This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ...tin court was as lfttle ceremonious, and the ancienl Jews nearly as passive as the Turks or Persians--Paxton. and from this time forward you shall exercise that function no more." Abiathar thus dismissed from the sacerdotal office, that dignity devolved from the house of Ithamar (as God had foretold to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ...tin court was as lfttle ceremonious, and the ancienl Jews nearly as passive as the Turks or Persians--Paxton. and from this time forward you shall exercise that function no more." Abiathar thus dismissed from the sacerdotal office, that dignity devolved from the house of Ithamar (as God had foretold to Eli, the grandfather of Abiathar) into the family of Phinehas, being conferred on Zadok. When Joab heard of the death of Adonijah, conscious of having cultivated his friendship, and studied his interest more than the king's, he had just ground to expect the resentment of Solomon, to evade which he fled for sanctuary to the altar; not doubting but that the veneration the king had for God, and for holy things, -would be a protection to him. When the king came to understand that Joab had taken sanctuary, he sent Benaiah to cite him to a court of justice, to answer for what he had done: but he refused to quit the altar, declaring, that if he must perish, he would rather die there than in any other place. Benaiah carried his answer to the king, who immediately ordered him to cut off his head where he was, and as a just punishment upon him for the detestable murders of Abner and Amasa, against all the ties of honour, humanity and justice, but gave it in charge to Benaiah, to see his body buried, for a memorial to posterity of so execrable a wickedness, and likewise to acquit both himself and father of any rigour in the death of Joab. The altars were so sacred among all the people that, in general, even the vilest wretch found safety, if he once reached the altar. Thi s led to nany abuses, and the perversion of public justice; and at last it became a maxim that the guilty should be punished, should they even have taken refuge at the altars....
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