Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

530 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
who used divination or worshipped false gods, and
he would destroy them and bring them to an end
with the edge of the sword, and thus he continued
to do all the days of his life; and God Almighty
heard his prayer, and received his petitions and
[gave] unto him everything for which he asked.
CHAPTER XXVni.
The Spirit And it camc to pass that the Spirit of God
nounces ws Almighty appeared unto him as at first, and He
'^^^^' shewed Himself unto him continually, and He spake
unto him, saying, "Thou hast ended the strife
"which is in thy body, and thou hast put thy faith
"in God Almighty, and now, come rest thyself
"in the habitation of the noble kings Abraham,
"and Isaac, and Jacob, and David, and Solomon.
"And although thou art not of their race according
"to the body, yet art thou their kinsman by reason
"of [thy] works of righteousness. Thou hast be-
"lieved in God Almighty like Abraham, thou hast
"kept thyself pure like Isaac, and thou art holy like
"unto Jacob, and thou art meek like unto David,
"and thou art wise like unto Solomon; and thy
"dwelling-place shall be in the kingdom of heaven
"for ever and for ever."
And it came to pass that when Alexander heard
Alexander [thesc thlugs] he was moved within himself and
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he is to die. sorrow laid hold upon him, and his members
became feeble, and he was smitten with weakness;
and he told his servants and his chosen ones to
prepare for him a darkened chamber, and they