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Now Jonathan and his colleagues, having failed of accomplishing
what they would have done against me, sent John back to Gischala, but went
themselves to the city of Tiberias, expecting it would submit itself to
them; and this was founded on a letter which Jesus, their then governor,
had written them, promising that, if they came, the multitude would receive
them, and choose to be under their government; so they went their ways
with this expectation. But Silas, who, as I said, had been left curator
of Tiberias by me, informed me of this, and desired me to make haste thither.
Accordingly, I complied with his advice immediately, and came thither;
but found myself in danger of my life, from the following occasion: Jonathan
and his colleagues had been at Tiberias, and had persuaded a great many
of such as had a quarrel with me to desert me; but when they heard of my
coming, they were in fear for themselves, and came to me; and when they
had saluted me, they said, that I was a happy man in having behaved myself
so well in the government of Galilee; and they congratulated me upon the
honors that were paid me: for they said that my glory was a credit to them,
since they had been my teachers and fellow citizens; and they said further,
that it was but just that they should prefer my friendship to them rather
than John's, and that they would have immediately gone home, but that they
staid that they might deliver up John into my power; and when they said
this they took their oaths of it, and those such as are most tremendous
amongst us, and such as I did not think fit to disbelieve. However, they
desired me to lodge some where else, because the next day was the sabbath,
and that it was not fit the city of Tiberias should be disturbed [on that
day].
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