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Rh time the governor of Damascus attempted to apprehend Paul, Ats ix. 24, 25.

, king of Syria, who besieged Samaria. (1 Kings xx.)

was anointed king of Syria by Elijah, the prophet of God. (1 Kings xix. 15. 2 Kings viii.

, king of Syria. (Isa vii. 5, 1.

, governor of Syria, who treated the Jews with great severity.

, governor of Syria. He first made it a law that all the people in his provinces should be taxed.

, governor of Syria, sent out a decree and taxed all the people.

, the first king of Rome began to reign 745 years B. C, and reigned more than thirty years.

was elected the second king 714 years before Christ: he reigned forty-three years. Numa was of the Sabine nation. This nation was the most formidable enemy of the early Romans; but by a wise policy were conciliated; and became united with the Romans. Numa's disposition was pious and pacific; and he endeavored to impart the same character to his people. [The Sabeans or Sabines were the descendants of Cush, an Ethiopian.]

, the third king, ascended the throne in 670 B. C.—he reigned thirty years.

, grandson of Numa, was elected the fourth king of Rome, in 637 B. C. He inherited the piety and virtue of his ancestor, and reigned gloriously twenty-four years.

, son of a former citizen of Corinth, popular from his wealth and liberality, was elected the fifth king, 614 B. C. He enlarged the senate, and reigned 38 years.