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El programa de Búsqueda de libros de Google ayuda a los lectores a descubrir los libros de todo el mundo a la vez que ayuda a autores y editores a llegar a nuevas audiencias. Podrá realizar búsquedas en el texto completo de este libro en la web, en la página http://books.google.com 1 This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com STANFORD VNIVERSITY LIBRARY THE WORKS OF SIR WALTER RALEGH , KT . NOW FIRST COLLECTED : TO WHICH ARE Prefixed THE LIVES OF THE AUTHOR , BY OLDYS AND BIRCH . IN EIGHT VOLUMES . VOL . IV . HISTORY OF THE WORLD . BOOK II . CHAP . 13 , 5 . - 28 . 26 OXFORD AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS . MDCCCXXIX . 624743 ال . هس ( 16 را 3 THE FIRST PART OF THE · HISTORY OF THE W O R L D : ENTREATING OF THE TIMES FROM THE BIRTH OF ABRAHAM TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON . BOOK II . CONTINUED . CHAP . XIII . Of the memorable things that happened in the world from the death of Joshua to the war of Troy ; which was about the time of Jephtha . SECT . V . Of Gideon , and of Dædalus , Sphinx , Minos , and others that lived in this age . DEBORA and Barac being dead , the Midianites , assisted by the Amalekites , infested Israel . For when under a judge who had held them in the fear of the Lord , they had enjoyed any quiet or prosperity , the judge was no sooner dead , than they turned to their former impious idolatry . Therefore now the neighbouring nations did so master them in a short time , ( the hand of God being withheld from their defence , ) as to save themselves they Pcrept into caves of P Judg . vi . RALEGH , HIST . WORLD . VOL . II . od 402 THE HISTORY BOOK IJ . the mountains , and other the like places of hardest access ; their enemies possessing all the plains and fruitful valleys ; and in harvest time by themselves , and the multitude of their cattle , destroying all that grew up , covering the fields as thick as grasshoppers ; which servitude lasted seven years . Then the Lord by his angel stirred up 9 Gideon the son of Joash , afterwards called Jerubbaal ; whose fear and un willingness , and how it pleased God to hearten him in his enterprise , it is both largely and precisely set down in the holy scriptures : as also how it pleased God by a few select · persons , ' namely 300 out of 32 , 000 men , to make them know that he only was the Lord of hosts . Each of these 300 , by Gideon ' s appointment , carried a trumpet , and light in a pitcher , instruments of more terror than force , with which he gave the great army of their enemies an alarum ; who hearing so loud a noise , and seeing ( at the crack of so many pitchers broken ) so many lights about them , esteeming the army of Israel to be infinite , and strucken with a sudden fear , they all fled without a stroke stricken ; and were slaughtered in great numbers , two of their princes being made prisoners and slain . In his return , the Ephraimites began to quarrel with Gideon , because he made war with out their assistance , being then greedy of glory , the victory being gotten ; who , if Gideon had failed , and fallen in the enterprise , would no doubt have held themselves happy by being neglected . But Gideon appeasing them with a mild answer , followed after the enemy , in which pursuit being tired with travel , and weary even with the slaughtering of his enemies , he desired relief from the inhabitants of Suc coth , to the end that ( his men being refreshed ) he might overtake the other two kings of the Midianites , which had saved themselves by flight . For they were four princes of the nations which had invaded and wasted Israel ; to wit , Oreb and Zeeb , which were taken already , and Zebah and Salmunna , which fled . Gideon being denied by them of Succoth , sought the like 9 Judges vi . 8 . - Judges vi . and vii . CHAP . XIII . OF THE WORLD . 403 relief from the inhabitants of Penuel , who in like sort re fused to succour him . To both of these places he threatened therefore the revenge , which in his return from the prosecution of the other two princes he performed ; to wit , that he would tear the flesh of those of Succoth with thorns and briers , and destroy the inhabitants and city of Penuel . Now why the people of these two cities should refuse relief to their brethren the Israelites , especially after so great a victory , if I may presume to make conjecture , it seems likely , first , that those cities set over Jordan , and in the way of all invasions to be made by the Moabites , and Ammonites , and Midian ites into Israel , had either made their own peace with those nations , and were not spoiled by them ; or else they know ing that Zeba and Salmunna were escaped with a great part of their army , might fear their revenge in the future . Se condly , it may be laid to the condition and dispositions of these men , as it is not rare to find of the like humour in all ages . For there are multitudes of men , especially of those which follow the war , that both envy and malign others , if they perform any praiseworthy actions for the honour and safety of their own country , though themselves may be as sured to bear a part of the smart of contrary success . And such malicious hearts can rather be contented that their prince and country should suffer hazard , and want , than that such men as they mislike should be the authors or actors of any glory or good to either . Now Gideon , how or wheresoever it were that he re freshed himself and his weary and hungry soldiers , yet he followed the opportunity , and pursued his former victory to the uttermost : and finding Zeba and Salmunna in s Karkor , ( suspecting no further attempt upon them , ) he again sur prised them , and slaughtered those 15 , 000 remaining ; hav ing put to the sword in the former attempt 120 , 000 , and withal he took Zeba and Salmunna prisoners ; whom , be cause themselves had executed Gideon ' s brethren before at Tabor , he caused to be slain ; or ( as it is written ) at their own request slew them with his own hands : his son , whom • A place in Basan , as it is thought , Judg .