the Israelites 77. C. spoiled and their utter ruine foretold ibid. and 118. N. overcome the Israelites 135 B. are destroyed 156. O. burnt Siceleg 173. A. Amarames Moses Father See Amram Amasias K. of Juda 246. E. revengeth his fathers death 247. M. overcometh the Amalechites ibid. O. reproved and why 248. A. commandeth Joas to yield him homage ibid. D. his army flies and he taken prisoner ibid. E. is slain ibid. F. Amasa slain 194. O. Amazement of the seditious 775. G. Ambition 177. E. of Adonias 199. D. of John 698. M. of Eleazar 711. F. An Ambush laid for the Ainites 124. I. Ambushes of Saul for David 167. E. c. of Adad for Joram 238. A. Amnon deflowreth Thamar 186. L. M. Ammonites oppress the Israelites 138. M. and are overcome 139. A. injure Davids Embassadours 183. C. revenge wrought on them ibid. F. War against Josaphat 234. G. kill one another 235. K. Amorites overcome 104. M. their Country possessed by the Hebrews 105. B. Amos a wicked King 258. D. is slain ibid. Amphitheater built by Herod 410. G. 415. L. Amram Moses father 63. B. prayeth to God 63. B. casts Moses into the river and why 63. G. Amri King of Israel 225. M. slew Thaman ibid. his impiety and death ibid. N. Ananias death 631. C. Ananus High Priest 539. B. Ananias High Priest slain 736. N. Ananus stoneth James 539. C. Ananus Governour of Jerusalem 637. F. his invective against the zealous 689. A. disposeth his souldiers ibid. slain 694. K. Ananus a cruel souldier 636. K. Achimelech entertaineth David 165. B. delivers him Goliabs sword ibid. C. accused to Saul 166. I. and slain 166. K. Ancestors conceal not honest things 25. G. Angels guarded Elizaeus 238. C. Angels i. sons of God 30. L. Angel resisteth Balaam 105. F. Angels promise Abraham a son 39. A. enter Lots house ibid. foretel the destruction of Sodom ibid. Angel appeared to Agar 38. I. 40. K. to Jacob 45. B. 48. M. to Manaach his wife 139. F. foretelleth her Samâ—oâ—s birth ibid. F. worketh a miracle 140. K. 238. C. Anger See Wrath. Anilaeus receiveth charge from Artabanus 499. E. killeth a noble man 500. I. reproved and accused ibid. M. taketh Mithridates prisoner 500. O. Anna wife of Elcana prayed to God for a son 143. G. bare Samuel and consecrated him to God 144. I. Annius taketh Gerasa 702. N. Answer of Simon to Jesus Oration 691. A. Answer of Isaac 41. C. of Balaam to Balac 106. M. of God to Joshuah 124. H. of Achab to the Syrians 229. O. of Caesar to Herod 582. H. of Antipater to Herod 600. L. of John 684. M. of Eleazar to Antiochus 818. I. of Alexander 295. K. Antaeus against whom Hercules made war 42. I. Antigonus copartner in the Kingdom 349. D. his death complotted ibid. F. effected 350. H. 561. C. Antigonus accuseth Hircanus and Antipater 370. D. 568. H. promiseth the Parthians money and why 380. F. restored to the Kingdom 383. H. cutteth off Hircanus ears ibid. H. declared an enemy to the Romans 384. C. 577. E. upbraideth Herod 385. N. getteth Massada 575. A. repulseth Herods power ibid. surpriseth Herods victuallers 386. B. cruelly handleth Josephs carcass 577. O. submitteth himself to Sosius 391. H. put to death ibid. L. Antiochus the Great vexeth the Jews 305. E. recovers Cities of Coelosyria ibid. F. his Epistle to Ptolomy 306. his Edict in honour of the Temple 306. his Epistle to Zeuxis 307. I. Antiochus Epiphanes departeth Egypt 313. L. spoileth the Temple of Jerusalem ibid. N. abrogates Gods Laws 214. G. inforceth the Jews to Idolatry ibid. tortureth Eleazar 818. M. slayeth him 819. H. forbiddeth the Jews to use their Laws 314. G. c. invades Judaea again 317. I. departeth into Persia ibid. besiegeth Elymas 321. I. falleth sick and dieth ibid. K. Antiochus Eupater created King 321. N. marcheth into Judaea 312. B. fighteth with Judas Macchabeus ibid. C. marcheth against Philip ibid. E. entreth a league with Judas 323. I. slayeth Philip ibid. K. displaceth Onias ibid. is slain ibid. M. Antiochus son of Alexander 337. I. crowned King ibid. discomfited Demetrius 338. A. favoureth Jonathan ibid. Antiochus marrieth Cleopatra 343. K. putteth Triphon to flight ibid. L. warreth against Hircanus 345. I. permitteth a truce ibid. K. slain 346. A. Antiochus Gryphus overcometh Alexander 347. I. his War against his brother ibid. slain 353. M. Antiochus Cyzicenus warreth against his brother 347. K. 351. B. put to flight 347. N. slain 353. M. Antiochus Eusebius puts Seleucus to flight 353. N. slayeth Seleucus brother ibid. dieth ibid. O. Antiochus Seleucus slayeth his Uncle 353. M. burned ibid. N. Antiochus Dionysius King 355. K. thrust out of his Kingdom ibid. slain 345. M. Antiochus perfidious to his Citizens 762. M. N. Antiochus King of Comagena accused 77. O. his choice c. ibid. M. reconciled to Caesar ibid. N. Antipas Herods son 606. K. claimeth the Kingdom ibid. accuseth Archelaus 606. L. hath part of the Kingdom with Archelaus 471. D. Antipater the Idumaean 360. K. incenseth the Princes against Aristobulus 360. M. relieveth Gabinius 367. M. his wife and children 369. A. c. gathereth souldiers for Caesars service ibid. E. made a citizen of Rome and Governour over Judaea 370. C. D. E. 567. F. makes his sons Governours 372. B. perswadeth Hircanus to flye 564. N. his exploits 567. C. poisoned 377. H. 570. K. Antipater banished 585. G. advanced 426. M. inciteth his father against his brothers 426. N. his congratulation 429. F. plotteth against his brethren 433. E. 588. L. cause of mischief 436. M. governeth the Kingdom c. 448. L. practiseth his fathers death ibid. M. 598. M. could not deceive his Aunt 448. N. hateth his brothers children 449. C. his treasons 599. F. accuseth Syllaeus 598. L. 452. K. studieth to win favour 594. M. conspireth against his father 594. L. accused by Herod 455. E. 599. F. answereth his fathers objections 456. H. hated of all 599. B. 457. G. hath liberty to justifie himself ibid. D. put to death 461. G. 603. A. Antipater accuseth Antipater 453. E. Antipater accuseth Archelaus 465. E. 606. L. M. Antipatris built 430. N. burned 635. C. Antiphilus letter to Antipater 456. M. blamed 459. B. Antiquity of the Jews proved 784. M. See Arguments Antiquities when written 543. B. Antonia described 722. A. not unlike a City ibid. C. Antonius writeth to Hircanus 378. G. writeth in the Jews behalf 379. K. maketh Tetrarchs 380. C. loveth Herod 384. B. maketh Herod King ibid. C. requireth Aristobulus 394. B. giveth Cleopatra a portion of Judaea and Arabia 399. H. conquereth Armenia ibid. M. Aphrica once called Lybia 42. I. Apollonius accuseth the Jews 806. M. Apollonius sent to rob the Temple 417. B. acknowledged his offence ibid. C. General of Antiochus army 316. E. discomfited and slain ibid. E. Apollonius Davus put to flight 334. E. Apology of Achimelech 166. K. of Aristobulus 363. H. Apostacy of the Priests 294. A. Apostates
divers places and planting them again in the same And in especial to the end that the service of God may be renewed we have set down a certain sum of money to be imployed in sacrifices and in buying Beasts for their offerings Wine Oyl and incense that is to say twenty thousand sicles of Silver and for sine Floure according to the law of the place one thousand four hundred and sixty measures of Wheat and three hundred seventy and five measures of salt And my will is that all these things that are above-named be delivered unto them according to the form of our ordinance We likewise command that the work of the Temple be finished with the galleries and other necessary buildings and that all the Timber be brought out of Judea and other places and especially out of Libanus without any tax or tallage which exemption also shall D take effect in all other necessaryes that are requisite towards the reparation of so famous a Temple My pleasure likewise is that all they of the same Nation govern their State according to their own laws Let the antient Priests and Scribes of the Temple also and the singing men be freed from all taxations that are payed by the powl and the tributes of the Crown and all other whatsoever And to the end that the City may be the sooner built I grant unto all them that inhabit the same as this present or that hereafter transport themselves thither within the month of October to inhabit the same with exemption from all charges for three years space We forgive them moreover the third part of their tributes to the intent they may recover their losses We will also that those Citizens that have been forcibly led from thence into servitude be set at liberty both they themselves and also those that are of their E alliance commanding their goods to be restored unto them Farewell These are the contents of this Letter The Edict of Antiochus the great in honor of the Temple And to yeild the more honour unto the Temple he sent an edict thorow all his Kingdom to this effect That it should not be lawfull for any stranger to enter within the inclosure of the Temple without the Jews permission except those that should be purified according to the law and custom of the place That no man should bring into the city any flesh of Horses Mules wild or tame Asses Leopards Foxes or Hares or Generally of any Cattel prohibited to be eaten by the laws of the Jews That it should not be lawful likewise for any man to bring their Skins into the City or to nourish any such beasts in the same but that it might be only lawfull to use these beasts which might be sacrificed unto God according to the law of their ancestors That F whosoever should not observe these laws he should pay three thousand drachmes of silver unto the Priests Furthermore to express his piety and fidelity towards us at such time as he heard of the troubles that happned in Phrygia and Lydia he wrought also unto Zeuxis Governour of one of the higher Provinces and his intire friend commanding him to send certain of our Nation from Babylon to Phrygia writing unto him unto this effect G H King Antiochus to Zeuxis his Father The year of the World 3790. before Christ's Nativity 204. Health Vnderstanding that those of Lydia and Phrygia are newly fallen into Rebellion I have thought good according to my duty to prevent the same and whilest I consulted with my friends what was to be done Antiochus's Epistle to Zeuxis in which he maketh honourable mention of the Jews it hath been thought fit that two thousand Families of the Jews should be sent thither all which should be drawn out of Mesopotamia and Babylon to plant them in Garisons and places of security For I am persuaded of their good affection and zeal towards us both in respect of their devotion towards God as also from the testimony which our Predecessors have given them namely that they are faithful and ready to execute that wherein I they are employed Moreover it is our pleasure that notwithstanding all difficulties you cause them to pass thither and permit them to live according to their own Laws Now when they shall arrive in that place thou shalt bestow on every one of them ground to build them houses on with sufficient Lands both for Tillage and to plant their Vineyards in for which they shall pay no Tribute for ten years space and during such time as they may gather of their own for their sustenance they shall be allowed their provision of Corn for themselves and their servants Our will is also that they who shall be employed on necessary affairs be sufficiently provided of that they need to the intent that being so bountifully dealt withall by us they may shew themselves the more affectionate in that which concerneth us Thou shalt give order also to the uttermost of thy power that this Nation be no wayes oppressed or injured by any man Farewell K Hitherto we have sufficiently declared what friendship Antiochus the Great bare unto the Jews Antiochus's friendship and confederacy with Ptolomy After this Antiochus contracted an alliance and friendship with Ptolomy who gave him his daughter Cleopatra in marriage and assigned him for her dowry Coelosyria The Samaritans molest the Jews Samaria Judea and Phoenicia and because these two Kings divided the Tributes between them the chiefest in authority in every Province collected from their Countrey and paid the Sum agreed upon to the Kings Treasury At that time the Samaritans puffed up with their prosperity vexed the Jews spoiling their Countrey Hedio Ruffinus cap. 4. and leading them away Prisoners by force This hapned under the High-Priest Onias Onias the High-Priest provoketh the King of Egypt for non-payment of his Tribute For after the decease of Eleazar Manasses his Uncle obtained the Priesthood L and after the death of Manasses Onias the son of Simon sirnamed the Just enjoyed this dignity Simon was brother to Eleazar as I have heretofore related This Onias was of no great capacity and withall was very covetous by which means he failed to pay the twenty Talents of silver which his Predecessors were wont to pay to the Kings of Egypt of the Tribute which the People paid unto him Whereupon Ptolomy Evergetes the father of Philopater was grievously incensed against him so as he sent an Ambassador to Jerusalem to accuse him because he failed to pay his accustomed Tribute threatning him that if henceforth he received it not he would divide the Countrey amongst his Soldiers and send them to inhabit it When the Jews heard this they were much troubled but Onias was no whit moved thereby because he was wholly given over to covetousness M N O CHAP. IV. The year of the World 3774. before Christ's Nativity 194. A
presently from thence to the other side of Jordan Josephs death where he past his life in receiving and gathering the tributes of the Barbarians Onias and after him Simon his Son High Priest In that time Seleucus sirnamed Soter the Son of Antiochus the great reigned in Asia At that time also died Joseph Hircanus Father who was a man of good repute and great courage who established the people of the Jews in a lasting Peace Hedio Ruffinus chaâ— â— and freed them from poverty and many disasters and collected the Tributs of Syria Phoenica and Samaria for the space of twenty two years His Uncle Onias died also about the same time leaving the Priest-hood to his Son Simon after G whose death his Son Onias was made High Priest to whom Arius King of Lacedemon sent an Embassage and letters the copy whereof heareafter ensueth CHAP. V The year of the World 3780. before Christ's Nativity 144. H Arius King of Lacedemon writes to Onias the High Priest to contract an Alliance with the Jews pretending that the Lacedemonians were descended from Abraham Hircanus builds a magnificent Paliace and kills himself for fear of falling into the hands of Antiocus Arius King of Lacedemon The Letter of the King of Lacedemon to the High Priest of the Jews to Onias Health WE have found out a certain writing wherein it is recorded that the Jews and Lacedemonians are of the same race 1 Mac. 12. and both of them desended from Abraham It is I therefore requisite that since we are brethren you let us know wherein we can serve you that we may have one common interest Demoteles our messenger bringeth you our letters written on a square leafe the seal whereof is an Eagle holding a Dragon in her talons Sedition among the people after Joseph's death These were the contents of the Lacedemonians letters After the death of Joseph it came to pass that the people began to mutinie in the quarrel of his Children For the elder brethren made War against Hircanus who was the younger by means whereof the People were divided The greater part of them followed the Elder faction Hircanus afflicteth the Arabians with continual war and the High Priest Simon also by reason of his affinity with them followed their party Whereupon Hircanus resolved to repair no more unto K Jerusalem but fixing his habitation on the other side of Jordan he made continual War against the Arabians Hircanus buildeth a strong Tower slaying a great number of them and taking many prisoners He built an huge Tower of white Marble from the bottome to the top and on it he placed the figures of many living Creatures in sculpture of greatheight About the same he cut a deep trench of water and having hewed the front of the Rock that stood over against the bulding he made divers caves therein many furlongs long He also made divers chambers therein Antiochus Epiphanes King of Syria both to eat and sleep and dwell in He drew thither likewise currents of springing water in so great abundance that it gave much delight to those that dwelt there The Sons of Ptolomey Epiâ—hance philometor and Physcon and great ornament to the whole bulding The mouth of every Cave was so little that but one only man could enter at once which he therefore L made so narrow because they might the better serve for his security and refuge that if so be he were at any time assaulted by his bretheren Hircanus killeth himself he might avoyd the danger of surprisal Moreover he built within his Castle many large halls which he adorned with great and goodly Gardens Hedio Ruffinus chap. 6. and this place thus built was called by him Tyre and is scituate between Arabia and Judaea 1 Mac. 1. on the other side of Jordan not far from the Countrey of Essedon He commanded in this Countrey seven years all that time that Seleucus reigned in Syria After whose death his brother Antiochus sirnamed Epiphanes obtained the Kingdom Ptolomey also King of Egypt who was likewise called Epiphanes died and left two children very young behind him of whom the eldest was called Philometer and the younger Phiscon But when Hircanus perceived that Antiochus grew very powerful M he feared to be punished by him for his incursions made upon the Arabians whereupon he slew himself with his own hands and Antiochus enjoyed all his goods N O H CHAP. VI. The year of the World 3790. before Christ's Nativity 174. Onias sirnamed Menelaus seeing himself excluded from the High-Priesthood retires to Antiochus and renounceth the Religion of his forefathers Antiochus enters Egypt and being ready to make himself Master of it the Romans force him to retire ONias the High-Priest being dead about this time Antiochus gave the Priesthood to Jesus sirnamed Jason his brother For that son unto whom Onias had left the succession Onias sirnam'd Menelaus substituted in his place was as yet very young of whom we will speak in convenient time and I place This Jesus Onias brother was deprived of the Priesthood through the Kings displeasure conceived against him who gave it shortly after to his younger brother called Onias The Wars betwixt Jason and Menelaus For Simon had three sons who as we have declared successively possessed the Priesthood this Jesus caused himself to be called Jason as his other brother caused himself to be called Menelaus Apostates from the Jewish Religion whereas his name was Onias But Jesus who had first of all been established in the place of the High-Priest arose against Menelaus who was elected into the place after him So that the People were divided into Factions and Tobias sons were on Menelaus side but the greater number of the People followed Jason so that Menelaus and the sons of Tobias being much troubled by them retired to Antiochus telling him that they intended to forsake the Religion and Ordinances of their fathers K and to follow that of the King and to live after the manner of the Greeks exhorting him to give them licence to erect a place of Exercises in Jerusalem Which when Antiochus had granted them they so behaved themselves that there appeared no more sign of Circumcision in them so that at such time as they were naked there was no difference between them and the Greeks and neglecting all the ordinances and customs of their own Countrey they conformed themselves to the behaviour and manners of other Nations Antiochus having all things in his kingdom according to his hearts desire resolved to make War upon Egypt he contemned Ptolomy's son age who were not as yet capable to manage their affairs Arriving there near to Pelusium with a great power he circumvented by a stratagem the young Ptolomy Philometor and subdued Egypt for after L he had besieged Memphis Antiochus enforced to depart out of Egypt and taken it
