c. AD 94

J. AJ 14.425

The Antiquities of the Jews 14.425

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

14.425

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

425but the letting the chests down proved to be a matter of great danger, because of the vast depth they were to be let down, although they had their provisions in the chests themselves. But when the chests were let down, and not one of those in the mouths of the caves durst come near them, but lay still out of fear, some of the armed men girt on their armor, and by both their hands took hold of the chain by which the chests were let down, and went into the mouths of the caves, because they fretted that such delay was made by the robbers not daring to come out of the caves;