c. AD 94

J. AJ 17.238

The Antiquities of the Jews 17.238

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

17.238

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

238On which account his father never so much as dreamed of making him his successor in the kingdom, when he was of a sound mind, because he knew his disposition; and in his former and more authentic testament, he appointed his antagonist Antipas to succeed; but that Archelaus was called by his father to that dignity when he was in a dying condition, both of body and mind; while Antipas was called when he was ripest in his judgment, and of such strength of body as made him capable of managing his own affairs: