Verse 28

The increase and prosperite of the comons is the kynges honoure, but the decaye of the people is the confucio of the prynce.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 1:12 : 12 But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grew.Therfore had they indignacio at the children of Israel,
• Exod 1:22 : 22 Then Pharao commauded all his people and sayde: All the sonnes that are borne, cast in to the water, but let all the doughters lyue.
• 1 Kgs 4:20-21 : 20 As for Iuda and Israel, they were in nombre as the sonde of the see, and ate and dronke, and were mery. 21 Thus was Salomo lorde ouer all the kyngdomes (from the water of the londe of the Philistynes, vnto the border of Egipte) which broughte him giftes, and serued him as longe as he lyued.
• 1 Kgs 20:27 : 27 and the childre of Israel mustured, and prouyded them selues with vytailes, and wete to mete them, and pitched their tetes ouer against them, like two litle flockes of goates but the londe was full of the Syrians.
• 2 Kgs 10:32-33 : 32 At the same time beganne the LORDE to be greued at Israel. For Hasael smote them in all the borders of Israel 33 from Iordane Eastwarde, and all the londe Gilead of the Gaddites, Rubenites and Manassytes, from Aroer that lyeth on the ryuer by Arnon, and Gilead and Basan.
• 2 Kgs 13:7 : 7 For of the people of Ioahas there were no mo lefte, but fyftye horsmen, ten charettes, and ten thousande fote men: for the kynge of Syria had destroyed them, and made them as the dust in the barne.