres in lerufalem: and his mo- thers name was Hamutal , the daughter of leremiah of Libnah. 1 9 And he did thatv»>/?/c/j vtas cuil in the fight of the L oRD,according to all that le- hoiachinhad done. 20 For through the anger of the Lord it came to pafle in lerufalem and ludahjvn- till he had caft them out from his prefence, that Zedekiah rebelled againft the King of Babylon. * j.Chron ]5. lo.eAh. 1.6. \\ OrJEmiHchti iere. J7.I. nd 53.1. CHAP. XXV. I Icrufdem it befcged. 4 Zedel^talj tah^n, h'u fomits J]aine,hucyaptitCHt. 8 NabuzAradav dejhceththe ci- tte,cdrietb the remnairt, except ajijvpoon labonnrsmto captmkie, i j Spoyleth and canyctb areay the trea- furcs. 18 The NotUs arefla:neatT(^Mah. 22 Gedi^ liah^ who was fct oner them that remained, beintrfiaine, the reji flee ir.to,£gypt. ij Euilmeredach a<£tancith hboiach'tn in hti court. ANd it came to pafle*ia the ninth yere of his reigne, in the tenth moncthjin the tenth day of the moneth , that Nebu- chadnezzar king of Babylon came,he,and ' all his hofte againft lerufalem^and pitched 1 againit it , and they built forts againft it, round about. 2 And the citie was befieged vnto the eleuenth yecre of King Zedekiah. 5 And on the nintn day of the *fowtb moneth, the famine preuailed in the citie, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 4 f And the citie was broken vp,3nd all the men of warre fled by night, by the way of the gate, Letweenc two w.-is, which it by the Kings garden, ( now tlie Caldees were againft the citie round about) and the King went the way toward the pi .ine. 5 And the aruiy of the Caldccs pmTued after the King, and oucitccke hun in the plainesof lericho: and .^11 h:s arirywcre fcatteredfrom him. 6 So they teoke the King,and brought him vp to the King of Babylon, to Riblah, and they gaiie -j- iudgement vpon him. 7 A..d they flew the fonnes of Zedeki- ah before his cycs,and f put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brafle,and caried him to Babylon. 8 f Aind in the fifth moneth,on the fe- utnthday ofthe moncth(whichisthe nine- teenth yeere of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon) came Nebuzaradan (j captaine of the guard, a feruant ofthe King of Babylon vnto lerufalem : 9 And he burnt the houfe ofthe Lord, and the Kings houfe, and all the houfes of lerufalem , and euery great mans houfe burnt he w«h fire. I o And all the army ofthe Caldees that were with the captaine ofthe guard , brake downe the walks of lerufalem round a- bout. I I Now the reft of thepeople that were left in the citie, and the f fugitiues thurfcIT away to the king of Babylon ,with the rem- nant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captaine ofthe guard carie away. * Iere. J 9. 1, and ; s. 4, ♦Iere. $2.6. t«it fpakf indgr/tentrpiih litm. jHeb. m4lk^ blmdt. ^^ f^Or,chtefi marjhali. jHeb.fillen away. Tii€.Noblcs taken and llaine. Chap. XXV. UedaJiahllinS -\Heb.the otufea. * I.King. 7, 15.iere.52. 2 It n But the captaine of the guard left of thepooreof theland, to be Vinc-dreflersj and hnsbandmen. * Chap. 20, 1 1 And '^ the pillars of brafie that vftrt ij.ias.ij. in the houfe of the Lord, and the bnfes, * *• and the brafen fea that vpm in the houfe of the Lord, did the Caldees breake in pie- ces, and caricd the brafie oi them to Ba- bylon. 14 And the pots, and the fhouels, and the fnuft'ers, arud the fpoones, and all the vcflels of brafTe wherewith they miiiiflred, tookc they away. 15 And the iirc-pans, and the bowks, and fuch thingsas were of gold, <» gold,and of filiier tn filuer, the captaine of the guard tooke away. 1 6 The two pillars, f one fea, and the bafes which Solomon had made for the houfe of the Lord, the braffc of allthcfe things was without weight. 1 7 * The height of the one pillar was cighteene cubitcs, and the chapiter vpon it wasbrafle: and the height of the chapiter three cubites : andthe wreathenworke,and pomegranates vpon the chapiter round a- bout, allof brafle: and like vutothefe had thefecond pillar with wreathen worke. 18^ And the captaine of the guard tooke Scraiali the chiefe Pricft,and Zepha- niahthe fecond Pneft, and the three kee- pers of the fdoore. 19 And out of the citie he tooke an || of- ficer, that was fet ouer the men of w?xrc, and fiue men of them that f were in the kings prefence, which were found in the ci- tic,and the (j principatl Scribe ofthehofte, which mallred the people of the land, and thrcefcore men of tlic people of the land that were found in the citie. 20 And Nebuzaradan captaine of the guard tooke thefe,and brought them to the king of Babylon,toRiblah. 21 And the king of Babylop fmote them, and flew them atRihlah intheland of Hamath : fb ludah was caried out of their land. fHeb.threfi- old. WOr,Sfim(ch. fHeh.fitpthe \\\OrJcnheof \,the captaine \ of the be fie. 2 2 5f * And as for the people th.u remai- ned in the land of Iudah,who:nNebuchad- nezzar king of Babylon had left, euen ouer them he made Gedaliah the fonne of Ahi- kam, the fonne of Shaphan, ruler. 2 1 And when all the * captaines of th^ armies, they, and their men, heard that the King of Babylon hid made Gedaliah go- uernour, there came to GedahahtoMifl pah, euen lihmael the fortne of Nethani- ' ah, and lohanan the fonne of Careah, and Seraiah the fonne of Tanhuir.eth the Ne- tophatliite, and laazaniah the fonne of a Maachathite,thcy,and their men. 24. And Gedaliah f\vare to them and to their men, and fiid vntothem, Fearenot to be the feruants of the Caldees : dwell in. in the land, and fcrue the King of Babylonj and it fliall be well with you. 2 5 But it came to pafle in the feucmh moneth , that Illimael the fonne of Ne- thaniah,the fonne of Elifliama, of f the feed royall, came , and ten men with him, and* fmote Gcdahah, that he died, and thelewccs, and the Caldees that were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people both fmall and great,and the captaincs of the armies arofe, and came to Egypt ; for they were afraid of the Caldees. 2 7 fl And it came to pafTe in the feuen and thirtieth yeere of the captiuity of leho- iachin king of lud ah,in the twelfth month, on the feuen & twentieth dayohht month, that Eiiilmerodach king of Babylon, in the yeere that he began to rcigne,did lift vp the head of lehoiachin king of ludah out of prifbn. 28 And he ipakef kindly to him,and fet his throne aboue the throne of the kings that vptre with him in Babylon. 29 And changed his prifon garments : and he did eate ^read continually before him all the dayes of his life. 5 o And his allowance w*f a continuall allowance giuen him of the king, a daily rate for cnery day, all the dayes othislife. * leTf.40. 5,5. iHeb.ofthe kingdome. ♦I«rc.4i.i, '\litb.gccd thmgswiU} him. jIfTraam and his H^hronicles* vjcneaiogies. THE FIRST BOOKE OF the Chronicles. CHAP. I. iJtl.lO. Or,MaJh. That if, dl- • lon. ^darwlmto'l^oalj. $ Thefomesoffapheth. iThc fi'mesofHam. 17 The fames ofShem. 24 Sherm line to Abraham, i^ Ijhr/tads fonnts. ^iThcfomies oflQturah. 54 Thepofleritie of^hrahamhy Efw. 4 J The l^ngs of Edi/m. J I Voe Duk£S of Edom. Dam, * ShethjEnofh, 2 Kenan^Mahala- leeljlered, 5 Henoch , Me- thullielah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and lapheth. J ^ * The Tonnes of lapheth : Gomer, and Magog, and Madai , and lauan, and Tubal,ana Me(hec]i,and Tiras. 6 AndthefonncsofGomer: Afhche- naz,and (| Riphath,andTogarmah. 7 And the fonnes of lauan: Ehfhah, and Tarfliifli, Kittim,and j| Dodanim. 8 •% The fonnes of Ham : Cufli , and Mizraim, Put,and Canaan. 9 And the fonnes ofCufli: Siba, and Hauilah , and Sabta,nndRaam3h,and Sab- tccha : and the fonnes of Raamah : Sheba, and Dcdan. I o And CuQi * begatc Nimrod : he be- gan to be mightie vpon the earth. I I And Mizraim begate Ludim, and Anamim,and Lehabim,and Naphtuhim, 1 2, And Pathrufim, and Cafluhim (of whom came the Phihftines) and *" Caph- thorim. 1 5 And Canaan begatc Zidonhis firfl borne,andHeth. 1 4 The lebulite aifojOnd the Amoiitc, and the Girgafliite, 1 5 And the Hiuite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 1 6 And the Aruadite , and the Zcma- rite,and the Hamathitc. 17 ^ The fonnes of * Shem: Elam,and AsHiur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, & Aram, and Vz,andHul,& Gethctjand (( Mcfhech. 1 8 And Ai-phaxad begate ShcLh, and Shelah begate Eber. 1 9 And vnto Eber were 'lorne t;vo fons: the name of the one vvm \\ Pcleg, ( becaufe mhisdaj'csthe earth was diuidcd) and his brothers name vcm loktan, 20 And * loktan bcgite Almodad, and Shelcph,and Hazcrmaucthjand lerah. 2 1 Hadoram alfo,and Vz3l,and Diklah? 2 1 AndEbal,and Abimael,andSheba, 2 J And Ophir,and Hauiiah,and lobab: all thefe \ver« the fonnes of loktan. 24 ^ "^ Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 2f *Eber,Peleg,Rehu, z6 Serug,Nahor,Tcrah, 27 *Abram, the fame /J Abraham. 28 The fonnes of Abraham : * Ifaac, and*Ilhmacl. 29 ^ Thefe rfre their generations: The *iirll borne of lihmael, Nebaioth, thai Kedar,and Adbeel,and Miblam, 30 Mifkma, andDumah, Mafla, ||Ha- dad,and Tcma, 3 1 Ietur,Naphini,and Kedemah.Thefe arc the fonnes of Illimactl. 5 2 5y Now the fonnes of Ketiirah,Abra- hams concubine : flic bare Zimran, and lokfhan, and Med3n,3.nd Midian, and Ilh- bak, and Shuah. And the fonnes of lok- flian, Shebi, and Dedan. J I And the fonnes of Midian : Ephah, and Ephar, and Henoch , and Abida, and Eldaan, Ail thefe Are the fonnes of Keturah. 34 And Abraham begate Ifaac. The fonnes of Ifaac : Efau,and Ifrael. I J flThe fonnes of*Efau:Eliphaz,Reuel, and Ieufh,and Iaalam,and Korah. 1 6 The fonnes of Eliphaz : Teman, and Omar , (| Zephi , and Gatam, Kcnaz, and Timna,and Amalek. 5 7 The fonnesof Reuel ; Nahath, Ze- rah,Shammah,and Mizzah. 3 8 And the fonnes of Scir: Lotan,and Shobal, and Zibeon , and Anah, and Di- flion,and Ezer,and DilTian. 3 9 And the fonnes of Lotan: Hori,and 1 [jHomarnrandTinina w/wLotansfiiler. I 40 The fonnes of Shobal: Ij Ahm, and I Manahath , and Ebal, (| Shephi , and O- nam. And the fonnes of Zibeon : Aiah, and Anah. 4 1 The fonnes of Anah : *Di{hon.And the fonnes of Diflion : || Amram , and Elh- ban,and Ithran,and Cheran. 4 1 The fonnes of Ezer : Bilh.im , and Zaunn,<«'<:/|] lakan. The fonnes of Dilhon: Vz,andAran. 4 3 ^No w thefe are the'^kings that reig- ned in the i.ind of Edom , before any king reigned oner the children of iCracl. Bcla ^ the ■^Luke j.»4 *Gen.ii.ij * Gen. 1 7. J. *Geii.ti. i,J. *Gene.itf. II. * Gen. 2 J. ij,coi7. IJ Oi;Hadar. gM.zj.14. *Gett.j^. p,IO. j{ Or,Zefho, If Or,HemM. Gcn.\6.iz. jl Or,^lt(iUi. Geii.i6.i J. 11 Or,Stplio, * Chap. 2. J I II Or,Hem- d(in,Gat ^6. 26. II Orphan, Ge>!.^6.2'J. *Gen.36. J'- 1 hclonncs otifraeJ,and Chap.ij. i7' \\Or,md.ir. Gen. j(f. 35>. j|Or,/'^. *Gen.j(f. 40. ||Or/«ff&. *Gen.5^. JJ.&30.5. S2.&46. 8.&C. *G«D.j8.j, &45.1:. ♦Geit.jS.j ♦Gen.jS. 29,30. *Kuth.4. 18. the Tonne of Bcor, and the name ®f his ci- tie,wasDinh:ibah. 44 And when Bcia w.is dead, lobab the ronneofZenhof Bofrah, rcimcd m his ftead. ^ 4 J And when lobab was dead,Hu- fliamofthe land of the TcmaniteSj reig- ned in his ftcad. 46 And when Hufham was dead, Ha- dadthe fonne of Bedad (which fmote Mi- dian in the field of Moab) reigned in his ikad : and the name ofhis citie ww Anith. 47 And v/hen Hadad was dead, Sham- .lahof Mafrekah reigned in his ftead. 48 And when Shamlah was dead,Shaul ofRchoboth* by the riiier reigned inbis itcad. 49 And when Shaul was dead, Baal-ha- nan the fonne of Achbor, reigned in his ftead. 5:0 And when Baal-hanan was dead, \\ Hadad reigned in his ftead: and the name of his citie was \\ Pai : an4 his wines name rvas Mehetabel the daughter of Matred^the daugliter of Mczahab. 51 5f Hadad dyed alfo. And the *Dukes of £dcm were : Duke Timnah, Duke Ah- ah, Duke letheth, 5 2 Duke Ahohbamah , Duke Elah, Duke Pinon, 5f I Duke Kenai, Duke Ttman, Duke Mibzar, J 4 Duke Magdielj Duke Irani. Thefe are the Dukes of Edom. CHAP. II. I Tl>tfomeseflfrael. 3 ThepeflcririeofludahbyTa^ mar. 13 The children of lejji. 18 The fofitnue of Caleb the fame of Hefron. 2 1 HcfrcmsfoHerhte by the djii^Lter of Macinr. 25 Urahmeels pomntie. 34 Shefhans fofiernie. 42 afiother branch of CaUhs foHeritie, 50 Vie Voferttie of Caltb the forme of Htir. THcfe are the Tonnes of j} ITrael ; * Reu- ben, Simeon, Leui, and ludah^ IlFa- char, and Zebuhin, 2 Dan, loTeph, and Beniamin, Naph- tali, Gad,andAfher. I f The Tonnes of * ludah : Er, and j Onan,and Shclah. TVhkh three were borne vnto him of the daughter of Shua* the Ca- naanitefle. And Er, the firft-borne of lu- dah, was euill in the fight of the L o r d^ and he flue him. 4 And '^ Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharcz , and ZeraSi. All the Tonnes of ludah were fine, 5r The Tonnes of * Pharez : Hezron, and Haniul, poficritie of ludah? 6 And the Tonnes of Zerah : jj Zimri, * and Ethan,andHeman,and Cakoljand \\ Dara. Fiue ofthem in all. 7 And the Tonnes of Carmi: j[ Achar, thetroublerof ITrael, who tranTgrelVed in the thing *accurTed. 8 And the Tonnes oT Ethan : Azariali. 9 The Tonnes alTo of Hczron,thit were borne.vnto him: Ier3hmed,and||Ram,and II Chelubai. I o And Ram * begate Aminadab, and Aminadab begate Nahfhon, prince of the children of ludah. I I And Nabfhon begat Salma,and Sal- ma begat Boaz. 1 2 And Boaz begate Obcd, and Obed begate lefle. 1 J % *'And leffe begate his firft borne Eliab,& Abinadab the Tccond,and |jShimr ma the third, 14 Nathanael the fourth, Raddai the h'fth, 1 5 Ozem the fixt,Dauid the Teuenth: 1 6 WhoTe fifters were Zeruiah,andAbi- gail. And the Tonnes oT Zeruiah : Abifhai, and loabjand ATihel,tliree. 1 7 And Abigail bare AmaTa, And the Ta- ther of AmaTa xvm lethcr the Iflimeehte. 18^ And Caleb the fonne of Hezron begate f/7/ Wren of Azubah />« wife, and of Icrioth : her Tonnes ^rethefc: Ielher,Sho- babjand ArdcB. 1 9 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took: vnto him Ephrath , which bare him Hur. 2 o And Hur begate Vrijand Vri begate *Bezaleel. 2 1 fl And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir, thefnther of Gi- lead,whom he fmaricd when he Wtu three- Tcoie yeeres old,and flie bare him Scgub. 22 And Segub begate lair, who had three and twentie cities in the lande of Gilead. 2 J *AndheetookeGefhur,andAram, VAith the townes of lair, from them,with Kepath and the townes thereof,f»e» threc- Tcore cities. All theTe belonged to the Tonnes ofMachir,theTatherofGilcr;d. . 24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb Ephratah,then Abiah Hczrons wile bare him Afluir tb e father of Tckoa . 25 «y And the fonnes of Icrahmcclthc iirft borne of Hezron , were Ram the firft borne ,and Bunah,and Oren,and Oxen, 'g.iS 30. jj Orjoachazj 2.kl"S-2iiO ^4- , , I) Or,Matha- niaj2-kl"gi 24.17. *MatM.u IJ Or,Ieboia~ chm,2.king. 24.(5. ' \\ Or, Coniah, tere. 22.2 'i- t Heb. Shcal- tiel. *■ 2.King.24. Ij.bewghu vt.cU. * Mate. 1. 1 2. iah. ♦Cen.j8.25» and 46. 1 2. j) Or,Chetu- bai,da^>.2.S) or Caleb. J.ap. 2.18. 11 Or,Haroe, t/w^.2.52. 10^ And Solomons fonne xvm * Reho- boam : 11 Abia his Tonne: Afa his fonne: le- hoflmphat his fonne : 1 1 loram his fonne : || Ahaziah his fon: loafli his ibnne : iz Amaziah his fonne: || Az.iriahhis fonne ; lotham his fonne : 1 5 Ahaz his fonne : Hezekiah his fon ; Manaifch hiS lonne : 1 4 Amon his fonne : lofiah his fonne. 15 Andthefonncs of lofiah were: the firft borne j) Iohanan,thcfecond (| loakim^ the third (f Zedckiah,the fourth Sallum. 1 6 And thefonnes of * loakim : (J leco- niah his fonne^ \l Zedckiah his fonne. 17 f And the fonnes of |j leconiah, Ailirj t Salathiel "^ his fonne, iS Malchiram alfo,and Pcdaiah, and Shenazar, lecamiah, Hofama, andNe- dabiah, 19 And the fonnes of Pedaiah were: Zerubbabeljand Shimei : And the fonne of Zerubbabelj MefhulLam , and Hananiah, and Shelomith their fifter. 20 And Hazubahj and Ohcl, andBe- rcchiah, and Hafadiah, lufhabhefed, fine. 21 And the fonnes of HanamahjPela- tiah, and lefaiah : the fonnes of Rephaiah, thefonnes of Arnan, the fonnes of Oba- diahjthe fonnes of Sechaniah. 22 And the fonnes of Sechaniah, Se- maiah : and the fonnes of Semaiah, Hat- tu/li, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, fixe. 2 J And the fonnes of Neariah: Elioe- nai,and f Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the fonnes of Elioenai , were: Hodaiab, and Ehalhib, and Pelaiah , and Akkub,and lohanan, and Dalaiahj and A- nanijfcuen. CHAP. nil. 1. II Thepofiehtie cflndahby CakbthefinneofHur. 5 Of ^fi.er the pofihi4»!US fonne of Hezjron. :quffi of Cedor^Mid of the ^malekitesm mount Seir. THe fonnes of ludah; ^Pharez, Hcz- ron,and [| Carmi,& Hiir,and Shobal. 2 And II Reaiah, the fonne of Shobal, begate lahath^and lahath begate Ahumai, andLahad. Thefe are the families of the Zorathites. 5 And thefe were of the father of E- tam : lezreel and Ilhma, and Idbafh : and the nanac of their fiihxwas Hazelelponi. 4 And Ptnuel the father of Gedor, andEzerthc father ofHufhah. Thefe are the fonnes of Hur^the firft borne of Ephra- tahj the father of Bethlehem. 5 <[y And * Aflmr the father of Tekoa, had two wiues : Helah, a.iid,Naar.ih. 6 And N larah bare him Ahufain, aiid Hepher,and Temeni,?.nd Ahaflitari.Thcle Were the fonnes of Naarah. 7 And the fonnes of Helah were: Ze- reth,and Zoar,and Ethnan. 8 And Coz beg.ue Anub , and Zobc- bah,and the famihes of Aharhel,thc fonne of Hariim. 9 5J And I.ibez was more honourable then his brethren : and his mother called his name ||Iabcz, faying, Becaufe I bare him with forrow. I o And labcz called on the God of If- rael, faying,t Oh that thou wouldeft blefle me indeed, and enlarge mycoaft, and that thine hand might bee with mee, and that thou wouldeft t keepe me from euill,that it maynotgricueme. And God granted him that which he rcquefted. 11^ And Chelub the brother of Shuah, begate Mehir, which was the father of Efhton. 12 And Efhton begate Beth-rapha, and Pafcah, and Tehinnah the father of ||Ir- nahafli. Thefe rfre the men of Rec hah, 1 5 And the fonnes of Kcnaz : Othniel, and Saraiah; and the fonnes of Othniel, II Hathath. 14 And Meonothai begate Ophrah: and Seraiah begate loab, the father of the IJvalley of ([Charafim, for they were craftcs men. I f And the fonnes 6f Caleb the fonne of lephunneh : Iru, Elah, and Naam, and the fonnes of Elah, (j euenKenaz. 1 6 And the fonnes of lehalcleel : Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria,and Afarcel. 1 7 And the fonnes of Ezra were: Icther> and Mered, and Epher, and lalon : and (lie bare Miiiam, and Shammai, and Iflibah the father of Efhtemoa. 1 8 And his wife || lehudijah bare lered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father ofSocho, and lekiithiel the father of Za- noah. And thefe are the fonnes of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered tooke. 1 9 And the fonnes o f his wife || Hodiah^ the fifter of Naham the father of Kcilah, thcGarmite,&E{htemoatheMaachathite. 20 And the fonnes of Simeon were: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Ti- lon. And the fonnes of Ifhi were : Zoheth, . andBen-zohetb. 21 cThc Chap 2. \\rh^.tit,fo. rewfidl. -[Heb. If the. re lit, (ire. "(■ Heb, doe mt \\ Or,ihectty cfNaJiitfh. \\Or,HMhatl avd Meono- thiii^whobe- gate^irc. .jj 0)',inhabi- cants of the valley. \\Thatii, crafttfmen. \\ Or^Vknaz.. \\Or;the hwejfc. \\ Or,hh iah, mtiit.t before. Simeons gcnealogic, IcChron, and Kcubcns. * Gen. J 8. ,5- m| Or,ler/Kul, hh.vnto. 19.2 If \\Or,EAajofh. '' '9 J. ,7). 1 5.4. Or,Hazjir- \! otffdjtofh. ij^ 151.5. Ij Or, Ether, l\Or,Baalath- Tleer,it>Jh. 19.8. Or, M they '■dtdthem- j.-liusbyruti- I omamoiif I them. 1i' i I ^ The fonnes of Shelah * the fonne of ludah were : Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the f.uher of MaiefliTh, and the families of the houfe of them that wrought finehanen, of the houfe of Alhbea. z 2 And roki;n,and the mcxi of Choze- ba, and loafh, and Saraph,who had the do- minion in Moab, and lafliubi Lehem. And thefc arc ancient things. 2 ^ Thefe were the Potters, & thofe that 0 ' , elt amongft plants and hedges. There -hey dwelt with the king for his worke. 24fThefonnes of Simeon wfrc. |j Nc- muel,and lamin, Iarib,Zerah,d«^ Shaul : 2 5 Shallum his fonne : Mibfam his fon : Millima his fonne. 26 And the fonnes of Mi{hma:Hamuel his fonne, Zacchur his fonne, Shimeihis fonne : 27 And Shimei hai, fixteenefonnes,3nd fixe daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply t Uke to the children of ludah. a 8 And they dwelt at * Beer-fheba,and Moladah, and Hazar-lhual. 29 And at 1| Billia, and at E^en; , and at|jTolad, go AndatBethuel,andatHormah,and at Ziklag, J I And at Beth-marcaboth, and \\ Ha- iar-Sufim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaa- raim. Thefe were their cities, vnto the reigne of Dauid. 3 2 And their villages n>tre : || Etam,and Ain, Rimmoii, andTochen, andAfhan, Hue cities. 1 1 And all their villages that wsre round about the fame cities, vnto || Baal. Thefe were their habitations, and their || genea- logic : J 4 And Mefhobab, andlamlech,and lofhah the fonne of Amafluah, 3 J And lotl, and lehu the fonne of lo- fibia, the fonne of Seraia, the fon of Afiel, 3 6 And Ehoenai,and Iaakobah,and le- fohaiah, and Afaiah,and Adiel, and lefii- micl,and Benaiah, 3 7 And Ziza the fonne of Shiphi, the fonne of Allon, the fonne of ledaia, the fonne of Shimri, the fonne of Shemaiah. J 8 Thefe f mentioned by their names, Wfrs Princes in their famihes, & the houfe of their fathers increafed greatly. - 3^ f And they went to the entrance of Gedor, euenvnto the Eaft fide of the val- ley, to feeke pafture for their flocks. : ^o And they found fat paftui;e and good. and the land was wide, and quiet, & peace able: for thty of Ham had dwelt tnereof olde. 4 1 And thefe written by name, came in the dayts of Hczekiah king of ludah , and fmotethdr tents, and the habitations that were found there, and dcflroyed them vt- terly vnto this day , and dwelt in their roomes : becaufe there was pal hire there for their flockes. 42 And fomt of them, euen of the fons of Simeon, Hue hundred men, went to mount Seir, hauing for their captaines Pe- htiah, and Neariah , and Rephaiah, and Vzziei, the fonnes of Iflii. 43 And they fmete the reft of the Ama- lekites that were efcaped, and dwelt there vnto this day. CHAP. V. I Theltneofl^etibm (who left hi( birthright J vntt the captiuttie. .9 Theirhabitatien andc»rKjueftoftheHit- garitiS. II The chiefe men, and habitat 10m of Gad. 1 8 The number a??d conqneft ofT^euben, gad, and the halftofManajfeh. 2} Vie habitations and cbieji men ofthatbalfi tribe. 25 Their captiwty fir their fmne. NOw the fonnes of Reuben the firft borne of Ifrael, ( for "^htwas the firft borne, but, forafmuch as he defiled his fa- thers bed,his birthright was giuen vnto the fonnes of lofcphthe fonne of Ifrael: and the genealogie is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For '^ ludah preuailed aboue his bre- thren, and of him came the * chiefe |1 ru- lers, but the birthright was * lofephs. 3 The * fonnes, // And Ahimaa/ begate Azariah, and Azariah begate lohanan, I o And lohanan begate Azariah, (he it ii tiiat executed the Priefts office, in f the *TempIc that Solomon built in lerufalem) I I And Azariah begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub, 12 And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Za- dok begate (} Shallum, ig And Shallum begate. Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begate Azariah, 14 And Azariah begate * Scraiahj and Seraiali begate Ichozadak, 1 5 And Ichozadakwent/wtu captiuitie, *vvhen the Lord caried awayludali and Icrufaleby the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. 1 6 ^ The fonnes of Leui : * {| Gerfhom, Kohath,and Merari. 1 7 And thefe 6e the names of the fonnes of Gerfhom : Libnijand Shimci. 1 8 And the fons of Kohath vi>ere : Am- r3m,and Izhar,and Hebron,and Vzziel. Tr, The * 2.Kingi 17.7. * z'Kiogt 15.15. * I.Kings 17.6. *Gen.4«f.nj £xod.6.i7. Jl Or,qer^ (hom,ver.i6.\ *Ieuit,idi 27- -\Heb.mihf houfe. * a.Chron. j.i.king.e. l\Or,MeJlul. iaj7i,i.chro!/j 5.11. *Nehem.ii ii. * a.Kjngs 25.18. *Exod.<.i7 Ii Or,girp.C7r, ver.i. The gencalogie of I.Chron. the Leuitcs. I 19 The fonnes of Merari : Mahli , and iMaiLi. And thefe are rhe families of the Leuites, according to their fathers. I 20 OfGerfhomiLibnihis fonnCj la- * Vet fe 4»- ! hath his fonne, * Zimmah his fonnc, (j Or, Sthan, | ^ j jj j^, j^ hisfonne, II Iddo his fonne, J{or^daia Zerah his fonne, leaterai his fonnc. wr.41. 'I 2 a ThefonnesofKohathrfl Amxnina- Jl Or,iz.^ar, Jab hisfonnc, Korahhis fonnc , Affir his vcr.i,ii Conncy 2 5 Elkanah his fonne,and Ebiafaph his {bnne, and Affir his fonne, 24 Tahath his fonne, Vriel his fonne, Vzziah his fonne,and Shaul his fonne. 2 5 And the fonncs of Elkanah ; * Ama- JO.VCllcS. ' jj Or,Zfifh, i.fmt.i.i. f5 Called alfo Ioel,ver. j t . 26 As for Elkanah .• the fonnes of Elka- nah, II Zophai his fonne, and Nahath his fonne, 27 Eli .lb his fonne, lehoram hisfonne, Elkanah his fonne. 28 And the fonrwis of Samuel: the firft borne j| Valhni,nnd Abiah. 29 The fonnes of Merari : Mahli, Lib- ni his fonne, Shimei hisfon, Vzzahisfon, JO Shimea his fonne, Haggiah hisfon, Afaiah his fonne. J I And thefe tf re t/j?^, whom Dauidfet ouer the feruiceoffong in the houfe of the *Chap,iS.iJ Lord, after that the * Arkehad reft. J 2 And they miniftred before the dwelling place of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, witTi finging., vntill Solo- monnad built the houfe of the Lord in Icrufalem : and then they waited on their offic e, according to their order. J J And thefe are they that f waited with theirchildren of the fonnes of the Koha- thitcs, Heman a finger : t'"'e fonnc of loel, the fonne of Shcmucl, J 4 The fonne of Elkanah, the fonne of lehoram, the fonne ofEliel, the forme of Toah, 5 o^ on the left hand: Ethan the fonne of ||Killii,the fonne of Abdi,thcfon of Malluch, 4 J The fonne of Hafhabiahjthe fonne of Amaziahjthe fonne of Hilkiah, 4^ The fonne of A.mzi , the fonne of Bani,the fonne of Shamcr, ' 47 ThefonneofMahh, the fonne of Muflu , the fonne of Merari, the forme of Leui. 48 Their brethren alfo the Leuites were appointedvntoallmancrofferuiceof the Tabernacle ofthe houfe of God. 4^ f But Aaron and his fonnes offered * vpon the altar of the burnt offering, and * on the altar of inccnCe,a>td were appointed for all the worke ofthe place mofl holy,and to make an atonement for Ifrael,according to all that Mofes the fcruant of God had commanded. 50 Andthefe^re the fonnes of Aaron: Eleazar his fonne, Phinehashis fonne,A- bifhua his fonne, f I Bukki his fonne, Vzzi his fonne,Ze- rahiah his fonne, f 2 Meraioth his fonne, Amari.ih his fonne,Ahitub hisfonne, fj Zadok his fonne,Ahimaaz hisfon. J4 f Now thefe dre their dwelling pla- ces,thorowout their caftles in their coatls, ofthe fonnes of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. J 5 And they gaue them Hebron in the land of ludah, and the fuburbes thereof round about it. 56 But the fields ofthe citie,and the vil- lages therof, they gaue to Caleb the fonne of lephunneh. 57 And to the fonnes of Aaron they gaue the cities of ludah, namely Hebron, the citic of refuge, and Libna with her fub- urbs,3nd Lattir, and Efhtemoa,with their fuburbs, 58 And||Hilenwithherfuburbs,Debir with her fuburbs, 59 And If Aflian with her fuburbes, and Beth-fhcmefh with her fuburbs, 60 And out of the tribe of Beniamin, II Of, f^ufha- »7. *Leuit.i.p, *Exod,jo.7. \\Or,Holo}}, lofh.i i-ii. \\Or,^in, IoJh.zi.i6. The Lcuiccs cities. Chap.vi). The (onncs of Iffachar,and Bcniamin, lofh.zi.lZ nofk.it. 5 14* *Iodl,tI.2l Geba with her fuburbs, and (| Alemeth with herfuburhs, Anathoth with her fub- urbs. All their cities throughout their fami- lies were thirteene cities. 1 6 And vnto the fonnes of Kohath, which wereleftof thefamiljrof that tribe, vpertcitietgstttn out of the halfe triht^namdy out ofthc halfe w6« ofManafleh, by * lot, ten cities. 6i And to the fonnes of GerAom throughout their families , out of the tribe oflfl'jchar, and out of the tribe of Aflicr, and out of the tribe ofNaphtaU, and out of the tribe of Manafleh in BaOiaii , thir- teene cities. 6 J Vnto the fonnes of Merari weregl- uen by lot , throughout their famihcs , out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad , and out ofthc tri66 of Zebulun, * twelue cities. ^4 And the children or Ifrael gaue to the Lcuitcs ^hefe cities , with their fuburbs. 6^ And they gaue bylot,out of the tribe of the children of ludah, & out ofthc tribe of the children of Simeon , and out ofthc tribe ofthc cliildren of Beniamin, thefe ci- ties, which are called by thdrmvats, 66 Andthc refidue ofthefamihesofthe fonnes of Kohath,had cities of their coafts, out of the tribe ofEphraim. 67 *And they gaue vnto them ofthc ci- ties of refuge,Sheche*n in mount Ephraun, with her fuburbs: they gaue alfo Gezer with her fuburbs. 68 And lokmeam with her fuburbs,and Beth-horon with her fuburbs, 6p And Aialon with her fuburbs , and Gath-rimmon wir.i her fuburbs. 7 o And out of the halfe tribe ofManafleh, Aner,with her fuburbs^and Bileam with her fuburbs ,forthe family of the remnant of the foimes of Kohath. 7 1 Vnto the fonnes of Gerfhom ; rvere ^/«e» out of the family of the halfe tribe of Manafleh, Golan in Bafhanwith hcrfub- uibs,and Aflnaroth with her fuburbs. 7 1 And out of the tribe of Illachar, Kedcfli with her fuburbs, Daberath with her fuburbs, 7 g And Ramoth with her fuburbs, and Anem with her fuburbs. 74 And outofthetribeof A{]lC^,Ma- fhalwithherfuburbs, and Abdon with her fuburbs. 75 And Hukok with her fuburbs, and Rehob with her fubuibs. ' . 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtah, Kedefti in Galilee, with her fuburbs , and Hammon with their fuburbs, and Kitia- thaim with her fuburbs. 77 Vnto the reft ofthc children of Mcta.iiweregiuenoutofthe tribe of Zebu- lun,Rimmon withhcr fuburbs. Tabor with her fuburbs. 78 And on the other fide lordcn by Ic- richo, on the Ealt fide of lorden, ueregiuen them out ofthc tribe of Reuben , || Bezer in the wildernefle with her fuburbs , and la- hzah with her lliburbs, 79 Kedemoth alfo with herfuburbs,and Mephaath with her fuburbs. 80 And outof the tribe, of Gad, Ra- moth in Gilead with hcriiiburbs ,and Ma- hanaim with her fuburbs, 8 1 And Hellibon with her faburbs,and lazer with her fuburbs. CHAP. VII. I ThefoKnes afljfadiirr, 6 OfBemamin, i } OfNafh- tali, 14 Of Manajjeb, 20 24 .yit'd of E^atm. 21 VieculamitieofEphratmLjithcmcnofCath. ij Benjh u borne. j8 Epijraims habitations, jo Tlit fonnes of^.jhcr. NOw the fonnes of Ifl'achar vfere*To- la, and Puah,Iafliub, and Shim- ron,foure. 2 And the fonnes of Tola : Vzzi , and Rephaiah, and Ieriel,and lahmai , and lib- fam ,aHd Shemuel , heads of their fxthcrs houfe,f 0 w;>, oiToXi^they were valiant men ofmight in theirgenerations,*whofe num- ber wxiin the daies of Dauid two and tvven- tie thoufand and fixe hundred. I And the fonnes of Vzzi, Izrahiah : and the fonnes of Izrahiah, Michael and Obadiah,and loel, Khiah , fiuc : all of them chiefe men. 4 And witn them , by their genera- tions , after the houfc of their fathers, were bands of fouldiers for warre, lixe and thir- ty thoufand men: for they had many wiucs and fonnes, f And their brethren among all the fa- milies of IiVachar,w»*re men of tnight^reck- nedinall by their genealogies, fourefcore and feuen thoufand. 6 t^The fonnes of* Beniatnin : Bela,and Becher,and lediaeljthree. 7 And the fonnes of Bela : Ezbon,and Vzzi, and Vzzicl , and lerimoth , and Iri, iJue , heads of the houfc of their fathers, mightie menofvalour , and were reckoned by their gcnenlogies,twentie and two thou- fand , and thirtie and foure. 8 And the fonnes of Bechcr : Zcmira, Cc and II Or,"Bi)Zjir. lofh.ii.i^ *Gen 4tf. ij.nuin. 2 5, *G«n4(f. It. Naphtali.ManafTeh, l.Chron. andEphraini. \\Or,Trt,wrj. 7- \0r, ^hir/ini rmm. 2 ^. } 8 *i.SatB.ia, and loafli, and Eliezer, and Eliocnai, and Omrijand lenmoth and Abiah , and Ana- thoth , and. Alamcth. All thefc are the fonncs of Becker. 57 Andf he number of them, after their gencalogie by their generations, heads of the houfe of their f^ithers , mightic men of valour, tPM twcty thoufand & two hundred. 10 The fonncs alfoofIediacl,Bilhan: andthefQnne&ofBiIhan,Ieufli,xndBcnil- min , and Ehuti, and Chemanah , and Zc- ^ than,and Tharftiiflijand Ahifliahar. 1 1 Althefcthefonnes ofIediacl,by the heads of their fathers, mightie men of va- lour , were feuenteene thoufand and two hundred foiildiers, fit to goe oiit for warre I z Shuppim airo,and H«pf*m,tlic chil- dren of)|Ir,er Hulhim,£he fonnesof|| Ahcr. 15 •[ThefonnesofNaphtali, lahziel, andGuni, and lezer, and Shallum, the fonncs of Bilhah. 1 4 ^The fonncs of Manafllh : Afhriel, whom Die br.re(6»: his concubine the Ar.i- mitefle, bareMachir the father of Gilcad. I ^ And Machir tooke to wife the ftfter of Huppim and Shuppim , whofc fiftcrs naaic was Maachah) and the name of the fecond WM Zelophehad : and Zclophehad had daughters. 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a fonne , and flie called his name Pe- rcfn, and the name of his brother vcm She- rcf]i,and his (bnnes voert: Vlam and Rikem. 17 Andthefonnes of Vlam, *Bcdan. Thcfc were the fonnesof Gilead, the fonne of Machir ,thc fonne of Manalieh. ifi And his fifterHammoleketh bare I- nud,andAbiczer,andMahAlah, 19 And the fonnes of Shemida »>f « .- AhiaHjand Shechem, & Likhijand Aniam, zo ^And the Tonnes of Eprraim : Shu- thelah : and Bered hisfonnc, andTah.uh his fonne , ajid Eladah his fonne , and Ta- hath his fonne, zi f And Zabadhis fonne, andShuchc- lah his fonne, and E/er , and Elead , whom themenofG.nh, that were borne in that Und flew, bcc.iufc thiy came dawnc to take away their cattdl. 22 AndEphraim their father mourned mjny daicspnd his brcthren^ame to com- fort him. z :{ f And when hec went in to his wife, ! ihee conceiucd and bare a fonne, and hce ) called his name , Bcriah, becaufeit went c- uillwitli his houfe. jl Or^l^Hn. *lo{i\.i6.y -\ Heir. daugh- ters. \\Or,^d.ip, l.m.lC.J.j^y *Io(h.i7.7. * loih. 17. ♦Gcn.4(J.i7. Z4 (And his daughter was Shcrah,\vho built Bethoron the netha', andtlie vppcr, aad Vzzen Sherah ) 2 J And Rephah vctts his. fonne, alfo Rezeph, andTclah iiisfonne^and Tahan his fonne, z6 Laadan hisfonnc, Amihud his foime,Llifliamahis fonne, 27 jj Non his fonncjlehofhua his fonne. 28 f And their poflefTions and habitati- ons werty Bethel , and the lownes thereof, and Eaftward* Naaran,and VVeitward Ge- zcr with tJK f ;ownesthereof,Shechcm alfo and the towacs thereof, vntojj Gaza and the to.wnes th;:rcof, 29 And by^the board ws of the children of ' Manaflch, Bethflicm and her towncs, Taanach & her towncs,,*Mcgiddo atvd her towncSjDor and her towncs. Inthefc dwelt the children oflofephthe fonne of ICrael. JO ^ * TIk fonnes af Aiher ; Imnali, and Ifuah ; and Ifliuii, and Beriahjand Se- rah their fifter. :? I And the fonnes of Bcriah : Heber, and Malchicl,who U the father of Biizauith. 1 2r And Heber bcgnte laphlet , & Sho- mer,indHotham, and Shu-ah their iiftcr. 1 ? And the fonnes of laphlet : Pafiich, andBimhaI,andAfliuath. Thcle /ire the children of laphkt. 34 And the fonnes of ShamenAhi, and Rohgah,Tchubbah,and Aram. 3 5 And the fonne of his brothcr,Helcm: Zophah, and Imna, & Shelefii, r-nd Amal. J9 The fonncs of Zophah; Shuah,and Harnepher,and Shual,and Bcri,andlmr.)h: 17 Bezerjand Hod, and Shamma , and Shil,and Baal , and Nadab, 3 1 And Gidor,and Ahio,and |jZacher> *nSain-i4. 5«. l\0r,ljhba' jheth, z.Sof/h-l 2.8. \\Or,Mephi- bofhith, 2. \\0r, Tbana, 52 And Mikloth begat H Shimeah. And ! II Or,Shi>»e. thefe alfo dwelt with thtir brethren in Ic- ''«.*Hi>- rufalem,oncr againft them. J J f And * Ncr begate Kifli, and Ki(h begate Saul , and Saul begate lonathan, and Makhilhua^nd Abinadabjand |] Elh- baal. 3 4 And the fonne of lonathan wm f| Me- ribbaal,and Meribbaal begat Micah. ■jf And the fons of Micah werffPithon, andMclech,and || Tarea,and Ahiz, J 6 And Ahaz begate Ichoad3h,andIe- hoadah begat Alcm£th,andAfmaueth,and Zimri,and Zimri begat Moza, 37 And Moza begat BinearRaphaWiW his fonnCjElafa his fonne, Azel his fonne : ; 8 And Azel had fix fons,whore names are thefe, Azrikam,Bocheru, and IfhmacI, and Shcariah, and Obadia^and Hanan, All thefe were the fonnes ofTracl. 59 And the fonnes of Eflick his brother Were Vlam his firft borne, lehufhthe fe- condjand Eliphelet the third. 40 And the fons of Vlam were mightic mei>of vaIour,3rchers,& had many fonnes and fonnes fonnes, an hundred andfiftie. All thefe are of the fonnes of Beniamin, CHAP. IX. I 'tiieongiiuiilof Ifi-JuhandlifdiAi genealogict. 2 Tiie IfraeLta, 10 theTrieftt, 14 a»d theLemtes,v>ith Ntthmmtsvchich dtpeh m lemfdcm. 27 Tlie charge efccrUiim Leuites. j 5 Tiiefiocke ofStml ir lonathan. SO all Ifrael were reckoned by genealo- gie$,and behold , they were writtenin the booke of thcKings of Ifrael and ludah, wh were caried away to Babylon for their tranigreflion, 2 ^Now th€ firft inhabitants that dwtlt in their poffeffions , in their cities, were the Ifraelitcs,the PriciU^ Lciiites,and the Ne- ihinims. 3 And in *Iemfalem dwelt of the chil- dren of ludah, and of the children of Ben iamin,and of the children of Ephraini and ManafiTeh. 4 Vthai the fonne of Amihud.the Ton of Omri, the fonne of Imri , the fonne of Banijof the children of Pharezthe fonne of ludah. f And of the Shilonites : Afaiah the firft borne,and his fonnes. 6 Andofthe fonnes of Zerih: Icuel, and their brethren , fixe hundrcth and ninetie. 7 And of the fonnes ofBeniamin:Sal- lu the fonne of Mcfliulkim, the fonne of Hodauiahjthe fonne of Hafcnuah : Cc 2 8 And •Ne!«ia. II. I. Diuersofficers I.Chron. ofthe Temple. I, I 8 And Ibneiah the fonne of Icroham, andElahthc fonne of Vzzi , the fonne of Mlchri, and MefliuUam the fonne of Shc- photiah , the fonne of Reiicl, the fonne oflbniuih, 9 And their brethren , according to their generations, nine hundred and hftie and lixe. All thefc men were chiefe ofthe L- thers in the houfe of their fathers. 10 f And ofthePricftc5:Iedaiahjand Iehoi3rib,aHd lachin, 1 1 And Azariah the fonne of Hilkiah, the fonne ofMefhullam , the fonne of Za- dokjthe ibnae of Mcraiothjtbe fonne of A- hitub the ruler ofthe hoiife of God. 1 1 And Adai:h the fonne of Icroham, the fonne of Paffluir j the fonne of Malchi- iah,& Maafu the fonne of Adiel, the fonne of lahzerahj^e fonne ofMeflmllam ,the fonne of Mefwllemith the fonne of Immer. 1 5 And their brethren, heads ofthe , y ^ ^^^ houfe of their fathers a thoufand and feuen lun»fvL^ hundred and threcfcore, vcrytablc men for the work of thcfcruice ofthe houfe of God. 1 4 And ofthe Lcuites : Shemaiah the fonne of Haflhub,the fonne Azrikam ,the fon ©f Hafhabiah , ofthe fonnes of Merari. I y AndBakbakkev,Ha^fl',and Galal: and Mattaniah the fonne pf Micah, the fonne of Zichrijthe fonne of Afaph. J 6 And Obac^iah the fonne of Shema- iah, the fonne of Galal , the fonne of Icdu- thun: andBerechiahthelbnne of Afa ,the fonne of Elkanah, that dweh in the vil- lages ofthe Netophathites. 1 7 And the Porters were Shallum, and Akkub ,andTalmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren : Shallum wm the chiefe. 1 8 (Who hitherto waited n. the Kings gate Eaftward) they were Porters in the companies ofthe children qfLeui. 1 9 And Shallum'the fonne of Kore,the fonne of Ebiafaphjthe fonne of Korah,and his brethren (ofthe houfe ofhis father) the Koro.hitcSjWfre oner the workc ofthe fer- Hice, keepers ofthe t gates ofthe Taber- nacle : and their fethcrs being ouer the hoft ofthe LoKD,were kccpcrS ofthe entric. ao And Phineh-!s the fonne of Eleazar was the ruler ouer them in time paltj4»e« ouer the tihcw- brcad to prepare it euery Sabbath, ^ 3 And thefe art the finacrs , chiefe of the fathers of the Lcuites,who remtimng in the chamberSjivfrffrec : for fthey wereim- ployed in that \vorke,day and night. 5 4 Thefe chiefe fathers of the Lcuites, were chiefe throughout their generations^ thefe dwelt at Iciufilem. 55^ And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon,Iehiel, whofe wiuesname "was ^Maach.i: 36 And his Hrit borne fonne Abdon, then Zur,andKiih, and Baaljand Ner,and Nadab, ^7 And Gedor,andAhio,andZech2- riah^and Mikloth. 5 8 Afld Mikloth begate Shimcam : and they alfo dwelt with their brethren at leru- falcnijOuer againft their brethren. 59 *AndNerbegatKiffi,&Kini begat SaHl,and Saul begat Ionathan,and Malchi- fhii3,and Abinadabjand Eflibaal. 40 And '\Heb.f6itndcc. Oi;iruft. Or, ftore- hoafes. jHebl'Ywg ibemtnby tde,.tr.d curie thtm out by tale. ilOr,veJJlh. ♦Exod.jo. »3. l\Oyjruli. \\0r, oufi.it plates, orjluei. ■\Heb. bread of ordering. ■fHeb. -upon tkim. ♦Chap 8.2^ *Ch3p.8, Sauls death. Chap.x.x). Dauid ismadeKing^ "Chap. 8. J 5. •i Sam. J I, 1,1. ||Or,Tr««w- dtd. II Orjefhw, i.ifdw. 14. 45>. ■fHehr.fhoo. tcrs with bower. ■\Hebr.f(imd htm. rue. 40 AnH the fonne of lonathan was Me- ribbaal : and Meribbaal bcgate Micah. 41 And the Tonnes of Micah were Pi- thon,and Melech,and T Av:fX.^ and aUaX. 4 2 And Ahat begate larah, and larah -begat Alemeth,and A2maucth,and Zimri: and Zimri begateMoza, 4? And Moza begatc Binea: and Re- phaiah his fonne , Eleafalj his fonne. A?. el his fonne. 44 And Atel had fixe fonnes , whofe names arc thefc : Azrik am , Bochcru, and Ifmael, andShcariah, andObadiah ,and Hanan.Thefe wtre the fonnes of Azel. CHAP. X, I &wls tHtrthrew tmideAtli. 8 The Philifiines trmmfh oner Saul. 1 1 The kivdiiejfe oflabe(h Qilead,towards- Saul at:d itufoimes. i j Satthfiimiftr which the king- done was truti/latcdjrom htm to Di-ind. NGwe * the PhiUftines fought againft Ifracl,and the men of Ifrael fled from before the Philiflines , and fell downe (I flaine in mount Gilboa, 2 And the Philiilines followed hard after Saul,and after his fonncSjand the Phi- Uftines flew lonathan^and || A binadab^and Malchiniu3,thc fonnes of Saul. I And the battcU went for* againfl Saul,and the f archers f hit him jand he was wounded of the archers. 4 Then faid Saul to his armour bearer. Draw thyfword, and tbiuftmee through therewith , left thefe vncircumcifcd come, and \\ abufc mce ; but his armour bearer would not, for he was fore afraid. So Saul toolce a fvvord,and fell vponit. 5 And when his armour bearer faw tint Saul was dead, hee fell hkcwife on the fword, and died. 6 So Saul died , and his three fonnes, and all his hcufc died together. 7 And when all the men of Ifrael that 'veerein the valley , fawe that they fled, and that Saul and his fonnes were dead : then thtyforfooke their cities, and fled, and the Philiflines came and dweltin them. S f An J it came to pafTe on the mor- row , when the Philiftincs came to ftrip the flaine, that theyfoimd-Saul and his fonnes fallen in n-.o'unt Gilboa. 9 And when they had ftrippcd him, they tooke his heid, and his armour , and fent into the land of the Philiftines round about, to cary tidings vnto their idolcs, and to the people. I o And they put his armour in the houfe of their gods , and faftcnedhis head in the temple of Dagoh. it I ^And when all labcfh Gilead heard all that the Philiftines had done to Saul: I z They arofe, all the valiant men,and tooke away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his fonnes, and brought them to labefh, and buried their bones vndcr the oke in la- be{li,and fafted feuen dayes. I ;5 f So Saul died for his tranfgreflion which heefcommitted againft the L o r d, * euen againft the word of the Lord which he kept not,& alfo for asking counfel of one that had a famihar fpirit , "^ to enquire of it : 14 And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he flew him, and turned the king- dome rnto Dauid the fonne of t leflc. CHAP. XI I Duuid by Agenerall cimfent if made ki'ig ".t HcLroti, 4 Hee wmmth the cajile ojSioiifrom theiebiffitcs,byIo.-!bi vnlour. 10 ^eataiogas ofDaifdsmighttemen. THcn * all Ifrael gathered themfclucs to Dauid vntoHebron,faying,Behold, wee are thy bone and thy flcfh. i And moreoucr'f in time paft, eues when Saul was king , thou waTi he that led- deftoutand broughreft in Tfraehand the Lord thy God fayd vnto thee , Thou fhair fjfeede my people Ifrael,and thou (halt be ruler ouer my people Ifrael. 5 Therefore came all the Elders of If- rael to the king to Hebron , and Dauid made a cotienant with them in Hebron be- fore the L o R D , and they annointed Da- uid king ouer Ifrael , according to the word of the L o R Dj t by * Samuel. 4 f And Qauid and all Ilrael * went to lerufalem which /i lebus, where the Icbu- fitcs were the inhabitants of the laiid. 5 And the inhabitants of lebus faid to Dauid,Thou fhalt not come hither.Neuer- thc Icile Dauid tooke the caftlc of Zion, whichw the citie of Dauid. 6 And Dauid faid, VVhofoeucrfmiteth the lebufitcs firft fliall be f chicfc, and cap- taine. So loab the fonne of Zeruiah went firft vp,and was chiefe. 7 And Dauid dwelt in the caftehthere- fore they called fit the citie of Dauid. 8 And hee built the citie round about, eucn from Millo round about : and loab t repaired the reft ofthe citie. 5j So Dauid f waxed greater and grea^ tenfor the Lord of hofles was withhim. 