Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’ history of the Jewish people from the creation to the eve of the war with Rome, in twenty books, AD 94. By Flavius Josephus, 94. 282 chapters, free to read here.
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Chapters
1. Book I · Chapter 1 · The Constitution Of The World And The Disposition Of The Elements.about 7 min2. Book I · Chapter 2 · Concerning The Posterity Of Adam, And The Ten Generations From Him To The Deluge.about 6 min3. Book I · Chapter 3 · Concerning The Flood; And After What Manner Noah Was Saved In An Ark, With His Kindred, And Afterwards Dwelt In The Plain Of Shinar.about 11 min4. Book I · Chapter 4 · Concerning The Tower Of Babylon, And The Confusion Of Tongues.about 4 min5. Book I · Chapter 5 · After What Manner The Posterity Of Noah Sent Out Colonies, And Inhabited The Whole Earth.about 1 min6. Book I · Chapter 6 · How Every Nation Was Denominated From Their First Inhabitants.about 9 min7. Book I · Chapter 7 · How Abram Our Forefather Went Out Of The Land Of The Chaldeans, And Lived In The Land Then Called Canaan But Now Judea.about 3 min8. Book I · Chapter 8 · That When There Was A Famine In Canaan, Abram Went Thence Into Egypt; And After He Had Continued There A While He Returned Back Again.about 3 min9. Book I · Chapter 9 · The Destruction Of The Sodomites By The Assyrian War.about 1 min10. Book I · Chapter 10 · How Abram Fought With The Assyrians, And Overcame Them, And Saved The Sodomite Prisoners, And Took From The Assyrians The Prey They Had Gotten.about 6 min11. Book I · Chapter 11 · How God Overthrew The Nation Of The Sodomites, Out Of His Wrath Against Them For Their Sins.about 4 min12. Book I · Chapter 12 · Concerning Abimelech; And Concerning Ismael The Son Of Abraham; And Concerning The Arabians, Who Were His Posterity.about 5 min13. Book I · Chapter 13 · Concerning Isaac The Legitimate Son Of Abraham.about 6 min14. Book I · Chapter 14 · Concerning Sarah Abraham's Wife; And How She Ended Her Days.about 1 min15. Book I · Chapter 15 · How The Nation Of The Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham By Keturah.about 1 min16. Book I · Chapter 16 · How Isaac Took Rebeka To Wife.about 5 min17. Book I · Chapter 18 · Concerning The Sons Of Isaac, Esau And Jacob; Of Their Nativity And Education.about 6 min18. Book I · Chapter 19 · Concerning Jacob's Flight Into Mesopotamia, By Reason Of The Fear He Was In Of His Brother.about 16 min19. Book I · Chapter 20 · Concerning The Meeting Of Jacob And Esau.about 4 min20. Book I · Chapter 21 · Concerning The Violation Of Dina's Chastity.about 3 min21. Book I · Chapter 22 · How Isaac Died, And Was Buried In Hebron.about 1 min22. Book II · Chapter 1 · How Esau And Jacob, Isaac's Sons Divided Their Habitation; And Esau Possessed Idumea And Jacob Canaan.about 2 min23. Book II · Chapter 2 · How Joseph, The Youngest Of Jacob's Sons, Was Envied By His Brethren, When Certain Dreams Had Foreshown His Future Happiness.about 4 min24. Book II · Chapter 3 · How Joseph Was Thus Sold By His Brethren Into Egypt, By Reason Of Their Hatred To Him; And How He There Grew Famous And Illustrious And Had His Brethren Under His Power.about 7 min25. Book II · Chapter 4 · Concerning The Signal Chastity Of Joseph.about 8 min26. Book II · Chapter 5 · What Things Befell Joseph In Prison.about 10 min27. Book II · Chapter 6 · How Joseph When He Was Become Famous In Egypt, Had His Brethren In Subjection. · 1about 14 min28. Book II · Chapter 6 · How Joseph When He Was Become Famous In Egypt, Had His Brethren In Subjection. · 2about 11 min29. Book II · Chapter 7 · The Removal Of Joseph's Father With All His Family, To Him, On Account Of The Famine.about 7 min30. Book II · Chapter 8 · Of The Death Of Jacob And Joseph.about 2 min31. Book II · Chapter 9 · Concerning The Afflictions That Befell The Hebrews In Egypt, During Four Hundred Years. 16about 13 min32. Book II · Chapter 10 · How Moses Made War With The Ethiopians.about 6 min33. Book II · Chapter 11 · How Moses Fled Out Of Egypt Into Midian.about 3 min34. Book II · Chapter 12 · Concerning The Burning Bush And The Rod Of Moses.about 5 min35. Book II · Chapter 13 · How Moses And Aaron Returned Into Egypt To Pharaoh.about 5 min36. Book II · Chapter 14 · Concerning The Ten Plagues Which Came Upon The Egyptians.about 8 min37. Book II · Chapter 15 · How The Hebrews Under The Conduct Of Moses Left Egypt.about 6 min38. Book II · Chapter 16 · How The Sea Was Divided Asunder For The Hebrews, When They Were Pursued By The Egyptians, And So Gave Them An Opportunity Of Escaping From Them.about 5 min39. Book III · Chapter 1 · How Moses When He Had Brought The People Out Of Egypt Led Them To Mount Sinai; But Not Till They Had Suffered Much In Their Journey.about 13 min40. Book III · Chapter 2 · How The Amalekites And The Neighbouring Nations, Made War With The Hebrews And Were Beaten And Lost A Great Part Of Their Army.about 8 min41. Book III · Chapter 3 · That Moses Kindly Received-His Father-In-Law, Jethro, When He Came To Him To Mount Sinai.about 1 min42. Book III · Chapter 4 · How Raguel Suggested To Moses To Set His People In Order, Under Their Rulers Of Thousands, And Rulers Of Hundreds, Who Lived Without Order Before; And How Moses Complied In All Things With His Father-In-Law's