that if you act after this manner God will not forsake you but taking pleasure in your virtue he will once more establish you in your former peace and liberty Matthias exhorteth his sons to piety fortitude and concord and will permit you to live again after the manner of your Ancestors True it is our bodies are mortal and subject unto destiny but the memory of our virtuous actions will never perish being therefore stirred up with the love thereof strive and bestir your selves to obtain honour to the end that projecting mighty things you make no difficulty to hazard your lives in the execution of the same Above all things I exhort you unto concord to the end that in whatsoever one of you shall be found more naturally apt and fitted than another he may prosecute it without any contradiction of the rest I charge you also to observe B and obey your brother Simon who is a politick and valiant man in whatsoever he shall counsel you And for your Captain you shall choose Machabeus because he is both valiant and strong for he shall revenge the injuries and outrages which have been done to our Nation and put our enemies to flight And assure your selves that there is no man that hath any love to Virtue and Religion who will not join himself unto you in so holy an enterprize CHAP. IX The death of Matthias Judas Machabeus one of his sons takes upon him the management of the publick Affairs He delivers his Countrey and purgeth it from the Abominations C which had been committed therein AFter Matthias had thus spoken unto his sons 1 Mac. 3. and pray'd God to favor their enterprizes Matthias death and to restore the People to their ancient policy and their accustomed manner of living Judas Machabeus appointed Governor which they had in former times observ'd he dyed and was buried in Modin After the People had mourned for him for a certain time and perform'd publickly such honour at his funerals as was agreeable to his quality his son Judas Machabeus took upon him the management of the War in the 146 year and by the assistance of his brethren and other Jews he drave the Enemies out of the Countrey and put those of his own Nation to death who had forsaken their Religion and purged the Countrey of all abominations D which had been committed therein CHAP. X. Apollonius General of Antiochus's Army cometh into Jewry and is discomfited and slain and also Serron Governor of the lower Syria WHen Apollonius Hedio Ruffinus cap. 9. who was Antiochus's General in Samaria heard hereof he gather'd his Army together Judas Machabeus overcometh Apollonius in battel and invaded Judea against whom Machabeus made head and overcame him in a battel wherein there died many and amongst the rest Apollonius E whose sword Machabeus got as his part in the spoil There were a great number of them also wounded Seron Governor of Coelosyria is put to flight in Judea and much booty was taken in the Enemies Camp after which victory enriched with spoils he retreated But Seron Governor of Coelosyria hearing hereof and understanding that divers had joined themselves with Judas and that he had already about him a sufficient power to keep the field and give him battel he thought that it concern'd him to begin to punish those who obey'd not the Kings Edicts Whereupon after he had assembled all the Forces that he had and besides them hired certain Apostates or fugitive Jews he marched forth against Judas and came as far as Bethoron a village in Jewry where he encamped Judas also came out to meet with him resolving to give him battel and seeing that his Soldiers would hardly be drawn out to fight both by F reason of their inequality of number as also because they were faint by fasting a long time he encourag'd them saying That the means to obtain victory and to have the upper hand over their Enemies consisted not in the greatness of their number but in their dependance upon God whereof they had a most eminent example in their Forefathers who had oftentimes defeated with a small number of men divers thousands of their Enemies because they fought for the defence of their Laws and for their Children for the greatest power said he that a man can have is to be innocent and without offence By these words persuaded he his Soldiers so that without any fear of the multitude of their Enemies they all together ran upon Seron and encountring with him they discomfited the Syrians For their Chieftain being slain all the rest betook themselves to flight in which thing only consisted the safety G of their lives Judas therefore pursuing them as far as the Champain slew about 800 of them The rest saved themselves in those quarters that bounded upon the Sea H CHAP. XI Judas Machabeus defeats a great Army which King Antiochus sent against the Jews Lysias the next year returns with a much greater power Judas kills five thousand of his men and causeth him to retreat He purifieth the Temple and setteth it in order Other great Exploits perform'd by him WHen King Antiochus heard these things Antiochus's preparation to invade Judea he was much displeased at that which had hapned whereupon he mustered all his Forces and hiring divers strangers and I mercenary Islanders he prepar'd himself to invade Judea about the Spring-time But after the muster of his Army when he found that his treasure failed him and that he was in great scarcity of money for his Tributes were not duly paid him because the Nations were rebellious being likewise in his own nature a man of great and magnificent spirit which put him upon great expences he resolved first of all to go into Persia to gather his Tributes Antiochus committing his Kingdom Provinces and son to Lysias's charge departeth into Persia He therefore left the charge of his affairs with Lysias a man very much esteemed by him and one that govern'd all the Countrey from Euphrates as far as the borders of Egypt and the lower Asia giving him likewise a part of his Army and some of his Elephants To him had the King given charge to see his son Antiochus carefully trained up until his return commanding him expresly That when he had conquered K Judea he should make the Inhabitants thereof his slaves and sell them to those that would give most and destroy Jerusalem and utterly abolish that race The King having given this charge to Lysias led forth his Army towards the Countrey of Persia in the 147 year And after he had passed Euphrates he marched onward toward the upper Provinces Lysias chose Ptolomy the son of Dorymenis Nicanor and Gorgias men of great power and authority amongst the Kings friends and gave them 40000 Footmen and 7000 Horsemen to invade Jewry Who marching as far as the City of Emaus encamped in the Plain near unto it and
Timotheus's Soldiers perceiving that it was Machabeus whose valor and good fortune they had already experienced to their great loss they without delay betook themselves to flight But Judas with his Army followed after them and slew about 8000 of them and marching toward Malla A a City of the enemies he surprized it and slew all the men therein and afterwards consumed it with fire After this departing thence he took and destroyed Chaspoma Bosor and divers other places in Galaad Shortly after Timothy's Soldiers slain Timothy levied another great Army and drew out with him all his Allies to his succor and a number of Arabians whom he had hired with this Army of his passed he the River Malla taken and burnt and encamped near unto a Town called Rapha exhorting his Soldiers to behave themselves like valiant men against their Enemies the Jews Chaspoma and Bosor taken and to hinder their passage because all their hopes of victory depended upon the securing of that Pass Judas understanding that Timotheus was prepared to fight Timothy gathereth new Forces and is overcome by Judas took with him all his Forces and marched hastily against the Enemy so that having passed the River he set upon them B killing divers of them that resisted and terrifying the rest who casting away their Arms were constrained to flie There were some of them who saved themselves by their swiftness and some by retreating into a Temple called Carnain where they were in hope to be secured and so to escape but after that Judas had taken the City where the Temple was he slew them and burnt it and caused all his Enemies to perish either by the sword or by fire After this overthrow he led away with him from Galaad all the Jews their wives and children The Jews are brought out of the Countrey of Galaad into Judea and substance and brought them with him unto Judea When as therefore he drew near unto the Town of Ephron which was scituate directly in his way so that it was impossible for him to march any other wayes in his return home without going very much about and putting himself to great inconveniencies he sent Messengers C to the Inhabitants Ephron besieged and burnt to pray them to open their gates and to grant him free passage through their City for they had made barricadoes of stones to cut off the passage But when therefore the Ephronites would give no ear unto him he besieged their City for a day and nights space and took and burnt it and slew all the men that were therein and afterwards went onward on his way and so great a number was there of those that were slain that he marched upon the bodies of dead men After they had past Jordan An admirable victory of Judas Machabeus who in all these conflicts lost not one man they came into a great Plain wherein the City of Bethsan by the Greeks called Scythopolis stood from whence they departed and came into Judea with joy and gladness singing and praising God and using their accustomed pastimes and songs of victory This done he offer'd up sacrifices of Thanksgiving for their happy D success and the safety of his Army especially since in all those battels and encounters he had not lost one Jew Joseph and Zachary overcome by Gorgias lose 2000 Soldiers In the mean while two Captains to wit Joseph the son of Zachary and Azarias who were left for the guard of Judea whil'st Simon went into the Countrey of Galilee against those of Ptolemais and Judas and Jonathan his brother were in Galaad against the Ammonites desirous also to obtain the honour and reputation of valiant men by some notable exploit marched with the Forces under their command towards Jamnia Against these came forth Gorgias who was Governor in that place and charg'd them in that manner that the Jews lost 2000 men and fled as far as the Marches of Judea This mischief fell upon them because they had disobey'd Judas's commandment who had prohibited E them to fight with any before his return And this gives us just cause more and more to admire the providence and excellent conduct of this great Captain of the Jews Judas and his brethren making War against the Idumeans Chebron and Marissa besieged gave them no respite but continually charging them on every side they took also the City of Chebron and destroyed all the fortifications thereof and burnt the Towers spoiling all the Countrey of the enemies and razed the City of Marissa likewise Afterwards coming to Azor they took and spoiled it and carried away a great quantity of booty from thence and returned back into Judea in safety F G H CHAP. XIII King Antiochus Epiphanes being forced shamefully to raise his siege from before Elymais a Town in Persia where he designed to pillage a Temple consecrated to Diana and troubled for the defeat of several of his Captains which he sent against the Jews dyeth for grief AT this time Antiochus passing through the upper Provinces of his Kingdom understood that there was a very wealthy City in Persia called Elymais Hedio Ruffinus cap. 13. in which I there was a Temple dedicated to Diana 1 Mac. 6. full of all sorts of Presents wherein also he was inform'd Antiochus desirous to spoil Diana's Temple besiegeth Elymais and is shamefully repulsed to Babylon that the shield and Cuirasse of Alexander was kept who was Philip King of Macedons son Hereupon he resolv'd to make himself Master of the place and forthwith besieg'd it And the Inhabitants thereof being neither affrighted with his approach nor terrifi'd with his siege made a stout resistance so that he failed of his purpose For they drave him from their City and sallying out upon him they pursu'd him so hotly that he fled back to Babylon and lost a great number of his men After this defeat Antiochus Epipiphanes burden'd with cares falleth sick and frustration of his hope news was brought him of the overthrow of his Captains whom he had left to War against the Jews and how they of Jewry were now the stronger and had the upper hand This trouble seconding his former discontent K touched him so nearly Polybius Megalopolitane of the cause of Antiochus sickness that he fell sick and his disease aggravated with other accidents increasing he knew well that he should die and therefore he call'd for his most familiar friends and told them That his sickness was violent and desperate and that he deserv'd this affliction because be had persecuted the people of the Jews and destroyed their Temple committed horrible Sacriledge and contemned that God which they adored And whil'st he thus spake unto them he gave up the ghost So that I wonder at Polybius the Megalopolitane who is in other things a good Historian who writeth That Antiochus died because he would have spoiled the Temple of Diana
in the Countrey of Persia For since he had only intended to commit Sacriledge but had not effected it he merited not to suffer punishment for it And if it seemeth good unto Polybius that Antiochus was punish'd by death L upon this occasion it is far more likely to be true that his death befell him for the Sacriledge he had committed in the Temple of Jerusalem But our purpose is not to argue against those that maintain that Polybius's reasons are of greater truth and consequence than ours are CHAP. XIV Antiochus Eupator succeeds his father Epiphanes Judas Machabeus lays siege to the Cittadel at Jerusalem Antiochus comes against him with a great Army and besiegeth Bethsura they both raise their sieges and come to a pitch'd Battel The wonderful M courage and the death of Eleazar one of the brothers of Judas Antiochus takes Bethsura and besiegeth the Temple of Jerusalem but when the Jews were reduced to the greatest extremity he raiseth the siege upon the news that was brought him of Philip's having caused himself to be proclaimed King of Persia BEfore Antiochus gave up the ghost Antiochus appointeth Philip Governor of his kingdom and committeth his son Antiochus to his charge he called for Philip one of his chief friends and made him Governor of his kingdom And having deliver'd his Diadem into his hands his Royal Robe and his Ring and Jewels he charg'd him to deliver them to his son Antiochus entreating him to take care of his education and to secure the kingdom N for him until he came to years of discretion This done Antiochus died the 149 year of the kingdom of Syria Hedio Ruffinus cap. 14. After that Lysias had certifi'd the people of the Kings death he proclaim'd his son Antiochus whom at that time he had in his protection King sirnaming him Eupator Lysias createth Antiochus the younger King and sirnameth him Eupator according to the instructions that were given him About that time the Garison and Apostates that were in the Fortress of Jerusalem did much mischief unto the Jews For setting upon them that went up to the Temple to worship and offer Sacrifice The Macedonians in the Castle of Jerusalem do much harm to the Jews they slew them for the Fortress commanded the Temple For this cause Judas resolved to cut off these Garisons and to that intent he assembled all the people and besieged it This enterprize was undertook in the year 150 after that Seleucus had usurped the government of those Countries Having therefore made him certain Engines O and raised divers Platforms he industriously continued the siege But divers of those Apostates that were revolted Judas Machabeus besiegeth the Castle and of that Garison came out by night and assembling together such men as were as malicious as themselves they came unto King Antiochus beseeching him The year of the World 3803. before Christ's Nativity 161. That he would not suffer them to be abused by those of our Nation nor to be neglected A by him since their sufferings proceeded only from their having devoted themselves to his fathers service for whose sake they had forsaken their own Religion and follow'd his Laws and Ordinances Furthermore they told him That the Fortress was in danger to be surprized by Judas and his Associates The fugitive Jews flie out of the Castle and require Antiochus's assistance except some present succors were sent unto them When Antiochus the younger had notice hereof he was displeased and sent for his Captains and Friends commanding them to hire strangers and to list all those in his kingdom who were of years to bear Arms so that he gather'd in short time an Army of 100000 Foot and 20000 Horse and 32 Elephants and with this equipage marched out of Antioch committing his Army to Lysias Antiochus marcheth into Judea with his Army As soon as he came into Idumaea he went up unto Bethsura a walled City B and very difficult to be taken which he besieged but with such a disadvantage that the Bethsurians resisting him valiantly Bethsura besieged and sallying out upon him burnt those Engines which he had prepar'd for the battery of the Town When therefore a long time was consumed about the siege Judas with his forces encountreth the King at Beth-zacharia Judas having intelligence of the Kings approach raised his Camp from before the Castle of Jerusalem and marching forward to meet the Enemy he encamped in a certain streight in a place call'd Beth-zacharia about 70 furlongs from the Enemy The King having notice thereof raised his siege from Bethsura and marched toward the streight where Judas's Army was encamped and about the morning he set his Soldiers in battel aray He first of all caused his Elephants to march one after another through the streight for that it was impossible for them to march in a square body About every Elephant were 1000 Footmen and 500 Horsemen These Elephants bare high Towers on C their backs fill'd with Archers The rest of his Forces he caused to march two several wayes by the mountains under the conduct of his most trusty friends commanding them to charge their Enemies with a great shout and to discover their golden and brazen bucklers to the end the reflection thereof might dazle the eyes of the Jews whereupon the mountains resounded with the fearful cryes of Antiochus Army yet was not Judas any wayes discourag'd at it Eleazar Judas's brother killeth an Elephant For receiving the charge with a great courage he slew almost 600 of the forlorn hope But Eleazar sirnamed Auran Judas's brother seeing a huge Elephant among the rest with trappings somewhat extraordinary and supposing that the King was mounted thereon Judas returneth to Jerusalem and Antiochus followeth him he made towards him with a mighty courage and after he had slain divers of those that invironed the Elephant and scatter'd the rest he thrust D his sword into the belly of the beast and wounded him to death but the Elephant falling upon Eleazar slew him with his weight and thus honourably diedthis worthy man after that he had slain a great number of his Enemies and sold his life at a dear rate Judas seeing his Enemies Forces so great in number retir'd back to Jerusalem to continue his siege and Antiâ—chus sent part of his Army to Bethsura to take it and with the rest he himself marched toward Jerusalem The Bethsurites being afraid of this mighty Army of the King and seeing their necessary provisions failed The Bethsurites yield up their City yielded up their City after they had taken the Kings oath that he would offer no violence so that when Antiochus was Master of the City he offer'd them no injury The Temple of Jerusalem besieged only he thrust them out disarmed from the City and placed a Garison E therein He spent a long time also in besieging the Temple of Jerusalem
