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3234_o 3._o erichtonius_fw-la his_o son_n 46_o 3299_o 4._o tros_n his_o son_n 49_o 3345_o 5._o ilus_n his_o son_n 40_o 3394_o 6._o laomedon_n his_o son_n 44_o 3434_o 7._o priamus_n his_o son_n 52_o 3478_o from_o dardanus_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 296_o 3530_o §_o 8._o there_o be_v also_o a_o great_a dispute_n who_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o troy_n or_o ilium_n troy_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o troy_n the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o ilus_n the_o son_n of_o tros_n be_v the_o founder_n of_o this_o city_n according_a to_o which_o supposition_n troy_n have_v not_o stand_v a_o age_n and_o a_o half_a of_o this_o opinion_n be_v 174._o be_v l._n 13._o geor._n de_fw-fr regn._n troj_fw-la p._n 174._o strabo_n and_o conon_n in_o photius_n reinerus_n reineccius_n with_o some_o other_o attribute_v it_o to_o tros_n other_o go_v back_o as_o far_o as_o to_o king_n dardanus_n to_o who_o they_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o have_v lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o ilium_n or_o troy_n with_o who_o consent_v aen._n consent_v l._n 5._o aen._n virgil_n when_o he_o say_v thus_o dardanus_n iliacae_fw-la primus_fw-la pater_fw-la vrbis_fw-la &_o auctor_fw-la electrâ_fw-la ut_fw-la graji_n perhibent_fw-la atlantide_n cretus_fw-la advehitur_fw-la teucros_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n and_o his_o successor_n in_o both_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o his_o age_n 3._o age_n 2_o sam._n 5._o v._n 4._o 3._o 2._o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n precede_v the_o death_n of_o david_n 40_o year_n 27._o year_n ibid._n chron._n 3._o v._o 4._o c._n 30._o v._n 27._o 3._o the_o 44th_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n or_o the_o four_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 480th_o year_n after_o the_o go_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n 1._o egypt_n 1_o
reg._n 6._o v._n 1._o 4._o the_o same_o 44th_o year_n be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n 1._o solomon_n 1_o reg._n 6._o v._n 1._o 5._o the_o 81st_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o of_o the_o 390_o year_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n because_o solomon_n and_o his_o father_n reign_v each_o 40_o year_n 5._o year_n ezec._n 4._o v._o 5._o 6._o the_o reign_v of_o the_o successor_n of_o david_n in_o both_o kingdom_n ought_v to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o true_a synchronism_n of_o the_o sacred_a writ_n the_o year_n of_o their_o reign_n be_v involve_v in_o no_o small_a difficulty_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o david_n be_v reign_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 3654th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 14._o ☽_o 6._o 7._o if_o therefore_o the_o 3653_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o epocha_n to_o investigate_v 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it_o be_v evident_a in_o boatz_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o ruth_n 10._o ruth_n c._n 3._o v._n 10._o and_o in_o obed_n out_o of_o 1_o sam._n 17._o v._n 12._o §_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o seem_a contradiction_n in_o israel_n difficulty_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n &_o israel_n the_o chronological_a computation_n of_o these_o king_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n dionysius_n petavius_n alstedius_n torniellus_n buntingus_n and_o several_a other_o believe_v the_o same_o to_o have_v be_v adulterate_v but_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o dissect_v but_o not_o to_o dissolve_v the_o knot_n it_o will_v be_v more_o convenient_a to_o find_v out_o some_o other_o way_n to_o reconcile_v these_o difference_n it_o be_v therefore_o observable_a that_o in_o this_o chronology_n sometime_o the_o incomplete_a year_n be_v take_v for_o complete_a one_o as_o for_o instance_n when_o jeroboam_fw-la be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v 22_o year_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o 21_o complete_a year_n at_o the_o 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year_n together_o with_o his_o father_n jeroboam_n of_o 8._o of_o 1_o reg._n 16._o v._n 8._o ella_n that_o he_o reign_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o his_o father_n baasha_n the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o 52._o of_o 1_o reg._n 22._o v._n 52._o ahaziah_n and_o ahab_n of_o jehoshaphat_n and_o jehoram_n 2_o reg._n 3._o v._n 1._o of_o this_o there_o be_v a_o evident_a example_n in_o 21._o in_o 1_o reg._n 16._o v._n 21._o amri_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v 12_o