. The works of Josephus. places, and the Jews might be permitted to build therein. FHrthermore,he ordained thatthe charge of this buildingfhould be gathered out of the Tributes of his Countries , and thatthey fhould furnifh the Jews with Bulls, Weathers, Lambs,Goats, Flower, Oyl, and Wine, andall other things which the Priefls fhould think meet to offer facrifice, to the intent that theymight pray for the prefervation of the King of Perfia : commanding that they that fhouldtranfgrefs or oppofe this commandment Jhould be laid hold on,and hanged on a Gibbet,and thattheir goods fhould be confifca
. The works of Josephus. places, and the Jews might be permitted to build therein. FHrthermore,he ordained thatthe charge of this buildingfhould be gathered out of the Tributes of his Countries , and thatthey fhould furnifh the Jews with Bulls, Weathers, Lambs,Goats, Flower, Oyl, and Wine, andall other things which the Priefls fhould think meet to offer facrifice, to the intent that theymight pray for the prefervation of the King of Perfia : commanding that they that fhouldtranfgrefs or oppofe this commandment Jhould be laid hold on,and hanged on a Gibbet,and thattheir goods fhould be confifcate to the Kings ufe. Moreover, he befought God, that if any manivent about to hinder the building of the Temple,that he would execute his vengeance upon thatperfon, andpunifh him for his wickednefs. When Darius had found thefe things written inhis Regiftries, he wrote back to Sijîn and his companions in this form ; G y- t. 1, 3. ^ggeris andZachnjy theProphets. Samm;fans endea- ff<, 3,4. King. Book X I. of theJEW S. E:^ra 6,y. 28 : H King Darius to S/Jin and Sarahazan, with their Aflbciates, health. Havhgfound amongfl the Memorials o/Cyrus, the Copy of his Inflruâ ions for the luildin^of the Temple^ Ibavefentityou^ andmy pleafure is^that the Contents thereof he Sipn and his AfTociates being certified of the Kings pleafure, refolved to conform them- °^ *^-^felves unto it: and taking the care of the facred buildings upon them, they aiïiftedthePrinces and Magiftrates of the Jews., in fuch fort as the building of the Temple was fi-j niflied with great diligence, by the inftigation of the Prophets Aggeus and Zachary., ac- ^.zra e. 17,cording to Gods commandment, and by the diredions of the Kings Cyrus and Darius ; fo The M(hmgthat it was finiflid within feven years. In the ninth year of the Reign of Darius , and °^^ Temple,the three and twenty of the eleventh month , calld by us Adar, and by the MacedoniansDijlre ; the Priefts and
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