10 %* Thefe alfo areiiit chiefe ofthe mighticmen, whom Dauid had, who Cc ? jjftrcnpthcned 'Dauicls mi^htic mei,i : I.Chron, and his worthies. Or,held rongly rvitl) idcbnisni. \0r, £fhef- \ammm. \\Or.^ooA. '3- j Or,fali*ati: \Or,thyei ca^f- taines cuer the Ihmie. # Hehr.rp'ilh r.fbhti? :.Sjrn.ij. Hchr.irre-it Hehr. a man 11 llrengthened th^aifelius with him in his kingdome, ani with all Ifrael, to make him king according to the word of the L o rd, concerning liracl. 1 1 And this/ f the number of the migh- ticmen^whomDauid/j^i/. I:i{hobcam|| an Hachmonite,the chiefc of the captaines: he hft vp hiS fpcarc againft three hundred, flaine ^j him at ont time. I z And after him xvm Elcazar the fonne of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of tlie three mighties. 1 5 Hee was with Dauid at || Pafdam- mimj and there the PhihiUnes were ga- thered together to battell,whcre wasapar- cell of ground full of barley, and the people fled from before the Phililtines. 14 And they || fct themfelues in the middeft of that parcel,and deliuered it and flue the * Philiitines,andthe Lord faued them by a great j| deliuerance. 1 5 f No\v||three of the thirtic captaines, went downe to the rocke of Dauid,into the cauc of AduUam, and the holl: of the Phili- ilines encamped in the valley of Rcphaim. 1 6 And Dauid wiu then in the hoid5and the Philiftines garifon xtm then atBethlehe. 1 7 And Dauid longed and faid,Oh that one would ?me mec drinke of the water of the well of bethlehem,that n at the gate. 18 And the three brake through the hoft ofrh: Phihftines J and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem , that •wm by the gate,and tooke« and brought « to Dauid. But Dauid would notdriakc of it, butpow- red it out to the Lord, 19 And r:id,My God forbid it mee, that I fliould doe this thing.^ Shall I drinke the blood ofthefe men , ■\\\\^.x. haue put their liuc^ in ieopardie? for withf/;e ieopar" dte 0/ their hues, they brought it: there- fore hee wouldnot drinke it. T hefe things did thefe three mightieft. 20 ^And AbitLai the brother of loab, he \v:s chiefc of the thrce.For lifting vp his (peare agiinlt three hundred, hedtv^tbem, and had a name among the three. 1 1 *Of the thrce,he was more^honour^ able then the two,for he was their captaine; howbeitjhe attained not to thej^r/9 three. 2,2 Bcnai.'.hthe fonne of Ichoiada, the fonne ofa valiant man of Kab2ccl,twho had done many ads, he flue two Lyon-like men of Moab,alfo he went downc and flue J Lyon in a pit in a fnowy day. 2 J And he flue an Egyptian, f a man of great ftaturc , hue cubits high , and in the Egyptians handvr.« a (pearelikea weaucrs beame : and he went downe to him with a ftafFe,ind pluckt the fpeareout of the Egyp- tians hand, & flue him with his own fpeare. 2 4 Thcfe things did Benaiah the fonne of lehoiadi , and had the name among the three mighties. 2 J Behold hee was honourable among the thirty,but attained not to the ^»-y? three: and Dauid fct him ouer his guard. z6 ^lAlfothe valiant men of the armies vifere Afahel the brother of loab , Elhanan the fonne of Dodo of Bethlehem. 27 Shammoth the jj Harontc , Helez the Pelonite, 2 8 Ira the fonne of Ikkefh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, 29 Sibbecai the Hufliatlaite , Ilai the Ahohitc, , 50 Maharai the Netophathite , Hcled the fonne of Baanah the Netophathitc, 5 I Ichai the fonne of Ribai of Gibeah, tku pertained to the children ofBeniamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 52 Huraiofthe brookes ofGaafh, A- biel the Arbathite, 5 1 Azmaueth the Baharumicc, Elih iba the Shaalbonite, 54 The fonnes of Hafhcm the Gi- zonite : Jonathan the fonne of Shageth the Hararite. 3 f Ahiham the fonne of Sacar the Hara- rite,Eliphal the fonne of Vr, 36 Hepher the Mcchcrathite , Ahiiah the Pelonite, 3 7 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the fonme of Ezbai, 5 8 loel the brother of Nathan,Mibhar the H fonne of Haggcri, 59 Zelek tlie Ammonite, N.aharai the Berothite , the armour bearer of loab tlie fonne of Zeriiiah, 40 Ira the lthrite,GarcbthQ.Ithrite, 41 VriahthcHittite,Zabadthe fonne ofAhlai, 42 Adina thefonne of Shizathe Ru- benite, a captaine of the Riibenites , and thirtie with him, 4 3 Hanan the fonne of M.iacah,and lo- fnaphat the Mithnite, 44 Vzzia the Arliterathitc, Shama and lehielthe foanesof Hoth.an the Aiccritc, 4 5 lediad the [jfonne of Zimri,and lo- hahis brother, the Tizite. 46 Elitl the Mahauite, andlcrib3i,nnd loihauiah the fcnnes of Elnaan, & Ithn»ah theMoabite, 47 Elid, \\Qr,Hn*cdite z-Sam.z} 25. genre. \\ Or,Zmrii€ J_ Dauids helpers, Chap.xij. to make him King* *i,SaBi. 17, I. ■\ He!?.beirr^yet JhHtvp. \\'Or,HaJhu!a 47 Ehcljan.dObed, andlafiel theMc- | fobaitc. CHAP. XII. I The cofnpimia that cnme to Dauid at Ztkl^^. 2 i The armies thtit catw to him at Hebron. NO w * thefe are they that came to Da- uid to Ziklag t while he yet kept him- felfc clofc , becaufe of Saul the fonne of Killi : and they were among the mightic menjhelpeisotthewarrc. z They were armed withbowcs , and could vfc both the right hand and the left, in /?«r/m2ftoneSjand//'oo//»5 arrowes out of a bow, e«f?jx)f Sauls brethren of Beniamin. 3 The chiefe was Aliiezer, then loafli the fonncs of )| Shemaah the Gibeathke, andlezielj& Pe!ct,thefonnes ofAxmaueth and Bcrachahjand lehuthe Antothite. 4 And Ifmaiah the Gibconite,a migh- tie man among the thirtie , and oucr the tlii*tie,and leremiab, and Iaha2;icl,and le- hanan,and lofabadthc Gedcrathite, ^ Eluzai, and lerimoth , and Bealtah, and Shcmariah , and Shcphatiih the Ha- niphite. 6 Elkanah,ar»dle{iah,ajid Azariel,3nd loczcrjand Iailiobeam,the Korhites, 7 And Ioelah,and Zebadiah the fonncs ofleroam of Gedor. 8 And of the Gaditcs there feparared themfclues vnto Dauidjinto the' hold to the wilderneife , men of might , and men f of warrCjfitfor the battel!, that could handle fliield and bucklcr,whofe faces were like the faces of Lyons, and were f as fwiftasthe Roes vpon the mountaincs: 9 Ezet the firit , Obadiah the fecoml, Ehab the third, I o Maftiemaiinah the fourth, Icremiah theiift. I I Atthai the fixt,Eliel the feiienth, 1 2 lohanan the eighth , Elzabad the ninth, 1 5 Icremiah the tenth, Machbanai the dcuenth. 14 Ihefe were of the fonnesof Gad, captaines of the hoft : ||one of the lealt was ouer an hundred , and the greateft ouer athcufind. _ 15 Thefc<«« they that went ouer lor- uftaihoM jpj^ i,j ji,e firft moneth, when it hadf ouer- nowen al his bankes,and they put to night all them of the valkyes , loth toward the Eaft, and toward the Weft. 16 And there came of the children of^ Beniamin, and ludah, to the hold vnto Dauid. -\Heh.ofth( up. ■fHeb.af the i\ces vpon the r,:iethat ■tre of one heart to make Dauid King. J 9 And there they were with Dauid three day es , eating and drinking :. for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreouer,the7 that were nigh them, euen vnto Iflachar,and Zebulun, & Naph- tali brought bread on afl'es , and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, 4«^jjmeat, mealcjcakes of figs, and bunches of raihns, and wine,and oylc, and oxcn,and flieepe a- bundantly , for there vpm ioy in Ifiracl. CHAP. XIII. I Dauid fttcheth the ^rkc n>nh ^caT fckmfiitie fiom Kjrmrtk-ienrmi. 9 VZj^i:^ beir^fmitwi , the ^rke « Ujtat tht hottfe cfObed-Sdom. ANd Dauid confultcd with the c.ip- taincs of thoufands , and hundreds. And with cueiy leader. z And Dauid faid vnto al the Congre- gation of Ifrael, liitfeeme good vnto you, and that it b«e of the L o rd our God, t let vs fend abroad vnto our brethren eue- ry where, that are left in all the land of Ifra- el , &with them alfo to the Priefts and Lc- lutcs which are in f their cities atid fuburbs. that they.may gather themftlues vnto vs. j I And let vs-|-bring againe the Arke of our God to vs ; for we enquired not at it in thedaycsofSaul. 4 Andallthe Congreg.^tion f3id,that they would doc fo; for the thing w:is right in the eyes of all the people. f ^0*1 )auid g.ithcred all Ifrael toge- thcr,from Shihor of Egypt, euen vnto the entring of Hemath , to bring the Arke of God from Kiriath-iearim. 6 And Dauid went vp,and all Ifrael to * Baahh, that is, to Kinath-icarim, which ^e/ong;f(/to ludih, to bring vp thence the Arke of God the Lo RDjthatdwellcth be- tweene the Cherubims,whofe name is cal- led o«/>. 7 And they fcaried the Arke of God in a new cart,out of the houfe of Abinadab : and Vzza,and Ahio draue the cart. *8 AndDauid and all Ifrael played be- fore God with all f';e/Vmight,& with ffing- ingjand with harpSjind with pfalterics,and. with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 9 f And when they came vnto the thre- fhing floore of j| Chidon,Vzza put foorth his hand to holde the Arke, for the oxen II Humbled. I o And the anger of the Lord was kindled againft Vzza , and hee fmote him, becaufe he put his hand to the * Arke : and there he died before God. I I And Dauid was tlilplealcd , becaufe the Lord had made a breach vpon Vzza y wherefore that place is calledfPcrez-Vzza to this day. 12 And Dauid was afraid of God that d iy,faying, How fliall I bring the Arke of God home to me ? 13 So Dauid t brought not the Arke home to himfelfe to. the citie of Dauid,but carried itafideinto the houfe of Obed-E- domthcGittite. 1 4 And the Arke of God remained with the family of Obcd-Edom in his houfe three moneths. And the Lord blelTed *the houfe of Obed-Edom, and all that he had. CHAP. XIIIL I Hir^niiki'tdujfttolDatiid. z DttMidsjihcttieinfce- pUj wiues and childrtn. 8 HiittfoviohriaagairMihc Philifiifus. NOw * Hiram king of Tyre fcnt mef- fengers to Dauid,and timber of Cc- dars,with mafons,and carpenters to build him an houfe. z And Dauidperceiued that the Lobd. had -fHeb.kriiir about. *i.Sain.7.i. a, (am, (5.2. Mofli. i6.<) -\Heh.mitde the ^rke to Tid.e. -\Htb.forigi. \\CalkdN^ cho'i^z.Sam. 6.6. \\Or,(hoikeit •NHm.4.1 J. ■\Heb breach ■\ Heb.rer, o» md. • As Chap. 25.5. ♦i.Satn.j. II &c. Dauidsviilories: Chap. XV. iHcb.yt, *2,Sam,y,i7 f Hcb.thatu, aplaceofbte^ ches. * 2. Sam 5, I had conHrmed him king ouer IfracI, for his kingdomcw.-islifcvp on high, becaufc of his people Ifrael. I ^ And Daiiid tooke f moe wiiics at lei iifalem ; and Dauid begate moe fonncs and daaghters. 4 Now thelc are the names of hit chil- dren which hee had in lerufilem : Sham- mua, and Shobab, Nathanjand Salomon, J And Ibhirjand Elillm3,and Elpalet, 6 And Noga, and Ncpheg, & laphia, 7 And Eliihama , and j| Bcehada , and Elpalct. * 8 ^ And when the Philiftiaes heard that * Dauid was anoynted king ouer all 111 raelj all the Philiftines \tent vp to fecke Da- uid : and Dauid heard of it , and went out againftthcm. 9 And the Philiftines came and^read themfelues in the valley of Rephaim. I o And Dauid erK[uired of God faying, Shall I goe vp agjinft the Philiftines ? and wilt thou deliuer them into mine hand ? And the L'o r d faid'vnto him, Goe vp, for I will deliuer them into thine hand. I I So they came vp to Baal-Pe.razim, and Daiiidfmotcthem there. Then Dauid fudjGodhatk broken in vpon mine ene- mies by mine hand, like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name ofthatplace, f Baal-Perazim, I z And when they had left their gods there, Dauid gauc a commandement , and they were burnt with fire.' I I And the Philiftins yet againe fpread thepfelues abroad in the valley. 1 4 Therefore Dauid enquired againc of God, and God faid vnto him, Goe not vp after them,tiirne away from them, * and come vpon them ouer againft the mulbery trees. 2 J And it fliall bee , when thou ftialt hcare afound of going in the tops of the mulbery trees, that then thou fhalt goe out to battell : for God is gone foorth before thee, to fmite^he hofte of the Philiftines. 1 6 Dauid therefore did as God com- ' mandedhim : and they fmote the hofte of the Philiftins from Gibeon euen to Gazer. 17 And the fame of Dauid went out in- to all lands,and the Lord brought the fcare of him vpon all nations. CHAP. XV. I 'Dattidh.wtmgprep^red aplacefortbe .Ark(, erdenth the Prieffs And Ltuitts to hrwg it from Obcd-Edtm. 2 < Heptrfourmeth thefilcmnrtu thtrtofwith gnat ioj. 29 MichaldeJ^ifith bitn. Hepreparethfor rhcArke. Nd Dauid made hitn houfcs in the ci- tie of Dauid, and prepared a place for tiic Arke of God, and pitched for it a tent. z ThenDauidfud,t None ought to caricthe * ArkcofGod, bur the Leuites: for them hith the Lord chofcnto cary the Arke of God,and_to minifter vnro him for euer. J And Dauid gathered all Ifrael toge- ther to lerufalcm, to bring vp the Arke of the Lord vnto his place, which hee had prepared for it, j 4 And Dauid aflemMcd the children of Aaron, and the Leuites, f Of the fonncs of Kohath : Vriel the chiefe, .and his ff bretluxn an hundred and twentie, 6 Ofthefonnes ofMcrari : Afiiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundred and twentie. 7 OfthefonnesofGcrl"hom. loci the chiefe, and his brethren an hundred and thirtic. 8 Of the fonnes of Elizaphan : Shc- maiahthe chiefe, and his brethren two hundred, 5> Of the fonnes of Hebron : Eliel the chiefe, and his brethren fourefcore. 10 Of the fonnes of Vzziel : Ammina- dab the chiefe , and his brethren an him- drcdandtwelue. 1 1 And Dauid called for Zadok and Abiathar thePriefts,andfor the Leuites, for Vriel, Afaiah and loel, Shcmaiah, and Ehel, and Ammimdab, 12 And faid vnto them, Ye andthe reflthat were chofcn,vvho were expreflcd by name , to giue thankcs to the L o R D,becaiifehismercie*W«re//; for euer. 42 And with them Heman and ledu- thun with trumpets and cymbals, for thofe that fliould make a found, and with mufi- call inllruments of God : and the Tonnes ofleduthunwercf Porters. 43 And all the people departed cue:y man to his houfe, and Dauid returned to bkllehis houfe. CHAP. XVIL I Nathan firfi a^oouing thepttrfofe of Dauid, to hwld God an houfe, 5 afiir bytlicwordofGod forbiddith him. n Hefnmifithhimhlefiugsaridhei^efitcsmlM feed. 1 5 JDaukis prayer and thaiikif^i'/Aiig. NOw *it came to paflc , as Dauid fate in his houfe, tliat Dauid faid to Na- than the Prophet, Lotr, I dwell in an hoiiic of Cedars, but the Arke of the Coucnant of the Lord remaifiethvndcr: curtaines. 2 Then Nathan faid vnto Dauid,Doe .-ill that is in thine heart, for God is with tliee. 3 f And it came to paflc the fame night that the word of God came to Nathan, faying, 4 Go and tell Daaid my feruant,Thus faith the L o R d, Thou flialt not build mc an houfe to dwell in. 5 For I hauc not dwelt in a honfe 6nce the day that I brought vp IlracI , vnto this day, but t haue gone from tent to tent, and from one Tabcrnack to another. 6 Whcrefoeiter I haiic walked with all Ifrael, fpake I a word to any of the ludgcs ofTfracl (whom I commanded to feedc my [ people) fiying. Why haue ye net built mec an houfe of Cedars ? r 7 Nq-.v I \Heb,inth; mcriingai.d h the eueinm. t Heh,fer the, gaic. ] 1,&C. bccnc. Dauids thankcs and prayer : I.Chron. He fubduech the Philiitincs. 7 Now therfoie thus flialt thou fay vn- to my feiuant Dauid, Thus faith the Lo».d of holts, I tooke thee fiom the S/>eef-coat, licb jr»m \ euen\ from following the {heepe,that thou iliouldeft be ruler ouer my people Ilracl : 8 And I haue bcene with thee whither- foeucr thou haft walked, and hauc cat off all thine enemies from before thcc , and haue made thee a name, like the name of the great men that 4J-finthe earth. 9 Alfo I \n\\ ordeine a place for my people Ifracl,and will plant them,and they la- ding to all that wee haue heard with our eares. i I And what one nation in the earth n like thy people Ifrael, whom God went to redcemcfo bt his ovvne people, to make thee a name of grcatneife and teriiblenefle, by driuing out nations from before thy people whom thou haft redeemed out of Egypt? az For thy p£ople Ifrael didft thou make thine ownc people for euer,and thou Lord, becameft their God. I TherforenowL o r d, let the thing ihall dwell in their place, and fiuU be moo. , . , ^, , ^- ued no mote: neither lliall the children of | that tho« haft Ipoken concerning tny fer- wickcdneflewaftcthemanymore(asa:thc | u.mt,and concerning his houfc, be eftabli Klitg 5). tiejics. beginning, 10 And fjncc the time that I comman- ded Judges to be ouer my people Ifrael.) Morcoiier, I will fubdue all thine enemies. Fuithcrmoi-e,I tell thee, that the L o R d will build thee an houic. 1 1 ^ And it fnall come to paflc , when thy dayes be expired, that thou mutt go to ^f with thy fathers, that I will raife vp thy feed after thee, which flial be of thy fonncs, and I will ftablilli hiskingdome. I z He ftiall build me an houfe , and I will ftablilla his throne for eucr. 1 5 I * will be his father, and he ftiall be my fonne, and I will not take my mercie a- way from him, as I tooke it from him that was before thee. 14 But I will fettle him in mine houfe, and in my kingdome for euer,& his throne fliall be eftablilhed for euermore. I 5 According to allthefe words,and ac- cording to all this vihon , fo did Nathan fpeakc vnto Dauid. 16 ^ And Dauid the Ung came , and fne before the Lord, and {aid. Who am I, O L o R D god, and what » mine houfe that thou haft Brought me hitherto ? 1 7 And yet this was a fmall thing in thine eyes, O God,for thou haft alfo fpo- kcnofthyfciuants houfe, for a great while to come, and haft regarded me according to the eftate of a man of highdegrc-c , C5 Lord God. j 18 What can Dcuid /pf^ke more to thee for the honour of thy feruaiu?for tliou knovveft thy fcru-.nt. 19 O L o R D , for thy fcruants fake,and according to thine owne heart, haft thou done nil this grcatncfle, in making knownc t- allthefe t great things. j 20 O Lord, there is none like thee, ' neithcr« there any God befidcs thce,accor- ilied for euer, and doc as thou hail; faid. 24 Letiteuenbee eftablill^ed, that thy name may be magnified lor euer, faying, The Lord of hoftes is the God of Ifrael, etten a God to Ifrael:& let the houfe of Da- uid thy feruant be eftablilhed before thee. 2 5 For thou, O my God , f hafte told thy feruant that thou wilt build him an houfe : therefore thy feruant hath found in his heart to pray before thee. 26 Andnow,L o RD ( thou a-rt God, and haft promifed this goodnefle vnto thy feruant.) 2 7 Now therefore {j let it pleafe thee to bleiH'e the houfe of thy feruant, that it may be before dice for eucr: for thou blefleft, 0 Lord, and it/hall be blefted for tttcr. CHAP. XVIIL 1 Daitidfitldiufh the Philijiines and dit Moabttts j He jmiteth Hadadezjr iwd the Syrians. 9 Ton fcnicth H'udoram vpithprefei.ntsilejfe Dftuid, 11 The pre- frnts^dthe ffoilf,T>auiddedicatethti) Cod. 13 He pK.ttctbganifonsmSdom. 14 Dautds officers. "' Ow after this, *it came to pafle, that Dauid fmote the Philiftines and fub- ducdthem,and tooke Gath,& her townes, out of the hand of the Phihftincs. 2 And he fmote Moab,& the Moabitcs became Dauids feruants,W brought gifts. J ^ And Dauid fmote J| Hadarezer king of Zobah vnto Hamath, as he went to ftablilli his domiJiio by the riuerEuphrates. 4 And Dauid tooke from him a thou- fand charets , and feuen tlioufind horfe- mcn,andtwcntiethoufand footmen : Da-: uid alfo houghed all the charct boifes , but relerued of them an hundred charets. :d of the *».Sain.io, verCi,&c. I'eru-nts, and. brought giftes. Thus the L .0 R D prefcraed DamJj whitherfoeuer he went. 7 And Dnuid took the fliiclds of gold th u were 0.1 the feruants of Hadarczer, ;ind brought them to Icnifilcm. 8 Likewife from (| Tibh.i th, nnd from Chiirtj cities of Hidarczer^broughtDauid very much braffe , wherewith * Solomon made the brnfcn Sca,and the pillars , and the vcflels of br.ifl'e. 9 ^ Now when)|Tou king of Ham.ith heard howDauidhulfmittenallthchofte of H.idcrezcrking of Zobah : 10 Hcfent \\ Hadoramhis fon to king Dr.uid, (I to enquire of his welfare , and to t congratulate him, becaiife he had fought againlt Hadarczer, and fmitten him (for Hadarcicr | h;,d warre with Tou) & vaitU him al manner of veflels of gold and filucr, and brafle. 11 ^ Them alTo king Dauid dedicated vntothc Lord, with the filner and the gold that he brought from al theft nations ; trom Edom , and from Mo.ib , and from the children of Ammonjand from the Plii- hftmcs, and from Amalek. II Moreouer, Abifliai the foane of Zeriiiahjllewofthe Edomitcs in the valley of fait, cighteenethoufand. 11 % And hee put garrifons in Eddm, andalltheEdomites became Dauids fer- uants. Thus the L ORD prcfcrued Dauid whithcrfocuer he went. 14 «T So Dauid reigned oucr all Ifracl, and executed iudgmcnt and iuftice among all his people. 1 J And loab the fonne of Zeruiah was oucr the hofte, and lehofliaphat the fonne of Aliilud, \\ Recorder. 16 And Zadok the fonne of Ahitiib, and fj Abimelech the fonne of Abiathn-, werttht Pncfts, and (J Shauflia w«« Scribe. 17 And Beniiah the fonne of lehoiad^ tr^jouer the Cherethites, rnd the Pele- thites : and the fons of Dauid wen f chiefe about the kins;. C H A r. X I X. I 'Diiuidimcjpn^^ersfentte cofrifn Hiinmthe fiiine of Niihafh, -f vdlanoufly intreated. 6 Vie ^r^imonitts (Ireiipbenedbyihe Syrians, are itttramt by loab and ^Ah:piM. 1 6 Shofh-.ch mak^Jig a mrpfi[>p!y of the Sj- r,a}js if flame by Damd. NOw * it came to pafle after this , that Nahafh the king oi the children of Ammon died, and his fonne reigned in his aead. 2 And Dauidfaid, I will fliew kindnes vnto Hanun the fonne of Nahafh, becaufe his father Ihcwed kindn»-S to me. Ani Da- uid fentmtfTengcis to comfort him con- cerning his f.uhcr. So the feruants of Da- uid came into thelmd of the chiKlrcu of Ammon, to Hanun, to comfort him, 3 Bur the Princes of the children of AmmonfaidtoHanun, f Thinkeft thou that Dauid doth honour thy father,that he hath fcnt comforters vnto thee? Are not his feruants come vnto thee for to fe.i^rch, and to oucrthrovv , & to fpie out the Lm J t 4 Wherefore Hanun took Dauids fer- uants, and ihaucd them, and cut oft' their garments in the middeft,hard by their but- tockes, and fent them away. J Then there went certainc, and told Dauid, how the men were ferued, and hee fent to meet them (for the men were great- ly a(hamed^ and the king fud, Tary at Je- richo yntill your beards bee growcn, and then returne. 6 f And \vhen the children of Am- inon fawe, that they had made themfelucs t odious to Dauid 3 Hanun and the cliil- dren of Ammon fent a thoufand talents of filuer, to hire them tharets and hoifemen out of Mefopotamia, and out of Syria-Ma- achdi,andout of Zobah. 7 So they hired thirtie and two thou- fand charetSj and the king of Maachah and his people, who came and pitched before Mtdeba. And the children of Ammon ga- thered thcmfelues together from their ci- ties, and came to batt.ule. 8 And when Dautd heard of it, he fent Ioab,and all the hoft of the mighty men. 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battel! in aray before the gate of the citie, and the kings that were come, were by thcmfelues j<^the field. 10 Nowwhenlo.'ibfaw that f the bat- tell was fet againft him, before and behind; hee chofe out of all the (| choice of ]frael, and put them in may againfl the Syrians. 11 And the refl of the people hee dcli- ueredvnto the hand off Abilhai his bro- ther , and they fet thcmfelues in aray a- gainft the children of Ammon. 12 Andhe faidjifthe Syri.ms bee too flrong for mc, then thou flialt heipe mee : but if the children of Ammo be too flrong for thee, then I will hclpe thee. 1 1 Be of good courage , and let vs be- haue our felues vahantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the Lord doe that which is good in his fight. 14 So \H(.b!lnth'!nc eyes doth l)^ Hidj&C. ■\Hcb.tof.mk^ j Hebjtif f ice- oft be battell VHM. I) Or,yr>''.':g nien, \Hcb,^- I Jhai,. ] The Ammonites are oucrcome. I.Chron. Three gyantsare flainc. ;' •'. Eupljr/ites. \Or,Shobiu:h^ * >.SarD. 1 1 I. I I{tb. at ihi rnarne eftht * 2. Sam. i I 2tf. t Heb. tht rrei^ht of. 1 8. jl Or, conti- "t'M,Heb. Hood. >\Or,Gib. 14 Soloab&thcpeoplethatwerewitli him, drew nigh before the Syrians, vnto the battcll J and they fled before him. 1 5 And when the children of Ammon faw tkitthe Syrians were fledde, they Like- wife fledde before Abilhai his brother, and cntrcdintotlAecitic. Then loab came to Irrufalem. 1 6 f^And when the Syrians fawc that they were put to the worie before Ifrael, they fentmeflcngcrs, and drew foorth the Syrians, that wtre beyond the [| Riuer : and If Shophach the captaine of the hoil of Ha- darczcr, wtMt before them. 1 7 And it was told Dauid , and hec ga- thered all Ifrael, and pafl'cd otacr lordane, and came vpon them, and fet t/je battel, in ar.iy againit them ; fo when Daiii J had put the battell in aray againit: the Syrians, tUey fought with him. 1 8 But the Syrians fledde before Ifrael, and Dauid flew ofthe Syrians feuen thou- find men, which fought in charets,and four- ty thouHmd footmen, and killed Shophach the captaine of the holtc. rp And when thcferuants ofHadarezer fawc that they were put to the worfe before Ifrael, they made peace with Dauid, and became liis feruints : neither would the Syrians hclpe the children of Ammon any more. CHAP. XX. I T^flbah iibe/ie^idly leiili , Jpailedby Dauid , ai-.dthe feople ttjtreof tortured. 4 Viree gyM:ts are jlaint in three fettiraU otxrihrowes efthc Phdifiincs. ANd * it came to pafle , that f after the yeere was expired , at the time that kings goe out fo^atreif, loab led foorth the- power ofthe armie, and wafted the coun- trcy ofthe children of Ammon , and came pnd befiegcd Rabbah (but Dauid taricdat Icrufalcm,) and loab fmote Rabbah , and dcftroycdit. 1 And Dauid * tooke the crowne of tJyeir ^//j^ from oft his head, and founditfto weigh a talent of gold, and there were pre- cious Itones in it , and it was fet vpon D?.- uids head ; and hec brought alfo exceeding much fpoile out ofthe citie. 5 And he brought out the people that « ere in it, axvd cut them with fawes .ind with harrowesofyron, and with axes: cucn fo dealt Dauid with sll the cities ofthe chil- dren of Ammon. And Dauid and all the people returned to lerufalcm. 4 «j And it came to pafle after this, * that ihere|J nrofe warrc at|] Gezcr with the Philiftines, at which time Sibbechai the Hufhathite,fle\v Sippai,that was ofthe chil- dren of (j the gyant : & they were fubdued. ^ And there was warre againe with the Philiftines, and Elhaiun the fon ofj| lair, flew Lahmi the brodier ©f Gohath the Gittite,whofcfpeare-ftaffe was likcawea-i uers beanK. ! 6 And yet againe * there was warrc at Oath, where was a mani oC great ftature, whofe fingers and tOL*s were foure & twen- tie, fixe on each hatdf said fixe on each fo$t. Andhe alfo was f the fonne ofthe gyant. 7 But when he (j defied Ifrael , loaa- than the fonne of Ij Shimca,Dauids bro- ther,flevvhim. 8 Thefe were borne vnto the gyant in Oath, and they fell by the hand of Dauid, and by the hand of hisferuants. CHAP. X\ I. I T)an]dtemptedby Satnr,forccih loab to number the p(oplt. J Tneratr/theroj the people beiigbroughtyT) f nidrefetitethofit. 5) DMt.:dhaii:i'gthree plagues pro- pomdedbyGad,chfjeththcpcfidence. 14 ^ficr the denth ofjifit'rty tboupmd, Dauid by rtpentar.cepreuen- teththedcflructionoflerafalim. 18 DautdtbyGadi direiliot<,pu.rc>Mfeti) Ornans threlhingfUore, vrhere h»- uing bydt an ahi:r, Goifftieth a Jtgae ofbu fattotir by fire, andii.iyeth theplagy.e 2 S Dauid faerifieeth there, bemgrcfirdined from Gdfconby fiarc af the ^:geU. ANd* Satan ftood vp againft Ifrael, & prouoked Dauid to number Ifrael. 2 And Dauid faid to loab, and to the liters ofthe people, Goe, number Ifrael from Beer-fhcba cucn to Dan : and bring the number of them to me , that I may know/>. 5 And loab anfwered , The Lord make his people an hundred times fo many moe as they be : but,my lord the king, are they not all my lords fcruants ? why then doth my lord require this thing ? why will he be a caufc oftrefpafle to Ifrael ? 4 Ncucrthtleflc, the kings word prc- uailed againft loab: wherefore loab depar- ted, and went throughout all Ifrael, and came to lerufalem. J ^ And loab gaue the fumme ofthe number ofthe people vnto Dauid: and all they of Ifrael were a thoufand thoufand, and an hundred thoufand men that drew fword ; and lud.ih was foure hundred threefcore and tenne thoullind ,that drew fword. 6 But Leui and Beniamin counted hee not among them :for the kings word was abominable to loab. 7 t And God was difpleafed with this thing, therefore he fmote Iftael. 8 And II Or,1{;pha. (I Calleddfo latwe-vre^im tfam.zi.i^ • I.Sam. J I. 23. '\ Heb.aman ofrwafure. ■fHeb. borne to the f^ia>it,or 1{£.fha. }| Or,repro- ched (I C^.U^d Sharnmah, l.Sam.i6.^. * iMm. 14. "[Hcb.^r.dit was euili in the eytsoflhe Loij) con. cernpg this vtiing. Dauidchufech thcpeftilence. Chap. xxij. Dauid and Oman. \l):e, *».Sam,J4, 8 AndDauidfaidvntoGod, *Ihaue fianed greatly, bccaufc Ihaue done this thing : biit now, I befeech thee , doc away the iniqiiitie of thy feriuntj for I haue done very foohlhly. 5> ^ And the Loud fpake vnto Gad, Dauids Seer, (ayin^, 10 Goe and tcU Dauid, Tying, Thus t lUb Jbetcfi fiith the L ORD, 1 1 offer thcc three things, choofc thee one of them , that I may doe it ynto thee. 1 1 So Gad came to Dauid, & faid vnto t Hcy,taki to^ him,Thus f lich the Lord, f Choofe th;e 1 1 Either three yecres famine, or three moneths to bee deltroycd before thy foes (while that the fword of thine enemies o- ucrtiketh thee) or clfe three dayes the fword ofthe Lord, cu£n the peftilence in thel.md,andthc AngelloftheL or d dc- Ih-oying throughout al the coafts of 1 ilacl. Now therefore aduifc thy fclfe , what v\ ord I fnall bring againe to him that fent mc. I J /\nd Daui.i faid vnto Gad, I am in a great ftrait.Let me fall now into the hand of the Lor D(for veiy || great are his mer- cies,) butlet mec notfailinto the hand of man. 14 ^ So. the Lord fent pcflilcnce vpon Ifrrcl : & there ftllof Ifraeljfcucntythou- fand men. I J And God fc;U an* Angel vnto leru- falem to deftroy it : and as he was deftroy- ing,the Lord belield, and lice repented him of the euili,andf3id to the Angel that deftroycd , It is ynough , flay now thine h:nd.Andthe Angel of the Lord flood by thethrefiiingilorc of j[ Ornanthclcbulitc. 16 And Dnuid lift vp his eyes, and fawe the Angel of the Lord fland bctwecne the e'lrth & thche3uen,hnuingadrawenfwoid in his hand flrctchcd out oucr Icrufslem. Then Dauid and the Elders of Ifra6l,who were clothed in fackecloth, fell vpon their faces. 17 AndDattidfiid vnto God, Is it not I thj;t commanded the people to bee num- brcdPcuen I it is that haue finned , & done cuill indecdjbut as for thcfe fheepe , what haue they done ? Let thine hand, I pray ■' I thee,0 L o R D my Godjbe on mc,and on j u.yfuhcrshoufejhitnot on thy people, that tlicy fliould be plagued. *2.Chro.j '^ •] Then the * Angcll ofthe L o R D 1. ' ' commanded Gad to f->.y to Dauid,that Da- uid fliould goe vp and fct vp an Altir vnto the Lor D,in the thrciliing floore of Or- nan the lebuiite. J[ Or, mA-y. * 1 Sam. 14. 16. II Or, ,Ara<- nah, 2,f.>m. J4 i8. ip And Dauid went vp at the frying of Gadjv/Iuchhefpakein the Name of the Lord. 20 Ij And Oman turned backs and fiw the Angel, and his foure fonnes with him, hid themfclues. Now Oman vvas.threibing whcate. 21 And asDauid came to Oman, Or- nan looked and faw Daiiid,and went out of the threlliing floore, and bowed himfelfe to Dauid with his face to t'.ie grotmd. zz Tiicn Dauid faid to Ornan,f Grant meethc place oUliii threiliing floore , that I may build an Altar therein vnto the Lord: thou Hialt grant it me for the full price, thu the plague may be ftriycd from the people. 2g And Ornanfiid vnto Dauid, Take it totlaec, and let mylordtiie king do that wkich/j good in his eyes. Loe, Ignie thee the oxen i hundred thoufand talents of gold , and a thoufand thoufand talents of Inucr , and of brafle and yren without * \veight : (for it is in abundance) timber alfo and ftone haue Iprepared, and thou mayeft adde thereto. 1 f Moreouer, there are workemen with thee in abundance, hewers , and || workers of ftone and timber,and all manner of ciui- ning men for euery maner of worke : 16 Of the gold^ the iiluer, and the brafle, and the yron, there is no number. A- rife thereforc,and be doing, and the Lord be with thee. i7^D3uidalfoc5inanded all the Prin- ces of lirael to help Solom5 his Con,fxyingy 1^ Is not the Lord your God with you? &hathhewof giucnyourefton eucryhdc ? for hee hath giucn the inhabitant* of the land into mine hand, & the land is lubdued before the L ORD,and before his people. 19 Now fet your heart and your foulc to fecke the Lord your God : arife thcr- forc, and l^uild yee the Sanduary of the Lord God, to bring the Arke of the Couenant of the Lord, and the holy vcflels of God , into the houfe that is to be built to the Name of the Lord. CHAP. XXIIL 1 Dauid mini old are maketh Solomon ki^g. zThcrium- ber anddif.r.UttitnoJthe L(Wtei. 7 Thefamilteiofthe Qcrp-jonites. 1 1 Thefonnes off^oh&th. z I The fins ofJUeTiiri. 24 TheoffccoftheLeu.tes. 50* when Dauid was old and full of dayes,he made Solomon his fonne king ouer Ifrael. 2 ^ And hee gathered together aH the Princes of Ifrael, with the Pricih , and the Leuioes. J Now the Leuites were numbred fro the age of thirty * yeeres and vpward : and their number, by their polIes,man by man, was thirty and eight thoufand. 4 Ofwhich, twenty and foure thou- fand were (j to fet forward the worke of the houfc of the Lord: and fixe thoufand were Officers and ludges. 5f Moreouer,foure thoufand Tueere por- ters, and foure thoufimd praifcd the Lord with the inftruments which I made (^fkid Dauid) to pvaift therewith. 6 And * Dauid diuidcd them into t courfes among thefonne?of LcMi,;>4»j*- /ji Gcrflion, Kohcith, andMcrari. 7 % Of the * Gerflionites were fj Laa- dan,andShimei. 8 The fonncs of Laadan,the clucf w^jj lehieljaAd Zeth3m,and loci, three. 9 The AsvcrC J. j I That is, Miifins and Carpenters. ' Chap. 18.5 *Num 4. J. |( Or, tooMr- fie. *Exod.tf.i6. i.chruii.6. 1. &c. i.chron 8. I4.aiid2^ "f Heb. iiitiji- ens. ♦Chap. 2«. 21. (I Or, Lib>;i, chctp.S. 17. Moles his fonnes. Chap. xxiij.Xiciii), The Leuites.offi:? verf. 1 1. t Heb. did not mxltipij fonnes. * Exod.(J.lO * Exod. a 8 heb.5,4. *Exod.J.2a ♦Exo.i 8,3,4 *Chap.jtf. \l Or,thefirJl ■fH^b.rpcre highly muki- piycd. If Or, ktnf- mtiu * Num. lo. 14. ♦Nuin.i.j. j( Or,iVidl-e dfvelltth mlc- p The fonnes of Shimci: Shelomith, and H.izielj and H '.ran, three. Thefe tvere •the chiefeofthe fathers of Laadan. 10 And the fonnes of Shimci wire la- hathj U Zina, and Icuflijand Beriah.Thefe "foure Mrcrs the fonnes of Shimei. 1 1 And lahath w?s the chiefe, and Zi- zithcrecond.-butleulh and Beriahthad not many fons: therefore they were in one reckning, according to f/>e/r fathers houfe. 11 fl The fonnes of Kohath: Amram, Izh3r,Hebron,and Vzzieljfourc. i^ Thcfonsof*^ Amram: Aaron and Moles: and '^ Aaron was feparatedjthat he flioiildfmdifiethemoft holy things ,hee 3.iid his ibnnes for euer,to burne incenfe be- fore the L o R Dj to minifter vnto him,and to blclTe in his name for eiier. 14 * Now concerning Mofes the man of Godjhisfonnes were named ofthe tribe ofL.'iii, I J The fonnes of Mofcs voere : * Ger- fliomandEliezer. 1 6 Ofthe fonnes of Gcrfliom Shebucl was the chiefe. 17 Andthcfonsof Eliezcrvrerf: *Re- habiah ({ the chiefe. And Eliezcr had none other formes .• but the fonnes of Reh " biah t were vet-y many. 18 Ofthefonnesof Izhar, Shelomitli the chiefe. 19 Ofthe Tonnes of Hebron, Icriah thefirlt, Amariah thcfecond, lahaziel the thirdj and lekamiam the fourth, . 20 Ofthe fonnes of Vzziel: Michah the firit,and lefiah the fccond. 1 1 f The fonnes of Mcrari : Mahli and MulLi.The fons of Mahli: Elcazar & KiOi. 11 And Eleazar died, and had no fons but daughters: and their J{ brethren the fonnes ofKilhtookethem. 2 J Thcfoines of Muflii : Mahli , and Eder, and Icrimoth, three. 24 "^ Thefe vpwe the fonnes of * Ltxu after the hoftfc of their fathers, euen the chic^pfthc fathers, as they were counted by nolnbcr ofnames by their pelles , that did the workc for theferuice of thehoufe of the Lord, from the age of* twenty yecrcs andvpward. 2 $ For D.aiiid fayd. The Lord God of Ifrael hath giuen reft vnto his people, [j that they may dwell in Icrufalcm for euer. 26 And alfo vnto the Lcuitcs : they fliall no more caiy the Tabernacle, nor any veflels of it for the feruice thereof. 2 7 For by thelaft words of D.auid , the LcuitesiPfref numbredfrO;n twenty yeeres old, and aboue : 28 Bccaufef their office v/is to waite on the fons of Aaro.i, for the feruice ofthe houfe ofthe L ord, in the courts,iad m the chambers, and in tlie purifying of all holy things, and the worke of the feruice of the-houfeof God: 29 Both for the * fliew-bread , and for the Hue flourefor meate offering , hnd for the vnlcauened cakes, and fjr ihat which is ^rt^eji- Theordcrs of the fons of Aaron. j.v^hron. 1 ne numoer oi tne lingers: fathers of the Priefts and Leuites : one t principal houfhold being taken for Elea- zar, and one taken for Ithamar. 7 Nowthefirftlotcamefoorthtole- hoiarib : the fecond to Ied*iah, 8 The third to Harim , the fourth to Seorim, 9 The fifth to Malchiiah , the fixth to Miiamin, ID The feuenth to Hakkoz, the eighth to*Abii?h, 1 1 The ninth to lefhua, the tenth to Shecaniah, I z The eleuenth to EUaflubjthe twelfth tolakim, I 5 The thirteenth to Huppah,the four-- teciuh to lefhebeab, 14 The fifteenth to Bilgah , the fixe- teenthtolmmcr, 1 5 The feuenteenth to Hezir,the eigh. teenth to Aphfes , \6 The nineteenth to Pethahiah , the twentieth to IchczeJtcl, 17 The one and twentieth to lachin, the two nnd twentieth to Gamul , 1 8 The three & twer.ti.cth to Dclaiah, thefgure and twentieth to Maaziah. 1 9 Thcfe Xfitn the oiderings of them in their feruice to come into the houfe of the Lord, according to their maner , vnder Aaron their father, as the L o r.d God of Ifrael had commanded him. zo ^ AndthereftofthefonnesofLcui \oere thcfe : of the fonnes of Amram^ Shu- bael: of the fons of Shubael, ledeiah. ii Concerning Rehabiah, cfthefons of Rehabiahjthe firftwdi If.hiah. 2.2 Of the Izharites, Shclomoth: of the fons of Shelomoth, Tahath. 2 1 And the fonnes 0/ * Hei>ron, leriah A/3e^r/?,.Amariah the fecond^ lahaziel the third, lekameamthe fourth. 2 4 Of the fonnes of Vzziel, Michah : of the fonnes of Michah, Shamir, 2 ^ The brother ofMichah w<« Iffhiah: of the fonnes of Ifthiah, Zechaiiah. 26 The fonnes of Merari were Mahli and MuHii : the fons of laaziah, Beno. 27 ^ The fonnes of Mcra ri by laaziah, Beno , and Shoham , and Zacciir , and Ibri. 2 8 OfMahli came Eleaiar, who had no fonnes. 2 9 Concerning Kifii: the fonne of Ki{h waslerahmecl. 30 The fonnes alfo of Muflii , Mahli, aiid Edcr, and lerimoth. Thcfe were the fonnes of the Leuites after the houfe of 1 their fuhers. 3 1 Thefe likewife caft lots ouer againft their brethren the fonnes of Aaron , in the prefence of Dauid the king, & Zadok and Aliimelech, and the chiefe of the fathers of the Priefts & Leuites5euen the principal fathers ouer againll their yongcr brethren. CHAP. XXV. I Hie number and cff.cis of the Jingers. 8 Tlielr diuifion by lo t, imofome and twenty ordeis. MOreouer Dauid and the captaines of thehofte feparated to the feruice of the ibnncs of Afaph^ and of Heman,and of leduthun , who fliould prophefie with hsrpcs, with pfjlteries, and witn cymbals : and the number of the workemen , accor- ding to their feruice, was : 2 Of the fonnes of Afciph: Zaccur, and Iofcph,and Nethaniah, and Al^n-elah, the fonnes of Afiph vnder the hands of A- faph,whichpropnefiedt according to the order of the king. 5 Of ledutnun: the fonnes of ledu- thim, Gedaliah,and (| Zeri, and lefliaiah , Hafliabiah, and Mattithiah, || lixe , vnder the hands of their father leduthun, who prophcfied with a harpc , to giue thankes and to prayfe the Lord. 4 OfHeman: the fonnes ofHeman, Bukkinh, Mattaniah,fIVzzitl,[|Shebu£l, & IerimothjHananiah,Hanani,Ehatha,Gid- dalti, and Romamti-Ezer,Ioflibekafliahj Mallothi, Hothir,^ nite,w;er<^Iehieli. D d 2 22 The (I That is, Obed-Edom , as ch.t^. 1 J . 14. I\0r,ajh'cll, for thefmdl as for thereat \\ CaMMe- jhelemtabf ver. 1. I Heh.g.ithe- ringi. \\S(ei,f\j!:f, ' 10-4.Z. clfro!}. 5.4,11. iHcb.holr j things. i \\Or,L-h,i, I chap. 6, 17. (| \\OrJelnel, ch.f.zjS. \ ^^mtcia iipui^y tittu KKik HIV i.m.ii'ig. ■HHeh.oKtof I >. the iattds.and 2 2 ThefonnesofIehieLjZethamj,and loel his brother, »»/»W> were oucr the trea- fures of the houfc of the Lord, 25 Of the Amramites , and the Izha- ritcs, the Hcbromtes>tfn wf, the c'nefe fathers and c^pt-.ines .'v^thouf' nds and hundreds , and their officeis that ferued t'nc king in any matter of the courfes, which came in, and went out moneth by moneth , throughout all the moneths of the yeere,of euery courfe wert twenty and foure thoufand. z Oucr the firft ceurfe for the firft moneth »« lalLobeam the fonnc of Zab- dicl , and in his courfe Were twentie and foure thoufand. 5 Of the children of Perez , was the chiefe of allthe captaines of the hofte ,for the firft moneth. 4 And ouer the courfe of the fecond moneth was jj Dodai an Ahohite , and of hiscourfewas Mikloth alfo the ruler: In his courfe likfwtfe rure twentie and foure thoufand. 5 Thethirdcaptaineof the hofte for the third moneth was Benaiah the I'onne of lehoiada a || cliiefe Prieft, and in his courfe were nventy and foure thoufand. 6 This is that Benaiah,«/;o W;r5*migh- tie among the thirtie, and aboue the thirty: and in his courfe wdsAmizibad his fonne. 7 The fourth captaine for the fourth moneth was Afahel the brother of loab, and Zcbadiah his fonne after him : and in his courfe were twentie and foure thou- fand. 8 The fifth cafrtaine for the fifth mcx- neth w^ii Shamhuth the Izrahite : and in his courfe were twenty and foure thoufand. 9 The fixt captaim for the fixt month, was Ira the fon of Ikkelh the Tekoite: & in his courietpere tv/entyand foure thoufind. I o The feuenth -.aptaine for the feucnth month was Helez the Pelonite,of the chil- dren of Ephraim : .->.nd in his coui:fe were twentie and foure thoufand. I I The eighth captj!>ic for the eighth month,vv4J Sibbecai the Hufiiathite, of the Zarhires: and in his courfe were twentie and foui-e thoufand. 12 The ninth caftaim for the ninth moneth, w<« Abiezer the Anctothite,of the Beniamitcs : & in his courfe were twen- tie ?nd foure thoufand, I J The tenth (aptdine for the tenth moneth, was Maharai the Nctophathite, of the Zarhites:and in hrs courfe urerefwen- tie and foure thoul;ind. 1 4 The cleuenth captar.ie for the elc- ucnth moneth was Ben^i' ii the Piratho- nitc,of the children of Ephraim : and in his courfe were twentie and fouvc thoufand. I J Thetwelfzh ca-ptuine for the twelfth rooneth,ivofthe vineyards. 16^ Furthermore , oucr the tribes of Ifrael: The Ruler of the Rcubenites xvas Eliezer the fonne of Zichri : of the Simeo- nitesj Shcphatiath the fou ofMaathah. 17 OftheLeuites.-Halliabiahthe fon ofKemuel ; of the Aaronites, Zadok. 1 8 Of lu Jah, Ehhu, one ofthe brethren ofDaurd: of Iflacharj Omri the fonne of Michael. 19 OfZebulun, Iflimaiah the fonne of Obadiah :of Naphtali, lerimoth the fon ofAzriel. 20 Ofthe children of Ephraim, Ho- flieathe fon of Azazziah : ofthe halfe tribe of M3nafl'eh,Iocl the Ion of Pedaiah. II Of the halfe tribe of Manafleh in Giiead, Iddo the fonne of Zechariah : of Beniamin,IaafieI the fonne of Abner. z 1 Of Dan, Azarielthefonne of lero- ham. Thefeiirere the princes ofthe tribes oflfrael. 15 ^ButDauidtooke not the number of them from twentie yceres old and vn- der : becaufe the Lord had faid, hee would incrcafelfracllike to the ftarrcs of the heauens. 24 loab the fonne of Zcruiah beganco numberj*but he finiflied not,becaufe there fell wrath forJt againft Ifrael, neitherfwas the number put in the account of the Chronicles of King Dauid. 25 f And ouer the Kings treafurcs,w<« At'Tiaueth the fonne of Adiel: and ouer the ftore-houfcs in the fields , in the cities, and in the vilbges,and in the caftles , Vnas lehonathan the fonne of Vzziah. 16 And ouer them thit did the worke ofthe field, for tilbge ofthe ground, wrfi Ezri the fonne of Chclu'.i. 27 And oucr the Vineyards, w« Shi- meitheRamsthite :f ouer the mcreafe of the vineyards for the wine cellars,was Sab- di the Ziphmite. 28 And ouer the Oliue trees, and the Sycomorc trees that were in the low plains, vi>as Baal-hnnan the Gederite : and ouer cellars of oyle wai loalli. 29 And ouer the herds that fed in Sha- ron, vas Shetrai the Sharonitc : and ouer the herds that veere in the valleys jtrd^ Sha- phat the fonne of Adlai. 50 Ouerthe camels alfojVrrfiObil the Iflimaclite : and ouer the aflcs, voas lehde- iah the Mcronorhitc. 51 Andouertheflockcs,tt'«j Dauidexhorteih Solomon: I.Chron. Byhisexampleandinticaric, ^ • I.Sam. i:d doc »( : feare not, nor be difmayed, for the L o k d God, fMcnmy God, tt'/fl6ewith thcejhee Will not fiilc thee, nor forfake thee, vntill thou haft finifhcd all the worke for the fer- uice of the houfe of the Lord. 2 I And behold , the couifes of the Priefts & the Lcuitcs, tutti they jhalL Z^e with thee for all the feruicc of the houfe of God, and there /^ArfW Zie with thee for all manner ofworkmanfhip, euery willing fkilftil man, foranymaner offeiaiice: ."Ifo the Princes and all the people will be wholy at thy com- mandement. CHAP. XXIX. 1 "Danidby bu ex.t7Kplc ,mdi>rtreaty, 6 canfith thePrin- (eiojidpeoplcto offer TPiiiwgly. lO Dauids tha.ik:f- gmi»gandpr.