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INDEX TO THE HOLY BIBLE;

OR, AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST REMARKABLE

PASSAGES IN THE BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS:

Pointing to the Time wherein they happened, and to the Places of Scripture wherein they are recorded.

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To Noah, aged 500 years, is born Japheth, and two years after, Shem.
Lamech, the ninth from Adam, dieth, aged 777 years. He is the first man
whom the Scriptures mention to have died a natural death before his father.
Methuselah dieth a little before the flood, in the 969th year of his age. He
was the oldest man.

The flood comes upon the earth in the 600th year of Noah's age.

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XL. 11.
XXV. 24.

1846.

XXV. 7.

1857.

XI. 17.

1821.

1817.

XXVI. 34.

1796.

1773.

1760.

XXV. 17.
XXVII.

God maketh a covenant with Abram, and in token of a greater blessing coang-
eth his name into Abraham. As a seal of this covenant, circumcision is ordained
Sarai her name also is changed into Sarah, and she is blessed God promiseth
them a son, and commandeth that his name be called Isaac: in him God prom-
iseth to establish his covenant.

Abraham entertaineth three angels, who renew the promise to him of having
a son. God revealeth to Abraham the destruction of Sodom, with whom Abra-
ham intercedes for Lot and his family. See Gen. xix. 29.

Lot is commanded, for the preservation of himself and family, to get out of
Sodom, and to flee to the raountain; but by much entreaty he obtaineth leave
to go into Zoar Sodom, Gomorrah, and all the cities in the vale of Siadim,
with all the inhabitants of them, are for the most horrible sins destroyed by fire
and brimstone from heaven. The Dead Sea remains a monament thereof unto
this day. Lot's wife, for looking back upon Sodom, contrary to God's com-
mand, is turned into a pillar of salt; and Lot himself, fearing to continue at
Zoar, leaves the plain country, and betakes himself to the mountain, carrying
his two daughters with him.

Isaac born in the 100th year of Abraham's age. Not long after, to Lot are
born Moab and Ammon, his sons at the same time, and his grandsons
Hagar and Ishmael, at Sarah's request, are cast forth.

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Jacob, by his mother's instruction, obtaineth the blessing from Isnar bis
father, which was designed for Esau. Upon which he is forced to flee into
XXVIII. Mesopotamia, to shun his brother's rage. Upon the way are foretold unto him
in a vision the blessings of his posterity. At length he cometh to his uncle
Laban's house, and covenanteth to serve him seven years for his daughter
Rachel, bu: Laban deceiveth him with Leab; the marriage week being com-
pleted, Rachel also is given him to wife, upon condition of serving seven years

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Jacob, after he had been twenty years in Mesopotamia, sets forward on his
journey homewards, without acquainting bis father or his brothers-in-law.
Rachel stealeth her father's gods, and is pursued by Lalan. Jacob, by his
prudence, is reconciled to his brother Esau. He wrestleth with an angel at
Peniel, and is called Israel.

About this time, Dinali, Jacob's daughter, is defloured by Sichem the son of
Hamor. Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, revenge their sister's quarrel, by
putting all the males of Sichem to the sword; for which thing Jacob reproveth

them.

Rachel is delivered of Berjacain, on the way betwixt Beth-el, or Beth-lehem,
and Ephrath, and dies in childbed. Some think that Job lived about this time
Judah lieth with Tamar his daughter-in law in disguise.

Joseph is hated by his brethren, and is sold to merchantmen, Ishmaelites and
Midianites, who carry him into Egypt, where he is sold to Potiphat, an officer
of Pharaoh, and by him made overseer of his house.

Joseph resisteth the temptations of his master's wife; he is falsely accused by
her, and cast into prison. He interpreteth the dreams of Pharaoa's butler and
baker, which come to pass according to his interpretation.

Isaac dieth, aged 180 years, and is buried by his sons, Jacob and Esau.
Joseph interpreteth Pharaoh's two dreams; he giveth Pharaoh counsel, and
is made governor of the whole land of Egypt.

Here begin the seven years of plenty in the land of Egypt. About this tim
Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph's two sons, are born of Asenath, the daughter o
Potipherah, priest of On

Here begin the seven years of famine.

Jacob sendeth his teu sons to buy corn in Egypt; they are imprisoned bj
Joseph for spies; but are set at liberty on condition of bringing Benjanin a
Simeon is kept as a pledge.

Jacob is with much difficulty persuaded to send Benjamin. Joseph maket
himself known to his brethren, and sendeth for his father by cominand fr
Phraoh.

Jacob, having offered sacrifice to God for that his son Joseph is yet alivy
goes with all his family into Egypt, in the third year of the fame, and 1304
year of his age. He is seated in the land of Goshen.

Joseph geiteth all the money, lands, and cattle of the Egyptians for bread
only the lands belonging to the priests he buyeth not.

Jacob adopteth Ephraim and Manasseh, and blesseth them, and all his song
prophesicth the descent of the Messiah from Judah, and dieth, aged 147 year
seventeen whereof he lived in Egypt. He is with great pomp carried lų
Canaan, and buried in the sepulchre of his father.

Joseph on his death-bed prophesieth unto his brethren their return to Cruary
takes an oath of them to carry his bones out of Egypt, and độc th, nged 110 yeaž
The book of Genesis endeth in the death of Joseph, cont, ining the history (
2369 years: next to which in order of time the book of Job follows

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Salah born.

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32,

2234.

X. 8,

About this time Nimrod begins to exalt himself, by laying the first founda-
tion of the Assyrian monarchy.

1757.

33,

1756.

34,

11.

Nineveh, the metropolis of Assyria, built.

1755.

35,

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XXX. 29.

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Ps. CV.
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Mizraim, the grandson of Ham, leads colonies into Egypt, and layeth the
foundation of a kingdom, which lasted 1663 years; whence Egypt is called the
land of Ham, and the Egyptian Pharaohs boasted themselves to be the sons of
ancient kings.

Serug born.

Nahor born.

Terab, Abram's father, born.

Peleg, the sixth from Noah, dieth.

Noah dieth, aged 250 years, 350 years after the flood.

XXXI.
XXXII.

XI. 32,

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Abram born: he was 75 years of age when his father Terah died, aged 205
years; so that Terah begat not Abram in the 70th year of his age, but Nahor
and Haran, and in the 130th year of his age begat Abram. See Acts vii. 4.
Sarai, Abram's wife, (called also Iscah) Haran, Abram's brother's daughter,
born ten years after her husband.

XXXV.16.
XXXVIII
16.

1729.

1718.

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Reu, the seventh from Noah, dieth.

1955.

23.

Serug, the eighth from Noah, dieth.

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XXXVII.
XXXIX.
XL.
XXXV 28.
XLI. 25,

47,

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ABRAM, after his father's decease, in the 75th year of his age, is commanded

by God to enter upon the land of Canaan, which God promiseth to give unto
his seed, and that in his seed (viz. Christ Jesus our Lord) all the families of the
earth should be blessed.

In the year following, a famine in the land of Canaan forceth Abram with his
family to go into Egypt. From this first coming into Egypt to the departure
of the children of Israel out of it, are reckoned 430 years.

Abram and Lot in this same year return into Canaan; but the land not being
sufficient for both their flocks, they part asunder. Lot goeth to Sodom. God
reneweth his promise to Abram; he removeth to Hebron, and there buildeth

an altar.

Bera the king of Sodom, with four other kings, rebel against Chedorlaomer,
but are overcome by him in the valley of Siddim. Lot being taken prisoner,
Abram rescueth him, slayeth Chedorlaomer and his confederates, and in his
return is blessed by Melchisedec king of Salem, and priest of God, to whom
Abram gives tithe. The rest of the spoils, his partners having had their portions,
he restoreth to the king of Sodom.

Abram complaineth for want of an heir: God promiseth him a son, and a multi-
plying of his seed. Canaan is promised again, and confirmed by a sign.
Sarai, being barren, giveth Hagar her handmaid to Abram.

Ishmael, Hagar's son, born.

Arphaxad, the third from Noah, dieth.

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The fourth Age,

Exodus

VI. 16.

1. 8.
VII. 7.

I. 15, 22.

Before
Christ
1619.
1577.
1574.

1573.
1571.

II. 1, 5,

1531.

1530.

1491.

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INDEX TO THE HOLY BIBLE.
Levi dieth in Egypt, aged 137 years; he was grandfather to Moses and Aaron. Before
Here begins the bondage of the children of Israel, when a king rose up in
Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

Aaron born three years before his brother Moses, 83 years before the departure
of the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Pharaoh having in vain commanded the Hebrew midwives to destroy all the
males of the Israelites, sets forth an edict, charging that they be all cast into the
river.