a great warrior and very respective of the commandments of his father Matthias having done and suffer'd all that was possible to recover the liberty of his Countrey Being therefore after this manner accomplished he had left behind him a perpetual renown of his worthy acts and an honourable memory of himself obtained by the liberty in which he re-established his Nation delivering them from the servitude of the Macedonians He died after he had discharged the office of the High-Priest for the space of three years E F H The Thirteenth Book of the Antiquities of the JEWS The year of the World 3085. before Christ's Nativity 159. Written by FLAVIVS JOSEPHVS The Contents of the Chapters of the Thirteenth Book 1. Jonathan after his brother Judas's death succeedeth in the Government 2. Jonathan having wearied Bacchides by War compelleth him to make a League and draw I off his Army 3. Alexander the son of Antiochus Epiphanes maketh War upon King Demetrius 4. Demetrius sendeth an Ambassador to Jonathan with Presents persuading him to be of his party 5. Alexander by greater Presents than Demetrius and by offering the High-Priesthood to Jonathan draweth him over to his party 6. Of the Temple of God built by Onias 7. How Alexander after the death of Demetrius highly honour'd Jonathan 8. Demetrius the son of Demetrius overcoming Alexander possesseth the Kingdom and maketh an alliance with Jonathan K 9. Triphon Apamenus after he had overcome Demetrius reserved the Kingdom for Antiochus Alexander's son who receiveth Jonathan into favor 10. Demetrius being overcome by the Parthians Triphon breaketh his covenant of peace and laying hold on Jonathan traiterously killeth him and afterwards assaulteth Simon his brother 11. How the Nation of the Jews committed both the Priesthood and the Government of the Army to Simon 12. Simon driving Tryphon into Dora besieged him and maketh a League with Antiochus sirnamed Pius 13. A debate arising between Antiochus and Simon Cendebaeus the Kings Captain is driven L out of the Countrey 14. How Simon was traiterously slain at a banquet by Ptolomy his father-in-law 15. How Ptolomy's endeavors being made frustrate Hircanus obtaineth the Government 16. How Antiochus sirnamed the Just leading an Army against Hircanus for 300 Talents is reconciled and entreth into a League 17. Hircanus 's expedition into Syria 18. How Antiochus Cyzicenus assisting the Samaritans is conquered and enforced to flie 19. Aristobulus causeth himself to be crowned King 20. The acts of Alexander the King of the Jews 21. The victory of Ptolomy Lathurus against Alexander M 22. Demetrius Eucaerus overcometh Alexander in battel 23. The expedition of Antiochus Dionysius into Jewry 24. Alexander being dead his wife Alexandra succeeded him in the Kingdom CHAP. I. After the death of Judas Machabeus Jonathan his brother is by the Jews chosen General of their Army Bacchides the Commander of Demetrius's Army attempts to kill him treacherously but failing he assaults him openly A great battel and a fair retreat managed N by Jonathan The son of Amar kills his brother John and thereby draws the divine vengeance on his head Bacchides besiegeth him and Simon his brother in Bethalaga but they force him to raise his siege WE have declar'd in the former Book how the Nation of the Jews after they had been under the subjection of the Macedonians recovered their liberty we have likewise related the great wars of Judas their Captain and in which he was at last slain in the defence of their liberty how likewise after the death of Judas all the wicked Apostate Jews who had revolted from their Religion took courage molesting and doing many injuries O to the rest of their Countreymen Finally how besides their malice the Famine raged in the Countrey so that divers being unable to sustain these two scourges of Famine and War were constrain'd to submit themselves unto the Macedonians In the mean while Bacchides gathering together the Apostates who were fallen from the Religion A of the Jews with an intent to live after the manner of the Heathen committeth the government of the Countrey unto them who laying hold on Judas's friends and partakers betrayed and deliver'd them to Bacchides who first of all tormented and beat them The Jews compelled by the Apostates and by famine submit themselves to the Macedonians and afterwards put them to death This so great affliction than which the Jews had never endured a worse since their return from Babylon was the cause that those of Judas's faction who were yet alive fearing the total ruine of their Nation addressed themselves to Jonathan his brother exhorting him to imitate his brother Judas 's virtues and to have no less care of his Countrey than him who dyed in the defence of it beseeching him that he would not suffer his Nation to perish for want of a Captain Bacchides murthereth those of Judas's faction since he himself was so well B qualified to command them Jonathan answer'd them That he was ready to dye for them and being in all things esteemed no less valiant and politick than his brother Judas he was proclaimed General and Captain of the Jews Bacchides having notice hereof Jonathan by the publick instigation of the Jews undertaketh the government feared lest Jonathan should be no less troublesom to the King and the Macedonians than his brother Judas before him had been for which cause he sought means to make him away by Treason But both Jonathan and his brother Simon gat intelligence thereof and having discover'd his practice they took all their families with them Bacchides comploâ—teth to betray Jonathan and his brother and fled into the desart that confin'd upon the City of Jerusalem and retiring near unto a water call'd the Lake of Asphar they remained in that place When Bacchides perceiv'd that they mistrusted him and were driven thither he went out against them with all his Forces and being encamped on the other side of Jordan he gathered C his Army together Jonathan knowing well that Bacchides came out to seek him sent his brother John sirnamed Gaddis unto the Arabians and Nabatheans to commit the trust of their goods into their hands Bacchides draweth out his Forces against Jonathan until the end of the War betwixt him and Bacchides for the Arabians were his friends Whil'st therefore John marched towards the Nabatheans who were of the City of Medaba the sons of Amareus laid an ambush for him and after they had furiously set upon him on the way and laid hold on whatsoever he brought with him John the brother of Judas is slain by Amars son they at length slew him and all his company for which fact of theirs they were shortly after punished by his brethren as we shall relate hereafter When Bacchides knew that Jonathan was encamped in the Marshes of Jordan Bacchides assaileth Jonathan on the Sâ—bbath-day and loseth 2000 of his men he made D choice
Galilee he might pay no more than 300 Talents for Tribute he granted him a full exemption and wrote his Letters Patents in these terms King Dometrius to Jonathan his brother Demetrius's Letters to Lasthenes in which he bestoweth many priviledges on the Jews and to all the Nation of the Jews Peace and Joy We have sent you the Copy of the Letter that we have written to Lasthenes our father to the end you may know the Contents thereof which is this E King Demetrius to Lasthenes his father Joy and Peace Because the people of the Jews are our Confederates and observe our Ordinances my intent is to requite their good affection and to assign them the three governments of Apherema Lydia and Ramatha with their appurtenances which have been taken from Samaria and annexed to Judea Secondly we remit all that which our Predecessors received of them that sacrificed in Jerusalem and other Tributes likewise which were gathered for the fruits of the earth and the trees the tribute of the Salt likewise and the Gold that was levied for the Crown so that it is our pleasure that hence forward nothing hereof be exacted at their hands See you therefore F give order that the Copy of these our present Letters be sent and deliver'd to Jonathan to be affixed in some open and conspicuous place in the sacred Temple Demetrius perceiving that the Countrey was in peace Demetrius incurreth the hatred of his Soldiers by 〈…〉 their 〈◊〉 in time of Peace and that he lived without fear of any War he dismissed his Army and disbanded his Soldiers hiring only certain strangers who were mustered out of Candy and other Isles whereby it came to pass that his own Soldiers conceived an hatred against him in that he gave them no wages whereas his Predecessors maintained them as well in Peace as in War to the end that they might be the more affectionate towards them and that if need required to employ them they might shew themselves more ready and couragious to fight for them G H CHAP. IX The year of the World 3820. before Christ's Nativity 144. Tryphon undertakes to establish Antiochus the son of Alexander Ballez in the Kingdom of Syria Jonathan besiegeth the Cittadel at Jerusalem and sends supplies to King Demetrius Nicanor who by their assistance subdues the Inhabitants of Antioch that had besieged him in his Palace His ingratitude to Jonathan He is vanquished by young Antiochus and flies into Cilicia Great honours are by Antiochus confer'd on Jonathan who assists him against Demetrius A renowned victory is obtained by Jonathan against the Army of Demetrius He renews the Alliance with the Romans and Lacedemonians The several I Sects of the Pharisees Sadduces and Essenes A new Army is raised by Demetrius which dareth not encounter with Jonathan Jonathan undertakes to fortifie Jerusalem Demetrius vanquished and taken Prisoner by Arsaces King of the Parthians WHen Diodorus Hedio Ruffinus cap. 8. sirnamed Tryphon an Apamean by Nation and General of Alexanders Army heard of the mutiny amongst Demetrius's Soldiers he came to Malchus the Arabian 1 Maccab. who had the care of the education of Antiochus Diodorus called Tryphon Alexander's son and endeavoured to prevail with him to commit Antiochus to his trust to the intent he might make him King Apamenus requireth Malchus to commit Antiochus Alexander's son to his charge and establish him in the government which belonged to his father And although upon the first motion he could hardly be drawn to believe it yet at last K by the continual instance of Tryphon he suffered himself to be overcome by his intreaties See here what this man pretended at that time But Jonathan the High-Priest desiring that they within the Cittadel of Jerusalem and those wicked and apostate Jews and in general all those that were in Garisons throughout all the Countrey Jonathan sendeth Ambassadors with Presents to Demetrius to request him to cashiere the Forces in the Castle of Jerusalem and the◠Fortresses thereabout might be removed he sent Ambassadors with rich Presents unto Demetrius beseeching him to dismiss those that were in garison in the fortresses of Judea he not only granted this but promised things of far greater moment after that War which he had then in hand should be ended For the present troubles at that time gave him no opportunity to do what he intended he therefore prayed at present to send him some of his Forces because his own Army was revolted Whereupon Jonathan chose out 3000 fighting men and sent L them unto him But the Antiochians hated Demetrius both because of the injuries they had endur'd under him as also for the hatred they had conceived against his father who had in like manner done them much wrong so that they only expected an opportunity to cast him off The rebellion of the Citizens of Antioch and the revenge taken on them by Demetrius Understanding therefore that the succors that Jonathan sent unto Demetrius were at hand and foreseeing that in a short time he would gather a great Army if he were not timely prevented they betook themselves to their Arms and beset the Kings Palace after the manner of a siege and secured all the gates with an intent to lay hold on the King Who seeing himself beset by the armed multitude of the Antiochians took those hired Soldiers with those whom Jonathan had sent him and charged them but he was forced to retire being overpowred by the number of the Inhabitants M Whereupon the Jews perceiving that the Antiochians had the upper hand they mounted upon the battlements of the Palace and from thence shot against them without any danger to themselves by reason of the distance and height of the place where they were yet they much annoyed the Inhabitants insomuch as they drove them from the houses near adjoining which they incontinently set on fire whereby the flame was spread through the whole City so that the houses that were close built the one by the other and for the most part framed of Wood were burnt down to the ground The Inhabitants perceiving that they could not put out the fire betook themselves to flight and the Jews chased them from house to house When the King perceived that the Citizens of Antioch ran here and there to save their Wives and Children and had given over the battel he N set upon them in divers places at once whereby divers of them were slain and all at last enforced to cast down their Arms and to yield themselves to Demetrius's mercy who pardoning their rebellion appeased the sedition After this he rewards the Jews with part of the pillage thanking them as the only Authors of his victory Whereupon he sent them back to Jonathan with no small acknowledgment and testimony of their prowess and virtue But afterwards he discover'd his evil nature towards him and broke his promises threatning him to
approved of whereupon he took care of the City himself and committed the Countrey to his brother Simon But Demetrius passing the River came into Mesopotamia with a design to make himself Master of Babylon intending to make that the seat of the Empire when he should have subdu'd the other Provinces For the Greeks and Macedonians who inhabited that Countrey had sollicited him often by Ambassadors to come unto them promising him to submit to his authority and to serve him in the War against Arsaces King of the Parthians Demetrius maketh War upon Arsaces King of the Parthians and is taken Prisoner Demetrius flattering himself with those hopes marched towards them with great speed presuming that if he could overcome the Parthians he might easily vanquish Tryphon and drive him out of the kingdom of D Syria Being therefore entertain'd by those of the Countrey with great joy he levied a great Army and made War against Arsaces but he lost the day and was himself taken Prisoner as we have elsewhere declar'd CHAP. X. Tryphon seeing Demetrius ruined contrives how he may quit himself of Antiochus that he might reign in his stead and likewise how he may destroy Jonathan He deceives him causeth a thousand of his men to be put to death at Ptolemais and keepeth him Prisoner E WHen Tryphon understood that Demetrius was utterly ruined Hedio Ruffinus cap. 9. he forsook Antiochus and contrived how he might kill him 2 Mac. 11. 13. and make himself King But the fear that he had of Jonathan Antiochus's friend Tryphon labouring to transfer Antiochus's kingdom unto his own hands and fearing Jonathans opposition traitetously complotteth his death hindred his design whereupon he resolv'd first of all to deliver himself of Jonathan and afterwards to kill the young King Antiochus Having therefore resolv'd to kill Jonathan by some Treason he came from Antioch to Bethsan which the Greeks call Scythopolis whither Jonathan came to meet him with 40000 chosen men supposing that Tryphon came thither to make War upon him But he knowing that Jonathan came thither with so great a strength and imagining that he could not prevail upon him by open force he had recourse to fraud he made him rich Presents and accompanied them with a great deal of civility and that he might free him from all F distrust and ruine him when he should least suspect it he commanded the Officers of his Army to obey him in all things After this he invited Jonathan to come to Ptolomais and to bring with him some few of his Soldiers promising to deliver the City into his hands and resign all the Fortresses that were in the Countrey into his possession assuring him That he came into that Countrey to no other purpose Jonathan suspecting no sinister dealing and believing that Tryphon spake what he intended disbanded his Forces and took only 3000 men with him whereof two he left in Galilee and with 1000 he came to Tryphon at Ptolomais But the Inhabitants of the City shutting the gates as soon as he was entred according as Tryphon had commanded them took Jonathan Prisoner and slew all those that attended upon him Hereupon Tryphon presently sent part G of his Army unto the 2000 that were left in Galilee to the intent to put them all to the Sword but they having notice of that which had befaln their Chieftain took up their H Arms The year of the World 382â— before Christ's Nativity 124. and departed out of Galilee without any loss And although the Soldiers of Tryphon exceeded them far in the number yet were they not so hardy to attack them because they knew that the Jews were ready to expose themselves to all dangers to defend their lives and so they returned back to him that sent them without doing any thing CHAP. XI The Jews make choice of Simon Machabeus for their General in the place of Jonathan his brother who was kept Prisoner by Tryphon who after he had received an hundred and I two Talents of his Children for his ransom breaks his promise and puts him to death Simon erects a stately Monument for his father and his other brethren He is created Prince and High-Priest of the Jews His admirable conduct he delivers his Nation from the Macedonian yoke takes by storm the Fortress of Jerusalem and defaceth it levelling both the Cittadel and the Hill whereon it stood even with the ground WHen the Inhabitants of Jerusalem heard of the surprizal of Jonathan 2 Macch. 