The famous and memorable works of Josephus ... / Faithfully translated out of the Latin, and French, by Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Physick.

Josephus

Date:: [1640]

Credit: The famous and memorable works of Josephus ... / Faithfully translated out of the Latin, and French, by Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Physick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$ECAZA retained for himfelf the crown of the king of the Ammonitesweighing a talent of gold, in G T! The yer ofthe’ the ridft whereof was enchafeda Satdonyxof great value, which Dauid wore upon. his be , As chips. head. He found likewife in that citie divers {poils of great price ; butas touching the inha- | yh Naivitytor4. bitants, he put them to the fword, and did the likeinall the cities of the Ammonites which | dt C773) hetookbyforce. Butafterthat the king was returned unto Jerufalem, there fella grievous | d Hedio & Rut Ccident in his family upon this occafion. He had adaughter atthat time which wasa virgin, | fnus,chap.8. cc t yup i á à CON faire and beautifull, and furpaffed all otherwomenin admirable. perfe&ions , whofe name | The ye of the was Thamar, born by the fame mother that A/[(a/oz was. Of her, A4;zoz the eldeft fonne of | world, 2912. | brfors Chri David became enamoured: and for that he could not enjoy her at his pleafure ( by reafon CHER E of her virginitie, and the hand that was had) over her) he grew fo melancholy that his body = dried up, and his colour changed through tbe very griefe that confümed him. A certain Hi 230-133. coufin and friend of his called Jonathan (a man of great reach and quick underftanding) pér- i e ,, ceiving that his paffion, and noting every day how 4zzezs beautie and ftrength decayed | vand walted, came unto him and asked him the caufe thereof, alledging that that indifpofi- d | tion of hisfeemed to proceed from fome amorous affection. ‘Which when Amnon confef- | fed, and how he was grown paflionate through the love he bare unto his fifter by the fathers | Jonathan fide, Jonathap fuggefted him boththe means andinventionto compaffe his defires: for he counfelled perfwaded him to counterfeit himfelf to be fick, and that if his father came to vifit him, he | Amnon how In ll he might enjoy fhould defire him to fend his fifter to minifter unto him,by which means he fhould eafily and dj. oven ea his love. ' fpeedily be delivered of his fickneffe. This counfell of his was plaufible in Avnons ears, who M ^ eut AC EA prefently counterfeited fickneffe ; and laid him down on hisbed (according as Jowathanhad . y — 3l (em P SN advifed him:) and when David was come to vifit him,he required him to fend his fifter unto i| lisp ae meat him, which he did. She being arrived, he prayed her, that with her own hands, fhewould || fan AR temper, and fry fome fritters tor him, becaule they would the more content him, if they | da CUM were of herown making: for which caufe fhe in her brothers prefence tempered the flowre, | wi i and made certain cakes and friedthem inthefrying pan, and prefented them unto him: log XR UE but he tafted them not, but commanded all hisfervants to retyre themfelves out of his i} te P nu lodging, becaufe he intended to take his reft without noife or trouble. Asfoon as this com- IET | li : n mandment of his was performed, he prayed his fifter to bring tlie meat into his moft retired il it Mee th v.12,13. and privie chamber : whereunto the damofel condefcended : whereupon he fuddenly fur. 1] flee ‘Amnon per- set his. Prifed her, and began tq perfwade her, to grant him her company. But the virgin exclaim- K |p bev wac 1 i fiftertofub- 1g, faid unto him : Forbear, my brother, forbear to offer me violence: for it is a hainous (an I mirtohisluf. finne to perpetrate fo foule afact.. Give overthisthy moft hatefull concupifcence, which do thre il CAN ‘nding will breed nought elfe but difgrace and infamie to our whole familie ; or if thou haft not the Jl toth LM nis Gtterseesidky power to refift the fame, require me at my fathers hands, and extort not mine honour from Hl had E || DE. véclageth hem” me by force. But he inraged with love,neglectedall thefe fayings,and wholly poifoned with I^ bya UB UU the fting of difordinate paflion, ravifhed and violated her, notwithftanding all her refift. J| ti VU EOM Andafloon as he had aflaked his luftfull defire;a certain hatred entred into his heart, which | font extorted from his mouth many injurious words againft Thamar : fo that he commanded her I. fn bug ui od to atife and depart.She ok ala (on thi ; senate qu iage was Vat oper? en net Il ofth ee all mer ; forthat having violated her,he would not fuffer her to remain there untill night time, TEM Hi | ie EEG butthruft her out incontinently by day time, and during the light, tothe end fhe might -3 i | is pn d meet with fuchas mightteftifie her difhonour: Notwithftanding all thefe juft reafons of 1h dr bro et hers, lie commanded his fervant to drive her out of the doors. She ftrangely aggrieved at if we au the outrage and violence that had beene offered her, tore her garment (which was füch as mí JEANS the noble and princely virgins were wont to weare) and ftrewed afheson herhead, running ila | | TB thorow the Citie with cries and lamentations, wherein fhe expreffed what wrong had been Tb done unto her. With her thus diftraéted, her brother 4/a/on met, enquiring of her what Wi | Ep v.40.11, eVill hap had befallen her. To whom fhe reported all the injurie which her brother 4702 iy AMEN Abfaloncom- had done her: whereupon he exhorted her to pacis hes sea a or: ie iat NU tm Mi forsthhisf- foeverhad befallen her; and not to fuppofe herfelf to be indignified by an act of her bro- l| Pin ea bor à ther. Whereupon fhe condefcended, prine her exclaims, and furceafng to publifh the | 70 Ded Abíslon invi- injuries fhe had received in the ears ofthe people. And thus remained fhe along time with EU TN) Ghd brethren Ber brother 42f2/oz in the qualitie of a widow. | | NU I|. di i tohis fheep- — David having intelligence of that which had hapned,was fore difpleafed,notwithftanding WI be, vy) mense he loved Ammon very entirely, who was his eldeftfonne, and would not difquiet him: but 1) the 14 | hisfervantsto 46/alon hated him extremely,expecting (without any word fpeaking) for fome fit opportu- NM { WIN -kill Amnon, nitie, whereimhe might revenge himfelte onthe ravifher. ‘Now when astwo yeers were ex. || ud Py | ET 5A with piredfince hisfifter was both derided and :deflowred; it chanfed that 44/4lom intending a tii 1 QUEM. wne&hep. fheep-fhearing in Belfephon, a Citie ofthe tribe of Ephraim, invited his fatherandbrethren — |. ud, to 3 : | Î hill 1 L$