III- Bar Hebraeus’ Chronography The Kings of the Hebrews Translated from Syriac by Ernest A. Wallis Budge
Oxford University Press London 1932 III Here beginneth the Third Series, The Kings of the Hebrews. SAUL AFTER SAMUEL the prophet [came] SAUL, the first king. He reigned over the children of ISRAEL, according to EUSEBIUS, forty years, and according to ANIANUS twenty years. And in his third year SAUL conquered AMALEK, and in his thirty-first year a festival took place in YONATH, which is in RAMA, and SAUL also prophesied with the prophets. In the thirty-fifth year of SAUL, SAMUEL the prophet died. And after five years SAUL and JONATHAN his son were killed in the war. DAVID After SAUL, DAVID,...
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III- Here beginneth the Third Series, The Kings of the Hebrews. SAUL AFTER SAMUEL the prophet [came] SAUL, the first king. He reigned over the children of ISRAEL, according to EUSEBIUS, forty years, and according to ANIANUS twenty years. And in his third year SAUL conquered AMALEK, and in his thirty-first year a festival took place in YONATH, which is in RAMA, and SAUL also prophesied with the prophets. In the thirty-fifth year of SAUL, SAMUEL the prophet died. And after five years SAUL and JONATHAN his son were killed in the war. DAVID After SAUL, DAVID, the son of JESSE, reigned forty...
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