Moses is born, who, being hid in the fings by the river's side, is found by Pha-
raoh's daughter; and becomes her adopted son.

Moses, in the 40th year of his age, having slain an Egyptian, whom he saw
contending with a Hebrew, fleeth into Midian, where he marrieth Zipporah the
daughter of heuel, or Jethro, a priest, and liveth with him forty years.
Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, bor..

Whilst Moses keeps his father-in-law's sheep at count Horeb, God appeareth
to hir in a burning bush, and sendeth him to deliver Israel.

Moses and Aaron having declared to Pharaoh the message on which they are
sent unto him from God, are charged by him as heads of a mutiny, and sent
away with many bad words; and more grievous labours are forthwith laid upon
the Israelites.

Moses being now 80, and Aaron 83 years of age, urged thereunto by God,
return again unto Pharaoh, where the magicians by their sorcery, imitating the
Psalm miracles of Aaron's rod turned into a serpent, make Pharaoh more obstinate
LXXVIII. than he was before. Wherefore God by the band of Moses lays ten plagues
CV. upon the Egyptians.

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UPON the fourteenth day of the first month, (which was May the fourth, upon

Monday with us) in the evening, the passover is instituted.
Upon the fifteenth of the same month, at midnignt, the first-born of Egypt
being all slain, Pharaoh and his servants make baste to send away the Israelites;
and they, the self-same day wherein they were let go out of bondage, being the
complete term of 430 years from the first pilgrimage of their ancestors, reck-
oning from Abraham's departure out of Charran, take their journey, and march
Numbers away, being 600,000 men, besides children, and come to Rameses, from whence
XXXIII. by several encampings they come to the Red Sea, the Lord conducting them
in a pillar of a cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night. They carry Jo-
seph's bones with them.

Exodus
XIV.

XV.
XVI.

XVII 1

8, 9, &c.

XX.

XXI.
XXII. &c.

XXIV.

9, 18.

At the Red Sea Pharaoh with his host overtakes them; Moses divides the
waters with his rod, and the children of Israel pass through on dry ground anto
the desert of Etham; whom, when Pharaoh and his army would needs follow,
they are all overwhelmed by the waters coming together at the dawning of the
day, whereby the Israelites are wholly freed from tue bondage of the Egyptians;
whose carcases when they see floating all the sea over, and cast upon the shore,
they sing a song of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

Upon the fifteenth of the second month, (our June the 4th, being Thursday)
the Israelites come to the wilderness of Zin, which lieth between Elyma and
Sinai, where, for want of food, they murmur against God and their leaders;
about the even-tide God sends them quails, and the next morning rains upon
them manna from heaven; and upon that kind of bread they lived afterward by
the space of forty years, even till they came to the borders of the land of promise.
An omer of it is preserved for a memorial.

At Rephidim, which was the eleventh place of their encamping, the people
murmur for want of water; Moses gives them water by striking the hard rock
in Horeb with his rod.

The Amalekites falling upon the rear of the Israelites are discomfited by
Joshua, whilst Moses holds up his hands to God in prayer.

God publisheth his Law, contained in the Ten Commandments, with a terrible
voice from mount Sinai.

The people being in great fear, God gives them sundry other laws, all which
being written in the book of the covenant, Moses proposeth them to the people:
which done, rising early in the morning, be builds an altar at the foot of the
mountain, and sets up 12 statues, according to the 12 tribes of Israel, and sends
12 young men of the first-born, (whom the Lord hath consecrated to himself as mi-
nisters of those holy things, before the Levitical priesthood was ordained) which
offer sacrifice, first for sin, and then for thanksgiving, to the Lord: and when
Moses had read the book of the covenant, he takes the blood of the calves and
goats so offered, and with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, sprinkles the book
therewith, and all the people, or those 12 statues representing them; and so
performs a solemn covenant between God and his people.

Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 men of the elders of Israel, go up
into the moant, and there behold the glory of God: the rest returning, Moses
with his servant Joshua abides there still, and waits six days, and upon the
seventh day God speaks unto him, and there he continues 40 days and 40 nights
(reckoning those six days which he waited for the appearance of the Lord) eat-
ing no meat all that while, nor drinking water; (Deut. ix. 9.) where he receives
God's command touching the frame of the tabernacle, the priests' garments,
XXV. &c. their consecration, sacrifices, and other things comprised in this and the six
following chapters.

XXXI. 18.

At the end of 40 days God gives Moses the two tables of the Law in stone,
made by God's own hand, and written with his own finger; bidding him withal
XXXII. quickly to get him down, for that the people had already made to themselves a
molten calf to worship. Moses by prayer pacifieth God, and goes down from
the mount, and seeing the people keeping a festival in honour of their idol in
the camp, he breaks the tables of the law at the foot of the mount: for which the
Jews keep a solemn fast unto this day.

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Moses, having burnt and defaced the idol, puts 3000 of the idolaters to death
by the hands of the Levites.

God commands Moses to frame new tables of stone, and to bring them with
him into the mount: Moses brings them the next morning, and while he stands
in the cleft of a K, God passeth by, and sheweth him a glimpse of his glory.
God renews his covenant with his people, and upon certain conditions gives
them his laws again.

In the first six months of this year, the tabernacle, the ark of the covenant,
the altar, the table of shew-bread, the priests' garments, the holy ointments,
the candlestick, and other utensils and vessels belonging to the sacrifices, are
finished in the desert at mount Sinai, and are brought unto Moses.

The tabernacle is set up and anointed with holy oil. Aaron and his sons are
consecrated for the priesthood.

Nadab and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are struck dead in the place by
fire from heaven.

The princes of the tribes present their offerings toward the dedication of the
tabernacle. God speaketh to Moses from the mercy-seat.
The second passover is instituted.

Jethro, who is also called Hobab, brings his daughter Zipporah, with her two
sons, Gershom and Eliezer, which were left with him, to his son-in-law Moses
and having congratulated his and the whole people of Israel's deliverance out
of bondage, he openly declares his faith and devotion toward the true God. By
his advice Moses imparts the government of the people to some others, and
ordains magistrates for the deciding of lesser causes.

Moses complains to God of the overgreat burden of his government; God, to
ease him of his charge, gives him for assistance the court of 70 elders.

The people lust for flesh. God gives them quails in wrath; and sends withal
a mest grievous plague among them

God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron, and maintaineth Moses his
right.

From the wilderness of Paran, near Kadesh-barnea, 12 men are sent (among
whom are Caleb and Joshua) to discover the land of Canaan. Returning, they
bring with them a branch of a vine, with a cluster of grapes upon it; ten of the
twelve so sent speak ill of the country, declare it barren, and magnify the cities
for their strength, and the giantly stature of the inhabitants.

The people, terrified with this relation, are about to return into Egypt, from

Christ
1490.

1489. Deut. I.46.)

1471.

1452.

1451.

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which Caleb and Joshua endeavouring to dissuade them are like to be stoned.
At this God is so provoked, that he threatens to destroy them; but is prevailed
upon by Moses his prayers to spare them. Nevertheless he denounceth that all
who are now 20 years old and upward (except Caleb and Joshua) shall die in
the wilderness. The men who raised the evil report are all destroyed by sudden
death. Some, endeavouring to enter upon the promised land, contrary to the
command of God, are smitten by the Amalekites and Canaanites.

In this place, viz. Kadesh-barnea, the Israelites continue many days; but
that in some places they continued many years, appeareth, for that in the space
of 37 years there are but 17 encampings mentioned.
Numbers To their long continuance in Kadesh, and the encampings from thence, all
XXXIII. that we find delivered in the zvtli and four next ensuing chapters of Numbers,
XVI. seems to refer; as how Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, for raising a mutiny against
Moses and Aaron, were swallowed alive into the earth, and 250 of their asso-
ciates; and how the people, murmuring against Moses and Aaron for the ca
lamity which had befallen their brethren, were destroyed by God to the num
ber of 14,700 men; and how 12 rods being brought by 12 princes, and laid in the
sanctuary, Aaron's rod only budded, and brought forth almonds, and was laid
up before the ark, for a memorial to those who should afterward be given to

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In these 37 years, the Israelites, by 17 encampings, having compassed the
hill country of Seir and Edom, they come to the wilderness of Zin in the first
month of the 40th year after their departure out of Egypt.

Here Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, diech.

