city, who inclined to the Romans in their sentiments, met them
indeed, but neither praised nor reproached me and when they were
gone down from Sepphoris to Asochis, the people of that place
made a clamor against them, as those of Japha had done; whereupon
they were able to contain themselves no longer, but ordered the
armed men that were with them to beat those that made the clamor
with their clubs. And when they came to Gabara, John met them
with three thousand armed men; but, as I understood by their
letter that they had resolved to fight against me, I arose from
Chabolo, with three thousand armed men also; but left in my camp
one of my fastest friends, and came to Jotapata, as desirous to
be near them, the distance being no more than forty furlongs.
Whence I wrote thus to them: "If you are very desirous that I
should come to you, you know there are two hundred and forty
cities and villages in Galilee; I will come to any of them which
you please, excepting Gaburn and Gischala; the one of which is
John's native city, and the other in confederacy and friendship
with him."

46. When Jonathan and his partners had received this letter, they
wrote me no more answers, but called a council of their friends
together; and taking John into their consultation, they took
counsel together by what means they might attack me. John's
opinion was, that they should write to all the cities and
villages that were in Galilee; for that there must be certainly
one or two persons in every one of them that were at variance
with me, and that they should be invited to come to oppose me as
an enemy. He would also have them send this resolution of theirs
to the city of Jerusalem, that its citizens, upon the knowledge
of my being adjudged to be an enemy by the Galileans, might