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.

VERS. XXVI.

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In the days of Abiathar the High Priest.

IT is well enough known, what is here said in defence of the purity of the text: namely, that Ahimelech the father was called Abiathar, and Abiathar the Son was called also Ahimelech. But I suppose, that something more was propounded by our Sa∣viour in these words. For it was common to the Jews, under Abiathar, to understand the Urim and Thummim. Nor without good reason, when it appears, that under the Father and the Son, both of that name, the mention of enquiring by Urim and Thum∣mim is more frequent, than it is ever any where else; and after Abiathar the Son, there is scarcely mention of it at all. Christ therefore very properly adds 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 In the days of Abiathar the High Priest, therein speaking according to a very received opi∣nion in the Nation: as though he had said, David eat the Shew-bred given him by the High Priest, who had the Oracle by Urim and Thummim present with him, and who acted by the Divine direction.

h 1.1 Ahitopel, that is, A Councellour, Benaiah, the Son of Jehoiadah, that is the Sanhe∣drin, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Abiathar, that is, Urim and Thummim.

Notes

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  B••b. Sanhedr. fol. 16. 2.