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afterward_o a_o beautiful_a city_n &_o be_v the_o principal_a place_n of_o the_o residence_n &_o burial_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n §_o 25._o stately_a be_v the_o king_n palace_n therein_o samaria_n hence_o king_n ahaziah_n ahab'_v son_n have_v a_o mortal_a fall_n through_o a_o lattice_n in_o his_o upper_a 2._o chamber_n possible_o this_o mischance_n have_v be_v prevent_v have_v the_o house_n or_o chamber_n be_v build_v according_a to_o god_n direction_n 8._o with_o batlement_n that_o man_n may_v not_o fall_v from_o thence_o but_o likely_a it_o be_v the_o fabric_n thereof_o be_v fashion_v according_a to_o the_o mode_n of_o the_o sidonian_a architecture_n hard_o by_o ahab_n build_v a_o 39_o ivory-house_n conceive_v it_o chequer_a inlay_v and_o adorn_v therewith_o otherwise_o all_o the_o elephant_n in_o india_n and_o africa_n will_v not_o afford_v material_n for_o such_o a_o structure_n not_o to_o say_v the_o crookedness_n and_o smallness_n of_o their_o tooth_n make_v they_o 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ammonite_n to_o give_v they_o 8._o gift_n yet_o we_o may_v just_o believe_v the_o same_o be_v present_v rather_o with_o their_o hand_n then_o their_o heart_n bear_v a_o cordial_a grudge_n against_o israel_n §_o 26._o rabbah_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o ammon_n call_v in_o scripture_n the_o tity_n of_o water_n 27._o because_o low_a and_o plashy_a in_o its_o situation_n conduce_v much_o to_o the_o strength_n thereof_o render_v all_o undermine_v of_o it_o uneffectual_a but_o perchance_o it_o be_v so_o term_v from_o the_o extraordinary_a populousness_n thereof_o water_n be_v often_o use_v for_o people_n in_o scripture_n phrase_n both_o be_v at_o all_o time_n unstable_a and_o unconstant_a and_o when_o they_o get_v a_o head_n implacable_a neither_o speak_v nor_o hear_v reason_n both_o useful_a servant_n but_o intolerable_a master_n here_o the_o iron-bed_n of_o og_n be_v preserve_v for_o a_o relic_n be_v 11._o nine_o cubit_n high_a and_o four_o broad_a now_o though_o alexander_n soldier_n be_v say_v to_o have_v leave_v shield_n in_o india_n far_o great_a than_o those_o which_o they_o do_v or_o can_v wear_v in_o war_n only_o to_o possess_v posterity_n with_o a_o false_a opinion_n that_o his_o man_n be_v mighty_a than_o they_o be_v yet_o we_o may_v presume_v this_o bed_n of_o og_n be_v not_o unproportionable_o great_a than_o he_o necessary_o use_v for_o his_o ordinary_a repose_n no_o doubt_n og_n confident_a of_o his_o own_o strength_n certain_o conclude_v that_o as_o he_o do_v often_o lie_v in_o health_n upon_o that_o bed_n so_o he_o shall_v quiet_o die_v on_o the_o same_o whereas_o contrary_a to_o his_o expectation_n he_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o field_n and_o now_o his_o bed_n serve_v he_o for_o a_o cenotaph_n or_o empty_a monument_n §_o 27._o this_o rabbah_n be_v besiege_v by_o joab_n to_o revenge_n hanun_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n his_o despiteful_a usage_n of_o david_n ambassador_n here_o uriah_n engage_v in_o battle_n be_v kill_v though_o not_o conquer_v by_o 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mile_n near_o unto_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n rather_o nigh_o then_o on_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o road_n betwixt_o jerusalem_n and_o caesarea_n some_o thirty_o mile_n from_o the_o former_a whither_o i_o shall_v remove_v the_o same_o when_o my_o opinion_n herein_o shall_v be_v countenance_v with_o the_o approbation_n of_o other_o my_o reason_n that_o antipatris_n can_v not_o be_v so_o far_o northward_a full_o sixty_o mile_n as_o they_o make_v it_o from_o jerusalem_n be_v because_o the_o 32._o â—ootmen_n send_v to_o attend_v saint_n paul_n march_v thither_o from_o jerusalem_n in_o one_o night_n now_o although_o their_o