KINGS of Judah. Times of their Reigning with the Kings of Iſrael with Scriptures proving them. Years. KINGS of Iſrael. Times of their Reign, with the Kings of Judah, With Scriptures to prove, &c. Years 1 Rehoboam▪ 2 Chron. 12. 13. Reigned— 17 1 Jeroboam. Began with Rehoboam (King of Judah) and Ended the Second of Aſa, 1 Kings 15. 25. and Reigned (1 Kings 14. 20.)— 22 2 Abijam, or Abijah. •• gan the 18th Jeroboam, and Reigned to the 20th of • eroboam (K • of Iſrael) 2 Chron. 13.1. 1 King. 15. 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 , • . 2d.— 3 2 Nadab, Began the Second of Aſa (King of Judah) and Ended his 3d, 1 Kings 15. 25. 28 v. (Reigning Current, v. 25.— 2 3 Aſa. Began the 20th of Jeroboam, and ended about the 3d of Ahab, 1 Kings 15. 9. Chap. 16. 29. and Reigned (Chap. 15▪ 1 • )— 41 3 Baaſha, Began the 3d of Aſa, and ended the 26th thereof, 1 Kings 15. 28. 33, with Chap. 16. 8. (and Reigned, v. 5.)— 24 4 Jehoſaphat. Began the 4th of 〈◊〉 , and ended the 5th of Joram (Kings of Iſrael) 1 Kings 22. 41. 2 Kings 8. 16. and Reigned (1 Kings 22. 42.— 25 4 Elah, Began the ſaid 26 of Aſa, and Ended the 27th Ditto, 1 Kings 16. 8. v. 15. and Reigned (v. 8.)— 2 5 Jehoram. Began (Alone) the 5th. of Joram (King of Iſrael) and ended the 12th of the ſaid Joram, 2 Kings 8. 16. and v. 25. (and Reigned) v. 17.— 8 5 Zimri, Began the 27th Aſa, Reigning 7 days, 1 Kings 16. 15.— — 6 Ahaziah. Began the ſaid laſt Joram, and ended therewith, being Slain by Jehu, 2 Kings 8. 25. Chap. 9. 27. (and ſo Reigned)— 1 6 Omri, Began his firſt 6 (with Tibni) the ſaid 27th of Aſa, and his other 6 (alone) from the 31th of Aſa▪ Ending in his 38th, 1 Kings 16. 15. and 22. v. 23. v. 29. and Reigned in all (v. 23.)— 12   All theſe Kings Reigns hitherto Amount to— 95 7 Ahab, Began the ſaid 38 of Aſa, Ending the 17th of Jehoſaphat, 1 Kings 16. 29. Chap. 22.51. Reigning (Ch. 16. 29.) Current— 22   Here Note, Though 8 Years be Allowed to Jehoram above, as aforeſaid, yet 3 Years are theſe, ſhort of the Kings of Iſrael (by this Computation) but they being more by Three Kings than Judahs, and the Currences of years more manifeſt (and Imcompleat) as appears by Jeroboams 〈◊〉 , Nadabs 2 years, and others; thoſe 3 years may very well be taken up therein. And ſo I proceed to the next.   8 Ahaziah, Began the 17th of Jehoſhaphat, and Ended the 18th. 1 Kings 22.51. 2 Kings 3.1. and Reigned, 1 Kings 22. 51. (Current.)— 2 9 Joram, Began the 18th of Jehoſaphat, and Ended the 1ſt of Ahaziah, 2 Kings 3. 1. Chap. 9. 29, with Chap. 8. 25. and Reigned (2 Kings 3—1. 12   All theſe Kings hitherto amount to— 98 7 Athalia. Began with Jehu for the foremention'd Reaſon, and Reigned (Current.)— 7 10 Jehu, And ſo proceed to the next. Began with Athaliah, and Ended the 23d of Joaſh, 2 Kings 13. 1. Reigning (2 Kings 10. 36.)— 28 8 Joaſh Began the 7th. of Jehu, and Ended the 2d of Jehoaſh (K. of Iſrael) 2 Kings 12. 1. Chap. 14. 1. (and Reigned, 2 Kings 12.1. (40. years.) Current (and allowing 7 years to Athalia, I allow him but 39— 39 11 Jehoaz, Began that 23d of Joaſh, King of Judah, and Ended the 37th, (or 39th as ſome think) Ditto, 2 Kings 13. 