CHRONOLOGY OF THE KIXGS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH. 281 



Years. Months. Days. 



From the Exodiis to the laying of the 



Temple's foundation in the fourth 



year and second month of Solomon 



was 479 2 23 



Thence to its Dedication... ... ... 7 6 7 



In his eleventh year ... ... ... 486 8 0 



Subtract for the Wanderings ... ... 40 



7)446 



63-5 



The previous year was thus a fifth and this one was a sixth after 

 a sabbatic year. Therefore the next year or the twelfth year of 

 Solomon was itself a sabbatic year. 



Thus admirably does the Scripture history agree with itself in 

 its statement of comprehensive epochs, and since as yet we cannot 

 prove that the Assyrian history does so, let us wait for further 

 discoveries in that field. Meanwhile we have a clear agreement in 

 the order of events between the secular history and the sacred, and 

 many names and transactions that are recorded in both. 



The Author. — I am going to read a very short postscript to my 

 paper presently, and that draws me into a great difficulty in regard 

 to answering anything that has been said in the way of discussion. 



'\Miat Dr. Pinches said with regard to the name Dadidri I was 

 familiar \7ith before. I had read Dr. Pinches' statement of that 

 written in his book recently published."^ 



With regard to what the Chairman said, I have fully entered 

 into the consideration of this number of 390 years, but I wanted, if 

 I could, to confine this paper within narrow limits, for I was sure 

 if I went beyond those limits we should have more matter than we 

 could deal vdth. at one meeting, and for that reason I even cut out 

 of the paper itself a discussion of the Cjuestion of the reign of 

 Hezekiah. 



Keferred to above, p. 275. 



