An Historical Account of the Life and Reign of David, King of Israel: Interspersed with Various Conjectures, Digressions and Disquisitions, in which ... Mr. Bayle's Criticisms Upon the Conduct and Character of that Prince, are Fully Considered, Volume 3J. Osborn, 1742 |
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... of honour and happiness ; his country flourishing , his armies fuccessful , and his enemies at his feet . But the heighths of fortune and felicity are VOL . III . B not not here the secureft and the steadiest stations : tempefts.
... of honour and happiness ; his country flourishing , his armies fuccessful , and his enemies at his feet . But the heighths of fortune and felicity are VOL . III . B not not here the secureft and the steadiest stations : tempefts.
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... enemies ; and indignities , perfonal to David , were to be vindicated ; decency and dignity more naturally referred them to the chastisement of others . Joab therefore , and all Ifrael with him , were fent into the field , and David ...
... enemies ; and indignities , perfonal to David , were to be vindicated ; decency and dignity more naturally referred them to the chastisement of others . Joab therefore , and all Ifrael with him , were fent into the field , and David ...
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... enemy fallied upon them , and repulfed them to a confider- able distance but were foon beaten back , and pursued to the gates of the city . That in the ardour of the purfuit , fome of the Ifraelite forces , approaching too near the ...
... enemy fallied upon them , and repulfed them to a confider- able distance but were foon beaten back , and pursued to the gates of the city . That in the ardour of the purfuit , fome of the Ifraelite forces , approaching too near the ...
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... enemies arrows from the wall , with the example of Abimelech's fate , who fell , as Pyrrhus did , ( and , what is pretty extra- ordinary , in a city of the fame name ) by a like inftance of rafhness 2 Sam . xi . 19 , 20 , 21. And ...
... enemies arrows from the wall , with the example of Abimelech's fate , who fell , as Pyrrhus did , ( and , what is pretty extra- ordinary , in a city of the fame name ) by a like inftance of rafhness 2 Sam . xi . 19 , 20 , 21. And ...
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... enemies of the Lord to blafpheme , the child alfo * , that is born unto thee , shall surely die . THERE is fomething unspeakably gra- cious in this fudden fentence of pardon pro- nounced by the prophet , in the instant of David's ...
... enemies of the Lord to blafpheme , the child alfo * , that is born unto thee , shall surely die . THERE is fomething unspeakably gra- cious in this fudden fentence of pardon pro- nounced by the prophet , in the instant of David's ...
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Abfalom Abiathar Abishai Achitophel Adonijah affurance againſt Ahimaaz alfo alſo Ammonites Amnon anſwer antient apprehend Araunah Bathsheba becauſe befides beſt book of Samuel cafe cauſe character Chron command confequence confidered courſe David death defire deſtroy diftemper diſpatch diſtreſs divine eafily enemies evil facred faid fame father favour fays the text feems fent fervants fervice fhall fignal filver firſt flain fome friendſhip fuch fuffer fufficiently fuppofe fure fword Gibeon greateſt guilt hath himſelf hiſtory houfe houſe Ifrael inftance Jerufalem Joab Joab's juſtice king king's laſt leaſt Lord meaſures Mephibofheth mercy moft moſt muſt obferve occafion paffage paffed paffion Pelethites perfon Pfalm poffible prefent prieſts princes puniſh purpoſe purſue raiſed reaſon rebellion Saul ſee ſhall ſhe ſhould Solomon ſome ſon ſpirit thee themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand treaſures tribe underſtand unto Uriah Uriah the Hittite whofe wife Zadok