1. and 10. v. Reigning, v. 1.— 17 KINGS of Judah. Times of their Reigning with the Kings of Iſrael. with Scriptures proving them. Years. KINGS of Iſrael. Times of their Reigning, with the Kings of Judah, With Scriptures proving them. Yeares. 9 Amaziah, Began the 2d of Jehoaſh, and Ended the 15th of Jeroboam (the 2d) for Jeroboam, began in his 15th, 2 Kings 14. 23. which is (v. 2.) 29 years, as he is ſaid to Reign, 2 Kings 14. 2. 29 12 Jehoaſh. Began that 37th, or 39th of Joaſh, and Ended the 15th of Amaziah (Kings of Judah) 2 Kings • 3. 10 Chap. 14. 23. Reigning (2 Kings 13. 1 • .) 15 10 Azariah, called alſo Ʋzziah.

Began the 4th of Jeroboam (aforeſaid) his 11 or 12 years with his Father (who dyed the 15th of Jeroboam, 2 Kings 14. 17. After he fled from Jeruſalem to Lachiſh, as I ſuppoſe) And ſo Began 〈◊〉 to Reign alone at his 15th, and Ended the Firſt of Pekah; For from the 15th of Jeroboam to Jeroboam's 41th, and thence to Pekak, is but 41 years, and ſo of the 52 years he is ſaid to Reign; 11 years is to be reckon'd to his Fathers 29. And ſo he Reigned ſolely (2 Kings 14. 23. with 15. 28.)

To clear this further, ſee my Poſtſcript about this Kings Reign, what is ſaid, too large to Inſert here.

41 13 Jeroboam. Began that 15th of Amaziah, Chap. 14. 23. and Ended the 38th of Azariah (reckoning the •• years he Reigned with his Father, otherwiſe it was but his 27th Alone) 2 Kings 15 8. and Reigned (2 Kin • 14. 23.) 41 14 Zachariah. Began that 38th of Azariah, and Reigned 2 King • 15. 3. 6 Months.   15 Shallum. Began the 39th of Azariah, Reigning 2 Kings 15. 13. 1 Month   16. Menahem Began the ſaid 39th and Ended the 50th of Azariah, 2 Kings 15. 17. and v. 22. and Reigned (v. 17.) 10 17 Pekahiah. Began the ſaid 50th of Ahaziah, and End ed his 52d, 2 Kings 15. 23. and 27. Reigning (v. 23.) 2 11 Jotham. Began the Beginning of the Second Pekah (King of Iſrael) and Ended his 17th, 2 Kings 15. 32. with 16. 1. and Reigned Alone (Ch. 15. 33.) 16 years. And from the ground here mention'd (and Pekah's Reign in Iſrael) it ſeems he Reigned about 4 Years with his Son Ahaz, and ſo called the 20th Jotham, which ſome conceive (it may be) becauſe of his 4 years before in his Fathers time, as Viceroy, 2 Kings 15. 5. for otherwiſe he Reigned about 16. But, I rather think about 4 more was with his Son aforeſaid, (which made his 16 Alone to be the 20th) who, being King with his Father, Began the 17th of Pehah, and ſo continued together to Pekah's 20; (when Ahaz Alone, and Hoſhea alſo as Tributary Began) which Harmonizes, as thus appears; Pekah began about the 1 year before Jotham, 2 Kings 15. 27 And Jotham's 19, with Ahaz's 16, and Hezekiah's 6, make 41. So Peka's 20, and Hoſhea 21, in all (who ſlew Pekah and Reigned in his ſtead (makes the ſame number 41. Now, ſince theſe 4 laſt years was Current, I allow but 3, and Ahaz 16 compleat (or 35 between 16 18 Pekah Began the 52d, Ditto; Ending the 20th of Jotham, and the 3d or 4th of Ahaz (2 Kings 16. 1.) then Reigning with his Father: which was his Firſt Alone (as appears by Hoſhea's Abſolute Reign of 9 years, Begun with the 12th of Ahaz, 2 Kings 17. 