14. and the loss of his Soldiers Jonathans want lamented by all men they were much troubled that so great a man was taken from them for they feared and that not without cause that being depriv'd of his valor and conduct the neighbouring Nations would invade them with K all manner of hostility which till then they durst not attempt standing so much in awe of Jonathan The neighbouring Nation and Tryphoâ— invade Judea Neither did their expectation deceive them For they understanding Jonathan's death began presently to invade the Jews on all sides as those who had no longer any Captain under whose conduct they might make War and shew their valor And Tryphon having likewise gather'd Forces was resolved to march into Judea to make War against the Inhabitants thereof Simon perceiving that the Citizens of Jerusalem were alarum'd with the fear which they apprehended of those Rumors and new Tumults of War and being desirous to animate them against all incursions and attempts intended by Tryphon assembled the People in the Temple and began to exhort them after this manner L You are not ignorant men and brethren how both I Simon Jonathans brother assembleth the people and animateth them my father and brethren have voluntarily exposed our selves to all dangers for your liberty Since therefore I have abundance of such like examples and that it is the ordinary course of our family to die for our Law and Religion there is no fear so great as to hinder me to prefer my honour and duty to my life Wherefore since you have a Commander who despiseth all danger to procure and maintain your safety you ought to follow me couragiously to what place soever â— shall conduct you For I am of no better account than my brethren to value my life more than others neither am I less than they to be backward and cowardly to follow their footsteps but I shall rather glory to imitate them in dying for the defence of our Countrey Laws and Religion I will make manifest therefore by M all the testimonies that I can that I am their true and lawful brother for I trust in God that he will give me power to take vengeance of our enemies and deliver not only all of you but your wives and children from the injury which they intended against you and by the grace of God I will preserve the holy Temple that it may not be ruinated by their
Ballez son to be put to death and is made King his Vices rendred him so odious to his Soldiers that they offered themselves up to Cleopatra Demetrius's Relict She married Antiochus Sother Demetrius's brother and made him be crowned King heovercame Tryphon who fled to Dora and from thence to Apamee where he was taken by force and killed Antiochus took a great liking to Simon the great Sacrificer or High-Priest I NOt long after the captivity of Demetrius Hedio Ruffinus cap. 10. Tryphon killed Antiochus the son of Alexander 1 Mac. 15. sirnamed Good notwithstanding he had the care and charge of his education for four years that he reigned Tryphon murthering Alexander obtaineth the Kingdom and spreading abroad a certain report That the young King in exercising himself fortuned to dye he sent his friends and familiars to the Soldiers promising them That if they would choose him King he would give them a great sum of money giving them to understand that Demetrius was a Prisoner among the Parthians and that if Antiochus his brother should obtain the kingdom he would punish them divers ways and revenge the revolt and rebellion which they were guilty of by forsaking him The Army hoping that if they bestow'd the kingdom on Tryphon Tryphon having obtained dominion discovereth his corrupt nature it would redound highly to their profit they proclaim'd him King But after he had attain'd the fulness of his desires he shewed K how malicious and wicked his nature was For when he was a private man he flatter'd the People Tryphons Army submit to Cleopatra Demetrius's wife who married Antiochus Soter and committed the authority to his hands and made shew of moderation and by such allurements he drew them to do what he pleased but after he had taken possession of the kingdom he discover'd his hypocrisie and shew'd plainly that he was not unaptly call'd Tryphon that is to say Trifler or Mocker By which means he lost the hearts of the better sort and as for his Army it became so averse from him that it submitted it self to Cleopatra Demetrius's wife who had at that time confin'd both her self and her children in Seleucia And whereas Antiochus sirnamed the Devout and brother to Demetrius was driven from place to place Hedio Ruffinus cap. 11. and had not any City that would entertain him for fear of Tryphon Cleopatra sent unto him inviting him both to be her husband and to take possession of the kingdom L Antiochus having driven Tryphon out of Syria besieged him in Dora And hereunto did she the rather draw him partly for that she was thereunto persuaded by her friends and partly for the fear she had lest some one of Selucia should betray the City to Tryphon As soon as Antiochus was arrived in Seleucia and that from day to day his Forces encreased Tryphonâ— death he marched forth into the field and fought with Tryphon and overcame him in battel and drove him out of the higher Syria and pursu'd him as far as Phoenicia where after he had retired himself into Dora a strong and impregnable Castle he besieged him therein and sent Ambassadors to Simon the High-Priest of the Jews to confirm a friendship and confederacy with him Simon very courteously accepted his demands and presently sent Antiochus both money and victuals sufficient to furnish his Army at the siege of Dora so that in short space he was accepted amongst the number of his M entire friends Tryphon flying from Dora to Apamea was in that place besieged taken and slain after he had reigned three years CHAP. XIII Antiochus Sother's ingratitude to Simon Machabaeus They come to make War Simon gets alwayes the better and renews his alliance with the Romans BUT the innate avarice that was in Antiochus and the malignity of his nature made him forgetful of those offices and services that Simon had done him so that he sent N Sedebaeus Hedio Ruffinus cap. 12. his great friend with a mighty Army to invade Jewry and to surprize Simon But he having some privy intelligence of Antiochus's Treachery notwithstanding that at this time he was very old was so provoked with the injuries that Antiochus had done him that animated with courage more than became his age he went himself to the War as if as yet he had been but youthful Simon and his son expelleth Sedebaeus out of Jewry he therefore caused his son to march before with the best Soldiers of his Army and having left a number of his Soldiers in ambush in the hollow retreats of the mountains he executed all his designs without failing in any one of them so that after he had every way obtained the upper hand of his Enemies he ever after enjoyed his Government in peace during the remainder of his life and renewed likewise the confederacy with the Romans O CHAP. XIV The year of the World 3830. before Christ's Nativity 134. A Simon Machabaeus Prince of the Jews and High-Priest is betrayed and killed by his Son-in-law Ptolomey who at the same time makes his Relict and his two sons Prisoners HE governed Judea for the space of eight years and was at last slain at a banquet by the Treachery of Ptolomey his son-in-law Hedio Ruffinus cap. 15. who seizing on Simons Wife and his two children 1 Mac. 6. and detaining them in Prison sent out certain of his Train besides to kill John the third son No faith nor trust no not in sons-in-law sirnamed Hircanus of Jerusalem But the young man having some inkling of their drift retired himself speedily into the City and avoided the danger that B they complotted against him assuring himself of the good will of the People in consideration of the benefits they had received at his fathers hands and the hatred that they bare unto Ptolomey who intending to enter the City-gates was sharply repulsed by the Citizens for they had already entertain'd Hircanus CHAP. XV. Hircanus Simon 's son besiegeth Ptolomey in Dagon Castle but his great love towards his mother and his brothers whom Ptolomey threatens to put to death if he storm'd the Castle made him forbear to assault it and raised the siege after which Ptolomey nevertheless put C them to death WHereupon Ptolomey retired unto a certain Castle situate beyond Jericho called Dagon Hedio Ruffinus cap. 14. but Hircanus was made High-Priest in his fathers stead who after he had recommended himself to God Ptolomey besieged by Hircanus knowing the power of natural affection keepeth his mother and brethren prisoners whippeth them on the walls and threatneth to throw them down by the firstling Sacrifices that he offer'd marched out against Ptolomey his brother-in-law to make War upon him Now when he was fully resolved to besiege the place whither Ptolomey was retired he had the advantage in all other things but only by the affection that he bare unto
his mother and his brethren he was overcome For Ptolomey having taken them and whipt them upon the Walls in all mens presence threatned Hircanus That unless he levied his siege he would cast them down headlong D from the top of the Castle now whereas one way Hircanus had a great desire to force and surprize the place so also on the other side he was wholly disheartned through the desire that he had to redeem those whom he loved from the Enemies Tyranny True it is That his Mother stretching out her hands besought him That for her sake he would not give over valiantly to assault the place but that he should be the more encouraged to surprize the Fortress and to lay hold upon his Enemy and to be revenged of the wrong that was offer'd unto his dearest friends alledging that she thought it better to die in the midst of a thousand torments than that the enemy should escape unpunished who had been so manifest an occasion of their misery When Hircanus heard his Mother speak thus he was more furiously incensed to give the assault but as soon as he saw his Mother so beaten and sore wounded his heart melted E within him and the fervent desire which he before had to better and beat down the City was presently allayed and cooled and so the pitiful compassion of his Mother surmounted and overcame his wrathful desire of revenge The end of the History of the Bible Whil'st thus the siege was continued and prolonged the year of Repose celebrated amongst the Jews was come For they observed the seventh year as the seventh day is observed in the week so that by this occasion Ptolomey was deliver'd of this siege who afterwards slew both Hircanus's Mother and Brethren which done he fled unto Zeno sirnamed Cotyla who at that time Tyrannized in the City of the Philadelphians F G H CHAP. XVI The year of the World 383â— before Christ's Nativity 133. King Antiochus Sother besiegeth Hircanus in the Castle of Jerusalem and raiseth the siege after a Treaty Hircanus accompanieth him in the War against the Parthians where Antiochus is killed and his brother Demetrius whom Arsaces King of the Parthians had set at liberty taketh possession of the kingdom of Syria ANtiochus calling to mind the manifold losses he had receiv'd by Simons means Hedio Ruffinus cap. 15. invaded Jewry in the fourth year of his Reign Hircanus is driven into the City by Antiochus and in the first of Hircanus's Government I which was in the 162 Olympiade And after he had spoilt all the Countrey he blockt up Hircanus within the City of Jerusalem which he had besieg'd with seven Camps yet with no advantage at all Pleiades the seven stars both in regard of the strength of the Walls and the valor of the Citizens besides the want of Water which he had in his Camp which was notwithstanding remedied by a great fall of rain which fell about the setting of the Pleiades in the beginning of April On the North-side also where there is a great Plain Antiochus caused 100 Towers to be erected every one three stories high on which he planted certain Companies of armed Soldiers who daily fought with the besieged and who by the means of a double and deep Trench depriv'd them of all conveniencies They on the other side made often sallies and if they chanced at any time to charge the Enemy K on a sudden The weaker fort are thrust out of the City they made a great slaughter but if they were discover'd they marched back in order But Hircanus considering the great number of People that were in the City who rather consumed Soldiers victuals than performed any service he divided those that were unfit for War and sent them out of the City retaining only those with him who were valiant and warlike But Antiochus permitted them not to have free liberty to depart Antiochus affordeth seven dayes truce to celebrate the feast of Tabernacles so that wandring here and there between the Walls and the Camp they were consumed with Famine and died miserably When as therefore the feast of Tabernacles was to be celebrated during these affairs they that were within had compassion of their Countreymen and drew them within the Walls and entertain'd them within the City At this time Hircanus sent a messenger to beseech Antiochus to grant him Truce L for seven days by reason of the solemnity of the Feast which he granted for the honour which he bare unto God Furthermore he sent a magnificent Sacrifice into Jerusalem of Bulls with gilded Horns and vessels full of divers Perfumes with other vessels of gold and silver Those that had the charge of the gates received the Sacrifices at their hands that brought the same and offer'd them in the Temple Antiochus himself also gave the Soldiers certain meats to grace their Festival shewing himself herein to be of a far better disposition than Antiochus Epiphanes who after he had taken the City caused Swines flesh to be sacrificed upon the Altar and besprinkled the Temple with the Hogs blood making a confusion of the ordinances of the Law of God which was the cause that this Nation rebelled and conceived a deadly hatred against him But Antiochus of whom M we speak at this present was by all men call'd devout because of the incredible affection that he had to the service of God Hircanus acknowledging the bounty and affection he had towards God and his Sacrifices Hircanus maketh peace with Antiochus and the siege is given over sent Ambassadors unto him requiring him that he would permit them to live according to the ancient Laws and Customs of their Forefathers Whereupon the good King rejected their counsel who advis'd him to destroy the Jewish Nation for being contrary to the customs of all other People And understanding that all the conversation of the Jews was conformable unto piety he answer'd the Ambassadors That if the besieged would yield up their Arms and pay the Tributes of Joppa and the other Cities that were out of Judea and would receive a Garison such as he should appoint he would discharge them of this War They accepted all other his conditions but they consented N not to receive a Garison lest they should be enforced to entertain such with whom they could not converse but instead of the Garison they gave Pledges and paid 500 Talents of silver of which the King receiv'd 300 in hand with the Pledges amongst which Hircanus taketh a huge sum of money out of King Davids tomb was Hircanus's brother and after he had beaten down the Cope and Panes of the Walls with the other fortifications he rais'd the siege and departed But Hircanus opening Davids monument who surpassed all other Kings in riches during his time drew 3000 Talents out of the same Nicholas Damascene whereby he took occasion first of all among the
Jews to entertain a foreign Army There was also a friendship and alliance betwixt him and Antiochus whom he entertain'd in the City with all his Army and furnish'd him largely and magnificently with all that which was necessary for the same and that which is O more Antiochus having undertaken an Expedition against the Parthians Hircanus marched also in his company Nicholas Damascene beareth witness hereof writing after this manner in his History Antiochus erected a Pageant near the flood Lycus after he had overcome Indates General of the Army of the Parthians The year of the World 3838. before Christ's Nativity 126. and abode there two days at Hircanus the Jews A request by reason of a solemn Feast at that time in which it was not lawful for the Jews to travel wherein he is no ways mistaken For the Feast of Pentecost was at that present the next day after the Sabbath and it is not lawful for us neither in our Sabbaths nor Feasts to journey any ways Antiochus slain in the conflict against the Parthians Antiochus fighting against Arsaces King of the Parthians lost the greater part of his Army and was himself slain His brother Demetrius succeeded him in the kingdom of Syria whom Arsaces had set at liberty at such time as Antiochus came into the kingdom of the Parthians as we have declared heretofore in another place CHAP. XVII B Hircanus after King Antiochus's death took back again many places in Syria and reneweth his alliance with the Romans King Demetrius is overcome by Alexander Zebinus who was descended of King Seleucus is taken afterwards in Tyre and dieth miserably Antiochus Gripus being his son overcometh Alexander who is killed in the battel Antiochus Syzicus who was his brother on the mothers side being Antiochus Sother's son maketh War against him and Hircanus in the mean time reigns peaceably in Judea HIrcanus hearing news of Antiochus death Hedio Ruffinus cap. 16. led forth his Army with all Expedition against the Cities of Syria Hircanus surprizeth divers Cities of Syria and layeth desolate the temple that was built on the hill Garizim hoping to find them unprovided both of garisons and means of defence as in effect it came to pass He therefore took the City of Medaba at C the end of six months after that his Army had suffer'd many calamities Afterwards he seized Samega and the Cities thereabout the Cities of Sichem and Garizim also where the Cutheans dwelt who had a Temple there made according to the model of the Temple of Jerusalem which Alexander the great permitted Sanaballath to build in favor of his Son-in-law Manasses The Idumaeans conquered by Hircanus admit circumcision and the laws of the Jews brother to the High-Priest Jaddus as we have heretofore declar'd which Temple was laid desolate 200 years after it was built Hircanus also took certain Fortresses and Cities of Idumaea as Adora and Marissa and after he had subdu'd all the Idumaeans he permitted them to inhabit the Countrey under this