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respecting the sera of the foundation 'of the temple, are the 

 same as those, which Clemens followed, and consequent!}'* 

 that in the view of Clemens, Josephus did not admit the in- 

 terregnum, some have wished to attribute to him between Eli 

 and Samuel, as we may derive that sum from the table in 

 Clemens, without recurring to that interval — ^Thus, Clemens 

 reckons 52.'? years and 7 months from the commencement of 

 Joshua to the end of David, the 40 years in the Wilderness 

 make 567 7, and the 23 of Tolah who is omitted by Josephus, 

 make 586 7, while the 22 of Jair, who seems as \ve have seen 

 to be intentionally omitted by Clemens, give 585 7* It is 

 very remarkable, that of the two judges immediately succeed- 

 ing each other, one should be omitted by Josephus whose 

 period is 23 years, and the o^^her should be omitted by Cle- 

 mens whose period is 22 years; the insertion of either of 

 whom, grants us the period attributed to the Jewish his- 

 torian by Clemens; so that subducting the servitudes from 

 Josephus as from Clemens, the interval (1 Kings, 6. 1.) re- 

 mains. 



V. The system of the learned Playfairis more bold, daring, 

 and unconpromising; he is not satisfied merely to suppose an 



error 



• From this we see the inaccuracy of Vignoles^who would wish to press this testi- 

 inonv of Clemens into his favour, and to suppose Josephus reckoned merely to the be- 

 f^iiuiing of David, in which case the calculus would never answer; whereas we now see 

 it completely agrees. The remaining testimonies of Josephus. (Ant. xx. c. 8. Ruf & 

 i. C 2. Aponi) for reckoning 612 years to the foundation of the temple are consequently 

 corruptions ofier the time of Clemens. 



