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And the land had rest forty yeres: and Othniel the sonne of Kenaz died.

They chose new gods; then was warre in the gates: was there a shield or speare seene among fourtie thousand in Israel?

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that loue him, be as the Sunne when he goeth foorth in his might. And the land had rest fourtie yeeres.

¶ Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel; so that they lifted vp their heads no more: and the countrey was in quietnesse fourtie yeeres, in the dayes of Gideon.

Then said they vnto him, Say now, Shibboleth: and he said, Sibboleth: for hee could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they tooke him, and slewe him at the passages of Iordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites, fourtie & two thousand.

And he had fourty sonnes, and thirtie nephewes, that rode on threescore and ten asse-colts: and he iudged Israel eight yeeres,

1611 marginal noteHeb. sonnes sonnes.

¶ And the children of Israel did euill againe in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD deliuered them into the hand of the Philistines forty yeeres.

1611 marginal noteHebr. added to commit, &c.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.11. and 3.7. and 4.1. and 6.1. and 10.6.