^.yer. 20 The people hn^iingblcj^cd Gad iuid^avnficed, mukt Solomon Kj"X' 2 ^ DoKids rii^ie anddeath. FVrthermorCjDauid the king faid vnto all the congregatikOn,Solomon my foji, vchom alone God bath chofcn,M yet*yourig * Cha.ii. 5. &tender,& the worke M great: forthe pa- lace ii not for man,but for the Lord God. 2 Now I haue prepared, with all my mightfortlic houfeofmy God, the gold (ot things to be made of golA., the filuer for things of filuer , and the brafle for thmgs of braflejthe yron for things of yron, & w ood for things ofwCK>d,onix ftoncs,& ftoncs to be fetjgliftcring ftones,& of diucrs colours, and aUmaner of precious ftons,and marble ftoncs in abundance. 5 ?.lorcouer,bec3ufe I haue fet my af- fedion to the houfc of my God, 1 haue of mine owne proper good,of gold and filucr, vr/j/f.'? Ihaue giuento the houfe of my God, ouer and aboue all that I haue prepared for the holy houfe : I 4 Euen three thoufand talents oi gold, of the gold of * Ophjrjand fcuen thoufand talents of refined filucr, to oucrlay the wals of the houfes withall. 5 The gold for things of gold, and the filucr for f^/M^ioffiluer, and for all raaner of worke to be made by the hands of Artifi- cers. And who t/ien is wjllingftocfMife crate his feruice this day vnto the Lord? 6 €\ Then the chiere of the fathers and Princes ofthe tribes of Ifracl, and the can- tjines ofthoufands and of hundreds , with the rulers ouer the kings worke , offered willingly, 7 And * I King 5). 28. t H.l to fill hi) hand. 1 ne rrinccsanu pcopic oner gircs, v^nap.xxix. Liavnasaeatn. ♦Mjt.tf.ij. i.tim. I. [7 dpoc.j.15. f Ueh. retame orobtaine f Heb.of thine hand. 'pn>i.j9.i2 & po.^.heb, I I.I j.i.pet, 3. 1 1. t Heb. txfc- ifatan. *Cha.a8.9 i.Sam,i6.7 f Heb. found. II Or,ftMJh. 7 And gaue for the feiuicc of the houfc of God, of gold fiuc thoufand talents, and ten thoufand drammes: and of filuer tsnne thoufandtalcntj : and of brafle , eightecne thoufand talents ; and one hundred thou- fand talents of yion. 8 And they with whom precious ftones were found, g.iue them to the trea- fiireoftlie houfe of the L o r d, by the handoflehieltheGcrfiionite. 9 Then the people reioyced , for that they offered wilhngly , becaule with per- fect heart they offered wilhngly to the Lord: and Dauid the king alfo reioyced with great ioy. I o f VVherforc Dauid blefled the Lord before all the Congregation: and Dauid faid, Bleiled be thou. Lord Godof Ifracl our father, for eucr and euer. I I Thine, O L o r d, « the greatnes, snd the power, and the glorie , and the vi- dorie,andthe maieftie: for all that is in the heauen and in the earth, is thine : thine is * the kingdome,0 Lord, and thou art exalted as head aboHC aU. 1 z Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reigneft ouer all , and in thine hand is power and might , & in thine hand it is to make great, & to giue ftrength vnto ail. 13 NowthereforCjOurGodjWethankc thee, and prayfc thy glorious Name. 1 4 Bnt who am I,and what is my peo- ple, that we fliowld t be able to offer fo wil- linglj^fter this fort f for all thmgs ceme of thce,aR?ft thine ownhaue we giuenthee. 1 5 For we are ftrangcrs before thee,and foiourners,as»fre all our fathers : *Our dayes on the earth are as a fhadow , and there is none f "biding. 16 O L o R D our God, all this ftore thatwc haue prepared to build thee an houfc for thine holy Name, commeth of thine hand, and is all thme owne. 17 I know alfo, my God , that thou * trieftthe heart, and naftplcafure invp- rightnefle. As forme, in the vprightnefle ofmine heart I haue wilhngly offered all thefe things: and now h:.ue I feene with ioy, thy people which are f prefcnt here,to offer willingly vnto thee. 18 OL ORD God of Abraham, Ifaac and oflfrael our fathers, kecpe this for e- uer in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart ofthy people, and II prepare their heart vnto thee: ; 19 And giue vnto Solomon my fonne apcrfcdhcarttokecpe thy Commaundc- ments,thy tefti monies, & thy ftatutes, and to doe iMibefe things , and to build the pal- lace, /or the which Ihnue made prouificn. 20 f And Douidfaid to aU the Con- gregation : Now blefle the Lord your God.And all the Congregation blefled the Lord God of their fathers , and howed downe their heads , and worfliippied the Lord, and the king. zi And they facrificed Tacrifices vnto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings vnto the L o r d on the morrow after that day, enen a thoufand bullockes,a thoufand rams, and a thoufand lambes , with their drinkc offerings , and facrifices in. abun- dance for all Ifrael : 2 2 And did eate and drinke before the Lor Don that day with great gladncfle, and they made Solomon the fonne of Da- uid, king the fecond time, and * anoyntcd him vnto the L o R D to be the chief gouer- nour, and Zadok to be Prieft. 23 Then Solomon fate on the throne of the L o R D, as king in. flcad o^ Duid his father, and profpcredj and all Ll'-elo- beycd him. 24 And all the Pi-inces 'nd the mighty men, and all the (bns likewife of king Da- uid, t fubmitted themfelues vnto Solomon the king. 25 And tJie Lo r d magnified Solo- mon exceedingly in the fight of all Ifracl, and* beftowedvponhim/wcfcroyall mric- ltie,ashadnot beene on any king before him in Ifracl. 26 ^yThus Dauid the fonne of leffe, reigned ouer all Ifracl. 2 7 And the time that hee reigned ouer Ifrael, was fortieyecrcs. Seuenyeeres reig- ned hee in Hebron, and thirtie and three yeeres reigned he in lerufalem. 2 8 And he died in a good old age, ful of dayes, riches and honour: and Solomon his fonne reigned in his ftead. 29 Now the ads ofDauid the king firft and lafl , behold, thy are written in the II booke of Samuel the Seer, and in the t booke of Nathan the Prophet,and in the booke of Gad the Seer, JO With all his reigne and his might, and the tim^s that went ouer him, and ouer Ifrael, and ouer all the kingdomes of the countreys. Dd THE oOlOiiJuiia wiiv^n.^ wi v> jitcn-'inv. * 1 King. 2. 4^. ' j.King.;.>4 ^ i Cbro 1 Vie courts and the mfirmnents of brajji. ip Vie mflrtt- maits of gold. MOreouer hee made an Altar of brafle, twentie cubites the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubites the height thereof. 2 ^ *Alfo hee made a molten Sea of ten cubites,t from brim to brim, round in compafl'e ,and fiue cubits the height there- of,and a line of thirty cubites did compafle it round about. I * And rnder it rvxs the fimilicude of oxen , which did compafle it round about : ten in a cubite compallingthe Sea round about. Two rowes of oxen Vfere caft , when it was caft. *4 It ftoodvpontwelucotemthree loo- king toward the North , and three loo- king toward th:Weft, and three looking toward the South, and three looking to- ward the Eaft : and the Sea rvasfet aboue vpon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. $ And the thicknes of it w.« an hand bredth, & the brim of it hke the work ofthe brim of a cup,|jwith flowers of Lillics and it receiued and held three thoufand baths. 6 f And he made alfo ten lauers,and put fiue on the right hand, and fiue on the left, to wafliin them : fijch things as they oftled for thefburnt oftriag,they wafhed in them, but the Sea was for the Priell:esto waih in. 7 And hee made ten candlcfticks of gold according to their forme, and fet them in the Temple,fiue on the right hand, and fiue on the left. 8 Hee made alfo ten tables , and pla- ced t/;e»j in the Temple, fiue on the right fide , and fiue on the left : and hee made an hundred \\ bafens of gold. 9 51 Furthermore , hee made the court ofthe Priefts,and the great court,& doores for the court, and oucrlayd the doores of them with bralfe, I o And he fjt the Sea on the right fide ofthe Eaft end,ouer againft the South. II And Huram made the pots, and the fliouels,and the || bafens , and Hiuam f fi- nifhed the worke that hee was to make for king Solomon for the houfe of God : I z To tv/f , the two pillars,and the pom- mels,and the chapiters , which xvere on the top ofthe two piliars,and the two wreathes to couer the two pommels of the chapiters, which ippere on the top ofthe pillars : I 5 And fourc hundred Pomegranates on the two wreathes : two rowes of Pome- granats on each wreath , to couer the two pommels ofthe ch:!pitcr«, which wen fv^p- on the pillars. 14 Hee made alfij bafesj and (| lauers made hee vpon the bafes. 1 5 One Scn,andtwelueoxenvnderit. \6 The pots alfo and the fliouels:and the flefhhookes , and all their inftruments, did Huram his father make to King Solo- mon for the houfe ofthe L oRD,of t bright braflb. 17 In »4' .King.7, \\Or,Ukea Lill.efiorver. jHebr. the rvorke of burnt ojfmig. \\Or,b *"| ^^^ them , in the f clay-gronnd, betweene I SuccothandZercdathah. ' 1 8 Thus Solomon made all thefevc/1 fels in great abundance : for theweightof the btjllc could not be found out. 1 p f And Solomon made all the vefllls, that tr^refor the houfe of God, the golden Altar alfo,& the tables whereoii the S,hew- brcad wMJet. 2 0 Moreouer tlie candlefticks with theirlampcSjthit thcyl> .• and beholdjthe one halfe of the grcatnefle of thy wifcdome was not told me :for thou exceedeft the fame that I heard. 7 Happy are thy men , and happy are thefe thy feruants, which ftand continually before thee,and heare thy wifdo.ne. 8 BlelledbetheLoRDthy Godjwhich delighted in thee to fet thee on his throue, to be king for the Lord thy God : becaufe thy Godlouedlfrael, to eltabhfli them for euer, therefore made hee thee king ouer thein,to doc iudgement and iuftice. 9 And flaee gaue the king an hundred and twenty talents of goldj^' ofTpiccs great abundance, and precious ftoaes: neither was there anyfuch fpiceas the Queens of Sheba gaue king Solomon. I o And the feruants alfo of HHram,and the feruants of Solomon, which brought golde from Ophir, brought Algume trees, and precious (tones. I I And the King made of the Algume trees,|| terrifes to the houfe of the Lord, and to the kings palace, & harpes and pfil- teries for fingers: and there were none fuch feene before in the land of ludah. 1 1 And King Solomon gru; to the queene of Sheba,all her de(irc,whatlbeuer fhealked,belidcs that which flic had broght vnto the icing: fo (lie turned,and went away- to her owne land, fhe and her feruants. I z «tNow * I.King, 10; i.&c.iijaic. • 2.42.1uitC ii.ji. llOr,by.tkrs. "f Heb. rvord. \{or,(:iyi,igs. \\Cr; (lalra. HcbJiie tpayn. ^olomonsgoia, targets ana tnronc: u.v^nron. neaiccn [\cnui;u And he laid vnto them,What aduice giuc yc,that we may returne anfwere to this people, which hauc fpoken to mec, f ying, Eafc fomewhat the yoke th.at thy father did put vpon vs. 10 And *i.King. 10 zS.and 1. chro. i.r^. * J.King. 1 1 4'- ■\Hebr.vfords. * Chap. I J •5- * I.King, 1 1. i.&c. irraelreuoJceth. Chap.xj. Rchoboams cities for defence. iHeb.Uded. I -King. 1 1 *9- ■f Htb.flreng. thenedhtmjelji * i.Kirgi ■2.3l,&C. I I o And the yong men that were brotipht ' vp with himj fpake vnto hinv, faying, Thus Inak ':hou anfvverc the people that fpake vn- to thee, faying, Thy father made our yoke heauy, but make thou it fomcwhat lighter forvs : thiis-flialt thou fay vnto them. My little finger fhall be thicker then my fathers loyncs. II For whereas my father t put a henuy yoke vponyoujl wilput more to your yoke: my father chaftifed you with whips, but I xviU cbxfiifeyou with fcorpions. iz So leroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, faying,,Come againe to mee on the third day. 1 1 And the king anfwered them rough- Iy,and king Rehoboam forfooke the coun- fell of the old men, 14 And anfwercd them after the aduice of the yong men, faying. My father made your yoke hcauy, but I will adde thereto : my father chaftifed you with whips, but I Will chajiife you with fcorpions. 1 5 So the king hearkened not vnto the people, for the caufe was of God, that the Lord might performe his word,which he fpake by the * hand of Ahij ah the Shilonite to leroboam thefonne of Nebat. I <> f And when all Ifrael fawe that the king would not hearken vnto them , the people anfwered the king , faymg, What portion /j4«e wee inDauid? andvvee/jrhiddeij by ShemauJ:. 5 He jlrengcheneth bts kjngda^me with forts and frouijion. 13 The Priejls avd Ltuites, and JUth M feared God , forfak^n by leroboam , firentrthen the knigdoTne of Indah. 18 The wittes and children of \ehohoant. ANd * when Rehoboam was come to lerufalem , he gathered of the houfe of ludah and Beniamin, an hundred and ! fourefcore thoufand chofen men , which were warriers, to fight agatnft Ifrael, that hec might bring the kingdome againe to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of the L o R d came to Shemaiah the man of God^fayiuCT, ? Speake vnto Rehoboam the fonne of Solomon, king of ludah , and to all Ifrael in ludah and Beniamin, faying, 4 Thus_faiththcLoRD;YeflialInot goe vp,nor fight againft your brethren : re- turne euery man to his houfe,for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words ofthe Lord, and r*^' iom going a- gainft leroboam. <) ^ And Rehob .., dwelt in lerufa- lemyand built cities for defence in ludah, 6 He built euea Bethlehem,and Etam, and Tekoa, 7 And Beth2ur,& Shoco,& Adullam, 8 And Gath,and Marefha,and Ziph, p And Adoraim,& Lachi{h,& Azekah, 10 And Zorah, and Aialon, and He- bron, which are in ludah and in Beniamin, fenced cities. 1 1 And hee fortified the flrong holds, and put captainesinthem, andltoreof vi- taile,and of oyle and wine. I z And in euery feuerall citie hee put fhields and fpeares , and made them excee- ding ftrong, hauing ludah and Beniamin on his fide. I ^ f And the Priefts and the Lcuites that were in all Ifrael, f reforted to him out of all their coafts. 14 For the Lcuites left their fuburbs,and their pofreffion,and came to ludah and le- rufalem : for leroboam * and his fonnes had caft them off fro executing the Priefls office vnto the L o R D. 1 5 And he ordeined him priefts for the high places, and for the deuils, and for the caTues which he had made. 1 6 And after them out of all the tribes of Ifraeljfuch as fet their hearts to feekc the Lord God of Ifrael, came to lerufalem, to facrifice vnto the L o r jb God of their fathers. 17 So thevftrengthened the kingdome of ludah, and made Rehoboam the fonne of Solom on ftrong, three yeeies: for three ycercs they walked in the way of Dauid and Solomon. 18^ And Rehoboam tooke him Malia- lath the daughter of Icrimoth the fonne of Dauid to wife, tf«<^AbihaiI the daughter of Ehab the fonne of lefTe ; Ee 19 Which fUeb.prefeft ted themJelfH to him. *Chap. I J. Rchoboamshnne: I I.Chron» Hisrcigncanddeath: * I.King. I J -j- Heb.a mul- tity.de of wiy.es. ♦ I.King. 1 4. ]\Oryemaii^i,aredtUi'.ertdjrom dtflri'.tlwn but notfiom Jpo.lf. I J Vie reigne and de.'Hh of1{^hoboc.m. ANdit came to pafic when Rehoboam had eitabliflicd the kingdome , and had ftrengthencd himft lfc,he forfooke the Law of tne Lord, and all Ifrael with him. 2 Andit came to pafTcjthat in the fifth yecre of Rehoboam , Shilhak king of E- gypt came vp againft lerufalem, (* becaufe they had tranfgrcficd ^gninft the Lord) J With tweluc hundred charets , and threcfcore thoufand horfemen : and the people Were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubims, the Sukkiims, andthe Ethiopians. 4 And he tooke the fenced cities which fttte'wedxo ludalij and came to lerufalem. 5 ^ Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam,andto the Princes of ludah that were gathered together to lerufalem becaufe of Shifhak,.and faid vnto them. Thus faith the L o r d. Ye haue forfaken me,pnd therefore haue I alfo left you in the hand of Shilhak. 6 Whereupon , the Princes of Ifrael, and the king humbled themfelues 3 & they faid, The L o r d /^ righteous. 7 AndwhentheLo RDfawthat they hu Tibled themfehiesjthe word of theLc rd came to Shemaiah , frying , They haue humbled themfelues , therefore I will not deljtroy them, but I will grant them ||fome deliuerance , and my wrath (hall not bee powrcd cut vpon Ierufalem,by the hand of Shifhak. 8 Neaerthelesjthcyfhalbcbisfcruantj, that they may know my fei-uice,and the fer- uice of the kingdomes of the countrcys. 9 So ShiiLak king of Egypt camevp againft Ierufalem,and tooke away the trea- fures of the houfe of the L o r d, rnd the treafures of the kings hcufe, he tooke all : hce caricd away alfo the fhields ofgolde, which Solomon had * made. 10 Inftcad ofwhich, king Rehoboam made (hields of brafie , and committed them to the liands of the chiefe of the guard 1 that kept the entrance of the kings houfe. 11 And when the king cntred into the houfe of the Lord, the guard came and fetthem,and brought them againcinto the gunrd-chamber. 1 2 And when he humbled himfelfc,thc wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not deftroy him altogether : |1 and alfo in ludah things went well. 1 ^ f So king * Rehoboam ftrengthened himfdfein Icrufalcm,and reigned : for Re- hoboam xvas one and fourtic yecres olde when he began to rcigne, and hee reigned feuenteene yceres in lerufalem, the citie winch the Lo r d had chofen cut of all the tribes of Ifrael , to put his Name there : and his mothers name reas Naamah an Amrrvonitefle. 1 4 And he did euill, becaufe he (( prepa- red not his heart to feeke the L o R D. 1 5 Now the ads of Rehoboam lirft and laft, are they not written inthefbookeof Shemaiah the Prophet, and of Iddo the Seer, concerning genealogies ? and then were warrcs bet^^eene Rehoboam aridlc- roboam continually. \6 And Rehoboam flept with his fa- thers, and was buried in the city of Dauid, and Abijah his forme reigned in his ftead. CHAP. XIIL I ^bijaiijite wmtaftd children afyAbjjah, NOw * in the eighteenth yeere of king leroboam, began Abijah to reigne ouer ludah. 2 Hee reigned three yecres in lerufa- lem: (his mothersname alfo »<*» Michaiah the daughter of Vriel of Gibea: ) and there was warre betweene Abijah and leroboam. J AndAbijah t^et the battellinaray with an army of valiant men of warre,eiien fonre hundred thoufand chofen men : Ic- 1 roboam alfo fct the battell in aray againft r him •Chap.^.iS \\ Or,atidjet m If.dixh there wtrejpod thinp. * I. King. 14. SI. j( Orjxei. f Htb. wtrds. * I. King, 15 i,&c. t Hib.hw.d togethtr. Abijah his lucccllour. Chap.xin). ©ucrcommcth leroboam. * t.King.i I i6. * I.King. II * Chap, 1 1. '4« t Heh.tofia huhMfd. ♦Chap. J. 4. ♦Leuit.14.6: him with eight hundred thoufand chofe* men,being mightie men of valour. 4 f And Abiiah flood vp vpon mount Zcmarim, which*/ in mount Ephraim, and faid, Heaie me thou leroboam, and all Is- rael : 5 Ought you not to knowe, that the Lord God of Ifiael gauc thekingdome oucr Ifrael to Dauid for euer, etten to him and to his fonnes by a couenant of fait ? 6 Yet leroboam the fonne of Nebat, the fcrumt of Solomon the fonne of Da- uid, 16 rifen vp, and hath * rebelled againli: his L o R D. 7 And there are gathered vnto him vaine men the children of Belial, and haue ftrengthened thcmfelues againft Rehabo- am the fonne of Solomon, whenRehobo- amwas yong and tender hearted, & could not withftand them. 8 And now yee thinke to withftand thekingdome of the LoRPjinthe hand of the Tonnes of Dauid, and ye be a great mul- titude3andf /yer< are With you golden calues, which leroboam * made you f«r gods. 9 * Haue ye not aR. out the Priefts of the L o RD the fonnes of Aaron, and the Lcuites, and haue made you priefts after the maner of the nations oi other lands ? fo that whofoeucr commcth to f confecratc himfelfe with a yong bullocke and feuen rammes, the fame may bcaprieftof ;/;«;» that are no gods. I o But as for vs,the Lord// our God, and wee haue not forfaken him, and the Priefts which miniftervnto theLoRD,*^ the fonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites waite vpon their bufincfl'e. I I * And they burne vnto the Lord euery morning, and eucry cuening , burnt facrifices and fweet incenfe ; the *y7«wf- bread alfo fet they in order vpon the pure table, andtheCandleftickc ofgoldewith the lamps thereof, to burne eucry eucning: forwekcepethe charge of the Lord our God, but ye haue forfaken him. 1 1 And behold, God himfelfe is with vs for our captaine, and his Priefts with foun- ding trumpets to eric alarme againft you: O cnildrcn of Ifrael, fight ye notagamft the L o R D God of your fathers , for you ftiallnotprofpcr. I J f But, leroboam dufed an ambufli- menttoc^me about behind them: fothey were before ludah , and the ambuHiment Wrf* behind them. 14 Aadwhenludah looked backe, be- hold,the battel w.ts before and behind:and they crycd vnto the Lord, and the Priefts founded with the trumpets. I J Then the men of ludah gaue a ftiout: and as the men of ludah lhouted,it came to pafle.thas God fmotc leroboam and all If- rael before Abijah and ludah. \6 Andthe children of Ifrael fled be- fore ludah : and God deliuered them into their hand. 17 And Abijah and liis people flewc them with a great flaughter: io there fell dovvne flaineof Ifrael, tiue hundred thou- fand chofen men. 1 8 Thus the children of Ifrael were brought vnder .at that time, & the children of ludah prcuailed,becaufe they relyed vp- on the Lord God of their fathers. 1 9 And Abijah purfued after leroboam, and tooke cities from him, Beth-el with the townes thereof, and leflianah with the townes thereof,& Epkrain with the townes thereof. io Neither did leroboam recoucr ftrcngth againe in the dayes of Abijah: and the Lord ftrooke him,and he died. 21 fBut Abijah waxed mighty,&mari- ed fourteene wiues,and begate tv/entie and two fonnes,and fixteene daughters. 2 2 And the reft of the ades of Abijah, and his waies,and his fayincs, Callmgon God, heonenhre(pethZtrah^4ndJ}o}kth the SthJopiatis. - • SO Abijah flcpt with his fathers,' and thcyb\iried him in thecitie of Dauid, and * Afa his fonne reigned in his ftead: in his daies the land was quiet ten yeeres. 2 And Afa did that which wm good and right intheeyes of the Lord his God. g For hee tooke away the altars of the ftrange gods , and the high places, and brake do A'ne the f images , and cut downe the groucs : 4 A.'.d commanded ludah to feekc the Lord God of their fathers, and to doe the Law and the Command ement. 5 Alfo he took away out of all the cities of ludah, the hie places and the f images ^j and thekingdome was quiet before him. 6 f And he built fenced cities in ludab^ for the lai)dh'ad reft, and hce had no w;.rrc in thofe yeeres 3 becaufe the Lo R d had gi- uen him reft. Ee 2 7 There- Afa his victoric. 1 l.C-hron. ilraeJs coucnaht with Ood. *Chap.i(J.8 * i.saiH.14. 6. Jl Or^tmrtall rntm. [ -j- Hcb.broken. \ Hcb.befpu 7 Therefore he faid vnto ludah , Let vs build thefe cities^ and make about them walk's, and towers, gates and barres, while the land ii yet before vs : becaufe wse haue fought the Lord our God,we haue fought /M>w,and he hath giuen vs reft on eucry fidet fo they built,andprofpercd. 8 And Ala had an armie of men thit bare targets andfpearesjout of ludah three hundred thouf:ind, and out of Bcniamin, that bare lluclds and drew bowcs,two hun- dred and fourefcore thoufand ; all thefe were mighty men of valour. 9 51 "^ And there came out againft them Zerahthe Ethiopian, with an hofte of a thoufand thoufand,and three hundred cha- rets,and came vnto Marefliah. I o Then Afa went out againft him, and theyfet the battell in araym the valley of Zcphathah at Marelliah. I I And Afa cried vnto the L o r D his God,and faid, L o r d, it is * nothingwith thee to hclpe, whether with many , or with them that haue no power. Helpe vs, O Lord our God, for we reft on thee, and in thy Name we goe againft this multitude: O L o R D thou art our God,ltt not j| man preuaile againft thee. 1 2 So the Lord fmote the Ethiopians before Afa,and before Iudah,and the Ethi- opians fled. 1 1 And Afa and the people that were with him, purfued them vnto Gerar : and the Ethiopians were ouerthrowen,that they could not recouer themfelues,for they were t deftroyed before the Lord, and before his hofte, and they caritd away very much fpoile. 14 And they fmote all the cities round about Gerar, for the feare of the Lord came vpon them : and they fpoiled all the cities, for there was exceeding much fpoile in them. 1 5 Thty fmote alfo the tents of cattell, andcaried awayflieepe & camels in abun- dance,and returned to lerufalem. CHAP. XV. I ^firpith ludah nfid many tfIfratl,mouedbythtfro- fhejie of ^zjiriah the fiime of Obed, make a Jelemne cottenian with God. 16 He pMteth domie Maachah bu mother, for her idolatry. i8 He Lnngeth dedicate things into the houfi oJGod, aid enioyeth a longfexce. ANdthe Spirit of God camevpoijA- zariah the fonneof Obed. z And he went out f to meet Afa, and faid vnto him,Heareye mc,Afa,and all lu- dah, and Beniamin J The Lord is with you,whiIe ye be with him : and if yee feeke i him,he will be found of you : but if yee for- fakehim,he will fbrfake you. j 5 Now for a leng feafon Ifrael hath \ bene without the true God , and without a '• teaching prieft, and without law. 4 But when they in then' trouble did ! tuine vnto the Lo r d God of Ifrael , and ; fought him,he was found of them. ^ And in thofc times there vom no peace to him that went OHt,nor to him thnt came in,but great vexations were vpon all the in- habitants of the countreys. 6 And nation was f deftroyed of nati- onj3nd city of city; for God did vexc them with all aduerfitie. 7 Be yee ftrong therefore , and let not your hands be weake : for your work Ihalbc rewarded, 8 And when Afa heard thefe vvords,and xht prophefie of Oded the Prophet, hce tooke courage.and put away thcfabomina- ble idoles out of all the land of ludah and Beniamin, and out of the cities which hee had taken from mount Ephraim,& renew- ed the altar of the Lord, that Vftu before the porch of the Lord. 9 And he gathered all ludah and Ben- iamin, and the ftrangcrs with them out of EphrnimandManafleh,' and out of Sime- on : ( for they fell to him out of Ifrael in a- bundance wiien they fawe that the Lord his God Wets with him.) 10 So they gathered themfelues t<5ge- thtr at lerufalem in the third moneth, in the fifteenth yeere of the rcigne of Afa. 1 1 And they ofl'ercd vnto the L o r n |the fame time,ofthe fpoile Wj/i7; they had brought , feuen hundred oxen, and feuen thoufand fheepe. 1 2 And they entred into a coucnantto feeke the Lord God of theit fathers,with all their heart and with all their foule : 1 5 That whofoeucr would not feeke the Lord God of Ifrael,*niould be put to death,whether fmall or g.reat,whetherman or woman.. 14 And they fware vnto the Lord with a loude voyce,and with flioming, and with trumpets,and with cornets. 1 5 And 3II ludah reioyced at the oath; for they had fwcrne with al their heart,and fought him with their whole defire,and he was found of th-em : and the L o r d gaue them reft round about. 16 f And alfo concerning * Maachah the mother of Afa the King, he remooued her f Heh.beaten mpieces. ■j Heb. abom- nations. •f Heb.inthat day. *Dcut.ij,5> •I. .King.15 AfaandBenhadad: Chap, xvj.xvij. Ichofhaphatfuccecdcth Afa. her from being Queene, bccaufe fhchicl ^Heb.htmr. made anf idole in a groue : and Afa cut downe herid3le,aad ft.im^edif-, and burnt «3t the brooke Kidron, 1 7 But the high pkccs were not taken away out uf Ifrael : neuerthelcfT: the heart of Afa wasperfed all his dayes. 1 8 f^ And he brought intothehoufeof God the things thit his father had dedica- ted, and that he himfelfe had dedicated, filucr, and^gold, and veflels. 1 9 And there was no more warre vnto thefiue and thirtieth yecrc of thcreigne-of Afa. CHAP. XVI. I ^fi, bythe aide of the Sjriam^ diiterteth BaafJjit fom buildiiis^oflijwuth. 7 ''B::i/ig reproued thereof by Ha~ nani, he ^utteth him in prtfon. 1 1 ^Among hu other odes in hu difeafe hefeek^th not to God, but to thePhj- fittani. ij Hudeathandburut'J. * f .Kings I N * the fixe and thirtieth yeere of the « J'»7- 1 reigneofAfa,Baa(ha king of Ifrael came vp agaijid ludah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none goe out or come in to Afa king of ludah. z Then Afa brought out filuer and goldc out of the treafures of the houfe of the L o R D, and of the kings houfe, and fent to Benhadad King of Syria that dwelt fHeb.Dar- at f Damafcus, faying ; *^fik. 5 There is a league betweene me .and thee, as there -wm betweene my father and thy father .-behold, Ihaue fent thee filuer and golde, goe, breake thy league with Baafha king of Ifrael, that he may depart from me. 4 And Benhad.ad hearkened vnto king t Heb.vhich -^^^3 ^^'^ ^^"' the captain cs off his armies Tffere hu. againft the cities of Ifrael j and they fmote Iion,and Dan,and Abel-maim, and all the ftore-cities of Naphtali. 5f And it came topaffe, when Baafha heard /r,that he left oft'building of Ramah, and let his worke ceafe. 6 Then Afa the king tooke all ludah, and they caried away the ftoncs of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baaflia was a building, and he built therewith Ge- ba and Mizpah, 7 t^ And at that time Hanani the Seer came to Afa king of ludah, and faid vnto him, Becaufethou haftrelyed on the king of Syria, and not rclycd on the Lord thy God, therefore is thehofteofthekingof Syria efcaped out of thme hand. * Cha. 14,5. 8 Were * not the Ethiopians and the 7|v'''"'*" Lubims a f huge hofte, with very many charcts andhorfcmen? Yet becaufe thou t Hcb. era- fhtd. fHeb, dig- ged. diddeft relye on the L o R d, he dehuered them into thine hand. p For the eyes of the Lord run too and fro throughout the whole earth, || to /) Or.flron^ly rtiewhimfelfeltrog in the behalfeofr/;ew, I tohoidewah whofe heart is perht towards him. Herein ^'^'"' ^' thou haft done foohfhly; therefore, fro.-n hencefoorth thou (halt h me wanes, 10 Then Afi was wroth with the Seer, and pa^ him in aprifon-houfejfor he was in a i^ige with him becaufe of this thiac. And Afa f opprefled fome of the people the fome time. 1 1 ^ And behold, the adles of Afa firft and laft, lo, they are written in the booke of the Kings of ludah and Ifrael. 1 1 And Afa in the thirtie and ninth yeere ofhis reigne, was difeafed in his ktt^ vntill his difeafe vpm exceeding ^eat:ytt in his difeafe he fought not to the L o r d, but to the Phyficians. 13 5f And Afa flcpt with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth yeere of his reigne. 14. And they buried him in his owne fepulchrt-j >"hich he had f made for him- felfe in the citie of Dauid, and laid liim in the bed, which was filled with fwecte o- dours, and diuers kinds ofjpices prepared by the Apothecaries arte : and they made a very great burning for him. CHAP. XVI L I lebofhapbat fnccecdsng ^fa, reigneth well, and frofpt- reth. 7 Hefmdeth Letates with the Princes to teact) Iiidah. I o His CKcnnes being terrified by Cod,fo»u of them bring him prejhits and tnbute. 1 2 Hu areat- nejfe, captain:s and armies. ANd * lehofliaphat hisfonne reigned in his ftcad, and flrengthened him- felfe againft Ifrael. 2 And he placed forces in all the fen- ced cities of ludah, and fet gartfons in the land of ludah, & in the citits of Ephraim, which Afa his father had taken. 5 And the L o r D was with lehoflia- phat, becaufe he walked in the firft wayes ofhis father Dauid, and fought not vnto Baahm : 4 But fought to the L o R D God o( his father, and walked in his commande- ments, and not after the doings of Ifrael : 5 Therefore the L o r d ftabliflicd the kingdome in his hand , and all ludah t broughtto leholhaphat prefents, rmd he had riches and honour in abundance, 6 And his heart was [1 lift vp in the waies of the Lord: morcouer he toqke away the high places and groues outof ludih. Ee 5 7 trAlfo * I.King. f Heb.gaM. llTh.:tl^, wa.s e)ico»' raged. flchofhaphat hiscapcaincs. 1 l.Chron. Ahabs prophets. ^ Hit. VPM \\Or,flacet. + }Jeb.athK h.ir.d. 7 ^ Alfo in the third yere of his reigne, he Cent to his princes, etten to Bcnhail, and to Obadiah, and toZcchaiiah, and to Nc- thancel , and to Michaiah , to teach in the cities of ludah* 8 And with them hefent Leiiitcs, euen Shemaiah,andNcthaniah,andZebadiahj and Afahel^and Shemiramoth , and Icho- nathan,and Adonijah , and Tobijnh , and Tob-adonijah , Leuitcs ; and with them, Elilliama and lehoram, Priells. 9 And they taught injudah, and /W the booke of the Law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Iudah,and taught the people. I o fl And the feare of the L o R d f ^^11 vponall the kingdomes of the lands that »r«re round about ludah, fo that they made no warre againft lehofbjlphar. I I AKo feme of the Philiftincs brought lehofhaphat prefents , and tribute fiber, and the Arabians brought him flockes, fe- ucn thoufand and fcuen hundred rammes, and fcuen thoufand and feuen hundred hee goats. 1 z f And lehofliaphat waxed great ex- ceedingly, and he built in ludah j|caftles, and cities of ilore. 1 3 And hee had much buiinefle in the cities of ludah : and the men of warre, mightie men of valour , were in lerufalem. 14 Andthefe are the numbers of them according to the houfe of their fathers : Ofludahjthecaptaines ofthoufands, Ad- nahthechiefe , and with him mightie men ofvalour,three hundred thoufand. I 5 And t next to him was lehohanan the captaine , and with him two hundred and fourefcore thoufand. 16 And next him was Amafiah the fon of Zichri , who willingly offered himfelfe vnto the L o K D J and with him two hun- dred thoufand mightie men of valour. 1 7 And of Reniamin, Eliada a mightie man of valour J and with him, armed men with bow & Ihield two hundred thoufand. 18 And next him Wrtjichofliabad, and with him an hundred'and foure fcorc thou- fandjteady prepared for the warre. 19 Thefc waited on the King, bcfidcs thofe whom the King put in the fenced ci- ties throughout all ludah. CHAP. XVIIL 1 JehoP)afbatir>jr,cdinaJ}initiewith^hab , ilperjrpa- declte ^oewith him agair:fi1{amoth Gdcitd. 4 ^yihab ftducedbyfdfi.^rcphets,accordmg to the wordofMica- juliujlaim there. NOw Ichofliaphat had riches and ho- nour in abundance,and ioyned affini- tie with Ahab. 2 * And t after certaine yceres,he went downe to Ahab to Samaria : and Ahab killed fheep & oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that hee had with him, and per{\vaded him-to goe vp with him to Ramoth Gilead. 3 And Ahab king of Ifrael faid vnto lehofliaphat king of ludah. Wilt thou goe with race to Ramoth Gilead ? And he an- fwered him,I amzs thou art,and my people as thy people J znd we will bee with thee in the warre. 4 f And lehofhaphat faid vnto the king of Ifracl,Enquirc,I pray thee, at the word of the Lo R D to day. $ Therfor e the king of Ifrael gathered together of prophets foure hundred men, and faid vnto thcm,Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battcll,or fhall I forbeare ? And they faid,Goe vp,for God will deliuer n in- to the kings hand. 6 But lehofliaphat faide , Is there not here a Prophet of the Lord f befideSjthat we might enquire of him ? 7 And the king of Ifrael faid vnto leho- fliaphat,7/;frff « yet one man,by whom wee may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him, for he neuerprophefieth good vnto mejbut alwayes euil: the fame m Micaiah the fonnc of limla. And lehofhaphat faide^ Let not the king fay {b. 8 And the king oflfrael called for one of his [| officers,and faide, f Fetch quicke- ly Micaiah the fonne of limla, 9 And the king of Ifrael and lehoflia- pbat king of ludah {ate,either of them on Jiis throne,clothed in their robes, and they fate in a || void place at the entring in of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets pro- phefied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the fonne of Chena- anah,hadmadehim homes ofyronjSc faid. Thus faith the LoRD,With thefe thou fliah piifh Syria,vntill f they be confumed. 11 And all the prophets propheficd fo, fayingjGoe vp to Ramoth Gilead,3nd pro- fper: for theLoRT)fhalldehuer/> into the hand of the king. 1 1 And the meiTenger that went to call Micaiah,fpake to him, faying. Behold, the wordcs of the prophets declare good to the kingfwithoneaf^ent: let thy word there- fore, I pray thce,bee hke one of theirs,and ijjeakc thou good. ij And * I.Kings 21.3. -fHtb. at lie end of ^c ire'. ■\Heb.yfter mire. Jl Or, Eum- ehes. ■\HebJjafien. \\ Or,pDre. ■fHeb. thou conjknKthtrfK ■fHeb.mth onemcHlh. Micaiahsprophccie. Chap. XIX. Ahabisflaine, J^ Or, but fir etiiU. *lo\3.i.6. f Or, fiem e'iOfnber to ch^TTiber.Heb. e') amber in* chamber. I J .And Micaiah faid , As che L o r d liucth, cuenwhit my God faithj that will I fpcake. 1 4 And when he was come to the king, the king fayd vnto him, Micaiah, lliall wee goetoRamoth Gileadto battell, orfhall IforbearePandhefaydj Go -ye vp^ and profper, and they fhall bee deliu€red into your hand, 1 ^ And the king faid to him. How ma- ny times fhall I adiure thee, that thou fay nothing but the tmth to me , in the name of the Lord? 1 6 Then he faid, I did fee all Ifrael fcat- teredvponthemountaines, as ihecpe that haueno{hepheard:andthe Lord fayd, Thefe haue no mafter, let them returne therefore , euery man to his houfe in peace. 1 7 ( And the king of Ifrael faid to leho- {haphat,Did I not tell thee, f/?.a£l.io. j4.roai.2. 1 1. col. i6- I. pec. 1.1 7. ■\I1ebr.take ceuragc and ■doe. 4 And lehofliaphat dwelt at lerufalem: and t he went out againe through the peo- I ple,ffom Beer-iheba to mount Ephraim, 1 and brought them backc vnto the Lord God of their fathers. 5 ^ And he fet Judges in the landjtho- rowoutall the fenced cities of ludah^ citie by citie, 6 And faid to the Iudges,Take heede what yee doc: for ye iudgc not for man,but for the L o R D , who is with you f in the iudgement. 7 Wherefore now,let the fcare of the Lord bee vpon you,take heed and doe it: for there « no * iniquitie with the Lord our God, nor refpeft of perfons , nor ta- king of gifts. 8 ^ Moreouer in lerufalem did Icho- fhaphat fet of the Leuites , and of the Prieilesjand of the chiefe of the fathers of Ifracl, for the iudgement of the L o R d, and for controuerfies^when they teturned to lerufalem. 9 And he charged them/aying , Thus flial yc do in the feare of the L o k d faith- fullyjand with a perfed heart. I o And what caufe foeucr fhal come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities,betweene blood and blood^betweene Law and Commaundemcntj Statutes and Iudgements,ye fliall eucn warne tliem that they trefpafl'c not againft the L o r d, and fo wrath come vpon you, and vponyour brethren ; this doe, and yee fliall not tref. pail'e. I I And beholde, Amariah the chiefe prieft » ouer you in al matters of theL ord, and Zebadiah the fonne of Iflimaeljthc ru- ler of the houfe of Iudah,for all the Kings matters : Alfo the Leuites P>albe officers before you, f Deale couragioufly,and the Lord ftialbe with the good. CHAP. XX. I Ichop-.afhatjinhsfiartprotluimethafajl: 5 h's prayer. lj^ThefrcpheJ!eofIahaz,:el, 20 IthoPjaphat exhor- t(th tht people^ifnd [eUethfivgeri loprfijilhe Lord. 2 2 The great outrtl. row of the er.emies. 2 6 The people ha- Hirg b'.ejfed God .u Berachah, retttrve in trttmph. 3 1 leho{kaphati reigrw. j 5 Hu conttoy of]hips,whith hee made n ith^.htiZjJ} , auord;ngto the prophejk ofElie- ZAr , vr.hi'.ppilypcrifttd. ITcametopaffe after this alfo, that the children of Moab, and the'childrcn of Ammon , and with them , other befide the Ammonites , came 3 gainlt lehofliaphat to battell. 1 Then there came fom'e that tolde Ichofhnphat, Hiying, There commetha great multitude agsinft thee from beyond the Sea on this fide Syria,and behold,they bee in Hazazon-Tamar , which is En- gedi. J And lehofliaphat feared,and fetfhim- felfe to fceke the L o r d, and proclaimed a faft throughout all ludah. 4 And ludah gathered themfelues to- gether , to askc helpe of the Lord: euen out of all the citks of ludah they came to fceke the L ord. 5 ^ A r.d lehofliaphat ftood in the Congregation of ludah and lerufolcm , in the houfe of the Lord before the new Court, 6 And faidjO L o R D God of our fa~ thers , art not thou God in heaucn ? and lulcftnot thou ouer all the kingdomesof the heathen ? and in thine hand is there not power and might , fo that none is able to withftand thee ? 7 . Art not thou our God,twho didft driue out the inhabitants ofthis land before thy people Ifrael, and gaueftit to the fecdc of Abraham thy friend for euer ? 8 And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a fanduary therin for thy Name, faying, 9 *If, when cnillcommeth vpon vs, as thelM'ord, iudgement, or peftilLnce,or fa- mine, wteftand before this houfe, and in thy prefence(for thy Name is in this houfe) and cry vnto thee in our afHidion, then thou wilt heare and hclpe. I o And now behold , the children of Amm.onjand Moab, & moimt Seir, whom thou * wouldcft not let Ifracl inuade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned fsom them, and deflroyed them not : I I Beholde, 1 fay, how they reward vs, to come to calt vs out of thy pofTeffion, which thou hail giuen vs to inherite. II O our God, wilt thcu not iudge them? for we haue no might againft this great company that commeth againft vs ? neither know we what to doe 3 but our eyes <»re vpon thee. ig And al ludah ftood before the Lord, with their little ones,theirwiues and their children. 14 ^Thenvponlahazicl the fonne of Zechariah, the fonne of Benaiah, the fon of Iehiel,the fonne of Mattaniah , a Leuite of the fonnes of Afaph , came the Spirit of the L o R D in the middeft of the Con- gregation. i< And t Hebr.hi, fitce. ■fHebr.thoH. c:hap.tf. S.i.king.S. 37- *D«Ut.3.5. God nghteth for In dan. Chap. XX. lehoihaphat and AirniahT :\Hclr.afccnt. \\Oy,vidley. * Ifaly.p. ■\Htb.fraif(rs. J -fHekandin the time that they,iTC. ■\Heb.inJin((- mg ^praife. ^ Or, they Jh70te »ne att- Qther, iHeb.fcrthe jejirulfttv. ■\Heb. there xfiunot an tfca^mg. I J And he laidjHearkcn ye , all ludah, and JQ inhabitants of lerufalem , and thou King lehofliaphst, ThusHiich the Lord vntoyou jBcenot afraid,nordifmaycd by reafon of this great multitude j for the bat- tell m not yours,but Gods. x6 Tomorrowegoeyeedownengninft them : behold^they come vp by the f chffe of Ziz,and yee fliall finde them at the cnde of the II brooke, before the wildcrnelle of leruel. 1 7* Ye fliall not need to fight in this hat- tell J fet yoiur felues,ftand ye//i//,and fee the faluation of the Lord with you,0 ludah and lerufalcm : feate notjnor be difmaycdj tomon"0\vgoeout againft them, for the Lord ■voiUbemih you. 18 And Ichofliaphat bowed his head, with his face to the ground : and all ludah, and the inhabitants of lerufnicmjfel before the L o R Dj'.vorfliippingthe Lord. 19 And the Leuites, of the children of the Kohathitcs, and of the children of the Korhites,ftood vp to praife the L ord God of IfraeljWith a loud voyce on high. 20^ And they rofe earcly in the mor- ning, and went foorth into the wilderneire of 'lekoa ; and as they went foorth, lehc - fhaphat flood andraid,Heareme,0 ludah, and ye inhabitants of lerufalem; * Belecue in the Lord your God,fo fliall you bee eftablifliedi belecue his Prophets,fo fnal ye profper. 2 1 And when hce had confulted with the people, hee appoynted fingers vnto the LoRD,andtthat ihould praife the beautie of holinefle,as they went out before the ar- my^ and to fay, Praife the L o R D, for his mercy endureth for euer. 22 ^f And when they began f to fing and to praife,the Lord fet ambufliments againft the children of Ammon,Moab and mount Seir, which were come againft lu- dah,and || they were fmitten, 2 J For the children of Ammon and Moabjftoodvp againft the inhabitants of mquntSeirjVtterly to flay and deftroy t/;m; and when they had made an end of the in- habitants of Seir,euery one helped f to de- ftroy another. 24 And when ludah came toward the watch-tower in the wildernefle , they loo- ked vnto the multitude , and behold, they wtre dead bodies fallen to the earth, and tnoneefcaped. 25 And when lehofliaphatand his peo- ple came to take away the fpoyle of them. they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, & preci- ous iewels (which they ftript off for them- fclues)more then they could cary awayrand they were three dayes in gathering of the Ipoilejitwasfo much. a 6 51 And on the fourth day they afl em- bled thcmfelues in the vallcyof || Berachahj for there they blefled the Lord : therefore the name of the fame place was called the valley of Berachah vnto this day. 27 Then they returned, eucry man of ludah and lerufalem, and leholhaphatin the t forefront of them,to go againe to le- rufalem with ioy : forthe Lord had made them to reioyce ousr their enemies. 18 And they came to lerufalem with Pfalteries, and harpes, and trumpets, vnto the houfe of the Lord. 2/tf thirty and two yeeres old when he began to reigne,and hce reig- ned eight yeeres in lerufalem. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Ifraeljlike as did the hoiife of Ahab : for he had the daughter of * Ahab to wife : ajxd he wrought that which was euillin the eyes oftheLoRD. 7 Howbeit the Lord would not de- ftroy the houfe of Dauid,becaufc of the co- uenant that hee had made with Dauid, aad as he promifed,to giue a f light to him and to his * fonnes for euer. 8 fin his dayes the Edomites reuolted from vnder the f dominion of ludah , and made themferucs a king. 9 Thenlehoram ''^ went forth with his Princes,and all his charets with him '. and heerofe vp by night, and fmotc the Edo- mites which compaflcd him in,and the cap- taines of the charets. ID So the Edomites reuolted from vn- der the hand of ludah vnto this day. The fame time alfo did Libnah rcuolt from vn- der his hand, bccaufe hee had forfaken the Lord God of his fathers. 1 1 Moreouer,hee made high places in the mountaines of ludaK , and caufed the inhabitants of lerufalem to commit forni- cation,and compelled ludah thereto. I z f And there came a writing to him, from Ehjah the Prophetjfaying, Thus faith the L o R D God of Dauid thy father, Be- caufe thou haft hot waked in the wayesof leholhaphat thy father, nor in the wayes of Afa king of ludah: 1 1 But haft walked in the way of the kings of Ifrael , and haft made ludah and the inhabitants of IcrufaTem to goe a who- ring , like to the whoredomes of the houfe of Ahab, and alfo haft flaine thy brethren of thy fathers houfe, which were better then thy felfe: 1 4 Behold,with a fgreat plague will the Lord fmite thy people, and thy children, and thy wiues,and all thy goods, I J And th.ou fhait baue great ficknes by difeafe of thy bowels,vntill thy bowels fall out,by reafon of the licknefle dr/ by day. 1 6 f Moreouer the L o a d ftirred vp a- gainft lehoram the fpirit of thePhiliftincs, and of the Arabians^hat were neere the E- thiopians. 17 And they came vp into ludah, and brake into it,and f caried away all the fub- ftance that was fousd in the kings houfe, and his fonnes alfo and his wiues ; fo that there was neuer a fonnc left him, faue || le- hoahaZjthe yongeft of his fonnes. 1 5 f And after all this,the Lord fmote him in his bowelswith an incurable difeafe. 1 9 And it came to paffe,thatinprocefle of time, after the end of two yeeres,his bo^ wels fell out by reafon of his ficknefle : fo hee died of fore difcafcs. And liis people made no burning for him, Lke the burning of his fathers. 20 Thirtie :xnd two yeeres olde was hee when be began to reigne,and he reigned in. lerufalem eight yeres,and departed f with- out being de{ired:howbeit,they buried him in the citie of Daui^i, but not in the fepul- chrcs of the kings. C H A P. XXI L I ^haxjah fncceedmg,reigneth wicksMy. J Inhucon- fideracy with loram the foime of^hab,hee is (laiiie by Ichx. lo ^thaliahdeftroyingatt tlyepederoyall.Jhue loapjjWhoTTte lehopjabeAth hu aunt hid, vfitryeth the kingdome. ANd *the inhabitants of lerufalem made Ahaziahhisyoungeftfon, king in his ftead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the campe,had flaine all the*eldeft. So Ahaziah the fonnc of le- horam king of ludah reigned. z Forty and two yeres old was Ahaziah when he began to reigne,& he reigned one yeere in lerufalem : ms mothers name alfo was *AthaIiahthe daughter of Omri. 3 Hce alfo walked in the wayes of the houfe of Ahab : for his mother was his counfeller to doe wickedly. 4 Whcrc- f Htb. amat ftrcke. ^Heb.c*riei coftifte. II Or^hazj- ahfChap zz.i or^z^ariah, verje (T. ■fHeh.vithmt dejire. *a.King.8. J4,&c. *Chap.ii. «7. *Chap.ii.6 Aliazlahisflaine. Chap.xxii). i Hch.where. with they voiindcd him. \\Otherwife calUd^hazj- al)jVerf.t.a>id leheahifZicha 11.17. ■■\Heb.trta^ng dewne. ^a.King.5.7 9.17. *».King$ II. I. * 2 JCfngs i«.4,&c. 4 Wherefore he did cuill in the fight of the LoRDjhke the houfe of Ahab: for they were his counfellers after the death of his father to his deftnidion. f «THe walked alfo after their counfell, and went with lehoram the Tonne of Ahab king of Ilraeljto wane againft Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilcad : and the Syri- ans finote loram. 6 And he returned to be healed in lez- reeljbecaufc of the wounds fwhich were gi- uenhimat Ramahwhen hee fought with Hazael king of Syrfe. And || Azariah the fonne of lehoram king of ludahj went downe to fee lehoram the fonne of Ahab at Iexreel,becaufe he was ficke. 7 And t the deflruftion of Ahaziah was of God by ccmming to loram •. For when he was come, he went out with leho- ram againft lehu the fonne of Nimfliij * whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the houfe of Ahab. 8 And it came to pafle,that when lehu was executing iudgment vpon the houfe of Ahabjand found the princes of Iudah,and the fonnes of the brethren of Ahaziah^that miniftredto Ahaziah,he flew them. 5> * And he fought Ahaziah: and they caught him (for he was hid in Samari.i)and brought him to lehu : and when they had flaine him, they buried him : becaufe/ayd theyjhee is the fonne of lehoiliaphat, who fought the Lord with allhis heart. So the houfe of Ahaziah had no power to kcepe ftillthekingdome. 10 5i*But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah/aw that her fonne was dead, fhee arofc,and deftroyed all the feede royall of the houfe of ludah. 1 1 But lehoftiabeath the daughter of the king,tooke loafh the fonne of Ahazi- ah , and ftole him from among the kings fonnes,thatwereflaine, and put him and his nurfe in a bedchamber. So lehofliabc- ath the daughter of king lehoram, the wik of lehoiada the Prieft(for flie was the fiiicr j^of Ahaiiah)hid higi fromAthaliah,fo that I flic flew him not. 1 2 And hee was with them hid in the houfe of God fixe yeres,and Athaliah reig- ned ouer the land. CHAP. xxin. t Jehoiadahauingfei things in order, maketb lodPiking. 12 Athaliah II Jlaine. 16 Jehoiadareftoreththewor- (hipofGod. ANd * in the feuenth yeere lehoiada ftrengthened himfelfe,and tookcthe loafh is made kins;. C3ptaines of hundreds , Azariah the foime of Icroham, and Ifnmael the fonne of Ic- hohanan, and Azariah thefonne of Obed, and Maafiahthc fonne of Adaiah, and E- hfliaphatthe fonne of Zichri , into coue- nant with him. 2 And they went.iboutin ludah, and gathered the Leuites out of all the cities of ludah,and the chicfe of the fathers of Ifra- el j3nd th ey cam e to I erKfalcm . J And all the congregation made a co- uenant with the king in the h©ufe of God : and hee faid vnto them. Behold, the kings fonne ihall rcigne,as the Lord hath *faid of the fonnes of Dauid. 4 This it the thing that ye {hall doe, A third part of you entiing on the Sabbath, of the Priefts and of theLcuitcs,/?;4/iepor- ters of the f doorcs, J And a third pnrtfliall be at the kings houfe, and a third part at the gate of the foHndation: and all the peopIey/;4/te in the courts of the houfe of the Lord. 6 But let none come into the houfe of the L o R D,faue the Prieftes,and they that minifter of the Leuites,they fhall go in,for they art holy : but all the people fhall kecpe the watch of the Lord. 7 And the Leuites fhall compafTe the king round about, eueiy man with his wea- pons in his hand,'and whofoeuer clfe com- mcth into thehoufc,he flialbe put to death: but be you with the kingwh^i he commeth in jand when he goeth out. 8 So the Leuites and all ludah did ac- cording to all the things that lehoiada the Prieft hadcommaunded : andtooke euery man his men that were to come in on the SabbathjWith them 'that were togoeo«t on the Sabbath: for lehoiada the Prieft dif- mifled not the courfes. 9 Moreouer, lehoiada the Priefl deli- uered to the captaines of hundreds, (peares and bucklers,and flHelds,that had bin king Dauidsjwhichivcr^in the houfe of God. 10 And he fet all the people(euery man hailing his weapon in his hand ) from the right t fide of the f Temple to the kft fide of the Temple, along by the Altar and the Temp'e,by*thc king, round about. 1 1 Then they brought out the kings fonne, and put vpon him the aowne, and ^gaiie him the tefi:imony,& made him king: and lehoiada and his fonnes anointed him and faid,t God faue the king. 12 f Now when Athahah heard the noifc of the people running & praifing the kirie; Amaiidti me King la baa«.i AV^WIIla ■\Hcb.bar>d. ■fHeb. td their place. ■fHeb.in heate of anger. fHeb. the Cons tfthe band. dieds, according to thchoufesof their fa- thcrSjtbronwhout all ludah and Beniamin: Andvhe aumbred them from twcntie yeres old and aboue, and found them three hun- dred thoufand choyce men , able to goe foorth to warre J that could handle fpeare and fliield. 6 He hired alfo an hundred thoufand mighty men of valour, out of Ifracl,foi" an hundred talents of filuer. 7 But there came a man of God to him,faying,0 kingjlet not the ai-my of K- rael go with thee: for the Lord « not with Ifrael , to why with all the children of E- phraim. 8 But if thou wilt go, doe it, be flrong for the battcll: God (hall make thee fall be- fore the enemy : for God hath power to helpe,and to caft downe. 9 And Amaiiah faide to the man of GodjBut what fhal we doe for the hundred talents which I haue giuen to the f ai'my of • Ifrael ? And the man of God anfwered. The Lord is.-able togiue thee much more then this. I o Then Amaziah feparated them , to rvit^hc army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to got home ag^ine. Wherefore their anger was greatly kindled againft lu- dah , and they returned homje in f great anger. II f And Amaiiah ftrengthened him- felfe,and led foorth his people,and went to the valley of fa!t,and fmote of thechildrcn of Seir,ten thoufand, I r And ef/«r ten thoufand /e/faliue,did the childrenof ludah carry awaycaptiue, & brought them vnto the top of the rocke, and caft diem downe from the top of the rocke,th»t they were broken all m pieces. I ;{ f But the f fouldiers of the armie which Amaziah fent back,that they fliould not go with him to battell, fell vpon the ci- ties of ludah , from Samaria eucn vnto Betli-horon, and fmotc three thoufand of them,and tooke much fpoyle. 1 4 f Now it came to pafle,after that A- maiiah was come from the flaughter of the Edomites , that hee brought the gods of the children of Seir , and fct them vp to bee his gods, and bowed downe hi m- felfe before them, and burned inccnfe vn- to them. 1 5 Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled againft Amaziah, and hee fent vnto him a Prophet, which faidvnto him. Why haft thou fought after the gods of the people, wliich could not deliucr their owne people out of thine hand ? 1 6 And it came to paflc as he talked with him,that tbtk^ing faid vfito him , Art thou made of the kings counfell ? forbearej fi^hy fliouldeftthoube fmitten ? Then the Pro- phet forb3re,& faid, I know that God hath t determined to deftroy thec,becaufe thou haft done.this,and haft not hcarkeacd vnto my counfell. 17 f Then Amaziah King of ludah tooke aduice, and fent to loalh thefonne ! of lehoahae^, the fonne of lehu king of If- 1 rael,fiying , Come, let vs fee one andther in the face. { 1 8 * And loafhking of Ifrael fcntW A- maziahkingof Iudah,faying,The U thiftle that vpM in Lebanon, fent to the oedar that WM in Lebanon^faying,Gu:e thy daughter to my fonne to wife: and there pafled by a tv\ild beaft that wat in Lebanoii,and trode downe the thiftle. 1 9 Thou fayeft, Loc,thou haft fmitten the Edomites, and thine heart liftcth thee vp to boaft. Abide now at home, why fhoiildeft thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou fhouldeftfall, eum thoii, and ludah with thee? 10 But Amaziah would not heare: for it cameoi God, that hee might deliuerthem into the hand of their enemtfSy becaufe they fought after the gods of Edom. 21 Soloafli the king of Ifrael went vp, and they faw one another in the face , both hee and Amaziah king of ludah at Beth- {hemefli,wIiichii the lUy*i ofZe- thariiih,proJpereth. 16 Wttxingproiul,he iiMadethlhe Priefisojficejimdtiftmttenwilkleprofie, 2 J ti-. dttth, andltthtwijiifcecdethhim. THen all the people of ludah * tooke 11 Vztiah^jwho »** fixtcenc yeeres old, and made him king in the roome of his fa- ther Amatiah. 2 Hee built Eloth, and reftored it to Tudah : after that the king flept with his fa- thers. 5 Sixteene yeres old was Vztiahjwhen he began to reigne,and he reigned fifty and two yeeres in lerufnlem : and his mothers name ACo^wm lecoliah of lerufalem. 4 And hee did that which wot right in the fight of the L0RD3 according to al that his father Amaziah did. 5 AndhefoughtGodindaycsof Ze- chariahjwho had vnderftanding fin the vi- fions of God : and as Ic^g as he fought the Lor D,God trade him topro/per. 6 And he went forth & warred againft the rhiliftineSjand brake downe the wal of Gath, and the wall of labnehjand the wall of Afhdod,and built cities jjabcut Aihdodj and among the Philiftines. 7 And God helped him againft the Philiftines, antl againft the Arabians, that dwelt in Gur-baaljand thtMehuni»ms. 8 And the Ammonites gaue giftes to V22iah,and his name ffpread abroad eiren to the entringin of Egypt": for hee ftreng- thcned himfelfe exceedingly. 9 Moreouer Vziiah built towers in le- rufalem at the corner gatc,and at the valley gate,and at the turmng oj tht w^i/^aridjlfor- tificd them. 10 Alfo hee biult towers in the defeWj and H digged many wtlles/or he had much cattelljboth in the low countrey,and in the plainest husbandmen burne incenfe vpon the altar of incenfe. 17 AndAzariahthcPricftwentinafter him,and with him foarefcore Priefts of the L o R B,that were vahant men. 1 8 And they withftood Vzziah the king, and faid vnto him. It * perteineth not vnio thee, Vz2iah,to burne incenfe vnto the Lord, but to the * Piieftes the fonnes of Aaron, that are confecrated to burne in- cenfe. Goe out of the Sanduaryi for thou haft trefpafled, neither ihall it Ut for thine honour from the Lord God. 19 Then Vzzinh was wroth, and had a cenfer in his hand , to fcinne incenfe, and while he was wroth with the Priefts, the le- profie euen rofe vp in his forehead, before the Priefts in the hcufeof theLoRo/rom befide the incenfe alt.ir. 10 And Azariah the chiefe Prieft,,and al the Prieftslooked vpon him,and behold, hecwasleprousinhis forehead, and they thruft him out from thence , yea himfelfe *haftedalfotogooiitjbecaufethcL o rd hadftnittenhim. 21 *AndVzziah the king was a leper vn- to the day of his death^snd dw elt in a * \k~ uerall houfe beinga leper,for he w.is cut ofl from the houfe of the Lo r d: and lotham hisfonne»rdiouerthekingshoufe,iudging the people of the land, w cNow iHek.thfpovc- tr of an arrme. ■\Heb.flom tfflmgs. ■fHeb. went firih. *Num.i8.7. *Ixod 30.7 *As Efter 6. I 2. * 2. King, xj V. *Lcuit,Tj. 4«. 1 Heb. pee. J. lothamsrcigncand dcach: 1 1. Chron. Ahaz fucceedeth him. *j.King.i5. J2. \lOr,thetower ■\Hek much. [*i.Kin.ttf.a 2r fNowthereftoftheadesof Vizi- ah Hrft and laft, did Ifaiah the Prophet the fonne of Amoz write. 2 J So Vzziah flept with His fathers,and they buried htm with his fathers in the field o( thcburisil which belonged to the Icings: for they faidjHe m a leper ; and lotham iiis foane reigned in his ftead. CHAP, xxvir. I lot ham reigning well, prcjpereth. J HeeJUbdueththe ^mmomtei. 7 Hurergne. 9 .Ahaz^ fucceedeth ir.m, IOthatn * was tvventie and fiue yeeres old when he began to reignc, and. lie reigned lixteene yeeres in lerufaiem : his mothers namealfo yvat lerufliah, the daughter of Zadok. z And he did that which W45 right in the fight of the LoRD,according to all that his father Vzziah did : howbeithe entrednot into the Temple of the Lo R D. And the people did yet corniptly. 5 Hee built the high gate of the houfe of the Lor D,and on the wall of K Ophel, he built much. 4 Moreoucr he built cities in the moun- taines of Iudah,and in the forrefts he built caftles and towers. f fHe fought alfo with the king of the Ammonites, and preuailed againltthem. And the children of Ammongaue him the fame yeere an hundred talents of filuer,and ten thoufand meafures of wheat^and tenne thoufand of barley. \So much did the chil- dren of Ammon pay vnto liim,both the fe- cond yeerc,and the third. 6 So lotham became mighty, becaufe he' II prepared his wayes before the L o R d his God. 7 fNow the reft ofthcaifls of lotham, and all his warres, and his wayes, loe,they arc written in the book? of the kings of If- rael and ludah. 8 He was fiue and twentie yeeres oldc when he began to reigne,arid reigned fixe- teene yeeres in leiufalem. 9 f And lotham flept with his fathers, and they buried him in the citie of Dauid : and Ahaz his fonne reigned in his ftead» CHAP, xxvin. I \AhAZ. Teigifg very TPtikedly^i greatly affliSed by the Syr^am. 6 iMdaii heingcaftiuatedbytheljraelites^u fenthomtbythecoHnfcUofOdedtheTrophet. 16 ^- hatifindingfir aid to ^fyrui^u not helped thereby. 2 z - Inhi diftrejfe hegroipeth more idolatrous. 26 He dy- wg,Mcxxk,M;Jiicceedethhim, AHaz *vvas twentie yeeres old when he began to rcigne ^and hee reigned fixe- teenc yeeres in lerufaiem : but hee did not ' Or, ejfertd that which wm right in the fight of the L o R D Jiike Dauid his father. 2 For hee walked in the wayes of the kings of Ifraelj3nd made alfo molten imtt- ges for Baaiim. J Moreouer,he(jburnt ipcenfeinthe valley of the fonne of Hinnom, and burnt ^ficrifi/e. *his children in-the fire;,after the abomina- *Leuit. ti.ii tions of the he3then,whom the Lord had call out before the children of Ifrael. 4 He facrificed alfojand burnt incenfe in the high places, and on the luls,and vn- der eueiy greene tree. J Wherefore the Lord his God deli- uered him into the hand of the king of Sy- ria,and they fmote him, and caried away a great multitude of them captiues , and brought them to f Damafcus : And he was , alfo dehuered into the hand of the king of Ifrael, who fmote him with a great flaugh- ter. 6 fForPekahthefortneof Remaliali flew in ludali an hundred and twenty thou- fand in one day , which were allf vahant men : becaufe they had forfaken the Lord God of their fathers. 7 AndZichriamightymanofEphra- im,flew Maafeiah the kings fonne,and Az- rikam the gouernour of the houfe, and El- kanah that was f next to the king. 8 And the children of IfracTcaiied a- way captiue of their brethren,two hundred thoufand,womcn,(bnnes & daughters,and tooke alfo away much fpoile from them, and brought the fpoile to Samaria. 9 But a Prophet of the Lord was there,w'hofe name was Oded : and he went out before the hofte that came to Samaria, and fayd vnto them , Behold, becaufe the Lord God ofyourfathers was wroth with ludah, and hath dcliuered them into your hand,and ye haue flaine them ia a rage that reacheth vp vnto heauen. I o And now yc purpofe to keepe vnder the children of ludah and lemfalem for bondmen,and bondwomen vnto you : But are there not withyou,euenwith y oujfinnes againft the Lo r d your God ? I I Now hearc me theiefor;e,and deliuer the captiues againe, which yee haue taken captiue of your brethren : for-the fierce wrath of God n vjjon you. 12 Then certaine of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the fonne of Iohanan,B,erechiah the fonne of MefTiille- moth,andIehizkiahthe fonne of Shallum, and Amafa the fonne of Hadlai,ftood vp a- crainft iHeb.Dar. fneJi/{. -fHeb. forms efvdoHr. fHeb.thif^ cond to ths Ahaz his idolatry. Chap. XXIX. Hezckiah his good rcignc* n)eu^.j4.j •\Htb.acafU mie. ■\Heb.Dar. ■rntftkc gaiaft them that came from the warre, 1 1 And (aid vnto them,ye Ihal not bring in the captiucs hither : for whereas we haue offended asainlt the Lord already, yec in- tend to adde more to our finnes and to our trefpafle : for our trefpafle is great,andWwre is fierce wrath againft Ifrael, 14 So the armed men left thecaptiues, and the fpoyle before the princes , and all the congregation. If And the men which were exprefled by name, rofe vp, and tooke the captiues, and with the fpoyle clothed all th.it were naked among them, and arayed them, and fliod them, and gane them to eateand to drinkcy and anoynted them , and caried all the feeble of them vpon afles, and brought them to lericho, * the city of palme trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Sa- maria. 1 5 f At that time did king Ahaz fend vnto the kingsof Aflyriato helpehim. 1 7 For againe the Edomites had come and fmitten ludah , and caried away f cap- tiues. 18 The Phihftines alfo had inuaded the cities of the low-countrey, and of the South of ludah, and had taken Beth-fhe- me(h, and AiaIon,and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo alfo , and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. 1 9 For the L o R D brought ludah low, becaufe of Ahaz king of Ifraeljfor he made ludah naked, and tranfgreffed fore againlt the Lord. 2 0 And Tilgath-Pilnefcr king of AfTy- ria came vnto him, and diftrefled him,but ftrengihened him not. 2 1 For Ahaz tooke away a portion otft of the houfc of the Lor D,and out of the houfe of the king , and of the princes, and gaue /i vnto the king of Aflyria : but he hel- ped him not. 2 2 «] And in the time of this diftrefle did he trefpafle yet more and more againft the Lord: This « that king Ahaz. 2g For hec facrificed vnto the gods of tDamafcus,which fmote him: and fie faid, Becaufe jjje gods of the kings of Syria help them,therefore will I facrifice to them,that they may helpe me: but they were the ruine of him and of all Ifiael, 24 Aad Ahaz gathered together the veflels of the houfe of God, and cutiji pie- ces the veflels of the houfe of God,and fhut vp the doores of the houfe of the L o r d, and hee made him altar^in eucry corner of Icrufalem. 2 J And in euery feuerall citie of ludah he made hie places to f| burne incenfe vnto other gods , and prouoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers. 26 f Now the rertof hisaftes,andof all his wayes, Hrft and laft, behold, they are writtenin the bo&kc of the kings of ludah and Ifrael. 2 7 And Ahaz flcpt with his fathers,and they buried him in the citie,euen in lerufa- lem : but they brought him not into the fe- pulchres of the kings of Ifrael: and Hezcki- ah his fonne reigned in his ftead. CHAP. XXIX. I Hezckiah hii good reigne. j Hereftereth1{eUgien 5 He exhorteth the Lenites. 1 2 Jhey/hnlitfie thcmfelues, andcleanfe the honfe of God. 20 Hcz^kittlioffereth folenpie facrifice s , wherein the Leuitei were more fir- ward then the Triejls. HEzekiah * began to reigne when hee was Hue and twenty yeercs old,and he reigaed nine and twentieyeeresinlerufa- lem: and his mothers name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And hee did that which wat right in the fight of the LoRD,accordingto ai that Dauid his father had done. g ^He,in the firft yere of his reignc^in the firft moneth, opened the doores of the houfe of the Lo R D,and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the Prieftes, and the Leuitcs , and gathered them together into the Eaft ftreet, J Andfaidvntothem,Hearemee, yee Leuitesjfanftifie now your felues, & fandi- fie the houfe of the Lord God of your fa- thers,and carry foorth the filthincfle out of the holy place. 6 For our fathers haue trefpafled, and done that which was euillin the cyss of the Lord our God, and haueforfaken him, and haue turned away their faces from the habitation of the LoRD,and f turned their backes. 7 Alfo they haue fhut vp the doores of the Porch, and put out the lampes, and haue not burnt mcenfe , nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place, vnto the God of Ifrael. 8 Wherefore the wrath of the L o r d was vpon ludah and lerufalem , and hee hath deliuered them to | trouble , to afto- niflimcnt, and to hi/fing , as yee fee with your eyes. 5> For Io,our fathers haue fallen by the Ff . _ fwordj llOy,t<, offer. fifeh.giuen the ntcks- ■fHei.com- r-he cleanling 1 1. C hron. of the Temple* \\Of,hcinot now deceMed. *Nutn.8.i4 and 1 8. 2,^. \\Or,offer/h- cnfce. \\Or,wthebit- frnejfe gfthe Lord. fword,and our fonnes, and our daughters, and our wiues are in captiuitie for this. 10 Now it h in mine heart to make a coucnant with the Lord God of Ifra- el , that his fierce wrath may turnc away from vs. 1 1 My fonnes, t| be not now negligent: for thcLoRD hath'thofcnyouto itand be- fore him,to fcrue him,arid that you iLould minifkr vnto himjand (I burne incenfe. I z ^ Then the Leuitcs arofc , Maluth thefonncof Amafhni , andloelthe Ibnne of Az.ariah , of tlie fonnes of the Koha- thites : and of the fonnes of Merari , Kiih the fonne of Abdi, and Azariah the fonfie oflahalelel" andofthc Gerfhonttcsloah, the fo:ine of Zimmali^ and Eden the fonne of loah : I g And of the fens of Elizaphan,Shim- li^and lehicl : and of the fonnes of Afaph, ZechanahjandMattaniah : • 1 4 And of the fonnes of Heman,Tehiel, and Shimei:and ofthe fonnes of Icduthun, Stemaiah and Vzzid. I J And they gathered their brethren, and fandified thcmfelues,and came accor- ding to the comniaundemcnt of the king, II by the words ofthe Lo R D,to cleanfc the houfe ofthe Lord. 1 6 And the Prieftcs went into the inner part ofthe houfc ofthe L o R d , to clcanfe it,znd brousht out allthe vncleannefl'e that they found in the Temple ofthe LoRD,in- to the court of the houfe of the L o r d. And the Leuitcs tooke tt, to carry it out a- broad into the brookc Kidron, 17 Now they began on the firft day of thefirft moneth to fandiiie, and on the eight day of the moneth, came they to the porch ofthe Lord. So thcyfandificdthe houfe of the L o r d in eight dayes, and in the fixteenth d:.y of the firft moneth, they made an end. 18 Then they went in t-l'lezekiThthe kingjS: faid,We naue cleanfed all the houfe ofthe LoRj,and the altar of burnt offring, >. 'rh all the veflcls thereof, and the fhew- bread table, with all the veiVcIs thereof. 19 Morcouer,all the veflTcls which king Ahaz in his rcigne did calt away in bis tranfgreflion,haue we prepared and I'anfti- ficd,and behold,they are before the altar of thcL CRD. 20 f Then Hezekinh thel:ing lofe ear- ly, and gathered the rulers of the citie, and weotvp to the houfe ofthe L ord. ii And they brought feuen buUockes, *Leiiit.4.i4 *Leui. 8,14, i5.heb,5).ii ■\Htbjietre, *Leuit.4.i5 and feuen ranimes, and feuen lambes, and fcuen hc' goats for a * finne offring for the kingdome, and for the Sanduary , and for ludah : and he commanded the Priefts the fonnes of Aaron to ofJer W;e»3 on the Altar ofthe Lord. 2 z So they killed the bullockes,and the Prieits recciued the bloodjand *j(piinkled it on the altar: Iikewifewhen they liad killed the rams,they fprinkled the blood vpon the altar : they killed alfo the lambes, and they iprinkled the blood vpon the altar. 2 J And they brought t foorth the hee goats for the linne offring, before the king and the congreg?.tion,and laid their*hands vpon them: 24 And the priefts killed them,and they made reconciliation with their blood vpon the altar, to make an atonement for all If- | rael : for the king commaunded that the burnt offering and the finne offering/?;o«/. 1Heb.tva4 right tn the eyei of the ■\Heb.from the band. brought in CzcriCices, nnd thank-OiTerings, and :s many as were of a irte heart, bmnc otferings. 3 2 And the number of the burnt oflrings which the co^regution brought, wm thrce- fcore and ten bullockcs, an hundred rams, aadtwo hundred limbs : ail thefe were for a burnt ortering to the Lord. 5 J And the confecrated things werefi-KC huiidred oxen,and three thoufand Ihecpe. 54 But the Prieitcs were too ftwt, Co that they could not flay all the burnt oftb- rings : wherfore their brethren the Lcuites t did helpc them,till the worke was ended, and vntitl the »ther Pneltes had {anditied themfelues ; for the Leuites were more vp- right in heart, to Lndine themfelues,then the Priefts. J ^ And alfo the burnt offerings were in abundance , with the fat of the peace ofte- rings,& the driiike offringJ,for euery burnt oilering. So the feruice ot the houfe of the Lo R D was fet in order. 36 And Hezekiah reioyccd, and all the people,that God h d prepared tnc people : for the thing w s done luudenly. . CHAP. XXX. I Hcz^ki'Ji^rocliirnethafolemnePa.Jjcoutrtntheficond monetbjfarlHcUJiondljr.ieL j j Ti^e ajjemhly hatting dcjirojed the altars of idoUtrf, kfcft thcpajtfiure- teene dayes. 27 The ''Fnefies and Letutes blsje the feople. ANd Hezekiah fent to all Ifrael and ludah , and wrote letters alfo to h- phr?.im & Manaffehjthat they ihould come to the houfe of the Lord .t Ierufilcm,to keepe the PafTeouer vnto the L o R u God of Ifrael. t For the king had t jken counfell,and his princes,and all the congregation in le- rufalem,to keepe the P ^ Tcouer in the fc- cond * moneth. 5 For they could not keepe it at that time,becaufe the Prieft s had not faniftificd themfelues fiifficiently , neither had the people gathered themfelues together to Ic- ruf^.lem. 4 And the thing fpleafed the king,and all the Congregation. f So they eflabliOied a decrec,to make proclamation throughout all Ifrael, from Beerfhebaeucn to Dan, that they fiiould come to keep thePafTcouervnto the Lord God of Ifrael at Icrufalem : for they hjd not done /i of along time in fHch forty a, it was written, 6 So the poftes went with the letters f from the king and his princes through- out all lirael and ludah , and according to the commandement of the fcing,fayingiYe children of Ifrael , turne agr.inc vnto the Lord God oi Abrahamjllaac and Ifrael, and hewilireturne to the remnant of you, that arc ef:apcd out of the hand of the kings of Affyna. 7 And bee not yee like your fathers, and hke your brethren, v\hicii trefpafTed againfl: the Lord God of their fathers, w/jo therefore gaue them vp so defblation, as ye fee. 8 Nowf bee yee not flifle-necked as yourfathers were, ^«ftyctlde your felues vnto the L o R d , and enter into his San- iftuarie, which hee hath fandihedfor euer: and fcruc the Lord your God , that the fierceneffe of his wrath may turne away from you. 9 For if yee turne againe vnto the Lor D,your brethren, and your children lhail/»ie compaflion before them' that le.T de them captiue, fo that they lliall come againe into this land : for the L o R d yoiur God IS gracious and * mercifull , and will not turne away /;«face from you, if yt e re- turne vnto him. 10 So the poflspcfTed from city to city, through the countrty of Ephraim and Ma- naflln,euenvntoZebuIun: but they laugh- ed them to fconiCjand mocked them. 1 1 Neuerth Lfle, diucrs of Aflier and ManaflLh,<.ridof Zebulua humbled thcm- feIues,andcanieto leruf lem. I z Alfo in ludah, the hand of God was to giuc them one heart to do the comman- dement of the king and of the princes, by the word of the L o r u. 1 3 f And there aflemblcd at lerufalem rRuch peoplcj to keepe the feafl of vnleaue- ned bread fn the fecond moneth, a very great congregation. 1 4 And I.'. ' arofe and tooke away the * altars th^tw/^ A in lerufalem , and all the altars for incenfe tooke they away,and caft them into the brooke Kidron. 1 5 Then they killed the PafTeouer on the fourteenth Udj of the fecond moneth: and the Pncftcs aod the Leuites were aftn- med, & fanftifitd themfelues, and brought in the burnt offerings into the houfe of the Lord. id A nd they flood in f their place after their maner, according to the Law of Mo^ fes the man of God : The Prieffs fprinkled thQ bloody whicli thty reteiued of the hand of the Lcuites. Tf t 17 For ■\Heh.UardM not yournccki '\Heb.giuithe hMid. *£xod.j4.5 *Chap.2?. 14. ■\Hek their ftandinr. M rliePrieftsblefle the people. Il.Chron. The peoples forwardncue. ■fHeb.foHtid. jHeb.inftru- menti of jlren^th. ■\Hcb. to the heart of all, -fHebMfted vpor offered. ■fHeb.the ha- bitation of hit holmejfe. 17 For there were many in theCongre- gation that were not ifandified : there- fore the Lcuites had the charge of the fcil- Hng of the Pafleouers for euery one that was not cleancjto fandifie*/«wvntothe Lord. 1 8 For a multitude of the people , euen many of EphraimandManafl'ch, Iflachar and ZebuluOjhad not cleanfed themfdues: yet did they eate the Pafleoucr otherwife then it was written. But Hezekijh prayed for them/ayingj The good Lord pardon euery I -ne, 19 That prepareth his heart to feeke GodjthcLoRD Godofhisfathers,though he bee not cleanfed according to the purifi- cation of the San(Suary. 20 And the Lord hearkened to Heze- kiah,and healed the people. 2 1 And the children of Ifrael that were t prefent at lerufalem, kept the feaft of vn- leauened bread fcuen daieswith great glad- nes: and the Leuites and the Priells praifed the Lord day byday^ytw^i^gwithflowdin- ftruments vnto the Lord. 2Z And Hezekiahfpaket comfortably vnto all the Leuites , that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did cate thorowout the feaft, feuendayes, oftcring peace-ofierings, and making confeflion to the Lord God of their fathers. 2 3 And the whole aflcmbly tooke conn- fell to keepe other fcuen dayes : and they kept other feuen dayes with gladnefle. 24 For Hezekiah king of ludahf did eiuc to the Congregation, a thoufandbul- lockes,and feuen thoufand fheepe : and the princes gaue to the Congregation a thou- fand bullocks,and ten thoufand f}ieepe,and a great number of Priefts fandifiedthem- felues. z 5 And all the congregation of ludah, with the priefts and the Leuites,andall the Congregation that came out of Ifrael, and the ftrangersthat came out of the land of Ifrael,and that dwelt in ludah/cioyced. I 26 So there was greatioy in lerufalem: for fince the time of Solomon the fonne of Dauid king of Ifrael, there vptu not the Lke in lerufalem. 2 7 f Then the Priefts tlie Leuites arofe, and blefled the people: and their voice was heard,and their prayer came -pf to fhis ho- ly dwellingplace,f«TO vnto hcauen. CHAP. XXXL 1 The people iifirtrardm delirojin^idolatry. 2 Hez^ekj- d> crdtrelh the conrfts of the Prnftes ar.dLeHttes, and frouideth for their veorke and meinitenanct. 5 Thepee- flcs fom>ardneJfei}! offerings aid titha. 11 Hejuekiah iippointeth offictrs to dij^oje of the tithci. 20 The Jin- eerrtte of Hez,ekjab. NOw when all this was finillicd,all Ifra- el that wcf e f prefent, went out to the cities of ludah, and * brake the f images in pieces , and cut downe the groues,& threw downe the liigh places and the altars out of all ludah and Beniamin, in Ephraim alfo and Manaflch, f vitiH they had vttcrly de- ftroyed them all. Then all the children of Ifrael returned euery man to his pofleflion into their owne cities. 2 ^And Hezekiah appointed the cour- fesofthe Priefts and the Lcuites after their courfcs, euery man according to his fer- uice,the Priefts and Leuites for burnt offe- rings, and for peace ojfierings, to minifter andtogiuethankes, and to praife in the gates of the tents of the Lord. J He 4/'/'o>»^e£/ alfo the kings portion of his fubftance, for the burnt oderings,fo w/>,for the morning and euening biu-nt of- ferings,and the burnt ofieringsfor the Sab- baths,and for theNewmoones,and for the fet fcaftsjas it « written in the Law * of the Lord. 4 Moreouer,he commaundedthe peo- ple that dwelt in Ierufalem,to giue the por- tion of the Prieftesj and the Leuites, that they might bee incouraged in the Lawe of the L o R D. 5 f Andallbone as the commaunde mentti:ameabroad,the children of Ifrael brought in abundance the firft fruites of corne,wine and oile,and jj hony,andof all the increafe of the fieldjand the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Ifrael and ludahjthat dwelt in the cities of ludah, . they alfo brought in the tithes of oxen and {heepe,3nd the tithe of holy *things,which were confecratcd vnto the Lord their God^atid layd them fby heapes. 7 In the third monetn they began to lay the foundation of the heapes, and fini- fhed »fcew in the feuenth moneth. 8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came,andfawe the heapes, they blefTed the LoRDjand his people Ifrael. 9 Then Hezekiah queftioned with the Priefts and the Leuites concerning the heapes. I o And Azariah the chiefePricft of the houfe of Zadok, anfwered Iiim, andfayde. Since */jer«9/,Sejii achcrib king of Af^ fyria came, andentred into Iudah,and en- camped againft thefencedcities,& thought t to winnc them for himfelfe, i And when Hezekiah faw that Sen- nacherib was come, and that t hee waspur- pofed to fight againft lerulaiem, 5 Hee tooke counfell with liis princes, and his mighty men , to ftop the waters of the fountain!es,which were without the city: and they did helpe him. 4 So there was gathered much people together,who ftopt all the fountai^es, and the brooke that f ran thorow the midft of the Iand,faying , Why fhould the kings of Aflyria come,and find much water ? 5 Alfo hee ftrcngthcned himfelfe,and built vp all the wall tint was broken , and raifed tt vp to the towers , and another wall without,and prepared Millo /wthecitie of Dauid, and made j| darts and {hielde^ina- bundance. 6 And hee fet captaines of warre ouer the people, and gathered them together to him in the ftreet of the gate of the city,and fpake t comfortably to them,fayingj 7 Be ftrong and couragious, be not a- fraydc nor difmayed fo r the King of Afly- ria , nor for all the multitude that « with him : for there ^ee moe with vs, then with him. 8 * With him it an arme of flefli , but with vs M the L o R D our God to helpe vs, and to fight our battels. And the people t refted themfelues vpon the words of He- zekiah king of ludah. , 9 f*After this did Sennacherib king of Aflyria fend his feruants to leiaifalem ( but he /wwye//e/W)ie^e againft Lachifli,and ali- bis t power with him) vnto Hezekiah king of ludah, and vnto all ludah thatvpereat lerufalcnijfaying ^ 10 Thus faith Sennacherib king of All ' F f 3 fyria. *i.King.i8.j i^j&c efay J«*,&c. j "^Heb. to * breakether/t vp. -fHeb.hufiee was H warrf. fHebr.tuer- jltrced. Il0r,fn>trdi »r weapont. fHeb.heJpake to their heart. '^lere.ij.y. ■\Heb.letttud. * a. King J 18.17. "fHfh.dofm- _n 1 rscnnacneriDS oiaipncniy. i X, v^uruiii iJc^cKiao iMiwKc.anu uiciii* fyria,Whereon do ye truftjthatye ab^ide |[in ( the fiegein lenifalem ? 1 1 -Doeth not Hezekiah perfwadc you | to giueoueryoui- fellies to die byfaminCj and by thu-lt,f.iying,The Lord our God flialldcliuer vs out of the hand of the king of A fly n a ? 1 1 Hath not the fame Hezekiah taken away his high pi jces, and his altars , and commanded I udah and Icrufalemj faying; Ye ftial worfliip before one altatjand burne incenfe vpon it ? I ^ Know yc not what I and my fathers haue done vnto al the people of other lands?' were the gods of the nations of thofe lands any vvayes able to deliuer their lands out of mine hand ? 1 4 Who WM there among all the gods of thofe nations J that my fathers vttcrlyde- ftroyedjthat could dciiiier his people out of mine hand , that your God Oiould bee able to deliuer you out of mine hand ? I J Nowtherfore let not Hezekiali dc- ceiue youjnor perfwadc you on this maner , neither yetbeleeuehim: for no god cfany nation or kingdome was able to deliuer his people out of mine handj& out of the hand of my fathers: how much lefle fliall your God deliueryou out of mine hand ? 1 6 And his fcruants fpake yet more a- gainit the Lord Godj and againft his fer- uant Hezekiah. I J He wrote ?lfo letters to raileonthe Lord God of Ifraelj& tolpeake againll him, faying 5 As the gods ot the nations of otherhnds haue notdcliucred their peo- ple out of mine hand:fo Call notthe God of Hezekiah deliuer his people cut of mine hand. 1 8 Then they cried with a loude voyce inthelewesfpecchvntothe people of le- rufUem that were on the wall, to affright themyind to trouble them, that they might take the citie. 19 And they fpake againft the God of Icrufalem,r!$ agninft the gods of thepeople of thee.irth ifphicb were the worke of the hands of man. z o For this caufe Hezekiah the king,3nd the Prophet Ifaiah the fonne of Amoz, prayed and cried to heauen. zi ^ * And the Lord fent an Angel, which cut ofi'all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captaincs in the campe of the king of Afiyria : fo he returned with fhame of face to his owneland. And when he was come into the hoiift of his god^thcy •\Heb.precltnii things. *2.King.io. l.ifa.jS.i \[0r, wrought a miracle fir him. ■fHebjklif- that came forth of his ownebowels,tflewe i iHeb.made him tlicre with the fv/ord. him^ll, 2 z Thus the Lord fr.ued Hezekiah, and the Inh.cbitantsof Icrufalem,fiom the hand of Sennacherib the king of Afiyria, and from the hand of alla/;fr, and guided them on cuery fide. 2 3 And many brought giftes vnto the Lord to Ierufalem,and Iprefents to He- zekiah king of ludah ; fo that hce was niag- nified in the fight of all nations , from thenceforth. 24 ^*In thofe daies Hezekiah was fickc to the death, and prayed vnto the L o k c : and hee fpake vnto himjand he || gaue him a figne. 2 f But Hezekiah rcndred not agnine, according to the benefite done vnto him : forhis heart was lifted vp, therefore there wa s wrath vpon him , and vpon Iiidah and lerufalem. 26 Notwithftanding, Hezekiah hum- bled himfelfe for t the pride of his heart, (bothhc and the inhabitants of lerufalem) lothatthewrsthof the Lord came not vpon them in the dpycs of Hezekiah. 27 ^AndHezekith had exceeding much nches,and honour : and he made himftlfe treafunes for filuer, and for golde,and for precious ftones, andforfpiiis, and for Ihieldcs , and for all manner oftpkafant iewels. 28 Store-houfes alfo for the incieafc of corne,and wine,and oyle ; and ft jjs for all maner of bea fts, : r.d coats for fiockes. ip Moreouer, hee prouidedhim cities, and poirtflior.scf fiockes and herdesina- bundance : for God had giuen him fub- ft.ince very much. 30 ThisfameHezekiahalfo flopped the vpperwatcrcourfe of Gihon, and brought it ftraight downe to the Weftfidc of the ci- tie of Dauid. And Hezekiah profperedin all his works. 3 1 fHowbeir,int/jcii»/?»«j^ofthei-am- bafladours of the princes of Babylon, who * fent vnto him to enqtiire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him,to try him,that he might know all that was in his heart. 3 2 ^Now the reft of the ades of Heze- kiah, and histgoodnefre,behold,thcyare written in the vifion of Ifaiah the Prophet, the fonne of Amoz,<»«. iHtb.heretur- fudai-d built.' Z.King, 4. *Deut,ii.i i.kingS.i^, and j). j. 2.chron,^,6 *Plal.iji. '4. *'2.Sam.7.io fepulchres of the fonnes of Dauid : and all Iijd.ih and the inhabitants of lerufalcm did him honour at his death: and Manafleh his fonne reigned in his ftcad. CHAP. XXXIII. I J^tMiaJfehhiswickidrcigtje. j He fetteth '^•^ idolatry, airdrvoaldnotbeadmonilhcd,. ii He is cariid into Ba- bylon, tz Vponhuprajer to God liee ts rcle.ifcd^and fmtethdovne idolatry. i8 Hu aifes. zo Hedymg, •^monfucceedetbbim. ii ^moureignwgvfkksdlyiU Jlaintbyhit feruants. 25 Vk Ttjurderers bemgfiamc, lofijJifucceedctb him. MAnafleh *was twcluc yeeres old when he began to rcigne,and he reigned fif- tie and fiue yeeres lenifalem.- z But did that which »rA< euill in the fight of the Lo r Ojlike vnto the abomina- tions of the heathen, * whom theL o R D had cait out before the children of Ifracl. 5 «[fFor t he built againe the hie places which Hezelyah his father had * broken downe^and he reared vp altars for Baalim, and made groues , and worfliipped all the holte of heauen,and ferucd them. 4 Alfo hee built altars in the houfe of the LoRD,wherof the Lord had faid,'*^ In lerufalemfhallmyNamebe foreuer. J And he built altars for all the hoft of heauen,in the two courts of the houfe of the Lord. 6 And hee cau(ed his children to pafTe thorow the fire in the valley of the fonne of Hmnom- alfo he obferued times,& vfed in- chantments,and vfed witchcraft, and dealt with afamiUarfpirit,aiid with wizards •. hee wrought much cuill in the fight of the LoRD,toprouoke him to anger. 7 And he fet a carued image (the idolc which hee had mnde)in the houfe of God, of which Godhadfaid to Dauid , and to Solomon his fonne: In ^thishoufcjandin Iei-ufalem,which Ihaue chofen before all the tribes ofIfrael,will I put my Name for cuer. 8 Neither will I any more remoue the foot * of Tfrael from out of the land which I haue appointed for your fathers; forhat they will take heede to doe all that I haue commanded them, accordmgto the whole lawjand the ftatutesjand the ordinances by thehandofMofes. 9 SoManafl'ch made ludah, and the inhabitants of lerufalem to crre , and to doe worfe then the heathen , whome the Lord had deftroyed before the children of Ifracl. I o And the L o R D fpake to Manafleh, and to his people : but they would not hearken. Chap.xxxlij. KnRP|eth. Amonfucceedcth. 1 1 ^Wherfore the Lord brought vpo» them the captamcs of the hoft fo^ the king of Aflyria, which took^ Manafleh among thethornes,and bound him with |j fetters, and caried him to Babylon. 12 Andwhen heewasinafflidion, hee befought the L o R D his God , and hum- bled hinifelfc greatly before the God of his fathers, ig Andprayed vnto him, and hee was intreated of him, & heard his fupplication, and brought him againe to lerufalem into his kingdome. Then Manafleh kacwe that I the Lord he w.** God. 1 4 Now after this,hee built a wall with- out the citie of Dauid, on the Weftfide of Gihon,in the valley,cucn to the entring in at the fiflirgate, and compafled about || O- phel, and raifed it vp a very great height, and put captaines of warre in all the fenced cities of ludah. I f And he tooke away the ftrange gods & the idole out of the houfe of the Lord, and all the altars that hee had built in the mount of the houfe of the Lord, and in Icrufalcm,and caft them out of the citie. 16 And hee repaired the altar of the Lor D,and facrificcd thereon peace ofte- rinps,and thankeoft"erings,and comman- ded ludah to ferue the L o rd God of Ifracl. 17 Neuertheleflc,the people did facri- fice ftilin the hie ^hces,yet vnto the Lord their God onely. 1 8 f Now the refl: of the ads of ManaC- feh,and his prayer vnto his God, and the wordes of the fecrs that {pake to him in the name of theLo r d God cf IfraeI,behold, they are tpritten in the booke of the Kings of Ifrael ; 1 9 His prayer alfo, and how Cod was in- treated of him, and all his finne , and his trcfpaflc, and theplaces wherein hee built high places , and fet vp groues and grauen images before hee was humbled: behold, they are written among the fayings of jj the Seers. 20 ^ So Manafleh flept with his fa- thers , and they buried him in his owne houfe : and Amon his fonne reigned in his ftead. 21 ^*Amoawastwoandtwentieyeres old when hee began to reigne, and reigned two yeeres in lerufalem. 22 But he did that which teas euilinthe fight of the L o R D , as did Manaifeh hjs father : for Amon facrificcd vnto all the Ff 4 carued fHeb. which verethe\uiin the hand of the workemen y had the ouerfight of the houfe of the LoRD',and they gaue it to the work- men that wrought in the houfe of the LoRD,torepaire and mend the houfe. 1 1 Euen to the artificers and builders gaue they ir,to buy hewen lionc, & timber for couplings, andj|tofioore the houfes, which the kings of ludoh had dcftroyed. 1 2 And the men did the work faithfully, and the ouerfeers of them were Iahath,3nd Obadiah,theLeuites,ofthefoniitsofMe- rari,andShech3riah,andM£lj.ullam,ofthe fonnes of the Kohathitc s,to fet it forward : and oiAfroftheLeuitcs, all that could skill of inftruiiAr.ts of n-ufickc. 1:5 Aifo they were ouer the bearers of burdens , and were ouerfeers of all that wrought the work in any maner of feruice: and ot the Leuitesf/;e»-e were Scribes, and officers,and porters. 1 4 ^And when they brought out the money that was brought into the houfe of the L o RX>, Hilkiah the Prieft "^ found a booke of the Law of the Lor Djgiutn by Mofes. 1 5 And Hilkiah anfwered & faid to Sha- phanthe Scribe,! haue found the booke of theLawinthehoufeof theL ORD. And Hilkiah dehuered the booke to Shaphan : 16 And Shaphan carried the booke to the king,and brought the king word backe againe,(aying,All that was committed f to thy feruants,they doe it. 17 And they haue "f gathered together the money that was found in the houfe of the Lord, and haue deliuercd it into the Ijand of the ouerfeers , and to the hand of the "workmen. 1 8 Then Shaphan the Scribe tolde the kir)g,faying , Hilkiah the Prieft hath giuen me a booke. And Shaphan read f it before the King. 1 9 And it came to paflTe when the king had heard the words of the Law, that hee rent his clothes. 20 And \\Or,te rafier. *i King.as. 8.&C. ■\Heb.bythe hard of. •f Heb. to »k hand of. ■\Heb.povired out J or mtlttd. ■\Heb.mit, Huldahsprophdie, k^nap. XXXV. lonan Kccpctnincraiieouer. merits {\Or,mt{je thtfictui fart. I 2 0 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the fonne of Shaphan, and !| Or,^MorJ jj Abdon the fonne of MicahjUnd Shaphan ^■^"'..v ^ ^^ ^ the fcribe^and Afaiah a feruant of the kings, faying, 2 1 Goe, enquire ofthe Lord for mee, and for them that are left in Ifrael and in ludahj concerning the words of the booke that is found : for great is the wrath of the Lord that is powred out vpon vSjbecaufe our fathers haue not kept the word of the Lord, to doe all that is written in this booke. 22 And Hilkiah and they that the king hud appointed went toHuldahthe prophe- tcfle^thc wife of Shallum the fonne of Tik- II Or,Harh*i, uath^the fonne of |i Hafrah, keeper of the a.^«g.24.i 4 I wardrobe (now the dwelt in Ieru(alem in t Heb.^ar. ^^^ ^^ colledge, ) and they fpakc to her to 2 3 f And fhcanfweredthem,Thus faith the L o rd God of Ifrael: Tell yethc man thatfentyoutome, 24 Thus faith the LoRDj behold,! will bring cuill vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitants thereof, euen all the cuvfes that are written in the booke which they haue read before the king of ludah: 3 5 Becaufe they haue forjiaken me, and haue burned incenfe vnto other gods, that they might prcuoke mee to anger with all theworkes of their handes, therefore my wrath fliall be powred out vpon this place, and Ihall not be quenched. i6 And as for the king of ludah, who fent you to enquire of the L o R d, fo fliall ye fay vnto him : Thus faith the L o r d God of Ifrael, concerning the words which thou haft heard: 27 Becaufc thine heart was tender, and thou didft humble thy felfe before God, when thou heardeft his words againftthis place, andagainftthe inhabitants thereof, and humbledft thy felfe before mee, and didft rend thy clothes, and weepe before me, I haue eucn heard thee alfo, faith the Lord. 2 8 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fa- thers,& thou ftialt be gathered to thy graue in peace, neither fhall thine eyes fee all the cuiUthatlwill bring vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitants of the fame. So they brought the king word againe. 29 f * Then the king fent, and gathe- red together all the Elders of ludah and lerufalem. J o And the king went vp into the houfe * I.King ij.i. ofthe Lord, and all the men of ludah, | and the inhabitants of lerufalem, andtlie pricfts and the Leuites, and all the people t oreat andfmall ; and he read in their eares f Heb.from all the wordes ofthe booke ofthe coue-\?''*'''««»f« nsnt, that was found in the houfe of the -^''^''• Lord. 1 1 And the king ftood in his place, and made a Couenant before the L o r d, to walke after the Lord, and to keepe his Commandemcnts,& his Teftimonies,and his Statutes, with all his heart, and with all his foulcjto perfo'rme the words of the Co- uenant which are written in this booke. 3 2 And he c.iufed all that were tprefcnt in lerufalem and Beniamin, to ftand tott. And the inhabitants of lerufalem did ac- cording to the Couenant of God,the God of their fathers. 5 J And lofiah tooke .away all the abo- minations out of all the countreys that^^r • teintd to the children of Ifrael,and made all that were prefentin Ifrael to feruc, euento ferue the L o r d their God. Jind all his dayesthcy departed not f from following theL o R Dthe God of their fathers. CHAP. XXXV. I lefhthk^epethamoftfokmnePaJJeeHcr. 20 Heefro- ttoktngPharach Ncihoh, ilJlaheatMegiddo^ 25 La- metttationsfor lojtah, MOreouer * lofiah kept a Pafl'eoucr vnto the Lord in lerufalem : and they killed the Pafleouer on the fourteenth * day of the firft moneth. 2 And he fet the Priefts in their char- ges, and encouraged them to the feruice of the houfe ofthe Lord, J And faid vnto the t euites,that taught all Ifrael, which were holy vnto the Lord, Put the holy Arke in the houfe, which So- lomon the fonne of Daiud king of Ifrael did build J itfljall not be a burden vpon your fboulders : feruc now the Lord your God, and his people IfraeL 4 And prepare j(o«r/e/«« by the houfes of your fathers, after yourcourfes, accor- ding to the * writing of Dauid king of 1(1 rael, and according to the * writing of So- lomon his fonne. 5 And ftand in the holy place according to thediuifionsof the tfamilit:s ofthe fa- thers of your t brethren the people,and af- ter the diuifi5 ofthe famihcs ofthe Leuites 6 So kill the Pafleouer, andfanftifie your felues,and prepare your brethren,that they may doe according to the word of the L o R D , by the hand of M ofcs. 7 And M Mt^^i'iyjit^ .fcr^cf. Heb.ojfind} icb.Jlatiov. Chron. i,&c i.Chtou.s 7 And lofiali \ gaue to the people, of the flocke, lambes and kiddes, ail tor the Pafleouer offerings, forsll that were pre- fentjto the number of thirtie thoiifandjind three thoufand bullocks ; thefe were of the kings fiibltance. S And his Princes f g-iue wiliingly-vn- to the people, to the Pneils and to the Le- uites : Hilldah, and Zachanah, and lehiel, rulers of the houfc of God, gaiie vnto the Prieils for the Pafleouer offerings , two thoufand and fixe hundred fmall cattellyind three hundred oxen. 9 Conaniah alfo, and Shemaiah, and Nechaneel, his brethren, and Hafliabiah, and lehiel, and lofhabad chiefe of the Le- uitcs,t gaue vnto the Leuitcs for Palfeouer ofTeringSjfiue thoufand/waH caneli,aad£ue hundred oxen. 10 So the feruice was prepared, and the Priefts flood in their place,3ndtheLeuites in their courfes, according to the kings c6- mandement. 1 1 And they killed the Pafleouer, and the Priefts fpnnckled t/7e^/W from their hands,3nd the Leuitcs * flayed them. 1 1 And they remoucd the burnt offe- rings, that they might giue according to the diuifions of the families of the people, to offer vnto the L 6 r d, as it is written in the bookc of Mofes : and fo did they with the oxen. 1 3 And they * roftcd the Pafleouer with fire, according to the ordinance : but the of Aer holy oft'erings fod they in pots,and in cauldrons , and in pannes, and f diuided ihem fpeedily among all the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themfelues,and for the Priefts: becaufc the Priefts the fonnes of Aaron were bufied in oftcring of burnt offerings, and the fat vn- till night : therefore the Leuites prepared for themfelues, and for the Priefts the fons of Aaron. „ I J And the fingers the fonnes of Alaph, were in their "I place according to the*com- mandcmentof Dauid5andAfaph,3ndHe- mln,and leduthun the kings Seer: and the Porters * waited at euery gate : they might not depart from their feruice; for their bre- thren tne Leuites prepared for them. 1 6 So all the feruice of the Lord was prepared the fame day^ta keepe the Paifco- ucr, and to offer burnt offerings vpon the altar of the Lor D,accordiiig to tne com- mandemcnt of king lofiah, 1 7 And the children of Ifrael that were tprefcnt, kept the Pafleouer at that time, and the feaft of vnleauencd bread feuen dayes. 1 8 And there was no Pafleouer like to thit, kept in Ifrael, from the dayes of Sa- muel the Prophet: neither did all the Kings of Ifrael keepe fuch a Pafleouer, as lofian kept, and the Priefts and theLeuites, and allludah and Ifrael that wereprefent, and the inhabitants of lerufalem. 19 In the eighteenth yeere of the reigne of lofiah, was this Pafleouer kept. 20 f * After all this, when lofiah had prepared the f Temple, Nccho king of E- gyptcamevp to fight againft Carchemifli by Euphrates : and lofiah went out againft him. . z I But he {ent Embafladours to him, faying. What haue I to doe with thce,thou king of ludah ? /cowc not againft thee this day, but againft the houfe, f wherewith I haue wane, for God commanded mee to make hafte : forbeare thee from mtdimg with God, who is with me, that he deftroy thee not. 2 2 Neucitheles lofiah would not turne his face from him, but difguifed himfelfe that he might fight with him, and hearke- ned not vnto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. 2 J And the archers fliot at king lofiah : and the King faid to his feruants,Haue me away, for I am t fore wounded, 24 His feruants therefore tooke him out of that charet, and put him inthefc- condchar£tthathe/;4ii: and they brought him to lerufalem, andhe died, and was bu- ried II in oiteofthe Sepulchres of his fathers. And * all ludah and lerufalem mourned for lofiah. 25 ^And leremiah lamented for To fi- ah,and all the finging men and fingingwo- men fpake of lofiah in their lamentations to this d3y,and made them an ordinance in Ifrael j and behold they are written in the Lamentations. 2 6 Now the reft of the aftes of lofiah, and his t goodnes, according to that which wag written in the Law of the Lord. 72 And his deeds firft and laft«3 behold, thcyarc written in the booke of the kings of Ifrael and ludah. CHAP. XXXVI. t lehoahaz^fuccudmg, w dcpofidbj Th.irMh,a>!dcMitd vrtoE^ypt. J lebeiakimreigninff^^UjiscciriedboH'idin- to'Babylon. ^ Jcbokchinfwceedmg reijnethill^andu brought mto Babylon. 1 1 Zedekitb fuaeeding reig- neth f Hcb. fiutid. ♦aKing.sj f HebJ»ufe. ■fHeb.the houfe ofnty vane. poke. |[ Or, ivrung thcfiptlchres ■ * 7-ach. I a. t HeLkind- mjfts. Ichoahaz is dcpofed. Ifrael Chapxxxv). cariedintocaptiuity. * j.Kiiig;. f Heb.nmo- . ucd him. -fHtb.njul- aed. IJ Or,thnmes. *».King. 14 )| Orjtceni- netb ill, and dcjpifcth the ^Prophets, and rebflkth agmr.ii Nibtichadnez,Zjar. 14 lerufidemfor the JlnMicf ihi Triejisnhdfeof.ejfswhoUydejlrojKd, iz Thcprida- TKotior. of CjWf. THen * the people of the Imd tooke le- hoahiz the fonne of loiinh, and made hjm king m his fathers Head in lei-ufakm. z lehoahaz was twentie and three y eercs old, when he began to r eigne , and he reig- ned three monetlisin leriiialem. J And the king of Egypt f P"t Ijim downe at lerufalenij and f condemned the land in an hundred talents offiluerj and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made EUakim his brother, king ouerludah &Ieriifalcm, and turned his name to lehoiakim. Aiid Necho tooke lehoahaz his brotherj and cariedhim to Egypt. '^ 5 f lehoiaKim was twentie and fiue yeeres old when he began to reigne,and he reigned eleuen yeeres in Icrufalem : and he did that which w/weiull in the i:ght of the LpRohisGod, 6 Againft him.came vp Nebnchad- nezznrkingofBabylon,3nd bound him in j{ fetters to carie him to Babylon. 7 ^Nebuchadnezzar alfo caricd of the veflels of the houfe of the Lo r d to Baby- lon, & put them in his temple at Babylon. 8 Now the reft of the ades of lehoia- kim, and his abominations which hee did, andthat which »<» found in him, beholde, they are written in the booke of the kings of Ifrael and ludah : and (| lehoiachin his ah^i.ciiren. j. fonne rcignedin his ftead. l6er,Coniah^ * 3. Kings »48. Heb.atthe rctume tfthe jtett. \ Htb.vf^eb ifdejire. II Or^Matta- 14.17. * lere. jj 9 ^ * lehoiachi!! »»*< eight yeeres old when he began to reigne , and he reigned three moneihs,and ten dayesin lerufalem, and he did that which teas euiU in the fight of theLoRD. 10 And t when the yeere was expired. King Nebuchadnezzar fent, and brought him to Babylon, with the f goodly vefl'els of the houfe of the Lord, and made jj Ze- dckiah his brother, king ouer Judah and lenifalem. n f * Zedefeiah ffioi one and twentie yeeres old, when he began to reigne, and &c.a.kines' r^'gn^'^^l^nc^y^ercsinlerufalem. 14.18. And he did that which roas euillin the fight of the Lo r d his God, andhnm- bled not himfelfc before leremiah the Pro- ^hetyfpeai^ng from the mouth of the Lord I 3 And he alfo rebelled againft king Nebuchadnezzar , who had made him fwcare by God : but he ftiffened his neckc. and hardened his i- *rere. »5.ji ami 3515. dweUing place: 16 But they mocked the meflengers of God, anddcfpifedhis words, and mifufed his prophets, vntill the wrath of the Lord arofe againft his people, till there was no frcmcdie. 17 '^ Therefore he brought vpon them the king of the Coldets, whoflewe their yong men with the fword, in the houfe of their fanduary,and had no compsffion vp- on yong man or maiden, old man, or him that ftouped for age : he gauc them all into his hand. 18 And all theveflels of the houfe of God great and fmall, and the treafures of the houfe of the Lor d,& the treafures of the king, and of his princes : allt/«/« kec brought to Babylon. 19 And they burnt the houfe of God, i and brake downe the wall of Ierufslem,and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and dcftroyed all the goodly veflels thereof. 2 o And fthem that had efcaped from the fvvord, caried he aw?y to Babylon : where they were feruantstohimand his fonnes, vntill the reigne of the kingdomc of Perfia: 2 1 To fulfill the word of die Lord by the mouth of * leremiah, vntill the lande * had enioyed her Sabbaths: /or as long as fhe lay defolate, ft,e kept Sabbath, to fulfill threefcore and ten yeeres. . 2 2 5j * Now in the firft yeere of Cyrus king of Perfia (that the word of the Lord fpoken by the mouth of * leremiah, might be accomphfiied) the Lord IHned vp the fpiritof Cyiiiskingof Perfia,thathem3de a proclamation throughout all his king- dome, cindputit alfo in writing, Tying, 2 3 Thus faith Cyrus king of Perfia, All thekingdomes ofthe earth hath the Lord God of hcauen giuen mec, and hee hath charged me to build him an houfe inleiu- falem, which is in ludah: Who is there a- mong you of all his people ? the Lo r d his God6e withhim,and lethim^oe yf>. tinuaUy t canfidly. ■j- Heb. healing * i.Kingf 2J.I,&C. if Heb. the re- tnahidirfiom tkefwnd. * lere. a 5.5, I2.&29.IO, *Ltuit j 5. 1 2. and *Ifa.44.2?. &4j..,ij., CHAP. I. I The Praciwuaiort of Cyrus for the buUing of tht Tem- ple. $ -pje people proudc fir the retKrue. 7 Cyrmre- florcth thevefels oft he Temple to She(hbaxji^tr. Ow in the firft yeere of Cyms Kingof Pcr- fia, ( tbat the worde of the Lord * by the mouth of leremiah, might be fulfilled) the Lord ftirred vp the fpirit of Cyrus king of Perfia , that hee t Heh. caufcd f made a proclamation throughout all his a voicetopafe kingdome,and/'«f it alfo in writing,faying, a Thus faith Cyrus king ot Perfia, The Lo R D God of heauen hath giuen me all the kingdomes of the caith,and he hath *charaed me to build him an houfe at Icru- falem, which is in ludah. 5 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him goe vp to lerufalem, which is in Iudah,and build the Houfe of the Lord God of If- rael ( He is the God) which is in lerufalem. 4 And whofoeucr remaineth in any place where he foiourneth, let the men of nis placet helpe him withfiluer, and with gold, and with goods, and with beafts, be- hdes the free-will offering for the houfe of God that is in lerufalem. ere feuen hundred, thirtie and fixe : their mules, two hundred foiutic and hue : 6 J Their camels, foure hundred,thirty and Hue: thetr aHes, fixe thoufand, fcucn hundred and twentie. 68 ^ Andfome of the chiefe of the fa- thers, when they came to thehoufeof the Lord which is at Ierufale,offred freely for the houfc of God, to fet it vp in his place : ^9 Thcygaue after their abilitie, vnto the*treafureof theworke thrcefcore and one thoufand drammes of gold, and Hue thoufand pound of filuer,anQ one hundred pcieits garments. 70 Sothcprieitsand the Leuites, and fome of the people,and the fingers,and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their citics,and all Ifraelin their cities, CHAP. III. X ne^harii/hvp. i^ Offerings frequented, j Work' men frep/ired. 8 Vie fittndatwtisef the Temple art laid in^reat toy and mourning, ANd when the feuenth moneth was come, and the children of Ifr^el w^re in the cities : the people gathered ihem- felues together, as one man to kruf lem. 2 Then Itood vp || lefnut the fonnc of loxadak, andhisbretnrenthePrxefts, md * Zcmbbabel the fonne of * She .Itiel, and his brethren, and miilded the A[tar of the God ot'Ifrael,to offer burnt oftrmgs there- on, as It li * written in the Law of Moles the man of God. g And they fet the altar vpon his bafes, (for feare wm vpon them, becaufe of the people of thofe countrcys) and they oftred burnt offerings thereon vnto the Lord, euen burnt oftlrmgs,morning and euening. 4 They kept alfo the fealt of Taberna- cles, * as pr. ift the L o R r;, after the * or- J inn' cot Dauid king of Ifrael. II A;>d they fjng together bycouif", in prriifing, uid giuing thankes vnto the Lord; ikcaufc nc i$ good, for his mercy eadurethfor cuer towards Ifr el, Andall the people Ihoutcd with a great Ihoutjwhen they prait'cd the Li rd j becaufe the foui- datioa of the houfe of tlie Lord was laid. I i ]Jut many of the Pricfts and Leuites, and chi.fc of the fathers, who w<'re ancient men, that h A fecne the firft houfc j when the foundation of this houfe was laid before their eyes, wept with aloude voyce, and many ihouted aloud for ioy : I J So that the people could not difcerne the noife of the fiiout of ioy,from the noifc ofthe weeping ofthepeoplerfor the people fhouted with a loud lliout, and the noyfc was heard afarre ofE CHAP. IIIL I Vie aduerfarics, bemg rot accefted in the bmldmg eft h i Temple rvtth the lewes, etideaucurto hmder it. 7 Tlieir Letter to ^rtaxerxei. 1 7 The detret of^rtaxerxei. s J Vh binldwg II hmdred. . Now -{- Heb.rhe Temple ofthe Lord rvM not yetfoHr.ded. II Or,worke- tnen. 'AQts^j, \\Or,Hoda. ^ Utai], chap, I r 40. "[ HebM «fU- * i.Chron. 6. J I. and chap .6.7. andzj,!. n The building hindeied. Chap.iiij. Rehumsaccufation ■fHcb.the fomiei of the traiifportA- tioii. t NOw v/hcn the aducifarics of ludah & Beniamin , heard that f the children of the captiiiitie buildcd the Temple vnto the Lord God of Ifracl : 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel,and tothechicfe ofthc fathers^ and faid vnto them. Let vs build with you , for wee fceke your God,asyc doe, and we dofacrificc vn- to him, fince the d .yes of Efar-Haddon king of Aflur,which brought vs vp hither. 5 But Zerubbabcl and leftiua, and the reft of the chiefe of the fathers of Ifrael, fiid vnto them,You hauc nothing to doe vv ith vSjto build an houfc vnto our God, but wee our lelues together will build vnto theLoRD Godoflfrael, as king Cyrus the king of Perfia hath commanded vs. 4 Then the people of the land weake- ned the hands afthc people of ludah , and troubled them in building, 5 And hired counfellers againft them, to fruftrate their purpofe , all the dayes of Cyrus king Oi'Perfia, tuen vntiU the reigne of Darius king of Perfia. 6 Aiid in the r.'igae off AhTuerus5in the beginning of his reigne, wrote they vn- to him an accur.tion againft the innabi- tants ofludah and leruflilem. 7 ^ And in the daycs ofArtaxences wrote fj Biwhat ye iTiall do to the Elders of thefe lewes/or the building of this houfe of God : that of the Kings goodSjCuen of the tribute beyond the riuer, forthwith expences be giuenvnto thefe men,that they be not t hindrcd- 9 And that which they h.iue need of, bothyongbuIlockSj& rammes.and lambs, for the burnt ofterings of the Godof hea- ucn,wheat,falt,wine ancl oylc,3CCoiding to the appoinaneat of thePriefts which are at Icrufalem, Iccitbegiueuthemday by day without faile : 10 That they may offer ficrificcst of fweet fr.uour vnto the God of heaucn, and pr.iy for the life of the king,&of his fonncs. 1 1 Alfo I haucmadeadecrcc,that who- foeiier fluU alter this word , let timber bee pulled downc from his houfe, and being fet vp, let him be f hanged thereon, and let his houfe be made a doung hill for this. 12 And the God that hath caufed his name to dwell there,deftroy all Kings and people that fhall put to their hand , to alter and to deftroy tliis houfe of God which is at lerufalem.I Darius haue made a decrcc,kt it be done with fpeed. 1 5 ^Then Tatnai gouernour on this fide the riuer, Shtthar-Boznai, and their companions , according to that \yhich Da- rius the King had fent, fothey did fpeedily. 14 And the Elders of the lewes Duilded, and they profpered , through the prophe- cying of Haggai the Prophet , and Zecha- riah the fonne of Iddo , and they buildejd, and liniflied it , according to the comman- dcmentoftheGod of I Craeljand according to the f commancicment of Cyiais and Da- rius,and Artaxerxes King of Perlia. I J And rlois houfe was finifhed on the thirddayofthemonethAdar, which was in the fixtyeere of the reigne of Darius the ICing. 16 f And the children of Illael, the Prieils & the Lcuites, and the reft of f-the children of the captiuitic,kcpt the dedicati on of this houfe of God,with ioy, 17 And ofFred at the dedication of this houfe of God, an hundred bullocks, t\vo hundred rammes , foure hundred lambcs, and for a finne olTring for all Ifrael, twehie hce goates,according to the number of the tribes of Ili-aeL 1 8 And they fet the Prieftes in their di- uifions,and the Leuites in their courfes,for the feruice of God , which is at Icrufalem j t * as it is written in the booke of Mofes. 19 And the children of the captiuitie kept the Pafleoucr, vpon the fourteenth day of the firft moneth : 20 For the Prieftes and Leuites were purified together,ail of them ir^rf pure,and killed the Paflcouer for all tlie children of the captiuitie , and for their brethren the Priefts, and for thcmfelues. 2 I And the children of Ifrael , which v/erc come againe out of captiuitie, and all fuch as had feparated themfeUies vn- to themjfromthe filthineilc of the heathen of th. land , to feeke the L o rd God of Ifrael did cate, 22 And kept the feaft of vnleauened bread feuen d:.yes with ioy : for the L o R D had made them ioyflill and turned the he.ntof theKiiieofAflyriaviito them, to fh-engthen their nahds in the worke of the houfe of God jth J God of Ifrael. CHAP. VIL I Ezjragotth vfto ItrttpiUm. 11 T'le gracioM cem- 7Jtif:on of^rtaxerxis t» Sririi. 27 Stuta blejjith God f»r biifauour. NO w after thefe things in the reigne of Artaxerxes, King of Perfia, Ezra the fonne of Seraiah,the fonne of Azariah,the fonne of Hilkiah, 2 Thefonne of Shallum, the fonne of Zadok,the fonne of Ahitub, 3 The fonne df Amariah,the fonne o/ Azariahjthe fonne of Meraioth, 4 The fonne ofZeraiah, thefonne of Vzrijthe fonne of Bukk*i f The fonne of Abiflnia, the fonne of Phinehas, the fon of Eleazar , the fonne of Aaron the chiefe Pcieft: 6 This Ezra went vp from Babylon, and hee wm a ready Scribe in the law of Mofes,which the Lo rd God of Ifrael had giuen : and the Iving granted him all his re- queft,according to the hand of the L o.R b his God vpon him. 7 And there went vp Tow of the chil- dren of Ifrael, and of the Prieftes , and the G p Leiiites. The Kings letter. Ezra. Thecommiflion giuen to Ezra. fhundatitn of the^ting •vp. \\Or,to Szra thtPriefla perfitSaibeof the LAXft of theCtdefhta- I, cace, ■\ Choi from before the ki"g. •EIlh.1.14. ♦Chap.S.jj Lcuites , and the Singers, and the Porters, and the Nethinims,vntoIerufalem, inthe feuenth ye re of Artaxcrxes the King. 8 And he came vp to lerufalem in the fifth moncth, which rvai in the fcuemh yccrc of the King. 9 For cpon the firll Jay of the firft moncth t began hee to goe vp from Baby- lon,and on the firft dayohhc fifth moneth, came hee to lerufalem according to the good hand of his God vpon him. 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to feckethe Law of the Lor D,3nd to doc hy and to teach in Ifracl, Statutes and Judge- ments. 1 1 f Now this it the copy of the letter that the King Artaxcrxes gaue vnto Ezra the Priel^j the Scribe , euena. Scribe of the wordcs of the commandements of the L o R Djandofhis Statutes tolfrucl. 1 2 Artaxenccs Kingof kingSj|| Vnto Ezra the Pricft, a Scribe of the Law of the God ofheauen, Perfeft/'MCfjandatfuch atime. I J I make a decree, that all they of the people of Ifrael,and of his Priefts, and Le- iiitcsinmyRealme, which arc minded of their owne free-will to go vp to lerufalem, goe with thee. 14 Forafmuchasthou artfentfof the King, and of his * fcuen counfellours, to enquire concerning ludah and lerufalem, according to the Law ofthy God which m in thine h-^nd. I f Aad to cary the filuer and gold, which the King and his counfcUers haue freely oftred vnto the God of Ifrael , whofc habitation if in lerufalem. 1 ^ *And all the filuer and goId,that thou canft flnde in all the prouince of Babylon, with the free-will offering of the people, and ofthePriefts,offering willingly for the houfe oftheir God, which.i in lerufalem: 1 7 That thou m.iyeft buy Ipcedily witli this money , bullocks, rammes, lambcs, with their meate oflerings,and their drinkc offerings , and offer them vpon the altar of the houfe of your God , which /* in le- rufalem. 1 8 And whatfoeuer (hall feeme good to thee and to thy brethren,to doe with the reft of the filuer and gold j that doe after the will of your God. ig The vcfllls alfo that are giucn thee, for y fcruice of the houfe of thy God,thof€ deliuer thou before the God of lerufalem. 10 And whatfoencr more fhalbc need- full for the houfe of thy God, which thou flialthaueoccafion to beftowe j belioweit out ofthe Kings treafure houfe. 2 1 And I , eiten I Artaxcrxes the King, do make adecree to all the treafurers whii. h art beyond the riuer , that whatfoeuer Ez- ra the Prielt, the fcribc ofthe Law of God ofheauen, Ihall require of you , it bee done (peedily, 2 2 Vnto an hundred talents of filuer, and to an hundred f meafures of wheate, and to an hundred bathes of wine , and to an hundred bathes of oyIe,andfaltjwithout prefcribing how much, 251 Whatfoeuer is commanded by the God of heauen , let it bee diligently done, for the houfe of the God ot heauen : for why iliould there bee wrath againl^ the realm c ofthe King and his fonnes ? 24 Alfb wee certifie you, that touching anyof thePrieftes, andLeuites, fingers, porters ,Nethinims , or minifters of this houfe of God, it fhall not be lawfull to im- pofc tollejtribute,or cultome vpon them. 2 J And thou, Ezra , after the wifdorp.c of thy God , that is in thtne hand, fet magi- ftrates and iudges, which may iudge all the people that are beyond the riuer,aU fuch as know the lawes of thy God, and teach yee them that knowc thifm not. 16 And whofoeuer will not doe the Iiw of thy GodjSc the law ofthe King, let iudg- mcnt be executed fpcedilyvpon him whe- ther it be vnto death,or to f Dini(hmcnt,or to confifcntion of goods, or to imprifon- ment. 2 7 f Bleflcd i* the L o R D God of our fathers, which hath put fuch a thing as this, in the Kings heart,to beautifie the houfe of the L o R D which «Vin lerufalem ; 2 8 And hath extended mercy vnto me,, before the King and his ccunfellers, and before all the Kings mighty princes, and I was ftrengthened as the hand of the Lo. d my God woi vpon mee, and I gathered to- gether out of Ifrael , chiefe men to goe vp with me. CHAP. vin. 1 Thf fomparjicm ofExjra , rvht returned fiom IBalyhtk 1$ H'ftn.UthtoIddoformmifitrsfartheTemptt. 21 Heksefethafaft. .^4 HecoTtmtAteth thetrtafurest* thecKfiodieofthePriejh. }l From ^Ah^m they comt itlerujdtnt. jj Thetreajuretsvei^hfdmtheTemple. 36 ThtcontTTiiJiionUdelmered. THeft are now the chiefe of their fa- thers, & thi\ is the gcncalogie of them that went vp with mc from Babylon, in the reigne of Artaxcrxes the King. z Ofthe fonacs of PhinehasjGerfhom: ■\chJd: Cons. jHeb,whntfo- euer ii ofthi decree. ]Chaid. roo- ting out. The companions of Ezra. Chap.viij. A fart proclaimed. I Or,thty»n- gtfif»and for Elnathan,and forla- rib, andTor Ohathan,and for Nathan,and for Zechariah, and for Mefl)iillam, chicfe men- alfo for Iarib,andfor Elnathan,mcn ofvndtritanding. 17 And I fent them with commandc- mentvntolddothe cliiefe at the place Ca- fiphia, and If told them what they fliould fay vnto lddo,ahJ to his brethren the Ne- thinims, at the place Cafiphia, that they ftiould bring vnto vsminifters forthehoule of our God. 18 And by the good hand of our God vpo vs,they brought vs a man of viiderftan- dujgjof the fonnes of Mahli thcfon of Le- ui,tlie fonne of Ifrael,and Sherebiah,W!th his fonncs,and hi ^ brethren,cighteene. 1 9 And Hafliabiah,and with him Icfiia- iah of the fonnes of Merari, his brethren, and their fonncs,twentie. zo *Alfo ofthe Nethinims,whom Da- uid , and the princes hid appointed for the feruice of the Leuites , two hundred and twenticNethini.ns: all of them werecx- pixfled by name. z I 5f Then I proclaimed a faft there,at the riuer Ahaua, that wee might afflicl our fclucs before our God, tofeeke of him a right w.iy tor vs,and forourhttle ones,and for rJl our fubftance. Z2 For I was afhamed to require ofthe king a band of fouldiers and horfmen, to helpe vs 3g:iaft the eacmy in the way : bc- cauie we had fpoken vnto the king, faying, The hand of oar God «vpon all them for gooJ.jthat lleke him, but his power and his vvrath is againlt all them that forfake liim. ij Sowcfilled,andbefoughtourGod for this,and he was intreated of vs. Z4 f Then I fcparated twelue of the chiefe ofthe priefts,Shercbiah,Hafliabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, a J And weighed vnto them the filucr and the gold,& the vcfllis, euen the ofFring of the houfc of our God, which the king find his counfcllers,and his lord$,and all U- rael there prefent,had oflered; z6 I eucn weighed vnto their ha«d,(ixc hundred and fiftie talents of filuer,and fil- ucr vcfl'cls an hundred talents,and of goldc an hundred talents: Z7 Alfo twentic bafons of golde, of a thoufand drammcs,and two veiids offline copper,t precious as gold. 2 8 And I faid vnto them, Yee are holy vnto the L o R d, the veflels are holy alfo, and the filuerand the gold^re a free will of- fring vnto the Lord God of your fathers. 19 Watch yee,andkcepe t/jf»>,vntillyce weigh thtm before the chiefe ofthe rritils, and theLeuites,and chiefe ofthe fathers of Ifrael at lerufalcm , in the chambers o( the houfc of the Lord. J o So tookc the Priefts and the Leuites the weight of the filuer and the goldo,and the vefitlsjto bring them to lerufalenijVnto the houfe of our God. 51^ Then we departed from the riuer of Ahauaj on the twelfth day of the firft Gg z mtmcth, -\ MekyelUw or fl)tnw^ brafe. ]Heb.defirt. alU. Ezras eonfeflion, Ezra. an( prayer. moneth , to goe vnto IcruTalem ; and the hand of our God was vpon vs,and hee deli- uercd vs from the hand of the enemie, and of fuch as lay in wait by the way. 5 2 And wee came to Icriifalemj and a- bode there three dayes. J 3 ^Now on the fou:th diy was the fil - uer and the gold,and the veflels weighed in thchoufcofourGodjbythc hand of Mc- rcmoth the fonne of Vriah the Prieft , and with him was Eleazar the fonne of Pbine- has, and with them wm lozabad the fon of Iefliu.1, and Noadiah the fonne of Binnui, Leuites : J 4 By number, and by weight of euery one : and all the weight was written at that time. 55 ^Ifo the children of thofe that had bcnecaried away which were come cut of the captiuitiCj offered burnt offerings vnto theOodoflfrael, twelue bullocks for ail Ifrael,nintie and Gkc rammcs,fcuentie and feuen lambes, twelue hee goates for a finnc offering: All this was a burnt offering vn- to the Lord. 5 6 ^And they deliuered the Kings com- miffions vnto the Kings heutcnants , and to the gbuernours on this fide the riuer, and they furthered the people and the houfe of God. C H A P. I X. I Ezra moMmeth for the affiiiitie cf the petple with firangers, 5 Hee frayethvnto God with cenfefion offimm. NOwe whenthefe things were done, the Princes came to mec , faying. The people of Ifrael , and the Piicftcs and the Leuites, haue not fcparated themfelues from the people of the lands, <"/> names were feparatcd, and fate downe in the firft day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter. ^ 17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken ftrange wiues, by the firft day of the firft nwneth. 18 ^ And among the fonncs of the Prieftes, there v/ere found that had taken ftrange wiues : namcly,ofthe fonnes of le- fliua the fonne of lozadak , and his bre- thren,Maafiah, and Elxezer , and laribjand Gcdaliah. 1 9 And they gaue their hands,that they would put away tlieir wiues and being guil- tic, they offered^ lamme of the flocke for their trefpafle. 20 And of the fonnes of Immer,Hana- ni,andZcbadiah: Gg J 21 And Nehemiah mourneth, Nehcmiah. faftcthandpraycih. *2.Kin.zj.9 '*Dan.p;4. 1 1 And ofthefonncs ofHarim",. Maa- ri-h,and Eliiah,and Shcmaiah,andlehiel, and Vzziah. 2 z And of the fonnes of Pafhur, Elioe- naijMaafi ih,il)imad,Nethancel, lozabad andEl.f'h. 2 5 Alfo of the Leuitcs: lozabad , and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the fime is Kclitah) PcthahiahjTudahjand Ehez^r, 24 Of the fingers alfo,Eh.ifhibj& of the portciSjSh-llum,andTclem,andVri. 2 5 Morcoucr of Ifraeljof the fonnes of ParoOijRamiahjand lefiah^and Malchiah, and Miamiii , and Elcazar,and Malchiiah^ and Benaiah. 26 And of the fonnes ofElam-.Matta- niih,Zechariah,and lehicl, and Abdi , and Ieiemoth,and Eliah. 27 And of the fonnes of ZatturElioc- n ii,Ehafi jb,Mattaniah,and ieiemoth,and Zabad,and Aziza. 2 S Of the fonnes alfo of Bebni : leho- hinan^Hananiah,'' abbaiyiM^ Athlai. 29 Andofthe fonnes of Bani : Mefiuil- laiTij Malluchj and Adaiah , lalhub , and Sheal,and Ramoth. 5 o And of the fonnes of Pahath Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maafiah, Mattaniahj Bezalccl, and Binnui, and Manaflehj 3 I And ofthe fonnes of HarinijEliezer, Ifhiiah,Malchiah3Shemaiah,Shimeon, g 2 Beniaffiin,Malliich.and Shcmaii .h. g 5 Of the fonnes of Halhum : Matce- nai, Mattatha, Zabad, Ehphelet , leiemaij Manafl'eh and Shimei. 54 Of the fonnes of Bani : Maa«lai, Amramjind Vel. 35 Bcmiah^jBedaiahjChelUih. 36 VaniahjMeremothjEhafhib. 37 MattaniahjMattcnai, and laafau, J 8 AndBani.andBinnui,Shimei. 3 9 AndShelemiah,8cNathan,&AdaiaIi, 40 ||Machnadebai,Shalhai,Sharaij 41 Azareel,and Shcleiniah^Shemariah, 42 Shallum,Am3riah,idor(Ur9ftixmthAthutUtdthtw*U. THen Elia(Kib the hie Piieft , rofe vp with his brethren the Priclles, and thty built the flieepc-gate, they fandified it,and kt vp the doorcs oi it,eucn vnto the towre of Meah they fandified it , vnto the towre of* Hananecl. a Andfnextvntohifnbuildedthemen of lericho : and aext to them builded Zac- curthe fonne of Imri. I But the fifli-gate did the ronncs of Hairenaah build ,who alfo layd tke bcames thereof, and fet vp the doores thereof, the locks tlurcof and the baires thereof. 4 And next vi ito them repaired Meri- moth the fbnne of Vriah:thc lonneof Koz: and next vnto them repaired McfliuUam the fonne of Berechiah,the fonne of Me- (]:iczabccl : and next vnto them repaired Zadokthe fonne of Baana. 5 And next vnto them the Tekoites repaired j but their nobles put not their neckcsto thcworkcs of their Lord. 6 Moreouer the oldegate repaired le- hoiada the (bnnc of Pafeah , & Mclluillam the fonne of Befodaiah ; they laid the beames therof,& (ct vp the doores thereof, and the locks thereof,& the barres thereof. 7 And next vnto them repaired Mela- tiah th« Gibconitc, & ladon the Merono- thite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, vnto the throne of the gouernour on this fide the Riuer. 8 Next vnto him repaired Vziiel the fonne ofHarhaiah,ofthegoldfmiths: next vnto him alio repairedHananiahjthe fbnne of o«<«/the Apothecaries, and they (jforti- fted lerufalem vnto the broad wall. 9 And next vnto them repaired Rcpha- i»h the fonne of Hur , the ruler of the nalfc part of lerufalem. I o And next vnto them repairedlcdaiah the fonne of Harumaph , eucn oucr againfl his houfe: and next vnto him repaired Hat- tufli the fonne ofHafliabniah. I I Malchiiah the fonne of Harim, and Hafl mh the fon of Pahath-Moab, repaired the fother picce,^ the towre ofy furnaces. I z And next vnto him repaired Shallum the fonne of Halloefli the ruler of the halfe part of Iemfalemjhe,and his daughters. I I The valley-gate repaired Hanun,and the inhabitants of Zanoah ^ they built it, andfctvp the doores thereof , the loctes t^ereofjand the bars thereof, & athoufand cubits en the wall vnto the doung-gate. 1 4 But the dung-gate repaired Malchiah the fonne of Recjiab ,^he ruler of part of Beth-haccercm : he built it, and fet vp the doores thcreof,thc lockes thereof, and the barrcs thereof 1 f Bur the gate of the fountaine repai- red Shallum the fonne of Col-hozeh , the ruler of part of Mizpah : he built it,and co- ueiedit,andfetvpthe doores thereof, the lockes thereof, and the barres thereof,and the vv.il of the poolc oPSiloahby the kings garden,and vnto the Itaires that go downe from the citie of Dauid. 16 After him repaired Nchemiah the fon of Azbukjthe ruler of the h.ilfo part of Beth-ZHr,vnto the pUce ouer againfl: the f e- pulchres of Dauid, & to the poole that was made,* and vnto the houfe of the mighty. 17 After him repaired tlie Ltiiites,Re- hnm the fonne of Bani : next vnto him re- paired Hafliabiah the ruler ofthe halfe part of Kcilahinhispart. 18 After him repaired their brethren, Bauni , the fonne of Henadad the ruler of the halfe part of Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezcr the fonne o^ Ielhua,the ruler of Mizpah, ano- ther piece,ouer agoinil the going vp to the armory, at the turning 0/ the wall. 20 After him Baiuch the fonne of f| Zab- bai,earneftly repaired the other picce,from the turning of t/je wall vnto the doore of the houfe of EUafhib the high Prieft. 21 After him repayrca Melitroth the fonne of Vrijjh,thc fonne ofKoz,anothcr piece,fro the dore ofthe houfe of Eliafljb, cucnto the end. of the houfe of Eliailib. 2 2 And after him repaired the Prieftes, the men ofthe plaine. 2 5 After him ;.-epaircd Bcniamin , awd Hafl\ub,ouer agsinlt their houfe; .ifter him repaired Azariah the fonne of Maafeiab, the fonne of Ananiah by his houft-. 24 After him repaired Binnui the fbnne of Henadad, another piece from the houfe ofAzariah,vntothe turning ofthefv.ill^t- ucn vnto the corner. 2 ^ Palalthc fonne of Vz^ijOtieragainft the turning ofthe »:»ii^ed Za^tfok th? foh of Immerj oner a<^ain{l his hoiife.- after hi'iti repaired alio ShtmaiAh, the fonhe of Shechaniah, the keeper of the Efiftg.uc. JO After him repaired Hananiah the fonneofShekmiah, andHanun the fixth fonncof Zalaph, another^iecc : -aft^thim repaired MelliuUim , the Ibjinc of fftre- chiah ouer againft his chambtr. ^i After him repaired Malchiah, the Goldfiniths fonne , vnto the place of the Nethinims,And of rhe merchants , ouera- gainft the gate Miphkad, and to the going vp of the 0 corner. I z And bctweene the goiiig vp of the corner vnto the flieepe-gate, repaired the goldfmiths and the merchants. CHAP. IIII. I Wli'de the en. Tttits fcojff, Nehcmiah prayeth tmdcoiiti- },tuihthe tforke. 7 VucUrltai.dtri^the wfathaiid fe- cnHof!hecheray,hefiunh a rVittih. ij Hennmlh tlHiabomers, ip afidg:ucthr»d:tary precepts. BVtit came to paflc, that when Sanbal- lat heard, thnt we builded the wall , hee was wroth, and tooke great indignation, and mocked the lewcs . z Afid hee fpake before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, andfaid. What doc theft feeble lewcs ? will they f fortifie themfeliics ? will they facrifice ? will they make an gtiA m a day ? will they reiiiuc the ftones,Oat of the hcapes of the rubbifli, which arc burnt? l Now Tobiah the Ammonite tr4J by him, and he faid , Eiicn that which thty build, i£ a foxe goe vp,he Qiall eiien brcake ■downe their ftone wall. 4 Hcare,0 our God,for wee are f tle- fpifed '. and turne their reproch vpon their ownehead, and giue them for apray,inthc Lmdofcaptiuitie. f Ana couer not their iniquity,and let hottheir (innc be blotted out from before thee : for they haue|)rouoked//»ee to anger bcforethe builders. 6 So built we the wall, and all the wall wasioyned together vnto the halfe there- of: for the people had a mind to worke. 7 •! But it came to pafl'e, that when Sanballat and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Alhdoditcs, heard that the walks of leriifalem fwerc *• *n»iiTi*^Bcaa;^^ ■made Vp, and that the breaches bcg.n to be Hopped, then they were very wroth , 8 And confpireJ : II of them together, to come and to fight againit leriii' lcm,and •f- to hinder it. 9 Nciu'rthel(:fro,wee made our prayer vntoourGod, &fctawatch againft them, day and nioht, becaufe oftliem. 10 And Iudihfnd,The.ftrength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbifli , fo that wee are not able to build the wall. 1 1 And our hduei-faries faid,Thcy (hall •not know, neither fee , till wte come ias by me. 19 ^ And I faid vnto the Nobles, and to the rulers, and to the reft c^^ the people. The worke is great and large , and wee are feparated vpofi the wall , one farre fsoiu another : 20 In fHtb.to vtakean trur ton- !l Or, that from all pUce: je mmJI retur>. to vs. f Heb. from the lover parts efthepUee, f Heb.m hit Uynes, Nchemiali retormeth vfurie: Nchemiah. He kecpeth horpicaiitie: [j Or,mery or.s^ w«nc ntthh'u rsttifon for xfAKr. tny ■\Ueb. heart ccnfalted inmc *I.euIt,2j. 48. 1 o In what place thei-efore ye hcate the found of the trumpet, refortye tliitherrn- to vs : our,God lliaU fight for vs. n So we labouijed in the worke : and hilie of them held the fpeares, from the ri- fiug of the morning, till the ftars appeared. zz Lakewifeatthefametimefaid I vn- to the people. Let eucry one ,with his fer- uant, lodge within lerufalem , that in the night they may he a guard to vs,and iaboar on the dsy. z J So neither!, nor my brethren, nor :my feriiints , nor the men of the guard whicii Ibllowcd me, none of v$ put off -oiir cjothesjjl fauingtbat i:\xtxy one put them oft" forwallung. CHAP. V. I Tl>e lewes iomplaine of their debt, >r7orgage , and bin- d.ige. 6 l^elHmiahrcbukeththevfmerSiar.dcafffe'.h tiitr/i to mtil^e a.cotfenant ofreJlttHtion. 1 4 Hefirbe^- retb hii on'ne allowance, and keepeth htJpituLtie, ANd there was a great cry of the peo- pl,e,& oftheir wiucs,again(t their bre- thren the lewes. i . For.there w.ere that (aid , Wee , oiu' .fonnes,andour daughters are many : thcr- for£ we take vp corne/cr thtmy that wc may eate^andliuc. 5 Some alfo there were that Tiid , Wc Janue morgaged our lands , vineyards, and houfes, that wc might buy come , becaufc of the dearth. 4 There were alfo that faid, Wee haue i)orrowed money for the kings trihute,;.■ ^i .a - > ■ ;. 9 For they nil made vs afraid, fiying. Their hands fiiall bee weakened fKom the woike that it be nr>t done. Now therefore, 0 Gpi/,ftrengthen my hands. . , I o Afterward I came vnto the houfe.of Sheinaiah the forne of Delaiali,the fonne of Mehetabel,who was fmit vp,and he faid. Let vs mcete together in the houfc of God, within the Temple, and let vs ihut the dnoi-esof the Temple 3 for they will conic to fl ;y thee, yea in the night wil they co;ne to flay thee.; 1 1 And I faid. Should fuch a man as I, flee ?andvvho IS there, that being as I am, would goe into the Temple to faue his hfe? I will not goe in. ■iz And loe,Iperceiucd that God had not fent him, but that he pronounced this prophecie againft me : for Tobiah , and Sanballat had hired him. 1 ? Therefore was he hiied,that I fiiould be afraid, and doc fo, and linne , and th \t they might hiue matter for an ciiill- report, thit they might rcproch me. 1 4 My God,thinke thou vpon Tobi ih, and Sanbalht, according to thefe their workes,andonthe prophcteffe No.idiah, and the reft of the Prophets , that would hiMS put me in fearc. 1 5 ^ So the wall was fi.nilhcd , in the twentie and fifth dzy of tbntianetb Elul,iH fiftieandtwo dayesj 16 And it came ito pafFe that: when all our enemies heard thcreo£,ind all the hea- then, that Yv^r^ about vs, faw theft things, they were rauch caft downe in their owne eyes:foi-they perceiuedtliat thisivbrke was, wrotight of our God. 1 7 ^Moreouer,in thofe dayes the no- bles of ludah t fent manyletters vnto To- biah, and //w/errerj of Tobiah came vnto them. 18 For there Wf >-f m any i n Tud ah fvvorn vnto him : becaufe he was the fonne in law of Shechaniah thefonne of Arab, and hi^ fonne lohananhadt.kkcn the daughter of Mcftulhm, the fonne of Berechiah. 19 Alfo they reported his good deedes- before mcjand vtteri-d my j| words to hi.n : iamai!dHanat.i.ib. 5 ^4r-egiiiir ofthegaita'o~tof theTnxphichc.^miatthefirFiont of B.'J'ylo':, p ojthe people, ^5) ofrbcPrieRs. 4J efthe Lenites. 46 «/ thtKitht;:n:s. 57 ef Solomon; fr^tttt!. C'^. et'd of the Tr.ejliwhtch couldmt find thcif pcde^ra. 66Tl}c wiio'e'iHrnbefcfthcm^rciVi their fabfiancc. 70 Vneir ebUtiom. . NOw k came to pafle when the wall was built, and I had fct vp the dooresj and the porters, and the iingers, and the Leuitcs were appointed, i That I gaxie'mybrotherHansniiand Hananiah the ruler of the palace , charge oucrlerufTcm (for he was a faiti^ull man^, and feared God abcn; many.) . g And I faid vnto them , Let not the gates otlerufalen; bee opened, vntill the Sunnc bchote; and whije they ftand ty, let them fhut the doorts, and barre them And •j- Hc'r. mulii- plyed letters p'ij^mg to To- biah, I Or,tnm(rs. ; Thci»nmbcroftliem Ncherniali* who returned trom baby ion. f Heb.braad inJpM.et, •Ezra. 1,1, &c. ([0>',yo thou- fand, three hundred, twentie and two. 1 8 The children of Adonikam,fixhun^ drcd, threefcore and feuen. 1 9 The children of Biguai , two tbou- fand, threefcore andfcuen. io The children of Adin, fixe hundred fiftieandfiue. II Thcchildrenof Atcr of Hczekiah, nineticandeigfit. z z The children of Ha(hum,three hun- dred, twoty and eight. i 5 The children of Bczai , three hun- dred twenty and fourc. 24 Thechildrenofjj Hariph, an hun- dred and twelue. 25 The children of 11 Oibepn , ninet je and fiue. 26 The men of Bethlehem, and Ne^o- phih, an hundred, fourcfcore and eight. 2 7 The men ofAixatbotb, an hundv'cd, twentic and eight. 28. The men of if Bethazmaueth,fourty and two. 29 The men of (I Kiriath-iearim ,Che- phirah, and Bcerotli,fcucn hundred fourty andthrec^ 50, The menof Ramah and Geba, fixe hundred, twientic and one. 51 The men of Michmafli,aa hundred and twenty and two. g 2 The men ofBetheLind Ai,an hun- dred twentieand three. 3^ The men of the other Nfboj^ fiftic and two. 54 The children of the other * Elam, a thoufand,two hundred, fifty and foure. g J The children of Haiitp, three hun- dred and twentie. 5 6 The children of lericho, three hun- dred, foucty and fiue. 57 The children of Lod, Hadid , and Ono,feucnhiindred, twentic and one. ^ 8 The children of Senaa , three thou- fand j nine hundrcd,and thirty. . • 3 9 5f The J^iicf ts. The childrfnof * le- daia, of the houfe of lefhua, nine hundred, feuenty and three. 40 The children of Immer, a thoufand fiftie and two. 4 1 The children of Pafliur,a thoufand, two hundred, fourtie and feuen. 42 Th^ childrea of Havim, a thoufand, and feuentecne. 4 J f: The Lcuitcs. The children of le- ilrua,ofKadmiel, and of the children of 11 Hodeuah, feuenty and foure. 44 5[ The fingers. The children of Afaph, an hundred, fourty and eight. 4f f The porters. The children of ShaJlum,thechildrcn of Ater,thc children of Talmon, the children of Akkub,the children of Hatita, thcchildrcn of Shobai, an hundred, thirtie and eight. 46 5y The Ncthinims. The children of Ziha,the children of Hafliupha, the chil- dren of Tabaoth. 47 The children of Kcros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 48 The childreofLcbana, the children of Magaba, the children of Shalinai, 49 The Ij Or,lor4. Orfiibar. Ufth, \l Or,f^iath- * Stc vtr.i a. " i.CIiro.14 7. \\ Or, Hoda- ftuih, Ezjra j. 4. Orjtidalj, Who returned from Daoy ion. t^hap.vjij. The mannerofreadins theL aw. II Or,Um. *Eira.2.4j II Or,pede^ee ' jj Or, tkege- HemoKr. - ^ ... 4^ The children of Hahan , the chil- dren of Giddeljthe children of Gahar, 50 The children of Rcaiah , the chil- dren ofRezin, the children of Nekoda. ^ I The children of Gaizam , the chil- dren of Vzza, the children of Phafeah, ^1 The children of Bcfai, the children of Meunim,the children of Nephifhelim, 5 3 The children of Bakbuk ,t the chil- dren of Hakuphajthe children of Harhur, f4 The children of Baflich , the chil- dren of Mehidaj the children ofHarlha, 5 ^ The children of Barkos,the children ofSifera,the children of Tamah, 56 The children of Neziah, the chil- dren of Hatipha, j7 «[ The children of Solomons fer- uanrs : The children of Sotai, the children of Sophcrethjthe children of Perida, 58 The children of laala, the children of Darkon,the children of Giddel, 59 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattilj the children of Poche- reth Zebaimjthe children of || Amon , 60 All the NethinimSjand the children of Solomons feraants, were three hundred ninctie and two. 61 * And thefe were they which went vp alfo from Tel-Melahj Tel-Harefha, Chemb, Addon , and Immer : but they could not flicw their fathers houfejnor their )^ feedc, whether they wtre of Ifrael. 6t The children ofDelaiah, the chil- dren of Tobiahj the children of Nekoda, fixe hundred fourty and two. 6 J f And of the Priefts : the children of Hahaiahj the children of Koz j the chil- dren of Barzillai, which tooke owe of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife andwas called after their name. 64 Thefe fought their regifter J among thofethat were reckoned by genealogie, but it was not found : therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priefthood. 6 J And jj theTirfliatha faid vnto them, that they (liould not eatc of the molt holy things, till there flood Tp a prieft with V- rimand Thummim. 66 ^ The whole Congregation toge- ther, voas fourty and two thoufand , three hundred and threefcorc. 67 Befide their man fcruants, and their maid feruants, of whom there vtere feuen thoufand, three hundred, thirty and feuen: and they had two hundred fourty and fiue finging men and iinging women. ^8 Theirhorfes,feuenhundredjthirtie and fixe J their mules, two hundred fourty and fiue: 6^ Their camels, foui'e hundred thirtie and fiue; fixe thoufand/euen hundred and twentie aifes. 70 ^ And ffome of the chiefe of the fa- thers, gaue vnto the worke : The Tirflia- tha gaue to the treafurc, a thoHfand drams of gold, fifty bafons,fiue hundred and thir- tie priefts garments. 71 And/owe ofthechiefeof the fathers gaue to the treafure of the worke twentie thoufand drammcs of gold, and two thou- fand and two hundred pound of filucr. 7z And that which the reft of the peo- ple gaue, 'was twentie thoufand drammes of gold, & two thoufand pound of filuer, and threcfcore and feuen priefts garments. 7 3 So the priefts,and the Leuites,and the porters, and the fingers,and/o»je of the people, and the Nethinims , and all Ifrael, dwelt in their cities : And when the feuenth moneth came, the children of Ifrael were in their cities. CHAP. VIII. I The nl'tgwM rftatmer of reading and hearing the Lave. 9 Theycomfort the people, ij The fofwardi.ejfe of them to heart ar.d be intruded. 1 6 They keepe the feafi gfT-iveniacki. ANd al the people gathered themfelucs together,as one man, into the ftreete that was before the water-gate , * and they (pake vnto Ezra the Scribe j to bring the booke of the Lawe of Mofes, which the Lord had commanded to Ifrael. 2 And Ezra the Prieft brought the Law before the Congregation , both of men and women,and all f that could heare with vnd erftanding,vpon the firft day of the feuenth moneth. g And he read therin before the ftrect that Was before the water-gate , ffrom the morning vntill midday , before the men and the women, & thofe that could vnder- ftand : And the eares of all the people were attentiue vnto the booke of the Law. 4 And Ezra the fcribe,ftood vpon a "t pulpit of wood,which they had made for the purpofc, & befide him flood Mattithi- ah,& Shema,& Anaiah,and Vriiah,& Hil- kiah, and Maafeiah,on his right hand : and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mifliael,and Malchiah,and Hafhum, and Haflibadana, Zechariah, and Meihullam, 5 And Ezra opened the booke in the t fight of all the people ( for hee was aboue all tlie people) and when he opened it, all the people flood vp: 6 And iNenemian. i\ lUiviiiDcriiii. II Or, thego- hcrmr. \]Or,lhatthey in the ivordi of the Lav. ■fHeh.bytbe fmitd of. *Leuit. 2 J. ^ And Ezra blefled the Lord the great God : and all the people anfwercdjA- men, Amen, with lifting vp their hands : and they bowed their heads, and worfhip- pedthe Lor D,with their faces to the ground. 7 Alfo Icfliua and Bani, and Shercbi- ah, laniin, Akkub, Shabbcrhai, Hodiiah, Maafciah, Kehta, Azariah, lozabad, Ha- nan, Pelaiah,andtheLcuites, caufed the people to vnderftand the law: and the peo- plc//oo. *Dcut.i,X ■fHeb.irh:d thiu h^tdj} [ft vp thtr.e hard to gifte th(m 'Num.14 4 t HebM God offardum. ♦fxod.jj. 4 BxoJ 1 1. ai num. 14. >4t I. cor. 10. i« the Iebu(itcs,and the Girgalliitesjto giue it, I fay, to his fced,and halt performed thy words, for thou art righteous, 9 * And didlt fee the afflitSion of our fathers in Egypt, and heardeft their cry by theredfea, I o And fliewedrt fignes * and wonders vpon Pharaoh,and on all his ferumts, and on all the people of his land ; for thou kncwelt th.it they dealt proudly againft tliem : fo didft thou get thee a oame , as // « this day. I I * And thou didft diuide the fea be- fore them, fo that they went through the midft of the fea on the drieland , and their perfecutors thou threweit into the dcepes, as a ftone into the mightic * waters. 1 2 Moreouer , thou * Icddeft them in the day by a cloudy pillarjand in the night, byapilhroffirCjtogiuethemlight in die way wherein they fhould goc. 1 5 Thou * camcft dovvnc alfo vpon mount Sinai, and fpakeft with them from heauen, and gaueft them right iudgments, and t true lawcj , good Itatutcs and com- mandcmeiits : 1 4 A nd madeft knowne vnto them thy holy Sabbath , and commandcdit them pieccpts, ftatutes, and lawes, by the hand of Mofes thy fcruant : I y And * gaueft them bread from hea- uenfor their hunger, 3 ndbroughteft forth water for them out of the rocke, for their thirft, and pio.nifedft them that they ft.old * goe in to poll'efle the land, f which thou hadft fworne to giue them. 16 Butthcy and our fathers dcaltproud- ly, ajid hardened their neckcs , and hear- kened not to thy commandcmems : 1 7 And rcfufed to obey , neither were mindfuUof the wonders that thou didlt a- mong them: but hardened their neckcs, and in their rebellion appointed * a cap- taine to returne to their bondage ; but thou art f a God ready to pardon, gracious and mercifull, flow to anger, and of greatkind- nciTCjandforfookeft them not. 18 Yea* when they had made them a molten ccire,andfaid,This/f thy God,that brought thee vp out of Egypt , and had wrought great prouocations : 19 Yet thou, in thy manifold mercies, forlbokeftthem not in the wildcrncs : the * pillar of the cloud departed not fr5 them bydayjtoleadethemi'i the way, neither the pillar of fire by night , to (hew them light,and the way wherein they fhould goc. 20 Thou gaueft alfo thy* good fpirit, toinftruftthcm,and withheltleft not thy * Manna from their mouth , and gaueft them water for their thirlt. 21 Yeafourtieyeercs diddcft thou fii- ftaine them in the wildernefle,fo that they lacked nothings their * clothes waxed not old, and their tcet fwelled not. 22 Moreouer, thou gaueft them king- domes and nations, and didft diuide them into corners : fo they pofTcGed the land of *Sihon, and the landofthekingof Heih- boii,and the land of Og king of Bailian. 2 J Their children alfo multiplyedft thou ns the ft:.rrcs of heaucn , and brough- tcft them into the land, concerning which thou hadft proraifcd to their fathers , that they Ihould goe in to pofTefft ;/. 24 So the children went in, and poflcf- fed the land,and thou fubdweft before them theinhabitants ofthc land,thc Canaanites & grueft them into their hands , with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might doc with them, f as they would. 2 J And they tooke ftrong cities , and a fat land, and poftcfled houles full of all goods, (I welles digged, vineyards, and O- Iiue yards, and ffruite trees in abundance : So they did eate and were filled, and be- came fat, and delighted thcmfelucsin thy great goodncile. 26 NeucrthclelTe, they were difobedi- ent, and rebelled againft thee, and caft thy law behind their backes, and flew thy *pro- phets,which tcftifjed againft them tc turne them to thee, and they wrought great pro- uocations. 27 Therforethou deliuercdfl them in- to the hand of their enemies, who vexed them,& in the time of'their trouble , \vhen they cryed vnto thee , thou heardeft rhem from heaucn : & according to thy mani- fold mercieSjthou gaueft the fauiours, who faucd the out ofthc hand of their enemies. 2 8 But after they had reft, fthcy did euil againe before thee : therefore letttft thou them in the hnnd of their enemies, fo that they had the dominion ouer them : yet when they returned and cried vnto thee, thouheardcft them from heaucn, and ma- ny times didft thou dehuer them, accor- ding to thy mercies: 29 And teftificdft againft them , that thoumighteft bring them againe vnto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hcaikt- ned not vnto thy commandements,but fin- ned againft thy ludgements, (which if a man 'Niam 11.17 * Ixod 1^. • J.& 17.6. iofti.5.i». • Deut 8.4, * Num, J I, 2I,&C. i Heb. atcoT' divg to their will. l\ Or, ciflemt! t Heb. mt of foodt. * I. King. 15,1 iO. I -\l1eb.thiy riturtudto dot eHill, rods mercic,andiuiticc. Neheiniah. wno leaiea cne ^^oucnanc. t Heh. thtj gauea with- 'cUr. tratl oner -f- Hib.in the hard oftliy Prophets. •ExO(3.j4.tf. f Heb.weari- nejie. f Heb. thiit hath found vs. man doe, he (hall liuein them) f and with- drew the Ihoiilder, and hardened their necke , and would not heare. 5 o Yet many yeeres diddeft thou t for- beare them^and teftifiedd * againlt them *'^\'- ' by the Spirit f in thy Prophets : yet would i/-chfon! they not giueeare: therefore gaueft thou * them into the hand of the people of the landes. 1 1 Neuerthclefle , for thy great mer- cies fake, thou didft not vtterly confume them, - jr forfike them; for thou art a gra- cious and mercifull God. g 1 Now therefore, our God,the great, the *mightie, and the terrible God, who keepeft couenant and mercie: let not all the t trouble feeme httle before thee^fthat hath come vponvs, on our kings, on our Princes, and OH our Prielts, and on our Prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, fince the time of the kings of Aflyria,vnto this day. J 3 Howbeit, thou art iuR in all that is brought vpon vs, for thou haft done right, but we haue done wickedly : J 4 Neither haue our kings, our Prin- ces, our Priefts, nor our fathers kept thy Law, nor hearkened vnto thy Comman- dcmcnts, and thy Teftimonies, wherewith thou didft teftifie againft them. J 5 For they haue not fcrued thee in their kingdome,and in thy great goodiiefle that thou gaueft them , and in the Luge and fatte land which thou gaueft before them, neither turned they from their wic- ked workes. 3 6 Behold, we are feruants this dayjand for the land that thou gaueft vnto our fa- thers,toeatc the fruite thereof , and the good thereof, behold, we are feruants in it. 37 And it yeeldeth much increafe vnto thckings,v/homthouhaftfetouer vs ,be- caufe of our finnes : alfo they haue domi- nion ouer our bodies, and ouer our cattell, at their pleafure; and wee arc in great di- ftrcfle. 3 8 And becaufe of all this, wee make a (lire couenant, a.nd write u,and our Princes, LcnittSyand Pricih, ff^ale vnto it. CHAP. X' I The names ofthtm that fealed the couennnt. 25 T?3£ poynt! of the cortf/unt. NOw thofe "t that fenled were, Nehe- miah || the TirlLatha the fonne of Hachaliah,and Zidkijah, 1 Seraiah,Azariah, leremiah, 3 Pa(]uir,Am3nah,Malchiah, , :}eb. are rtt thefeiiling, orfialcd, t Heb. at the fialings. jl Or, thego- tumour. 19 4 Hattulh, ShebaniahjMalluch, y Harim,Merimoth,Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginncthon,Baruch, 7 MefhuUam, Abiiah,Miiamin, 8 Maaziah , Bilgai , Shemaiah ; thefe Were the Priefts* ^ And the Leuites : both lelTiua the fonne of Ataniah,Binnui,of thefonnes of Henadad, Kadmiel : 10 And their brethren,Shcbariiah,Ho- diiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 1 1 Michah, Rchob , Hafhabiah, 1 1 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodiiah, Bant, Beninu, 14 The chicfe of the people. Parolh, Pahath-Moab, El.im , Z atthu, Bani, 1 5 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 Adomuh,Bigu.ii,Adin, 17 Ater,Hi2kiiim,Az2ur, 18 Hodiih, Hal]ium,Bczai, Hariph, Anathoth,Nebai , Magpialh, Meihullam, Hexir, 2 1 Melhezabeel, Zadok, laddua, 2 2 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah , 2 3 Hofhea, HananiahjHafhub, 24 H3llohclli,Pileh3,Shobek, 2 5 Rehum, Hafliabnah, Maafeiah, 26 And Ahiiah, Hanan, Anan, 27 MaIluch,Harim,Baanah, 28 ^* And the reft of the people, the Priefts, the Leuites, the Porters, the fing- ers , the Nethinims , and all they that had feparated thcmfelues from the people of the lands, vnto the law of God,their wiucs, their fonnes, and their daughters , euery one hauing knowledge, aadhauing vnder- ftanding. 29 Theyclaue to their brethren their nobles, and entrcd into a curfe,and into an oath towalkein Gods law, which was'gi- uen t by Mofes the feruant of God, and to obferue and doe all the commandements of the Lord our Lord , and his Judge- ments, and his ftatutes : 30 Andthatwee v/ould not giue ''^our daughters vnto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our fq:« nes. 31 *And // the people of the land bring ware or any r^uals on the Sabbath day, to fell , that wee would not buy it of them on the Sabbath, or on the holyday, andt/wf wcwouldleauethe fcucnth yeere, and the * exaAion off euery debt, 32 Alfoive made ordinances for vs,to cliargeourfi.lues yeerely, with the third part of a Ihekelj fcr tlie fcruicc of the houfe 1 ' of our God, 33 For *Eira.2.45. ■f Heb. by the hand of. *Exod. J 4. i(>.deuc,7.j *Exod.io. lo.leuit. jj. ;.deiic.5.i2. nehem. 13. 2 J. ♦Deut.iJ. 2. lei)it.25.4, I f Htb. mery band. Who dwelt at lerufalcm : Chap.x). A catalogue of their names. • See num. J8.&J9. chap, and Ex<>d.a}.iK>as Zabdielj ([ the fonne of jf Or, the fin one ofthe great men. "/ H^^cdo- if AUo ofthe Leuites: Shcmaiahthe '"^• fon ofHafhub, thefonne of Azrikam , the fonnc ofHafIiabiah,the fonnc ofBunni. 16 And Shabbethai, andlozabad, of the cliief of the Leuites, tWthcouerfig'- f Who dwelt in the cities ofludah, Nehemiah. Who came vp with Zerubbabel. of che outward bufincfl; of the houfe of God. 1 7 And MattaniUi the fonne of Micha, the fonne of Zabdi,the fonne of Afaph,w For it vcM the kings commandcment concerning them, that j{ a ccrtaine portion fnould be for the fingcrs,duc for euery day. 24 And Pcthahiah the fonne of Mcflie- /ibel, of the children ofZerah the fonne of iud.ih, w.is at the kings hand in all mat- ters concerning the people. 2 5 And for the villages,withthejr fields fame of the children of ludah dwelt at Kiri- ath-arba, and m the villages thereof j and atDibon,and/'Jthe villiges thereof, and at Iekabzeel,and in the villages thereof; 26 Andat leftiua, and at Moladah,and ^tBeth-phclet, 27 Andat Hazer-Shiial, and ar Beei- flieba,andinthe villages thereof: 2 8 And at Zigl.ig,and atMekor.ah,and in the villages thereof: a 9 And ?t En-Rimmon,and at Zarcah, andatlarmuth, 50 Zanoah, Adiillam, and /n their vil- lages, at Lachifli, and the fields thereof: at A2ekah,andin the vdlages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-flieba, vnto the val- ley of Hinnom. J I The children alfo of Eeniamin, [jfrom Geb3,^»vf/t f| atMichma{ii,&Aija, and Bcth-el,and in their villages : 5 2 ^nd at AnathothjNob, Anahiah, ^ 3 Haior,Ramah,Gittaim, 34 Hadid,Zeboim,Neballat, 3 J Lod,and On'), the valley of crafts- men. 5 6 And of the Lcuites, rpert diui(ions/« Iuaah,4«iin Beniamin. CHAP. XII. I TheTrieHs, 8 andtlic LeniUiyphich tame vp with Zeruhbabtl. lO TlieptcceJiionofhiePriefis. 2Z Cn- tiiotihiejiLen.Us. ly ThefolcKfiitie ofthedtdicati- o^jofifi! walks. 44 JheoJficesoJ 'TneftsiVid Lantes apfo^y.tcdm the Ttmplt. Ow thefe are the*Priefts and the Le- uites that went vp with Zerubbabel the fonne of Shealtiel, and Iclku: Sera- iah, leremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, (| MalUjch,Hattu(1i, 5 II Shecaniah,|| Rchum, || Merimoth, 4 Iddo, II Ginnetho, Abiiah, 5 II Miamin, || Madiah, Bilgah, 6 ihemaiah,andIoiarib, ledaiah, 7 (I SaJlu, Amok, Hilkiah, ledaiah : thefe Were the chiefe of the Priefts , and ol their brethren in the dayes of leihua. 8 Morcoucr the Leuites : lelliua , Bin- nui, Kadmicl, Shercbiah, ludah, W Mat- taniah , which was oucr the || thankefgi- uing, he and his brethren. (?• • AlfoBakbuk-iah , & Vnnijtheir bre- thren, vnere ouer agririft the ;n the watches. 10 f[ And Iefhuabcg:teIoi:.kim,Ioia- kim alfo begate EliaHab , and Eliafliib be- gate loiada, 1 1 And loiada begatc Jonathan 3 and Jonathan begate laddua. 12 And in the dayes of loiakim, were Priefts the chiefe of the fathers : of Sera- iah, Mcraiah : of Ieremi3h,Hananiah : I 3 Of Ezra, Mefliullam : of Amariah, lehohanan : 14 OfMdicU;, Jonathan : of Shebani- ah, lofeph : I ^ Of Harim , Adna : of Mcraiotb, Helkai : 1 6 Of Iddo,Zcchariah:of Ginnethon, Me/hullam : 1 7 Of Abiiah , Zichn : of Miniamin , ofMo3diah,Piltai.: 18 Of Bilgah, Shammiia: of Shc- maiah, Ichonathan: 19 And of Ioiarib,Mattenai : of Icda- iah, Vzzi : 20 OfSall3i,Kallai:ofAmok,Ebcr: 2 1 OfHilkiah,Halhabiah : of ledaiah, Nethan-id. 22 5[ The Leuites in the dayes of E- liafhib , loiada', and lohsnan , and lad- d\.u,were recorded chiefc of the fithers ; al- fo the Priefts , to the reigne of Darius the Perlian. 11 The 'Ezra j,i. II Or,Mellai, va. 14. jj Or,Sebimiaf> ver. 1 4. Jl 0);HariK>, ver.i^. \\Or^ierawth ■vcr.i J. 11 Or, G'mne- Tiio»,ver. 1 6. ^ Or,Mim.i. 7mn,-vir. 17. II Or, Moadi- ail, ver. xy. \\ Or,Saila/, ver.zo. ||Th3t;s, ihePf-lmes >*'"£■ Ccrtaine chiefc Lcuites, Chap. xi). lerufalcms great loy. n *i.Chre.5 \lOr,tr.'afu. rieSyOr ajfer/i bites. 2 ? The fonnesof Leui , the chiefe of the fathers, w£re written in the bookofthe * Chronicles, euen vntill the dayes of lo- hanan thcfonncof Hiafliib. 14 And the chiefc of the Leuites: Ha- ftinbiahjSherebiahjand lefliuathc fonne of Kadmiel , with their brethren ouer a- g3inftthem,toprayfe Wto giue thankcs, according to the commandement of Da- uid the man oi God , ward oucr againft ward, 2 ^ Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah,Obadi- ah, Mcfliullam, Talmon, Akkub, vr^repor- ters keeping the ward , at the || threfliolds of the gates. 2 6 Thefe were in the dayes of loiakim the fonne of lefhua, the fonne of lozadak, andinthedayes ofNehemiah the goucr- nour,and of Ezra the Prieft, the Scribe. 27 f And at the dedication of the wall oflerufalcm, they fought the Leuites out of all their places, to bring them to leruf 1- Iem,to kcepcthe dedication with gladnes, both with thankfgiuings and with linging, w/t/;cyn»bals, pfUteries, and with harpes. 2 8 And the fbnnes of the fingers gathe- red themfelues together, both out of the playne countrey round about lenifalem, andfrom the villages of Netophathi. 29 Alfo from the houfe ot Gilgal , and out ofthe fields of Geba, and Azm-ueth: for the Singers had buildedthem villages round about lenifalem. 5 o And the Pricfts and the Leuites pu- rified themftlucs, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 5 1 Then I brought vp the princes of Indah vpon the wail , and appointed two gvczt cempaivcs of them that gaue thankes, whereof one went on the right hand vpon the wall toward the doungate : l?2 And after them went Hofhaiah, and halfe ofthe Princes of Indah, 5 J And Azariah, Ezra ,& Mefhullam, :? 4 Iudah,and Bcniamin , & Shemaiah, and lercmiah , ;;iold ftufte of To- biah out of the chamber : 9 Then I commaunded, and they clcanfed the chamberSjand thither brought I againethe veflels of the houfe of God, with the meat offenng,& the frankincenfe. I o «[j And I perceiued that the portions of the Lcuitcs had not beene giiten them : for the Leuites and the fingers that did the worke,were fled euery one to his field. I I Then contended I with the nJers, indfa»d,Whyisthe houfe of God forfa- ken ? And I gathered them together , and fet them in their f place. 1 2 Then brought all ludah the tithe of the cornc,and the new wine , and the oyle, vnto the \\ treafuries. 1 J And I made treafurers ouer the trea- furies, Shelemiah the prieft,and Zadok the Scribe, and of the Leuites , Pcdaiah : and t next to them voas Hanan the fon of Zac- cur, the fonnc of Mattaniah : for they were counted faithfull, and f their office was to diilrihute vnto their brethren. 14 *Rememberme,0 my God, con- cerning this , ai d wipe not, out my f .^ood deedsjthat I haue done for the houfe of my God, and for the l\ offices thereof. 15 ^ In thofc daycs faw I in ludah, /owe treading wine prcfles on the Sabbath , and bringing in flicaues, and lading aills , as al- fo wine , grapcs,and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into lerufa- lem on the Sabbath day: and I tcftifieda- gainftthcmin the day wherein they fold viduals. 1 6 There dwelt men of Tyrealfo ther- in, which brought fifh and all manner of ware , and fold on the Sabbath vnto the children ofludah, and in lerufalem. • 1 7 Then I contended with the Nobles ofludah, and fiid vnto them. What euill thing is this thatyedoe,andprophanethe Sabbath day ? 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this euil vpon vs,and vpoiithis citic ? yet yee bring more wrath vpon Ifrael,by profaning the Sabbath. 19 And it came to pafTe, that when the gates of lerufalem began to bee darke be- fore the Sabbath , I commanded that the gates flaould be ffiut,and charged that they ihould not be opened til after the Sabbath: andfomc ofmy fcruantsfet I at the gates , that there ffiould no burthen be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 So the mcrchants,and fellets of all kind of ware , lodged without lerufalem once or twice. 2 1 Then I teftified againft them , and faid vnto them. Why lodge yee t about the wall ? If ye doe/o againe,! will lay hands on you. From that time foorth came they no w»re on the Sabbath. 2 2 And I commanded the Leuit€S,that they ihould cleanfe themfelues,& that they fhould come and keepethegates,to fandi- fie the Sabbath day : Remember me,0 my God, concerning^ this alfo,.ind fpare mce,3C- cording to the |) greatnefle of thy mercie. 2 :j ^ In thofe clayes alfo faw I lewesf W t had maried tviues of Aflidod,o/Ammon, and of Moab : 2 4 And their children fpake halfe in the fpeech of Aflidod , and f could not fpcake fHeb. at thetr hand, j Heb. It WM vpoti them. ♦Verilij. \H(b.kind- nejfcs. II Or,obfeTua- titns. f Hch. before the wall. \\ Or,rmltt- Tude. t Heb. had made to drpell v;itlulieni. t Heb. they d.fcern-d not tofj)take. Manages with ft range wiues. Chap.j, f Heb.ofpeo pie and people, jj Or, reffiled thtm. * t.Klng.ii. i.&c. t Heb.foM>d. jJ Or,v'uUt. in the lewes language,but according to the language f of each people. 2 J And I contended with them , and 11 curfed them, and fmote cert^.ine of them, andplucktofFthcirhairc,and made them fweareby Godj/rfjy/wfl;, Yecfhall not giue your daughters vntotheirfonncs, nor take theirdaughtersvntoyourfonncs, or for yourfelues, i6 Did not Solomon king of Ifrael fin by thefe things ? yet among many nations was there no kinghke him, who was belo- ued of his God, and God made him king ouer all Ifrael : * neuerthelefle , euenhim did oiitlandilli women caufe to linne. I J Shall we then hearken vnto you, to doe all tiiis great euill, to tranfgrcfle a- The Kings and Qneenesfeafl. I 1 : :-^ .1 ' g.iinft our God , in manying Itrangc wiues ? 2 8 And one of the fonnes of loiad i , the fonne of Eliaftiib theiiigh Priefl,t»'djroanc in law to Sanballat the Horonite : therfore I chafed him from me. 29 Remember them, O my Godjfbc- caufe they haue defiled the Prielthood, and the couenant of the Prieft:hood,and of the Leuites. J o Thus cleanfed I them from al ftran- gers , and appoynted the wardes of the Priefts,and the Leiutes, euery orcein his budntfle : 3 1 And for the wood offering, at times appoyntcdjand for the firft fruites.Remem- bcr me,0 my God, for good. THE BOOKE OF E S T H E JR. CHAP. I. ^hafiurMmakcthroyallfeafts. 10 VoHhifentfor, refitjhhto come, i j ^hafuems, by the catmfeU of Mermtexi, maketh the decree ofmemfoueraigntit. Ow it came to pafle in the dayes of Aha- fiierus , ( this is Aha- fuerus which reigned from India , euen vn- to Ethiopia , oucr an hundred and feuen and twentie prouinccs.) 2 That in thofe dayes, when the King Ahafuerus fate on the throne of his king- domcjwhich was in Shuihan the palace ; g In the third yeere of his reigne , hce made a feaft vnto all his Princes , and his feniants,the power of Perfia and Media,thc Nobles and Princes of the prouinces be- ing before him. 4 When he (hewed the riches of his glorious kingdome, and the honour of his excellent maieflie, many dayes, euen an himdred and fourefcore dayes. 5 And when thefe dayes were expired, the king made a feaft vnto all the people that were fprefentin Shuihan the palace, both vnto great and fmall, feuen dayes , in the court of the garden ofthe kings palace, 6 ijfhexe were white , gieene and j| blew hangings, hUtnt A with cordsof fine linnen, and purple,to filuer rings,& pillars of mar- ble : the beds xvere of gold ana filuerjvpon a pauement of || red, and blew, and white, and blackj marble. 7 Andtheyonue/fcemdrinkeinvcfTels of gold, (the y^Qids being diners oncfiom another) and f royall wine in abundance, according to the f ftate ofthe king. 8 And the drinking Wtfi accoidin<^ to the law,none did compell: for the king had appoynted to all the oificcrs of his houfe, that they fiiould doe according to euery manspleafurc. 9 Alfo Vafthi the Qiieene made a feaft for the women, /n the royall houfe which belonged to king Ahafuerus. I o ^ On the feuenth day , when the hcait ofthe King was merric with wine, he commanded Mehuman,Biztha,Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethai-,and Carcas, the feuen (j chamberlcns that fenied in the prefence of Ahafuerus the king, I I To bring Vafthi the Qyeen* before the king, with the Crowne royall, toiliew the people and the Princes her beautie: for (he was t fairc to lookc on. I z But the C^ueene Vafthi refuTed to come at the kings commandement f by his chambcrlenes : therfore was the king very wroth,and his anger burned in him. I 3 5[Then the king faid to the wife men, which knew the times (for fo was the kings maner towards all that knew law and iudg- mcnt: 1 4 And the next vnto him,v*»/»Carlhena Hh z She- Vaflhiisputavvay. hither. jhckingsdccree. f Heb.vhat to lice? ! Shcthar^ Ad.Tiatln,Tarll)is, Meres.Marfe- j E^f«7-'4- najtWMemucan, the f:uin * Princes of j Perfiaj & Media, which faw the kings hcCy rfwi which fat<; the fiift in the kingdome.) Iff What fhall v/e doc vato the queenc Vaflhi, according to law, bccaiifeiTie hath nor performed the commandementof the kin<7 Ah>incruSjby the chamk.'rlens ? i6 Atid Mennican anfvvered before the king and the prin;es; Vafthi the que^iie h ith not done wrong to the king onely,but alfo lo all the Pri nccs., and to all the people that are in all the prouinccs of the king A- hafueriis. 1 7 For this deed of the qliccne fliall come abroad vnto all women, fo that they fliall defpifc their husbands in their eyes, whenitllnll bereported j The king Aha- fueius commar.d.d Vafthi the qucene to be broght in before him, bnt fiie came not. 18 Lil^niff Ihall the L:^.dies of Pcrlu and Media fiy this d y vnto all the kings princes, \^vliichhaue heard of thedccdeof the quecne. Thus/hill thereanft too mu:h contempt and wrath. * 19 t If itple\fe the king, Ictthdregoe aroyaU comniandementffrom him, and let it be written among the lawes of the Per- rians, and the Medes, f that it be not alte- red, that Vafthi come no more before king Ah ifueriis, and let the king giueher royal! eft ue fvnto another that is better then ihe. 20 And when thf kings decree, which he fluU^ake, flialbe publilhed throughout all his empire, (for it is great: ) all the wiues ihall giue to their husbands honoyr, both to great and fmall. "'• 21 And the faying fpleafed the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucin : 2 1 For he fent letters into allthekings prouinces, into eueryprouincc, according to the writing thereof, and to cuery people after their lin^u ige,ih n cucry man Ihoiild bcare rule in his ownehoufe, and f that ;t fliould be pttbliflicd according to the lan- guage of euciy people. CHAP. II. I Otft of ihe choifiofv:rgmcs,a Sl^eaie is to leechofei. 5 MerdecMtb- rmy/ihgfiahn of Eflher. 8 6'JikerU preferred^) Hfgiiibtfontherefi. iiTiiemiVicrofpn- rifu/t:wn,ii'kigo:ngvitotl)e k^tig. 15 Efthtr iejl plca- fl'igthekitgyti made ^l;ieenc. 21 Mordecai difcotie- r:ng a ircafon, ti reecrdi d in tin Chroac Us. AFterthefc things, when the wrath of kino Ahafucrus was appealed, hee re- mcmbred Vaft'lii, and what flie had danc, and what was decreed againft her. 2 Then faidthe kings feruints, that miniftrcd vnto him,Lct there be faireyong virgins fought for the king : g And let the king appoint officers h^ all the prouinccsofliiskingdomCjthat they may g.uher together all the fiirc young virgins vnto bhulhan the palace , to the houfe of the women fvnto the cullodie of II Hcgcthe kings chimbcrlaine , keeper of the women, and let their things for purifi- cation be giuen f/;£w: 4 Andlctthe maiden which pleafeth the king, be quecnc ii ftcad of Vafthi.And the thing plcafed the king, and he did lo. y ^ j;\«n' in Shu-han the p. lace, there was a ccrtaine lewe, whofe name was Mordecaij.the fonnc of I ;ir , the fonne ofShimci, the fonnc of Kilii,a Eenia- niite , 6 *\Vho hnd'beene cnycd away from lerufalem, with the captiuitic wliich had beenc caned away with leconiaH kino of Iudah,w!iom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had caryed away. 7 And he f braug-ht vp Hadaf)Mi(that is Efther) his vncles daughter, for fiie hid neither fithcr nor mother, and the mayde was t faire and bcautifull, whom Mordecai (when her fither and mother were dead) tooke for his owne daughter. 8 ^So it came to palTejwhen the kings commandementand his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered to- gether vnto Shullian the palace , to the cu- ftodieofHegai,that Efther was brought ^//o vnto the kings houfe, to the cuftodie of Hcgai, keeper ofthe women. 9 And the maiden ple^fed him, and fhe obtained kindnefle of him, and he /pee- dilygaue her her things for purification, with t fuch things as belonged to her, and feuen maidens, which were meete to be gi- uen her, out ofthe kings houfe , and f hee preferred her and her maidsj vnto the belli f/rfc* ofthe houfe. 10 Efther had not fhewcd her people, nor her kindred: for Mordccaf had char- ged her, that flie fhould not fhew it. 1 1 And Mordecoi walked euery day before the court ofthe womcns houfe , t to know how Efther did, and what Ihould be- corne of her. 12 ^ Now when euciy maids turnc was come, to goe in to king Ahafu. nis , af"ter that fhee had beene twtlut moneths, ac- cordingto the manner ofthe women (for fo were the d ayes of their purifications ac- complifhed. f Heh. vnti ! he band. \\Or,Hcga:, Virf.i. * J.King.i4 1 5.)fr.24.i. ."■nd 2. cliro.i: 3(5 10. ^Heb. muri- Jhcd. fH lb. faire of forme, and good ef count e- I'lavce. f lU. her portio/u. ■fHeb. he chuigidbtr. i Heb. U k^iow thept(.ct Efiher is made Queenc. Chap. iij. Haman aduanced by the kiin \\Or,kindKefe t HA.hefore t Heh. reft. j( Or, 'Bipht Mxhap 6. 2. fHit.tht . thnllold. complifliedj fo »r/>, fixe moneths with oylc ofmynhe,and fixe moneths with fvveeto- dours, and with othtr things for the purify- ing of'the women.) 1 J Then thus came eiiery maiden vnto thekingjwhatfoeueriliedcfired, was giuen her,to goe with hcroiit of the hoiifeofthe women, vnto the kings houfe. 14 In the eucning the went, and on the morow ihc returned into the fecos. d houfe j of the womcnjto the cudodie of Shaiiligaz the kings chambcrlen, which kept the con- cubines : ihee came in vnto the king no more, except the king delighted in herjand that fhe were called by name, 1 5 f Now when the turne of Efther, the daughter of Abihail, the vncle of Mor- dccai (who hod taken her for his daughter) was come, to goe in vnto the king : fhe re- quired nothing, but what Hcgai the kings chambeilen,the keeper of the women, ap- poynted : And Either obtained fauour in the (ight of all them that looked vpon her. 16 So Efthcr was taken vnto king Ahafuerus, iijto his houfe royalI,in the tenth moncth (which is the moneth Te- bcth) iuthefaienthyeere ofhisreigne. 17 And the king loucd Eftheraboueall thewomen,andflie obtained grace and[[r"..- uoutfm his (ight,morethen all the virgms^ fo that he fet the royall crowiie vpon her hea-d , and made her (pccne in uead of Vafthi. 1 8 Then the king made a great feaft vn- to all his princes ind his fcru"nts,fMfw Eft- hers feait , and hee m:,de a f rcloafe to the prouinces, nd gaue gifts, according to the ftateof thcking. ip And when the virgins were gathered together the fccond time, then Mordecai fate in the kings gate. 20 Either had not yet fliewed her kin- dred , nor her people , as Mordecai had charged her: ForEil:herdidthe comman- dementofMordccaiyhkeaswhenfhee was brought vp with him. 21 fl In thofe daycs, (while Mordecai fate in the kings gate) two of the -kings chambcrlens , || Bigthan and Terelh, of thofe which kepttthedore,werc wroth,3nd fought to lr>y hand on the king Ahafuerus: 2 2 And the thing was knowen to Mor- decai, who told itvntoEfther thequccne, nd Either certified che king thereof, in Mordccaisname. 2 5 And when iniquifition was made of the matter, it was found outjthcrefore t ! ey were both hanged on a tree : and it was written in the booke of the chronicles be- fore the king. CHAP. III. I H,i?fM.'i aduiU-cedbythe k!ng,ttndd^f}'ifei by Mordc- catyfcek^ch reaenge vpon alt thi lewa. 7 He c^elh Uts. 8 He oiraiiiabiyrytlHrvtuation J a Decree of the kj^n^, to put the lerv^s to death. A Fter theft things did king Ahafuerus promote Haman, thz foime of Ame- dathathc Agagite, and aduanced him, and fet his feateaboue ail the princes that were with him. 2 And all the kings feruants, th ' t were in the kings gate, bowed, and reuerenced Haman, for the king had fo commanded concerning him : but Mordecai ' bowed not, nor did ^iwireuerence, 5 Then the kings Icruants, which were in the kings gate,fayd vnto Mordecai,Why tranfgreffelt thou the kings comandemcnt? 4 Now it came to p.ifle , when they fpake daily vnto him, & hee hearkened not vnto them j that they told Haman, to fee whether Mordecai his matters wold Itand, for he had told them that he ivrf^alewe. $ And when Haman faw that Morde- cai bowed not, nor did him reuerencc,thcn was Haman full of wrath. 6 And he thought fcorne to ky hands on Mordecai alone, for they had Ihewed him the people of Moisdccai : wherefore Haman fought to dcftroy al the Ievvcs,thai; rrere throughout the whole kingdome of Aha{uerus,eucn the people ofMordecai. 7 €[ In the f.rd moneth (t;)a: is, the moneth Nifin) in the twe'f i, yeeieofking Ahafuerus, they caft Pur, that (i,thc lot,be- fore H.iman, from day to day , and from moneth to moneth, «o the twelfth ir.oncth, that is the moneth Adar. 8 ^ And Haman inid vnto king Ahaf- uerus : There is a ccrtaine people fcattcrcd abroad,& difperfcd among the people, in all the prouinces of thy kingdome , & their lawes are diuerfc from all people , neither keepe they the kings lawes 3 therefore it »< not f for the kings profit to fuiF;r them. 5> If it pleafe the king, let it be written, t th.it they may be dcftroyed : & I willfpsy ten thoufand talents of liluerto the hands of thofe that haue the charge of the Lufi- nes, to brino/t into the kings trcafunes. 10 Andthekingtooke l)is ring from his hand, and gaue it vnto Haman the fon of Ammcdatha the Acadtc, tlw: lewes If cncmie. f Hfb.KClt, or, tqsudl. -^ Hib. todt- j!roy titim, t Hib,m>gh \\Or,opp,ef- The mourning of Mordccai. Efther. Efther tlireatcned by Mordccai. WOrySecre- tartes. ■fhhb. fatke- cloth a>td rjhe verela dvti- dcr nia-y. ' Miches. he had fit be fgrt htr. II And the king f.;idvntoHair,ar),Thc filuer ii gincn to thee, the people olfo jto do with rhenijas it feemeth good to thee. ir Then were the kings || Scribes cal- led on the thirteenth day of the firitmo- neth, and there was written, according to all that Haman had commanded, vnto the kings Lieiitenants,and to the gouernours, that vfitre oner euery prouincc, and to the rulers of euery people of eueryprouince,ac- cording to the writing thereof, and to euery people, after their languagc,in the name of king Ahafuerus was it written, and fealed with the kings ring. 1 :5 And the letters were fent by pofts in- to all the kings prouinces,to deftroy ,to kil, and to caiife to perifli all Icwes,both young arjd old, litle children and women, in one day, euen vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth (which is the moneth A- d.u) and to tak^ the fpoile of them for a pray. 14 The copie of the writing for a com- mandemcntto begiuenin euery prouince, was publifhed vnto all people , that they fliould be ready againft that day. I -*i*' vnto her, and to charge her that llie fhouldgoe mvnto the kingjto make fupplication vnto him,and to make requeft before him,for her people. 9 AndHatach came and told Either the words of Mordecai. I o ^ Againe Eftherfpakc vnto Hatach, and gaue him commandement vnto Mor- decai J I I All the kings feruants, and the peo- ple of the kings prouinces doe know, that whofoaier, whether man or woman , Ihall come vnto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one lawe of his to put him to death, except fuch to whom the king Ihall hold out the golden fcepter, that he may liue : but I haue not becne called to come in vnto the king, thefe thirty dayes. 12 And they told to Mordecai Efthers words. I J Then Mordecai commanded t© an- fwer Eftherj Thinke not with thy felfe that thou {halt efcape in the kisgs houfe , more then all the lewcs. 14 For if thou altogether holdeft thy peace at this time,r/?e«fh 'II thertf^'nlarge- ment and deliuerance arife to the Icwes from another plr.ce, but thou and thy fa- thers houfe fliall be deftroyed: And who knoweth, v/hethcr thou art come to the kingdome for /«f/?a time as this ? 