1.) and, whoſe 3d (of his 9th) Ended about his 15th compleat, for then Hezekiah Began, 2 King▪ 18. 1.) otherwiſe the 17th of Pekah, taking in his 20th, would not be 4, and his 12 to Hoſhea's Firſt, and 3 more, would not make 19. But taking Pekah's 20th to be Ahaz's Firſt Alone, and his 12 to the Firſt of Hoſhea's 9 and 3 Mo • to his 3d, makes 15 compleat. Pekah Reigning (Chap. 15. 27.) 20 3 19 Hoſhea Began the laſt Jotham (and Firſt of Ahaz Alone) as Tributary, (ſlaying then Pekah) and ſo continued to Ahaz's 12, and thence Began his 9 Years more Abſolute, (ſee 2 Kings 15. 30. with 17. • .) Now his 9 (laſt years) could not be from the 20th of Jotham, when he ſlew Pekah, and Reigned in his ſtead; for they Began in Ahaz's 12th, who muſt Then Begin Alone; Therefore, as ſaid from Jotham's 20th, and conſequently Hoshea, as Tributrary   KINGS of Judah Times of their Reign, with the Kings of Judah, With Scriptures to prove, &c. Years. KINGS of Iſrael. Times of their Peigning, with the Kings of Judah▪ With Scriptures proving them. Years.   them both) ſo ſet down in the Colume of Jotham 19.     butary with Ahaz, to his 12th, is 12 years; and from thence to the 6th of Hezekiah, is 9 more; in all 21.—Reigning— 21 12 Abaz. Began Alone the 20th of Pekah, and Ended the 3d of Hoſhea's Abſolute Reign (or 15th of his Whole▪ 2 Kings 16. 1. Chap. 17. 1. and Reigned Chap. 16.2. 16   Total is 253 7 Mon. 13 Hezekiah Began in Hoſhea's 3d Year, the latter end, and ſo his 9th (when the Kings of Iſrael ceaſed (by their Captivity) was— 6   All theſe Kings hitherto amount to— 252 But it may be Objected; I have allowed the whole 98 years of the Kings of Iſrael, to make up their Total 253, to Adjuſt with Judah's ſo many years, to the 6th of Hezekiah. Whereas, 3 of thoſe 98, I have granted to be taken off, to Adjuſt them with the firſt Diviſion of Judah's 95. And therefore here's 2 years ſhort, in the 2d. Diviſion; to make up the years of the Kings of Iſrael, to accord with Judah's 25 • aforeſaid. This I Acknowledge; and Anſwer in the General, firſt; That the greater Confuſions in the Kingdom of Iſrael (there being 4 Kings therein, in about One years ſpace, 2 Kings 15.8. • 8.) Calls for the years of Iſrael's Kings to Accommodate with Judah's; Rather than Judah's with Iſrael's; the Line alſo of the 390 being carried through the Kings of Judah, and not of Iſrael's (though I have made uſe of them, as a Collateral Proofe to the Times of ſome of the Kings of Judah, which are more diſputable,) and more Particularly; ſome have Allow'd Inter-Regnums among the Kings of Iſrael: I ſhall onely now Inſtance what I note my ſelf; Between Jehu and Jehoahaz (his Son.) If we Allow Athaliab 7 years, and then to Joaſh (ſucceeding her in Judah) his 23d Current, there's 29 years, when Jehoabaz, the Son of Jehu, Began to Reign; whereas I have allowed Jehu 28. (here one allows an Inter-regnum of 2 years,) and ſo as to ſome others (as Menahem, ſee 2 Kings 15. 17. with v. 22. from 39 to 50, is above 10 years,) which I ſhall leave to others, of greater Abilities, (that may alſo have greater helps than I have had) to find out to their own, or others Satisfaction.   