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When the Gentiles saw Judas and his men preparing for battle,
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they moved out of their camp to fight. Then Judas and his men sounded their trumpets
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and attacked. The Gentiles broke ranks and fled to the plain,
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but all the stragglers were killed. The Israelites pursued the enemy as far as Gezer, the plains of Idumea, and the towns of Azotus and Jamnia. Altogether they killed about 3,000 of the enemy.
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When Judas and his army came back from the pursuit,
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.