38 And being kindled with anger, forthwith he took away Andron´icus his purple, and rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Oni´as, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved.
39 Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by Lysim´achus with the consent of Menela´us, and the bruit thereof was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysim´achus, many vessels of gold being already carried away.
40 Whereupon the common people rising, and being filled with rage, Lysim´achus armed about three thousand men, and began first to offer violence; one Aura´nus being the leader, a man far gone in years, and no less in folly.
41 They then seeing the attempt of Lysim´achus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others taking handfuls of dust, that was next at hand, cast them all together upon Lysim´achus, and those that set upon them.
42 Thus many of them were wounded, and some they struck to the ground, and all of them they forced to flee: but as for the churchrobber himself, him they killed beside the treasury.
43 Of these matters therefore there was an accusation laid against Menela´us.
44 Now when the king came to Tyre, three men that were sent from the senate pleaded the cause before him: