were at hand: whereupon Jonathan and his colleagues, being able
to contain themselves no longer, (and perhaps the providence of
God hereby procuring my deliverance, for had not this been so, I
had certainly been destroyed by John,) said, "O you people of
Tiberias! leave off this inquiry about the twenty pieces of gold;
for Josephus hath not deserved to die for them; but he hath
deserved it by his desire of tyrannizing, and by cheating the
multitude of the Galileans with his speeches, in order to gain
the dominion over them." When he had said this, they presently
laid hands upon me, and endeavored to kill me: but as soon as
those that were with me saw what they did, they drew their
swords, and threatened to smite them, if they offered any
violence to me. The people also took up stones, and were about to
throw them at Jonathan; and so they snatched me from the violence
of my enemies.

59. But as I was gone out a little way, I was just upon meeting
John, who was marching with his armed men. So I was afraid of
him, and turned aside, and escaped by a narrow passage to the
lake, and seized on a ship, and embarked in it, and sailed over
to Tarichese. So, beyond my expectation, I escaped this danger.
Whereupon I presently sent for the chief of the Galileans, and
told them after what manner, against all faith given, I had been
very near to destruction from Jonathan and his colleagues, and
the people of Tiberias. Upon which the multitude of the Galileans
were very. angry, and encouraged me to delay no longer to make
war upon them, but to permit them to go against John, and utterly
to destroy him, as well as Jonathan and his colleagues. However,
I restrained them, though they were in such a rage, and desired
them to tarry a while, till we should be informed what orders