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had　got　the　people　of　Tiberias　together　in　the　stadium；　and　tried　to　discourse　with　them　about　the　letters　that　he　had　received；　John　privately　sent　some　armed　men；　and　gave　them　orders　to　slay　him。　But　when　the　people　saw　that　the　armed　men　were　about　to　draw　their　swords；　they　cried　out；　at　which　cry　Josephus　turned　himself　about；　and　when　he　saw　that　the　swords　were　just　at　his　throat；　he　marched　away　in　great　haste　to　the　sea…shore；　and　left　off　that　speech　which　he　was　going　to　make　to　the　people；　upon　an　elevation　of　six　cubits　high。　He　then　seized　on　a　ship　which　lay　in　the　haven；　and　leaped　into　it；　with　two　of　his　guards；　and　fled　away　into　the　midst　of　the　lake。

7。　But　now　the　soldiers　he　had　with　him　took　up　their　arms　immediately；　and　marched　against　the　plotters；　but　Josephus　was　afraid　lest　a　civil　war　should　be　raised　by　the　envy　of　a　few　men；　and　bring　the　city　to　ruin；　so　he　sent　some　of　his　party　to　tell　them；　that　they　should　do　no　more　than　provide　for　their　own　safety；　that　they　should　not　kill　any　body；　nor　accuse　any　for　the　occasion　they　had　afforded　＇of　disorder＇。　Accordingly；　these　men　obeyed　his　orders；　and　were　quiet；　but　the　people　of　the　neighboring　country；　when　they　were　informed　of　this　plot；　and　of　the　plotter；　they　got　together　in　great　multitudes　to　oppose　John。　But　he　prevented　their　attempt；　and　fled　away　to　Gischala；　his　native　city；　while　the　Galileans　came　running　out　of　their　several　cities　to　Josephus；　and　as　they　were　now　become　many　ten　thousands　of　armed　men；　they　cried　out；　that　they　were　come　against　John　the　common　plotter　against　their　interest；　and　would　at　the　same　time　burn　him；　and　that　city　which　had　received　him。　Hereupon　Josephus　told　them　that　he　took　their　good…will　to　him　kindly；　but　still　he　restrained　their　fury；　and　intended　to　subdue　his　enemies　by　prudent　conduct；　rather　than　by　slaying　them；　so　he　excepted　those　of　every　city　which　had　joined　in　this　revolt　with　John；　by　name；　who　had　readily　been　shown　him　by　these　that　came　from　every　city；　and　caused　public　proclamation　to　be　made；　that　he　would　seize　upon　the　effects　of　those　that　did　not　forsake　John　within　five　days'　time；　and　would　burn　both　their　houses　and　their　families　with　fire。　Whereupon　three　thousand　of　John's　party　left　him　immediately；　who　came　to　Josephus；　and　threw　their　arms　down　at　his　feet。　John　then　betook　himself；　together　with　his　two　thousand　Syrian　runagates；　from　open　attempts；　to　more　secret　ways　of　treachery。　Accordingly；　he　privately　sent　messengers　to　Jerusalem；　to　accuse　Josephus；　as　having　to　great　power；　and　to　let　them　know　that　he　would　soon　come　as　a　tyrant　to　their　metropolis；　unless　they　prevented　him。　This　accusation　the　people　were　aware　of　beforehand；　but　had　no　regard　to　it。　However；　some　of　the　grandees；　out　of　envy；　and　some　of　the　rulers　also；　sent　money　to　John　privately；　that　he　might　be　able　to　get　together　mercenary　soldiers；　in　order　to　fight　Josephus；　they　also　made　a　decree　of　themselves；　and　this　for　recalling　him　from　his　government；　yet　did　they　not　think　that　decree　sufficient；　so　they　sent　withal　two　thousand　five　hundred　armed　men；　and　four　persons　of　the　highest　rank　amongst　them；　Joazar　the　son　of　Nomicus；　and　Ananias　the　son　of　Sadduk；　as　also　Simon　and　Judas　the　sons　of　Jonathan；　all　very　able　men　in　speaking；　that　these　persons　might　withdraw　the　good…will　of　the　people　from　Josephus。　These　had　it　in　charge；　that　if　he　would　voluntarily　come　away；　they　should　permit　him　to　＇come　and＇　give　an　account　of　his　conduct；　but　if　he　obstinately　insisted　upon　continuing　in　his　government；　they　should　treat　him　as　an　enemy。　Now　Josephus's　friends　had　sent　him　word　that　an　army　was　coming　against　him；　but　they　gave　him　no　notice　beforehand　what　the　reason　of　their　coming　was；　that　being　only　known　among　some　secret　councils　of　his　enemies；　and　by　this　means　it　was　that　four　cities　revolted　from　him　immediately；　Sepphoris；　and　Gamala；　and　Gischala；　and　Tiberias。　Yet　did　he　recover　these　cities　without　war；　and　when　he　had　routed　those　four　commanders　by　stratagems；　and　had　taken　the　most　potent　of　their　warriors；　he　sent　them　to　Jerusalem；　and　the　people　＇of　Galilee＇　had　great　indignation　at　them；　and　were　in　a　zealous　disposition　to　slay；　not　only　these　forces；　but　those　that　sent　them　also；　had　not　these　forces　prevented　it　by　running　away。

