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¶ And Iehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, euen the money of euery one that passeth the account, the money that euery man is set at, and all the money that commeth into any mans heart, to bring into the house of the LORD,

1611 marginal noteOr, holy things. Heb. holinesses.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the money of the soules of his estimation.

1611 marginal noteHeb. ascendeth vpon the heart of a man.

Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel, neither was the number put in the account of the Chronicles of King Dauid.

1611 marginal noteHeb. ascended.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 21.7. 2.sam. 24.5. &c.

Moreouer, Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to warre by bands, according to the number of their account, by the hand of Ieiel the Scribe, and Maasiah the ruler, vnder the hand of Hananiah, one of the kings captaines.

Why doest thou striue against him? for he giueth not account of any of his matters.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hee answereth not.

LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the sonne of man, that thou makest account of him?

1611 marginal noteIob 7.17. psal.8.5. heb.2.6.

Behold, this haue I found (saith the Preacher) counting one by one to finde out the account:

1611 marginal noteOr, weighing one thing after another to finde out the reason.

But I say vnto you, That euery idle word that men shall speake, they shall giue accompt thereof in the day of Iudgement.

¶ Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine king, which would take accompt of his seruants.

And hee called him, and said vnto him, How is it that I heare this of thee? Giue an accompt of thy stewardship: for thou mayest bee no longer Steward.

For we are in danger to be called in question for this dayes vprore, there being no cause whereby we may giue an accompt of this concourse.