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Matthew Poole — Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 1

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e Becauſe they violently took away both mans and Gods dues, and this before their time, and that with manifeſt contempt of God and men; andall this meerly for the gratifying of their ſenſual Ap- petite. f i.e, Even in the place of Gods ſpecial preſence, where he ſaw and obſerved all their Miſcarriages ; which argve…

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ery Outs # Words too mild for ſuch Diabolical A&ions. b Either, 1. The Women that by your Inſtigation were drawn to Folly. Or, 2. Others who are eaſily brought ro follow your pernicious Example. Or, 3- Other perſons of pious and honeſt Minds, whom therefore he calls the Lords People by way of diſtinQtion from the c…

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# Burſt. Where, or when did God fay this ? Anſwer, Either, r, | When he made that promiſe for the perperuarion of the Prieſthood. in Aarons Family, Exod. 28; 43- and 29- 9. Objr#. Tf Eli and all his Family had been cut off, yet thar promiſe: had been. made good in Eleazar's Family-: how. rhen was that promiſe recal…

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. . fF- the Sanftuary, called the habitation by way © minency Sree glory the Ark WasSy ! _—_ Ns ym ſe vently whoſe greateſt Calamity the loſs of rhe Ar "rank pena 2 of all that good wherewith God would have bleſſed Iſrael, 7s * pus to bleſs Ijrad ; gr ht Par up s young prophcr exit > wn thereby given good grounds…

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a (7.e.) Under his Inſpe&ion and dire&ion, which being ſo young, he needed. +4 To wit, the word of Propheſie, or the Re- velation of Gods Will to and by the Prophets. « 3. e» Rare or ſcarce, ſuch things being moſt precious in Mens eſteem, whereas common things are generally deſpiſed. 4 Ged did not impart his Mind …

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1 oc. a i. e. Condemn, and puniſh or o_— as the woes Op is "_ Ir. a6 uſed, as Gen. 15. 14. John 2, 18» and 16. 11- is Children, an 4 Poſterity, as is manifeſt by the Story ; as the word Houſe is frequent- Heb: ly taken, as 2 Sam. 7. 11. I Kings 21» 29. <0 zhe Houſe: of Judah, of —_—_ wt Aaron, of David, are oft tak…

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q Through the whole Land, from tke Northern Bound-Dan; to the Southerny Beerſhebaz which was the whole lengtt, and largeſt extent of the Land. See Judges 20. 1, 2. 2 Sam 17. 11, r Both by Els Teſtimony, and particular Relation cf the foregoing Hiſtory g tc the People that came from all parts; and by ſucceeding Reve…

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nels 9. F2 They ſecretly confeſs the LORD to be Higher and Greater than'their gods, and-yer againſt their knowledge preſume to oppoſe him. 9 They mention the Wilderneſs, not as if all the Plagues of the Egyptians came upon them inthe Wilderneſs, but becauſe the laſt and foreſt of all, which is therefore put for al…

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21 And ſhe named the child {| Ichabod, ſay ing, [| * The glory 5 is depared from Iſrael. ( becauſe the ark of God was taken, and becauſe of her father in law, and her husband. ) | #1.c. The glorious Type and aſſurance of GOD'S preſence, the Ark, which is oft called GOD'S Glory, as Pſpl: 26: 8. and 78: 6r. ' Ja: 6…

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with the ark of the God of Iſrael? And they anſwered, + Plal. 7 8. 66, Let the ark of the God of Ifrael be carried about unto Gath q: And they carried the ark of the God of Ifra- el about thither. | 4 Suppoſing that this Plague was confined to 4404 for ſome par= ticular Reaſons, or that it came upon th:-m by Cha…

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thus, either becauſe rhey perceived that ſome oppoicd the Decree * Exod. of ſending home the Ark,though the moſt had cooſented to it; or 12- 21» becauſe th-y thought they would hardly ſend ir away in the man- F Heb. ner preſcribed, by giving glory to Ged, and taking ſhame ro them- them. ſelves» » Which they might e…

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ed, wv. 17. becauſe it thay ſeem, the Cities only; or princ; were peſtered with that Piſcaſ: 3 and the Mice _ | na ame according to the Number of all the Cities, as is here expreſſed ; the Word C:ty being taken generally ſo, as to include, not enly Fenced Cities, but alſo the Countrey Villages, as is here added, an…

