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2 KING. XI. from vers. 4. to end, and 12. 1, 2, 3. 2 CHRON. XXIII, XXIV. to ver. 4.
[World 3124] [Ioash 1] [Iehu 7] [Division. 95] JOASH anointed by his [Ioash 2] [Iehu 8] [Division. 96] Uncle Jehojada, and reign∣eth [Ioash 3] [Iehu 9] [Division. 97] forty years: Good Jehoja∣da [Ioash 4] [Iehu 10] [Division. 98] bringeth him to the Crown, [Ioash 5] [Iehu 11] [Division. 99] and the people into Covenant, [Ioash 6] [Iehu 12] [Division. 100] &c. The Priests and Levites [Ioash 7] [Iehu 13] [Division. 101] had the chief hand in the Co∣ronation; [Ioash 8] [Iehu 14] [Division. 102] They are thus distin∣guished, [Ioash 9] [Iehu 15] [Division. 103] 2 King. 11. 4. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 [Ioash 10] [Iehu 16] [Division. 104] for so it is written Mea∣joth, [Ioash 11] [Iehu 17] [Division. 105] Captains of hundreds, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 [Ioash 12] [Iehu 18] [Division. 106] and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Priests and Levites. [Ioash 13] [Iehu 19] [Division. 107] The Priests called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 [for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 as the Hebrews give it] because they were the chief, or of the higher rank; and the Levites called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 or men of the [Ioash 14] [Iehu 20] [Division. 108] guard, because they were the [Ioash 15] [Iehu 21] [Division. 109] Warders in the Temple. Joash [Ioash 16] [Iehu 22] [Division. 110] hath two wives of Jehojada's [Ioash 17] [Iehu 23] [Division. 111] providing for him: Jezabel the [Ioash 18] [Iehu 24] [Division. 112] wife of Ahab, and Athaliah the [Ioash 19] [Iehu 25] [Division. 113] wife of Joram had caused all [Ioash 20] [Iehu 26] [Division. 114] this mischief in Israel and Judah, [Ioash 21] [Iehu 27] [Division. 115] and therefore the good High Priest provideth that this King [World 3145] [Ioash 22] [Iehu 28] [Division. 116] miscarry not by such a match.
2 KING. X. from vers. 30. to end.
[World 3124] [Ioash 1] [Iehu 7] [Division. 95] JEHU followed the [Ioash 2] [Iehu 8] [Division. 96] Idolatry of Jeroboam, the golden [Ioash 3] [Iehu 9] [Division. 97] Calves, though he had destroy∣ed [Ioash 4] [Iehu 10] [Division. 98] Baal the Idol of Ahab. Ha∣zael [Ioash 5] [Iehu 11] [Division. 99] cuts Israel short beyond [Ioash 6] [Iehu 12] [Division. 100] Jordan, and destroyeth the Reu∣benites, [Ioash 7] [Iehu 13] [Division. 101] Gadites, and Manassites [Ioash 8] [Iehu 14] [Division. 102] there. Elisha with tears had [Ioash 9] [Iehu 15] [Division. 103] told what mischief and misery [Ioash 10] [Iehu 16] [Division. 104] he should work to Israel, which [Ioash 11] [Iehu 17] [Division. 105] he now beginneth to act, and [Ioash 12] [Iehu 18] [Division. 106] goeth on to perfect in the days [Ioash 13] [Iehu 19] [Division. 107] of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu. Jehu hath a promise of his sons sitting on his throne even to the fourth generation 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 i. e. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
[Ioash 14] [Iehu 20] [Division. 108] Omries house had stood four [Ioash 15] [Iehu 21] [Division. 109] successions, Omri, Ahab, Aha∣ziah, [Ioash 16] [Iehu 22] [Division. 110] and Joram: The four [Ioash 17] [Iehu 23] [Division. 111] successions of Jehues sons were [Ioash 18] [Iehu 24] [Division. 112] Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam, and [Ioash 19] [Iehu 25] [Division. 113] Zachariah. But between the [Ioash 20] [Iehu 26] [Division. 114] reign of Jeroboam and Zachariah, [Ioash 21] [Iehu 27] [Division. 115] there was a long interregnum or space between, as we shall ob∣serve when we come there.
[World 3145] [Ioash 22] [Iehu 28] [Division. 116] Jehu dieth.