Speaking to the racial biologists, ethnologists, and white middle class of his time, Hawthorne calls for them to relinquish notions of white supremacy, and embrace miscegenation as a necessary part of our survival. Aminadab, type-cast though he may be, is the most rational character in the story. The birthmark is not only a symbol of racial color, as Aylmer reads it, but also a symbol of human mortality and imperfection.

This fixation on the gaze — particularly its racial consequences — is precisely what Hawthorne seeks to diffuse. His attempt to remove the birthmark represents his desire to eliminate the range of possible meanings and establish his own meaning as the definitive one. Lukasik suggests that Aylmer mistakes the object that is being seen the birthmark for his own way of seeing it.

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Princeton: Thompson, W. June ; Van Vinkle, Edward S. American Notes and Queries. Starting from 3 hours delivery. Sorry, copying is not allowed on our website. We will occasionally send you account related emails. And how, upon the rise of a sedition, he made Amasa captain of his host, in order to pursue Sheba : which Amasa was slain by Joab. But they complained, that whereas they had ejected him out of his kingdom, and committed it to another governor; which other governor whom they had set up was already dead; they did not now beseech David to leave off his anger at them, and to become friends with them; and, as he used formerly to do, to resume the care of their affairs, and take the kingdom again.

This was often told to David. That he might expect from him not only a reconciliation, for that was already granted, but that supreme command of the army also which Absalom had bestowed upon him. So he persuaded that tribe to send immediately ambassadors to him, to beseech him to return to his own kingdom.

The same did all the Israelites, at the like persuasion of Amasa. When the ambassadors came to him, he came to Jerusalem: and the tribe of Judah was the first that came to meet the King at the river Jordan. And Shimei, the son of Gera, came with a thousand men; which he brought with him out of the tribe of Benjamin: and Ziba, the freed man of Saul, with his sons, fifteen in number; and with his twenty servants. All these, as well as the tribe of Judah, laid a bridge [of boats] over the river; that the King, and those that were with him, might with ease pass over it.

Now as soon as he was come to Jordan, the tribe of Judah saluted him. Do not you, I pray, raise new troubles and seditions among us, now the former are over. For I would not have you ignorant, that I this day begin my reign: and therefore swear to remit to all offenders their punishments, and not to animadvert on any one that has sinned.

Be thou therefore, said he, O Shimei, of good courage; and do not at all fear being put to death. Now he had been unjustly calumniated to the King by Ziba, his steward.

And indeed, had I had my feet sound and strong, I had not deserted thee: for I could then have made use of them in my flight. But this is not all the injury that Ziba has done me, as to my duty to thee, my Lord and Master: but he hath calumniated me besides, and told lies about me of his own invention.

But I know thy mind will not admit of such calumnies, but is righteously disposed, and a lover of truth: which it is also the will of God should prevail. For when thou wast in the greatest danger of suffering by my grandfather; and when, on that account, our whole family might justly have been destroyed, thou wast moderate.

But thou hast judged me to be thy friend; and hast set me every day at thine own table: nor have I wanted any thing which one of thine own kinsmen, of greatest esteem with thee, could have expected. But David desired Barzillai the Gileadite; that great and good man, and one that had made a plentiful provision for him at Mahanaim, and had conducted him as far as Jordan; to accompany him to Jerusalem: for he promised that he would treat him in his old age with all manner of respect; would take care of him, and provide for him.

So he desired him to gratify him in this request, and dismiss him. For that he had no relish of his meat, or his drink, by reason of his age: and that his ears were too much shut up to hear the sound of pipes, or the melody of other musical instruments, such as all those that live with Kings delight in.

Now the principal men of the countrey came to Gilgal to him, with a great multitude; and complained of the tribe of Judah; that they had come to him in a private manner: whereas they ought all conjointly, and with one and the same intention, to have given him the meeting.

Yet had they not, by their early coming, received any gifts from him; which might give them who came last any uneasiness. For which reason the whole people have eleven 23 parts in him, and you but one part. And they all left David, and followed him: the tribe of Judah alone staid with him, and settled him in his royal palace at Jerusalem. But as for his concubines, with whom Absalom his son had accompanied, truly he removed them to another house; and ordered those that had the care of them to make a plentiful provision for them: but he came not near them any more.

