**Aristobulus** son of King Yochanan reigned in year 3668. [Josephus wrote chapter 54 that it was 480 years and 3 months since Israel went up from Bavel, perhaps this is a typographical error for Seder Olam has only 238 years]. He was the first to wear a crown of kingship on his head, and he disgraced the great Kehunah and did not want to perform the service. And he imprisoned his mother and his brother Alexander in copper chains in the prison so they would not rebel against him over the kingship.

And his brother Antigonus he made general of his army and loved him with all his soul. And Aristobulus became very ill. And Antigonus his brother heard and came to Yerushalayim to visit him, and he hurried and removed his armor and weapons of war and went to the Temple of HaShem to pray for his brother's salvation and healing. And the wicked men went with the counsel of the queen, Aristobulus's wife, and told the king: 'Antigonus your brother has come to kill you.' And the king was angry and placed guards and sent to his brother saying: 'Remove your armor and weapons and come quickly to me.' And the queen and her wicked advisors changed the king's message, saying to Antigonus: 'Your brother the king has heard that you wear chain mail armor and wishes to see you in all the beauty of your war equipment.' And Antigonus hurried to come, for the king's word was urgent.

And he went in his innocence trusting until the king's gate, then the king's guards rose against him by the queen's command and killed him. And when the king heard, he cried out with a great and bitter cry and beat his chest with his two fists until the blood came out of his mouth, and he died in the 2nd year of his reign [(Tzeda) and in Yuchsin Ma'amar 5 section 6 it is written that he reigned in year 3666].