Admonition.about 3 min43. Book III · Chapter 5 · How Moses Ascended Up To Mount Sinai, And Received Laws From God, And Delivered Them To The Hebrews.about 9 min44. Book III · Chapter 6 · Concerning The Tabernacle Which Moses Built In The Wilderness For The Honor Of God And Which Seemed To Be A Temple.about 14 min45. Book III · Chapter 7 · Concerning The Garments Of The Priests, And Of The High Priest.about 12 min46. Book III · Chapter 8 · Of The Priesthood Of Aaron.about 12 min47. Book III · Chapter 9 · The Manner Of Our Offering Sacrifices.about 4 min48. Book III · Chapter 10 · Concerning The Festivals; And How Each Day Of Such Festival Is To Be Observed.about 7 min49. Book III · Chapter 11 · Of The Purifications.about 5 min50. Book III · Chapter 12 · Several Laws.about 7 min51. Book III · Chapter 13 · Moses Removed From Mount Sinai, And Conducted The People To The Borders Of The Canaanites.about 2 min52. Book III · Chapter 14 · How Moses Sent Some Persons To Search Out The Land Of Theabout 4 min53. Book III · Chapter 15 · How Moses Was Displeased At This, And Foretold That God Was Angry And That They Should Continue In The Wilderness For Forty Years And Not, During That Time, Either Return Into Egypt Or Take Possession Of Canaan.about 4 min54. Book IV · Chapter 1 · Fight Of The Hebrews With The Canaanites Without The Consent Of Moses; And Their Defeat.about 3 min55. Book IV · Chapter 2 · The Sedition Of Corah And Of The Multitude Against Moses, And Against His Brother, Concerning The Priesthood.about 8 min56. Book IV · Chapter 3 · How Those That Stirred Up This Sedition Were Destroyed, According To The Will Of God; And How Aaron, Moses's Brother Both He And His Posterity, Retained The Priesthood.about 9 min57. Book IV · Chapter 4 · What Happened To The Hebrews During Thirty-Eight Years In The Wilderness.about 9 min58. Book IV · Chapter 5 · How Moses Conquered Sihon And Og Kings Of The Amorites, And Destroyed Their Whole Army And Then Divided Their Land By Lot To Two Tribes And A Half Of The Hebrews.about 5 min59. Book IV · Chapter 6 · Concerning Balaam The Prophet And What Kind Of Man He Was. · 1about 11 min60. Book IV · Chapter 6 · Concerning Balaam The Prophet And What Kind Of Man He Was. · 2about 10 min61. Book IV · Chapter 7 · How The Hebrews Fought With The Midianites, And Overcame Them.about 6 min62. Book IV · Chapter 8 · The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind. · 1about 10 min63. Book IV · Chapter 8 · The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind. · 2about 12 min64. Book IV · Chapter 8 · The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind. · 3about 10 min65. Book IV · Chapter 8 · The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind. · 4about 11 min66. Book IV · Chapter 8 · The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind. · 5about 10 min67. Book V · Chapter 1 · How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel. · 1about 10 min68. Book V · Chapter 1 · How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel. · 2about 9 min69. Book V · Chapter 1 · How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel. · 3about 9 min70. Book V · Chapter 1 · How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel. · 4about 12 min71. Book V · Chapter 2 · How, After The Death Of Joshua Their Commander, The Israelites Transgressed The Laws Of Their Country, And Experienced Great Afflictions; And When There Was A Sedition Arisen, The Tribe Of Benjamin Was Destroyed Excepting Only Six Hundred Men.about 18 min72. Book V · Chapter 3 · How The Israelites After This Misfortune Grew Wicked And Served The Assyrians; And How God Delivered Them By Othniel, Who Ruled Over The Forty Years.about 3 min73. Book V · Chapter 4 · How Our People Served The Moabites Eighteen Years, And Were Then Delivered From Slavery By One Ehud Who Retained The Dominion Eighty Years.about 4 min74. Book V · Chapter 5 · How The Canaanites Brought The Israelites Under Slavery For Twenty Years; After Which They Were Delivered By Barak And Deborah, Who Ruled Over Them For Forty Years.about 4 min75. Book V · Chapter 6 · How The Midianites And Other Nations Fought Against The Israelites And Beat Them, And Afflicted Their Country For Seven Years, How They Were Delivered By Gideon, Who Ruled Over The Multitude For Forty Years.about 7 min76. Book V · Chapter 7 · That The Judges Who Succeeded Gideon Made War With The Adjoining Nations For A Long Time.about 13 min77. Book V · Chapter 8 · Concerning The Fortitude Of Samson, And What Mischiefs He Brought Upon The Philistines.about 14 min78. Book V · Chapter 9 · How Under Eli's Government Of The Israelites Booz Married Ruth, From Whom Came Obed The Grandfather Of David.about 6 min79. Book V · Chapter 10 · Concerning The Birth Of Samuel; And How He Foretold The Calamity That Befell The Sons Of Eli.about 4 min80. Book V · Chapter 11 · Herein Is Declared What Befell The Sons Of Eli, The Ark, And The People And How Eli Himself Died Miserably.about 4 min81. Book VI · Chapter 1 · The Destruction That Came Upon The Philistines, And Upon Their Land, By The Wrath Of Go On Account Of Their Having Carried The Ark Away Captive; And After What Manner They Sent It Back To The Hebrews.about 7 min82. Book VI · Chapter 2 · The Expedition Of The Philistines Against The Hebrews And The