He also appointed Amasa for the captain of his forces: and gave him the same high office which Joab before had: and commanded him to gather together, out of the tribe of Judah, as great an army as he could; and come to him within three days: that he might deliver to him his intire army; and might send him to fight against [Sheba] the son of Bichri. Do not thou therefore wait any longer, but take such forces as thou hast at hand, and that [old] body of six hundred men, 25 and thy brother Abishai with thee; and pursue after our enemy, and endeavour to fight him wheresoever thou canst overtake him.

Make haste to prevent him; lest he seize upon some fenced cities, and cause us great labour and pains before we take him. So Joab resolved to make no delay; but taking with him his brother, and those six hundred men, and giving orders that the rest of the army which was at Jerusalem should follow him, he marched with great speed against Sheba.

And when he was come to Gibeon; which is a village forty furlongs distant from Jerusalem; Amasa brought a great army with him, and met Joab.

Now Joab was girded with a sword, and his breast- plate on: and when Amasa came near him to salute him, he took particular care that his sword should fall out, as it were of its own accord. This impious and altogether profane action Joab did to a good young man, and his kinsman, and one that had done him no injury; and this out of jealousy that he would obtain the chief command of the army, and be in equal dignity with himself about the King.

And for the same cause it was that he killed Abner. But as to that former wicked action; the death of his brother Asahel, which he seemed to revenge, afforded him a decent pretence, and made that crime a pardonable one: but in this murder of Amasa there was no such covering for it. Now when Joab had killed this General, he pursued after Sheba: having left a man with the dead body: who was ordered to proclaim aloud to the army, that Amasa was justly slain, and deservedly punished.

But because the body lay in the road, and all the multitude came running to it; and, as is usual with the multitude, stood wondring a great while at it; he that guarded it removed it thence, and carried it to a certain place that was very remote from the road, and there laid it, and covered it with his garment. When this was done all the people followed Joab. Now as he pursued Sheba through all the countrey of Israel, one told him, that he was in a strong city called Abel-beth-maachah.

Hereupon Joab went thither, and sat about it with his army, and cast up a bank round it, and ordered his soldiers to undermine the walls, and to overthrow them. And since the people in the city did not admit him, he was greatly displeased at them. But thou art endeavouring to overthrow and depopulate a metropolis of the Israelites; which hath been guilty of no offence. And will you have him for your King instead of David, who hath been so great a benefactor to you; and oppose your city alone to such a mighty and strong army?

And when he was come to Jerusalem he was again appointed to be General of all the people. The King also constituted Benaiah Captain of the guards, 26 and of the six hundred men. He also set Adoram over the tribute, and Sabathes 27 and Achilaus over the records. How the Hebrews were delivered from a famine, when the Gibeonites had caused punishment to be inflicted for those of them that had been slain.

As also what great actions were performed against the Philistines by David , and the men of valour about him. If therefore, said God, the King would permit such vengeance to be taken for those that were slain as the Gibeonites should desire, he promised that he would be reconciled to them, and free the multitude from their miseries. And when they desired to have seven sons of Saul 29 delivered to them, to be punished, he delivered them up to him; but spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan.

So when the Gibeonites had received the men, they punished them as they pleased. Upon which God began to send rain, and to recover the earth to bring forth its fruits, as usual, and to free it from the foregoing drought: so that the countrey of the Hebrews flourished again. He had a spear, the handle of which weighed three hundred shekels: and a breast- plate of chain work, and a sword.

He turned back and ran violently to slay [David,] their enemies King: for he was quite tired out with labour. Now the multitude were very uneasy at these dangers of the King, and that he was very near to be slain. And the rulers made him swear that he would no more go out with them to battel; lest he should come to some great misfortune by his courage and boldness; and thereby deprive the people of the benefits they now enjoyed by his means; and of those that they might hereafter enjoy by his living a long time among them.

After which defeat the Philistines made war again: and when David had sent an army against them, Nephan, 32 his kinsman, fought in a single combat with the stoutest of all the Philistines, and slew him, and put the rest to flight. Many of them also were slain in the fight. Now a little while after this, the Philistines pitched their camp at a city, which lay not far off the bounds of the countrey of the Hebrews.

They had a man who was six cubits tall; and had on each of his feet and hands one more toe and finger than men naturally have. Now the person who was sent against them by David, out of his army, was Jonathan, the son of Shimea: who fought this man in a single combat, and slew him: and as he was the person who gave the turn to the battel, he gained the greatest reputation for courage therein. This man also vaunted himself to be of the sons of the giants.