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ones . . : whom ſball he go up fi 2 unto this day in the field of Joſhua the Bethſbemire: | 975%, To minifer bitrn h2 k where the LORD fe orete £982" e This added for Explication of that foregoing Phraſe, all the | Since GOD is ſo ſevere to —_————— f : p ein bi x hs ent. 11,ly GOP: cities; either ro ſhew, that under…

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&k To all the Rulers and Peop!e too, as he had occaſion in his Circuit, deſcribed below, wv: 16. mixing exhorrations ro Repen- rance, with his judicial Adminiſtrations. 1 If you do indeed what you profeſs, if you are reſolved ro go on in thar which you {cem to have begun. » Sincerely and in good earnefk. » Our of y…

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8 Andthe children of Iſrael ſaid to Samuel, + Ceaſe + Heb: 5; not to cry unto the LORD our God for us s, that he ,,; ens will ſave us out of the hand of the Philiſtines, from us . 2 We are aſhamed and afraid to look God in the face, becauſe from cryivg. of our great wickedneſs this day remembred and acknowledged 3 …

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Bethel p, _ Gilgal q, and Mizpeh 7, in thele places 5, _ __ a ef known by that name : or the houſe of God; to wit, Kirjath-jearim, where the Aik was 4q In the Eaſtern Border. + Towards the Welt. 5 He went to thoſe ſeveral places, partly in compliance with the people, whoſe convenience and benefit he was willing t…

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me », thar I ſhould not reign over them 0. _ 1 God grants their deſire in anger, and for their puniſhment, as is atfimed, Hoſes 13. 11. Compare Numb: 22. 13, 20. Deut. 1. 22. P|al: 77:20. m 1.e, Net thee only, nor principally. Compare Gen. 32+ 28, Exod: 16: 7. Heſ: 6: 6. Matth; 10: 20 n This injury and cuntumely, …

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i i. e. Theſe things ſhal never be, theſe are but vain Suppoſitions to :fiight us from our purpoſe. Thus they are not aſhamed to give Samuel the lye, of whoſe Modeſty, Integrity, and Prophetical Spirir, they had ſo great aſſurance, as if he had feigned thole prerences meerly to keep the Power in his own and his Son…

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»» This he faith, becauſe Bread was not unuſually given by way of Per gx. : preſent, as we ſee I Sam: 10: 3,4+ Or Bread is pur forall manner b ef Proviſions, as 1s frequent, and among theſe they might have ſome. thing not unfit, in theſe plain Times, to make a Preſent of, as Clu- ſters of Raiſins,or Cakes of Figs,ſ…

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OZ will by my ſecret Providence ſo diſpoſe of matters, and of the Hearts of $#:l and his Father, that Saul ſthal come to thee, though with another delign- g For though they were now moſt preſſ=<d with the Gmmmites, as we read Chap: 12; 12. yet they looked upon theſe as a Land-Flood, which they hoped would be foon u…

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5 To wit, the left Shoulder, for the right Shoulder was the Priefts, Levi 7:32, 33. This he gives him, either, Firſt, As the beſt and no bleſt part of the remainders of the Sacrifice 5 the beſt paris being uſually given by the Maſter of the Feaſt ro ſuch Gueits as were molt honourable, or beſt beloved, as Gen: 43: …

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d In the way to Bethlehem, Gen. 35: 19. which City was in Ju- dah; and her Sepulchre might be either in Judeh, or in Benjamin ; for the poſſeſſions of thoſe rwo Ti1ibes were bordering one upon a- nother, and oft intermixed tegether. See Joſh. 18: 11: 3 Then fhalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou ſhalt come…

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s This, though now mentioned and commanded, yer was not im» mediately to be performed; as is evident, partly from the whole courſe ot the Story, which ſhews, That Saul and Samuel, and the people, firſt met at Mizpeh, v. 17, 8c. where Saul was choſen by God, and accepted by the people as King ; and afterwards went t…

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kingdom, whereof Samuel ſpake, he told him nor f. f Partly in obedience to Samuel, who obliged him to ſecrecy : partly, from an bumble Modeſty which appeared in him, v. 22. . . and partly, in Prudence, leſt by an unſcaſonable publiſhing of 1t, " he ſhould raiſe Envy in ſome, Dis»elief and Contempt in others, &c 4…

