man, he uttereth his mischievous | them; and they break their bones, desire: So they wrap it up. TYRANNY. 1 Kings xii, 12-14. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me ag in the third day. And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke; my father also chastise you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 2 Kings viii, 12,13. And Hazael sald, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. The LORD hath showed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. 2 Kings xxi, 16. Moreover, Mnasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. 2 Chron. xxi, 4. Now, when Jehoram was risen up to the king dom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel. Neh. v, 4. There were also that said. We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. Dan. vii, 23. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. Hos. v, 10, 11. The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandinent. Micah iil, 1-3. And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judg ment? Who hate the good and love the evil, who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. Zeph. ill, 8. Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. IDOLATRY. 1 Kings xxii, 53 For he [Ahaziah] served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done. 2 Kings xxi, 20-22. And he Amon] did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did. And he walked in all the ways that his father walked in and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD. 2 Chron. xxviii, 2. For he [Ahaz] walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. Isa. ix, 16. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are de stroyed. Isa. xix, 11, 13. Surely the princes of Zoan are tools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient become fools, the princes of Noph kings? The princes of Zoan aro are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. Dan. xi, 36. And the king shall do according to his will; and he himself above every god, and shall exalt himself, and magnify shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. SEVERE THREATENING 1 Sam. xii, 25. But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be con[Man-sumed, both ye and your king. 2 Chron.xxxiii 2. 22. But assen] did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. But he [Amon] did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them. kened not; and Manasseh seduced 2 Kings xxi, 9. But they hear them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel. made Judah and the inhabitants 2 Chron, xxxiii, 9. So Manasseh of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel. Ps. xii, 8. The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. Prov. xxviii, 15, 16, 28. As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. Eccles. iv, 13, 14. Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. 2 Kings iii, 14 And Elisha said. As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. Ps. lxxvi, 12. He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth. Ps. cxlix,6-9. Let the high praises two-edged sword in their hand, of God be in their mouth, and a To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings fetters of iron; To execute upon with chains, and their nobles with them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. Isa. x, 1-4. Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. Isa. xxiv. 21, 22. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shill punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. And they shall be gathered together as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. Isa. xxx, 33. For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared: he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. Jer. xxii, 6, 18, 24-27. For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah, Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. There fore thus saith the LORD concern ing Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ali sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the band of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another courtry, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not hand of the Chaldeans. return. Jer. xlix, 38. And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. Ezek. vii, 27. The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and accordto their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD THEIR PUNISHMENTS. 2 Kings ix, 14-16, 27. So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against kept Joram: (now Joram had Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria: But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria:) and Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel. So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; (for Joram lay there.) And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the gardenhouse: and Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam: and he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 2 Chron. xxii, 7-9. And the destruction of Aliaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for, when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judg ment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, brought him to Jehu; and when (for he was hid in Samaria,) and they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom. V. DUTIES OF RULERS. Israel said, the Rock of Israel 2 Sam. xxiii, 3. The God of spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 1 Kings xil, 7. And they spoke unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. Ps. ii, 10. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Ps. lxxii, 4, 12-14. He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath poor and needy, and shall save no helper. He shall spare the the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. Jer. xxi, 11. 