Jos.6.4,20. Is.27.13. 1 Co.15.52. in the t 35 messengers, 2 Ch.30.6..12. 36 If thou wilt. ver.14,17..20. Ex.4.1..9. 2 Ki. ch.6.32. 20.9. Ps.103.13,14. Mat.16.1. 37 Behold. De.32.2. Ps 72.6. 9 the same. Ge.46.2,3. Job 4.13.-33.15,36 Ho.6.3,4.-14.5.1.20.-2.13. Ac.18.9.10.-.23. Aris Ja Is.41.10..16.-43.1,0. I have delivered, th 28.-4.14,15. 2 Ch.16.8,9.-20.17. 10 ch.48,9. Ex.4.10..14. only. Ps.147.19,20. Mat.10.5,6.-15.24. 38 a bowl. Is.35.7. 39 Let not thine. Ge.18.32. dry. Ps.107.33.. 35. Is.35.6,7.-43.19,20.-50.2. Mat.8.12.-21.43. Ac.13.46.-22.21.-28.28. Ro.11.12..22. CHAP. VII. Gideon's army of two and thirty thousand is brought to three hundred, 1-8. He is encouraged by the dream and interpretation of the barley cake, 9-15. His stratagem of trumpets and lamps in pitchers, 16-23. The Ephraimites take Oreb and Zeeb, 24, 25. 1 Jerubbaal. It appears that Jerubbaal had now become the surname of Gideon. He is mentioned by SANCHONIATHON, quoted by EUSEBIUS, who lived in the reign of Ithobal, king of Tyre, and consequently a little after the time of Gideon, by the name of Jerombalus, a 3 Whosoever. De.20.8. Mat.13.21. Lu.14.25.. 33. Re.17.14.-21.8. mount Gilead. Gideon was certainly not at mount Gilead, east of Jordan, at this time; but rather near mount Gilbon, west of Jordan. CALMET thinks there must 11 thou shalt, ver.13..15. Ge.24.14. 15. 12. thine hands. 1 Sa.23.16. Ezr.6.32 M Is.35.3,4. 2 Co.129.10. Ep.3.16.-6.10 P armed men. or, ranks by five. Es.1318, 12 the Midianites. ch.6.3,5,33.1 hoppers. ch.8.10. 2 Ch.14.9.12. P.31.118.10..12. 1s.8.9.10. 13 lo, a cake. ch.3.15,31.-4.9,21.-6.15. 14,15. 1 Co.1.27. 14 his fellow. Nu.22.38.-23.5.20-944 Job 1.10. into his hand. Ex.15.14,15. J -5.1. Ki.7.6.6. 15 interpretation thereof. Hab, break of. Ge.40.8-41.11. worshipped. Ge Ex.4.30,31. 2 Ch.20.18,19. Arise.c 10.4..6. 16 three companies. This small numbe thus divided, would be able to es whole camp of the Midianites. Co lamps in the pitchers, they would served to their appointed stations dead of the night, when most of the fast asleep, all at once breaking t one against another, with as much could, and blowing the trumpets they would occasion an exceeding The obedience of faith alone could appear from Scripture to have been the case, Gideon to employ.-SCOTT. either have been two Gileads, which does not such an expedient, which no doubt G Gilead we should read Gilboa. This reading, 2 Co.4.7. lamps. or, fire-brands, though adopted by HOUBIGANT, is not confirmed by any MS. or version. Dr. HALES endeavours to reconcile the whole, by the sup of all of 17 ch.9.48. Mat.16.24. 1 Coll. 5.3. 18 blow ye. ver.20. The position that in Gideon's army there were many cherev, 'sword,' necessarily ing eastern Manassites from mount Gilead, near the supplied by our venerable Midianites; and therefore proposes to read, ver.20, is found in this place afraid, let him return (home) and depart early.' evidently appears to be genus Whosoever from mount Gilead is fearful and Syriac, and Arabic, and in t twenty. Mat.20.16. 4 people. Ps.33.16. I will. Ge.22.1. 1 Sa.16.7. 2 Ch.20.15..17. 19 in the beginning. Ex.14.24. Job 23.10. Ps.7.9.-66.10. Je.6.27..30. Mal.3.2,3.5.2. Re.16.15. they blew. ver.& f 5 lappeth. The original word valok, is precisely the sound which the dog makes in lapping. Ps.2.9. Je.13.13,14.-19.1..11. 20 blew. How astonishing and gr It appears that it is not unusual for the Arabs must the effect be, in a dark night, to drink water out of the palms of their hands; / den glare of 300 torches, darting bet and, from this account, we learn that the Is- in the same instant on the half-avis in his edition of HARMER, has presented us the clangor of 300 trumpets, alterna raelites did so occasionally. Dr. A. CLARKE, of the terrified Midianites; accomp with the following curious MS. note from Dr. with the thundering shout of che RUSSELL. When they take water with the voleyidon, The sword of Jehovah palms of their hands, they naturally place themselves on their liams, to be nearer the water; but when they drink from a pitcher or gourd, fresh filled, they do not sit down on deon! 21 stood. Ex.14.13,14. 