Hebrews' Victory Under The Conduct Of Samuel The Prophet, Who Was Their General.about 5 min83. Book VI · Chapter 3 · How Samuel When He Was So Infirm With Old Age That He Couldabout 6 min84. Book VI · Chapter 4 · The Appointment Of A King Over The Israelites, Whose Name Was Saul; And This By The Command Of God.about 9 min85. Book VI · Chapter 5 · Saul's Expedition Against The Nation Of The Ammonites And Victory Over Them And The Spoils He Took From Them.about 10 min86. Book VI · Chapter 6 · How The Philistines Made Another Expedition Against The Hebrews And Were Beaten.about 12 min87. Book VI · Chapter 7 · Saul's War With The Amalekites, And Conquest Of Them.about 9 min88. Book VI · Chapter 8 · How, Upon Saul's Transgression Of The Prophet's Commands, Samuel Ordained Another Person To Be King Privately, Whose Name Was David, As God Commanded Him.about 5 min89. Book VI · Chapter 9 · How The Philistines Made Another Expedition Against The Hebrews Under The Reign Of Saul; And How They Were Overcome By David's Slaying Goliath In Single Combat.about 8 min90. Book VI · Chapter 10 · Saul Envies David For His Glorious Success, And Takes Anabout 4 min91. Book VI · Chapter 11 · How David, Upon Saul's Laying Snares For Him, Did Yet Escape The Dangers He Was In By The Affection And Care Of Jonathan And The Contrivances Of His Wife Michal: And How He Came To Samuel The Prophet.about 15 min92. Book VI · Chapter 12 · How David Fled To Ahimelech And Afterwards To The Kings Of The Philistines And Of The Moabites, And How Saul Slew Ahimelech And His Family.about 11 min93. Book VI · Chapter 13 · How David, When He Had Twice The Opportunity Of Killing Saul Did Not Kill Him. Also Concerning The Death Of Samuel And Nabal. · 1about 11 min94. Book VI · Chapter 13 · How David, When He Had Twice The Opportunity Of Killing Saul Did Not Kill Him. Also Concerning The Death Of Samuel And Nabal. · 2about 9 min95. Book VI · Chapter 14 · How Saul Upon God's Not Answering Him Concerning The Fight · 1about 10 min96. Book VI · Chapter 14 · How Saul Upon God's Not Answering Him Concerning The Fight · 2about 10 min97. Book VII · Chapter 1 · How David Reigned Over One Tribe At Hebron While The Son Of Saul Reigned Over The Rest Of The Multitude; And How, In The Civil War Which Then Arose Asahel And Abner Were Slain.about 17 min98. Book VII · Chapter 2 · That Upon The Slaughter Of Ishbosheth By The Treachery Of His Friends, David Received The Whole Kingdom.about 5 min99. Book VII · Chapter 3 · How David Laid Siege To Jerusalem; And When He Had Taken The City, He Cast The Canaanites Out Of It, And Brought In The Jews To Inhabit Therein.about 3 min100. Book VII · Chapter 4 · That When David Had Conquered The Philistines Who Made War Against Him At Jerusalem, He Removed The Ark To Jerusalem And Had A Mind To Build A Temple.about 9 min101. Book VII · Chapter 5 · How David Brought Under The Philistines, And The Moabites,about 8 min102. Book VII · Chapter 6 · How The War Was Waged Against The Ammonites And Happily Concluded.about 5 min103. Book VII · Chapter 7 · How David Fell In Love With Bathsheba, And Slew Her Husband Uriah, For Which He Is Reproved By Nathan.about 12 min104. Book VII · Chapter 8 · How Absalom Murdered Amnon, Who Had Forced His Own Sister; And How He Was Banished And Afterwards Recalled By David.about 11 min105. Book VII · Chapter 9 · Concerning The Insurrection Of Absalom Against David And Concerning Ahithophel And Hushai; And Concerning Ziba And Shimei; And How Ahithophel Hanged Himself.about 14 min106. Book VII · Chapter 10 · How, When Absalom Was Beaten, He Was Caught In A Tree By His Hair And Was Slainabout 9 min107. Book VII · Chapter 11 · How David, When He Had Recovered His Kingdom, Was Reconciledabout 13 min108. Book VII · Chapter 12 · How The Hebrews Were Delivered From A Famine When Theabout 8 min109. Book VII · Chapter 13 · That When David Had Numbered the People, They Were Punished; and How the Divine Compassion Restrained That Punishment.about 6 min110. Book VII · Chapter 14 · That David Made Great Preparations For The House Of God; And That, Upon Adonijah's Attempt To Gain The Kingdom, He Appointed Solomon To Reign.about 16 min111. Book VII · Chapter 15 · What Charge David Gave To his Son Solomon At The Approach Of His Death, And How Many Things He Left Him For The Building Of The Temple.about 4 min112. Book VIII · Chapter 1 · How Solomon, When He Had Received The Kingdom Took Off His Enemies.about 7 min113. Book VIII · Chapter 2 · Concerning The Wife Of Solomon; Concerning His Wisdom And Riches; And Concerning What He Obtained Of Hiram For The Building Of The Temple.about 14 min114. Book VIII · Chapter 3 · Of The Building Of This Templeabout 13 min115. Book VIII · Chapter 4 · How Solomon Removed The Ark Into The Temple How He Made Supplication To God, And Offered Public Sacrifices To Him.about 12 min116. Book VIII · Chapter 5 · How Solomon Built Himself A Royal Palace, Very Costly And Splendid; And How He Solved The Riddles Which Were Sent Him By Hiram.about 7 min117. Book VIII · Chapter 6 · How Solomon Fortified The City Of Jerusalem, And Built Great Cities; And How He Brought Some Of The Canaanites Into Subjection, And Entertained The Queen Of Egypt And Of Ethiopia.about 9 min118. Book VIII · Chapter 7 · How Solomon Grew Rich, And Fell