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Thus did Petronius take care of this matter, that such a breach of
the law might be corrected, and that no such thing might be attempted afterwards
against the Jews. And now king Agrippa took the [high] priesthood away
from Simon Cantheras, and put Jonathan, the son of Ananus, into it again,
and owned that he was more worthy of that dignity than the other. But this
was not a thing acceptable to him, to recover that his former dignity.
So he refused it, and said, "O king! I rejoice in the honor that thou
hast for me, and take it kindly that thou wouldst give me such a dignity
of thy own inclinations, although God hath judged that I am not at all
worthy of the high priesthood. I am satisfied with having once put on the
sacred garments; for I then put them on after a more holy manner than I
should now receive them again. But if thou desirest that a person more
worthy than myself should have this honorable employment, give me leave
to name thee such a one. I have a brother that is pure from all sin against
God, and of all offenses against thyself; I recommend him to thee, as one
that is fit for this dignity." So the king was pleased with these
words of his, and passed by Jonathan, and, according to his brother's desire,
bestowed the high priesthood upon Matthias. Nor was it long before Marcus
succeeded Petronius, as president of Syria.
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1 CONCERNING SILAS AND ON WHAT ACCOUNT IT WAS THAT KING AGRIPPA WAS ANGRY AT HIM. HOW AGRIPPA BEGAN TO ENCOMPASS JERUSALEM WITH A WALL; AND WHAT BENEFITS HE BESTOWED ON THE INHABITANTS OF BERYTUS.
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