But after this fight the Philistines made war no more against the Israelites. And now David being freed from wars and dangers, and enjoying for the future a profound peace, composed songs and hymns to God of several sorts of metre: 24 some of those which he made were trimeters, and some were pentameters: he also made instruments of musick, and taught the Levites to sing hymns to God; both on that called the sabbath day, and on other festivals.

Now the construction of the instruments was thus: the viol was an instrument of ten strings: it was played upon with a bow.

The psaltery had twelve musical notes; and was played upon by the fingers. The cymbals were broad and large instruments, and were made of brass.

And so much shall suffice to be spoken by us about these instruments, that the readers may not be wholly unacquainted with their nature. Now all the men that were about David were men of courage.

Those that were most illustrious and famous of them for their actions were thirty eight. For these will suffice to make manifest the virtues of the others also: for these were powerful enough to subdue countries, and conquer great nations. First therefore was Jessai, the son of Achimaas: who frequently leaped upon the troops of the enemy, and did not leave off fighting till he overthrew nine hundred of them.

This man, when once the Israelites were under a consternation at the multitude of the Philistines, and were running away, stood alone and fell upon the enemy, and slew many of them; till his sword clung to his hand by the blood he had shed: and till the Israelites seeing the Philistines retire by his means, came down from the mountains, and pursued them; and at that time won a surprising and a famous victory: while Eleazar slew the men, and the multitude followed and spoiled their dead bodies.

The third was Sheba, the son of Ilus. Now this man, when in the wars against the Philistines they pitched their camp at a place called Lehi ; 35 and when the Hebrews were again afraid of their army, and did not stay, he stood still alone, as an army, and a body of men. And some of them he overthrew; and some who were not able to abide his strength and force he pursued.

These are the works of the hands and of fighting which these three performed. Now at the time when the King was once at Jerusalem, and the army of the Philistines came upon him to fight him, David went up to the top of the citadel, as we have already said, 36 to enquire of God, concerning the battel; while the enemies camp lay in the valley that extends to the city Bethlehem, which is twenty furlongs distant from Jerusalem.

For he in one day slew six hundred. Moreover there was a man, by nation an Egyptian, who was of a vast bulk, and challenged him: yet did he, when he was unarmed, kill him with his own spear, which he threw at him: for he caught him by force, and took away his weapons, while he was alive, and fighting, and slew him with his own weapons. One may also add this to the forementioned actions of the same man, either as the principal of them in alacrity, or as resembling the rest.

So when he saw no way to get out and save himself, he roared. When Benaiah heard the wild beast, he went towards him; and coming at the noise he made, he went down into the mouth of the pit, and smote him, as he strugled, with a stake that lay there; and immediately slew him.

The other thirty three were like these in valour also. That when David had numbred the people, they were punished: and how the divine compassion restrained that punishment. Accordingly the King commanded Joab, the captain of his host, to go and number the whole multitude. But when he said there was no necessity for such a numeration, he was not persuaded [to countermand it:] but he enjoined him to make no delay, but to go about the numbring of the Hebrews immediately.

So Joab took with him the heads of the tribes, and the Scribes; and went over the countrey of the Israelites; and took notice how numerous the multitude were; and returned to Jerusalem to the King; after nine months, and twenty days. And he gave in to the King the number of the people, without the tribe of Benjamin: for he had not yet numbred that tribe, no more than the tribe of Levi. For the King repented of his having sinned against God.

Now the number of the rest of the Israelites was nine hundred thousand men, 38 who were able to bear arms and go to war. But the tribe of Judah, by it self, was four hundred thousand men. Now when the Prophets had signified to David that God was angry at him, he began to intreat him, and to desire he would be merciful to him; and forgive his sin. But God sent Nathan the Prophet to him, to propose to him the election of three things, that he might choose which he liked best.

When the Prophet had heard this, he declared it to God: who thereupon sent a pestilence, and a mortality upon the Hebrews. Nor did they die after one and the same manner; nor so that it was easy to know what the distemper was. Now the miserable disease was one indeed; but it carried them off by ten thousand causes, and occasions: which those that were afflicted could not understand. For one died upon the neck of another; and the terrible malady seized them before they were aware, and brought them to their end suddenly.