Desperately In Love With Women And How God, Being Incensed At It, Raised Up Ader And Jeroboam Against Him. Concerning The Death Of Solomon.about 12 min119. Book VIII · Chapter 8 · How, Upon The Death Of Solomon The People Forsook His Son Rehoboam, And Ordained Jeroboam King Over The Ten Tribes.about 9 min120. Book VIII · Chapter 9 · How Jadon The Prophet Was Persuaded By Another Lying Prophetabout 4 min121. Book VIII · Chapter 10 · Concerning Rehoboam, And How God Inflicted Punishment Upon Him For His Impiety By Shishak [King Of Egypt].about 6 min122. Book VIII · Chapter 11 · Concerning The Death Of A Son Of Jeroboam. How Jeroboam Wasabout 9 min123. Book VIII · Chapter 12 · How Zerah, King Of The Ethiopians, Was Beaten By Asa; Andabout 9 min124. Book VIII · Chapter 13 · How Ahab When He Had Taken Jezebel To Wife Became More Wicked Than All The Kings That Had Been Before Him; Of The Actions Of The Prophet Elijah, And What Befell Naboth.about 17 min125. Book VIII · Chapter 14 · How Hadad King Of Damascus And Of Syria, Made Two Expeditions Against Ahab And Was Beaten.about 11 min126. Book VIII · Chapter 15 · Concerning Jehoshaphat The King Of Jerusalem And How Ahab Made An Expedition Against The Syrians And Was Assisted Therein By Jehoshaphat, But Was Himself Overcome In Battle And Perished Therein.about 10 min127. Book IX · Chapter 1 · Concerning Jehoshaphat Again; How He Constituted Judges And, By God's Assistance Overcame His Enemies.about 6 min128. Book IX · Chapter 2 · Concerning Ahaziah; The King Of Israel; And Again Concerning The Prophet Elijah.about 4 min129. Book IX · Chapter 3 · How Joram And Jehoshaphat Made An Expedition Against The Moabites; As Also Concerning The Wonders Of Elisha; And The Death Of Jehoshaphat.about 5 min130. Book IX · Chapter 4 · Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat; How Joram, His Namesake, King Of Israel, Fought With The Syrians; And What Wonders Were Done By The Prophet Elisha.about 17 min131. Book IX · Chapter 5 · Concerning The Wickedness Of Jehoram King Of Jerusalem; His Defeat And Death.about 3 min132. Book IX · Chapter 6 · How Jehu Was Anointed King, And Slew Both Joram And Ahaziah; As Also What He Did For The Punishment Of The Wicked.about 11 min133. Book IX · Chapter 7 · How Athaliah Reigned Over Jerusalem For Five [Six] Years When Jehoiada The High Priest Slew Her And Made Jehoash, The Son Of Ahaziah, King.about 6 min134. Book IX · Chapter 8 · Hazael Makes An Expedition Against The People Of Israel Andabout 9 min135. Book IX · Chapter 9 · How Amaziah Made An Expedition Against The Edomites And Amalekites And Conquered Them; But When He Afterwards Made War Against Joash, He Was Beaten And Not Long After Was Slain, And Uzziah Succeeded In The Government.about 6 min136. Book IX · Chapter 10 · Concerning Jeroboam King Of Israel And Jonah The Prophet;about 8 min137. Book IX · Chapter 11 · How Zachariah Shallum, Menahem Pekahiah And Pekah Took Theabout 4 min138. Book IX · Chapter 12 · How Upon The Death Of Jotham, Ahaz Reigned In His Stead;about 5 min139. Book IX · Chapter 13 · How Pekah Died By The Treachery Of Hoshea Who Was A Little After Subdued By Shalmaneser; And How Hezekiah Reigned Instead Of Ahaz; And What Actions Of Piety And Justice He Did.about 6 min140. Book IX · Chapter 14 · How Shalmaneser Took Samaria By Force And How He Transplanted The Ten Tribes Into Media, And Brought The Nation Of The Cutheans Into Their Country [In Their Room].about 5 min141. Book X · Chapter 1 · How Sennacherib Made An Expedition Against Hezekiah; Whatabout 8 min142. Book X · Chapter 2 · How Hezekiah Was Sick, And Ready To Die; And How God Bestowed Upon Him Fifteen Years Longer Life, [And Secured That Promise] By The Going Back Of The Shadow Ten Degrees.about 4 min143. Book X · Chapter 3 · How Manasseh Reigned After Hezekiah; And How When He Was In Captivity He Returned To God And Was Restored To His Kingdom And Left It To [His Son] Amon.about 3 min144. Book X · Chapter 4 · How Amon Reigned Instead Of Manasseh; And After Amon Reigned Josiah; He Was Both Righteous And Religious. As Also Concerning Huldah The Prophetess.about 8 min145. Book X · Chapter 5 · How Josiah Fought With Neco [King Of Egypt.] And Was Woundedabout 3 min146. Book X · Chapter 6 · How Nebuchadnezzar, When He Had Conquered The King Of Egypt Made An Expedition Against The Jews, And Slew Jehoiakim, And Made Jehoiachin His Son King.about 4 min147. Book X · Chapter 7 · That The King Of Babylon Repented Of Making Jehoiachin King,about 10 min148. Book X · Chapter 8 · How The King Of Babylon Took Jerusalem And Burnt The Temple And Removed The People Of Jerusalem And Zedekiah To Babylon. As Also, Who They Were That Had Succeeded In The High Priesthood Under The Kings.about 7 min149. Book X · Chapter 9 · How Nebuzaradan Set Gedaliah Over The Jews That Were Left Inabout 10 min150. Book X · Chapter 10 · Concerning Daniel And What Befell Him At Babylon.about 12 min151. Book X · Chapter 11 · Concerning Nebuchadnezzar And His Successors And How Their Government Was Dissolved By The Persians; And What Things Befell Daniel In Media; And What Prophecies He Delivered There. · 1about 10 min152. Book X · Chapter 11 · Concerning Nebuchadnezzar And His Successors And How Their Government Was Dissolved By The Persians; And What Things Befell Daniel