be

And Cush begate Nimrod: hee began to be mightie vpon the earth.

1611 marginal noteGen. 10.8.

And Iabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest blesse mee indeede, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might bee with me, and that thou wouldest keepe mee from euill, that it may not grieue me. And God granted him that which he requested.

1611 marginal noteHeb. If thou wilt, &c.

1611 marginal noteHeb. doe me.

¶ Now the sonnes of Reuben the first borne of Israel, (for hee was the first borne, but, forasmuch as he defiled his fathers bed, his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel: and the genealogie is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

1611 marginal noteGen. 35.22. and 49.4.

And these be the names of the sonnes of Gershom: Libni, & Shimei.

All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates, were two hundred and twelue. These were reckoned by their genealogie in their villages: whom Dauid and Samuel the Seer, did ordeine in their set office.

1611 marginal noteHeb. founded.

1611 marginal noteOr, trust,

And moreouer in time past, euen when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said vnto thee, Thou shalt feede my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler ouer my people Israel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. both yesterday and the third day.

1611 marginal noteOr, rule.

And Dauid said, Whosoeuer smiteth the Iebusites first, shall be chiefe, and captaine. So Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah went first vp, and was chiefe.

1611 marginal noteHeb, head.

And Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayd vnto them: If yee bee come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you: but if yee be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands: the God of our fathers looke thereon, and rebuke it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. before them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. be one

1611 marginal noteOr, violence.

Then the spirit came vpon Amasai, who was chiefe of the captaines, and he sayd, Thine are we, Dauid, and on thy side, thou sonne of Iesse: Peace, peace be vnto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then Dauid receiued them, and made them captaines of the band.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the Sprit clothed Amasai.

And Dauid said vnto all the Congregation of Israel, If it seeme good vnto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let vs send abroad vnto our brethren euery where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the Priests and Leuites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselues vnto vs.

1611 marginal noteHebr. let vs breake foorth and send.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in the cities of their suburbs.