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with his father [Antipater], at that time when he was with Gabinius,
he made both Herod and Phasaelus tetrarchs, and committed the public
affairs of the Jews to them, and wrote letters to that purpose. He also
bound fifteen of their adversaries, and was going to kill them, but that
Herod obtained their pardon.

2. Yet did not these men continue quiet when they were come back, but a
thousand of the Jews came to Tyre to meet him there, whither the report
was that he would come. But Antony was corrupted by the money which
Herod and his brother had given him; and so he gave order to the
governor of the place to punish the Jewish ambassadors, who were for
making innovations, and to settle the government upon Herod; but Herod
went out hastily to them, and Hyrcanus was with him, [for they stood
upon the shore before the city,] and he charged them to go their ways,
because great mischief would befall them if they went on with their
accusation. But they did not acquiesce; whereupon the Romans ran upon
them with their daggers, and slew some, and wounded more of them, and
the rest fled away and went home, and lay still in great consternation.
And when the people made a clamor against Herod, Antony was so provoked
at it, that he slew the prisoners.

3. Now, in the second year, Pacorus, the king of Parthia's son, and
Barzapharnes, a commander of the Parthians, possessed themselves of
Syria. Ptolemy, the son of Menneus, also was now dead, and Lysanias his
son took his government, and made a league of friendship with Antigonus,
the son of Aristobulus; and in order to obtain it, made use of that
commander, who had great interest in him. Now Antigonus had promised
to give the Parthians a thousand talents, and five hundred women, upon
condition they would take the government away from Hyrcanus, and bestow
it upon him, and withal kill Herod. And although he did not give them
what he had promised, yet did the Parthians make an expedition into
Judea on that account, and carried Antigonus with them. Pacorus went
along the maritime parts, but the commander Barzapharnes through the
midland. Now the Tyrians excluded Pacorus, but the Sidontans and those
of Ptolemais received him. However, Pacorus sent a troop of horsemen
into Judea, to take a view of the state of the country, and to assist
Antigonus; and sent also the king's butler, of the same name with
himself. So when the Jews that dwelt about Mount Carmel came to
Antigonus, and were rea