10
They also fled into the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and John burned it with fire, and about two thousand of them fell. He then returned to Judea safely.
11
Now Ptolemy son of Abubus had been appointed governor over the plain of Jericho; he had a large store of silver and gold,
13
His heart was lifted up; he determined to get control of the country, and made treacherous plans against Simon and his sons, to do away with them.
14
Now Simon was visiting the towns of the country and attending to their needs, and he went down to Jericho with his sons Mattathias and Judas, in the one hundred seventy-seventh year, in the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat.
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