Reign.
No.
15 25
16
17 28
18 20
19 23
20 59
21
7
2
22 98
B. C.
4. The Shang Dynasty.
Year of Cycle.
Cotemporary Events. · N
2
1433 20:05 Servitude of the Israelites in Egypt, under Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia.
1408 20:30 eight years, 1409.
1401 | 20:37 Othniel delivers them, 1401.
1873 21:05 The Eleusinian mysteries introduced at Athens by Eumolpus, 1356. 1852 | 21:26
1824 21:54 Servitude of the Israelites renewed, 1339
and 1921.
1265
1958
6 1225
22:58 The Argonautic expedition; 1208.
22:60 Gideon delivers Israel, and governs them
during nine years, commencing 1241.
23:33 The Theban war of the seven heroes
against Eteocles, 1225.
1219 | 23:39
23
24
21
25
4
1108 23 60
Emens sails to Italy, 1184.
26
3
1194 | 24:04
The city of Troy taken, 1184. Samuel born, 1151.
27
37
28 32
1191 24:07 Samson marries at Timnath 1183, and 20 years afterwards kills himself under the 1154 | 24 : 44 ruins of the temple of Dagon.
The last of this line of emperors was also remarkable for his érimes and his follies. He was proud, cruel, and debauched. Pos- sessed of great strength and good natural abilities, he abandoned him- self to every species of vice, and to the most dreadful cruelties. In every thing that was base and wicked, he found a fit companion in the infamous female slave Tánki. "They collected a vast concourse of people devoted to pleasure and dissipation; they had made for thein a lake of wine, and surrounded it with meat suspended on trees; to this banquet naked men and women resorted, and passed long nights in drunkenness and debauchery. Profligacy to this ex- tent is more than the common sense of mankind, in the worst of times can approve. The king and court fell into contempt." Most Horrible ctimes and punishment followed.