In Media; And What Prophecies He Delivered There. · 2about 11 min153. Book XI · Chapter 1 · How Cyrus, King Of The Persians, Delivered The Jews Out Of Babylon And Suffered Them To Return To Their Own Country And To Build Their Temple, For Which Work He Gave Them Money.about 5 min154. Book XI · Chapter 2 · How Upon The Death Of Cyrus The Jews Were Hindered In Building Of The Temple By The Cutheans, And The Neighboring Governors; And How Cambyses Entirely Forbade The Jews To Do Any Such Thing.about 3 min155. Book XI · Chapter 3 · How After The Death Of Cambyses And The Slaughter Of The Magiabout 14 min156. Book XI · Chapter 4 · How The Temple Was Built While The Cutheans Endeavored In Vain To Obstruct The Work.about 13 min157. Book XI · Chapter 5 · How Xerxes The Son Of Darius Was Well Disposed To The Jews; As Also Concerning Esdras And Nehemiah.about 19 min158. Book XI · Chapter 6 · Concerning Esther And Mordecai And Haman; And How In The Reign Of Artaxerxes The Whole Nation Of The Jews Was In Danger Of Perishing. · 1about 11 min159. Book XI · Chapter 6 · Concerning Esther And Mordecai And Haman; And How In The Reign Of Artaxerxes The Whole Nation Of The Jews Was In Danger Of Perishing. · 2about 12 min160. Book XI · Chapter 6 · Concerning Esther And Mordecai And Haman; And How In The Reign Of Artaxerxes The Whole Nation Of The Jews Was In Danger Of Perishing. · 3about 11 min161. Book XI · Chapter 7 · How John Slew His Brother Jesus In The Temple; And How Bagoses Offered Many Injuries To The Jews; And What Sanballat Did.about 2 min162. Book XI · Chapter 8 · Concerning Sanballat And Manasseh, And The Temple Which They Built On Mount Gerizzim; As Also How Alexander Made His Entry Into The City Jerusalem, And What Benefits He Bestowed On The Jews.about 12 min163. Book XII · Chapter 1 · How Ptolemy The Son Of Lagus Took Jerusalem And Judea By Deceit And Treachery, And Carried Many Thence, And Planted Them In Egypt.about 3 min164. Book XII · Chapter 2 · How Ptolemy Philadelphus Procured The Laws Of The Jews To Be Translated Into The Greek Tongue And Set Many Captives Free, And Dedicated Many Gifts To God. · 1about 12 min165. Book XII · Chapter 2 · How Ptolemy Philadelphus Procured The Laws Of The Jews To Be Translated Into The Greek Tongue And Set Many Captives Free, And Dedicated Many Gifts To God. · 2about 10 min166. Book XII · Chapter 2 · How Ptolemy Philadelphus Procured The Laws Of The Jews To Be Translated Into The Greek Tongue And Set Many Captives Free, And Dedicated Many Gifts To God. · 3about 11 min167. Book XII · Chapter 3 · How The Kings Of Asia Honored The Nation Of The Jews And Made Them Citizens Of Those Cities Which They Built.about 10 min168. Book XII · Chapter 4 · How Antiochus Made A League With Ptolemy And How Onias · 1about 12 min169. Book XII · Chapter 4 · How Antiochus Made A League With Ptolemy And How Onias · 2about 11 min170. Book XII · Chapter 5 · How, Upon The Quarrels One Against Another About The Highabout 8 min171. Book XII · Chapter 6 · How, Upon Antiochus's Prohibition To The Jews To Make Use Ofabout 6 min172. Book XII · Chapter 7 · How Judas Overthrew The Forces Of Apollonius And Seron And Killed The Generals Of Their Armies Themselves; And How When, A Little While Afterwards Lysias And Gorgias Were Beaten He Went Up To Jerusalem And Purified The Temple.about 12 min173. Book XII · Chapter 8 · How Judas Subdued The Nations Round About; And How Simon Beatabout 8 min174. Book XII · Chapter 9 · Concerning The Death Of Antiochus Epiphane. How Antiochus Eupator Fought Against Juda And Besieged Him In The Temple And Afterwards Made Peace With Him And Departed; Of Alcimus And Onias.about 10 min175. Book XII · Chapter 10 · How Bacchides, The General Of Demetrius's Army, Made Anabout 9 min176. Book XII · Chapter 11 · That Bacchides Was Again Sent Out Against Judas; And How Judas Fell As He Was Courageously Fighting.about 4 min177. Book XIII · Chapter 1 · How Jonathan Took The Government After His Brother Judas; And How He, Together With His Brother Simon, Waged War Against Bacchides.about 8 min178. Book XIII · Chapter 2 · How Alexander [Bala] In His War With Demetrius, Granted Jonathan Many Advantages And Appointed Him To Be High Priest And Persuaded Him To Assist Him Although Demetrius Promised Him Greater Advantages On The Other Side. Concerning The Deathabout 8 min179. Book XIII · Chapter 3 · The Friendship That Was Between Onias And Ptolemy Philometor; And How Onias Built A Temple In Egypt Like To That At Jerusalem.about 5 min180. Book XIII · Chapter 4 · How Alexander Honored Jonathan After An Extraordinary Manner; And How Demetrius, The Son Of Demetrius, Overcame Alexander And Made A League Of Friendship With Jonathan.about 15 min181. Book XIII · Chapter 5 · How Trypho After He Had Beaten Demetrius Delivered The Kingdom To Antiochus The Son Of Alexander, And Gained Jonathan For His Assistant; And Concerning The Actions And Embassies Of Jonathan.about 17 min182. Book XIII · Chapter 6 · How Jonathan Was Slain By Treachery; And How Thereupon The Jews Made Simon Their General And High Priest: What Courageous Actions He Also Performed Especially Against Trypho.about 10 min183. Book XIII · Chapter 7 · How Simon Confederated Himself With Antiochus Pius, And Made War Against Trypho, And A Little Afterward, Against