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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 themselves;
for they said it was not fit to desert their city, now it was committed
to their trust, and that otherwise I should not delay to fall upon them;
for they pretended falsely that so I had threatened to do. Now John was
not only of their opinion, but advised them, that two of them should go
to accuse me before the multitude [at Jerusalem], that I do not manage
the affairs of Galilee as I ought to do; and that they would easily persuade
the people, because of their dignity, and because the whole multitude are
very mutable. When, therefore, it appeared that John had suggested the
wisest advice to them, they resolved that two of them, Jonathan and Ananias,
should go to the people of Jerusalem, and the other two [Simon and Joazar]
should be left behind to tarry at Tiberins. They also took along with them
a hundred soldiers for their guard.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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