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Nahaſb beſiegeth them of Jabeſb-Gilead: offereth them a reproackful condie tion ; they have ſeven days granted them to conſult and ſeek relief; they ſend meſſengers to Saul, 1, —- 5, He is provoked : ſends meſſengers to all the Iſraelites to come in to their help ; they come to the number of three hundred and thirt…

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rained vaſt numbers of people in a little compaſs. s Who are numbred apart totkeir honour, to ſhew how readily they, to whom the Kingdom was premiled, Ger. 49. 10. ſubmitted ro their King, though of another and far mezner Tribe ; and how willing they were to hazard themielves for their Brerthrens Reſcue, alchough …

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a Whilſt they were aſſembled rogerher in Gilzal. And this is another inſtance of Samuels great Wiſdom and Integrity. He would nor reprove the people for their Sin in deſiring aking, whilſt Saul was raw, and weak, a:.d unſettled in his Kingdom, and inthe peoples Hearts; left through their accuſtomed Leviry, they ſho…

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p Since God hath laid ſo great Obligations upon you, Jet us alit- tle conſider whether you have anſwered them. 9q Heb. the Rrghte- ouſneſſes ; i ee Mercies or Benefits ; for ſo that word is oft uſed, as Pſal. 24+ 5+ and 36. 10. Prov. 10. 2. and II. 4. and that is the chief Subje& of the following Diſccurſe; ſome of…

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14 If ye will fear the LORD, and ſerve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel againſt the F command- t Heb. ment of the LORD, then ſhall both ye, and alſo the king that reigneth over you, | continue following the þ je; LORD a your God, be afie d Heb. Then ſhall Je=-m—=bes ( 1» & Walk, or go) after the Lord ; i, e…

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lor, what with all your heart : ' for confider || how great things he fo he hath done for youz. : 6) + y Otherwiſe neither my Prayer nor Counſels will ſtand you in any ſtead. z Or, among you, both at this time and formecly, 25 But if yeYhall till do wickedly, ye ſhall becon- ſumed, both ye and your king. | . } He…

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And, y t nearer, the word Chariots, is manifeſtly pur, eirher for the Hort: belonging rothem; or rather, for the M-n that fought out of them, as 2 Sam 10: 18: where it is ſaid in the Hebrew, Thet David {1-w ſeven hundred Cha- riots ; that is, ſeven th: uſund Men, which fought in Chariors. as it 15 explained, 1 Chr…

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n Iſrael for ever 6. | IT In that very thing wherein thou thinkeſt thou haſt done wiſe- ly and polirickly, in diſobeying my expreſs Command upon a pre- tended neceſſity, or reaſon of State. s Not only upon common grounds, as thou art his Creature, and one ef his people; but in a ſpecial manner, who hath conferred …

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and ſo waſte ſeveral parts I8. 23+ South-weſt frony ſmith found throughout all Hebrews make them ſwords or ſpears. ) mM 'This was a rome courſe of the Philiſtines, Nations have uſed. So the Chaldeays took away their Smiths, 2 King. 24+ 14 Jer, 24. I. and 29. 2 And Porſerna obliged the Romans by Covenant, That th…

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cbſerve the Mnrion of the Phil ines. Hebrew Beth is of- we ) Migron, Near Gibeah; See 1/a. 12. 28. | 3 And Ahiaa the fon of Ahitub f, * Ichabods bro- ther, the ſon of Phinchas, the fon of Eli, the LORDS 2 Or, towards ( a tne waca was anoth-r place, bur Fehap, & Uy S 4 M 0 the Philiſtines in Samuels days, was …

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field y, abd among all the people 2 : the gariſon, and the ſpoilers, they alſo trembled, and the earth quaked a: ſo it was Þ* a very great trembling. x A great Conſternation; partly from this vnexpeQted and pro- digious Slaughter, which madethem ſuſpe&, there was more than Man in the Caſe ; and that the Lord ( of …

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5s Being then abſent, and inpurſuit of the Philiſtines, divers of the Iſraelites having joyned themſelves with him, v. 21. t He was re. freſhed, 2nd recovered his loſt Spirits, whereof part went into his Oprick Nerves, and ſo cleared his fight, which was much darkned by Famine, as is uſual. 28 Then anſwered one of…