Cendebeus, The General Of Antiochus's Army; As Also How Simon Was Murdered By His Son- In-Law Ptolemy, And That By Treachery.about 4 min184. Book XIII · Chapter 8 · Hyrcanus Receives The High Priesthood, And Ejects Ptolemy Out Of The Country. Antiochus Makes War Against Hyrcanus And Afterwards Makes A League With Him.about 7 min185. Book XIII · Chapter 9 · How, After The Death Of Antiochus, Hyrcanus Made An Expedition Against Syria, And Made A League With The Romans. Concerning The Death Of King Demetrius And Alexander.about 4 min186. Book XIII · Chapter 10 · How Upon The Quarrel Between Antiochus Grypus And Antiochus Cyzicenus About The Kingdom Hyrcanus Tooksamaria, And Utterly Demolished It; And How Hyrcanus Joined Himself To The Sect Of The Sadducees, And Left That Of The Pharisees.about 9 min187. Book XIII · Chapter 11 · How Aristobulus, When He Had Taken The Government First Of All Put A Diadem On His Head, And Was Most Barbarously Cruel To His Mother And His Brethren; And How, After He Had Slain Antigonus, He Himself Died.about 6 min188. Book XIII · Chapter 12 · How Alexander When He Had Taken The Government Made Anabout 8 min189. Book XIII · Chapter 13 · How Alexander, upon the League of Mutual Defense Whichabout 8 min190. Book XIII · Chapter 14 · How Demetrius Eucerus Overcame Alexander And Yet In A Littleabout 3 min191. Book XIII · Chapter 15 · How Antiochus, Who Was Called Dionysus, And After Him Aretasabout 6 min192. Book XIII · Chapter 16 · How Alexandra By Gaining The Good-Will Of The Pharisees, Retained The Kingdom Nine Years, And Then, Having Done Many Glorious Actions Died.about 9 min193. Book XIV · Chapter 1 · The War Between Aristobulus And Hyrcanus About The Kingdom;about 5 min194. Book XIV · Chapter 2 · How Aretas And Hyrcanus Made An Expedition Against Aristobulus And Besieged Jerusalem; And How Scaurus The Roman General Raised The Siege. Concerning The Death Of Onias.about 4 min195. Book XIV · Chapter 3 · How Aristobulus And Hyrcanus Came To Pompey In Order To Argueabout 6 min196. Book XIV · Chapter 4 · How Pompey When The Citizens Of Jerusalem Shut Their Gates Against Him Besieged The City And Took It By Force; As Also What Other Things He Did In Judea.about 8 min197. Book XIV · Chapter 5 · How Scaurus Made A League Of Mutual Assistance With Aretas; And What Gabinius Did In Judea, After He Had Conquered Alexander, The Son Of Aristobulus.about 3 min198. Book XIV · Chapter 6 · How Gabinius Caught Aristobulus After He Had Fled From Rome, And Sent Him Back To Rome Again; And How The Same Gabinius As He Returned Out Of Egypt Overcame Alexander And The Nabateans In Battle.about 4 min199. Book XIV · Chapter 7 · How Crassus Came Into Judea, And Pillaged The Temple; And Then Marched Against The Parthians And Perished, With His Army. Also How Cassius Obtained Syria, And Put A Stop To The Parthians And Then Went Up To Judea.about 6 min200. Book XIV · Chapter 8 · The Jews Become Confederates With Cæsar When He Fought Against Egypt. The Glorious Actions Of Antipater, And His Friendship With Cæsar. The Honors Which The Jews Received From The Romans And Athenians.about 8 min201. Book XIV · Chapter 9 · How Antipater Committed The Care Of Galilee To Herod, And That Of Jerusalem To Phasaelus; As Also How Herod Upon The Jews' Envy At Antipater Was Accused Before Hyrcanus.about 10 min202. Book XIV · Chapter 10 · The Honors That Were Paid The Jews; And The Leagues That Were Made By The Romans And Other Nations, With Them. · 1about 11 min203. Book XIV · Chapter 10 · The Honors That Were Paid The Jews; And The Leagues That Were Made By The Romans And Other Nations, With Them. · 2about 13 min204. Book XIV · Chapter 11 · How Marcus, Succeeded Sextus When He Had Been Slain By Bassus's Treachery; And How, After The Death Of Cæsar, Cassius Came Into Syria, And Distressed Judea; As Also How Malichus Slew Antipater And Was Himself Slain By Herod.about 8 min205. Book XIV · Chapter 12 · Herod Ejects Antigonus, The Son Of Aristobulus Out Of Judea,about 8 min206. Book XIV · Chapter 13 · How Antony Made Herod And Phasaelus Tetrarchs, After Theyabout 14 min207. Book XIV · Chapter 14 · How Herod Got Away From The King Of Arabia And Made Haste Toabout 8 min208. Book XIV · Chapter 15 · How Herod Sailed Out Of Italy To Judea, And Fought With Antigonus And What Other Things Happened In Judea About That Time. · 1about 11 min209. Book XIV · Chapter 15 · How Herod Sailed Out Of Italy To Judea, And Fought With Antigonus And What Other Things Happened In Judea About That Time. · 2about 11 min210. Book XIV · Chapter 16 · How Herod, When He Had Married Mariamne Took Jerusalem With The Assistance Of Sosius By Force; And How The Government Of The Asamoneans Was Put An End To.about 7 min211. Book XV · Chapter 1 · Concerning Pollio And Sameas. Herod Slays The Principal Of Antigonus's Friends, And Spoils The City Of Its Wealth. Antony Beheads Antigonus.about 3 min212. Book XV · Chapter 2 · How Hyrcanus Was Set At Liberty By The Parthians, And Returned To Herod; And What Alexandra Did When She Heard That Ananelus Was Made High Priest.about 8 min213. Book XV · Chapter 3 · How Herod Upon His Making Aristobulus High Priest Took Care That He Should Be Murdered In A Little Time; And What Apology He Made To Antony About Aristobulus; As Also Concerning Joseph And