alive, and let thy widows trust in me. Zeck. vii, 10. And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. a strange nation he shall have no divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. 1 Tim. v, 8. But if any provide shall he not diminish. And if he put away his wife, and she go not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. MARRIAGES REPEATED. Gen. XXV, 1. Then again Abraham took a wife, and her nam was Keturah. 1 Sam. xxv, 39, 40. And when David heard that Nabal was dead, .... David sent and communed with Abigail to take her to him to wife. And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. do not these three unto her, Deut. xxi, 14. And it shall be, if Deut. xxiv, 1-5. When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her; then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of 2 Sam. xi, 27. And when the his house. And when she is mourning was past, David sent departed out of his house she may and fetched her [Bath-sheba] to go and be another man's wife. his house, and she became his And if the latter husband hate wife, and bare him a son. But the her, and write her a bill of dithing that David had done dis-vorcement, and giveth it in her pleased the LORD. the son of Hezron begat children 1 Chron. ii, 18-21. And Caleb of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old, and she bare him Segub. haud, and sendeth her out of his which took her to be his wife; Her house; or if the latter husband die, former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wifo, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business; but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. Ezek. xliv, 22. Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor said, Whosoever shall put away Matth. v, 31, 32. It hath been her that is put away: but they his wife, let him give her a writshall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widowing of divorcement: But I say that had a priest before. unto you, That whosoever shall cause of fornication, causeth her put away his wife, saving for the to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. 1 Cor. vii, 40. But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. 1 Tim. v, 11. But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry. Matth. xix, 9, 10. And I say unto his wife, except it be for fornicayou, Whosoever shall put away tion, and shall marry another, committeth adultery; and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. Jer. iii, 1, 8. They say, If a man from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherwent and played the harlot also. ous sister Judah feared not, but INSTANCES. Ezra x, 2-4, 10-12, 14--17. And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to the counsel of my lord, and of put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of fession unto the LORD God of our Israel. Now therefore make confathers, and do his pleasure; and strange wives. separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the congregation answered and said Then all the with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. Let now stand, and let all them which our rulers of all the congregation have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every the fierce wrath of our God for city, and the judges thereof, until Only Jonathan the son of Asahel, this matter be turned from us. and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah, and Meshullam and Shabbethai were employed about this matter; the Levite helped them. And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month. Esther 1, 19. If it please the king, let there go a royal command put away from her husband, com- I married I command, yet not I, but mitteth adultery. OTHER KINDS OF the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. But to the rest speak I, ment from him, and let it be writ-swered and said to Laban, Be-not the Lord; If any brother hath ten among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. DIVORCE CONDEMNED. Mal. ii, 13, 14, 16. And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts; therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. Matth. xix, 6-8. Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder; They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? He saith unto them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. Mark x, 2--5, 9--12. And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept: What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. Luke xvi, 18. Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is cause I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. Judges xiv, 20. But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. Judges xv, 1, 2. But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber: but her father would not suffer him to go in. And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 1 Sam. xxv, 44. But Saul had Michal his daughter, given David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim. 2 Sam. iii, 13-16. And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face. And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even Phaltiel the son of Laish. And her husband went with her along weeping behing her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. from Jer. ii, 20. Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD. Hosea ii, 7. And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now. John iv, 16-18. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 1 Cor. vii, 10-16. And unto the a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? VIOLATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL LAW OF MARRIAGE. POLYGAMY. Gen. iv, 19. And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. Gen. xvi, 1-3. Now Sarai Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar." And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. Gen. xxvi, 34. And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. Gen. xxviii, 8, 9. And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. Gen. xxix, 27-30. Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also, for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. Gen. xxx, 3, 4, 9, 26. And she sald, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. And she gave hin Billah her handmaid to wife; and Jacob went in unto her. When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. Gen. xxxvi, 2, 3. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan, Adah the daughter of Elon the Iittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. Deut. xvii, 17. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. Deut. xxi, 15, 16. If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be her's that was hated; Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he son of the beloved first-born behath, that he may not make the fore the son of the hated, which is indeed the first-born. Judges viii, 30. And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. 1 Sam. 1, 2. And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 1 Sam. xxv 42,43. And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of her's that went after her, and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives. 1 Sam. xxvii, 3. And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 1 Sam. xxx, 5. And David's two wives were taken captives, Ali noam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, I did bear to Nahor, Abraham's the wife of Nabal, the Carmelite. brother. And his concubine, who name was Reumab, she bare 2 Sam. ii, 2. So David went up 2 Sam. iii, 2-5. And unto David to David in Hebron. 