suspicion_n of_o the_o jew_n pursue_v they_o to_o rescue_v saint_n paul_n may_v quicken_v their_o pace_n yet_o 32._o foot-soldier_n can_v not_o be_v foot-post_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o spearman_n to_o go_v so_o far_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n betwixt_o the_o three_o hour_n nine_o a_o clock_n at_o night_n and_o the_o next_o morning_n chap._n x._o objection_n against_o ephraim_n answer_v philol._n you_o make_v a_o strange_a desultory_n description_n of_o the_o bound_n of_o this_o tribe_n vault_v over_o from_o length_n to_o breadth_n in_o such_o a_o fashion_n as_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v understand_v and_o worse_a to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o 17._o text._n alâ—th_n wise_a agur_n confess_v he_o know_v not_o the_o 19_o way_n of_o a_o eagle_n in_o the_o air_n who_o flight_n therein_o 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o be_v trace_v leave_v no_o visible_a perforation_n behind_o it_o partly_o through_o the_o swiftness_n of_o his_o motion_n partly_o through_o the_o subtileness_n of_o the_o air_n present_o close_v up_o the_o passage_n so_o short_a and_o concise_a be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o bound_v the_o child_n of_o joseph_n and_o so_o long_o since_o have_v time_n take_v all_o impression_n of_o many_o limitary_a obscure_a place_n there_o mention_v that_o exactness_n herein_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o 17._o best_a author_n 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constant_a habitation_n there_o both_o of_o then_o levites_n why_o therefore_o be_v it_o not_o surround_v in_o your_o map_n with_o a_o double_a circle_n like_o other_o city_n of_o the_o sane_a qualification_n ale_v i_o acknowledge_v raâ—a_n for_o the_o reason_n by_o you_o allege_v probable_o pertain_v to_o the_o levite_n but_o have_v omit_v the_o double_a encircle_v thereof_o because_o i_o find_v it_o not_o among_o the_o four_o city_n give_v the_o levite_n in_o epâ—raim_n nor_o the_o forty_o 21._o eight_o assign_v to_o they_o in_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n philol._n be_v it_o not_o then_o usurpation_n in_o the_o levite_n to_o inhabit_v a_o city_n which_o by_o god_n be_v never_o grant_v unto_o they_o ale_v under_o favour_n i_o conceive_v though_o the_o levite_n must_v have_v four_o they_o may_v have_v more_o city_n in_o ephrain_n or_o elsewhere_o if_o the_o charity_n of_o well_o dispose_v people_n be_v please_v to_o bestow_v they_o thus_o beside_o
crown_n of_o judah_n §_o 11._o seven_o if_o their_o home-achievement_n each_o against_o other_o be_v recount_v the_o true_a touchstone_n of_o their_o several_a strength_n god_n often_o make_v they_o alternate_o hold_v up_o one_o another_o whilst_o he_o whip_v they_o both_o for_o their_o sin_n but_o although_o abijah_n once_o get_v a_o remarkable_a 19_o conquest_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la yet_o general_o israel_n worsted_n judah_n overpower_v they_o with_o multitude_n of_o man_n thus_o baasha_n 1._o coop_v up_o asa_n in_o his_o own_o land_n joash_n 23._o overcome_v amaziah_n and_o take_v jerusalem_n and_o pekah_n almost_o utter_o 6._o consume_v ahaz_n and_o his_o kingdom_n §_o 12._o to_o conclude_v if_o their_o last_a and_o continuance_n be_v measure_v herein_o judah_n clear_o carry_v away_o the_o pre-eminence_n grant_v israel_n beat_v judah_n at_o hand_n yet_o judah_n beat_v israel_n at_o length_n even_o out_o of_o distance_n for_o whilst_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n do_v only_a snuff_n judah_n for_o seventy_o year_n blaze_v the_o bright_a when_o they_o return_v from_o banishment_n the_o assyrian_a conquest_n utter_o extinguish_v israel_n from_o ever_o appear_v again_o in_o a_o form_a commonwealth_n in_o their_o own_o country_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n into_o the_o