The people again for want of water murmur against Moses and Aaron, whom
when God bad commanded to call water out of the rock only by speaking to it,
Moses, being moved in his mind through impatience and diffidence of the thing,
speaks something, whatever it was, unadvisedly with his lips, and strikes the
rock thrice with Aaron's rod, and thereby draws water from it; but for trans-
gressing God's command, they are both debarred from entering into the land
of Canaan.

In the fifth month of this year Aaron dieth at Mosera, on the top of mount
Hor, at the age of 123 years, leaving his son Eleazar his successor in the high
priesthood.

The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents, whereof many die,
upon their repentance God commands that a brazen serpent be made and lifted
up upon a pole, that as many as look on it may live.

About the latter end of this year, all those who at Kadesh-barnea mutinied
against God, being wholly extinct and dead, the Israelites pass over Zared, and
come to the borders of Moab at Ar, and at length they arrive at Bamoth, a valley
in the country of the Moabites, and pitch at mount Pisgah.

Sihon, king of the Amorites, refusing them passage through his country,
slain, and the Israelites possess his land.

is

Og, the king of Bashan, coming out against Israel, is destroyed with all his
people, not one left alive, and his country possessed by the Israelites.

After these victories the Israelites set forward, and encamp in the plains of
Moab.

Balak, king of Moab, considering what the Israelites had done to the Amor-
ites, fears, lest, under pretence of passing through his country, they should pos
sess themselves of his whole kingdom, takes counsel with the princes of the
Midianites his neighbours, and sends for Balaam a soothsayer out of Mesopota-
XXIV. 9. mia to come and curse the Israelites, promising him great rewards for his labour;
Numbers purposing afterward to make war upon them.

Joshua

XXII. 7,
35.

2 Pet. II.

15, 16.
Numbers
XXIII.
Deut.

Balaam, forewarned of God, refuseth at first to come; but being sent for a
second time, he importuneth God to let him go, and goes with a purpose indeed
to curse Israel; but God, offended thereat, makes the dumb ass of this wizard,
on which he rode, speaking in a man's voice, to reprove his folly.

Balaam twice offers sacrifice, and would fain have cursed Israel, to gratify
Balak therein; but being forced thereto by the Spirit of God, instead of curs
ing, he blesseth them altogether; foretelling what felicity attended them, and
XXIII. 5. what calamities should befall their enemies.
Joshua

XXIV. 10.
Numbers
XXV.

By his advice the women of Moab and Midian are set on work to turn the
Israelites away to idolatry. Wherefore God commands Moses first to take all
the ringlenders of this disorder, and to hang them up before the sun, and then
gives order to the judges to put to death all such as had joined themselves to
1, 2, 3, &c. Baal-peor. Last of all, God sends a plague upon the people, whereof die 23,000
men in one day: which, added to them which were hanged and killed with the
sword, amount in all to 24,000.

Deut.

IV.3.

Psalm

CVI. 28.
Rev.

II. 14.
1 Cor.
X. &
Numbers

XXV.

Psalm

CVI. 30.
Numbers
XXV.

13, 17.
XXVI.
XXVII.

1, 2,
12, 23.
Deut.

III. 26,
27, 28.
Numbers
XXXI.

Numbers
XXXII.
Deut. III.

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, by killing Zimri, the chief of his father's family,
and Cozbi the daughter of Zur, a prince of the Midianites, appeaseth the wrath
of God, and the plague ceaseth. God therefore settleth the high priesthood for
ever upon the house of Phinehas, and commands that war be made upon the
Midianites.

Moses and Eleazar, by God's command, in the plain of Moab, near unto Jordan,
over against Jericho, number the people from twenty years old and upwards,
and find them to be 601,730 men, besides the Levites, whose number, reckoning
them from one month old and upwards, comes to 23,000; and then Moses receives
command for the parting the land of promise among the Israelites.

The daughters of Zelophehad have their father's land parted among
them,
for want of issue male; this occasions the law for succession in heritages to he

made.

God signifies to Moses that he shall die, and Joshua is thereupon declared to
be his successor; upon whom Moses lays his hands, and gives him instructions.
Several laws are made.

Twelve thousand of the Israelites under the command of Phinehas vanquish
the Midianites, and put to the sword all the males among them, with their five
princes, and among them Zur, the father of Cozbi, and Balaam the wizard; but
they save the women alive; at which Moses is wroth, and commands that every
male child, and al! the women, except such as be virgins, be killed.

The lands which belonged to Sihon and Og, namely, all from the river Armon
Josh.XIII. to mount Hermon, Moses divides and gives to the tribes of Reuben and Gad,
21, 22. and the half-tribe of Manasseh; so that their possessions lay on this side Jor
dan; nevertheless, they assist the rest of the tribes in all their wars,
till they
have subdued the Canaanites, and possessed the promised land.
Moses commands the people, that in their passage over Jordan they shall set
Josh.XIII. up great stones, and engrave the Ten Commandments on them, with the form
of blessing upon mount Gerizim, and of cursing on mount Ebal; exhorting them
to observe the law of God, by setting before their eyes the benefits that would

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Moses, now drawing near to his end, blesseth every tribe in particular by
way of prophecy, save only the tribe of Simeon.

In the 12th month of this year he goes up to mount Nebo, and from thence
beholds the land of promise, and there dieth, aged 120 years; the body of Moses
God translates out of the place where he died, into a valley of the land of Moab
over again t Beth-peor, and there burieth it; nor doth ary man know the place
where he laid it unto this day. The Israelites mourn for him S0 days.

2552 years and a half, from the beginning of the world; and the book of Joshua
Here ends the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses, containing the history of
begins with the forty-first year after the departure of the children of Israel out
of Egypt.

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The fourth Age.
from the top of mount Gerizim expostulates with them the wrong they had
done to his father's house; and by way of a parable foretells their ruin: which
done, he lies, and dwells quietly in Beer.

INDEX TO THE HOLY BIBLE.
Joshua, being confirmed in his government by God, sends forth spies from Before
Shittim to the city of Jericho, who, being harboured by Rahab, are privily sent
away, when search is made for them.

Upon the tenth day of the first month, (April 30) to wit, the same day that the
Paschal Lamb was to be chosen out of the flock, the Israelites under the con-
duct of Joshua, a type of Jesus Christ, go up out of the river Jordan into the
promised land of Canaan, a type of a more heavenly country. They pass through
the river on dry ground, the waters being for the present divided; for a memo-
rial of which miraculous passage, Joshua sets up 12 stones in the very channel
of Jordan, and taking 12 other stones out of the midst thereof sets them up at
Gilgal, the place where they next encamp.

The day following, Joshua renews the use of circumcision, which had been
omitted 40 years.

Upon the 14th day of the same month, in the evening, the Israelites celebrate
their first passover in the land of Canaan.

Next day after the passover manna ceaseth.

Our Lord Jesus, Captain of his Father's host, appears to Joshua, the typical
Jesus, before Jericho, with a drawn sword in his hand, and promiseth there
to defend his people.

Jericho, the ark of the Lord having been carried round about it, is taken the
seventh day, the walls thereof falling down at the sound of the priests' trum-
pets; all the inhabitants are put to the sword, except Raliab and her family.

The Israelites besicge Ai, and are smitten by their enemies, God having aban-
doned them for sc.crilege committed by Achan: Achan's sin being discovered
by the casting of lots, and himself found guilty, he is stoned to death, and, to-
gether with his children and cattle, burned with fire. God being pacified here-
by, Ai is taken by ambushment and utterly destroyed.

On mount Ebal, according to the law made, is an altar erected, and the Ten
Commandments engraven on it; the blessings and cursings are repeated on
mount Ebal and mount Gerizim, and the book of the law read in the ears of the
people.

The kings of Canaan combine against Israel; only the Gibeonites craftily find
a way to save their own lives by making a league with them; but are after-
wards deputed to the servile offices of the house of God.

Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, with the kings of Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish,
and Eglon, hearing that Gibeon is fallen off from them, join their forces together
and besiege it; but Joshua raiseth the siege, pursueth those five kings, and
smiteth them as far as Azekah, the Lord in the meanwhile killing more with
hailstones from heaven, than the Israelites with their swords. Joshua com-
mands the sun to stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Ajalon,
by the space almost of one whole day, until the Israelites are fully avenged
of their enemies. The five kings hide themselves in a cave at Makkedah;
from whence they are brought forth, scornfully used, and hanged.

From the autumn of this year, wherein, after the failing of manna, they began
to till the ground, the rise of the sabbatical years is to be taken.

Joshua, now grown old, is commanded by God to divide all the land on the
west of Jordan among the nine tribes remaining, and the other half-tribe of
Manasseb. The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi.

The rest of the kings, with whom Joshua had waged war for six years, resolve
to set upon him with united forces: but Joshua comes upon them unawares,
slays them, and possesseth their countries.

