upon I presently sent for the
chief of the Galileans, and told them after what manner, against all
faith given, I had been very near to destruction from Jonathan and his
colleagues, and the people of Tiberias. Upon which the multitude of the
Galileans were very angry, and encouraged me to delay no longer to make
war upon them, but to permit them to go against John, and utterly
to destroy him, as well as Jonathan and his colleagues. However, I
restrained them, though they were in such a rage, and desired them to
tarry a while, till we should be informed what orders those ambassadors,
that were sent by them to the city of Jerusalem, should bring thence;
for I told them that it was best for them to act according to their
determination; whereupon they were prevailed on. At which time, also,
John, when the snares he had laid did not take effect, returned back to
Gischala.

60. Now, in a few days, those ambassadors whom he had sent, came back
again and informed us, that the people were greatly provoked at Ananus,
and Simon the son of Gamaliel, and their friends; that, without any
public determination, they had sent to Galilee, and had done their
endeavors that I might be turned out of the government. The ambassadors
said further, that the people were ready to burn their houses. They
also brought letters, whereby the chief men of Jerusalem, at the earnest
petition of the people, confirmed me in the government of Galilee, and
enjoined Jonathan and his colleagues to return home quickly. When I had
gotten these letters, I came to the village Arbela, where I procured an
assembly of the Galileans to meet, and bid the ambassadors declare
to them the anger of the people of Jerusalem at what had been done
by Jonathan and his colleagues, and how much they hated their wicked
doings, and how they had confirmed me in the government of their
country, as also what related to the order they had in writing for
Jonathan and his colleagues to return home. So I immediately sent them
the letter, and bid him that carried it to inquire, as well as he could,
how they intended to act [on this occasion.]

61. Now, when they had received that letter, and were thereby greatly
disturbed, they sent for John, and for the senators of Tiberias, and for
the principal men of the Gabarens, and proposed to hold a council,
and desired them to consider what was to be done by them. However, the
governors of Tiberias were greatly disposed to keep the government to