province_n of_o galilea_n samaria_n and_o judea_n §_o 1._o when_o these_o two_o kingdom_n have_v determine_v &_o the_o division_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v out_o of_o date_n palestine_n begin_v to_o be_v distinguish_v into_o three_o province_n who_o number_n and_o posture_n we_o find_v in_o the_o evangelist_n be_v trace_v in_o order_n by_o the_o foot_n of_o our_o saviour_n 34._o 1._o he_o leave_v judea_n 2._o and_o depart_v again_o into_o galilee_n 3._o and_o he_o must_v needs_o go_v through_o samaria_n it_o be_v deny_v to_o our_o saviour_n himself_o to_o travail_v per_fw-la saltum_fw-la à _fw-la termino_fw-la ad_fw-la terminum_fw-la sine_fw-la medio_fw-la so_o that_o 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follow_v after_o he_o and_o say_v smite_v he_o also_o in_o the_o chariot_n and_o they_o do_v so_o at_o the_o go_v up_o to_o gur_z which_o be_v by_o ibleam_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o megiddo_n and_o die_v there_o 2_o chron._n 22._o 9_o and_o jehu_n seek_v ahaziah_n and_o they_o catch_v he_o for_o he_o be_v hide_v in_o samaria_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o jehu_n and_o when_o they_o have_v slay_v he_o they_o bury_v he_o because_o say_v they_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jehosaphat_n who_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n but_o all_o be_v reconcile_v if_o we_o take_v samaria_n not_o for_o the_o city_n so_o name_v but_o for_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n in_o which_o notion_n ahab_n be_v style_v king_n of_o 1._o samaria_n that_o be_v the_o ten_o tribe_n whereof_o samaria_n be_v the_o metropolis_n in_o this_o acception_n megiddo_n and_o all_o the_o passage_n thereunto_o be_v in_o samaria_n where_o ahaziah_n hope_v in_o vain_a by_o his_o flight_n to_o hide_v and_o conceal_v himself_o §_o 10._o all_o thus_o agree_v concern_v the_o death_n doublâ—â—â—riall_n i_o hope_v no_o difference_n will_v arise_v about_o the_o burial_n of_o ahaziah_n though_o in_o one_o text_n his_o 28._o owâ—_n servant_n in_o another_o jehu_n 9_o his_o man_n be_v say_v to_o buâ—y_v he_o the_o one_o may_v do_v it_o by_o the_o leave_n and_o licence_n of_o the_o other_o and_o jehu_n his_o soldier_n do_v deliver_v ahaziah_n deâ—d_a corpse_n to_o his_o own_o servant_n to_o inter_v it_o in_o jerusalem_n §_o 11._o jezebel_n survive_v not_o long_o after_o death_n as_o jehu_n be_v enter_v jezreel_n she_o new_o paint_v entertain_v he_o with_o a_o taunt_n out_o of_o the_o window_n to_o try_v whether_o her_o tongue_n or_o his_o sword_n be_v the_o sharp_a we_o meet_v but_o with_o three_o principal_a speech_n of_o she_o in_o scripture_n the_o first_o a_o idolatrous_a oath_n and_o curse_n the_o 2_o god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o the_o next_o a_o mortal_a threat_n and_o loud_o lie_v if_o i_o make_v not_o elijah_n like_o ibidem_fw-la one_o of_o their_o life_n by_o to_o morrow_n this_o time_n the_o last_o a_o impudent_a and_o unseasonable_a jeer_n have_v zimri_n 31._o peace_n that_o slay_v his_o master_n present_o she_o be_v throw_v down_o headlong_o and_o the_o dog_n eat_v she_o up_o to_o the_o reversion_n of_o her_o 35._o skull_n palm_n of_o her_o hand_n and_o foot_n what_o hâ—d_n the_o poison_n of_o her_o paint_n 〈◊〉_d deep_o pierce_v into_o these_o the_o naked_a iâ—â—andalâ—_n part_n of_o her_o body_n that_o the_o dog_n be_v afraid_a to_o feed_v oâ—_n they_o however_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v jezebel_v skull_n may_v be_v wear_v as_o a_o deaths-head_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o wicked_a person_n abuse_v their_o power_n to_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o certain_a ruin_n without_o serious_a repentance_n the_o head_n also_o of_o ahab_n child_n kill_v in_o samaria_n be_v lay_v in_o two_o heap_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o 8._o