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[Asa. 4] [Baasha. 2] [Division. 23] ASA in his years of peace [Asa. 5] [Baasha. 3] [Division. 24] reformeth, and buildeth, [Asa. 6] [Baasha. 4] [Division. 25] and fortifieth, and listeth an Ar∣my [Asa. 7] [Baasha. 5] [Division. 26] out of Judah and Benjamin,
of five hundred thousand and eighty thousand men; and grow∣eth [Asa. 8] [Baasha 6] [Division 27] strong and prospereth; for [Asa. 9] [Baasha 7] [Baasha 8] [Division 28] he and the people sought the [Asa. 10] [Baasha 9] [Division 29] [Division 30] Lord.
[World 3059] [Asa. 11] [Baasha 10] [Division 31] Asa and Baasha fall to wars af∣ter [Asa. 12] [Baasha 11] [Division 32] ten years quiet; and these [Asa. 13] wars continue while they two live together, 1 King. 15. 16, 32.
[World 3062] [Asa. 14] [Baasha 12] [Division 33] Asa destroyeth a million of Cushites.
[World 3063] [Asa. 15] [Baasha 13] [Division 34] At Pentecost this fifteenth of Asa, 2 Chron. 15. 10. he maketh a thorow Reformation upon the Council of Azariah a Prophet; and the people enter into a Covenant, and an Oath, to destroy those that would not leave their Idols to seek God. This Oath un-Queens the Kings Grandmother for her Idolatry past; she must dye if she do the like again. In the Story of the Reformation wrought by Asa, it is said that 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 1 Kings 15. 12. He took away the Sodomites; or the men that prostituted themselves to Sodomy, and the women that kept brothel houses, against a plain and express Law, Deut. 23. 17. These Sodomites seem to have been some remnant of the Ca∣naanites that were left in the Land, and that followed the Canaanitish fil∣thiness; not any remnant of the City Sodome, but called Sodomites be∣cause they followed the abomination that City. In 2 King. 23. 7. there is mention of Sodomites houses that were by the House of the Lord. Probably houses of Jebusites that stood near to the Mount of the House of the Lord; for that Mount was purchased from Ornan the King of the Jebu∣sites, King there when David conquered Jerusalem.
[Asa. 4] [Baasha. 2] [Division. 23] BAASHA the son of Ahijah, [Asa. 5] [Baasha. 3] [Division. 24] performeth against the [Asa. 6] [Baasha. 4] [Division. 25] house of Jeroboam what the Pro∣phet [Asa. 7] [Baasha. 5] [Division. 26] Ahijah had denounced
against it; yet forsaketh he not [Asa. 8] [Baasha 6] [Division 27] that Idolatry of Jeroboam, for [Asa. 9] [Baasha 7] [Division 28] which he himself had been rai∣sed an [Asa. 10] [Baasha 8] [Division 29] instrument to destroy that [Asa. 10] [Baasha 9] [Division 30] House.
[World 3059] [Asa. 11] [Baasha 10] [Division 31] Baasha now setled in his King∣dom [Asa. 12] [Baasha 11] [Division 32] beginneth to bussle, and to disturb Asa, with inroads upon his Country.
[World 3062] [Asa. 14] [Baasha 12] [Division 33] He seeth the special assistance [World 3063] [Asa. 15] [Baasha 13] [Division 34] of God to Asa against the Cu∣shites; yet will he still be an Ene∣my to him.