Thus, if rightly done, here is a pretty fair Agreement. And ſo I proceed with the Remainder of the Kings of Judah, till the laſt ceaſed, when their Captivity of 70 years was Begun. And 6 of Hezekiahs being already ſet down, the Remainder is (Reigning 29. 2 Kings 29.) 23 14 Manaſſes, Reigned, 2 Kings 21. 1. 5 • 15 Amon, Reigned, v. 19. 2 16 Joſiah, Reigned, Chap. 22. 1. 31 17 Jehoahaz, Reigned, Chap. 23. 31.—Monohs 3.   18 Jehojakim. Reigned, v. 36. 11 19 Jehoiachin, Reigned, Chap. 24. 8.—Months 3.   20 Zedekiah, Reigned, v. 18. and Ch. 25. 2. 11   The Total of all the Kings of Judah from Solomon—is— 385     Now here's near 5 years ſhort of the 390. in Ezek. 4. Therefore if we Begin them (according to   KINGS of Judah. Times of their Reigning, with the Kings of Iſrael. with Scriptures proving them.   Junius) at the 27th of Solomon, when he Degenerated into Senſuality, Loving Strange Wives, contrary to the Word of God, 1 Kings 11. 1. 4. and thereby into Idolatry, v. 9, 10, 11. and Againſt whom the Lord ſtirr'd up 3 Enemies in his dayes, v. 14. 16. and if we take his 27th to his 40th Incluſive, there's—16 Years; which makes up the Number of-385 Years, 6 Months.   To be—Which is beyond our Sum; But take out the 11 years of Zedekiah's Reign, 401 and 6 Months. 11.   At which time of Jehoachin, the 70 years Captivity did Begin, as is Apparent, and there is 390 Years 6 Months ſo near our Sum.

But, Againſt this Reference it may be Objected; That Ezekiel Propheſied this after Jehojachin's Captivity, and therefore the Siege in his Reign and Captivity thereupon, cannot be the Reference of the 390 Days.

To which I Reply: The Occaſion and End of Ezekiels Propheſing thus, was to Conſirm what Jeremy had before Propheſied of the 70 Years Captivity and Deſtruction of the City and Temple, in order to Convince ſome (both in Jeruſalem and Babylon) that Jeremy was a True Prophet, and others withſtanding him were Falſe Prophets (ſee Jer. 28. beginning, and Chap. 29, 8, &c. and ver. 24, &c.) As alſo to ſtrengthen the Captives (already in Babylon) ſome of which at leaſt, might begin to Repent, that they had hearkned to Jeremy, and yeilded to the King of Babylon, Jeremy having Propheſied as aforeſaid: Whereas both Temple and City ſtood ſtill now 5 years after. Therefore Ezekiel here lays before them (it may be) both the Time to the Captivity (now already begun from the firſt Siege and Surrendring of the City) and the Duration of the after Siege and Taking of the City and Deſtruction of it, together with the Temple; as a further Confirmation that what Jeremy had Propheſied, and was in part fulfil'd, ſhould fully be Accompliſhed by this Siege of the City, which he Typically Repreſented to the (it may be) with the time of its Continuance. And we need not account it improbable that the • 90 may have ſuch a Twofold Reference, both to the time of the Lords 〈◊〉 bearing with 〈…〉 their bearing their Puniſhment in ſo long • Siege ( 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of their Captivity (now begun) to the end 〈…〉 and other days mentioned in 〈◊〉 〈…〉 ground) to have a Litteral and 〈…〉 the • ype, and 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 .