2 Ch.20.17 purpose to drink, but drink standing, and very all the host. Ex.14.25. 2 Ki.7.67. J often put the sleeve of their shirt over the Pr.28.1. mouth of the vessel, by way of strainer, lest the water. 22 blew. Jos.6.4.16.20. small leeches might have been taken up with 1 Sa.14.16..20. 2 Ch.20.23. Ps.83.9. For the same reason they often in. or, toward. hand, to lapping it from the surface.' Zererath, Probl prefer taking the water with the palm of the as Zartanah, 1 Ki.4.12. border. He the letters of BUSBEQUIUS we learn, that the miles south from Scythopolis, or Pe Eastern people are not in the habit of drinking 4.12.-19.16. Frommeholah. Situated, according to Erg standing. Tabbath, Probably thirst in the most expeditious manner, by this Neapolis, The 300 men, who satisfied their enẞns, mentioned by EUSEBICS, or Shechem, towards S 23 ch.6.35. 1 Sa.14.21,22 24 sent. ch.3.27. Ro.15.30. Ph while the rest shewed their love of ease, self- before. ch.3.28.-19.5. Beth barak P indulgence, effeminacy, and want of courage. ver.18..22. 1 Sa.14.6. 1s.41.14..16. same as Betha-bara, beyond Jorda ford where the Hebrews passed w 8 trumpets. ch.3.27. Le.23.24.-25.9. Nu.10.9.rection of Joshua. Jn°.1.8. 173 $5 And be seat messengers throughout B. C. 1£49. [delivered it into thine hand. J Manasser, who also was gathered der bum; and be sent messengers auto Aster, and cato Zebulua, and usto NaphMit, and they rate up to meet theta, And Gideon said acto God, If thou it save larwel by mmne hand, as thou but said. Bold. I will put a fleece of wool the door and if the dew be on the fleece , and at be dry upon all the earth be denta Iknow that tiu wiit save tal by ze band, as thou hast said. And was so: for he rose up early be morrow, and thrust the fleece to, and wringed the dew out of the , a bowl full of water. 18a.14.9,10.bost: 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou a Ge. 24, 14. with Phurah thy servant down to the 11 And thou shalt hear what they say, and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the parmed men that were in the host. ver. 13.15. e Ex. 41,&c. Bor, ranks 12 And the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and all the children of the east, d ch. 6. 5, 23.lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seaside for multitude. 8. 10. Pa. 118 10. ls. 35.7. And Grades said unto God, Lets y upon the fleece, and 8 1 Co. 1. 27. VALD ground. This Gideon)! CORD said unto Gideon, The left are with thee are too many A Ps. 107. 33, Is. 50. 2. 35. í ch. 6. 32. y breaking. & trumpets on the Malianites into their & De. & 17. issel vaunt themselves ey, Mine own hand hath 陳記 15erefore, go to, proclaim in the 4, saying, Whosoever is atud, let him return, and carly tra mount Gilead: and med of the people twenty and Is. 10. 13. tor, Are- torches. ed, and there remained ten / De. 20. 8. * Lo said unto Gideon, Them Ps. 33. 16. many; bring them the water, and I will try them #1 Th. 5. 3. it the fee and it shall be, that of o ver. 8. wy w thee, This shall go with We, the well go with thee; and of hausen unto thee. This shall P ver. 16, 13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, aud cane unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the fent lay along. 14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. 15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the y interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. 16 And be divided the three hundred men into three companies, and be put da trumpet in every man's hand, with en.pty pitchers, and Clamps within the pitchers. 17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise; and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be, that as I do, so shall ye do. 18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the and of Gideon. camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, 19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp, in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal, and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. Ps. 83. place round about the camp: and all 21 And they stood every man in his the host ran, and cried, and fled. Is. 9. 