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When I heard this, I was in doubt what to do, and hesitated
by what means I might deliver Tiberias from the rage of the
Galileans; for I could not deny that those of Tiborias had
written to the king, and invited him to come to them; for his
letters to them, in answer thereto, would fully prove the truth
of that. So I sat a long time musing with myself, and then said
to them, "I know well enough that the people of Tiberias have
offended; nor shall I forbid you to plunder the city. However,
such things ought to be done with discretion; for they of
Tiberias have not been the only betrayers of our liberty, but
many of the most eminent patriots of the Galileans, as they
pretended to be, have done the same. Tarry therefore till I shall
thoroughly find out those authors of our danger, and then you
shall have them all at once under your power, with all such as
you shall yourselves bring in also." Upon my saying this, I
pacifie the multitude, and they left off their anger, and went
their ways; and I gave orders that he who brought the king's
letters should be put into bonds; but in a few days I pretended
that I was obliged, by a necessary affair of my own, to out of
the kingdom. I then called Crispus privately, and ordered him to
make the soldier that kept him drunk, and to run away to the
king. So when Tiberias was in danger of being utterly destroyed a
second time, it escaped the danger by my skillful management, and
the care that I had for its preservation.
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