Paragraph:
IX, 17, 4
Translation:
.... they say that Zacharias, the hegumen of the monastic community in Gerara <the monastery of Silvanus>, came across an ancient Hebrew text, not one of the canonic books of the Church. (This text) revealed that, because Joash king of Judaea had had Zechariah the prophet killed, not long after that he was visited by a terrible misfortune touching his family, - - -
(transl. Leah Di Segni)
Summary:
Abbot Zechariah of the monastic community (μοναχικῆς συνοικίας) at Gerari finds an ancient account of the Prophet Zechariah.
μοναχικῆς συνοικίας may refer either to a laura, or to a coenobium (LDS).