4. #1 Sa. 14. 20. with be the same shall not go. brog down the people unto the the LORD said unto Gideon, tappeth of the water with head glappeth, him shalt thou melly Cakewise every one that a Jos.6.16,20. vapen his knees to drink. the sunber of them that lapped, then hand to their mouth, were! dred men: but all the rest of wowed down upon their knees Lo said unto Gideon," By #boudred men that lapped will y and deliver the Midianites hand: and let all the other Very Tas unto his place. The people took victuals in their 4ther trunjets: and he sent The reel every man unto his rezned those three hundred . And Sur best of Midian was be-1 22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughBeth shittah in Zererath, and to the out all the host; and the host fled to @border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath. 23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseb, and pursued after the Midianites. out all mount Ephraim, saying, Come 24 And Gideon sent messengers throughdown against the Midianites, and take be fore them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. 25 And they took two princes of the B. C. 1249. Midianites, Öreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeba ch. 8. 3. they slew at the wine press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. CHAP. VIII. AND 2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. 4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. Ps83.11,12. 6 ch. 4. 6. munna, What manner of men were whom ye slew at Tabor? And they swered, As thou art, so were they; one resembled the children of a ki 19 And he said, They were my bret even the sons of my mother: as the I 8 accordingliveth, if ye had saved them alive, I not slay you. 20 And he said unto Jether bis born, Up, and slay them: but the drew not his sword: for he feare cause he was yet a youth. Ps. 89. 12. to the form. e ch. 12. 1. 2Sa. 19. 41. what thing strongly. ments like 7 spirit. d Pr. 15. 1. 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, f Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are g the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 12. 12. Is. 33. 22. 63. 19. 18s. 25. 11. 1 Ki. 20. 11. Ge. 25. 13. 37. 25, 28. i ver. 16. 7 And Gideon said, Therefore, when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will @ tear thresh. your flesh with the thorus of the wilderness and with briers. 8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. 9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, IP will break down this tower. 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell Aan hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword, 11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host for the host was secure, t 12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. 13 And Gideon, the son of Joash, returned from battle before the sun was up, 14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described p unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zal munna now in thine hand, that we should Or, sweet jewels. k Ge. 32, 30. 1 Ki. 12. 25. 1 ch. 17. 5. i ch. 6. 24. 1 Ki. 22-27 o Ps. 106. 39. p ver. 17. 9 De. 7. 16. x or, 120,000, every one drawing a sword. Nu.32.35,42 ch. 9. 2, 5. ch. 18. 27. going out of his thigh. u Ps. 83. 11. terrified. ch. 9. 18. Joh 5. 26. p writ. give bread unto thy men that are weary? 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he o taught the men of Succoth. 17 And he beat down the tower of Pec nuel, and slew the men of the city. 18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zal ch. 2. 17,19. ch. 9. 4. z ver. 6, 7. a Ps.78.11,42. 106. 13, 21. b ch. 9. 16..19. made to know. ver. 9. d ch. 8. 31. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna sak thou, and fall upon us; for as the D so is his strength. And Gideon and slew Zebah and Zalmunua, aŭ away the ornaments that were a Camels' necks. 22 Then the men of Israel sai Gideon, Rule thou over us, both and thy son, and thy son's son ab thou hast delivered us from the b Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, It rule over you, neither shall my s over you: the LORD shali rule of 24 And Gideon said unto them, I desire a request of you, that ye give me every man the earrings prey: (for they had goldea eat because they were Ishmaelites.4) 25 And they answered, We lingly give them. And they spret ment, and did cast therein ever the ear-rings of his prey. 26 And the weight of the gold rings that he requested was a th and seven hundred shekels of gold, ornaments, and collars, and par ment that was on the kings of and beside the chains that were their camels' necks. 27 And Gideon made an ephod and put it in his city, even in Op and all Israel went thither a after it, which thing became at unto Gideon, and to his house. 28 Thus was Midian subdued the children of Israel, so that the up their heads no more: and the was in quietness forty years in t of Gideon. 29 And Jerubbaal, the son of went and dwelt in his own bous 30 And Gideon had threeso ten sons of his body begotten; had many wives. 31 And his concubine, that w chem, she also bare him a so name he called Abimelech," 32 And Gideon, the son of lo in a good old age, and was burm Sepulchre of Joash his father, mi of the Abi-ezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon deon was dead, that the children turned again, and went a who Baalim, and made Baal-berith 7 th 34 And the children of Israel bered not the LORD their God, delivered them out of the hand their enemies on every side: 35 Neither shewed they kind the house of Jerubbaal, namui according to all the goodness W had shewed unto Israel. CHAP. IX. AND Abimelech, the son of Jeft went to Shechem 4 unto his m threshed;" and this is not only agreeable to what Gideon threatened (ver. 7), but as supported by the LXX. Vulgate, Chaldee, Syriac. and Arabic. The Hebrew text might easily have been corrupted simply by the change of W, shin, into y, ay, letters very similar to each other. 17 ver.9. 1 Ki.12.25. $5 two princes. ch.3.3 P.83.11.12. rock, Jos. 1.2. Is. 10.55. Ores. EUSEBILs and JEROME speak of a small place called draba, three miles went from Scythoporn, which is supposed by New to have had its name from reb. and gi. Among ancient nations, the head of nonsered chief was usually brought to the queror. Thus Pompey's bead was brought mar, Cicero's bead to Mark Antony, and the bears of Ahab's children to Jebu. These anties are seldom practised now, except on the Mobam medacs, or the savages of Africa and Atterta; and, for the credit of hunature, it is to be wished that such atrotes had weser been committed. on the other The words starter lygarden, may denote the proge of Jordan, or from beymd Jordan. den does not appear to have yet passed the jordan ch.8.4. CHAP. VIII. the Ephraimites, 1-3. Succoth and Reserve Gidron's army. 4-9. ZeLa re taken, 10-12. Succoth and Parent end, 13-16. Gideon revength ' Zebah and Zalmunna 17-21. redpierament, 22, 23. His ephod the Midian subdued. 3. The Irael Bear's childern, and death, 29–32. A have performed more important 724,25. Ps. 44.3.-115.1.-118.14.16. 47819.3.6-1518,19. Phi.2.3. Then, 1-12-05.11.15. anger. Heb. spirit. 4. 13.14.98,29,31,32-30.10. 2 Co.4.8,9, Fada. He.12.1.4. 18 Tabor. ch.4.6. Ps 89.12. As then art. Ps. 12.2. Jude 16. resembled. Heb. according to the form of, &c. 20 Jos.10.24. 1 Sa.15.33. Ps.149.9. like the moon. Is.3.18. 26 a thousand. Taking the shekel at half an 1 Sa.23.9.10. Is.8.20 29 Jerubbaal. ch.6.32. 1 Sa.12.11. in his own house. Ne.5.14,15. 30 threescore. ch.9.2.5.-10.4.-12.9,14. Ge.46. 26. Ex.1.5. 2 Ki.10.1. of his body begotten. Heb. going out of his thigh. many wires. Ge.2.24.-7. 7. De.17.17. 2 Sa.3.2.5-5.13.16. 1 K1.11.3. Mal. 2.15. Mat.19.5.8. Ep.5.31..33. Ge.33.17. Ps.60.6. leaves. Ge.14. 