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m God ſo ordered the Lot ; not rhat he approved Sauls Execrati- on, v. 24. or his Oath-that the Tranſgretlor ſhould die, v. 39. nor that he would expoſe Jonathen to Death ( for he deligned 1o to rule the hearts of the People, and of Sazl alſo, that Jonarhan ſhould not die; ) but becauſe he would have the whole matt…

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3 Now go and ſmite Amalek, and utterly deſtroy all that they have e, and ſpare them not f ; bur ſlay both man and woman, infant and ſuckling g, ox and beep, camel and aſs þ. | | e Both Perſons and Goods, kill all thatlive, and conſume all things withour life, for I will have no Name nor Remnant of that People who…

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Counſels, and therefore cannot be in God who is unchangeable, moſt Wile, and molt Bleſſed; bur it isaſcr1bed to God in ſuch caſes, when men give God cauſe to repent,and when God alters his courſe and-method of dealing, and tiears a perſon as if he did indeed re- ent of all the kindneſs he had ſhewed to him. z To im…

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until + they be col 4p... £07Jumg them, *Pfal:06 9-Ifa; 1:1 Feel. 54 Hoſ. 66 Marz$% and Q/ 1] and 1. |, f Heb! aivinatith * Selb Chap, Xy | (hp *1] 11. 30 *Ch.28 1 King JI, } Hel Amgl, *®Nu T4, 4 Teb:tl Jung (al: tact [ru Eccl. $4, of. 6.6 [ats$:1h 1 0! I} 1d 13. 4, Heb! wingtin Sie I …

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this time remember and revenge a Crime committed by this Mans Anceſtors 400 years ago, yet he did not puniſh” an Innccent Son for his Fathers Crimes, but one that allowed and perſiſted in the ſame evil Courſes. { This he did by divine Inſtin&, and in purſa- ance of Gods expreſs and particular Comma':d, above, v. 3.…

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1 Prepare your ſelves in the manner ex;refſed, Exod: - Bu I 5; # Hebt tn the ſacrifice 3 is e. joyn with me in this att of \ - ip ping God, and off:ring this ſacrifice, rhereby to give jar $ 4: the Bleſſings you have received from him, aid to pray for what *s want. » It ſeems evident, that there was ſomething ey = …

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I3 Then Samuel took the horn of oyl, and * anointed him in the midſt of his brethren c : and * the ſpirit- of the LORD came upon David from -_ Gy forward 4. So Samuel roſe up and went to amane. -Y s According to this Tranſlation, his Brethren were preſent at this AQ, and knew that David was Anointed King. But thi…

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m This Preſent, though in our Times it would ſeem contempri- ble, yet was very agreeable to the utige of thoſe Times, and to the condition of Jef, which was bur mean in the World. And it ſzems to have been the Cuſtom of thoſe Times, as it 1s yet 1n the Eaſtern Countries ( when they made rheir appearance before Prin…

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ning, and preſented himſelf fourty days. $ors 17 And Jeſſe ſaid unto David his ſon, Take now for thy brethren an Ephah of this parched torn m, and theſe ten loaves, and Þ run to the camp to thy bre- 4 rxey* thren. m A Food then much in uſe, which ter, or Milk, or Oyl;'&c. $-56:55Þ] BE 18 And carry theſe ten | ch…

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' 24 And David faid to Saul, Thy ſervant kept his fa- ther's ſheep, and there came a lion and a bear e, and took a {|:lamb out of the flock : I Or, kid. | e Nor both together, but one after another, at ſeveral times. 25 And 1 went out after him, and {mote him f, and delivered 5: out of his mouth : and when he aroſ…

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b Either, 1- The Stone pierced through his Helmet ; which ſuch Stones being {ſlung would not ſeldom do; as even Dijonorys Siculus relares. F Heb; bound up in, En.44. 30, 1 $ 4 relates. Or 2. The Stone might get in through one of thoſe holes which are left in Helmets, that he that wears It may ſee his way, and …

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3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant c, be- cauſe he loved him as his own ſoul. - '. E, 7.e. An agreement of {incere and perpetual Friendſhip betweert caem, ; 4 And Jonathan ſtripe - himſelf of che robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his gar- ments, even to his ſword, and to his bow, and to his…

