 | 1705 - 520 pages
...Moab, andmeafured them with a line, cafting them down to the ground : even with two lines meafnred he, to put to death ; and with one full line, to keep alive : and fa the Moabites became Davids fervants, and brought gifts. 3 Ц David fmote *Ub Hadadezer the... | |
 | Pierre Bayle - 1826 - 442 pages
...were kinds of capital punishments used in former times. Let us see how he treated the Moabites : " he measured them with a line casting them down to the...he, to put to death : and with one full line to keep alive."t That is, he had a mind to put to death exactly two thirds, neither more nor less. Idumea met... | |
 | Patrick Delany - 1742 - 312 pages
...Moab, and meafured them with a line, cajling them down to the ground : even with two lines meafured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive; and fo the Moabites became David's Je wants, and brought gifts, • . FEW FEW texts have more perplexed... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1761 - 562 pages
...caufing them to lye proftrate on the ground, and ' meafuring them by lines ; with two lines meafurcd he to put * to death, and with one full line to keep alive.' His fmiting the Philiftincs, not fparing even the city of Gath, which had fo humanly protected him... | |
 | Smyth Loftus - 1766 - 210 pages
...caufing them to lie proftrate on the ground, and meafuring them by lines ; even with two lines meafured he to put to death ; and with one full line to keep alive : u fo fyftematic was his wrath ! Hadadezar, king of Zobah, was the next whom he fmote ; who, being... | |
 | Thomas Newton - 1766 - 540 pages
...Moab$ and meajured them •with a line, cafting them down to the ground: even with two lines meafured he, to put to death; and 'with one full line, to keep alive: that is he deftroyed two thirds, and faved o'ne third alive: and fo the Moabites became David's fervtintij... | |
 | Thomas Newton - 1803 - 460 pages
...Moab, and meafured them with a line, cafting them dozvn to the ground: even with two lines meafured he, to put to death; and with one full line, to keep alive: that is he deftroyed two thirds, and laved one third alive : and fo the Moabites became David's fervants,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 534 pages
...curb on the country and towns under its jurisdiction. 2 And his second war was with the Moabites, and he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting...put to death, and with one full line to keep alive.* And [so] the Moabites be3 came David's servants, [and] brought gifts. David smote also Hadadezer, the... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...took it from Saul, to give it unto thee ; but will perpetuate it spiritually to thy seed. VIII. 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting...put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. He subdued the country of Moab, and divided it out, as he thought good ; casting down their cities... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line t casting them down to the ground; even with tu'o lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. Thou shalt be provided for, upon my charge, all thy life long. IX. 7 Thou shall eat bread at my table... | |
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And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. 