Joshua now roots out those giants, the Anakims, with their cities, out of the
hill-countries, out of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and generally out of all the
mountains of Judah and all Israel. Andaving gotten the whele land into his
hands, he divides it among the children of Israel according to their tribes; and
the land rested from war.

The first sabbatical year, or year of rest; from hence the year of Jubilee, or
every fifty years' space, is to be reckoned.

The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh, (thought to be the same with Salem,)
where it continued 328 years.

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, with a blessing are
sent home to their possessions on the other side of Jordan.

Joshua gathers together all Israel, exhorts them to obedience, briefly recites
God's benefits to them, reneweth the covenant between thent and God, and
dieth 110 years old.

After the decease of Joshua, and the elders who outlived him, and who re-
membered the wonders which God had wrought for Israel, there succeeds a
generation of men which forget God, and mingle themselves with the Canaan-
Ites by marriage, and worship their idols. In this time of anarchy and confu-
sion, when every man did that which seemed right in his own eyes, ali those
disorders were committed, which are reported in the five last chapters of
the Book of Judges; to wit, the idolatry of Micah, and the children of Dan; the
war of the Benjamites, and the cause thereof. God, being highly provoked,
gives them up into the hands of Cushan, king of Mesopotamia; which first ca-
lamity of theirs holds them but eight years.

Othniel, the son of Kenaz, and son-in-law to Caleb, stirred up by God as a
judge and avenger of his people, defeats Cushan, and delivers the Israelites
out of bondage; and the land rested forty years after the first rest which Joshua
procured for them.

Othniel dying, the Israelites fell again to sin against God, and are given over
into the hards of Eglon king of Moab, who, joining with the Ammonites and
the Amalekites, overthrows the Israelites, and takes Jericho; and this second
oppression continueth 18 years.

Christ

1235.
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Abimelech, having reigned three years over Israel. Gaal a Shechemite con-
spires against him; which being discovered to him by Zebul, he utterly destroys
the city of Shechein, and puts all the inhabitants to the sword, and burns the
temple of their god Berith with fire; from thence he goeth and 1yeth siege to
Thebez, where he is knocked on the head with a piece of a millstone, cast upon
him by a woman from the walls, and then killed outright by his armour-bearer.
Tola the son of Puah, after Abimelech, judgeth Israel 23 years.
Jair the Gileadite succeeds Tola, and judgeth Israel 22 years.

The Israelites, forsaking again the true God, fall to worship the gods of
several nations, and are given up into the hands of the Philistir.es and Ammon-
ites; which fifth thraldom lasteth 18 years. Upon their repentance, and abap-
doning their idols, at length they obtain mercy.

Jephthah the Gileadite, being made captain of the host of Israel, subdues the
Ammonites; before the battle he vows his daughter unawares to be offered in
sacrifice, and afterward performs it. He puts to the sword 42,000 Ephraimites,
who had behaved themselves insolently against him, and judgeth Israel 6 years
Ibzan the Bethlehemite succeeds Jephthah, and judgeth Israel 7 years.
Elon the Zebulonite succeeds Ibzan, and judgeth Israel 10 years.
Abdon the Ephraimite succeeds Elon, and judgeth Israel 8 years.

Eli the high priest (in whom the high priesthood was translated from the fan-
ily of Eleazar to Ithamar's) succeeds Abdon, and judgeth Israel 40 years. The
Israelites again provoke the Lord to anger, and he delivers them into the hands
of the Philistines. This sixth thraldom begins sever mouths after Eli's entering
upon the government, and lasteth 40 years, even till seven months after his
death, when the ark was brought back again.

Samson the Nazarite, as an angel had foretold, is born at Zorah.

Whilst Eli the high priest executeth the office of a judge in civil causes
under the Philistines, Samson takes an occasion to quarrel with them, by mar.
rying a woman of Timnath; for having on the day of his betrothing propound-
ed a riddle to the Philistines, and laid a wager, his wife tells them the meaning
of it: enraged hereat, he goes and slays 30 nien of Askelon, and gives them the
suits of raiment which he had stripped off their bodies, in performance of the
wager which he had lost, and returns home to his father.

Samson again in harvest-time goes to present his wife with a kid at her fath
er's house, but finds her given away in marriage to another man; Sainson re
solves to be revenged; he catches 500 foxes, and tying fire-brands to their tails,
turns them all into the corn-fields of the Philistines, and irto their vineyards,
and olive-gardens, and sets them all on fire. The Philistines take Samson's
wife and father-in-law, and burn them; Samson in revenge slays a great inulti-
tude of them, and sits down upon the rock Etam, from whence being taken by
3000 of the Jews, and by them delivered into the hands of the Philistines, Fe
slays of them a thous nd men with the jaw-bone of an ass; in which place he is
miraculously refreshed, when thirsty and ready to faint.

Samson is betrayed by Delilah his concubine, bereaved of the hair of his Naz-
ariteship, and delivered to the Philistines, who put out his eyes and bind him
with chains of brass. The Philistines gather together to offer sacrifice to Dagen
their god, and Samson is brought to make them sport; whose hair being grown,
and his strength in a great measure restored, he takes hold of the two chief pil
lars whereon the house stood, (wherein were the princes of the Philistines, a d
a great multitude of people) and pulls down the house, killing more men at his
death, than he did in all his life-time. So he died, having judged Israel in the
1 Sam. IV. days of the Philistines 20 years.

V.

VI.

VII.

VII. 13.

VIII.
Hosea
XIII. 10.
1 Samuel
XI. 12.

The Israelites take up arms against the Philistines, but with very ill success,
for they lose 4000 men in one battle. Then they send for the ark of the cove
nant from Shiloh, and cause it to be brought into the camp. The Philistines,
seeing now all lie at stake, encourage one another to behave themselves like
men that day; and so falling on, they slay of the Israelites 30,000 men. The ark
of God is taken, and Hophni and Phinehas, priests, and sons of Eli, are slain
Of all which, when tidings are brought to old Eii, frighted thereat, he falls from
his chair and breaks his neck, in the 98th year of his age.

The Philistines, having brought the ark into Ashdod, set it in the house of
Dagon their god. But when Dagon bad been found two several times fallen grov
elling before it, and broken in pieces, and the inhabitants of the place so viv
plagued, they remove it from thence to Gath, and from thence to Ekron. Put
the same plagues and judgments following wherever it went, after 7 months, by
the advice of their priests, they send home the ark again with presents and
gifts into the land of the Israelites, and it is brought to Beth-shemesh, whee
30,070 men are smitten for looking into the ark. From hence it is carried to the
house of Abinabad in Kirjath-jearim, who sanctifieth his sot. Eleaz r to keep it.
After 20 years tl. Israelites, by Samuel's persuasion, solemnly repent at Viz-
peh, and, upon their conversion, God by thunder from heaven delivers them
from the invasion of the Philistines, who are subdued, the hand of the Loid
being against them all the days of Samuel.

Samuel, being grown old, takes for his assistance in the government h
sons; by whose ill management of affairs, the Israelites require a king to be
given them: whereupon God gives them a king in his wrath, to wit, Saul the
son of Kish, after Samuel had judged Israel 21 years. Saul is privately
anointed by Samuel, and afterward publicly proclaimed king at Mizpeh. Aben
a month after Jabesh-gilead is besieged by Nahash king of the Aminonites, and
the siege raised by Saul; whereupon the whole congregation of Israel, coming
XVII. 12 together at Giigal, again proclaim Saul king.

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Deborah, the wife of Lapidoth, a prophetess, who at this time judgeth Israel
in mount Ephraim, and Barak of the tribe of Naphtali, being made captain of
the host of Israel, in sight of Megiddo, overcomes Sisera, captain of Jabin's
army, whom Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite afterward kills in her own tent.
For a memorial of which victory Deborah composeth a song; and the land
resteth 40 years after the former rest obtained by Ehud.

The Israelites sinning again are delivered into the hands of the Midianites;
which fourth thraldom lasteth 7 years. Hereupon they cry unto God for help,
and are reproved by a prophet. Then Gideon the son of Joash, of Manasseh, is
by an angel from God sent to deliver them. He first overturns the altar of
Baal and burns his grove, and is called Jerubbaal. He out of 32,000 men,
which came unto him, chooseth only (God so commanding) 300: but with
them he puts to flight all the host of the Midianites, whom the Ephraimites
afterward pursue, and slay their princes Oreb and Zeeb. Gideon having
pacified the Ephraimites, who complain that they were not called to the battle at
first, passeth the river Jordan, and defeats the remainder of the Midianitish
army; he chastiseth also the men of Succoth and Penuel, who had refused
him victuals in his journey; and slays the two kings of the Midianites, Zebah
and Zalmunna. After which great victories, the Israelites offering to settle
the kingdom upon him and his posterity, he refuseth it; but receiving their
golden ear-rings, he makes thereof an ephod, which afterward proves an occa-
sion of idolatry. The Midianites being thus vanquished, the land enjoys rest
40 years, after the former rest restored to them by Deborah and Barak.
Gideon dieth, and the Israelites, falling back again to idolatry, worship Baal-
berith for their god.

