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But if he be afraid, and camp beyond the river, we shall go over unto him, and prevail against
him.
42
Now when Judas came near the brook, he caused the scribes of the people to remain by the
brook: unto whom he gave commandment, saying, Suffer no man to remain in the camp, but let all
come to the battle.
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So he went first over unto them, and all the people after him: then all the heathen, being
discomfited before him, cast away their weapons, and fled unto the temple that was at Carnaim.
44
But they took the city, and burned the temple with all that were therein. Thus was Carnaim
subdued, neither could they stand any longer before Judas.
45
Then Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the country of Galaad, from the
least unto the greatest, even their wives, and their children, and their stuff, a very great host, to the
end they might come into the land of Judea.
46
Now when they came unto Ephron, (this was a great city in the way as they should go, very
well fortified) they could not turn from it, either on the right hand or the left, but must needs pass
through the midst of it.
47
Then they of the city shut them out, and stopped up the gates with stones.
48
Whereupon Judas sent unto them in peaceable manner, saying, Let us pass through your land
to go into our own country, and none shall do you any hurt; we will only pass through on foot:
howbeit they would not open unto him.
49
Wherefore Judas commanded a proclamation to be made throughout the host, that every man
should pitch his tent in the place where he was.
50
So the soldiers pitched, and assaulted the city all that day and all that night, till at the length
the city was delivered into his hands:
51
Who then slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and rased the city, and took the spoils
thereof, and passed through the city over them that were slain.
52
After this went they over Jordan into the great plain before Bethsan.
53
And Judas gathered together those that came behind, and exhorted the people all the way
through, till they came into the land of Judea.
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So they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, where they offered burnt offerings,
because not one of them were slain until they had returned in peace.
55
Now what time as Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in
Galilee before Ptolemais,
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Joseph the son of Zacharias, and PrAzarias, captains of the garrisons, heard of the valiant acts
and warlike deeds which they had done.
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Wherefore they said, Let us also get us a name, and go fight against the heathen that are round
about us.
58
So when they had given charge unto the garrison that was with them, they went toward Jamnia.
59
Then came Gorgias and his men out of the city to fight against them.
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