41522516 217.28.29. 3 Jn.6..8. 124.22 Ge 25.13-37.25,23. 1 Sa.25.10,11. 15:14.9. Pr.18 23. Phi.2.21. Bled thresh, ver.16. 8.11.12.95. 411020 27.98. I will break. ver.17. Kaif this were the name of a place, Nowhere she mentioned. bat karko igides rest i Some contend 33 as soon. ch.2.7..10,17,19. Jos.24.31. 2 Ki. and the Vulgate 12.2. 2 Ch.24 17,18. bersit robant, Tested." went. ver.27. ch.2.17. Ex. This seems 34.15.16. Je. 3.9. Baal-berith. Literally, the 7 for it is said (ver. 11) that lord of the covenant.' ch.9.4,46. You see the host: for the host was se- 34 remembered. Ps.78.11,42.-106.18,21. Ec.12 To crew, ch.7.12. fell an hundred, &c. 1. Je.2.32. 31 concubine. ch.9.1..5. Ge.16.15.-22.24. called. Heb. set. Abimelech, ch.9.18. Ge.20 2. 32 died in. Ge.15.15.-25.8. Jos.24.29,30. Job 5.26.-42.17. Ophiah, ver.27. ch.6.24. red and twenty thousand, every one surd. ch.7.22-20.2,15,17,25,35,46. 191.202.1317-68.6.8 19.37.36. Nobel, Nobel took its name from an Is who conquered it; and is said by EUSElase been, in his time, a forsaken place souts from Heshbon. Jogbehah was Dear it. Su. 32. 35. 42. secure, ch.18. R-30.16. 1Th 5.3. 10.16.18.22 5. Job 12. 16..21.Pall An.2.14. Re.6.15,16.-19.19.21. Heb, terrified. m. The words milmäûleh haichaires dest probably, be rendered from the of Clares; which is the reading of the war, Arabic, and HOUBIGANT. 14th.194.25. 1 Sa.30.11.15 described. Zet, vi 15 plead. ver 6.7. 15 the elder ver.7. Pr.10.13.-19.29. Ezr.2.6. Miga. taught. Heb, made to know. tead of ada, HOU BIGANT, LE CLERC, others read wyyadosh, and he tore or 35 shewed. ch.9.5,16..19. Fc. 9.14,15. Jerus. baal. Rather, Jerubbaal Gideon; as we say, Simon Peter; or call a person by his Christian and surname. Gideon was a mighty man of valour, a true patriot, evidently duinterested and word of ambition. He loved his country, and hazarded his life for it; but refused the kingdom, when offered to him and his heirs. The act of making the ephod was totally wrong; yet, probably it was done with no reprehensible design. Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and 1 Abimelech, ch.8.31. Shechem. Ge.33.18. 34.2. 1 Ki.12.1. communed. 2 Sa.15.6. 1 Ki.12.3, 20. Ps.83.2.4. Je.18.18. 2 Whether, &c. Heb. What is good? whether, &c. threescore. ch.8.30. your bone. Ge.29.14. 2 Sa. 19.13. 1 Ch.11.1. Ep.5.30. He 2.14. 3 spake. Ps.10.3. Pr..11..14. to follow. Heb. after. our brother. Ge.29.15. 4 house. ver. 46..49. ch.8.33. vain, &c. anashim raikim ophochazim, worthless and dissolute meu;' persons who were living on the public, and had nothing to lose. Such was the foundation of his Babel government. By a cunning management of such unprincipled men most revolutions are brought about. ch.11.3. 1 Sa.22. 2.2 Ch.13.7. Job 308. Pr.12.11. Ac.17.5. 5 at Ophrah. ch.6.24. slew. 2 Ki.10.17.-11.1, 2.2 Ch.21.4. Mat.2.16,20. 6 the house. 2 Sa.5.9. 2 Ki.12.20. Millo. Probably the name of a person of note in Shechem. plain. or, oak. Jos.24.26. 1 Ki.12.1,20,25. 7 mount Gerizim. De. 11.29.-27.12. Jos.8.33. Ju.4.20. Hearken. Ps.18.40,41.-50.15..21, Pr.1. 28,29.-21.13.-28.9. Is.1.15.-58.6..10. Mat. 18. 26.34. Ja.2.13. 8 The trees. This is the most ancient fable or apologue extant; and is extremely beautiful, apposite, and intelligible. 2K114.9. Eze.17.3, &c. Da.4.10,&c. olive tree. The xayith, or olive tree, in the Linnean system, is a genus of the diandra monogynia class of plants. It is of a moderate height, and grows best in sunny places. Its trunk is knotty; bark smooth, of an ash colour: wood solid and yellowish; leaves oblong, almost like those of the willow, of a dark green colour on the upper side, and whitish below. In June it puts forth white flowers, growing in bunches, each of one piece, widening towards the top, and dividing into four parts. After this succeeds the fruit, which is oblong and plump; first green, then pale, and when quite ripe, black. Within it is enclosed a hard stone, filled with oblong seeds. It was the most useful of all the trees in the forest; as the bramble was the meanest and most worthless. Reign, ch.8.22,23. 