by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] They renewed the kingdom of DAVID AZARIAH said, “Bring hither the jubilee trumpets, and let us go to ZION, and there we will make new the kingdom of our lord DAVID.” And he took the oil of sovereignty and filled the horn [therewith], and he anointed DAVID with the unguent, that is to say, with the […]
Contents When Solomon returned to Jerusalem he went with the elders into the House of God, and he and ZADOK embraced each other and wept bitterly. Then they dried their tears and the elders made a long speech to SOLOMON in which they sketched the past history of the Ark of the Covenant, i.e. the Tabernacle ZION. They reminded him how the PHILISTINES captured it and […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] SOLOMON Returned to JERUSALEM Then SOLOMON came back to the city of Jerusalem, and he went there with the elders of Jerusalem a great weeping in the house of God. And after this, the King and ZADOK the priest embraced each other, and they wept bitterly in the habitation of ZION, and they remained silent for a long time. And […]
Lying witnesses There was a certain depraved man of the seed of BENJAMIN, whose name was BENYÂS, who used to lead the mule of the King of Israel, and KARMÎN used to feed him, together with the mule of King MANASSEH. And among the neighbors of KARMÎN there were certain men who were envious of him because of [his] pastures and wells, and […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] King Solomon swore to the Queen SOLOMON answered and said unto her, “I swear unto thee that I will not take thee by force, but thou must swear unto me that thou wilt does not take by force anything that is in my house.” And the Queen laughed and said unto him, “Being […]
The book opens with an interpretation and explanation of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers concerning the children of ADAM, and the statement that the Trinity lived in ZION, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, which God made in the fortress of His holiness before He made anything else. The Trinity agreed to make man […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The son of SAMSON slew the son of the King of the PHILISTINES Now that other son AKAMḤÊL, the son of SAMSON, spake unto his mother DELILAH, saying, “Why am I not reigning and sitting upon this throne?” And his mother said unto him, “Cease, my son. This throne did not belong to thy father, and […]
[Here is] The Explanation of the Reason for the Transfer of the Kingdom of DAVID from his SonSolomonN, King of Israel, to the Country of the Negus, that is to say, to ABYSSINIA. When the Lord, praise be unto Him! wished SOLOMON to build the House of the Lord in Jerusalem, after the death of his father David, the son of Jesse, who had reigned over […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The King held converse with the Queen The Queen MÂKĔDÂ spake unto King Solomon, saying, “Blessed art thou, my lord, in that such wisdom and understanding have been given unto thee. For myself, I only wish that I could be as one of the least of thine handmaidens so that I could wash […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The Queen of the South How this Queen was born I have discovered written in that manuscript, and in this manner also doth the Evangelist mention that woman. And our Lord JESUS CHRIST, in condemning the Jewish people, the crucifiers, who lived at that time, spake, saying: “The Queen of the […]
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