jezreel_n §_o 12._o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a jehu_n that_o see_v jehu_n be_v warrant_v by_o commission_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o ahab_n family_n and_o friend_n that_o god_n shall_v afterward_o threaten_v by_o his_o prophet_n i_o will_v 4._o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o jezreel_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n but_o it_o seem_v though_o herein_o jehu_n his_o chariot_n go_v in_o the_o path_n of_o god_n command_n yet_o he_o do_v drive_v it_o on_o furious_o the_o pace_n of_o his_o own_o cruelty_n vainglory_n and_o ambition_n thus_o that_o officer_n be_v a_o murderer_n though_o act_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n if_o withal_o he_o please_v his_o private_a malice_n in_o execute_v person_n condemn_v to_o die_v the_o matter_n of_o jehu_n his_o act_n be_v reward_v the_o manner_n revenge_v by_o god_n §_o 13._o the_o river_n kishon_n run_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o tribe_n 〈◊〉_d which_o enter_v in_o at_o naboth_n vineyard_n take_v his_o course_n northward_n with_o a_o wind_a channel_n not_o far_o from_o shamir_n in_o mount_n ephraim_n wherein_o tola_n the_o judge_n or_o rather_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o israel_n nothing_o of_o war_n be_v achieve_v in_o his_o government_n both_o dwell_v 2._o and_o be_v bury_v hence_o on_o his_o western_a bank_n kishon_n behold_v the_o place_n where_o barak_n fight_v that_o famous_a battle_n against_o sisera_n it_o be_v record_v to_o the_o commendation_n of_o such_o israelite_n 19_o as_o assist_v he_o that_o they_o take_v no_o gain_n of_o money_n indeed_o they_o of_o zebulun_n be_v by_o their_o calling_n 14._o such_o as_o handle_v the_o pen_n though_o now_o turn_v swordman_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o when_o man_n of_o peaceable_a profession_n be_v on_o a_o pinch_n of_o extremity_n for_o a_o short_a time_n force_v to_o fight_v they_o ought_v not_o like_o soldier_n of_o fortune_n to_o make_v a_o tradeto_o enrich_v themselves_o thereby_o see_v defence_n of_o religion_n life_n and_o liberty_n be_v the_o only_a wage_n they_o seek_v for_o in_o their_o service_n §_o 14._o in_o this_o most_o eminent_a battle_n waâ—â—curs_n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n what_o be_v the_o numerous_a people_n of_o israel_n mean_v thereby_o who_o god_n 17._o promise_v to_o multiply_v as_o the_o star_n in_o heaven_n or_o be_v only_o the_o principal_a officer_n in_o their_o army_n intend_v therein_o sure_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o embrace_v the_o literal_a sense_n that_o those_o celestial_a light_n frown_v with_o their_o malignant_a aspect_n cause_v fright_n and_o fear_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o canaanite_n such_o as_o utter_o deny_v all_o influence_n of_o star_n on_o man_n mind_n show_v therein_o that_o the_o moon_n have_v make_v too_o much_o impression_n on_o their_o crazy_a judgement_n and_o lunatic_a opinion_n §_o 15._o but_o the_o river_n of_o kishon_n bosom_n be_v not_o only_o a_o spectator_n of_o this_o fight_n but_o also_o a_o actor_n of_o a_o principal_a part_n therein_o for_o when_o the_o canaanite_n rout_v in_o the_o battle_n assay_v to_o wade_v this_o river_n so_o to_o recover_v their_o country_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o stream_n thereof_o probable_o late_o make_v more_o deep_a and_o rapid_a with_o extraordinary_a rain_n the_o largess_n of_o some_o waâ—ry_a planet_n which_o fight_v for_o israel_n 21._o sweep_v they_o away_o so_o that_o what_o fragment_n of_o these_o canaanite_n be_v leave_v by_o the_o israelite_n sword_n glut_v with_o slaughter_n kishon_n be_v the_o voider_n to_o take_v they_o clean_o away_o §_o 16._o hence_o kishon_n engaâ—â—im_n run_v on_o by_o kishion_n the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o name_n be_v