1 Chron. viii, 8. And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 2 Chron. xi, 18--20, 23. And Re- and Shelomith. And he 2 Chron. xiii, 21. But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 2 Chron. xxi, 12, 14. And there the prophet, saying..... Behold, 2 Chron. xxiv, 2, 3. And Joash Ezek. xxiii, 4. And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister; and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. Gen. xxv, 6. But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, (while he yet lived,) eastward, unto the east country. cubine that was in Shechem, she Judges viil, 31. And his conalso bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. And to pass in those days, when there Judges xix, 1-3, 10. And it came was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months. And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and tó bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses; and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, (which is Jerusalem, (and there were with him two asses saddled; his concubine also was with him. Judges xx, 3-6. (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the dren of Israel, Tell us, how was children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the chilthis wickedness? And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I to Benjamin, I and my concubine, came into Gibeah that belongeth to lodge: And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me; and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead. And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel. Mal. ii, 15. And did not he make one? Yet had he the resi-pass, while there was war between 2 Sam. iii, 6, 7. And it came to due of the Spirit. And wherefore the house of Saul and the house one? That he might seek a goodly of David, that Abner made himseed. Therefore take heed to self strong for the house of Saul. your spirit, and let none deal And Saul had a concubine, whose treacherously against the wife of name was Rizpah, the daughter his youth. of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abuer, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? CONCUBINES OR 436 2 Sam. XV, 16. And the king after him. And the king left ten went forth, and all his housebold women, which were concubines, I shall approach to any that is near | father. to keep the house. 2 Sam. xvi, 21. And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. And they made their father drink wine that night.. Gen. xx, 12. And yet indeed she. is my sister: she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. of kin to him, to uncover their 2 Sam. xix, 5. And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thyness of thy son's daughter, or of daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines. 2 Sam. xx, 3. And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them: so they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. 1 Kings xi, 3. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart, 1 Chron. i, 32. Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. 1 Chron. ii, 46-48. And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran' begat Gazez. And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. The sons of 1 Chron. vii. 14. Manassch; Ashriel, whom she bare; but his Aramitess bare Machir, the father of Gilead. concubine the 2 Chron. xi, 21. And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.) Cant. vi, 8, 9. There are threescore queens, and fourscore conwithout cubines, and virgins number. My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. thy daughter's daughter, even Cover and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. 1 Chron. ii, 3, 4. The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he slew him. And Tamar his daughterhim Pharez in-law bare Zerah. were five. and All the sons of Judah Ezek. xxii, 11. And one hath committed abomination with his not approach to his wife: she is neighbour's wife; and another thou shalt not uncover her naked- it is thy brother's nakedness. Deut. xxii, 30. A man shall not INSTANCES. Gen. xix, 30-33. And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. And unto the the first - born said younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, Lev. xviii, 6-19. None of you that we may preserve seed of our VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW INCEST. 437 1 Gor. v, 1. It is reported com monly that there is fornication one PUNISHMENT. should Gen. xlix, 4. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. Lev. xx, 11-14, 20-22. And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon If a man also lie with them. mankind as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. sons are dead: for Amnon only is | quarrel against him, and would ADULTERY A HEINOUS SIN. Gen. xx, 9-11. Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended Deut. xxvii, 20 23. Cursed be he thee, that thou hast brought on that lieth with his father's wife; me and on my kingdom a great because he uncovereth his father's sin? thou hast done deeds unto skirt; and all the people shall say, me that ought not to be done. Amen. Cursed be he that lieth And Abimelech said unto Abrawith any manner of beast; and all ham, What sawest thou, that thou the people shall say, Amen. Curs-hast done this thing? And Abraed be he that lieth with his sister, ham said, Because I thought, the daughter of his father, or the Surely the fear of God is not in daughter of his mother: and all this place; and they will slay me the people shall say, Amen. Curs- for my wife's sake. ed be he that lieth with his mo Gen. xxvi, 10. And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. Lev. xviii, 20. Moreover, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. Deut. v, 18. Neither shalt thou commit adultery. 2 Sam. xii, 13, 14. And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. John vill, 10, 11. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Jer. xi, 15. What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. Jer. xiii, 27. I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the thine abominations on the hills in lewdness of thy whoredom, and the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jer usalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once bet Ezek. xvi, 30-32. How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman; In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an barlot, in that thou scornest hire; But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband! 2 Sam. xiii, 15-22, 32, 33. Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her; and Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken Then he called his unto her. servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. And she had a garment of Ezek. xxiii, 5, 43-48. And Aholah divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughplayed the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, ters that were virgins apparelled. on the Assyrians her neighbours. Then his servant brought her out, Job xxxi, 9-12. If mine heart Then said i unto her that was old and bolted the door after her. have been deceived by a woman, in adulteries, Will they now comAnd Tamar put ashes on her or if I have laid wait at my neigh-mit whoredoms with her, and she head, and rent her garment of bour's door; Then let my wife with them? Yet they went in undivers colours that was on her, grind unto another, and let others to her, as they go in unto a woman and laid her hand on her head, bow down upon her. For this is that playeth the harlot: so went and went on crying. And Absa-an heinous crime; yea, it is an inl- they in unto Aholah and unto lom her brother said unto her, quity to be punished by the Aholibah, the lewd women. And Hath Amnon thy brother been judges. For it is a fire that the righteous men, they shall with thee? but hold now thy consumeth to destruction, and judge them after the manner of peace, my sister: he is thy bro- would root out all mine increase.adulteresses, and after the manther; regard not this thing. So Prov. vi, 26-29. For by means ner of women that shed blood; beTamar remained desolate in her of a whorish woman a man is cause they are adulteresses, and brother Absalom's house. But brought to a piece of bread; and blood is in their hands. For thus when king David heard of all the adulteress will hunt for the saith the Lord GOD, I will bring these things, he was very wroth. precious life. Can a man take up a company upon them, and And Absalom spake unto his bro-fire in his bosom, and his clothes will give them to be removed and ther Amnon neither good nor spoiled. And the company shall bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, stone them with stones, and desbecause he had forced his sister Tamar. And Jonadab the son of patch them with their swords; Shimeah, David's brother, antheir daughters, and burn up their they shall slay their sons and swered and said, Let not my lord houses with fire. Thus will I suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this taught not to do after your lewdhath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. Now therefore let not my Jord the king take the thing to his irt, to think that all the king's not be burnt? Can one go upon cent. Matth. v, 27. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery. Mark vi, 18, 19. For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore Herodias had a ness. Hosea ii, 1, 2. Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. Plead with your mother, plead; for she is not my |