of the land for Absalom. And alam, whom we anointed over is dead in battle: now therewhy speak ye not a word of ging the king back? And David sent to Zadok and to thar the priests, saying, Speak the elders of Judah, saying, are ye the last to bring the back to his house? seeing the of all Israel is come to the even to his house. Ye are rethren, ye are my bones and lesh; wherefore then are ye ast to bring back the king? be bowed the heart of all the If Judah, even as the heart of Ban; so that they sent this Ento the king, Return thou, Athy servants. So the king ed, and came to Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go et the king, to conduct the over Jordan. And Shimei on of Gera, a Benjamite, 13 of Baburim, hasted and down with the men of to meet king David. And were a thousand men of hin with him, and Ziba the t of the house of Saul, and teen sons and his twenty its with him; and they went ordan before the king. And, I, all the men of Israel came king, and said unto the Why have our brethren, the Judah, stolen thee away, ave brought the king and ehold, and all David's men im, over Jordan? And all en of Judah answered the Israel, Because the king of kin to us: wherefore eye angry for this matter? re eaten at all of the king's hath he given us any gift? be men of Israel answered a of Judah, and said, We a parts in the king, and we lso more right in David e: why then did ye despise tour advice should not be ad in bringing back our And the words of the men ah were fiercer than the of the men of Israel. B. XX, 11. And one of Joab's God by him, and said, He voureth Joab, and he that ard, let him go after Joab. gi,49. And all the guests ere with Adonijah were and rose up, and went Lan his way. Saul said unto all his servants | in the book of the records of thy lech answered the king, and said, 2 Chron. xxiii, 12, 13. Now, of musick, and such as taught to Ezra iv, 12-19. Be it known vi, 16. And it came to *ben Hushai the Archite, friend, was come unto , that Hushai said unto . God save the king, God king. Neh. vi, 6, 7. Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together." Amos vii, 9-11. And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste;and Iwill rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. Then Amaziah, the priest of Beth-el, sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. INSTANCES OF TREASON. Num. xvi, 1-3. Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi; and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown. And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? Judges ix, 26. 28, 29. And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; for why should we serve him? And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. 2 Sam. xv, 9, 10, 12-15. And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron, But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices: and the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom. And there came messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are a after Absalom. And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us. and smite the city with the edge of the sword. And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 2 Sam xx, 1, 2. And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem. 2 Chron. xxiv, 26. And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess. PUNISHMENT. 2 Sam. xx, 21, 22. The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, (Sheba the son of Bichri by name,) hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom: and they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. 1 Kings xvi, 7. And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him. 2 Kings xiv, 5. And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he [Amaziah] slew his servants which had stain the king his father. Esther 1, 21-23. In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on king Ahasuerus. And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certifled the king thereof in Mordecai's name. And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the Chronicles before the king. Esther vi, 2,3. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecal for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. REVOLUTIONS. 1 Sam. xiii, 13, 14. And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee; for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee. 1 Sam. xv, 26-28. And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejecte the word of the LORD, and the LORD bath rejected thee from being king over Israel. And s Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of bi mantle, and it rent. And Samual said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it t a neighbour of thine, that is bette than thou. 1 Kings xi, 26, 31. And Jert boam the son of Nebat, an Ephr thite of Zereda, Solomon's servall (whose mother's name was Zermal a widow woman,) even he line up his hand against the king. Ai he said to Jeroboam, Take thi ten pieces; for thus saith LORD, the God of Israel, Behold; will rend the kingdom out of hand of Solomon, and will gi ten tribes to thee. 1 Kings xii, 15, 16, 19, 20. When fore the king hearkened not a the people; for the cause was fre the LORD, that he might perfor his saying, which the LORD sp by Ahijah the Shilonite unte J oboam the son of Nebat. So whi all Israel saw that the king hea kened not unto them, the pea answered the king, saying, Wa portion have we in David? nel have we inheritance in the son Jesse; to your tents, O Israel: te see to thine own house, Dar So Israel departed unto tents. So Israel rebelled ag the house of David unto this And it came to pass, when all rael heard that Jeroboam come again, that they sent called him unto the congregati rael; there was none that follow and made him king over all the house of David but the tr of Judah only. 2 Chron. X, 16, 17. And when Israel saw that the king wo not hearken unto them, the port answered the king, saying, Wa portion have we in David and have none inheritance in the of Jesse; every man to your te O Israel: and now, David, thine own house. So all Is went to their tents. But a the children of Israel that des in the cities of Judah, Rehobval reigned over them. 2 Chron. xiil, 6, 7. Yet Jerobo the son of Nebat, the servant Solomon the son of David, is rest up, and hath rebelled against ti lord, And there are gathe unto him vain men, the chitos of Belial, and have strengthet@ themselves against Rehoboam us son of Solomon, when Rebobo was young and tender-dearted and could not withstand them. Jer. xxli, 29, 30. O earth, ear earth, hear the word of the Le Thus saith the Load, Write yo this man childless, a man that shall he rebelled against the king of who? And there looked out to tot prosper in his days: for no man | Assyria, and