ed horsemen, and ten men, who were called the
freemen, and conducted the others on their journey; and when they were
in Galilee, the governors of the cities there met them in their arms.
Barzaphanles also received them at the first with cheerfulness, and
made them presents, though he afterward conspired against them; and
Phasaelus, with his horsemen, were conducted to the sea-side. But when
they heard that Antigonus had promised to give the Parthians a thousand
talents, and five hundred women, to assist him against them, they soon
had a suspicion of the barbarians. Moreover, there was one who informed
them that snares were laid for them by night, while a guard came about
them secretly; and they had then been seized upon, had not they waited
for the seizure of Herod by the Parthians that were about Jerusalem,
lest, upon the slaughter of Hyrcanus and Phasaelus, he should have an
intimation of it, and escape out of their hands. And these were the
circumstances they were now in; and they saw who they were that guarded
them. Some persons indeed would have persuaded Phasaelus to fly away
immediately on horseback, and not stay any longer; and there was one
Ophellius, who, above all the rest, was earnest with him to do so; for
he had heard of this treachery from Saramalla, the richest of all the
Syrians at that time, who also promised to provide him ships to carry
him off; for the sea was just by them. But he had no mind to
desert Hyrcanus, nor bring his brother into danger; but he went to
Barzapharnes, and told him he did not act justly when he made such a
contrivance against them; for that if he wanted money, he would give him
more than Antigonus; and besides, that it was a horrible thing to slay
those that came to him upon the security of their oaths, and that when
they had done them no injury. But the barbarian swore to him that there
was no truth in any of his suspicions, but that he was troubled with
nothing but false proposals, and then went away to Pacorus.

6. But as soon as he was gone away, some men came and bound Hyrcanus and
Phasaelus, while Phasaelus greatly reproached the Parthians for their
perjury; However, that butler who was sent against Herod had it in
command to get him without the walls of the city, and seize upon
him; but messengers had been sent by Phasaelus to inform Herod of the
perfidiousness of the Parthians. And when he knew that the enemy had
seized upon them, he went to Pacorus, and to the most pot