tion
of the God of Israel; God told them, by his prophet Shemaiah, that,
because they humbled themselves, he would not utterly destroy them as they
had deserved; but that they should be the servants of Sesach: in order
"that they might know the difference of his service, and the service of
the kingdoms of the country."(440) Sesach retired from Jerusalem, after
having plundered the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's
house; he carried off every thing with him, "and even also the three
hundred shields of gold which Solomon had made."

(M83) ZERAH, king of Ethiopia, and doubtless of Egypt at the same time,
made war upon Asa king of Judah.(441) His army consisted of a million of
men, and three hundred chariots of war. Asa marched against him, and
drawing up his army in order of battle, in full reliance on the God whom
he served: "Lord," says he, "it is nothing for thee to help whether with
many, or with them that have no power. Help us, O Lord our God, for we
rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude; O Lord, thou
art our God, let not man prevail against thee." A prayer offered up with
such strong faith was heard. God struck the Ethiopians with terror; they
fled, and all were irrevocably defeated, being "destroyed before the Lord,
and before his host."

ANYSIS.(442) He was blind, and under his reign SABACHUS, king of Ethiopia,
being encouraged by an oracle, entered Egypt with a numerous army, and
possessed himself of it. He reigned with great clemency and justice.
Instead of putting to death such criminals as had been sentenced to die by
the judges, he made them repair the causeys, on which the respective
cities to which they belonged were situated. He built several magnificent
temples, and among the rest, one in the city of Bubastus, of which
Herodotus gives a long and elegant description. After a reign of fifty
years, which was the time appointed by the oracle, he retired voluntarily
to his old kingdom of Ethiopia, and left the throne of Egypt to Anysis,
who, during this time, had concealed himself in the fens.

(M84) It is believed that this Sabachus was the same with So, whose aid
was implored by Hoshea, king of Israel, against Shalmanezer, king of
Assyria.(443)

SETHON. He reigned fourteen years.

(M85) He is the same with Sevechus, the son of Sabacon, or So, the
Ethiopian, who reigned so long over Egypt. This prince, so far from
discharging the functions of a king, was ambitious