...our readers the true state of the fact. 2 Sam. xxiii. 4, the Authorized Version gives, " And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain." Dr. Smith, inserting the word JEHOVAH on the authority ot a single Hebrew MS., (a valuable one certainly,...

...readers the true state of the fact. 2 Sam. xxiii. 4, tlte Authorized Version gives, " And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain." Dr. Smith, inserting the word JEHOVAH on the authority of a single Hebrew MS., (a valuable one certainly,...

...is the following : " He that ruleth over men, must be just, ruling in the fear of God ; and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth...springing out of the earth by clear shining, after rain." Allegory is likewise frequently employed in the sacred books ; and a fine instance of this occurs in...

...virtues of a king : " He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God : and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain " (2 Sam. xxiii. 3, 4). And so also spake the wisdom of Solomon : " The King's wrath is as the roaring...

...of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. THESE words are generally understood as descriptive of the duty of civil governors, and of the happiness...

...a metaphor to have one just and strong resemblance. Read the dying words of David ; " And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain." Now after rain, " the clear shining," or " a clear heat upon herbs" would produce immediately fresh...

...of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning when the sun riseth,...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain."t The most essential quality in the administration of any government is justice ; and justice...

...people, is described. ' He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God ; and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth...springing out of the earth, by clear shining after the rain." This is one of the most regular and formal comparisons in the sacred books. Allegory, likewise,...

...viz., ' He that ruleth over men must be i'ust, ruling in the fear of God ; and he shall be as the ight of the morning when the sun riseth. even a morning...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain."' It is said that the good old man's address was well received by the prince. In the year 1715, on occasion...

...a metaphor to have one just and strong resemblance. Read the dying words of David ; " And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain." Now after rain, " the clear shining," or " a clear heat upon herbs" would produce immediately fresh...