The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

CHAP. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV.

[Ioshua 8] JUdah the royal Tribe first seated; the taking of Hebron and Kiriath Se∣pher, [Ioshua 9] are mentioned here by anticipation, (for these occurrences came [Ioshua 10] not to pass till after Joshua's death) because the Holy Ghost in describing of [Ioshua 11] the inheritance of Judah, would take special notice of the portion of Caleb [Ioshua 12] who had adhered to the Lord. Then Ephraim and Manasseh seated; the [Ioshua 13] birth-right of Joseph is served next after the royalty of Judah. The Ta∣bernacle [Ioshua 14] set up in a Town of the lot of Ephraim, and the Town named Shi∣loh, [Ioshua 15] because of the peaceableness of the land at this time. The Temple [Ioshua 16] was afterward built at Salem, which signifieth Peaceable also; that in the lot of Benjamin, this in the lot of Joseph, both the sons of beloved Rachel.

The rest of the land divided; Simeon though he were of the same standard with Reuben and Gad, yet consenteth not with them to reside beyond Jordan, but is mixed in his inheritance with the Tribe of Judah, as Gen. 49. 7. The rest of the Tribes seated agreeable to the prediction of Jacob and Moses. The taking of Laish or Leshem by the Danites, is related here by anticipati∣on, (for it was not done till after Joshua's death, Judg. 18. 29.) because the Text would give account of their whole inheritance together, now it is speak∣ing of it. From this mention of an occurrence that befel after Joshua's death, and the like about Hebron and Kiriath Sepher, it may be concluded that Joshua wrote not this Book, but Phineas rather. Joshua himself is inheri∣tanced last. Three Cities of refuge appointed within Jordan, one in Judea, another in Samaria, and the third in Galilee: and three without Jordan in the three Tribes there.

Eight and forty Cities appointed for the Priests and Levites; as so many Universities wherein they studied the Law.

It is not worth the labour to examine, because it is past the ability to de∣termine, whether the two Tribes and an half returned to their own homes assoon as ever the land had rest from the wars, which was in the seventh year; or whether they stayed till the land was divided, and the people settled, which took up a long time more: howsoever it was, the two and twentieth Chapter that containeth that story, is laid very properly where it lieth, because it was fit that the whole story which concerned the con∣quest and the possession of the land, should be handled all together, be∣fore any other particulars and emergencles should interpose and inter∣rupt it.

[World 2570] [Ioshua 17] JOSHUA dieth, one hundred and ten years old; the age of his old father Joseph, Gen. 50. 26. He had divided Jordan, shouted down Jericho walls, stopt the Sun, conquered Canaan, set up the Tabernacle, settled the people, buried the bones of the Patriarchs at Sichem, the head City of the land; ingaged the people to Religion, and done gloriously in his generati∣on: A type of Christ in the most of these things.

With those Chapters of Joshua that do treat concerning the division of the land, and setling of the Tribes in their several possessions, it may not be unproper nor unprofitable to read those Chapters in the first Book of Chronicles that do mention the Fathers and chief men in every Tribe, and who were planters and raisers of families in these several possessions: as with Josh. 13. that relateth the inheritance of the two Tribes and half, to read 1 Chron. 5. With Josh. 15. that describeth the possession of Judah, to read 1 Chron. 2, 3, 4. to verse 24. With Josh. 16, 17. that hand∣leth the lot of Ehphraim and Manasseh, to read 1 Chronicles 7. from verse 14. to verse 30. With Joshua 18. from verse 11. to the end, about the possession of Benjamin, to read 1 Chron. 7. from verse 6. to verse 13. and 8. all. With Josh. 19. to verse 10. read 1 Chron. 4. from verse 24. to the end. With Josh. 19. from verse 19. to verse 24. read 1 Chron. 7. to verse 6. With Josh. 19. from verse 24. to verse 31. read 1 Chron. 7. from verse 30. to the end. With Josh. 19. verse 32. &c. 1 Chron. 7. verse 13. With Josh. 21. read 1 Chron. 6.

And with these Chapters of Joshua as an exposition of some of them, read 1 Chronicles 9. But as for the casting the several Texts and parcels of these Chapters in the Book of Chronicles into their proper times, and to take in every man named there, and his story into the Chronicle in the age where he lived, would not only be difficult if possible, but would be confused in this Work we have in hand. A close Commen∣tary upon the first Book of Chronicles, would be a matter of singular value, and might be conducible for this and for other very material pur∣poses.