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So the Hebrews being afraid of the worst, sent to the senate, and
to the high priest, and desired that they would bring the ark of God, that
by putting themselves in array, when it was present with them, they might
be too hard for their enemies, as not reflecting that he who had condemned
them to endure these calamities was greater than the ark, and for whose
sake it was that this ark came to be honored. So the ark came, and the
sons of the high priest with it, having received a charge from their father,
that if they pretended to survive the taking of the ark, they should come
no more into his presence, for Phineas officiated already as high priest,
his father having resigned his office to him, by reason of his great age.
So the Hebrews were full of courage, as supposing that, by the coming of
the ark, they should be too hard for their enemies: their enemies also
were greatly concerned, and were afraid of the ark's coming to the Israelites:
however, the upshot did not prove agreeable to the expectation of both
sides, but when the battle was joined, that victory which the Hebrews expected
was gained by the Philistines, and that defeat the Philistines were afraid
of fell to the lot of the Israelites, and thereby they found that they
had put their trust in the ark in vain, for they were presently beaten
as soon as they came to a close fight with their enemies, and lost about
thirty thousand men, among whom were the sons of the high priest; but the
ark was carried away by the enemies.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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