But to conclude, with a few words 〈…〉 40 days of bearing Iniquity. Iniquity, 〈…〉 but the Puniſhment of Sin. And ſo the 〈…〉 the Houſes of Iſrael Days for 〈…〉 (by 〈◊〉 and other ways) and to the time of 〈…〉 proved, •• g •• ented their Sin and Puniſhment at laſt 〈…〉 39 • Refer'd to Iſrael whoſe Captivity begun 〈…〉 that diſtinct Kingdom began) To which it may be 〈…〉 reach to the Siege of Jeruſal • m at the Captivity of 〈…〉 conſtrainedly concluſible from the Hieroglyphical 〈…〉 verſes of this Chapter, then its neceſſary to expreſs the 〈…〉 taking in both Kingdoms or Houſes of Iſrael; when 〈…〉 ceaſe to be Kingdoms (as they had been.) And tho Juda 〈…〉 finally deſtroyed as at that Siege (and taking of Jeruſalem 〈…〉 afterward▪ Yet is it ſufficiently Exemplified in 〈◊〉 time, 〈…〉 ſaid) the 70 years Captivity began, ſee 2 Kings 24▪ 10, 13. 〈…〉 why may not the Houſe of Iſrael firſtly include the whole 〈…〉 in conjunction with the 2, as thoſe 390 years was the Period of the 〈…〉 dom, as Entire, and as it ſtood in Solomon's time; and of • oth Kingdoms, •• afterward Divided and Diſtinct. Be ſides there was ſome Mixture of the •• Tribes with the 2, All did not Cleave to Jeroboam, 2 Coxon 16. 17. See 〈◊〉 21. 2. But it may be ſaid, If Both may be Included in the Houſe of 〈◊〉 Why then is the Houſe of Judah Particularly Expreſt after with the •• dayes▪ To which I Anſwer, It may be upon a double account. (1▪) Becauſe the Kingdom of Judah was continued longer than that of Iſrael (2.) As it had alſo a more Peculiar Reſpect from God▪ in part expreſt, by the Prophets Right ſide, when Iſrael's was ſignified by his Left, v. 4. 6. the Lord therefore not only Bearing longer with it, 1 Kings 15. 4. But alſo more graciouſly ſtriving with them by the Miniſtery of Jeremy, which, from the 13th of 〈◊〉 , to the 〈◊〉 end of that Kingdom in 〈◊〉 's Captivity, was much about 40 years, (tho' ſome refer thoſe 40 years to the 40 or Manaſſes Ill Reign) wherein, God in a ſpecial manner Bore with the Houſe of Judah. And whereas a late Writer, in his Line of Time, makes theſe 40 years Conſequent to the 390, and not Included; I ſee no ground for it; but rather, (as Mr. 〈…〉 not Additional, tho' Diſtinct from the other Number, and which 〈…〉 Writer therefore makes the 390 years Reach to the time of 〈…〉 25 years after the Captivity; and 〈…〉 which is a Double Miſtake, if this my 〈…〉 Neither can I con ••• with his ſence 〈…〉 years, viz▪ to be the 〈◊〉 the Types in David and Solom • n, to the Viſion of 〈◊〉 Temple, the firſt time of Bearing Iniquity or Puniſhment of i • 〈◊〉 the Delay of the Kingdom of Chriſt. But rather take it; as 〈…〉 of the Lord's 〈…〉 , th • they ſhould Bear the Puniſhment of 〈◊〉 by; or the time of their Bearing that Puniſhment; or Both: 〈…〉 in the 390 Days, Myſtically Underſtood, Ending the 8th of 〈…〉 the Latter Litterally (as Mr. Greenhill • in •• ) the time of the Siege 〈…〉 19th, which will be found (ſaith he) juſt ſo many Dayes, 〈…〉 time of the Raiſing of the Siege (by 〈◊〉 's Armies coming, out of the 〈◊〉 that the Siege did hold from the firſt to the laſt. But however, Where doth it Appear, that Types or Viſions did ceaſe, till Ezekiels? Was not 〈◊〉 and Joſiah (eſpecially) ſome Adumbration and Shadow thereof? And had not 〈◊〉 and Jeremy (Between thoſe times mention'd, many Viſions, of at leaſt Prophetical Diſcoveries of it? Iſa. 32. 33. Chap. 44. 26, &c. Jer. 23. 5. 6. 7. Ch. 25. 12. and 29. 10. Chap. 30. 8, 9, 10. with other places.

