Charles — Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Vol. I — Section 224

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43. all my forces are revolted. According to Josephus (Am¢ig. XIII. v. 3), the inhabitants of Antioch revolted, but all the troops which Demetrius had not dismissed (see v. 38) remained faithful to him; ‘he took the mercenary soldiers which he had with him . . . and assaulted the Antiochians.’ 45. a hundred and... This is an evident exaggeration, so too the number of the slain, v. 47. 48. they set the city on fire. Josephus adds that the houses were close together, and mostly built of wood. 49. they waxed faint in their hearts. For the Greek cp. Isa. vii. 4, Sept. (Grimm). 53. afflicted …

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