c. AD 94

J. AJ 16.248

The Antiquities of the Jews 16.248

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

16.248

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

248because his father was grieved at them, and envied him for them; and that when he walked along with his father, he endeavored to depress and shorten himself, that he might not appear too tall; and that when he shot at any thing as he was hunting, when his father was by, he missed his mark on purpose, for he knew how ambitious his father was of being superior in such exercises.