year_n to_o wit_n include_v the_o time_n that_o thibni_n assume_v the_o royal_a dignity_n it_o be_v further_a observable_a that_o in_o the_o chronology_n of_o these_o king_n the_o computation_n begin_v not_o always_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o reign_n but_o from_o some_o remarkable_a epocha_n or_o revolution_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o 1._o that_o 2_o chron._n 16_o v._o 1._o baasha_n come_v up_o against_o ramah_n in_o the_o 36th_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o asa_n when_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o die_v in_o 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combination_n of_o year_n of_o the_o several_a king_n of_o both_o these_o kingdom_n the_o follow_v two_o table_n exhibit_v at_o the_o same_o instant_n the_o mutual_a connection_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o these_o king_n according_a to_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n but_o because_o the_o year_n of_o their_o reign_n be_v not_o always_o correspondent_a to_o this_o connection_n i_o have_v add_v those_o other_o year_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o usefulness_n in_o reconcile_a these_o difference_n i_o have_v call_v the_o chronological_a year_n an._n p._n j._n succession_n of_o the_o king_n scrip._n year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o of_o judah_n of_o israel_n jud._n israel_n 3654_o 1_o david_n  _fw-fr 40_o  _fw-fr 3694_o 1_o solomon_n  _fw-fr 40_o  _fw-fr 3734_o 1_o rehoboam_n 1_o jeroboam_n 17_o 22_o 3751_o 1_o abijam_n 18_o 3_o  _fw-fr 3753_o 1_o asa_n 20_o 41_o  _fw-fr 3754_o 2_o 1_o nadab_n  _fw-fr 2_o 3755_o 3_o 1_o baasha_n  _fw-fr 24_o 3778_o 26_o 1_o ella_n  _fw-fr 2_o 3779_o 27_o 1_o simri_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3783_o 31_o 1_o amri_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3790_o 38_o 1_o ahab_n  _fw-fr 12_o 3793_o 1_o jehoshaph_n 4_o 25_o 22_o 3809_o 17_o 1_o ahaziah_n  _fw-fr 2_o 3810_o 18_o 1_o jehoram_fw-la  _fw-fr 12_o 3814_o 1_o jehoram_fw-la 5_o 8_o  _fw-fr 3821_o 1_o ahaziah_n 12_o 1_o  _fw-fr 3822_o 1_o athaliah_n 1_o jehu_n 6_o 8_o 3828_o 1_o jehoash_fw-mi 7_o 40_o  _fw-fr 3850_o 23_o 1_o jehoahat_fw-la  _fw-fr 17_o 3864_o 37_o 1_o joash_n  _fw-fr 16_o 3865_o 1_o amaziah_n 2_o 29_o  _fw-fr 3879_o 15_o 1_o jerob_n two_o  _fw-fr 41_o 3905_o 1_o azariah_n 27_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3942_o 38_o 1_o zacharias_n 52_o 6_o m._n 3943_o 39_o 1_o shallum_n  _fw-fr 1_o m._n 3943_o 39_o 1_o menahem_fw-mi  _fw-fr 10_o 3954_o 50_o
4._o v._n 5._o &_o seq_fw-la 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o these_o 390_o year_n must_v be_v fix_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_n defection_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o their_o king_n jeroboam_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v frequenth_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o he_o make_v israel_n tâ—_n sin_n but_o the_o utmost_a period_n of_o this_o epocha_n must_v not_o be_v extend_v beyond_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n this_o be_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o prophetical_a vision_n as_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o ver._n 1_o 2_o 7_o 13_o etc._n etc._n 2._o according_o we_o affirm_v the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n of_o 390_o year_n to_o have_v be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 3734th_o year_n and_o the_o last_o year_n of_o the_o same_o epocha_n with_o the_o 4124th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 3._o if_o therefore_o you_o subtract_v from_o any_o certain_a sum_n epocha_n to_o find_v out_o the_o 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and_o thirty_o assyrian_a monarch_n of_o the_o same_o family_n with_o ninus_n descend_v in_o a_o direct_a line_n and_o uninterrupted_a succession_n from_o father_n to_o son_n of_o which_o see_v velleius_n paterculus_n 2._o this_o sardanapalus_n be_v besiege_v in_o the_o city_n of_o ninive_n by_o arbaces_n be_v in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o siege_n force_v to_o burn_v himself_o diodorus_n siculus_n 4â—_n siculus_n 1_o reg._n 11._o v._o 4â—_n 3._o this_o disaster_n happen_v in_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 4._o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n till_o the_o fatal_a end_n of_o sardanapalus_n be_v compute_v 1300_o year_n as_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v before_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n 5._o arbaces_n be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o according_a to_o ctesias_n diodorus_n and_o eusebius_n reign_v 18_o year_n who_o 6._o give_v the_o follow_a account_n 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