condition That they should consent to be circumcised and to live according to the Laws and Religion of the Jews D They through the desire they had to live in the place where they were born submitted themselves to be circumcis'd and to live according to the customs and ordinances of the Jews and from that day forward they were comprehended within the number of the Jews Hiâ—canus maketh a league with the Romans Whil'st thus Hircanus was High-Priest he thought good to renew the amity betwixt the Jews and the Romans and to this effect he sent an Embassage with Letters unto the Senate As soon as the Senate had receiv'd his Letters they made alliance with him to this effect ensuing Fanius M. F. Pr. assembled the Senate in the field of Mars the eighth day of February in the presence of L. Manlius L. F. Mentina and C. Sempronius C. F. Falerna concerning that which Simon the son of Dositheus Apollonius the son of Alexander Diodorus the son of Jason men of good reputation and honour and sent Ambassadors E by the People of the Jews have proposed who have dealt with us as touching the confederation and amity that this Nation had with the Romans and have likewise conferred as touching the affairs of State namely that Joppa and the Ports thereof Gazara and the Fountains thereunto belonging and those other Cities of the Countrey which Antiochus took from them contrary to the decree of the Senate should be restor'd unto them and that it may not be lawful for the Kings Soldiers to pass through their Countrey neither any of those Provinces that are under their government and that those things which were attempted by Antiochus during this War contrary to the arrest and decree of the Senate should be declar'd void to the end that the Ambassadors sent in the Senates behalf may provide for the restitution of those things which Antiochus had spoilt them of and may rate and set down the damages which the Countrey hath F receiv'd by this War Item That Letters of recommendation should be written in the behalf of the Jewish Ambassadors to the Kings and free People for their secure and safe return into their Countrey It hath been held convenient to make and ratifie this ordinance to the end to renew friendship and alliance with men of so good respect sent unto them by a Nation so good and faithful towards them And as touching the Letters the answer was That they should be written at such time as the affairs of the Senate would permit them any leisure and that from this time forward they would have care that no injury should be offer'd them And the Pretor Fanius was commanded also to deliver the Ambassadors money out of the common Purse to bear their charges home into their Countrey And thus did Fanius dismiss the Ambassadors of the Jews after he had given them money out of the common Treasury with the decree of G the Senate addressed to those that should conduct them and give them a sure convoy or safeguard to return into their Countrey And this was the state of the affairs during Hircanus Priesthood H But King Demetrius being sharply whetted to make War against Hircanus The year of the World 3844. before Christ's Nativity 120. could have neither time nor opportunity to fulfill his desire by reason that both the Syrians and his Soldiers were become his Enemies because of his wickedness of life For they sent Ambassadors to Ptolomey sirnamed Physcon to require him to send some one of Seleucus's race unto them Demetrius being overcome by Alexander is slain to be establish'd King Whereupon Ptolomey sent them Alexander sirnamed Zebina accompanied with an Army who giving battel to Demetrius worsted him and constrain'd him to flie to his Wife Cleopatra to Ptolomais who neither accepting nor entertaining him Hedio Ruffinus cap. 17. he was constrain'd to retire
from thence unto Tyre where he was taken and after he had suffer'd many miseries by the hands of his Enemies he finally died Alexander having by this means obtained the Kingdom Alexander slain in the conflict betwixt him and Antiochus Gryphus made a league of amity with I Hircanus And whereas it fell out that Antiochus sirnamed Gryphus the son of Demetrius made War against him he was overcome and slain in the battel When Antiochus had taken possession of the Kingdom of Syria he forbare to make War against the Jews for that he had intelligence that his brother by the mothers side who was in like sort named Antiochus assembled an Army against him at Cyzicus Remaining therefore in his Countrey he resolved to make preparation against his brothers coming who was called Cyzicenus because he was brought up in that City and was the son of Antiochus called the Conserver who died in the Countrey of the Parthians and who was brother to Demetrius the father of Gryphus and it fell out that both these brothers were married to one and the same Cleopatra as we have heretofore express'd When Antiochus the Cyzicenian K was arrived in Syria he made War against his brother which continued many years during all which time Hircanus lived in peace for presently after Antiochus's death he revolted from the subjection of the Macedonians and from that time forward gave them no succors Hircanus whilest the brothers weaken themselves by civil wars liveth in peace neither as Subject or Friend but his fortunes both augmented and flourished greatly during the time of Alexander Zebina and principally during the Reign of these two brothers For the War wherein they consum'd one another gave Hircanus an opportunity to levy all the Revenues of Judea without any contradiction so that by the same means he gather'd infinite sums of money For whil'st the Cyzicenian destroy'd his brothers Countrey Hircanus also made known his inclination and disposition and seeing likewise that Antiochus was destitute of those succors he expected out of Egypt and L that both himself and his brother also through their natural discords weakned one anothers estates he despised them both CHAP. XVIII Hircanus taketh Samaria and ruines it totally How much this High-Priest was in God Almighties favor He leaveth the Pharisees and betakes him to the Sadduces His happy death HIrcanus seeing himself so powerful resolv'd to besiege Samaria which was a strong M City and is at this day called Sebasta because it was re-edifi'd by Herod as we will make manifest in time and place convenient He therefore began to besiege and batter the same with all diligence Hircanus besiegeth Samaria animated thereunto because of the extreme hatred he bare the Samaritans who on purpose to please the King of Syria had offer'd many grievous affronts to the Marissens who were descended from and allied with the Jews He therefore made a Trench round about the City with a double Wall of 80 furlongs and committed the general command of this siege to his sons Antigonus and Aristobulus who so diligently and valiantly behaved themselves Antiochus seeking to relieve the Samaritans is overcome and put to flight by Aristobulus that the Samaritans being overpressed with extreme famine were constrained to eat such things as were unusual and unaccustomed amongst men and to call Antiochus the Cyzicenian to their aid who readily repaired N thither but was repulsed by Aristobulus's Soldiers and being pursu'd by the two brethren as far as Scythopolis he hardly escaped and they returning to their siege freshly assaulted and besieged the Samaritans within their own Walls so that once more they were constrained to send Ambassadors to Antioch for aid who was their Ally who sent unto Ptolomey Lathyrus for about some 6000 men who furnish'd him with them contrary to his mothers mind who therefore had almost thrust him out of his dominion As soon as he had receiv'd them he made a road into Hircanus's Countrey and spoilt and forag'd the same as far as Egypt For he durst not give him battel hand to hand because he had not competent Forces but thought that in spoiling the Countrey he might cause them to raise the siege and forsake Samaria but after he had lost a great number of his O men by divers snares of his Enemies he went unto Tripoly committing the general charge of that War to Callimander and Epicrates two of his Captains Callimander more rashly than wisely attempting to set upon the Enemy was himself slain and his Soldiers routed The year of the World 3854. before Christ's Nativity 110. And Epicrates given over to covetousness did openly yield up Scythopolis and A other Cities into the hands of the Jews so that it was impossible for either of them to raise the siege At last after that Hircanus had continued his siege before the City for the space of one whole year he became master of it and not contenting himself with the taking hereof Epicrates corrupted with money selleth Scythopolis and other places to the Jews he utterly destroy'd it enforcing the Rivers through the midst thereof yea he ruined the same in such sort that the mud and soil both of the water and earth took away all the appearance of the City so that it seemed as if it had never been Of this Hircanus there is a certain incredible matter committed to memory namely how during his High-Priesthood God had conference with him For it is reported That the very same day wherein his sons fought against Antiochus the Cyzicenian whil'st being B himself alone Hircanus taketh Samaria he offer'd incense in the Temple he heard a voice saying That his two sons had at that present overcome Antiochus Hircanus is foretold by a voice in the Temple of his sons victory all which he incontinently signifi'd unto the people at the gate of the Temple and according as he had said so it came to pass See here what occurrences hapned in Hircanus's time About this very instant likewise the affairs of the Jews prospered not only in Jerusalem and Judea but also amongst the Inhabitants of Alexandria and finally in Egypt and Cyprus For Queen Cleopatra rebelling against her son Ptolomey Lathyrus appointed Chelcias and Ananias Chelcias and Ananias Captains of Cleopatras Army the sons of that Onias who had built the Temple in Heliopolis according to the pattern of that in Jerusalem her Generals And having committed her Army unto their hands she acted nothing without their advice according as Strabo the Cappadocian witnesseth Strabo of Cappadocia his report of the loyalty of the Jews speaking after this manner Divers of those who came with us and C of those who had been sent into Cyprus from Cleopatra suddenly revolted to Ptolomey only the Jews that were of Onias 's faction remained constant in their duty because the Queen made great account and reckoning of Chelcias and Ananias their Countreymen Thus
Gazeans had the upper hand because that they made their Enemies believe that Ptolomey was come to their rescue but as soon K as the day appeared and this opinion was found false as soon as the Jews were assured of the truth they turned back upon them and charging the Gazeans they slew about 1000 of them Notwithstanding all this the besieged stood out still being neither daunted with loss of Men nor lack of Provision whatsoever resolving rather to endure any misery than yield to their Enemies Aretas King of Arabia flattereth the Gazeans with hope of rescue and that which made them more confident was the hope of help which they expected from Aretas King of Arabia who had promised no less But it came to pass that Apollodotus was slain before his arrival and the City taken For Lysimachus his brother conceived a jealousie against him by reason of the good opinion which the Inhabitants had of him Lysimachus killeth his brother Apollodotus and betrayed Gaza to Alexander and having slain him and gather'd those fighting Men that he L might he yielded up the City unto Alexander who at the first made a peaceable entry but afterwards dispersed his Soldiers and gave them licence to execute all hostility against the Citizens so that they acted their cruelty in every place and slew many of the Gazeans Neither died these Citizens unrevenged but so manfully behaved themselves that they butchered no less number of Jews than they murthered Citizens among them Some of them likewise perceiving themselves to be alone set their Houses on fire taking away first that which was therein that the Enemy might not be 〈◊〉 with their spoils Others killed their Wives and Children with their own hands to deliver them from the Enemies cruelty But the Senators to the number of 500 fled into the Temple of Apollo for to save themselves but that did not secure them for when the Enemy M entred the Town they were by chance assembled in counsel Alexander 〈◊〉 them all to the sword and instantly razed and levelled that City with the ground which done he returned to Jerusalem after he had spent one whole year at the siege before Gaza About this time Antiochus Antiochus Gryphus slain sirnamed Gryphus died by the Treason of Heracleon in the 45 year of his age and in the â—9 of his Reign His son Seleucus had the Kingdom after him Seleucus Gryphus son maketh War with Antiochus the Cyzicenian who made War against his Uncle Antiochus sirnamed 〈◊〉 and having overcome him he slew him Not long after Antiochus the son of Cyzicenus and Antoninus sirnamed the Deâ—out came to Arade and crowned them and made War against Seleucus whom they overcame in one conflict and drove him out of all 〈◊〉 who flying into Cilicia and arriving again in the City of the Mopseates he exacted a sum of money from the Citizens N But the people were so incensed that they set his Palace on fire whereby it came to pass Antiochus Eusebes putteth Seleucus to flight that both he and his friends were burnt to dust During the time that Antiochus the son of Cyzicenuâ— reigned in â—yria another Antiochus Seleucus's brother made War against him but he was not only overcome but both he and his Army were put to the sword Antiochus Seleucus's brother fighteth against Antiochus the son of the Cyzicenian After him â—hilip his son took the Crown and governed in certain places of Syria Mean while Ptolomey Lathyrus sent to 〈◊〉 for his fourth brother Demetrius Eucaerus and made him King of Damascus Against these two brothers Antiochus made a manly and valiant resistance but died very shortly after For repairing to Laodicea to succor the Queen of the Galadenians Demetrius Eucâ—rus made King of Damascus by Ptolomey Laâ—â—â—rus who made VVar against the â—arthians he was killed fighting valiantly and his two brothers Demetrius and Philip possessed Syria as hereafter O shall be declared As for Alexander his own Subjects rebelled against him for the people arose and mutined at such time as he assisted at the Altar to solemnize the feast of Tabernacles and during the time that he intended the Sacrifice they cast Citrons at him The year of the World 3884. before Christ's Nativity 80. for as we have declared elsewhere the Jews have this custom that on the feast A of the Tabernacles each one bringeth a branch of Palm and of Citrons They upbraided him also with many injurious speeches reproaching him that he had been Prisoner in War and that he was also unworthy of the honour of the Priesthood Whereupon Citrons cast at Alexander he being moved by these disgraces put to death about 6000 Men and having made an inclosure of Wood about the Temple and the Altar as far as the place whereinto it was lawful for none to enter but the Priest he kept there to the intent the people might not apprehend him he entertained also certain foreign Soldiers Pisidians and Cilicians For being at odds with the Syrians he made no use of them After this having overcome the Arabians he constrained the Moabites and Galaadites to pay him Tribute and destroyed the City of Amath whilest Theodore for fear gave B over to resist him Amath destroyed But encountering with Obeda the King of Arabia and being surprized and betrayed by an ambuscado in certain miry places Obeda King of Arabia he was thrust by the crowd of Camels into a deep Trench near unto Gadara a Village of Galaad from whence he almost despaired to escape notwithstanding having overcome that danger he came to Jerusalem And besides this the people hated him against whom he made VVar for the space of six years and slew at the least 50000 of them and the more he entreated them to be quiet they grew worse against him for what they had suffered so that when he demanded of them What they would have him do to please them They all of them with one voice cried out That he should kill himself And thereupon they presently sent messengers to Demetrius 〈◊〉 requesting him of his favor and assistance C CHAP. XXII Demetrius Eucerus King of Syria comes to assist the Jews against their King Alexander whom he defeats in a battel and retireth The Jews prosecute the War alone against him he overcomes them in several battels and proves extreme cruel to them Demetrius besiegeth his brother Philip in Bâ—roa Mithridates Synaces King of the Parthians sends an Army against him taketh him Prisoner he dyeth shortly after DEmetrius coming onward with his Army Hedio Ruffinus cap. 20. and taking with him those who had incited D him to the enterprize Demetrius Eucâ—rus marcheth out against Alexander came and encamped near unto the City of Sicheâ— But Alexander gathering together some 20000 Jews whom he knew to be well-affected towards him with 6200 mercenary soldiers and strangers marched forward against Demetrius
