28

Irom.

88

3334+

Nebuchadnezzar the fon after his father's death. Elyarodamus. Nericaffolaffarus.

4147

4153 48 5843

1

Cyrus made Emperour of Perfia. [See page opp. (c).]

68 17

(c) Daniel interpreted the hand-writing on the Wall, [ch.v.25, &c.]---Babylon taken by Cyrus, and Belshazzar flain. Therein an end of the Babylonish Empire.

(d) After the taking of Babylon by Cyrus, and the death of Belshazzar, Darius the Median took the kingdom being about 62 years old,[Dan. 5.30, 31.] For the kingdom was giv'n to the Medes, as well as to the Perfians, [v. 28.]And though Cyrus the Perfian was the fole Actor in this conqueft, yet as he fought for his Uncle Darius the Mede, therefore he took the Kingdom, as above; or as are the words of Daniel, [ch. 9.1. He was made King over the realm of the Chaldæans ;and fo he reigned wholly and folely after, during his life, viz. about 2 years, [See above p.40,&c.]--Therefore it pleafed Darius to make Daniel chief of the 3 Presidents over the Kingdom, [ch. vi. 1.]---Through envy Daniel was caft into the den of lyons, but God was with him,[v. 10---23.]--Now, viz. 1o Darii [Dan. ix. 1.] He had the Vifion of the SEVENTY WEEKS, [v. 24,---27.]

(e) Cambyfes father of Cyrus being dead in Perfia, and Darius before the end of this year dyingalfo, Cyrus fucceeding in all their dominions became fole Lord over the Perfian Monarchy, and fo reigned 70 years, [Xenoph.

Cyrop.

*In whofe 14th [according to the Phanician Annals Cyrus was made Emperor of Perfias [See above p. 63.]

Ks.of Bant

2012

13

14

15

16

bylon. Nabonadius, or the Belshazzar of the Scriptures

4167 62 72 4168 63 73

4169 64 7411

4170 65

66 76

4173 68 78

4174 69

79

Rais'd Chronology of Mr. L.

4175 70 (*)8017 (*) NB.Thus in this 20yearsrais'd Hypothefis of Mr. L. of the 11th of Zedekiah, they of Jeconiah's captivity were 80 years in captivity, whereas Judah was to ferve the King of Bab. but 70 years [Jer. xxv.11.] and af ter that God promifed to vifit them, [ch. xxix. 16.] NB. This Mr. L. makes to be the Scripture firft of Cyrus, which was truly the firft of Darius the Mede. [See Note (d) on the left hand page. See also more largely above, p. 39, &c.]

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Cyrus 9 Years:

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Captivity
Judah f

SCRIPTURE CHRONOLOGY, &C.

Cyrop. lib. 8. See above p. 43.] ---And now in
his (+) firft, [Ezra i. 1.] as fo reigning, went
forth his Commandment or Decree for the re-
turn of the Jews, and for their rebuilding the
TEMPLE, after a Captivity of 70 (*) years.
(a) The Jews being releafed in November of
the last year (viz. 537 before 4. D. after the
death of Darius, by virtue of Cyrus's Decree
then going forth) and marching homeward in
the December following, got to Jerufalem in
their Nifan, our March or April, of this Year,
after a four months march: For this we may
reafonably fuppofe from Ezra's (+)having after
perform'd the like march from Babylon. And
the first time the Jews are found at Ferufalem
after their return by virtue of Cyrus's Decree
was in their first month (which answers part-
ly to our March, and partly to April). And
the fecond month (++) of the next year (viz.
of the year before A. D. 535) when they laid
the foundations of the Temple, was the fecond
month of the fecond Year.

535

[t] Vix. towards the end of the Year before A. D. 537 for then his first must neceffarily have begun upon the deaths of thofe two Princes before the end of this Year; and as Darius's hrft of his two years reign began ftrictly in the end of 539 before A.D. equal to the 17th of Belshazzar. *) Chaldee Years, or years of 360 days to a year, the vulgar year of the Country wherein the Jews had been captives for fo many years as it will be hereafter more particularly fhewn, (1) Ezra, vii. 9. & Jr 100

(+) Ch.