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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 

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