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IV. The opinion of Clemens Alcxandiinus, which has been 

 urged in favour of the lengthened calculus, independent of 

 the particular objections to which it is liable, is contradicted 

 by the various and inconsistent computations which he men- 

 tions and neglects, but wliich at least demonstrate, that the 

 sentiments of those, who rejected in his time, the authority 

 of the Hebrew text, were neither consistent or reasonable. 

 " Many," says he, " reckon from Joshua to David 450 years, 

 but I compute to the death of David 423 years and 7 months: 

 some from Moses to Solomon account 595 years, others 676; 

 but if to the 450i from Joshua to David, you add the 40 years 

 of Moses in the wilderness, as many of David, and the 80 

 years of the age of Moses at the exod, there will arise 610 

 years from the birth of Moses, to the end of the reign of 

 David." 



450 from beginning of Joshua till beginning of David. 



40 of Moses in the desert. 



80 age of Moses at the exod 



40 of David 



610 



" but more accurately, if to the 523 years and 7 months, to 



the death of David we add the 120 of Moses, and the 40 of 



Solomon, the sum will amount to 683 years 7 months. 



Y. M, 

 523 7 to the death of David from Joshua 



120 years 



