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CHAP. V. Containing a Table, of the Princes and Iudges of the Hebrewes.
The princes of the He∣brewes were these two,
- Moses he ruled 40. yeares.
- Iosue he ruled 27. yeres, or 40: to∣gether wt Othoniel.
Moses and Iosue are not reckoned among the Iudges, be∣cause they did not onely iudge, but also rule the people. Ly∣ranus.
There were 13. Iudges ouer the He¦brewes, a∣mōg whom
- Othoniel A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 40
- Aioth A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 80
- Barach A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 40
- Gedeon A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 40
- Abimelech A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 3
- Thola A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 23
- Iair A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 22
- Iephthe A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 6
- Abesan A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 7
- Ahialon A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 10
- Abdon A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 8
- Samson A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 20
- Heli ye priest A. M. 2572 ruled yeres A. M. 2852 40
Here is to be obserued,* 1.1 that from Iair to Iepthe there was no iudge, which was for the space of eighteene yeeres together, Iud. 10. verse 4, 5, 8, & seq.
The prophet Elias was Gods messenger in Samaria, in the dayes of Asa and Iosaphat the good kings of Iuda, 3. Ki. 15.24. and in the time of Achab, the bad king of Israel, 3. Ki. 18. the heart of king Asa was perfit all his dayes, 2. Paralip. 15.17. and king Iosaphat sought the Lord,* 1.2 and walked in the wayes of his father Dauid, 2. Paral. 17. about the age of the world 3088.