Mariamne.about 16 min214. Book XV · Chapter 4 · How Cleopatra, When She Had Gotten From Antony Some Parts Of Judea And Arabia Came Into Judea; And How Herod Gave Her Many Presents And Conducted Her On Her Way Back To Egypt.about 6 min215. Book XV · Chapter 5 · How Herod Made War With The King Of Arabia, And After They Had Fought Many Battles, At Length Conquered Him, And Was Chosen By The Arabs To Be Governor Of That Nation; As Also Concerning A Great Earthquake.about 17 min216. Book XV · Chapter 6 · How Herod Slew Hyrcanus And Then Hasted Away To Cæsar, And Obtained The Kingdom From Him Also; And How A Little Time Afterward, He Entertained Cæsar In A Most Honorable Manner.about 13 min217. Book XV · Chapter 7 · How Herod Slew Sohemus And Mariamne And Afterward Alexandra And Costobarus, And His Most Intimate Friends, And At Last The Sons Of Babbas Also. · 1about 10 min218. Book XV · Chapter 7 · How Herod Slew Sohemus And Mariamne And Afterward Alexandra And Costobarus, And His Most Intimate Friends, And At Last The Sons Of Babbas Also. · 2about 11 min219. Book XV · Chapter 8 · How Ten Men Of The Citizens [Of Jerusalem] Made A Conspiracyabout 11 min220. Book XV · Chapter 9 · Concerning The Famine That Happened In Judea And Syria; And How Herod, After He Had Married Another Wife, Rebuilt Cæsarea, And Other Grecian Cities.about 14 min221. Book XV · Chapter 10 · How Herod Sent His Sons To Rome; How Also He Was Accused Byabout 12 min222. Book XV · Chapter 11 · How Herod Rebuilt The Temple And Raised It Higher And Made It More Magnificent Than It Was Before; As Also Concerning That Tower Which He Called Antonia.about 14 min223. Book XVI · Chapter 1 · A Law Of Herod's About, Thieves. Salome And Pheroras Calumniate Alexander And Aristobulus, Upon Their Return From Rome For Whom Yet Herod Provides Wives.about 3 min224. Book XVI · Chapter 2 · How Herod Twice Sailed To Agrippa; And How Upon The Complaint In Ionia Against The Greeks Agrippa Confirmed The Laws To Them. · 1about 13 min225. Book XVI · Chapter 2 · How Herod Twice Sailed To Agrippa; And How Upon The Complaint In Ionia Against The Greeks Agrippa Confirmed The Laws To Them. · 2about 9 min226. Book XVI · Chapter 4 · How During Antipater's Abode At Rome, Herod Brought Alexander And Aristobulus Before Cæsar And Accused Them. Alexander's Defense Of Himself Before Cæsar And Reconciliation To His Father.about 15 min227. Book XVI · Chapter 5 · How Herod Celebrated The Games That Were To Return Every Fifth Year Upon The Building Of Cæsarea; And How He Built And Adorned Many Other Places After A Magnificent Manner; And Did Many Other Actions Gloriouslyabout 7 min228. Book XVI · Chapter 6 · An Embassage In Cyrene And Asia To Cæsar, Concerning The Complaints They Had To Make Against The Greeks; With Copies Of The Epistles Which Cæsar And Agrippa Wrote To The Cities For Them.about 6 min229. Book XVI · Chapter 7 · How, Upon Herod's Going Down Into David's Sepulcher, The Sedition In His Family Greatly Increased.about 14 min230. Book XVI · Chapter 8 · How Herod Took Up Alexander And Bound Him; Whom Yet Archelaus King Of Cappadocia Reconciled To His Father Herod Again.about 13 min231. Book XVI · Chapter 9 · Concerning The Revolt Of The Trachonites; How Sylleus Accused Herod Before Cæsar; And How Herod, When Cæsar Was Angry At Him, Resolved To Send Nicolaus To Rome.about 8 min232. Book XVI · Chapter 10 · How Eurycles Falsely Accused Herod's Sons; And How Their Father Bound Them, And Wrote To Cæsar About Them. Of Sylleus And How He Was Accused By Nicolaus.about 16 min233. Book XVI · Chapter 11 · How Herod, By Permission From Cæsar Accused His Sons Beforeabout 14 min234. Book XVII · Chapter 1 · How Antipater Was Hated By All The Nation [Of The Jews] Forabout 7 min235. Book XVII · Chapter 2 · Concerning Zamaris, The Babylonian Jew; Concerning The Plots Laid By Antipater Against His Father; And Somewhat About The Pharisees.about 7 min236. Book XVII · Chapter 3 · Concerning The Enmity Between Herod And Pheroras; How Herod Sent Antipater To Cæsar; And Of The Death Of Pheroras.about 5 min237. Book XVII · Chapter 4 · Pheroras's Wife Is Accused By His Freedmen, As Guilty Ofabout 7 min238. Book XVII · Chapter 5 · Antipater's Navigation From Rome To His Father; And How He · 1about 13 min239. Book XVII · Chapter 5 · Antipater's Navigation From Rome To His Father; And How He · 2about 8 min240. Book XVII · Chapter 6 · Concerning The Disease That Herod Fell Into And The Sedition Which The Jews Raised Thereupon; With The Punishment Of The Seditious.about 12 min241. Book XVII · Chapter 7 · Herod Has Thoughts Of Killing Himself With His Own Hand; And A Little Afterwards He Orders Antipater To Be Slain.about 2 min242. Book XVII · Chapter 8 · Concerning Herod's Death, And Testament, And Burial.about 6 min243. Book XVII · Chapter 9 · How The People Raised A Sedition Against Archelaus, And How He Sailed To Rome.about 16 min244. Book XVII · Chapter 10 · A Sedition Against Sabinus; And How Varus Brought The Authors Of It To Punishment.about 16 min245. Book XVII · Chapter 11 · An Embassage To Cæsar; And How Cæsar Confirmed Herod's Testament.about 8 min246. Book XVII · Chapter 12 · Concerning A Spurious Alexander.about 5 min247. Book XVII · Chapter 13 · How Archelaus Upon A Second Accusation, Was Banished To Vienna.about 5 min248. Book