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Apocrypha. some of them to Andronicus, and some he sold into Tyrus and the cities round about.

33 Which when Onias knew of a surety, he reproved him, and withdrew himself into a sanctuary at Daphne, that lieth by Antiochia;.

34 Wherefore Menelaus, taking Andro nicus apart, prayed him to get Onias into his hands ; who being persuaded there unto, and coming to Onias in deceit, gave him his right hand with oaths ; and though he were suspected by him, yet persuaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary : whom forthwith he lhut up without regard of justice.

35 For the which cause not only the Jews, but many also of other nations, took great indignation, aud were much grieved for the unjust murder of the man.

36 And when the king was come again from the places about Cilicia, the Jews that were in the city, and certain of the Greeks that abhorred the fact also, complained because Onias was stain without cause.

37 Therefore Antiochus was heartily forry, and moved to pity, and wept, be cause of the sober and modest behaviour of him that was dead.

38 And being kindled with anger, forth with he took away Andronicus his purple, and rent off his clothes,, and leading him through the whole cky unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Onias, there flew he the curled murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved.

39 Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by Lysimachus with the consent of Menelaus, and the bruit thereof was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysi machus, many vessels of gold being alrea dy carried away.

40 Whereupon the common people ris ing, and being filled with rage, Lysima chus armed about three thousand men, and began first to offer violence ; one || Aura- nus being the leader, a man far gone in years, and no less in folly.

41 They then seeing the attempt of Ly simachus,, some of them caught stones, some clubs) others taking handfuls of dust, that was next in hand, cast them all toge ther upon Lysimachus, and those that set upon them.

42 Thus many of them they wounded, and some they struck to the ground, and all of them they forced to flee : but as for the churchrobber himself, him they kill ed beside the treasury.

43 Of these matters therefore there was ChrTst an accusation laid against Menelaus. ««. 170.

44 Now when the king came to Tyrus, three men that were sent from the senate pleaded the cause before him :

45 But Menelaus, being now convicted, promised * Ptolemee theson of Dorymenes 4 1 Mac- to give him much money, if he would .3" 3*' pacify the king toward him.

46 Whereupon Ptolemee taking the king aside into a certain gallery, as it were to take the air, brought himtobeof another mind :

47 Insomuch that he discharged Mene laus from the accusations, who notwith standing was cause of all the mischief : and those poor men, who, if they had told their cause, yea, before the Scythians, should, have been judged innocent, them he con demned to death.

48 Thus they that followed the matter for the city, and for the people, and for, the holy vessels, did soon suffer unjust punishment.

49 Wherefore even they of Tyrus, mov ed with hatred of that wicked deed, caused; them to be honourably buried.

50 And so through the covetousness of them that were of power Menelaus re mained still in authority, increasing in ma lice, and being a great traitor to the citizens.

BOUT the fame time Antiochus pre- pared his second voyage into Egypt :

2 And then it happened, that through all the city, for the space almost of forty days», there were seen horsemen running in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed with; lances, like a band.of soldiers,.

3 And troops of horsemen in array, en countering and running one against ano ther,, with shaking of shields, and multi- 5 tude of || pikes, and drawing of swords, I Or,, and casting of darts,, and glittering of gold- en ornaments, and harness ofall sorts.

,,4 Wherefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good.

5 Now when there was gone forth a false: rumour, as though Antiochus had beeri: dead, Jason took at the least a thousands men, and suddenly made an assault. upon: the city ; and they that were upon the walls being put back, and the city at. length taken, Menelaus fled into the castle :

6 But Jason flew his own citizens with out mercy,. not considering that to get the