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and those who follow him�察�correct rather than interpret the Scriptures。
��6�� The same fault is committed by those who assert�察�that Scripture�察�by
this general calculation of years�察�only intended to mark the period of the
regular administration of the Hebrew state�察 �leaving out the years of
anarchy and subjection as periods of misfortune and interregnum。 ��7��
Scripture certainly passes over in silence periods of anarchy�察�but does not�察�
as they dream�察 �refuse to reckon them or wipe them out of the country's
annals。 ��8�� It is clear that Ezra�察�in 1 Kings vi。�察�wished to reckon absolutely
all the years since the flight from Egypt。 ��9�� This is so plain�察�that no one
versed in the Scriptures can doubt it。 ��10�� For�察�without going back to the
precise words of the text�察�we may see that the genealogy of David given at
the end of the book of Ruth�察�and I Chron。 ii。�察�scarcely accounts for so great
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a number of years。 ��11�� For Nahshon�察�who was prince of the tribe of Judah
��Numb。 vii��11���察�two years after the Exodus�察�died in the desert�察�and his son
Salmon passed the Jordan with Joshua。 ��12�� Now this Salmon�察�according
to the genealogy�察 �was David's great´grandfather。 ��13�� Deducting�察 �then�察�
from the total of 480 years�察 �four years for Solomon's reign�察 �seventy for
David's life�察�and forty for the time passed in the desert�察�we find that David
was born 366 years after the passage of the Jordan。 ��14�� Hence we must
believe that David's father�察 �grandfather�察 �great´grandfather�察 �and great´
great´grandfather begat children when they were ninety years old。
Endnote 16。 ��1�� ;Samson was judge for twenty years。; ��2�� Samson was
born after the Hebrews had fallen under the dominion of the Philistines。
Endnote 17。 ��1�� Otherwise�察�they rather correct than explain Scripture。
Endnote 18。 ��1�� ;Kirjath´jearim。; Kirjath´jearim is also called Baale of
Judah。 ��2�� Hence Kimchi and others think that the words Baale Judah�察�
which I have translated ;the people of Judah�察─�are the name of a town。 ��3��
But this is not so�察 �for the word Baale is in the plural。 ��4�� Moreover�察�
comparing this text in Samuel with I Chron。 Xiii��5�察�we find that David did
not rise up and go forth out of Baale�察�but that he went thither。 ��5�� If the
author of the book of Samuel had meant to name the place whence David
took the ark�察�he would�察�if he spoke Hebrew correctly�察�have said�察 �David
rose up�察�and set forth from Baale Judah�察�and took the ark from thence。;
CHAPTER X。
Endnote 19。 ��1�� ;After the restoration of the Temple by Judas
Maccaboeus。; ��2�� This conjecture�察 �if such it be�察 �is founded on the
genealogy of King Jeconiah�察�given in 1 Chron。 iii。�察�which finishes at the
sons of Elioenai�察 �the thirteenth in direct descent from him�此 �whereon we
must observe that Jeconiah�察�before his captivity�察�had no children�察�but it is
probable that he had two while he was in prison�察 �if we may draw any
inference from the names he gave them。 ��3�� As to his grandchildren�察�it is
evident that they were born after his deliverance�察 �if the names be any
guide�察�for his grandson�察�Pedaiah ��a name meaning God hath delivered me���察�
who�察�according to this chapter�察�was the father of Zerubbabel�察�was born in
the thirty´seventh or thirty´eighth year of Jeconiah's life�察�that is thirty´three
years before the restoration of liberty to the Jews by Cyrus。 ��4�� Therefore
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Zerubbabel�察�to whom Cyrus gave the principality of Judaea�察�was thirteen
or fourteen years old。 ��5�� But we need not carry the inquiry so far�此�we need
only read attentively the chapter of 1 Chron。�察�already quoted�察�where ��v。 17�察�
sqq。�� mention is made of all the posterity of Jeconiah�察�and compare it with
the Septuagint version to see clearly that these books were not published�察�
till after Maccabaeus had restored the Temple�察 �the sceptre no longer
belonging to the house of Jeconiah。
Endnote 20。 ��1�� ;Zedekiah should be taken to Babylon。; ��2�� No one
could then have suspected that the prophecy of Ezekiel contradicted that
of Jeremiah�察�but the suspicion occurs to everyone who reads the narrative
of Josephus。 ��3�� The event proved that both prophets were in the right。
Endnote 21。 ��1�� ;And who wrote Nehemiah。; ��2�� That the greater part
of the book of Nehemiah was taken from the work composed by the
prophet Nehemiah himself�察�follows from the testimony of its author。 ��See
chap。 i。��。 ��3�� But it is obvious that the whole of the passage contained
between chap。 viii。 and chap。 xii。 verse 26�察 �together with the two last
verses of chap。 xii。�察�which form a sort of parenthesis to Nehemiah's words�察�
were added by the historian himself�察�who outlived Nehemiah。
Endnote 22。 ��1�� ;I suppose no one thinks; that Ezra was the uncle of
the first high priest �察�named Joshua ��see Ezra vii。�察�and 1 Chron。 vi��14���察�and
went to Jerusalem from Babylon with Zerubbabel ��see Nehemiah xii��1��。 ��2��
But it appears that when he saw�察�that the Jews were in a state of anarchy�察�
he returned to Babylon�察 �as also did others ��Nehem。 i��2���察 �and remained
there till the reign of Artaxerxes�察�when his requests were granted and he
went a second tim to Jerusalem。 ��3�� Nehemiah also went to Jerusalem with
Zerubbabel in the time of Cyrus ��Ezra ii��2 and 63�察�cf。 x��9�察�and Nehemiah
x��1��。 ��4�� The version given of the Hebrew word�察�translated ;ambassador�察─�
is not supported by any authority�察�while it is certain that fresh names were
given to those Jews who frequented the court。 ��5�� Thus Daniel was named
Balteshazzar�察�and Zerubbabel Sheshbazzar ��Dan。 i��7��。 ��6�� Nehemiah was
called Atirsata�察 �while in virtue of his office he was styled governor�察 �or
president。 ��Nehem。 v。 24�察�xii��26。��
Endnote 23。 ��1�� ;Before the time of the Maccabees there was no canon
of sacred books。; ��2�� The synagogue styled ;the great; did not begin
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before the subjugation of Asia by the Macedonians。 ��3�� The contention of
Maimonides�察�Rabbi Abraham�察�Ben´David�察�and others�察�that the presidents
of this synagogue were Ezra�察�Daniel�察�Nehemiah�察�Haggai�察�Zechariah�察�&c。�察�
is a pure fiction�察�resting only on rabbinical tradition。 ��4�� Indeed they assert
that the dominion of the Persians only lasted thirty´four years�察�and this is
their chief reason for maintaining that the decrees of the ;great
synagogue�察─ �or synod ��rejected by the Sadducees�察 �but accepted by the
Pharisees�� were ratified by the prophets�察�who received them from former
prophets�察�and so in direct succession from Moses�察�who received them from
God Himself。 ��5�� Such is the doctrine which the Pharisees maintain with
their wonted obstinacy。 ��6�� Enlightened persons�察�however�察�who know the
reasons for the convoking of councils�察�or synods�察�and are no strangers to
the differences between Pharisees and Sadducees�察 �can easily divine the
causes which led to the assembling of this great synagogue。 ��7�� It is very
certain that no prophet was there present�察 �and that the decrees of the
Pharisees�察�which they style their traditions�察�derive all their authority from
it。
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