1 5 ^Thcn Efther bade tliem returnc Mordecai this ar.fwer : 16 Goe, gather together all the lewes that are f prcfent in Shuftian , and hii yee for me, and neither eate nor drinke three dayes, night or day: I alfo and rr,y maidens will faft likewise, and fo will I goe in vnto the king,which U not according to the law, and if I perifli , I p^ifh. 17 SoMordccaif wenthisway,anddid according to all that Efther had comman- ded him. -j- fjeb. rejpi- ratton. -\ Hth. JjiKiid. -\Heb. faffed. Hamans pride,and Chap.v.vj. conccinpt of Mordccai . ■fHektedoc. ■\Heb,eaufed to c»mt. CHAP. V. I Eflhcr aducntur'mg on the fO'igs fiinoyir obtehutb the grace of the golden fiepter , and iimiteth thef(j>ig /«»/; to wearc, and the I horfe I Mordecai is promoted. Efther. Hamanis hanged. horfethit the King ridcth vpon jand the crovvne roy>ilI which is fet vpon his head : 9 Andlet this ipparcll and horfe be dc- hiKrcd to_thc hm J otone of the kings moft noble Princes, tliat they may aray the man vvithall, whom the King deUghteth toho- noiirj&fbring him on hoilebacke through the ftreetc of the city pnd prociaime before him J Thus ihall it bee done to the man whom the King dclighteth to honour, 1 o Then the Kmg faid to Ham.mjMake hafte,<»wg, J And faid, If it pleafe the King,and if I hatie found fauour in his fight, and the thine ■\Htyr.whofe bean h.ith fil- led bi/n. \Hehr.the ■ivMi iidncrf^ ry. \\ Or, at the fr^jtnieof jHebr.rpith me. t Hebr.tYU. -\Hth. arxljhe TPept and bs- Jon^ht bi/n. Eithcrsrcqucfl. Chap. IX. TT ieievvesio\ \HeLthf de- vice. \\Or,who rprtte. * Sfe.Chap. I ^9- thill" feeme right before the Kine, andl bcc pic.ih'ng in his eyes , \e prcftiiife of thcking , m roy 11 apparclJj.ot Ij, blew and white , and with a grcat crowne of goldjand with a garment or line linnen, and purple,and the citie ot bhu.han r>.ioy- cedjincl wa3gl:d: 1 6 The lewcs had light andgladncfle, and ioy and honour. ly And in cuery prouince, and in euery citie, vvhithcrfoeuer the kings eommandc- mcnt & his decree came,thc iewes had loy and gladnes, a fcdl: & a good d sy : and ma- ny ofthep.ople ofthe Land became Twesj for the fcarc ofthe Iewes fell vpon t.iem. CHAP. IX. I Tl>e Ien>csft'icrii!er.\,for Ihr.rt ofAlo-dic.ii hcliitagliiemj Jl'ty their cnemieSjTVith .hj te.ijo. iits oj Hjmafi. i z^i- I'.ijuerm at the reijueft oJ'£jilur,grjmttb aneth.r day oj Jl'M^httrjiind HumMisJOiinisto bchanied 20 The two daye: oj 'Turim are MadeJiftm.tU. NOv/in the twelfth moneth (th.;t is thcmoneth Adar) on the thirteenth day of the fime,whentiae kings c5,nandc- mcnt and his decree drew neere to be put in execution, in the day that the enemi:sof the Iewes hoped to h:.uc power oner them: (though it was turned to th: contrary, that the lewcs hid rule oner them th.u hated them.) 2 The Iewes gathered themfi.Iucs toge- ther in their cities, throughout all the pr o- uinces of the king Ahafucrus , to lay hand on ftuh as fought theirhurt, and no man could vvithftand thein:for the fearc of them fell vpon all people. . 3 And all the rulers of the prouinces, andtheIicutenantf,&thedcputi.s,arH,t^^- ficeis ofthe king,helped the lewcs:becaure the feare of Mordecai fell vpon them. . 4 For Mordecai rv/ts great in the kings houfe, and his fame went out throughout all the prouinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. , f Thus the Iewes fmote all their ene- mies with the Itroke ofthe fword,& (laugh- ter and deftruction, and did fy/hat they would vnto thofc th.u hated them. 6 And in ShuOian the palace the Iewes flew and deftroyed fine hundredttien. 7 And Parfliandatha , and Dalphon, and Afpatha, 8 And Poraih3,and Adali.-ijandAri- datha, p And Parma(hta,and Arirai,ajnid Ari dai_>and Vaiezatha. 10 The \Or,violet^ \Hd: Ihofc wh/chddtbi: bi now what is thy petition? and it Ihal be granted thee : or what is thy requeft fur- ther ? and it Ihall bee done. 1 1 Then faid Eftherjf it pleafc the king. Let it bee granted to thelewcs which dre in Shuflian,to do to morrow alfo , according vnto this dayes decree , and f let Hamans ten fonnes be hanged vpon th£ gallous. 14 And the king commanded it fo to be done J & the decree was giuen at Shulhan, and they hanged Hamans ten fonnes. I J For the lewes that were in ShuHian, gathered themfclucs together on the four- teenth dayalfoof tflemoneth Adar, and flevve three hundred men at ShuOian : but on the pray they layd not their hand. 1 6 But the other lewcs that were in the Kings prouinccs , gathered themfelues to- gether 3 & Itood for their hues and had )-elt from their enemies J and flew of their foes feuenty and fine thoufand,but they laid not their hands on the pray. 1 7 On the thirteenth day' of the mo- neth Adar,and on the fomteenth day f of the fame , refted they j and made it a day of feafting and gladnes. 1 8 But the IcweMjiaOvtfre at Shuftian af- fembled togcther*n the thirteenth day thereof, & on the fourteenth thereof j and on the fifteenth dayohhe. fame,they refted, and made it a day of feafting and gladnefte. 1 9 Therefore the lewes of the villages, that dwelt in the vmvalkd townes,made the fourteenth day of the moneth Adar, a day of gladnclle and feafting , and a good day, and offending portions one to another. 20 ^Ahd Mordecai wrote thcfe things, and fent letters vnto all the Iewes,that were in all the prouinces of the King Ahafucrus, both ni^i and farre. 1 2 To ftabhih r' :> among thern , that they fliould keepe the fourteenth day of themonethAdar,andthe fifteenth day of the fame yeerely : 2 X As the dayes wherein the lewfs refted from their enemies^and the moneth which was turned vnto them, from forrow to ioy, and from mourning into a good day : that they fhould make them dayes of feafting and ioy , and of fending poitions onffto another,and gifts to the poore. 2 ^ And the lewes vndertooke to do,as they had begun,and as Mordecai had writ- ten vnto them : 2 4 Becaufe Haman the fonne of Ham- mcdatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the lewes , had deuil'ed againft the lewes to deftroy them, and had caft Pur ( that «, thelot)totconfume them,and to deftroy them. 2 J Butt when ^fiher came before the king,hee commaunded by letters, that his wicked deuice which he deuifed againft the Iewcs,ruould returne vpon his owne head, and that he and his fonnes Ihould be hang- ed on the galoiis. 26 Wherefore they called thefe dayes Purim, after the name of || Pur : therefore for all the wordes of this letter, and of that which they hadfcene concerning this mat- ter,and which had come vnto them, 2 7 The lewes ordeined, and tooke vp- on them, and vpon their feed, and vpon all fuch as ioyned themfelues vnto them, fo as it fnould not f failcjthat they would keepe thefc two dayes, .iceording to their writing, and according to their appowted time euery yeere : 28 And that thefe dayes fhould bee re- membredj and kept throughout euery ge- neration, euery family,eueiy prouince,and euery citie , and that thefe d.>ycs of Purim fliouldnotffaile from among the lewes, nor the memoriall of them fperifti from their feed. 29 Then Efther the quecne,the daugh- ter of Abihail,& Mordecai theIew,wrote with fall 'uthority,to confirme thisfecond letter of Purim. 30 And hee fent the letters vnto nil the lewes, to the hundred twcntic and feucn prOuinces of the kingdome of Ahafuerus, with words ofpeace and trueth ; J I To confirme thefe dayes of Purim, in their times a[•poynted,:^ccording as Mor- decai the lew, and Efther the queene had enioyncdthem, and as they had decreede ffor themfelues and for their feed,thc mat- ters of the faftings and their cry. 32 And the decree of Efther confirmed thefe matters of Purim , and it was written inthebooke. CHAP. i Hcb.crujh. ■fHelr. when ihecei*ne. \\ViatU,Lot. ^Hd.fafe. ■fHebpaJJe. \Heb.ite elided. ^Heb.aU jlre?i£tb. t Hebrfor thetrfittUs. (lobsvprightneflTv:. Chj p.j. Satai>s malice. i *Chap.i.j. II Or,cattell. \\OrjMihMi- drie. ■\He'j.fiwiestj CHAP. X. . I t ..Ah.ifumifWu grcatnefe. 3 Mordeca'u aditanieMhit. ANd the King Ahafucuislaid a tribute vpon the hnd , and vpon tic Iflc-s of the Sea, 2 And all the aifles of his power , a nd of his might and the decLiration oftsc orcatneilc of Mordecai , whereunto the Kingt "duinccdhim, arc they not writ- ten in the bookeofthc Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Per(ia ? J For Mordecai the lew xvas next vnto King AhafueriiSj& great among the IcvvcSj and accepted of the multitude of liis hre- thren^fecking the wealth of his pcoplcjand fpeaking peace to all his feed. THE BOOKE OF lOB. I. *i.King. ji. lo.i 3, jH.L.ilithe dayes. -\Heb.thtad- t'.erjhne, ■fHeh.iiithe midjl of them. *i.Pet.5,8. ihoufet thy heart on f CHAP. I The holhejir/ich' s,and rcligiotu c^rj of lob for his chil- dren. 6 Satan appearin^b.fjre God by culA^h^,dK>. m^ Here was a man in the ^fj^^ nra^ land of Vz , whofe wL^^^ ^^^]5 name ir^tflobjand that man was * perfcft and vpright J and one that feared God, artd cf- _ ^ chewed ewil. And there were borne vnto him fe- uenfonncs and three daughters. 5 His II fubft-ince alfo was fcuen thou- faiid flicepe, and three thoufand camels^ and fine hundred yoke of oxen , and fiue hundred fhee afles^and a very great |[boufc- hold; fothatthis man was thegrcateft of all tlie t men of the Eaft, 4 And his fonnes went and feafted in their houfes,euery one his day,and fcnt and cilled for their three filters, to eate and to drinke with them. 5 And it was fo, when the dayes of their fcafting were gone about , that lob fcnt and findified them , and rofe vp early in the morning,, and offered burnt of!e- rings according to the number of them all : Forlobfnid, It may bee that my fonnes haue finned , and * curfed God in their hearts : Thus did lob f continually. 6 ^ Nov; there was a day, when the fonnes of God came to prefent themfehies before the Lord, and f Satan came alfo t amongthem. 7 And the Lord faid vnto Satan, Whence commeft thou ? Then Satan an- ■fvvercd the LoRD,and fayd. From going to and fro in the * earth,and from walking vp and downe in it. ^ 8 And the Loud faid vnto Satan, fHaft thou confidered my feruant lob, tlut there is none like him in the earth? a perfeft vind an vpright man , one that fea- reth God , and cfchewcth cuiU ? 9 ThenSatananfweredthc Lord and faidjDoth lobfearc God for nous ht ? I o Hail not thou made an hedge about him,and about his houfe,and about all that he hath,on eucry fide? thouhaft blciicd the worke of his hands , and his (| fiibftance is increafed in the land. IX But put foorth thine hand now ,and touch all that hee hath, f and hee Vv-ill cnvfe thee to thy face. , * \ iz And the L ol D fiiyd vnto Satan, Behold , all that fice-l^^is in thy f power, onely vpon himfelfe^t not foorth thine hand. So Satan went^foortlfwom the pre- fcnceoftheL ord. 15 ^ And there was a day,\viien his fons aad his daughters were eating and drinking wineinthcir eldeft brothers houfe : 14 And there came a mefl'enger vnto Iob,and faid , The oxen were plowing,and thcaflcs feeding befidethem, I it was faid. There is a man-child conceiucd. 4 Let that dsy bee daikeaellc, letnot God regard it from abouc , neither let^he light flune vpon it. 5 Let darkenefle and the fliadowc of death [(ftatnc it, Icta cloud dwdl vponit, fletthc blacknefle ofthe day terrific it. 6 As for that night,let darknefle fcaze vpon it,f|let it not be loyned vnto the dayes ofthe y cere, let it not come into the num- ber ofthe moneths. 7 Loe,lct that night be folitary, let no ioyfuU voyce come therein. 8 Let them curfe it that curfe the day, whc- arc ready to raife vp || their mourning. 9 Let the ftarres ofthe twilight there- of be darke, let it leokeforhght, hntbaut none , neither let it fee the f dawning of the day : I o Becaiife it flmt not vp the doores of my »7»t/jen wombe, norhid fijrrowe from mine eyes. I I Why dyed I notfiom the wombc ? why did I not sine vp the ghofl when 1 came out ofthe beDie ? 1 2 Why did the knees preuentmee ? or why the breaftes,that I fhouldfuckc ? 15 Fornowfhouldlhauchen ftill and beenc quiet , I ftiould hauc Hept j then had Ibeeneatreft, tj, 14 With^ \Hcb.a»frfe- red. *Chap.io. iS.r^iere. 20.14. \'Py,chaU«>ge It. \\Or,!etthev% t^mfieitoi thofe who haugafcfto- day. \\Or,letitnot reioyceamong the day cs. \\Or,LemS' than. 1 -fHebthetye lids ofthe 7n»rimig, Hliphaz reproiieth lob. Chap.iiij.v. hUpiuzhisviiioti^ PI j Heb.wearicd \nfirength, ]HA.w4t. *Chap.i5?.S ■\Heb.before nij r/tcat. ]Heh.Ifrmd ajeare^andit came vpon me. t Htbr. a word, -fHeivhoan r.'fraiKcfrom words? Heir, the < lie. 1 0,1 j. 14 With Kinys and counfcUers of the earth , which built ddoiate places for themfcliKS, 1 5 Orwithprincesthat Wgolde,who tilled theii- houfes with liliicr : 16 Or as an hidden vntimely birth I had not beene j as infants whidj newer faw light. 17 There the wicked ccife fromtxcui- bhng : and there the f'vcaiy be at reil. 1 8 There the piilbners reil together^ they heare not the voice of the opprefloiir. 19 The fma Hand great are there, and the feruant is free from his mafter, 20 Wherefore is hght giuen to him that is in mifei-y,and Hfe vrito tiie bitter i« foule?- 2 1 Which t long for death , but it com- meth not,and dig font more then for hidde trejfurcs : 2 2 Which reioyce exceedingly J 4w«/ are glad when they can finde the graiie ? 2 ? ffriy is light g>uen to a man whofe way is hid,* and whom God hath hedged in ? 24 For my fighing commcth f before! I eate, and my roarings are powred out tike ■ the waters. 1 r '■ 25 For I the thing which I greatly fca- ! red is come vpon me,and thatwhich I was afraid ofjis come vnto me. i6Iwasnotinfafetic,neitherhadIreft, neither w^ I quiet : y et trouble came. CHAP. Ill I. t EliflMZ.re^ro:;cthli>bfoirwantifr.l:gion. 7 Hetea- chcthGeds vtd^enuuti tobeMtforrUe nghteoM,lnit for the wicked. "^ i i Hii fearefiiU vijion, to liKmlle the excellencies of CrciUtres before God. THenEhphaztheTemanite anfwered and faid. 2 i/wc aflay to | commune with thee, wilt thou be gneued? But f who can with- hold himfclfe from fpeaking ? g Behold, Thou haft inftrufwcrtheejandto\yj[iichof the Saints wilt thou 11 turne ? ■ / " 2 For wrath killeth the fooli/h man^ and |( cnuy flayeth the filly one. y I haue feenc the foohih taking root: but fuddenly I curfcd bis habitation. 4 His children are far from fafety, and they are crulhed in the gate, neither >s tlxre anytodeliuer(/jew. 5 Whofe harueft the hungry cateth vp and takcth it cuen out of the thornes , and the robber iwalloweth rp tlicir fubftance. 6 Although II affliftion comtreth not foorth of the duft , neither doth troubk fpring out of the ground : 7 Yet man is borne vnto \\ trouble 3 as + the fparkes flie vpward. ' ^ 8 Iwould *Th.it is, b) hi ^n^er, m ,. -iii'^ 9 By the bhil of God th?y"p;rifii, and by the breath of his "* uoilnls are they con- fumed. ■ • :r. ■ ■ gr^ ,'•• ' 10 The roaring^of the Lyon , and the •^''* ^^ voice of the fierce lyoujand the teeth of ihei yonglyons are broken. ' ■■ 1 1 The old lyon perilheth for lackc of pray,and the ftouc lyons wh.lpes arc Matte- red abroad. 12 Now a thing was ffccrctly brought to me,and mine eare recciucd a lirle t icrof. i> In thoughts fromthcvihonsof the nighf,when deepe fleepcfallcth 011 men. 1 4 Feare fcamc vpon me,and trembling, which made t -H "^X bones to ihake. 1 5 Then a Ipint palled bcfoie my face: the haire of my tlc(h itood vp. 1 6 It flfood ihlljbut I could not difccrne the fourme thereof: an image wm before mine eycs^jj there xvm fiiencc, and I heard a voyce,yijy/'i5, 1 7 Shal mortall man be more iuft then God ? fViall a man bee more pure then his rsaker? 18 Behold, hee* put no truft in his fer- uantS3||& his Angels he charged with folly: 1 9 riow much lelie oh them that dwel in *houfes of clayjwhofcfoundationis in the duft,which aic crufiicd before the moth. 20 They are tdcilroyed from morning to euening : they pciilhfor euer,without a- ny regarding /f. 2 1 Doeth not their excellency w>/»V/j is in them,goe away ? they die, cuen without wifedome. iHeb.by jtCAlthi. iHehjnftme ^Hd: the ■/tmltittide of n/y boms. \\Or,I heard ^. (tjll voice. *Chap.ij. I 5.r.pet,J.4 JJ 0 r,mr tn bis whon/heput hght. ' *i.iCor. J.I fHl-b.beaten mpieces. \[OrJiQok£. \\Or,mdiff!a- tion. [j<9r, inifMte.l \\'Jr,Ldoxr. '\Hcb.tl}ef:r,s^ )f:hehtar!.ing , coa'ejfii'p I tofiie. 1 The happy end or Oods correction. lOO* A UC (,iiuicduiivuai.uui^i',r;f«»f !"■ ♦Pfal.107, 41. *Pro.j II. iames i.ii. beb.11.5. upoc.j.i>. *Dl;ut.3^.3y i.fam.i.6. ifa.jo.iiJ. hof.6.i. ;Pfal.i»i.J. ■fHeb.fiomthe hands, Ij Or,y»hen the tongue fioitr- geth. *Ho{2.i8. \\Or,tbat peace is thy t'l kriiacle. JJ Or/rre. \\Or,tmck. ■fHeb.afcin- deth.. •\Heb.firthy felfe. S I would feckc vnto God , and vnto God would I commit my eaufe : 9 * Which doth great things find vn- fearchablc ; marueiloiis things f without number. 10 Who giuethraine vpon the earth, and fendethvvatersvponthe t aelds : ,11 * To fet vj> oil high thofe that bee low ; that thofe wnich moume, may be ex- alted to fafetic. iz *Hee difappoiuteth the dcuiccsof the craftie/o that their hands ||caimotper- forme their entetprife^ I J *Hee taketh the wife in their owne craftinefle: and the counfeil of the froward is caried headlong. 14 * Theylj mcete with darkeneffe .in the day time , and grope in the noone day as in the night. 1 f But hqe faueth the poore from the fword , from their mouth, and from the hand of the mightie. 16 " So the poore hath hope , andini- quirie ftoppeth her mouth. 1 7 *Behold , happy is the man whom God conefteth: thcrctbre difpife not thou the challening of the Almightie. 1 8 *For he makcth fore,aiid bindcth vp; he woundeth, and his handcs make whole. 19 *Hellial dehucrtreein fixe troubles: yea in fcuen there fliall no euill touch thee. 20 In famine hce lliall redeeme thee from death : and in warrc from the f power ofthefword. 2 1 Thou flialt be hid (f from the fcourge of the tongue : neither Ih.Jt thou be afraid ofdelhudiojijwhenit commeth. 2 z At delhutiion and famine thou (halt laugh : neither fhalt thou bee afraid of the bcaitesoftheeu'th. 2 J *Forthoiiy^rf^rie in league with the ftones of the field : and the beaftes of the field fiiall be at peace with thee. 2 4 And thou ihalt know that thy |f taber- nacle f/j^iU he in pe^.ce 3 and thou fhalt vifite thy habit.uion,and (halt not|| iinnc. 2 5 Thou iLalt know alfo that thy feedc (hall be |j great , andtliine oftfpring as the grafic of the earth. z6 Thoullialt come to thy graue in a fiill agCjlike asa ihocke of cornctcommcth injinhisfeafori. 2 7 Loe thisjwe haue fearchcd it,fo it »Vj heaie it, and know thou it t for thy good. CHAP. VI. I IobP:er.'Ctl)thathiic!,mp!i.:-tsare!:atc,i'.ifdejrei He wifkei'i for death, rfhtreinhu is ajj'urcd of comfort. 14 tteerepnttKthhu fttt^ofvnkipdntfft. BVt lob anfwcred,and £aid, i Oh thaCmy griefe were through- ly weighed, and my calamitie f laide in the balances together. 5 Fornowitwotildbeheauierthenthe fand of the fea,ther£brcmy words are(jfwal- lowed vp. 4 * For the anrowes of the Almightie are within me,the poifon whereof dnnketh vp myfpirit; theterrouis of God doe fet themieiues in aray againit me. 5 Doeth the wilde afl'e bray f when he hath grafle ? or loweth the oxe ouer liis fodder ? 6 Can that which is vnfaupiy be eaten without fait ? or is there any tJilte in the white of an egge ? 7 The things that my foiile refufed to touch,3re as mylbrowfuUmeat. 8 O that I might haue my requclll and thatGodwouId -^rant me fthe thing that 1 long for ! 9 E uen th^t it would pleafeGod to dt- Qroy :r.e,ih t hce would let loofe his hand, and cut mt oft". 10 The.: lhouldlycthauecomfort,yea I would liarc'cn my feltc in forrowj let him not fpare, for I h uc not concealed tlie words of the holy One. 11 V\h.!t ti my ftrength,th?.tIfl:ould hope ? and what m mine end , that I fnould prolong my hfe? 1 2 li my Ihength ihe ftrength of ilones? or/nny (leiiif of brilc ? 1 5 /i not my helpe in me > and is wife- dome driuen quite from me ? 14 t To him thatisafflided,pity/?>o»/e j rtvfiard of his workc : H J So am I made to poflefle moneths of vanitie, and weariforae nights are ap- pointed to me. 4 When I he downe, I Ay, When flio II I arife,and the f night bee gone ? and I am ful of toflings to and frOjVnto the dawning of the day. f Myflefiiis clothed with wormes and clods of duft, my skin is broken, and be- come loathfome. 6 * My dayts are fwifter then a wcauers fhuttle,and are (pent without hope. 7 O remember that my hfe is winde : mine eye f fli.''ll no more ({ fee good. 8 The eye of him that hath feene mc, {h:.llfeeme no more: thine eyes < ^ "* Doth God peruert iudgement ? or doth the Ahnightie peruert iufiice ? 4 If thy children haue finned againft him,and he haue caft them away f for their tranfgreffion : 5 * If thou wouldeft feeke vnto God betimes, and makethyfupphcationtothe Almightie: 6 If thou vpert pure and vpright, furely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy rightcoufnefTe prof^ perous. 7 Though thy beginning wasfmatl,yet thy latter end fliould greatly increafe. 8 * For enquire, I pray thee, of the for- mer age, and prepare thy felfe to thefearch of their fathers. p ( For * wee are ht*t of ycfterday, and know t nothing , becaufe our dayes vpon earth 4re a fhadow.) Ti 10 S,h^\\ \ Heb.tlnn my bones. *Pf3l.8;4. and 144. J. heb..2.6. *Deut.js,4 7.chro, itj.y dan. 9. 1 4. ■\ Hebjnthe handoftlyeir tranfgrfjiien. *Cbap,jz, *Deut.4, J*- . * See chap. 7.6. gen. 47 p.i.cnroB, 2i». 15 pfal. 1444-P^al. JHei.: Godsiufticc J lob. No contending with him to Shall not they teach thee, and tell ' thee^and vtter words out of their heart ? 1 1 Can the rufli grov/ vp without myre? can the flag grow without water ? 1 1 * Whilcft it is yet in his greennefle, and not cut downc, it withereth before any other hcvhc. 1 5 So are the paths of all that forget God,nnd the '^ hypocrites hope Ihal perilh: 14 VVhofo hope flwll bee cutoftjand whofe trull Ihalbe f a fpiders web. I J He Ihall leane vpon his houfe, but it ihall not ftand : he ihall hold it hH^ but it fhall not endure. 16 He ;5 greene before the Simne, and his branch Ihooteth forth in his garden. 17 His rootes are wrapped about the hcape, and feeth the place of itones. 18 It hce dcltroy him from his place, then it Hiall dcniehim, faying, I hnie not feenethcc. 1 9 Beholde , this is the ioy of his way, and out of the earth fliall others grow. 20 Behelde, God will not caft away a pcrfed man, neither will he f helpe the e- uiil doers ; 2 1 Till he fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with •[ reioycing. 2 2 They that hate thee Ihall be clothed with fhame , and the dwcHing place of the wicked t ihaU come to nought. CHAP. IX. I lob aekrsoxfledging Qods tuflice, [hetpeth there U no con- tendmgvpith him. 22 tAlaminnotencieunottCibeeon- demncdhy affuSiions. THcn lob anfwcred, and faid, 2 I know it is fo of a tiueth : but how fnould ^maa be iuft (| with God? ^ If he contend with him, hee cannot anfwf re him one of a thbuland. * 4 Hee is wife in heart, and mightiein ftrength : who hath hardened himfelfe a- gainft him,and hath profpcred ? J Vvhich icmooueth the mountnines, and they know not : vvhich ouerturneth them in his .anger ; 6 Which iliaketh the earth out of her place,and the pillars thereof trem ble : 7 Which commandeth the Sunne,3nd it lifcth not : nnd fealeth vp the ftarrcs. 8 * Which alone fpreadeth out the hea- ucns,& trcadcth vpon thtf waues of the fea. 9 * Which maketh f Ardurus, Orion and Pleiades , and the chambers of the South. 10 '^ Which doth great things pail find- ing out,yca and wonders without number. II Loe, hegoeth by me, andlfeefc/»i not : hepafieth onalfoj but Iperceiue him not. ■ 1 2 * Beholdjhe taketh away,f who can hinder him? whowillfay vntohim. What docft thou ? I J 7/ God will not withdraw his anger, the t proud helpers doe ftcupe vnderhim. 1 4 How much lelTe fnall I anfwere him, ^ choofe out my words to reafon with him? I J Whome, though I were righteous, yet would I not anfwere, but I would make fiipphcation to my ludge. 1 ofiidatcth rvith God about hii ajfli^wtis. 1 8 Hecom^ltunethoflife,andcra~ ueth a. little eafe befir-' death. MY foule is 11 wcaiy of my life , I will leaue Kiycomplimt vponmyfelfc ^ I will Ipeake in the bitternefle of my foule. z I will fiy vnto God, Doe not con- demne me j fliew me wherefore thou con- tendcft with me. J Is it good vnto thee, that thou flioul- delt opprefle ? that thou fliouldeft defpife fthe worke of thine hands ? and fi^ncvp- on the counfell of the wicked ? 4 Haft thou eyes of flefh ? or feeft thou as man feeth ? y ^re thy daycs as the daycs ©f man ? are thy yeeres as mans dayes, 6 Thou that enquireft after mine ini- quitie,and fearcheft after my finne ? 7 t Thou knoweft that T am not wic- ked,and there is none that can deliuer out of thine hand. 8 Thine hands ■[ haue made mee and fafhioned mee together round about 3 yet thou doeft deftroy me. 9 Remember, I befeechthee, that thou haft made mee as the clay, and wilt-thou bring me into duft againe ? 10 ^ Haft thou not powred mee out as milkc,and cruddled me like cheefe ? 1 1 Thou haft clothed me with skinne and flefli, and haft f fenced me with bones and finewes. 1 2 Thou haft grantedTne life & fauour, and thy vifitation hath prcferued myfpirit. I J And thefc things haft thou hid in thine heart ; I know tlaat this is with thee. 14 If I finne,, th^n thou markeft mee, and thou wilt not acquite mc from mine iniquitie. I J If I be wicked, woe vnto me 3 and//" I berighteoiis,>etwil I not lift vp my head: I am tiiU of conflifion, thertfoie fee thou mineafflidion: 1 6 For it increafeth : thou hunteft mee as a fierce Lion: and againe thouflieweft thy fdfc marueilous vpon me. 17 Thou renueft thy (I witneflcs agninft me, and incrcafcft thine indignation vpon me J Changes and warre are againft me. 1 8 * Wherefore then h ift thou brought mc forth out of the wombc ? Oh th.>t I had giuen vp the ghoft,& no eye had feenc me ! ffllfS. II Or^deuifet. 1 9 I fhould haue bene as though I had not bene,I Ihould haue bin cariedfrom the wombe tothegraue. 20 * Are not my dayes few ?ceafe then, *Seech^.i and let mee alone that I may take comfort jW 7.^. a little, 2 1 Before I goc whence I fl»all not rc- turne, ew.nto the land of darkenefle, and the Ihadow of death, 2 2 A land of darkenefle, as datkcncfle it felfe, and ot the fliadow of death, without any order,and where the light is as darknes. CHAP. XI. I Zophay reproueth lob, for inj^tfyi^g himfilje. J Gods rvifedome u vnfearchabie, i j The ajfurcd blejhng of repentance. THen anfwered Zophar the Naama- thite,and faid, 2 Should not the multitude of wordes , bee anfwered ? and fliould f a man full of t".'^ ' talkebeiuftified? J Should thy l\ lies make men holde their peace > and when thou mockeft, fliall no man make thee afliamed ? 4 For thou haft laide. My dodrine;V pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes. 5 But , O that God would ipeake, and open his lips againft thee, 6 And that he would fhew thee the fe- crets of wifedome, that they are double to that which is : know therefore that God exadeth of thee lejje then thine iniquity de- ferueth. 7 Canft thou by fearching finde out God } canft thou finde out the Almighty vnto perfedion ? 8 ltis-\ as hie" as heauen,what canft thou do ?deeper then he 11, what canft thoii know? 9 The meafijre thereof is longer then the earthjand broader then the fea. *» I o If he II cut off, and ftiut vp, or gather together, then f who can hinder him? I I Fbr,he knoweth vaine men : hefceth wickednes alfo,wil he not then confidcr it ? 1 1 For fvaine man would be wifejthough man be borne likf a wilde afTcs colt. I J If thou prepare thine heart,& ftrctch out thine hands toward him : 14 If iniquitie bee in thine hand, put it farrc away,and let not wickednefle dwell in thy tabernacles. I 5 For then fh^lt thou lift vp thy face without fpor,yea thou flialt be Itedfalt, and flialt not feare : 16 Becaurcthounirltforoetz/j^mifery, , „,„ „ and remember r as '"arers that p-i.lle away: | j^^^ ,^'^^^ 17 Andt/j/weagt jOi'll bee cleartr then \theieoed:). i ii 2 thci ' fHebtht height of heaucn. [lOr,)f2Ake achange. ■f Hdi.rvh0 cai turr.e h:m away ? fHeb.a^.fty. Godspcrfcflion. lob. lobs confidence. *Leuit i6.^ ! the noone day ; thou (halt fnine forth,thou I Ihalt be as the morning. 1 1 8 And thou Ihalt bee fccure becaufe there is hope, yea thou Ihah dig aUut iheej i Heb.emre-it and thoii IhaU take thy rell in lafetie. thyf- fhdlperijh from tlnm. *Ch.ip 8.14 and 18.14. of breath. I Heb.an heart. t Heb. I fall not loxvtr thenjott. I Heb.xvith whom are not fuch m the(c? \\Ot,l>fv. 1 9 * Alfo thou Ihalt he dovvne, & none flipll make thee afraide j yea many iliall t make fuitvmo thee. 20 But the eyes of the wicked flialfaile, and t i^hey Ihall not efc3pe,and * their hope full be as the |j giumg vp of the gholt. CHAP. XII. 1 tab ma'Dttaineth hiwflfi arrainft htsfnerids th.tt revrone him. 7 HeackrioivUdgahtbegeneralldo^rii.eofGodi ommfotencie, ANd lob anfwcred and faid, 2 No doubt but yee are the peo- ple^and wifedome fhall die with you. g But I haue | vnderlbnding as well as you,t I am not inferiour toyou : yea,twho knoweth not fuch things as thefc ? 4 I am <*etth. t H*b.ua- chtth. •Rora.ti. ?4. 4 Yea t thou cafteft oftYeare, and ic- ftraineft j| prayer before God. J For thy mouth f vttercth thine ini^ quitie, and thou choofeft the tongue of the craftie. 6 Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I : yea thine owne lips teftifie againft thee. 7 Art thou the firft man that was borne ? or wait thou made before the hilles ? 8 * Haft thou heard the fccret of God? and doeft thou reltraine wifedome to thy fclfe ? p What knoweft thou that wee know not ? wb.^t vnderitandcit thou, which is not invs? 10 With vs are both the gray head ed,& veiy aged men,much elder then thy father. 11 Are the confolations of Godfmall with thee ? is there any fecret thing with thee ? •*. I a Why doth thine heart carie theea- way ? and what doe thine eyes wirskc at, 1 3 That thou turneft thyfpirit ngainft God, and htteilfucb words goe out of thy mouth ? 1 4 * What is man , that he fliould bee cle.'ne? and he which is borne fa woman, 4«.2. chron. that he {hould be righteous ? 6,i6 pfal. 14. ; prou * Chap. 14. 4, 1. king. 8 1 5 * Behold, he puctcth no truft in his .9!i'iohti Saints, yea, the heauens are notcleanem I 8. nob,4.i«. found af fearti. his fight 16 How much more abominable and iilthie is man, which dnnkethmiquitie like water ? 1 7 I will fliew thee, heare me, and that which I haue fc ene, I will declare, 1 8 Whi^h wife men haue told fromi their fathers, and haue not hid it : 19 Vnto whom alone the earth was gi- uen, and no ftrauger palled among them. 20 The wicked man trauaileth with paine zWhis dayes,and the number of his yeeres is hidden to the oppreflbur. 2 1 t A dreadful! found »" t in his cares 3 in prolperitie the deftroyer fliall come vpon nira. 22 Hee belecueth not that he ihallre- turne out of darknefre,andhe is waited forj ofthe fword. a J He wandereth abroad for bread, /Ij^. in^, Where is it ? hee knowcth that the day of darkenefle is ready at his hand. 24 Trouble and anguifhfhall make him afraid i theyfball preuaile againft him, as a king ready to the battell. 2 5 For hee ftretcheth out his hand a- gainft God, andftrengthenethhimfelfe a- gainft the Almightie. 26 Hee runneth vpon him, wen on fm necke,vpo the thicke bofles of his bucklers: 27 Becaufehe coucreth his hcz with his fatnefle, and maketh collops of fat on his flankes. 2 8 And hee dwelleth in defolate cities, and in houfes which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heapes. 29 He {hall not be rich, neither fhal his fubftance continue, neither ihall hee pro- long the perfeftion thereof vpon the earth. 3 o He fhall not depart out of darkenes, the Hame ihall drie vp his branches, and by the breath of his mouth jfhall he goe away. 1 1 Let not him that is deceiued,truft in vanity : for vanity fhalbe his recompence. 32 It fliall be II accomphihed before his time,and his branch fh;ll not be greene. 3 1 Hee fhall fhakc off his vnripe grape as the Vine, and fliall caftoff hisHowreas the Oliue. 3 4 For the congregation of hypocrites /%4/6ff defolate, and tire iLall confiime the tabernacles of bribe rie. 1 5 They conceiue mifchiefe, * & bring forthi|Vanity,& their belly prepareth acceit. CHAP. XVI. I lobnfrouethhujricndsofvnmtrcifib'efe. j HeP;aV' etb the pitifithiejje of hticafi, 17 Hee rmuntmnethhii mnocencie. THen lob anfwcred,andfaid, 2 I haue heard many fuch things : (I * miferablc comforters 4re ye all. 3 Shal f v3ine words /?.««? an end ? or what emboldneth thee that thou anfwereft? 4 I alfb could fpeake as ye dot : if your foule were in my foules llead,I could heape vp words againlt you, and fhake mine head at you. J But I would ftrengthen you with my mouth, and the mouingof my hps fhould afrwage70Mr<^r;f/e. 6 Though I fpeake, my griefe is not afTwagcd : and though I forbeare, ■\ what am I eafed ? 7 But now h« hath made mee weary: thou halt made defolate aU my company. 8 And thou haft filled me with wrinck- leSiW/wV/j is a witnefle again/} we .-and my IcannefTe rifing vpin mc, bearcth witnes to my face. 9 He teareth mee in his wrath, who ha- teth me:hegnaflieth vpo me with his tecthj mine eneraie fharpeneth his eyes vpon me. I o They haue gaped vpon me with their mouth ji Or,mtojf, *Eray55.4. pral.7.<5- |[Or,m;g»»»>>. II Or,xrtubU- fome. •Chap. 1 3. 4- 1 Htb.words ofvfind. f Ueh.what goethfnm TtKi too appeaiecn lomeai mouth , they hnue fmitten me vpon the cheeke reprochfully , tiicy haue gathered themfeiiies together againil me. fHeb.hath II God f hath deuuercdme tothe VA- fhfft m* vp. godl/j and turned me ouer into the hands of the wicked. I i I was at eafe, but he hath broken me afuader : hee hath alfo taken mee by my necke, and fhaken me to pieces, and fet me vpforhismaikc. I I His archers compaflc mee round a- bout, he cleaueth myreinps afondcr, and doth not (pare j he powreth out my gall vp- on the ground. 14 Hebreaketh me with breach vpon breach, he runneth vpon me like a-giant. I J I hauefowedfackcloth vpon my skin, and defiled my home in the duft. 1 6 My face isfoule with weeping, and Oft mine eye-lids is the Ihadow of death j 17 Not for any iniiiftice in mine hands; alfo my prayer is pure. 18 O earth coucr not thou my blood, and let my crie haue no place. 19 Alfo now, behold mywitncfle ism heaucn,and ir.y rcc- rd t^ f on high. zo My friends ft -orne me : but mine eye powreth out tearet vnto God. 1 1 O that one might plead for a man with Godjas a irun pUadeth for his 11 nei<»h- bour. z i When f a few yeeres are come, then I {h41 go the way w}?ence 1 1] .all not r£turne. CHAP. XVII. I lob appealethfiom tntn to God. 6 Tiie vmncrcifitU dealtngof men with the affiled, majaflonijh, tmt >iot dtfiottrage the ri^hteom. 1 1 Huhopeu net m lifi, but in death. MY jj breath is corrupt, my dayes are extinftj the graues are ready for me. 1 Me there not mockers with me ? and t Htb, lodge. ^^^^ "°' ™'"^ ^y^ t continue in their pro- ' uocation? J Lay do wne now, put m e in a (uretie with thee J who »he that will ftrike hands with me ? 4 For thou haft hid their heart from vn- derftanding : therefore llialt thou not exalt them. 5 He that fpeaketh flattery to hU friends, cuen the eves of his children ihall faile. 6 He hath made me alio afey-word of thcpeople,& |j aforetime I was as a tablet. 7 Mine eye alfo is dimme,by reafon of forrow,& al jj my members are as a Ihadow. 8 Vpright men flialbe aftonied at tlu<, and the innocent {lull ftirre vp himfelfe a- i gainft the hypocrite. v-hap.xvi).xviij. Bildadreprouethhim. 1 fHebr.inthc highflaces. fHebr. are mjfiemert. }| Or,friendi. ! Heb. yeeres ofmmbcr. II Or,myJpifit ujpent. II Or,bef,re them. jj Or,my thought}. p The rightcoas alfo fnall hold on his way, and he that hath cleane hands, t (hall be ftrongcrand ftronger. 10 Bwtas for you all, doe you rcturne, and come now, for I cannot find one wife man among you. 11 Mydaycs are paft, mypurpofesarc broken ofF,eue. . frhe thoughts of my heart: 1 2 They change the night into day : the light is t (hort, becaufeof darkenelfe. I J If I wait, the graue ts mine houfe : I haue made my bed in the darkenefle. 14 Ihauetfaidtocorruption,Thou4« my father : to the worme, zhm art my mo- ther,and my fiftcr. 1 f And where it now my hope ? as for my hope, who (hall fee it ? 1 6 They fhall go downe to the barres of thepit,when our reft is in the duft. CHAP. XVIII. I Bildad reprooueth lob offrefumptton toid imftaieneie. J Thecala?nitiespfthewickfd. THen anfwered Bildad the Shuhite and fud, 2 How long votU it be, ere you mjfce an endofwords? Markc, and afterwards wee will (peake. 3 Wherefore arewe counted as beafts, atii reputed vile in your fight ? 4 He teareth t himfelfe in his anger : (hall the earth be forfaken for thee?and (hal the rocke be remooued out of his place ? 5 Yea,the hght of the wicked flialbe put out, and the (parke of his fire fhall not lliine. 6 The light (halbe darke in his taberna- cle, & his Ij candleihalbe put out with him. 7 The fleps of his ftrength (hall bee ftraitened, andhisowne counfellfliallcait him downe. 8 For he is caft into a net by his owne feet,and he walketh vpon a fnare. 9 The pi-inne (hal take him by the heelc, rf«^the robber (lull preuaile againfthim. 10 The fnare » f laide for him in the ground,and a trap for him in the way. 1 1 Terrouis ihall make him afraid on euery fide,and (hall f driue him to his ktt. 1 2 His ftrength /liall be Ininger-bitten, and deftiudion//>d/^f ready at his fide. I I J It (hall deuoure the f ftrength of his skinne : e«ewthe firft borne of ckathihall deuoure his ftrength. 1 4 * His confidence (liall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it (liall bring him to ' thekingof tcrrours. ' { 15 It ihall dwell in his tabernacle, be- I i 4 caufc t Heb.jhaU tidde firfT^th. t Hehr,the pcJfef:o>it. f Hebr. riterc. ■\HS.crkd, orcalitd. t Hebr. hit fiule. (I Or,tampe. i HeMidder, ■\Hebr.fiat- tcrhhn. ^Htb.i>arr(s.\ ♦Chap.S.M and I1.30. ' pfal 1 1 a I o 1 prou.10.2S' robscomplaint'omis rnenus j IUL>. nis nopcoi tncreiurreciion. CAufe it ii'none of his ;\bnmftone ftiallbe fcattered vpon his habitation. i6 His-roots flnlbe dried vp beneath: sndaboue Ihallhis branch be cutoff. 1 7 *His remembrance fliall periiTi from the earthj and he jfiiall haue no name m the ftrcet. 18 fHce {halbe driuen from light into darkeneflejand chafed out of the world. i5» He fhall neither /wwefonnc nor ne- phew amon" his people, nor anyremay- mnginhiscnvcllings. 20 They that come after him fiialbea- ftonied at his day ,05 thcythat jjwentbe- forCifwerc aflrighted. 2 1 Surely fuch are the dwellings of the wicked J and this is the place of him that knowethnot God. CHAP. XIX. I lob compUimig of hu friends cruelty, fhewetb there ii mifcry enough m\]im to fed their criMltie. 21. j 8 He craKcthfitie. 2j HcbeleeuethtbcrefmrcHien, THen lob anfvveredjand faid, 2 Howlongwillyevexemyfoule, and breake me in pieces with words ? 3 Thefe ten times haue ye reproched me: you are not afliamed that you 1| make your felues ftrangc to me. 4 And bee it mdecd that I haue erred, mine crrour remaineth with my fclfe. 5 If indeed ye wil maonifie your felues againft me,&plead againit me my rcproch: 6 Know now that God hath ouer- throwcn me,and hath compaflcd nice \yith his net. 7 Behold , I ciy out of || wrong , but I am not heard : I cry alowd , but there is no iudgemenr. 8 Hee hath fenced vp my way that I cannot pafle 3 and he hath let tlarkencfle in my pathes. 9 He hath fiript mee cf my glory, and taken the crowne/fow my head. 10 He hath deHroyed me on euery fide, and I am gone : and mine hope hath he re- moued hke a tree. 1 1 Hee hath alfo kindled his wrath a- gainft me,and he coiintcdi me vnto him as one of his enemies. -* 1 1 His troupes fl|tme together,and raife vp their way againn mee , and encampe round about my tabernacle. 15 H e hath put my brethren farre from nice , and mine acquaintance are verely cflranged from, mc. 1 4 My kinfefolke haue failed, and my familiar friends haue forgotten me. 1 5 They that dwell in mine houfe, and mymaydes coimt me foraftrangcr: I am an aliant in their fight. 1 6 I called my feru mt,& he gaue me no anfwere : I intreated him with my mouth. 1 7 My breath is Itrange to my wife, though I entreated for the childrenspn^ off mine owne body. 1 8 Yea, || yong children delpifed mee j I arofcjand they {pake agiinlt me. 19' * All fitly inward fd ends abhorred mee : and they whom I loued,3re turned a- g4inft me. 2 o My bone cleaueth to my skin , (j and tomyfleih,ahd I am efcaped with the skin of my teeth. 2 1 Haue pitie vpon me,haue pitie vpon me,0 ycmyfriends j for the hand of God hath touched me. 2 2 Why doe ye perfecute mee as God, and are not fatisficd with my flelh ? 23 t Oh that my words were now writ- ten,oh that they were printed in a booke ! 24 That they were grauen with an iron pen and lead,in th»rocke for euer. 25 For I knotfr that my Redeemer li- ueth, ^nAthat heciliall ftandat the latter day, ypon the earth ; * 26 II And f/3o»_g;// after my skin , Vformes deftroy this body , yet in my flefii (hall I fee God: 2 7 Whom I fhall fee f©r my felfe , and mine eyes fliall behold, and not f another, though my reincs be confiimed fwithin me. 2 8 But ye fliould fay. Why perfecute we him ? [| feeing the roote of the matter is founo in mc. 29 Be ye afraid ofthefword: for wrath hringeth the punifhments of the fword, that ye may know there is a iudgement. CHAP. XX. Zofhar fhtwtth thefteite and portion of the wicked. THcn anfwered Zophar the Naama- thite,andfaid, 2 Therefore doe my thoughts caufe me to anfwere , and for this f I make hafte. 3 I haue heard the checke of my re- proch, and the fpirit of my vnderftanding caufeth me to anfwere. 4 Knowell thou not this of old, fincc man was placed vpon earth, 5 * That the triumphing of the wic- ked is t fhort , and the ioy bf the hypocrite but for a moment ? 6 Though his cxcellencie mount vp to the hcauens , and his head reach vnto the t clouds; 7 ^^i f Hcbr. my belly. llOrjhe wic- ked. *Pral.4i.5>, and 5 5, ip- f Hebr. the men of my fi- cret. II Or,^^. ■\ Hebr. who wiU^tuc.' &e.\ \\Or^fierI (hall awake though thii body be de- frayed, yet out ofmyfefh fhalllfee God. "[Hebr.a granger. f Hebr. in my boforne, ■jfl?)', and Wfiat root of natter u fom'dtnmei f Hebr. my helfic « in mc. *Pfal.J7. j- Hebr. from ntere. f Hebr.ctot*d. The wicKcas porncMi. v^nap.xxj. incwiCKCuproipcr. \[0r, thepoore Jhallopprejfe hu children. I Heb. in the mtdftefhii palate. \\Or,fireammg brookes. iHeb.accor- , ding to thefitb- fiance ofhts exchange. '\Heb.crf(jhed *EccIe(.y.i2 ■fHeb. kpavf. \\0r, there p^al be none lefifii hu meats. !I Or, tronble- Jomt. 7 yet hee fhall perilli for euer, like his ownedouns." they which haue feenehim, ftiall fay,Wnere n he ? 8 Hee fhall flie away as a dreamc, and fhall not be found : yea he fhalbe chafed a- way as a vifion of the night. 9 The eye alfo which ftw him, fhall fee him no more j neither fliali his place any more behold him. 10 (I His children fliall feeke to pleafe the poorCjand his handes fhall reltore their goods. 1 1 His bones are fiill of the fmne of his youth, which fliall lye dovvne with him in the dull. 12 ThoughwickednefTebefweetinhis mouth, thougbhc hide itvnder his tonguej X I Though he fpare it,and forfake it not, but keepe it ftill f within his mouth : 14 T«his meateinhis bowels is turned, it is the gall ofafpes within him. 1 5 He hath fwallowcd down riches,and he fnall vomite them vp againe : God fliall call them out of his belly. 16 He fhall fucke tli* poyfon of afpes : the vipers tongue fhall fby him. 1 7 He fhal not fee the riuers,||the floods, the brooks of honfand butter. 1 8 That which he laboured for,fhall he reftore, & fhall not fwallow it downe : f ac- cording to his fubftance fhall the reftituti- on ^e,and he fliall not reioyce thtreiri. 1 9 Becaufe he hath toppreflcd,W hath forfakenthepcorej becaufe hee hath vio- lently taken away an *houfe which he buil- dednot: 20 Surely he fnall notffeelequietnefle in hisbelly,hee fliall not faue of that which he defired. 2 1 11 There fhall none of his meate bee left, therefore fhall no man looke for his goods. 22 InthefulncflTeof hisfufficiency,hee fhalbe inftraits: euery hand of the || wicked fhall come vpon him. 2 5 When he is about to fil his belly,Go«ii fhall call the fury of his wrath vpon him, and fliall raine >t vpon him while hee is eating. 24 Hee fhall flee from the yron wea- pon, and the bowe of ftcele fhall flrike him thorow. 25 It is drawen,& commeth out of the hoAy I yea the glittering fword commeth out of his gall j terrours are vpon him. 26 AlldarknefTe/Jj/Achidmliisfecret places : a fire not blowen fhall confumc him J it fliall goe ill with him thatis left in his tabernacle. 2 7 The heauen fhal reueale his iniquity: and the earth fhall rife vp againflhim. 28 The increafe of his houfe fliall de- partjijW h:i goods fhall flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 This *i the portion of a wicked man from God , and the heritage f appoyntcd vntohimby God. CHAP. XXI. I lob fhemeth that eiten in the mdgemart of man h^ hath reafintobeegrieutd. 7 Sometimes tha tpuked doe fi praJptr,Mthey dejptfe God. 16 Soraetime thetr de- firrHion u manfifi. 2 1 The happy and vnhapVy are alikeindeath, xj TljeiKdgementofihewtci.edi(in another world. BVt Iobanlwered,and faid, 2 Heare diUgcntly my lpeech,and let this be your corlfbiations. 5 Sufler me that I may fpeake, and af- ter that I haue fpokeii,mocke on. 4 As for mc, is my complaint to man ? and if « tverefo^why fl^ould not my fpirit be t troubled ? J t M"ike mee, and be aftoniflied,and lay jfowr hand vpon ^losr mouth. 6 Euenwhenlremember,lamafraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flefh. 