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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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5 And they found Adonibezek in Bezek, & they fought against him and slew the Canaanites and Pherezites. 6 And Adonibezek fled, and they followed after him & caught him and cut of the thumbs of his hands and of his feet. 7 And Adonibezek said: 70 kings having the thumbs of their hands and feet cut of, gathered their meat under my table: As I have done, so God hath done to me again: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died, &c.
5 And they founde Adonibezek in Bezek, & they fought agaynste him and slewe the Chananites and Pherezites. 6 And Adonibezek fled, and they followed after him & caught him and cut of the thombes of his handes and of his feete. 7 And Adonibezek sayd: 70 kynges hauing the thombes of theyr handes and feete cut of, gathered their meat vnder my table: As I haue done, so God hath done to me agayne: and they brought hym to Ierusalem, and there he died, &c.
After mention made of the victory it is here more expressed by parts, for the place of the battle is expressed namely Bezek: 1but where this Bezek should lye it is not very certain. For there was a certain Bezek which was a city belonging to the tribe of Manasseh which was situate 17. mile from Shechem as ye go to Bethsan. 2And Jerome testifieth that in his time there were two Townes which were called by this name. And it is not very likely that Judah and Simeon would pass with their host to the tribe of Manasseh, when their purpose was only to rid the Canaanites out of their own lots. Unless peradventure, that king which was called Adonibezek although his kingdom were in the tribe of Manasseh claimed and usurped by violent tyranny many places in the inheritance ⟨image 18⟩of Judah and Simeon. This king had prepared an host to go against Judah and Simeon, and to let them from recovering of their own. Which thing being known, Judah and Simeon made toward him, that he should not enter into their borders. Wherefore it chanced that they fought with him not far from his kingly city Bezek, or else it is to be thought that this Bezek was a certain city either in the tribe of Judah or else of Simeon, whereof is no mention made in any other place.