saw me, they ran to kill me; but when the multitude bade them
hold their hands, they complied, and expected that as soon as I
should own to them that I kept the money for the king, it would
be looked on as a confession of my treason, and they should then
be allowed to kill me.

29. When, therefore, silence was made by the whole multitude, I
spake thus to them: "O my countrymen! I refuse not to die, if
justice so require. However, I am desirous to tell you the truth
of this matter before I die; for as I know that this city of
yours [Tarichee] was a city of great hospitality, and filled with
abundance of such men as have left their own countries, and are
come hither to be partakers of your fortune, whatever it be, I
had a mind to build walls about it, out of this money, for which
you are so angry with me, while yet it was to be expended in
building your own walls." Upon my saying this, the people of
Taricheae and the strangers cried out, that" they gave me thanks,
and desired me to be of good courage," although the Galileans and
the people of Tiberias continued in their wrath against me,
insomuch that there arose a tumult among them, while some
threatened to kill me, and some bade me not to regard them; but
when I promised them that I would build them walls at Tiberias,
and at other cities that wanted them, they gave credit to what I
promised, and returned every one to his own home. So I escaped
the forementioned danger, beyond all my hopes, and returned to my
own house, accompanied with my friends, and twenty armed men
also.

30. However, these robbers and other authors of this tumult, who
were afraid, on their own account, lest I should punish them for