Abimelech the son of Gideon (begotten upon his concubine) purposing to get
to himself the kingdom which his father had refused, slayeth 70 of his brothers
all upon one stone; and having by the help of the Shechemites got to be male
king, Jotham the youngest son of Gideon, who only escaped Abimelech's fury,

1055.

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XXVIII.
1 Chron.
XII.

1 Samuel
XXVIII.

XXIX.
XXXI.

2 Sam. 1.

1 Chron.
XII. 23.

2 Samuel

11.8,

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David the son of Jesse the Ephrathite, born at Beth-lebem-judah 30 years
before he succeeded Saul in the kingdom. He was his father's youngest son.
God rejects Saul, and sends Samuel to Beth-lehem, there to anoint Da.id
king, whom Saul ever after extremely persecuteth:

Yet Jonathan, Saul's son, loveth him, and oftentimes rescueth him from Saul's
cruelty.

David, having Saul twice in his power, forbears to hurt him.

David, fearing he may sonie time or other fall into the hands of Saul, fics to
Gath unto king Achish, carrying with him 600 men, and hang obtained of
him the town of Ziklag to dwell in, he continueth one year and four months in
the land of the Philistines; from whence he invadeth the countries of the Gesh-
urites, Gezrites, and Amalekites, and puts to the sword all, both men and women,
not leaving one alive to carry the news thereof to king Achish.

Achish, proposing to make war upon the Israelites, takes David along with
him in that expedition, to whom, whilst he is upon his march with his 600 men,
repair a great many others of the tribe of Manasseh, and join with him.

Saul, seeing the army of the Philistines, is in great fear, and (Samuel being
now dead) goes to En-dor to consult with a witch there; the woman raiseth an
apparition of Samuel, and Saul receives from it that dreadful doom, The Lord
will deliver Israel, together with thyself, into the hands of the Philistines.
The princes of the Philistines growing jealous of David, he and his company
early the next morning leave the army, and return to Ziklag.

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The armies join battle, and the Israelites are defeated; the three sons of Saul
are slain, and he himself falls on his own sword.

Three days after, an Amalekite brings Saul's crown, and the bracelet that
was upon his arm, and presents them to David, professing that, findin, s
fallen upon his sword, he had killed him outright, and taken the crown from
off his head: whereupon David causeth him to be put to death, for stretchin
forth his hand to slay the Lord's anointed, and lamenteth the death of Sata
Jonathan his son in a funeral song. David, having asked couuse of God, goes
up to Hebron with those that are about him, where he is anointed king by the
men of Judah, his own tribe, in the 50th year of his age; and there he re,79
seven years and six months.

Abner, who was captain of the host of Saul, carries Ishbosheth, Saul's son, to
Mahanaim, and there makes him king over the rest of Israel.

After two years there arise frequent and mortal skirmishes between a party
of men on David's side, beaded by Joab, David's nephew, and another party un

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1005.

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XV.

7.

XVII.

XVIII.

XXIV.

1 Chron.
XXI.

1 Kings
XIV. 21.

1 Kings I.

II.

III. 1.

2 Chron.

VIII. 11.
1 Kings

III. 5.

INDEX TO THE HOLY BIBLE.
Ishbosheth's side, whereof Abner is chief; but the former still grows stronger || Before 1 Kings
and stronger.

Abner, affronted by Ishbosheth, revolteth to David, and deals with the chief
men of Israel to transfer the whole kingdom unto him, and this in the hearing
of the Benjamites.

He comes to David, and is kindly received; returning, he is treacherously
murdered by Joab. David much laments his untimely death, and buries him at
Hebron.

Baanah and Rechab murder their lord and master Ishbosheth, as he lieth
resting himself upon his bed. They bring his head to David, who in detesta-
tion of their treason causeth them immediately to be put to death.

The captains and elders of all the tribes coming to Hebrea, anoint David a
third time, and make him king over all Israel.

David with all Israel marcheth to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, and taketh
the fort of Zion, and calls it the city of David, and making Jerusalem the scat of
his kingdom, reigneth there over all Israel 33 years.

The ark of the covenant, which in the first sabbatical year was brought from
Gilgal to Shiloh, is this year, being also a sabbatical year, brought from Kir-
jath-jearim out of the house of Abinadab, and placed at Zion; 30,000 choice
men of Israel attending it, and singing the 68th Psalm.

David now dwelling in his house of cedar, which he had built, and living in
a full and perfect peace, imparteth to Nathan the prophet his purpose of building
a house for God; but is answered from God, that this was a work which should be
done, not by him, because he was a man of blood, and trained up in war; but
by his son Solomon, a man of peace, which should be born unto him. The time
which passeth from hence till the birth of Solomon is spent in wars; wherein
David subdues the Philistines, Edomites, Amalekites, Moabites, Ammonites,
and Syrians, and extends his kingdom to the utmost bound of that land which
had been promised to the seed of Abraham, and never possessed by any of them,
save only by David and his son Solomon.

At the end of this year Joab, going with the army against the Ammonites,
besiegeth Rabbah, the metropolis of Ammon, whilst David takes his ease at Je-
rusalem, and there commits adultery with Bathsheba the wife of Uriah the Hit
tite, who was then in the army, whom he also procures to be slain.

The child so gotten in adultery is born. David is convicted by Nathan the
prophet of his sin, and he repents; in testimony whereof be composeth the 51st
Psalm. The child dieth.

Bathsheba becomes now David's wife, and beareth him a son, unto whom, as
unto one who should prove a man of peace, God gives the name of Solomon;
and, as to one beloved of the Lord, the name of Jedidiah.

Amnon, David's eldest son, defloureth his sister Tamar.
Absalom avengeth his sister Tamar, and killeth his brother Amnon; for which
thing he fleeth to Geshur in Syria, where he continues three years with king
Talmai, his grandfather by the mother's side.

After three years exile he returns to Jerusalem, where he continues two
years, before the king his father admits him into his presence, and is reconciled
to him.

This rebel son, having got chariots and horses, and a guard to attend him,
insinuates himself into the favour of the people, and steals away their hearts

from his father David.

The next year following, under pretence of a vow, he obtaineth leave to go to
Hebron, where, by Ahithophel's counsel, he breaks out into open rebellion, and
forceth his father to fly from Jerusalem.

Ahithophel, because his counsel in all matters is not followed by Absalom,
hangs himself.

Absalom, having lost 20,000 men, fleeth, and a hough of an oak catching hold
of him, he there hangs, and is run through by Joab.

David, tempted by Satan, commandeth Joab to number the people: God,
offended thereat, sends a prophet to put three plagues to his choice, viz. the
famine, sword, or pestilence. David chooseth to fall into the hands of a merci-
ful God, rather than into the hands of men. So God sends a pestilence, whereof
70,000 men die in one day. The angel being about to destroy Jerusalem, God
bids him hold bis hand; for he beholds David repenting in sackcloth, and en-
treating him to spare the innocent people, and to turn his hand upon himself,
and upon his father's house.

Rehoboam is born unto Solomon by Naamah, an Ammonitish woman.
David, being now 70 years of age, and broken with continual cares and wars,
grows so weak and feeble, that clothes can no longer preserve heat in hum.
Therefore Abishag, a young virgin, is appointed to keep him warm. Adonijab,
seeing his father thus declining, by the assistance of Joab and Abiathar, inakes
himself king which David understanding, he presently commands Zadok the
priest, and Nathan the prophet, with other great men, to anoint Solomon king.
Adonijah hearing this, betakes himself to the sanctuary, and is pardoned.
David, having given instructions to his son Solomon, dieth; after he had
reigned in Hebron seven years and six months, and 33 years in Jerusalem over
all Israel.

Pharaoh, king of Egypt, gives his daughter in marriage fo Solomon.
The Lord appears to Solomon in a dream, and bids him ask what he will, and
it shall be given bin. Solomon asketh wisdom; God gives him wisdom from
above, and adds thereunto riches and honour. Of this divine wisdom Solomon
makes an eminent manifestation in judging between two harlots.