Now, as Solomon's Kingdom, Temple, and the Glory of the Jeniſh Church, did ſoon Decay, and Gradually Degenerate, until at laſt, All were Seized by the King of Babylon; 390 years from Solomon's 27th to Jeconiah's Captivity (and very nigh that time from Solomon's Death to Zedekiah's Captivity, when Temple and City was Deſtroyed) which things were Types: So did the Spiritual Glory of Goſpel-Temples (as alſo did that Emblem of Chriſts Temporal Kingdom afterward in Conſtantine, &c.) Paſs Away, by Degrees, (25 years After the Reſurrection, ſaith that aforeſaid late Writer) until they fell into that Antichriſtian Apoſtacy and Captivity Begun about 390 from Chriſts Birth (as ſome have fixed it, on Other Grounds; tho' others, about 425 from Celeſtin's Claiming Temporal Power too; which was about one year more from Chriſt's Death.) Now whether theſe 390, Ezek. 4., Ch. may not Indigitate the Time of Antichriſt's Riſe, I leave to Conſideration. Since as the 70 years Captivity were Typical of Antichriſt's 42 Months (or 1260 dayes.) And 70 being Multiplied, firſt 〈◊〉 by 3, and then again by 6 (Both Myſtick Numbers) makes • 260 (or 42 Months) which Number 6, is more Remarkable in this matter, As Uſed with Reſpect to Trials, and Greater Judgments, viz. Troubles (Job 5. 19.) 6 Slaughter-men, (Ezek. 7.2.) 6 (Firſt) Trumpets, Introducing Antichriſt and other Plagues: and 6 things the Lord Hates (Prov. 6. 16) All which, (with the 7th there alſo) are Remarkably in the Papacy; as Alſo making up that Number of the Beaſt (Rev. 13. 18.) 666. Conſiſting of 3 Six's, whether Applied (as ſome) to Numeral Letters in Romanus, or 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , Or becauſe 666 is the Square Root of 25 (that Noted Unfortunate Number) ſo much found in the Papacy: Or, whether becauſe the Beaſt was Inſtall'd under Ph •• as in 6 • 6, which (ſaith ſome) was the 666th Year from the Beginning of the Roman Empire. Now this 666 made up of Six's, and of 3's (or 3 times 6, and 6 times 3, in the 2 Halves thereof 333 333 which 3 times 6 in 666, are by 〈◊〉 , called One Degree (conſiſting of Ʋnits, Tens and Hundreds) and ſuch a Firſt, or One Onely Degree, As Chriſts Univerſal Vicar, is Antichriſt, that hath not its Fellow. And in the 〈…〉 Products Added together, make 12 • 0. Or 〈…〉 makes 430, and that Multiply'd by 3, and it then 〈…〉 count, Expireth with the 126 • years, or 42 〈…〉 of late, who begin them at the ſame time, make the 〈…〉 After the 1260.) And thus the 390 aforeſaid, may 〈…〉 of the 〈◊〉 Captivities, both in the 〈…〉 the 70 years, and that of the 126 • ▪ The one 39 • 〈…〉 and the other 390 years After Chriſt. And the 〈…〉 the manner aforeſaid, may more darkly Intimate the 〈…〉 the Myſtical Baby •• niſh Captivity, would Expire with 〈…〉 moſt (as well as I) have Begun from 〈…〉 build the J •• rs Temple, in Deſpite to 〈…〉

For a Concluſion; As we our ſelves have been and 〈…〉 Iniquity, ſo let's wait for Grace and Strength, to do it 〈…〉 and Becomingly (in all Reſpects) Travailing for thoſe Fruits of it; 〈…〉 appear by Vertue of the Promiſe and the Blood of Chriſt, in Sio • s Latter day Redemption.