Demetrius fighteth with Alexander had the upper hand who led with him 3000 Horsemen and 40000 Footmen Both on the one and the other side there fell out many subtil stratagems the one of them striving on the one side to inveigle and withdraw the foreign Soldiers who were Grecians and the other inforcing himself to reconcile those Jews that were of Demetrius's followers to his faction Alexander in this fight loseth all his hired Soldiers but neither the one noâ— other prevailed at all by these devices so that at length they were driven to decide their quarrel by the sword in which encounter Demetriâ—s had the upper hand For all the strangers that were on Alexanders side were every one E hewed in pieces after they had made sufficient proof both of their fidelity and valour There fell also many of Demetrius's Soldiers But after that Alexander had fled unto the mountains Six thousand men resort unto Alexander divers Jews to the number of 6000 in commiseration of his desperate estate and through the fear they had of Demetriâ—â— resorted unto him which when the Conqueror heard Alexander being assailed by the Jews besieged the mightiest of them in Bethom he retired himself After this the Jews made VVar against Alexander and in divers losses which they received there fell a great number of them in divers combats At length after he had 〈◊〉 up the best amongst them in the City of Bethom he besieged them and after he had taken the City and brought them under his subjection he carried them to Jerusalem where he committed an unspeakable and cruel murther Alexander crucifieth 800 Jews and murthereth their wives and children in their presence For whil'st he banquetted with his Concubines in the sight of them all he F commanded 800 of them or thereabout to be crucified and before their eyes whil'st they yet lived he caused their wives and childrens Threats to be cut All which he did to be revenged of those wrongs which he had received but he exceeded the bounds of Humanity herein notwithstanding they had rebelled against him and reduc'd him into a most pitiful estate and put him in danger both of his life and kingdom For being not content to assail and make VVar upon him with their Forces they drew strangers also into his Countrey against him and at length they overpower'd him so that he was constrained to yield up into the King of Arabians hands the Countries and Cities that he had conquered from the Moâ—bites and Galaadites for fear they should join with the Jews and make War against him Alexander sirnamed Thracidas besides other innumerable injuries and outrages which they G committed against him All this cannot hinder but that he ought to be abhorred for his cruelty so that he was justly called Thracidas that is to say as cruel as Thracian and H this Title continued amongst the Jews The year of the World 3887. before Christ's Nativity 77. The Soldiers of the contrary party who amounted to the number of 8000 fled by night into strong and sure holds and as long as Alexander lived they were in exile But at last he was deliver'd of all these Troubles he lived in quiet and governed his kingdom peaceably all the rest of his life-time But Demetrius marching from Judea to Beroea besieged his brother Philip with 10000 Foot and 1000 Horse But Straton Lord of Beroea allied to Philip called Zizus Duke of the Arabians and Mithridates Sinaces Governor of the Parthians unto his help who repairing unto him with great Forces besieged Demetrius in his own Trenches in which they so inclosed him by continual shooting of Darts and want of Water that they constrained him Demetrius besiegeth his brother Philip in Beroea and those that were with him to submit themselves to I their mercy When they had spoilt the whole Countrey and had seized on Demetrius they sent him prisoner to Mithridates who at that time was King of Parthia And as for the Antiochians as many of them as were found in the Camp were suffered to be gone with the safety of their lives and baggage and to return to Antioch But Mithridates King of Parthia honour'd Demetrius by all means possible until he was surprized with a sickness whereof he died Immediately after the battel Philip came into Antioch and having obtained the kingdom ruled over Syria CHAP. XXIII K Divers Wars of the Kings of Syria Alexander King of the Jews takes many places His death and his advice to his Queen Alexandra to insinuate her self in the favor of the Pharisees for to gain the love of the People AFter this Antiochus called Dionysius who was Philip's brother came into Damascus to make himself Master of it Hedio Ruffinus cap. 21. which he did quickly in his brothers absence who was gone against the Arabians Antiochus King of Damascus When his brother Philip who had an Army in a readiness to invade the Arabians had tydings hereof he came to Damascus with great speed and made him surrender up the City Antiochus thrust out of his kingdom by his brother both by the means of Milesius whom Antiochus had left Governor in the Castle and also by the consent of the Citizens themselves L But Philip shewed himself ungrateful towards Milesius performing nothing of that which he had promis'd him at the recovery of the City that the World might think that the fear of his power and not Milesius's favor was the cause of the surrender of Damascus Which act of his made Milesius suspect him and was the cause that he lost the City again For departing from thence to exercise himself at Tilt Milesius lockt the gates against him and kept the City for Antiochus Who having intelligence of that which had befallen Philip Caâ—pâ—â—asa called Antipatris returned out of Arabia and at that very instant led his Army into Judea in which were 800 Foot and 800 Horse Alexander fearing his approach made a deep Trench from Caparsabe Antioâ—hus's death and the Famine amongst his Army which is called at this day Antipatris as far as the Sea of Joppa which was the only streight whereby he might be assailed and made M a Wall fortified with wooden Towers with their Courts of Guard distant the one from the other 150 Furlongs to keep back Antiochus But he fired all his fortifications and made his Army pass into Arabia thorow this streight The King of Arabia retired upon the first assault but afterwards he presently came into the field with 10000 Horsemen whom Antiochus charged very valiantly and in the onset lost his life yet with victory whil'st he sought to succor a company of his men that were hard put to it After Antiochus's death his Army retired to the borough of Cana where divers of them dyed for hunger After him Aretas reigned in Coelosyria who was called unto that kingdom by those that held Damascus
Ordinances of the Jews for that Tiberias was builded in a place full of Sepulchres Phraates King of the Parthians slain by the Treason of Phraataces his Son and our Law saith he that converseth in those places is held unclean and defiled for the space of seven days At that very time Phraates King of Parthia died being treacherously killed by his Son O Phraataces for this cause After that Phraates had begotten many lawful Children he took an Italian woman to be his Concubine called Thermusa whom with other A Presents Julius Caesar had sent unto him The year of the World 3990. after Christ's Nativity 28. After he had begorten on her his Son Phraataces he was so much besotted with her beauty that he took her to his Wife and held her in high esteme She that might perswade him unto all that she pleased enforced her self to the uttermost to make her Son King of Parthia and seeing that she might not attain thereunto Thermusa Phraataces 's Mother except she had first found out the means to deliver her self of Phraates's lawful Children she perswaded him to send them Hostages to Rome In a word they were presently sent away because Phraates had not the power to contradict Thermusa's Will and only Phraataces was brought up in State Affairs who thinking the time too tedious and long if he should expect the Kingdom till his Father was dead conspired against him by the instigation and furtherance of his Mother with whom B as it was thought he committed Incest Phraataces slain In effect being equally attainted of those two enormous Crimes both for the murther of his Father and Incest committed with his Mother he was generally hated by his Subjects who rebelled against him before he was setled in his Kingdom By this means his Fortune was overthrown and he died The Noble men among the Parthians perceiving that it was impossible for them to maintain their State without a King and that their King ought lineally to be descended of the Race of the Arsacians because by custom they might not chuse any out of another stock and supposing that their Ordinances had too much already been broken and that it would redound to their great dishonour if the Kingdom should be continued in the hands of such a man who was descended from an Italian Concubine they sent C Ambassadours to require Herod to come and be their King Herod sent for by the Parthians and slain in hunting who otherwise was hated of all the people and accused of extreme cruelty In a word he was an unsociable man and extreamly cholerick notwithstanding he was of the Blood of the Arsacides they therefore flocked about him and killed him at a Banquet made at a certain Sacrifice for the custom of the Parthians was that every one bare his weapon or as the common report was that he was killed when he was a hunting For this cause they sent Ambassadours to Rome requiring that one of those that were Hostages there might be their King and one Vonones was sent unto them who was preferred above all his Brethren For he seemed to be capable of that high Degree of honour as to command two of the greatest Sovereignties that were under the Sun the one of his own Nation D the other of a Foreign Dominion But the Barbarians who are by nature inconstant and most insolent shortly after repented themselves for they disdained to execute the Command of a Slave for so called they a Pledg saying that the Parthians had not a King given them by right of War but that which was the greatest abuse that could befall them by an injury offered them in the time of a shameful Peace For which cause they speedily sent for Artabanus King of Media who was of the Race of the Arsacides To this request of theirs he willingly condescended and came unto them with his Army and Vonones marched forward against him At the first encounter although the common sort among the Parthians favoured Artabanus yet he was overcome Vonones King of the Parthians put to flight by Artabanus and fled to the Mountains of Media But not long after having assembled a E greater Army he once more set upon Vonones and defeated him at which time Vonones retired himself with some Horse-men of his into Seleucia But Artabanus having made a great slaughter of those that fled and wholly abashed the minds of the Barbarians he retired to the City of Ctesiphon with those people that accompanied him and was afterwards made King of Parthia Vonones arrived in Armenia and at the first sought to make himself King over that Nation sending to this effect certain Ambassadours to Rome but Tiberius repulsed his suit in respect of his Cowardice but the rather because Artabanus by an express Embassage had threatned him with War For those of the greatest power among the Armenians who are those that dwell about the Flood Niphates maintained Artabanus's Title Vonones submits to Syllanus Governour of Syria and Vonones destitute of all hope to obtain the F Kingdom yielded himself to Syllanus who was Governour of Syria and in regard that he had been brought up at Rome he was kept in Syria and Artabanus gave Armenia to Orodes Orodes King of Armenia one of his Sons Antiochus King of the Comagenes died also at that time Antiochus King of Comagena and there fell a debate betwixt the Commons and the Nobility so that both parties sent their Ambassadours to Rome The Nobles demanded that the Kingdom might be reduced into divers Provinces and the people requested that they might be honoured by a King Germanicus poysoned by Piso's means as they had been accustomed The Senate decreed that Germanicus should be sent to settle the affairs of the East Fortune thereby presenting him with the occasion of his ruine For when he arrived in the East and orderly disposed all things he was poysoned by Piso whereof he died as is declared in another place CHAP. IV. H The Jews are so highly offended that Pilat Governour of Judea had suffered the Imperial Standards to be brought into Jerusalem having the Emperour's Picture on them that he was forced to cause them to be carried out again The Commendations and Praises of JESUS CHRIST A horrid injury done to a Roman Lady by the Goddess Isis's Priests how Tyberius punished them PIlate Governour of Judaea led his Army from Caesarea to Jerusalem Hedio Ruffinus chap. 6. alias chap. 8. where he wintered them with an intent to bring in Caesar's Standards into the City in contempt I of our Law Pilate bringeth Caesar's Statues to Jerusalem and upon the peoples instant motion transferreth them to Caesarea which forbiddeth us to make images For which cause those Governours that were before him were wont to make their entries into the City without such Pictures or Paintings Pilate was the first who unawares and by night entred Jerusalem
and Sabinus were come out into the streets notwithstanding they were forbidden by Pollio whom not long before Claudius had made Captain of his Guard And as soon as Claudius came into the Palace whither he assembled his friends he pronounced sentence against Chaereas For although his action was accounted both generous and noble yet he was condemned for this because he was perfidious whereupon he was adjudged to die to give example to others to the end that Princes and Emperours may hereafter live in safety He was therefore led to his death with Lupus Those that murthered Caius are executed and divers other Romans It is said of Chaereas that he endured this accident with a great courage which he expressed not only in that he changed not his countenance but also by the reproaches which he gave Lupus O who wept For when Lupus was putting off his Cloaths and complained of the cold that he felt he taunted him thus alluding to his name which was Lupus That never any cold A did harm to a Wolf Furthermore when he came to the place of Execution where a great number of people were gathered together to behold the spectacle he asked the Soldier that was appointed to behead him if he were a cunning heads-man and whether he had a new Sword wishing him to use that wherewith he murthered Caius His death was happy for he received but one stroke whereas Lupus was faint-hearted and received divers because he stretched not out his neck freely Some few days after at such time as the Romans solemnized their Expiations and that every one honoured the memory of his dear Friend they gave Chaereas a part of that honour and cast his portion into the fire saying That was to deface and purge their ingratitude whereof they were guilty towards him Thus ended Chaereas his Life But for Sabinus B although Claudius had not only absolved him but also suffered him to exercise his Office as he had done before Sabinus Killeth himself yet he thought that he should do amiss and against Justice if he falsified his Faith to his Associates and Confederates for which cause he shortned his own days thrusting his Sword through his own body to the very hilts CHAP. IV. Claudius the Emperour confirmeth Agrippa in his Kingdom adding Judaea and Samaria C thereunto He giveth the Kingdom of Chalcis to Herod Agrippa's Brother and maketh Edicts in favour of the Jews ONe of the first things that Claudius did after his establishment in the Empire Hedio Ruffinus chap 5. was to disband those Soldiers whom he suspected and published an Edict by which he confirmed the Kingdom to Agrippa Alias 4. that Caius had given him accompanying his bounty with many Praises Claudius giveth Agrippa Judaea Samaria and Lysanias 's Countrey adding moreover unto his Government all that which his Grandfather had possessed towit Judaea and Samaria which in that they were as one Lawful Inheritance appertained unto him He gave him also out of his own Dominions Abela and all the Countrey about Libanus that in times past appertained to Lysanias And D he caused the Alliance that was past betwixt them to be engraven and registred in an open place of the City of Rome Antiochus King of Comagena He took from Antiochus the Kingdom that he had and gave him in exchange a portion of Cilicia and Comagena He set Alexander Lysimachus Alebarcha at liberty Alexander Lysimachus Alebarcha who had been his old Friend and sometimes Governour in Arabia and once his Mother Antonia's Steward who had been committed Prisoner through Caius's displeasure and espoused Bernice Agrippa's Daughter to his Son Marcus which after the death of Marcus who died before he was maried was afterwards married with her Father Agrippa's allowance Herod Agrippa's Brother created King of Chalcis to Herod his Brother for whom Agrippa begg'd of Claudius the Kingdom of Chalcis At that very time the Jews that were in the City of Alexandria mutined against the Greeks For after Caius's death E the Nation of the Jews which had been oppressed during his Reign and injuriously dealt withal by the Alexandrines Sedition in Alexandria betwixt the Greeks and Jews recovered their former courage For which cause Claudius gave Commission to the Governour of Egypt to pacifie and appease that Uproar He sent also his Letters Patents into Alexandria and Syria at the request of the two Kings Agrippa and Herod to this effect Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Claudius's Edict in favour of the Jews in Alexandria Father of the people signifieth this that followeth Vnderstanding that the Jews Inhabitants in Alexandria and for that cause called Alexandrines have at all times enjoyed the self same Privileges of the City which the ancient and first Alexandrines have had Which Favours they have obtained by the Leave of those Princes that were our Predecessors as it hath been plainly made known F unto us as well by Letters which have been written unto us as by confirmed Decrees And that since Alexandria hath been united to our Empire by Caesar Augustus their Privileges have continued in force during the several Successions of many of our Governours which Rights of theirs have never been called in question no not in that time when Aquila was Governour in Alexandria Since in like sort Caesar Augustus hath not letted them but when the Governour of their Nation was dead they might establish other Substitutes and Governours in his place commanding that all of them should yield him obedience in observation of their Laws and Customs without constraint or impulsion to do any thing contrary to their Religion Yet notwithstanding the Alexandrines have mutined against the Jews being in the City of Alexandria in the time of the Emperour Caius by reason of the G folly and frenzy of Caius who disgraced and oppressed the Nation of the Jews because they would not violate their Religion nor acknowledge the said Caius for a God Our Will and Pleasure is that no one of the Privileges of the Nation of the Jews be abolished by reason of Caius's frenzy but my mind is to maintain those which heretofore have been H given them to the end they may continue and live according to their ancient Laws and Customs Commanding you and every one of you very carefully to provide that after the publication of this our Ordinance they be in no ways troubled This was the Tenour of that Ordinance which was made in favour of the Jews in Alexandria But that which was generally made in favour of those Claudius's Edict in the behalf of the Jews scattered thorough the whole Empire who were dispersed thorough the whole World was to this effect Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus High Priest Father of the people elected Consul the second time signifieth that which ensueth Our well-beloved Friends the Kings Agrippa and Herod have required us that we will permit all those