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XII. 26.

XIV.

OLOMON layeth the foundation of the temple in the 480th year after the de-
parture of the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Solomon's temple finished in the eleventh year of bis reign; having been
seven years and a half in building.

Solomon this year (being the 9th Jubilee, and opening the fourth Millenary
of the world) with great magnificence celebrates the dedication of the temple.
at which time God giveth a visible sign of his favour.

Solomon having, as it is with reason believed, forsaken his lusts and vanities,
to which he had been too intemperately addicted, and written, as a testimony
of his repentance, his book called, The Preacher, diet. He reigned 40 years.
The Israelites assemble at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, Solomon's son,
king over all Israel. The people by Jeroboam sue unto him for a removal of
some grievances; to whom Rehoboam, by the advice of young men, returning
a harsh answer, alienates the hearts of ten tribes from him, who make Jeroboam
king over them, and fail at the same time from the house of David, and from
the true worship of God.

Jeroboam, in the beginning of his reign, repairs Shechem, destroyed by
Abimelech 258 years before, and there dwells; afterward going over Jordan he
builds Penuel, and at length makes Tirzah the seat of his kingdom. But fearing
lest his new subjects by going to Jerusalem to worship, may be induced to revolt
from him, he deviseth a new form of religion, setting up two golden calves, the
one at Beth-el, the other at Dan, for the seduced people to bow down unto.
From the time of this dismal rent Rehoboam reigneth over Judah and Ben-
2 Chron. jamin 17 years, and Jeroboam over Israel, or the other ten tribes, 22 years.
XII. The Priests and Levites, and other Israelites who feared God, stick to Reho-
XI. 17. boam, and maintain the kingdom of Judah three years; after which time Reho-
hoam falls to idolatry, and waiketh no more in the ways of David and Solomon.
Jeroboam sacrificing to his calf at Beth-el, a prophet is sent unto him from
God, who foretells the judgment which should one day be executed upon that
altar, and the priests (viz. those whom Jeroboam had made of the lowest of the
people) that served at it. Which prophecy then and there is confirmed by
signs and wonders upon the king himself, and upon the altar.

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The fifth Age.
Asa in the twentieth year of Jeroboam succeeds his father Abijam, and reign
41 years.
Nadab in the second year of Asa succeedeth his father Jeroboam in the king.
dom of Israel, and reigneth not full two years.

Nadab at the siege of Gibbethon (a town of the Philistines) is slain by Baasha
of the tribe of Issachar in the third year of Asa; and the same year having
made himself king over Israel, be utterly destroyeth the whole race of Jerobo
an, and reigneth 24 years. At this time lived the prophets Jehu, Hanani, and
Azarias.

Asa destroyeth idolatry, and, enjoying ten years of peace, strengthens his
kingdom with forts and a standing army.

Zeral the Ethiopian with an innumerable army invadeth Judah: Asa over-
comes him, sacrificeth to God of the spoil, and maketh a solemn covenant with
God. He also deposeth Maachah his grandmother, a great patroness of idol-
atry; bringeth into the temple those things which his father and himself had
consecrated unto God, and enjoys a long peace.

Elah the son of Baasha succeeds his father in the kingdom of Israel.
In the second year of his reign, and the twenty-seventh of Asa's, Zimri, one
of his captains, conspires against him, kills him, and reigneth in his stead. As
soon as he sits in the throne, he destroyeth the whole family of Baasha; but the
army which then lay before Gibbethon makes Omri their king, who presently
besiegeth Tirzah, and taketh it; which Zimri seeing, he sets on fire the king's
palace, and perisheth in the flames.

The people of Israel are now divided into two factions; one follows Tibni
the son of Ginath, and endeavours to make him king; the other adheres to Omri,
but Tibni dying, Omri reigns alone in the 31st year of Asa.

Omri having reigned six years in Tirzah, removes the seat of his kingdom to
Samaria, a place which he himself had built.

Ahab succeeds his father in the kingdom of Israel, and reigneth 22 years in
Samaria. He did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
Jehoshaphat succeedeth his father Asa in the fourth year of Ahab king of
Israel, and reigneth 25 years in Jerusalem.

Jehoshaphat being settled in his kingdom, and having demolished the high
places and groves, in the third year of his reign he sends Levites with the
princes to instruct the people in the law. God in the meantime subdueth his

enemies under him.

Ben-hadad king of Syria layeth siege to Samaria, who by the direction of a
prophet is beaten off, and a vast number of the Syrians slain.

Ahab, not being able to persuade Naboth to sell him his vineyard, falls sick
upon it; Jezebel his wife, suborning false witnesses to accuse him of blasphemy,
causeth Naboth to be stoned, and puts the king in possession of the vineyard.
Whereupon the prophet Elijah denounceth judgments against Ahab and Jer-
ebel; wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment.

Ahab in the seventeenth year of the reign of Jehoshaphat maketh his son
Ahaziah his associate in the government of his kingdom.

Jehoshaphat also maketh Jehoram his son copartner with him; whence it is,
that Jehoram the son of Ahab, who succeeded his brother Ahaziab in the king.
dom of Israel, in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, is said to have
begun his reign in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat.

Ahab having got Jehoshaphat to assist him in the siege of Ramoth-gilend,
before he goes, he asketh counsel of 400 false prophets, who promise him vic
tory and success; but by Jehoshaphat's advice Micaiah, a true prophet of God.
is consulted, who foretells his overthrow; and according to his word Ahab is
slain at Ramoth-gilead, and buried at Samaria.

2 Kings Ahab being dead, the Moabites revolt from Israel, who had continued in sub
1. 1. III. 5.jection ever since king David's days.

2 Sam.
VIII. 2.

Abaziah king of Israel, lying ill of a fall, sends to consult Baal-zebub the god
of Ekron concerning his recovery. Elijah the prophet meeteth the messenger
2 Kings I. and telleth him Ahaziah spall surely die; whereupon two captains over fifty
men apiece are sent to apprehend him, and bring him before the king; Elijah
calleth for fire from heaven, and destroyeth both them and their companies. A
third captain with his fifty men being sent, and behaving himself submissively,
Elijah goes along with him; the prophet certifies the king that he shall not
come down from his bed alive. So Ahaziah dieth having governed (partly by
himself, and partly together with his father) two years.

1 Kings
XXII.

2 Kings
III.1.

II. 11.
2 Chron.

XXI.2, 3.

2 Kings
VIII. 16.

2 Chron.

XXI. 4, 5.
Genesis
XXVII.
40.
2 Chron.
XXL
10, 11,

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857.

XI.

2 Chron.

Jehoram succeedeth his brother Ahaziah in the kingdom of Israel in the latter
end of the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, and reigneth twelve years.
Elijah is taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot.

Jehoshaphat grown old gives to his sons many gifts with fenced cities in
Judea; but his eldest son Jehoram he now more absolutely investeth with the
throne of the kingdom in the fifth year of Jehoram king of Israel.

Jehoram now, by the death of his father, has the kingdom of Judah to him-
self, which he holds four years. He is no sooner settled in his throne, but he
puts all his brethren to the sword, with many of the princes of Israel. At this
time the Edomites, who ever since king David's time had lived in subjection to
Judah, revolt, and (as it was foretold by Isaac) they forever shake off his yoke.
Libnah also, a city of the priests in the tribe of Judah, falls off from him about

this time.

Jehoram following the counsel of his wicked wife Athaliah, the daughter of
Ahab king of Israel, sets up in Judah, and even in Jerusalem itself, the idolatrous
worship of Baal, and compels his subjects thereto; a letter which was left for
him by Elijah the prophet comes to his hands, which reproves him, and denoun-
ces all those calamities and punishments which afterward befell him.

Ahaziah succeeds his father in the kingdom of Judah (having had part of the
government bestowed upon him the year before) in the 12th year of Jehoram
king of Israel, and reigneth one year in Jerusalem.

Jehoram king of Israel, and Abaziah king of Judah, lead their armies to
Ramoth-gilead against Hazael, who had newly succeeded Ben-hadad in the
kingdom of Syria; Jehoram is dangerously wounded, and retires himself to
Jezreel to be cured. In the meantime Elisha sendeth a young prophet with
instructions to anoint Jebu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimishi, at Ra
moth-gilead, king over Israel, and to open to him the will of God for the rooting
out of the house of Abab; who, being proclaimed king by the soldiers, marcheth
straight to Jezreel, killeth Jehoram in the field of Naboth, and causeth Jezebel
to be cast out at a window, where she is eaten by dogs. He despatcbeth letters also
to Samaria, and causeth seventy of Ahab's children to be beheaded. Then taking
with him Jehonadal the son of Rechab, he comes himself to Samaria, and de
stroys the whole family of Ahab, and all the priests of Baal. Nevertheless, hav
ing put down the worship of Baal, he departs not from the worship of Jer
boam's golden calves, but maintains that idolatry all the time of his reign, which
was 28 years.

