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But before this, it happened that Philip, the son of Jacimus,
went out of the citadel of Gamala upon the following occasion:
When Philip had been informed that Varus was put out of his
government by king Agrippa, and that Equieulus Modius, a man that
was of old his friend and companion, was come to succeed him, he
wrote to him, and related what turns of fortune he had had, and
desired him to forward the letters he sent to the king and queen.
Now, when Modius had received these letters, he was exceedingly
glad, and sent the letters to the king and queen, who were then
about Berytus. But when king Agrippa knew that the story about
Philip was false, (for it had been given out, that the Jews had
begun a war with the Romans, and that this Philip had been their
commander in that war,) he sent some horsemen to conduct Philip
to him; and when he was come, he saluted him very obligingly, and
showed him to the Roman commanders, and told them that this was
the man of whom the report had gone about as if he had revolted
from the Romans. He also bid him to take some horsemen with him,
and to go quickly to the citadel of Gamala, and to bring out
thence all his domestics, and to restore the Babylonians to
Batanea again. He also gave it him in charge to take all possible
care that none of his subjects should be guilty of making any
innovation. Accordingly, upon these directions from the king, he
made haste to do what he was commanded.
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