9 wherewith. Ex.29.2.7.-35.14. Le.2.1. 1 Ki.19. 15,16. Ps.89.20.-104.15. Ac.4.27.-10.38. 1Jn". 2.20. God. elohim, rather gods; the parable being adapted to the idolatrous Shechemites. to be promoted over the trees. Heb, up and down for other trees. Job 1.7.-2.2. 17 fought, ch. VII.-8.4..10. adventured his life, Heb, cast his life. Es.4.16. Ro.5.8.-16.4. Ke. 12. 11. 18 are risen. ver.5,6. ch.8.35. Ps.109.4. Abimelech, ver.6,14. ch.8.31. 19 rejoice. 1s.8.6. Phi.3.3. Ja.4.16. 20 let fire come out. ver. 15.23,56,57. ch.7.22. 2 Ch.20.22,23. Ps.21.9,10.-28.4.-52.1.5.-120.3, 4.-140.10. to have been once a place of considerable sequence. Nu.21.16. Jos.19.8. 2 Sa.20.14. 23 A. M. 2771. B. C. 1233. An. Ex. 1 God. That is, God permitted the evil # jealousy, treachery, and discord, to bre between Abimelech and the Shechenate 15,20. 1 Sa.16.14..16.-18.9,10. 1 K1.12.15 23. 2 Ch.10.15.-18.19..22. Is.19.2.14. 21 12. dealt. ver.16. Is.33.1. Mat.7.2. it. 24 That the. 1 Sa.15.33. 1 K1.2.32. Es.9.4 16. Mat.23.34..36. aided him in the ki Heb, strengthened his hands to kill. So later, God will make inquisition for ble will return it on the heads of those th Accessaries will be reckoned with, as principals, in that and other sins. chemites who countenanced Abimeled tensions, aided and abetted hum in his project, and avowed the fact by maki king after he had done it, must fall wit fall by him-and fall first. Those thats together to do wickedly, are justly da pieces one against another. Blood ca a lasting cement to any interest. 25 Jos.8.4.12.13. Pr.1.11,12. 26 brethren. Ge.13.8-19.7. 27 merry. or, songs. Is. 16.9.10.-24.7 25.30. Am.6.3..6. the house. ver.4. chid 32.6,19. Da.5.1..4.23. did eat. Is.22.12.1 12.19,20.-17.26..29. cursed. Le.24.11 43. P's.109.17. 28 Who is Abimelech, 1Sa. 23. 10. 1 Ki.12.16. Hamor. Ge.34.2,6. 29 would to God. The very words and of a sly, hypocritical demagogue. 2 Sa.1 20.11. Ps.10.3. Ro.1.30,31.” And he said, and I would say to Abimelech,' as the renders; for, as Dr. WALL observes, ! probably not said in the presence of Abe but at an intemperate feast, in his absent he boasted he would challenge him. thine army. 2 Sa.2.14..17. Ki14.8-18 36.8,9. 30 kindled, or, hot. 31 privily. Heb, craftily, or, to Torma fortify. Under pretence of repaing d and towers, they were actually putting th in a state of defence, intending to seize government as soon as they found Al coming against them. 32 by night. Job 24.14..17. Ps.36.4. Pr 4.16. Ro.3.15. 33 as thou shalt find. Heb. as thine ha find. Le.25.26, marg. 1 Sa.10.7.-25.8. E 35 Gaal. Of this person we know than is here recorded. He was probe of the descendants of the Canaanites, wh from the state of the public mind and affection to Abimelech, to cause a m and thus to restore the ancient govent it was under Hamor, the father of JOSEPHUS says he was a man of who sojourned with them, with his art and kinsmen; and that the Shechematet that he would allow them a guard d vintage. the people, ver.44. 36 seest the shadow. DOUBDAN states, some parts of the Holy Land there ar detached rocks scattered up and down 21 Beer, Probably the Beer mentioned by Mr. growing out of the ground, and othe MAUNDRELL, three hours and a half, or about ments broken off from rocky precipit ten miles, north of Jerusalem, towards Shechem. shadow of which, it appears, JOSEPHUSI It is situated toward the south, on an easy de- might be most naturally imagined to le clivity; and has a fountain of excellent water troops of men at a distance, rather than at the bottom of the hill, from which it has taken the mountains; for he represents Zebul its name. Close to the well are the moulderinging to Gaal, that he mistook the shadura walls of a ruined khan; and on the summit of the hill two large arches still remain of a ruined convent. Dr. RICHARDSON says, that it seems rocks for men. Eze.7.7. Mar 8.24. 37 middle. Heb. navel. Meonenim, or, garders of the times. De.18.14. |