served him not. of his seed shall prosper, sitting pon the throne of David, and raling any more in Judah. REGICIDE. Judges ill, 17, 18, 21. And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it Est. xxl, 25-27. And thou, proe wicked prince of Israel, Those day is come, when iniquity hahare an end; Thus saith the and Gop, Remove the diadem, aitake off the crown; this shall be the same: exalt him that is , and abase him that is high. will overturn, overturn, over-into his belly. im it: and it shall be no more, sil he come whose right it is; I will give it him. REVOLTS. Sen. xiv, 4. Twelve years they ved Chedorlaomer, and in the irteenth year they rebelled. Kings 1, 1. Then Moab rebelled alast Israel after the death of b. Kings ii, 5. But it came to when Ahab was dead, that king of Moab rebelled against ing of Israel. Kings vill, 20-22. In his days revolted from under the ef Judah, and made a king themselves. So Joram weut Zair and all the chariots him; and he rose by night, mote the Edomites which passed him about, and the Rains of the chariots: and the le fed into their tents. Yet revolted from under the of Judah unto this day. Libnah revolted at the same 2 Sam. iv, 8, 9. And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity. him two or three eunuchs. And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. 2 Kings xi, 16, 20. And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain. And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slow Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house. 2 Kings xii, 20. And his servants arose and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. 2 Kings xiv, 19. Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. 2 Kings xv, 10, 30. And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and smote him before 1 Kings xv, 27, 28. And Baasha the people, and slew him, and the son of Ahijah, of the house of reigned in his stead. And Hoshea Issachar, conspired against him: the son of Elah made a conspiracy and Baasha smote him at Gibbe- against Pekah the son of Remathon, which belonged to the Phil-llah, and smote him, and slew him, istines; (for Nadab and all Israel and reigned in his stead, in the laid siege to Gibbethon;) Even in twentieth year of Jotham the son the third year of Asa king of Ju- of Uzziah. dah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. 1 Kings xvi, 2, 3, 9. Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah. 2 Kings ix, 7--9, 31-33. And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jeze bel. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel. And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? 2 Kings xxi, 23. And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. 2 Chron. xxiii, 14, 15, 21. Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD. So they laid hands on her: and when she was come to the entering of the horse-gate by the king's house, they slew her there. And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword. 2 Chron. xxv, 27, 28. Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah. 2 Chron. xxxiii, 24. And his serslew him [Amon] in his own house. vants conspired against him, and EXTIRPATION OF ROYAL FAMILIES. 1 Kings xvi, 11. And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as, soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 2 Kings x, 6-11, 14, 17. Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. (Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.) And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy remained of the house of Al Jezreel, and all his great and his kinsfolks, and his p until he left him none rem. And he said, Take them And they took them aliv slew them at the pit of the ing-house, even two and men; neither left he any of And when he came to S he slew all that remaine Ahab in Samaria, till he b troyed him, according to t ing of the LORD, which be to Elijah persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They liave brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning. And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him; but who slew all these? Know now, that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the 2 Kings xi, 1. And LORD spake concerning the house Athaliah, the mother of A of Ahab: for the LORD hath done saw that her son was de that which he spake by his ser- arose and destroyed all t vant Elijah. So Jehu slew all that | royal 876 BIRTH, see under FAMILY.) PHYSICAL FRAME, see under BODY.) (APPETITES AND ORGANS, MAN. there is bdellium and the onyx-ness; yea, and nothing shall Rev. 11, 7. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat under BODY,Pages 88 and 94.) Assyria. And the fourth river is of the tree of life, which is in the RAILTY AND MORTALITY, see under DISEASE AND DEATH.) I. MAN--SPIRITUAL HIS FIRST STATE. Gen. 1, 27. So God created man bonen image, in the image of d created he him. . . Gen. v, 1. . . . . In the day that created man, in the likeness God made he him. Gen. ix, 6. Whoso sheddeth a's blood, by man shall his od be shed: for in the image of ad made he man. Fr. vill, 6. For thou hast made a little lower than the angels, hast crowned him with glory d honour. Excles. vil, 29. Lo, this only Live I found, that God hath made an apright; but they have sought many inventions.. lill, 10. And have put on the w man, which is renewed in nowledge after the image of him at created him. James ili, 9. Therefore bless we , even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are Eade after the similitude of God. HIS FIRST ABODE. han whom he had formed. And four heads. The name of the rst Pison: that is it which mpasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good: took the man, and put him into Gen. xiii, 10." And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Isa. li, 3. For the LORD shall Ezek. xxviii, 13. Thou hast thou thus like in glory and in midst of the paradise of God. THE FALL. Gen. iii, 1-6, 8-14, 22-24. Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened; and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called. unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy I hid myself. And he said, Who afraid, because I was naked: and voice in the garden, and I was Hast thou told thee that thou wast naked? eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou the LORD God said unto the gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And woman, What is this that thou Joel ii, 3. A fire devoureth hast done? And the woman said, before them, and behind them a The serpent beguiled me, and I flame burneth: the land is as the did eat. And the LORD God said garden of Eden before them, and unto the serpent, because thou behind them a desolate wilder-hast done this, thou art. cursed saith the LORD God. |