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and Mageth, and Bosor, and the rest of the cities 46 And they came as far as Ephron: now this
of Galaad. was a great city, situate in the way, strongly for-
37 But after this Timotheus gathered another tified, and there was no means to turn from it
army, and camped over against Raphon, beyond on the right hand or on the left, but the way was
the torrent. through the midst of it.
38 And Judas sent men to view the army: and 47 And they that were in the city shut them-
they brought him word, saying: All the nations, selves in, and stopped up the gates with stones:
that are round about us, are assembled unto him and Judas sent to them with peaceable words,
an army exceeding great: 48 Saying: Let us pass through your land, to
39 And they have hired the Arabians to help go into our own country, and no man shall hurt
them, and they have pitched their tents beyond you; we will only pass through on foot. But they
the torrent, ready to come to fight against thee. would not open to them.
And Judas went to meet them. 49 Then Judas commanded proclamation to
40 And Timotheus said to the captains of his be made in the camp, that they should make an
army: When Judas and his army come near the assault, every man in the place where he was.
torrent of water, if he pass over unto us first, we 50 And the men of the army drew near, and
shall not be able to withstand him: for he will he assaulted that city all the day, and all the
certainly prevail over us. night; and the city was delivered into his hands:
41 But if he be afraid to pass over, and camp 51 And they slew every male with the edge of
on the other side of the river, we will pass over the sword, and he razed the city, and took the
to them, and shall prevail against him. spoils thereof, and passed through all the city
42 Now when Judas came near the torrent of over them that were slain.
water, he set the scribes of the people by the 52 Then they passed over the Jordan to the
torrent, and commanded them, saying: Suffer great plain that is over against Bethsan.
no man to stay behind: but let all come to the 53 And Judas gathered together the hind-
battle. most, and he exhorted the people, all the way
43 And he passed over to them first, and all through, till they came into the land of Juda.
the people after him, and all the heathens were 54 And they went up to mount Sion with joy
discomfited before them, and they threw away and gladness, and offered holocausts, because
their weapons, and fled to the temple that was not one of them was slain, till they had returned
in Carnaim. in peace.
44 And he took that city, and the temple he 55 Now in the days that Judas and Jonathan
burnt with fire, with all things that were therein: were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his
and Carnaim was subdued, and could not stand brother in Galilee, before Ptolemais,
against the face of Judas. 56 Joseph, the son of Zacharias, and Azarias,
45 And Judas gathered together all the Is- captain of the soldiers, heard of the good success,
raelites that were in the land of Galaad, from and the battles that were fought,
the least even to the greatest, and their wives 57 And he said: Let us also get us a name,
and children, and an army exceeding great, to and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are
come into the land of Juda. round about us.