argument_n enough_o to_o place_v it_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o this_o river_n elsewhere_o 6._o call_v kedesh_n be_v one_o of_o the_o four_o city_n in_o this_o tribe_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n 28._o gershonite_n more_o east_n whereof_o lie_v another_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n engannim_n call_v jenine_a at_o this_o day_n be_v now_o a_o very_a pleasant_a 113._o place_n have_v fine_a garden_n orchard_n and_o water_n about_o it_o as_o it_o have_v its_o hebrew_a name_n from_o a_o fountain_n and_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o the_o country_n hereabout_o still_o retain_v more_o than_o the_o ruin_n of_o its_o former_a fertility_n a_o judicious_a ibidem_fw-la modern_a traveller_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o his_o whole_a journey_n from_o damascus_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o see_v not_o more_o fruitful_a ground_n and_o so_o much_o together_o than_o he_o do_v in_o two_o and_o twenty_o mile_n ride_v betwixt_o mount_n tabor_n and_o engannim_n §_o 17._o hence_o kishon_n continue_v his_o course_n northward_o birthplach_v leave_v the_o city_n 18._o shunem_n at_o some_o distance_n from_o his_o western_a bank_n the_o birthplace_n of_o abishag_fw-mi wife-nurse_n to_o king_n david_n
content_v to_o join_v together_o so_o that_o not_o david_n but_o his_o necessity_n choose_v they_o to_o attend_v he_o who_o now_o in_o adversity_n discover_v their_o impious_a disposition_n but_o david_n to_o avoid_v this_o shower_n of_o stone_n ready_a to_o rain_v upon_o he_o run_v for_o shelter_n to_o god_n his_o rock_n in_o who_o he_o comfort_v himself_o thus_o as_o it_o be_v always_o dark_a just_o before_o the_o day_n daw_v so_o god_n use_v to_o visit_v his_o servant_n with_o great_a affliction_n when_o he_o intend_v their_o speedy_a advancement_n for_o immediate_o after_o david_n not_o only_o recover_v his_o loss_n with_o advantage_n but_o also_o be_v proclaim_v king_n of_o israel_n though_o some_o war_n arise_v for_o a_o time_n between_o he_o and_o ishbosheth_n §_o 6._o but_o the_o most_o memorable_a place_n of_o this_o tribe_n be_v seat_v on_o or_o near_o the_o brook_n of_o bezor_n which_o arise_v in_o judah_n take_v his_o course_n south-west_n not_o far_o from_o 7._o ethar_n or_o 32._o etan_n in_o the_o north-east_n corner_n of_o this_o tribe_n in_o the_o rock_n of_o 11._o etan_a near_o the_o city_n of_o that_o name_n samson_n repose_v himself_o whence_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n bring_v he_o down_o bind_v with_o two_o cord_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o philistine_n but_o he_o present_o find_v his_o spirit_n and_o in_o that_o place_n the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n bad_a weapon_n be_v better_a than_o none_o and_o it_o matter_n not_o what_o they_o be_v so_o that_o they_o be_v wield_v by_o samson_n arm_n that_o guide_v by_o god_n hand_n this_o jawbone_n which_o use_v to_o feed_v on_o grass_n here_o eat_v up_o a_o 15._o thousand_o man_n hereupon_o the_o place_n be_v call_v rama-lehi_n the_o lift_v up_o of_o a_o jawbone_n §_o 7._o thus_o samson_n thirst_v of_o revenge_n be_v allay_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o philistine_n but_o the_o quench_n of_o one_o thirst_n be_v the_o kindle_v of_o another_o how_o quick_o can_v god_n tame_a fury_n into_o faintness_n with_o want_n of_o water_n in_o this_o straight_o he_o have_v his_o recourse_n by_o prayer_n to_o god_n who_o 17._o cleave_v a_o hollow_a place_n in_o the_o jaw_n heaven_n can_v make_v dry_a bone_n 3._o live_v yea_o give_v life_n to_o other_o as_o here_o to_o samson_n water_n present_o flow_v out_o thereof_o let_v poet_n fond_o brag_v of_o hippocrene_n a_o fountain_n from_o a_o horse_n hoof_n most_o true_a it_o be_v that_o a_o spring_n do_v flow_v from_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n