12. And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD; O house of David, thus in the morning, and deliver him saith the LORD, Execute judgment that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. Jer. xxii, 1-5. Thus saith the the king of Judah, and speak there LORD, Go down to the house of And say, Hear the this word, word of the LORD, O king of sittest upon the Judah, that throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates; Thus saith the LORD, Execute ye judg ment and righteousness, and deJob xii, 19-22. He leadeth liver the spoiled out of the hand princes away spoiled, and over- of the oppressor: and do uo wrong, throweth the mighty. He removeth do no violence to the stranger, away the speech of the trusty, and the fatherless, nor the widow, taketh away the understanding neither shed innocent blood in the aged. He poureth contempt this place. For if ye do this thing upon princes, and weakeneth the indeed, then shall there enter in strength of the mighty. He dis- by the gates of this house kings covereth deep things out of dark-sitting upon the throne of David, ness, and bringeth out to light the riding in chariots and ou horses, shadow of death. be, and his servants, and his peoplé. But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation. Ezek. xxvii. 35. All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonish-of ed at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. Daniel vii, 26. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. Hosea x, 15. So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off. Amos ii, 3. And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, Ps. cvil, 40. He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. Lam. v, 12. Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured. Hosea x, 7. As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water. GOD'S CARE OVER KINGS. 1 Sam. x, 26. And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. 1 Kings il, 45. And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever. Ps. xxi, 1, 6, 7. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. For the king trusteth in the LORD; and, through the mercy of the most High, he shall not be moved. Prov. viii, 15, 16. By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. COMPACT. And he was king in Jeshurun, | sisteth the power, resisteth the when the heads of the people and ordinance of God; and they that the tribes of Israel were gathered resist shall receive to themselves together. damnation. For rulers are not a Joshua 1, 16-18. answered Joshua, saying, All that evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid And they terror to good works, but to the thou commandest us we will do. of the power? Do that which is and whithersoever thou sendest good, and thou shalt have praise us we will go. According as we hearkened of the same: For he is the minisunto Moses in all ter of God to thee for good. But things, so will we hearken unto if thou do that which is evil, be thee: only the LORD thy God be afraid; for he beareth not the with thee, as he was with Moses, sword in vain: for he is the minisWhosoever he be that doth rebel ter of God, a revenger to execute will not hearken unto thy words, Wherefore ye must needs be subagainst thy commandment, and wrath upon him that doeth evil. in all that thou commandest him,ject not only for wrath, but also he shall be put to death: only be for conscience sake. strong, and of a good courage. 1 Peter ii, 13-15. Submit yourfor the Lord's sake: whether it be selves to every ordinance of man to the king, as supreme; Or unto of evildoers, and for the praise of governors as unto them that are Me-them that do well. For so is the sent by him for the punishment ance of foolish men. ye may put to silence the ignorwill of God, that with well-doing 1 Kings ix, 15. And this is the 1 Sam. x, 25. Then Samnel told Solomon raised; for to build the reason of the levy which king the people the manner of the king-house of the LORD, and his own dom, and wrote it in a book, and house, and Millo, and the wall of laid it up before the Lonp. And Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Samuel sent all the people away, giddo, and Gezer. every man to his house. 2 Sam. v. 3. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel. 1 Chron. xi, 3. Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a Covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel. 2 Kings xi, 4. And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the brought them to him into the guard, and house of the LORD, and made a Covenant with thein, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son. 2 Chron. xxill, 1. And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adalah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. Solomon sat on the throne of the David, submitted themselves unto that hateth right govern? and the just is not good, nor to strike thou the LORD and the king, and both? Eccles. viii, 2, 3. I counsel thee to and that in regard of the oath of keep the king's commandment, his sight: stand not in an evil God. Be not hasty to go out of thing, for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. Eccles. x, 4. If the spirit of the stood by said, Revilest thou God's EXCEPTION IN MATTER OF John answered and said unto Acts v, 29. Then Peter and the than men. we ought to obey God rather other apostles answered and said, LOYAL RESPECT. LORD magnified Joshua in the said unto Sanl, Who am I? and family in Israel, that I should be 1 Sam. xviii, 18, 23. And David what is my life, or my father's Saul's servants spake these words son-in-law to the king? And in the ears of David. And David thing to be a king's son-in-law, sald, Seemeth it to you a light seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? found grace in thine eyes, let him Ziklag that day; wherefore Rom. xiii, 1-5. Let every soul be 369 them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. 2 Sam. ix, 5, 6. Then king David Bent, and fetched him out of the son of house of Machir, the Ammiel, from Lo-debar. Now, when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! 2 Sam. xviii, 3. But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city. 2 Sam. xxiv, 20. And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. 1 Kings 1, 16, 23, 31. And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. Ezek. xlvi, 12. Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt-offering, or peace-offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, as he did on the sabbath-day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate. Dan. v, 10. Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet-house; and the queen spake, and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed. Dan. vi, 6, 21. Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. Acts xxvl, 26. For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. PRAYER. year of Artaxerxes the king, that Ps. 1x1, 6, 7. Thou wilt prolongis, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the king's life; and his years as He shall the governor. But the former many generations. abide before God for ever: O pre- governors, that had been before me, were chargeable unto the pare mercy and truth which may people, and had taken of them preserve him. bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the tear of God. Ps. Ixxii, 1, 2. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. Ezra vi, 10. That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 1 Tim. il, 2. For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. TAXES. Gen. xlvil, 23-25. Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. And it shall come to pass, in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh; and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 2 Kings xv, 19, 20. And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria: so the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. Esther i, 18. Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. Esther x, 1. And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. Matth. xvil, 24-26. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute-money came to Peter, and saith, Doth not your He saith, Master pay tribute? Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, what thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? own children, or of of their strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Matth. xxii. 17-21. Tell us there fore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Cesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Cesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. Luke il, 1-3. And it came to pass in those days, that there went 2 Kings xxiii, 35. And Jehoia-out a decree from Cesar Augustus, kim gave the silver and the gold that all the world should be taxed. to Pharoah; but he taxed the land (And this taxing was first made to give the money, according to when Cyrenius was governor of the commandment of Pharoah: he Syria. And all went to be taxed, exacted the silver and the gold of every one into his own city. the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh. Ezra iv, 20. There have been which have ruled over all coun- Neh. v, 14, 15. Moreover, from Rom. xiii, 6,7. For, for this cause pay ye tribute also for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. TAX GATHERING. 1 Kings xii, 18. Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he of all the kings of Arabia, and of Luke v, 27, 28. And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed him. Luke xix, 2. And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. Isa. ii, 14, 15. The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. Isa. xxxiil, 18. Thine heart shall Where is the meditate terror. scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? Isa lx, 17. For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make tors righteousness. shall be for the prince on the one his possession in Israel: and my Ezek. xlvi, 16, 17. Thus saith Ezek. xlviii, 21, 22. And the re tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: And over the vineover the increase of the vineyards yards was Shimei the Ramathite: for the the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphniite: And over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and and over the herds that were in Job xil, 17. He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. Isa. 1, 26. And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, The faithful city. Isa. iii, 2, 3. The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. OFFICERS OF STATE. thy officers peace, and thine exac-sidue shall be for the prince, on 2 Sam. viii, 16, 17. And Joab, the one side and on the other of the son of Zeruiah, was over the Ezek. xlv, 9. Thus saith the the holy oblation, and of the pos-host; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Lord GOD, Let it suffice you, O session of the city, over against Ahilud, was recorder, And Zadok, princes of Israel: remove violence the five and twenty thousand of the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, and spoil, and execute judgment the oblation toward the east bor- the son of Abiathar, were the and justice, take away your exac-der, and westward over against priests; and Soraiah was the the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the tions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. scribe. Ezek. xlvi, 18. Moreover, the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppres-house shall be in the midst there-recorder; And Sheba was scribe; sion, to thrust them out of their possession: but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession; that my people be not scattered every man from his possession. ROYAL REVENUE AND 1 Sam. x, 27. But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents; but he held his peace. 1 Kings x, 14, 15. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold. Besides that he had of the merchant-men, and of the traffic of the spice-merchants, and of. Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. MANAGERS OF REVENUE. 2 Sam. xx, 24-26. And Adoram was over the tribute; and Jehoshaphat the son of Abilud was and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests; And Ira also the Jairite, was a chief ruler about David. 1 Chron. xxvii, 32, 33. Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons: And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion. 2 Chron. x, 5, 6. And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people? 1 Chron. xxvii, 25-31. And over 2 Kings xviii, 18. And when |