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.

2 CHRON. XI. From ver. 5. to the end of the Chapter.

REhoboam fortifieth divers Ci∣ties [Rehoboam. 2] [Ieroboam. 2] [Division. 2] in Judah and Benjamin, [Rehoboam. 3] [Ieroboam. 3] [Division. 3] and Garrisoneth them; He en∣tertaineth the Priests and Levites that out-ran Idolatry: for Jero∣boam had expelled them 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 from having their liberty to go up to Jerusalem in the courses, and from exercising their functions in the several Cities of their abode, ver. 14. Three years do Rehoboam and his people of Judah well and uprightly, and

walk in the ways of David and Solomon, vers. 17. Observe, the ways of Solo∣mon, to be paralleld with the ways of David, and the ways of David and Solo∣mon commended as patterns of holy walking; and this very place and passage may resolve, that Solomon was no more finally cast away for his Idolatry, then David was finally cast away for his Adultery and Murder.

Rehoboams Marriages are reckoned here, where the text is speaking of his establishment and prosperity, and so it would conclude all the particulars of that before it fall to the story of his declining; but the most of his Marriages were made before he came to the Kingdom, even in the life-time of his father Solo∣mon, and he followed the humour of his father very much in desiring many wives. His son Abijam reigned but three years after his seventeen, and yet is he the father of eight and thirty Children, which makes it more then probable that he was born before his father was King, 2 Chron. 13. 21. One of Reho∣boams wives is said to be Maholah 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Jeremoth the son of David, written 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 but read 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: possibly Tamar the Daughter of Absalom, she called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 because she was left his only Child, his three Sons being dead, 2 Sam. 14. 27. & 18. 18. and he called Jeremoth, partly to intimate his lifting up in pride when he rebelled against his father, and his lifting up in the Oak where he took his end, and partly to distinguish him from another Absalom, whose daughter also Rehoboam married, which was called Maachah.

1 KING. XII. From vers. 25. to the end of the Chapter.

[Rehoboam. 2] [Ieroboam. 2] [Division. 2] JEroboam in a hellish policy setteth up Idols in Bethel, [Rehoboam. 3] [Ieroboam. 3] [Division. 3] and Dan, to keep Israel from Je∣rusalem, least they should revolt to the house of David: And he ordaineth a feast of Tabernacles in the eighth month, like that at Jerusalem in the seventh 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 And the people went after one of his calves to Dan, v. 30. for ere long Abijah the King of Judah had recovered Bethel, 2 Chron. 13. 19.