except_o any_o be_v please_v which_o indeed_o be_v most_o probable_a not_o to_o take_v lehi_n in_o hebrew_a for_o the_o material_a jawbone_n but_o for_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o so_o new_o name_v by_o samson_n out_o of_o a_o hollow_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n whereof_o god_n produce_v this_o fountain_n §_o 8._o hence_o bezor_n run_v by_o ain_z the_o only_a city_n belong_v to_o the_o 17._o levite_n in_o this_o tribe_n indeed_o both_o 7._o simeon_n and_o levi_n be_v curse_v to_o be_v scatter_v in_o israel_n and_o this_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n scatter_v in_o simeon_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v disperse_v in_o a_o dispersion_n one_o city_n it_o seem_v be_v proportionable_a to_o this_o small_a and_o mangle_a tribe_n thus_o even_o the_o poor_a must_v have_v some_o preacher_n to_o instruct_v they_o and_o afford_v those_o preacher_n maintenance_n for_o their_o instruction_n at_o gerar_n the_o brook_n bezor_n receive_v from_o the_o south_n a_o tributary_n rivulet_n fetch_v its_o fountain_n out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o kadesh_n a_o place_n full_a of_o strong_a and_o stately_a tree_n but_o what_o say_v the_o 8._o psalmist_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n shake_v the_o wilderness_n yea_o the_o lord_n shake_v the_o wilderness_n of_o kadesh_n as_o if_o this_o of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o sturdy_a and_o stubborn_a to_o withstand_v the_o summons_n of_o god_n voice_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a the_o least_o whisper_n of_o his_o mouth_n send_v a_o palsy_n into_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o §_o 9_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o this_o wilderness_n stand_v three_o remarkable_a city_n which_o lest_o the_o reader_n shall_v mistake_v we_o have_v mark_v with_o circle_n on_o the_o top_n of_o they_o not_o that_o any_o evil_a spirit_n move_v therein_o see_v these_o be_v the_o place_n where_o david_n haunt_v while_o saul_n persecute_v he_o and_o to_o who_o inhabitant_n he_o send_v part_n of_o his_o spoil_n take_v from_o the_o amalekite_n for_o a_o present_a a_o act_n no_o less_o politic_a than_o just_a with_o the_o same_o both_o discharge_n the_o shot_n of_o his_o former_a entertainment_n and_o for_o the_o future_a oblige_v they_o by_o his_o bounty_n to_o be_v real_o sensible_a of_o his_o right_n of_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n the_o first_o of_o these_o 30._o corashan_n 7._o elsewhere_o only_o call_v ashan_n 32._o the_o second_o 27._o south-ramoth_n and_o 30._o hormah_n the_o last_o and_o most_o observable_a because_o of_o three_o eminent_a place_n of_o that_o name_n in_o or_o near_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 1_o 45._o where_o the_o disobedient_a israelite_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o canaanite_n 2_o where_o the_o canaanite_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o penitent_a 3._o israelite_n 3_o where_o the_o tribe_n of_o 17._o judah_n and_o simeon_n associate_a together_o destroy_v the_o canaanite_n 30._o be_v proper_o in_o this_o tribe_n we_o see_v that_o destruction_n so_o hormah_n sound_v in_o hebrew_a give_v the_o name_n to_o they_o all_o and_o wonder_v not_o then_o that_o in_o a_o country_n the_o seat_n of_o war_n there_o be_v so_o many_o town_n of_o this_o sad_a denomination_n but_o pray_v rather_o that_o god_n will_v seasonable_o settle_v a_o peace_n in_o england_n lest_o therein_o be_v find_v more_o hormah_n than_o be_v in_o israel_n §_o 10._o as_o for_o gerar_n the_o city_n above_o mention_v it_o be_v ancient_o a_o kingdom_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o king_n seem_v all_o to_o be_v call_v abimelech_n to_o one_o of_o these_o abraham_n 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