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The Narrative of Zosimus Concerning the Life of the Blessed

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Section 8

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VIII. And after these things the king of the

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city

of

Jerusalem

died

,

and

there

arose

another

king

.

And

all

the

people

gathered

to

him

and

informed

him

concerning

us

,

and

said

,

There

are

certain

of

thy

people

,

who

have

changed

their

way

from

us

.

Therefore

the

king

summoned

them

,

and

asked

them

wherefore

they

had

done

this

;

and

he

sent

for

us

and

asked

,

Who

are

ye

and

of

what

worship

and

of

what

country

?

And

we

said

to

him

,

We

are

the

sons

of

thy

servant

,

and

our

father

is

Rechab

the

son

of

Jonadab

,

and

when

Jeremiah

the

prophet

preached

in

the

days

of

thy

father

the

king

,

he

proclaimed

death

to

the

city

of

Jerusalem

,

saying

,

Yet

three

days

and

all

the

city

shall

be

put

to

death

.

And

the

king

thy

father

hearing

this

repented

of

his

sins

,

and

issued

a

command

to

all

to

turn

aside

from

their

wicked

way

.

And

our

father

thy

servant

hearing

it

charged

us

,

saying

,

Drink

no

vessel

of

wine

,

and

eat

no

bread

from

the

fire

,

until

the

Lord

shall

hear

your

entreaty

.

And

we

hearkened

to

the

commandment

of

our

father

,

and

made

naked

our

bodies

,

we

drank

no

wine

and

ate

no

bread

,

and

we

prayed

to

the

Lord

for

the

city

of

Jerusalem

,

and

the

Lord

pitied

his

people

and

turned

away

his

anger

,

and

we

saw

it

and

our

soul

was

rejoiced

,

and

we

said

,

It

is

good

for

us

to

be

so

.