() The thirty-feventh of Joash of Judah is the year in which Joah of Ifrael began to reign with his father; with whom he is
ninth year complete, when Joah of Ifrael reigned alone.
fuppofed to reign two years. But thofe two years are not taken into the account, which must be reckoned from the fortieth, or thirty-

(u) Or Joab. He reigned two years with his father, in all fixteen years.

(x) Those two years he reigned with his father; and therefore they are not taken in.

(y) Fourteen years complete.

(b) Amaziab reigned twenty-nine years, namely, fourteen years before Jeroboam II. began to reign, and fifteen years after he began to reign. How then could his fon Azariah, or Uzziah, fucceed him in the twenty-feventh year of Jeroboam II, when Jeroboam had reigned but fifteen years when Amaziah died? Anf. If Azariah was fixteen, in the twenty-feventh of Jeroboam (2 Kings xv. 2.) then he was born in the eleventh year of Jeroboam, and fo was but a minor of four years old in the fifteenth of Jeroboam, when his father Amaziah died. It may therefore be fuppofed, that he was not inaugurated, or crowned king, till twelve years after, when he was fixteen years of age, in the twenty-feventh of Jeroboam: the government, in the mean while, being in the hands of a regency. But to preferve the truth of the Chronology, the twelve years of his minority are included in the fifty-two years which he is faid to have reigned; which twelve years are to be deducted out of the twenty-feven of Jeroboam's reign; and fo he will be confidered as king exceeding well, the people were in no hafte to have him crowned. fucceeding his father in the fifteenth year of Jeroboam. Thus all will ftand right. As the regency governed and tutored the young

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2 Kin. xv. 33, 32. Micah i. I.]

2 Kin. xvi. 2, I.

(c) Thirty-feven complete.

(d) About this time Jonah, advanced in years, might prophefy against Nineveh, in the reign of Pul, who foon after invaded the land of Ifrael, 2 Kings xv. 19; but it doth not appear, that he had any defign to conquer it.

(e) About this time Ifaiah began to prophefy, Ifai. i. I. and, it is fuppofed, continued to the latter end of Hezekiah's reign. (F) This number is found by fubtracting 52, the years of Azariah or Uzziah's reign, from 810, which is the year before Chrift when he began to reign.

(g) Sixteen complete.

(b) Twenty-eight complete.

(i) Five complete.

(*) King Hofbeab and his people, the ten tribes, were now carried into Affyria by Shalmanefer, king of Affyria, who dwelt at Nineveh.

(1) In this year Jeremiah began, and continued till the eleventh year of Zedekiah, Jer. i. 2, 3. Habakkuk and Zephaniah were probably cotemporaries with Jeremiah. See Dr PRIDEAUX's Connect. at the year before A. D. 609.

lished.

III. Captivity of JUDAH, and of the remains of Ifrael.

587 Obadiah prophefied against the Edomites, who cruelly affifted in the deftruction of Jerufalem. 569 Nebuchadnezzar diftracted for 7 years together. Dan. iv. 555 Daniel had his vifion of the 4 empires. Dan. vii.

(m) Or Shallum.

(n) Or Eliakim, 2 Chron. xxxvi. 4.

(0) Hence began the feventy years captivity, foretold by Jeremiah, chap. xxv. 1, 12. xxix. 10. Dan. ix. 2. (p) Otherwife called Coniah, and Jeconiah. Jer. xxii. 24, &c. Efth. ii. 6.

538 He interpreted the hand-writing on the wall, Dan. v. 25. and was caft into the lion's den, Dan. vi. 536 Cyrus reftores the Jews, and puts an end to their 70 years captivity. Ezra i. I.

See the year before A. D. 606.

Zerubbabel was then governor, and Joshua high prieft. Ezra iii, 2; 8. Hag. i. 1. Zech. iii. 1. iv. 6. 534 Daniel's laft vifion. Dan. x. II, 12. 535 Jews begin to rebuild Jerufalem and the temple. The Samaritans obftruct them.

520 Haggai and Zechariah prophefy. Ezra v. 1. Hag. i. 1. Zach. i. 1.

515 The Temple rebuilt and dedicated. Ezra vi. 15, 16.

Ezra iii, i, &c. iv. 1.

462 Akafuerus, alias Artaxerxes, divorces Vashti, and afterwards marries Efther. Efth. i. 1, &c. See Dr. PRIDEAUX'S

Ezra vii.

453 Haman plots the deftruction of the Jews. Efth. iii. 11.

445 Nehemiah fent governor to Judea, and rebuilds the walls of Jerufalem. Neh. ii. 1, &c.

444 Ezra is fuppofed to publifh his edition of the Holy Scriptures.

433 Nehemiah goes from Jerufalem to the Perfian court. Neh. v. 14. xiii. 6.