went down with him to King Ahaziah, and told him that he should furely die, ver. 9-16.

31 Q. How did Elijah leave the World?

A. He was taken up to Heaven in a Whirlwind, by a Chariot and Horfes of Fire, and left his Mantle behind him, 2 Kings ii.

32 Q. Who fucceeded Elijah in the Office of Prophet?

A. Elifha, who was with him when he was taken up to Heaven, and had a double Portion of the Spirit of Elijah given him, ver. 9, 10.

33 Q. What were fome of the chief Miracles and Prophecies of Elifha?

A. (1.) He fmote the Waters of Jordan with Elijah's Mantle, faying, Where is the LORD GOD of Elijah? And the Waters divided for him to pafs over. (2.) He cured the unwholesome Water near Jericho, by cafting Salt into it. (3) He curfed fome Children that mocked and reproached him, and there came two She-bears out of the Wood, and tore to pieces forty-two of them. (4.) He brought Water in a Time of Drought to supply three Armies, namely, thofe of Edom, Judah and Ifrael. (5.) He increafed the Widow's Pot of Oil, that it was fufficient to pay her Debts, and maintain her. (6.) He promifed a Son to the Shunamite Woman who entertained him, who was before barren, and raised this Son to Life again when he died. (7.) He healed Naaman the Syrian of his Leproly, by bidding him wash in Jordan. (8.) He pronounced the Plague of Leprofy on Gehazi, his own Servant, for his Covetoufness and Lying. (9.) He made the Iron Head of an Ax float on the Water, that it might be restored to its Owner. (10.) He difcovered the King of Syria's private Counfels to the King of Ifrael, and

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fmote his Army with Blindnefs. (11.) He foretold vaft Plenty on the Morrow, in the Midft of a Siege and Famine in Samaria. (12.) He foretold the Death of Benhadad the King of Syria, and that Hazael should succeed him, and treat Ifrael with Cruelty. [See the fecond Book of Kings, from the fecond to the eighth Chapter.]

34 Q. Who was Jehu, and how came he to the Kingdom?

A. Jehu was a Captain, who was anointed King by the Prophet whom Elifha fent for that Purpose, according to the Appointment of God and Elijah, 1 Kings xix. 16. and 2 Kings ix. 1, 2, &c.

35 Q What was the great Work for which God raifed up Jehu to the Kingdom?

A. To deflroy the Worship of Baal, and to bring the threatened Judgments of God on the House of Ahab for their Wickedness, ver. 7.

36 Q. How did Jehu execute this bloody Work upon the House of Ahab?

A. These three Ways; (1.) He shot Jehoram, the Son of Ahab, who was then King, with an Arrow, and caft him upon the Land of Naboth, whom Ahab flew. (2.) He commanded Jezebel, the wicked and idolatrous Queen Mother, to be -thrown out of the Window, and the Dogs eat her up. (3.) He ordered the seventy remaining Sons of Ahab to be flain in Samaria, and their Heads to be brought him in Baskets, 2 Kings, ch. ix and x.

37 Q. How did he destroy the Worship of Baal? A. He gathered the Prophets of Baal, and his Priefts and his Worfhippers, together into his Tem"ple, under Pretence of a great Sacrifice to Baal; and then commanded them all to be flain with the Sword, and the Image to be burnt, and the Tem"ple to be destroyed, ver. 18-28. 38 Q. Did

38 Q. Did Jehu continue to obey God in all Things?

A. No; for though he executed the Vengeance of God against Ahab, and the Worshippers of Baal, yet he maintained the Idolatry of Jeroboam, namely, the Calves of Dan and Bethel, ver. 29, 30. 39 Q. Who was Joafh?

A. He was the Son of Jehoahaz the Son of Jehu, and he reigned over Ifrael, 2 Kings xiii. 10.

40 Q. What is remarkable in his Conduct? A. When Elifha was upon his Death-bed, he came down to see him, and wept over him, yet he departed not from the Sins of Jeroboam, ver. 14.

41 Q. What did he do for the Good of Ifrael? A. According to the Prophecy of dying Elifha, he fmote the Syrians thrice, who had oppreffed Ifrael in the Days of his Father, ver. 15-19, 25.

42Q. Is there any Thing of Moment recorded concerning Elifha after his Death?

A. They buried a Man the Year following in the Sepulchre of Elifha, and as foon as he touched the Bones of Elifha, he revived and ftood upon his Feet, ver. 21.

43 Q What did Joafh do against Judah?

A. When Amaziah King of Judah provoked him to War, he routed the Army of Judah, and took the King Prifoner: He brake down the Wall of Jerufalem, and plundered the Houfe of the Lord, and the King's Houfe, of all the Gold and Silver Veffels, 2 Kings xiv. 8-14.

44 Q Was there any confiderable Thing fell out in the Reign of Pekah?

A. This Pekah joined with the King of Syria to invade Judah, but he was repulfed: In his Days Tiglath-Pilefer, King of Affyria, took many Cities in Galilee, and carried many of the People captive to Affyria, 2 Kings xiv. 29. and chap. xvi. 5-9.

45 Q. Who was Hofhea, and what is recorded of him?

A. He was the laft King of Ifrael; he flew Pekah, and made himfelf King, 2 Kings xv. 30. 46 Q. How came the Kingdom to end in him? A. In his Days Shalmanefer, King of Affyria, took the City of Samaria, bound Hofhea the King in Prifon, carried Multitudes of Ifrael captive into Affyria, and diftributed them into several diftant Countries, from which they have never returned to this Day, 2 Kings xvii. 1-6, 23...

47 Q. What provoked Shalmanefer to do this? A. Hofhea had fubmitted to him, and afterwards plotted and rebelled against him, ver. 3, 4. 48 Q. What provoked God to punish Ifrael. thus?

A. The People of Ifrael, with all their Kings, after their Separation from the House of David, had been guilty of continual Idolatry, in Oppofi tion to the many Precepts and Warnings of God, by the Writings of Mofes, and the Voice of all the Prophets, ver. 7-23.

49 Q. What became of Samaria, and the other Cities of Ifrael, when the People were driven out of them

A. Several of the Heathen Nations were placed there, and each worshipped their own Gods and Idols; wherefore the Lord fent Lions amongst them, and deftroyed many of them, ver. 24-31.

50Q. What was done upon this Occafion to appease the Anger of God, and fave the People from the Lions?

A. The King of Affyria fent a Jewish Priest thither, to teach them the Worship of the God of Ifrael, ver. 27.

51Q. What was the Effect of this Conduct of the King of Affyria?

A. These Nations feared the God of Ifrael, and yet they could not lay afide their own Idolatries, for they continued to serve their own graven Images alfo in many following Generations, ver. 41.

52 Q. But did they always continue in this mixed Kind of Religion?

A. In Procefs of Time they forfook their Idols, worshipped the true God only, and fubmitted themselves to the Jewish Religion, so as to receive the five Books of Mofes: They had a Temple of their own built on Mount Gerizim, and in the New Teftament are called Samaritans.

CHA P. XII.

Of the KINGS of JUDAH.

1QHOW many Kings and Rulers reigned over Judah?

A. Twenty; namely, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Fehoshapat, Fehoram, Ahaziah, AthaliahiheQueen, Joafh, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manaffeh, Ammon, Jofiah, Jehcabaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah.

2 Q. Were all these Rulers of Judah also great Sinners as well as the Kings of Ifrael?

A. A few of them were very religious, fome very wicked, and others of an indifferent or mixed Character.

3 Q. What fell out in Rehoboam's Reign, after the ten Tribes had made Jeroboam their King?

A. When Rehoboam raised a great Army out of Judah and Benjamin, to recover the ten Tribes, God by his Prophet forbad them to proceed, 1 Kings xii, 22-25.