XVIII · Chapter 1 · How Cyrenius Was Sent By Cæsar To Make A Taxation Of Syria And Judea; And How Coponius Was Sent To Be Procurator Of Judea; Concerning Judas Of Galilee And Concerning The Sects That Were Among The Jews.about 8 min249. Book XVIII · Chapter 2 · How Herod And Philip Built Several Cities In Honor Of Cæsar. Concerning The Succession Of Priests And Procurators; As Also What Befell Phraates And The Parthians.about 9 min250. Book XVIII · Chapter 3 · Sedition Of The Jews Against Pontius Pilate. Concerning Christ, And What Befell Paulina And The Jews At Rome.about 10 min251. Book XVIII · Chapter 4 · How The Samaritans Made A Tumult And Pilate Destroyed Many Of Them; How Pilate Was Accused And What Things Were Done By Vitellius Relating To The Jews And The Parthians.about 8 min252. Book XVIII · Chapter 5 · Herod The Tetrarch Makes War With Aretas, The King Of Arabia,about 10 min253. Book XVIII · Chapter 6 · Of The Navigation Of King Agrippa To Rome, To Tiberius Cæsar; · 1about 11 min254. Book XVIII · Chapter 6 · Of The Navigation Of King Agrippa To Rome, To Tiberius Cæsar; · 2about 10 min255. Book XVIII · Chapter 6 · Of The Navigation Of King Agrippa To Rome, To Tiberius Cæsar; · 3about 9 min256. Book XVIII · Chapter 7 · How Herod The Tetrarch Was Banished.about 6 min257. Book XVIII · Chapter 8 · Concerning The Embassage Of The Jews To Caius; 28 And How Caius Sent Petronius Into Syria To Make War Against The Jews, Unless They Would Receive His Statue.about 17 min258. Book XVIII · Chapter 9 · What Befell The Jews That Were In Babylon On Occasion Of Asineus And Anileus, Two Brethren. · 1about 14 min259. Book XVIII · Chapter 9 · What Befell The Jews That Were In Babylon On Occasion Of Asineus And Anileus, Two Brethren. · 2about 8 min260. Book XIX · Chapter 1 · How Caius 1 Was Slain By Cherea. · 1about 12 min261. Book XIX · Chapter 1 · How Caius 1 Was Slain By Cherea. · 2about 12 min262. Book XIX · Chapter 1 · How Caius 1 Was Slain By Cherea. · 3about 11 min263. Book XIX · Chapter 1 · How Caius 1 Was Slain By Cherea. · 4about 13 min264. Book XIX · Chapter 2 · How The Senators Determined To Restore The Democracy; But The Soldiers Were For Preserving The Monarchy, Concerning The Slaughter Of Caius's Wife And Daughter. A Character Of Caius's Morals.about 15 min265. Book XIX · Chapter 3 · How Claudius Was Seized Upon And Brought Out Of His House And Brought To The Camp; And How The Senate Sent An Embassage To Him.about 8 min266. Book XIX · Chapter 4 · What Things King Agrippa Did For Claudius; And How Claudius When He Had Taken The Government Commanded The Murderers Of Caius To Be Slain.about 11 min267. Book XIX · Chapter 5 · How Claudius Restored To Agrippa His Grandfathers Kingdoms And Augmented His Dominions; And How He Published An Edict In Behalf.about 5 min268. Book XIX · Chapter 6 · What Things Were Done By Agrippa At Jerusalem When He Was Returned Back Into Judea; And What It Was That Petronius Wrote To The Inhabitants Of Doris, In Behalf.about 7 min269. Book XIX · Chapter 7 · Concerning Silas And On What Account It Was That King Agrippa Was Angry At Him. How Agrippa Began To Encompass Jerusalem With A Wall; And What Benefits He Bestowed On The Inhabitants Of Berytus.about 6 min270. Book XIX · Chapter 8 · What Other Acts Were Done By Agrippa Until His Death; And After What Manner He Died.about 5 min271. Book XIX · Chapter 9 · What Things Were Done After The Death Of Agrippa; And How Claudius, On Account Of The Youth And Unskilfulness Of Agrippa, Junior, Sent Cuspius Fadus To Be Procurator Of Judea, And Of The Entire Kingdom.about 3 min272. Book XX · Chapter 1 · A Sedition Of The Philadelphians Against The Jews; And Also Concerning The Vestments Of The High Priest.about 5 min273. Book XX · Chapter 2 · How Helena The Queen Of Adiabene And Her Son Izates, Embraced The Jewish Religion; And How Helena Supplied The Poor With Corn, When There Was A Great Famine At Jerusalem.about 10 min274. Book XX · Chapter 3 · How Artabanus, the King of Parthia out of Fear of the Secretabout 5 min275. Book XX · Chapter 4 · How Izates Was Betrayed By His Own Subjects, And Fought Against By The Arabians And How Izates, By The Providence Of God, Was Delivered Out Of Their Hands.about 6 min276. Book XX · Chapter 5 · Concerning Theudas And The Sons Of Judas The Galilean; As Also What Calamity Fell Upon The Jews On The Day Of The Passover.about 5 min277. Book XX · Chapter 6 · How There Happened A Quarrel Between The Jews And The Samaritans; And How Claudius Put An End To Their Differences.about 6 min278. Book XX · Chapter 7 · Felix Is Made Procurator Of Judea; As Also Concerning Agrippa, Junior And His Sisters.about 3 min279. Book XX · Chapter 8 · After What Manner Upon The Death Of Claudius, Nero Succeeded In The Government; As Also What Barbarous Things He Did. Concerning The Robbers, Murderers And Impostors, That Arose While Felix And Festus Were Procurators Of Judea.about 13 min280. Book XX · Chapter 9 · Concerning Albinus Under Whose Procuratorship James Was Slain; As Also What Edifices Were Built By Agrippa.about 8 min281. Book XX · Chapter 10 · An Enumeration Of The High Priests.about 7 min282. Book XX · Chapter 11 · Concerning Florus The Procurator, Who Necessitated The Jews To Take Up Arms Against The Romans. The Conclusion.about 5 min