7 * Wherefore doe the wicked hue,be- come old,yca,are mightie in power ? 8 Their fecde is eflabliflicd in their fight with them,and their ofl-fpring before their eyes. 9 Their hoiifes are ffafe from feare, neithet is the rod of God vpon them. 10 Their bull gendreth andfaileth not, their cow C3lueth,and cafleth not her calfe. 1 1 They fend forth their little ones like a flocke,and their childreji dance. 1 2 They take the timbrell and harpe, and reioyce at the found of the organe. 1 1 They fpend their dayes \\ in wealth, andin a moment go downe to the graue. 14 * Therefore th eyf ay vnro God,De- fiart from vs •. for wee defire^ot the know- edge of thy waycs. 1 5 What is the alr^ghty,that we fhould feruc him ? and whar profit fhould we haue, if we pray vnto him ? 1 6 Loe,their goocllir not in their hand, the counfel of the wick'cdfs farrc from me. 1 7 How oft is the |)candle of the wicked put out? and hoyx> oft commeth their dc- ftruftion vpon them ? Co^diftributcthfor- rowes in his anger. 1 8 They are as fhibblc before the wind, &as chafFe that the Itorme f carieth away, 19 God ■\Htb.ofhii decreejrom god- fHeb.[horte. tied. ■\Hcb.looke vnto rm. *PfaI. 17.10. and7j.11. iere, 13, 1. hab.1.16. f HA- ate peace from pare. *Chap.j} »7- \\Or,Umpt \Heh.fieaU away. i\iiaiiKcinaeacn. JUilL/lia<.tUS bAliUlkidLiUll* \\Oy,ifhe may be profitable ^ dotth Iwgood fitccejfe de II Vuit if,\hi 1 1 9 God hyeth vp his || iniquitie for his ^fhment0j\ children : hec rcwardeth him,and hee fliall zo His eyes fhall Tee his deftru and do ye not know their tokens? 5 o f That the wicked is refenied to the dayofdeftrudionjthey fhall bee brought forthto t the day of wrath. J I Who flial declare his way to his face^ and who fhal repay him what he hath done? J 2 Yet (hal he be brought to the tgr^uc, and ftinllf remaineinthetombe. 3 J The clouds of the valley ihalbeiweet vntohim, and eycry man (liall drawe after him,as there areinBumerabIc before him. 34 How then comfort yce meinvaine, feeing in your anfweres there remaineth ffalfliood? CHAP. XXII. I Elifhaz.fhe\veththat Trums^otdiXi frofimh not Cod. J He accHfeth lob of diuersfitmts. 21 He exhorteth him to rtpemance^withfremifesof mercy. Hen Eliphaz the Temanite anfwered, andfaid, 2 Can a man be profitable vnto God? as II hec that is wife may be profitable vnto himfelfe. 3 /i it any pleafure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or it it gaine to htm that thou makeft thy wayesperHte ? 4 Will heereprooue thee for fcare of thee? will hee enter with thee into iudgc- ment? f Is not thy wickednes great? and thine iniquities infinite? I . Tl 6 For thou haft taken a pledge from thy brother for nought , and f Gripped the naked of their clothmg. 7 Thou haft not giucn water to the weary to drinke, and thou haft withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as foe the f mighty man,hc had the earth,and f the honourable man dw clt in it. 9 Thou haft fent widowesawayemp- tie , and the armcs of the fatherlcflc hauc bene broken. 10 Therefore fnarcs are round about thec,and fudden feare troublcth thee, 1 1 Or darknes that thou canft not fee, and abundance of waters couer thee. 11 Is not God in the height of heaucn ? and behold the f height of the ftarrcs how high they are, 1 1 And thou fayeft, \\ How doeth God knowc? can hee ludgc through the darke cloude ? 14 ThickecIouds<»reacoueringtohim that he feeth not,and he walketh in the cir- cuit of heauen. 1 5 Haft thou marked the old way which wicked men hau; troden ? 1 6 Which were cut downe oiu of time, t whofe foundation was ouerflowenwitha flood. 1 7 * Which fayde vnto God , Depart from vs , and what can the Almightie doe 11 for them? 1 8 *Yet he filled their houfes with good thingSjbut the coimfcU of the wicked is far from me. 19 * The righteous fee »>, and are glad, and the innocent laugh them tofcorne. 20 Whereas our |} fubftance is not cut downCjbut the || remnant of them the fire confumeth. 2 1 Acquaint now thy felfc with (j him, and bee at peace : thereby good fhall come vnto thee. 2 2 Receiue,! pray thee,the law from his mouth,andlay vp his words in thine heart. 2 } * I f thou returne to the Almighti e, thou flialt bee built vp, thou Ihaltput away iniquitie farre from thy tabernacles. 2 4 Then flialt thou lay vp gold ||as duft, and the gold of Ophir as the ftones of the brookes. 2 5 Yea, the Almighty (hall be thy (j de- fence,and thou Ihalt haue fplenty of filuer. 26 For then fhalt thou h aue thy dehght in the Almighty , and flialt lift vp thy face vnto God. 27 Thou iHeb.flrifped the clothes of the nak^d. \Heh.thtman ofartne. ■\ Heb.ermnent or accented for counterumcc. \Htb.the head of the fiarrts. l[Or,what. fHekaHood rvoi ftwred vpou their foundAtion, *Chap.n, 14. \\Or,tothem. *Cbap.ai. 16. *PfaI.i07. 4J- \\Or,efiate. \\0r, their ex- celiencie. l]Thatu,v?ith God. *Chap.8.S. II Or, on the dt*fi. \\Or,gold. \Hcb. filuer ofjlrength. lobs innocenae. Chap.xxiij.Kxiuj. The oppreflion of the wicked. iHebJiimtfut hath lovp eyes. JjOr,f/j<»n«c- ce7itJh''U dell- uerthellaiid. ^Heb. my hand. iT ■^Hcb.thevay thariiwith -fHeb.I haut hid, or laid vp. \\Or^yap. fcmted porti- on. *P(al.ii5.3 27 Thou fhalt make thy prayer vnto him,Mi(l he fhall heare thec^ and thou (halt paythyvowes. 28 Thoulhalt alfo decree a thing, and it flialbe cftabUfhed vnto thec:and the hght (hall fiiine vpon thy wayes. 29 When weM are caftdowne,then thou fhalt fay^There is lifting vp: and hcefliall fane the f humble perfon. 3 o f|He (hall deliuer the Hand of the in- nocent : and it is deliuered by the purcncfie of thine h.mds. CHAP. XXIII. I lob l»ngtth to appear* before God, 6 in confidence ef bit mercy. 8 GodwhouinH'JibU,obfenuthottrrvayes.ll lobsimocency. ij Gods decree MimrrmtMe. THcn lob anfwered,and faid, 2 Euen to day /■» my complaint bit- ter : my ffti'ol^^ is heauicr then my groning. I O that I knew where I might linde him ! that I might come euento his feat ! 4 I would order my caufe before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. f I would know the wordes which hce would anfwere me,and vnderftand what he would fay vnto me. 6 Will hce pleadc againft me with his great power ? No,but he would ^utftrtngtb in me. 7 There the righteous might difpute with him ^ fo (hould I be deliuered for cuer from my Judge. 8 Behold,! gpe forward>but hec it not «fc«"*,and backward^ but I cannot perceiuc him : 9 On the left hatid where hee docth worke,but 1 cannot behold him: he hidcth himfelfe on the right fc^ini, that I cannot fee him. I o Buthe knowethf the way thati take: vehtn he hath tryed mcjl fhall come foorth as gold. I I My foot hath held hi5 At^Sj his way haue I kept,and not declined. 12 Neither haue I gone backe from the commandement f his lips,t I haue eftce- med the wordes of his mouth more then (I my neceflary/ooflf. 1 3 But hee is in one mind, and who can turne him ? and vehat * his foule defireth,c- uent/w*hedoeth. 1 4 For hee performeth the thingthat is appoynted for mee : and majiy fuch things 4re with him. I J Therefore am I troubled at his prc- fencc: when I confider,! am afraid ofhim. 1 6 For God maketh my heart foft,3nd the Almightie troubleth me : 17 Becaufe I was not cut off before the darknefre,ne«/>er hath he couered the dark- ncfle from my face. CHAP. XXIIII. I IVickediiejfe^oeth often vnpunifl;ed. ij There is a fe. cretiudgementfor the wicked. WHy, feeing Times are not hidden from the Almighty,doe they, that know him not5fee his dayes > 2 Some remoouc the * land-markes j they violently take away flockes,and ||feed th*reof. 3 Theydriueawaythe afle ofthe fa- therlefle, they take the widowesoxefora pledge. 4 They turne the needy out ofthe way: the poore of the earth hide themfelues to- gether. f Behold,** wild afles in the defart,go they forth to their workc,rifing betimes for a pr.^y:the wildernes jeeWrt/? food for them and iox then children. 6 They rcape euery one his f corne in the field: and t they gather thevmtageof the wicked. 7 They caufe the naked to lodge with- out dothingjthat they haue no couering in the cold. 8 They are wet with the fhowres of the mountaints,and imbrace the rocke for wantofalhelter. ^ Thejf plucke the fatherlefle from the breftjand take a pledge ofthe poore. 10 They caufe /wTO to go naked without clothing : and they take away the iheafe from the hungry, 1 1 Which make oyle within their wallesj and tread their wincprefles,& fufier thirft. 1 2 Men grone from out ofthe citie,and the foule ofthe wounded eric th out: yet God layeth not folly tothem. 1 5 They are of thofe that rebell againft the hght,thty know not the wayes thereof, nor abide in the p^thes thereof. 14 The murderer rifino with the light, killeth the poore and needy , and in the nightisasathiefe. 1 5 The eye alfo of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight,(aying,No eye fhalfce me: and t difguiieth his face. 1 6 In the darke they dig thorow houfes, vphifL they had marked for themfelues in the day time : for they know not the light. 1 7 For the morning is to them eue as the fliadowc of death; if one know t/^fWjthey are in the teirours ofthe fliadow of death. 18 He I Nomaniscleane. lob. The hypocrites hope. f Heb. vio- lently take It. Ij Orjie trd- jiethnothu owne life. -fHcb.arenot. ■\Hcb.clofed &'c.and|if 14.&C. ♦Pfal, ». throne,<«n<;/fpreadcth his cloud vpon it, I o Hee hath compafled the waters with bounds, t vntill the day and night come to an end. I I The pillars of heauen tremble, and are aftonifhed at his reproofe. I 2 Hee diuideththe fea with his power, and by his vnderftandinghee fmitteth tho- rowf the proud. 1 5 By his fpirit hee hath garnifhed the heauensj his hand hath formed the croo- ked ferpent. 1 4 Loe, thefe are parts of his vvayes,but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can vnder- ftand? CHAP. XXVII. 1 Icbprotejiethhi^ftiiceritie. 8 The hypocrite is without hope. 1 1 The blifings, which the wicked hai(e,are tur- tle dint a cur ft s. MOreouer lobfcontinued his parable, andfaid, 2 ^s God hueth,**"/;;/ hath taken away myiudgment,andtheAlmightie,whohath t vexed my foule^ 5 All the while my breath is in mCjand *thefpirit of Godwin my noftrilsj 4 Mylipsihnllnotfpeake wickednefle, I nor my tongue vtter deceit. 5 God forbid that I fhouldiuftifie you: till I die, I will notremooue myintegritie from me. 6 My lighteoufn es I hold faft, and will notlet it goc : my heart fhall not reproach me t fo long as I hue. 7 Let mine enemy bee as the wicked, and he that rifeth vp agninft me, as the vn- righteous. 8 * For what is the hope of the hypo- crite,though he hath gaincd,when God ta- keth away his foulc ? 9 *Will God heare his crie,when trou- ble commeth vpon him ? 10 Will hee delight himfelfe in the Al- mighty? wil he alwayes call vpon God ? Ill wil teach you [J by the hand of God; that which it with the Almightie, will I not conceale." 12 Behold. Pro, 1 5'. II ■fHeb.vnt.n the end ofbfrirt with diirkems. ■\Heb.fridc. •fHeb. added to take vp. fHeb.made my fin!e bitter *That isjthe breathwhich Godgaue him. fHeb. from my d.iyes. *Mk.i6.i6, *Prou.i.5 8 eiech.SiS. iohn^.ji. iam.4 j. \\Or,(reingin the hand ^c. The wickcas portion. V/Hap. xxv";»*j^»A» VJUU5 wncuomc* *PfaI.78.^5 1 1 Beholdj^ll ye your felues haiie fecne it, why then are ye thus altogether vaiiic ? 1 7 T his n th': portion of a wicked man with God,and tlie heritage of opprefTours whicl) they Ihall receiue otthe Alaiightie, 14 If his children bemultiphcd,i, but theiuft fhall put it on , and the innocent ihall diuide the iiluer. 1 8 He buildeth his houfe as a moth,and as a boothe that the keeper maketh. 1 9 The rich man ihal he downe,but he (hall not be gathered : he opencth his eyes, and he »j not: 20 "* Icrrours take holde on him 3s wa- ters , a tempcft fte:.leth him away in the night. z I The Eaft vvinde carrieth him away, and he departcth : and as a ftornje hurleth him out of his place. 21 For Corf fhall caftYponhim,and not Ipare : fhe would faine flee out of his hand. 2 5 Men fhall clap their handes at him, and fhall hifl'e him out of his place. CHAP. XXVIII. I There U a knowledge of lutturalt things, i z Bi(t wife' dome it an excellent gift of Cod. \\0r, a mine. C Vrely there is |j a veine for the filuer, v-J and a place for gold where they find it. \\ Or, dust. 1 Iron is taken out of the (| earth, and brafl'c is molten out of the Itone. 3 Hee fettcth an end to darknefle,and fearcheth out all perfedion : the ftones of darknefl'e,and the fliadow of death. 4 The flood breaketh out from the in- habitant J euen the water> forgotten of the foot : they are dried vp,they are gone away from men. 5 As for the earth,out of it commeth bread : and vnder it is turned vpas it were fire. 6 The ftones ofitar* the place of Sa- \\Or,goUoare phires r-aud it hath f( dufl of gold. 7 There is a path which no foule knowerh, and which the vultures eye hath not feene. 8 The lyons whelpes haue not trodcn it,nor the fierce lyonpafTed by it. 9 H^ putteth forth his hand vpon the llOr, flint. t( rocke ; hee oucrturneth the movuitaices by the rootcs. *Chap.i8. II. jHeb.inflee- inghe would fiet. 1 o Hee cutteth out riuers among the rockes , and his eye fceth eueiy precious thing. 1 1 He bindeth the floods f from ouer- flowing,3nd the thing that is hid,bringcth he foorth to light. rz But where ilrall wifdome be found ? and where is the place of vnderflandmg? 1 5 Man knowetli not the price thereofj neither is it found in the land of the liuing. 1 4 *The depth faith,it is not in^me: and the fea faithjit is not with me. 15 t It * cannot bee gotten for golde, neither iliall filuer be weighed/or the price thereof. 1 6 It cannot bee valued with the golde of Ophir,with the precious Onix,orthe Saphire. 1 7 The golde and the chi7flall cannot equall it: and the exchange oHt/haU Met bee for II icwels of fine gold. 1 8 No mention fhalbe made of || Coral, or of Peaiies : for the price of wifedome is aboueRubie^. 19 The Topazeof Ethiopia fhall not equall it,neither fhall it be valued with pure golde. ' 20 * Whence then commeth wifdome? and where is the place of vnderftanding ? 2 1 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all huing,and kept clofefrom the foules of the II ayre. 2 2 Deftruftion and death fay, We haue heard the fame thereof with our eares. 2 3 Godvnderftandeththe way therof, andheknoweththe place thereof. 24 For hee looketh to the endes of the earth,«W feeth vnder the whole hcauen : 2 5 To make the weight for the windes, and he weigheth the waters by meafure. 26 When be made a decree for the raine, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: 27 Then did hee fee it, II and declare it, he prepared it^yea and fearched it out. 28 *Andvntomanhefaid,Behold,the feare ofthe Lord,that » wifedome, and to depart from emH,is vnderftanding. CHAP. XXIX. Itb bemeaneth himfetfe, of hu former froj^eritie and honour. MOreoucr lob f continued his para- blc,and faid, 2 Oh that I were as In moneths paft,3s in the dayes when God preferucd me. 3 When his j( candle fliined vpon my head,and vphen by his light I walked through darkenefTe : 4. As lobs rornier pro i peritic. iOD. anaprcicncmiienc. ■\Heb.w>thme 4 As I was lin the day es of my youth, when the fecret of God was vpon my taber- nacle ; 5 When the Almighty was yet with me,W>eB my children were about me : 6 VVh^n I walhed my ileps with butter, & the rocke po wred f 'Tie oiit riucrs of oyle. 7 When I went out to the gate,thorow the citie, when I prepared my feate in the ftreet, 8 The>yong men faw me,& hid them- felues : and the aged arofe,<««a! flood vp. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. I o t The nobles held their peace,& their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth. 1 1 When the eare heard we,then it blct- fcd mee , and when the eye faw we,itgaue witnefTe to me : 1 z Becaufe I deliuered the poore that cricd,and the fatherlefTe, and bm that had none to helpe him. 1 3 The blefling of him that was ready to periflijcame vpon mee : and I caufcd the widowes heart to fing for ioy. 14 I putonrighteoufneire,anditcIoa- thed me : my iudgement wasasarobe and a diadcme. I J I was eyes to the bhnd, and feet xvat Itothclame. \6 I w«t a father to the poore r and the caufe which I knew not,I fearched out. 17 And I brake thtfiawes of the wicked, and t pluckt the fpoyle out of his teeth. 1 8 Then I faid , I fh ill die in my neft, and I fliall multiply my dayes as the fand. 19 Myrootw^wffpreadout by the wa- ters, and the dcwe lay all night vpon my branch. 2 o My glory wm f frefii m meCjand my bow was t renewed in my hand. 2 1 Vnto me men gaue eare,and wayted, and kept filence at my counfell. 22 After my wordes they fpake not a- gaine, and my fpeach dropped vpon them, 25 And they waited for me as for raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine. z^lfl laughed on them,they beleeued it not , and the light of my countenance they caft not downe. 1 <; Ichofe out their way,and fate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comfortcth the mourners. CHAP. XXX. I I abshonourii turned into extreme contempt. 15 Hit l^olpmtie into caUmitie. BVt now they t that are yonger then I, haue mee in derifion , whou; fathers I would haue difdained to haue fet with the dogs of my flocke. 2 Yea whereto might the flrength of their hands y'ro/fmcc,in whom old age was perished? g For want and faminethcy were [(foli- taiy.- flying into the wildernefle fin former time defolatc and walte : 4 Who cut vp mallowcs by the bufhes, andiuniper roots /or their meat. f They were driucn foorth from a- mong >wi?w,(they cried after them,as after a thiefe.) 6 To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, inf caues of the earth,andin the rocks. 7 Among the buflies they braied: vnder the nettles they were gathered together, 8 They were children of fooles, yea children offbafe men: they were viler tncn the earth. 9 "^Andnowamltheirfongjyealam their by-word. 1 o They abhorre me,they flee far from me,t and ipare not to fpit in my face. 1 1 Becaufe he hath ioofed my cord and afflided me,they haue alfo let loofe the bri- dle before me. 1 2 Vpon my right hanei rife the youth, they pufh away my feet, and theyxaife vp a- gainu: methe wayes of their deftrudion. 1 1 They marre my path , they fet for- ward my calamitie,they /?««« no helper. 1 4 They came ypon me as a wide break- ing i« of waters: in the defolation they rol- led themfelues vpon me. 1 5 Terrours are turned vpon me : they purfiic t my foule as the wind : and my wel- fare palfeth away as a cloud. 1 6 And now my foulc is powred out vp- on mee : the dayes of afHiftionhauc taken hold vpon me. r7 My bones are pierced in mee in the night feafon: and my nncwes take no reft. 1 8 By the great force of my difeafe, is my garment changed : it bindtth me about as the collar of my coat. 1 9 He hath caft me into the mire,and I am become like duft and a£hes. 20 I crie vnto thee, and thou doeft not heare mee : I ftand vp, and thou regardeft me not. 2 1 Thou art t become cruel to me: with t thy ftrong hand thou oppofeft thy felfe a- gainft me. 2 2 Thou liftelt me vp to the wind : thou caufeft ■fHeb.offiwer day ei then I. \\Or,darh^tu the night. -fHeb.yeJler- night. \Heb.hoUt. -\Hcbmen of mtuime. *Pfal jy.i5 and (>^. 1 2. f HA. and vptthbold not Jpittlefom myface. ■\Htb.myprm' cipallone. •\Heb.turned to be crueU. -\Hebr. the ftreiigth of thy hiwd. lobs proteltation i^nap.xxxj. otnisintegntic. *Rorn.i». i3ptal.jj. •J' ■\Heb.for hiffi that rvas liAr^fday. *PlaLi02.tf II Or/iibithis. [ caufeft mc toxide yfon itj and diflblucft my \\Or,mfidome^ Ijfubftance. z j For I know that thou will bring me to death j and te the houfe appointed for all lining. 24 Howbeithe will not ftretch oiit his hand to the f grauc,though they ciy in his deftrudion. Z5 *DidnotIweepetrorhimthatwas in troublePvvas not my ibiile gricued for the poore ? 1 6 When I looked for good , then eiiill came vnto me;and when 1 waited for light, there came daikcncfle. 27 My bowels boylcdandreftednot:the dayes of afflidion preuentedme ; 28 I went mourning without the Sunne: I flood vp^and I cried m the congregation. 29 * 1 am a brother to dragons, and a companion to || owlcs. 50 Myskinneisblackevpon mee, and my bone s are burnt with heat. J I My harpe alfo is tiu-ned to mourning, and my organe into the voyce of them thjiT weepe, CHAP. XXXT. lob »>akcth afolfmne ^rote^atkn ofhu tnte^itiemfiueralt dmties. I Made a couenant with mine eyes j why then fhould I thinke vpon a mayd ? 2 For wh:it portion of God is there from aboue ? and vphat inheritance of the Al- mighty from on high ? 3 Is not deftrurtion to the wicked ? and altrange/7»»»yZ'7»ewtto the workers of ini- quitie ?' 4 *Doethnothee fee my wayes, and count all my fteps ? 5 If I haue walked with vanitie,or if my foot hath hafted to deceit j 6 fLet me bee weighed in an euenbal- lance,that God may know mme integritie. 7 If my ftep hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eycs,and if any blot hath clcaued to my hands : 8 Then ]let me fow,and let auother eate, yea let my oft-fpring be rooted out. 9 Ifmine heart haue bene deceiuedby a woman, or ;/ Ihaoe layde wait at my neighbours doorc : 10 Thenletmywife grind vnto another, and let others bow downe vpon her. 1 1 For this is an heinous crimc,y ea , it is an iniqiiitie to bee ^unifiied by the Judges. 1 2 For it is a fire that cofumeth to defh u- ^ion,and would root out al mijie encreofe. 1 1 If I did defpife the caufe of my maji- * s.Chron. i6.9.iob.j3 2i.pro.5.2i and 15. jt ■\Hebr.htl>im xfei^fftinba- lanctsoflti- fttce. fcruant,or of my mayde feru3nt,when they contended with me : 1 4 What then fhall I doe, when God ri- feth vp,and when he viiitcth,vvhat Ihal I an- fwerc him ? 1 5 Did not hee that made mee in the wombe,makc him ? and jjdid not one fafhi- onv'sinthewombe? 16 If I haue withhelde the pocue from their deGre, or haue caufed the eyes of the widow to faile: ' 1 7 Or haue eaten my morfcl my felfe a- lone, & the fathcrlcs hath not eaten thcrof: 1 8 (For from my y uth he was brought vp with mc as rvith a father, and I haue giu- ded y her from my mothers wombe.) 1 p If I haue feene any pcnfh for want of clothing,or any poore without coucring: 20 If hisloineshauenotblclTcd me,and ;/he were mt warmed with the fleece of my Iheepe : z I If I haue lift vp my hand againft the fatherles,when I faw my lielpc in the gate. 2 2 Then let mine arme fall from my flioulder bladc,and mine arme bee broken from the jj bone. 23 For dcftrudion)TOW God was a ter- r our tome:andby reafon of his highnefle, I could not indure. 2 4 If I haue made gold my hope,or haue faid to the fine gold,7'/joM art my cofidence: 2 5 If I rcioyced becauTe my weahh was great,andbecaufe mine hand had f gotten much: 2 6 If I beheld fthe funne when it fhined, or the moone walking f in bnghtnefle^ 27 And my heart hath bin fecretlyenti- ced,or f my mouth hath killed my hand: 2 8 This alfo were an iniquity to bepuni^ Jhed by tht lodge : For I fhould haue denied the God^/}eake,and mul- titude ofyeeres ihould teacn wifedome. 8 * But there is a fpirit in man : and the infpiration of the Almightie giueth them vnderftanding. 9 Great men arc not rf/wrfjTfi wife nei- ther doe the aged vnderftand iudgement. I o Therefore I faid. Hearken to me : I nlfo will fhew mine opmion. II Behold, I waited for your words :, I gaueearetoyourtrcafons,whileftyoufear- ched out t what to fay. I z Yea , I attended vnto you : and bc- hold,tbere -was none of you that conuinced lobjOr that anfwered his words : xj Left ye fhould fay, Wchaue found out wifdom : God thrufteth him down not man. 1 4 Now he kath notfjdireded his words againft me : neither will I anfwere him with yourfpeeches. 15 They were araafedjthey anfwered no more,tthy left oft'fpeaking. 1 6 When I had waited , ( for they fpake not , but ftood ftill and anfwered no more.) 1 7 I fayd , 1 will anfwere alfo my part , I alio will Ihew mine opinion. 1 8 For I am full ot f matter , the f fpirit within me conftraineth me. 19 Beholde, my belly was wine, which t hath no vent, it is ready to burft like new boctels. ' zo I will fpeake,t that I may be refrefh- ed : I will open my lips,and anfwere. XI Let mee nor, I pray you, accept any mans pcrfon: neither let me giue flattering titles vnto man. Z2 For I know not to grue flattering ti- tles: mfo doing my maker would foone take me away. CHAP. XXXIII. I SlihuojferetbhimjUji infteadofGod, with ftnceritie andmetkp^jjetoreajoH withlob, 8 HeexcttjethGod fromgituigmm accoftnt ofhti wayes, by hn ^eatntjfe. 1 4 (jod cdlieth mun to rtpe:;ta«ce by vijions , 1^ by affli^iom, 2 J andbyhumtm^ery. 31 HeeinaMh lob to attentton. WHerefore,Iob, I pray thee, heare my fpecches, andhearkcato all my wordes. * 2 Beholde , now I hauc opened my mouth, my tongue hath Ipoken fin my mouth. 5 My wordes y^<»/ie of the vprightnefTc of my heart : and my lips (hall vtter know- ledge clearcly. 4 TheSpiritof God hath made mee, and the breath of the Almightie hath gi- uenmelife. 5 If thou canft,anfwer mc,fet thy words in order before me,ftand vp. 6 *Bchold,I am faccording to thy wifli in Gods Itead : I alfo am f formed out of the clay. 7 Behold, my tcrrour fhall not make thee afrayd, neither fliall myhandbehea- uievponthee. 8 Surely thou haft fpoken f in mine hearing, and I haue heard the voice of thj/ words, facing, p I am cleane wirhout tranfgreffion, I am innoccntjneither is there iniquity in mc. 10 Behold, he findcthoccafions againft me,he counteth me for his enemy. \\0r, ordered hii words. -fHeb.theyr'e- mouedjpeiches fiom tbem- felites. "iHeb.words. ■. \Heb. ttiejpi- rtt of my belly, -\Heb. ii not opened. \Heb.thatI may breath. fHeb, in my palate. ♦Chap p. J 5. and aj.jot fUeb.accor- ding t» thy month \Heh. cut OHt of the cUy, fHeb. intnine eares. Gods mCTcit Chap.xxx)t|.xxxiii). and iufttcc. ^Heb.hean. ftpcreihmt. ■fHtb.heri' utaUth,or VH- couenth, f //«fr. xttrkt. ■fHeh.from fifing by the fxford. •PfaLiOT. 17- ■\Hch tfUAte •fd*firt. \l0r,4n atone ment. fHeb.tho chiUihted, \\Or,ht{haU Ittks vpon pteti^andfay, I ham Jimed, &c. hOr,hthath dtliuertd my fiule ^c. and rrty Itfi. ■\ Heb.twice and thrke. 1 1 He putteth my feet in the ftocke$,hc markcth all my pathes. 1 2 Beholde, in this thou art not iuft : I will anfwcre tliee, that God is greater then man. I } Why doefl thou ftriue againft him ? for t hec giueth not account of any of his matters. 14, For God fpeaketh once, yea twice, yetJHan pcrceiuei^i it not. I f In a dreamCjin a vifion of the night, when deepe fleepc falleth vpon men, in flumbrings vpon the bed : 1 6 Then ne fopencth the cares of men, and fealeth their inftru^on, 17 That he may withdraw man/Towfc« t purpofc,and hide pride from man. 1 8 He keepeth back his foule fro the pit, and his life f from perishing by the fword. 19 He is chaftenfdalfb with paine vpon his bedde , and the multitude of his bones withrtrongf'tfine. ID *So that his hishfe abhorreth bread,and his foule t daintie meat. II His flefli is confumed away that it cannot bcefeene, and his bones that were not fcene,fticke out. 2 z His foule draweth neere vnt© the graue,and his life to the deftroyers. 2 J If there be a meflengcr with him,an interpreter,one among a thoufand,to fhcw vnto man his \-prightneffe} 24 Then hee is graciQus vnto him, and faith, Dejiucr him from going downe to the pit J I haue found j|a ranfome. 25 His flefli fliall bee freflierfthen a childs : he fhall returne to the dayes of his youth. 2 6 He (hall pray vnto God,and he will be fauourable vnto him,and he fliall fee his face with ioy ; for he will render vnto man his righteoufnes. 27 ||Hcelookethvponmen,«fniif any fay,I haue finned^dperuerted that which was right,and it profited me not : 28 jjHe wil dcliuer his foule from going into the pit,and his life flinll fee the light. 29 Loc,all thefe things worketh God t oftentimes with man, 20 To brine back his foule from the pit, to be inlightned with the light of the huing. 5 1 Marke well, O lob , hearken vnto mc,bold thy peace, and I willfpeake. J 2 If thou haft any thing to fay,anfwer me : fpeake,for I defire to iuJftific thee. J J If notjhearken vnto mee : hold thy peace,and I fhall teach thee wifedome. CHAP. XXXIIII. I ElihnaecHfethIobftr chafrgingCtdxtrthiimflke. 10 G od omnipotent cannot btvtmfi. ji ManfnufihHm- bUhimfilJivnteGod. J4 CUhn re^ueth lob. FVithermorc Elihu anfwered, and faid> 2 Hearc my words, O ye wife men, and giue care vnto me, ye that haue know- ledge. 5 * For the care tryeth wordes, as the t mouth taflcth meat. 4 Let vs chufc to vs iudgement : let vs know among our felues what is good. f For lob hath fiide, I am righteous : and God hath taken away my iudgement. 6 Should I lye againft my right ? f my wound is incurable without tran^rcffion. 7 What man i* hke lob, »»/?• drinketh vp fcorning hke water? 8 Which gocth in company with the workers of ini2t. IJ fHAr.they way by the fwtrd. fHeh. their foule'dieth. \[Or,Soiit' miUt. \Heb.thereJl ofthjtalMf. \\Or,iudgt- ment mid W- fiice P)oM vpheldthcc. •[Heb.turnc thteajidf. 7 * He withdrawcth not his eyes from the rightcousrbut with kings an they on the thronCj yea hee doeth eftablifh them for e- uerjiml they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fctters^W be holden in coard^of affli(^on, 9 Then he fiieweth them their worke, and their tranfgreflions^ that they haue ex- ceeded. I o Hec openeth alfo their earc te difci- plinc, and comma.undeth that they returne from iniquitie. I I If they obey and ferue bim*thcy Ihal fpend their dayes in profpcritie J and their yeercsinpleauires. iz But if they obey notjttheyfhalpcrifli bythefword, and they flull dk without knowledge. I J But the hypocrites in heart heape vp wrath : they crie not when hee bindeth them. . 1 4 t They die in youth, and their life is among the {( vndeane. 1 y He dehuercth the ({poorc in his affli- dion, & openeth their eares in oppreffion. i6 Euen fo would hee haue remooued thee out of theftraite into a broad place, where there is no llraitnefiejandfthat which fhould bee fct on thy tihlcy fhould be full of fatnefi'e. 17 But thou haft fulfilled the iudgement of the wicked ; |( iudgment and iuftice take hold on thee- - 18 Bcc^uCcthereiswxuhyheware left he take thee away with /»« ftrokc : then a great ranfome cannot f dcliuer thee. 1 9 Will he eftceme thy riches ? no not gold,nor all the forces of ftrength. 2,0 Defiire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. 2 1 Take he6d,regard not iniquitie: for this haft thou chofen rather then afflidion . z z Bchold,God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? 2 J Who hath inioyned him his way? or who can fiy. Thou haft wrought iniquity ? 24 Remember that thou magnihe his worke,which men behold. z f Eucry man may fee it , man may be- hold *>afane oft". 16 BeholdjGod i* great, and wee know hm not, neither can the number of his yceresbefearehed. 27 Forhcemakcth fmall the drops of water : they powre downe raine according to the vapour thereof: 2 8 Which the doudes doc drop,3nd ii- ftill vpon man abundantly. z^ Alfocanany vnderftand thefprea- dings of the cloudes, or the noyfe of his ta- bernacle ? JO Behold,he fbreadeth his light vpon itjand coucreth f tne bottome of the fea. J I For by them iudgcth he the people, he giueth meat in abundance. 3 2 With clouds hee couereth the light^ and commandeth it not te/hincy by the cloud that commeth betwixt. J } The noyfe thereof fheweth concer- ning it, the cattcU alfo concerning f the vapour. CHAP. XXXVII. X GcAiittbe fiaredbccttiife of htsgreatvorks. I J Hii wtfd«me it vnfearchabU in them. AT this alfo my heart trombleth, and is moued out of his place. 2 t He*re attcntiuely the noyfe of his voyce,and the found t/wtgocthoutof his mouth. J He dirCLteth it vnder the whole hca- uen,ind his f lightning vnto the f ends of the earth. 4 After it avoyce roareth: hee thun- dreth with the yoyce of his excellencyjand hee will not ftay them when his voycc i$ heard. 5 God thuridcreth marueiloufly with his voyce : great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. 6 For * he faith to the fnow. Bee thou o» the earth: fhkewife to the fmall raine, and to the great raine of his ftrength. 7 He fealeth vp the hand of euety manj that all men may know his worke, 8 Then the beafls go into dennes,and remaine in their places. 9 t Out of the South commeth 'the whirlwind: and cold out of the f North. 10 By the breath of God/roft is giuen: and the oreadth of the waters is ftraitned. 1 1 Alfo by watring he weaiieth the thick cloud : he fcattercth f his bright cloud. 12 And it is turned round about by his counfcls : that they may doe whatfoeucr he commandeth them vpon the face of the world in the earth. 1 1 Hee caufeth it to come , whether for fcorredion jOr for his land,or for mercy. 14 Hearken vnto this, O lob: ftand ftill, and confiderthe wonderous worke s of God. , 1 5 Doeft thou know when God difpo- fcd them, and caufed the light of his cloud to fhine ? Kk X 16 Doeft Gods challengeth lob, XOf>, anu conuinccrn mm oi ignorance. ■[Htb.gotd. ■fFJtk makf *Pftl.i04.J prou.30.4 iHtb. iftheuf kpovefi vri' dir^iwding. ■[Hch. m^ide 16 Doeftthou knowihcballancingsof thecloudes,thcwonderousworkes of him which is perfcd in knowledge ? 1 7 How thy garments are warmc,when he quieteth the earth by the South wind ? 1 3 Haft thou with himfpread out the $kie,w/;/V/7 is ftrong, 4nd as a molten look- ing glafle ? 1 9 Teach vs what we flial fay vnto him j for we cannot order ourfpeath by reafon of darkeneffe. zo Shall it be tolde him that I ^eake ? if a manlpeakc,fiu:ely he {hallbefwallow- ed vp. 2 1 And now men fee not the bright light which is m the cloads : but the wind palkth and cleanfeth them. z z t Faire weather commeth out of the North ; with God is terrible maieftie. 2 J Touchmg the Almightie,we cannot find him out : he is excolUnt in power, and in iudgen-.ent,andin plEnti . of luftice : he will not afHid. Z4 Men doe therefore fearc him : here- fpcdcth not any that are wife of heart. CHAP. XXXVIII. God chaUngeth lob to anfxrtre. 4 Gedby hit tmghue vorkfSfConuincnh hb of Ignorance, ji ^ndofim- beallitte, THcn the Lord anfweredloboutof the whirlewind^and faid, z Who is this that darkeneth coun- fell by words without knowledge ? J Gird vp now thy loynes hke a man; for I will demaimd of thee , and f anfwexe thou me. 4 * Where waft thou when I layd the foundations of the earth? dcchre^f if thou haft vnderftanding. 5 Who hath laid the meafures thereof, if thou knoweft? or who hath itrctchcd the line vpon it ? 6 Whereupon are the | foundations thereoftfaftcned?orwholaid the corner ftone thereof ? When the morning ftarres fang to- gether, andall thefonncsofGodihoutcd for ioy. *P{a]. 104 j). 8 *Or who fliut vp tlic fea with doores, when it bf ake forth tuifit had iffued out of the wombe ? 9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thicke darkeneffe a iwadling band for it, \\Or,tfiMl' I JO And (I brake vp for it my decreed \U my d^m^ ^.,«,andfet barrcs and doores, J I And faidjHitherto (halt thou come. but no further : and hcerc (hall fthy proud waucs be ftayed. I z Haft thou commanded the morning (ince thy dayes > Wcaufedthe d3y-(pring to know his place, 1 g That it might take hold of the fends of the earth, that the wicked might be (ha- kenoutofit? 14 It is turned as clay Jo the feale, and they ftand as a garment. I J And from the wicked their light is withholden,& the hie arme (halbe broken. 1 6 Haft thou entred into the Iprings of thefca? or haft thou walked inthefcarch of the depth ? 1 7 Haut the gates of death bene opened vnto thee ? or haft thou feene the doores of the fhadow of death ? 1 8 Haft thou pcrceiued the breadth of the earth? Declare if thou knoweft it ;ill. 19 Where is the way vchereh^ht ivftl- lah ? and ?.s for darkiies,vvhere « the place thertof? zo That thou (bouldeft t?kcit || £o the bound thcrcof,& that tliowdliouldcitkiiow thepatiis ti- the houfe thereof. zi Knoweft t'lou*/-, bccaufi- thou waft then borne ? Gtiicau/e the number of thy dayes /I great? zz Haft thou entred into t'le treaiures of the fnowe ? or haft thou feme the trta- fures of the hade, z g Which I haue referued againft the time of trouble, againft the day of battaile and warre ? 2 4 By what way is the light parted? which fcattereth the Eaft winde vpon the earth. 2 5 Who hath diuided a watercourfe for the ouerflowing of waters? or i way for the lightning of thundef, 26 To caufe it to rainc on theearth_, where no man is : oa the wilderncs wherein there is no man? 27 To fatifHe the defolatc and wafte «reund , and to caufe the btid of the tender herbe to (pring forth. 28 Hath the raine a father? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew ? 29 Out of whofe wombe came the yce? and the hoary froft of heauen^ who hath gendredit? 5 o The waters arc hid as with a. flone, and the face of the deepe f is frozen. 5 1 Canft thou binde the (weete inflki- \Hebr.tht pride of thy vanes. f Htb.vfi»gs. \\Or,au vf»n It, ■fH*b.iitak^. \\Or,thepittn ftarres. Heb. ences of || Pleiades ? or loofe the bandes of ' C:mah. t Orion ? 3 2 Canft thou bring forth fiMamaroth in ■fHeb.Cefl. \\ Or, the tweluejiffm. Gods power Chap.xxxix«xl. in his creatures* ■fHeb.gnide thsm. \Heb.hehold vs. ♦Chap.} 2.8 ecclef. a.a6 ■\Heh. who cancauft tt lie downe. \\0r, when the infititurriei into myri. ■^Heb.tf^W- red. *pral.i04 ii. fHeb.tbeifi *Pfal 147?. matt. i.i6. *PfaI.ai)8. ■fHebr.fih flaees, ■fHeb.tfthe cxaihr. in his fcafon,or canft thou fguide Ardurus with his fonnes ? J J Knoweft thou the ordinances o'fhea.- uen ? canft thou fee the dominion thcrs^of in the earth ? 54 Canil thou lift vp thy voyce to the cloudes, that abundance of waters may co- uerthee> 5 y Canft thou fend lightnings,that they may goe,andfay vnto thee,t Here we are ? 76 * Who hath put wifcdome in the in- ward parts ? or who hath giuen vnderftan- ding to the heart? • 57 Who can number the clouds in wif. dome ? or f who can ftay the bottles of heauen, J 8 {(When the duft fgroweth i.ito hard- nes,and the clods deaue faft together ? J 9 * Wilt thou hunt the pray for the hon> or fill the f appetite of the yong lions, 40 When they couch in their dcnnes, and abide in the couert to he in wait ? 41 *Who prouideth for the raucn his food ? when his young ones cry vnto God, they wander for lacke of meat. CHAP. XXXIX. I Ofthewtldgo^nsAndhind^. 5 Ofthewildajfe. $ Tlie Vmcoriu. I J The peacockf,,ficrke aiidojlrich. ip The horfe. iCThehmke- ij The Eagle. KNoweft *thou the time when the wild goats of the rocke bring forth? or canft thou marke when the hinds do calue ? I Canft thou number the moneth$*/wt they fulfill ? or knoweft thou the time when they bring foorth ? I They bow themfelueSjthey bring forth their yong ones,they caft out their forrows. 4 Theiryong ones are in good liking, they grow vp with cornerthey go forth jand returne not vnto them. J ' Who h-^.th fcnt out the wild afle free ? or who hath loofed the bands of the wilde afle? 6 Whofe houfe T haue made the wil- derncs,and ^the barren land his dwellings. 7 He fcorncth the multitude of the ci- tie,neither regardeth he the cryin g t of the driuer. 8 The ranoe of the mountaines U his pafture,3nd he fearchcih aft^r eueiy greene thing. 9 Will the vnicorne be willing to feruc r'.ec ? or bide by the crib ? . 10 Canft fhoubinde the vnicorne with his !r ar d i ": tl .e furrow ? or will iie harrowc -hcvillfys fterth'je? XI VV lit thou truft him becjufc his ftrength is great ? or wilt thou Icaue thy la- bour to him? 12 Wilt thou bele-uc him thathee will bring home thy feed? and gather it into thy barne ? 15 GaueU thou the goodly wings vnto the peacockSjOr || wings and feathers vnto the oii:rkh ? 1 4 Which leaueth her egges in the eaixh, and warmeth them in duft, 1 5 And forgettetli that the foote may crufli them , or that the wUde beaft may breake them. 16 Shee is hardened againft her young ones,as though they were not hers : her la- bour isin vaiiic witnout feare. 1 7 Becaufe God hath depriued her of wifedomc, neither hath he imparted to her vnderftanding. 1 8 What time flie lifteth vp her felfe ort hie,fhe fcorneth the horfe and his rider. 19 Haft thou giuen the horfe ftrength? haft thou clothed his necke with thunder? 20 Canft thou make him afraide as a grafhopper ? the gloxy of his noftrils n fter- rible. 21 II He paweth in the valley,and reioy- ccth in fe« ftrength: he goethontomeete t the armed men. 2 2 He mocketh at feare, and is not af- frighted : neither turneth he back from the fword. 2 5 The quiuer ratlcth againft him, the glitterin g fpcare and the iLield. 2 4 He (vvallowcth the ground with fierce- nefle and rage : neither beleeuethheethat it ii the found of the trumpet. 2 5 He faith among the trumpetSjHsjha: and hee fmelleth thebattell afarre oft, the thunder of the captaines,and the fliouting. 26 Doth thehav.ke flie by thy vvifdome, and ftretch her wings toward the South ? 27 Doeth the Easlc mount vpfatthy command ? and m ke her neft on high? 28 Shee dwelletb and abidcth on the rocke,vpon the cragge of the rock^and the ftrong place. 29 From thence fliee feeketh the pray, andhct eyes behold a fane off. I o Her yong ones alfo fucke vp blood • and * where the flaine eJp,pou (r,^)d vnjedome. i 5 Uj the 'Behemoth. "^ /, Oieouer the Lord anfv-.ered lo!., 1.^ lar.d {li^ of Behemoth, lob. and Lcuiathan. ■\Heb. he op' \\Or^wtllany \ t^ike him in hii fi^ht ? cr bore hu nofe u'lih agiime. 1 Sh;illheethat contendeth with the Almiohtyjinftm(5t/«w?hethatreprooueth Godjlet him aofwere it. 3 ^Then lob anfvvered the LoRD^and faid, 4 BeholdjI am vilcjwhat fliall I anfwere thee ? I will lay my hand vpon my mouth. 5; Once hauelfpokeu, but I will not anlwerc ; yea twife, but I will proceede no fuither. ' ■ 6 ^ Then an(\vei-ed the Lord vnto lob out of thevvhirlewindjandfaul: • 7 *Girdvpthyloyncsno\vlikeaman: I will demand of thee^and declare thou vn- to me. 8 * Wilt "thou alfo difanull myiudge- ment ' wilt thou condcmne mce, that thou mayeft be righteous. 9 Haji thou an arme like God? or canft thou thunder with a voycehke him? I o *Decke thy ftife now veith Maieftie, and excellency, and .iray thy fclfe with glo- ry,andbeautie. I I Caft abroad the rage of thy wrath : and behold euery one that isproude^and a- bafehim. 1 2 Looke on euery one that is proude, and bring him low : and tread downe the wicked in their place. 1 3 Hide them in the duft together, and binde their faces in fecrct. 14 Thenwilll alfo cojifcfle vnto thee, that thinieovvne right hand canfaue thee. 1 f f Behold now || Behemoth which I made with thee, he eateth grail'e as an oxe. ' 1 6 Lo now5his ftrengtli i^ in his loynes, and hi ^ force is in thenauell of his belly, 17 j|Hcniooucth his taile like a cedar: the finucs of his ftones are wrapt together. 1 8 His bones are as fti-ong pieces of brafle : his bones are hke barresofyron. 19 He/jthechiefeofthewaiesofGod: hee that made him, can make his fword to approch -vnto him. 20 Surely the mountaines bring him foorth food: where all the beaftes of the field pi .iy. 21 Hehethvnderthefhadytreesjinthe coucrtofthe reed,andfennes. 2 2 The fhady trees couer him with their iliadow: the willowes of the brookecom- pafle him about. 2 1 Behold, t he drinketh vp a riuer,W haftethnot: he trufteth that hee can draw vp lordah into his mouth. 24 IIHetaketh it with his eyes: hisnofe pearceth through fnares. CHAP. XLI. of Godsgrentpovper in the Leuiathan, CAnft thou draw out {| Leuiathan with an hooke ? or his tongue with a corde t which thou letteil downe •" 2 Canft thou put an hooke into his nofe?or bore his iaw thorovv with a thornc? 3 Wil he make many fupphcations vn- to thee ? will he fpeake foft words ymo thee? 4 Will he make a couenant with thee ? wilt thou take him for a fei-uant for cuer ? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird ? wilt thou bind him for thy maidens ? 6 Shall the companions make a ban- quet of him ? ihallthey part him among the merchants ? 7 Canft thou fill his {kinne with barbed yrons ? or his head with fifliipeares ? 8 Lay thme hand vpon him,remember the battell : doc no more. 9 Behold,thchopeof himisinvaine: fhall not one bee cait downe euen at the fight of him ? I o None is fo fierce that dare ftirre him vp : who then is able to ftand before me? I I * Who hath prcucnted mee that I fhould repay /j'ff? f whatfomer is vnder the whole hcaueiijis mine. 1 2 I will not coiiceale his parts, nor his power,nor his comely proportion, 1 1 Who can difcouer the face of his gar- ment ? or who can come to him, |[ with his double bridle? 1 4 Who can open the dores of his face? his teeth are terrible round about, 1 had fpoken thefe wordes vnto lob , the Lord fayd to Ehphaz the Temanite,My wrath is kindled againfl thee , and againlt thy two friends : for yee haue not fpoken of mee the thing that is right , as my feruant lob hath . 8 Therefore take vnto you now feu en bulIocks,and feuen rammeSjand go to my feruant Iob,and ofJer vp for your felues a blunt ofinng,and my feruant lob flial pray foryoujfor t him will I accept : Icfl I dealc