do in the design they had in writing For such as in times past published any worthy History endeavoured to write that which they themselves had seen and they were Eye-witnesses of those Affairs they committed to writing they more effectually performed all that they promised because they accounted it an act of dishonesty to report and publish Lyes in stead of History And truly in my opinion that man is worthy commendation who striveth by his studious endeavours to Register not only the Occurrences of times past but also those memorable events that have happened in N his own days And he only and truly is to be accounted industrious not that altereth and pruneth at his pleasure another man's Works but he that of himself compileth an History whereof no man hath before written For my own part being a stranger I have spared no labour and expence to declare the truth of these events in the ears of the Greeks and Romans For as touching their own learned men their mouths are always open where their own interest publick or private is concerned but if they come to a History Who may rightly be called a Historiographer wherein they should both tell truth and with great labour enquire of those things that are past here the travel is too tedious the bit is in their teeth so that they leave the matter to their performance who are uncapable and unapt both in stile and study to register the Actions of Princes and great O Captains whereby it appears that the Grecians make as little account of the truth of History as we esteem and seek it A Now to discover unto you the Original of the Jews what their Estate hath been in times past and after what manner they departed out of Egypt to shew what Countreys they conquered and what Colonies they planted were in my judgment both impertinent and to little purpose considering that divers of mine own Nation have before my time written an exact History of the actions of our Ancestors yea many Greeks also have translated these men's Writings into their own Tongue without much deviating from the truth I will therefore begin my History in that time where these Writers and our own Prophets have ended theirs and set down at large all those Wars that happened in my time As for those things that precede B my particular knowledge I will only touch them briefly and in a word or two First I will relate how Antiochus Antiochus Epiphanes the first Author and Fountain of the Wars of the Jews surnamed Epiphanes took the City of Jerusalem and possessed the same for the space of three years and six months and how he was driven out of that Countrey at last by the Asmoneans After this I will set down the Dissentions that happened amongst Antiochus's Successors for the Kingdom and how by this means they drew Pompey and the Romans into their Affairs The Epitome of the Wars of the Jews How Herod likewise the Son of Antipater being assisted by Sosius put an end to the Rule of the Asmonean Princes And how in Augustus Caesar's time after the death of Herod and during the Government of Quintilius Varus a Sedition was raised among the people And how in the twelfth year of Nero's Reign the War began What C likewise happened in Cestius's time and what Warlike Exploits the Jews performed in their first Attempts and Revolts how they strengthened the Cities and Forts about them and how Nero hearing of the great Overthrow which his Army received under Cestius their General and fearing lest he should lose all made Titus Vespasian General of his Army who being attended by his eldest Son came into Judaea accompanied with as great a number of Romans as he could possibly gather how a great number of his Allies were defeated in Galilee what Cities they took in that Province either by Assault or by Composition Besides all these things I will express what Order and Discipline the Romans observe in their Wars and how they are accustomed to exercise their Soldiers I will describe also the places and nature D of the Countrey of Galilee and Judaea together with the Mountains Lakes and Fountains thereof with all the Properties of the same not forgetting those miseries which the Captive Cities suffered and how they were surprized All which together with all those evils and miseries which during those troubles befell my self I will discourse with all truth and diligence the rather because I publish them to many who are no ways ignorant of them After this The signs and changes after Nero's death I will set down how upon the declining and downfall of the Jews Nero died and how at such time as Vespasian had undertaken the Expedition to Jerusalem he was recalled from it to receive the Imperial Dignity and how when E he returned into Egypt to establish that Province the Jews began to mutiny among themselves how many Tyrants arose among them who hatched much civil discord and debate in their Government Moreover how Titus departing out of Egypt came the second time into Judaea and ranged over the Countrey and how and where he levied and encamped his Armies How and how often the City was vexed by Seditions especially at such time as he himself was present What Onsets he gave Titus besiegeth Jerusalem and how many Mounts he raised in begirting the City with a triple Wall The strength and Provision of the City The manners and Sacrifices of the Jews The Scituation and Plat-form of the Temple and the Altars therein The Rites and Ceremonies used on Festival days The seven Purifications and the Offices of the Priests The Garments also of the High F Priest and the Holy Sanctuary of the Temple All which I will recount without any dissimulation or swerving from the truth of History After this I will relate what cruelty the Tyrants used towards their own Countrey-men The Humanity of the Romans towards the Jews what Humanity the Romans shewed to strangers and how often Titus who desired to save both the City and Temple exhorted the Seditious to mutual Amity Furthermore I will report how the people of the Jews after the many and grievous Calamities which they suffered in the Siege by War Sedition and Hunger were at length reduced into servitude after the taking of that great and potent City Neither will I omit the slaughter of such as deserted their Nation neither the punishment inflicted on those that were Captive The burning of the Temple and the overthrow of the City I will set down how the Temple was burnt against Caesar's Will and G what an infinite Mass of Sacred Treasure was consumed by the Fire and what signs and wonders happened before the same The Captivity also of the Tyrants themselves and the number of those that were led away into Captivity and what miseries they H endured How the Romans continuing their Wars utterly ruined the
Temple he purified it and compassed it with a Wall and made new Vessels for the M Service of God and placed them there because those that had been formerly consecrated there were prophaned He built likewise another Altar and began to renew the accustomed Sacrifice and observe the Rites of Religion Scarce was the City brought to its former Estate Antiochus dieth and leaveth the Kingdom to his Son Antiochus who gathereth a huge power and invadeth Jewry but Antiochus died leaving behind him Antiochus Eupator his Son and Heir not only of his Kingdom but also of his hatred against the Jews Who having gathered together fifty thousand Foot and almost five thousand Horse and fourscore Elephants entred by the Mountains into Judaea and took a Town called Bethsara near which Judas met him in a place called Bethzacary where the passage was something strait And before they joyned Battel Eleazar Judas's Brother seeing one Elephant higher than the rest bearing a N great Tower on his Back Ant. lib. 12. c. 14 15. and adorned with Golden Furniture thought Antiochus had been there â—leazar dieth being slain by an Elephant and ran from his Company breaking the Ranks of the Enemies till he came to the Elephant but he could not reach him whom he deemed to be the King he was so highly mounted all he could do was to wound the Elephant in the belly with his Sword till the Beast fell upon him and pressed him to death which act of his had no other success but this that by attempting so great a matter he gave testimony that he preferred Glory before his life Eleazar preferreth honour before life For he that rid on this Elephant was but a private person and although Antiochus had been there Eleazar had atchieved nothing more in this valiant attempt but yet he adventured his life in hope to perform some great exploit This act of his was a presage unto his Brother Judas of the event O of that days Battel for the Jews fought stoutly and a long time but yet Antiochus's Army being both more in number and more fortunate obtained the Victory and A Judas after the loss of many of his company fled to the Gophonites with those of his side who escaped Antiochus advanced afterwards to Jerusalem from whence after some stay he departed for want of Provisions leaving a sufficient Garrison there as for the rest of his Army he led them for their Winter-quarters into Syria But notwithstanding the King's departure Antiochus departing from Jerusalem leaveth a sufficient Garrison there Judas rested not but encouraged by many of his Nation who daily came to him and gathering also together those who escaped out of the former Battel he fought with the Forces of Antiochus at a village named Adasa where after many proofs of his valour in assaulting and slaughtering a great number of his enemies he himself at length was slain and within a few days after his Brother John also was betrayed Ant. l. 12. c 18 and slain by their treacheries who favoured B Antiochus Judas sighteth with Antiochus Captains and is slain Ant. l 13 c. 1. CHAP. II. The Succession of Princes from Jonathan to Aristobulus AFter Judas succeeded his Brother Jonathan in the dignity of Prince of the Jews The year of the World 3805. before Christ's Nativity 157. He carefully studied the peace and security of his people and fortified himself by the friendship of the Romans and was reconciled to Antiochus his Son yet did C not all these things procure his safety For Tryphon who was tutor to the young Antiochus laying wait for him Jonathan taken by Tryphon's subtilty is slain and seeking to spoil him of his friends took Jonathan at such a time as he came with a small company to Antiochus who was at Ptolemais and binding him led an Army against Judaea from whence being repulsed by Simon Jonathan's Ant. l. 15. c. â— Brother in displeasure and revenge thereof he slew Jonathan But Simon valiantly bestirring himself in the Conduct of the affairs of the Common-wealth The year of the World 3813. before Christ's Nativity 149. took Zara Joppe and Jamnia which were bordering Towns and overcoming the Garrison of Accaron he destroyed the City and assisted Antiochus against Tryphon who besieged Dora before that expedition which he made against the Medes Simon encountreth with Cendebeus and overcometh him Yet would not the greedy mind of the King be satisfied notwithstanding D Simon had thus faithfully served and assisted him to the ruine and death of Tryphon but in a short time after he sent Cendebeus the General of the Army to harass and spoil Judea and to take Simon Prisoner But Simon though very aged acted both youthfully and valiantly Ant. l 13 c. 14. and sent his Sons before with the most resolute men he had against Antiochus Simon by the tâ—eachery of his Son-in-law Ptolâ—maeus is taken and slain and himself with the residue of his Army assaulted another quarter of the enemies Camp and having laid many ambushes in the mountains he obtained a great victory After which he was made High Priest and delivered the Jews from the subjection of the Macedonians under which they had been two hundred and seventy years John otherwise called Hircanus the Son of Simon Finally by the treachery of Ptolemy his Son-in-law he was murthered at a Banquet who imprisoning his Wife and two Sons sent certain men E to kill his third Son John otherwise called Hircanus But the young man understanding the design fled to Jerusalem accompanied with a great multitude for he greatly hoped that the people would remember his Father's prowess especially because Ptolemy's iniquity was hated of all men Ptolemy also hasted to enter the City at another gate but he was speedily repulsed by the people who had already received Hircanus For which cause he presently retired himself into a Castle named Dagon situate beyond Jericho After that Hircanus had obtained the office of High Priest The year of the World 3831. before Christ's Nativity 131. which was left him by his Father and had offered Sacrifices to God he led forth his forces with all speed to besiege Ptolemy hoping to deliver his mother and brethren that were detained F Prisoners there by him His tenderness of nature was the only obstacle that hinder'd him from forcing the Castle Hircanus obtaineth the honour of the High-Priestâ—ood which his father had 〈…〉 cruelty agâ—â—â—t Hircanus's Mother For when Ptolemy perceived himself to be in danger he brought Hircanus's Mother and Brethren upon the walls and beat them where he might behold them in their torments threatning to cast them down from the wall except Hircanus would presently depart How great soever the indignation of Hircanus was it was forc'd to give place to the affection he had for persons so dear to him and to his compassion of seeing them suffer
on condition that they might safely depart away and Eleazar might likewise be restored to them Which offer of theirs the Romans accepted and the Jews in the lower part of the City having intelligence of this agreement resolved likewise to fly away in the night but so soon as they had opened their Gates those that had agreed with Bassus B gave him intelligence thereof either envying that their Country men should escape or else fearing that Bassus would punish them for their flight yet for all this the most valiant of those that fled who got out before the rest escaped the rest were slain to the number of one thousand seven hundred men 1700 Jews slain by the Romans the Women and Children were made bondslaves And Bassus thinking it meet to keep his promise to them of the Castle permitted them safely to depart and restored Eleazar to them C CHAP. XXVI Of the Jews that Bassus slew and how the Emperor caused the Lands of Judea to be sold THis done Bassus prepared to carry his Army into the Forrest called Jardes Jardes a wood invironed by the Romans where he had notice that many Jews were assembled together having escaped from Jerusalem and Machera during the Siege So coming to the place and finding it to be as it was reported to him he first of all invironed it with Horsemen that if any of the Jews sought to escape the Horsemen might dispatch them and he commanded the D Footmen to cut down the Wood into which they had fled to hide themselves So through necessity the Jews were constrained to fight in hope by a couragious Charge to make a passage for themselves Wherefore with a great Cry they violently assaulted those by whom they were invironed and the Romans valiantly received them and by their valour and the Jews desperation the fight endured a long time yet the event of the Battle was favourable to the Romans of whom only twelve were slain and very few wounded 3000 Jews slain but all the Jews were slain in the fight being in number three thousand and also their Captain Judas the Son of Jairus of whom we have already made mention and who during the siege of Jerusalem was Commander of a Company there and hid himself in a certain Cave and secretly escaped from thence At that time Caesar E writ to Liberius Maximus his Governour A tribute imposed by Caesar on all the Jews and to Bassus to fell all the Lands of Judea for he would not build any more Cities but appropriated it to himself leaving there only eight hundred Souldiers and giving them a place to dwell in called Emaus thirty furlongs distant from Jerusalem and he imposed a Tribute upon all Jews wheresoever they lived commanding every one of them every year to pay two Drachms to the Capitol according as in former times they were wont to pay to the Temple of Jerusalem and this was the miserable estate of the Jews at that time F G CHAP. XXVII H Of the Death of King Antiochus and how the Alans invaded Armenia IN the fourth year of Vespasian's Reign it hapned that Antiochus King of Comagenaâ— with all his family fell into great misfortune upon this occasion Cesennius Petus President of Syria accuseth Antiochus before Caesar Cesennius Petus Governour of Syria either for envy or for that indeed it was so for it is not well known sent Letters to Caesar declaring to him that Antiochus was determined to revolt from the Romans together with his Son Epiphanes that he had made a League with I the King of the Parthians and that therefore it was necessary to prevent them in time lest if they first began to revolt openly they might trouble all the Roman Empire with War Caesar did not neglect this news for that the nearness of both the Kings Countries one to another seemed to require that they should be quickly prevented for Samosata the greatest City of Comagena is situate upon Euphrates and so might both easily receive the Parthians and be a strong Hold for them and also there they might easily pass over the River Wherefore Vespasian sent word to Petus That he permitted him to do what he thought expedient and he forthwith Antiochus thinking nothing suddenly entred into Comagena with the sixth Legion and certain other Companies of Foot and K some Troops of Horse accompanied with Aristobulus King of Chalcis and Sohemus King of Emesa who came to assist him They entred the Country without any fight for none of the inhabitants offered to resist Antiochus is suddenly invaded by Cesennius Antiochus though surprised with this unexpected news yet did not so much as think of any War against the Romans but determined to leave the whole Kingdom in that estate that then it was in and with his Wife and Children to depart from thence hoping hereby to clear himself to the Romans from that which they suspected of him and going almost a hundred and thirty furlongs from the City into a Plain there he encamped Petus sent men to Samosata to take it as they easily did and were left to keep the City whilst he with the rest of the Souldiers purpose to go against Antiochus But the King though by necessity urged thereto yet would L not fight against the Romans but bewailing his misfortune endured patienrly all whatsoever But his two Sons being lusty strong young men and skilfull in martial affairs could not easily abstain from fight in this their distress Wherefore they had recourse to their forces and in a great fight that endured a whole day they shewed their Valour and came off with little loss Antiochus chuseth rather to depart out of his Country with his Wife and Children than to fight with the Romans Yet Antiochus after this fight would not any longer abide in his Country but taking his Wife and Daughters he fled into Cilicia and thereby discouraged his Souldiers who dispairing to keep the Kingdom for him revolted to the Romans But Epiphanes and the rest were forced to seek to save themselves before such time as they were left destitute and so accompanied with ten Horsemen they passed the River Euphrates And so being out of danger they went to Vologesus by whom they were received Antiochus flieth with his wife into Câ—licia not as Fugitives but with great honour and according to their degree M as though they yet possessed their ancient dignity Petus coming to Tarsus of Cilicia sent a Centurion to arrest and carry Antiochus bound to Rome Epiphanes flieth to Velogeâ—us the King of Parthia But Vespasian permitted not the King to be so ill treated considering more the old Friendship between them than the offence which he believed had given occasion to this War Wherefore he commanded that in the way as he came he should be unbound and stay a while at Lacedemon and forbear his journey towards Rome allowing him money sufficient to
