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Then came Gorgias and his men out of the city to fight against them.
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And so it was, that Joseph and Azariah were put to flight and pursued unto the borders of Judea; and there were slain that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men.
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Thus was there a great overthrow among the children of Israel, because they were not obedient unto Judas and his brethren, but thought to do some valiant act.
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Moreover these men came not of the seed of those by whose hand deliverance was given unto Israel.
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Be it as it may, the man Judas and his brethren were greatly renowned in the sight of all Israel and of all the heathen wheresoever their name was heard of,
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insomuch that the people assembled unto them with joyful acclamations.
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Afterward Judas went forth with his brethren and fought against the children of Esau in the land toward the south, where he smote Hebron and the towns thereof, and pulled down the fortress of it, and burned the towers thereof round about.
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From thence he removed to go into the land of the Philistines and passed through Samaria.
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At that time certain priests, desirous to show their valor, were slain in battle, for they went out to fight unadvisedly.
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So Judas turned aside to Azotus in the land of the Philistines, and when he had pulled down their altars and burned their carved images with fire, and despoiled their cities, he returned into the land of Judea.