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Hagar (Abraham's maid) despising her mistresse Sarah, because she had conceived by her master, when her mistresse had not: was by her master delivered up to the will of her mistresse; who used her so hardly, that shee was faine to runne away. Gen, 16. 5, 6.
Gaal, despising Abimelech, & saying to the
Schechemites (whom he had caused to rebell against Abimelech and to be in subjection to himselfe) Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? (Judg: 9, 28.) when Abimelech came against the towne, his army was over∣throwne; and himselfe by Zebul (Abime∣lech's deputy governour of the place) ex∣pelled the city, vers. 39, 41.
Nabal despising David, when he sent to him for provision; saying, Who is David? and, Who is the son of Jesse? (this question, it seemes, was usuall in way of Contempt; for otherwise, you may see, he knew well e∣nough who he was) had not his wife ap∣peased this son of Jesse (as contemptible as he made him) with a present; both him∣selfe and all his family had been put to the sword, 1 Sam. 25, 10, 34.
Sheba (who drew away the ten tribes in∣to rebellion against David) in the same manner despised him, calling him, in con∣tempt, The sonne of Jesse. but marke his end: for God used a farre more contemptible in∣strument to destroy him, then the sonne of Jesse: and it was done in a very contemptu∣ous manner. for being besieged in Abel; by the advise of a woman, his head was cut off, and throwne over the wall to Joab. now, whereas this fellow, when hee stirred up the people to revolt, cryed to them Every
man to his tents, jeering, as if they might goe every one to his home, and take no more notice of the sonne of Jesse: when this was done, it is said (as if the Scripture meant to shew how it pleased God to fulfill those words one way, which he intended in an∣other) that they retired every man to his tent, 2 Sam. 20, 1, compared with v. 22.
Goliah (the Champion of the Philistins) despising David, and threatning him (as we say) to make hawkes meat of him, 1 Sam. 17, 42, 44. was slaine by him in a very con∣temptuous manner, viz: onely with a little stone flung out of a sling; and afterward beheaded by him with his owne sword, vers. 49, 50.
Benhadad the King of Syria, at the siege of Samaria, when he was told that some of the Israelites were coming forth of the ci∣ty; in a carelesse scornfull manner gave or∣der, whether they came for peace, or warre, to take them alive. now those that came forth were in number but 232, and they were young men of the Princes of the Provinces chosen out of purpose by the advice of a Prophet: but as few as they were, and though the King of Syria made so little reckoning of them, they fell upon the Sy∣rian army, and slew every man his man, and put the King and his whole army to flight, 1 King 20, 14, 15, 18, 20.