In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - 2 Corinthians 11:32 >In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
Textus Receptus (TR) - 2 Corinthians 11:32 >Ἐν Δαμασκῷ ὁ ἐθνάρχης Ἀρέτα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐφρούρει τὴν Δαμασκηνῶν πόλιν, πιάσαι με θέλων·