was able to inflict punishment on his enemies.

CHAPTER 14. How Herod Got Away From The King Of Arabia And Made Haste
To Go Into Egypt And Thence Went Away In Haste Also To Rome; And How, By
Promising A Great Deal Of Money To Antony He Obtained Of The Senate And
Of Caesar To Be Made King Of The Jews.

1. As for Herod, the great miseries he was in did not discourage him,
but made him sharp in discovering surprising undertakings; for he went
to Malchus, king of Arabia, whom he had formerly been very kind to, in
order to receive somewhat by way of requital, now he was in more than
ordinary want of it, and desired he would let him have some money,
either by way of loan, or as his free gift, on account of the many
benefits he had received from him; for not knowing what was become
of his brother, he was in haste to redeem him out of the hand of his
enemies, as willing to give three hundred talents for the price of his
redemption. He also took with him the son of Phasaelus, who was a child
of but seven years of age, for this very reason, that he might be a
hostage for the repayment of the money. But there came messengers from
Malchus to meet him, by whom he was desired to be gone, for that the
Parthians had laid a charge upon him not to entertain Herod. This was
only a pretense which he made use of, that he might not be obliged to
repay him what he owed him; and this he was further induced to by the
principal men among the Arabians, that they might cheat him of what
sums they had received from [his father] Antipater, and which he had
committed to their fidelity. He made answer, that he did not intend to
be troublesome to them by his coning thither, but that he desired only
to discourse with them about certain affairs that were to him of the
greatest importance.

2. Hereupon he resolved to go away, and did go very prudently the road
to Egypt; and then it was that he lodged in a certain temple; for he
had left a great many of his followers there. On the next day he came
to Rhinocolura, and there it was that he heard what was befallen his
brother. Though Malehus soon repented of what he had done, and came
running after Herod; but with no manner of success, for he was gotten a
very great way off, and made haste into the road to Pelusium; and
when the stationary ships that lay there hindered him from sailing to
Alexandria, he went to their captains, by whose assistance, and that out
of much reverence of and great regard