. The works of Josephus. ft range gods * hecaufe that which ismoji acceptàhle to a good man u to heboid the punifhment of the wicked. Jonadah perfwadedby thefe words, mounted up into his Chariot, and went with him to 6^war/«; and afterJehti had fought out ^c/>fl^5 kindred , he put them to death: and intending that no oneof his talfc Prophets and Priefts ihould efcape his hands, he afl!èmbled them togetherby a fubtil policy. For gathering the people together, he protefted that he would havetwice as many gods as Achdh had : V^illing that all the Priefts that belonged unto them jIhould prefent
. The works of Josephus. ft range gods * hecaufe that which ismoji acceptàhle to a good man u to heboid the punifhment of the wicked. Jonadah perfwadedby thefe words, mounted up into his Chariot, and went with him to 6^war/«; and afterJehti had fought out ^c/>fl^5 kindred , he put them to death: and intending that no oneof his talfc Prophets and Priefts ihould efcape his hands, he afl!èmbled them togetherby a fubtil policy. For gathering the people together, he protefted that he would havetwice as many gods as Achdh had : V^illing that all the Priefts that belonged unto them jIhould prefent themfelves!, for that he intended to celebfate moft magnificent facrificesto Achahs gods ; protefting that whatfoever Prieft ihould be abfent, he ihould lofe his O head. Now this god whoni Achah honoured, was called 5W. Having in this fortaifigned a day wherein he woUld ofïer facrifice, he fent thorow all the Countrey oïIfraelcharging all Baals Priefts to repair unto him, and commanding that each of them Y % fhouM. 244 2 Chron. 24. J O S E P H U S, ^/ //^e Antiquities Book IX. fliould have their veftments given them. As foon as they were apparelled , he reforted Ato his lodging, accompanied with his friend Jonadah, and commanded that a fearchfhould be made amongft them , to efpie whether any one of a contrary quality,or conditi-on were mixed with them ; for that he intended that no ftranger fhould be amongft thePriefts. When therefore he underftood that none but the Priefts were in that aflembly,even at fuch time as they began to offer facrifice, hecaufed them to be inclofed by four-fcore Soldiers ( whom he efteemed to be moft trufty ) commanding them to kill thefalfe Prophets, and to punilh them according to the cuftora of their forefathers , whichhad already too long been neglected ; dreadfully threatning all thofe, who fhould any-way es omit to root oitf the name and memory of thefe wretches out of the world. They:therefore flew all tho^ Priefts, and guarded the Kings
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