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and came in # before the people. ——— " From his Preſence and Court ; which he did, partly; bo wt feared leſt Dwvid thould watch and find an opportunity tO &1 _ as he had deſigned to kill David ; partly, becauſe he b as : g mw Eye-ſore, and his preſence now made him more ſad _ oben Muſick had made hum chearful:and …

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m He doubled the number required ; partly, to oblige Saul the more to tae performance of his Promite z and partly, to ſhew his great Reſpect and AffeCtion toSaul's Daughter. 28 4 And Saul ſaw and knew that the LORD was with David,and that Michal Sauls daughter loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David…

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m Heb. Teraphim, which was an Image made in hiimane ſhape : which ſhe might keep ſecretly, either out of a ſuperſtitious regard to it, or out of meer curiofity. 'Lhis ſtratagemi ſhe uſed, becauſe knowing her Fathers unquier, and jealous, and furiovs Temper; the ſuſpeCted he might come or ſend, roſee wherher David w…

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23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramiah » and the ſpirit of God was upon him alſo b, and he wenton, and propheſied until ke came to Naioth in Ramah : . b It came upon him in the way ; whereas it Came-not upon his Meſſengers till chey came to the place. hereby God would con- vince Saul of the Vanity of all his D…

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6 If thy father at all mils me 7, then ſay, David ear- neſtly asked leave of me m, that he might run to Beth- | FOr, feaſt. lehem his city », for there 55 4 yearly || ſacrifice o there for all the family ® _ TR 1 Oueſt. How could David imagine that Saul would expe&t his Company, whom he had once and again endeavou…

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1: J And Jonathan ſaid unto David. Come, and let us goout intOthe fieid z, And they went out both of them into the field. z Leſt we be over-heard. + Heb, $12 And Jonathan ſaid unto David, O Lord GOD of Jearchet, Iſrael a, when I have | founded my facher, about to of God, and in his preſence, calling him ro be the…

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fit to parr2ke of rhis Feaſt, which conſiſted in part of the remainders | of rheſe Peace-off-rings, according to the Law, Lewit. 5. 200 Un- firalſo to come into any company, much more, into the King's company; leſt he ſhould pollute them alſs. See above, on v. 5. See alſo, Levit. 11! and 15+ | Y 27 And it came to …

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David cometh to Nob to Ahimelech the prieft : pretendeth ſecret buſineſs from Saul ; asketh bread : Abimelech giveth him the ſhew-bread, 1,——6. Doeg ſeeth this, 7. David atketh arms: Ahimeleeh giveth him Goliahs ſword, 8. 9. David cometh to Achiſh : is known : and afraid: fergneth himſelf mad, 10,—13. Achiſh is ang…

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-others. For though for a ſealon whileſt it is to ſtand before the Lord, it be ſo Holy, that the Prieſt- himſelf mighr nor cart it; yer _ If it were bur newly put into the Veſle}, 1t- muſt give place to. Hr great Law of Neceiſiy, and Charity ; becauſe God will have | rather becauſe thes day there is other ( 7. e. …

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counter{cited this Madneſs, that he might procure, both their Pity, and their Contempt; that they being freed trom jealouſies and fears of future Miſchicf from David, and from his wife Conduft, of which chey had ſad experienc?, might be ſecure of him, and ſo ſpare him. f i. & Whilſt he was in their power, and befor…

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Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 1 — Section 659

g i.e. In the Territory of Gib:ah, in, or near ( for ſo the Hebrew Particle is oft vſzd ; as hath b:en ſh:-wed ) Ramah. Or, in the Town of Gibeah nan high place ; for ſo the word Rameh unque- ſtionably ſignifies ; ard fo it is here rendred by ſome, both Ancient and Modern Interpreters. r Either as an Enſign cf Maje…

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SECTION 660

Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 1 — Section 660

k Or, with the Ephod, to wit, the High-prieſts Ephod, in which werethe Urim and the Thummim, Exod. 28. 30. which, when Ahimees lech and the reſt of the Prieſts went to Saul, were probably left in his hand, and to his care ; which gave him the opportunity both of eſcaping, whilſt Doeg the Butcher was killing his Bre…

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