villages into Besara; so I loaded my camels and asses, a great
number of which I had brought along with me, and sent the corn
into Galilee. When I had done this, I offered Ebutius battle; but
when he would not accept of the offer, for he was terrified at
our readiness and courage, I altered my route, and marched
towards Neopolitanus, because I had heard that the country about
Tiberias was laid waste by him. This Neopolitanus was captain of
a troop of horse, and had the custody of Scythopolis intrusted to
his care by the enemy; and when I had hindered him from doing any
further mischief to Tiberias, I set myself to make provision for
the affairs of Galilee.

25. But when John, the son of Levi, who, as we before told you,
abode at Gischala, was informed how all things had succeeded to
my mind, and that I was much in favor with those that were under
me, as also that the enemy were greatly afraid of me, he was not
pleased with it, as thinking my prosperity tended to his ruin. So
he took up a bitter envy and enmity against me; and hoping, that
if he could inflame those that were under me to hate me,. he
should put an end to the prosperity I was in, he tried to
persuade the inhabitants of Tiberias and of Sepphoris, (and for
those of Gabara he supposed they would be also of the same mind
with the others,) which were the greatest cities of Galilee, to
revolt from their subjection to me, and to be of his party; and
told them that he would command them better than I did. As for
the people of Sepphoris, who belonged to neither of us, because
they had chosen to be in subjection to the Romans, they did not
comply with his proposal; and for those of Tiberias, they did not
indeed so far comply as to make a revolt from under me, but they
agreed to be his friends, while the inhabitants of Gabara did go