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Jehu proceeds farther, and executes the divine vengeance upon the idols-
trous house of Judah, he pursues Ahaziah, who fled towards Megiddo, and over-
taking him at Gur, causeth him to be killed in his chariot. Going also to Sama-
ria, he meeteth with 42 of Ahaziah's kinainen, whom he causeth to be slain.
Athaliah the daughter of Ahab, seeing her son Ahaziah dead, usurps the king
dom, destroying those that had right to the succession; but Jehosheba the daugh
XXII. 10. ter of king Jehoram, and wife to Jehoiada the high priest, takes Jehoash, being
then an infant, and sou to her brother Abaziah, and hides him in the temple
and so saves him from that massacre which was made of the rest of the blood
Jehoiada the high priest brings out Jehoash. now seven years old, and anoints
him king; causeth Athaliah to be stain, and restoreth the worship of the true
God, destroying the bouse of Baal, and commanding the idolatrous priest
Mattan to be killed before his altars. Jehoash, now beginning his reign in the
seventh year of Jehu, reigneth 40 years in Jerusalem.

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624.

2 Kings
XXII. 1.

2 Chron.
XXXIV.

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INDEX TO THE HOLY BIBLE.
Jehonsh, the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, is taken into the consortship of
that kingdom by his father in the 27th year of Jehoash king of Judah, and
reigneth 16 years.

Before

Christ

630.

2 Chron.

XXIV.

2 Kings
XII. 20.

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Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the high priest, for reproving the people et
Judah that fall to idolatry after the decease of Jehoiada, is stoned to death in
the court of the house of the Lord by the commandment of king Jehoash, who
the next year after is murdered by some of his servants, as he lay in his bed;
and Amaziah his son succeedeth him.

Jehoalaz dieth, and Jehoash his son succeedeth in the kingdom of Israel.
Not long after his father's funeral he visits Elisha the prophet, then lying sick,
and with many tears asketh counsel of him, who promiseth him victory over the
Syrians. A dead man is brought to life by being laid in Elisha's grave.
Jeroboam the second is this year taken into the consortship of the kingdom
of Israel by his father Jehoash, going to war against the Syrians. This is gath-
ered from Azariah king of Judah's beginning his reign in the 27th year of this
Jeroboam.

Amaziah king of Judab, growing proud upon a victory obtained against the
Edomites this 14th year of his reign, provoketh Jehoash king of Israel to baule.
Jehoash overcomes him, and takes him prisoner, breaks down 400 cubits of the
wall of Jerusalem, and having spoiled the temple and the king's house of a vast
treasure, returns to Samaria.

Jehoash dies fifteen years before Amaziah, and Jeroboam the second, his son,
reigneth in Samaria 41 years.

Amaziah, finding a conspiracy against him at Jerusalem, flies to Lachish.
where he is murdered; after whon comes his son Uzziah, or Azariah, in the
27th year of Jeroboam the second, and reigneth 52 years in Jerusalem.

Now is held the 13th Jubilee under the two most flourishing kings; in whose
times live sundry great prophets in both kingdoms; Isaiah and Joel in Judah;
Jonas, Hosea, and Amos, in Israel.

Jonas of Gathhepher, a town belonging to the tribe of Zebulon in Galilee of
the Gentiles, (observe here the biindness of the Pharisees, Jolm vii. 52.) was af-
Jonah III. terward sent into Nineveh, the metropolis of Assyria, where both king and peo-
pie at his preaching repented.

Matth.
XII. 41.
2 Kings
XIV. 29.

XV. 8.

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Jeroboam king of Israel (under whom that kingdom came to its full height
of glory) dieth; after his death all things fall into confusion, and the state is
reduced to a plain anarchy, which lasteth 11 years and a half; for such an in-
terregnum or vacancy the synchronism of Kings requires, that the six months
of Zachariah the son of Jerobeam may answer the 38 years and one month of
Shallum,who murdered him in the 39th year of Azariah, or Uzziah,king of Judah.
Zachariah the son of Jeroboam, the 4th and last of the race of Jehu (as was
foretold) begins his reign over Israel in the S6th year of Azariah, or Uzziah,
king of Judah, and reigneth 6 months.

Shallum the son of Jabesh, at the end of 6 months, murders bim in the sight
of the people, and reigns one month in the 39th year of Uzziah king of Judah.
After Zachariah's death follow those direful calamities foretold by Amos the
prophet.

Menahem the son of Gadi going from Tirzah to Samaria, killeth Shallum,
wasteth Tiphsah and the borders thereof; and because the town would not open
to him, he takes it, and rips up all the women with child.

While Menahem in these broils iabours to get the possession of the kingdom,
Pul king of Assyria invadeth his country, to whom Menahem giveth 1000 tal-
ents of silver, and afterward reigneth quietly 10 years.

Pekahiah succeedeth his father Menahem in the 50th year of Uzziah king of
Judah, and reigneth 2 years,

Pekah, one of his captains, kills him in his own palace at Samaria, and reign-
eth 20 years.

Jotham succeedeth his father Uzziah in the kingdom of Judah at the age of
25 years, and reigneth 16 years in Jerusalem.

Jo:ham subdues the Ammonites, and makes them tributary for 3 years. Un-
der him and his two successors the prophets Micah and Hosea execute their
prophetical office. About this time lived the prophet Nahum, and prophesied

the destruction of Nineveh.

Ahaz succeedeth his father Jotham. in the 17th year of Pekah king of Israel,
and reigneth 16 years.

This year Rezin king of Syria and Pekah king of Israel are confederate
XXVIII. against Judah, which strikes a great terror into that netion; but unto Ahaz,
God, by the prophet Isaiah, sends a gracious message, with a promise of deliver-
ance; for a sign whereof (when the incredulous king, being bid to ask a sign,
refused to do it) God gives him the promise of Immanuel to be born of a virgin.
Rezin and Pekah now lay siege to Jerusalem, and therein to Ahaz, but are beat-
en off; Ahaz is no sooner delivered for his enemies, but he forsakes God his
deliverer, and falls to idolatry. Wherefore God gives him over into the hands
of the king of Israel, who slays of the men of Judah 120,000 in one day, with a
great inany of the nobility, and carrieth away 200,000 captives; but these, by
the advice of the prophet Oded, are released and sent home.

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Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, comes up against Hoshea, and makes him to
serve him, and pay him tribute.

Hezekiah succeedeth his father Ahaz in the kingdom of Judah: he destroyeth
idolatry and prospers: he also celebrates a solemn passover, and reigneth 29
years in Jerusalem; his father had made him in the last year of his reign, his
assistant in the government.

Hoshea king of Israel, having consulted with So king of Egypt, refuseth to pay
tribute to Shalmaneser; provoked hereby, and jealous of some farther design
in that confederacy of Hoshea with the king of Egypt, Shalmaneser layeth siege
to Samaria, and toward the latter end of the third year taketh it, and carrieth
away the Israelites captive into his own country. This was the end of the king-
dom of Israel, when it had stood divided from the kingdom of Judah 251 years.
Sennacherib king of Assyria, coming up against Judah, besiegeth their fen-
ced cities, and taketh many of them, but is pacified by a tribute.

About this time Hezekiah falls sick, and is told by Isaiah that he shall die;
but pouring out his tears and prayers unto God, he recovereth his health, and
obtaineth a prolongation of his life and kingdom for 15 years. For a sign a here-
of the sun goces ten degrees backward.

2 Kings
Sennacherib, not observing the articles of peace, layeth siege to Jerusalem, and
XIX.
sendeth a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah; which he opening, and spreading
Isaiah before the Lord in the temple with many tears, craves assistance from God
XXXVII. against the Assyrians. Whereupon the prophet Isaiah assures him that God
will deliver him, and defend that city. The self-same night an angel of the Lord
slays 125,000 men in the Assyrian army; and the next morning Sennacherib de-
parteth, and returns to Nineveh; where not long after, whilst he is worshipping
in the house of Nisroch his god, he is slain by his own sons.

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Manasseh at 12 years of age succeedeth his tather Hezekiah, and reigneth 55
years. Ile setteth up idolatry, and sheddeth much innocent blood. Wherefore
God delivers him up into the hands of the Assyrians, who in the 22d year of his
reign carry him away captive to Babylon: but upon his repentance God restores
him to his liberty and kingdom.