8。　Now　John　was　detained　afterward　within　the　walls　of　Gischala；　by　the　fear　he　was　in　of　Josephus；　but　within　a　few　days　Tiberias　revolted　again；　the　people　within　it　inviting　king　Agrippa　＇to　return　to　the　exercise　of　his　authority　there＇。　And　when　he　did　not　come　at　the　time　appointed；　and　when　a　few　Roman　horsemen　appeared　that　day；　they　expelled　Josephus　out　of　the　city。　Now　this　revolt　of　theirs　was　presently　known　at　Taricheae；　and　as　Josephus　had　sent　out　all　the　soldiers　that　were　with　him　to　gather　corn；　he　knew　not　how　either　to　march　out　alone　against　the　revolters；　or　to　stay　where　he　was；　because　he　was　afraid　the　king's　soldiers　might　prevent　him　if　he　tarried；　and　might　get　into　the　city；　for　he　did　not　intend　to　do　any　thing　on　the　next　day；　because　it　was　the　sabbath　day；　and　would　hinder　his　proceeding。　So　he　contrived　to　circumvent　the　revolters　by　a　stratagem；　and　in　the　first　place　he　ordered　the　gates　of　Taricheae　to　be　shut；　that　nobody　might　go　out　and　inform　＇those　of　Tiberias＇；　for　whom　it　was　intended；　what　stratagem　he　was　about；　he　then　got　together　all　the　ships　that　were　upon　the　lake；　which　were　found　to　be　two　hundred　and　thirty；　and　in　each　of　them　he　put　no　more　than　four　mariners。　So　he　sailed　to　Tiberias　with　haste；　and　kept　at　such　a　distance　from　the　city；　that　it　was　not　easy　for　the　people　to　see　the　vessels；　and　ordered　that　the　empty　vessels　should　float　up　and　down　there；　while　himself；　who　had　but　seven　of　his　guards　with　him；　and　those　unarmed　also；　went　so　near　as　to　be　seen；　but　when　his　adversaries；　who　were　still　reproaching　him；　saw　him　from　the　walls；　they　were　so　astonished　that　they　supposed　all　the　ships　were　full　of　armed　men；　and　threw　down　their　arms；　and　by　signals　of　intercession　they　besought　him　to　spare　the　city。

9。　Upon　this　Josephus　threatened　them　terribly；　and　reproached　them；　that　when　they　were　the　first　that　took　up　arms　against　the　Romans；　they　should　spend　their　force　beforehand　in　civil　dissensions；　and　do　what　their　enemies　desired　above　all　things；　and　that　besides　they　should　endeavor　so　hastily　to　seize　upon　him；　who　took　care　of　their　safety；　and　had　not　been　ashamed　to　shut　the　gates　of　their　city　against　him　that　built　their　walls；　that；　however；　he　would　admit　of　any　intercessors　from　them　that　might　make　some　excuse　for　them；　and　with　whom　he　would　make　such　agreements　as　might　be　for　the　city's　security。　Hereupon　ten　of　the　most　potent　men　of　Tiberias　came　down　to　him　presently；　and　when　he　had　taken　them　into　one　of　his　vessels；　he　ordered　them　to　be　carried　a　great　way　off　from　the　city。　He　then　commanded　that　fifty　others　of　their　senate；　such　as　were　men　of　the　greatest　eminence；　should　come　to　him；　that　they　also　might　give　him　some　security　on　their　behalf。　After　which；　under　one　new　pretense　or　another；　he　called　forth　others；　one　after　another；　to　make　the　leagues　between　them。　He　then　gave　order　to　the　masters　of　those　vessels　which　he　had　thus　filled　to　sail　away　immediately　for　Taricheae；　and　to　confine　those　men　in　the　prison　there；　till　at　length　he　took　all　their　senate；　consisting　of　six　hundred　persons；　and　about　two　thousand　of　the　populace；　and　carried　them　away　to　Taricheae。　（35）

10。　And　when　the　rest　of　the　people　cried　out；　that　it　was　one　Clitus　that　was　the　chief　author　of　this　revolt；　they　desired　him　to　spend　his　anger　upon　him　＇only＇；　but　Josephus；　whose　intention　it　was　to　slay　nobody；　commanded　one　Levius；　belonging　to　his　guards；　to　go　out　of　the　vessel；　in　order　to　cut　off　both　Clitus's　hands；　yet　was　Levius　afraid　to　go　out　by　himself　alone　to　such　a　large　body　of　enemies；　and　refused　to　go。　Now　Clitus　saw　that　Josephus　was　in　a　great　passion　in　the　ship；　and　ready　to　leap　out　of　it；　in　order　to　execute　the　punishment　himself；　he　begged　therefore　from　the　shore；　that　he　would　leave　him　one　of　his　hands；　which　Josephus　agreed　to；　upon　condition　that　he　would　himself　cutoff　the　other　hand；　accordingly　he　drew　his　sword；　and　with　his　right　hand　cut　off　his　left；　so　great　was　the　fear　he　was　in　of　Josephus　himself。　And　thus　he　took　the　people　of　Tiberias　prisoners；　and　recovered　the　city　again　with　empty　ships　and　seven　of　his　guard。　Moreover；　a　few　days　afterward　he　retook　Gischala；　which　had　revolted　with　the　people　of　Sepphoris；　and　gave　his　soldiers　leave　to　plunder　it；　yet　did　he　get　all　the　plunder　together；　and　restored　it　to　the　inhabitants；　and　the　like　he　did　to　the　inhabitants　of　Sepphoris　and　Tiberias。　For　when　he　had　subdued　those　cities；　he　had　a　mind；　by　letting　them　be　plundered；　to　give　them　some　good　instruction；　while　at　the　same　time　he　regained　their　good…will　by　restoring　them　their　money　again。

CHAPTER　22。

The　Jews　Make　All　Ready　For　The　War；　And　Simon；　The　Son　Of　Gioras；　Falls　To　Plundering。

1。　And　thus　were　the　disturbances　of　Galilee　quieted；　when；　upon　their　ceasing　to　prosecut