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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.]
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