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confirmed to him at Rome； ch。 9。 sect。 5； and Of the War； B。 II。
ch。 2。 sect。 1； which intimacy is perhaps all that Josephus
intended by the words before us。
（11） These numbers of years for Herod's reign； 34 and 37； are the
very same with those； Of the War； B。 I。 ch。 33。 sect。 8； and are
among the principal chronological characters belonging to the
reign or death of Herod。 See Harm。 p。 150155。
（12） At eight stadia or furlongs a…day； as here； Herod's funeral；
conducted to Herodium； which lay at the distance from Jericho；
where he died； of 200 stadia or furlongs； Of the War； B。 1。 ch。
33。 sect。 9； must have taken up no less than twenty…five days。
（13） This passover； when the sedition here mentioned was moved
against Archelaus； was not one； but thirteen months after the
eclipse of the moon already mentioned。
（14） See Antiq。 B。 XIV。 ch。 13。 sect。 10； and Of the War； B。 II。
ch。 12。 sect。 9。
（15） These great devastations made about the temple here； and Of
the War； B。 II。 ch。 3。 sect。 3； seem not to have been full
re…edified in the days of Nero； till whose time there were
eighteen thousand workmen continually employed in rebuilding and
repairing that temple； as Josephus informs us； Antiq。 B。 XX。 ch。
9。 sect。 7。 See the note on that place。
（16） Unless this Judas； the son of Ezekias； be the same with that
Theudas； mentioned Acts 5：36； Josephus must have omitted him； for
that other Thoualas； whom he afterward mentions； under Fadus the
Roman governor； B。 XX。 ch。 5。 sect。 1； is much too late to
correspond to him that is mentioned in the Acts。 The names
Theudas； Thaddeus； and Judas differ but little。 See Archbishop
Usher's Annals at A。M。 4001。 However； since Josephus does not
pretend to reckon up the heads of all those ten thousand
disorders in Judea； which he tells us were then abroad； see sect。
4 and 8； the Theudas of the Acts might be at the head of one of
those seditions； though not particularly named by him。 Thus he
informs us here； sect。 6； and Of the War； B。 II。 ch。 4。 Sect。 2；
that certain of the seditious came and burnt the royal palace at
Amsthus； or Betharamphta； upon the river Jordan。 Perhaps their
leader； who is not named by Josephus； might be this Theudas。
（17） See Of the War； B。 II。 ch。 2。 sect。 3。
（18） See the note； Of the War； B。 II。 ch。 6。 sect。 1。
（19） He was tetrarch afterward。
（20） If any one compare that Divine prediction concerning the
tyrannical power which Jewish kings would exercise over them； if
they would be so foolish as to prefer it before their ancient
theocracy or aristocracy； 1 Samuel 8：1…22； Antiq。 B。 VI。 ch。 4。
sect。 4； he will soon find that it was superabundantly fulfilled
in the days of Herod； and that to such a degree； that the nation
now at last seem sorely to repent of such their ancient choice；
in opposition to God's better choice for them； and had much
rather be subject to even a pagan Roman government； and their
deputies； than to be any longer under the oppression of the
family of Herod； which request of theirs Augustus did not now
grant them； but did it for the one half of that nation in a few
years afterward； upon fresh complaints made by the Jews against
Archelaus； who； under the more humble name of an ethnarch； which
Augustus only would now allow him； soon took upon him the
insolence and tyranny of his father king Herod； as the remaining
part of this book will inform us； and particularly ch。 13。 sect。
2。
（21） This is not true。 See Antiq。 B。 XIV。 ch。 9。 sect。 3； 4； and
ch。 12。 sect。 2； and ch。 13。 sect。 1； 2。 Antiq。 B。 XV。 ch。 3。
sect。 5； and ch。 10。 sect。 2； 3。 Antiq。 B。 XVI。 ch。 9。 sect。 3。
Since Josephus here informs us that Archelaus had one half of the
kingdom of Herod； and presently informs us further that
Archelaus's annual income； after an abatement of one quarter for
the present； was 600 talents； we may therefore ga ther pretty
nearly what was Herod the Great's yearly income； I mean about
1600 talents； which； at the known value of 3000 shekels to a
talent； and about 2s。 10d。 to a shekel； in the days of Josephus；
see the note on Antiq。 B。 III。 ch。 8。 sect。 2； amounts to 680；000
sterling per annum； which income； though great in itself； bearing
no proportion to his vast expenses every where visible in
Josephus； and to the vast sums he left behind him in his will；
ch。 8。 sect。 1； and ch。 12。 sect。 1； the rest must have arisen
either from his confiscation of those great men's estates whom he
put to death； or made to pay fine for the saving of their lives；
or from some other heavy methods of oppression which such savage
tyrants usually exercise upon their miserable subjects； or rather
from these several methods not together； all which yet seem very
much too small for his expenses； being drawn from no larger a
nation than that of the Jews； which was very populous； but
without the advantage of trade to bring them riches； so that I
cannot but strongly suspect that no small part of this his wealth
arose from another source； I mean from some vast sums he took out
of David's sepulcher； but concealed from the people。 See the note
on Antiq。 B。 VII。 ch。 15。 sect。 3。
（22） Take here a very useful note of Grotias； on Luke 3：1； here
quoted by Dr。 Hudson： 〃When Josephus says that some part of the
house （or possession） of Zenodorus （i。e。 Abilene） was allotted to
Philip； he thereby declares that the larger part of it belonged
to another。 This other was Lysanias； whom Luke mentions； of the
posterity of that Lysanias who was possessed of the same country
called Abilene； from the city Abila； and by others Chalcidene；
from the city Chaleis； when the government of the East was under
Antonius； and this after Ptolemy； the son of Menneus； from which
Lysanias this country came to be commonly called the Country of
Lysanias； and as； after the death of the former Lyanias； it was
called the tetrarchy of Zenodorus； so； after the death of
Zenodorus； or when the time for which he hired it was ended。 when
another Lysanias； of the same name with the former； was possessed
of the same country； it began to be called the Tetrarchy of
Lysanias。〃 However； since Josephus elsewhere （Antiq。 B。 XX。 ch。
7。 sect。 1） clearly distinguishes Abilene from Cilalcidcue；
Groius must be here so far mistaken。
（23） Spanheim seasonably observes here； that it was forbidden the
Jews to marry their brother's wife when she had children by her
first husband； and that Zonaras （cites； or） interprets the clause
before us accordingly。
BOOK 18 FOOTNOTES
（1） Since St。 Luke once； Acts 5：37； and Josephus four several
times； once here； sect。 6； and B。 XX。 ch。 5。 sect。 2； Of the War；
B。 II。 ch。 8。 sect。 1； and ch。 17。 sect。 8； calls this Judas； who
was the pestilent author of that seditious doctrine and temper
which brought the Jewish nation to utter destruction； a Galilean；
but here （sect。 1） Josephus calls him a Gaulonite； of the city of
Gamala； it is a great question where this Judas was born； whether
in Galilee on the west side； or in Gaulonitis on the east side；
of the river Jordan； while； in the place just now cited out of
the Antiquities； B。 XX。 ch。 5。 sect。 2； he is not only called a
Galilean； but it is added to