c. AD 77

J. BJ 1.663

The Wars of the Jews 1.663

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

1.663

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

663on which occasion a very great lamentation was made in the palace, as if the king were expiring. As soon as ever Antipater heard that, he took courage, and with joy in his looks, besought his keepers, for a sum of money, to loose him and let him go; but the principal keeper of the prison did not only obstruct him in that his intention, but ran and told the king what his design was;