Some giving up the ghost immediately, with very great pains, and bitter grief; and some were worn away by their distempers, and had nothing remaining to be buried: but as soon as ever they fell, were entirely macerated: some were choked, and greatly lamented their case, as being also stricken with a sudden darkness: some there were who, as they were burying a relation, fell down dead, without finishing the rites of the funeral.

Nay the angel stretched out his hand over Jerusalem; as sending this terrible judgment upon it. But David had put on sackcloth, and lay upon the ground, intreating God, and begging that the distemper might now cease; and that he would be satisfied with those that had already perished. When God heard his supplication, he caused the pestilence to cease; and sent Gad the Prophet to him, and commanded him to go up immediately to the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite; and build an altar there to God, and offer sacrifices.

When David heard that, he did not neglect his duty, but made haste to the place appointed him. Now Araunah was threshing wheat. And when he saw the King, and all his servants coming to him, he ran before, and came to him, and worshipped him. And when Araunah said, he would do as he pleased, he bought the threshing floor of him, for fifty 41 shekels.

With these God was pacified, and became gracious to them again. Now it happened that Abraham came and offered his son Isaac for a burnt-offering at that very place: 29 and when the youth was ready to have his throat cut, a ram appeared on a sudden, standing by the altar; which Abraham sacrificed in the stead of his son: as we have before related.

Which words he uttered very appositely to what was to be done afterward. For God sent the Prophet to him, and told him, that there should his son build him an altar; that son who was to take the Kingdom after him. Of these he appointed fourscore thousand to be hewers of stone; and the rest of the multitude to carry the stones; and of them he set over the workmen three thousand and five hundred.

And he told his friends, that these things were now prepared, that he might leave materials ready for the building of the temple to his son, who was to reign after him; and that he might not have them to seek then, when he was very young, and by reason of his age unskilful in such matters: but might have them lying by him, and so might the more readily compleat the work. Over whom he hath promised to take the like care, as a father takes over his son: and that he would make the countrey of the Hebrews happy under him: and that not only in other respects, but by giving it peace, and freedom from wars, and from internal seditions: which are the greatest of all blessings.

Since therefore, says he, thou wast ordained King by God himself before thou wast born, endeavour to render thy self worthy of this his providence; as in other instances, so particularly in being religious, and righteous, and couragious. Keep thou also his commands, and his laws, which he hath given us by Moses: and do not permit others to break them. Be zealous also to dedicate to God a temple, which he hath chosen to be built under thy reign. Nor be thou affrighted by the vastness of the work; nor set about it timorously.

For I will make all things ready before I die. And take notice, that there are already ten thousand talents of gold, and an hundred thousand talents of silver 30 collected together. I have also laid together brass and iron without number; and an immense quantity of timber, and of stones. Moreover thou hast many ten thousand stone-cutters, and carpenters. And if thou shalt want any thing farther, do thou add somewhat of thine own.

Wherefore if thou performest this work, thou wilt be acceptable to God, and have him for thy patron. For that they by this means should enjoy instead of them peace, and an happy settlement: with which blessings God rewards such men as are religious, and righteous. Thus did David discourse to the governours, and to his son. Now there was found in the city one woman, of a superior beauty to all other women: her name was Abishag : who sleeping with the King, did no more than communicate warmth to him; for he was so old that he could not know her, as a husband knows his wife.

But of this woman we shall speak more presently. Now the fourth son of David was a beautiful young man, and tall; born to him of Haggith his wife. He was named Adonijah , and was in his disposition like to Absalom; and exalted himself, as hoping to be King; and told his friends that he ought to take the government upon him.

He also prepared many chariots, and horses, and fifty men to run before him. When his father saw this, he did not reprove him, nor restrain him from his purpose: nor did he go so far as to ask wherefore he did so?

And when the King had commanded that he should be admitted, he came in, and asked him, whether he had ordained Adonijah to be King, and delivered the government to him or not? And it is but fit that all should know whether this be done by thy approbation or not.

When Nathan had said thus, the King commanded that they should call Bathsheba to him: for she had gone out of the room when the Prophet came.

He also gave Solomon a charge concerning his government, to rule the whole nation of the Hebrews, and particularly the tribe of Judah, religiously and righteously. And when Benaiah had prayed to God to be favourable to Solomon, without any delay they set Solomon upon the mule; and brought him out of the city to the fountain, and anointed him with the oil, and brought him into the city again, with acclamations, and wishes that his Kingdom might continue a long time.

Whereupon all the people betook themselves to make merry, and to celebrate a festival; dancing, and delighting themselves with musical pipes, till both the earth and the air echoed with the multitude of the instruments of musick. Then Jonathan, the son of Abiathar, the High Priest, came running to them: and when Adonijah saw the young man gladly, and said to him, that he was a good messenger, he declared to them the whole matter about Solomon, and the determination of King David.

Hereupon both Adonijah and all his guests rose hastily from the feast, and every one fled to their own homes. Adonijah also, as afraid of the King, for what he had done, became a supplicant to God, and took hold of the horns of the altar, which were prominent. It was also told Solomon, that he had so done: and that he desired to receive assurances from him, that he would not remember the injury he had done; and not inflict any severe punishment for it.

And when he was come to the King, and had worshipped him, the King bid him go away to his own house, and have no suspicion of any harm; and desired him to shew himself a worthy man; as what would tend to his own advantage. But David, being desirous of ordaining his son King of all the people, called together their rulers to Jerusalem, with the Priests, and the Levites.

And having first numbered the Levites, he found them to be thirty eight thousand, from thirty years old to fifty. Out of which he appointed twenty three thousand 46 to take care of the building of the temple: and out of the same, six thousand to be judges of the people, and Scribes: four thousand for porters to the house of God, and as many for singers, to sing to the instruments which David had prepared, as we have said already. He divided them also into courses: and when he had separated the Priests from them, he found of these Priests twenty four courses: sixteen of the house of Eleazar, and eight of that of Ithamar: and he ordained that one course should minister to God eight days, from sabbath to sabbath.

And thus were the courses distributed by lot, in the presence of David, and Zadok, and Abiathar the High Priests, and of all the rulers.

And that course which came up first was written down as the first: and accordingly the second; and so on to the twenty four. And this partition hath remained to this day. He also made twenty four parts of the tribe of Levi: and when they cast lots, they came up in the same manner for their courses of eight days. He also honoured the posterity of Moses; and made them the keepers of the treasures of God, and of the donations which the Kings dedicated. He also ordained, that all the tribe of Levi, as well as the Priests, should serve God night and day, as Moses had enjoined them.

After this he parted the intire army into twelve parts, with their leaders, [and captains of hundreds] and commanders. Now, every part had twenty four thousand: which were ordered to wait on Solomon, by thirty days at a time, from the first day, till the last, with the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds.

He also set rulers over every part, such as he knew to be good and righteous men. He set others also to take charge of the treasures, and of the villages, and of the fields, and of the beasts: whose names I do not think it necessary to mention.

But God prohibited me by the Prophet Nathan; because of the wars I had on your account; and because my right hand was polluted with the slaughter of our enemies. But he commanded that my son, who was to succeed me in the Kingdom, should build a temple for him.

And I pray that the promises of God may be fulfilled; and that this happiness, which he hath promised to bestow upon King Solomon, over all the countrey, may continue therein for all time to come.

And these promises, O son, will be firm, and come to an happy end, if thou shewest thy self to be a religious, and a righteous man, and an observer of the laws of thy countrey. But if not, expect adversity upon thy disobedience to them. Now when the King had said this, he left off: but gave the description and pattern of the building of the temple, in the sight of them all, to Solomon: of the foundations, and of the chambers, inferior and superior; how many they were to be, and how large in height and in breadth: as also he determined the weight of the golden and silver vessels: moreover, he earnestly excited them with his words, to use the utmost alacrity about the work: he exhorted the rulers also, and particularly the tribe of Levi, to assist him; both because of his youth; and because God had chosen him to take care of the building of the temple, and of the government of the Kingdom.

He also declared to them that the work would be easy, and not very laborious to them; because he had prepared for it many talents of gold, and more of silver, with timber, and a great many carpenters, and stone-cutters, and a large quantity of emeralds, and all sorts of precious stones: and he said, that even now he would give of the proper goods of his own dominion two hundred talents: and three hundred other talents of pure gold for the most holy place; and for the chariot of God, the Cherubim, which are to stand over and cover the ark.

Now when David had done speaking, there appeared great alacrity among the Rulers, and the Priests, and the Levites, who now contributed; and made great and splendid promises for a future contribution. For they undertook to bring in of gold five thousand talents, and ten thousand drams: 48 and of silver, ten thousand talents: and many ten thousand talents of iron.

And if any one had a precious stone, he brought it, and bequeathed it to be put among the treasures; of which Jehiel, one of the posterity of Moses, had the care. Upon which they all fell down upon the ground, and worshipped him. They also gave thanks to David on account of all the blessings which they had received ever since he had taken the Kingdom.

On the next day he presented sacrifices to God, a thousand bullocks, and as many lambs; which they offered for burnt- offerings. They also offered peace- offerings, and slew many ten thousand sacrifices: and the King feasted all day, together with all the people; and they anointed Solomon a second time with the oil, and appointed him to be King, and Zadok to be the High Priest of the whole multitude. What charge David gave to his son Solomon , at the approach of his death: and how many things he left him for the building of the temple.

From which way it is no longer possible to return, and to know any thing that is done in this world. On which account I exhort thee, while I am still alive, though already very near to death, in the same manner as I have formerly said in my advice to thee: to be righteous towards thy subjects, and religious towards God, that hath given thee thy Kingdom: to observe his commands, and his laws, which he hath sent us by Moses: and neither do thou out of favour nor flattery, allow any lust or other passion to weigh with thee, to disregard them: for if thou transgressest his laws, thou wilt lose the favour of God, and thou wilt turn away his providence from thee in all things.

But if thou behave thy self so as it behoves thee, and as I exhort thee, thou wilt preserve our Kingdom to our family; and no other house will bear rule over the Hebrews, but we our selves for all ages.

Be thou also mindful of the transgression of Joab, 31 the captain of the host, who hath slain two Generals out of envy, and those righteous and good men; Abner the son of Ner; and Amasa the son of Jether: whose death do thou avenge, as shall seem good to thee: since Joab hath been too hard for me, and more potent than my self; and so hath escaped punishment hitherto. I also commit to thee the sons of Barzillai, the Gileadite, whom in order to gratify me thou shalt have in great honour, and take great care of.

For we have not done good to him first; but we only repay that debt which we owe his father, for what he did to me in my flight. There is also Shimei the son of Gera, of the tribe of Benjamin; who after he had cast many reproaches upon me, when, in my flight, I was going to Mahanaim, met me at Jordan, and received assurances that he should then suffer nothing. Do thou now seek out for some just occasion, and punish him.

When David had given these admonitions to his son about publick affairs, and about his friends, and about those whom he knew to deserve punishment, he died; having lived seventy years, 49 and reigned seven years and six months in Hebron, over the tribe of Judah; and thirty three years in Jerusalem, over all the countrey.

This man was of an excellent character, and was endowed with all virtues that were desirable in a King, and in one that had the preservation of so many tribes committed to him.

For he was a man of valour, in a very extraordinary degree; and went readily and first of all into dangers, when he was to fight for his subjects; as exciting the soldiers to action by his own labours, and fighting for them; and not by commanding them in a despotick way. He was also of very great abilities in understanding, and apprehension of present and future circumstances, when he was to manage any affairs. He was prudent, and moderate, and kind to such as were under any calamities: he was righteous, and human.

Which are good qualities peculiarly fit for Kings: nor was he guilty of any offence in the exercise of so great an authority, but in the business of the wife of Uriah.

He also left behind him greater wealth than any other King either of the Hebrews, or of other nations ever did. Nay after him, and that many years, Herod the King opened another room, and took away a great deal of money: and yet neither of them came at the coffins of the Kings themselves: for their bodies were buried under the earth so artfully, that they did not appear to even those that entred into their monuments.

Sibathua, Jos. Solomon himself having never had any promise made him that his posterity should always have the right to it. Who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.

Who had so much knowledge in astronomy as to make kalendars for the Israelites; that they might keep their festivals, and plough and sow, and gather in their harvests and vintage in due season. Josephus esteemed them as one city. The sepulchre of David seems to have been also a known place in the several days of Hyrcanus, of Herod, and of St. Peter, Antiq. Acts Now no such royal sepulchres have been found about mount Sion, but are found close by the north wall of Jerusalem.

Which I suspect therefore to be these very sepulchres. See the note on chap. Ottius truly observes, ap. He still either stiles it the citadel , or the upper city. Nor do I see any reason for Mr. I rather suppose it to have been so called after Abraham had received that Oracle Jehovah Jireh ; The Lord will see or provide. The latter word Jireh , with a little alteration, prefixed to the old name Salem , Peace , will be Jerusalem. However, that which is put into double brackets can hardly be supposed the genuine words of Josephus; as Dr.

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