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A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry…A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie…
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more clearly understand and make use of the worthy examples of the saints, recorded in divine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1615
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VERS. 8. Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and had set the city on fire. VERS. 9. Afterward also the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the mountain, and toward the South, and in the low country. VERS. 10. And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron, which Hebron before time was called Kiriath-Arbah: and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. VERS. 11. And from thence he went to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir in old time was Kiriath-Sepher.
VERS. 8. Now the children of Iudah had fought against Ierusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and had set the citie on fire. VERS. 9. Afterward also the children of Iudah went downe to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the mountaine, and toward the South, and in the low countrie. VERS. 10. And Iudah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron, which Hebron before time was called Kiriath-Arbah: and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. VERS. 11. And from thence hee went to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir in old time was Kiriath-Sepher.
These verses and the other that follow to the 17. verse, are repeated 1out of the book of Joshua, chiefly out of the 15. chapter, and are brought hither to this end, that we may understand that the Tribe of Judah possessed Jerusalem, while Joshua was yet alive, and therefore they might the easilier and better bring Adonibezek thither prisoner. And the things that are here repeated out of Joshua, are partly these, in the four verses which I have now read, namely, the taking of Jerusalem, Hebron and Debir, and their fighting against the Canaanites that dwelt in the mountains; and partly those things following afterward to the 16. verse, as shall be showed when I come unto them. And that they are here repeated, is manifest hereby, for that it is declared in that Chapter of Joshua, that the King of Jerusalem was then taken, and was brought into the hands of the people of God, and that the children of Judah dwelt there with the Jebusites. In the 17. verse, the holy story returneth to set down what Judah and Simeon did further at this time, as he began to declare before from verse 4. to the 8. That which concerneth Hebron and Debir shall be set down in their place.