This year Nabuchodonosor king of Assyria, purposing to make himself uni-
versal monarch, sends Holofernes his general against Judea, who layeth siege
to Bethulia, and there hath his head taken off by Judith, a woman of the tribe
of Simeon.

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610.

2 Kings
XXIII.

7ne sixth Age.
In the 12th year of his reign, he begins a reformation in Judah and Jerusa
lem, and carries it on successfully.

This year he giveth order for the repair of the temple. Hilkian the high
priest, having found a book of the law, sends it to the king, who hears it read
all over to him; and thereupon asketh counsel of Huldah the prophetess, who
prophesieth the destruction of Jerusalem, but not in his days. Josiah calling to
him the elders of Judah and Jerusalem, with the priests and prophets, causeth
the book of the law to be read over before all the people, and reneweth the cov-
enant between God and his people; he burneth also dead men's bones upon
the altar at Beth-el, as was foretold; and keepeth a most solemn passover.
At this time a war breaks out between the king of Egypt and the king of As-
XXIII. 29. syria. Josiah unadvisedly engageth in this war against Necho king of Egypt,
and is slain in the valley of Megidde. The good king being thus taken out of
the world, whose life only kept off the Babylonish captivity from that nation,
not only the people then living bewailed his death, but even in after time a pub
lie mourning for him was kept. The prophet Jereiny also in remembrance
thereof composeth his Lamentations; wherein bewailing the calamities which
were shortly to befall that people, as present before his eyes, in a most compas-
sionate manner he points, as it were with his finger, at the death of Josiah as
the source and original of all those ensuing miseries.

2 Chron.
XXXIV.
2 Kings
Zechar.
XIL. 11.

2 Chron.
XXXV.

25.
Lam.
IV. 20.

2 Kings
Xu

2 Caron.
XXXVI.

5.

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After the death of Josiah, the people anoint Shallum, one of his younger sons,
to be their king. After three months reign he is deposed by Pharaoh Necho,
who makes Eliakim, his elder brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem, and
changes his name into Jehoiakim; but Jeboahaz he carries along with him
captive into Egypt, where he ends his days.

Jehoiakim, at 25 years of age, begins to reign, and he reigneth 11 years.
Uriah and Jeremiah prophesy against Jerusalem; the former is put to death,
the latter is acquitted, and set at liberty. About this time Habakkuk also
prophesieth.

This year is Nebuchadnezzar the great made by his father Nebopolazzar his
associate in the kingdom of Assyria and Baby lon; into whose hands God de-
XXXVI. livers up Jehoiakim, who is put in chains to be carried to Babylon; but upon
bis submission and promises of obedience is left in his own house, where he
lives a servant to Nebuchadnezzar 3 years. Fron: which entering of the king
and people of the Jews into the subjection and service of Nebuchadnezzar are
XXIX. 10. the 70 years of the captivity of Babylon to be reckoned, which were foretold y
the prophet Jeremy.

Jerem.
XXV. 11.

Daniel
1. 3, 7,
Isaiah
XXXIX.

7.

Nebuchadnezzar gives order to Ashpenaz, master of the eunuchs, that he
shall carry from thence of the children of Israel, both of the blood royal (as was
foretold by the prophet Isaiah to Ilezekiab) and also of the nobility the choicest
youths both for beauty and wit that he can find; who, being educated 3 years
in the language and sciences of the Chaldeans, may afterward he fit to serve
the king in his palace; among whom, of the tribe of Judah, are Daniel, called
Belteshazzar; Ilananiah, called Shadrach; Mishael, called Meshach; and Az-
ariah, called Abed-nego; their names being thus changed by the master of the

eunuchs.

He

Whilst Nebuchadnezzar pursues his victories over the king of Egypt, his
father dies; which coming to his knowledge, he gives crder for the bringing
Dan. I. 2. away of the captives, and posts with a small company the nearest way to baby-
2 Chron. lon, where he is received as the lawful successor to his father's dominions.
XXXVI. causeth to be brought to Babylon what he thinks fit of the vessels and furniture
7.. of the temple, and placeth them in the house of his god, viz. Belus.
Jehoiakim, having lived 5 years in subjection to the king of Babylon, falls off.
and rebels against him.

2 Kings
XXIV. L.
Dan. II.

This year (being the second of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, taking it as it began
at his father's death,) Daniel recovers Nebuchadnezzar's drean, and interprets
it to betoken the four chief monarchies; whereupon he and his companions
are highly advanced.

2 Kings Nebuchadnezzar sends an army, consisting of Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites,
XXIV. 2. and Ammonites, against Jehoiakim; these waste the whole country of Juden,
Jerem. and carry away from thence 3023 captives: Jehoiakim also is taken prisoner;
XXII. 18. whom they put to death, cause bis carcass to be drawn out at the gate of Jer..
XXXVI. salem (as was foretold by the prophet Jeremiah) and leave it without the walls
50.

2 Kings
XXIV. 8.

2 Chron.
XXXVI.

9.

Isaiah

6.

unburied.

Jehoiachin (called also Conias and Jeconias) at 18 years of age succeeds his
father Jehoiakim, and reigns 5 months in Jerusalem.

Against him Nebuchadnezzar leads an army, and besiegeth Jerusalem; Jebo-
iachin with all his kindred and courtiers come out to meet him. Nebuchadnez-
zar makes them all prisoners, enters Jerusalem, and takes all the treasure he cat
find in the temple and the king's palace, breaking in pieces all the vess is of
XXXIX. gold and furniture which Solomon had made for the temple; be carrieth away
captive to Babylon the king, his mother, wives, courtiers, magistrates, and
10,000 able men out of Jerusalem, leaving none behind but the poorer sort of
people; and out of the country round about he carried also away 8000 artificers;
among the captives are Mordecai, and F.zekiel the priest; Ezekiel therefore in
his prophecy reckons the time all along from the beginning of this captivity
An epistle, said to be Jeremiah's, is now sent to the captives, admonishing thein
to beware of the idolatry which they shall see in Babylon.

Jerem.

XXIV. 1.
Ezekiel
XVII. 12.

1.2, 3.
Baruch
VI.

2 Kings
XXIV. 17,
2 Chron.

Nebuchadnezzar before his departure from Jerusalem makes Mattaniah, Jeho
iachin's father's brother, king, changing his name into Zedekiah.

Zedekiah, beginning his reign at 21 years of age, reigneth 11 years: he, by re
belling against Nebuchadnezzar, or rather by continuing in an open rebellion
XXXVI. (as his fathers had done) against God, brought upon Jerusalem and the whole
nation of the Jews those long-deserved calamities which God had so often fores
warned them of by his prophets; for, in the latter end of the 11th year of 7ede-
kiah, Jerusalem, after a long siege, is taken by Nebuchadnezzar, and his hal-
deans enter it. Zedekiah flees away by night, but, being pursued, is taken, and
brought prisoner to Riblah, Nebuchadnezzar's head quarters; there having first
seen his children slaughtered before his eyes, he has afterward those eyes put
out, and being loaden with chains, is carried away captive to Babylon. Abouta
month after the taking of the city, Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, sent by
Nebuchadnezzar, makes his entry into it, sets are to the temple, the king's palace,
and some uoblemen's houses, and so layeth the whole city in ashes; the walls of
Jerusalem being razed to the ground, all that were left in the city, and those that
a little before had fallen to the Chaldeans, with what treasure he can find, doth
Nebuzar-adan carry with him into Babylon.

2 Kings
XXV.
Jer. I. 3.
XXXIX.
LIL

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NEBUCHADNEZZAR, proud of his victories over Egypt, and his conquest

of Judea and other countries, and boasting the magnificence of his buildi
ings, falls distracted, and is driven from the society of men.

After seven years spent among the beasts of the fiell, his understanding re-
turning to him, he humbly acknowledgeth the power of God, and his goodness
toward him: and is restored to his kingdom. A few days after he dies, baving
reigned about 20 months together with his father, and 43 years by himself.
Evil-merodach his son succeeds him in the 37th year of the captivity of Je
hoiachin, or Jeconiah, who presently gives order for the enlargement of ho
iachin, and two days after changeth his prison-clothes, sets him above all the
princes of his court, and causeth him to eat at his own table. Jehoiar hin die
about two years after.

Belshazzar, having removed some persons who had murdered his father Fril
merodach, and usurped his throne, succeeds in the kingdom of Babylon. In the
first year of this king's reign Daniel has the vision of the four beasts, sing
the four monarchies of the word, and of God delivering over all power and
sovereignty to the Son of man.

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