Kebra Nagast

kingdom shall depart with us, and it shall be by the Will of God. Thus said he (i.e. the Angel) unto me. And now come ye, and let us go and tell David our Lord so that he may say to his father, I will offer up a ' 3 sacrifice.' And they went and told [David, the son of Solomon] and he rejoiced, and he sent to Yo'as (Benaiah), the son of Yodahe, to come to him, that he might send him to his father, and he came. And David sent him to his " father Solomon, and he said unto him, Send me away, my own country, together with that everything thy goodness hath given me ; and may for I will depart to thy prayers accompany me always whithersoever I shall But now there is one petition which I would make go. unto thee, if peradventure I have found grace with For I thy thee, and turn not away thy face from me. servant am going to depart, and I wish to offer up a sacrifice of propitiation (or, salvation) for my sins in this thy holy city of Jerusalem and of Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God. And peace [be] with thy majesty." CONCERNING THE OFFERING OF AZARYAS (AZARIAH) AND THE KING And Yoas (Benaiah), the son of Yodahe, went and told King Solomon, and the King rejoiced over it and commanded them to make ready the altar of offering so 47. that his son might sacrifice. And he brought and gave unto him that which he had vowed to God, one hundred bulls, one hundred oxen, ten thousand sheep, ten thousand goats, and ten of every kind of animal that may be eaten, and ten of every kind of clean bird, so that he might offer libations and sacrifices to the God of Israel and twenty silver sahal of fine white flour, each weighing twelve shekels, and forty baskets of bread. All these things did Solomon the King give unto his son David. And again David sent a message saying, " Let Azaryas " and Solothe priest offer up sacrifice on my behalf ; ; 70