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So these messengers, upon this prophecy of the woman, came and told
it to the king; whereupon he sent to the people every where, and ordered
that the priests and the Levites should come together to Jerusalem; and
commanded that those of every age should be present also. And when they
had gathered together, he first read to them the holy books; after which
he stood upon a pulpit, in the midst of the multitude, and obliged them
to make a covenant, with an oath, that they would worship God, and keep
the laws of Moses. Accordingly, they gave their assent willingly, and undertook
to do what the king had recommended to them. So they immediately offered
sacrifices, and that after an acceptable manner, and besought God to be
gracious and merciful to them. He also enjoined the high priest, that if
there remained in the temple any vessel that was dedicated to idols, or
to foreign gods, they should cast it out. So when a great number of such
vessels were got together, he burnt them, and scattered their ashes abroad,
and slew the priests of the idols that were not of the family of Aaron.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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