CHAPTER XXIII. VERSE 29.

Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size.

AND FOR THE UNLEAVENED CAKES] Hebrew, ham-matzoth, 'the unfermented cakes.'

CHAPTER XXVII. VERSE 27.

And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite.

AND OVER THE VINEYARDS] Hebrew, vě al-hak-k'rahmim, and over the vineyards.' The LXX. has kai epi tōn chōriōn,' and over the fields.' Another reading is kai epi tōn ampelōnōn, 'and over the vineyards.' The V. is vinearumque cultoribus, and over the cultivators of the vines.'

OVER THE INCREASE OF THE VINEYARDS For the wine cELLARS] Hebrew, vě al shebakʼrahmim lě-otzroth hay-yayin, and over the increase of the vineyards for the stores of the wine.' The LXX. has epi tōn theesaurōn tōn en tois chōriois tou oinou, 'over the treasures of wine in the fields'; the V., cellis vinariis, over the wine-cellars.'

CHAPTER XXIX. VERSE 21.

And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burntofferings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

WITH THEIR DRINK-OFFERINGS] Hebrew, vě-näiskihen, and their libations. So both Lxx. and V.

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SECOND BOOK OF CHRONICLES.

CHAPTER II. VERSE IO.

And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

AND TWENTY THOUSAND BATHS OF WINE] Hebrew, ve-yayin batim ĕsrim ělěph, 'and wine, baths, thousands twenty.' The bath, as a fluid measure, corresponded with the ephah as a dry measure, and was equal to seven gallons four pints English. The LXX. has oinou, the V. vini, ' of wine.'

CHAPTER II. VERSE 15.

Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants.

AND THE WINE] Hebrew, hay-yayin, 'the wine.' The Lxx. reads, ton oinon; the V., vinum.

CHAPTER VIII. VERSE 13.

Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

IN THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD] Hebrew, bě-khag ham-matzoth, 'in the festival of unleavened cakes.'

CHAPTER XI. VERSE II.

And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

AND OF OIL AND WINE] Hebrew, vě-shěměn vě-yayin, 'and of oil and wine.' The LXX. has kai elaiou kai oinou; the V., et olei et vini.

CHAPTER XIX. VERSES 2, 3.

2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD. 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee.

A principle of the broadest kind is here enunciated, which should be applied to the practical life of professed Christians. The vice of Jehoshaphat was that of moral weakness, his virtue that of ready repentance under the perception of truth. A great brewer has truly said that the contest between church and school on the one hand, and that of the beer-shop and gin-palace on the other, is but one development of the war continually waged between heaven and hell. It surely would be wise in all persons of influence-especially ministers, magistrates, and members of Parliament-to put to themselves this question of Jehu the seer,"Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord?" Were they honestly to do this, should we ever behold the moral anomaly of men in authority presiding over the feasts of publicans, and giving toasts in honour of a deadly and demoralizing trade?

CHAPTER XXVI. VERSE IO.

Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

AND VINEDRESSERS IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND IN CARMEL] Hebrew, vě-kormim behahrim uvak-karmel, and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful place.' Margin of A. V., 'fruitful field.' [See Note on 2 Kings xix. 23.]

CHAPTER XXIX. VERSE 35.

And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and of the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.

AND OF THE DRINK-OFFERINGS] Hebrew, uvan-nesakim, and with the libations.' The Lxx. has tōn spondōn, 'of the outpourings'; the V., libamina, 'libations.'

CHAPTER XXX. VERSE 13.

And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD] Hebrew, eth-khag ham-matzoth, 'the festival of unfermented cakes.'

CHAPTER XXX. VERSE 21.

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.

THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BRÉAD] Hebrew, eth-khag ham-matzoth, 'the festival of unfermented cakes.'

CHAPTER XXXI. VERSE 5.

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

THE FIRSTFRUITS OF CORN, WINE, AND OIL, AND HONEY] Hebrew, rashith, dahgan, tirosh, vě-yitzhar, u-d'vash, 'the firsts of corn, vine-fruit, olive-and-orchard fruit, and honey.' The margin of the A. V. gives 'dates' as the alternative reading for 'honey,' as it is not probable that the fruit of the palm tree was exempt from this tithing. The Lxx. has aparcheen sitou, kai oinou, kai elaiou, kai mellitos, 'the first of corn, and wine, and oil, and honey.' The V. has primitias frumenti, et vini, et olei, et mellis, 'the firsts of corn, and of wine, and of oil, and of honey.'

CHAPTER XXXII. VERSE 28.

Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.

OF CORN, AND WINE, AND OIL] Hebrew, dahgan, vě-tirosh, vě-yitzhar, '(the increase of) corn, and vine-fruit, and olive-and-orchard fruit.' The LXX. has sitou, oinou, kai elaiou; the V., frumenti, vini, et olei, 'of corn, of wine, and of oil.'

THE BOOK OF EZRA.

CHAPTER III. VERSE 7.

They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

AND MEAT, AND DRINK, AND OIL] Hebrew, u-mäakal, u-mishteh, vah-shěměn, 'and food, and drink, and oil.' The kind of mishteh is not stated. The Lxx., kai brōmata, kai pota, kai elaion, and meats, and drinks, and oil'; the V., cibum, et potum, et oleum, 'victuals, and drink, and oil.'

CHAPTER VI. VERSE 9.

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt-offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail.

WINE AND OIL] This verse being part of a decree written in Chaldee, the original is khamar—' foaming juice,' corresponding to the Hebrew khěměr in Deut. xxxii. 14 -u-meshakh 'oil.' The Lxx. has oinōn kai elaion; the V., vinum et oleum.

CHAPTER VI. VERSE 22.

And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD] Hebrew, khag matzoth, festival of unfermented-cakes.'

CHAPTER VII. VERSE 17.

That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

AND THEIR DRINK-OFFERINGS] Hebrew, vě-niskäihon, and their libations.'