The history of The Old Testament In verse With One Hundred and Eighty sculptures: In Two Volumes. Vol. I. From the Creation to the Revolt of the Ten Tribes from the House of David. Vol. II. From that Revolt to the End of the Prophets. Written by Samuel Wesley ... The Cuts done by J. Sturt |
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 | The history of The Old Testament In verse |  |
440
CXCIV. 2 Kings, Chap. X.
Jehu destroys the House of Ahab, and Worshippers of Baal.
Three
Kings, one haughty Queen already lost,
Nor half appeas'd was murder'd Naboth's Ghost;
Till Ahab! all thy hateful Race destroy'd,
And Vengeance with repeated Victims cloy'd:
Almost an Hecatomb must now succeed,
And for their Parents Crimes thy seventy Sons must bleed.
Nor half appeas'd was murder'd Naboth's Ghost;
Till Ahab! all thy hateful Race destroy'd,
And Vengeance with repeated Victims cloy'd:
Almost an Hecatomb must now succeed,
And for their Parents Crimes thy seventy Sons must bleed.
For angry Jehu to Samaria sends,
To Jezreel's high Estates and Ahab's Friends;
Who their old Master's Sons, as fits their State,
With fruitless Care and Duty educate:
His Letters this surprizing Message bear;
“Since you so well appointed for the War
“With Horse and Arms, a City wall'd and strong,
“Which to your Master's House and Sons belong,
“The best and worthiest of their Number chuse,
“Nor wou'd you such a fair occasion lose,
“To place him firmly on his Father's Throne,
“Your Loyalty at once and Valour shown.
To Jezreel's high Estates and Ahab's Friends;
Who their old Master's Sons, as fits their State,
With fruitless Care and Duty educate:
His Letters this surprizing Message bear;
“Since you so well appointed for the War
“With Horse and Arms, a City wall'd and strong,
“Which to your Master's House and Sons belong,
“The best and worthiest of their Number chuse,
“Nor wou'd you such a fair occasion lose,
“To place him firmly on his Father's Throne,
“Your Loyalty at once and Valour shown.
441
Scarce cou'd they read the threatning Lines for Fear,
The trembling Burghers Jehu's Message hear;
Too rich to fight, two prudent to be brave,
Wisely they all resolv'd their own to save,
To Jehu a submissive Answer gave.
But 'tis not Words but Deeds must him content,
With speed agen he to Samaria sent,
Their Peace must with the Princes Heads be bought,
Without delay the bloody Present brought:
'Tis done, they at the Gates in Heaps are laid,
Their gastful Visages the Chief survey'd,
And with ungen'rous Smiles he to the People said:
Against my Master I conspir'd, but who
With greater Merit these before us slew?
—But 'tis on Ahab's House the Vengeance due;
For righteous Naboth who unjustly slain,
By Great Elijah not fore-told in vain.
The trembling Burghers Jehu's Message hear;
Too rich to fight, two prudent to be brave,
Wisely they all resolv'd their own to save,
To Jehu a submissive Answer gave.
But 'tis not Words but Deeds must him content,
With speed agen he to Samaria sent,
Their Peace must with the Princes Heads be bought,
Without delay the bloody Present brought:
'Tis done, they at the Gates in Heaps are laid,
Their gastful Visages the Chief survey'd,
And with ungen'rous Smiles he to the People said:
Against my Master I conspir'd, but who
With greater Merit these before us slew?
—But 'tis on Ahab's House the Vengeance due;
For righteous Naboth who unjustly slain,
By Great Elijah not fore-told in vain.
Jezreel is purg'd, Samaria! now prepare,
The bitter Cup from Jehu's Hand to share;
Furious he drives, the Ministers of Fate,
Destruction, Slaughter, Death around his Chariot wait.
Nor cou'd the Royal Blood which on the way
They met and drunk, their burning Thirst allay,
Tho' forc'd awhile for Jonadab to stay,
By Jehu call'd, who plac'd him by his side,
At once a Witness of his Zeal and Pride.
The bitter Cup from Jehu's Hand to share;
Furious he drives, the Ministers of Fate,
Destruction, Slaughter, Death around his Chariot wait.
Nor cou'd the Royal Blood which on the way
They met and drunk, their burning Thirst allay,
Tho' forc'd awhile for Jonadab to stay,
By Jehu call'd, who plac'd him by his side,
At once a Witness of his Zeal and Pride.
442
Thro' Shemir's Gates their smoaking Axles haste,
While Baal's proud Image trembled as they past:
What e're of Ahab left is now consum'd,
His House to an entire Destruction doom'd:
With Justice next his helpless Gods must fall,
Jehu proclaims a Sacrifice to Baal,
His Priests and Servants to the Feast they call;
Absence was Death, their Idols Fane they crowd,
And sing in barb'rous Hymns his praises loud:
Short was their Mirth; the fierce Reformer came,
And look'd around—his wrathful Eyes shot Flame,
As from black Clouds the flashing Lightning breaks,
Yet thus, his Wrath repress'd, the Paynim-rout bespeaks:
“Let none within these hallow'd Walls remain,
“Whose Presence may our Mysteries profane.
While Baal's proud Image trembled as they past:
What e're of Ahab left is now consum'd,
His House to an entire Destruction doom'd:
With Justice next his helpless Gods must fall,
Jehu proclaims a Sacrifice to Baal,
His Priests and Servants to the Feast they call;
Absence was Death, their Idols Fane they crowd,
And sing in barb'rous Hymns his praises loud:
Short was their Mirth; the fierce Reformer came,
And look'd around—his wrathful Eyes shot Flame,
As from black Clouds the flashing Lightning breaks,
Yet thus, his Wrath repress'd, the Paynim-rout bespeaks:
“Let none within these hallow'd Walls remain,
“Whose Presence may our Mysteries profane.
And now with Clouds of od'rous Incense rise,
And now the hungry Demons fill the Skies,
And lick the Blood, and taste the grateful Sacrifice.
When Jehu plac'd around a chosen Band,
Of faithful Guards with this severe Command;
If any mark'd for Death escapes away,
Who lets him go, his forfeit Life shall pay.
The signal giv'n the Guards rush fiercely in,
And soon the pious Massacre begin:
The Priests to their polluted Altars fly,
And vainly beg for Life, and meanly die:
With Blood the Temple swims, not more defil'd,
Tho' Bodies are on heaps of Bodies pil'd:
Thus Jehu's Zeal and Policy were shown,
Who Heav'ns just Doom fulfill'd, and did attone
For all Idolatry—besides his own:
The Golden Calves his Life and Reign disgrace,
And brought at length a Curse on his devoted Race.
And now the hungry Demons fill the Skies,
And lick the Blood, and taste the grateful Sacrifice.
When Jehu plac'd around a chosen Band,
Of faithful Guards with this severe Command;
If any mark'd for Death escapes away,
Who lets him go, his forfeit Life shall pay.
The signal giv'n the Guards rush fiercely in,
And soon the pious Massacre begin:
The Priests to their polluted Altars fly,
And vainly beg for Life, and meanly die:
443
Tho' Bodies are on heaps of Bodies pil'd:
Thus Jehu's Zeal and Policy were shown,
Who Heav'ns just Doom fulfill'd, and did attone
For all Idolatry—besides his own:
The Golden Calves his Life and Reign disgrace,
And brought at length a Curse on his devoted Race.
| The history of The Old Testament In verse | |