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those_o who_o he_o hold_v prisoner_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o year_n after_o 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n son_n and_o barzapharne_v a_o prince_n among_o the_o parthian_n invade_v and_o seize_v syria_n about_o this_o time_n ptolomey_n die_v the_o son_n of_o mennaeus_n and_o his_o son_n lysias_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n who_o plight_a friendship_n with_o antigonus_n the_o son_n of_o aristobulus_n who_o obtain_v his_o favour_n at_o his_o hand_n by_o the_o council_n and_o solicitation_n of_o a_o certain_a prince_n of_o great_a authority_n and_o credit_n with_o he_o e_o e_o chap._n xxiv_o antigonus_n be_v assist_v by_o the_o parthian_n besiege_v phasaelus_n and_o herod_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o in_o vain_a hircanus_n and_o phasaelus_n be_v persuade_v to_o repair_v to_o barsapharnes_n antigonus_n have_v promise_v the_o parthian_n to_o give_v they_o one_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n 22._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n chap._n 22._o and_o five_o hundred_o woman_n kingdom_n antigonus_n promise_v the_o parthian_n a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o 〈◊〉_d he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n if_o so_o be_v they_o will_v deprive_v hircanus_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o restore_v it_o unto_o he_o and_o withal_o put_v herod_n and_o his_o friend_n to_o death_n the_o f_o f_o parthian_n undertake_v it_o and_o march_v towards_o judaea_n though_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v as_o yet_o any_o of_o antigonus_n money_n pachorus_n lead_v his_o troop_n along_o the_o sea-coast_n and_o barzapharne_v conduct_v his_o more_o within_o the_o land_n the_o tyrian_n shut_v their_o gate_n against_o pacorus_n judaea_n pacorus_n send_v horsemâ—n_v to_o antigonus_n in_o judaea_n but_o the_o sidonian_n and_o ptolomaidans_n receive_v he_o into_o their_o city_n he_o send_v a_o body_n of_o horse_n into_o jewry_n to_o discover_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o country_n and_o to_o give_v succour_n to_o antigonus_n the_o commander_n of_o these_o horse_n be_v
adventure_v considerable_a attempt_n money_n herod_n fly_v to_o malchus_n king_n of_o arabia_n to_o borrow_v money_n for_o he_o go_v unto_o malchus_n king_n of_o the_o arabian_n to_o who_o former_o he_o have_v show_v much_o courtesy_n hope_v to_o receive_v the_o like_a of_o he_o in_o this_o time_n of_o his_o great_a necessity_n and_o to_o draw_v some_o money_n from_o he_o either_o by_o interest_n or_o gift_n for_o be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o brother_n death_n he_o endeavour_v to_o redeem_v he_o speedy_o from_o his_o enemy_n by_o pay_v his_o ransom_n which_o amount_v to_o three_o hundred_o talent_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o lead_v with_o he_o the_o son_n of_o phasaelus_n who_o be_v only_o seven_o year_n old_a to_o leave_v he_o in_o pledge_n among_o the_o arabian_n for_o the_o sum_n that_o be_v demand_v l_o l_o but_o certain_a messenger_n come_v to_o he_o from_o malchus_n he_o herod_n be_v command_v out_o of_o arabia_n and_o fly_v into_o egypt_n from_o thence_o after_o some_o 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arundusium_n and_o from_o thence_o go_v to_o rome_n the_o first_o to_o who_o he_o discover_v his_o misfortune_n be_v marcus_n antonius_n to_o who_o he_o report_v all_o the_o occurrence_n in_o judaea_n and_o how_o his_o brother_n phasaelus_n be_v take_v by_o the_o parthian_n and_o slay_v and_o how_o o_o o_o hircanus_n be_v imprison_v with_o he_o the_o manner_n also_o how_o they_o have_v establish_v antigonus_n king_n under_o promise_n to_o give_v they_o one_o thousand_o talent_n and_o five_o hundred_o of_o the_o fair_a woman_n who_o he_o intend_v to_o choose_v out_o of_o his_o own_o race_n last_o how_o he_o steal_v away_o by_o night_n and_o rescue_v they_o and_o escape_v his_o enemy_n hand_n have_v afterward_o endure_v a_o a_o many_o misery_n beside_o that_o his_o friend_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n and_o leave_v besiege_v for_o which_o cause_n he_o have_v sail_v by_o winter_n and_o despise_v all_o danger_n only_o to_o seek_v for_o assistance_n at_o his_o hand_n on_o who_o depend_v his_o hope_n and_o last_o refuge_n chap._n xxuâ—â—i_n herod_n through_o antonius_n and_o augustus_n assistance_n be_v declare_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o rome_n antigonus_n besiege_v massada_n defend_v by_o joseph_n herod_n brother_n antonius_n hear_v of_o all_o those_o alteration_n that_o have_v befall_v herod_n 25._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n cap._n 23._o al._n 25._o have_v compassion_n of_o b_o b_o his_o misery_n bethink_v himself_o of_o the_o estate_n and_o condition_n of_o great_a man_n who_o be_v likewise_o subject_a to_o no_o less_o casualty_n and_o the_o rather_o be_v he_o induce_v to_o do_v he_o good_a antigonus_n antonius_n love_v herod_n and_o hate_v antigonus_n both_o in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o friendship_n he_o have_v with_o antipater_n his_o father_n and_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o herod_n promise_n of_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n if_o he_o be_v make_v king_n by_o his_o mean_n friend_n caesar_n augustus_n herod_n friend_n as_o he_o have_v be_v former_o declare_v 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instant_o to_o preserve_v it_o to_o the_o utmost_a ask_v he_o stranger_n herod_n sore_o trouble_v in_o pacify_v the_o stranger_n if_o the_o roman_n will_v leave_v he_o king_n of_o a_o desert_n after_o they_o have_v void_v the_o city_n of_o man_n and_o good_n allege_v furthermore_o that_o he_o esteem_v the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n of_o no_o value_n hinder_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n hinder_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o life_n of_o one_o of_o his_o citizen_n sosius_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v reason_n that_o the_o pillage_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o soldier_n who_o have_v bear_v the_o hazard_n of_o the_o siege_n whereunto_o herod_n answer_v that_o he_o will_v satisfy_v every_o man_n out_o of_o his_o own_o treasury_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n he_o ransom_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n by_o fulfil_v those_o promise_n for_o he_o give_v many_o mighty_a gift_n unto_o every_o one_o of_o the_o soldier_n and_o by_o proportion_n unto_o the_o captain_n but_o above_o k_o 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