from the Jewish Religion 213. I. Apparel 612. O. Appion wrote coldly 798. L. of Moses and the Jews ibid. his fiction refuted 799. F. c. denieth his Country 800. H. raileth against the Jews ibid. I. his objection of the Asses head answered 803. A. upbraideth the Jews 805. D. praiseth himself ibid. accuseth the Jews 494. I. Apples of Mandragora 47. A. Apprehension of John and Simon 759. E. Arabians Ismaels posterity 40. I. slay Herods souldiers 290. M. kill the Jews Embassadors 401. I. overcome 402. G. receive thieves 439. A. brake the league made 574. H. defeat Herods Army 580. O. are overcome 582. K. An Arbiter betwixt the Senate and Claudius 617. E. Archelaus accused 454. K. promiseth his subjects favour 605. C. appointed 603. D. lamenteth 605. B. suppresseth the sedition 464. K. L. repairs to Rome ibid. O. approved c. 466. N. accused 470. L. excused 471. B. accused and banished 473. D. his dream 612. Archelaus King of Cappadocia 437. F. his ingenious speech 590. M. conferreth with Herod 590. L. reconcileth Alexander to his father 437. G. made Herod and Pheroras friends 438. I. excuseth himself 442. L. Aretas King of Arabia 564. N. overthroweth Alexander 355. M. puts Aristobulus to flight 361. I. furnisheth Hircanus with 50000 souldiers 564. N. Aretas accuseth Syllaeus 452. K. discomfiteth Herods army 484. N. Arguments for the Jews antiquity 784. M. 785. A. c. 786. G. c. 787. A. c. 788. N. c. 789. F. c. 791. D. Arioch a Captain of the Assyrians 37. B. Aristaeus obtaineth the Jews liberty 299. K. Aristobulus first King c. 349. D. imprisoneth his brethren famisheth his mother ibid. 560. N. his punishment 350. I. K. 561. F. compelleth the Iturians to be circumcised 350. M. slayeth Antigonus 350. H. his miserable end 350. L. 561. G. Aristobulus accuseth the Pharisees 357. I. his attempt 358. I. seizeth the Castles ibid. K. striveth for the Kingdom with Hircanus 360. I. agreed ibid. K. his war against Aretas and Hircanus 362. C. his presents to Pompey 362. D. promiseth Pompey money 364. I. led to Rome 365. M. poysoned 369. C. Aristobulus why not sent to Antonius 394. D. his death contrived 395. L. drowned 396. C. Aristobulus Herods son 422. O. accused 426. K. c. reconciled 429. E. objected to his wife her birth 589. B. condemned 444. L. strangled 445. F. Aristobulus hateth Agrippa 487. B. entreateth Petronius 495. C. Aristobulus governeth Armenia 536. M. his subtilty 546. H. Aristocracy the best kind of Government 113. A. Arithmetick 36. M. Arius King of Lacedaemon 311. G. sendeth letters to Onias 312. H. Ark of Noab 30. N. the length and breadth thereof ibid. L. M. where it resled 31. D. Ark of God surprized 144. N. carried into the Temple of Dagon 146. L. carried to Bethsama 147. O. brought to Jerusalem 180. M. N. Ark transferred into Ceriathiarim 147. F. Ark carried into the Temple 210. F. placed in the Sanctuary and in it the Tables of Stone 211. H. 100000 Armed men against Joseph 639. F. Arms of the Egyptians c. 72. N. Armour of Goliah 159. C. Armour of Saul 160. I. Armour of the Roman footmen 661. C. The Armies order when the Tabernacle removed 95. B. An Army sent against the Midianites 108. L. Army of Senacherib destroyed 256. F. An huge Army of the Canaanites 125. D. Army of Susac 221. H. of Josaphat 231. N. of Ozias 247. N. Army of the Romans 660. L. Army of Herod overthrown and why 484. N. M. Arnon a river 104. L. Arrival of the Israelites at Raphidim 75. E. of Raguel in Sinai 77. F. of the Ark at Bethsama 147. D. Arrogancy of Amasias 248. O. of Ozias 250. B. of the Jews 756. K. Arsaces King of Parthia 340. D. taketh Demetrius ibid. slayeth Antiochus 346. A. Asprenas Gown defiled 509. A. he is cut in pieces 511. B. Art of forging who first invented 29. G. Artabanus King of Media 479. D. obtaineth Parthia ibid. restored to his Kingdom 483. E. Artabanus requireth Izates assistance 530. M. recovereth his Kingdom 531. B. Artaxerxes King of Persia 286. B. no man to approach his Throne unless he were called 297. I. honoured Mardoche 290. D. hangeth Aman 291. I. sendeth letters for the Jews safety ibid. L. Artorius sayeth himself 748. I. his promise to Lucius ibid. Aruntius signifieth the Emperours death 512. M. Asa King of Juda 224. K. his piety ibid. K. his victory ibid M. inciteth the King of Damascus against Basa 229. I. dies 226. B. Ascalonites punished and why 309. L. Aser the son of Jacob 46. O. what it signifies ibid. O. his sons 61. C. Asinaeus beset by the Governour of Babylon 598. L. his friendship sought 10. O. received charge from Artabanus 499. E. poysoned 500. M. Asphaltite lake 702. K. admirable property thereof ibid. Assault of Jerusalem 740. K. of Antonia 742. M. Assar for how much sold 97. D. Asses head sold 238. F. Ass speaketh to Balaam 105. G. Asses how many taken at one booty 109. A. Asses of Cis lost 150. L. found ibid. N. Asses head objected 803. A. Assembly of the Hebrews thrice in the year 111. F. Assembly of Samaritans on Mount Gerazim 670. B. Assurance of Joseph c. 671. L. Assistance of God promised 110. L. of Saul to the men of Jabes 152. L. Assyrians Lords over Asia 37. A. overthrew the Sodomites ibid. B. of whom took their name 42. H. overcame the Israelites 250. E. 253. N. transported them 252. A. 253. N. vanquished the Syrians and them of Damascus 250. F. and 252. G. their destruction foretold 250. D. effected 257. L. Astrological predictions 491. B. Astronomy invented 36. N. Athalia rooteth out the royal blood 244. D. and put to death 245. H. Athniel a Judge of Israel 133 C. overcometh Schisar ibid. C. recovereth the Israelites liberty ibid. C. Athronges usurpeth the Kingdom 468. O. taken 469. C. Attendance on Saul 151. F. Attire of Vespasian and Titus 766. I. Avarice 177. E. of Antiochus 343. N. of Sabinus 467. C. not terrified with punishment 738. H. Authority how purchased 61. F. Authority of Moses 97. C. Authority of Mordocheus 292. F. of the Pharisees 356. C. Authors of the sedition punished 102. M. Authors of injuries punished 672. N. Azarias the Prophet exhorts to virtue 224. M. Azarias the High Priest 250. B. Azael King of the Assyrians 228. D. Azaels tyranny foretold 240. C. invades Judaea 246. D. hired to depart ibid. invades the Israelites 245. M. destroys their Country ibid. M. Azotians plagued and why 146. L. B. BAal god of the Tyrians 244. B. his Priests slain ibid. Baaras a root 768. I. his property ibid. Baasa King of Israel 214. I. roots out Jeroboams race ibid. his impiety 224. N. a Prophecy against him ibid. surprizeth Ramah 225. I. dieth ibid. K. Babas sons preserved 410. D. accused 410. F. slain ibid. Babylon the place where tongues were confounded 33. C. what it signifies ibid. D. besieged
Jews of Caesar's threats 616 n. writeth to Caius 496 i. receiveth Letters of Caius's death 497 â— 617 d. his Letter to the Dorâ—res 521 c. Phaceias King of Israel 250 â— his impiety and wickedness ibid. e. slew 120000 Jews 251 l. took Achaz's son Prisoner ib. m. was slain 252 c. Pharao enamoured of Sara 36 l. plagâ—ed ib. m. Pharao his dreams 55 b c. delivereth Joseph from bonds ib. c. advanceth him to great honour 55 g. rejoyceth at the arrival of Joseph's brethren 60 m. enquireth Jacob's age 61 e. restored the profits of his subject's lands 62 h. Pharao killeth the male children 62 o. would have killed Moses 64 n. and 66 k. his death 67 f. Pharao counselled to dismiss the Hebrews 68 i. not moved with miracles layeth heavier tasks on them ib. l. advised once more ibid. â— driveth away Moses 70 h. dismisseth the Israelites ib. k. his host drowned 72 k. Pharisees a sect 339 m. 477 a. greedy of revenge 357 i. exempt from swearing 417 l. would not swear obedience 451 c. 463 d. their opinion 614 n. Pharos a tower 708 m. Phasaelus his government 372 c. vanquisheth Foelix 377 o. 571 b. made Tetrarch 380 c. 571 e. taken prisoner 371 n. dasheth out his brains 383 i. Phasaelus Tower and City 530 n. 584 n. Pheroras made Tetrarch 416 g. accuseth Alexander and Aristobulus 426 l. refuseth the Kings daughter 433 g. blamed for Alexanders offence 438 l. pardoned ibid. deceived 450 m. refuseth to put away his wife 451 f. banished 596 m. falleth sick and dieth 452 m. 596 n. his wise accused 452 o. she confesseth the poyson 453 f. Philip rebelleth against Antiochus 322 f. is slain 323 k. Philip King of Syria 355 i. besiegeth Demetrius 355 h. Philip Herod's son 471 d. hath part of the Kingdom 471 d. repaireth Cities 478 â— Philo Judaeus's defence c. 494 i. Philistines overcame the Israelites 139 f. exacted tribute of them 139 f. put to flight 1â—8 m. invade the Israelâ—ites 154 k. are overcome 155 b c. and 160 m. discomfit Sauls army 173 f. overcome by David 180 i. k. by Ozias 249 l. by Ezechias 253 k. Phineas the son of Eleazar 108 k. slayeth Zambrias and Chosbi ib. l. overthrew the Madianites 108 l m. his Oration to the two tribes and half 127 g. succeeded Eleazar 128 o. foretold the Israelites their victory c. 131 d. Phineas Elies son 143 e his wickedness and impiety ib. e. is slain 144 n. his wife then bare Ichabod 145 c. Phison a flood of Paradise 28 k. called also Ganges ib. k. Phora 28 k. Phraates King of Parthia slain 478 o. Phul King of the Syrians 250 d. for money made a peace ibid. d. Piety profitable 224 n o. Piety of Ancestors remembred 63 b. Piety contemned cause of calamities 132 n. 133 d. 144 k c. 168 i. 252 c d. Piety of Asa 224 i. of Josaphat 231 m. of Jotham 250 f. of Ezechias 252 d. of Josias 258 〈◊〉 and 259 h i. c. of Matthias c. 315 i. Pigeons dung sold 23â— g. Pilate succeedeth Gratus 480 i. bringeth Caesar's statues to Jerusalem 480 i. not admitted 480 k. crucifieth Christ 480 m. putteth Samaritans to flight 482 l. accused ib. sendeth the statues from Jerusalem 480 k. beateth the seditious 615 f. Pillage taken 255 l. Pillars raised 30 k. A Pillar called Galaad 48 i. Pitcher of water 169 g. Pit to be senced 117 c. Pit of swearing 40 h. Pits bituminous 37 b. Pity of Joseph towards his brethren 60 i. Placidus repulsed at Jotapata 692 i. his victory 682 o. burneth Bethenabris â—00 i. Placing of the vessels c. in the Temple 250 b c. and 21â— d. 211 h l. Plagues of Egypt 68 o. 69 a b c d e f g. 70 k. Plague in David's time 19â— f. Plague invadeth Judea 409 k. 412 g. Plat-forms erected 669 a. Plants sprang at first out of the earth 27 f. Plants not of four years growth 113 c. Plato admired 811 d. permitteth not Poets c. 813 b. Pledge to be restored to the poor 116 k. Plenty fore-signified 55 e f. Plotting of Antipater 433 e. The Plough found out and by whom 29 b. Poem of Homer 781 b. Poets cause multitudes of gods 813 a. Poyson tryed c. 458 k l. 601 b. Policy of Rebecca c. for her son 44 l. of Jacob to pacifie his brother 48 m. of the Gabeonites 124 m. of Joseph 9 e. â—0 k. 1â— e. of Jonathan 16 m. of Joseph 642 h. 665 c. 668 h. 10 l m. Politianus meets with Agrippa c. 625 c. inciteth the people to peace ib. e. Pompey Governour of Syria 362 d. marcheth against Aristobulus 363 l. 36â— h. besiegeth Jerusalem 36â— l. committeth Aristobulus to prison ib. 565 g. taketh the Temple 365 k. bestoweth the Priesthood on Hircanus ib. 366 o. spoileth not the Temple ib. d. 566 m. carrieth Aristobulus to Rome 567 a. beheadeth conspirators 56â— n o. Popedius accused 5â—5 f. Popularity of Alcimus 324 b c. Porch of the Temple 208 m. â—ired 747 a. Port of Caesarea 415 i. Port made by Herod 584 i k. Portion of Salpades daughters 109 f. Portion of Judea 659 f. Possession of Canaan prophecâ—ed of 62 i. Posterity of Ismael 40 l. Posterity of Giants extinguished 37 b. Posterity of Jethro possessed of Land 129 d. Posterity of Noah replenished the world 32 o. Posterity of Esau 50 l. of Jacob 61 b. Poyson not to be used 1â—7 a. Power given to save 59 f. Power of God every where 230 f. Power of Kings Wine and Women 277 i k l. Power of the soul â—74 l. Power of David and Solomon 805 f. Practice of Simeon and Levi 49 c. Prey that the Israelites got in war 77 b c. 109 a. 123 â— 124 l. Prayer of Noah 32 â— of Amram 63 b. of Moses 72 i. 101 d c. of Joshuah 123 f. of Samson 142 k of Solomon 211 k. of Samuel and the Israelites 148 k l. Praise of Abraham 43 d. of Jacob 62 i. of Joseph 62 k. of Joshua 77 c. and 128 n of Moses 120 k. of Samuel 16â— l. of Saul 172 k. of David 202 e. of Solomon 218 c. of Josaphat 235 m. of Nehemias 285 k. of Ananus 694 n. of Eleazar 819 d. Praise given to God 70 k l. Prediction of things to come â—18 m. Preparations for war burned 322 b. Presents of Abraham 42 k. of Jacob 57 e. of the Egyptians 70 k. of Abigail 169 b. of the Mesopotamians 184 i. of the Queen of Aethiopia and of Kings 215 f. 216 l. of Ptolomy to the Interpreters 392 o. of Herod 591 d. Preservation of Moses 63 g. 64 n. of Daniel and his companions 269 n. Preservation from blood-shed 169 b. Presidents in every City 112 k. and what manner of men they ought to be ibid. k. Pride of Amasias 248 a. of Ozias 249 o. of Senacherib 255 n. of Nebuchodonosor 269 n. of Balthasar 271 h. of John 698 m. Priest's
of Egypt 708 n. Tidings of Nero's death 703 a. Tigranes invadeth Syria 357 n. Tigris a River of Paradise 28 k. called Diglat ibid k. Tillage practised by Noah 34 o. Timber precious 215 g. Time of the Israelites deliverance 71 b. Time of the building of the Temple 207 f. Time of the Jews return 275 l. and 278 f g. Time of the Israelites transportation 253 n. Time of the Kings reign of Davids line 265 i. Time when Jeremiah lived 260 d. Time of the destruction of Jerusalem and Temple 265 k. 751 b. 752 i. 757 e. c. 758 h i 760 h. Timotheus twice overcome 320 a b. Titus his mighty Army 660 k. winneth Japha 669 c. taketh Tarichea 677 e f. entreth Gamala 683. c. repaireth to Jerusalem and why 710 m. putteth his enemies to flight 712 l. in what places besieged Jerusalem 717 e. circuiteth the walls 723 b. commandeth them to be battered 724 h. puts the Jews to flight ib. m. taketh the second wall 726 o. 727 f. surceaseth the siege and distributeth money 726 i. crucifieth many Jews 732 n. accuseth the souldiers 734 l. calleth God to witness 736 i. dareth John to fight 744 h. striveth to save the Temple 745 c. beholdeth the souldiers ibid. f. restraineth his wrath 750 h. granteth the Jews life upon condition 755 e. promiseth recompence to the souldiers 760 n. celebrateth pastimes 765 b. lamenteth Jerusalem 76â— c. Torment of Eleazar 818 m. and 819 b. Torment of the Mother and seven Brethren 820 h c. 821 a c. 121 d. 822 i. 822 m. 823 b. 824 i. Tortures laid upon many 436 m. Touch of conscience 350 k. Tower of Babel 33 d. Tower of white Marble 312 k. Towers erected 214 k. 249 m. 718 o. Tower of Antonia 419 o. Towers of Herod 718 o. 719 a b. Trachonites compelled to civility 438 l. Rob again ib. m. subdued by Herod 439 c. Trajan taketh Japha 669 c. Training up of Souldiers 638 l. 660 l m n. Traytor apprehended 452 k. Transgression of vocation punished 250 b. Transgression of Saul 157 c d. Transgressors of Gods law threatned to be punished 2 i k. 157 e f g. Translation of the Bible 303 n o. Translation of the Priest-hood fore-shewed 144 k. Translation of the Israelites 250 e. 252 a. 253 n. and when ibid. Transportation of the Kingdom 157 f. Transportation of the Ark 180 m n. Traveller to be directed in his way 116 n. Travellers not to be forbidden ripe fruit 113 g. Treason intended and discovered 287 i k. 335 k l. Treason practised 225 k. 136 g. 248 c. 250 d. ibid. 580 m. 591 e f. 598 k. 624 i. 640 m. Treasury of the Temple emptied 246 d. 252 a. 255 l. Treasure taken away 368 b. 468 h. Treble Wall 717 f. Tree of Life 28 k. Tree of Knowledg ibid. Trees fruitful not to be cut down 118 l. Trembling of the Earth 250 b. Tribe of Reuben Gad and the half tribe of Manasses require the land of the Amorites 109 b. promise to help their brethren ib. c d. required to perform it 121 e. are dismissed 126 i. builded an Altar 127 e. their answer to Phinees 128 f. Tribe of Dan oppressed 132 i. seek a place to inhabit ib. n. Tribe of Levi sacred to God 93 a. Tribe of Judahs accusation and excuse c. 194 k l. Ten Tribes revolt and why 219 i k. transported and why 253 n. Tribunal of Solomon 213 b. Tribune a Captain over a thousand 160 o. Tribute exacted of the Israelites 139 f. of the Canaanites 215 b. Tribute imposed 181 f. 182 i. 235 n. 250 f. 252 c. 350 k. 261 i. 769 e. Triple Golden Crown 87 f. Triumph of Titus and Vespasian 766 h i. Troglodytes of whom descended 41 g. Trophies of Herod 411 l. Trouble of mind 158 o. 165 e. Trouble of the Sorceress 171 d. of Saul ib. e f. Troubles in France 700 n. Truce-breaker 255 m. 262 b. Truce granted the Inhabitants of Jabes 152 i. Two Trumpets of Silver 95 c. Truth of Josephs History 237 d. 21 c. Truth of God's Promise 211 d. Truth of God's Oracles 240 e. 259 n. Truth of Eliahs Prophecy 242 f. Truth prevaileth 277 o. 278 a. Tryphon requireth Antiochus 337 i k. overcometh Demetrius ib. o. breaketh covenant 342 b. plotteth Jonathans death 34 o f. his demands of Simon 342 a. obtaineth the Kingdom 343 i k. slain ibid. l. Tumults in Jury 468 l. 615 d. in the Army 725 b. for a Galilean slain 618 n o. Turpentine-Tree that c. 704 o. Twins brought forth at once 43 e. Tyranny of Antiochus 314 b c. of Herod foretold 392 e. effected 416 d. of Caius 503 f. of Varus 532 h i l. 609 e. Tyrannies breed mischief 514 k. Tyrants enfeeble themselves 443 c. Tyro imprisoned and why 445 d. accused of Treason 445 e. 594 i. he and 300 Captains were slain 445 f. V. Valerianus his speech 675 e. Valley of benediction 235 l. Valour of Sampson 130 l. and 140 l. of David 161 a. of Davids souldiers 179 d. of Herod 577 e. of Netyras and Philip 667 a. of Vespasian 681 e. Titus 713 e. of the Jews decreased 740 m. Vardanes perswadeth Izates 531 c. slain ibid. d. Variance of Women 433 f. Varus tyranny 4 i k. assisteth the Romans 609 b. see Quintilius Vengeance to be taken on the Amalechites 118 m n. Ventidius fisheth for money 384 f. 575 c. sendeth for Silon 386 f. overcometh the Parthians 387 m. Vertue of the mind respected of God 158 l. Vertue of Abraham 43 d. Vertue of David 202 e. Vertue of Solomon 206 k. 214 n. 215 a b c. Vespasian arriveth at Tyre 23 e. gati ereth forces against the Jews 658 n. cometh to Ptolemais 658 o. helpeth the Sephorites 659 a. filleth Galilee with sword and fire ibid. c d. directeth the Romans march 660 h. invadeth Galilee 662 c. besiegeth Jotapata 663 e. wounded in the sole of the foot 669 b. leadeth his Army to Joâ—apata 669 b. taketh it 610 f. taketh Joppe 674 n. cometh to Agrippa 675 c. overcometh the Taricheans 679 h. consulteth with his Chieftains about the Jews 679 h i. besiegeth Gamala 680 o. comforteth his Souldiers 682 h f. expecteth Victory c. 697 e. visiteth Judaea 701 a. hath tydings of Nero's death 703 a. invadeth Judaea 705 e. elected Emperour 708 h. 709 h. his vertues c. 707 d e f. dischargeth Joseph 709 c. proclaimed Emperor 710 l. Vessels of Gold and Silver given to Solomon 216 i. Vessels of Gold and Silver taken 109 a. Vessels pertaining to the Temple 209 l m. 210. b. Vessels of the Temple carried away 265 k. sent back 275 h i. Vestments of the high Priests in Antonia 482 o. Vestures of the Priests 86 m n. 210 g. Vexation of Saul by an evil spirit 158 n. Victory wherein it consisteth 676 o. Victory maketh proud 248 a. Victory of Placidus 700 l. of the Jews 717 a. Victory of Moses and the Egyptians 65 e.